Chapter 856

[Three: Don't worry, I'm fine. However, I didn't manage to save Hengy Yuan either.]

'I didn't manage to save Hengy Yuan … Is that why I said it was a preliminary exploration …' The members of the Heaven & Earth Society were slightly disappointed, but they immediately perked up and waited for Xu Qi'an to explain the situation.

[Three: I can't determine that the other end of the array must be the palace because it's also a cave and it's pitch black. However, according to the rules of the Earth Escape Technique, it's basically the palace …]

Xu Qi'an told the members of the Heaven & Earth Society about his experience in the cave. He included the terrifying sound that sounded like breathing, the golden light that seemed to be Hengy Yuan, and the warning that he had died silently.

[Four: So, you can't determine whether the source of the strange sound was caused by the Dragon Vein or something else. None of us is proficient in Fengshui. Wait, that unlucky girl in your house is a fifth-grade warlock. She knows best.]

[Three: I haven't returned to the Xu Mansion yet. I'm in the underground stone chamber.]

Hearing that, Li Miaozhen sent a message: [I'll ask her.]

Zhong Li was in the Xu Mansion, and she was staying in Xu Qi'an's room.

Xu Qi'an was shocked and sent a message: [No, no, no. Don't go to my room. Don't disturb her …]

'His reaction is so big. Is he feeling guilty? Is he afraid that I'll see something I shouldn't see when I enter his room? For example, the Celestial Commissioner Senior Sister who just had sex with him?'

Li Miaozhen let her imagination run wild.

[Three: Her current state is very stable. If no one disturbs her, there won't be any accidents for the time being. If you enter the room, she will interact with the outside world. At that time, there will be all kinds of danger.]

As he said that, Xu Qi'an muttered, 'I've put the saber away in the underground book, in case it suddenly finds Zhong Li an eyesore again.'

[Four: Just like when we went to look for Lina?]

Chu Yuanzhen remembered that when they went to Yongzhou to look for Lina, Zhong Li had gone missing. It took them a long time to find her. At that time, she was curled up in the cave.

The reason was that if she hid somewhere temporarily safe, as long as she didn't move, this safety would be extended for a long time. However, if she left the cave, there would be all kinds of danger.

Recalling the day when Zhong Li was almost hacked to death by a saber, choked to death by Xu Lingyin's pastry, and had her soul shattered by herself … Lee Miaozhen believed Xu Qi 'an's words.

[Three: Also, Zhong Li said that the Dragon Vein is the condensation of a country's luck. Even a supervisor can't easily control it. ] [Three: I don't think, Zhong't t. Zhong't t... Instead of talking about this, why not think about what to do next? There are restrictions set up on the other side of the cave. Even I will definitely die.]

The Earth Book Group was silent for a moment. Number One sent a message: [Why do you have to go? Why do we have to go?]

Xu Qi'an's heart skipped a beat. [You mean, tell the Supervisor about this?]

[One: It can be the Grand Preceptor.]

'Wonderful. The Supervisor is the top fighter in Capital City, followed by Luo Yuheng, who's in the Tribulation Stage. If they interfered, then they wouldn't even need to use their own brains.

Xu Qi'an was delighted. He didn't think of this at first, mainly because he was bound by professional inertia.

Whether he was a police officer in his previous life or a night watchman in this life, he was always the first to deal with problems. Therefore, when he encountered a similar situation, he subconsciously wanted to handle it himself.

[Four: Heh, if there's only the Dragon Vein and Hengy Yuan underground, then what can the Supervisor and the Grand Preceptor do? However, there's no harm in trying.]

After talking about business, Li Miaozhen sent a message: [Chu Yuanzhen, you will arrive in the north in two days, right?]

[Four: The army has arrived at Chu Zhou City.]

[Three: So fast?]

[Four: The speed of a warship is naturally faster than that of an ordinary official ship. After all, speed is the most important thing in war. I will protect Xu Cijiu. Don't worry.]

[Three: Thank you.]

He wanted to say that he could let Erlang gain some experience, but he stopped himself. The battlefield was ever-changing, and there were too many unexpected things. Just because you think you can gain experience doesn't mean you can.

You might die right away.

These words were only applicable when Xu Erlang had a Rank-3 expert by his side to protect him. It was a foolproof situation.

…

The next day, Xu Qi 'an rode the little mare to the Stargazing Tower. He tied the mare to the white marble railing and entered the tower alone.

Chu Caiwei was not with the Celestial Commissioner, and Yang Qianhuan had been missing for a long time. Xu Qi 'an could only look for the "science maniac" in Daibun, the "computer programmer" in the Celestial Commissioner, and the "alchemist" in the alchemy world, Song Qing.

Song Qing was a loyal person. This could be seen from the dark circles under his eyes that never changed for ten thousand years.

"Young Master Xu, how come you are here? You finally have time to instruct your fellow apprentices in alchemy?" Song Qing was overjoyed, smiling as he spread his arms.

After the hug, Xu Qi 'an looked at Song Qing and said, "Senior Brother, you don't seem to be in a good mood."

The depression of the alchemy maniac was written on his face.

Song Qing heard this and sighed. "Isn't there a war? The imperial court wants the Celestial Commissioner to create artifacts and strengthen the military. This kind of repetitive and monotonous work is an insult to a genius like me. "

"It's not just a genius like you. Everyone hates assembly line work …" Xu Qi 'an thought for a while and said, "In terms of military supplies, the imperial court should have a lot of military supplies."

Song Qing's voice was low. "Daibun hasn't had any major battles in the past 20 years, so the military lacks maintenance and maintenance. In addition, the things produced by the Celestial Commissioner are worth a lot. For some people, it's the best way to make money. For example, the Minister of War. For example, His Majesty, who produces one pill a season. "

In terms of corruption, Daibun was rotten to the core. Even Wang Shoufu was coerced into accepting bribes. Even Duke Wei turned a blind eye to the corruption of his subordinates and officials … Xu Qi 'an shook his head.

Before the roiling great power, even if it was the exceptionally talented Wei Yuan or the experienced and farsighted Grand Secretary Wang, there was no way they could stop the flood alone.

That was why Wei Yuan had emphasized the words "Be like the light and the dust" to him.

"Let's not talk about this. Today, I'm here to visit the Supervisor. I have something important to report to him," Xu Qi 'an said.

"Hmph!"

Song Qing snorted coldly. "The Supervisor has wronged me. I don't want to see him."

"A science student is so cool …" Xu Qi 'an exclaimed in his heart.

But under Xu Qi 'an's request, Song Qing reluctantly agreed and went to the Eight Trigrams Platform to see the Supervisor. After a while, he came back dejectedly.

He flicked his sleeves and said, "What a coincidence. The Supervisor doesn't want to see me or you, so he asked me to come back."

"The Supervisor doesn't want to see me …" Xu Qi 'an sighed silently and said, "Then I won't bother you."

"Don't go. It's not easy to come here. I have a lot of ideas to tell you."

Song Qing forcibly dragged Xu Qi 'an to his alchemy room. After sitting down, he said, "Wait a moment. I'll show you a few things."

Song Qing brought a plate with strange "fruits" on it. There were fist-sized watermelons, watermelon-sized peaches, apricots with feathers, and a bunch of crystal clear grapes. There were eyes inside the grapes.

"I've studied the grafting technique you taught me. I've been actively experimenting since the beginning of this spring. Although I've made a major breakthrough, there are some problems with the results …"

Song Qing pointed at the watermelon and said, "I grafted peaches and watermelons. As a result, sometimes a watermelon the size of a peach grows, and sometimes a peach the size of a watermelon grows. It's edible, but it doesn't taste right. The yield is also low. Prince Xu, do you want to try it? "

"No, no, no …"

Xu Qi 'an hurriedly waved his hand. His eyes were a little blank.

"As for the apricot, I grafted the apricot tree with a bird. A small apricot tree grew on the back of the bird. It can bear fruit, but it can't be eaten. My original intention was to let the apricot have the taste of meat. As for the grapes, hmm, for the time being, I don't understand how they can grow eyes inside. Maybe it's because the grape vines grew from the eyes of a dead horse … "

"I've always felt that among the group of strange disciples of the Supervisor, Song Qing is the craziest and the most dangerous …" Xu Qi 'an praised hypocritically, "Not bad. Oh right, how is my human body refining going? "

Speaking of this topic, Song Qing was overjoyed. He said, "I already know what you want. In order to repay Prince Xu's kindness to us, we plan to refine a Daibun's number one beauty for you.

"It's a pity that we haven't seen the Daibun's appearance. Later, Miss Fuxiang died of illness … We decided to refine another Miss Fuxiang. But it's a pity that we still haven't seen Miss Fuxiang. "

That's right, why would you bunch of technical dogs care about such a vulgar creature like women? They're all fleeting clouds … Xu Qi 'an's mind was full of complaints.

Song Qing continued, "Of course, the one we're most familiar with is Junior Caiwei. But after a discussion, we all agreed that a pervert like you, Prince Xu, is not worthy of Junior Caiwei."

“？？？”

Xu Qi 'an stared at him blankly.

"Oh, I'm a straightforward person. I don't mean anything else." Song Qing hurriedly explained.

He doesn't mean anything else. He's just simply insulting me … Xu Qi 'an thought.

"But we've refined many men."

What are you trying to say? Xu Qi 'an glanced at him and said lightly, "Senior Brother Song, I still have something to do. I'll take my leave first."

Ignoring Song Qing's urging, he quickly left.

…

Exiting the Celestial Commissioner's stargazing tower, Xu Qi 'an rode the filly while gloomily thinking about the Supervisor's attitude.

At this critical juncture, the Supervisor clearly didn't want to interfere. Or perhaps the Old Silver Dollar had some other purpose and didn't want to interfere.

As for what purpose, even Wei Yuan couldn't see through this peak warlock, so Xu Qi 'an didn't want to trouble himself.

Fortunately, he still had Luo Yuheng's beautiful legs to hug.

Returning to the Xu Mansion, he sent away Zhong Li, who was a little happy that nothing had happened today.

"Don't go up to the roof!"

Xu Qi 'an warned, then took out his talisman sword and probed into his soul. He transmitted, "Grand Preceptor, Grand Preceptor, it's me, Xu Qi' an."

After a few breaths, a golden light that ordinary people couldn't see descended and penetrated the roof. In the golden light, the tall and beautiful Grand Preceptor stood gracefully.

Wearing a lotus crown and a feather robe, her cold face was like a noble and holy fairy. Looking at her again, she was like a charming and attractive mature woman, waiting for the rain and dew.

After Huang Xianer, Xu Qi 'an didn't get close to women anymore. He glanced to the side, calmed himself down, and then turned his eyes back.

"Grand Preceptor, I have something to discuss with you."

The word 'discuss' was a little unappreciative. But Luo Yuheng didn't care. She nodded and waited for him to continue.

"I have some clues from the Yuanjing Emperor …"

Xu Qi 'an spoke tirelessly, describing in detail the Dragon Vein, the Teleportation Formation beneath Count Pingyuan's residence, and his encounter last night.

Luo Yuheng was smart and understood what he meant. She said, "You want me to intervene in this matter, and even want me to help you save someone?"

Xu Qi 'an led the beauty to a seat and smiled shamelessly. "I hope Grand Preceptor can help."

Luo Yuheng pouted and looked at him with her bright eyes. There was a flash of mockery in her eyes. "Help you save someone and break ties with Yuan Jing?"

Xu Qi 'an thought for a while. "There must be something wrong with Yuan Jing. Grand Preceptor's help is justice."

Luo Yuheng snorted coldly. Her beautiful eyes were filled with displeasure. She said lightly, "Since you can't confirm what's in the dragon vein, you asked for my help so suddenly. To put it bluntly, you don't care about me.

"It's fine if there's something wrong with the dragon vein, but if it's just a monk, what do you want me to do? Can I still be the Grand Preceptor in the future? Can I still use fate to suppress the Hellfire? Do you care whether I live or die? "

There was a flash of disappointment on her flawless face.

Xu Qi 'an did not speak anymore. He thought for a long time and sighed. "I was indeed rash. I only thought that Grand Preceptor was the Taoist Master of Renzong, an invincible powerhouse, and the most remarkable woman in Daibun. I idolized you blindly."

Luo Yuheng was stunned. She looked at him in surprise.

So, deep down in his heart, he admired and respected her so much?

Xu Qi 'an continued, "That's why I forgot that Grand Preceptor has his own difficulties. This wasn't my intention."

Luo Yuheng's eyes softened. She said softly, "It's not difficult for me to help you if you want me to. You have to show me concrete evidence. It's not a guess or a plausible clue. "

After that, the room fell into silence.

Luo Yuheng sat for a while. Seeing that he did not speak for a long time, she frowned. "Is there anything else?"

Eh, Grand Preceptor doesn't seem to want to leave, but there's no reason for him to stay … Xu Qi 'an keenly sensed the strange atmosphere.

If it was in the past, even if he sensed the abnormality, he would not care about it. However, it was different now. He knew clearly that he had entered Luo Yuheng's fish pond.

This peerless, mature, charming, and cold beauty was seriously considering dual cultivation with him …

Then, Luo Yuheng was actually eager to interact with him more so that she could better observe him.

However, as the Grand Preceptor and the Taoist Master of Renzong, she could not lower herself to show passion that was beyond the limit to a young man.

Therefore, she was in an awkward dilemma.

At this time, it was up to the man to take the initiative. I don't know if I'm right. Hmm, there's no harm in trying … Thinking of this, Xu Qi 'an thought for a while and said,

"I can't go deep into the leyline, and my clue is broken. Do you have any better suggestions, Grand Preceptor?"

As he spoke, he showed a look of expectation and admiration.

This was to find a topic for the two of them to "work" together, and also to increase the participation of Luo Yuheng, so that the investigation would become a matter between the two of them, and not something that Xu Qi 'an was doing alone.

He did not know if it was an illusion, but Luo Yuheng's eyebrows relaxed a little. She smiled faintly and took over the topic, "Didn't you say that there's an Earth Escape Teleportation Formation under Count Pingyuan's Mansion?"

Xu Qi 'an nodded and looked at her attentively.

His gaze of admiration seemed to make Luo Yuheng very happy. The smile on her lips deepened, and she said calmly, "There are very few people who can successfully cultivate the Earth Escape Technique. There are even fewer who can build a teleportation formation using the leyline as the foundation. "

"It involves both Fengshui and formations. Apart from high-level magicians, only the Earth Sect who has the Earth Book can do it. Isn't this a clue? "

…

At the frontier fortress.

Ten thousand men and horses trudged across the desolate plain. Both the cavalry and the foot soldiers maintained a high degree of silence.

In the long line, Xu Erlang chewed on a piece of candied fruit and turned his horse around. He gently squeezed the horse's abdomen and left the line. He looked at the militia and foot soldiers behind him who were transporting the cannons and ballistae.

He thought to himself that if the enemy cavalry launched a surprise attack at this time, there would be no time to dismantle the cannons and ballistae … That was why the importance of the scouts was highlighted …

However, although the cannons and ballistae were great weapons of mass destruction on the battlefield, they also seriously slowed down the speed of the army. There were always pros and cons when it came to marching and fighting a battle. There was no fixed strategy …

Being an armchair strategist and fighting a real battle were two different things. Ever since he arrived at Chu Zhou City, he had been thinking and summarizing. His brain never stopped working.

Luckily, I brought enough candied fruit, so I don't feel tired even when I'm thinking. Hmm, according to Big Brother, sugar is the only energy that the brain can absorb …

The army arrived at Chu Zhou City yesterday. After resting for a night, they immediately set off to meet up with Yang Yan's army.

Yang Yan had already participated in the war and had fought several battles with the Iron Cavalry of the Jing Kingdom.