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Chapter 782 The Fang Sisters’ Kind Advice

"Okay, let's not alert the enemy yet."

Yan Liulang found that Ming Fu's reaction was very calm and he waved his hand as if it was a trivial matter.

The former was slightly stunned and stopped at the door.

Ouyang Rong turned his head and listened to the officials at all levels talk about the situation in the city. He pondered for a moment and made some arrangements.

The main purpose was to assign tasks to everyone present, so that the government agencies that were on the verge of collapse could maintain the most basic operations and keep the information channels at all levels below unobstructed.

In the main hall, there was a faint atmosphere of depression among the officials.

However, after Ouyang Rong made all the arrangements, everyone seemed to have found some direction and their enthusiasm was slightly rekindled.

In fact, many officials present had only a vague understanding of the current situation in the city and the situation at the Xunyang Grottoes, and had many questions to ask.

Some people even wanted to ask Ouyang Rong if the things he had arranged were still useful or meaningful at the moment.
However, after seeing the calm and composed face of the young governor, they all calmed down a little.

Ouyang Rong did not explain these arrangements. After completing the deployment and before letting everyone leave, he suddenly asked the names of several unknown officials.

The latter were flattered and bowed and announced their names.

Ouyang Rong repeated the sentence, as if he had memorized it. He also looked around the room, scanning everyone's faces, before calmly picking up the hot tea and signaling the end of this brief meeting.

The officials looked at each other and left one after another. The atmosphere at the end of the meeting was a little strange. The faces of the few officials who were asked their names were either serious or eager to try. The other officials also looked thoughtful and returned to their posts seriously...

Ouyang Rong was the only one left in the main hall. Yan Liulang, who was standing quietly at the door with his hands hanging down, saw Ouyang Rong calmly put down his teacup and walked in with small steps.

The blue-robed captain asked in a low voice:
"Mingfu, is there any deep meaning behind this arrangement of yours..."

Seeing that his trusted follower Yan Liulang was imagining things, Ouyang Rong raised his glass again and took a sip of tea.

The answer is no use.

But the more critical the moment, the more valuable confidence is than gold.

If we have to say the deeper meaning, it is to ensure that the people below have things to do. Once people have things to do and become busy, they actually save themselves from a lot of idle thoughts and internal worries.

Ouyang Rong glanced at a vacant deputy seat in the main hall and asked Yan Liulang:
"Any news about Yuan Huaimin?"

"Not yet. According to the monks at Chengtian Temple and the city guards, Yuan Changshi left the city this morning and went to Xunyang Grottoes, and never returned."

"Just like Li Yu, keep looking."

"Yes."

Ouyang Rong suddenly stood up, patted his sleeves, picked up the unused sword case beside him, and walked out the door:

"Go to the Xingzi Lake Courtyard."

Yan Liulang's face hardened: "Yes."

The two of them went out, and after a while, the carriage drove out of the Jiangzhou Hall, and Yan Liulang was still the coachman driving the carriage.

The carriage slowly drove towards Xingzifang.

On the way, Yan Liulang couldn't help but turn around and ask:

"Mingfu is so sure that Li Yu is still here? Judging from the current situation, the second lady of Yunmeng has released all the informants we originally wanted in the city and taken them away. If we can find their whereabouts, it is indeed possible to track down Yu Nianyuan...Mingfu thinks that Li Yu is a breakthrough point?"

Ouyang Rong did not answer, but pondered for a moment and suddenly asked:
"Before that, there was an inexplicable sound of a musical instrument that caused many Qi cultivators to reveal themselves. Liu Lang, did you and your subordinates observe any extra spiritual energy pillars appearing in the city at that time? In addition to the Xiushuifang area, were there any places with a large number of red and purple pillars of light?"

Yan Liulang thought for a moment and shook his head:

"Nothing too conspicuous, except for the strange phenomenon at the Xiushuifang Palace. I only saw a gray-black beam of light at the Xingzifang. The sound of the piano disappeared and it disappeared."

"Gray-black..." Ouyang Rong murmured, and confirmed again: "Nothing else? Including other directions outside the city? The effective range of this piano sound is a hundred miles in radius."

Yan Liulang shook his head:
“Reporting to the Lord, there are no female officials of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and imperial guards in the city now. Apart from the light pillars of the confirmed fake pirates and the Qi-refining masters of the royal palace, there are indeed no extra light pillars in the city. I have asked someone to record them.

"Outside the city, there are only a lot of red and purple light pillars coming out from the caves in the direction of the Twin Peaks. They should be from Ms. Rong Zhen, Deputy Supervisor Song and the others."

Ouyang Rong frowned slightly.

Yan Liulang asked cautiously:

"Does the Ming Mansion think that these Tiannan Jianghu rebels have a hidden base in or near the city? Did Yu Nianyuan take Miss Xiu Niang there?"

Ouyang Rong narrowed his eyes and said:

"It is known that Xue Zhongzhu, Yu Nianyuan and the others will definitely attack the Donglin Buddha today. Since it is a surprise attack, combined with the distribution of the Yunmeng Order, there will not be too few people this time. There must be a hidden surprise attack route. And no matter how far they hid before, at this juncture, they must be close to the cave. Otherwise, how can they attack the cave?

"But up to now, these Tiannan rebels have not revealed their whereabouts, and the Shuangfengjian defenders have not fought with them. This is unreasonable."

Yan Liulang frowned and asked:
"Mingfu, could it be that they anticipated the sound of the piano and have some way to hide it?"

Ouyang Rong did not respond, but murmured absentmindedly: "A radius of one hundred miles... a radius of one hundred miles..."

He suddenly looked up and asked, "Did you bring the Xunyang map?"

"I brought one."

"Give me."

Yan Liulang took out a map and stuffed it into the carriage. Ouyang Rong took it and spread it out, looking down at it.

He pointed his finger at the Xunyang Grottoes site on the map, and his eyes swept over other landmarks one by one... At this time, Yan Liulang's voice came from outside.

"Ming Mansion, we're here."

……

When Ouyang Rong walked into the quiet courtyard,
Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan were sitting and standing in the backyard.

Fang Shengnan held a sword and sat on the swing in the courtyard;
Fang Juxiu stood quietly in the corridor.

The two girls saw that the young governor put the long musical instrument case in his arms on the cabinet at the entrance of the hall, walked to the well, squatted down, picked up the scoop with ease, and scooped water to wash his hands.

It was just the same as what he did when the Fang sisters lived here and he came here to eat every day.

Fang Shengnan glanced at the violin case on the counter and found that this "Mr. Ouyang" seemed to like carrying this violin very much, although she had never seen him play it.

The two girls heard him ask without raising his head:

"Don't run?"

Fang Juxiu pursed his lips, turned his head away and did not answer.

It seems that this question was given to Fang Shengnan.

When Ouyang Rong came in, he found that the two sisters seemed to have had a quarrel. Their faces were a little red and they looked unhappy.

Fang Shengnan held the sword in her arms and across her chest, not swinging, but standing straight with her back, staring at Ouyang Rong and saying:
"Ouyang Liang... I'd better call you Master Ouyang. Master Ouyang, please calm down."

Ouyang Rong asked with interest:
"Do you know why I'm here?"

Fang Shengnan nodded and said, "I know, you are here to see the young lady, Master Ouyang, you know that the young lady is a virgin, right?"

"Ah."

Fang Shengnan said surprisingly seriously:
"Master Ouyang, I know you are very angry now, but from now on, you must listen carefully to what I say and do not act recklessly."

Ouyang Rong asked calmly: "You speak first."

Fang Shengnan warned with a serious face: "Don't chase after the young lady anymore, and don't stay in Xunyang City anymore. Leave now, the farther away from Xunyang Grottoes and Xunyang City, the better, and don't come back in a short time."

Ouyang Rong asked with a smile: "As you can see, I am the governor of Jiangzhou. If I don't stay in Xunyang City, then where should I stay? Should I bury my head in the sand?"

Fang Shengnan couldn't help but sigh.

Fang Juxiu, who was standing at the corridor, had been looking at him sideways since Ouyang Rong started talking. At this moment, she suddenly spoke on behalf of Fang Shengnan:
"Ouyang Lianghan, I know you are a noble person with your own pride. You were omnipotent in Xunyang City before, but today is different. The situation in Xunyang today is too complicated. A governor of a state may have a lot of say in normal times, but today, it is difficult for his words to be effective... Logically, you should also know something. The key to today's victory lies in the Xunyang Grottoes."

Ouyang Rong looked at Fang Juxiu who was warning him seriously and smiled:
"It seems that you are very confident in the preparations of Tiannan Jianghu."

Fang Shengnan couldn't help but reply: "It's not confidence, but... inevitability."

She took out a new Yunmeng Order from her sleeve, looked down at it, and murmured:

"Master Ouyang, you may not know what the Yunmeng Order represents. Let me put it this way. In the past, every time Yunmeng Jianze issued a Yunmeng Order, Yunmeng Jianze always accomplished what it wanted to do. This time is no exception, and so many Yunmeng Orders were issued."

Fang Juxiu also touched something in his sleeve, which seemed to be a Yunmeng Order as well, and sighed softly:
"This time, we must win the Jianze Lady Palace."

"So where are they? Why haven't they come yet?"

The Fang sisters seemed not to hear, Fang Shengnan advised:
"Master Ouyang, let's go quickly."

Ouyang Rong glanced at her:
"Who asked you to stay and tell me the story, Yu Nianyuan?"

Fang Shengnan shook her head.

Fang Juxiu said with a complicated look:
"It was Shengnan who insisted on staying. She had already obtained the Yunmeng Order, but she refused to leave. She said that you would definitely come to see me, so she wanted to stay and wait for you for a while... and you really came."

Ouyang Rong turned and looked at Fang Shengnan.

The latter pursed his lips, put away the Yunmeng Order, changed his sword holding posture, and snorted:

"Don't think too much, Master Ouyang. This female knight just can't stand some things. There are some things I have to tell you. It's to help you. If you make a mistake, you will be very sad."

She said with a straight face:

"I've been thinking about the fact that you set up a trap for my father to arrest us. I think there's nothing wrong with your actions. We were the ones who lied to you and used you to avoid the soldiers. And you didn't mean to hurt us. You were already thinking about our friendship.

"It is the same for the heroine who stayed today. You are kind, so we have to be kind too. No one owes anyone anything."

Fang Juxiu said angrily, "If you just wanted to tell me something, you could just leave a letter. But you refused to leave even when I asked you to. Why did you have to stay and talk to me face to face?"

Fang Shengnan did not give in to her sister's dissatisfaction:
"Just leaving a letter, Master Ouyang will definitely not listen. You have to stay and talk to him in person."

Ouyang Rong roughly understood what he heard, looked at the Fang sisters twice more, and suddenly interrupted the two girls who were talking nonsense:
"Yu Nianyuan took the unconscious embroiderer away?"

"coma?"

The Fang sisters were stunned when they heard this and looked at each other.

After taking a look at their puzzled expressions, Ouyang Rong narrowed his eyes and asked, "Didn't you see the embroiderer?"

Fang Juxiu shook his head:
"The Second Lady left in a hurry. She first used the route that was originally prepared and then notified us. We only met the Second Lady once. She only said that she wanted to take the young lady back to Jianze. We didn't see the young lady's condition with our own eyes..."

Ouyang Rong nodded and asked, "What original route? Do you have someone to pick us up near Xunyang? Is there a transfer point?"

The Fang sisters kept silent.

Fang Juxiu digested the fact that the young lady was unconscious, lifted her up, and continued to persuade her:
"Ouyang Lianghan, it's impossible for you and the young lady to be together. At first, when the young lady was trying to fight for it, there was a slight possibility, but now you have seen the actions of the second lady. She looked very unhappy when she left. It's useless for you to chase her. This matter should be the decision of the eldest lady. As you said, if the young lady is unconscious, then it can better represent the attitudes of the eldest and second ladies. The young lady's personality is useless."

Ouyang Rong suddenly asked:

"You two stay here, aren't you afraid that I'll arrest you?"

The two girls looked at each other and shook their heads.

Fang Shengnan said first: "You are not such a person. You are loyal in your heart, even though our words of advice may not be pleasant to hear...Mr. Ouyang, if you were not Ouyang Lianghan, it would be great. We could still drink together." She murmured.

Fang Juxiu looked calm and analyzed:
"No, we are still useful to you. Jianze has already given us the Yunmeng Order. Shengnan and I should go to Jianze in the future and become Yue girls. This is what we pursued in the first place... So, Master Ouyang, if you have something to say, you can tell us. If we have the chance to see you in the future, we will help bring you there, which will also make up for your regret."

Ouyang Rong looked carefully at the two sisters who were talking to each other.

He asked softly, "I really won't hurt you, but you don't need to bring a message. I appreciate your kindness for now.

"But friendship is friendship, and you must answer me a question. Where did Yu Nianyuan take Xiu Niang? Or, where is Yunmeng Jianze's rendezvous point near Xunyang City for his raid on the Donglin Buddha? Just take me there, and I won't hold you accountable for anything else."

Fang Shengnan shook her head firmly: "I don't know."

Fang Juxiu seemed to be moved by the scene, and advised with some regret: "Master Ouyang, don't be willful anymore..."

At this time, Ouyang Rong suddenly turned his head:

"Mukuro."

Yan Liulang brought his men into the yard and surrounded the two women.

The Fang sisters suddenly stared.

"What do you want to do?"

"Ouyang Lianghan, didn't you just say..."

Ouyang Rong interrupted and waved his hand casually:
"I won't hurt you, I'm just sending you home."

"go home?"

Ouyang Rong turned around and walked out, his tone seemingly casual: "Yes, your Fang family's mansion on the outskirts of the city, why don't you welcome me? It's not like I haven't been there before."

Fang raised his sleeves and their color changed slightly.

Fang Shengnan glared: "You can't go! Why are you going to my house for no reason?"

Ouyang Rong turned around, carefully looked at the two girls' faces, and nodded thoughtfully:

"If it's really there, then I have to go there."

After realizing that he had tricked them, the Fang sisters' faces suddenly turned ugly...

Ouyang Rong ignored them, picked up the piano case, walked slowly out the door, and got on the carriage.

After a while, the Fang sisters were brought out by Yan Liulang and put on a carriage, and the three of them sat together.

The carriage restarted and drove towards the family in the south of the city. At the same time, the people gathered by Yan Liulang also arrived and joined.

Along the way, the Fang sisters did not give up and tried their best to dissuade Ouyang Rong with kind words, but Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear to them and just wiped the piano case in silence.

(End of this chapter)