Canyon Peak City, Elm Alley.
The sky was already dusky, and there were few pedestrians on the road. The old noodle house at the entrance of the alley was lit with a dim yellow light. Three people sat around a greasy square table, each holding a bowl of clear broth and watery noodles. Lu Ping, who had just picked up a few noodles from the bowl with his chopsticks, suddenly went into a daze.
"What's wrong? You've learned to be picky after attending the North Style Academy?" Chu Min said while looking at him.
"No, I've eaten this before. It's very tasty." Lu Ping said.
"Even if you're not picky, you don't need to have such a heavy taste, right?" Chu Min exclaimed. Even Ling Ziyan couldn't help but look at Lu Ping a few more times. Although she was a servant girl, she had followed Miss Qin closely, so she had never suffered much when it came to food. This bowl of clear broth noodle, no matter how one looked at it, couldn't be described as "delicious", let alone "very tasty". Lu Ping's taste was indeed a bit shocking.
Lu Ping just smiled and didn't say anything. He picked up a few strands of noodles and ate them before he said, "I'm just thinking about Su Tang. I wonder how he is doing."
"Don't worry, she won't die." Chu Min said while eating the noodles.
"Teacher, you've been saying this all along the way." Lu Ping said.
"If it was really urgent, would I still have the time to go to the North Style Academy to find you?" Chu Min said.
"Isn't it because you're not strong enough?" Lu Ping was puzzled.
"If Su Tang was about to die in front of you, and you're not strong enough, what would you do?" Chu Min said.
"Wait until I'm strong enough, then I'll take revenge for her." Lu Ping said.
"Don't you want to go all out?" Chu Min said.
"I want to, but that's what we agreed on." Lu Ping said.
"I haven't agreed on anything with anyone." Chu Min said.
"Oh." Lu Ping nodded.
The three of them continued to eat. After a while, Lu Ping was the first to put down his bowl. He had finished all the soup.
"I'm full," he said.
Chu Min nodded and put down the bowl. He took out the wine pot and drank two mouthfuls to rinse his mouth.
"Are we still going to break into the City Lord's Mansion?" Lu Ping asked Chu Min for her opinion.
"Originally, we could've killed our way through the city gates and caught them off guard if we were faster. Now that there's such a delay, they might be prepared. "Chu Min said.
"I'm not afraid of being on guard, but I'm afraid that if there's even the slightest sign of trouble, they will immediately attack Su Tang and Nightingale's people." Lu Ping said.
"I don't know exactly where they are locked up. This is more troublesome." Chu Min said.
"Then we'll wait for three days?" Lu Ping said.
"Perhaps we'll receive news from Big Dipper within these three days. Then we can save ourselves some trouble." Chu Min said.
"Then what about the people watching us?" Lu Ping said. He had long since sensed that there were at least four people watching them.
"Ignore them." Chu Min said, "If we really cut off all their spies, they will become nervous. They might even do something. Letting them watch us will make them feel more at ease. "
"Alright." Lu Ping nodded.
The three of them paid the bill and left the Old Noodle House. They found a cheap inn in Elm Alley and stayed there.
News quickly spread back to the City Lord's Mansion.
They ate, found a place to sleep, and watched Lu Ping's group without any useful information. If they hadn't come into contact with Nightingale, Lu Ping's group of three would've been no different from ordinary passersby.
The first day, the second day, the third day …
"They haven't left the inn. Not a single one of them has left. In the past three days, the inn hasn't had any new guests. Two of the guests who stayed here before them left. They were both ordinary people, but we still kept monitoring them. We didn't find anything until they were ten miles away from Canyon Peak City. "Wei Chao presented the surveillance report on Lu Ping and the other two.
"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, what do you think?" Wei Tianqi asked Ge Bing and Liu Yun, who were sitting beside him.
"We've been watching them for three days, but they didn't notice anything. I think their abilities are limited. That guard of yours from before must've been careless. That's why he fell into their hands, "Ge Bing said.
"Compared to that, Junior Brother, you should prepare and wait for Teacher's arrival. Teacher has already confirmed that he will arrive tomorrow," Liu Yun said.
"Rest assured, Senior Sister. Everything has been arranged. However, Teacher hasn't told us the exact time of his arrival. I … "Wei Tianqi hesitated.
"Tomorrow's execution is to comfort Uncle's spirit in heaven. Of course, it's important. You don't need to worry about Teacher. He will understand. Tomorrow, let your Senior Sister Liu Yun go to the north exit to wait for Teacher's arrival. I'll supervise the execution with you. Maybe by the time we're done, Teacher won't be here. You won't miss it, "Ge Bing said.
"That's for the best," Wei Tianqi said cheerfully.
The night passed quickly. The next day, dawn broke. In a dilapidated courtyard in the poor district of Canyon Peak City, Nightingale and the others stood solemnly in the courtyard, ready to set off.
Across from them, Wei Ran, one of the twelve guards of the city lord's mansion, was tied up like a dumpling and kneeling weakly on the ground. Hua Yue stood to the side with a solemn expression. He silently looked at everyone for a long time before finally speaking.
"Nightingale, we brothers have gone through thick and thin together for four years. Those who stand here now are all like me. We have never wavered in our faith in Nightingale. At noon today, many of our brothers of the same faith will be executed by the city lord's mansion. We have no choice but to save them.
"But our opponents are very strong. Most of us have seen the two Southern Sky Academy experts who have opened their four souls. But we are completely no match for one of them. On this trip, we will definitely make some sacrifices. We might even be completely wiped out. Our chances are very small, but it's not impossible. I hope that this is what we have always believed in! "
"I hope that we can save all of our companions!"
"I hope that each of us can return to the agreed location!"
"I hope!"
As Hua Yue spoke, he suddenly waved his hand. With a hiss, Wei Ran fell to the ground, his blood splattering all over the ground.
Everyone's blood was ignited at this moment, but they didn't shout or vent. Everyone remained silent. They just stared at the fallen Wei Ran, their eyes flashing with joy.
"Let's go!" Hua Yue said in a deep voice.
The people in the courtyard immediately dispersed and quietly set off in their respective directions. They were alone and weak, so they naturally wouldn't gather together to fight against the city lord's main force. Using the information they had dug out from Wei Ran, they had secretly made many arrangements in the past three days. Now it was time to carry them out step by step.
After a while, there were only three people left in the courtyard, as well as the lifeless Wei Ran lying in a pool of blood.
"Mi San, come with me," Hua Yue said to Mi San, who was one of the two people in front of him.
"I know." Mi San nodded.
"In the past three days, you haven't gone to look for those three people," Hua Yue said.
"You want me to go?" Mi San asked.
"Fortunately, you didn't go," Hua Yue said.
"Why?"
"Those three people have been staying in a small inn in Elm Alley for the past three days. They haven't done anything." The man beside Mi San was the one Lu Ping had sensed three days ago. He was the other person who had reached the Linked Three Spirits Realm besides Hua Yue. His name was Yu Ji.
"You sent someone to monitor them?" Mi San asked.
"Of course, I also hoped to have more reliable helpers, but now it seems …" Hua Yue shook his head regretfully. "Those three people don't know what to do. Could it be that they want to rob the execution ground?"
"Maybe." Mi San suddenly recalled the day when Lu Ping had asked for the location of the city lord's mansion, and how he had wanted to break into it. Breaking into the city lord's mansion and robbing the execution ground didn't seem to be much different.
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