Mushroom Man

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Bai Xiaosheng arrived at Yiyantang without making a sound.

The hall was quite deserted at this time, with no guests.

On the first floor, only Zhou Zilun sat there imposingly, calculating on his abacus and reviewing the accounts.

Bai Xiaosheng, hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but frown upon seeing this scene.

Where is the Holy Church's contact person as promised?
Could it be that the so-called contact person is this Manager Zhou?
After learning that Wu Liang wanted him to deal with Yan Bixing, Bai Xiaosheng secretly investigated Yiyantang.

Therefore, he knew clearly that Zhou Zilun was the one-man show manager.

How could someone like that be a spy for the Holy Church?
If Manager Zhou is a spy for the Holy Cult, the absurdity is comparable to the emperor's rebellion.

Bai Xiaosheng found it too absurd and quickly shook his head, then looked at it carefully again.

No matter how he looked at it, Zhou Zilun was the only person on the first floor.

'Could it be... that the Holy Church's contact person hasn't arrived yet?'

The thought flashed through Bai Xiaosheng's mind, and he couldn't help but speculate in his heart.

Just then, a down-on-his-luck middle-aged man came to the Yiyan Hall to borrow some silver.

Upon seeing this, Bai Xiaosheng immediately recognized him as his contact.

He quickly took two steps at a time and moved closer to it.

"Sir, may I ask if you know the password?"

Bai Xiaosheng lowered his voice and spoke.

However, his words startled the middle-aged mushroom grower.

The middle-aged mushroom grower looked completely bewildered and asked, "What contact or password? Who are you?"

"We don't seem to know each other, do we?"

guessed wrong?
Bai Xiaosheng was also starting to have doubts about life, cursing the Holy Cult for being unreliable and not even giving him any information about their undercover agents.

At that moment, the commotion caught Zhou Zilun's attention.

'Could this guy be the new recruit the envoy mentioned?'

'Such recklessness, even mistaking people for others—what is it about him that makes the Special Envoy value him so highly?'

Zhou Zilun frowned and immediately walked over quickly.

"Excuse me, this is my young assistant who has the final say in my work. He's new here and doesn't know any better."

"The password he mentioned is an activity carried out by our one-man rule, so you don't need to mind it."

Zhou Zilun stepped forward to defuse the situation, and with a few words, he managed to fool the middle-aged mushroom grower.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaosheng's lips twitched slightly.

By this point, he clearly understood who the real contact was.

Who would have thought that the Holy Church's undercover agent would be the one-man rule?

Given the Holy Church's terrifying infiltration methods, do they really need Yan Bixing to take action against them?

Bai Xiaosheng pondered this matter, but could not understand it at all.

Meanwhile, Zhou Zilun had already dismissed the middle-aged mushroom grower.

Once they were alone, Zhou Zilun slowly spoke.

"Heaven and earth are dark and yellow, the sacred fire burns fiercely, all my disciples, let us work together with one heart and one mind!"

"So you must be the newcomer the special envoy was referring to?"

"Terrible, absolutely terrible. As a disciple of the Holy Church, how could they mistake one of their own?"

Zhou Zilun's words suggested that he had a deep opinion about Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning cold as he listened.

What audacity! A level 3 mushroom master dares to criticize a level 4 mushroom master!
If the other party weren't a member of that holy religion, and it wasn't something he could afford to offend, he would have definitely taught this guy what respect was.

"Ha, you Holy Church members are all hiding your true colors and changing your ways so often, how am I supposed to recognize you out of thin air?"

Bai Xiaosheng, feeling self-assured, let out a cold laugh.

He felt no embarrassment at having mistaken his contact person. After all, it was, in fact, a result of his deliberate actions.

In his view, the people of the Holy Church are everywhere.

Since he can't find out which one is the Holy Cult spy, he might as well make a commotion and let the Holy Cult spies come to him.

As it turned out, his plan worked perfectly.

"What do you mean by 'your Holy Church'? Aren't you a member of the Holy Church?"

"You keep using 'you guys' all the time, it seems your ideological awareness as a newcomer isn't high enough..."

Zhou Zilun snorted coldly, not giving Bai Xiaosheng, a fourth-level mushroom master, a friendly look.

At this point, he had already been brainwashed by Wu Liang and become the most loyal fanatic of the Holy Church.

Now that he sees Bai Xiaosheng, who has no affiliation with the Holy Church, he is unlikely to be pleasant to them.

"Enough with the nonsense, I don't want to lower myself to the level of you lowly minions of the Holy Church."

"Your special envoy sent me here to pledge my loyalty and capture Yan Bixing alive."

"Don't delay the time, quickly call Yan Bixing over to me..."

Bai Xiaosheng waved his hand impatiently, not wanting to waste time talking nonsense with these fanatical believers of the Holy Church.

"Yan Bixing is currently upstairs and has not gone out recently."

"You want to capture her alive now?"

"We must not cause any trouble, otherwise our identities will be exposed and the special envoy will definitely blame us."

When it came to serious matters, Zhou Zilun no longer acted impulsively, and his tone became extremely serious.

Bai Xiaosheng glanced at him and said indifferently, "A mere third-level mushroom master is not qualified to know my abilities."

"How I capture Yan Bixing alive is none of your concern. Just lead the way."

These words left Zhou Zilun speechless, his face turning ashen.

However, it is an indisputable fact that his cultivation level is low.

Therefore, he had no choice but to grit his teeth, suppress his anger, and with a stern face, lead Bai Xiaosheng into the one-man show.

Apart from Zhou Zilun and Yan Wuxin, there were no other staff members in the one-man hall, making it seem extremely spacious.

In reality, however, there are quite a few communication methods within the one-man show.

If someone were to force their way in without permission, it would surely alarm Yan Wuxin.

This is why Bai Xiaosheng needed Zhou Zilun as a contact person to guide him.

It won’t take long…

With Zhou Zilun's help, Bai Xiaosheng quietly made his way to the second floor.

With a thought, he activated the Third-Turn Perspective Mushroom.

In an instant, Bai Xiaosheng's gaze pierced through the many barriers and saw Yan Wuxin in the secret room on the second floor.

At this moment, Yan Wuxin was undressing inside the house, seemingly changing his appearance and disguising himself, looking as if he were preparing to go out.

However, Yan Wuxin's disguise was very crude, but compared to ordinary mushroom masters, it was still passable.

But in the eyes of a successor of the Wuxiang lineage like Bai Xiaosheng, Yan Wuxin's pretense was nothing short of a joke.

According to Zhou Zilun, the reason why Yan Wuxin prepared to disguise himself and go out at this time seems to be related to the Star Palace.

Early this morning, someone from the Star Palace told him that Yan Wuxin was untrustworthy and asked him to go to the Golden Pavilion at noon to participate in a gambling match.

It is now almost noon, and it seems that Yan Wuxin has gone out this time to go to the Golden Pavilion to participate in the gambling match as agreed.

'Jinlou...that place is crowded and chaotic, with many mushroom growers.'

'It seems we need to act quickly and take him down, otherwise if he gets to the Golden Pavilion, we won't have another chance to strike.'

Bai Xiaosheng's eyes flashed, and he immediately channeled his inner energy, preparing to unleash a deadly attack.

Yan Wuxin, who was in disguise, was completely unaware of this and had no idea what was going on.

After all, who could have imagined...

Everything was fine until a traitor appeared in the house, who actually let the thief in! (End of Chapter)