Chapter 46: Night Exploration
Since the decision to form an alliance has been made, the Child King will naturally try his best to make things as convenient as possible for Xu Ren'er and the others.
Early the next morning, the Child King sent someone to measure their sizes. Not long after, he delivered six sets of night clothes, six map designs of Lunxun Hall, and a duty roster for Lunxun Hall to facilitate their actions.
Night clothes are not the rough clothes wrapped in black cloth as everyone understands. Their material is smooth and delicate, and is based on violet tones. They are very comfortable and fit to wear. What is shocking is that when they put them on, the clothes will begin to change freely with the surrounding colors, and almost perfectly blend into the surrounding environment.
"Wow! Brother! If I didn't know you were here, even with my good eyesight, I would easily have subconsciously misjudged you and overlooked you."
Tang Qiuyue glanced at Tang Beiju and immediately exclaimed in admiration.
Tang Beiju just glanced at her lightly and replied:
"the same as you."
Xu Ren'er butted in on their conversation, rubbing his own clothes with his paw pads. He couldn't help but sigh, "The King's actions are truly extraordinary. These are all lavish."
"What do you mean? Could it be that even the imperial palace can't easily take out this kind of clothing?"
Tang Qiuyue understood Xu Ren'er's hidden meaning and immediately asked.
Xu Ren'er nodded and briefly explained the origin of the clothes to them:
"These nightwear sets are called Yin Zi Shen. They are a material that accidentally emerged from the fabrics produced by the Imperial Palace Fabric Hall. They have a very strong stealth effect. Only a small amount of material emerges every five years. We must wait until the material has accumulated enough weight, about 900 grams, before we can send it to the weaving hall to weave a set of Yin Zi Shen.
It can be said that it takes at least several decades to acquire a set of Hidden Purple Deep. That king gave us six sets right away. Even for a ruler like him, this is a huge expense.”
So that's how it is. Everyone suddenly realized how precious this piece of clothing was, and instead they felt a little uncomfortable, their movements becoming a little awkward.
Xu Ren'er saw through everyone's thoughts and immediately said:
"Take it with peace of mind. I can probably guess what the king is thinking. If our plan succeeds, once we take their priests away, many of their country's items will have to be rebuilt from scratch, and these magical clothes will no longer exist.
It is better to use it when it is needed most, so as to avoid wasting it."
After hearing Xu Ren'er's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and their minds began to become active, focusing on the map sent by the child king.
Pang Ningchun: "Let's analyze the information first and consider the corresponding strategy. Ren'er, come over and take a look. If you find any missing information, please provide us with the information."
Xu Rener made an "OK" gesture and replied, "No problem."
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Lunxun Hall.
Lunxun Hall was built inside the imperial palace, but it was a separate area. Except for the people in Lunxun Hall who could enter and exit freely, even the king had to notify in advance and obtain permission from the person being visited before entering.
The construction of Lunxun Hall's house is no different from other houses. There is a huge circle with a gap on the roof, which serves as an icon to help passers-by recognize the purpose of the house.
Xu Ren'er and his team changed into night clothes, memorized the information on the map, made a few simple plans, and set off directly.
It’s not that they don’t want to make a more detailed plan before proceeding, but once the timeline is extended, they will become very passive.
According to the description of Shendong and his friends, there were several other people besides Shendong who remembered Xu Rener and his friends. One of them was the head of Lunxun Hall.
They were lucky today. The only people they ran into were Shendong and his four companions. Shendong and his companions had already provided cover for Xu Ren'er and his companions in advance. The others were fooled by them and did not react.
In the Marrow-sucking Country, the vast majority of people have never experienced the oppression of life and live in an ivory tower created by priests. They have simple minds and are very easy to trust others and be easily tricked by others.
Among them, the internal staff of Lunxun Hall have the simplest thoughts. In the words of the person in charge, they are very easy to brainwash.
There is absolutely no need to conduct a brainwashing ceremony on them like the priests.
So for Shendong and his men, deceiving them was actually a very simple and easy task.
However, this only applies to the ordinary employees of Lunxun Hall. It is very difficult to deceive the boss and his confidants.
Fortunately, they are very busy, so this little thing has not reached their ears for the time being.
However, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, especially since they are always paying attention to the movements of the priests. Over time, Xu Ren'er and other outsiders will inevitably be noticed by the person in charge.
Taking this into consideration, Xu Ren'er and the others unanimously agreed that they had to destroy the "Piaoqi" as soon as possible before the people in charge discovered their existence and took precautions.
So what is the most appropriate time? Of course, it is the best time to act now.
I'm afraid even the child king would think that it would take at least a day or two for them to take action.
Using this common thinking, Mo Xiaohe believed that they could do the opposite.
Lunxun Hall is heavily guarded. At the entrance alone, there are a group of guards wearing masks and robes patrolling the entrance.
The door was tightly closed. A group of sharp-eyed people noticed that the top of the wall around the door was covered with nails. The nails were far apart, but they were all tightly connected to the wall. It was obvious that they could not be easily blown away by a strong wind.
Yu Hui: "Climb over the wall or the gate?"
His tone was calm, as if he was asking whether to have an apple or an orange for dessert. It was obvious that these precautions were child's play in his eyes.
"Let's climb over the wall. Master, please help us explore the way."
Xu Rener replied.
They were hiding on the branches at the moment, using the leaves to cover themselves, and wearing night clothes that could change colors freely to conceal their breath. No one noticed their presence at all.
Hearing Xu Ren'er's request, Yu Hui smiled slightly, broke off a branch nearby, and threw it towards one of the positions on the top of the wall. After a while, the branch gently fell above the nail.
Next, Yu Hui jumped down from the tree and ran towards the patrol team at lightning speed. He immediately knocked one of them unconscious, and without retreating, he jumped up directly, using the thrown branch as a foothold and climbed over the wall.
Seeing this, Xu Ren'er and the others breathed a sigh of relief, their lips curled up slightly, and they all thought to themselves:
What? The security in Xuntang this time is just so-so.
But they had just complained in their hearts for a while when the next second, the nails on the top of the wall suddenly spread and grew upwards with a "hissing" sound. In just a few seconds, these extended nails combined into a huge semicircular hollow formation, just like a half-made iron birdcage.
It would have been fine if it had just turned into half a birdcage, but the people present had excellent eyesight and they discovered that each iron rod had grown light yellow fluff and emitted a light yellow smoke.
The smoke flew everywhere and just landed on the big tree in front of Xu Ren'er and the others. Under the shocked gaze of Xu Ren'er and the others, the big tree withered and shrank into a ball on the spot.
A light breeze blew by, and the big tree was blown away, with ashes everywhere.
Those who just disregarded Lunxuntang's guard:...
With such a big commotion, it was hard for the people in Lunxun Hall not to notice it. Sure enough, the next moment, everyone started shouting:
"There's an assassin! There's an assassin! An outsider has broken into Lunxun Hall!"
At once, everyone started running, and those who were patrolling and guarding outside also began searching for the assassin's accomplices nearby.
Mo Xiaohe frowned and said, "This situation is not good!"
"According to the current situation, climbing over the wall is impossible." Pang Ningchun looked at the tall iron cage in Lunxun Hall and continued, "Our only option is to go through the main gate."
"But the gate is closed, and it's difficult for us to break in directly." Xu Ren'er said with a little melancholy.
Just when Xu Ren'er, Mo Xiaohe, and Pang Ningchun were at a loss, Tang Qiuyue took the initiative to speak:
"Who said we can't break in?"
Xu Ren'er: "Do you have a solution?"
Tang Qiuyue pointed at the gate, then at the group of people and horses running around under the big tree, and said word by word:
“The gate of Lunxun Hall is the face of the hall. Internal staff may not use the gate, but those who visit Lunxun Hall must use the gate.
This is the imperial palace. Anyone who can enter the palace and go to Lunxun Hall cannot be that lowly no matter how low his status is.
So many prominent people come in and out of this gate. If anything goes wrong, how will Lunxuntang explain to those nobles?
Therefore, we are afraid of the iron bars on the wall and have special means to break in easily, but that door should be accessible.
I carefully observed their gate, and to be honest, although there are many complex patterns carved on the gate, which looks very fascinating, I didn't feel any sense of obstruction.
My subconscious tells me that this gate can be easily split open by my axe."
Tang Qiuyue talked a lot and finally finished describing her thoughts. Then she looked at them. Everyone had a thoughtful look on their faces after listening to her words.
After a long while, Xu Rener smiled:
"We neglected this."
Pang Ningchun also laughed: "We were being too clever. Seeing the nails forming a birdcage just now, we subconsciously thought that those gates were also manipulated. We immediately considered the worst-case scenario and ignored the most obvious truth."
Mo Xiaohe went straight to the point, touched Tang Qiuyue's little head, and said softly:
"Thank you! Qiuyue! You successfully woke us up."
Tang Beiju coldly observed the situation under the tree. After hearing their conversation and confirming their thoughts, he immediately said:
"I'm faster, so I'll be responsible for distracting the patrols. When you've broken open the gate, you don't need to wait for me. Just go in. I'll meet up with you later."
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