Shen Baiwei suddenly broke free from her Spirit Mark out-of-control state. Black blood stopped gushing from her nose and mouth, the Night Erosion within her body rapidly decreased, and the viscous black substance quickly receded from the wounds that outlined strange patterns on her skin. New, pale pink flesh wriggled, repairing the wounds at a visible rate...
Everything happened without warning, catching Nanling Yaohua, who was trying to treat her with a Spell, off guard. She took a few steps back, her hands suspended in mid-air, frozen there.
It was as if a Doctor was desperately trying to save a dying patient, attempting to snatch the patient's life back from the god of death, but the patient himself beat up the god of death, then suddenly jumped off the operating table, perford a 720-degree Thomas flair, and did a hundred push-ups.
It's hard not to suspect that Shen Baiwei's rescue failed and she had successfully transford into a urban legend.
But...
If it were a urban legend transformation, the Night Erosion should have increased, but the Night Erosion emanating from Shen Baiwei decreased instead of increasing.
It was too strange, even more beyond normal comprehension than the news of a certain man dying from molesting a hornet's nest.
So, Nanling Yaohua just stared blankly at Shen Baiwei. In less than half a cup of tea's ti, she watched as Shen Baiwei's condition went from near-death to completely normal.
No, it should be even better than normal.
She had secretly checked Shen Baiwei's body while Shen Baiwei was still unconscious.
Generally speaking, as people age, adults will have so minor ailnts, but Shen Baiwei's body had no problems at all, as if every cell was brand new.
“...”
Is this a Miracle Order mber?
Her grandfather said that the highest mystery of the Miracle Order is resurrection from the dead... She never expected to witness it on this person today.
However, she has clearly recovered, so why isn't she waking up? Nanling Yaohua thought.
Seeing Shen Baiwei gradually return to normal, she had originally planned to ask Shen Baiwei about the strange patterns that appeared on her body when her Spirit Mark went out of control, and about Lu Yibei falling into a strange illusion, once Shen Baiwei woke up.
Just as Nanling Yaohua was silent, the door to the room suddenly opened, and Lord Huaiyuan poked half his body in from outside. He looked around and saw Shen Baiwei sleeping soundly like a newborn on the bed. His eyes widened in surprise, and he hurriedly approached.
His expression was much like soone outside a delivery room asking if his wife had given birth to a boy or a girl, only to hear the Doctor say she had given birth to a civet cat.
“I was wondering why I suddenly couldn’t detect any Night Erosion outside. Is she... cured?”
Nanling Yaohua looked at Shen Baiwei, then at Lord Huaiyuan, and nodded.
“Her Spirit Mark went out of control to that extent, and she actually recovered?” Lord Huaiyuan asked again, “Nanling Yaohua, did you cure her?”
“...” Nanling Yaohua hesitated, then nodded again, imdiately adding, “However, I only managed to help her suppress the Night Erosion. Her rapid recovery is probably due to her own willpower and the special nature of her Spirit Mark authority?”
Although she didn't know what Shen Baiwei's Spirit Mark authority was, a Spirit Mark with such strong self-healing ability is rare anywhere and can be considered special.
“Nanling Yaohua, there’s no need to be modest. Even if she has strong willpower and a special Spirit Mark authority, she couldn’t have recovered so quickly without your treatnt.” Lord Huaiyuan sighed, “I think you’re simply a divine Doctor.”
“How about I recomnd you to the Night Watch’s rehabilitation center later? Many agents there are tornted by Spirit Mark out of control every year. If they had a divine Doctor like you, they might be saved.”
Nanling Yaohua, “...” Senior, please be rciful and let those unlucky agents go!
Shen Baiwei, who was feigning sleep, “...” I hereby declare that if this Miss ever causes soone's death through her dical practice, it has nothing to do with .
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On the other side.
After Lu Yibei inford Xia Lianqing of her plan, Xia Lianqing imdiately took action upon returning to Daimu Courtyard.
Following “Shen Baiwei”’s plan, she found several servants and maids from Daimu Courtyard and sent them to spread the news that she would be acting alone.
She even specifically had her personal maid, A Yun, seek out two intelligence peddlers whom she frequently contacted when she was a spy, who traveled between various Huihe Tribe and Yun Pass. She spent so money and entrusted those two intelligence peddlers to deliver a verbal ssage to her sister, saying she wanted to et alone to talk.
Of course, this dissemination process ca with a fee.
And the price was not low!
According to “Shen Baiwei”’s explanation, the servants and maids charging fees when spreading information would make them appear selfish.
And at critical monts, betraying one's own people for personal gain would cause most people to feel guilty. This guilt can usually only be cured by enough small money, so the fee must be high to be more credible.
At first, Xia Lianqing had so reservations, worried that the progress of spreading the news would be hindered, but unexpectedly, when the servants and maids went to contact various parties with the false information, everyone showed great interest.
In just one hour, Xia Lianqing had ten taels of gold and four strings of fuxing copper coin in front of her.
Clearly, the process of selling false information went exceptionally smoothly. Perhaps the servants and maids in Daimu Courtyard wouldn't actually resell Xia Lianqing's information, but there were many people in Yun Pass who wanted to get rich by taking advantage of the war.
But, this was just the beginning...
Xia Lianqing worked from noon until evening. When she finally had a mont to rest, she simply went limp and collapsed exhausted into a chair.
In the past few hours, she had not only had to act and spread the news as “Shen Baiwei” instructed, but also secretly arrange for the transfer of civilians to the area around Daimu Courtyard, which was truly exhausting.
Seeing Xia Lianqing as a puddle of mud, Lu Yibei pouted and shook her head, “That’s all it takes? As expected of soone who hasn’t experienced the college entrance exam sprint and 996 blessings.”
Xia Lianqing lifted her heavy eyelids and looked at Lu Yibei, asking in confusion, “May I ask, Senior, what are the college entrance exam sprint and 996 blessings?”
“Nothing.” Lu Yibei said dismissively, “They’re just terms from where we’re from.”
“Oh?” Xia Lianqing tilted her head, “But I’ve never heard of similar customs in Jian Province...”
“You just haven’t heard of them.” Lu Yibei waved her hand, stopping Xia Lianqing from dwelling on the matter, “Anyway, they’re both very tiring. People from our place all endure it that way. You can’t handle this little bit; you’re not even as good as the children from our place.”
“But it is quite tiring...” Xia Lianqing said aggrievedly, “Even when General was still uninjured and kept up all night, I wasn’t this tired.”
Lu Yibei, “???”
What the hell? What kind of Tang Sancai antique car is this? I thought you two had a heartfelt relationship, but it turns out to be a physical one, huh?
After muttering a few complaints to herself, Lu Yibei composed herself and brought the conversation back on track, “Now that the news has been spread, it’s ti for the next step...”
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As she spoke, she reached into her bosom, instinctively reaching for the fuxing copper coin, but found nothing. She could only sigh silently, then silently recited the spell in her mind.
【The clock with broken hands, the flowers blooming on the book, the shattered, dead sky, desolation, stillness, engulfing... Seal Spell Ninety-one, Silent Kingdom!】
As the Spell finished chanting, several purple light pillars carrying ominous aura appeared around them, instantly striking the four corners of the room. Then, Spiritual Energy surged, weaving a layer of “city wall” like golden-yellow glass on the four walls of the room.
This Silent Kingdom is a forbidden-level sealing Spell that Bai Kai excels at. Lu Yibei had to work hard, pouting and rolling around, to get it from Bai Kai. Its soundproofing and Spirit Sense detection blocking effects are excellent. After a 1.2486 tis amplification, it should barely be able to prevent eavesdropping.
After casting the Spell, Lu Yibei said, “Didn’t you have an intelligence peddler deliver a verbal ssage to your sister, inviting her to et alone? Has there been a result?”
Xia Lianqing, “...”
To casually cast such a high-level Spell was unheard of for her. Even Nangling Commander and Hong Bian Monk would likely struggle to achieve such a feat.
Therefore, “Shen Baiwei” was definitely an Expert beyond this world!
She suddenly felt that choosing to seek help from “Shen Baiwei” was an extrely wise decision.
Seeing Xia Lianqing's stunned expression, Lu Yibei shook her head helplessly.
Look at how unworldly you are!
However, it's not your fault, after all, tis have changed. Lu Yibei thought.
The Spells recorded within the Night Watch now have been improved countless tis, embodying the efforts of over a dozen generations. Compared to the Spells passed down from the Tang Dynasty, not only has their power greatly increased, but their incantations have also been simplified...
It’s like the difference between a bow and arrow and a fully automatic rifle.
It’s not that the “bow and arrow” isn’t strong enough; strong bows and crossbows can still easily take lives in modern tis. It’s just that after many technological innovations, strong bows and crossbows have more advanced, superior alternatives.
Recalling her thoughts, Lu Yibei walked forward, patted Xia Lianqing’s shoulder, and repeated what she had just said. Only then did Xia Lianqing snap back to attention and respond, “Oh, oh! To Senior, A Yun has already brought back news just now, saying that my younger sister has agreed to my proposal to et alone.”
“Senior, then our next step, is it to find a suitable ti and place to et her?”
“Who said we’re eting her?” Lu Yibei shook her head and said, “Aren’t you afraid she’ll kill you?”
Xia Lianqing looked confused, “But didn’t Senior...”
“I told you to find a way to arrange a private eting with her, but I didn’t say I actually wanted to et her.” Lu Yibei explained, “Didn’t I ask you earlier if you knew any intelligence peddlers who could contact the Huihe Tribe?”
Xia Lianqing nodded.
“At that ti, you told that you knew four intelligence peddlers who could contact the Huihe Tribe. I then had you send soone to find two of them to deliver a verbal ssage to your sister, right?” Lu Yibei continued.
Xia Lianqing nodded again.
“Now you can go find the remaining three you selected earlier. Have them spread information to the Huihe Tribe mbers they know, saying that your sister has betrayed them and plans to et you alone, then defect to you. She also plans to give you the Shaman King’s army’s upcoming marching route as a token of her allegiance.” Lu Yibei said.
Hearing this, Xia Lianqing was slightly stunned and stamred, “This, can this work? The two who haven’t delivered a verbal ssage are fine, but what if the one who already delivered a verbal ssage refuses to slander, uh, I an, change his story?”
Lu Yibei turned her head and pointed to the gold and fuxing copper coin on the table, earned by the Daimu Courtyard servants and maids “selling intelligence.” “If they’re unwilling, then buy them off! If this isn’t enough, you figure out a way to add more... Rember to sign a contract with them, because if we can buy them off, others can too.”
As she spoke, although her face was expressionless, a great sense of satisfaction rose within her.
Using money earned from selling false information to buy off intelligence peddlers to spread new false information—was there anything more satisfying than that?
It was practically like getting sothing for free, so exhilarating she couldn't breathe!
“As for what happens after the information is spread, we don’t need to worry about it,” Lu Yibei added. “Anyway, soone will definitely suspect your sister, and probably not just a few. When they investigate, they’ll surely find out that your sister agreed to et you alone.”
“At that point, her support will basically be cut off. This is called ‘fabricated charges,’ you understand... Oh, no, you probably don’t know what ‘fabricated charges’ ans.”
The term 'fabricated charges' appeared in 'The Biography of Yue Fei' in the 'History of Song'... Lu Yibei added in her mind.
After listening to Lu Yibei’s explanation, Xia Lianqing felt a chill in her heart, and two words quietly surfaced: cunning.
Senior Shen said that this money had another use, so it was...
She suddenly felt that “Shen Baiwei” was absolutely right earlier; with Dragon Tang’s simple and straightforward nature, if he were to face “Shen Baiwei” alone, he would definitely be played like a fiddle. Even if it were her, she probably wouldn’t escape being manipulated.
Just as Xia Lianqing was lost in thought, Lu Yibei spoke again, “Speaking of which, does that Dragon Tang fellow mind cross-dressing?”
As she spoke, she took out two Rouge Transformation · Incantation-Stabilized Masks from her bosom and placed them on the table.
“I estimate that when your sister realizes she’s in a predicant, she’ll definitely try every possible way to retaliate against you. You probably won’t be able to handle it alone, so we need to find a few people to impersonate you, divide her and the enemies she leads into several groups, and defeat them one by one.”
“I observed earlier that that Dragon Tang fellow is about your height and quite suitable for impersonating you.”
In fact, if the God Kingdom Prototype channel hadn’t been impossible to open, Lu Yibei would have even wanted to disguise half the people in Daimu Courtyard as Xia Lianqing. She had spent a lot of money to buy dozens of masks from Gu Qianqian back then.
But now, she only had four masks with her.
One was the mask she wore on her face to disguise herself as “Lu Qingyi.”
One was a spare mask, in case the one on her face was damaged and she couldn't retrieve a new replacent from ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) the God Kingdom Prototype in ti.
And one was a spare of the spare, the last one was a spare of the spare of the spare...
Life is unpredictable, what's wrong with being a little cautious?
See, it ca in handy, didn't it?
Hearing Lu Yibei’s suggestion, Xia Lianqing frowned, looking sowhat troubled, “This... Dragon Commandant’s character is too straightforward, I’m afraid...”
“No problem, no problem!” Lu Yibei waved her hand and said, “There’s no rebar in this world that can’t be bent. I’ll go talk to him! Besides, this kind of thing gets easier with practice; after a few tis, he’ll get used to it.”
With that, she dispelled the sealing Spell that enveloped the room and strode out the door.
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