Xiao Qingyin originally wanted to sneak in and control Princess Xilin directly, but Yi Shuihan gently patted her hand, telling her not to act rashly.
"The rooms here all have hidden mechanisms."
Yi Shuihan said quietly.
"It is estimated to be activated after the door is closed and latched, and it will be triggered as soon as you get close to the door, window and roof."
Is it that tricky?
Xiao Qingyin was extremely depressed.
It's no use her coming out at night.
Yi Shuihan comforted him, saying, "There's plenty of time; we'll find an opportunity eventually."
"Um."
That's all we can do.
After leaving the courtyard, Xiao Qingyin asked about the situation of the stand-in group: "Where are they now?"
"We're almost at the capital," Yi Shuihan replied. "As soon as we entered the country, someone secretly followed us, but they didn't make a move."
"Did Xiaobai and Xiaohong behave well?"
"She was very well-behaved and didn't cause any trouble."
Xiao Qingyin suddenly missed them.
I also miss Owl.
Owl wanted to come with her, but she was afraid of arousing suspicion, so she didn't bring it.
She chatted with Yi Shuihan for a while before they parted ways.
In the following days, she repeated this routine, meditating during the day and spying at night, but she did not find a suitable opportunity to get close to Princess Xilin.
During this time, her double arrived in the capital, but did not meet any officials, only received a letter sent by Princess Xilin.
The letter invited her to stay at the palace for a few days, and said that after the shaman performed the sacrificial ceremony, the Fu Jun Stone would be given to her.
So the group of people who were actually body doubles also came to the palace.
By the seventh day, the women had adapted to the fasting state and were in good spirits, although they had all lost a lot of weight.
But at least they no longer have to meditate indoors.
The altar had been built, and they were led there by palace servants to learn the blessing dance from Wu Li.
The prayer dance has few movements; it only requires repeated movements.
After Xiao Qingyin wrote it down, she became a little absent-minded, observing her surroundings as she jumped.
The altar is a large circular platform with ninety-nine steps, capable of accommodating about a thousand people.
The top of the platform was engraved with the same mysterious symbols as those on their robes.
Xiao Qingyin asked the other young women, but they didn't know what these symbols meant either, only saying that they were taught to the shaman by the gods.
The area surrounding the altar, apart from the palace, is a vast grassland, with forests visible only at the far end of the field of vision.
A large group of hikers were walking from the direction of the capital towards the altar.
As they drew closer, she could see that all of them were ragged, emaciated, and carrying bundles of varying sizes, as if they were refugees fleeing famine.
They stopped about fifty meters from the altar, looking around as if searching for someone.
Before long, a simple horse-drawn carriage arrived, and a young couple stepped out. The man was tall and handsome, and the woman was graceful and charming.
After they got off the carriage, palace servants carried out buckets of thin porridge and stacks of bowls from the temporary palace.
The refugees' eyes lit up instantly.
Upon hearing from the palace servants that they had to queue to receive the gifts, they quickly formed a long line.
The young couple each used a spoon to serve them porridge.
As Xiao Qingyin watched intently, a troop of cavalry appeared below the altar, and Yelü Ang, riding at the head of the troop, snorted coldly.
"Seeking fame and fortune."
After saying that, his gaze lingered on the woman for a long time, his eyes filled with hostility.
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