Butler Qi Xu looked at the four figures wearing toad masks in front of him and ordered: "Let's start acting according to the original plan. No matter what, the ceremony must be successful!"
After saying that, he also put a toad mask on his face.
"As you command!"
"Let's all disperse."
"yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the four people left from the secret channels in Prince Ding's palace and went to every corner of the capital.
Qi Xu took one last look at the huge Prince Ding's Mansion, jumped onto the roof, and quickly left in the distance.
Peace Square.
It is densely populated, close to the city wall, and is inhabited by poor families. Due to the low rent, many migrant workers also live here.
Over time, this place became a mixed bag, with all three religions and nine streams present.
"Old Li Tou, you are still going to chop wood today. Why don't you go and watch the Oiran election to feast your eyes?"
"What a blessing it is to have a full stomach. For people like us, having a full stomach is the greatest blessing!"
Lao Li Tou walked out of the city carrying a rusty hatchet. There were many people on the street today. In order to rush for time, he did not go to the main road, but took a small alley that he had not walked much before.
"Um?"
Lao Li was walking and stopped. He sniffed and wondered, "Why is there the smell of corpses here?"
However, he didn't pay too much attention to it. In a densely populated place like Ping'an Fang, it was normal for some alleys to smell bad.
Old Li Tou did not take this as a serious matter, thinking that a small animal such as a wild cat or dog died near the alley.
He hummed a little tune and walked slowly, unaware that a thin black mist began to fill the alley.
"Hey, look, why is it foggy in the alley?"
"Yes, and it's still black. How about we report it to the official?"
A few young and strong men hurriedly went to report to the police, and the rest of the people immediately stayed away from the alley, and the residents near the alley also fled their homes.
But Lao Litou never came out of the alley again.
"what's the situation?"
Not long after, Wang Qi arrived with a group of patrolling guards.
He listened to the descriptions of the people around him and looked at the alley that had been shrouded in black mist. He did not dare to step into the alley, but quickly reported to the palace.
West Factory.
Cao Ronghui frowned as he listened to the factory worker's report.
Today was the day for the Oiran election, and there could be no mistakes, so he looked at Tao Min, the captain of the Xichang School who was standing by, and asked him to handle the matter.
"Yes, Deacon Cao." After Tao Min finished speaking, he turned and left.
The black mist became thicker and thicker, and the entire alley was completely shrouded in black smoke, making it seem like another world at first glance.
Tao Min looked at the alley not far away that was shrouded in black smoke, and his hands subconsciously clenched the two short guns.
Fortunately, there was no sign of the black smoke spreading.
"Eunuch Tao, can you tell what is going on?" Wang Qi bowed respectfully and asked with a slight frown.
At this time, Tao Min, the monk Zhang Er, was also confused and worried. When he was suddenly asked by Wang Qiyi, he suddenly felt a little impatient.
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't know." Tao Min said calmly.
"Yes, yes, it's little Meng Lang." Wang Qi apologized quickly.
It seems that not every father-in-law is as easy to talk to as Mr. Lu...
After Tao Min scolded Wang Qi, he turned to look at the factory worker beside him and asked, "Hasn't the stuff I asked you to bring arrived yet?"
"Soon." The factory worker replied quickly.
After a while, someone came back quickly carrying a cage of chickens and ducks.
"Put it in first and take a look." Tao Min ordered.
This alley is only three feet long, but because of the black smoke, everyone can't see clearly what's going on inside.
The only way is to test it first with poultry such as chickens and ducks.
The soldiers opened the cage and drove two chickens, a duck, and a goose into the alley.
It's just that chickens, ducks, and geese entered the alley and never came out again.
Tao Min and others listened carefully, but did not hear any sounds from chickens, ducks, or geese.
There was dead silence inside.
A soldier patted the alley with a bamboo pole again, but still no chickens, ducks, or geese were driven out.
"Take the bamboo pole back, be careful." Tao Min said in a deep voice.
"yes."
The soldiers carefully retracted the bamboo pole, which was stained with red blood and some feathers.
"Did you feel like you caught something foreign when you used the bamboo pole just now?" Tao Min asked the soldier who just used the bamboo pole.
"As for father-in-law, no." The soldier replied.
"That's it..." Tao Min fell silent.
There must be something inside. I didn’t see that the chickens, ducks, and geese that were sent in already had their bodies gone.
But he still wasn't sure what was inside.
Evil warrior?
Monster?
Or is it both?
"Ask your men to fill bottles with black smoke." Tao Min ordered Wang Qi, his words full of command.
"this……"
Wang Qi looked at the billowing black mist not far away, feeling a little hesitant in his heart.
"Why are you still lingering? Go quickly!" Tao Min scolded.
There was no other way, so Wang Qi had no choice but to ask his soldiers to take the risk and bring back a bottle of black smoke.
Tao Min looked the man up and down and found nothing unusual, but he was still worried, so he ordered someone to catch a rabbit, carefully opened the bottle cap, and poured the black smoke on the rabbit's head.
After a while of burning incense, there was nothing unusual about the rabbit.
"It doesn't look like a curse, nor does it look like poisonous gas, so why are these smokes lingering?" Tao Min frowned and said to himself.
After they arrived here, the wind had blown several times in the alley, but the black smoke showed no sign of being blown away.
The black smoke that cannot be blown by the wind is really strange.
In the end, there was nothing he could do. Tao Min could only reluctantly say: "In that case, I'll just go in and take a look."
He actually didn't want to go in at all, but he had no choice but to do so, with so many people watching!
Moreover, today is still the day of the Oiran election, so there must be no mistakes.
"In that case, I'll leave it to Eunuch Tao." Wang Qi said, cupping his hands.
"Please, Eunuch Tao."
Everyone saluted.
Tao Min looked at all this with a helpless smile on his face.
However, he soon regained his composure.
After all, he is also a strong martial artist in the Minhui realm, and he still has the ability to protect himself.
Tao Min covered his mouth and nose and carefully stepped into the black smoke. His voice came out of the black smoke: "I'm fine for the time being, and I haven't been attacked in any way."
"Can you see it inside?" Wang Qi asked, and at the same time ordered his subordinates to record it.
"Visibility is about three feet." Tao Min replied from within the smoke.