Being an otaku in the world of American comics

"Next, hurry up!"

"Little Taoist, what are you, a member of the clergy, doing in the capital?"

"This humble Taoist travels here and there. Observing the celestial signs at night, I see that the aura of the Son of Heaven in the capital of our dynasty is becoming increasingly strong. I have come to admire the majesty of the sage."

"I'm asking you what you're doing in the capital! Don't play riddles with your grandpa!"

"Uh… This humble Taoist has studied with a master for many years and knows some skills in drawing talismans and divination. Therefore, I wanted to come to the capital to see if there is any business to be done."

"Come to the capital to do talisman drawing and divination business? Oh~! That horse of yours is quite handsome. It doesn't look cheap, does it?"

"My master passed away a little over a month ago. This is the horse that this humble Taoist raised from a young age in the temple. It is also the only thing I received from the temple."

"Which Taoist temple are you from? Tell your grandpa soldier here. When I followed the Taizu Emperor in the southern and northern wars, I might have even been there before~"

"This humble Taoist is from the White Cloud Temple in Shanxi, but that is just a small, secluded temple in the countryside. This is my Taoist certificate; please take a look, Officer."

He took a booklet that he bought from the black market with money and proactively handed it to the city gate guard who was deliberately making things difficult for him. At the same time, in order to get through the gate faster, Liang Yue also stuffed a piece of silver at the bottom of the booklet as a bribe.

After glancing at the soldier next to him, who was holding a portrait and constantly comparing it to himself and the crowd behind him, Liang Yue stood there obediently, waiting for the city gate guard to let him pass.

Sure enough, after handing over the silver, the inspecting guard's expression immediately softened a lot, and he no longer acted so officious as before.

After turning his head and exchanging a glance with the soldier behind him who was comparing the portrait, he quickly let him into the city.

Before long, Liang Yue was leading a horse and staying at an inn.

The location of this inn was a bit remote, but it was cheap, and the guests who came and went were mostly peddlers, porters, and petty merchants who didn't have much money.

However, this was also very much in line with someone's identity of coming to the capital to make a living.

Afterwards, Liang Yue used the excuse of renting a house and shop to wander through the streets and alleys of the capital, constantly familiarizing himself with the surrounding terrain.

Occasionally, he would also enter some pharmacies to purchase some medicinal herbs, both to disguise himself and to keep them as备用药草.

In fact, since entering the city, Liang Yue had quickly noticed something was amiss around him with his keen senses.

Before long, some small hooligans appeared in his vicinity, and then they followed him slowly, seemingly casually, occasionally raising their heads to look at him a few times, observing his every move.

Liang Yue understood that he was being targeted~

But after discovering this situation, he didn't say anything, just let it go, let nature take its course, and planned to decide based on the subsequent development of the situation.

However, in Liang Yue's heart, he had some guesses about the origins of these people.

"The capital is indeed a place of virtue. Although it seems to be becoming more peaceful and the people are living in peace, the imperial court's surveillance of the people has never stopped."

"But that's right. At this time, the Three Feudatories within the country and the Zheng family in Taiwan have not yet been pacified. Externally, there are troops from the grasslands and plateaus watching from the sidelines. If they really relax their vigilance, the Manchus' reign would probably not last long."

"Moreover, these people seem to have never intended to integrate into this land. They just placed themselves in the position of herdsmen, constantly squeezing the people, and once the situation is not right, they are ready to run back north at any time."

"However, those head servants who helped them herd are really amazing. Not only did they do the Booi Aha with relish and gratitude, but later they even helped their masters to revitalize the game~"

Liang Yue's current plan was actually very simple, which was to specifically plan his course of action based on the content of the system's mission.

After experiencing the battle at the Shaolin Temple, two of the three must-kill quotas in the main quest have now been killed by him.

More importantly, Ma Ning'er's premature death caused the side quest of protecting Chen Jinnan, the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, to inevitably undergo unknown deviations.

Without this nemesis, although he didn't know whether Chen Jinnan would still be as foolish as in the original plot, rushing up alone against a group of people and then being instantly killed.

But what Liang Yue knew was that relying solely on the Eight-Armed Arhat, who excelled in hidden weapons and lightness skills, would definitely not be able to defeat Chen Duozhu.

An already elderly Thousand-Hand Guanyin, Zhu Xiaoqian, could kill the opponent in a fair one-on-one duel.

Not to mention that without Ma Ning'er's harassment, Hong Xiguan and others would join Chen Jinnan unscathed, and the old abbot of Shaolin Temple would lead the remaining Shaolin monks to join the great cause of opposing the Qing and restoring the Ming.

Of course, the masters who have defected to the Qing court will definitely not only be Ma Ning'er, the Western Regions demon monk, and the Eight-Armed Arhat.

After losing the former two, there may be even more powerful replacements coming up later.

And for Liang Yue, instead of following the Heaven and Earth Society people to hide everywhere, and being exhausted by dealing with the encirclement of the imperial court's hounds, it would be better to simply take the initiative and run directly to the Qing court's base camp to attract the attention of all kinds of hounds.

Anyway, with the protagonist's halo surrounding Brother Jie, and the protection of the Shaolin monks, plus the original masters in the Heaven and Earth Society, if it's just to ensure Chen Jinnan's safety, it shouldn't be a big problem.

The current problem is how to gather the imperial court's hounds, scattered all over the country, participating in the annihilation of the Heaven and Earth Society, and all kinds of rebellious forces, to this Beiping City~

"Make trouble! And make it bigger, the bigger the better, and it has to be so big that the army within the capital is helpless and can only summon those professionals to come back to deal with me."

"As the saying goes, shoot the man, shoot the horse first, capture the thief, capture the king first. The little emperor should be kept for now, but there's no need to consider so much about those princes of the same clan as him."

"Also, where are the barracks of the Tartar clan army stationed in the capital? These all need to be carefully planned!"

…

Just thinking about it nonsensically in his heart, Liang Yue had already sat down in a restaurant, ordered a plate of dried fruit and two side dishes, and was eating slowly.

The restaurant in front of him couldn't be considered very high-end, but it was located in a densely populated area of the capital. There was indeed a lot of traffic back and forth, and the prices here were relatively affordable, so the business in the restaurant was very prosperous.

Near lunchtime, the store was gradually filled with diners from all walks of life. After taking a few sips of wine, people would often talk loudly.

Although most of them were trivial matters, small things about family affairs, occasionally there would be some rumors and legends from the Jianghu.

Liang Yue liked this kind of occasion very much. In addition to being able to experience the social atmosphere and life of this time up close, he could also gather some information.