Heaven's Formula

This is also the opponent Yan Qing least wants to meet.

"Hey, your sword... is really merciless."

"You and I are both green swords, so you naturally know that you should not hold back in the battle between the green swords." Bai Zhan's voice was still cold, "And I also calculated that with your strength, this sword can only hurt you. It cannot put you to death. In addition, there is poison on the sword, and you will feel sleepy, paralyzed and slow, and your strength will be at least [-]% lower than usual."

He even used poison...

She injected Qi into the wound, temporarily sealing the surging blood.

"What's the reason? Are you planning to provoke internal fighting?"

"Well said." Another figure slowly walked out from behind Bai Zhan, "I was just about to ask you, what is the reason for letting Xia Fan go?"

Yan Qing's heart sank suddenly, the other party was Ning Qianshi.

"Your Highness..."

"You want to ask for evidence, don't you?"

The second prince clapped his hands, and an alchemist wearing a white robe stepped forward and threw a corpse on the ground - it was clearly a messenger servant in the brothel.Although he was dead, he crawled slowly on the ground as if he was still alive.A mass of black air above his head was slowly squirming, and murmuring turbidly.

"Evil transformation..."

The moment Yan Qing saw the servant, she understood everything.

Although that Bai Ren was not of a high grade, his ability might be very special. It could temporarily linger the consciousness of a person who had just died, that is, form an evil spirit.

In the state where the consciousness is about to be lost, the deceased will no longer have any thoughts of defense. It can be said that he can answer whatever is asked. This technique can also be regarded as the last option when interrogating information.

Even if the servant couldn't think about complex questions in this state, and could only answer some impressive basic questions, it was not difficult to find out key clues from his mouth and use them to deduce the whole picture of the matter.

Yan Qing originally planned to wait until Xia Fan was sent out of the city, and then come back to solve the problem of the servants, but she did not expect the Second Prince's action to be so swift.

"I didn't have this idea from the beginning." Ning Qianshi said proactively, "It's just that Wanjing Building was suddenly empty and I had to think about internal problems, so when I turned to the Nancheng business district to look for Xia Fan's trace, I asked a few alchemists to follow."

"But he should be the only one who knows about the delivery of the letter. Even if we have to investigate..." Yan Qing froze suddenly at this point, she looked at the second prince with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

There is only one way to find that key person in the shortest possible time.

That is to kill all the people who have entered Xia Fan's wing.

The living will justify, but the dead will not.

"Fortunately, we found the clue with only half of the people. To be honest, I really don't want to believe that the person who helped him escape was you, Yan Qing... Have you betrayed the Privy Council and our common goal?" Ning Qianshi looked directly at her and asked.

However, what Xia Fan said emerged in Yan Qing's mind.

"What about Li? Did Li interfere with this plan?"

"Or is it that as long as there is this level of righteousness, any deeds can be tolerated?"

The strange thing is that she didn't think it was wrong for the second prince to do this before.

To find out the inside story as quickly as possible and eliminate the threat for the Privy Council—this is a decisive and wise judgment. As for the innocent people who have been implicated, there is no need to care too much, just give the relevant family members a sum of compensation afterwards.

But at this moment, she felt that something was stuck in her heart.

If Li was hanged by them at the gate of the city, would she really feel that she was compensated after receiving the compensation money?

"Your Highness..." Yan Qing finally said after a long while, "I did not betray the Privy Council, let alone the target that poured countless people's efforts into it."

"Then what is your reason for helping Xia Fan?"

She lowered her head, "Forgive me for not being able to tell."

That was the only blood left by her friend.

Even if she was a demon, she couldn't let Li Yin die by herself.

"Can't... tell each other?" The second prince took a deep breath, "You should know that words are weak, and the Privy Council values ​​actions more."

"But that's the truth," Yan Qing refused to budge, "I don't want to betray the Privy Council, but I can't tell the reason either. Your Highness, let them go...Xia Fan will not hinder Seven Star's plan, Third Princess It is also impossible to compete with the Privy Council."

"Absurd words, I didn't expect you to say such words." Bai Zhan said coldly, "When you were bewitched by Xia Fan and helped them escape from Shangyuan City, you already hindered our plan."

"It's impossible for me to give up because of such a reason." Ning Qianshi's eyes were a little more disappointed, "If you don't want to take the initiative to explain, I can only use some last resort. Do you want to resist the Privy Council's arrest?"

Yan Qing was silent for a moment, then slowly lowered her hands.

The chain in front of her fell to the ground as if it lost its support.

"I... didn't mean that."

"Listen to my order and take down the "lock weaver" Yan Qing! "Ning Qianshi said loudly.

"Leader!"

A group of guards rushed out from the streets and alleys, and pushed Yan Qing to the ground.Then her hands and feet were put in shackles. This special instrument of torture could even fix every finger. Not to mention using talismans or magic tools, she couldn't even touch her body.

After the green sword was taken away, the second prince sighed in a low voice, "I didn't expect the situation to become like this."

"The law is not merciful." Baizhan said in an unchanged tone, "This kind of thing will happen a second time. If the signs are not extinguished as soon as possible, the General Palace may suffer great losses in the future. Your Highness, Xia Fanna How do you plan to deal with it? Will you start a large-scale search with troops tonight?"

"It's too late." Ning Qianshi frowned, "Half an hour is enough for them to run for more than ten miles. There are forests and mountains around Gyeonggi, and it is almost impossible to find them without knowing the exact direction. "

No matter how stupid a person is, he will not continue to swagger down the official road southward when he is wanted. Once he leaves the city, he will be as high as the sky.

"What's more, tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony of the elder brother. Whether it is the Privy Council or the Ministry of War, we must keep an eye on the palace. After that, we will hold a seven-star meeting—although only Xu Guotian and Gao Guoxuan envoys will come, but we at least It has to show the demeanor of the Privy Council of Qiguo. Doesn’t the dispatch of people with great fanfare mean that Shangyuan City is still not under our control?"

"You are right, it was my negligence." Bai Zhan nodded.

"Let's stop here tonight," the second prince looked to the southeast - that is the direction of Shenzhou, "If Xia Fan really colludes with Ning Wanjun, we will meet again sooner or later."

Chapter 3 and Five

As Yan Qing said, the carriage passed through the city gate very smoothly.

The support team arranged in advance for activities in the suburbs played a role. Xia Fan and Fang Xiandao quickly met Li and others through the agreed meeting place.In fact, they stayed in a private house two or three miles away from Shangyuan City, and they could even see the movement in the direction of the city wall by climbing to the top of the building.

"Is it okay not to evacuate immediately?" Xia Fan asked.

"Don't worry, my lord. The most important principle in anti-tracking is to find out the opponent's actions first." The captain of the commanding support team is a school lieutenant named Shi Zhong. When going out of the border city gate, the humble officials have arranged bait and false clues. Unless the enemy gathers an army of 10 people, it is impossible to catch our tail."

And it takes two or three days to assemble an army of 10 people.

What's more, Shangyuan City alone can't get so many people.

"It feels like it's not the first time you've done this kind of thing." Xia Fan said with great interest seeing that he spoke clearly and clearly.After all, leading troops in combat is not something he is good at, and it is undoubtedly reassuring news to have such a calm backup.

"His Royal Highness has carefully selected Beizhi." Shi Zhong said with some pride, "When he was on the border of the Gao Kingdom, Beizhi entered the vicinity of Futian Castle several times, mapped out the terrain of the fortress, and stayed there for nearly half a year. I have escaped no fewer than ten arrests."

Sure enough, he is an expert.

Xia Fan simply handed over the retreat plan to him, "Then what is the next arrangement?"

"If the opponent sends troops to search the outer suburbs, we will use the forest to enter Yazhou along the eastern mountains, and then take a boat to Jinxia City. If the opponent only sets up checkpoints on a few key roads, we will go north and then south. Bypass the several roads leading directly to Shenzhou, and return to Jinxia from another direction." Shi Xiaowei said methodically, "In short, the opponent is in the open, and we are in the dark. As long as the whereabouts are not exposed by panic, the enemy can only Cast your net wide and try your luck."

When he said this, he cupped his hands, "My lord, you should have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow morning, I will be able to determine which way to leave Gyeonggi."

Xia Fan nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"This is the responsibility of humble officials."

After the captain left, Li Cai couldn't wait to ask, "Yan Qing found you two? Did you see her?"

"It's this Qingjian." Xia Fan briefly described his situation, "What about you?"

"It was also saved by her." Luo whispered softly, "When she first broke into the house, I thought it was an enemy—I didn't expect there to be such an alchemist in the Privy Council."

"I suggest you don't think about her." Fang Xiandao spread his hands, "Maybe she will be our enemy the next time we meet. In the face of the general trend of the world, this friendship will eventually be shattered—hiss— "

He suddenly took a breath.

Fang Yanni timidly withdrew her hand from his waist.

"Master, you deserve it." Qianzhi muttered.

"But generally speaking, this trip is pretty smooth, at least everyone can return to Jinxia safe and sound." Qian Yan said while flipping through the books he got from the Privy Council, "Although they finally found out that you and the princess relationship, but it will be a matter of time, once the news of the Seven Stars Privy Council Mansion is made public, I am afraid no place will be able to take care of itself."

Everyone was silent for a moment, and when they were about to go back to their rooms to rest, Gun Gun suddenly climbed up the window sill, "Meow!"

Li opened the window, and after letting Fat Cat in, it raised its front paws and barked twice in succession.

"Are you sure?" The fox demon's expression suddenly changed.

"What's wrong?" Xia Fan stopped and said, "You can understand the words of spirits now?"

"It's not about understanding, but perceiving emotions." Li corrected, "As long as you observe carefully, you can understand its meaning."

Rolling ran back and forth, then pounced, and finally rolled over, his belly exposed on all fours.

Xia Fan hesitated, "Uh... I don't quite understand..."

Li said solemnly, "Yan Qing's secret message was exposed and he was attacked by alchemists."

Now everyone's expressions changed.

"How come...isn't she the Privy Council Green Sword?" Fang Yanni dared not answer, "They...killed Sister Yan Qing because of this?"

"I don't know if she was killed or not. Gun Gun didn't see the end." Li gritted his teeth, "But she was indeed attacked by an alchemist."

"Fang Xiandao." Xia Fan immediately looked at the only person present who had the hope of seeing the whole situation, "Can you figure out her situation?"

"Theoretically, there is no problem, but I need her biography, or something close to me to make a decision." Fang Xiandao also became serious at the moment, "If there is nothing, it is difficult for me to target this person."

Everyone looked at each other for a while. To them, Yan Qing was just someone who had met twice, and his life was almost blank.

"Is this okay?" Xia Fan took out the note reminding him to leave the brothel.

"If it was written in her own handwriting, it should work." Fang Xiandao took out the medicine bag and poured out the gems inside, "Senior Sister, help boil the water."

"Okay, I'll go right away!" Fang Yanni immediately ran downstairs.

"You don't really have to take a shower first, do you?"

"Bathing and burning incense can indeed make the consciousness more concentrated, but as I said - a talented alchemist like me no longer needs to use external objects to complete divination." Fang Xiandao took out the divination basin, which looked like a bronze one The eight trigrams plate has a raised edge around it, and the inside of the basin is inlaid with wooden stripes.Those textures are definitely not made of wood, but are self-contained, as if they are still alive. "The purpose of boiling water is to obtain pure water. Whether it is the clear spring in the valley or the ice lake on the top of the snow mountain, it is not as pure as a bowl of boiled water. This is also the conclusion drawn by the fortune tellers of all ages."

This conclusion is so correct that it makes people... speechless.

Fang Yanni quickly fetched hot water, and Qianzhi cast a spell to bring it down to room temperature, and then poured the water into the hexagram tray.

Fang Xiandao held the gemstone and the note in his hand, and closed his eyes.

In an instant, the water in the basin trembled.

They seem to be drawn by something, forming planes of different heights on the hexagram plate, and at the same time black mist swirls in the water, making these patchwork "water mountains" dyed in different colors.

Only then did Fang Xiandao suddenly open his eyes, staring at the hexagram plate.After about half a quarter of an hour, the water in the hexagram plate calmed down, as if nothing had happened.

"How is it? Is there a conclusion?" Xia Fan was the first to ask.

"It's very clear, and it's much easier to recognize than the chaos of divination." Fang Xiandao heaved a sigh of relief, "What can be concluded at present is that the "lock weaver" Yan Qing is still alive. "

Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Only Xia Fan's expression remained unchanged, "You won't have any buts in the future, will you?"

"...But the subsequent hexagrams continue to decline, which shows that her situation in the next few months is not optimistic, and it can even be said that her life is in danger."

After saying this, the room suddenly fell into silence.

Everyone involuntarily turned their attention to Xia Fan.

Chapter 3 and Six

There is no doubt that walking away is a safe choice.

Yan Qing is the green sword of the Privy Council, internal friction in the Privy Council will only reduce one's own strength.

She was not the master Li was looking for, and she even became an enemy of Li's master during the Wanjinglou incident.

The next few months will be deep winter and early spring. It can be expected that for a long time, Gyeonggi has no time to take care of the situation in Shenzhou.As long as they return to Jinxia, ​​this trip will be a successful conclusion.

There are too many reasons to choose to leave.

Xia Fan knew that if he said leave, no one could blame him.

But he couldn't say those two words.

If night is included, he has only met Yan Qing three times.

But these three aspects had already left a deep enough impression on him.

Yan Qing is indeed an alchemist of the Privy Council.

However, her concern and protection for Li are real.

Ever since she got in touch with Li in private, she had already taken a risk.