Heavenly Dao Formula

The moment the two of them stepped onto the stone bridge, there were shouts and screams from behind them.

Xia Fan looked back, and saw a swaying torch under the attic in the distance. These abrupt light spots scattered in all directions, and soon surrounded the attic with water.

Such a large-scale battle is unlikely to be caused by personal grievances.

Fang Xiandao showed a rare anxious look, "Since they can find this place, Wanjinglou will probably not let them go. We have to go back immediately!"

"Leave here first."

Xia Fan quickened his pace, almost galloping all the way, and soon arrived at the southern end of the brothel.

There is only an old warehouse here, because no one lives there, and there are no fires around it. If ordinary people don't light the torch, they will only be unable to move an inch here. Xia Fan and Fang Xiandao are both people who are sensitive to qi. Although their night vision ability is not as exaggerated as that of the fox demon, they can barely distinguish between the ground and debris. Soon, the two found a place along the moss-covered stone road. Tension locked wooden door.

Judging from the traces on the iron chain, the door has not been opened for a long time.

"This should be what the note said."

Xia Fan nodded, "Let me do it."

A rotten wooden board naturally couldn't stop the alchemist. He didn't even use any spells, and directly knocked a big hole out of the wooden door with his shoulder.

Outside is a dark alley.

No wonder the brothel will seal this entrance and exit—about ten years ago, this area was still facing the street, but with the expansion of population and housing construction, this area has gradually been filled by messy bungalows.

"follow me."

Suddenly someone whispered.

I saw a figure in a black robe jumping off the roof and rushing quickly into a slit in the alley.

"Who?" Fang Xiandao was taken aback for a moment, with a hesitant look on his face, apparently not knowing whether to follow or not.

Xia Fan already recognized the other party's voice, "Follow her!"

The two also squeezed into the slit, and after walking for about ten meters, the surrounding area became much brighter. The surrounding houses seemed to be in another residential area, and there were also sparse human voices in the distance.

The man in black took off his hood in front of them, revealing his face.

Sure enough, it was Yan Qing, the "Weaver of Webs".

"It turned out to be you—" Fang Xiandao said in surprise, "Could it be the Privy Council who wanted to arrest us?"

"The Privy Council didn't want to arrest you at first, but the matter has become so difficult to explain." Yan Qing said in a deep voice.

"What do you mean?" Xia Fan asked.

"We talked as we walked. Time is running out, you must leave the city immediately. The Privy Council has not yet fully taken over the functions of the six ministries, and it will take time to close the city gate."

"No." He said decisively, "Li and the others are still in Wanjing Tower."

"Don't worry, they have already left first. I heard that you have also arranged support staff outside the city, which is a safe choice." Yan Qing paused slightly, and her tone changed a little, "But it's also disguised It proves that the second prince's concerns are correct."

"You told them to leave?"

"Exactly." Yan Qing clapped her hands, a fat cat suddenly appeared from her feet, and climbed onto Xia Fan's shoulders two or three times, "Li said let this cat spirit follow me, so that you won't doubt it." .”

Gun Gun opened his mouth and meowed, as if to prove that she was not lying.

"Okay..." Xia Fan stepped up to keep up with the other party, "What happened in the Privy Council Mansion?"

"To make a long story short, Your Highness found the chief examiner of the Qingshan Township Examination, and obtained conclusive evidence from him that Ning Wanjun had contacted you in advance." Yan Qing said expressionlessly, "As for the third princess, the Privy Council was only She was listed as an observation target, and she was not actually targeted, but we all know that she will never easily accept the status quo of the crown prince's ascension to the throne."

"So you killed the frontier general who was loyal to her?" At this point, Xia Fan simply stopped hiding.

"The guards who hold the throat of the border do not obey the orders of the Privy Council. This is also a helpless choice. Only by opening up the border can the troops of the Gao Kingdom and the Xu Kingdom enter Daqi smoothly. As for who this person is loyal to, it is not the point."

"It sounds like anyone who hinders the plan of the Privy Council, you will kill them cleanly."

"Is there any problem with this?" Yan Qing said lightly, "Since ancient times, changes have been like this, and it is inevitable that innocent people will suffer—not to mention that Ba Xingtian is not an innocent person. He should understand that once he goes to the battlefield , there will be such a day sooner or later.”

"Let's put this question aside for now." Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Fang Xiandao quickly interjected, "You said that the Privy Council didn't want to arrest us, what exactly do you mean?"

"Although Mr. Ning Wan is hostile to the royal family, he is not very threatening. Even if Xia Fan is already loyal to the princess, His Royal Highness the Second Prince hopes to try to win her over." Yan Qing kept walking, and said quickly, "However, the premise is to keep Xia Fan in Shangyuan City and never meet Ning Wanjun again. Therefore, he sent a team of alchemists to Wanjing Tower."

Xia Fan suddenly understood what she wanted to say.

"—However, Li must not be trapped in Shangyuan City!"

Yan Qing glanced back at him, "That's right, to be honest, I don't care if you can go back to Jinxia, ​​but Li is different. If the alchemist guards her, her identity as a fox demon won't be kept secret for long. You also know that, What will happen to a demon who is so close to the human world if it is caught by the Privy Council. So I got them out of the Wanjing Tower before the alchemists."

"Then the second prince realized that he had missed everything, and now his suspicions were confirmed." Xia Fan rubbed his forehead, "That's why there was the arrest of the brothel—he thought I had turned my back on me."

"From my point of view, he doesn't seem to have wronged you." Yan Qing's tone was a bit depressed, "What Ning Wanjun did was just for revenge, you should understand that there is no way forward with her. If it wasn't for Li's repeated demands that you must Letting you leave Shangyuan, I think it would be a good thing to keep you here."

"So you think everything the Privy Council has done is right?"

"At least it can allow the six countries to unite and jointly resist external threats."

"What about Li? Did Li interfere with this plan?" Xia Fan asked unceremoniously, "Or as long as there is this level of righteousness, any deeds can be tolerated?"

Yan Qing fell into silence.

"Actually, you also know that this is definitely not the right way, otherwise you wouldn't risk betrayal to help Li escape."

"...I just don't want my friend's blood to be buried here." She said after a long time.

"What if the Privy Council insists on taking her life?" Xia Fan said bluntly, "Will you still stand with the Second Prince?"

"I..." Qing Jian rarely started, but didn't continue.

She hesitated, which meant that her heart was shaken.

Just as Xia Fan was about to swing a few more hoes, a large flickering flame suddenly appeared in the alley.

A group of people are coming here!

Yan Qing suddenly stopped, and waved his hand towards the wall, "Hide well, don't make any noise!"

After that, she took a few steps forward alone, "Who is over there!?"

"Oh, this is Mrs. Yan. Everyone, stop." With a chuckle, a pretty figure walked out of the alley, "How, have you found any traces of the target?"

Hearing this somewhat familiar voice, a corresponding image suddenly appeared in Xia Fan's mind.

Guarded by the third rank of the Privy Council, Yu Linglong is "shooting".