Before the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, Chaotian Palace Square is open to the public. However, there is a fence outside the Dragon Pillar and is guarded by the Yulin Forbidden Army. No outsiders are allowed to approach.

Nian Jiu and Yun Jingchen watched from outside the fence at close range, and were deeply shocked by the magnificence of the dragon pillar. The main pillar of the dragon pillar looked like a tall tower up close, and even twenty people might not be able to encircle it if they hugged it.

The foundation. The dragon pillar is surrounded on all sides by an annular pool filled with water. Eight small dragons stick out their dragon heads from the pool water, surrounding the dragon pillar in the shape of stars over the moon. There is another 100-foot-long dragon pillar on top of the pillar.

The long dragon coiled up and soared into the sky.

"Soaring into the clouds, it's so majestic." Yun Jingchen looked up and said dreamily.

Mr. Zhong asked us to investigate the Dragon Pillar, what does it mean? Nianjiu thought to himself, but couldn't find a clue for a while. The Dragon Pillar is guarded by forbidden troops on all sides, and it is located in front of the Chaotian Palace. It is a heavily guarded royal area.

If the enemy wants to take action here, how can he do it?

"Special task, what are we going to do?" Yun Jingchen noticed that Nian Jiu had been standing silently, so he asked curiously.

"The intelligence provided by Mr. Zhong only said that the enemy seems to be very concerned about the Dragon Pillar here. Let's try and see if we can find any clues." Nian Jiu frowned slightly, "However, there are forbidden troops watching here, and we can't get close to investigate or anything.

It’s even more impossible to talk about.”

"This thing has been built for more than half a year. I was at the Yunzhongjian station and heard from the guy who was the gatekeeper. It seems that during the Lantern Festival, the regent will lead the ministers of the empire to worship God and hold a palace banquet in front of Chaotian Palace.

"Yun Jingchen recalled what he heard and said, "Chaotian Palace...isn't it the magnificent palace in front?"

Nian Jiu looked in the direction he pointed, thinking that as Yun Jingchen said, this dragon pillar was just built to show the royal family's financial strength and majesty and to get some luck. After all, the empire seems to be stable now, but the government is not.

The undercurrent is surging, the emperor has been out of power for a long time, and I am afraid that the situation will soon change. At this time, the people in power have to show the world that they are in compliance with God's will.

But these have nothing to do with her. Yun Zhongjian's duty is to clear up the underworld in the rivers and lakes. No matter how much the Chenlin court tries, as long as they do not lose their great virtue, the rivers, lakes and temples will remain in harmony with each other.

"Xiaoyun, let's evacuate first." Nian Jiu patted Yun Jingchen's shoulder, "There's no point in staying here anymore. I don't know if it's going well for others."

"Here, are you leaving now?" Yun Jingchen was a little unwilling, rolled his eyes and thought in his mind, and suggested: "Hey, special task force, why don't I go and lure away the forbidden troops, and you take the opportunity to get close to Longzhu and see if you can

Sneak inside to find out?"

"Sneak inside?" Nian Jiu was stunned for a moment, then looked at the dragon pillar twice and asked doubtfully: "Is there an entrance under the pillar?"

Yun Jingchen smiled mysteriously: "Of course there is an entrance, but it's underwater."

Seeing that Nian Jiu blinked and still didn't understand, Yun Jingchen felt quite proud and patiently explained to her: "Commander, have you noticed the eight little dragons surrounding the dragon pillar? Those dragon mouths should be able to spray water.

The designer's ingenuity is that the eight water jets ejected from the dragon's mouth will enter the cylinder through the eight round holes on the dragon's body. If I guessed correctly, they should be used to drive some internal mechanism. Then

That water will return to the pool below, and the cycle will continue.”

Nian Jiu didn't believe it at first, feeling that Yun Jingchen was talking eloquently, but after hearing it, he gradually became more convinced.

"How did you think of it?" Nian Jiu asked with some admiration.

"Hehehehe..." Yun Jingchen scratched his head in embarrassment, "Some personal hobbies, just like Senior Brother Yu likes to draw, and I... have some interest in handicrafts."

Nian Jiu smiled and nudged him with his elbow: "I only knew about Sword in the Cloud, Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, but I didn't expect there were talents like you."

"Then...what do you want to do?" Yun Jingchen pointed at the dragon pillar.

"Go back first." Nian Jiu said and turned around.

"Huh?" Yun Jingchen cried out in surprise, ran to Nian Jiu to stop her, and asked aggrievedly: "Special, you don't think I'm joking, do you? So were you just perfunctory with me?"

Nian Jiu didn't expect his reaction to be so big. In fact, she didn't deny Yun Jingchen's statement. She just thought that the infiltration needed to be carefully planned. After all, she knew that her current physical condition was not suitable for action. Even if Yun Jingchen

Although she could lure away the Imperial Guards, she didn't have much confidence that she would be able to sneak in.

"Now is not the time." Nian Jiu reassured Yun Jingchen, "Go back to the inn first and wait for the others to come back. Even if you want to sneak into the dragon pillar, it is more suitable at night, what do you think?"

Yun Jingchen knew that he had misunderstood her. It turned out that the task force did not look down on him, so he was slightly relieved. Then he changed his mind and thought that the task force had been injured in a fight with the remnants of the Dragon Blood God Cult before, and he had to perform the task of returning from the water.

The plan to infiltrate might not be convenient, so I suddenly realized that I didn’t want to say anything more.

Nian Jiu saw the change in his expression in her eyes, and her views on this younger generation changed slightly. Yun Jingchen usually seemed a bit reckless and upright, unable to hide his thoughts, and he had low self-esteem and lack of self-confidence in his heart, but unexpectedly

He has a careful and sensitive side.,

"It's quite cute." Nian Jiu snickered.

"What did you say?" Yun Jingchen heard something coming from behind him and turned around to ask.

"Nothing, let's go back."

…

In front of the Yunzhongjian office in Beijing, Yu Shiqi was sweating profusely. He took out his Yunzhongjian seal to show it to the swordsman in white who was guarding the door, but was coldly rejected by him.

Said: "There are scratches on the talisman that represent the invalidation of this seal. You are not a Yunzhong Sword person."

"I came here with the special task force before, have you forgotten?" Yu Shiqi said anxiously.

"Only recognize the seal, not the person." The other party glanced at Yu Shiqi and the sad girl behind him.

"Please, I have something important to do. Just let me in for a moment."

The swordsman in white used his thumb to open the sword, making a threatening metallic sound.

"Brother..." Dong'er was frightened. She didn't expect that even Yu Shiqi would encounter trouble and obstacles when he got here.

"Dong'er, go aside and wait."

The girl agreed obediently and retreated to the door to wait.

When Yu Shiqi saw the fierce light in the other person's eyes, instead of being afraid, he felt angry in his heart: "Can't you see that I am anxious? Why are you so rigid and ignorant of flexibility? You know that I am a special agent and you are still acting like this.

To make things difficult, do you have to force me to break in?"

Before Yu Shiqi finished speaking, the man's long sword had been unsheathed, and a cold light struck his face.

"Okay, then I'm offended." Yu Shiqi drew his sword and raised his hand, deflecting the opponent's thrust with one sword, then stepped forward to get closer, and used his left hand to use the Cloud-Exploring Dragon Capturing Arm to grab the white-clothed swordsman's right shoulder.

The opponent obviously didn't expect that Yu Shiqi would fight back brazenly. That flat thrust was not intended to kill Yu Shiqi, and he didn't catch up with him in time after being deflected by Yu Shiqi's sword.

The dragon-capturing arm grabbed his right shoulder, and Yu Shiqi used all his strength to force the opponent to give up the sword in his hand, and then placed Qiu Ye horizontally under his neck.

"Your sword has no edge." The swordsman in white was a little surprised.

"Your Excellency, you are also merciful." Yu Shiqi said, "I have no malice, I only offend out of helplessness."

"Yu Yanzhi, put down your sword." A commanding tone came from the front. Yu Shiqi looked up and met Wei Yihui's cold eyes.

"Sect Master." Yu Shiqi put away his sword, "I want to see Zhong Lingqi. I have something important to say..."

Wei Yihui interrupted him seriously: "Then you may be disappointed."

Yu Shiqi was startled: "What do you mean, sect leader..."
Chapter completed!