"However, you did do a good job, so it's impossible that you won't get any reward at all," Gu Mu continued in a cold voice.
The steam from the bathwater rose up, and Gu Mu felt warm and comfortable soaking in the wooden tub.
The nerves that had been numb from the poisonous insects that had bitten him seemed to be feeling much better.
"Change to another one," Gu Mu said slowly.
Upon hearing this, the parchment scroll excitedly flew around in the air.
Unexpectedly, the master of the master was willing to give it another chance to choose a reward after it made an excessive request that it could not fulfill!
Therefore, everything it does for its master is seen, and it will work even harder in the future!
The parchment scroll swayed its four corners, rolling up and down repeatedly, then said in a fawning voice tinged with barely concealed excitement, "Your Highness... this servant's current identity is the world's biggest villain, the highest authority in the Southern Kingdom, and, in other words, the subordinate of Your Highness's subordinate."
"But... Your Highness, you are still facing the threat of Zhang Banxian! What if Zhang Banxian takes the opportunity to rise to power later on..."
“The status of a servant would not be as noble as it is now!”
"So, could you please get rid of Zhang Banxian? This would eliminate a potential threat for us!"
Every sentence on the parchment scroll was written with Gu Mu's best interests at heart.
After all, it was Gu Mu's little brother's little brother and Gu Mu's most loyal sycophant.
Of course, His Highness should always be put first.
Gu Mu slowly raised his head from the steam of the bathwater and glanced at the parchment scroll.
What the parchment scroll described was exactly what he wanted to do.
Zhang Banxian was destined to be on his opposite side, so he couldn't let him live. He had long wanted to meet Zhang Banxian.
"I grant this reward."
Gu Mu raised his hand and put the parchment scroll into the Hidden City before standing up from the bathtub and putting on his bathrobe.
He projected his consciousness into the Hidden City, watching the parchment scroll lying drowsily on the sign at the city gate that read "Dogs are allowed, but Eagles are not allowed," looking like a small rag hanging there.
Do you know any clues about Zhang Bansian?
Gu Mu lay on the comfortable and spacious bed, using his consciousness to ask questions in the sky above the Hidden City.
Using two corners, the parchment scroll propped up the sign, raising half of its body: "It wasn't mentioned in the script."
"If I knew where he was, I would have gone to him to make a deal immediately instead of pestering His Highness's wife..." the parchment scroll said listlessly.
If it's tough for one candidate, the other shouldn't expect it to be easy either.
It is not the worst as long as another candidate is worse off.
Don't let his sycophantic behavior fool you; he's actually quite wicked towards others.
However, in order to get Gu Mu to kill Zhang Banxian as soon as possible, the parchment quickly added another clue: "All I know is that Zhang Banxian has supernatural powers and is the behind-the-scenes driving force behind the development of the situation in the martial arts world!"
"Your Highness, if we follow these two clues, we might be able to find Zhang Banxian!" the parchment scroll exclaimed excitedly, as if it could already foresee Zhang Banxian's death.
Gu Mu, however, pondered the words on the parchment scroll carefully.
"Zhang Banxian" has become a name.
Logically speaking, if you inquire about Zhang Banxian by using this name, you should be able to find out where he is.
The parchment scroll had never interacted with Zhang Banxian, yet its script provided two clues about him.
This means that relying on the name "Zhang the Half-Immortal" doesn't necessarily mean you can find him, and you'll need two clues from the parchment scroll.
But... Gu Mu had clearly heard of a person named Zhang Banxian in the martial arts world, and he did indeed possess supernatural powers.
Now that he has a title... those two clues from Zhang the fortune teller are meaningless... unless...
The Zhang Bansian who is out in the open is not the real Zhang Bansian.
The supernatural powers possessed by the apparent Zhang Banxian may have been guided by the real Zhang Banxian.
To find the real Zhang Banxian, one must rely on the clue that he is "the behind-the-scenes driving force behind the development of the martial arts world."
However... this is just a guess by Gu Mu, but it is easy to verify this guess. Just catch the Zhang Banxian in the open and see if he has real supernatural powers. It will be easy to find out.
The next morning,
Gu Mu then ordered several hundred elite soldiers to disguise themselves as martial arts figures, infiltrate the martial arts world, find out the whereabouts of Zhang Banxian, and capture him and bring him back to the capital.
After Gu Mu issued the order
The elite soldiers quickly followed instructions, disguised themselves, imitated the ways of martial arts practitioners, and dispersed to infiltrate several cities where martial arts practitioners most often lived.
Wei Yi was one of the elite soldiers who infiltrated the martial arts world on His Highness's orders.
He used the funds allocated by the imperial court to book a room in an inn in Luocheng, one of the cities most frequented by martial arts practitioners.
He had just entered the room when he put down his bag and took out a change of clothes.
Then several shouts came from outside: "Master Zhang has given an order! Master Zhang has given an order! Master Zhang has given an order!"
Upon hearing this news, the entire street instantly fell silent.
The sounds of vendors hawking their wares, passersby chatting, and even children crying all stopped instantly.
Wei walked to the window, but did not stick his head out; he simply glanced down to observe the street.
The people making the announcement were several people dressed in special clothes. They were special because their clothes were clearly not everyday wear, but rather uniforms of a certain organization.
"An earthquake will occur in Luocheng at Shenshi (3-5 PM) today!!! Zhang Banxian reminds everyone to take your valuables and go to an open area!"
The people dressed in special clothes repeated this sentence three times.
It went through three cycles, walking from the east side of the street to the west side, then turned a corner and disappeared.
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