In the Qin Dynasty, people changed the world by brushing entries

"Yes, you can call me Shopkeeper Lin."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, seeming to be quite proud of this identity.

After hearing his answer, Bai Yuan didn't waste any words and directly showed his token, a piece of jade with special patterns.

"Do you recognize this thing?"

When Shopkeeper Lin saw the Taoist jade in Bai Yuan's hand, he was stunned on the spot.

"Could this be...Tao Baoyu!"

"That's right!"

Bai Yuan nodded. Now that he knew, it would be easy.

When Bai Yuan showed him this precious jade, Shopkeeper Lin was so excited that he almost couldn't breathe.

In Taoism, not everyone can get the Taoist Jade. It is a symbol of status and a unique token that only those who have reached the level of elders can possess.

He has been in charge of the Xuanxin Pavilion all year round. Every year, at most he can meet some disciples of Taoist masters, and he has no chance to meet an elder of this level.

He only knew about the so-called Dao Baoyu, but this was the first time he saw the real thing.

The young man in front of him was able to take out such a noble Taoist jade, so his identity was self-evident!

After working diligently for so many years, is the chance for a change of fortune finally coming?

Chapter 22: The Disaster-ridden Daliang

"I didn't know you were the Taoist master. If I was negligent just now, I hope you will forgive me!"

Shopkeeper Lin bowed towards Bai Yuan, showing great respect.

"Okay, don't be so nervous. We came here this time because we need your help with something."

Bai Yuan waved his hands. His attitude made him seem like a lackey, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Hearing Bai Yuan being so polite and even using the word "please", Shopkeeper Lin was immediately overjoyed.

This is valuing yourself!

"Master, if you need anything from me, just let me know. I will do my best!"

Shopkeeper Lin had a fawning expression on his face, trying completely to please Bai Yuan.

However, Bai Yuan did not speak, but glanced at the door.

Shopkeeper Lin immediately understood: "Look at my memory, Master, please wait a moment!"

He trotted to the door, put up a closed sign, and then closed the door.

After doing all this, he trotted back.

"Master, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. Now that no one will disturb us, why don't we go upstairs and sit down to talk in detail?"

"lead the way."

Bai Yuan just nodded slightly.

"this way please!"

Arriving upstairs, Manager Lin called two more maids, served tea and snacks to Bai Yuan and the others, and worked for a long time before carefully sitting down and asking, "I still don't know what to call you, Master?"

"Tianzong, Bai Yuan."

"So it's Master Bai Yuan. You just asked me if I could help you. What is it?"

Shopkeeper Lin asked with great concern.

"It's not a difficult task. We encountered an accident before and lost our luggage. Next we have to go to Sanghai Xiaoshengxianzhuang. The journey is long, so I hope you can help us prepare a carriage and some luggage."

Bai Yuan simply skipped over the previous assassination attempt by Luo Wang and just said that it was an accident. Shopkeeper Lin didn't bother to find out what the accident was.

His attention was focused on Bai Yuan's needs.

The key is to get practical things done!

"Master, are these all you require? Is there anything else you can help me with?"

These things were not difficult for Shopkeeper Lin and could be solved quickly, but he was not satisfied. How could his strength be reflected with just these few things?

He had never seen a Taoist of such a high status, so he couldn't wait to show himself, seize the opportunity, and hold on to a thigh.

"Well... prepare another blank scroll for me. I want to write a secret letter and send it back to Tianzong."

Bai Yuan thought about it and added.

"no problem."

Shopkeeper Lin nodded and wrote down Bai Yuan's request.

"It may take two or three days to prepare these things. During this time, will the masters stay in Xuanxin Pavilion?"

"Of course, I'll trouble you for the next period of time."

Bai Yuan nodded slightly. His family already had their own business, so why would he go out and spend money?

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Lin quickly waved his hand.

"It's not a bother, it's not a bother. This is what I should do. I'll have someone clean up the room for you. It's almost noon now. You must have not eaten yet after coming from afar. Why don't you go eat something first?"

"Alright."

Bai Yuan nodded. He also wanted to try the specialties of Wei State.

Wuming and others had even less objection, they just followed them and ate and drank for free.

Shopkeeper Lin took them to the nearest big restaurant for dinner, but only Bai Yuan, Wuming and Lu came.

A Da knew that he should not participate in such a banquet, so he took the initiative to stay in Xuanxin Pavilion.

On the way, they saw many Wei soldiers on patrol, and some ordinary people had expressions of worry and fear that were difficult to conceal on their faces.

All these phenomena indicate that something big must have happened in Daliang recently, which is why people are so panic-stricken now.

The only country that could do all this was probably Qin.

Bai Yuan had speculated before that the war between Qin and Wei would not end so easily. Qin was stopped by Wei Wuzu on the front line and would definitely use other tactics.

This is how war is. We cannot just look at the temporary victory or defeat on the front battlefield. Until the last moment, no one dares to say who the final winner will be.

However, looking at the current situation in Daliang, the balance of victory has already tilted towards Qin.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Manager Lin directly asked for a private room upstairs.

Of course you can't invite guests to dinner in the lobby.

"I wonder if any of you masters have any dietary restrictions?"

Shopkeeper Lin asked while holding the menu.

"No, just order as much as you can. Don't order too much. It's not good to waste it."

Bai Yuan waved his hand.

"okay!"

Shopkeeper Lin nodded with a smile, then closed the menu and ordered a few special dishes from the waiter beside him.

Obviously he is a regular here and has memorized the menu and everything.

While waiting for the food to be served, Bai Yuan took the initiative to ask about Daliang's situation.

"We discovered this when we entered the city. The inspection here seems to be very strict. We also saw a lot of patrolling soldiers on the way here. Has anything big happened in Daliang recently?"

When Shopkeeper Lin heard Bai Yuan ask this question, his expression changed slightly and he sighed.

"Master, your guess is correct. Something has indeed happened in Daliang recently."

"Tell me."

Bai Yuan tapped his fingers on the table. He was quite interested in what had happened in Daliang recently.

After all, he also wanted to know what means Qin would use to deal with Wei.

"Recently, there have been several assassinations in Daliang City. Many ministers in the court have been killed one after another. The King of Wei has issued a wanted order and sent a large number of people to capture the murderer, but nothing was found. Daliang has therefore been under martial law for some time."

Shopkeeper Lin made a bitter face and told Bai Yuan and others what had happened in Daliang recently.

Generally speaking, this kind of assassination has nothing to do with him as a small shopkeeper, but several ministers who were assassinated were also frequent visitors to Xuanxin Pavilion. Now that several people were killed, Xuanxin Pavilion lost a lot of income at once.

After hearing what Shopkeeper Lin said, Bai Yuan fell into deep thought.

Why does this situation feel familiar?

Wuming on the side also frowned: "Looks like it's Luowang's doing again!"

There is no doubt that at this stage, the only ones who would assassinate Wei ministers so unscrupulously are the Luowang killers.

And judging from the situation, the person who took action is most likely a top-notch killer.

Otherwise, with the strength of the Wei State, they would not have imposed martial law to this extent and still not been able to catch anyone.

"The Qin State wants to assassinate these ministers to cause chaos in the Wei court, thus helping the Qin State gain opportunities on the front line! The Qin State is really confident in this move!"

Wuming couldn't help but worry about the State of Wei.

If Wei cannot deal with this assassin, many ministers will be in a state of panic under the shadow of death, and will inevitably make mistakes. In this case, the morale of the soldiers fighting on the front line will also be affected. Once the morale is weakened, it will be hard to say whether they can stop the Qin army.

On the contrary, if they can successfully get rid of Luowang's killers and break Qin's conspiracy, it will boost morale and it is not impossible to deal a heavy blow to Qin again.

Chapter 23 I Believe He Won't Mind

Unlike Wuming's speculation, Bai Yuan had some different ideas.

He vaguely remembered that Luowang did have a top-notch assassin who killed many Wei ministers in Daliang, but the mastermind behind the incident was not Qin.

So Bai Yuan asked Manager Lin, "Since Wei is looking for that killer, do you know his name?"

"This... let me think." Shopkeeper Lin held his forehead and recalled, "It seems to be called... Hei Bai Xuan or something."

"Black and white Xuanjian!"

Bai Yuan added.

"Yes! It's the Black and White Xuan Jian!"

After being reminded of this, Shopkeeper Lin finally remembered that the killer who killed many Wei ministers was called Hei Bai Xuan Jian.

"That would be interesting!"

When Bai Yuan heard that the killer was actually him, he smiled meaningfully.

Wuming and others were puzzled.

"Why do you say that? Is there something special about this Black and White Xuan Jian?"

Bai Yuan smiled mysteriously: "It is indeed a bit special. He has two swords in his hands, one black and one white, which are Xuan Jian. The black sword is used to kill outside, and the white sword is used to protect inside."

"Have heard a little bit."

Wuming nodded, obviously he had some understanding of Hei Bai Xuan Jian.

"Then do you think Xuan Jian made this move to kill or to protect?"

Bai Yuan threw a somewhat strange question to them.

"Of course it's for killing. Could it be that Black and White Xuan Jian kills people for the sake of protection?"

Shopkeeper Lin responded with a smile. He also knew that the war between Qin and Wei was tense, so he believed that Xuan Jian's assassination of many Wei ministers was an order from Qin.

But after he finished speaking, he found Bai Yuan standing beside him smiling without saying anything.

Wuming also fell silent. He knew that Bai Yuan would definitely not ask such a question for no reason.

The more obvious the answer, the more likely it is to be wrong.

Now everyone believed that Xuan Jian was carrying out Luo Wang's orders to assassinate Wei's civil and military officials in order to open up the situation for the battle on the Qin front.

But actually?

They don’t understand the real situation, everything is just their guess. Maybe this is the truth, or maybe others want you to think this is the truth.

Shopkeeper Lin also realized that the atmosphere seemed a little off. His words just now received no response, so he also kept silent.