The Prime Minister of Dali Temple left the room and went down the stairs to the lobby. Chen Baotou, two censors and Yang Yan were sitting at the table, drinking tea in silence.

There are pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the table.

The Prime Minister of Dali Temple, who was in his early forties and still relatively young and powerful in the officialdom, sat down at the table silently, picked up a pen, and wrote on rice paper:

"Not a warlock!"

There is also a line of words on the rice paper, written by Chen Batou: There is something hidden in the right hand.

Then, two censors entered the room to talk to the female spy. When they came out, one wrote "I didn't ask about the case" and the other wrote "I am extremely concerned about Xu Yinluo."

Yang Yan kneaded the rice paper into a ball, and with a slight push, the paper ball turned into powder.

He threw it away casually, climbed the stairs with an expressionless face, came to the door of the room, and pushed it in without knocking.

"The princess is missing, and you guys who are the watchers must bear the main responsibility." The female spy said solemnly.

Yang Yan was sitting at the table, his facial features were like stone sculptures, lacking vivid changes. Regarding the accusations made by the female spy, he responded indifferently:

"You have something to say."

"Okay!" The female spy nodded and said slowly: "Let me talk to you straight to the point. Where is the princess?"

"What's in your right hand?" Yang Yan asked instead without answering, his eyes falling on the right shoulder of the female spy.

"As expected of a golden gong, he saw through my little trick at a glance." The female spy raised her hand hidden under the table, spread her palm, and found a small octagonal copper plate lying quietly.

"Si Tianjian's magic weapon can distinguish between lies and truth." She pushed the octagonal copper plate aside and said calmly: "However, this is not effective for you at the peak of the fourth grade. To identify whether you are lying, it takes six

Only a magician can do that."

Yang Yan did not look at the octagonal copper plate and answered her question: "I don't know where the princess is."

The female spy's second question followed: "Where is Xu Qian? Is he really injured and returned to the capital?"

Yang Yan raised his hand and said, "You ask a question, and I ask a question."

.......In the cloak, under the mask, those deep eyes stared at him for a moment, and then said slowly: "Ask."

"Why would the barbarians target the princess?" Yang Yan's question went straight to the core.

The female spy did not answer.

Yang Yan nodded, "Let me change the question. Was it because Chu Xianglong insisted on taking the waterway that day because he was waiting to meet you?"

"Um."

The female spy gave an affirmative answer and asked: "Where is Xu Qian."

Yang Yan shook his head: "I don't know. Why didn't the secret agent return to the capital and escort him secretly? Instead of meeting him at the border of Chuzhou?"

I don’t know... In other words, Xu Qian did not return to Beijing seriously injured. The female spy said solemnly: "We have our enemies. Does Wei Gong know about the princess's northward journey?"

Inseparable from human hands... Yang Yan's eyes flashed slightly and said: "I know."

............

The female spy left the inn and did not go out of the city with General Li Shen. She went to Wanzhou Station (local military camp) alone. She rested in a tent. At night, she opened her eyes suddenly and saw someone lifting up the tent and coming in.

The person who came was also wrapped in a black robe, wearing a mask with only his chin exposed, a light blue stubble around his mouth, and his voice was hoarse and low:

"I just rushed back from Jiangzhou City and found two places. One place had a fierce battle, and the other place had no obvious traces of battle, but there was spider silk left by the Kanekibe Feather Spider...

..Where is your side?”

The female spy responded in the same low voice:

"It is consistent with the information I got from the mission. The northern demon tribe and the barbarian tribe sent four fourth-grade people, namely the snake demon Hongling, the Jiao tribe Tangshan Jun, and the black water tribe Zalmuha, but there was no Jinmu.

The leader of the tribe is Sirius.

"Chu Xianglong took advantage of the three fourth-grades being entangled by Xu Qian and Yang Yan, and asked the guards to evacuate with the princess and the maid. In addition, the people in the mission did not know the princess's specialness, and Yang Yan did not know the whereabouts of the princess."

The male spy said "Hmm": "It seems that Sirius is waiting for the rabbit. Chu Xianglong is in danger, but the odds are against him. As for the princess..."

In the tent, the atmosphere became solemn.

"Wait a minute, you just said that Chu Xianglong asked the guards to escape with the maid and the princess?" the male spy suddenly asked.

"To be precise, he escaped with the princess, and the guard escaped with the maid." The woman spied on.

"Oh, he is not a soft-hearted person." The man's spy seemed to be sneering, and said something mockingly, and then said:

"It's obvious that the princess he brought is a fake, and the real princess is among the maids. It's both smart and stupid. The smart thing is that he confused his vision, and the stupid thing is that he acted like this. How could he hide it from Sirius?

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"Even taking the maid to escape at a critical moment is telling them that the real princess is in the maid. Well, he has extreme distrust of the mission, or, in Chu Xianglong's view, the mission must have been completely annihilated at that time."

The female spy nodded and said: "The one who blocked Tangshan Jun and Zalmuha was Xu Qi'an, and his true cultivation level is probably at the sixth level..."

She recounted Xu Qi'an's recent deeds and said: "According to the chief arrester of the Ministry of Punishment, Xu Qi'an was able to defeat the outstanding disciples of the two sects of Heaven and Man, relying on Confucian magic books. Chu Xianglong probably didn't expect that he still had some in stock.

."

The man with a hoarse voice secretly said: "More than that, there is always a time when external objects are exhausted, and the fourth-grade warriors are too difficult to kill. The final outcome is still that Xu Qi'an will run out of ammunition and food, so Chu Xianglong chose to abandon them."

"Reasonable."

The female spy sighed and said worriedly: "What should we do now? If the princess falls into the hands of the northern barbarians, she may be in trouble."

The male spy chuckled: "It's not that bad. Send out four leaders and let them jointly ambush the princess. The barbarians must know something special about the princess.

"So, who wants the princess the most?"

The female spy suddenly said: "The leader of the Qingyan tribe."

The man's head hidden in the hood moved, as if nodding, and said: "So, they will take the princess back to the north first, or divide the spirit accumulation equally, or be promised huge benefits. In short, under the Qingyan tribe,

Until the leader gets involved, the princess will be safe."

The female spy agreed with his view and asked tentatively: "Then now, the only way is to inform His Highness Prince Huai to seal off the northern border, search for the four Tangshan Juns in Jiangzhou and Chuzhou, and take back the princess?"

The man didn't nod or object, and said, "Is there anything else you want to add?"

"Yes! The organizer Xu Qian did not leave Beijing, but went north secretly. As for where he went, Yang Yan claimed not to know, but I think they must have a special contact method."

"How can you see it?" the man's spy asked back.

"Xu Qi'an was ordered to investigate the Three Thousand Miles Massacre case. He was afraid of offending His Highness Prince Huai, and even more afraid of being monitored. Therefore, using the mission as a cover and investigating secretly was the right choice. A genius who solves cases like a god and has a meticulous mind.

It is normal to respond, otherwise it would be unreasonable."

The female spy continued: "Moreover, the internal relations within the mission are not harmonious. The officials of the Third Division and the watchmen can't stand each other. The mission is actually of little use to him. If he stays, he may be suppressed by the officials of the Third Division.

."

The man touched his light blue chin, his fingertips touched the strong short beard, and said in deep thought: "Don't underestimate these civil servants, maybe they are acting."

"But if you knew that Xu Qian once stopped civil and military officials outside the Meridian Gate and wrote poems to mock them, you wouldn't think so." The female spy said.

After a pause, she added: "Wei Yuan knows that the princess is traveling north. Does the matter of the barbarians have anything to do with him?"

The man sneered: "Don't ask me, we can't figure out Wei Qingyi's thoughts. But we have to be careful, well, spread Xu Qi'an's portrait. Once discovered, keep a close eye on Yang Yan. The mission will focus on monitoring Yang Yan.

Take action. As for the civil servants of the third division, let them figure it out."

........

Early the next morning, the princess, covered in Xu Qian's robe, woke up from the cave and saw Xu Qian squatting at the entrance of the cave, holding a copper basin that had appeared from nowhere, and immersing herself in the basin.

The princess was still angry, hugging her knees and watching him get nervous for a quarter of an hour.

Then, the man turned his back and rubbed his face quietly. After a long time, he turned his face.

"ah!"

The princess screamed, curled back like a frightened rabbit, opened her eyes wide, pointed at him, and said in a trembling voice: "You, you, you...Xu Erlang?"

What the hell?

She had seen this man before, it was Xu Erlang, Xu Qi'an's cousin, but why did Xu Erlang appear here?

"What a fuss..." Xu Qi'an hummed proudly: "This is my special skill of changing my face. Even the most advanced martial artist cannot see my disguise."

While talking, he poured out the potion in the copper basin.

"Why did you become your cousin?" Upon hearing the familiar voice, the princess felt at ease and looked at him suspiciously.

This woman really has no brains. Maybe she is used to showing off her power in Prince Huai's Mansion alone, and no one wants to fight with her, just like her aunt... Xu Qian said angrily:

"Are you stupid? Can I enter the city in Xu Qian's face? This is the most basic anti-reconnaissance awareness."

What's the point? The princess didn't understand either and curled her lips: "I'm hungry."

"The porridge is cooked. There is a freshly hunted pheasant outside. Go repair it, clean it, and roast it." Xu Qian ordered.

"Oh!" The princess went out obediently.

During this period of time, she learned how to repair and roast the prey, a complete process, which was of course what Xu Qi'an requested. The princess was also used to being bullied by him, after all, people now had to bow their heads under the roof.

Of course, the princess is also a bad woman. She never confronts Xu Qian directly and often takes revenge in private.

For example, when he is taking a bath, hide his clothes so that he can become furious in the water.
To be continued...