Old Qian and his companion did not take Luohua Manor seriously, but they understood the saying, "Despise the enemy strategically, take them seriously tactically."
So before entering the manor, they carefully investigated Luohua Manor's situation.
They had quite a few channels for gathering information. Besides friends among cultivators, they also sounded out people who had attended the ceremony and learned quite a lot. Then they made inquiries around Yang City as well, spending seven or eight days in total.
Honestly, the more they learned, the more alarmed they became. Luohua Manor's influence in the secular world was not to be underestimated either.
Of course, this did not affect their resolve to act. Originally, they had also planned to investigate Feng Jun's hometown, but then Yang City received this sleet.
Sleet was ideal weather for sneaking in at night. If they gave up this opportunity, as the weather grew colder, the next snowfall would likely be pure snow, which would instead hinder their operation.
Still, their operation this time could not be called rushed. They simply had not thoroughly and completely understood their opponent.
But they had already figured out most of Luohua Manor's situation. In fact, they had obtained precise satellite maps—it was not difficult to do so.
To say nothing else, they could get it entirely through people at the Agriculture and Forestry Department. Moreover, many on-site surveys for maps were outsourced to labor service companies, making the relevant materials even easier to obtain.
After analyzing the maps, they noticed the lush bamboo forest in the valley and concluded that there had to be something unusual there.
However, they had ultimately underestimated the manor's security.
They chose to enter through a stretch of steep rock. Luohua Manor had cameras there as well, but no alarms. After Old Qian climbed