Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"Brother Xing"

Xichun stood at the door of the room, a little surprised.

Yes, it was surprise, not panic. She had already known about the action in the camp outside the capital tonight. And unlike Lady Jia and the others, who were terrified of these visitors, she knew that nothing would happen as long as Jia Hong was there.

"It seems that old bastard still doesn't completely believe that I'm not in the capital."

Jia Hong guessed the reason why these people appeared here. It would be extremely unwise to waste any more manpower before completely capturing the Daming Palace, but these people still came here. It was obvious that there was something fishy going on.

"Then what should we do?"

Xichun glanced at Lu Yi who was standing beside her, and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. In fact, with Lu Yi here, those people outside were not impossible to deal with.

You have to know that it is night time now. Those people in the camp outside the capital will take advantage of the dark and windy night to attack the capital. Lu Yi can also take advantage of the cover of night to kill these people.

There definitely wouldn't be many people coming from outside, and as for the people in the camp outside the capital, most of them were ordinary soldiers, not the well-trained soldiers like the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry. Facing Lu Yi, who had already reached the innate realm, in the dark, it would be almost impossible for them to just sit there and wait to die.

"The guards in the mansion can't stop the thunder bombs."

Seeing that Jia Hong didn't say anything, Xichun reminded him.

Jia Hong withdrew his gaze from the direction of Daming Palace. Compared with the minor fights faced by the Jia family, the situation at Daming Palace was obviously more intense.

Perhaps the Imperial Guards did not expect that the palace gate would be opened from the inside. In the first confrontation, the Imperial Guards were caught off guard. However, the Thunderbolt Squad, which was dispatched from the palace later, forcibly stopped these people from the camp outside the capital.

Without catapults, the throwing distance of thunder bombs was much shorter than that of thunder bullets. The one-sided fire suppression prevented these people in the camp outside Beijing from taking any further action in a short period of time.

"asshole!!"

Chu Xuan was furious when he received the news. In terms of numbers, they clearly had the advantage, and they also had the advantage in firearms. As long as they concentrated their firepower in a charge, they could break through the gate of the Daming Palace.

"Old Immortal, this matter..."

He looked at the lame old Taoist priest beside him, and saw that the lame old Taoist priest was sitting cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed. His eyeballs under his eyelids were shaking slightly, as if he was looking for something.

Hearing the other party's words, the old Taoist raised his eyebrows, then opened his eyes, and a ray of light shot out from his eyes, which made Chu Xuan, who was standing aside, stunned.

It is said that light can appear in a dark room and eyes can be as fast as lightning. This is the first time he has seen it.

"Your Highness, there has been movement from the Second Prince's side. According to the previous arrangement, the thunder bombs have also been placed in the designated location."

"Just send someone to lead the way and let them find those things"

"that is it?"

"That's enough. Your Highness, what do you think the Second Prince will do in the face of the current situation?"

Chu Xuan glanced at the old Taoist priest and then began to ponder.

Based on his understanding of his second brother, if the other party had a powerful weapon like the thunder bomb, he would definitely not sit idly by and watch.

The opponent has two choices, one is to attack the Daming Palace, and the other is to go to war with himself.

Chu Qian, who had experienced imprisonment, always knew in his heart that if Emperor Ming Kang knew that he had that intention, he would never let him go. Their eldest brother was a lesson for him.

Of course, the possibility of going to war with him is not zero, but it is very small. There is another possibility. If the other party chooses to sit on the mountain and watch the fight, then our side will be in trouble.

"Old Immortal, what should we do if Second Brother wants to go to war with us, or chooses to sit on the mountain and watch the fight?" The old Taoist smiled coldly.

"Want to keep yourself out of trouble? How can my things be taken so easily?"

Chu Xuan was stunned. The scheme against Chu Qian was all done by the old Taoist priest. He only knew the general idea but not the specific details. Now that he heard this, it seemed that there were some inside stories that he didn't know.

"Old Immortal, what does this mean?"

The old Taoist narrowed his eyes.

"The place where the thunder bombs were placed is a base of the secret guards. One of the secret guards has been controlled by me. They will witness the Second Prince's men getting those thunder bombs with their own eyes. Of course, those people will also see the secret guard."

Chu Xuan was a little puzzled. He knew who the secret guards were. Those spies who belonged to his father were all very skilled. They were in their base. Could his second brother's people find them?

"Your Highness, you are thinking that the secret guards are so capable that they won't be discovered by the Second Prince's men, right?"

Chu Xuan nodded.

The old Taoist showed a meaningful smile, and then he continued: "He will see it, and the Second Prince will know it, the Imperial Guards will know it, and even the Emperor will know it soon. What do you think the Second Prince will do when that time comes?"

Chu Xuan suddenly shuddered, and his originally confused mood suddenly became clear. He understood the old Taoist's intention. The old Taoist was setting up a trap. He was betting that after the second prince knew that his secret was exposed, he would definitely attack the Daming Palace at all costs.

"Master, what a trick!!"

Chu Xuan was silent for a while and sighed softly. Fortunately, this old Taoist priest was currently on his side. Otherwise, with the other party's calculations, he might even be sold out by him and still have to count the money for him!

"It's just a little trick!"

The old Taoist priest didn't seem to care about Chu Xuan's attitude. This matter was easier said than done. Firstly, the person who led the way must not let the Second Prince's people see any clues. Secondly, as for the secret guards, if they didn't have their own people, the most likely thing they would do when faced with the thunder bomb was to destroy it.

"Now we"

Chu Xuan confirmed it again.

The old Taoist stood still like a mountain.

"Just wait a little longer. Once those people find the thunder bomb, even if they want to retreat, the imperial guards and secret guards in the palace will not let them leave. They have no say in whether to take action or not."

Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes. The old Taoist's schemes, which combined both covert and covert schemes and calculated human hearts and nature, were truly terrifying. If such a person entered the court as an official, I'm afraid no one would be able to suppress him.

"Master, what were you looking for just now?"

Since he didn't need to worry about this matter for the time being, Chu Xuan asked about other things. The old Taoist priest was looking for someone just now, but it seemed that the person was not found.

"Looking for champion Hou Jiaxuan."

The old Taoist priest's words shocked Chu Xuan, but then he asked in confusion: "Master, Jia Hong has disappeared for many days, and before that, we searched the entire capital and did not find any trace of him. Is this a waste of time?"

Taoist Miaomiao shook his head.

"hope so!!"

(End of this chapter)