A few days later, the mountains in southern Lingzhou.
A group of alchemists entered the Fang family's small town outside the mountain.
The team was led by two green swordsmen - "Lock Weaver" Yan Qing and "Hundred Flower Sword" Duye Taki. Their knights were all around the fourth or fifth grade. In order to conceal their whereabouts, they did not wear eye-catching alchemist uniforms, but all wore casual clothes, just like a traveling caravan.
They booked a hotel and rested temporarily.
"Is this considered the territory of the six aristocratic families?" Duyelong first patted the dust on the bed, then picked out a hair from the tea, "The hotel is in a shabby state, and there are not many people in the town. , Not to mention that this is already under the control of the Fang family, I thought we were in some quiet rural village."
"What's wrong?" Yan Qing stretched out her fingers, gently picked up a flower spider in the corner of the room, and put it in the palm of her hand, "This shows that the influence of the two Fang families is limited, and at least they won't be able to deal with it. They are as troublesome as the Fei family and the Luo family."
"Hmph." Baihua Jian hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't drink the bowl of green tea. "I don't know if everything goes smoothly for Your Highness."
"Put it down. Your Highness Ning rarely makes mistakes. Since he asked us to go to Lingzhou separately, Youzhou must have a perfect plan."
"Hey, can you stop playing with spiders? This thing looks disgusting."
"Will it?" Yan Qing guided the spider to her half-exposed shoulder, "Day after day, year after year, you only focus on one thing. No matter how many times the thread is broken, it will make it up, and it will never give up. , Never slack off, where does disgusting start?”
Baihua Sword showed a look of disgust and simply did not look at his partner. After a while, he spoke again, "I said... do we really want to attack the Shu Fang family?"
"Huh? Could it be that you want to betray the Privy Council?"
"What do you understand by that!" Baihua Jian quickly defended, "Our goal is to make the aristocratic family disappear and to free the alchemists from the control of ordinary people, right?"
"good."
"It is a matter of course to eradicate the Fang family outside the mountain. But according to the intelligence, aren't the Fang family all Qi-sensing people?"
"Since you have read the information, you should understand that it is the Fang family in the mountains that really recruits Qi-sensing people, and those outside the mountains are not of concern." Yan Qing replied, "Otherwise, taking action is the last option. If you can Persuading with words is naturally the best solution."
"If He'er hadn't come with us, I would have almost believed it." Baihua Jian said with a suspicious look on his face.
"Without He'er's support, do you dare to go deep into the mountains to deal with the Fang family alone?" Yan Qing's tone was smooth, as if she was stating something that had nothing to do with her, "Don't forget what the Fang family is good at. . In addition to divination, their ability to use poison and repel insects is also first-rate. Even if you and I are Qingjian, it is impossible to stop every poisonous insect flying in the forest."
"What you said...makes sense."
"Besides, those who sense Qi may not necessarily choose to side with the Privy Council." Yan Qing said calmly, "After all, the Fang family has existed for so long, and not all family heads can accept its demise in their own hands. If those who sense Qi are against If the Privy Council is hostile, it will only be more threatening than ordinary people. The border guard is the best example. He'er is insurance and the key to ensuring the success of the mission."
"Are you talking about me?"
The door was pushed open with a creak, and He'er walked into the house with his head tilted.
Yan Qing instantly shook off the spider on her shoulder, smiled and said to the little girl, "What's wrong? Didn't you complain that you were tired before and wanted to have a good sleep?"
"But... it's hard to sleep alone."
"Then let me accompany you?"
"OK."
Yan Qing picked up He'er and held her in her arms, "How about this?"
"Hmm... so... comfortable..." He could hardly count his breaths, but He'er had already closed his eyes, as if he had fallen into a peaceful sleep.
Baihua Jian was dumbfounded by this change of expression.
As a newly promoted Qingjian, he looked forward to his colleagues in the Privy Council. He always felt that they were generally stable and strong, so there was no problem in being frivolous. But now he realized that he was wrong. The woman in front of him was just like a freak.
"You love children so much, why don't you raise one yourself?"
"That will leave a hole for yourself."
"What's the meaning?"
"I once had a friend... If she were still alive, I'm afraid she would have touched the threshold of Yuyi by now." Yan Qing said softly, "Unfortunately, because of the child she gave birth to, she was no longer invulnerable, and eventually led to her death. If you want to go further on this road, you should not expose your flaws. Alchemy can only strengthen yourself, but it cannot strengthen those closely related to you."
Baihua Sword was stunned for a moment, and finally he handed it over and said, "I've been taught a lesson."
In the evening, other alchemists gradually gathered in this room. They also brought with them a large amount of information collected from the Fang family outside the mountain.
"This is the account book, this is the personnel registration list, and the monthly delivery of supplies provided by the Fang family."
"Well, you didn't disturb them, right?" Yan Qing asked.
"Yes, as soon as they heard that the Privy Council needed to retrieve the records, they immediately took them out." A guard replied, "But... are these things really helpful for the operation?"
"The account books represent the total population of the Fang family. The roster can match certain key figures with the information from the Privy Council. The monthly supplies can better reflect the increase or decrease in the residents of the mountain." She stacked these books and booklets on the ground, " It is difficult for ordinary people to accurately define the connection between these conditions, but some techniques can do it. He'er."
"Yes." The energetic He'er stretched out his hands and pressed them on the books, "Immortal skills are the best chess game in the world!"
After a hazy light and shadow, her voice returned to a childish tone, "The probability of success is 99%."
Yan Qing said in a deep voice, "Act!"
The alchemists put on their black robes and quietly entered the forest under the cover of night. It was He'er's instructions who showed them the way -
"Don't relax your vigilance at the intersection of mountains and trails. Although there are not dense trees there, the shrubs are likely to hide poisonous traps."
"Report, poisonous insect nests were found ahead and all have been destroyed."
"Good, keep going."
"Although the Fang family is not good at magical combat, they can command the living dead guards. The latter have weak senses and can easily bypass their surveillance as long as they hold their breath."
"Sir, those big trees in front are the Fang family's treehouse."
"Avoid the guards, let's go through the sky." Yan Qing ordered, "Foxbat!"
"Understood," the alchemist known as the flying fox cast a spell, and his spread hands instantly turned into surging black energy, wrapping the surrounding alchemists in it. Then he jumped up, flew up to the treetops as if waving huge wings, and glide short distances between several large trees, finally landing silently on the tree house.
"Leave one person to fire the rope gun, and the rest will follow me."
"yes!"
"According to the intelligence, the head of the Fang family lives on the top floor of the largest tree roof. When entering, pay extra attention to Fang Jiuzhang and a special living dead, but Fang Yu is not a worry. The threat of Fang Jiuzhang lies in the use of poison, so you must first He was subdued in an instant. The living dead looks like a girl, but his strength cannot be underestimated. If you encounter resistance, you don’t have to hold back and kill him with all your strength."
He'er's words still ring in his ears.
Yan Qing glanced at Baihua Sword and said, "Do it!"
The two broke through the ceiling and landed directly in the center of the room. Almost instantly, the chain in her hand penetrated the ground and quickly expanded to the entire tree house. This is the net she has built, and any creature that steps into it will become the first prey she senses.
But there was no strange feeling.
The room was quiet, as if the Fang family were still sleeping.
"Report, the outside of the house has been controlled, and no guards have been found!"
"Master Yan, there is no trace of the alchemist in this residence. Something seems wrong."
Baihua Sword took out the fire stick from his arms and lit the candle on the table. The flame swayed twice, then quickly stabilized, and the dim light illuminated the tree house little by little.
There was no one on the bed on one side. It was obvious that the head of the Fang family did not sleep here.
What's happening here? Yan Qing frowned, was the action plan leaked? Is the other party deliberately luring her into the trap
"Wait a minute, there seems to be a note on the table." Baihua Jian noticed that there was a piece of white paper on the low table in the center of the room, with a few lines of eye-catching characters written on it.
Yan Qing walked over and picked up the paper.
"The Fang family gave it to you, you're welcome."
"We don't have many disciples, only about thirty. We have already divided up the family property and are going east, west, north and south. Don't think about it."
"Stop looking for us. There will be no results. Just treat us as dead and help us burn incense sticks for us during the next Qingming Festival. Thank you very much."
"Fang Jiuzhang, Fang Yuliu."