Li Ping'an grew increasingly certain that something was wrong with Tang Zhen. In fact, he had already pieced together the whole chain of events in his mind.
Tang Zhen's true identity was a member of the Evil Sect-or rather, an undercover agent of Great Yu.
His goal was to lure Li Ping'an, an Alchemist, or others out of Shushan.
Then seize the opportunity to kill him.
But why had they set their sights on him?
Most likely, after observing him, they had decided his alchemy skills were quite good.
Killing him would reduce Shushan's supply of spirit medicine.
Perhaps they had an even bigger plan to follow.
Wiping out Shushan's entire younger generation of Alchemists...
Of course, all of this was Li Ping'an's own conjecture.
There was no actual evidence.
Perhaps he was overthinking things.
Still, thinking a little further ahead was always a good thing.
Caution kept a boat sailing for ten thousand years.
During this time, Li Ping'an had been handing over his remaining work, making sure everything was properly arranged.
Before Qingfeng left, he had secured a good assignment for him.
Guarding Shushan's Underground Prison.
First, Shushan's prison was highly secure.
From the inside out, there were nine layers of restraints, guarded by three Seventh Rank elders.
It was divided into the Twelve Prisons and the Eight Offices.
Under them served four Sixth Rank and three Fifth Grade Langguan.
Aside from the defensive restrictions, there were also three signaling talismans in case of emergencies.
Second, the work was easy, leaving Li Ping'an plenty of time to cultivate.
Third, he would attract no attention in the prison and would not have to worry about anyone coming to cause trouble.
With the situation as it was, no one could say for certain what would happen next.
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