Seven Stars' Scheme

"So these Fangshi really were working for the Seven Stars Bureau of Military Affairs?"

Mo Yun looked at the pile of seized waist plaques, medicinal ingredients, and Talismans of every kind on the table.

"Yes, they made no attempt to hide their identities." Yan Qing nodded. "In other words, they knew that no one but Seven Stars could assemble such a Fangshi squad. There were six in total: two from Gao State, two from Feng State, one Kun Technique practitioner from Mao State, and an Xu State Fangshi as their leader. The highest-ranked among them was Myriad-Edge, while the rest were all above Inquiry Dao. In the past, this team alone would have rivaled the strength of a provincial Bureau of Military Affairs."

"I also found a group at the Shen-Liu border, likely the reserve force waiting to receive this Fangshi squad," Qian added. "However, there were no Qi Sense Users among them. After intercepting all fifty-odd men, I handed them over to Anshen City for custody and only brought their commanding general back."

"That is enough." Mo Yun rubbed her temple and revealed a bitter smile. "It seems we truly ought to credit Fang Xiandao with a great merit this time."

Though she had long known that the Seven Stars Bureau of Military Affairs would not easily let go of Qi State's territory, their response seemed to have come even faster than expected.

"Indeed. I thought it would already be impressive if half that brat's divinations could be trusted, but the result turned out rather accurate." Yan Qing shrugged. "I just wonder why he was always so off when we fought the Ten-State Allied Army. His success rate at reading hexagrams was worse than Old Madam Fang's."

"Other than their names and identities, did you get anything else out