After midnight

The revolutionary army captured Beiguan overnight, but two or three days later, there was still no movement from Jiudu. No one knew what Song Hongtian was going to do next, and the same went for An Yan.

An Yan walked out of Xindu Building at noon. He and Fang Hao agreed that if Jiudu did not make any moves, they would just sit tight. Not to mention that Lu and Lin came here just to get out of trouble, and they would definitely not let Xindu regime overthrow Jiudu. Just talking about the newly acquired Beiguan, they also need some time to build and plan well. After all, they did not choose a city at random.

Beiguan, close to Jiudu, is not only the pass for Xindu to connect with the northern cities, but also a place that must be captured to encircle Jiudu. So logically speaking, Song Hongtian should not have done nothing after Beiguan was captured.

However, An Yan shook his head and walked into the water maze. He didn't want to think about Song Hongtian's considerations, just as he didn't want to think about Fang Hao's considerations. He still didn't understand why the revolutionary army would listen to his advice. In fact, he just answered Lin Xuanfeng's question.

If you had to capture a city first, which one would you choose?

He chose Beiguan because he was taking a risk. If he wanted to provoke Song Hongtian, he had to take a risk.

An Yan walked into the lawn of the water maze. It was as crowded and lively as ever. He actually didn't like it here because the coffee in the coffee shop wasn't very good and most of the people on the lawn were just playing around. But there was one fatal attraction for him here, and that was the water, which was cool and delicate.

He came here as usual today, and left after a short while. He left the water maze until someone grabbed his left wrist in the square.

An Yan looked at Su Ziling, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes before he returned to indifference.

Su Ziling clenched his fists. The man in front of him had no expression on his face and turned his eyes away. Su Ziling could not help but get angry. He punched An Yan in the face without any hesitation.

"Dad!" This was the punch An Xiaosu saw when he ran out.

An Xiaosu's scream did not shake Su Ziling at all. He stared at An Yan, panting, and clenched his fists tightly. How could An Yan be so calm and not even look at him?

An Yan was beaten so hard that he was unstable and half of his body was twisted. He concealed the emotions in his eyes and licked it with the tip of his tongue. There was no blood at the corner of his mouth but it was very painful.

"Dad!" Xiao Su didn't care what happened between the two of them. As soon as she came over, she grabbed An Yan's waist and held him tightly.

An Yan picked up Xiao Su and suddenly laughed when he saw Su Ziling gritting his teeth. He laughed, and Su Ziling turned his back and looked up at the blue sky. The warm red sunset was floating in the sky. He couldn't control himself and laughed until his mouth stretched to his ears.

In the evening, when Su Ziling returned home, Yin glanced at him and asked, "Where's Xiao Su?"

"She went back with An Yan."

"Have you seen An Yan?"

"Yeah." Su Ziling hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, I want to move over there."

"What do you think of that house I passed by when I brought you here?"

"Very good~" Su Ziling knew which one Yin was talking about after a little thought. He came in from that villa but never left that villa once.

"Then you can live there."

"Ah?" Su Ziling opened his mouth wide.

"An Yan lives in an apartment arranged by the Revolutionary Army, and there is no room for the three of you. You can stay at my place, and I can visit you anytime, which is also good for An Yan."

Su Ziling nodded blankly, indicating that he understood Yin's meaning.

"Forget it, I'll write a letter to An Yan, you just wait for them here." Yin probably understood that An Yan had to make the decision on this matter. After he said that, he went to his study. Su Ziling took a look at the empty living room and followed him upstairs.

Yin's study was the last room in the corridor on the second floor. As soon as Su Ziling entered, he was immediately attracted by the silver knife on the wall. The knife was shiny all over, and the blade was three centimeters wide. Going down the blade, the tip of the knife was slightly tilted, bending out a very beautiful arc.

Yin finished writing the letter and sent it out, then walked to Su Ziling and crossed his arms over his chest. "Her name is Xue Di, she is very delicate and beautiful."

Su Ziling nodded vigorously, and could tell that Yin was very proud of his weapon. Su Ziling could also see that the Snow Di was no ordinary ornament. Although it was delicate and beautiful, its blade exuded a terrifying aura.

Yin saw that Su Ziling was still very interested, so he thought for a moment and continued, "Xue Di was my first companion, and accompanied me for a long way, but I don't use it much anymore."

"Why? Is it because Wuying and Ye showed up?"

"A little, but not entirely. You know the leader of the Dark Night cannot be identified by just a knife."

Indeed, Xue Di is so recognizable that anyone who has seen her once will never forget her.

"So, brother, this is a weapon you specially made?" In a world where people are used to using abilities, it is rare to use weapons such as knives.

"Weapons are indispensable. I don't quite understand what those old guys want to maintain." Yin carefully took the Xue Di down from the wall. He turned it casually, and the Xue Di turned a complete arc on his wrist and was firmly grasped in his hand again.

Yin's eyes moved from the handle to the blade and finally locked onto the tail. Suddenly, he took a step forward and stabbed straight at Su Ziling, shocking Su Ziling so much that he stepped back repeatedly, because the blade was wrapped with a power that everyone was familiar with.

The lightning flashed blue light, made a piercing sound, and fled outwards ferociously, as if it would cling to Su Ziling impatiently if he touched it. Su Ziling calmed down and retreated back quickly. He retreated to the door, three meters away from Yin, but for some reason, he felt that the safe distance between him and Yin was no more than half a meter.

Yin stood there and seemed to have done nothing, as if the only thing that forced Su Ziling to retreat was Xue Di, whose knife tip was pointed at him. But Su Ziling knew clearly that he was afraid of Yin.

As if to confirm his idea, Yin secretly added a little more power. Just a little bit of power, Xue Di seemed to be enraged, roaring and rushing towards him.

Sparks of lightning jumped in front of Su Ziling's eyes. Su Ziling closed his eyes tightly and finally understood why Yin wanted to avoid his sharp edge. When Xue Di appeared, Yin's lethality was simply not at the same level as before, and Yin must not be the one to charge into battle!

Yin smiled and put the knife away. At this time, a letter floated in from the window and landed on Yin's antique wooden desk. The content of the letter was short and easy to understand. Yin glanced at it and smiled with satisfaction. "An Yan said that it's too late today. He will bring Xiao Su here early tomorrow morning."

"Great." Su Ziling stretched lazily and relaxed, having solved a rather difficult problem.

"I'm really relieved that you live with An Yan. Please move in tomorrow. I'm not at home because I have something to do."

"Brother, where are you going?"

"secret."

Su Ziling shrugged and said tactfully, "Then I'll be out first, you should get some rest."

When Su Ziling walked back to the living room, Wuying was carrying out a small and cute plate of cake, and the guy named He was already enjoying the piece in his hand.

"Do you want some cake? There's more in the kitchen." Wuying asked him, "By the way, where's your brother Yin?"

"Brother is still in the study. Thank you, Sister Wuying. I'm not very hungry so I won't eat." Su Ziling said and walked straight back to his room. Is He Bi more powerful than his brother who has Xue Di?

Su Ziling threw himself on the soft big bed. As expected, he was still not used to it. That was his brother's partner, not his own.

Song Hongtian sat in his study, holding in his hand the report on Su Ziling's seizure of the hanging window in Jiuxin Station. He had received this report in the afternoon of the day the incident happened, and now he took it out again.

Knock, knock, knock. There were two knocks on the door, and Zhao Yunqi walked in with a stack of documents in his hand.

"How is the investigation of Beiguan going?"

"The revolutionary army has actually been planning for a long time."

The night when the Beiguan regime changed hands, it was actually just the most common thing that happened - a rebellion to seize power. The deputy mayor became the mayor, the deputy director of the security bureau became the director, and all the important figures who held opposing opinions were quickly taken down by Lin Xuanfeng and Zhou Chen, as if they had known in advance that these people would rebel, and the leadership of other major departments had to obey the orders of the revolutionary army before they even reacted. No matter how advanced the passwords and banners were, the political means were the same.

Zhao Yunqi handed over the information, and after Song Hongtian finished reading it, he added, "The revolutionary army must have infiltrated a lot of people in the government, not just a small Beiguan. Do you need me to find them out?"

"They are all under the jurisdiction of Jiumen. How can you infiltrate them?"

"A tall tree provides shade, but when a mountain falls, everyone pushes it. The real problem is not these people or even the revolutionary army. It is the economic upstarts hiding behind the revolutionary army. Those are the driving force behind this change. There are many ways to deal with them."

"Then what do we do?"

"Don't worry yet."

"But how do we explain this to Jiu Xiang?"

"I will go and tell him myself. Yang Runzhong is also a cunning old fox. He probably wants us to kill each other."

Zhao Yunqi frowned. He couldn't guess what Song Hongtian was going to do. What kind of trump card did he have in his hand that made him so confident? Zhao Yunqi just felt that it was not a good thing.

"Okay, Yunqi, I don't have much to do recently, so spend more time with your family. When you get busy, it will be useless for you to ask me for leave."

"I understand. Thank you, second uncle." Zhao Yunqi nodded, turned around and left.

Zhao Yunqi returned home. The toaster in the kitchen was humming and the air was filled with a cloying sweet smell. He walked into the kitchen and asked, "Yun Shuang, what are you doing?"

"Brother, you're back? I have nothing to do, so I wanted to try to bake some cookies. I plan to send some to Xin'er and Shangguan Can later."

Zhao Yunqi nodded and relaxed his expression. Summer was here, and Yun Shuang no longer had to lie weakly in bed because of the cold. "Then bake more and ask Song Xin to bring some to uncle."

"Brother, why don't you go?"

"I have other things to do this afternoon. I will visit my uncle in a few days."

"Well then, brother, I'll make whatever you want to eat for you."

"No need to do that, these will do."

"Okay." Zhao Yunshuang pouted and continued to work happily.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Yunqi walked into a private room of a teahouse. Pushing open the door, he saw the fine chicken-wing wood tables and chairs, thin-walled porcelain cups, and clean and transparent brewing equipment, all quietly waiting for him. Yin was also sitting in the innermost waiting room.

Yin did not stand up, he just picked up a cup of tea and took a sip. When Zhao Yunqi walked across from him, he picked up the same pot of tea and poured him a cup.

Hot air came out, and the fragrance of tea entered Zhao Yunqi's nose. He had eaten a lot of cookies just now, and he did feel a little thirsty, but he didn't move. He stood there and said to Yin fiercely: "If you dare to touch Yun Shuang, I will make sure you never leave this room again even if I risk my life!"

Yin held the teacup and laughed softly. He finished his tea and put it down and said slowly: "I never touched her, and I don't plan to touch her."

"So what exactly does your letter mean?" Zhao Yunqi heard Yin's assurance with his own ears and felt relieved. But then he frowned.

Yin wrote in the letter to Zhao Yunqi that if he didn't want Zhao Yunshuang to have any trouble, they could meet for tea at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

"You sit down first."

Zhao Yunqi looked at Yin. He knew that Dark Night would not touch Yun Shuang, otherwise the two of them would not be here now. So, he obediently sat down opposite Yin and drank the cup of tea.

"As far as I know, Zhao Yunshuang has to take medicine all the time to stay healthy, and the medicine has always been provided by the Song Mansion, right?"

"Yes, so what?"

"Zhao Yunqi, have you never thought that maybe there is something wrong with the medicine?"

How is it possible? A thunderbolt exploded in Zhao Yunqi's heart. He controlled himself to look at Yin expressionlessly, but heard Yin say again: "Then have you ever thought that the loss of Zhao Yun's dual abilities was also man-made?"

"Impossible!" This incident was too shocking. Zhao Yunqi's face turned pale. He stood up and blurted out, but his heart fell into the abyss.

Yin did not refute immediately. He filled his own teacup, filled Zhao Yunqi's teacup, and pushed it towards Zhao Yunqi.

More than an hour before Zhao Yunqi met Yin, Zhao Yunshuang walked out of her house carrying a basket. She walked lightly on the inside of the street, passing by pedestrians one by one. Suddenly, when she passed a narrow street corner, she was quickly covered with her mouth and nose and dragged to the other side of the wall.

"Zhao Yunqi is your brother, right?"

Zhao Yunshuang's back was against the gray wall tiles. She looked at the two strange men surrounding her in panic. She shook her head and was speechless.

"It's okay to deny it. Just remember, we're coming after you because of your brother." A man said as he was about to take action.

"Let me go! Let me go!" Zhao Yunshuang tightened his neck and swung the basket around.

The man grabbed the basket and threw it to the ground, and the burnt-brown cookies scattered in the dust.

"It seems that Jiudu under Song Hongtian's jurisdiction is not that good~" A girl with a silver baseball cap on her side and her hands in her pockets appeared at the street corner.

"Who? I advise you not to get involved!"

Another man walked over with a fierce look on his face, and then he was suddenly grabbed by something and fell to the ground. The man holding Zhao Yunshuang walked over with a bad look on his face, but was immediately stopped by a loud shout.

"It's fog! Don't come over here!"

It was actually the fog ability! A rare and powerful fog ability! After the woman in the baseball cap withdrew her hand, the two of them turned around and ran without saying a word.

"Thank you!"

"It's okay, why don't you use your ability?" The woman looked Zhao Yunshuang up and down, then asked her. Zhao Yunshuang's face froze for a moment.

Her eyes rolled around, as if she understood something, and then she used her mist ability to lift the basket and handed it to Zhao Yunshuang. "You're welcome, be careful on the road... I'm leaving first."

"Hey, wait a minute, what's your name?" Zhao Yunshuang, holding the basket, hurried forward and asked.

"Just call me Mumu." The woman turned around and smiled at her.