And their parish center is on both sides of the Liao River.

Hexi is still the control area of the Ming Dynasty, they dare not go too deep, and Liaodong is the territory of the Jurchens, and the Jurchens there are too strong, and they are not willing to go.

On this day, Yu Yuqian had just rushed from a diocese to Liaoyang. A horse-drawn carriage with her caught her eye. It was an ordinary horse-drawn carriage, driven by a middle-aged man in his forties. Although he deliberately bent his body, Yu Yuqian still saw that this was a tall and burly man.

Because the Jurchens and Mongols in Liaodong, whether male or female, rode horses and did not ride carriages at all, while the Han people generally had a low status here and had no carriages to sit on. Except for the occasional businessman who came here to depreciate goods, to the west of the Liao River, there are hardly any horse-drawn carriages to be seen today.

Although the owner of the horse pretended to be a merchant, he did not stop to trade with people as he passed through the villages and towns. As a result, Yu Yuqian became suspicious.

Jiu Niang, who was following Yu Yuqian, also noticed this. Jiuniang is a new disciple of Yu Yuqian after she came to Liaodong. When she was in Shandong, Jiuniang was originally the top brand of a green house. Because she is also a disciple of the Wenxiang Sect, when Shandong was in turmoil, she fled to Liaodong with others.

Yu Yuqian once saw her being bullied by a Jurchen when she was visiting the diocese, so she rescued her. Since then, Jiuniang has followed Yu Yufu's side. Yu Yufu also happened to lack such a cronie in the sect as an assistant, and the ten Han people sent to him by Nurhachi could only help her take care of some small things at home and deal with the affairs of the sect, but they couldn't do it.

And this Jiuniang is sophisticated and shrewd, plus she used to be in the Qinglou and had contact with all kinds of characters, she is more sophisticated than Yu Yuqian in many aspects. In addition, she is beautiful and beautiful, which is very helpful when expanding the followers. So, Yu Yuqian took her as a disciple. This is the first disciple that Yu Yuqian officially accepted in this life.

At this time, seeing the carriage hurrying past a large village where the Jurchens gathered, Jiu Niang whispered in Yu Yuqian's ear, "Master, I see that carriage is a little suspicious. Could it be the Jinyi Wei secret agent sent by the imperial court to secretly investigate our Smelling Fragrance Sect? ”

Yu Yuqian nodded, "Very likely." Although the carriage looked like a merchant, it did not stop for business. Suspicious indeed. This matter is very important, Jiu Niang, you immediately find two brothers in the sect to secretly follow this carriage. See where they went and who they connected with. ”

Jiuniang promised and went to do it immediately.

The next day, Yu Yuqian led Jiuniang into Liaoyang City. Soon after entering the city, he saw two sect brothers sent by Jiu Niang greet him.

"What, has the carriage come to Liaoyang?" Yu Yuqian was also a little surprised to see the two brothers sent to follow the carriage appear here.

"Yes. Our brothers followed him all the way and saw with our own eyes the city they had entered last night. A black-faced man in his mid-thirties whispered.

"Have you ever seen them connect with someone?"

"As soon as the master and servant entered the city, they stayed at the inn, and never came out again." The black-faced man said.

Jiuniang glanced at Yu Yuqian, "Master, I'm afraid something is wrong!" It's already afternoon. I saw that they were in a hurry, as if they were in a hurry, and how could they not come out when they entered the inn! ”

Yu Yuqian nodded, "You take us to the inn to have a look." ”

The black-faced man hurriedly led Yu Yuqian and Jiu Niang to the inn.

This is an ordinary small inn, Yu Yuqian showed the token issued to her by the fine camp, and the innkeeper let them in without asking.

The black-faced man led the two to the room where the carriage and servant were staying.

The room was quiet, and there was not a single sound from the outside. Yu Yuqian felt that something was wrong when she saw this scene.

Jiu Niang gently poked open the window paper with her fingers and looked in.

Yu Yuqian stood quietly aside.

"Master, there's no one inside." Jiu Niang looked at it twice, then turned to Yu Yuqian and said.

"What? No one? I saw those two guys enter this room! And I let Xiaoyu keep an eye on it all the time! How is this possible. When the black-faced man heard that there was no one inside, he couldn't help but be anxious.

Yu Yuqian gently slapped at the door, and the door opened. Several people rushed into the house. The room was empty, and the bedding on the bed was still neatly folded.

The black-faced man's face was even darker. "Light rain, light rain!"

A seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy heard the call and hurried from the backyard.

"I ask you, what about the person I let you see?" The black-faced man asked loudly at the boy.

"In, in......" the boy just wanted to say here! But in the blink of an eye, there was still the shadow of those two guys in the room.

"Where's the man?" The black-faced man shouted angrily. This is the first time he has done something for the big chief, but he didn't expect it to be like this, the black-faced man only felt that this kid had embarrassed himself in front of the big chief, and he stretched out his hand to fight.

"I've made you keep an eye on people, you're fucking lazy for me, aren't you?" Before he finished speaking, the black-faced man's hand had already hit the young man's face.

Yu Yuqian stretched out her hand and gently grabbed the black-faced man's hand.

The black-faced man shot angrily this time, and the strength in his hand was really not small, but he was easily held by Yu Yuqian and couldn't move. The black-faced man really convinced Yu Yuqian. In the past, he had only heard some things about the big leader Yu Yuqian from the mouths of others, saying that she had special skills. He didn't quite believe it yet, but this time, he really did. At the same time, the worship of Yu Yuqian is also more sincere.

"You don't have to blame him. These two guys didn't walk through the main entrance. Yu Yuqian said, letting go of the black-faced man's arm, walking to the door and picking up the deadbolt that fell on the ground.

"The door was bolted from the inside, and the window was hidden. Apparently they jumped out of the window. In other words, they've actually noticed that someone is following them.

These two guys deceived our eyes and ears and slipped away quietly, which shows that there is something wrong with them. We have to find them right away. ”

Yu Yuqian cut the way categorically.

"It's okay! I have a way to find them. "Jiu Niang said." I had sprinkled a special incense powder on the coachman's body. Once this kind of incense powder is touched on the body, it will not be dispersed for ten days and half a month, and its fragrance cannot be smelled by ordinary people's noses, so it is not easy to be noticed. But dogs can easily identify it.

All we need to do is find a dog and let him lead the way, and we'll be able to find this person quickly. ”

When Yu Yuqian heard this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. I don't know what the identities of these two people are. If it was really the Jinyi Guard sent by the imperial court to secretly investigate their Smelling Fragrance Sect, she would have to keep them no matter what. Otherwise, it will leave a great hidden danger to the brothers in the sect on both sides of the Liao River.

Since being elected as the big leader by everyone, Yu Yuqian has begun to consider the interests of the brothers in the sect first in everything she does.

When the black-faced man heard this, he scolded Xiaoyu, who was still standing by in a daze, "Why don't you go find the dog yet!" ”

Xiaoyu came to her senses and hurriedly went out to find the dog.

Jiu Niang saw Xiaoyu leading in a half-sized puppy, so she took out a small packet of medicinal powder from her arms, sniffed it for the dog first, and then put it away.

The dog sniffed the powder in Jiu Niang's hand, walked around the house, and then turned to the outside of the house. After a round in the courtyard of the inn, the dog led them to the courtyard wall of the inn.

Yu Yuqian saw a trace of climbing under the courtyard wall, and knew that these two guys must have climbed over the wall from here. So the people led the dog and chased after him.

The greyhound walked and stopped, and after about half an hour, everyone came to an alley. Yu Yuqian saw a tall gatehouse in the alley, and she quickly stopped everyone.

There is such a noble family in this alley, Yu Yuqian has to be careful.

Everyone looked up at the plaque on the gatehouse, which read the words "Li Mansion". Yu Yuqian recognized that this was the mansion of Nurhachi's son-in-law Li Yongfang. Although Li Yongfang is a general of the Ming Dynasty, he is one of Nurhachi's most trusted people.