"My name is Fu Feng. I used to be active in Liaodong and Liaoxi counties in Youzhou. I received news from Xia Jie a few months ago, inviting me to come to Chang'an to seek employment."
Youzhou is located in the east of the territory of the Han Dynasty. It was originally the seat of the Yan Kingdom among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
Fu Feng's body kept trembling: "I didn't want to come, but Xia Jie's offer made me unable to refuse.
She has in her hand the method for my lineage to break through the lower nine realms and become a heavenly being.
She promised that as long as I come, no matter whether things work out or not, she will give me the method of practice."
"How to practice in the realm of gods and humans?"
Yao Zhao was responsible for asking: "Which line of practice are you from?"
"What I practice is not within the Baijia. It is the Road of the King of Hell in the side door. The ghosts drive the Yin line. It is recorded in ancient books that when you practice to a great extent, you can physically enter the underworld and be sealed. My power is more powerful at night, and at noon
I am the weakest in cultivation, that’s why I was captured alive by you.
Xia Jie practices the art of killing ghosts and eating souls, which is the best way to influence and confuse people's hearts, so that it can be used by her.
Our two skills complement each other, so she traveled thousands of miles to find me in Chang'an to cooperate." Fu Feng had cold sweat on his forehead, and his face was as pale as paper.
The pain in my head did not diminish at all because of his cooperation.
"For the sake of cultivation, you dare to assassinate important officials in the court." Yao Zhao shouted.
"Practice is not easy for us. We have nothing to rely on, and we have to fight for everything with our lives. Cultivation at the level of gods and humans is a priceless treasure to me."
Fu Feng had collapsed to the ground, unable to even maintain his kneeling position, as if he was in a nightmare.
Song Ran was a little surprised. He couldn't see any action from this Huo Shizhong, but his method was so powerful.
"How many of you are there?"
"I know of no fewer than twenty people, led by Xia Jie, who are dormant and active in Chang'an."
Huo Qubing suddenly asked: "The interrogation is very strict when entering and leaving Chang'an. Do you have all the people who come in and out of Chang'an for inspection?"
The laws and regulations in the Qin and Han Dynasties were very complete, and the test and transmission were official references.
The two are separate. The first is a small wooden sign. For those with high status, it can also be made of bronze or jade, with status, place of origin, and simple appearance and characteristics written on it.
"Zhuan" is equivalent to a letter of introduction. If you want to go out, you need a certificate issued by the place, signed by the "village party secretary". Most of the time, the message is written on a piece of bamboo or wood, printed, and used for customs clearance.
Don't think it's easy to counterfeit. You have to know that in ancient times, population mobility was limited, and there were population registers in various places for checking. If the two are consistent, they will be considered qualified.
Fu Fengdao: "I have seen Xia Jie go out of the city and use the official citation."
After hearing this, Huo Qubing thought to himself.
If Xia Jie only had the official title to govern the people under the Han Dynasty, it would be fine. If all her subordinates had it, then the story behind this matter... would be worth thinking about.
At this time, Song Ran also asked: "The method of breaking through to the realm of heaven and humanity, whether it is a side sect or a hundred schools of thought, each one is a secret that is not passed down. So Xia Jie said that there is a inheritance of the realm of heaven and humanity, you
Just believe it?"
Fu Feng's body began to tremble violently, almost collapsing:
"When Xia Jie sent me a letter, she also brought an elixir recipe. I have been practicing the art of unblocking the yin for a long time. When I saw the elixir, I knew it would be of great benefit to me and the content was true, so I agreed to come to Chang'an."
Most of the various practices require food to assist.
The so-called bait refers to the Taoist or farmer's method of elixir. Taking the corresponding elixir can speed up the practice and stabilize the state.
Some factions require specific elixirs to advance when breaking through.
Fu Feng said that he decided to come to Chang'an after seeing the pill, which is logical.
"That's all he knows. Let's go back to the city now."
Huo Qubing used Teng She's mental pressure to see through Fu Feng's true identity.
Knowing that there would be no more gains if I continued to ask, I got up and walked out.
"Keep this person alive or behead him?" Yao Zhao asked from the side.
"Keep it first, capture Xia Jie, and use it as a confession." Huo Qubing kept walking.
Xia Jie did not escape, but returned to Chang'an. More importantly, with the real intention of Fa Teng Snake, she no longer needed to use her to lure out the person behind it.
Huo Qubing was confident that she would be able to say it herself.
So I decided to close the net and capture Xia Jie.
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It's almost dusk.
East of Chang'an City.
There are twelve branches under the Secret Detective's jurisdiction, and Xiao Ying is the deputy scout responsible for tracking and investigating.
He was squatting on the top of a building, staring at a small courtyard in front of him.
If he hadn't personally gone out to track her, ordinary spies would have been thrown away by that woman.
This place is located in the southeast corner of the city, with narrow lanes and complex environment.
"There are a lot of arrangements. There is a house with a secret passage hidden here... If you follow here and think you have found her hiding place, she will run away in vain."
Xiao Ying was thinking in his heart, his figure swayed slightly, and he quietly lost his trace.
A quarter of an hour later, he stood in a dark alley in the east of Chang'an City with a solemn expression.
After Xia Jie used the empty yard to escape, she came to a long street with many pedestrians.
Xiao Ying received the order to follow secretly. He would rather lose the follower than let Xia Jie find out, so he did not dare to follow too closely.
In addition, there are too many people on the street and the smell is mixed, which is the most unfavorable environment for tracking.
He realized that he seemed to have really lost Xia Jie.
But Xiao Ying didn’t panic at all.
He is proficient in yin and yang, good at stargazing, divination and tracking. In addition to conventional methods, he also has metaphysical tracking methods. He immediately took out a piece of bamboo and wrote down the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest.
"Unless you can disrupt the secret of heaven, you can't escape my tracking."
Xiao Ying bit his index finger and wrote several mantras in the center of the bamboo piece.
In a moment, the bamboo piece began to rotate in the palm of the hand, with one corner faintly pointing to the south.
Xiao Ying points along the bamboo sign and tracks it again.
It wasn't until half an hour later, when the sun was setting, that Xiao Ying met Huo Qubing and others who had returned to the city.
"Huo Shizhong." Xiao Ying bowed and saluted.
"Where is he?" Yao Zhao asked next to Huo Qubing.
"The woman moved around after returning to the city, and now she is located in a city a hundred feet away... Eh!"
Before Xiao Ying finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
The bamboo cards in his hand began to rotate without direction, as if they were disturbed by some kind of force, causing chaos.
"My tracking and location identification technique is based on the hexagrams in Yin Yang Technique, and is consistent with star divination. I have never missed a beat. I have been tracking the target's location before..." Xiao Ying's face turned pale.
The hexagram diagram is the foundation, and the star position is consistent with divination... That is fortune telling, and I dare to say that I will never make a mistake... Huo Qubing, look at Xiao Ying.
At the most critical moment, Xia Jie's position was lost.
Xiao Ying couldn't accept it and was inexplicably embarrassed.
Everyone is now in a deserted alley, and it is close to the sunset time.
Returning from the military camp outside the city, he was accompanied by a group of security guards, totaling more than 30 people.
Huo Qubing took a breath.
The practice of Zhenyi Fateng Snake is extremely mysterious and ever-changing in the use of power at the level of the soul.
When he combined his consciousness with the snake, the mercury spread out like water, and his perception was infinitely heightened, once again entering a level that seemed to transcend the real world.
The sense of touch of the soul, or soul, has become extremely sharp.
It is not that Huo Qubing and Xia Jie have never crossed paths.
The accomplice who killed Northern Army Lieutenant Liu Huai, the jar found from under the couch, and the scent of the jar spirit hidden inside came from Xia Jie.
Later, when she met Fu Feng, she said that she was almost traced by Huo Qubing and sensed her.
In fact, she had already been captured by Soaring Snake.
Now, as his perception increases, an indescribable feeling comes to Huo Qubing's mind.
He seemed to see Xia Jie through the eyes of a flying snake.
An overlooking perspective captures Xia Jie changing her clothes and walking into a large-scale mansion...
It was still that terrifying aura... Song Ran took a peek at Huo Qubing from the side. She could feel that Huo Qubing was activating some kind of power, which was similar to the aura when he was questioning Fu Feng just now.
"Follow me."
Huo Qubing walked out of the alley and headed south.
The sky is getting darker.
Surrounded by everyone, Huo Qubing followed his soul-level perception all the way to Nancheng, and finally stopped slowly outside a mansion: