The Legend of the Young Swordsman: A Prequel - A Phantom Melody Embarks on a Journey Through the Mar

"We'll move out tonight!"

Hearing Helian Yun Shen's agreement, Lei Meng Sha was overjoyed and raised her wine glass to invite the two to drink. Luo Xuan, though also raising his glass, still kept a straight face and reminded Lei Meng Sha.

"We're going to sneak into the Ninghe Marquis's residence tonight, so drink less. Otherwise, you might not be able to make it."

"I know my limits."

Nodding indicates that you know your limits and will be mindful of this matter.

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As dusk fell, countless tiny stars adorned the deep blue sky. They twinkled, as if inviting people to wander through the vast cosmos. The pure white moon, like a silver boat, sailed on a deep blue sea.

Under such night sky,

The three of them quietly scaled the wall and entered the Ninghe Marquis's mansion through a relatively lax area of ​​defense. At this moment, Lei Mengsha looked like he had just sobered up.

Every now and then, he would tap his slightly drunk and aching head.

"I told you to watch your limits, but you still drank too much. Serves you right!"

"When you meet a true friend, a thousand cups of wine are not enough. I drank too much. I'll be more careful next time!"

Feeling guilty, Lei Mengsha smiled and spoke apologetically to Luo Xuan. Luo Xuan ignored Lei Mengsha's words; whether he drank more or less was none of his business.

"Brothers, please stop talking. We are currently at the Ninghe Marquis's residence. Be careful, lest we be discovered."

Seeing the two bickering, Helian Yun Shen reminded them. Hearing Helian Yun Shen's reminder, the two stopped arguing.

The three began to move cautiously within the Ninghe Earl's residence.

"You are……"

Before the three could finish speaking, a guard from the Ninghe Marquis's mansion cast an illusion spell on the man with a single glance, attempting to mentally interfere with his speech.

His once bright and lively eyes now looked blank and lifeless, and he stood there motionless, dumbfounded. This attack surprised both Luo Xuan and Lei Mengsha, especially Luo Xuan.

Helian Yun Shen stepped forward and knocked the guy unconscious with a karate chop. Lei Meng Sha and Luo Xuan skillfully threw the guy into an empty house nearby.

"Yun Shen, what martial art did you just use?"

"It's just some low-class tricks, not worth mentioning! Not worth mentioning!"

Faced with Luo Xuan's question, Helian Yun Shen replied very humbly. Unable to get a clear answer, Luo Xuan stopped asking and quietly continued following behind.

Soon the three of them arrived at a very special courtyard.

Unlike the other courtyards, this one wasn't deserted; instead, there was a faint light on, and it seemed as if people were talking inside.

The three were very curious about this, so they quietly crouched down outside the room and secretly eavesdropped.

"Guan Sheng, has everything I asked you to prepare been prepared?"

"Don't worry, everything is ready. Although we haven't been able to cooperate with your operations, we'd like to know how you plan to carry out the corresponding actions?"

"This is our secret, don't ask. It's good for you; once it's done, you'll get everything that's rightfully yours."

"Then I will wait here for your actions to begin."

The conversation inside the house reached the three people's ears, but they couldn't hear all the details, leaving them somewhat confused.

"Luo Xuan, what do you think they're talking about?"

"How would I know that!"

Luo Xuan listened to Lei Mengsha's very low voice and replied to her in the same tone. Helian Yun Shen, who was listening intently to the sounds inside, sensed movement and waved to the two of them to signal them to retreat.

Following Helian Yun Shen's gesture, the two did not linger for a moment and quickly and quietly withdrew from this side.

They hid in a safer place and watched this side.

Two people walked out of the room, right before their eyes. One of them was Ninghebo Guan Sheng, while the other was a complete stranger to them, especially since he was wearing a cloak and they couldn't see what he looked like.

Under their watchful eyes, the two left the courtyard separately.

"Yun Shen, is one of them Ning Hebo?"

“That’s right, the person standing to the left of the cloaked man just now was Lord Ninghe, Guan Sheng.”

He nodded in reply.

After replying, he stroked his chin with a puzzled expression and slowly spoke.

"I recognize this Lord Ninghe; he's the one with the cloak, but I don't know who he is. Judging from their conversation, something big is about to happen. Could it be that some troublemakers want to stir up trouble in Beili again?"

Or are they from the Southern Jue Dynasty?

"They don't seem to be from the Southern Jue Dynasty. This isn't a border fortress. The nearest town to the Southern Jue Dynasty is a thousand miles away, and the people of the Southern Jue Dynasty aren't idiots. Even if they were trying to bribe someone, they wouldn't come to a place like this."

Luo Xuan shook his head upon hearing Helian Yun Shen's question, following his own analysis and conjecture. Lei Meng Sha nodded in agreement, and Helian Yun Shen, upon hearing this, also agreed without further hesitation.

The three men's gazes fell upon the locked house. Perhaps what they needed was inside, but the house was locked.

If we cause trouble, we'll definitely alert the enemy.

"Yun Shen, do you have a way to directly control Lord Ninghe using the martial arts technique you just used?"

After considering all the options, Lei Mengsha thought of the martial arts technique that Helian Yunshen had used earlier. Helian Yunshen, upon hearing Lei Mengsha's words, shook his head in response.

"That kind of martial art can be used to deal with those with a relatively small difference in strength. At the very least, Ning Hebo is at the half-step Xiaoyao Heaven Realm."

It's even possible that he concealed his true strength to achieve the power of the Free and Unfettered Heaven Realm, which might be ineffective against him or fail to achieve the desired results.

Moreover, touching something deep within a person can cause a backlash, unless that person is significantly weaker than me.

"We can just use our internal energy to pick the lock, that way we can open the door without damaging the lock. If that doesn't work, we can just pry open the window to get in."

Listening to their conversation, Luo Xuan directly shared his thoughts with them. Upon hearing Luo Xuan's words, both of them turned their gazes to him.

Finally, Lei Mengsha spoke.

"You know how to sneak in and pick locks?"

"It's nothing particularly profound; you can learn it with a little practice. Are you saying you won't let others learn it if you don't want to learn it yourself?"

After saying that, Luo Xuan jumped down and walked to the door.

He raised his hand to examine the lock on the door, then used his inner energy to probe the internal structure.

Lei Mengsha and Helian Yunshen quietly kept watch for Luo Xuan, and under their watchful eyes, Luo Xuan quickly unlocked the door.

He waved to the two lookouts.