One joke from the witch, I open the gate of heaven with one sword

Chapter 44 Another Demon Sect Handwriting
"Row."

Although Chen Ci had doubts in his heart, he did not continue to ask.

"It seems that someone doesn't want to make me feel better"

Xu Lan took a deep look at the southeast direction of Qingzhou.
If it was impossible for him to find some clues before,
But since he mastered the Heavenly Art Book, he already knows some formations like the back of his hand.

When he first observed the southeast direction, he felt something was wrong,
In the eyes of the array master, the overall layout of Qingzhou is like a picture scroll, in which the buildings are scattered and different, but they are interconnected.

This is a relatively common method of gathering wealth.

Qingzhou was the transportation hub of the Chu Dynasty and the first of the thirteen states. It is not surprising that such a feat could be achieved.

But now there have been some changes in the southeast and southwest directions,
It's like a complete picture, but at this moment, someone has quietly erased some of it.

Ordinary people may not be able to detect the difference.

But for Xu Lan, he was sure that someone was secretly tampering with Qingzhou's structure.

And this change,
It happens to be to convert the original wealth-gathering formation into a killing formation.

Xu Lan didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing.
But after some deduction of my own,
He unexpectedly discovered that if he continued to complete this killing formation, the final spearhead would be directed at the place where the Xu Mansion was located.

Reminiscent of the fact that a large number of officials and even the city guards in Qingzhou have to change their defenses recently,
Xu Lan felt that this matter seemed not as simple as he imagined.

"Sun Family?"

"No, although Sun Hongying also understands formations, it is impossible for her to do such a thing."

"Who else could it be?"

Xu Lan couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. The answer would naturally come tomorrow anyway.

……

It was not until midnight that the two of them returned to Xu's residence.
Xu Lan still got up early the next morning to practice swordplay, while Chen Ci went to the Yamen to inquire about something Xu Lan wanted to know.

at noon,

When Xu Lan finished training, Chen Ci also happened to come back from the outside.

"how?"

Xu Lan put away her sword, looked at Chen Ci and said with a smile, "Is there any news from the Yamen?"

"Well, yes."

Chen Ci took out a roll of maps from his pocket, opened it up and found that it was a map of Qingzhou.

of course,

This map is different from the ones seen on the market. The patrol routes of the city guards in Chen Ci's hand are all marked.

"Master Zhifu actually let you bring out such an important map?"

Xu Lan smiled while studying the map carefully.
"The title of Xuanjing Division is still useful."

"That's true."

Xu Lan burst into laughter upon hearing this, and then placed his finger on the southwest area of ​​the map.

This is the place where I found something wrong last night.
"Is anyone doing any major construction work here?"

Xu Lan asked: "If there is, someone should have reported it to the yamen."

"Well, there are."

Chen Ci nodded and said, "I asked about it. It is said that a businessman from out of town has bought a shop here. He has been busy decorating and renovating it recently to prepare for business."

"What about the southeast?"

Xu Lan continued pointing to another area on the map and asked,
"There is an old house here that is over a hundred years old. It was recently bought by outsiders and they are busy renovating it."

Chen Ci was quite puzzled and said: "Is there something wrong?"

"There is indeed something wrong."

Xu Lan then pointed to other areas in different directions, and asked, "If there is no accident, there will be people building large-scale construction projects in these places."

"I can ask you again."

After finishing his speech, he wanted to turn around and return to the Yamen again.
From Xu Lan's expression and voice, she seemed to sense something was wrong.

"Not for now."

Xu Lan stopped her,
Although it is not clear who the other party is,

But since we can unknowingly use Qingzhou's original layout to form a killing array,
This already shows that the identity of the other party is unusual.

If Chen Ci asked for some information from the Yamen many times, he might be alerted.

What Xu Lan couldn't understand was who in Qingzhou City would spend so much money to deal with him?

The Sun family?

Or several other wealthy families?

Although theoretically speaking, the huge Qingzhou City can do these things,
There are only a few wealthy families headed by the Sun family.

But in Xu Lan's view, they had no enmity or enmity against him, and it was even less likely that they would destroy Qingzhou's original structure in order to deal with him.

If this kind of behavior is known to others, it will be a capital offense for the Great Chu Dynasty to investigate.

So even Sun Hongying from the Sun family,

It's not realistic for her to bet the entire Sun family.

"Besides... there is another possibility."

Xu Lan was suddenly startled, and he thought of another possibility.

Demon Cult!

"By the way, only the Demon Cult wants to put me to death."

"Putting aside the incident with Guan Chuchu, I don't know how many good things I have ruined for the Demon Sect."

When thinking of this,
Xu Lan probably realized something in his heart.

Apart from the Demon Cult, I am afraid that there is no possibility of anyone else behind this incident having the possibility of doing something to him.

At this time,

Xu Lan cast her gaze on Chen Ci, and said with a smile, "Sorry, it might disrupt your plan to return to the capital."

"Ok?"

Chen Ci's face was full of confusion. Did Xu Lan not want him to return to Kyoto?
"You'll find out if you go drinking at night."

Xu Lan was not in a hurry to tell Chen Ci the reason. Tonight, he only needed to go to the tower in the middle of the mirror lake to have a look and he would have the answer.

It will not be too late to tell Chen Ci the ins and outs of this matter.

"Qingluan, bring the pen and ink here."

Then Xu Lan's heart moved slightly,
Isn't it just a formation, who wouldn't know it.

Next, Xu Lan wrote down a series of materials, which filled three or four sheets of paper.

"Buy back all the materials on this paper, the sooner the better."

until this time,

Xu Lan didn't care whether his actions would arouse Sun Hongying's suspicion.
Anyway, judging from the time, Sun Hongying should come to find him in a few days.

"it is good."

Qingluan took a look and then walked out, while Chen Ci still had question marks on his face.

"What the hell happened?"

Normally she would not ask further questions.

But Xu Lan's words just now "It may disrupt your plan to return to Kyoto" made her feel confused.

Does this mean to save?

"Don't worry, you will know in the evening."

Xu Lan smiled and didn't explain too much.

And so the night came,
After dinner in the mansion, Xu Lan turned her head slightly and said to Chen Ci: "Let's go to the old place last night."

"it is good."

Chen Ci nodded, she couldn't wait any longer.

"Sir~"

Just when the two turned to leave, Qingluan and Hongluan behind them couldn't help but yelled.

The young master doesn’t take them with him when he goes out now!

Xu Lan turned around and saw the resentful looks in their eyes, and grinned: "Next time, definitely."

(End of this chapter)