"Someone's coming!" Qu Feng'er said calmly, then unhurriedly leaped into the air and floated lightly in another direction.
Lan Linxue was extremely annoyed that her mood had been interrupted. She frowned and glanced at Qin Kou'er's vast wealth across from her, before emphasizing again, "You keep your word. Half of the money there belongs to me!"
Qin Kou'er gave him a playful glare, "Do you think I'm as stingy as you? The head of Qin Tian Pavilion always keeps his word! I'll have someone send the silver to you later!"
Lan Linxue nodded in satisfaction, rubbed her hands together, glanced at the silver again, and said to herself with a smile, "With this silver, the orphans and widows left over from the Qinling battle can get through another winter!"
Qin Kou'er glanced at Lan Linxue with surprise, intending to tease her with "You're quite concerned about the country and its people," but when she turned her head, she saw Qu Feng'er standing in front of the fence winking at her.
Qin Kou'er pulled Lan Linxue, "Come on! Let's go take a look!"
As she spoke, Qin Kou'er suddenly stood up, grabbed Lan Linxue's arm, and used her lightness skill to fly towards the opposite side.
Lan Linxue pouted, her face cold: "So what if you're good at light footwork? He's also very good at light footwork, you know that?! Humph!"
Qu Ling'er followed suit and jumped over as well.
"What happened? Who came?"
Qin Kou'er knew that Qu Feng'er would never have let her see her if she were just an ordinary passerby; there must have been some special reason why Qu Feng'er greeted her.
This is a very spacious room, but in the very center there is a huge mirror-like object, which doesn't look like a mirror at all, and it is currently reflecting some images.
Lan Linxue was very curious, so she followed Qin Kou'er over.
After just one glance, Lan Linxue frowned.
The mirror reflects the scene inside the main hall of the Temple of Heroes.
According to Lan Linxue's judgment, this angle should be the eye of the sculpture, the eyeball that he had gouged out.
"Huh? Wasn't this broken? How can it still be used?"
Qu Ling'er immediately walked over and said arrogantly, "You don't understand! That statue was just a lookout point; there were no mechanisms at all. Even if it's damaged, we still have other places to see what's inside!"
Lan Linxue nodded as she listened, then looked closely at the scene inside, her expression slowly turning cold.
Inside the main hall, a group of people dressed entirely in black but wearing black leather armor were searching carefully, their faces covered.
Qin Kou'er, arms crossed and a slightly somber expression, stared intently at the image on the screen and said to Lan Linxue, "These people are efficient and clean-cut; they're clearly experts! Who do you think they are working for?"
Lan Linxue stared intently at the screen for a while before coldly smiling and saying, "Fifth Brother is coming! This is his black-armored man, who specializes in shady dealings! It seems he heard that I brought you out on my own and wants to kill you halfway!"
As Lan Linxue spoke, she turned to look at Qu Feng'er, "Can you hear what they're saying?"
Qu Feng'er glanced at Qin Kou'er, and Kou'er nodded.
Qu Feng'er immediately pressed something under the desk, and many holes appeared around the mirror, from which a gentle breeze blew, but the sounds from inside the hall also came through.
Lan Linxue secretly admired Qin Kou'er. Her trap design was absolutely unparalleled, and the talented people under her command were indeed not to be underestimated.
The men in black in the main hall were almost silent. They moved swiftly and nimbly, carefully and cautiously, leaving no stone unturned in the hall.
One of the men, who didn't look particularly imposing, slowly walked to the fire, bent down, gently picked up a smear of sulfur from the ground, smelled it, and then carefully observed his surroundings.
At this moment, a subordinate came over and whispered, "The entire hall has been searched. There's no one there, nor any hidden passages or mechanisms. There were signs of a fight on the ground, but no blood. They must have escaped!"
The leader didn't speak, but walked up to the statue, looked at it carefully, and finally, just like Lan Linxue, climbed onto the table and poked at the Buddha's eyes.
Finding nothing in the end, he jumped down.
At this time, the people searching outside returned and reported that they had not found anything.
The leader glanced at the ground again before slowly speaking. His voice was hoarse yet incredibly deep.
"They're probably still fleeing in panic. We need to speed things up; it's very likely the Third Prince's men made the first move. Remember, we absolutely cannot let anyone get the upper hand! Fifth Master instructed that if we encounter anyone, Lan Linxue should be killed and dismembered, but Qin Kou'er should be spared. Understand?"
"yes!"
The chieftain then raised his head, a ruthless glint flashing in his sinister eyes. He turned to the person beside him and asked, "How far is the nearest village from here?"
"Not far! Only thirty li!"
The leader nodded. "Lan Linxue is eccentric. He would never travel in the rain like this. Qin Kou'er is a local. She must have taken Lan Linxue to the village! We should go after them now. They can't escape!"
What should be done about the villagers?
The leader looked at the heavy rain outside and coldly uttered two words: "Slaughter the village!"
With that, he strode out first.
---Aside---
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