They lurk in secret, gathering strength.
If a mass killing party suddenly appears, by then, the people of Daliang will suffer heavy casualties...
Since they used this infiltration method first, don't blame Su Xian for drugging them and killing them all.
Of course, if you want to poison the water source of 10,000 people without being discovered in advance, you still need to do a lot of work...
Install the latest version. 】
It wasn't until the sky darkened and the lanterns first came on that Su Xian and others discussed a feasible plan, including how to administer the medicine, as well as the installation and layout of weapons such as divine thunder and so on.
In the end, everyone agreed to take action in two days.
After the discussion ended, Zhou Ji Shi, Luo Gan and others dispersed one after another. Everyone received a part of the task. Starting tonight, they need to take action.
Su Xian is the most relaxed one.
After everyone left, he went to take a comfortable bath first, feeling refreshed, and then chatted with Yang Zhilan while enjoying dinner.
"Zhilan, you have worked hard these days. After this matter is over, we will return to Yingzhou. Then I will take you out to enjoy the mountains and rivers!" Su Xian said with a smile.
"Um."
Yang Zhilan responded gently. She was chewing on a lamb rib with relish.
This was a dish Su Xian specially ordered for her, as a reward for her hard work these days.
She ate happily.
But what surprised her was that she had eaten this dish in a restaurant alone, and it still tasted the same, but... it just didn't feel that way when she ate it alone, it wasn't fragrant enough.
But whenever Su Xian ordered it for her, it tasted very different... Maybe it was because every time Su Xian ordered this dish for her, he also ate it with her.
She didn't talk much, and she wasn't good at expressing herself. She just said "hmm" softly, holding a foot-long lamb rib and nibbling in small bites, with the corners of her mouth full of oil.
For some reason, Su Xian felt very satisfied as long as he saw her eating delicious food...
"By the way, there's something I want to tell you."
Su Xian suddenly looked serious.
Yang Zhilan didn't respond. She only stopped eating the mutton chops slightly and raised her eyes to look at Su Xian, her eyes shining under the light of the oil lamp.
"Princess Lanling...has found out your identity!" Su Xian said solemnly. He must tell Yang Zhilan about this, at least to make her mentally prepared.
"Danger!" Yang Zhilan reacted very fiercely. She threw the mutton ribs on the table and stood up, as if she was ready to flee immediately.
"Don't get excited yet. Sit down first. It's not that serious."
Su Xian's expression softened a little and he waved his hands repeatedly.
Yang Zhilan's bright eyes were fixed on Su Xian. Seeing that Su Xian was not in a hurry, she finally sat back down slowly, but did not pick up the mutton chop.
Next, Su Xian recounted what he had talked with Princess Lanling that day, word for word.
Yang Zhilan listened silently.
Finally, he raised his eyes and glanced at Su Xian. That look seemed... a little strange.
Unexpectedly, Su Xian was really going to become a member of the inner guard, and he would also be a small cabinet leader, which made her feel quite strange.
I remember that when he subdued the poisonous lady, Su Xian pretended to be the leader of the inner guard.
In her opinion, Neiwei is actually not a benevolent place, full of intrigues and killings...
But she had no objection to Su Xian's decision.
After talking about this matter, Su Xian laughed and said that if he went to the inner guard in the future, he would have to rely on her, the number one killer of the inner guard, to take care of him.
Yang Zhilan thought about this carefully, and then nodded seriously.
At the same time, she also felt a faint sense of joy in her heart. She liked the feeling of being needed by Su Xian...
However, her family knew about her family affairs, and she knew that her time was limited, and she was afraid... that she wouldn't be able to take care of Su Xian for long.
She had no intention of telling Su Xian that she was sick.
Mainly because he was afraid that Su Xian would be worried.
Because there is really no cure for this disease, unless the legendary Butterfly Valley miracle doctor Li Qingniu is found.
If that day really comes, she will go on the road alone and find a quiet place to end this short and miserable life...
After dinner, Su Xian went back to his room to rest.
Yang Zhilan put on her night clothes. She had a mission tonight, to monitor Nalan Yan. During this critical period, every move of Nalan Yan was extremely important.
Together tonight.
Luo Gan's private residence somewhere in Youzhou City.
Since Luo Gan had no mission tonight, he came to stay at a private house in the city.
Because he thought that after dealing with the 10,000 Liao troops, he would definitely receive many rewards, and maybe he could be promoted and transferred away from the border state where the situation was complicated.
Coupled with the warm welcome of the concubine he kept in his private house, Luo drank one cup after another and was so drunk that he could not stand still.
The beautiful concubine took the opportunity to find out why Luo Gan was in such good spirits today?
"Haha, madam, you don't know something. Today we..."
Luo Gan was only halfway through his words when he suddenly remembered that what was being discussed today was extremely important and he must not let any news leak out, otherwise he might be in ruins if he didn't tell the bad things.
This surprise was really no small matter, and he was almost sober from drinking.
Then he shut his mouth tightly, no matter how the beautiful concubine tried to test him, he did not let go.
When the concubine saw this, she knew that she would not be able to get any useful information tonight, so Qu Yicheng happily accompanied Luo to have a hard time and sweat, and then fell asleep.
Same tonight.
Youzhou Yamen.
In the back house of the Yamen, in the room of the concubine whom the governor of Youzhou loved most.
The concubine used sex to seduce her, trying to get what they were discussing today from the mouth of the governor of Youzhou.
But this concubine miscalculated, because the governor of Youzhou was more cautious than anyone else. Even if he made the beauty unhappy, he did not dare to reveal a word...
In the huge Youzhou City, under the seemingly calm night, there was actually an undercurrent surging.
But Su Xian slept well.
The restaurant where he stayed had already been booked, and the Qiudian Army and hundreds of Princess Palace guards were here. Even without Yang Zhilan accompanying him, he did not have nightmares.
I slept straight until dawn.
Time comes the next day.
Early in the morning, it was dawn, and it was not yet time to open the gates of Youzhou City.
But there were already many people and business travelers waiting in line outside the city gate.
Suddenly, on the official road shrouded in morning mist in the distance, there was a sound of horse hooves, and a man and a horse stopped there. The man on the horse looked up at the tall and majestic city wall and murmured to himself:
"Youzhou City, hehe, here I come!"
"Su Xian, Su Xian, that case... is within the territory of Daliang. Even I, the Thousand Faced Fox, couldn't find an entry point, but you found it..."
"I thought about it a lot along the way, and finally figured out that when it comes to investigating cases, it's not that you are better than me!"
"As the saying goes, a saint will make a mistake every time he worries, and a fool will gain something after a thousand worries. If you can find a breakthrough in this case and solve it, it must be a blind cat that bumped into a dead mouse. It was an accident!"
"Ah!"
"You want me to bend down and ask you for advice? No way!"
"What I, the Thousand-Faced Fox, are best at is actually not solving crimes, but the art of disguise!"
"Let's see how I disguise myself as the person next to you, and then inadvertently trick you into discovering the secret of the breakthrough in this case..."
"How many people in the world can recognize my skill of disguise? Let's see how I make Su Xian behave like a clown. Just wait and see!"
"..."
Half an hour later.
The sky is bright.
The gate of Youzhou City slowly opened, making a heart-wrenching sound.
Thousand-faced Fox looked confident and proud, leading his horse and entering Youzhou City among ordinary people and business travelers.
He looks ordinary. Once he blends into the crowd on the street, it will be really difficult to find him.
at the same time.
In the restaurant where Su Xian stayed.
Su Xian has already gotten up.
Today, he had a mission, which was to go to Ping'an City in person to inspect the layout of the divine thunder and other weapons, and to check for any leaks and make up for them, so he got up very early.
After breakfast, Yang Zhilan, Zhou Jishi, Luo Gan, Qiu Dianjun and others have arrived at the restaurant. They will accompany Su Xian for an examination.
In addition, there were dozens of Princess Palace guards in ordinary clothes accompanying him.
The group pretended to be business travelers coming to Youzhou for business, and set off after getting ready.
Youzhou was originally a desolate place, the frontier of the empire.
However, due to the trade with the Liao Kingdom, there was a constant flow of goods and merchants. After more than ten years of development, it became extremely prosperous, like a pearl inlaid in the northern arm of the empire.
The most intuitive appearance is that the streets in Youzhou City are already crowded with people in the early morning, and it is very lively.
Su Xian and his party were walking on such a street, not too inconspicuous.
But Yang Zhilan, who was walking on the left side of Su Xian, always maintained her full attention, looking in all directions and listening in all directions. Today's Youzhou City is a critical period, and unexpected situations are most likely to occur. She must be cautious.
On the right side of Su Xian is the Zhou Ji Room.
Luo Gan and Qiu Dianjun were beside Yang Zhilan and Zhou Jishi.
The group of them was very leisurely and planned to walk slowly to Ping'an City.
Suddenly, Yang Zhilan's steps were steady and she stopped.
Su Xian followed and stopped.
Turning his head to look, he saw Yang Zhilan's expressionless face, but her bright eyes were shining with a strange look. Her eyes moved slightly, as if searching for something in the crowd in front.
"What's wrong?"
Su Xian asked in a deep voice.
Zhou Jishi, Qiu Dianjun, Luo Gan and others also stopped.
"I always feel like someone is spying on us secretly!" Yang Zhilan's voice was calm, her bright eyes still turning gently, searching around the crowd.
At this time, in the crowd of people in front of Su Xian and others, the heart of Thousand-faced Fox, which had changed greatly, suddenly tightened.
He noticed Yang Zhilan's abnormality, and he already understood that the woman must have been aware of his tracking and surveillance.
You know, he is a thousand-faced fox, best at disguise.
Every time he walked out of the crowd and "passed by" Su Xian and the others, he was wearing a new set of clothes.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for anyone to discover him.
But the woman next to Su Xian was so powerful that she was vaguely aware of his presence...
Although he was not discovered, the Thousand-Faced Fox was still frightened and did not dare to get too close, nor did he dare to make any unusual actions or expressions.
This is the first time he has encountered this situation in so many years.
He has never had any accidents at this stage.
But this time...
As the crowd moved, the Thousand Faced Fox once again "passed by" Su Xian and the others.
After staggering his body and turning his back to Su Xian and others, Qian-faced Fox's expression darkened and he thought:
"Who is that woman? She is so sensitive!"
"Then Su Xian is just a minor official in the princess's house. He is just a small miscellaneous fish and not worth mentioning. But how come he has such a master beside him?"
"She can be vaguely aware of my existence. This woman is really extraordinary! Why don't I recognize such a master?"
"..."
Behind Thousand Faced Fox, Su Xian and others were still staying in the middle of the street.
Su Xian, Zhou Jishi and others had different expressions on their faces, while Qiudian Army and the surrounding Princess Mansion guards were secretly vigilant as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and some even clenched the handles of their swords secretly.
After a while, Yang Zhilan withdrew her searching gaze and said calmly: "That feeling is gone!"
Su Xian frowned, looked at Zhou Jishi and Qiu Dianjun respectively, and said solemnly: "At this critical moment, someone is secretly watching us. Could it be that... Nalan Yan has noticed it?"
Zhou Ji's office said: "If this is true, then we'd better not go to Ping'an City first, lest people in the dark find out the clues, especially the layout of weapons such as divine thunder, they must not be discovered by them."
Qiu Dianjun nodded: "We can take a stroll on the nearby streets and see if we can find out the person spying secretly. This cannot be done carelessly."
Su Xian turned to look at Yang Zhilan and said, "That's fine, then it's Zhilan's fault."
"Um."
Yang Zhilan nodded slightly.
Because the feeling of being watched had disappeared, everyone continued to stroll forward, leisurely, like idle people who went shopping after dinner.
Behind the crowd, the Thousand-faced Fox followed the flow of people for a while, then turned around and entered a remote alley.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, a person suddenly appeared in an alley in front of Su Xian and others. This person was the Thousand-faced Fox, but his appearance and temperament were completely different from those of the previous person.
He blended in with the crowd and walked towards Su Xian and the others.
Close.
He looked at Su Xian and his group secretly, observing them and at least choosing a "template" suitable for disguise.
At the same time, he also had the intention of testing Yang Zhilan.
When the two sides were ten feet apart, the Thousand Faced Fox's pupils shrank suddenly, because the woman suddenly glanced over without any warning.
so close!
This time I was almost discovered.
Fortunately, the Thousand-Faced Fox was very good at this and had looked away immediately without being discovered.
But he could feel that the woman's eyes stayed on his face for a moment, and then moved away.
With the flow of people, Thousand-faced Fox once again "passed by" Su Xian and the others.
This time, his extremely ordinary face had turned completely serious. The woman was too keen and had to keep him on guard.
Who is that woman?
Thousand-faced Fox, who slowly moved with the crowd, had this question in his mind again.
In his opinion, this kind of person is no worse than the head catcher of the Prison Department. He belongs to a small group of people who are top-notch in the entire world and is rarely seen on weekdays.
But why is there such a person next to Su Xian, a little miscellaneous fish?
Finally, Thousand Faced Fox suddenly realized it and thought:
"Yes, Princess Lanling entrusted him with the task of annihilating the Liao army, so she must have secretly sent a master to help. That woman should be the master sent by Princess Lanling."
"However, I, the Thousand-Faced Fox, am not a vegetarian. Although you can be vaguely aware of my existence, you cannot pinpoint who I am."
"Let me observe a few more times, select a candidate, and then start my plan..."
"Although there is a great master next to Su Xian, it is more challenging. I like it!"
"..."
In this way, Thousand Faced Fox disguised himself several times and "passed by" Su Xian and others with different images and temperaments.
Although Yang Zhilan would be alert every time, the Thousand-faced Fox was also very powerful and never revealed its secrets.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.
Half of the morning has been spent.
At this point, Thousand-faced Fox finally chose one person——
Luo Gan, the guard of Youzhou.
Although Luo Gan is powerful in size, this is not a problem for Thousand Faced Fox. The most important thing is that according to his observation, Luo Gan often leaves the team to deal with some things...
After selecting the target and remembering the person's figure and clothing, the Thousand Faced Fox disappeared into the crowd and no longer "passed by" Su Xian and the others.
After that, Su Xian and his entourage strolled on the street for a full two-quarters of an hour, and Yang Zhilan no longer noticed the secret surveillance and tracking of the person.
"Disappeared?" Su Xian asked.
"I haven't felt that way for a long time." Yang Zhilan replied, searching the crowd with a pair of bright eyes.
"Let's continue shopping and see if the man in the dark will appear again." Su Xian made a decision.
"..."
Suddenly, the morning passed and it was noon.
During this period, Yang Zhilan found nothing.
At this time, a group of people happened to stroll in front of a restaurant. Su Xian looked tired, pointed at the restaurant and said:
"Now it seems that although we have not found out the person in the dark, we can definitely know that the person has left... That's all, we have been shopping all morning, everyone must be hungry, I'm going to treat you today."
No one had any objection.
Enter the restaurant together.
After a hearty meal, the group walked out of the restaurant, intending to continue completing the morning's mission and go to Ping'an City to check the layout of Shen Lei and other weapons.
On the street, after everyone had just walked a few steps, a man who looked like a soldier came to Luo Gan and asked him to handle some military affairs, which were said to be very important.
After all, Luo Gan is the garrison of Youzhou, and the entire Youzhou garrison is under his jurisdiction. There are a lot of tedious military affairs on weekdays.
So Su Xian didn't hesitate and waved him to go get busy.
After Luo Gan left, Su Xian and others continued walking without any obstruction until they arrived at the gate of Ping'an City.
At this time, Luo Gan returned.
I saw that he was tall and mighty, wearing armor, with a thick beard on his face, and his right eye was covered by a sheath. He was obviously a one-eyed dragon.
Because of running all the way, Luo Gan was panting slightly and sweating all over. When he saw Su Xianhou, he clasped his fists respectfully and said, "Sir, the general is back!"
"General Luo has worked hard. Now that he is back, let's enter Ping'an City together." Su Xian said with a smile, without any doubt.
"yes."
Luo Gan cupped his fists and saluted again. Judging from his look, voice, and behavior, he was clearly Luo Gan, the guard general of Youzhou.
But this Luo Gan is not Bi Luo Gan. He is actually a thousand-faced fox.
After more than an hour of disguise, Thousand-faced Fox finally turned into Luo Gan, and then managed to take away the real Luo Gan. Now is the moment for his glorious "debut".
I have to say that the effect of the disguise is very good, the Thousand Faced Fox disguise is so similar that even Su Xian didn't notice the clues.
Thousand-faced Fox looked respectful on the surface, but in his heart he was actually sneering, thinking: "The number of people in the world who can spot the flaws in my disguise can be counted on one hand."
Next, it is time to find a way to find out how Su Xian discovered the breakthrough in the case.
Thousand-faced Fox is not too worried about this, because the skin on his body is very useful, and he has naturally gained the favor and trust of the target person, so he will naturally be unfavorable.
This is the power of Thousand Faced Fox.
Disguising yourself as an undercover agent is a powerful tool for investigating crimes.
However, the only thing that needs attention is that woman...
When Qianmianhu thought of this, he happened to finish the fist-cup salute. He inadvertently raised his eyes and met the eyes of the woman opposite Su Xian.
Those are a pair of bright eyes!
With scrutiny.
Slightly suspicious.
Thousand-faced Fox's heart suddenly froze, and his thick brows furrowed slightly. In order to disguise himself as Luo Gan, he had made sufficient preparations and was confident that no one would be able to spot his disguise.
But the look in this woman's eyes...
Could it be that she found a clue?
It shouldn't be.
Even in the morning, on the street, this woman could vaguely sense his presence, but Thousand Faced Fox was confident that this woman would never be able to target him.
This is the confidence that belongs to the second arrester of the Prison Department.
After all, the woman stopped staring at him and quickly looked away without any movement.
At this point, the Thousand Faced Fox slowly exhaled.
He knew that he had barely passed this level.
This time he disguised himself and approached Su Xian just to get some information. He didn't intend to do anything. It shouldn't be too difficult.
As soon as he got useful information out of Su Xian, he immediately ran away. Even if the woman doubted him, she couldn't do anything to him.
"Let's go, let's go into Ping'an City right now!"
Su Xian waved his hand, greeted everyone, and headed towards the gate of Ping'an City first.
Although Ping'an City is a market, its scale is rare. It is surrounded by parapets and there are gates on all sides for entry and exit. It is like a city within a city.
"Okay!"
After Su Xian made a move, Thousand-faced Fox, disguised as Luo Gan, responded and moved at the same time, with a strong tendency to follow Su Xian and enter together.
However, the next moment, Thousand Faced Fox was dumbfounded.
His speed is already fast enough, but there are people faster than him.
The man stepped forward from the other side of Su Xian. By coincidence, he happened to be blocking the path of Thousand Faced Fox, separating him from Su Xian.
Then, the man took his position and followed Su Xian into the city gate of Ping An City.
who?
Even faster than him?
When the Thousand-Faced Fox was dumbfounded, he was also shocked. When he raised his eyes and saw clearly that the person was that woman, the Thousand-Faced Fox was relieved. It turned out to be her.
Immediately afterwards, he felt a shiver in his heart. Not only was this woman sharp, but her skills and footwork were also so extraordinary. She seemed to be a formidable opponent.
The group entered Ping'an City.
The streets in the city are busier than the streets outside.
