A Night in the Grid

Chapter 557 Launch (6)

Chapter 11 Even with Many Successful Precedents

Even with many successful precedents, some people still find it unbelievable for a woman to preside over matters of killing and decision-making. The Residence of Prince Juxian now letting Chang Huaiyin preside over matters in Yu Hang is not out of necessity. Chang Huaiyin knows that although her husband has a way with strategies and schemes, he prefers the seemingly ordinary governance work. And she also likes such a husband, likes this husband who might be considered lacking in masculinity by many. She doesn't think so. Taking on the well-being of thousands of people is much more courageous than gambling with dozens or hundreds of people. And she herself, although yearning for peace in her heart, also loves an exciting life, loves to stand on the stage with brilliance and splendor...

The subordinates don't think it's a bad thing for Chang Huaiyin to preside. She is undoubtedly a careful and considerate superior. Accompanying the Zongmo Troupe all the way to Yu Hang, she had already prepared hooded long gowns for all her subordinates. On this rainy night, the black hooded cloaks, simply treated for waterproofing, kept everyone waiting in the rain dry and without a sticky feeling. The Zongmo Troupe's hooded long gowns cannot be replicated; the materials and craftsmanship are different. When the hood is pulled up, the brims on both sides of the face are curved, without affecting the warriors' vision when looking around. This is the detail; the more they understand the various details, the more curious these warriors become about the combat power that these Zongmo Troupe fellows, who have been traveling with them all along, silently and rarely acting, can display. Of course, they can't see it for the time being. After arriving in Yu Hang, the Zongmo Troupe went to report to Ye Tao.

Chen E carefully watched the signal in the distance. When the light on the third floor of the exquisite four-story pavilion inside the wall went out, Chen E was truly relieved. That was to give them a hint of Chang Ling's location. Because of the special nature of the mission, the lurking people have now quietly withdrawn.

"I remind you again, our people have already withdrawn. Begin the operation. I only need two people alive in the entire courtyard, take them away. One is Chang Ling, and the other is Tan Weizai. Understand?" Chen E said sternly. Chen E had just learned an hour ago that Chang Ling had actually chosen to live in that building near the city's canal, right next to the outer wall of the Prince's Residence, because the architecture was exquisite and the scenery was good... At that time, he felt that he was really lucky.

"Let's move," Chen E instructed. And he himself jumped out first. Chen E threw out a grappling hook, directly wrapped around the railing on the second floor of the high building, and then slid over along the rope, pulling the rope with one hand, feeling the temperature generated by the friction, and holding a five-shot short crossbow in the other hand.

Besides him, there were four other people who shot out grappling hooks at the same time. And on the roof on this side, four archers also revealed their figures. As long as the enemy showed their faces, they would immediately shoot arrows to suppress them. As long as they let Chen E and his people break in, they would have completed most of the work.

In fact, the assault was more smoothly than expected. Chen E, taking the lead, solved two guards of the Fuhu Hall (Crouching Tiger Hall) with two short arrows, and among the first batch of people who rushed in, only one was slightly injured, failing to grab the rope and falling to the ground.

"Quick!" Chen E led four people, rushing directly towards the northwest corner room on the third floor. When passing a room, the wooden double doors suddenly flew out, and three guards from the Fuhu Hall pounced on them. Chen E held the knife horizontally, pushed it, and backhanded a slash, while the repeating crossbow in his hand was not idle, shooting two more short arrows at two people respectively. The swift, fierce, clean, and neat movements opened the eyes of the subordinates behind him and greatly boosted morale. Chen E knew very well how to deal with this situation most efficiently; he was not alone. A short arrow pinned the leg of the Fuhu Hall guard on the right, and the guard staggered. One of Chen E's men directly stabbed an arrow into his chest. The knife slashed out by Chen E was not very fierce, but it was obviously a style of fighting that exchanged injuries for injuries. Chen E didn't think much about it, but the other party thought too much... A moment of hesitation allowed Chen E to see the opportunity, changing the slash to a flick, directly swinging the opponent's broadsword to the outside, and Chen E immediately shot the last arrow from the crossbow in his hand towards his chest. The last remaining person could not withstand the combined attack of the others. As if in an instant, the three people who had originally occupied the advantage of the surprise attack were wiped out under Chen E's proper response.

The guards of the Second Prince's residence had long been sent out by Chang Ling, and several masters of the Fuhu Hall were inexplicably missing at the moment. In addition, Chang Ling didn't like having too many ordinary people around in the first place. The emptiness of the defense at this moment really gave Chen E an opportunity.

"Greetings, Consort. Please come with us," Arriving in front of Chang Ling, Chen E didn't think it was too difficult, but time was tight. Staying here any longer would bring a lot of risks.

"Bold!" Chang Ling, holding Tan Weizai, raised her eyebrows in anger, trying to make a fearless expression, but the trembling body and the stern voice couldn't hide her emotions. Chang Ling had been pampered since childhood, where had she experienced these things? "Who are you people? Aren't you afraid of being beheaded?"

"Azi!" Chen E curled his lips, didn't say anything more, and directly instructed the female subordinate specially arranged. The woman named Azi, although only nineteen years old, was exceptionally skilled. Azi's stature was taller than some men, but she didn't appear crude at all, but rather more heroic. Azi rushed directly up and hit Chang Ling on the back of the head with a palm, knocking her unconscious, and then directly carried Chang Ling on her shoulder.

"Prince, please follow me," Chen E's attitude was much better towards Tan Weizai, who had more curiosity or fear in his eyes at this moment. Tan Weizai, for some reason, suddenly seemed to put down his fear, nodded, and followed Chen E just like that. Chen E was also a little strange, but anyway, it was best that Tan Weizai cooperated, and he was too lazy to ask more.

A child's heart is as transparent as crystal, but it is easiest to feel the various likes and dislikes of the people around him. Tan Weizai had seen quite a few people who scoffed at his mother but respected him. He probably knew that the respect for him came from his father, Tan Xiaopei. And people who could have this attitude were basically impossible to harm him. In fact, it was unlikely that they would really harm Chang Ling in any way; at most, they would just make Chang Ling suffer a little. And the other party was carrying a woman, although her skills did look good, but it was obvious that she was there to carry Chang Ling away, to avoid entanglements over the impropriety of contact between men and women in the future. Encountering such a group of "robbers" who respected his father so much and were so careful, Tan Weizai felt that there was nothing to worry about.

At the bottom of the building, the operation to clear the guards of the Fuhu Hall had basically ended, and the Prince's Residence was now super empty, and the reaction was sluggish. Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that some of the Prince's Residence guards didn't want to come and die. At this time, directly attacking the Second Prince's residence definitely required courage. Regardless of success or failure, as long as they left a little trace, they would face the pursuit of the entire Chun Nan. And this group of people still came. Although Chang Ling wasn't very popular, were they attacking the residence of the future ruler of the country for Chang Ling's sake? These people were definitely strong to a certain extent, and arrogant to a certain extent.

After everyone gathered on the ground, Chen E silently counted in his mind, "One, two, three, four, five..." Before he could count to six, the courtyard wall of the Prince's Residence was smashed open. And outside, two guys wearing straw raincoats were holding huge iron hammers, which looked a bit out of place no matter how you looked at it.

Seeing Chen E, the two immediately stepped aside and made way. Behind them was a chute made of oilcloth. Everyone could directly follow the chute to the boats that had been waiting for a while. There were six boats in total, with completely identical appearances. Everyone quickly dispersed on the boats and evacuated towards various predetermined locations. Before the other party could react, they had about a quarter of an hour. In this quarter of an hour, as long as they could reach the predetermined location, quickly change their clothes, and pretend to know nothing, the other party would hardly have a chance to pry them out again. And the boat that actually carried Chang Ling and Tan Weizai was only sixty-five zhang away from here. Under a stone bridge, there was a hidden water gate. The boat stopped directly in the water gate, and then the people on the boat had to walk a short distance through the underground tunnel, bending over, and then they arrived. A vertical ladder took them into a luxurious courtyard, which was the residence of Ji Lian, the third-ranked medicine merchant in Yu Hang... But Ji Lian, unfortunately, his father was a good friend of Chang Hongquan, and Ji Lian was able to have his current wealth and status with the help of Chang Hongquan all the way. In this matter, Ji Lian didn't have to take too many risks. Who would have thought that Chang Ling and Tan Weizai would actually be in his courtyard? There were no more than ten people who knew about the underground waterway.

Seeing Chen E and others arrive safely, Ji Lian breathed a sigh of relief, and then instructed the butler, "Go hang up the lanterns indicating that the Yuqing Pills have arrived."

The butler nodded and went to make arrangements. And within a few minutes after he hung up the lanterns, Chang Huaiyin would know that everything was progressing smoothly.

Now that he could drink some hot tea and catch his breath, Chen E couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Today's action was a standard special operations mode of the Beijiang Jingluefu (Northern Border Pacification Bureau). The plan had been prepared in advance, utilizing all the available resources, making full use of manpower and material resources, with at least several sets of attack plans and evacuation plans. The attack target was to obtain rough architectural drawings, and everyone involved in the operation would discuss how to deal with various situations, and then everyone would perform their duties, complete what they had to do as quickly as possible, and then evacuate... Chen E couldn't help but feel a little resentful. This was indeed a very ingenious way of fighting, concise, precise, full of orderly beauty, and everyone played the greatest role. However, it was this method that made it impossible for them, these martial artists, to display their original heroic complex... This was really a very depressing thing.