Hong Yu held his forehead with his hand helplessly and said, "...We'll talk about it when the time comes. If it really doesn't work, I can only go home and ask for help."
...Just when everyone was worried about the living dead, the only one who could still leisurely do what he liked was probably Xiahou Qing, who was fiddling with clay.
Xiahou Qing, his hands covered in mud, looked at the clay vase he had just made with satisfaction and asked, "How's Huangfu Zhong doing lately?"
Xiahou Qing's right-hand man, Xiahou Chun, who finally had his own name, said, "I'm very obedient, but..."
Xiahou Qing glanced at him, put the clay in his hand into the kiln, and said, "Just say what you want to say. There's no need to be so hesitant in front of me."
Xiahou Jun said, "Master, I'm worried. Those zombies are too powerful. If they accidentally get one of our own, will they..."
Since he had made up his mind to use Huangfu Zhong, he didn't worry about this issue. As long as his subordinates didn't act recklessly according to his wishes and honestly followed his rules, the living dead would never endanger him. "Don't worry, as long as you don't take the initiative to provoke them, nothing will happen. As long as we have this army of living dead, once we get what we want and destroy the Queen, won't everyone in the world obey the orders of my Tianshu Tower?"
"The Pavilion Master is wise."
Xiahou Qing had already thought of the temporary placement of the already formed living dead. He had thought of how Wang Ruo had placed Wang Zhen before, and he immediately followed suit: "Send someone to keep a close eye on Huangfu Zhong and the poisonous insects in his hands. I don't want any of them to make any mistakes. If they ruin my plan, you know the consequences."
Xiahou Jun said that those things looked truly terrifying. Even if his subordinates wanted to slack off, seeing that honorable appearance would instantly perk them up a hundred times: "I understand, Master, rest assured."
Xiahou Qing's ears were almost callused from hearing this. It had been fine before, but now, whenever Xiahou Chun said this to him, he felt uneasy: "Be careful, everyone. You've made mistakes many times, not just one or two."
"……yes."
After the kiln was sealed, Xiahou Qing handed the task of firing the vases to the kiln's owner. After leaving the house, Xiahou Qing stood in the yard and stretched, looking at the lush trees in the yard. "I see a lot of Lin Feng's people around here recently. Maybe he discovered something?"
Xiahou Jun replied, "According to investigation, it seems that the Grand Tutor had private correspondence with Lord Lin Feng, but I don't know the content of the letter."
Xiahou Qing said without any nervousness: "Tell our people to hold their ground. Of course, if Lin Feng makes a move, we will be in trouble. We can't be used as sitting ducks."
Xiahou Jun naturally knew that Lin Feng was investigating their affairs: "Master Lin Feng's people have only been hanging around us lately, gathering information, but they haven't done anything strange."
In Xiahou Qing's eyes, Lin Feng was just a small-time errand boy. Furthermore, given his personality, he wouldn't amount to anything significant, so he wasn't interested in winning him over. As long as he behaved himself and didn't deliberately cause trouble, he could ignore everything that happened.
What concerned him now was the Huangfu Xiong that Huangfu Zhong had mentioned. If he remembered correctly, when he assigned this mission, he had deliberately instructed that no complications should arise and that it would be best if Shi Zairong did not know about it.
If it weren't for what Huangfu Zhong said, these people would have kept it a secret for who knows how long: "The person who was with Huangfu Zhong at that time finally ran back to the town, right?"
Xiahou Jun suddenly became nervous when he heard this, and replied in a panic, lowering his head: "...Yes."
Xiahou Qing said calmly, "Whoever was responsible for this incident at the time should be left to deal with it himself. The time is not right yet, and I don't want too many people to know about my plan."
"I'll make arrangements right away."
Xiahou Qing's words were very clear. Either he had to get rid of the person who cultivated the poisonous insect with Huangfu Zhong, so that he would never speak again and would not be able to cause any hindrance to their plan; or he would die to apologize, and then he would find a suitable person to deal with Huangfu Xiong.
On the other side, Lin Feng and Lin Zhenzhen were talking about something in the study. When someone came outside to report on their work, Lin Zhenzhen crawled and hid behind the screen.
"Sir, the person who went out to gather information has returned."
"Call him in."
After the visitor entered the room, he immediately began to report his work. "Sir, based on the investigations over the past few days, Pavilion Master Xiahou did indeed capture someone. However, after arriving in Qinghe County, that person suddenly disappeared, and no news of him has been heard since. As for Pavilion Master Xiahou, he's either making porcelain in the earthen kiln or practicing calligraphy in Chunzai Hall. He hasn't done anything strange."
Lin Feng said that Xiahou Qing couldn't just sit there and do nothing. This man was cunning and treacherous, so he had to be watched closely for twelve hours. "Even if it takes all our strength, we must find out where that person is. As long as he is definitely in the city, we will find him even if we have to dig deep into the ground. Do you understand?"
The visitor said, "I obey your orders. Also, the ice cellar that was previously sealed by Pavilion Master Xiahou has recently shown signs of being secretly opened."
As soon as Lin Feng heard about the ice cellar, he immediately understood. The ice cellar had previously been used by Xiahou Qing to secretly store Wang Zhen's remains. But after he "dealt" with Wang Zhen's body, it had been sealed. Now that it was there again, it must be related to the undead.
"...You don't need to follow up on the ice cellar incident anymore. I'll arrange for other people to go. Now you just need to keep a close eye on Xiahou Qing's every move and find the person they captured. Without my instructions, you must not act on your own to avoid alerting the enemy."
"yes."
After some strange noises came from the screen and attracted everyone's attention, Lin Feng coughed twice and said, "If there is nothing else, you can go down first."
When everyone heard this, they thought Lin Feng was hiding a mistress in a golden house, so they rushed out and closed the door for him. After everyone left, Lin Zhenzhen came out from behind the screen in the hall and said, "Brother, what on earth does Xia Houqing want to do behind our backs?"
The matter of the living dead was a big deal after all. Lin Zhenzhen was a fire phoenix, and she was always quick and decisive. Lin Feng was worried about her safety, and secondly, he was also considering the long-term future: "Some things are not the time for you to know yet. Be good, wait until I get the evidence, and then I'll tell you what happened."
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