Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 357 The action begins

"It seems we need to re-plan..." Long Mohan closed the window and sat back at the table. This time, he looked at Tang Jinglan with a lot of suspicion. Just now, when he heard Ji Anni praise Tang Jinglan as if she were a fairy, he couldn't help but be impressed by her ability. But this sudden heavy rain made Long Mohan begin to doubt whether Tang Jinglan was really as good as Ji Anni said.

Listening to the sound of rain outside the window, Tang Jinglan scratched her head impatiently, with a confused look on her face, muttering to herself: "Impossible... Impossible..."

The weather forecast of that machine has never been wrong, but the heavy rain outside the window is an indisputable fact.

Amid the sound of the rain, the fire in the distant mountains was extinguished.

"It's good that it's raining, so Tianning will be safe for the time being..." Ji Anni was afraid that the atmosphere in the room would continue to be tense, so she used these words to ease the atmosphere.

Reminded by her words, Long Mohan suddenly realized the reason for the heavy rain. He speculated, "Is this rain the result of Taoist Yuan Rong's magic?"

Today, the sky is clear and cloudless, with no sign of heavy rain. God should not send rain. If it is not rain from God, then it must be the Taoist magic of calling the wind and rain.

Ji Anni also understood and shouted, "I know. This is not natural rain at all, but rain clouds summoned by Taoist Yuan Rong. The Queen Mother must be afraid that Princess Tianning will really burn to death, so she asked Taoist Yuan Rong to use the rain-summoning technique to let the heavy rain extinguish the flames, so that the princess can be protected temporarily."

In this special time and space, science alone is not enough to predict the weather. Because of the powerful magic of Taoist priests, it is possible to turn the tide.

Therefore, this mistake was not Tang Jinglan's responsibility, it was just an accident.

"What should we do now? Should we save the princess?" Tang Jinglan asked everyone's question.

"There are only tall trees and short trees in this forest. Where can I find a place to take shelter from the rain?" Ji Anni, who had lost her way in the woods, understood the difficulty of finding a way and a place to stay. Now it was raining heavily. Poor Tian Ning not only had no place to stay, but was also soaked to the skin. Thinking of this, Ji Anni really wanted to rescue her immediately.

Long Mohan said, "I'll go up the mountain when the rain stops. I'm worried about leaving Tianning alone with the rebels."

"What about me? If I don't go with you, I won't be able to receive instructions from the headquarters." Ji Anni held the small pearl earring on her fingertips.

Long Mohan refused coldly, "You don't have to go. I don't need to receive any instructions from headquarters."

He originally didn't want to let Ji Anni take any risks, but after hearing those cold words, it became like he thought Ji Anni was a trouble and didn't want to go with her.

Ji Anni was of course not satisfied after hearing this, and said angrily, "This is not an American superhero movie, why do you have to show off alone? I promise I won't cause you any trouble. How about this, we pretend to be lost siblings, and suddenly encounter a heavy rain, and in a panic run into the place where Princess Tianning is to take shelter from the rain. By the way, we can also use the trick in the "Snatching the Birthday Gift" and pretend to be merchants buying wine and put knockout drugs in the wine. Doesn't drinking warm the body? The traitors who are soaked like drowned rats will definitely buy our wine. After they are all drunk, we can rescue Tianning."

"But where can we find wine now?" Long Mohan began to consider the feasibility of this plan.

Ji Anni said, "Wasn't there a wine shop where we live? We bought two jars from them and each of us carried one jar. We said we came from the neighboring city to sell wine in the imperial city, but it suddenly rained heavily when we were halfway there, so we had to find a place to take shelter."

Long Mohan nodded after hearing this. Although the problem of alcohol was solved, there was another important factor. He asked again, "But where can I get the knockout drug?"

"This..." This time Ji Anni couldn't answer.

In the silence, Tang Jinglan suddenly said, "I still have a few bottles of sleeping pills. I don't know if they will work."

He has collected many small things from the future world around him, some of which he brought with him when he traveled through time, and some of which he dug out from the yard later.

"It works, it works. Of course it works. Why don't you get it quickly?" Ji Anni said and pushed him out the door.

"But the medicine has been buried in the soil for so many years, I don't know if it can still be eaten..." Tang Jinglan was a little worried. It's easy to say whether it can be used or not, but you have to be careful about what you eat. After the bottles of sleeping pills were unearthed, Tang Jinglan only kept them as souvenirs and never tasted them.

"Well, it's not us who are going to eat it, it's them." The situation is urgent now, and Ji Anni doesn't care whether eating it will cause death or not.

"If you insist, girl, I... I will go and get it..." Tang Jinglan had no choice but to step halfway out the door under Ji Anni's push.

Long Mohan, who had quite the leadership style, made up his mind: "Now that things have come to this, let's give it a try. Whether it succeeds or not depends entirely on God's will. Brother Tang, please go get the knockout drug. I'll go buy some wine from the shopkeeper."

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By the time everything was ready, half an hour had passed.

Long Mohan and Ji Anni changed into villagers' clothes and carried the wine jar with expired sleeping pills on their shoulders. After Tang Jinglan said goodbye to them, she returned to the secret base of Wumu Escort Agency to serve as a logistics staff.

At this time, the rain had gradually subsided, from the initial heavy downpour to the drizzle of March.

In order to create the feeling of fleeing in the rain, Ji Anni and Long Mohan poured a basin of cold water on themselves before setting off, pretending to be soaked.

In the drizzle, there was no one on the street. The soldiers stationed at the city gate had been transferred to the palace long ago, so Ji Anni and her companions did not encounter any soldiers along the way, and they easily got out of the city and reached the mountain.

In the pathless forest, Ji Anni contacted Tang Jinglan through the earrings and whispered, "Brother Tang, Brother Tang, we have entered the mountain. Where should we go now?"

"Don't worry, I'll take a closer look..."

Tang Jinglan's voice was mixed with a few sharp electronic sounds and reached Ji Anni's ears. Ji Anni heard the anxiety and uncertainty in the other party's tone, and asked worriedly: "Brother Tang, is everything okay? You know where the princess is, and you can see our location, right?"

"This, this..." Tang Jinglan found it difficult to speak.

"Brother Tang, is there a machine malfunction?" Ji Anni really didn't want to encounter this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Tang Jinglan said, "The machine is not broken, but the clouds covering the forest are too thick. I can't see where you are at all."

"What? Can't see?" Ji Anni's sharp cry echoed through the sky in the darkness.

"Shh! Shh!" Long Mohan quickly gestured to her, telling her not to shout. Although the sound of rain was covering them, if they shouted too loudly, they would still be exposed.

"In short," Ji Anni lowered her voice, "you have to think of a way, otherwise how can we find Princess Tianning?"

Tang Jinglan said aggrievedly: "If the clouds don't disperse, there is nothing I can do..."

Why is it that when it comes to critical moments, there are always unexpected situations that catch people off guard?

Although Long Mohan couldn't hear Tang Jinglan's voice, he had guessed from Ji Anni's words that something was wrong with Tang Jinglan. Fortunately, he didn't have high expectations for Tang Jinglan. After guessing that something was wrong with Tang Jinglan, he calmly comforted Ji Anni and said, "It doesn't matter. Even without the headquarters, we can slowly find Princess Tianning."

Without Tang Jinglan's instructions, Long Mohan felt more comfortable. He decided to go to the small house where he and Ji Anni stayed last night. It seemed to be the only place nearby where they could take shelter from the rain.

Ji Anni held Long Mohan and said, "Don't worry, he said that the clouds are too thick now and we can't see clearly. We will be able to see clearly after the clouds disperse."

Why, a hundred years later, are satellites still blocked by clouds? It seems that technological development is not as fast as Ji Anni imagined.

Long Mohan pointed to the gloomy sky above his head and said, "This dark cloud was summoned by Taoist Yuan Rong. If Taoist Yuan Rong doesn't give the order, I'm afraid it won't disperse automatically."

The dark clouds are like Taoist Priest Yuan Rong's pet dog, coming when he wants and leaving when he wants. They don't listen to anyone except their master's orders.

"Sigh..." Ji Anni, realizing the current situation, sighed again.

Because of the rain, the mountain road became more difficult to walk on. Not only was Ji Annie soaked all over, but her trouser legs were also covered in mud, which was wet and heavy, as if there were two iron balls tied to her feet.

"Is your foot okay?" Long Mohan looked at Ji Anni's right ankle worriedly.

That place was injured not long ago. Although it has gradually recovered after applying medicine, I am afraid that if I stay in the rain for too long, the old injury will recur.

"Why don't you throw the jar of wine you are carrying here?" Long Mohan regretted letting Ji Anni carry such a heavy jar of wine. He wanted to help her take it off her shoulders to lighten the burden.

Ji Anni hurriedly grabbed it and shouted, "Don't throw it away, don't throw it away. If there is not enough wine by then, they won't get drunk, and we won't be able to save Tianning."

At this moment, a long-lost eagle cry was heard overhead. Long Mohan looked up and found that Cang Gui's familiar figure was circling not far above their heads.

Due to the heavy rain, Cang Gui's wings were soaked by the rain, making it very difficult to fly. But even in such bad weather, Cang Gui still did not forget his mission. He had already used his eyes to detect the whereabouts of Princess Tianning.

Cang Gui's eyes are much more reliable than satellites. Not only are they not affected by clouds, but they can also see things clearly in the dark. However, this annoying heavy rain makes them a little blinding.

Seeing the Cang Gui flying around overhead, as if it was taking them somewhere, Ji Anni shouted happily, "Hurry up, follow it, it seems to know Tian Ning's whereabouts."

"Hold on to me." Long Mohan also agreed with Ji Anni's opinion. He held Ji Anni tightly and ran forward after Cang Gui.