The maid in black gauze was silent throughout the whole process, and no one else came forward to receive them.

After everyone had tidied up, Qingyun expressed that he wanted to thank the captain in person, but the black gauze maids all shook their heads and declined.

Qingyun didn't want to cause trouble and expose his identity, so he stayed in the cabin with peace of mind.

Li Guizu boarded the deck and looked at the road several times. When he arrived at the fork of the Hun River, the boat turned around and headed north, indicating that the ship's destination was also Pingcheng, so Lao Dao felt relieved.

The east gate of Pingcheng is the Water Gate. When arriving at the east port of the city, ordinary passenger ships must put down all passengers for interrogation.

The ultimatum prepared by the wretched Taoist priest was all soaked in water, and the handwriting was blurred and unreadable.

Situations such as drowning and being attacked by thieves were also common at that time. Usually, you need to explain the situation to the city guarding generals, give them a small amount of money to help them pass the message, and go to the government office to report again and issue a temporary document.

But until the temporary documents are issued, movement is restricted and things are delayed and time-consuming.

Especially the document processing process requires dealing with many Pingcheng officials.

Yuan Chuntuo, Yuan Shisan County, Yang Dayan, Ren Shentong and even Qingyun himself are not small figures. If they happened to be recognized by someone, their plan to "sneak into" Pingcheng would be ruined.

Qingyun and the wretched Taoist were anxious, but they did not dare to discuss too many details on this unknown ship. They could only look at each other and communicate with each other with micro-expressions.

While the two were worried, they suddenly heard the sound of the water gate opening, and the boat sailed into the city majestically.

Since Daowu established the capital, the Tuoba family has been operating Pingcheng for a hundred years. The city walls are scattered and densely covered with gardens. The appearance of the city is as good as that of the big cities in the Central Plains. In particular, the canal that leads the river into the city runs from north to south, which not only adds beauty to the garden, but also facilitates people's livelihood.

A stroke of genius.

However, only official ships and registered water transport vessels are allowed to pass through the rivers in the city. This ship can enter without inspection, so I think it has an extraordinary background.

The boat finally stopped when it arrived at the water transport terminal. Further on, we found the private residences of the Xianbei lords.

Another maid in black gauze came to guide the way, indicating that Qingyun and his party could disembark from the boat. When leaving, the leading maid also thrust a map into Qingyun's hand.

It seemed to be a map of the city, marked very carefully. Streets, gates, government offices, offices, residences, temples and Taoist temples were all marked with their names.

The names of Mutai Mansion and Chisong Temple are also prominently listed.

"Where should we go now?" Yuanchun Tuo asked.

There are many direct descendants of the Tuoba clan living in Pingcheng, and Yuan Chuntuo probably knows them all. But she came here to trouble Mu Tai, so naturally she couldn't let anyone spy on Xingzang.

"Let's go here and have a look first." Qingyun tapped a mark on the map. As shown in the picture, it seemed to be not far from the water transport terminal.

"Where is that place? Is it safe?" Yuan Chuntuo has been to Pingcheng several times, but still cannot recognize where the mark is.

Qingyun shook his head, "Although I don't know who the Mi Men person is, I always feel a bit familiar, as if I've seen him somewhere. He brought us directly into the city, and he didn't seem to have any ill intentions. Moreover,

The location of that mark is very good. It is across the river from Chisong Temple where Brother Diao is imprisoned. It is not far from Mu Tai Mansion. You can see the backyard wall of Mu Tai Mansion through an alley. We might as well go and investigate first."

Yuan Chuntuo took the map and confirmed it, then no longer objected.

Several people dressed in power clothes walked out of the pier in a swaggering manner. Not only did the soldiers in charge of guarding the pier not come forward to question them, they also respectfully gave way to them and bowed to them as they passed by.

"Here, this black leather suit is so useful? Hiss~ Did that person deliberately knock over our boat and put on this outfit for us to make it easier for us to move? Isn't it possible?" Qingyun muttered secretly in his heart.

When they successfully arrived at the marked location, Qingyun was more sure of his suspicion.

This is an empty house. Although the door is locked, it cannot stop Qingyun and his party.

Qingyun did not choose to break the lock with dry force. There was no need at all. Any lock was useless in front of Xunzhi...

Although the house was empty, there was no shortage of water, rice, rations, clothing, tools, and even kerosene and fire starters were stored in the two warehouses.

Good guys, this is simply saying to them: come and make things happen, the bigger the better!

"What does Mr. Li think of this matter?"

They originally planned to sneak into the tiger's den, but they didn't expect that someone would arrange everything for them in advance. Nothing good could happen in this kind of battle!

When Qingyun first entered Luoyang, the prince "arranged" him to be sent directly to the King of Wei. This was to directly use him as a swordsman!

As the saying goes, one learns from one's mistakes, but Qingyun is much more cautious this time. It is always wrong to learn from the elders first.

Li Guizu rolled his eyes, put his right hand in his sleeve to count for a moment, and let out a long breath.

"How?" Qingyun asked again.

Li Guizu flicked his fingers and pointed at Zu Xun, "Let the son of Zu's family say it first, he can calculate faster than me. He has already calculated it before I can predict it."

The second brother is also calculating? This is somewhat beyond Qingyun's expectation.

Zu Xun's teacher was from Huayang, so he was naturally proficient in magic, but according to Zu's family training, he probably didn't believe the words of witches and prophecies.

But the situation in front of me is really strange, and I can't help but predict the bad luck casually.

"There is good fortune in the evil, it seems that there are many evils but very few... Although Xunzhi knows a little bit about the magic, he uses it very little, so the interpretation of the hexagram may not be reliable. It is better to let the ancestors solve the confusion."

Li Guizu stroked his beard and nodded, "Well, that's right. It's indeed more bad than good... What you want seems to be relatively smooth at the moment, but the cause and effect of this matter is far-reaching. The world is in turmoil, wise men have been killed, and close friends have turned against each other.

Falling in love and killing each other...it's so complicated and changing that even an experienced person can't figure it out for a while."

"Then what should we do?" When Yuan Chuntuo heard this, he was confused for a moment.

"Don't be afraid, just let nature take its course. Once it's come, let it be, why bother bothering yourself." Qingyun made the final decision.

That day in Luodu, Qingyun was manipulated like a chess piece, but in fact he was not really manipulated.

When he first met King Wei, he made a choice. When he made a choice, he was no longer a pure chess piece, but became a chess player.

The chess pieces will not choose, but will only follow the preset steps. And the people playing chess will have their own choices at critical moments.

The universe is a scale, and the world is a piece, so we can get clues through magic. But there are changes in the situation, because some chess pieces became loose and turned into people playing chess.

At that time, Prince Yuan Xun took advantage of King Wei's trip to summon generals, kill the censor, and take Luo Jing under his control. The plan to Baode Temple was perfect.

But Qingyun, the chess piece, and the killing move he had prepared suddenly turned out to be the source of change, ultimately causing the prince to fail.

It wasn't Qingyun who dismantled the destiny, nor was it Qingyun's destiny that saved the real dragon.

Destiny can be fought.

The so-called destiny is the question, never the answer.

Happy New Year, readers!

Because the elderly at home is seriously ill and hospitalized, I have been accompanying him in the hospital recently, so the update has been delayed again~

But I still hope that everyone can stay away from diseases and be happy in the new year!
Chapter completed!