Unparalleled Double Harmony

Chapter 625 Anti-fishing
Although Chun Kong and Chun Xin weren't particularly close, the bond between fellow disciples was better than mere acquaintances. So, upon seeing Chun Xin, Chun Kong greeted him as "Senior Brother" without a second thought.

As for Chunxin, after exclaiming in surprise, "Junior brother, you're still alive?" he only took a few seconds to regain his composure and quickly did some mental calculations.

Once the accounts were settled, Chunxin immediately changed his tone to questioning, "What are you doing here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chun Kong, who never lied, was ready to answer with the words, "It was my master who sent me here to wait for my opportunity."

Fortunately, Sun and Huang reacted quickly. They interrupted Chun Kong before he could speak, saying that they had brought Chun Kong up the mountain, and then briefly explained the current situation to him.

After hearing this, Chun Kong stepped forward and began to help Shuang Xie explain...

Chunxin remained calm. He stood there listening for a while and probed a few more times before confirming that Chunkong probably didn't know about the spies in Shaolin Temple. Relieved, Chunxin immediately returned to his previous act of "pretending to be persuaded" and continued his performance.

Seeing that Chunxin had "gradually come to believe" him, Sun Huang immediately pointed out that there was a risk of exposure for so many of them talking in the open air, and suggested that Chunxin go back to the cave with them to talk again.

Chunxin thought about it and agreed.

From Chunxin's perspective, he felt that he was facing two good people and a saint, and that he had a complete advantage in terms of information over the other side, so he had nothing to be afraid of.

Just as Chunxin relaxed his guard slightly, Huang Donglai, who was walking behind him, suddenly asked in a casual tone, "Hey~ Master Chunxin, speaking of which, we haven't finished talking yet... How exactly did you get into this forbidden area?"

Chunxin felt that he had gained the other party's trust, and since Huang Donglai seemed to be asking casually, he didn't think much about it and immediately replied with the prepared words: "Oh... to be honest, I came out to use the latrine, but because it was dark at night and I was not familiar with the mountain path, I accidentally wandered into this place."

"Oh, I see." Huang Donglai responded in a nonchalant tone, while simultaneously giving Sun Yixie a sharp wink from outside Chunxin's field of vision.

Clearly, just that one sentence had already given Chunxin away.

Moreover, in Huang Donglai's eyes, the biggest doubt about the whole passage was not that he "stumbled into the forbidden area by accident," because that could be explained by reasons such as "the guards were lazy and not on duty" and "it was dark and he didn't see the words at the entrance of the forbidden area." After all, Sun and Huang had already discovered that the security at the entrance to the back mountain was not very strict.

However, when it came to the issue of "going to the outhouse," given Huang Donglai's keen insight and meticulousness, there was absolutely no way he would let Chunxin get away with it.

Huang Donglai could tell from the smell whether the person in front of him had been to the outhouse in the past half hour, so Chunxin definitely hadn't.

So, assuming Chunxin's statement is true, he didn't get lost "after using the toilet," but rather on his way "to find the toilet."

But then another problem arises—so much time has passed since we met, why don't you seem worried at all?

The only explanation is that this bastard wasn't looking for a toilet at all; he deliberately sneaked into this forbidden area in the middle of the night with some ulterior motive.

"Hey! Well..." A second later, in order not to give Chunxin any room to think and to prevent him from belatedly realizing something from those words, Huang Donglai immediately started chatting with Chunxin about other things.

Chunxin indeed overlooked the oddity in those two sentences and quickly changed the subject with Huang Donglai.

The four chatted as they walked deeper into the cave.

The moonlight tonight is quite bright, so even at night, the lighting inside the cave is adequate.

So, not long after entering, Chunxin discovered the scriptures carved on the surrounding stone walls, and his first reaction upon seeing them was to regard them as some kind of secret martial arts...

Of course, in order to maintain his persona, Chunxin pretended to be calm on the surface and only asked Chunkong about the origin of these scriptures in a lukewarm manner.

But secretly, Chunxin seized every moment when he thought no one was paying attention to him, constantly scanning the scriptures with greedy eyes, wishing he could memorize them all in the shortest amount of time.

His actions were all secretly observed by two other guys who were even more despicable than him, which made Sun Huang even more convinced that this guy was also a scoundrel.

After the four of them talked for a while, Chunxin finally understood the reason why Sun, Huang and Chunkong were there, and also heard Chunkong tell him personally that the scriptures on the wall were not some kind of secret technique.

However, more information... such as Sun Huang and his group's suspicion that the forces attacking Shaolin were related to the Wanyuan Sect, and Chun Kong's acquisition of Elder Jichen and Daoist Bai's power, were all successfully concealed under Sun Huang's control.

At this moment, Chunxin began to scheme once again...

First, he has his own understanding of whether the scriptures on the wall are esoteric teachings.

Chunxin thought: Chun Kong has always only loved meditation and Buddhism, and has little interest in martial arts. Plus, he is still so young, so it is very likely that there are hidden secret techniques in the scriptures but he can't see them, which is why he said there are none... Anyway, I don't believe that anyone would go to such great lengths to hide some ordinary scriptures.

Secondly, regarding Sun and Huang's plan to "rush out to save the day when someone is at odds with Wudang," Chunxin felt it was a good opportunity to trap them. He would think about it carefully again when he got back tonight and would surely come up with a plan to lure them out and walk into the trap, while also perfectly framing them.

“In that case, how about this…” Having made up his mind, Chunxin thought it was time to leave. “Starting tomorrow, I will come over every night at midnight to tell you about the current situation in Wudang and bring you some food and drink… As for tonight, it’s getting late. If I stay any longer, something might happen. I’ll head back now.”

“Hey~ Master Chunxin, don’t rush.” But Sun Yixie suddenly called out to Chunxin, who was about to get up, “Since you’re willing to be our ‘insider,’ then let’s give you a code name.”

"Code name?" Chunxin didn't quite understand what the other person meant.

"So, when we communicate in the future, if it's inconvenient to talk face-to-face and we need to pass a note or something, or if we need to be careful not to be overheard while we're talking... we can address each other by 'code names'," Huang Donglai explained at the opportune moment.

“Amitabha…” Upon hearing this, Chunxin seemed to have a sudden realization—although he had been an undercover agent for twenty years, he had never had a code name. Now, after hearing the other person's description, he realized that having a code name would indeed be convenient. “Then may I ask, what should this humble monk’s code name be…”

"You can call it 'Buddha Niche'," Sun Yixie suggested.

Before he finished speaking, Chunxin thought to himself: Isn't this code name a bit too obvious in its implication of my identity?

But he ultimately refrained from speaking, and instead asked, "And what about you?"

“Heh…” Sun Yixie grinned and patted his chest. “You can call me ‘Deep Sea’.”

"Uh..." Chunxin didn't know what to say, and hesitated for a moment, "Okay, okay..."

Then Sun Huang told him some details about future communication. For example, if Chunxin couldn't come one night, or if the guards at the crossroads were on duty, he could write some information on a piece of paper, tie the paper to a heavy object, and throw it over the cliff. He also talked about how to send signals to them from a distance in emergency situations and how to use different signals to indicate different situations.

Chunxin was increasingly amazed as he listened, thinking to himself, "I've been lying low for so many years, and today I've been taught a whole bunch of things I've never even heard of by two young punks. And the worst part is, they're all pretty useful. This really proves that there's always something to learn from everyone, and there's no end to learning..."

After explaining these things, Sun Huang and Chun Kong escorted Chun Xin back to the entrance of the forbidden area, watching him slip away to the other side.

After he walked away, Sun Yixie immediately said to Chun Kong, "Chun Kong, there's something wrong with your senior brother."

Upon hearing this, Chun Kong did not show much surprise, because he had already noticed that Sun and Huang were deliberately hiding information during their conversation in the cave.

Therefore, Chun Kong didn't ask "What's wrong with him?" at all in his next sentence. Instead, he said directly, "So, you deliberately pretended to be deceived by him and let him go back... and all those details about the rendezvous were just to make it look real and put his mind at ease?"

“Hey~ you guessed half right.” Sun Yixie replied, “It’s not just about putting his mind at ease.” He paused, looked into the distance, and revealed a sly smile, “I think he’s trying to play the long game and catch a big fish, so I’ll play along… and be prepared to catch him in the act.”

And just as he triumphantly delivered this declaration of conspiracy...

Huang Donglai, who was particularly perceptive and attentive to certain things, suddenly remembered something and interjected, "By the way, Brother Sun, when you came to see me before, you seemed to say that you were waiting for me so long you were about to collapse, right? How come it's been so long..."

"Damn it! I completely forgot!" Sun Yixie was really caught off guard. He was fine until someone reminded him, but now that it was mentioned, that "feeling" suddenly kicked in, and it felt incredibly urgent. So, before Huang Donglai could finish speaking, Sun Yixie cursed under his breath and ran off in a very strange manner…