Heavenly Dao Formula

The next day, the Lantern Festival came.

"Hey, there are so many people!" Qianzhi shouted excitedly while lying on the window sill.

As the little girl said, the surrounding streets were crowded with people, extending almost from the gate of the city to the center of the city. Although the lanterns are put on at night, some small activities have begun to warm up, such as lion dances and stilt performances.

Sure enough, no matter where they are, these two activities are all-purpose plug-ins, and they can be used for red and white things, as well as high-level promotions. Coupled with the accompaniment of suona, there is a festive atmosphere in an instant.

Vendors seized the opportunity to sell their products, including sweets, snacks, lanterns and colored paper. For most people, this is the last chance to fill their pockets before the Chinese New Year, so not only ordinary businessmen, but also many local residents have taken out their usual hoarding and joined in the hawking.

"It feels much more lively here than Jinxia." Qianzhi finally said with emotion.

Puff, Xia Fan felt a stab in the heart.

"After all, this is the center of Daqi." Luo gently walked aside and looked at the joyful crowd, "Before I met Xia Fan, I never thought that I would go to a humble Yancheng one day."

The second knife also pierced in.

"I still... prefer Jinxia City." Fang Yanni said cautiously.

"Oh? Why?" Xia Fan asked happily.

"Because there are too many people, I will be nervous." She lowered her head slightly, "It's better for the place to be remote and desolate, and it would be better if it was like the deep mountains and old forests in Lingzhou."

Xia Fan couldn't help but clutched his chest tightly.

"Okay, Jinxia is already very good." Qianyan interjected abruptly, "I feel that place is different from most towns... It actually has a bit of the appearance of Yongchao Prosperity. Even if it is not as good as Shangyuan now, It will definitely become a famous city in the future.”

"Really?" Qianzhi was a little surprised, "Lord Qianyan seldom speaks well of others."

"You still have the nerve to talk about others!" Fang Xiandao gave his protector a hard look.

"Let's put the gossip aside, let's settle the business for tonight." Li greeted everyone behind him, "How should we arrange the itinerary for the Wandeng Banquet?"

Everyone closed the windows and sat back in the middle of the room.

"Xia Fan, do you have any ideas?" Luo asked softly.

"This dinner party will be held in the palace square, and the identities of the personnel will be checked. If I'm not wrong, I should be the only one who can go in." Xia Fan said while thinking, "The princess also said, in case The probability of danger in the Lantern Festival is extremely low, so it’s you, it’s best not to go out that day, just stay in the Wanjing Tower.”

"Thousands of knowledge, immovable like a mountain!" The little girl echoed.

"Perhaps divination can be used to detect the situation at night." Li suggested.

"Actually, I tried it last night." Fang Xiandao looked solemn, "Because I couldn't directly calculate Xia Fan, I took Shangyuan City as the target of the spell."

"What was the result?" Xia Fan asked curiously.

"It's dark and unclear, and it's hard to make a judgment." He narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a long tone, "There are strong winds all around, and the clues of fate have been disrupted and reorganized, and have lost their original meaning."

"Please speak up."

"That... Junior Brother Fang means that someone in Shangyuan City is interfering with divination spells, and more than one person is doing it." Fang Yanni explained in a low voice, "This situation will make the conclusion drawn by the hexagram calculation false. Forced interpretation will not achieve the desired effect.”

"Tsk, so this technique can still be restrained." Xia Fan twitched the corner of his mouth, and the other party's statement reminded him of electromagnetic warfare in a complex electromagnetic environment, "As long as the other party keeps interfering, isn't divination useless?" effect?"

"It's not as simple as you said!" Fang Xiandao became anxious, "First of all, the other party must have studied Kanshu divination in order to do it against the spell. Secondly, doing so also requires a lot of gems, soul jade and other rare things , continuing to interfere with last month's expenses is enough to ruin a man's fortune!"

"Okay, okay, I understand." Xia Fan comforted falsely, "But since there are so many sources of interference, it seems that the crown prince's enthronement ceremony will definitely not pass safely."

"After all, this matter is too hasty. I'm afraid many people are just about to make a move." Luo said softly, "The order here has already existed in name only."

"Perhaps we will all leave Gyeonggi when the other party ascends the throne." Xia Fan finally concluded, "Since everyone thinks there is no problem, let's proceed according to the original plan. We will do it after the formal meeting with the Privy Council. Next step plan."

...

At four o'clock in the afternoon, that is, around six o'clock, Xin Wu came to the bottom of Wanjing Tower as promised.

"I wonder if Master Xia has had a good rest in this day and a half?" He warmly greeted Xia Fan when he saw him, "Master Gan has reserved a seat for you at the Wandeng Banquet."

"It's not bad. I'm also an alchemist anyway, and traveling long distances is not a big deal." Xia Fan nodded, "Let's go."

At this moment, the long street is full of people, and horses and vehicles are prohibited from passing. Even alchemists can only walk to the palace area at this moment.

Walking to the gate of the inner city, the imperial guards had already put down their horses on the main road. Above the towering palace wall, Xia Fan could see guards with strong crossbows patrolling back and forth.

"Please show the letter." The guard stopped the two of them and said.

"Here." Xin Wu skillfully took out a stack of papers and handed them to the guards. "He is a distinguished guest invited by the Privy Council, it doesn't matter if you check or not."

"You're right, but this is our duty." After checking, the guard handed a nameplate into Xia Fan's hand, and then stepped aside, "Please come in."

"Just me?" Xia Fan asked in surprise.

"I'm just a questioner, and I've completed the task by sending you here." Xin Wu said calmly, "The next meeting is not an occasion that I can participate in. You have to go alone. Master Xia, that is only you. In the field that is eligible to be on stage, I will wait for your return here."

Xia Fan glanced at the nameplate, and his seat number was already marked on it.

"It's cold, you can sit in a teahouse and come back after the Lantern Festival is over." After he finished speaking, he walked into the deep palace gate.

What follows is a rigorous inspection. Not only weapons, but also talismans, chips and medicine bags are included in the storage. Obviously, except for clothes, shoes and socks, those who enter the palace are not allowed to bring in any equipment. Without the materials for the operation, the combat effectiveness of the alchemist would undoubtedly be greatly limited. No wonder the princess thought that the risk of attending the Lantern Festival was not great.

After passing through the courtyard wall, it was a different scene.

On the huge square, rows of round tables criss-crossed, forming a square grid. Each table is surrounded by windproof candlesticks, and hundreds of candlesticks are combined to create the illusion of a sea of ​​lights. This is not only entertaining guests, but also showing the strength of Daqi's court - being able to gather so many bronze candlesticks at the same time is a manifestation of financial resources and means.

Under the guidance of the guards, he quickly came to the reserved seat.

"Xia Fan, long time no see."

The person who greeted him was actually an old acquaintance from Qingshan Town, Fei Nian.

Beside him, two men and two women sat in turn.

"Let me introduce you." He stood up with a smile, "This lord is the green sword of the Privy Council, the "Layman on the Cloud" Baizhan. "

Bai Zhan nodded without saying a word.

"Beside Mr. Bai is the guardian "Sheying" Yu Linglong. "

"Yo, you are Xia Fan, right? First time meeting... Well, you are cuter than I imagined." Yu Linglong giggled.

Fei Nian's hand moved to the other side, "This lady is also the Privy Council Green Sword, "Crossing the Embers" Wei Huang. "

"The concubine is polite." The other party bowed his head slightly.

"The last one is the Yuyi envoy stationed in Gyeonggi—" Fei Nian paused, "Master Gan. "