Heavenly Dao Formula

With a crashing buzz, a cluster of sparks exploded like celebration fireworks.

At the same time, there was a splatter of blood.

Although the chain blocked the attack path for the first time, the attack was not only fast, but also full of strength. The chain only played a deflective role, and the blade still cut her skin after crossing the iron chain.

For a moment, the neck was bleeding profusely.

However, under the obstruction of the chains, this surprise attack did not become a fatal injury after all.

Yan Qing clutched her neck, looked up, and the one standing in front of her was Bai Zhan, the "Layman on the Cloud".

The red tasseled sword in his hand was dripping with blood.

The distance between the two was almost a hundred steps, but just now the other party seemed to be attacking in front of him - this is Bai Zhan's ability, and the distance based on common sense does not work for him.

In a sense, alchemists who are proficient in Kunshu are more unpredictable than Kanshu. The latter can still rely on will and experience to fight against, but the space twist caused by kunshu is a real change.

This is also the opponent Yan Qing least wants to meet.

"Hey, your sword... is really merciless."

"You and I are both green swords, so you naturally know that you should not hold back in the battle between the green swords." Bai Zhan's voice was still cold, "And I also calculated that with your strength, this sword can only hurt you. It cannot put you to death. In addition, there is poison on the sword, and you will feel sleepy, paralyzed and slow, and your strength will be at least 30% lower than usual."

He even used poison...

She injected Qi into the wound, temporarily sealing the surging blood.

"What's the reason? Are you planning to provoke internal fighting?"

"Well said." Another figure slowly walked out from behind Bai Zhan, "I was just about to ask you, what is the reason for letting Xia Fan go?"

Yan Qing's heart sank suddenly, the other party was Ning Qianshi.

"Your Highness..."

"You want to ask for evidence, don't you?"

The second prince clapped his hands, and an alchemist wearing a white robe stepped forward and threw a corpse on the ground - it was clearly a messenger servant in the brothel. Although he was dead, he crawled slowly on the ground as if he was still alive. A mass of black air above his head was slowly squirming, and murmuring turbidly.

"Evil transformation..."

The moment Yan Qing saw the servant, she understood everything.

Although that Bai Ren was not of a high grade, his ability might be very special. It could temporarily linger the consciousness of a person who had just died, that is, form an evil spirit.

In the state where the consciousness is about to be lost, the deceased will no longer have any thoughts of defense. It can be said that he can answer whatever is asked. This technique can also be regarded as the last option when interrogating information.

Even if the servant couldn't think about complex questions in this state, he could only answer some impressive basic questions, but it was not difficult to find out the key clues from his mouth and use them to deduce the whole picture of the matter.

Yan Qing originally planned to wait until Xia Fan was sent out of the city, and then come back to solve the problem of the servants, but she did not expect the Second Prince's action to be so swift.

"I didn't have this idea from the beginning." Ning Qianshi said proactively, "It's just that Wanjinglou suddenly went empty and I had to think about internal problems, so when I turned to the Nancheng business district to look for Xia Fan's trace, I asked a few alchemists to follow."

"But he should be the only one who knows about the delivery of the letter. Even if we have to investigate..." Yan Qing froze suddenly at this point, she looked at the second prince with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

There is only one way to find that key person in the shortest possible time.

That is to kill all the people who have entered Xia Fan's wing.

The living will justify, but the dead will not.

"Fortunately, we found the clue with only half of the people. To be honest, I really don't want to believe that the person who helped him escape was you, Yan Qing... Have you betrayed the Privy Council and our common goal?" Ning Qianshi looked directly at her and asked.

However, what Xia Fan said emerged in Yan Qing's mind.

"What about Li? Did Li interfere with this plan?"

"Or is it that as long as there is this level of righteousness, any deeds can be tolerated?"

The strange thing is that she didn't think it was wrong for the second prince to do this before.

Find out the inside story as quickly as possible, and eliminate the threat for the Privy Council—this is a decisive and wise judgment. As for the innocent people who have been implicated, there is no need to care too much, just give the relevant family members a sum of compensation afterwards.

But at this moment, she felt that something was stuck in her heart.

If Li was hanged by them at the gate of the city, would she really feel that she was compensated after receiving the compensation money?

"Your Highness..." Yan Qing finally said after a long while, "I did not betray the Privy Council, let alone the target that poured countless people's efforts into it."

"Then what is your reason for helping Xia Fan?"

She lowered her head, "Forgive me for not being able to tell."

That was the only blood left by her friend.

Even if she was a demon, she couldn't let Li Yin die by herself.

"Can't... tell each other?" The second prince took a deep breath, "You should know that words are weak, and the Privy Council values ​​actions more."

"But that's the truth," Yan Qing refused to budge, "I don't want to betray the Privy Council, but I can't tell the reason either. Your Highness, let them go...Xia Fan will not hinder Seven Star's plan, Third Princess It is also impossible to compete with the Privy Council."

"Absurd words, I didn't expect you to say such words." Bai Zhan said coldly, "When you were bewitched by Xia Fan and helped them escape from Shangyuan City, you already hindered our plan."

"It's impossible for me to give up because of such a reason." Ning Qianshi's eyes were a little more disappointed, "If you don't want to take the initiative to explain, I can only use some last resort. Do you want to resist the Privy Council's arrest?"

Yan Qing was silent for a moment, then slowly lowered her hands.

The chain in front of her fell to the ground as if it lost its support.

"I... didn't mean that."

"Listen to my order, take down the "lock weaver" Yan Qing! "Ning Qianshi said loudly.

"Take orders!"

A group of guards rushed out from the streets and alleys, and pushed Yan Qing to the ground. Then her hands and feet were put in shackles. This special instrument of torture could even fix every finger. Not to mention using talismans or magic tools, she couldn't even touch her body.

After the green sword was taken away, the second prince sighed in a low voice, "I didn't expect the situation to become like this."

"The law is not merciful." Baizhan said in an unchanged tone, "This kind of thing will happen a second time. If the signs are not extinguished as soon as possible, the General Palace may suffer great losses in the future. Your Highness, Xia Fanna How do you plan to deal with it? Will you start a large-scale search with troops tonight?"

"It's too late." Ning Qianshi frowned, "Half an hour is enough for them to run for more than ten miles. There are forests and mountains around Gyeonggi, and it is almost impossible to find them without knowing the exact direction. "

No matter how stupid a person is, he will not continue to swagger down the official road southward when he is wanted. Once he leaves the city, he will be as high as the sky.

"What's more, tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony of the elder brother. Whether it is the Privy Council or the Ministry of War, we must keep an eye on the palace. After that, we will hold a seven-star meeting-although only Xu Guotian and Gao Guoxuan envoys will come, but we at least It has to show the demeanor of the Privy Council of Qiguo. Doesn’t the dispatch of people with great fanfare mean that Shangyuan City is still not under our control?"

"You are right, it was my negligence." Bai Zhan nodded.

"Let's stop here tonight," the second prince looked to the southeast - that is the direction of Shenzhou, "If Xia Fan really colludes with Ning Wanjun, we will meet again sooner or later."