Heaven's Formula

Since there is only one way, there is not much choice.Li quickly ran into the passage, trotting forward - the light in this place was much darker, and there was only a candlestick far away. If you don't pay attention to observe, it is difficult to find the fox hidden in the shadow.

Then the passage diverged into several forks.Some fork roads are not even lit at all, and the end is completely dark. It is not known whether it is abandoned or used to confuse people.

This made Li confirm his guess once again - building such a complicated labyrinth underground is definitely not something that can be done overnight.And judging from the age of the masonry, it should have existed for a long time.

After thinking about it, Li decided to take the widest path.The Donghai Gang are not demons and ghosts, and they definitely prefer to stay in spacious and bright places.

After going back dozens of steps, she finally saw the first living person.

A man in a loose robe with a long knife on his waist walked slowly along the passage.His hair was clearly shaved, save for a short braid on top of his head.On the side of the arm, there is a blood flower print similar to Qingzi's, but only one is red.

Li, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately turned around and retreated to the nearest fork in the road.

The man was holding a torch, looking like a guard.He looked around boredly, not realizing that there were two more infiltrators in the darkness.He didn't even take a second look in as he passed the side road.

"We've found the right direction." Li whispered, "Keep moving forward."

Obviously, this person is a core member of the Donghai Gang.

Being able to see people dressed like this means that they are very close to each other's base camp.

Sure enough, this time, after not walking far this time, the scenery in front of him suddenly changed, expanding from a passage to a rather empty underground lobby.

This place is about thirty to forty feet square, the top is curved, and there is light shining in the center, like a courtyard.Under the courtyard, there is the sound of water flowing, and in all likelihood, there are underground drains buried there, which are convenient for the people who live there to fetch water and discharge sewage.

Unexpectedly, there is such a landscape underground in Jinxia City!

No wonder the Wu Gang changed pinch after pinch, but no one found out the whereabouts of the Donghai Gang.

"Can we go back?" Shanhui pulled Lali's hind legs.

Fifty or so people from the Dongsheng Kingdom gathered in the lobby, at least four of them had three-petal red blood patterns. Judging by Qingzi's strength, these few are probably quite difficult to deal with.

Not to mention the Wu gang, if such a group of people acted collectively, it would be difficult for the local government to fight against them unless the Shenzhou garrison was mobilized.

At this time, it is completely certain that this is the hiding place of the Donghai Gang!

Li nodded, and when he was about to turn around and turn back, everyone suddenly stood up and bent down in one direction.

"hold on."

Seeing this situation, Li couldn't help but stop.

On the other side of the lobby, a wooden door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in a white coat and a tall hat came out from behind the door and stood in front of everyone.

Seeing the other party's attire, Shan Hui's body trembled!

"That's the person from the An family, why...he would appear in this kind of place!?"

Li found that Shan Hui had bared his fangs, and seemed to want to pounce on him.

"Hey, don't be stupid." She quickly pressed the opponent's head, "So what if the opponent is An's family? Don't forget where we are!"

"My hometown... was slaughtered by the An family." Shanhui replied with difficulty, "There are a thousand families, and none of them survived except me."

"Calm down, you're just going to die now." Li Ben planned to stay a little longer to see what this person wanted to do, but Shanhui couldn't control his emotions, so she had to take him away early The underground lobby.

Back at the Office of the Order of the Privy Council, Li explained his findings in detail.

"Anyway, if it weren't for this stupid dog, we might have discovered more."

"Sorry..." Shan Hui let out a sob, and his neck shrank a little.

"The mentality of wanting revenge is understandable, but the premise is to ensure that you can survive. After all, there are more than one An family." Xia Fan relieved, "In addition, this information is enough-at least we have caught the enemy's tail. Hard work You two, the cloud-pushing operation is over, and it's time to move on to the next step of the extermination plan."

"Xia Fan, are you sure you're going to do it so soon?" Li Mian showed concern, "To be honest, I didn't expect the situation to be so serious until I saw the Donghai gang's lair. Assuming that the four of them have the strength of Qingzi, The command department has to face four alchemists who ask questions and even try their hand at the same time, this is definitely not a question of eradicating gangsters, you are facing an opponent comparable to the Privy Council of Jinxia City."

"I agree. But there are many nights and dreams, and the variables will only get bigger if you drag it on." Xia Fan let out a sigh of relief.Although he had known for a long time that the Donghai Gang had infiltrated Jinxia City, he did not expect that the other party had already infiltrated to this extent—under the feet of the government and the Privy Council, they secretly gathered a team comparable to the strength of the city defense army. Will be so confident.

There is also the An family that Shanhui talked about—according to May Maiden, the alchemists from the An family, or the onmyoji, are treated like national teachers in Dongsheng Kingdom. No matter how low their status is, they will not be reduced to this level To such an extent, condescend to get involved with the East China Sea Gang, right?

Dongsheng Kingdom sent such a group of people just to ensure the delivery of private salt in Jinxia City?Xia Fan always felt a little unreliable.

They may have other plans.

It doesn't matter what the plot is, the important thing is to disrupt the enemy's pace before the opponent, and making Dongsheng Kingdom's plot helpless is the best countermeasure.

"Don't worry, the Donghai Gang is a little bit beyond expectations, but they also have fatal weaknesses. We are not without a chance of winning." After thinking about it for a while, Xia Fan has a countermeasure in mind, "For this battle, I need Open a tripartite meeting, now follow me to the princess's Fengyang Villa."

Chapter 115

In the reception hall, after listening to Xia Fan's narration, the princess and Wu Yueyao looked solemn.

"It's been almost a hundred years since the founding of Daqi. I thought it was common for local government to have corruption, but they always surprise me." After a moment of silence, Ning Wanjun smiled silently, his eyes filled with coldness. .

"The Wang family must have put in a lot of effort behind this." Xia Fan said calmly, "I'm just a little concerned about why a city that doesn't even have a sewer built so many winding things underground."

"When Yongguo was still there, it was true that many facilities were built underground. This place used to be an ancient battlefield. Maybe the authenticity was left over from that time."

"Please allow me to interrupt the two of you." Wu Yueyao interjected, "You guys want to help Donghai, and I should have fully supported you, but I'm afraid the current situation is not optimistic."

"Because the An family is also here?" Xia Fan asked.

"Yes." The big witch nodded seriously, "I said before that this family is good at yin and yang, and often drives evil spirits to fight, so it is difficult to measure the strength of an An family. If you do it rashly, you may lose something .”

"Actually, what you want to say is that you are afraid of heavy losses?" Ning Wanjun said without hesitation.Whether it's attacking the Donghai Gang or weakening Anjia's power, it should be a happy thing for Yamaguchi.Even so, the other party still wanted to dissuade her for one reason, that is, this bone was really hard to chew, so difficult that the big witch was afraid that she would lose the ally she had found with great difficulty.

"I don't mean to underestimate the Privy Council, but Anjia's magic is really hard to guard against."

The princess looked at Xia Fan, "I don't know what you think? The plan is always not as fast as the change. Even if you want to stop, I won't say anything."

"Your Highness also thinks this hand is not easy to chop?"

"It's not just the hands, it's become a leg of the Wang family." Ning Wanjun shrugged, "If it's placed in the outskirts, it might be able to use tricks, but the other party is all hidden in one place, and there are people who are sensitive. If we attack head-on, the outcome is indeed unpredictable. There is more than one way to suppress the Wang family, and it’s okay for the Donghai Gang to let go first.”

"I agree with Your Highness," the princess's adviser, He Guicai, echoed. "Not only do we have to win, but we can also let the evil spirits escape. If we can't control the situation and involve the surrounding people, then the problem will be troublesome."

Just when everyone thought that Xia Fan was going to change his plan, Xia Fan was uncharacteristically relaxed, "My idea is the opposite of yours. If the Donghai Gang were stationed in the suburbs, it would be a head-to-head battle. , it is difficult to wipe out the opponent at once. However, they hide in the tunnel and do not know that they have been targeted, which is equivalent to handing over the initiative of complete annihilation to our hands."

"Persistence is indeed suitable for encirclement and suppression, but it also has to be when our forces are superior." Staff Officer He quickly persuaded, "The art of war is not that simple."

"I don't know the art of war, so I didn't plan to encircle and suppress."

"Then how do you wipe out the enemy?" The other party frowned.

"It can't be Mixiang?" Luo You'er clapped her hands, "It's the trick you used against senior sister!"

Xia Fan suddenly felt that he had become the focus of attention in the venue.

"Mixiang?" Li asked lightly.

"It's colorless and odorless, and it's very effective against fighters when you smell it." The more Luo You'er said, the more she felt that it was feasible, "As long as you light up the incense in the tunnel and make the Donghai gang fall into a coma, we can take down the opponent in one fell swoop." !"

"Oh?" Ning Wanjun became interested, "You still have such good things? No wonder Yu'er called you before—"

"It's not the same thing!" Xia Fan quickly interrupted, "That thing does have a hypnotic effect, but there is air flow in the tunnel, and there are many branches, it is almost impossible to make everyone fall asleep at the same time Yes. If the targets fall one after another, it will only give the enemy time to alert and react."

"Even if it can be done, it may not be effective." Li stared at him for a long time before adding, "It is not difficult to use alchemy to restrain drowsiness, not to mention that some techniques can also predict danger. This method is just heresy after all. .”

"Also..." Ning Wanjun curled her lips, seemingly regretting, "Then what is your plan?"

As the princess of Qiguo, what a pity you are there!

Xia Fan rubbed his forehead, "I'm going to use a few simple alchemy techniques to create an unexpected attack." Then he gave a general account of his new plan.

After listening, there was silence in the living room.

"It's... that simple?" In the end, the princess was the first to speak.

"It's that simple." Xia Fan affirmed.

"Are you sure what you said can have such an effect?"

"Remember that crystal glass?" He smiled. "Sometimes the power lies in the simple things."

These words made the princess no longer have any doubts.

"What you want, I can prepare it tomorrow."

"Then act tomorrow night." Xia Fan looked at Wu Yueyao, "To ensure nothing goes wrong, I hope your men can also participate in this raid."

"It's my duty." The latter promised.

……

At two quarters the next day, in the Privy Council Mansion.

In order to avoid leaking the news, Xia Fan dismissed everyone early, closed the door of the command department, and pretended that he closed the mansion on time.And after Haishi, everyone quietly returned to the headquarters lobby through the side door.

At this time, the Jinxia City is hardly lit, and even the Chunlou Night Alley has reached the time when Qingke is closed.The vast majority of the people have already fallen asleep, except for the occasional night cat above their heads, the sky above the city has been completely shrouded in darkness and silence.

This was Xia Fan's first external action since he took over the command department - and from this time on, alchemists no longer simply deal with evil spirits, but want to eliminate the source of evil spirits.

Whether it's Wei Wushuang and Luo You'er who have always supported him, or Li Xing, Sun Haotian and others who are new to the group, they all wear a brand new golden iron sword.

The wooden sword cuts the evil of the world.

The steel sword cuts down the wicked.

"Then...the time has come." Xia Fan looked around at the crowd, and when he was about to give the departure order, a familiar figure appeared at the gate of the Privy Council Mansion.

"You still forgot an alchemist." The visitor said with a smile.

"Your Highness, Your Highness?" Wei Wushuang was stunned.

"No, it's Shangguan Cai." Under the light of the torch, Ning Wanjun seemed to have returned to the appearance when he first met, with a slightly flattened nose and a few freckles on both sides, but the only thing that remained unchanged was his pair of bright eyes. overflowing eyes. "I'm also a student of the same year anyway, you can't leave me behind."

"Ahem..." Xia Fan wondered, "His Royal Highness... I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"

"What's wrong?" She raised her eyebrows, "On the battlefield, I always lead the charge."

Xia Fan winked at Qiuyue behind her. He was usually worried about this and that, but why did he keep silent at this time?

And Qiuyue seemed to have seen his thoughts, she shook her head helplessly and said, "Master Xia, you can let her be with you. His Highness's decision will never be changed easily... Besides, she is really good at battles .”

Hearing what the other party said, Xia Fan noticed that the princess's eyes were full of expectation and impatience.

She was born for the battlefield.

"I see," he stopped trying to dissuade, and said directly to the crowd, "Since the personnel are all ready, the annihilation operation will begin. Its code name is "Zhaixing", and we will try our best not to let anyone go!Everyone, let's go! "

"Yes!" The crowd responded in unison.

Chapter 116 The Art of Destruction

At four o'clock, in the courtyard of a family in the south of the city.

Li and Shanhui quietly crossed the fence and entered the courtyard - in the afternoon, they sneaked into the underground passage again and dropped a few cloth bags wrapped in medicinal materials.Some of these cloth pouches have a rancid smell and some have a slight fragrance, but without exception, they can spread far.Using these special smells and a rough investigation, Luo You'er locked the location of the patio.

It is located in this seemingly inconspicuous courtyard.

It has to be said that the tunnel has really put a lot of effort into its prevention. This place is just at the junction of the wealthy area and the outer city. Without the guidance of taste, it is hard for ordinary people to imagine that there is a hidden cave under such an ordinary house.

Even the patio looks like an ordinary well from the outside, not only is there a bucket stand, but also a hemp rope for hanging buckets is tied to it.

Naturally, there are guards in the house, but no one has noticed the problem for more than ten years, and it is impossible for the guards to watch all night every day.They are more about occupying this room and ensuring that the courtyard is under their own control.

Judging from the swords and robes placed beside the bed, the two people stationed here are members of the Donghai Gang.

Li walked to the head of the bed step by step, and raised his tail to Shanhui.

That's the signal to attack.

The two jumped down respectively, and the short knife in their mouths pierced straight into the opponent's throat.

The latter did not respond from start to finish.It's not like they didn't go on guard, such as the bell hanging at the door, and the silk thread tied in front of the doorpost-it's a pity that these methods are meaningless to the demon.

……

On the roof of the bungalow in the courtyard, the fire flickered twice.

"Sister Li has taken down the patio area." Luo You'er waved after receiving the signal, "Let's go in!"

Two teams that had been waiting at the street corner filed out from the darkness. These people, led by Li Xing, pushed a trolley to transport bags of cloth bags into the hospital.

Xia Fan and Ning Wanjun also followed into the house.

"The mouth of the well is sealed." Li, who was one step ahead, turned around and whispered.

Xia Fan cautiously approached the well, and looked with his head, only to see that the bottom was pitch black, as if it was bottomless.But with the help of the faint moonlight, he could vaguely see a faint cold light reflected from a position about ten feet down.

That should be something like an iron fence.

Obviously, the Donghai Gang doesn't want anyone to break into their hinterland directly through the vent.

This did not surprise Xia Fan.

He didn't intend to rush into the enemy's lair from here, and compete with the Dongsheng Kingdom's aura.