"Better safe than sorry. Though Prince De's people are not acting in person, the job still has to be done cleanly and decisively. Prince De values talent above all else; only by handling things beautifully can you win his appreciation," the masked woman said.
"I'll see to it that this matter is handled properly. I forgot to tell you: three of the five rogue cultivators have already arrived and are outside the manor. To avoid alerting the snake in the grass, they have not entered yet. The three of them are keeping watch outside right now. Even if a fly were to fly out of the manor, they would notice it. If we were not seeking absolute certainty and waiting for the others to arrive before acting together, we would already have moved against Xiang Lian'er and the others," Fu Mingyuan said, looking utterly confident.
"Since you have made such arrangements, I am relieved. When I return to report to Prince De, I will recount Manor Lord Fu's merits in full and will not let all your efforts go to waste," the masked woman said.
"Then I must thank you, Fellow Daoist." Fu Mingyuan's face lit up with joy. Had he not done all this precisely to curry favor with Prince De?
Yet, as the two chatted and laughed, the outer protective restriction around the manor suddenly shuddered. Fu Mingyuan and the masked woman's expressions changed drastically at the same time.
"What is going on?" the masked woman asked, her gaze turning gloomy.
"Someone is damaging the manor-protecting formation! It must be the work of a formation expert. Damn it!" Fu Mingyuan flew into a towering rage. He had just boasted to the masked woman, yet the Azure Mandarin Ducks Linked Waters Formation had now been damaged. Without giving it