Luo Qingqing didn't need to work hard to search for the target, because the pleasant music in the hall and the mixed laughter and joy of men and women had already made everything clear.
A feast is being held here.
She climbed up to the roof beam and looked through the high window. She saw bright lights and glasses of wine in the hall, which was in sharp contrast to the deserted scene outside Qianren City.
Half of the attendees were wearing the alchemist robes of the Privy Council, and their ranks ranged from trial to guard. The other half consider their appearance to be either rich or noble, and in all likelihood they are representatives of local aristocratic families and officials serving the Privy Council.
Sitting at the head of the long table was a man in his forties. Wearing a jade crown and a brocade robe with auspicious clouds and golden dragons embroidered on it, he was undoubtedly Lu Qiheng himself.
"Master Lu, your guess is indeed correct. General Sun has no intention of surrendering to us. He thinks that he is the supreme leader of the Qianren Privy Council."
"I heard that they have occupied three small towns in the northwest and are recruiting troops and horses. This is probably not good news for us."
"Hmph, recruiting troops and buying horses is just an opportunity to recruit young men. Mr. Gao, you don't think they still have the guts to attack Qianren City, do you? I think that purging the rebels is fake, and fattening yourself is real. If not, There won’t be so many fleeing people coming to Qianren City.”
"Hahaha... Lao Ma is right, Mr. Gao, the Privy Council Office is not a government office. It will be timid before fighting. Everything has to rely on strength. Qianren City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are more alchemists on our side. What can a group of defeated generals do to attack the city?"
The man called Mr. Gao was obviously embarrassed, "I'm just afraid of what might happen..."
"Okay, Gao Gongcao is also concerned about the safety of our city, you don't have to tease him like this." Lu Qiheng finally said, "I know Sun Xiaoyi very well, and I am not absolutely sure that he will not come to fight Qianren City. Not to mention that more than one Youzhou was defeated, and more than one general fled back. He also has to be wary of the movements of others."
"My lord is right!" everyone said in unison.
"But if we are good at defending but not good at attacking, the countryside may belong to the other side. Therefore, Qianren City must make preparations for rainy days and prepare enough food and grass on its own to prevent the defeated army from besieging the city and cutting off the source of the city." Lu Qiheng stroked his beard and said, "Be honest. He said, I am quite grateful to General Gao for driving so many refugees to my place, otherwise it would be hard to eat gruel all the time... "
At this point, he drank the wine in one gulp, threw his head back and laughed.
There was a burst of laughter in the lobby soon.
It's just that compared to the previous compliments, everyone's expressions this time were obviously much stiffer.
"Ahem... Mr. Lu, I also heard a piece of news." After a while, another person mentioned, "There seems to be a group of believers who call themselves Kaitian Salvation Sect in the southwest, and they are recruiting ignorant people in various villages to follow them. There seem to be more and more people.”
"I've heard about this too. They claim that as long as they join the Salvation Cult, they will have enough to eat. And... these people also said they want to come to Qianren City."
"Huh, will you have food if you join?" Lu Qiheng sneered, "For the battle in Shenzhou, not many fields have been sown this year, and a poor harvest is almost inevitable. Those idiots thought that shouting slogans, food Can it just fall from the sky? Don't pay attention to this sect at all. When the number of people increases, it will naturally drag itself down."
He refilled the glass and raised his glass to his subordinates, "You can rest assured that sooner or later, Qixing will take over everything in Qi State in three years or five years. And we who own a city will definitely be treated favorably. , as long as everyone works together and holds Qianren City in our hands, true glory and wealth will naturally be waiting for everyone at that moment!"
"I am willing to serve Mr. Lu!" People in the lobby also raised their wine glasses.
However, at this moment, a cold voice intervened.
"You can't wait until that time."
"Who—" Lu Qiheng just asked, when a golden light penetrated from behind the wall and instantly shone into the lobby where the dinner was held.
Anyone who was struck by the light would burst out with blood and scream in agony.
"Ah——!" The dancing girl accompanying the wine turned pale with fright, and rolled around to hide, but the light seemed to be spiritual, avoiding all the attendants impartially.
No, that's not light, but some kind of extremely fast and thin flying blade! Lu Qiheng suddenly realized that an enemy was coming to his door!
"The enemy is behind the wall, kill him!"
"Genshu returns, dragon and snake bite!" An alchemist opened his palms, making a snake-like gesture, and clasped them hard towards the source of the light.
I saw a stone pillar appear out of thin air, and turned into a bloody mouth that opened violently towards the lobby wall!
With a roar, a big hole was opened in the wooden wall.
But it bit nothing but shattered siding.
On the contrary, another golden light shot out from the flying smoke and accurately pierced the chest of the caster!
"Xu Xiucai, take everyone out of here!" Lu Qiheng shouted.
The enemy is visible and we are hidden, and the number is unknown. It is definitely not the best choice to fight here. There is an elite force stationed at the east end of the house, and it is more suitable to destroy the enemy with strong bows and crossbows!
"Understood." The alchemist, nicknamed Xiucai, threw out a piece of tripe, "The magic will turn ugly and swallow the sky!"
A black curtain suddenly rose under the lobby floor, as if it wanted to wrap everyone in it. But the next moment, the darkness dissipated like clouds of smoke and disappeared without a trace.
"My technique... was cut off..." Xu Xiucai looked shocked.
Before he could do it again, the rapidly moving sharp blade had already cut open his neck.
"Li Shu is Yin, explode!"
"Idiot, don't use Lishu here!"
"The shock technique returns—ah—"
"There's something--something's wrong with this guy-"
The banquet hall was completely in chaos. Lu Qiheng could only see a figure moving in the smoke, but he couldn't see where he was.
And the screams one after another sounded like they were coming from his own men. So far, the enemy seems to be unscathed!
How can this be
In order to conquer the third princess Jinxia, the Privy Council did transfer all the powerful alchemists to Shenzhou, but at least his people also tried their best and asked, how could it be possible that they couldn't kill even one enemy
In less than a few dozen breaths, the bustling room gradually calmed down.
The flying smoke and dust also dispersed, and a slender figure wearing white linen appeared in the center of the lobby.
Lu Qiheng's eyes widened in shock.
He discovered that there was no such thing as a large number of enemies. There was only one intruder who turned the mansion into chaos from beginning to end!
It was a woman with cloudy white pupils, and six golden blades floated slowly behind her, like outstretched wings.