'Of course, I know you discovered she was a spy'. Jiang Hao wanted to roll his eyes, but he continued to keep the 'intrigued Junior brother' persona.
"I see, Senior brother. So are there any more such traitors I should be wary of?". He decided to probe a little. This man was still a traitor to a powerful faction, and he could potentially be connected to them.
"Huh? I say, Junior brother, if there were such traitors won't I be catching them? Why would I tell you?". Liu Xingchen looked at Jiang Hao with a surprised look on his face.
"Oh... but Senior brother, what about the people she used to associate with? Won't the law enforcement hall find any clues by asking them?".
He didn't use the interrogate so as to not sound intelligent. He wanted to glean any information off this golden horse right here.
"Hmm... well, that woman went around with different people at different times but there were some she stayed with for a prolonged period of time". Liu Xingchen said with some thought.
You see...the problem with keeping too much information and lying is that sometimes the line between the truth and lie becomes blurry for the withholder.
So they often wonder if the things they say can be used to connect to the things they did not say.
In this process, they sometimes accidentally end up telling what the person wants them to say.
And, Jiang Hao betted on the fact that he is only infiltrating the Law Enforcement Hall out of boredom and probably doesn't have superior skills in infiltration and information gleaning.
Of course, his presumptions could also be utter bullshit. But there's no harm in trying right?
"There are also some rumors about her having had a relationship with someone who could have taken her out of the sect safely. He could be strong." Liu Xingchen continued.
'Gotcha'. Thought Jiang Chen.
If she had someone who could have taken her out of the sect, why would she spend time around Turtle trying to charm him?
And once she was discovered why did come to the Turtle to use him as a scapegoat to bide time and not ask this so-called 'strong person' to take her out of the sect?
Of course, Liu Xingchen doesn't know that Yun Ruo was appraised by the Turtle. And Jiang Chen obviously believed the appraisal result and not Liu Xingchen.
[ Yun Ruo: Early Foundation Establishment Stage, an inner sect disciple of the Sunset Sect, undercover in the Heavenly Note Sect, in order to find out the whereabouts of the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.
Because her identity could be exposed, she urgently needed a scapegoat. Seeing that you didn't act like a typical Devil Sect disciple, she targeted you.
You fit the role of a scapegoat perfectly. She has been using her charm techniques on you to influence your mind. Once you agreed, she would have killed you in her place as a traitor.
But the Law Enforcement Hall found out she was a traitor before you agreed and now she needs you to die to bide time to get out of the sect. She holds a recording jade. As she had not planned for the situation earlier, she doesn't have any choice but to make you agree and kill you for time.]
Jiang Hao clearly remembered the result in his transferred memories. The part that, doesn't have a choice, proves she did not have such protectors assigned to her.
'Obviously, she could have used charms on a Sunset Sect fellow traitor of hers, but the fact that she still came to him means they too had their own roles as traitors and couldn't have helped her' Jiang Hao thought.
"Anyway... remember that we didn't ask the spirit stones to target you or anything like it. We are actually helping you.
Now that we have punished you Heavenly Pavillion master can't act on his enmity towards you. As long as you pay those spirit stones he can't do anything to you.
So make sure to pay them. Also, the Cliff of Broken Hearts can't help you in the long run. You have to get strong. As for not letting you leave, it is to protect you from the Sunset Sect's wrath.
According to information, some disciples are infatuated with her. They might try to kill you in a fit of anger, now that the information of you killing her had spread.
Your situation is truly pitiful". Liu Xingchen said in a sad tone.
Jiang Hao's lips twitched a little.
'Did someone intentionally spread the news to the outside world? Information about the Heavenly Note being infiltrated should have been closed off from the root.
But now when he said the Sunset Sect disciples know, I can't help but imagine what the sect officials were doing when they were getting infiltrated.
And now that information has spread, the people who know will know that the Heavenly Note Sect is that weak to be infiltrated by mere Foundation Establishment disciples.
And what's with the men being infatuated with that woman?'. Jiang Hao inwardly sighed.
Aren't they such simps to be infatuated with a wandering whore? Aren't there more girls? Sigh... it's too hard to find a man these days.
All of Jiang's thoughts were fast and his facial expression didn't change in the slightest, still looking 'sad' and 'helpless'.
After saying all those things Liu Xingchen bade him farewell and went away.
Several days passed and Jiang Hao had already earned almost 800 spirit stones. After he collects the 1000 spirit stones the rest will be profit.
Then he could buy some good quality spirit herbs for more bubbles for cultivation.
Throughout these days, Jiang Hao has been commanding the Appraisal ability to work for 24 hours and give him real-time information, to find out if he was being watched by that Primordial Spirit realm powerhouse.
Fortunately, it worked perfectly.
After a week had passed, he marked down the results on how long he was watched and how long does she take breaks, and what times she took them.
After a week he started to see a pattern in her watch duty.
This information will be crucial to bamboozle Elder Baizi.
He also found out that the woman mainly kept her eye on the flower sprout when he did some experiments like moving away from the sprout and moving towards the sprout.
Today he woke up happily as today was a special day. Today was the day he was going to advance to the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Stage.
The bar was almost full, it was at 95.
[Name: Jiang Hao]
[Age: 19]
[Cultivation: Early foundation establishment stage]
[Cultivation method: Primordial Chaos Heart Sutra (Primary), Heavenly Sound Hundred Revolutions]
[Supernatural ability: Nine Revolutions Death Substitution, Daily Appraisal, Clear and Pure Heart]
[Comprehended skills: Grade-0 Talisman Dao (Perfection)]
[Lifeblood: 100/100 (can be cultivated)]
[Cultivation: 95/100 (can be cultivated)]
[Divine ability: 0/3 (cannot be cultivated)]
After he went to the herb garden and the bar was filled. He looked around and saw that the garden was quite packed with people.
He saw people wearing deacon clothing and many inner sect elders. It seems something is happening, but it didn't seem to take the herb garden caretakers into account.
He was coming back to the shack when suddenly a woman wearing the robes of the Misty Cloud Peak stopped him and started asking questions about spirit herbs.
Jiang Hao was quite irritated that this woman was standing between him and his first breakthrough.
As an avid reader of novels back when he was on earth, it was mentioned that breakthroughs give the cultivator a sense of elation.
So, he needed to see if it was real in this world. But the woman was annoying.
"Senior sister, I really don't know much about spirit herbs. I only take care of them, because I was trained. If I wasn't trained I wouldn't know what to do in the garden".
Jiang Hao said, in an attempt to get out of there.
"Oh... it's fine then Junior brother. I'll take my leave". The woman said and left.
'She's quite decisive huh... They have trained her well'. He thought.
Shaking his head, he came inside the shack. Getting ready to break through, he went upstairs and sat on his futon cushion.
Activating the ability he removed all thoughts and started circulating the Primordial Chao Heart Sutra.
He also activated the conceal ability of the cultivation technique, instantly shrouding the surrounding areas with a mystical energy, that seemed to separate him from the surrounding void.
As long he did not lose focus in the middle of the cultivation session, theoretically, the lifeblood and pure cultivation base of the system is enough for him to make a full minor breakthrough.
Instantly out of nowhere, a powerful cultivation base was infused inside his body, the mystical power pushed itself on the Foundation cultivation base inside his dantian.
Jiang Hao instantly took this chance to circulate and build the foundation according to the Primordial Chao Heart Sutra.
Next, a vast amount of purple lifeblood appeared in his veins and started automatically circulating to every part of his body.
Impurities inside his body started throwing themselves out of his body through his pores and the immensely potent energy of the lifeblood gave him an illusion that his body swelled slightly.
An illusory sound echoed inside him and the aura of his Middle Stage Foundation Establishment surged to the surroundings.
Only then Jiang Hao knew how much of a wise decision it was to conceal and seal his aura with the concealing property of the Primordial Chao Heart Sutra as his aura was almost as powerful as an average Peak Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Of course, that didn't mean that he could beat a Peak Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
However, once he learned an attack art, he could enhance his understanding of the art through his system, and with the additional spiritual energy granted to him, he could potentially fight above his levels.
He continued cultivating and stabilizing his cultivation base. In the blink of an eye, the sky darkened and the dawn broke for a new day.
Jiang Hao got up from the cushion and stretched his body earning himself some satisfactory 'pops' of some bones.
[You have to conceal your cultivation. Or else, people will think that you have some treasure on you. Then they will try to steal from you]
"You're right, but we can let the people consider that my breakthrough to the Middle Stage Foundation Establishment is related to the same fortuitous encounter.
And once I break to the Late Stage, I'll conceal it for some time". Jiang Hao said.
'Having a trump card is necessary but a more powerful cultivation base means more value. And right now, I need value'. Thinking so he took some time to have a shower and put on some new robes.
He went outside to go to the herb garden to report for duty, but again the woman from earlier came out of nowhere and started talking to him, asking about his day and stuff.
'Did this crazy woman wait for me or something?'
Because he was engrossed in cultivation he forgot to reactivate the appraisal ability to check if he was being watched so he chose the appraise the woman in front of him.
Condition: What is her goal? ; Answer for my subconscious desires>
[Ming Yi: Heavenly Saint Sect's substitute Saintess, Early Stage Golden Core Realm cultivation, an undercover agent. She was ordered to find out the reason for the rise of the Heavenly Note Sect. According to the instructions provided, the reason is likely to be in your courtyard. Taking the opportunity to pry a little.
Ruthless personality. Hides a knife in her smile.
Sexually aroused when she is stepped on or humiliated]
"...."
[Wha- What???]