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There was a pool of water ten miles away from the capital. The water had been flowing for countless years, making it abundant even in the arid northern part of the country.

Perhaps it was because they wanted to keep the water clean, but the plants had already been moved again and again. Thus, the pool of water appeared very quiet.

Jiang Youyu used the broken umbrella in her hand to take advantage of the rain to make her way through the city gates of the Mi Yang city. After that, she rode an ox cart to the water's edge.

After all, it was an ox-cart and the roads were slippery in the rain. It was hard to avoid delay.

When Jiang You Yu arrived at a corner pavilion that was built near a pool of water, he saw a handsome young man looking at him impatiently with a frown. This young man's name was Bai Yan. He was one of the few people that could chat with a fish in the river. Therefore, the river has fish to meet the appointment. The young man was holding a wooden sword sheath. The sword sheath in the scabbard didn't seem to be some expensive sword. This conclusion came from the wooden sword hilt that revealed the scabbard. It was just as shabby as before.

Jiang Youyu had also asked that question before. Since you're learning the way of the sword, and you also have a sword in your heart, you should at least need a passable sword by your side. Bai Yan, who was still young back then, pursed his lips and replied. Since he had a sword in his heart, then what did it matter whether the sword in his hand was expensive or not? It was also because of this question and answer that Jiang Youyu had reluctantly acknowledged the young Bai Yan. Fortunately, although Bai Yan was silent most of the time, he could still hear what Jiang Youyu was saying.

"You're late." In the pavilion, carrying a sword, Bai Yan said this with a hint of displeasure. He knitted his brows and looked at Jiang Youyu, who appeared to be in a slightly sorry state. He came very early and waited for a long time. However, no matter how cold his personality was, his words still contained a bit of attitude.

Jiang Youyu looked a little embarrassed. It was too late to say that both of them were punctual people, so she felt a bit apologetic in her heart. However, there was a reason for this, so Jiang Youyu could only say 'I'm sorry'.

"Which side did it?" The skeleton of the paper umbrella in Jiang Youyu's hand showed some things, so Bai Yan kept the displeasure on his face.

"I don't know. It should be aimed at the Abyss King's Mansion. It shouldn't be a big deal." Jiang Youyu thought about it for a while. Although he had some enmity with the King's Manor, those people who had enmity with him would not be so foolish as to kill him here. That could only be because of the calamity that was brought about by the King's manor.

"Do you need my help?" Bai Yan asked Jiang You Yu. Although Jiang You Yu was a hateful person who always talked nonsense, he was more or less a person who could talk to him. As such, he did not wish for such a person to die under such an inexplicable killing intent.

"No need to trouble yourself. Say it, you can't have called me here just to reminisce about the past, right?" Jiang Youyu had a gentle smile on her face as she glanced at Bai Yan and lazily leaned against a pillar at the corner of the pavilion.

"The water in this pond is very deep. Even those who have stepped into the transformation realm are cautious in this place." So, I think you can consider my proposal. " Bai Yan had already expected that with Jiang Youyu's personality, she would definitely reject him.

Jiang Youyu nodded at Bai Yan, indicating that she understood. Then she looked at Bai Yan.

"Come with me to the Ghost Market, I need something." Bai Yan was also looking at Jiang Youyu. His tone was not polite at all. To him, there was no need for hypocrisy and politeness between people. Thus, he did not have many friends, which was why he had such a cold personality.

Jiang Youyu frowned. She did not dare agree with the word 'take' that Bai Yan had spoken. The black market of the Big Apple had existed for many years under the night sky, but very few people had managed to find that sort of thing on the black market. Besides, looking at the solemness on Bai Yan's face, it was clear that even he wasn't confident.

"What is it?" Although Jiang Youyu didn't mind helping Bai Yan with a small favor, she cautiously asked if it was really a small favor before doing so.

"Heaven's Fault diagram!" Bai Yan exclaimed. Upon hearing this sentence, Jiang Youyu was visibly stunned.

"It's one of the six masterless divine weapons, the Heavenly Imperial Sword?" Jiang Youyu woke up from her stupor and asked again. After receiving Bai Yan's affirmation, she revealed a wry smile.

It was rumored that this martial arts world had a map called the Heaven's Fault, and this map contained information on the whereabouts of the famous Heavenly Sword Heaven Fault. In the martial arts world, there was a Divine Weapon List that included the 78 Divine Weapons that had previously appeared in the martial arts world. Among these 78 Divine Weapons, there were currently 6 that were ownerless. And this Heavenly Imperial Sword, was one of these six masterless Divine Weapons. However, what Jiang Youyu had never expected was that the news of such a godly weapon would appear on the black market.

Every year, the black market would be the most prosperous time for the experts in the martial way in the city. The news of such a godly weapon appearing on the black market this year was something that Jiang Youyu could predict would not be at peace in the near future. The grudges between the experts in the martial arts world could not be told even in three lifetimes. If it wasn't for that family killing each other, who else would it be? Or if it was just this woman who stole the other's soulmate.

With the news of the Heavenly Marks Diagram, one could imagine the chaos that had occurred in the capital at that time.

"Are you prepared to throw away this broken sword in your hands? However, the Heavenly Imperial Map records the whereabouts of the Heavenly Imperial Sword, do you think we can take it away with us? " Jiang Youyu thought that Bai Yan had finally figured it out and was going to exchange the broken sword in his hand. However, even if you, Bai Yan, wanted to exchange swords, it would be best if you didn't raise the requirements so high.

Every single divine weapon in the martial world was owned by a well-known figure in the martial world. The possessor of these divine weapons could be considered to be of the second rank. Your Bai Yan's martial talent is indeed superb, but he's only at the Third Rank right now. With this kind of strength, snatching that Heaven's Fault was truly overestimating yourself.

"Who said I need to change swords? This Heaven's Gate Map is useful to me. In addition, the Heaven's Palace Map on the black market was not the first Heaven's Palace Map that was ever seen in the martial arts world. Even if there were experts staring at the Heaven's Palace Map, no one knew whether it was real or fake. Therefore, at least the Heavenly Marks Diagram will not be fought over by that peak master. " Bai Yan looked at Jiang Youyu with hesitation in his eyes and explained to him. He still cautiously used the word 'take'. He, Bai Yan, wasn't stupid. If there really were top experts fighting over the Heavenly Imperial Domain's painting, then he wouldn't have chosen to throw his life away.

"Then what's the use of snatching the Heaven's Gate Map?" Jiang Youyu looked at Bai Yan as if he was an idiot. Since there were already other Heavenly Imperial diagrams in the martial arts world, then although there was a certain probability that the Heavenly Imperial diagrams on the black market were real, it was still likely that they were very small. Others weren't idiots. Since he had released the Heavenly Imperial Map, it meant that it had already been deciphered by someone. It was clear that he hadn't obtained it yet. If that was the case, then what was the point of the two of them joining forces to snatch the Heavenly Marks Diagram?

Bai Yan ignored Jiang Youyu's gaze and, in the blink of an eye, looked at the ten li of water in front of him. With an indifferent expression on his face, he asked, "What if I say that I have a genuine Heaven's Fault diagram in my hands?"

These words were spoken extremely lightly and extremely lightly. However, Jiang Youyu's hearing was clearly very good. As such, the expression on his face suddenly froze.

"You said that you have the true Heavenly Fault in your hands?" Jiang Youyu returned to her normal expression and looked at Bai Yan, who had a profound expression on his face. There was disbelief in his words.

His view of the world was truly muddled. He did not doubt that Bai Yan was lying, and he knew that Bai Yan would not lie to him. Then Bai Yan's meaning was that it was difficult to understand. He had a genuine Heaven's Fault in his hands, and the one that appeared on the black market was clearly fake. Even though he knew that the Heaven's Gate Diagram was fake, Bai Yan was still planning on snatching this portion of the Heaven's Fault. This was something that Jiang Youyu could not understand.

Bai Yan didn't expect Jiang Youyu to understand. Everyone had their own stories. There were too many people in the martial arts world hiding too many things about the martial arts world. It was obvious that Bai Yan was hiding some stories in his heart, and he didn't want to tell this story to anyone else. Seeing that Bai Yan did not say anything, Jiang Youyu shook her head as she was too lazy to ask what was going on.

"Then when the Ghost Market opens, let's meet at the Ghost Market." Jiang Youyu took a look at the sky. It was already very late at night, and the rain had caused the sky to darken even more. He said goodbye to Bai Yan, then looked at the skeleton of the remaining umbrella in his hand. Then, he picked up the umbrella that Bai Yan had brought.

The rain was still falling, not too hard, but the rain was always hard on the clothes. Even though the clothes of Jiang Youyu were originally wet.

This time, the journey back to the city was not easy. Jiang You Yu walked on the road with light steps, unlike what he had been lucky enough to walk on. There was no oxcart for him to ride on. In the pavilion, Bai Yan looked at Jiang Youyu who left with an umbrella in her hand, then at the skeleton of the umbrella that Jiang Youyu had replaced. She thought to herself, I was the one who wasn't going to be courteous with him, so how could Jiang Youyu be courteous with me? Shaking his head, he grabbed the wooden frame and threw it into the water, standing in the middle of the water.

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The various officials had just dispersed. Wang Li entered a noodle house in Bluefin Lane, accompanied by the official holding the umbrella. This noodle shop only cooked instant noodles, it could be considered as the noodle soup eaten much more in the Northern Ning region.

It was a couple who opened the noodle store. They wanted to salute the moment they saw Wang Li's official attire. The commandant pulled the couple to the side and said something to them. Afterwards, the couple pulled on a pot of noodles and came over to greet them.

"You must be the one who advanced for three years, the Venerate Heavens Sect?" Wang Li looked at the officer next to Hou and asked, before telling the officer to sit down and talk. This commandant knew that Wang Li didn't like to put on airs, so he answered yes when he sat next to Wang Li.

"This oily noodles can be considered to be good food. It's unlike the noodle soup from the North Surveillance Bureau. They actually know how to find crafty flavors for our lord. I don't know how to give these noodle soup to us, the ordinary ones." Wang Li sighed to the official as he smelled the fragrance. Everyone knew that the lord in charge of the northern palace had a big mouth, so the one in the palace specially rewarded the two chefs in charge of the palace for sending them to the northern palace to satisfy the lord's appetite.

On the other hand, if that was the case, then Wang Li, who was suffering and only wanted to eat a little more ordinary food, would be the one to suffer. The chefs in the palace naturally knew who to curry favor with, so there was much less care for Wang Li, who was in charge of the North Surveillance Bureau, this time.

"Master likes the oily noodles here. I'll inform the boss about it later and send you one set every day." Even though he knew that Wang Li was the most junior overseer in the North Censorate, he was still able to do what he wanted.

Wang Li waved his hand. All the supervisors from the North Surveillance Bureau liked their adults, so he didn't want to be such a special person.

"If I don't take this lead, I won't be able to take this lead. Alright, you followed me to take a look around, but you still have some idea of what's going on? " Wang Li drummed his fingers on the table as he stared at the alley not too far away. He carefully recalled everything he had seen in that alley.

The commandant clearly hadn't expected Wang Li to suddenly ask him this. His face showed some hesitation, then he glanced at Wang Li and cautiously worded his words in his heart. Ordinary officials were the most grassroots officials in the entire northern prison. They were the ones who took care of the paperwork, chores, and even the private affairs of the supervisors.

As such, the position of a commoner was too low. Therefore, this commoner did not want to always be a commoner.

And Wang Li had obviously given this officer a chance.

"Reporting to my lord, this subordinate believes that this is an ambush that did not succeed. The location and time of the day are all grasped very well, but it is clear that in the end, they were unable to get their hands on it. " The marshal tried his best to keep his voice calm, but he couldn't.

"Continue." The noodles were about to be boiled out of the wok, and the sound of the water was loud enough to be heard clearly.

The level official's voice rose a bit as well. When he heard Wang Li's words, he continued, "Which family made a move? It's not good to make rash decisions." However, the one who was attacked should be quite certain. "

The commandant took out a torn piece of oil paper. This oil paper was often pasted on the umbrella. What was even more obvious was that the cut line on the two finger-wide oil paper was very smooth. Even when it fell into the rain, it wasn't completely soaked. Therefore, he only needed to know which family this oily paper came from, and perhaps it was someone who knew which family it belonged to.

"That's right. All of the oil paper here comes from the Chamber of Commerce and is distributed to the various umbrella-making shops. The color of each batch is different because of the weather or the time they are stored. "To be able to think of this, you're quite good." Wang Li looked at the commandant beside him with admiration in his eyes. He smiled faintly and then looked at the old man who was carrying the noodles in his hands.