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Chapter 314: Rival's Intelligence

Time always moves forward slowly, and in just one morning, the winners on the No. 12 rings of Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui were finally decided.

There are twelve people in total. Excluding the top ten on the talent list, there are two more people designated by the governor according to the rules. Together with these, there are twenty-four people in total, who can be regarded as the top young talents in Yunzhou.

Then there was another round of drawing lots to decide the opponents, and Li Ming knew many of them.

In addition to Lin Feng, Han Li also fought his way out of the auditions and got a spot. Even Li Feiyu was among them. The small Qixuan Sect actually produced two people in succession, which was a great honor and would be of great benefit to the development of their sect.

Unfortunately, the two heroes of Sanhe, Li Xian, encountered Yan Rushuang, and Wang Dong met Fang Yuan, and both were defeated. Only Li Ang was lucky. There were few masters on his boat, allowing him to break out of the siege. He mocked Wang Dong, which made everyone laugh.

This is the prelude to the martial arts competition, and the main event will be tomorrow.

After dinner, Li Ming and everyone else made up an excuse and went to the Huangge Tower in Sanyun City.

After all, Li Ming is still very concerned about the matter of monsters. Although he asked Master Fa Zheng, he was vague and didn't know much about it. Obviously, although monsters exist in the main world, not everyone knows what the situation is, and they are still relatively rare.

Just look at Li Ming, he has been traveling around Yunzhou these days, not to mention seeing any monsters, he has not even heard any rumors about them, which shows that monsters are rare.

As Huanggelou is an intelligence organization, Sanyun City is the center of Yunzhou, so it naturally has branches. This time, Li Ming was naturally treated with courtesy as he was holding the ring token.

Of course, even without the token, if the person in charge of the Huanggelou branch cannot even recognize Li Ming's appearance, then the credibility of his information in Li Ming's mind will be greatly reduced.

After all, the news about Li Ming entering the innate realm was able to spread like wildfire in such a short period of time, and Huang Gelou also played a certain role in it.

Unlike the one in Jiulian City, the person in charge of the Huangge Tower here is a man. He is polite to others and is neither humble nor arrogant when he meets Li Ming. He also arranges a VIP room for Li Ming.

"Master Mingxin, may I ask if I could get information about the other contestants in this martial arts competition?" The man was dressed in scholar's attire, with a hat on his head, and he exuded a scholarly air.

"No." Li Ming shook his head and said, "That's fine."

These four short words reveal his confidence.

The scholar laughed at himself and said, "Yes, young master, you have already reached the Xiantian realm. How can other contestants compare to you? I was worrying too much, though."

Li Ming saw that he was hesitant, so he asked, "But what?"

He smiled and said, "Master, you have entered the Xiantian stage. How about I give you some information as a congratulations?"

Li Ming immediately smiled and said, "I am a monk. Since this is a gift from a donor, I dare not refuse it." The scholar nodded and said, "Taoist Feiyun has been staying in Sanyun City for several days. He has a younger generation with him. This person should be a true disciple of Xuantian Dao Sect, a younger generation of Taoist Feiyun's clan, named Yao Xujie, who has reached the Xiantian realm!"

Li Ming raised his eyebrows, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, thank you for telling me."

The scholar then continued, "This person also entered the Xiantian Gate not long ago, but he was born into the Xuantian Dao Sect and has a profound background. Although Guangde Temple is also a famous and upright sect with a long history, please be careful, little master. After all, you are a native of Yunzhou. Don't bring shame to our Yunzhou!"

After hearing this, Li Ming finally understood why he gave him this information for no reason.

After all, most people still have a sense of local identity. No matter what, they are outsiders, and people are always xenophobic, and no one is an exception!
But the scholar continued, "Master Mingxin, if you want to know what kind of skills Yao Xujie has practiced, what martial arts he excels in, and what his weaknesses are, this is the innate level one information. It costs ten thousand taels of silver. Since you are our honored guest, you can get a discount. With my permission, the lowest price is five thousand taels!"

Li Ming almost wanted to roll his eyes. He admitted that he had misjudged this person. What xenophobia, what local sentiment, what common hatred of the enemy, turned out to be a bait, trying to make him spend money, right?

It's like a movie trailer on the blue planet, where they cut out the most exciting parts to trick you into watching it. This Huang Loft is not honest either, isn't he just trying to trick you into spending money!
Seeing that Li Ming was unmoved, the scholar hurriedly said, "I, Huang Gelou, am honest and fair in my pricing. This information about an innate master is indeed priced at this level, and I simply cannot offer any lower. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. This information is absolutely worth the money and is a crucial weight in the balance of victory!"

This is true. Li Ming fully believes that intelligence is indeed very important. No matter what martial arts tricks you use, there is always a way to crack them. There is no invincible martial arts in the world, but the real strong ones can use them reasonably and bring forth new ideas.

Li Ming pondered for a moment and then said, "Put this aside for now. I want to ask for some other information."

The scholar was startled, then asked, "What's that for?"

Li Ming asked, "I want some information about demons and monsters, preferably in more detail."

"Anything is fine?" the scribe asked again.

"It's mainly about how goblins practice, what their weaknesses are, how powerful humans deal with them, or the records of powerful people fighting against them. In short, the clearer the better." Li Ming replied.

The scholar pondered for a moment and then said, "I understand your request, but I'm afraid I don't have the authority to transfer this information. Furthermore, Master Mingxin, you're probably not looking for information on a specific demon king. Instead, you're interested in the demon species as a whole and want to learn more about them, right?"

After hearing the scholar's words, Li Ming nodded and said, "Indeed, what can you teach me?"

The scholar laughed and said, "Master Mingxin, you've come to the wrong place. You should go to the library in Sanyun City. Why are you here in the Yellow Pavilion? I don't sell information about the Demon King to ordinary people. Go and check it out yourself."

Li Ming then realized that he had made a mistake. Yes, he thought that Fa Zheng didn't know about this matter, and it might be extremely secret. However, he didn't expect that it was in the library. Since monsters exist for a reason, they must have been studied by predecessors. Where should the research results be kept if they are not written into a book?
He had been hanging around in the underworld for a long time and had fallen into a misconception. However, the free information he received from the scholar was not a wasted trip. Just as Li Ming was about to leave, he stopped and turned back to say, "Donor? Can you make it cheaper?"

The scholar smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

(End of this chapter)