Chapter 1630: Borrowing a Knife to Kill

"Back to the topic, actually, even if she didn't mention it, I suspect Bai Ziqi might have other discoveries at Little Peach Shanzhuang. Things others can't find, maybe he can." This had always been He Lingchuan's heart disease, "Now Qing Yang has seen through my identity; when Bai Ziqi returns, and the two of them compare notes, they can basically confirm that I am the Great Emperor of Nine Nether. Since that's the case—"

The mirror clicked its tongue. This master, how many things does he have to worry about every day? Fortunately, fortunately, it's just an artifact spirit, hanging on the master and living a simple life.

At this time, Wanqi Feng came in to report: "Two distinguished guests are here."

He Lingchuan immediately got up to welcome them: "The villa was noisy inside and out last night, I hope you two will forgive me."

Peng Yukui and Mao Gong from Lingshan had only been at Yongquan Shanzhuang for two days when they encountered a refugee attack, and they even took action to help, knocking down quite a few refugees.

However, He Lingchuan subsequently took Zhao Song and other palace guards out of the villa and encountered Qing Yang and other subsequent events, so they didn't participate again.

These were not their duties, and Peng and Mao were not familiar with He Lingchuan, so they just watched from the sidelines.

However, hearing that the battle scene by Tao Creek was exceptionally tragic, the two of them were aroused with interest and even went to observe it this morning.

So Peng Yukui waved his hand: "It's a pity we didn't run into the excitement outside the villa."

Mao Gong went straight to the point: "Island Master He called us here, is there any progress?"

He Lingchuan got up and opened a sand table, pointing to the mountains and rivers inside and said to the two: "This is the map from Heavenly Water City to Mang Prefecture; I just received intelligence that Bai Ziqi has arrived at the Fuan River estuary, so it will take at most a few hours to reach Mang Prefecture."

The Yangshan Chamber of Commerce had planted eyes at the Fuan River estuary, and Bai Ziqi's appearance was special, and the formation he brought was large, making him easy to identify.

"Two, please look, this red line marked is the route he is most likely to choose when returning from Mang Prefecture."

"Likely?" Mao Gong rubbed his fists, "How likely?"

"Over 70%." He Lingchuan explained, "After Bai Ziqi finishes investigating Little Peach Shanzhuang, he will likely be in a hurry to return to Heavenly Water City. Then the shortest path is to board a ship at the Fuan River estuary, disembark at the Zhu County wharf, and then travel eighty miles to reach Heavenly Water City."

"He only spent two and a half days to reach Mang Prefecture after leaving Heavenly Water City; I estimate he chose this route, so the return trip is likely to be the same way, saving effort and speed."

Mao Gong just said "Good," but Peng Yukui said: "We are not familiar with this route."

Where Bai Ziqi would stay along the way, and where the best ambush location was, these were important intelligence; without scouting, one couldn't figure it out.

He Lingchuan had long thought of this, pointing to the terrain along the way on the sand table, explaining where there were lakes, where there were towns, and where there were high mountains, one by one.

In just two days, he had mastered the terrain, knowing it like the back of his hand, and Peng Yukui admired: "No wonder the mountain definitely asked us to find you; Island Master He is indeed a know-it-all."

He Lingchuan was modest: "It just happens to be Yangshan's commercial route."

"Does Island Master He have any advice?"

"After seeing the terrain along the way, you two probably have your own plans." He Lingchuan pointed to a red dot on the sand table, "I personally think Zhu County is a good ambush location, what do you two think?"

The location he pointed out on the sand table was Zhu County! Peng Yukui wondered: "Aren't they all water routes?"

Mao Gong also said: "We didn't take action again after entering the Yao Nation. Bai Ziqi might think we have given up."

"He is thoughtful and will take the threat you pose into consideration." Although these people had been chasing Bai Ziqi all the way, He Lingchuan still believed that his understanding of Bai Ziqi far exceeded theirs, "I heard that the Yao Court added guards for him, and the Miaozhan Temple also sent quite a few experts to him. So conventional attacks are hard to be effective against him; if fighting on the ground, it's not that I look down on you all, you have a disadvantage in numbers, and the Yao Nation's Yuan power is quite extraordinary, not comparable to the small forces on the Flash Gold Plain."

He Lingchuan even used the Yuan power of the Great Wind Army when he turned into the Great Emperor of Nine Nether to kill Xue Zongwu, and he felt that Xue Zongwu was a tough nut to crack; besides outstanding cultivation and martial arts, Yuan power was a big trouble.

These Lingshan people didn't have Yuan power to rely on, so they were naturally at a greater disadvantage against the military guards sent by the Yao King to Bai Ziqi.

Mao Gong said lightly: "Unless these guards are on high alert every moment, we still have a chance to kill Bai Ziqi."

He Lingchuan had been probing their strength for the past two days. There were more than ten people in this team sent by Lingshan. Peng and Mao were not the main force. Although they were tight-lipped and didn't lay out all the information for He Lingchuan, they indicated more than once that Bai Ziqi was no match for them.

He Lingchuan could only judge that these ten or so people were extraordinary, and might even have trump cards.

Bai Ziqi was the Tiangong's envoy; besides the gods, his status in the Tiangong was second only to one and above ten thousand. To deal with such a big shot, how could Lingshan send ordinary people?

Peng Yukui asked: "Does Island Master He have any suggestions?"

He Lingchuan tapped lightly on the sand table: "The distance from Little Peach Shanzhuang back to Heavenly Water City is not long; if we talk about ambush locations along the way, I personally prefer Zhu County."

That is, the place where they disembark.

Peng Yukui wondered: "Aren't they all water routes?"

What's the difference? "The journey from the Fuan River estuary to Zhu County is upstream; the weather this winter is abnormal, with constant rain, and snow cannot accumulate, so the river is far more turbulent than in previous winters, so this journey will take twice as long as when Bai Ziqi came, which is twelve hours." The Yangshan Chamber of Commerce walked this route almost every day, and He Lingchuan knew it too well, "When they first set sail from the Fuan River estuary, it is when their vigilance is highest; twelve hours later, when they are about to reach their destination, people inevitably feel relieved and slack. Assassinating at this time will be unexpected."

The two looked at each other and nodded: "We have a method of underwater assassination; last time we almost took Bai Ziqi's life."

He Lingchuan clapped his hands: "Excellent."

If the strategy of borrowing a knife to kill could eliminate Bai Ziqi, Lingshan would have really eliminated a heart-disease for him this time.

Peng Yukui pondered: "There is another problem: before Bai Ziqi fled into the Yao Nation, including his Tiangong attendants, there were only ten or so people. They shared one ship, so attacking this one ship would be enough; but Bai Ziqi's return to Mang Prefecture is with great fanfare; as you said, the attendants and guards exceed three or four hundred people, so they should be a fleet?"

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