“I think I'm fine.”

Li Ang spread his hands, the features on his face slowly shrinking, enlarging, moving, and rotating at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like the figures in a Picasso abstract painting.

Holy crap.

Wanli Fengdao and Xing Hechou looked horrified, and even Liu Wudai raised his eyebrows slightly.

“Anyway.”

Li Ang cleared his throat, and the features on his face returned to their original positions, seemingly slow but actually fast. “According to the information I’ve gathered, the Annamese delegation arriving in Luzhou City in two days will be stationed at Yongling Temple in the east of the city for rest—

The delegation is large in scale and has a special mission, so it is not suitable to stay in places like post houses and hotels.”

“Yongling Temple?”

Wanli Fengdao smacked his lips. “Do the monks there have magic power?”

Li Ang said, “The monks of Yongling Temple are very active. Every year, they hold the Dharma Realm Holy Mortal Water and Land Universal Salvation Grand斋 Assembly, also known as the Water and Land Dharma Service.

Hundreds of monks provide斋 food, set up Dharma altars, preach scriptures, save wandering souls, and pray to heaven for blessings.

Below the stage, tens of thousands of devout men and women kneel piously amidst the fragrance and flowers flying all over the sky and the echoing Buddhist sounds.

The scene is grand and spectacular, a scenic spot in Luzhou.

The monks there should also have some magic power—at least they can create illusions and transmit sounds from a distance.”

“This is troublesome.”

Wanli Fengdao frowned and thought for a while, “Does the Annamese delegation seem to have a Zen background?”

“Yes.”

Li Ang nodded and said, “The entire country of Annam reveres Buddha, and even the king is a devout believer. Monks have extremely high status, and they often have transnational exchanges with the Zen sects of the Central Plains.

Intelligence shows that there is a team of Annamese monks in the delegation, guarding the auspicious omen around the clock, reciting scriptures and never leaving.

Unfortunately, the auspicious omen is always locked in a cage, with layers of airtight silk fabrics covering the outside, so you can’t see what it looks like.

But it should be some kind of living thing.

Every night, the delegation monks would take various fruits and vegetables and stuff them into the cage through the gaps in the silk fabric.”

Wanli Fengdao frowned, “So cautious? It's like a network couple who dies if they see the light.

Um... thinking about it this way,

Either the auspicious omen cannot be exposed to light,

Or it looks so shocking that it cannot be accepted by the world,

It even runs completely contrary to the Zen concept—for example, the shape is a hermaphrodite demon with a cute girl with a chicken.”

“It may just be ugly.”

Li Ang complained, then said seriously, “In addition to the Zen forces, the Annamese delegation is also receiving secret protection from two groups of people,

The Wude Guard, and the inner court agency, the West Directorate.”

The West Directorate, referred to as West Depot,

Just like the secret service agencies in the history of the real world,

The directors of the West Depot were all eunuchs, who were specially responsible for investigating the words and deeds of civilian officials for the emperor, and had the special power to arrest officials and people at will without going through procedures.

From ministers in the court to ordinary people, as long as the West Depot felt there was a threat, they could arrest the suspect and imprison them, and use torture privately.

Originally, the West Depot in this world was also a secret service agency established by the emperor to control the mutually crushing courtiers and eunuchs.

In the case of the decline of the imperial court and the separation of local藩镇,

The West Depot, East Depot, and Brocade Guard gradually became the emperor's most critical source of information outside the capital.

The equipment of the Tiqi (缇骑) claws in the factory is even more luxurious than the soldiers of the Wude Guard who specialize in killing demons.

Wanli Fengdao rolled his eyes. “Damn, even eunuchs are getting involved. Is this really an all-star melee?”

Li Ang spread his hands. “Their dispatch is probably the emperor’s intention.

The secret service agencies are always more trusted by the emperor than other departments. What's more, it is rumored that the Annamese auspicious omen has the异能 of divination and prolonging life.

Letting Tiqi secretly protect the delegation is also to prevent the delegation from being silently wiped out by the藩镇 warlords on the road under the guise of bandits, and the auspicious omen snatched away.”

“Um...”

Wanli Fengdao frowned, “The delegation has guards patrolling outside, soldiers protecting them, monks sitting inside, and monks from Yongling Temple receiving them when they arrive in Luzhou City.

It’s not easy to find a chance to attack.”

“There are still opportunities.”

Li Ang smiled. “The Prince of Shu, who is stationed in Luzhou, is the current emperor’s own younger brother.

This brother is greedy for beauty, spends all day eating, drinking, and having fun, is obese, has a fat head and a bloated belly, and is mediocre.

Of course, it may be a disguised mediocrity.

According to the information, the Prince of Shu will host a banquet in his mansion, inviting people from all walks of life in Luzhou City to welcome the Annamese delegation.

That will be the best time to attack.”

Xing Hechou pondered, “Other forces...”

“People who have ideas about the auspicious omen will probably take action that day,”

Li Ang said casually, “Regardless of whether this is a conspiracy or a scheme, or a deliberate feint, inviting the king into the urn,

We can't be absent, right?”

“That's true.”

Xing Hechou nodded, “Then we should now...”

“Gather intelligence and wait and see.”

Li Ang said, “By the way, the West Depot’s Tiqi have arrived in Luzhou City and are now secretly collecting information about foreign players.

For the next two days, it is best to hide your tracks and act secretly.

Like this.”

Before he finished speaking, Li Ang took out a white sail from somewhere, with a couplet written on it,

The first line is “Judging Yin and Yang, determining the Five Elements, looking at the sun and moon in your palm,”

The second line is “Measuring Feng Shui, surveying the Six Harmonies, taking the universe in your sleeve.”

The horizontal inscription is “Ma Yi Divine Calculator (麻衣神算)”.

Pa.

Li Ang shook the white sail, casually conjured a pair of sunglasses, put them on the bridge of his nose, and said triumphantly, “What do you think? The highest level of low-key disguise is great seclusion in the city.”

“No, I don’t think this is a low-key disguise at all.”

Little Knife Bro (Xiao Dao Ge) complained expressionlessly, “It seems like there aren’t any sunglasses in this era, right?

Even if there are, no one will ask you to tell fortunes if you wear a pair of pink heart-shaped rhinestone sunglasses!”

“Eh, is it the problem with the sunglasses?”

Li Ang nodded, took out a pair of 3D glasses with blue and red lenses, put them on himself, and said proudly, “How about now? Is it better?

One blue and one red, seeing the Yin and Yang realms, being a Yin and Yang master.”

“It hasn’t gotten better, it’s even more out of place!”

Wanli Fengdao covered his forehead and said with a headache, “Why is the frame made of cheap土 yellow cardboard?

No, how did you bring this kind of thing into the script world.

Don’t tell me you stuffed the nine-dollar-and-ninety-cent cheap goods store into your backpack.”