Heaven's Formula

After becoming a member of the Faculty, he hasn't done it himself for a long time.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly. After unplugging this beacon tower, the next beacon tower was too far away from Jinxia, ​​and it was blocked by mountains, so it was impossible to notice the warning from the sea in a short time.

Of course, we must also beware of the messengers released by Jinxia City.

He has given Zhang Wenwen the responsibility for the interception.

As long as the first batch of messengers are dealt with, a day's delay won't be a problem.Wen Xingyuan felt extremely happy when he thought that Jinxia City was about to be raided and that he would soon be able to completely drive Xia Fan out of the Privy Council Mansion.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a slight change in the eastern sky.

In the black smoke that lingers all over the sky in Yancheng, a slender blue smoke slowly rises, it is so faint, as if it will be swallowed by the black smoke if you don't pay attention.

Finally started.

Wen Xingyuan took out his handkerchief to wipe off the blood stains on his neckline, and walked towards the bottom of the tower without looking back.

……

"Ahem...why hasn't the city gate been closed yet?"

Finally, the beacon smoke was raised, but Tian Shi found that the gate of the east wall was still wide open, and there was no warning at all.

At this time, two small sea boats had already approached the pier on the beach, and the people who jumped out of them all had bandages on their heads and held scimitars and spears. Obviously, they did not come with good intentions.

"Boss, boss, things are not good!" Pan Houzi ran back panting, "No one in the government is listening to my news!"

"What do you mean?" Boss Wu stared, "Have you seen the master or the meritorious service?"

"Not a single one! After I brought the news, the answer I got was that none of the chief officials are in the mansion!"

"All...isn't there?" Boss Wu slammed his fist against the wall, "My lords, have you gone shopping in a brothel together and lost contact? When is it not good to do this, but now!"

"Uh... then should I tell the city gate guards the news?"

"Damn, you haven't said anything about your feelings!"

"Didn't you tell me not to give away the credit..." Pan Houzi said aggrievedly.

"Okay, I'll settle this matter with you later!" Boss Wu cursed, "Everyone, now that the flames of war have started, let's retreat to the city first. We will not give up the credit, and everyone will help them close the city gate!"

After the five people got off the tower, they ran all the way west, and at the same time shouted loudly that there were pirates coming to the shore, telling the nearby residents and fishermen to retreat to the city to avoid danger temporarily.

Hearing their warning, quite a few people put down their work and followed them suspiciously.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, there was already a long line of hundreds of people behind them.

Tian Shi discovered that the east gate was actually unattended.

Now Boss Wu also felt that something was wrong. He led everyone straight to the city wall, but saw that the roller used to close the city gate had been completely smashed.

Around the roller, there was still a trail of wet blood flowing.

Even though it was broad daylight, Tian Shi felt a chill down his back.

This was not a sudden looting, but a well-planned attack—the enemy not only existed at sea, but had even infiltrated into the city!

"You go." Boss Wu said coldly.

"Where are you going?" Pan Houzi looked bewildered.

"Of course it's to join the main force. Don't you think you can repel the pirates with just a few of you? The east city wall is no longer defendable."

Boss Wu knew very well that Jinxia City's permanent defense force was the two to three hundred people from the government. It was okay to maintain law and order and hunt down murderers at ordinary times.The Shenzhou Army camp is only one day away from Jinxia City, so if you hurry up, you can bring the news to them in the afternoon. Only by sending the army to Jinxia City can you wipe out this group of invading enemies.

Of course, if the beacon fire was transmitted normally, at most half an hour later, there should be a response there.

It's just that these seven or eight beacon towers have not been in operation for several years, and he has no idea whether he can bring the warning to him.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, it is best for them to make a trip in person.

What's more, this is also a great credit.

Boss Wu only hoped that the prefect would do something serious and transfer all those who could still be used to the west, south, and north walls.In this way, when the Shenzhou Army arrives, they can immediately enter the city to suppress the bandits, otherwise things will be troublesome.

"What about you over there?"

"My home is in Jinxia, ​​what do you think?" Boss Wu waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'll go find you when I settle my family."

Everyone went back to the corridor, intending to follow the original path to leave the city wall.

However, Pan Houzi, who was walking in the front, suddenly went limp and fell to the ground.

Then came the other two.

Tian Shi froze in place.

"Beware of the top of your head!" Boss Wu suddenly pushed him away, rolled on the spot, and pulled out a knife.

He only heard two ding dings, and sparks appeared at his feet——after getting up from the ground, Tian Shi noticed two strange darts stuck on the stone slab of the corridor.

A dark figure slid down from the ceiling.

This person is not tall, wearing straw sandals, and a machete that is almost as long as others is pinned to his waist.

"Block your grandfather's way, court death!"

Boss Wu let out a nasty roar, and slashed at the opponent with big strides.

The opponent drew his sword out of its sheath at the same time, parried Boss Wu's slash upwards, grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands, and slashed straight down——

With the sound of flesh being cut, a bloody mass slid down, Boss Wu twitched twice, and collapsed powerlessly in the mass of flesh and blood.

Tian Shi picked up the weapon tremblingly, and great fear welled up in his heart.

He doesn't want to die.

At least you can't die here!

He still has a wife and unborn child waiting for him!

"what----------!"

Tian Shi yelled and rushed towards the opponent, stabbing straight at the enemy's face!

The short man put the knife on the side, shook his head, and pushed away the stab lightly.Then he pressed down the tip of the knife and swept across Tian Shi's abdomen who had lost his balance.

The strength suddenly flowed out of his body.

Tian Shi staggered forward two steps, unable to support his body anymore.The exit of the corridor was not far away, and he could even see the sunlight outside.

But the distance of more than ten steps is beyond reach.

"My wife... I... don't want to die..."

Is this... a fulfillment?It would be great if I had listened to that weird alchemist earlier...

Tian Shi finally thought.

Chapter 143 The Beacon

After all, the ignited flames attracted the attention of others.

Zhao Dahai and Li Xing are one of them.

The swaying cyan column of smoke looked particularly abrupt against the background of hazy firewood smoke, and soon a guard reported this abnormal phenomenon to the two of them.

The two looked at each other, and they walked out of the headquarters lobby at the same time, and came outside the courtyard.

"Hey, it's really wolf smoke." Zhao Dahai picked out his nostrils and said, "Is this because the soldiers watching the watchtower had drunk too much? That's the direction of the sea, right?"

"How about I send someone to the east wall to check the situation?"

"Well, it can't be wrong to make sure first." When Zhao Dahai was about to go back to the room, he suddenly stopped again, "Wait... I said, did you see the adults in the department today?"

"No. What's the matter?" Li Xing asked puzzled.

Zhao Dahai directly called the guard, "Did Mr. Wen come to the Privy Council today?"

The latter shook his head, "I didn't see it."

"Where is Master Quan? Where is Master Xue?"

The guard frowned and thought for a moment, "It seems that none of them came. Could it be that they went to perform foreign affairs?"

"Damn it!" Zhao Dahai spat out swear words, "The Privy Council is closed today, you should go home first."

"Ah?" The guard froze in place.

Zhao Dahai didn't bother to pay attention to him, and turned directly to Li Xing, "There's no need to send someone to check the situation, you should quickly ask the members of the command department to leave the city and meet up at Fengyang Villa."

"You mean... it's not a coincidence that the rest of the staff didn't come? But I saw that all the new alchemists from the department came..."

"That means they were abandoned." Zhao Dahai pondered for a while, "Well, I will inform them individually, you go first. Let my apprentice know about this as soon as possible."

The Zhiwei Hall of the Faculty is on the west side of the mansion. He trotted all the way into the hall, and a dozen or so alchemists were reviewing spells by themselves, and the master was not seen on the podium.

"Hey, I told you to stop flipping through the book." Zhao Dahai clapped his hands vigorously, drawing everyone's attention to himself, "There may be some trouble in the east of Jinxia City, it's best to leave the Privy Council to be on the safe side. If you don’t know where to take shelter temporarily, then come with me.”

The alchemists looked at each other, and then a tall man stood up and said, "Excuse me, are you..."

"The leader of the headquarters' removal team, Zhao Dahai."

"Department? Your job is the same student who betrayed the interests of the Privy Council to Her Royal Highness?"

"What's the evil removal group? Sorry, I haven't heard of it."

"You are also an alchemist, don't you feel ashamed to follow someone like that?"

"What trouble, maybe he just wants to trick us out of the house on purpose."

Everyone was discussing for a while, but their eyes and tone all showed unanimous contempt.

"This...Leader Zhao," the tall man shrugged, "you saw that too? The academic department doesn't welcome people from your command department, so—"

"boom!"

Zhao Dahai punched the wall, startling everyone.

Some alchemists even touched the medicinal materials in a hurry.

"You son of a bitch, do you think I'm happy to run this errand? Why don't you just look at my disciples' face and grab you idiots!" Zhao Dahai yelled.

"First of all, I will tell you that I am not a alchemist, so I can follow whoever I like. Secondly, my apprentice is not stupid. Why don't you hug a princess' thigh? Everyone speaks righteously and crookedly! If you can hug me, I won't believe you if you don't reach out !"

"The Ministry of Education does not welcome the Ministry of Command, but you can do what you can! Where can you get any merit if you don't go to the Ministry of Command? You will be the eighth-rank alchemist for the rest of your life!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Dahai spit on the ground, "Anyway, I brought my words to you. Believe it or not, you can stay here. When you are in trouble, don't expect someone to rescue you! Your If you're an adult, you've already run away without a trace!"

Then he snorted coldly, turned around and walked out of the hall. "Compared to you idiots, my apprentice is a hundred times cuter."

Most of the alchemists have good family backgrounds, and after passing the examination, they are even officials of the imperial court. They have never seen such vulgar scolding, and they were stupid on the spot for a while.

"Really, it's unreasonable!" It took a long time for someone to reflect.

"Did he come to the academy to provoke you on purpose?"

"But this is a bit too obvious... Could something really go wrong in the east?" Some alchemists also doubted.

"Uh, what you said seems to be true."

"Anyway, the master is not here, we should take a step first, and we shouldn't be blamed, right?"

"Whoever leaves first, I will report to the master." The tall man who stood up at the beginning said again, "Have you forgotten the usual warning of the master! Those who subdue to the commander, one counts as one, and they are all privy secretaries. The traitor of the government!"

……

Two quarters of an hour after the beacon smoke rose, Xia Fan and Ning Wanjun received news from the Privy Council.

The princess immediately mobilized several professional scout teams to Jinxia City to further investigate the situation.

Xia Fan also sent two natural scouts, Li and Shan Hui, to confirm the source of the beacon fire near the east city wall.

Soon, all kinds of information were collected in the villa through dictation or text messages.

An emergency meeting was then held in the living room.

"Jinxia City is being attacked?" As soon as this news was announced, it caused a great disturbance among the people.

No wonder everyone was surprised. Shenzhou is not a strategically important place, and it is located in the hinterland of Qiguo. It has no connection with neighboring countries. It is almost the least likely place to be affected by the flames of war.

"The enemy came by boat, and there were a lot of them." Xu Sanzhong, who commanded the guards, said in a concentrated voice, "Before this, the East China Sea should be a restricted zone. Since these people have the ability to break through the evil blockade, their identities are basically It can be finalized-they are most likely the forces behind the Donghai Gang, and they come from Dongsheng Kingdom across the sea."

"Dongsheng Kingdom... is this trying to loot Jinxia City?" Eunuch Li frowned.

"Maybe they are looking for more things." Staff officer He Guicai said, shaking his feather fan, "But no matter what they are looking for, the amount of money they put in is not small."

"That's right, according to the news from the front, the enemy is currently landing, and the vanguard has captured the eastern city wall. Judging from the number of ships, their number will definitely not be small. It is impossible to rely on the few people in the government to defend the city. It's different from a mantis arm as a car. What's more..." Xu Sanzhong paused, "The scouts didn't find any movement from the government."