Fantasy: My Wife is the Empress, and Our Cute Kids Wreak Havoc in the Nine Provinces – Chapter 172

Chapter 172: First Dig Out the Formation’s Foundation, Then Split the Imperial Capital

“Big Brother, so this is the Imperial Capital. It looks about the same size as the Provincial Capital of our province.”

Chu Xin, riding on the head of the Two-Headed Fire Dragon Xi, looked at the huge mansion below, a hint of doubt flashing in her big, round eyes.

Wasn’t the Imperial Capital supposed to be very big? This seems a bit different from the legendary Imperial Capital.

Long Shaoyu’s heart tightened. Could this brat see through their facade?

To avoid being exposed, he had ordered people to replace the plaque of the Cangzhou Provincial Governor’s Mansion with one that read “Imperial Capital.”

“However, it looks much more imposing than the Provincial Capital of our province,” Chu Chen chimed in.

Long Shaoyu quickly said, “Of course, this is the Imperial Capital. It’s naturally more impressive than a Provincial Capital. Come, let me arrange a place for you to stay.”

“Okay, thank you, Big Brother.”

Chu Xin and Chu Chen nodded in unison.

They had never been to the Imperial Capital before and didn’t know what it looked like, so they naturally didn’t have much doubt.

Moreover, Chu Xin had secretly placed an Oath Talisman on Long Shaoyu. If Long Shaoyu lied, the talisman would activate. Since the talisman showed no abnormalities, the siblings naturally wouldn’t suspect Long Shaoyu of lying.

The group landed in the mansion. Long Shaoyu instructed the Square-Faced Youth and the Young Archer to take Chu Xin and Chu Chen to the best courtyard to rest, while he went to the main hall to meet his mother and discuss how to deceive the two brats.

“You two can stay here for now. If you need anything, you can send someone to find us. Also, since you two are not familiar with the Imperial Capital, don’t rush to go sightseeing. Once our Young Master is done with his tasks, he will personally take you two around the Imperial Capital,” the Young Archer advised.

Everyone within the Provincial Governor’s Mansion would unconditionally obey Long Shaoyu’s orders. But if they went outside the mansion, anyone they asked would expose the truth.

Originally, activating the protective formation and preventing anyone from entering or leaving would have been the best option. But that would inevitably arouse the suspicion of the two brats. Long Shaoyu simply arranged for people to monitor the courtyard, and any disturbance would be reported to him immediately.

“Don’t worry, we won’t run out of the Imperial Capital,” Chu Xin and Chu Chen assured, patting their little chests.

They had come specifically for the Imperial Capital, and they would absolutely not leave before splitting it open and rescuing their mother.

“Good!”

The Young Archer nodded and left with the Square-Faced Youth, leaving two servants waiting outside the courtyard.

Chu Xin closed the door and threw out a few formation stones, setting up an array within the room to prevent eavesdropping.

“Sister, let’s go split open the Imperial Capital and rescue Mother,” Chu Chen urged impatiently as soon as the formation was set up.

He couldn’t sit still, excited at the thought of seeing his mother soon.

“Hold on!”

Chu Xin jumped onto a high stool in front of the table, her little legs dangling. She drank her beast milk calmly and said, “In our village, Auntie Long’s Provincial Capital had a protective formation. This Imperial Capital must have one too. And it’s probably more powerful than the one in our village and Auntie Long’s Provincial Capital. We might not be able to split it open. We need to plan carefully how to rescue Mother.”

“I see.”

Chu Chen sat on the other side, took a sip of his beast milk, and suddenly asked, “Oh right, didn’t Dad come to the Imperial Capital to rescue Mother? Is he here?”

Chu Xin wiped the milk from the corner of her mouth and said, “Dad is so fast, he must have arrived long ago.”

“Then should we wait for Dad to make a move?” Chu Chen suggested.

*Smack!*

Chu Xin reached out her little white hand and lightly tapped Chu Chen’s head, saying in an annoyed tone, “Brother, are you stupid? We snuck out. If Dad finds out, he’ll definitely spank us. If we can rescue Mother, she’ll protect us, and Dad won’t dare to hit us.”

“That makes sense.”

Chu Chen rubbed his little head and asked, “Does Sister have a plan to rescue Mother?”

Chu Xin fell silent, sucking on her pacifier.

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Chu Chen stared at his sister with his big, round eyes, waiting for her perfect plan.

After a moment, Chu Xin suddenly slapped her little hand on the table, startling the unsuspecting Chu Chen.

“Sister, why are you so jumpy? You scared me,” Chu Chen said, patting his chest and giving Chu Xin a look of slight resentment.

Chu Xin giggled and said, “I have a plan.”

“What plan?” Chu Chen quickly asked.

“First, we need to dig up the formation treasures so they can’t activate the formation. That way, we can safely split open the Imperial Capital,” Chu Xin said seriously.

“Okay, let’s do it.”

Chu Chen nodded vigorously, took out his Treasure-Digging Hoe from his Spatial Ring, and prepared to go out.

“Silly brother, what are you doing?”

Chu Xin stopped him.

“Going to dig for treasure,” Chu Chen replied, confused. “Didn’t Sister say we need to dig up the formation treasures first so they can’t activate the formation?”

Chu Xin facepalmed, looking exasperated. She explained patiently, “I just sensed that there are many people outside. If you go out like that with your hoe, you’ll be discovered immediately. Do you really think they’re two-year-olds, so easily fooled?”

“That’s true.”

Chu Chen scratched his bun hairstyle, chuckled, and asked, “Then what do we do?”

Chu Xin took out a Puppet Mouse from her Spatial Ring and attached a Concealment Talisman to it. “We’ll use this to scout for treasure and record the locations of all the formation treasures. Then we’ll dig a tunnel directly from here, use Mimicry Talismans to imitate the auras of those formation treasures, and then we can dig them up without being discovered.”

“Sister is so smart.”

Chu Chen suddenly understood. He also took out a bunch of Puppet Mice from his Spatial Ring and, following his sister’s example, attached Concealment Talismans to them to prevent them from being detected.

A swarm of Puppet Mice burrowed into the ground from the room, spreading throughout the entire “Imperial Capital” to search for the hidden treasures used to set up the formation.

Chu Xin and Chu Chen sat on their stools, closing their eyes and sensing the information transmitted back by the Puppet Mice.

“Found it! Let’s dig!”

After a while, Chu Chen opened his eyes, took out his Treasure-Digging Hoe, and started digging directly in the room, stuck out his little butt.

Chu Xin thought for a moment, took out two puppets from her Spatial Ring, and placed them in the room. She attached Mimicry Talismans to them, simulating her and Chu Chen’s auras. She also placed a talisman on the door, so if anyone knocked, she would sense it and return to the room in time.

After doing all this, she brandished her Treasure-Digging Hoe and began digging a tunnel.

The two were extremely fast at digging, and with the sound-masking formation, no one outside could hear the commotion inside.

The siblings split up, each responsible for a different area.

All the excavated soil and rocks were collected by the siblings into their Spatial Rings to avoid arousing suspicion.

“We’re here!”

After a long time, Chu Xin stopped and lay on the tunnel, looking at the formation treasure glowing in front of her. Then, she took out a stone from her Spatial Ring, attached a Mimicry Talisman to it, simulated the aura of the formation treasure, and replaced it. This way, as long as the formation wasn’t actively activated, no one would notice anything amiss.