Chapter 103 The Ninth Prince Leads a Night Raid

Two people, one looking at the sky, the other looking at people.

One observes celestial phenomena and geography, the other studies the principles of medicine.

The atmosphere was so serious that Xiao Beichen, who was standing to the side, didn't dare to breathe loudly.

The "spider web" that Mu Yu drew was solemnly placed in the very center.

Those hasty handwritings, at this moment, were no less than a magic map for saving the world in everyone's eyes.

“No…” Yan Ziche rubbed his sore eyes and said with a troubled expression, “The array eye that Xiaoyuer drew only gave us the general location, but the capital city is so big that a single ‘circle’ could cover several streets and alleys. We can’t possibly dig up the ground from house to house, can we?”

"Moreover, these array points vary in strength and importance. If we make a mistake, not only will we fail to severely damage the array, but we may also alert the enemy and give them time to prepare."

He needs a more precise positioning method.

“Young prodigy Yan, perhaps you could try a different approach.”

Xie Zhiwei, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

He stretched out his long, slender fingers and gently moved the brass meridian model.

"Look."

He pointed to the model and said, "If we consider the capital city as a giant human body, then the imperial palace is the 'purple palace,' the head. The dragon vein is the 'governing vessel,' which runs through the whole body and is the central part of the spine. And the water veins that Xiaoyuer sees are the 'meridians and blood vessels' that are spread throughout the body."

"This Nine Nether Dragon Devouring Formation is like an extremely insidious 'Gu' (a type of poisonous insect).

"A person who uses Gu poison will never place the Gu worm in insignificant places like fingers or toes. He will always choose the most vital acupoints so that he can use the least amount of force to make the poison flow through his body as quickly as possible."

Xie Zhiwei spoke slowly, but every word was crystal clear, carrying the calmness and orderliness unique to a doctor.

"The human body has 361 regular meridians and acupoints, but only a few dozen can be called 'vital points.' For example, the 'Shanzhong' acupoint near the heart meridian, the 'Qihai' acupoint in the dantian, and the 'Mingmen' acupoint that governs life and death..."

As he spoke, he pointed out several key acupoints on the brass figurine.

Yan Ziche's eyes lit up instantly!

He suddenly slapped his forehead!

"I see!"

"The layout of a formation is like the manipulation of needles in the human body! It may vary, but its fundamental principles remain the same!"

"I was only thinking about finding it from the perspective of geomancy, but I forgot that the foundation of all formations is derived from the operating laws of the 'three powers' of heaven, earth and man!"

He excitedly grabbed the vermilion brush and bent down again to look at the huge map of the capital.

"If the imperial palace is the brain and the dragon vein is the spine, then the city's 'Shanzhong acupoint,' the place where qi and blood converge, should be here—"

He used a vermilion brush to draw a circle on the map at a place called "Datongfang".

It is the intersection of several main roads in the capital, and one of the most densely populated and commercially prosperous areas, with the strongest yang energy.

"For an evil formation to transform dragon energy, yin and yang must converge. Setting up the most yin-dominant core in the place where yang energy is strongest is like dropping cold water into boiling oil—it will explode instantly!"

"And there's the 'Qihai acupoint,' which governs the root of vital energy. In the capital city, that corresponds to this place—"

His pen then pointed to the "Fengyucang" in the south of the city.

"That place is where the government's grain reserves are located, and it is where the 'vitality' of the people gathers. Setting up an array there would allow us to directly steal the very foundation of people's livelihood!"

This perfectly explains why the grain silo would inexplicably become moldy!

"There is also the 'Gate of Life,' which governs kidney water and is the fire of life. Corresponding to the capital city, it must be the place where all the water sources converge!"

His pen finally landed on an area in the northwest corner of the map – “Dragon Head Lake”.

That is the source of all the waterways in the capital!

"It matches up!" Yan Ziche exclaimed excitedly, "The largest array points drawn by Xiaoyuer happen to fall near these three areas!"

He compared the map with Mu Yu's "scribbles," and the locations matched remarkably!

Once you get the hang of it, the rest will fall into place.

Yan Ziche used medical principles and acupoints as the framework, while Xie Zhiwei used pharmacology and the principles of mutual generation and restraint as supplementary methods. The two of them talked back and forth, and soon they accurately located the nine sub-array points drawn by Mu Yu on the map.

The underground of the century-old opera stage in Datongfang.

The No. 7 grain cellar at the deepest part of Fengyucang.

An abandoned Dragon King Temple on the shore of Dragon Head Lake...

Every position was both logical and unexpected.

Xiao Beichen listened in stunned silence, feeling that his two younger brothers, who were several years younger than him, were simply not human.

He now finally understood why the general always said that war cannot be fought by brute force alone.

Chu Chongjin looked at the nine red dots circled in vermilion on the map, a satisfied look on his face.

"very good."

He turned to look at Mu Yu, who was holding Gun Gun and yawning, almost asleep.

"Little Yu'er, come here."

Mu Yu rubbed her eyes and ran to his side.

Chu Chongjin pointed to the nine red dots on the map.

"Look at these nine places, which ones are the villains with the longest 'legs'?"

Mu Yu blinked her big eyes and leaned closer to take a closer look.

Then, she stretched out her little finger and tapped on three of the red dots.

"This, this, and this."

"They're the worst! They suck the most blood!"

Those three locations were the group of dry wells in the east of the city, the mass grave in the west of the city, and a smelting workshop in the north of the city.

Unlike Datongfang and Fengyucang, which are not the core and vital points, they are like three of the thickest poisonous vines, connecting the main array eye with the earth energy from all directions of the capital.

Yan Ziche and Xie Zhiwei exchanged a glance, both seeing understanding in each other's eyes.

These three locations are precisely the three nodes in the entire array network that they deduced have the strongest "transmission" function!

Cutting them off, while not immediately destroying the great formation, can greatly slow down the speed at which the main formation eye absorbs earth energy!

It's like cutting off the three longest tentacles of an octopus!

Target locked!

“Duke, Brother Xiao,” Chu Chongjin stood up, his eyes flashing with a thunderous light, “Tonight, we will split up.”

"Zhiwei, you and Ziche are responsible for staying in the manor and being ready to deal with any emergencies."

"The Duke, Brother Xiao, and I will go and meet these 'insects' hiding underground."

Mu Fang could no longer contain himself, and upon hearing this, an astonishing fighting spirit erupted from his body.

"It should have been done a long time ago!"

He glanced at the sky outside the window; night was about to fall.

"Your Highness, you and Xiao Beichen will be in charge of the west and north of the city."

"Leave the area in the east of the city to me."

"I'd like to see whether my Mu family's spears are faster or their formation is stronger!"

A counterattack against the Nine Nether Dragon Devouring Formation is about to break out fiercely in the quiet night of the capital.

Unbeknownst to them, in Sikong Ming's secret chamber, Ling Lan was facing the golden skull with a strange smile.

"That's about enough... the fish is ready to bite."