Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

An hour later, the group began to move.

Tang Wan and Zhan Wang set off a little later, taking an ordinary carriage towards the West Gate.

They met at a pre-arranged location three miles away, where there was a teahouse, but it was already closed.

There were few people in the open space outside the shed, but after Zhan Wang and his entourage stopped their carriage, many people gradually walked over from the surrounding area.

It turned out that many people had already arrived, but in order not to attract attention, they were all scattered around. They only gathered together when they saw the carriage of the War King and his group.

Zhan Er emerged from the shadows and said to Zhan Wang in a low voice, "Your Highness, everyone is here. The hidden sentries have been removed, and everything outside the manor is as usual."

Zhan Yi will lead the team alone today, while Zhan Er will be in charge of the bodyguards who accompany Zhan Wang.

However, Zhan Er arrived early to set up control, so he was the one to report the situation.

The War King nodded and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"Everything's here!" Zhan Er replied in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, the War King said nothing more, only making a gesture.

The group dispersed again, disappearing into the night, and headed towards Qixia Village along the path beside the official road.

Tang Wan followed beside the War King, her steps light and quick.

After walking for about 15 minutes, the outline of Qixia Village appeared in front of us.

The gate to the manor was tightly closed, but there were faint lights on the gate tower, as if someone was on night duty.

The War King gestured for everyone to stop and crouched down behind a grove of low trees by the roadside.

The War King lowered his voice and said, "Climb over the west wall, go around the front yard, and go straight to the back mountain."

The route was agreed upon in advance, and the forbidden area of ​​this estate is also in the northwest corner, so it is more convenient to get there from the west side.

Zhan Er nodded and led his men toward the west side of the manor.

There was a row of trees outside the west wall, which perfectly concealed his figure.

Zhan Er let out a very soft cry towards the top of the wall.

A reply came immediately from the other end.

This was their code, indicating that it was safe inside the walls.

Actually, there were also sentries on the west side, but they were taken out in advance by the guards who were responsible for keeping watch.

Upon hearing this voice, Zhan Er nodded slightly to Zhan Wang and then made a gesture behind him. Two guards then flew over the wall.

Next, Zhan Er had several Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldiers form a human ladder, and the first batch of Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldiers silently scaled the wall.

Next, the War King looked at Tang Wan and whispered, "Can you get up there?"

Tang Wan thought to herself, "Who are you underestimating?" but said seriously, "No problem."

The War King glanced at her, then whispered, "Alright, then stick close to me."

Tang Wan stopped talking, just nodded, and followed the War King over the wall.

Several more groups of people climbed over the wall, but the bodyguards simply flew over.

After they all climbed over the wall, Zhan Er left ten people to keep watch, while the rest quietly headed towards the forbidden area behind the mountain.

However, they also dispatched all the guards who had come with them, except for Zhan Er, a total of eight people, to the innermost courtyard to rescue the trapped boy.

The boy was being watched over by guards, and these weren't ordinary guards. While the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldiers were quite strong, they weren't experts and probably wouldn't be a match for that person. So, only secret guards were sent. Besides, their own people were also keeping an eye on things, allowing that person to launch a surprise attack.

The group huddled close to the wall, using the shadows as cover, and made their way towards the back mountain in the northwest corner. Not far ahead was the forbidden area of ​​the back mountain. Suddenly, Zhan Er, who was walking in front, stopped abruptly and raised his hand to make a "stop" gesture.

The group immediately lay down and hid in the shadow of a clump of low bushes.

Zhan Er quickly moved closer to Tang Wan and Zhan Wang, and whispered, "Your Highness, we can't go any further for now. There are about twenty assassins on the outskirts of the forbidden area, lying in ambush on both sides of the path leading into the mountain in three places. Moreover, their aura is not right. They seem to have been drugged and are not afraid of pain or death. Once we alert them, it will be difficult to deal with them silently."

The War King's expression remained unchanged; he only asked, "How many of our brothers are left here?"

Zhan Er replied, "There are only two brothers keeping watch here."

Upon hearing this, the War King knew that there weren't enough men, so he said, "Have the skilled brothers from the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the rest of us carry concealment talismans and try to hide our presence as much as possible. We should sneak up to their location silently before making our move."

Zhan Er nodded and was about to agree when he heard Zhan Wang say, "Have those two brothers we were keeping an eye on come over? Have them take them over."

Zhan Er nodded: "Understood! But..."

The War King ignored War Two and looked at Tang Wan instead.

Tang Wan understood, took out a stack of concealment talismans from her sleeve and handed them over, saying in a low voice, "You probably don't have enough concealment talismans. These are what I prepared these past few days. Take them with you."

Zhan Er was overjoyed at the sight. He had been worried that there might not be enough concealment talismans. Most of them had been sent to the manor for the people keeping watch, and they really didn't have many left.

Then, Tang Wan took out a stack of talismans and said to Zhan Wang, "These talismans are stagnation talismans. They can make people stop moving for a short time and not make a sound. To be on the safe side, use invisibility talismans to approach those people, then use stagnation talismans to make them unable to move, and then make your move. This way, you won't make any noise and you won't alert the people inside."

The War King took the stack of stagnation talismans, looked at the War Second, and said, "Go and make arrangements to eliminate that group of assassins silently. Leave no one alive, and do so without making a sound."

Zhan Er accepted the order and left.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhan Er's figure reappeared at the edge of the bushes.

"Your Highness, it's resolved." He lowered his voice considerably. "Twenty men, all taken down without making a sound. The mountain path has been cleared."

The War King nodded slightly and glanced at Tang Wan: "Let's go."

The group rose from the bushes and silently passed through the dense forest, making their way along the path towards the forbidden area behind the mountain.

Before long, they arrived outside the forbidden area. It should have been a cave, but there was an iron door at the entrance, through which a faint dark red light shone.

As soon as Tang Wan approached the iron gate, she sensed something was amiss.

She lowered her voice and said to the War King who had followed her, "There is a restriction behind the door; ordinary people cannot push it open."

The War King glanced at the iron gate and said in a deep voice, "Can it be broken?"

Tang Wan didn't say anything, but took out a talisman from her sleeve, bit her fingertip and added a stroke to the talisman. This was an enhanced version of the barrier-breaking talisman.

Under normal circumstances, these barrier-breaking talismans can be broken, but no one can guarantee that. What if the demons are even more powerful?

However, if the restriction talisman cannot be broken, one will have to think of other methods.

Tang Wan affixed the talisman to the crack in the iron gate.

The talisman silently ignited, transforming into a wisp of blue flame that seeped into the crack in the door.

A moment later, the dark red color inside the door faded.

Then, the iron gate opened silently, and the group tiptoed inside.

The forbidden area in the back mountain was even more eerie than imagined. (End of Chapter)