For a long time, Li Zhen has always thought that various secret organizations are just exaggerations in martial arts novels. It is very simple. The heroes use martial arts to ban them, and the Tang Dynasty will not allow Jianghu organizations and martial arts sects to exist legally.

It was not until later that he gradually realized that various secret organizations actually existed, but they were a by-product of power, serving power struggles and interests, rather than the martial arts sect that was detached from the government.

There were many bandits in the Tang Dynasty, and many bandits with high martial arts were recruited by the powerful and wealthy people with great profits, and gradually became their hawks and dogs. Various secret organizations that depended on the powerful and wealthy people were born.

Li Zhen also heard Li Linfu talk about various secret organizations in Luoyang, the capital of God, but Li Linfu was just talking about it in general and he couldn't explain it clearly. If Zhao Qiuniang was willing to tell him, he would of course be willing to listen carefully.

Zhao Qiuniang smiled and said, "The emperor's inner guard, Xue Huaiyi's White Horse Palace, Wu Sansi's Wu General Hall, Wu Chengsi's Wu family generals, Princess Taiping's Taiping Mansion, Shangguan Wan'er's Shangqing Tower, and Lai Junchen's black official. These are the seven most famous secret organizations in the Shendu. Which one do you think is the one who assassinated you tonight?"

Li Zhen and Shangguan Wan'er's Shangqing Tower and Lai Junchen's gangsters had dealt with each other, and he also knew that Li Dan and Li Xian both had their own supporters, but they never showed off their own dew.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I think it may be Xue Huaiyi's White Horse Palace."

Zhao Qiuniang shook her head, "Xue Huaiyi's White Horse Palace is full of monks, and the people tonight are not monks, so they were not sent by Xue Huaiyi.

It is not the inner guard and Shangqing Tower. Lai Junchen's black officials are all wearing soap clothes with silver edges, which are easier to identify, so there are only three possibilities: Wu Sansi's Wu General Hall, Wu Chengsi's Wu family generals and Princess Taiping's Taiping Mansion."

In fact, Li Zhen felt that it was unlikely that Wu Sansi was an ally with Shangguan Wan'er in the Buddhist scriptures and relics case, so they would not turn against each other so quickly. Lai Junchen is Xue Huaiyi's man, so he could be that the black officials could also change their clothes and not always wear silver-edged soap clothes.

As for Princess Taiping, Li Zhen has not dealt with her yet, so I can't be sure. But Wu Chengsi has a grudge against him. Could it be that Wu Furong wants to take the opportunity to get rid of him?

Li Zhen asked again: "Does Sister Qiu Niang know about Master Wei from Songshan?"

"How could it be that I don't know?"

Zhao Qiuniang sneered, "How much storm has this demonic Taoist caused in the gods? She actually wanted to be the prime minister, which made the ministers angry. The emperor had to be forced to resign. He also pulled back to Songshan, but he was in Songshan. Didn't Wang Yuanbao and his sister come for him?"

Li Zhen was not surprised, but just smiled faintly, "Didn't they go to Shaolin Temple to burn incense?"

"That's just an excuse. Their real purpose is to go to Songnan to see this Zhenren Wei."

At this time, Li Zhen stood up and stretched his waist long. He heard a long crow of roosters coming from a distance, and the east sky was already white.

Li Zhen thought about it and smiled at Zhao Qiuniang, "Sister Qiuniang, why not let me follow you too! Just think that you have one more subordinate."

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The Wang brothers and sisters had about forty incense burning teams and more than a dozen large carts. Except for a dozen servants and maids, the other thirty were guards.

Zhao Qiuniang is a local snake in Luoyang and has many connections near Luoyang. Wang Yuanbao paid another 300 guan to hire Zhao Qiuniang to protect them to Songshan.

Zhao Qiuniang brought two apprentices with him, but when the team set off the next day, another apprentice was around Zhao Qiuniang. Zhao Qiuniang was a trustworthy person, and the guard leader did not take this extra apprentice to heart. He shouted loudly and ordered his brothers to carry items into the car and prepare to set off.

Li Zhen's horse and skin had been retrieved from the inn. The man in black who assassinated him last night was gone. He asked many people, but he didn't know that a group of men in black appeared last night, as if they had disappeared out of thin air.

Li Zhen changed into a samurai suit. In fact, the samurai suit is similar to the usual silhouettes. It is slit on both sides, which makes it easy to ride a horse. She wore long trousers on the lower body, leather straps on the waist, long leather boots on the feet, arched on the back, and a long sword on the waist, which made her look very energetic.

Zhao Qiuniang's other two apprentices Li Zhen knew each other. One of them was the rogue leader who was injured by him in front of the eldest sister's wine shop. His name was Zhang Wei. Although it had been half a year since he saw Li Zhen, he was still a little embarrassed and kept bowing his head and saying nothing. However, he discovered the person who was following Li Zhen.

Another person was named Lin Qinhu, who was Zhao Qiuniang's third disciple. He was extremely powerful and used a fifty-pound iron rod. He did not ride a horse, but instead protected him on foot.

At this time, Wang Yuanbao walked out of the inn quickly, and his sister Wang Qingyu followed behind her. She was wearing a colorful silver clay yellow silk skirt, a robe on her upper body, and a red silk on her shoulders. Because of her travel, she wore a hat on her head, which covered her face with a gauze.

When the Wang brothers and sisters got on the carriage, the convoy started and slowly headed towards Shaolin Temple in Songshan.

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Shaolin Temple is about forty miles away from Dengfeng County, most of which are mountain roads. The vehicles are walking very slowly. By noon, the team only walked halfway.

When passing by a pine forest, the escort leader was called by Wang Yuanbao. After a moment, he turned around and shouted, "Master has an order! Rest on the spot."

The carriage was parked on the side of the road, and the guards went into the pine forest to rest. Li Zhen also led his horse into the pine forest and found a big stone on the edge of the pine forest to sit down.

At this time, Zhao Qiuniang came over, gave him two meat pie and a pot of wine, sat beside him and smiled, "Don't you feel wronged in the Sanwei of Zhenguan Palace, the baron of Kaiguo County, who actually turned into my apprentice?"

"What's wrong with being the apprentice of Sister Qiu Niang?"

Li Zhen smiled, and he asked in surprise: "How could Sister Qiu Niang know that I am the guard of Zhenguan Palace?"

Zhao Qiuniang also found that she had let go of her words, and she smiled faintly and said, "How else can I know? Your eldest sister told me!"

Li Zhen was really surprised. The eldest sister only knew that he was the emperor's personal bodyguard, but he had never told the eldest sister what specific position he had. Even Zhang Xi could not know. This was the secret of the palace, and only the internal guards knew it. How could Zhao Qiuniang know?

He was about to ask again, but at this time the leader of the guard from a distance was calling Zhao Qiuniang. Zhao Qiuniang also stuffed the Hu cake in his hand to Li Zhen and said with a smile: "There are many abilities, and I will give it to you!"

She stood up and walked quickly out of the pine forest. Li Zhen bit a piece of meat pie and looked at her back and walked away. Her heart was full of doubts. How could she know the secrets in the palace?

At this time, Li Zhen felt something. When he turned around, he saw Wang Qingyu standing not far behind him, looking at him with a smile. Li Zhen hurriedly got up and bowed with his fists and said, "Miss Wang, it's been a long time since I saw you."

Wang Qingyu slowly walked forward, Xiumei raised her finger and asked, "I saw you when the convoy set off. I was wondering, when will you come to see me? In the end, I came to find you. Did our Wang family offend you and make you hold a grudge until now?"

Li Zhen forced a smile. He could feel the dissatisfaction in Wang Qingyu's words. How could he answer this?

"Miss Wang is so serious. The Wang family has not offended me. I have not forgotten Miss Wang gave me the shadow relics, nor have I forgotten Brother Ling's help to my eldest sister. I have no hatred with the Wang family!"

Wang Qingyu still remembered the relics, and his face looked a little better, but there was still a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone, "Then why are you just here to say hello? Just like a stranger, are we brothers and sisters so unworthy of your dating?"

One by one, the problems as sharp as crossbow arrows made Li Zhen unable to find a suitable shield to resist. At this time, Zhao Qiuniang walked over slowly.

"Miss Wang, you blame Mr. Li for wrongly. I think it's not that he doesn't want to date you, but that he feels that his identity is a little bit lower. After all, he is the helper I hired, and you are the boss. Does Miss Wang understand what I mean?"

Li Zhen was so amazed that Zhao Qiuniang actually found this excuse for him. Wang Qingyu knew the truth in the future. How should she explain it?

However, this excuse seemed to have effect. Wang Qingyu's face calmed down and asked Li Zhen: "Is that true?"

Li Zhen glanced at Zhao Qiuniang, and saw that she turned her face and ignored him, he had to nod, as he agreed to the excuse Zhao Qiuniang had made for him.

Wang Qingyu looked at him with a reproachful look for a while, and then said, "I don't care about the transaction between you and Lord Zhao, but as an old friend, I want to invite you for a cup of tea, you probably won't refuse!"

Li Zhen couldn't refuse any more, so he nodded happily and agreed, "Then I'll disturb Miss Wang!"

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Li Zhen walked into Wang Qingyu's carriage. From the outside, Wang Qingyu's carriage was not gorgeous, but was a little wide, but there was another world inside the carriage, which was a moving house.

Although the layout is not magnificent, it is also extremely exquisite. The ground is covered with thick Persian carpets and the walls of the car are decorated with colorful Shu brocades. There is no incense burner in the carriage, but a faint fragrance flows.

A small red sandalwood table is placed against the car window, fixed to the car wall, and a white jade vase is placed on the small table. Several light yellow wintersweets are inserted diagonally inside the vase, and the wintersweets are blooming brightly.

"Please come in and sit!" Wang Qingyu invited Li Zhen into her carriage with a smile on her face.

An eleven or twelve-year-old maid came forward to take off Li Zhen's shoes and put on a pair of thick and soft velvet shoes. Li Zhen then walked into the carriage and sat down at the small table. He looked behind him, and there were dozens of books piled up in the corner.

"It's boring on the road, read books and enjoy the book!" Wang Qingyu sat opposite Li Zhen and smiled embarrassedly.

Only then did Li Zhen notice that her face was still so beautiful, like a white peony that had just bloomed. It was a little clearer when she met Chang'an last time, but it made her look even more charming.

At this time, the little maid served them tea. Li Zhen picked up the steaming tea cup and took a sip of the tea, and smiled and said, "Last time, Miss Wang gave me a shadow relic, I never had a chance..."

Before Li Zhen finished speaking, he saw Wang Qingyu winking at him urgently. He was stunned and couldn't help but look back.

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Chapter completed!