Heaven's Formula

"It turned out to be you—" Fang Xiandao said in surprise, "Could it be the Privy Council who wanted to arrest us?"

"The Privy Council didn't want to arrest you at first, but the matter has become so difficult to explain." Yan Qing said in a deep voice.

"What do you mean?" Xia Fan asked.

"We talked as we walked. Time is running out, you must leave the city immediately. The Privy Council has not yet fully taken over the functions of the six ministries, and it will take time to close the city gate."

"No." He said decisively, "Li and the others are still in Wanjing Tower."

"Don't worry, they have already left first. I heard that you have also arranged support staff outside the city, which is a safe choice." Yan Qing paused slightly, and her tone changed a little, "But it's also disguised It proves that the second prince's concerns are correct."

"You told them to leave?"

"Exactly." Yan Qing clapped her hands, a fat cat suddenly appeared from her feet, and climbed onto Xia Fan's shoulders two or three times, "Li said let this cat spirit follow me, so that you won't doubt it." .”

Gun Gun opened his mouth and meowed, as if to prove that she was not lying.

"Okay..." Xia Fan stepped up to keep up with the other party, "What happened in the Privy Council Mansion?"

"To make a long story short, Your Highness found the chief examiner of the Qingshan Township Examination, and obtained conclusive evidence from him that Ning Wanjun had contacted you in advance." Yan Qing said expressionlessly, "As for the third princess, the Privy Council was only She was listed as an observation target, and she was not actually targeted, but we all know that she will never easily accept the status quo of the crown prince's ascension to the throne."

"So you killed the frontier general who was loyal to her?" At this point, Xia Fan simply stopped hiding.

"The guards who hold the throat of the border do not obey the orders of the Privy Council. This is also a helpless choice. Only by opening up the border can the troops of Gao Guo and Xu Guo enter Daqi smoothly. As for who this person is loyal to, it is not the point."

"It sounds like anyone who hinders the plan of the Privy Council, you will kill them cleanly."

"Is there any problem with this?" Yan Qing said lightly, "Since ancient times, changes have been like this, and it is inevitable that innocent people will suffer—not to mention that Ba Xingtian is not an innocent person. He should understand that once he goes to the battlefield , there will be such a day sooner or later.”

"Let's put this question aside for now." Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Fang Xiandao quickly interjected, "You said that the Privy Council didn't want to arrest us, what exactly do you mean?"

"Although Mr. Ning Wan is hostile to the royal family, he is not very threatening. Even if Xia Fan is already loyal to the princess, His Royal Highness the Second Prince hopes to try to win her over." Yan Qing kept walking, and said quickly, "However, the premise is to keep Xia Fan in Shangyuan City and never meet Ning Wanjun again. Therefore, he sent a team of alchemists to Wanjing Tower."

Xia Fan suddenly understood what she wanted to say.

"—However, Li must not be trapped in Shangyuan City!"

Yan Qing glanced back at him, "That's right, to be honest, I don't care if you can go back to Jinxia, ​​but Li is different. If the alchemist guards her, her identity as a fox demon won't be kept secret for long. You also know that, What will happen to a demon who is so close to the human world if it is caught by the Privy Council. So I got them out of the Wanjing Tower before the alchemists."

"Then the second prince realized that he had missed everything, and now his suspicions were confirmed." Xia Fan rubbed his forehead, "That's why there was the arrest of the brothel—he thought I had turned my back on me."

"From my point of view, he doesn't seem to have wronged you." Yan Qing's tone was somewhat depressed, "What Ning Wanjun did was just for revenge. You should understand that there is no way forward with her. If it wasn't for Li's repeated demands that you must Letting you leave Shangyuan, I think it would be a good thing to keep you here."

"So you think everything the Privy Council has done is right?"

"At least it can allow the six countries to unite and jointly resist external threats."

"What about Li? Did Li interfere with this plan?" Xia Fan asked unceremoniously, "Or as long as there is this level of righteousness, any deeds can be tolerated?"

Yan Qing fell into silence.

"Actually, you also know that this is definitely not the right way, otherwise you wouldn't risk betrayal to help Li escape."

"...I just don't want my friend's blood to be buried here." She said after a long time.

"What if the Privy Council insists on taking her life?" Xia Fan said bluntly, "Will you still stand with the Second Prince?"

"I..." Qing Jian rarely started, but didn't continue.

She hesitated, which meant that her heart was shaken.

Just as Xia Fan was about to swing a few more hoes, a large flickering flame suddenly appeared in the alley.

A group of people are coming here!

Yan Qing suddenly stopped, and waved his hand towards the wall, "Hide well, don't make any noise!"

After that, she took a few steps forward alone, "Who is over there!?"

"Oh, isn't this Mrs. Yan? Everyone, stop." With a chuckle, a pretty figure walked out of the alley, "How, have you found any traces of the target?"

Hearing this somewhat familiar voice, a corresponding image suddenly appeared in Xia Fan's mind.

Guarded by the third rank of the Privy Council, Yu Linglong is "shooting".

Chapter 3 and Three

"Not yet." Yan Qing replied calmly, "Maybe he has already left the city."

"That would be a pity." Yu Linglong walked in front of her with her hands behind her back, and looked behind her curiously, "Why are you alone here? Where is the team you lead?"

"I asked them to monitor the Wanjing Building. Bringing a bunch of people would get in the way."

"I see," she nodded thoughtfully, "in order to prevent the other party from taking advantage of the gap of 'the most dangerous place is the safest place'? As expected of a lock weaver, don't let the other party take advantage of it .”

After finishing speaking, Yu Linglong was silent for a moment, and when she spoke again, there was a trace of hesitation in her tone.

"Do you think that person... really betrayed the Privy Council?"

"Why do you ask this?" Yan Qing glanced at her.

"I... don't like traitors, but I don't want to treat him as an enemy." Yu Linglong showed a tangled expression, "It's rare that there is such a normal person among the core members, why was he preempted by the third princess? Because she's a pure woman?"

"If you didn't intend to turn to the Privy Council from the beginning, how could there be a traitor? Don't forget, the princess contacted him much earlier than the Privy Council, so it's not surprising that he was acting on the spot from the beginning."

"When you say that, I feel better." Yu Linglong moved her eyes down and stared at the ground beside her feet, "Master Yan, there should be no one else here, why did you spread the net so tightly?"

Xia Fan, who was hiding in the dark corner of the room, couldn't help but sink in his heart, and quietly put his right hand into his cuff.

This place is not suitable for hiding at all. The only thing that can block the view is the uneven interface between bungalows.

"What we are hunting is an alchemist who is good at the shock technique, and we don't know anything about the techniques and combat methods he is good at. It is always right to raise your guard. It is you..." Yan Qing said unmoved, "If you hold Contact him with an indecisive attitude, be careful not to be caught in the end, but you will fall into his hands."

"Hehe, don't worry, Linglong knows about it." She looked away and tapped her head, "Since you are here, I will search elsewhere."

Then she turned and walked towards the entrance of the alley, "The team turns back, everyone, let's go to another street and alley!"

"Here!"

The light of the fire quickly disappeared, and the alley returned to darkness.

Yan Qing retracted the chain, "You can come out now."

"She suspects you?" Xia Fan put the copper wire pendant back into his sleeve.

"I don't know. But although Yu Linglong is very sensitive to the fluctuations of people's hearts, she is not a scheming person. Besides, when she really wants to do something to you, you probably won't notice it until you die, so don't worry."

Really heartwarming words of comfort.

"The gate of the city is not far from here, hurry up." Yan Qing said.

……

A quarter of an hour later, Yu Linglong returned to that dark alley.

She walked to the seat where the green sword stayed before, and assumed the same standing posture as the other party.

At the same time, a group of black shadows rose from the ground until it turned into the same appearance as Yu Linglong.

"Why, do you think there is something wrong?"

Black Shadow suddenly asked.

Its voice was dull and muddy, completely different from Yu Linglong's crisp voice.

Through the "eyes" of the black shadow, Yu Linglong not only saw herself, but also seemed to see Yan Qing at that time.

"She said she was wary of Xia Fan at the time, but I don't think that's the case. Now I understand—the person she was really wary of was me."

One perspective may not be real enough, but with the other party's perspective, the feeling becomes quite strong.

The direction of the breath of the chains, Yan Qing's eyes... all focused on her vital points.

"So she wants to kill you." Soi Ying said briefly.

"How is it possible... I'm her partner."

"For the sake of shady interests, killing a companion is not a difficult decision."

"you shut up."

The shadow suddenly fell silent.

Yu Linglong re-entered the state that Yan Qing was in. Although the range was small, her body did tilt slightly, which proved that she was subconsciously covering something.

The front must be trying to block himself.

What about the back?

Yu Linglong turned her head and looked at the position behind Yan Qing.

It was a housing recess.

She took two steps back, squatted down, and reached out to touch the ground.

The humidity here is very heavy, and a thin layer of hoarfrost has formed on the slate floor, and she felt a little collapse in the notch.This means that someone has stepped on it, and the edge of the collapse is quite soft, and there is no sign of secondary freezing, indicating that the traces have just been formed.

——There was more than one person beside Yan Qing at that time.

"Traitor." Sombra said again, "She actually discovered the target and didn't say anything. This is a naked betrayal!"

Yu Linglong smoothed those footprints silently.

"Hey, wait, you don't intend to hide it, do you?"

"What are you talking about? It's very normal here. What do I need to report?"

"Target's footprint—"

"Where are the footprints?"

"You—" Heiying choked suddenly, and it took him a long time to catch his breath, "You are also a traitor!"

"Stop talking stupid things," Yu Linglong slapped Heiying on the back of the head, "I'm not you?"

……

Drilling out from the corner of the alley, Xia Fan and the others have already come to a street. It seems that this place has not been affected by the arrest at all. People can be seen everywhere, and there are many vehicles coming in and out at the gate of the city. A metropolis with a population of 50 consumes an astonishing amount of resources and produces waste every day. Only overnight transportation can maintain the normal operation of the city.

Unless something major like the prince's assassination happens, the eight gates of Shangyuan City will remain open.

And Yan Qing had already prepared a carriage.

"You go out of the city in a carriage, no one will check your identities, and don't go to Jinxia in the future, find a chance to leave Daqi and settle in another place. As long as you don't openly fight against the Privy Council, the second prince will not kill everyone .”

"Is that why you don't like the third princess?" Xia Fan shrugged.

"After all, she has only one person, and the unification of the six kingdoms cannot be stopped by her strength. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is like a cart." Yan Qing shook her head, "But Ning Wanjun is of the royal blood after all, you don't have to Worrying about her life."

"She was a person before, but it doesn't mean she will be in the future. People's hearts will change."

"But have you ever thought about the consequences of failure? The princess may survive, but you and Li have absolutely no chance—everyone related to you will be implicated." Yan Qing waved his hand, as if he didn't want to talk any more, "Protect Good Miss Li, don't let her fall into the hands of the Privy Council."

"My lord, please." The coachman opened the carriage door.

Xia Fan had no choice but to get into the car, "When you are free later, you can go to Jinxia City to have a look—maybe you will have different opinions then."

Yan Qing didn't answer.

After Fang Xiandao also pushed forward, the coachman waved his whip and shouted, "Fight!"

The carriage started slowly and drove the two of them towards the gate.

She stood where she was, quietly watching the vehicles pass through the city gate, before turning back to the streets.

When he was about to arrive at the Wanjing Building, Yan Qing suddenly felt a chill coming from behind - it was mixed with the cold evening wind, but it was more piercing than the evening wind.

As soon as she turned her head, she saw a white sword light slashing towards her neck.

Chapter 3 and Four Fall

With a crashing buzz, a cluster of sparks exploded like celebration fireworks.

At the same time, there was a splatter of blood.

Although the chain blocked the attack path for the first time, the attack was not only fast, but also full of strength.The chain only played a deflective role, and the blade still cut her skin after crossing the iron chain.

For a moment, the neck was bleeding profusely.

However, under the obstruction of the chains, this surprise attack did not become a fatal injury after all.

Yan Qing clutched her neck, looked up, and the one standing in front of her was Bai Zhan, the "Layman on the Cloud".

The red tasseled sword in his hand was dripping with blood.

The distance between the two was almost a hundred steps, but just now the other party seemed to be attacking in front of him - this is Bai Zhan's ability, and the distance based on common sense does not work for him.

In a sense, alchemists who are proficient in Kunshu are more unpredictable than Kanshu.The latter can still rely on will and experience to fight against, but the space twist caused by kunshu is a real change.