Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 681 The spies only need to gather intelligence, but I have many more things to consider.
Before long, Xuanzi arrived in front of a Xuantian Restaurant.

In fact, this restaurant originally belonged to the Tang Clan. During the war more than four thousand years ago, in order to gather as much intelligence as possible to aid the war effort, the Tang Clan sent a group of people to Mingdu to open this restaurant.

As the Tang Sect gradually sank amidst the tidal wave of soul tools, this restaurant closed its doors multiple times. After many twists and turns, it eventually came into the hands of Shrek Academy and became a contact point for Shrek spies.

Xuanzi lifted the curtain, and the noisy sounds poured into his ears.

It was clearly the middle of the night, yet a group of drunken men were drinking, with several more lying sprawled on the ground.

He wasn't surprised by this; on the contrary, he found it perfectly normal.

No matter what, Xuantian Restaurant is a long-established brand with excellent brewing skills, and its business is usually very good.

He strode to the counter, found the waiter in gray, and said in a deep voice, "I need to see the owner of Xuantian Restaurant. Go and tell him now that someone I know wants to see him."

Although Xuantian Restaurant serves as a contact point, to ensure security and the restaurant's normal operation, only the owner is a Shrek spy; the rest of the staff are ordinary Sun and Moon people.

The waiter stared in astonishment at the strange man dressed in a black robe and wearing a hood to cover his face, somewhat bewildered, but judging from the man's tone, he dared not be negligent.

After all, as a waiter in the restaurant, it wouldn't be good if he accidentally bumped into someone the boss knew. So he quickly said, "Sir, please wait here for a moment. I'll go and inform the boss right away."

As he spoke, the shop assistant left the counter to look for the owner. A moment later, he returned with a middle-aged man.

The man, dressed in a blue robe, with a stubble beard and sharply defined eyebrows, walked up to Xuanzi and asked suspiciously, "This guest, you told my shop assistant that you are an acquaintance of mine?"

“Yes, an acquaintance. You should know who I am from my voice!” Xuanzi said while transmitting his voice to the middle-aged man: “Zhao Yunfeng, I am Shrek Xuanzi. I need you to help me gather some intelligence.”

If I remember correctly, the person in front of me is Zhao Yunfeng. He used to study at Shrek Academy and chose to serve the academy after graduation.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man named Zhao Yunfeng's pupils contracted slightly, and his body stiffened for a moment, but he quickly relaxed. He found it hard to believe that the notorious Elder Xuan would come to the restaurant to look for him.

As an experienced spy, he appropriately feigned surprise and exclaimed with delight, "Teacher, it's you! We haven't seen each other for many years, let's have a good get-together today!"

As he spoke, he turned around and led Xuanzi the way, instructing the waiter to have the kitchen prepare wine and food. Soon, he led Xuanzi to a private room in the restaurant and activated a soundproof soul-guided shield to prevent sound leakage.

Xuanzi took off his hood, revealing his face. Zhao Yunfeng's face lit up with a smile, and he immediately said, "Elder Xuan, what brings you here?"

Xuanzi deliberately put on a stern face: "What, can't I come?" "Elder Xuan, please don't tease me. That's not what I meant. I'm just a little curious. I heard that you were fighting against Sun and Moon level experts on the battlefield a while ago." As Zhao Yunfeng spoke, he couldn't help but stare at Xuanzi, subconsciously sizing up this second strongest Shrek Academy member who had lost an arm.

In fact, as time went by, Xuanzi's image in his mind became worse and worse. He had also heard about Xuanzi's "brilliant" performance on the battlefield some time ago.

Nowadays, many people in the Sun Moon Empire suspect that Xuanzi might be a spy planted by the Sun Moon Emperor in the allied forces. After all, his series of actions are practically helping the Sun Moon army to conquer cities and seize territory. Therefore, rumors about Xuanzi being a spy are flying like snowflakes within the Sun Moon Empire.

Living in such an environment, Zhao Yunfeng's dissatisfaction with Xuanzi grew day by day. After all, as the second strongest person in Shrek Academy, Xuanzi practically represented the image of Shrek Academy in the outside world. Xuanzi's outrageous behavior also affected the reputation of Shrek Academy.

"My purpose in coming to you is very simple: to immediately gather information about Xu Tianran. I need to know his travel arrangements and who his powerful protectors are," Xuanzi stated his purpose.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yunfeng was somewhat taken aback: "Elder Xuan, do you mean you intend to harm Xu Tianran?"

“Hmm.” Xuanzi didn’t hide his intentions and admitted it frankly. “Elder Mu gave me a task to cause trouble within the Sun Moon Empire. I feel that targeting Xu Tianran also falls into the category of causing trouble.”

Zhao Yunfeng was somewhat surprised and uncertain. Taking action against Xu Tianran was no simple matter, after all, as the Emperor of the Sun and Moon, he had extremely strong protection.

Moreover, given Xuanzi's past glorious achievements, he was really worried that Xuanzi would cause some trouble again this time. So he advised, "Elder Xuan, there are many ways to cause destruction. Instead of thinking about targeting Xu Tianran, why not destroy the soul tool warehouses in various parts of the Sun Moon Empire?"

Xuanzi frowned and refused, saying, "No, destroying the soul tool warehouse cannot fundamentally improve the allied forces' dire situation on the front lines. Only by capturing Xu Tianran alive can the situation be improved. After all, Xu Tianran is the Sun and Moon Emperor, and capturing him alive would have profound significance."

No, don't you have any idea why the coalition forces are in such a terrible situation on the front lines? If it weren't for your series of outrageous actions, would the coalition forces have ended up in this predicament?
Zhao Yunfeng inwardly scoffed, but he still wanted to try again, so he continued, "Elder Xuan, is it..."

“Alright, Yunfeng!” Xuanzi interrupted Zhao Yunfeng. “Just do as I say. If anything goes wrong, I, as the second strongest in Shrek Academy, will take full responsibility. But if I can successfully capture Xu Tianran alive, you and the other spies from the academy will undoubtedly be credited and will be rewarded by the academy.”

Hearing this, Zhao Yunfeng could no longer argue and could only nod with difficulty: "Yes, Elder Xuan!"

“Okay, then you can arrange for people to gather intelligence now. I’ll stay at the restaurant and give you and your spies three days to gather intelligence,” Xuanzi said.

You can stay comfortably in the restaurant for three days while your spies are out there doing extremely difficult things. It's easy for you to talk when you're not in their shoes!
Suppressing his dissatisfaction, Zhao Yunfeng pleaded, "Three days is far too short, Elder Xuan. Could you please grant us more time? After all, this puts too much pressure on our spies."

Xuanzi said calmly, "Are you questioning my decision? The spies only need to gather intelligence, but I have many more things to consider."

(End of this chapter)