"My name is Fu Feng. I used to be active in Liaodong and Liaoxi counties in Youzhou. I received news from Xia Jie a few months ago, inviting me to come to Chang'an to seek employment."
Youzhou is located in the east of the territory of the Han Dynasty. It was originally the seat of the Yan Kingdom among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
Fu Feng's body kept trembling: "I didn't want to come, but Xia Jie's offer made me unable to refuse.
In her hand, I have the method to break through the lower nine realms and become a heavenly being.
She promised that as long as I come, no matter whether things work out or not, she will give me the method of practice. "
"How to practice in the realm of gods and humans?"
Yao Zhao was responsible for asking: "Which lineage of practice are you from?"
"What I cultivate is not within the Baijia. It is the Road of the King of Hell in the side gate. The ghosts drive the Yin. It is recorded in ancient books that when you have reached a great level of cultivation, you can physically enter the underworld and be sealed. My power is more powerful at night, and at noon He is the weakest in cultivation, so he was captured alive by you.
Xia Jie practices the art of killing ghosts and eating souls, which is the best way to influence and confuse people's hearts for her own use.
Our two skills complement each other, so she traveled thousands of miles to find me in Chang'an to cooperate. "Fu Feng's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his face was as pale as paper.
The pain in his head did not diminish at all because of his cooperation.
"For the sake of cultivation, you dare to assassinate important officials in the court." Yao Zhao shouted.
"It is not easy for us to practice. We have nothing to rely on, and we have to fight for everything with our lives. Cultivation at the level of gods and humans is a priceless treasure to me."
Fu Feng had collapsed to the ground, unable to even maintain his kneeling position, as if he was in a nightmare.
Song Ran was a little surprised. He couldn't see any action from this Huo Shizhong, but his method was so powerful.
"How many of you are there?"
"I know of no fewer than twenty people, led by Xia Jie, who are dormant and active in Chang'an."
Huo Qubing suddenly asked: "The interrogation is very strict when entering and leaving Chang'an. Do you have all the people who come in and out?"
The laws and regulations during the Qin and Han Dynasties were very complete, and examination and transmission were official references.
The two are separate. The first one is a small wooden sign. For those with high status, it can also be made of bronze or jade. On it is written the identity, place of origin, and simple appearance and characteristics.
"Zhuan" is equivalent to a letter of introduction. If you want to go out, you need a certificate issued by the place, signed by the "village party secretary". Most of the information is written on bamboo or wooden strips, printed, and used for customs clearance.
Don't think it's easy to counterfeit. You have to know that in ancient times, the population flow was limited, and there were population registers in various places for checking. If the two are consistent, they will be considered qualified.
Fu Fengdao: "I have seen Xia Jie go out of the city and use the official citation to authenticate her."
After hearing this, Huo Qubing thought to himself.
If only Xia Jie could pay back the officials who governed the people under the Han Dynasty, but if all the people under her command had them, the story behind this matter... would be worth thinking about.
At this time, Song Ran also asked: "The method of breaking through to the realm of heaven and humanity, whether it is a side sect or a hundred schools of thought, each one is a secret that is not passed down. So Xia Jie said that there is a inheritance of the realm of heaven and humanity, you Do you believe it?"
Fu Feng's body began to tremble violently, almost collapsing:
"When Xia Jie sent me a letter, she also brought an elixir recipe. I have been practicing the art of unblocking the yin for a long time. When I saw the elixir, I knew it would be of great benefit to me and the content was true, so I agreed to come to Chang'an."
Most of the practices of various schools require food to assist them.
The so-called bait refers to the Taoist or farmer's method of elixir. Taking the corresponding elixir can speed up the practice and stabilize the state.
Some factions require specific elixirs to advance when breaking through.
Fu Feng said that he decided to come to Chang'an after seeing Dan, which is logical.
"That's all he knows. Let's go back to the city now."
Huo Qubing used Teng She's mental pressure to see through Fu Feng's true identity.
Knowing that he would gain nothing by asking any more questions, he stood up and walked out.
"Keep this person alive or behead him?" Yao Zhao asked from the side.
"Keep it first, capture Xia Jie, and use it to make a confession." Huo Qubing kept walking.
Xia Jie did not escape, but returned to Chang'an. More importantly, with the real intention of Fa Teng Snake, she no longer needed to use her to lure out the person behind it.
Huo Qubing was confident that he would let her speak out for herself.
So he decided to close the net and capture Xia Jie.
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It was nearly dusk.
East of Chang'an City.
There are twelve branches under the jurisdiction of the two agencies, among which Xiao Ying is the deputy scout responsible for tracking and investigation.
He was squatting on the top of a building, staring at a small courtyard in front of him.
If he hadn't personally gone out to track her, ordinary spies would have been thrown away by the woman.
It is located in the southeast corner of the city, with narrow lanes and complex environment.
"There are a lot of arrangements. There is a house with a secret passage hidden here... If you follow here and think you have found her hiding place, she will run away in vain."
Xiao Ying was thinking in his heart, his figure swayed slightly and he quietly disappeared.
A quarter of an hour later, he stood in a dark alley in the east of Chang'an City with a solemn expression.
After Xia Jie used the empty yard to escape, she came to a long street with many pedestrians.
The order Xiao Ying received was to follow him secretly. He would rather lose track than let Xia Jie find out, so he didn't dare to follow too closely.
In addition, there are too many people on the street and the smell is mixed, which is the most unfavorable environment for tracking.
He realized that he seemed to have really lost Xia Jie.
But Xiao Ying didn't panic at all.
He is proficient in onmyoji, good at stargazing, divination and tracking. In addition to conventional methods, he also has metaphysical tracking methods. Immediately take out a piece of bamboo and write the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.
"Unless you can disrupt the secret of heaven, you can't escape my pursuit."
Xiao Ying bit his index finger and wrote several incantations on the center of the bamboo piece.
In a moment, the bamboo piece began to rotate in the palm of his hand, with one corner faintly pointing to the south.
Xiao Ying followed the direction of the bamboo sign and traced it again.
Half an hour later, when the sun was setting, Xiao Ying met Huo Qubing and others who had returned to the city.
"Shizhong Huo." Xiao Ying bowed and saluted.
"Where is he?" Yao Zhao asked next to Huo Qubing.
"The woman moved around after returning to the city, and is now located in a city a hundred feet away... Hey!"
Before Xiao Ying finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
The bamboo cards in his hand began to spin without direction, as if they were disturbed by some force, causing chaos.
"My tracking and positioning technique is based on the hexagrams in the Yin and Yang technique. It is consistent with the star position divination and has never failed. I have been tracking the target's position before..." Xiao Ying's face turned pale.
The hexagram diagram is the basis, and the star position is consistent with divination... That is fortune telling, and I dare to say that I will never make a mistake... Huo Qubing looked at Xiao Ying.
At the most critical moment, Xia Jie's position was lost.
Xiao Ying couldn't accept it and was inexplicably embarrassed.
Everyone was in a deserted alley at the moment, and it was close to the sunset.
Returning from the military camp outside the city, he was accompanied by a group of security guards, totaling more than 30 people.
Huo Qubing took a breath.
The cultivation of Zhenyi Fateng Snake is extremely mysterious and ever-changing in the use of power at the level of the soul.
When he combined his consciousness with the flying snake, the mercury spread out like a waterfall, and his perception was infinitely heightened, once again entering a level that seemed to transcend the real world.
The sense of touch of the soul or soul has become extremely sharp.
It is not that Huo Qubing and Xia Jie have never crossed paths.
The accomplice who killed the Northern Army Lieutenant Liu Huai, the urn that was found from under the bed, and the urn spirit hidden inside came from Xia Jie.
Later, when she met Fu Feng, she said that she was almost detected by Huo Qubing.
In fact, she had already been captured by Soaring Snake.
Now, as his perception increased, an indescribable feeling came to Huo Qubing's mind.
He seemed to see Xia Jie through the eyes of a flying snake.
An overlooking perspective captures Xia Jie changing her clothes and walking into a large-scale mansion...
It was still that terrifying aura... Song Ran took a peek at Huo Qubing from the side. She could feel that Huo Qubing was stimulating some kind of power, which was similar to the aura when he was questioning Fu Feng just now.
"follow me."
Huo Qubing walked out of the alley and headed south.
The sky gradually darkened.
Surrounded by everyone, Huo Qubing followed his soul-level perception all the way to Nancheng, and finally stopped slowly outside a mansion:
"right here……"
