Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

The next day

The moment Hero Chou regained his mobility, he acted immediately and managed to secretly contact Lin Feng via a secret technique before noon.

[Come alone to the Drunken Immortal Tower on Yangguan Road to see me, and we'll handle something together.]

Lin Feng, who was busy with a group purchase of new equipment at the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, received the message and went straight to find Zhang Ze.

"Got a message. He wants me to go alone," Lin Feng said.

Zhang Ze was a bit surprised to hear this. He had planned to disguise himself as one of Lin Feng's subordinates and go, but unexpectedly, Qiu Jidan wanted Lin Feng to go alone.

"Don't rush. Let me think," Zhang Ze told him not to worry.

"I can't pretend to be Nameless. Qiu Jidan probably knows Nameless, and I don't know anything about Gu Technique, so it would be easy to slip up."

After thinking for a while, Zhang Ze decided on his identity, which was to simply remain himself but he needed to make some preparations first.

He took out the gourd Gu Pill he got after dealing with Nameless, and after swallowing a few Pill Medicines from the Medicine King Valley, he chose a few Gu Pills to swallow.

He then shared his thoughts with Lin Feng, sorted out their identities, and they headed together to the meeting place indicated by Qiu Jidan.

Where Zhang Ze went, Li naturally followed. But this time, instead of turning into a yellow-skinned rat, it turned into a hamster and hid in Zhang Ze's inner pocket.

Because this way it was easier to play on the phone.

Group chats were quite interesting.

Li had joined various group chats, including the Thousand Mechanism Heart Method discussion group, the Sword Casting Peak family chat, Little Dragon Tiger Mountain, Night Market Business Alliance, and Invincible Lily Number One in the World.

Li had joined the group of Fuji, but left after less than half a day because it couldn't distinguish one person from another, let alone understand what Fuji and the others were talking about.

Perhaps feeling a bit uncomfortable, Li squirmed restlessly in Zhang Ze's breast pocket.

After a while, Li climbed out, slid along Zhang Ze's sleeve down to his waist, and transformed into a Broken Iron Sword.

"Not playing anymore?" Zhang Ze asked curiously.

"Yeah, gotta balance work and play. I'm going to take a nap," Li replied.

"I think playing in group chats and sleeping are all part of the 'play' category."

"Chatting is exhausting, and it's not comfortable staying in your pocket. Next time, when you take me out, maybe hang a basket around your neck," Li made an unreasonable request.

"Shall I also arrange some food and drinks for you?"

"No need, I have some in my pocket."

After chatting idly with Li for a while, as they approached the meeting location, Zhang Ze quickly got into character.

He checked one last time to ensure that his cultivation was hidden at the First-Layer of Foundation Establishment.

Li also stopped disturbing and truly fell asleep.

At the Drunken Immortal Tower, Zhang Ze first met Qiu Jidan here, and once again, it's here; it must be fate.

It's still that lake-view room.

By now, it had entered deep winter, with several snowfalls. The frozen Mirror Lake outside the window had children sledding on the ice under family supervision.

Qiu Jidan watched the scenery outside the window, his expression calm.

Upon hearing the sound of the door opening behind him, Qiu Jidan turned back. Upon seeing Zhang Ze, his expression changed slightly.

Zhang Ze also showed a surprised expression, "Hero Chou, what a coincidence! Are you also coming along?"

Qiu Jidan was about to question Lin Feng, but Lin Feng interrupted, "I didn't expect Hero Chou of the Sword Hall to know this brother of mine. What a coincidence."

Detecting the implication in Lin Feng's words, Qiu Jidan pulled Lin Feng out of the room, found an empty room, applied a soundproof array, and then questioned.

"Didn't I ask you to come alone?"

Lin Feng took a step back, his tone cold, "It was under Nameless Lord's instruction."

"Nameless?"

"I'm one of Song Qingpao's subordinates. You asked me to do this, naturally, I had to report it, but I don't know what he and Nameless Lord discussed."

What Lin Feng said was entirely true, without any falsehoods. He indeed sent a message to Song Qingpao, who then genuinely contacted Nameless.

But the Nameless in question was actually Zhang Ze.

Qiu Jidan paced on the spot, feeling a bit agitated. He hadn't expected to be entangled with that weak outer disciple of the Sword Sect.

"How did you find him? What's his name?"

"Arranged by Nameless Lord, his name seems to be Zhang Yida," Lin Feng replied somewhat unhappily, "Finished asking?"

Qiu Jidan ignored Lin Feng's impolite manner; he was pondering about Nameless.

"Nameless is good at idle strategies, master at manipulating hearts, and lacks a sense of security; his subordinates are all under Gu control..."

"Song Qingpao was promoted by Five Rams Elder, can't be gu-controlled, same goes for Lin Feng."

"Now Lin Feng's uncontrollable subordinate is working with me, undoubtedly, he's not at ease; that Zhang Yida is most likely his eyes."

"But he seems not to know the identity of me or Lin Feng. Odd?"

"How did he come to know Nameless?" Qiu Jidan asked again.

Lin Feng maintained a blank expression, "No idea."

Qiu Jidan, uninterested in seeing Lin Feng's sour face, called Zhang Ze in after letting Lin Feng out.

Then Zhang Ze continued with the next installment of the story for Qiu Jidan.

And this installment was adapted from a true story.

Zhang Ze said he had an encounter with a Pill Cultivator who was kind, named Wu Dan. Not only did he help in adjusting Zhang Ze's meridians but also gifted a few pill medicines to boost cultivation.

Sure enough, after consuming them, his cultivation improved, breaking through Foundation Establishment.

"I'm now part of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, it's a pity; otherwise, I could have entered the Inner Sect of the Sword Sect." Zhang Ze shyly scratched his head.

"This time it was also Mr. Wu Dan who introduced Brother Lin and me, mentioning there was an opportunity; I didn't expect Hero Chou to be here as well. I feel reassured now."

Zhang Ze smiled with innocence and naivety.

"What do the pill medicines look like?" Qiu Jidan asked.

"Let me think..." Zhang Ze pretended to think, and after a while, described the appearance of a few Gu Pills to Qiu Jidan.

"That red one is definitely the Heart Control Gu, the blue one might be the Wind Listening Gu, he became Nameless's eyes and ears without knowing it..."

"Nameless is indeed monitoring me..."

Upon realizing he was being watched by Nameless, Qiu Jidan began to alter his plan.

"The plan to get rid of Lin Feng needs to be postponed, and the matter of the Divine Pill Gang has to be handled more carefully, so Nameless doesn't suspect anything..."

"This originated because of me, and Zhang Yida is an innocent man. Now he's dragged into this mess due to my miscalculation, I must protect him. I must save him."

Qiu Jidan maintained his usual demeanor, giving Zhang Ze a smile, "Wu Dan and Lin Feng are both my friends. This trip to Crown Prince River isn't dangerous, nothing will happen with me around."

"Over here, let's go take the Flying Ship."

...

On the Flying Ship

Qiu Jidan made small talk, "Yida, is this your first time on a Flying Ship?"

Zhang Ze thought about it and realized it was indeed his first time on such a low-cost Flying Ship.

So he didn't lie and nodded.

Qiu Jidan, deep in thought, noticed Zhang Ze seemed reluctant to converse, hence, he stopped speaking and continued to read, planning for the future.

Zhang Ze took out a basic version of a small walnut device, opened a group chat, and began chatting with Lin Feng in front of Qiu Jidan.

[Group Name: Crown Prince River Adventure]

[Zhang Ze: Brother Feng, I feel there's something odd about Qiu Jidan, different from before.]

[Lin Feng: Indeed, he's a bit too righteous, and it doesn't seem like an act.]

[Zhang Ze: Let's not act rashly, observe more first since the Divine Pill business still relies on him.]

[Lin Feng: Yeah, by the way, senior, I have another request.]

[Zhang Ze: Go ahead.]

[Lin Feng: Could you get me something?]

[Zhang Ze: Sure, tell me.]

[Lin Feng: Lily recently prepared a special batch of it since she's in a good mood and doesn't need it right now.]