Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 220 Infiltration
"There will be an auction held in the Snake Cave tonight. This is the largest auction this year. It is said that the Honorable Envoy has invited many distinguished guests to attend. I believe the Honorable Envoy himself will also be there. If the thank-you gift is also in the black market, he may also be invited to participate."

Fu Bai's spirits lifted. If he could capture the envoy, it would be a great achievement. He immediately said, "Let's go to the auction!"

Yan Ciwan said, "Why don't we split up into two groups? You go to the auction, and I'll go explore the mirage."

Fu Bai thought about it for a moment and felt that this was a good idea. When the auction was held, everyone's attention would be on the auction, and Mirage's defense would inevitably be much more relaxed, which would be a good opportunity to sneak in secretly.

So he nodded and accepted Yan Ciwan's proposal.

"Just do it."

Xiao Wang wanted to act with Yan Ci Wan, but he couldn't use martial arts and might become a burden to her, so in the end he had to go with Fu Bai and others.

Time passed quickly, and at night, the black market was officially opened to the public. A large number of outsiders poured into the black market, and the originally quiet and empty streets suddenly became extremely noisy.

Yan Ci Wan sat by the window on the second floor of the gambling house and looked out. The street was full of people wearing black cloaks and white masks. They wrapped themselves up so tightly that one could not even tell whether they were men or women, let alone their identities.

Fu Bai, Xiao Wang and others were already ready. Before leaving, Xiao Wang deliberately stuffed the last cigarette into Yan Ciwan's hand.

"If you are in danger, use it. We will come to help you immediately after we see the smoke."

Yan Ciwan took the pipe and said, "You have to be careful not to let anyone recognize your identity."

"You too, be careful."

Yan Ciwan nodded and agreed: "Okay."

Xiao Wang took out a bow and a quiver and said, "I asked Pang Lei for this. You are a good archer, so maybe it will come in handy."

Yan Ciwan accepted the bow and arrow: "Thank you."

Xiao Wang looked at Yan Ciwan who was so close to him and wanted to give her a farewell hug, but his reason told him that he must not do anything beyond the rules. She was about to go on an adventure alone and she had to concentrate. He could not let her have the slightest psychological burden.

Finally he just gave her a gentle smile.

"see you later."

Yan Ciwan also smiled: "Yeah."

She stood by the window on the second floor and watched Xiao Wang, Fu Bai and others walk out of the gambling house.

They were all wearing large black cloaks and uniform white masks on their faces, and they quickly blended into the crowd.

Yan Ciwan retracted his gaze and looked towards the mirage in the distance, and Pang Lei's words rang in his ears -

"Just keep walking along this street, and you will see the Mirage Tower at the end. The Mirage Tower has four floors, with the main entrance in the front and the side entrance on the left. Every time we enter the Mirage Tower from the side entrance, and then wait in the main hall on the first floor with other people who come to deliver money. When Manager Ge, who is in charge of accounting, arrives, he will count all the money in front of everyone. After confirming that it is consistent with the account, he will seal the box on the spot and order someone to carry the box away. At this time, our mission is completed, and we will leave the Mirage Tower from the side entrance as usual. As for what the upper floor of the Mirage Tower looks like, I have never been there and have no idea."

There are a lot of people entering the black market tonight, and they all come for the auction.

As the auction was about to begin, fewer and fewer people came to the black market. Even many businesses on the street temporarily closed their doors and went to the auction in the Snake Cave to join in the fun.

When there were only a few people left on the street, Yan Ci Wan put on a mask, carried a bow and arrow, put on a cloak, pushed the door and walked out of the gambling house.

She walked along the street, glancing at the shops on the street. She found that the shops here sold all kinds of things. At first glance, they were no different from ordinary markets outside.

But everyone who comes here knows that those who can open a shop in the black market are definitely not good people. They are basically fugitives like Jiang Qi who hide here because they have nowhere else to go.

When Yan Ciwan arrived at the end of the street, he saw a four-story mirage. The mirage looked quite luxurious, with flying eaves, brackets, carved beams and painted buildings, and glazed tiles shining brightly under the lights. From a distance, it looked like an underground palace.

There are guards guarding outside the main gate and the side gate. In addition, there are two patrol teams patrolling around the mirage. There are also two watchtowers on the left and right sides of the mirage. There are people on duty on the towers. As long as they find anything wrong, they will immediately blow the horn.

With such tight defense, it is basically impossible for ordinary people to sneak into the Mirage.

But Yan Ciwan is not an ordinary person.

There is no sunlight in the black market, and people can only rely on lanterns, candles, torches and other items for lighting, which results in many dark corners.

Yan Ciwan hid in the shadows, drew his bow and arrow, aiming at the person on the sentry tower.

A breeze blew from somewhere, and the lanterns hanging on the watchtower swayed gently, and the light became flickering.

The scenery in front of the people on the watchtower became blurred for a moment.

Yan Ci Wan seized the opportunity, loosened his fingers, and shot the arrow, hitting the man on the watchtower right in the throat.

The man fell down limply before he could make a sound.

Yan Ciwan fired another arrow and killed the man on the other watchtower.

All this was done silently in just a moment.

The patrol guards below did not find anything unusual and continued to patrol back and forth as usual.

When they walked away, Yan Ciwan displayed his lightness skills, his feet were like the wind, and his figure was as fast as a ghost. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the base of the wall of the mirage.

The main door and the side door were both locked and guarded by guards. It was difficult to enter quietly, so Yan Ciwan chose to go through the window.

All the windows on the first and second floors were closed, but some windows on the third floor were open.

Yan Ciwan jumped up by stepping on the wall, jumped onto the eaves of the second floor, then climbed up along the window, came to the window on the third floor, climbed through the window and sneaked into the house.

This series of actions was extremely quick, and by the time the patrol team turned back, she had disappeared.

Yan Ciwan entered a greenhouse. It was clearly an indoor room, but there were many flowers and plants planted there.

No wonder the windows have to be opened specially, because there are too many flowers and plants and they need ventilation.

There was a maid watering plants in the greenhouse. When she saw someone sneaking in, she was frightened and turned around to run, but Yan Ciwan was too fast and she was soon caught up by Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ciwan pinched the maid's neck with one hand, closed the door with the other hand, and asked in a low voice.

"Have you seen a woman in her fifties? She was abducted from outside."

The maid also had a mask on her face, and she uttered monosyllables in her throat.

Yan Ci Wan thought that she was unable to speak because her neck was being strangled, so he let go of her neck and instead put the Ning Dao on her neck, forcing her to answer his questions.

The maidservant was trembling with fear and could only utter babbling sounds.

Yan Ci Wan realized something was wrong, so she tore off the mask on the maid's face and saw that she was just a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. Then she pinched her chin and forcibly pried open her lips. After looking carefully, she discovered that there was no tongue in her mouth!