Chapter 447 449 Design

Whether in the previous life or this life, Gong Hanyu had sent people to hunt her down. The difference was that in the previous life, Gong Hanyu finally succeeded in assassinating Rong Xianxian and her son when they were about to arrive in the capital. In this life, the mother and son were not killed on the way to Beijing, but successfully arrived at the safe zone in the capital.

Successfully arriving at the Beijing safe zone does not mean that she is safe. Gong Hanyu will definitely find a way to deal with her. In this case, it is better to strike first.

After looking at the map all night, Rong Xianxian had already memorized most of the houses and buildings in the capital's safe zone. Following the direction indicated by the Soul-Devouring Sword, Rong Xianxian soon arrived at a large courtyard with tight defenses.

This house is located in the northwest of the South District, which is relatively remote from the central area. It has a pure black metal gate and a wide and tall gatehouse. Two exquisitely carved stone lions are placed at the gate, which are very solid and sturdy. Outside the gate, four strong men in black tights, carrying broad and rough swords, have gleaming eyes and look very fierce.

Rong Xianxian was sure that the Bai brothers were in this yard. It was now exactly midnight. Judging from their condition, the night guards should have just completed their shift change and were at their most vigilant.

After determining the location, Rong Xianxian did not act immediately. Instead, under the cover of the invisibility barrier, she used the courtyard as a starting point to explore the surroundings and walked through the nearby streets and alleys.

The map can only show the distribution of houses, which is very different from on-site exploration. The building quality and structural features of the houses and whether there are other arrangements around the houses cannot be shown on the map.

After exploring the surroundings, Rong Xianxian quickly discovered some problems.

In the alley opposite the target gate, at least half of the residents in the densely packed houses are practitioners. Although the price of basic cultivation techniques in the Beijing Safety Zone is relatively low, many people have exchanged for basic techniques to practice, but most of these ordinary people who started late are first-level practitioners. The practitioners who can be judged by Rong Xianxian through simple breathing rate detection, heartbeat strength detection, and perception of the circulation rate of spiritual energy are at least at the peak of the first level, or even the second level.

There must be something behind the gathering of such a dense number of second-level practitioners.

On the wide road in the west, Rong Xianxian, based on the reconnaissance techniques taught to her by Cui Lie, quickly discovered that there were snipers ambushing in the high-rise shops along the street. There were not one or two, but dozens of them.

Rong Xianxian couldn't tell whether these arrangements were aimed at her or were just common arrangements for wealthy families. With so many military forces deployed outside the house, wouldn't the interior of the house be even more tightly guarded?

Compared to here, her residence is completely undefended. Fortunately, she asked Ning Qingyun to take the two children away, otherwise she would only worry about the safety of the children at this moment and would not be in the mood to go in and assassinate others!

Rong Xianxian figured out the surrounding layout, and under the cover of the invisibility barrier, she leaped over the high courtyard wall and landed silently inside the wall.

As soon as Rong Xianxian landed, she heard neat footsteps coming towards her. A team of strong men, also wearing black tights, with guns on their waists and knives on their backs, walked past her. They did not find anything wrong and looked around vigilantly. When their eyes swept over Rong Xianxian's position, they did not stop for a moment.

The structure of this courtyard is somewhat similar to that of a quadrangle courtyard. The house facing due north has a significantly higher platform and is larger in size, with some side rooms scattered on the east and west sides. A dim light can be seen from the outermost room of the main house on the north side.

Rong Xianxian did not act rashly. She input her spiritual energy into the monitoring headphones, activating the monitoring function. The first room she monitored was the one with the light on.

There were two practitioners in that room, whose cultivation level was approximately in the middle to late stage of Chongmai Realm. No sound came from them, so it was hard to tell whether they were asleep or doing something else.

Rong Xianxian adjusted the direction of the monitoring again, looking for any abnormal movements.

At two or three o'clock in the morning, most people fell into a deep sleep. In the rooms on the east and west sides, there were snoring, grinding of teeth, and mumbling sounds in sleep. Suddenly, she heard a conversation, "Brother Hong, do you think the young lady can defeat that mother and son? I heard that the young lady's cousin is extremely talented." The subtle voice was transmitted to Rong Xianxian's ears through the monitoring headphones.

"So what if he has great talent and qualifications? His surname is not Gong. Our young lady is the legitimate heir. What, what do you mean by asking this?" another person said in a suspicious tone.

"Brother Hong, what can I mean? I'm just a little worried. Our young lady suddenly moved to this courtyard and transferred most of the people here. What if the mother and son in the main house do something weird?" The courtyard they are in now is not the Gong family mansion, but Gong Hanyu's own private property. It was originally just a place to house his subordinates, but just two days ago, Gong Hanyu suddenly moved in.

"Wang Xiaoyao, you want to ask when the young lady will return to the main house?" Bian Hong asked with squinted eyes. Being under the young lady's nose, they certainly don't have the freedom they used to have. In addition, the young lady lives here and needs to be closely guarded, which naturally increases their workload.

"Hehe, Brother Hong, I'm just worried about the young lady's safety. This courtyard is small and the location is remote. The young lady is precious, and if anything goes wrong here, we can't afford it!" Wang Xiaoyao smiled naively.

"Don't worry, you won't be staying here for a few days! Tell the brothers to be alert and cautious these days to protect the young lady." Bian Hong patted Wang Xiaoyao and said.

In a place that Rong Xianxian couldn't see, while Bian Hong and Wang Xiaoyao were talking, a display screen on the floor of the room they were in lit up silently. The windows of the room were high and narrow, and the light from the display screen was weak. Looking from the outside, the room was still pitch black and there was nothing unusual.

After a burst of black and white snowflakes flickered on the display screen, a picture was displayed. A pale red figure was standing quietly in the yard. She was standing not far from the west wall of the courtyard and some distance away from their house, but she was facing the direction of their house and seemed to be listening attentively.

Wang Xiaoyao couldn't help but show a look of joy. This must be the person the young lady was waiting for. The young lady had gone to great lengths to get their latest research results, a new type of thermal imager, from the Optical Research Institute under the Ministry of Science and Technology. She also deployed many people inside and around this courtyard. The display screen in their room was even more valuable. All of these designs were designed to wait for this person to appear.

(End of this chapter)