Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 627 Tang Nu

The Gaochang mentioned by the Seventh Princess is a small country in the Western Regions, but this small country has a special passion for stargazing. It has produced many famous astronomers and several famous stargazing sites.

The Gaochang Crescent Twelve Constellations Map is an important knowledge point in today's astronomical circles.

It is said that relying on this star map, Gaochang Kingdom completed a complete knowledge system in various fields including calendar, farming, sacrifice, divination, and deduction.

Almost all national affairs were accomplished relying on the Gaochang Crescent Twelve Constellations Map.

Everyone looked in the direction pointed by the Seventh Princess, but they didn't see any star map at all.

Of course, the others didn’t recognize this thing either, they just saw that the Seventh Princess was pointing at a group of Hu people.

Li Xuan also looked over and couldn't help but frowning.

Compared with other tribute teams, this group of people looked young, most of them were young people in their twenties.

Generally, the tribute-paying team would not send so many young people. They stood out among a group of middle-aged and elderly people.

Moreover, from their clothes, Li Xuan could sense some familiarity.

"Could it be someone from the Holy Fire Cult?"

Previously, Nilubaier only asked Li Xuan to take care of the Holy Fire Cult members who came to the capital to pay tribute, but she did not mention that they were all this group of young people.

"Isn't he a reformist?"

But at this moment, Princess Ankang frowned and asked the Seventh Princess:

"Seventh Sister, what is the Gaochang Crescent Twelve Constellations Chart you mentioned?"

The Seventh Princess gave them a brief introduction and was about to continue to explain in detail when she was interrupted by Princess Ankang:

"Seventh Sister, what are these accessories? Please show them to me one by one."

The Seventh Princess thought Princess Ankang was interested in the star map, and excitedly pointed it out one by one:

"Ankang, look at that person's big earrings, and the necklace of that person over there..."

As the Seventh Princess pointed out one by one, Princess Ankang's expression actually became a little solemn.

To be honest, if it weren't for the Seventh Princess, none of them would have noticed that these people's accessories could form a set.

This is not something uncommon, but Princess Ankang's reaction seemed a little wrong.

"Ankang, what's wrong?" The fifth prince noticed something was wrong and asked immediately.

"There seems to be something wrong with these people's accessories. Some of them are not made of ordinary materials. They look like the materials used in formation..."

Princess Ankang said with a frown.

Li Xuan was startled and perked up.

"Meow, are you here to cause trouble?"

The more Li Xuan thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he carefully observed the people at the Seventh Princess' place.

The strength of these young men and women is around the fifth or sixth rank. Although not bad, it is impossible for them to cause any trouble in the palace.

However, the formation mentioned by Princess Ankang made Li Xuan take notice.

They are not strong enough, and if they use formations to make up for it, who knows what trouble may arise.

The fifth prince and the eighth prince also heard the hidden meaning in Princess Ankang's words.

The fifth prince said doubtfully, "That shouldn't be the case, right?"

"It's unlikely that the Imperial Guards and the Ministry of Internal Affairs would have missed something this dangerous. Ankang, maybe you're overthinking it."

The Eighth Prince remained silent, looking at the group of people with a gleam in his eyes.

On the contrary, the Seventh Princess was more responsive this time and asked Princess Ankang:
"Ankang, you said they were going to use the star map to do bad things?"

This is something the Seventh Princess absolutely cannot tolerate.

“There is indeed this concern.”

Princess Ankang frowned and continued to look carefully.

But her formations were just theoretical theories on paper, and she couldn't say that she had any great vision. After all, she still didn't have a famous teacher, and she just relied on reading books to brush up on some theoretical knowledge related to formations.

"Ah Xuan, go tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"If it's not natural, it's best. Otherwise, I'll be thinking about it all night."

Princess Ankang said to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan had the same idea.

If the group of young men and women below are really members of the Holy Fire Cult, Li Xuan must stop them from doing stupid things.

Now is the time for the two forces to start contacting each other and prepare to establish cooperation. We cannot let people with ulterior motives sabotage it.

Princess Ankang gently patted Li Xuan's butt, and Li Xuan immediately came out of her arms and jumped directly down from the city wall.

"ah!"

The Seventh Princess screamed in fright, but everyone else remained calm.

The city wall was indeed very high, but to Li Xuan, such a thing had long lost its meaning.

Li Xuan's four feet were seen stepping on the vertical wall as if it were flat ground, and he easily reached the ground in three or two steps.

Then he immediately ran in one direction and soon disappeared.

"Li Simian, you are still worried about the cat. You would rather kill anyone else than the cat." The eighth prince curled his lips.

Whose good cat can kick a person into the goal while playing Cuju?
The Eighth Prince only dared to criticize Li Xuan behind his back when Li Xuan was not around.

Unfortunately, the Eighth Prince knew nothing about Li Xuan’s terrifying five senses.

Li Xuan, who was running on the top of the wall, twitched his ears and glanced at the city wall unhappily.

"You stinky old bastard, I'll deal with you when I get back."

Li Xuan opened his perception and quickly found the breath of the monk chief steward Zhao Feng.

He first found Zhao Feng, and took a glance from afar, and saw Zhao Feng who was busy and exhausted.

Many details of the banquet were controlled by him, so Li Xuan thought about it and decided not to bother him for the time being.

He found Manager Shang sitting in a corner at the edge of the venue. He saw Manager Shang pacing leisurely back and forth, his eyes fixed on the details of the banquet venue.

"Hey, why is Xuan here?"

When Manager Shang saw Li Xuan coming, he patted his shoulder and asked him to come up.

Li Xuan didn't hesitate and climbed up directly, then told Chief Steward Shang what had happened before.

"Array?"

Manager Shang frowned.

"When you enter the palace, we will check all spiritual items, and then temporarily keep them for the guests until the New Year's Eve party is over."

"Logically speaking, the materials used to set up the formation should also be discovered..."

"Ah Xuan, you said it was a group of young Hu men and women, right?"

"Do you suspect it's someone from the Holy Fire Cult?"

It is easy to communicate with Manager Shang, so Li Xuan nodded immediately.

"Okay, let's go take a look."

As Chief Steward Shang spoke, he gestured to the side, and immediately a group of eunuchs in flowery clothes came out of the crowd and followed.

Monk Chief Li Xuan brought a team of eunuchs in flowery clothes and came directly to the outside of Changle Gate.

This is the place where Princess Ankang and her companions saw the group of barbarians before.

When the chief monk Li Xuan arrived, these people were still staying here and had not been able to enter the Taiji Palace Square.

But judging from the queue, it would be their turn to enter soon.

"Ah Xuan, are they them?"

Manager Shang looked at several young Hu men and women not far away.

There were nearly twenty of them in total, and it was obvious that they were not from a tribute team.

But this group of people from different tribute teams were wearing accessories that could be matched as a set, which did look suspicious. Li Xuan nodded, and then saw a eunuch in flowery clothes delivering a list to Shang Zongguan.

Manager Shang made a brief comparison and then said:

"You guessed it right."

Li Xuan understood that Manager Shang had confirmed the fact that they were from the Holy Fire Sect.

"Go and invite Tang Nu over." Chief Steward Shang ordered the eunuchs in flowery clothes.

Li Xuan remembered that Tang Nu was the head of an organization called Lijingmen under Emperor Yongyuan.

Previously, Li Xuan had sent the secret book in alien language that he had obtained from the Fire Demon of the Western Regions to them for analysis.

I don’t know if there have been any results after so many days.

But Li Xuan was a little confused. Why did Manager Shang want to invite Tang Nu over now?
Without waiting for Li Xuan to ask, Shang Zongguan explained considerately:
"Tang Nu has some knowledge of battle formations, and is even more familiar with these strange and bizarre things."

"Besides, he is a member of the Holy Fire Cult after all. If we act rashly before we understand the situation clearly, we might end up making things worse."

Chief Steward Shang expressed his concerns, then with a smile on his face, he took the remaining eunuchs in flowery clothes to wait for Tang Nu.

After a while, the eunuch in flowery clothes brought back a middle-aged eunuch with an ordinary appearance.

This eunuch had a cold temperament and was only wearing a black robe, looking unattractive.

If you just look at this image, I'm afraid no one would have thought that this is a trusted eunuch under Emperor Yongyuan who is in charge of the Lijing Sect.

"Mr. Shang."

Tang Nu walked over and bowed to Manager Shang, looking like a man who was stingy with words.

"Tang Nu, please come over here."

"Take a look at the accessories those people are wearing to see if they have any strange features. Can they form a formation?"

Manager Shang also knew that Tang Nu was very busy, so he went straight to the point and asked.

Tang Nu walked forward silently and looked at the people from the Holy Fire Sect. His stern expression immediately changed and he frowned slightly.

"It's something I've never seen before, but it's definitely related to the formation. I just don't know how to activate it?"

Tang Nu showed a puzzled look and told the truth.

"Okay, as long as you say this."

As Manager Shang spoke, he led his men directly towards the young men and women from the Holy Fire Sect.

"Sorry to bother you, distinguished guests from the Western Regions."

Butler Shang stepped forward and greeted them with a smile.

"Is the old gentleman talking to us?"

Seeing someone approaching to talk, the followers of the Holy Fire Cult silently distanced themselves from each other and pretended not to know each other. Only the few people who were greeted by Manager Shang responded.

"My Lord, what do you want me to do for you?"

The attitudes of the few people were very respectful, and there was nothing unusual about them.

Manager Shang remained calm and smiled as he spoke to them:
"The seating arrangements for several distinguished guests have been temporarily changed, so we are here to invite you to move to the new seats."

The people who responded to Shang Zongguan's expression changed slightly at this time, and confirmed: "Are you talking about us?"

"And a few others."

As Manager Shang spoke, he took out the previous list and called out their names one by one.

It must be said that the efficiency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is very high. They found out the details of these people in a short time.

This shows that the security work for tonight's banquet was actually done very well.

The people from the Holy Fire Cult looked at each other silently, and no one said a word.

The atmosphere seemed a bit dull, and the people around seemed to be aware of the unusual situation here and cast their eyes over.

At this tense moment, the person from the Holy Fire Sect who was answering the question to Shang Zongguan suddenly smiled:
"If that's the case, then it's hard work."

They did not resist, but obediently followed the eunuch in flowery clothes to a secluded place aside.

"I guess you know each other."

Li Xuan said in his heart.

Judging from the strength of these guys in front of them, I'm afraid that even Manager Shang won't have to do anything himself, the eunuchs in flowery clothes can bring them under control.

"Sir, you brought us to such a remote place. I'm afraid you didn't do this just to change my seat, did you?"

"If we have done anything wrong, please let us know."

"Although we are all envoys from a small country in the Western Regions, we cannot be easily bullied!"

Although Manager Shang only took them out and turned a corner, there were no guests to be seen here. Looking around, there were only eunuchs in flowery clothes and patrolling imperial guards.

No matter how slow they reacted, they realized that Manager Shang had ill intentions.

"Please don't misunderstand me, there are just some things I need to confirm with you."

"I wonder if you guys could let us check the jewelry you're wearing?"

At this time, Tang Nu walked out from behind Manager Shang, which scared Li Xuan.

Being so close, Li Xuan didn't even notice Tang Nu approaching.

“This guy!?”

Only then did Li Xuan realize that he could not see the depth of Tang's anger.

The last person that Li Xuan couldn’t figure out was Old Ye.

"What rank is this guy's strength?"

Without waiting for Li Xuan to continue exploring, Tang Nu stepped forward and tore off the various ornaments from the Holy Fire Cult followers.

Faced with Tang Nu's rude behavior, they didn't even have the ability to resist. Everyone's bodies froze in place and they could only glare at Tang Nu.

Tang Nu removed the ornaments from them and began to piece them together.

At this moment, Li Xuan felt someone was watching him. He looked up and found that Princess Ankang and others were looking at him furtively in the distance of the city wall.

Li Xuan smiled, then retracted his gaze, intending to see if Tang Nu could see the strangeness of these accessories.

In a short while, Tang Nu used the accessories to form a star map.

Just as the Seventh Princess said, these scattered ornaments actually combined into a pattern of shining stars and the moon.

"Old Seven, it's really worth it to look at these stars!"

Li Xuan used to think that the Seventh Princess was just an amateur stargazer, but now it seems that she is quite professional.

It was quite remarkable that she could actually see the star map pieced together by observing these scattered ornaments.

Tang Nu also had a profound knowledge base. He not only understood formations, but also astrology. He pieced together the star map in no time.

However, even though the accessories pieced together a complete star map, no strange phenomena appeared, and no formation was activated.

At this time, Li Xuan clearly saw the smug look in the eyes of the Holy Fire Cult members.

"What on earth do these idiots want to do?"

"Has Nilubai already noticed this?"

"Is the care she mentioned a reminder for me?"

Questions flashed through Li Xuan's mind one after another.

But the followers of the Holy Fire Cult did not expect one thing, that is, Tang Nu never thought of giving them a chance to defend themselves.

"There must be something wrong with the jewelry. Manager Shang, please take them into custody first."

Hearing this, the Holy Fire Cult followers widened their eyes and looked shocked.

At this moment, the pressure on them was relieved, and they immediately shouted:
"We are envoys invited to the Chinese New Year dinner. How can you treat us like this?"

"Even though we are from a small country, we cannot allow ourselves to be bullied like this!"

(End of this chapter)