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It's night, with bright lights everywhere, the roads gradually become less crowded, and a quiet and comfortable atmosphere descends on this land. At least people no longer have to endure the scorching heat. This is the only comfort that nature can bring to the people of Xiahe Town and Township.
However, for Bai Feng, on such a quiet night, wouldn't it be a waste of time if he did not take advantage of the darkness to return to the Zhang Family Pharmacy to discuss strategies against the enemy?
However, at this time, he and Murong Yan were being "protected" in Taiping Taoist Temple as E Binghuan's disciples and could not escape easily. For this reason, they had to concentrate on studying the "Gold and Stone Essentials" in their hands to kill time.
The two of them were in a unique house. This is a house composed of two connected rooms, specially built for dignitaries with special requirements. For example, those who hold important positions and need to be protected by others at all times will live in the back room and let the guards live in the outer room to listen to instructions at any time.
Including Bai Feng and Murong Yan, they were all given special hospitality by Sima Tu and temporarily stayed in such a unique house. In name, Taipingdao provides them with protection, but in fact, it implements "meticulous" surveillance.
Because the back room of the house has no doors or windows, it is completely closed. Those who need to enter or exit must pass through the outhouse and pass the Taiping Road guard outside the house before they can succeed.
Such careful planning seems to have nipped all the conspiracies in the cradle. However, this did not allow the young swordsman to surrender.
Earlier, Miss E Wu borrowed an encyclopedia about epigraphy from Taiping Dao on the grounds of interest. In fact, it was Bai Feng who was planning behind the scenes. He was trying to find detailed records about "eating stones" from the borrowed "Gold and Stone Essentials".
After figuring out the reason for "eating stones", Bai Feng and Murong Yan deceived the Taiping Road guard in front of the door on the pretext of "returning the classics", and then walked openly to the front of E Feiying's house.
Due to E Feiying's surly temperament, she often clashed with Taoist priests in Taiping Dao, so that no one dared to provoke her. Even the guards guarding the door of her room had to step back because they didn't know when Miss E Wu would criticize their Taoist for not following the rules and cause an uproar. Therefore, there are usually few people coming and going in front of her door.
Taking this opportunity, Bai Feng found a perfect way to escape.
After meeting with the fifth Miss E, Bai Feng and Murong Yan immediately came up with a clever plan: Bai Feng borrowed E Feiying's military uniform, then went to the back room to disguise herself, pretending to be what Miss E Fifth looked like when she was wearing men's clothing. E Feiying took the Longming Sword and the string of copper bells, changed into Bai Feng's original clothes, and disguised herself as the young swordsman.
When Murong Yan saw that "Brother Feng" was suddenly half smaller than usual, while "Sister Ying" looked more like a man, she couldn't help but laugh and said: "Brother Feng, can you really get away with it by cheating like this?"
"As long as no one else knows, 'Bai Feng' has left the Taoist temple." Bai Feng replied: "Sima Tu dares to set up an altar to pray for rain, then he must be sure that there will be heavy rain in the next few days. If If we don’t seize the time to plan, it will only lead to more people going astray and they will never be able to escape.”
After hearing this, E Feiying sighed with emotion: "Bai Feng, thank you for being so considerate. However, how many days have you not washed your clothes? It smells sour... Oh, I have really wronged Sister Murong." , she still stays next to you all day long!"
"Hahaha... Miss E understands the righteousness well, so she won't care about these trivial things, right?" Bai Feng did not forget to pay attention to the movements around her while talking and laughing.
After confirming that there was no problem, they divided into two groups and performed a golden cicada's escape from its shell. One group of people returned the same way, pretending that nothing happened and returned to the heavy "protection" of the Taiping Taoists, while the other group walked towards the gate of the Taoist temple.
Putting on the "new clothes" with fragrant fragrance and rich makeup, Bai Feng was a little uncomfortable at first. However, when passing by the guard in front of the gate, I quickly felt the benefits of my new identity. Because the Taiping Taoists in front of the door did not even have the intention to stop him, they lowered their heads and respectfully welcomed "Miss E Wu" to leave the Taoist temple.
Although it was a bit of luck, Bai Feng still slipped out of the Taoist temple and walked straight to Zhang's Pharmacy with all the information he had learned. The street was eerily quiet. Since he didn't bring a lantern for lighting, he could only rely on his memory, feelings, and the faint light of the stars and moon as guidance, and he moved forward slowly. It seemed that only the stars and the moon were left in the whole world. It took a long time before we could see lights lighting up in the distance.
Such a strange aura followed the young man all the way, which made him have to be alert: maybe there was someone in a dark place watching his every move.
On the way to Zhang's Pharmacy, Bai Feng suddenly changed direction and sped away. After walking around the pharmacy for a long time, he saw the right opportunity and quietly approached the wall of the pharmacy. He assessed the small earthen wall in front of him and found that anyone could easily climb over such a low wall. After climbing over the wall, he settled in the back hall of the pharmacy.
"You can sneak in so easily?" Bai Feng whispered softly, then a broom flew from nowhere and flew away in front of him.
Bai Feng subconsciously dodged back, and then looked in the direction where the broom came from, and found that the medicine boy Xiaohu was holding a small hammer and a gong. Just when the other party had gathered all his strength and was about to hit the gong and scream, Bai Feng stepped forward to explain and said, "It's me! Xiaohu, look clearly!"
"Miss E Wu?" Xiaohu put down the gong that was almost ringing and said, "Is it Miss E Wu?"
"No, it's me, Bai Feng." The young man said while wiping the powder on his face. When Xiaohu saw this, he immediately understood the other party's intention and welcomed him into the pharmacy.
In the side hall where guests are usually entertained, the lights are still on. It turns out that Zhang, Zhao Kuo and others are still studying the package brought back by E Feiying.
"Master, Mr. Bai is back!" Xiaohu said to the people on the cushion.
A young man in red clothes came in response and greeted, "I've met you all!"
"This...isn't this my cousin's clothes?"
"Brother Bai, I didn't expect that your relationship with Miss E Wu would develop very quickly!"
"Brother, what are you talking about! There must be an important reason for this, otherwise Mr. Bai would never come here in such a disguise!"
"My little sister is right. Mr. Bai is very brave and wise. He is not the same as some young men from aristocratic families who are heavy on makeup and usually only talk talk!"
Several people talked incessantly, making Bai Feng dumbfounded. After some explanation, everyone suddenly realized.
After listening to Bai Feng's explanation, Zhang Yi couldn't help but admire him: "Old thief Sima has long been suspicious of Brother Bai, but Mr. Bai still took the risk to find out the information. He is really a strong man."
"Now that I have Mr. E as my backing, Sima Tu will never dare to act arbitrarily." Bai Feng responded: "Now we need to use the known intelligence to lay a trap, and wait for Taiping Dao to fall into the trap."
"What's Mr. Bai's clever plan?" Zhao Xiaomei looked at him expectantly and asked.
"What I came up with is really not a clever idea. It's just treating the person in his own way..."
After Zhao Kuo heard this, he immediately said: "Brother Bai, please come quickly!"
"As far as I know, the 'Tao Stone' is a unique stone unique to Taiping Dao. We can use these existing Tao stones to make candle wicks, and then imitate the candles on the Taiping Dao altar to make candles that are exactly the same." Bai After Feng had been talking for a long time, the younger sister seemed to understand what the other party meant and interrupted.
"Then just wait for a heavy rain to come, and then the altar will be set on fire, and the 'Wuwang Fire' will also burn on their heads! At that time, we will come out to testify against Taiping Dao's evil deeds!"
Bai Feng looked at the little sister and smiled happily: "The little sister is really smart, but we lack absolute physical evidence... Dr. Zhang, there is still a piece of the Huozhezi that Yan'er and I found in the remains of the medicine warehouse that day. two?"
Zhang Daodao: "Of course, they are all still there! Could it be that there are... hidden stones in them that have not been burned out?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaohu, who was keeping vigil in the back hall, suddenly beat the gong loudly and shouted: "Catch the thief! Come on! Catch the thief!"
Bai Feng quickly extinguished the candlelight on the low table, and then followed Ajuan and Zhao Xiaomei's wishes and hid behind them. The other two young masters followed Xiaohu's voice and walked out toward the back hall.
They could only witness a dark shadow darting back and forth between the roof walls, darting up and down, and soon disappeared without a trace.
