Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

The night patrol’s face turned pale from fright, and suddenly there was a crack in the sky, a thunderbolt resounded, illuminating the entire alley, where a group of people stood wielding swords and blades, extending their ranks endlessly.

”Ah!”

Bang!

The lantern dropped directly to the ground, and the night patrol, scared, fell to the ground as well, scrambling to flee.

But at that moment, figures suddenly appeared at the mouth of the alley, blocking his way.

Terrified to the verge of fainting, the night patrol didn’t know what to do, when the leader, a young man, bent down and handed him the lantern and sword from the ground, saying, ”Wait here for a while, don’t worry, your life will not be harmed.”

Hearing this, the patrol glanced at the young man, swallowed, while the young man ignored him, instead looking at the sky, saying, ”Looks like it’s going to rain.”

A man in his fifties looked at the young man and said, ”Rain isn’t bad, it actually facilitates our actions.”

”Indeed, but brother, we should prepare more kerosene, otherwise it won’t be possible to start a fire tonight.”

Liu Futong responded, ”Don’t worry, we’ve brought enough kerosene, and it’s top-level kerosene prepared by the Fiery Fire Flag. Even if it’s raining, it can burn in water.”

Chen Jie nodded slightly upon hearing this. It’s impossible to invade the Imperial Palace without setting a fire.

The biggest advantage of a fire is causing panic. If enough panic is generated, the Emperor will have no choice but to send for help, whether or not the Living Buddha comes.

If he doesn’t come, it shows indifference to the Emperor’s fate, affecting the perception of the Royal Family. If he comes?

Then, he falls right into Chen Jie’s scheme, creating a blockade on both ends.

While pondering this, Chen Jie looked toward the Imperial City Gate, saying, ”Tang Shengzong.”

”I’m here!”

Chen Jie pointed at a location, saying, ”Take five hundred men to that spot, wait for the Thick Earth Flag to dig through the palace wall and open the gate, then proceed with the reception immediately, with no mistakes allowed.”

”Understood!”

It was then that Tang Shengzong quickly went forth, while the crowd looked toward the Imperial City, waiting for the Thick Earth Flag to lay down the gatekeepers so they could charge straight in.

Meanwhile, near the Heavenly Prison.

Zhu Chongba raised his hand, and all the men behind him came to a stop.

Xu Da and Chang Yuchun approached, gazing at the Heavenly Prison ahead, only to see it heavily guarded. As the Ministry of Personnel’s Heavenly Prison, it held many fierce and evil criminals, making its defenses exceptionally strong.

Furthermore, the entire Heavenly Prison had an ancient slaughter formation set up by experts, essentially keeping those inside living within the formation.

This slaughter array had formidable defenses, significantly boosting the strength of those within, but required absorbing their Essence Qi.

While it shortened the lifespan, it wasn’t only the prison with such a great array, all military formations needing slaughter were fed by live Essence Qi, including numerous military formations.

However, this feeding of Essence Qi is a slow process and does not immediately claim lives, whereas on the battlefield or within slaughter arrays, lives are taken instantly.

By comparison, these short-term, exhausting Essence Qi killing arrays seem insignificant.

The prison, however, hosts the worst criminals, so regardless of how long you live inside, the priority is preventing prisoner escapes, making it a fitting location for such a killing array, with no better alternative!

This is also why entering the Heavenly Prison often results in leaving skinless or worse.

Xu Da looked at the Heavenly Prison and said, ”Brother, see this prison; it uses the Inner and Outer Seven Killings Formation, built leveraging the power of the Great Capital’s Dragon Vein, greatly enhancing the soldiers’ combat abilities. Even a master entering here would gain at least a thirty percent increase in strength, charging in recklessly would cause heavy losses.”

After a moment of silence, Zhu Chongba said, ”Yes, charging blindly won’t work, but we have a mission; we mustn’t ruin this plan. If we cause chaos, harming the kingdom’s heroes, we’d lack the face to live later!”

Xu Da responded, ”Charging blindly won’t work either.”

”What do you mean? Xu, don’t you worry, brother, give me a thousand men, I’ll storm in and create chaos, turn them upside down first.”

Xu Da listened and looked at Chang Yuchun, ”What do you mean storm in recklessly, don’t forget our purpose here.”

Chang Yuchun retorted, ”What should we do, brother leads the army, and if we can’t stop that Foreign Monk Dharma Ba, leading to failure of the rebel army’s operation, we’ll end up as criminals.”

Xu Da glared at Chang Yuchun, ”But we can’t charge in blindly. Brother’s strength is no match for the Second Turn Dharma Ba. Although our elite soldiers have trained to form the Dual Harmony Formation, making it possible to battle the Second Turn, entering their Inner and Outer Seven Killings Formation erases our advantage; brother wouldn’t last against the Second Turn Dharma Ba.”

Chang Yuchun scratched his head at these words, ”Then what can we do?”

”Do we just stand idly by?”

Chang Yuchun, impulsive and straightforward, asked directly.

At these words, Xu Da slightly frowned in thought, while Zhu Chongba suddenly laughed, ”Actually, the issue isn’t as difficult as it seems.”

”Brother, you have a solution?”

Xu Da looked at Zhu Chongba in astonishment, and Zhu Chongba laughed, ”Of course, the solution isn’t difficult. Look, the Ministry of Personnel’s Heavenly Prison is indeed located in a secluded spot, with only one route for exiting. We just have to line up and set formations on this path, waiting for Dharma Ba to arrive.”