Heaven's Formula

Although Xia Fan's basic line had been roughly grasped at that time, and all relevant people had questioned him, there were still many strange and incomprehensible things in it.

For core members, failure is not terrible, the real terrible thing is that they cannot make up for their mistakes.

The investigation revealed that some things may have escaped the control of the Privy Council...

"Your Highness, the artisans have restored the objects used by Xia Fan." Gan walked into the greenhouse and put a metal object on the table.

Ning Qianshi pinched the bridge of his nose, and held the curled copper wire ring in his hand.

This action alone is exhausting.

Gan couldn't help but shift his gaze to the inkstone and pen stand, the ink in the inkstone had completely dried up, and the hanging brushes were even more torn apart.In the past, even in the busiest time, the second prince would paint a few strokes every day, but now he obviously hasn't painted for a long time.

"Your Highness, are you okay?" Gan slightly frowned.

"Don't worry, it's just that I haven't slept for a few days." Ning Qianshi took a deep breath, "The unity of the six kingdoms is only the initial purpose of the Privy Council. We still have a lot to do next, and I won't fall down first."

In his eyes, Qian seemed to see a flickering fire.

This also made Yuyi feel relieved.

The second prince might linger in the trough for a while, but this blow didn't make him down, and he would recover sooner or later.

"This thing doesn't seem to have anything to do with Lightning Strike Wood." Ning Qianshi broke the copper wire and looked at it. "Are you sure that the primer thrown by Xia Fan was a pure metal creation?"

"I can't guarantee whether there is a hidden secret inside it, but from the outside, the introduction does look like this."

"Already tested?"

"En." Qian sat down in front of him, "I selected ten alchemists of the Zhen genus in the mansion to test alchemy from streamer to thunder, and none of them succeeded."

"Then we can only rely on guessing." Ning Qianshi rubbed his forehead, "One is that this thing has another mystery, but we haven't discovered it yet. The second is that he has indeed mastered a method that the Privy Council does not know, and can use copper wire instead of lightning strikes." Mu Lai used the shock technique."

"Xia Fan's life is not complicated, and it is unlikely that this method was taught to him by others," Qian added.

"Indeed..." The second prince agreed, "In this way, there is a great possibility." He paused, "This person——is very likely to be the listener."

Chapter 319 Aftermath

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In fact, there are far more than one doubts.

For example, the Privy Council carefully searched the drains in the palace, not only did not find any gunpowder residue, but even a trace of spells could not be sensed.

This is really a bit of a reversal of common sense. Using magic to create such a big movement, the surrounding Qi will definitely show a little imbalance. Based on these details, the type of magic used by the opponent and the location where it is cast can be deduced.But the alchemist was busy for a long time, but he couldn't determine the source, which is very incredible.

It has a high probability that the explosion is not caused by alchemy, but a conventional method that ordinary people can achieve.

The problem was that there was nothing in the drains but water, so what could be done to start a fire that would blow up the streets?

If you can't find out the facts, you can't remedy it. If you can't remedy it, it means that if the other party comes again next time, you can repeat the trick again.

This is a result that the Privy Council cannot tolerate.

They are even considering completely blocking the underground canals in the city and building new artificial rivers to discharge sewage.

Another example is that when Xia Fan and others were working in the prison, a jailer mentioned that he had a clear picture of the transfer of the guards outside. The reason seemed to be that someone provided him with information elsewhere.

Providing information is not the point, the point is how to provide it.According to the jailer, it was a woman, and the voice could be transmitted directly into the prison, which sounded like a real-time conversation.

Long-distance and efficient communication is definitely something that the army has dreamed of for a long time.The Privy Council also knows one or two spells that can communicate over long distances, but their use is very limited, far from Xia Fan's.

After that, they also found the hiding place at the top of the pagoda on Tianfu Street based on this little clue.There were indeed signs of personnel activities at the scene, and two long iron poles were left behind, but... that's all.No one could explain the relationship between these iron rods and the technique. The only thing that can be proved is that Xia Fan's robbery of Yan Qing was not impulsive, but an action after careful planning.

These misty information gave Ning Qianshi a headache. He didn't sleep for several days, largely because the investigation was difficult.

If the other party is the listener, then a series of questions can be regarded as a reasonable explanation.

"It's not just Xia Fan." Qian continued, "Investigators have confirmed that there are four people who escaped from the scene, besides Yan Qing and Olina, there is also a woman whose identity is Luo Qing who once served in the Privy Council. Light. And the flying blade she used is also unprecedented, based on my judgment...it is very likely to be a fairy technique."

"So my younger sister has two listeners at once?" Ning Qianshi couldn't help clenching his fists, "This news must not be spread outside, especially Qixing must not know, otherwise..."

"I know." Gan sighed, the listeners were of a different kind, they were the lucky ones favored by the alchemists. According to legend, they also had a certain connection with the "Day of Heaven". A colossal dereliction of duty by those in power. "It's just that I heard that Concubine Luo... No, she's the Empress Dowager now, making a lot of trouble in the palace?"

When Luo Yufei was mentioned, Ning Qianshi's face became a little colder. It can be said that her behavior was the main reason for Luo Weiqing's drastic change.Of course, if Xia Fan hadn't stepped in, he would have thanked the other party for creating a listener for the Privy Council, but when Luo Qingwei and Xia Fan colluded, the situation was completely reversed.

As for Ning Chunan's death, he didn't care at all.Ning Qianshi is basically aware of the many scandals committed by the fourth brother.If the Privy Council knows the news of Luo Weiwei's awakening first, then the four princes are just a pawn in their hands that can be used to win people's hearts.

"I'll ask Ning Weiyuan to send her to the Lenggong Palace to wake up. But she can investigate the matter of raising alchemists privately." Ning Qianshi said coldly, "The alchemists who have been in contact with her in private should be together with her." Get rid of it."

Gan looked down at his palm, with a wry smile on his face, "It seems that the dispute is about to start again."

"For the new era created by Seven Stars, those alchemists who are immersed in the past will only become our obstacles." Ning Qianshi looked at him, "You should be able to understand this truth."

After a moment of silence, Yuyi nodded, "Leave it to me."

Just as Qian walked to the door of the greenhouse, Ning Qianshi stopped him again.

"Baizhan and Yu Linglong... how are they recovering?"

Yu Linglong was found fainted in the prison with a punctured wound on her shoulder, which should have been caused by Luo Qingqing.Although she went to the prison to privately see that Yan Qing was a bit unruly, but it was no longer suitable to care about such small issues at this time.

Bai Zhan's injury was much more serious, even though Gan completely pressed Bai Zhan under him at that time, he couldn't completely isolate the thunder and lightning.When he was sent to Tai Hospital, half of him was charred and unconscious.

Gan suffered the most lightning strikes, but with the regeneration ability of spells, he became the one who recovered the fastest. Almost as soon as the thunderstorm stopped, he was already able to look for survivors in the messy prison compound.

"That boy Linglong is fine. He went to the brothel yesterday. The main reason is Baizhan..." Gan pondered, "According to the alchemist who gave the treatment, you won't die, but there may be permanent scars on your face .This should be a big blow to Layman Yunshang."

Ning Qianshi nodded, "As long as you have nothing to do. You can accompany him when you have time... Among the core members, he is the only one who can listen to what you say."

"Not necessarily, in fact, this person has a hard heart." He smiled dryly, "But since His Highness has opened his mouth, I will try."

The door closed, and the second prince let out a deep breath.

He got up and walked to the window, looking at the gray sky, feeling a little lost for a while.

Strange to say, since the day of lightning and thunder, there has never been a sunny day in Shangyuan City, and the wind has become stronger at night.

"You're tired." A childish voice suddenly came from behind.

He turned his head, and He'er had come behind him at some point.

"You don't need to work so hard, take a break once in a while, Master Tianshu will not blame you."

"You know again?"

"He'er knows, that's what she told me."

Ning Qianshi smiled, lifted her up with both hands, and put her on the edge of the window, "I don't have any magic skills, and I am not blessed by heaven like a listener. What I know is nothing more than planning and a little tricks, so I am tired It doesn't matter if you are a little bit. As the saying goes, hard work can make up for one's weakness, but in fact hard work can only make you look a little bit more useful."

"How could it be? If it weren't for you to unite people's hearts, the Privy Council would have collapsed during the Wanjinglou incident."

"Did she even tell you that?"

"Yes," He'er replied vigorously, "She also said, thank you."

Ning Qianshi slowly closed his eyes... these words are enough.

"Huh?" The little girl suddenly lay down in front of the window, "It seems to be snowing!"

He heard the sound and looked, sure enough, there were some white spots in the gray sky, and they floated towards the Palace Square along the wind, like blank spaces on a splash-ink painting.

Ning Qianshi opened the window, and a gust of cool wind soaked into the heart and lungs rushed into the conservatory, bringing in those snow-white ice crystals.

Indeed, it snowed.

This is also the first winter snow in Gyeonggi.

After that, the snow season will continue until next spring, and the traffic between the north and the south will also be interrupted.

Looking at the snow scene flying in front of him, the second prince unconsciously thought of Xia Fan.

After so many days, he should have left the boundary of Gyeonggi and ran all the way to Shenzhou on an inconspicuous trail.

I wonder if he will encounter this first snow?

If procrastination was part of his plan, he succeeded.

But as long as Jinxia City is still there, it is impossible for him to hide forever, even with Ning Wanjun's protection!

Ning Qianshi stretched out his hand to hold a snowflake that was slowly falling, and then squeezed his five fingers tightly——

No one can live out the rest of their lives after playing tricks on the Privy Council.

This price, he will pay back sooner or later.

3 Chapter Twenty

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So cold.

Olina only felt cold all over her body, no matter how she curled her limbs, she couldn't resist the cold from eroding her body.

Where is this place?

Are those people gone, or are they still around?

She tried her best to open her eyes, but her eyelids were heavy.

Most of her consciousness was still on the day of the breakout. Facing the continuous lightning and thunder, she barely climbed up with the three of them, and finally crossed the city wall and entered the mountain area.It had to be said that the three of them were too heavy, and the strength that was already insufficient soon bottomed out. No matter how she flapped her wings, she couldn't stop her body from falling like a stone.

In the end, after breaking a dozen tree trunks, she fell headlong into the ground, her eyes darkened and she lost consciousness.

Afterwards all thoughts became broken fragments.

Sometimes she seems to be moving, and sometimes she seems to be standing still somewhere.

Olina can only judge her state by the occasional voice of dialogue.

There is no worse situation than this.

Shangyuancheng would never sit back and watch her escape, not to mention that Xia Fan was still an extremely dangerous evocation mage, and the Privy Council would definitely conduct a search. Once these people decided to leave her and go alone, she would not even have the ability to escape by herself.What's more, the agreement only mentions going out of the city together, and then letting her go free, abandoning a burden is not considered a breach of the agreement.

"This guy is trembling." Suddenly there was a voice in my ear.

"She has a bad fever." Another touched her forehead.

These words made Olina feel a little more at ease.

Some people spoke, at least it proved that Xia Fan and his group did not leave her in the wild - at least not so far.

Wave after wave of dizzy dizziness hit my heart.

Olina resisted the urge to fall asleep, for fear that she would fall asleep and return to the prison of the Privy Council when she woke up.

Or... can never wake up again.

This familiar dilemma seemed to bring her back to the scene when she was waiting for the ruling of the former Prime Minister in the empty family hall in the past few years.

That house was like a prison, the interior was pitch black, and the only light came from the high windows on both sides.

The result of the ruling is that she can keep the name of the Okan family, and she can also let her brother continue to study at the Saleny Noble Academy.

But the premise is that she has to go to the Far East and become a foreign envoy, and exchange her merits for this qualification.

"It's too slow to take her with me." Someone finally mentioned the question that Dragon Girl was most worried about, "Although you arranged for the team to advance separately, if the marching speed is too slow, we will fall at the end, and we may still be caught by the Privy Council. pursuers found their whereabouts."

"This is already outside the boundaries of Gyeonggi. As long as you don't hand her over to the Privy Council, it will be regarded as keeping the agreement, right?"

"Master, your level of sophistry has risen again."

"But..." a thin female voice said, "If she is left in the wild in such a state, she will die."

"With the resilience of the demon, there is a half probability of being able to survive, but how to do it depends on your decision."

The surrounding voices fell silent.

Olina opened her mouth to speak, but she could only tremble her lips slightly, and groaned with unknown meaning.

What she wanted to shout out was, don't leave her alone.

But no matter how loud she yelled, it seemed like she couldn't reach anyone's ears.

Whether it is at this moment, or in that family hall.

In the end, what remained in front of her eyes was the back of her younger brother when he was taken away, and then the door slammed shut, and the darkness filled the room again.In her hand, there was an appointment and dismissal order.

Suddenly, Olina felt her head lifted by a hand.

Then the jaw was pinched open, and a wooden stick was inserted into the mouth.

The stick seemed to be hollow, and soon she tasted a warm juice, somewhat bitter, but more strongly herbal.

"I did say that after leaving Gyeonggi, she can go wherever she wants, but she hasn't said anything yet. So it's better to let her fall asleep with medicine, which is also convenient..."

The following voices became smaller and smaller, and could no longer be heard.