Heavenly Dao Formula

There is no doubt that walking away is a safe choice.

Yan Qing is the green sword of the Privy Council, internal friction in the Privy Council will only reduce one's own strength.

She was not the master Li was looking for, and she even became an enemy of Li's master during the Wanjinglou Incident.

The next few months will be deep winter and early spring. It can be expected that for a long time, Gyeonggi has no time to take care of the situation in Shenzhou. As long as they return to Jinxia, ​​this trip will be a successful conclusion.

There are too many reasons to choose to leave.

Xia Fan knew that if he said leave, no one could blame him.

But he couldn't say those two words.

If night is included, he has only met Yan Qing three times.

But these three aspects had already left a deep enough impression on him.

Yan Qing is indeed an alchemist of the Privy Council.

However, her concern and protection for Li are real.

Ever since she got in touch with Li in private, she had already taken a risk.

Not to mention notifying Li and others to evacuate Wanjing Building in advance.

Calculated in terms of profit and loss, these "contacts" have obviously become negative assets, so there is no need to take them into consideration. But Xia Fan knew that he was never a person who decided to act purely based on interests, and he couldn't treat the other party as some kind of equivalent.

——From the beginning to the end, he walked like this.

For some reason, Xia Fan suddenly remembered the scene when Li was running on the roof with him in Gaoshan County.

Li also asked him similar questions at that time.

And his answer was "I don't understand my thoughts, which hinders my practice." Although he was exposed by the other party bluntly, his thoughts have not changed.

Xia Fan knew that if he chose to leave at this moment, others might not criticize him, but he would definitely have regrets in his heart.

If he pursued safety in everything, why did he embark on the path of seeking alchemy?

After a while, Xia Fan said slowly, "I don't want to force everyone, if you think my answer is too—"

Before he finished a sentence, his voice stopped halfway.

Whether it's Li or Luo Qingqing, the affirmative eyes of the two have already expressed their attitude - no matter what situation they have to face, they will never quit.

Fang Yanni clasped her hands tightly, with a look of resentment, as if she was afraid that he would say that she would abandon Yan Qing.

Qianzhi can be described as eager to try, it seems that thinking is not necessary for her, she just needs to do it according to her heart.

Qian Yan was much calmer, but judging from the slightly raised corners of her mouth, the living dead didn't hate doing it.

The only thing that needs to be discussed is Fang Xiandao.

However, after seeing the attitudes of his companions around him, he wisely gave up resistance.

The answer is self-evident.

"The key is time, place and information." Luo said softly.

"The sooner the time, the better." Xia Fan thought clearly, "The enthronement ceremony is our best cover-the Privy Council has been planning for this for a long time, and all energy will inevitably be concentrated on the transition of imperial power. In a few days at night, they will be able to draw out their hands to deal with various accidents."

"Let's find the place of detention." Li picked up the cat spirit and put it on the table. "The prison of the Privy Council is not a hidden place. It should be difficult for a wandering wild cat to attract the attention of the guards."

"As for the information..."

"Although Shangyuan City has expanded a lot, the layout of the city is not much different from that of a hundred years ago." Qian Yan took the initiative to take up the conversation, "At the same time, I also participated in the founding ceremony of the Taizu of the Ning family. If the etiquette system is passed down from generation to generation, I guess the process won't change much either."

"Wow, do you even know this?" Qianzhi said with emotion.

Qian Yan glanced at her with complicated eyes, "Actually, you also..." But in the end she sighed softly, "That's all, it's nothing."

Xia Fan turned back Qianzhi's curious head, and said loudly, "In this case, let's stay in Shangyuan City for another day, and treat this surprise as a gift to the Privy Council!"

...

At Sishi the next day, Li once again boarded the pagoda on Tianfu Street.

The process of returning to Shangyuan City did not encounter any obstacles. Even in order to show the demeanor of the royal capital and speed up the efficiency of people entering and leaving the city, the inspections at the major city gates have been simplified a lot.

The wanted portraits of Xia Fan and others were posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the street, but these portraits themselves were drawn based on soft leather masks. After taking off the masks, everyone immediately turned into another person. As an exception, Xia Fan only needs to wear a mask to complete the disguise. It is almost impossible for the gate guards to see through this disguise.

Compared with the last time to climb the tower, the seven-star black card is no longer suitable for use this time, so Li, who is a fox demon, is obviously the best candidate to climb the tower from the outside.

And her task is to set up a radio station at the top of the pagoda and monitor the movements of the entire Privy Council.

Soon, Li connected the antenna and installed the audio device.

"Hi, I'm Li. Xia Fan, can you get it?"

Accompanied by a burst of noise, a familiar voice sounded from the microphone, "I heard it very clearly. It seems that there is no problem with using a few less antennas at this distance. How is the situation on your side?"

"Everything is normal." Li looked down from the pagoda, and there were clusters of tourists on the street, only a lot more than during the Lantern Festival. You can see performances such as lion dance and stilts at the intersection of streets. The closer you get to the palace, the more guards are patrolling the streets, and the walls of the palace courtyard are full of crossbowmen.

Of the four main roads in Shangyuan City, three are open to the public, and only the Baihu Avenue in Ximen is under martial law. Obviously, the etiquette system followed in the grand ceremony is still the same as when the country was founded—the envoys and distinguished guests from other countries will gather at the west gate to enter the city. peoples.

However, what can be seen most clearly from the pagoda is the Gyeonggi Privy Council two streets away.

Although Olina Okan once caused a scene in the mansion, there are not many traces of it now. The wall pierced by the magic spell and the main hall of the command department have basically been repaired completely, and a dark crowd gathered in the square. Judging from their attire, these people should be the guards formed by the Privy Council itself. The number is between seven and eight hundred to one thousand. It is estimated that they are on standby in the palace as a reserve force.

What needs more vigilance than the guards are the alchemists wearing black high-collared robes—now that all the alchemists sent abroad have returned, and the number of qi sensers in Shangyuan City has undoubtedly reached its peak. Once the operation starts, these alchemists will definitely become Their toughest opponent.

After describing what he saw, Li asked about Xia Fan's situation, "How about you? Is everything going well?"

"Honestly speaking... I have encountered a little trouble." Xia Fan opened the curtain with a slight headache, and looked towards the prison of the Privy Council across the street - just a quarter of an hour ago, a black and gold double-wheeled carriage stopped. Prison gate. Although the Privy Council doesn't pay much attention to the level of rank, but at the special moment of the enthronement ceremony, there must be some etiquette. A double-wheeled carriage like this is usually only prepared for high-ranking officials above the third rank, and the black and gold color matching means that the riders have a high status, and nine out of ten are core members of the Privy Council.

In other words, if they want to break into the prison, they will most likely have to confront the guard...or even Yuyi.