Heaven's Formula

The west city wall was too far away from them, and they had to cross half of the storage yard. Why not just go north to avoid danger, and bet that the people of Dongsheng country would withdraw faster than them.

"Xia Fan!" Suddenly, Li's shout came from the other end of the yard.

"Don't come here, you go find a place to cover!" Xia Fan also roared back at the top of his voice - if the monster really exploded or fell, the yard area is undoubtedly the most dangerous place.

But then Xia Fan's heart was suddenly lifted into his throat, and Li Hun turned around and rushed towards the warehouse regardless of the painful and howling demon above his head.

Could it be that the rain was so loud that it overshadowed his shouting?

No, the fox demon's sense of hearing is different from ordinary people, no matter how heavy the rain is, she should be able to tell what she is talking about!

Xia Fan raised his head and stared at the frantically wriggling demon, for fear that something might happen to it suddenly.

But just at this moment, a sudden change happened——during the violent wind and rain, there seemed to be a gap in the night, and the devil shrouded it!The demon seemed to want to escape, but his broken body was constantly being drawn into the gap. The original tens of meters long monster was shortened by half in a blink of an eye!

What's happening here?

Are you blinded by yourself?

Xia Fan rubbed his rain-drenched eyes and stared again.

Unexpectedly, this is the last scene.

The demon was completely swallowed into the gap, and disappeared without a trace with a desperate howl.At the same time, that gap also melted into darkness, and the sky returned to its original appearance.

"Hey, come up!" Li's voice interrupted his thoughts, and he looked away, the fox demon was already lying in front of him.

Xia Fan didn't turn over and jump, but walked up to her head, touched the soft cheek, and then leaned against her - although the fur was already wet by the rain, he could still feel it through the skin. The heat from her.

"You, what are you doing?" Li was stunned.

"I'm tired, let me rest for a while."

"Cheer up, now is not the time to talk about this! You can rely on it for as long as you want—"

"No, we are already safe." Xia Fan said slowly, "Look at the horizon."

Li turned his head to look at the sky above the storage yard, he couldn't help but startled, the demon that was hanging there just now had disappeared, not only that, but the color of the sky gradually became brighter, as if a picture scroll soaked in thick ink was being washed away by the rain little by little. trace.A moment later, Jinxia City ushered in the long-lost daylight again.

Chapter 167 Things That Can Bring Happiness

In the afternoon, the heavy rain gradually subsided.

Without the threat of the wild night, it can be said that it came just right. All the fire points in the city were extinguished, and the thick smoke that had been rising all day and night was finally suppressed.

The princess thought that there was still a fierce battle waiting for her, but the information brought back by the reconnaissance team from the front line was quite surprising.Seeing that the battle situation was not right, the invincible gunboat was hit by the black mist while sailing and evacuating, and half of the hull collapsed. At this time, it was pushed to the shore of the estuary by the current and ran aground.

There were no signs of enemy activity around the ship. Considering the wind, rain and night, the surviving sailors from the Dongsheng Kingdom had probably abandoned the ship and fled.

After that, a thorough search of the north and east of the city was carried out to prevent enemies from hiding in the houses.At the same time, some residents are allowed to enter the city one after another to reduce the supply pressure of the camp.

Ning Wanjun naturally did not forget the instigator of all this - the Wang family.Although this family was not the direct murderer who caused the catastrophe in Jinxia City, to some extent they are even more hateful than the murderer.

She handed over the search of the Wang family to Xu Sanzhong and Eunuch Li.

Of course, she wanted Xia Fan to take charge of this matter at first, but the other party rejected the proposal.

Two days later.

"Can I move?"

"Please hold on for a while longer." Qiuyue wrapped the bandage around her arm twice more, and finally fixed it on the princess's back. "Okay, will you try the shadow to affect your activities?"

Ning Wanjun turned her arms around and took two deep breaths, "The front chest... feels a little tight."

"Ah, that's okay, I know the size of His Highness best." Qiuyue clapped her hands and said, "Tie it tightly so that it won't pull the wound on your shoulder."

"Your Highness, I'm here to see you." Mo Yun pushed open the door of the bedroom, saw Ning Wanjun's shirtless appearance and hurriedly retreated, "Uh... I didn't know you were changing the bandage."

"It's okay, this is a common occurrence in the army." Ning Wanjun said disapprovingly, "Come in and talk."

Mo Yun hesitated for a while, but finally curiosity got the upper hand.She re-entered the room and pretended to look around, but the corner of her eye remained on the princess.

It was the first time she had seen the princess unbuttoning her clothes—the other's chest and left shoulder were tightly wrapped, while the right shoulder and abdomen were exposed.There is no trace of fat on Ning Wanjun's flat lower abdomen, and the lines on both sides of the navel spread out evenly, connecting with the ribs.The shoulders look round and fair, and half of the clavicle is slightly inclined, which completely sets off the curve of the neck, making it look exquisite and exquisite.It's hard to imagine that such a petite body can burst out with unimaginable strength, even if it gallops on the battlefield, it will not lose the wind in the slightest.

"The wound on the shoulder...is it better?"

"That wasn't a fatal injury in the first place, and it's basically fine now." Ning Wanjun said lightly.

"It's not that simple," Qiuyue retorted, "If this injury is placed on the maidservant, she may have to rest in bed for a month. If it is placed on Sister Mo Yun—"

"Okay. Mo Yun won't go to the battlefield, how can you assume that."

"The servant girl just wants to remind His Highness that even a person who is sensitive to qi has a limit to how much injury he can bear. And... it is far from harmless, right?" Qiuyue put a cotton towel on her shoulder, "Look... ...bleeding again."

"Your Highness...Ning Wanjun," Mo Yun frowned, "Do you have to rush to the front? I don't know much about military formations, but I read all the history books, and there is no royal family who will take the lead in the expedition Charge?"

"So none of them can really control an army." Ning Wanjun smiled, "How do you think I managed to attract so many soldiers willing to follow me in such a short period of time?"

Before Mo Yun could speak, she went on to say, "It's actually very simple. First, I can lead them to victory. Second, I will be rewarded for my meritorious deeds and punished for my demerits. Soldiers will never trust those who sit in temples the most." They are not emperors or ministers, but generals who can fight bloody battles with them and win. Maybe one day in the future, I don’t have to put everything in front of me and I can be sure of winning. At that time, I am qualified to consider such issues. But at least for now, I I must first ensure that I can win all the time, so that I have a chance to bring down an enemy whose strength is far superior to mine."

Mo Yun opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say any words of dissuasion.Although she hoped that the other party would be safe and sound, she also knew in her heart that if she lost the battle in the name of safety, it would only put the princess in a more dangerous situation.

After all, the road she was going to take was an extremely steep and thorny road.

Mo Yun silently made up his mind that he must perfect the various designs of the mechanism beast as soon as possible, and put mass production on the agenda as soon as possible.

The potential of Jinxia City's first battle mechanism beast has undoubtedly been revealed - she believes that once such equipment can be equipped with hundreds, no, even a dozen people, it will greatly improve the princess's chances of winning.

"By the way, where is Xia Fan?" Ning Wanjun put on a loose robe, and then tightened his belt, "He doesn't seem to have visited me these two days."

"This... actually exists." Qiuyue quickly explained——if it was before, she wished that the princess didn't know about it, "He came to the bedroom the night after the war, but you just served He fell asleep after taking the medicine, so he didn't stay long. Now...he should be in the villa too."

"Did you come at night... He really doesn't pick the time." Ning Wanjun chuckled, "Forget it, I happen to have something to ask him."

"Let him come to see you?" Qiuyue immediately answered.

Ning Wanjun thought for a while, "No need, I've been holding back for two days, so let's go for a walk."

Walking to the gate of the side courtyard, the princess waved her hand, signaling to the guards that there was no need to report, and walked into the courtyard alone.

Two days after it cleared up, there was no trace of heavy rain in the villa. The sun was shining outside, and there was a warm feeling on the body.

Xia Fan was lying on the bench and resting with his eyes closed, but his head was not resting on a pillow, but on the legs of the fox demon.Li seemed to let him be like this, holding a book in both hands and reading it carefully.

There was obviously something wrong with this scene, but Ning Wanjun felt an inexplicable sense of tranquility and harmony.

Seeing the princess coming, Li Xian bowed his head slightly, then put down his book, and patted Xia Fan on the forehead.

The latter turned around, "It's agreed, you can rely on it for as long as you want after you're safe."

"That being said, are you sure you want to do the same in front of the Princess Hall?"

Xia Fan opened his eyes immediately and sat up.After looking at Ning Wanjun, he pretended to be nonchalant and glanced at the sky, "The weather is really nice today."

Ning Wanjun was amused, what kind of cover-up is this, it's too perfunctory!

Probably in the entire Jinxia City, he is the only one who dares to do such nonsense.

That's right, nonsense, not disrespect.

Because he didn't do it on purpose, this state is normal for him.

"It's really good." Ning Wanjun shrugged, and then he was reminded by the stabbing pain from his shoulder that the injury had not healed, "You obviously have time to bask in the sun here, why didn't you go to raid the Wang family? I can't give you a knighthood, and confiscation is the biggest reward I can give so far."

It is a default rule for all parties to fill their own pockets while copying the seal.

"Crafts need to be picked and picked, and what can be taken away is limited. Unless it is a professional, it will not bring happiness to people, so I will not get involved in this kind of thing." Xia Fan stood up, "Your Highness What's the matter with coming to see me?"

Silver can't bring happiness, but leaning on the lap of the fox demon can?Ning Wanjun couldn't understand this preference.

She decided to ignore the other party's explanation, "Well, Wang Qingzhi is dead."

Chapter 168

"How did you die?" Xia Fan asked after a pause.

"Hanging himself in his own mansion. Xu Sanzhong found his body in the bedroom."

"Could it be that he committed suicide in fear of crime?"

"You can think so." Ning Wanjun nodded, "In addition, they also found Wang Yi'an's whereabouts, and he was under house arrest in the basement of a Wang's restaurant in Nancheng District. After being told what happened in Jinxia City, he went crazy In other words, this matter is not about father and son working together, but more of the eldest son's idea."

"This is one of the reasons why I don't like censorship." Xia Fan sighed.

He didn't feel sorry for the fate of Wang's father and son. The post-war statistics of Jinxia City have not yet been completed, but judging from the current situation, more than 1000 or [-] people died in this attack, and the princess's troops were also damaged by nearly [-] people. There are even more.Coupled with the fact that many houses were burned down, the losses were not insignificant, and the Wang family should bear the blame for this.

He just didn't want to see a man over fifty years old crawling and rolling on the ground with tears and snot in his nose.

"But they still haven't found any trace of Wang Renzhi." Ning Wanjun continued, "Eunuch Li has arranged for people to interrogate, but most of the servants can't tell the whereabouts of Wang Ergong. This is very strange, such a big man No one has seen the young master of the Wang family recently, so I tend to think that the Wang family sent him to another place secretly in advance."

"You don't mean to give Wang Renzhi to..."

"Cutting weeds has to get rid of the roots—" Ning Wanjun narrowed his eyes and stared at Xia Fan for a while, "—that's no wonder."

The latter twitched the corner of his mouth, "Your Highness, haven't you heard of Jun Wu's joke?"

"Eh, I thought you were going to laugh."

"Why?"

"Isn't this the tone you usually use?" Ning Wanjun snorted softly, "And what the hell is Junwu's joke, don't learn from those old men in the temple, I think your speaking style is quite unique, there is no need Change it to be the same as a scholar."

"This is the phenomenon of human-to-human transmission." Li Leng interrupted.

Yep, both of them were infected.Xia Fan raised his forehead and said, "How do you plan to deal with the Wang family's affairs?"

"This is also something I want to discuss with you." The princess immediately returned to a serious look, "If it is reported to the court, the Dongsheng Kingdom's invasion is a major event, and the Ministry of War will inevitably treat it with caution. For example, build more sentry towers along the coast of Shenzhou, adjust The deployment of the Shenzhou Army and the like, this is not good news for Jinxia."

"Indeed." Xia Fan agreed.

"If you conceal it, you won't have the above problems, but the question is how long you can conceal it." Ning Wanjun stepped up in the courtyard with her hands behind her back, "You may not know that the government office in Jinxia City has been wiped out."

"Sweep up?"

"Xu Sanzhong not only found Wang Qingzhi's body in the Wang's mansion, but also found the bodies of other chief officials including Taishou Xiao. The only ones left alive are Du You and Gong Cao, but they have completely lost their consciousness and become demented."

Xia Fan took a deep breath, "I thought that there was almost no resistance from the government at the beginning because they had been with the Wang family for a long time. This Wang Qingzhi actually did it?"

"No matter how much you hook up, you won't gamble with your official status and future. Wang Qingzhi should have planned to push the responsibility for losing the city to the officials from the very beginning. Unfortunately, they all underestimated the threat of Dongsheng Kingdom." Ning Wanjun paused. Stepping down, "Now that Jinxia City has no chief official, it will inevitably affect the subsequent taxation, inspection, assessment and report to Beijing. This point cannot be concealed. Even if I take over the government office, it will not help. What's more, these people still have My relatives, family members, this matter will be exposed sooner or later."

"I understand the general situation, but..." Xia Fan organized his words, "Why do you ask me what I think? My understanding of Jinxia's officialdom and current situation is probably not as good as that Mohist lady."

"But your judgment is very important." Ning Wanjun turned to look at him, "If possible, I would naturally prefer not to say anything. , what you think will be very interesting."

"Uh... the imperial concubine and the prince?"

"Don't care about these details, or do you want to hear my story?"

"No, you continue." Xia Fan coughed twice.

"In short, the second choice can make me feel very happy, but I'm afraid I will have to face the encirclement and suppression of the whole Daqi in the future. And as you... who can always think of ways to break the situation, I naturally want to get it from you." One answer—if you go to war with the states in two or three months, do you think I can win?"

"I... go get you a cup of tea." Li shook his ears and walked towards the inner room.

Seeing this statement, Xia Fan slandered in the face of fighting with the states.When the princess talked about her plan before, she still covered up, but now she has made it clear.

"It's hard to say, or there are too many variables. After all, even if you beat the opponent several times, as long as you lose the last time, Jinxia City will be in jeopardy." Xia Fan said frankly.

This variable naturally lies in the alchemy.

According to An Youlang, the Great Wilderness Night was originally prepared for the Shenzhou Army. If the army encountered the Night without any precautions, it would indeed suffer heavy losses.The question is how many similar killing moves are there in this world?If the basic strength of the army is not enhanced, it may be difficult to turn the world around by relying on him alone to manipulate a mechanism beast.

"Really?" Ning Wanjun's tone was a little regretful, yet relaxed, "Since you've already said that, then I can only choose the first one."

"Hmm...maybe we can make another compromise." Xia Fan mused.

"How to say?"

"Don't report everything, but use the Wang family's script to describe the incident as a pirate attack."

Ning Wanjun's eyes lit up, "Are you saying that you're going to use your tricks?"

"The pirate attack is an accidental event, which is completely different from the Dongsheng Kingdom's invasion." Xia Fan replied, "After all, we have defended Jinxia City, and the losses have been controlled within the level of the pirates."

"But I can't help but investigate. Too many people have seen that sailing warship, and it's unlikely that the pirates have such tyrannical strength." Ning Wanjun's thoughts turned quickly.

"So we need someone to cooperate. Let him come forward to resist this matter, so that the court will not pursue it alone."

The princess immediately responded, "Wang Yi'an."

Xia Fan nodded slightly, "The story needs to be slightly adapted, but the background still starts with the sale of private salt."

He slowly expressed his thoughts—even as planned by the Wang family, the chief officials of the government were still on the right side. When they checked the salt count, they accidentally discovered the fact that the Wang family had smuggled sea salt to Dongsheng Kingdom. In order to silence them, the Wang family planned an attack by pirates, and the so-called pirates were the East China Sea Gang he supported.

Unfortunately, the East China Sea Gang and the pirates secretly colluded, which caused the matter to get out of control and become a real bandit disaster.The crisis was finally resolved by Princess Guangping and the local government soldiers. As for the sailing warship, it was just a matter of guessing, but it was just a larger three-masted sea-going ship.

Ning Wanjun couldn't help clapping her hands, "Good story, but our unilateral telling is not convincing enough, unless Wang Yi'an is willing to cooperate with us. According to the current situation, I even doubt whether he can recover from madness." recover."