Chapter 9 Section IX
"Boss, what do you think?" Almost at the same time, Mao Gonglei softly asked exactly the same words as Di Bin.
"It's the same as what you described." Meng Zhen replied.
The two sat in the carriage on the return journey, each holding a wine bottle, taking a sip from time to time.
"He won't wait too long. He will move soon." Mao Gonglei predicted. "The situation doesn't allow him to wait—everyone wants something from him."
"We've been waiting for a long time." Meng Zhen said and took a big sip. "too long."
"How do we do it?"
"Yu Runsheng...he needs me just as I need him. We just need to know what he wants. We will follow his direction and use his strength to move forward."
Meng Zhen raised his head and drank the whole bottle of wine.
"Zhang Shuai, you have such a damn good eye..."
"Xiaoye, you don't have to follow me anymore from now on." Ye Yi was stunned when he heard it, but tried not to show his disappointment on his face. This is the study on the second floor.Yu Runsheng was sitting on Zhang Xuan's black iron and wood chair that Pang Wenying used to sit on—the difference was that now the chair was covered with the striped tiger skin that commemorated the friendship between their six brothers. The only light in the room was an oil lamp on the desk.Yu Runsheng's face was half hidden in the shadows, his eyes were puffy due to lack of sleep, but his eyes were still sharp. "Is it because... Zao Qi is coming the day after tomorrow?" Ye Yi suppressed the jealousy in his heart. "This is one of the reasons..." Yu Runsheng was silent for a while, "Xiaoye, how long have you been with me?" "Almost five years." "how old are you?" "twenty-three." "Yes. You enlisted very young...you know what I admire most about you?" Ye Yi cleared his throat.He didn't dare to boast in front of Yu Runsheng. "When it comes to strength, I am far behind Fifth Master; when it comes to brains and strategy, I am also inferior to Fourth Master and Sixth Master; in terms of killing skills, I may not even be able to match Wu Chaoyi, let alone Second Master or Zao Qi... I have no idea." "What I appreciate is your endurance." Yu Runsheng leaned back in his chair. "Many people neglect patience. So they make many unnecessary mistakes and miss many seemingly trivial details. Patience is also a talent." "So I decided to give you a new job." Ye Yi's eyes lit up. "I will send you twenty people in a few days. There will be more in the future. You will have your own team. You can also recruit some new people in Kyoto, but be careful." "Your job is to collect information for me in Kyoto, and to investigate several different people." "Isn't Master Jiang Wu doing these things?" Intelligence has always been Huaquewu's strong point, not to mention that the capital is his hometown. "Huaque Wu, you have to watch him for me too." Ye Yi immediately understood that relying on a single source of information is, after all, a dangerous thing. "Who am I going to investigate?" "Let's start with what happened this afternoon." Yu Runsheng picked up a paperweight carved into a flying eagle on the table, and played with it in his hand. "What kind of organization is that 'Iron Blood Guard'? How many people are there? And their commander Wei Yishi—the hooked nose—I want to know everything about him, including his family, his preferences, etc., and his How is your relationship with Eunuch Lun?" "The other sect called 'Fei Tian' is also investigating for me. How many people are there? What kind of people are the believers? Who is the leader?" Ye Yi couldn't figure out why the hall master was so interested in these two groups of people, but he just nodded silently. ——I finally became a real person in "Big Tree Hall"... Suddenly there was a commotion in the hall downstairs, and Ye Yi was startled and walked towards the door. "Xiaoye, don't worry about it." Yu Runsheng waved his hand to stop him. "With Fifth Master here, what are you worried about?"
"Xiaoye, you don't have to follow me anymore from now on." Ye Yi was stunned when he heard it, but tried not to show his disappointment on his face. This is the study on the second floor.Yu Runsheng was sitting on Zhang Xuan's black iron and wood chair that Pang Wenying used to sit on—the difference was that now the chair was covered with the striped tiger skin that commemorated the friendship between their six brothers. The only light in the room was an oil lamp on the desk.Yu Runsheng's face was half hidden in the shadows, his eyes were puffy due to lack of sleep, but his eyes were still sharp. "Is it because... Zao Qi is coming the day after tomorrow?" Ye Yi suppressed the jealousy in his heart. "This is one of the reasons..." Yu Runsheng was silent for a while, "Xiaoye, how long have you been with me?" "Almost five years." "how old are you?" "twenty-three." "Yes. You enlisted very young...you know what I admire most about you?" Ye Yi cleared his throat.He didn't dare to boast in front of Yu Runsheng. "When it comes to strength, I am far behind Fifth Master; when it comes to brains and strategy, I am also inferior to Fourth Master and Sixth Master; in terms of killing skills, I may not even be able to match Wu Chaoyi, let alone Second Master or Zao Qi... I have no idea." "What I appreciate is your endurance." Yu Runsheng leaned back in his chair. "Many people neglect patience. So they make many unnecessary mistakes and miss many seemingly trivial details. Patience is also a talent." "So I decided to give you a new job." Ye Yi's eyes lit up. "I will send you twenty people in a few days. There will be more in the future. You will have your own team. You can also recruit some new people in Kyoto, but be careful." "Your job is to collect information for me in Kyoto, and to investigate several different people." "Isn't Master Jiang Wu doing these things?" Intelligence has always been Huaquewu's strong point, not to mention that the capital is his hometown. "Huaque Wu, you have to watch him for me too." Ye Yi immediately understood that relying on a single source of information is, after all, a dangerous thing. "Who am I going to investigate?" "Let's start with what happened this afternoon." Yu Runsheng picked up a paperweight carved into a flying eagle on the table, and played with it in his hand. "What kind of organization is that 'Iron Blood Guard'? How many people are there? And their commander Wei Yishi—the hooked nose—I want to know everything about him, including his family, his preferences, etc., and his How is your relationship with Eunuch Lun?" "The other sect called 'Fei Tian' is also investigating for me. How many people are there? What kind of people are the believers? Who is the leader?" Ye Yi couldn't figure out why the hall master was so interested in these two groups of people, but he just nodded silently. ——I finally became a real person in "Big Tree Hall"... Suddenly there was a commotion in the hall downstairs, and Ye Yi was startled and walked towards the door. "Xiaoye, don't worry about it." Yu Runsheng waved his hand to stop him. "With Fifth Master here, what are you worried about?"