Yan Xiao patiently listened to the guardian's instructions and carried them out without missing a beat. As a result, things went exceptionally smoothly, and apart from taking a little time, there were no obstacles.

Just as Yanxiao was waiting for the guardian's notification and preparing to approach the last lead horse, two people suddenly appeared to her right.

Yan Xiao's eyesight is now vastly different from before. Even at night, by the moonlight, she can make out the faces of those two people quite clearly.

Even without looking at their appearance, just by looking at their clothes, one could tell that these two were the Miao people that the guardian deity had mentioned to her, the two Miao people sent by the Miao elder.

The two looked furtive, huddled together as if talking about something, but because their voices were too soft, even Yan Xiao's hearing was now too sharp to make out what they were saying.

Yan Xiao didn't make things difficult for herself and directly asked the guardian, "Listen to what those two are saying in such a secretive way. Are they plotting something bad?"

The guardian spirit had already resigned itself to its fate. Although it was annoyed to hear Yan Xiao order it to do things so bluntly, it didn't waste its energy arguing anymore (mainly because it couldn't win the argument) and went to do it directly.

Yan Xiao didn't have to wait long before she heard the guardian's voice:

"A good news and a bad news, which do you want to hear first?"

Yan Xiao thought it was childish and had little patience for it, saying:

"Adults don't make choices; just tell me everything at once."

"You're so boring..."

After humming unhappily twice, the guardian deity briefly recounted the conversation between the two to Yan Xiao.

The gist of it is that the Miao elder, for some reason, harbored rebellious intentions against the Miao king, but knew that he would hardly succeed with his own men alone, so he considered cooperating with Lou Guyu.

By cooperating with Lou Guyu, we can not only win over some hidden factions of the Baosheng faction among the Miao people through Lou Guyu, but also cooperate with Shen Muzhi, the ruler of Jiangbei, which will greatly increase our chances of winning.

The Grand Elder sent the two of them here ostensibly to follow the orders of the Miao King and help the barbarian army attack Jiangbei, but in reality, it was a deliberate delay and some underhanded tactics were being used against the barbarian army.

They are currently delaying the Miao King's attack plans, waiting for news from the Grand Elder before deciding on their next move.

The Grand Elder is currently hiding in a small village not far from Jiangbei City. Although it is just a small village, it is the only place Lou Guyu can pass through on his way back to Jiangbei City.

Judging by the time, Lou Guyu will arrive soon, which shows that this elder is quite well-informed.

His purpose there was to meet Lou Guyu and discuss cooperation with him.

If the cooperation is successful, the barbarian army's attack on Jiangbei will be his gift to Jiangbei, which can be seen as a way of showing his sincerity.

However, if the negotiations fail, the Grand Elder will devise a plan to capture Lou Guyu and help the barbarian army conquer Jiangbei, then return to report to the barbarian king. This is what is known as the bad news.

Yan Xiao listened in silence for a moment, carefully recalling the original plot, but couldn't remember any highlight moments of this Grand Elder, so she directly asked the Guardian:

"What role did this person ultimately play in the original storyline?"

The guardian spirit understood her meaning immediately and said speechlessly:

"Don't even think about it. This part wasn't in the original storyline at all. I can't give you much useful information, and I'm not sure how much his changes will affect the plot. Good luck to you."

Yan Xiao is currently in a state of being overwhelmed with debt and has no worries. Hearing this, he was not afraid at all: "It's not a big deal. You don't even need to think about it to know that he just wants to use Lou Guyu and Shen Muzhi to bring down the Miao King and then take the throne himself."

Since it's about exploitation, we can just exploit each other. We'll deal with the rest after we've killed the Miao King and the Barbarian King.

The guardian angel sneered, "You're really optimistic. Don't end up doing all the work for someone else."

Yanxiao disliked hearing discouraging words the most, so she didn't respond to his comment at all, but instead asked with great interest:

"What tricks did the Grand Elder have these two do? Is there any way to achieve the desired effect without going through them?"

The guardian blinked slightly, looking somewhat confused, but when it realized what Yan Xiao was planning, its eyes immediately lit up.

"Are you trying to undermine us? This way, the Grand Elder's bargaining chips in the negotiation with Lou Guyu will be reduced by half."

Yan Xiao raised her head arrogantly, curled her lips and said, "Weren't you just worried that I would be doing all the work for someone else?"

"I was too shallow. How could I forget that anyone you set your sights on is destined to be skinned alive, and I am no exception."

While the two were talking, the two Miao people had already left. Seeing this, Yan Xiao quickly said:

"Alright, let's get down to business. What's the Grand Elder's backup plan?"

The guardian deity didn't keep them in suspense and replied directly: "They took advantage of the barbarian king's lack of vigilance towards the Miao king and placed a Gu poison on the Miao king and several Miao generals. The Gu poison is called 'Seeing Worry.' The super-controlling mother Gu can make the person who is poisoned fall into a coma and also cause them to hallucinate and not be able to distinguish friend from foe."

Yan Xiao was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, thinking that since she didn't have the mother Gu, she had no way to bypass the Grand Elder and attack the Miao King.

Just as she was thinking this, she heard the guardian spirit continue, "In the past, even if you knew about this, there was nothing you could do."

But things are different now. Your saintly physique has been fully restored, and thanks to the energy within your body that I can't even comprehend, the abilities your physique can exert are now on a completely different level.

With my help, we'll steal the mother Gu after we're done. Just listen to me; it's perfectly feasible.

Yan Xiao immediately perked up upon hearing this, and her attitude towards the guardian deity improved significantly.

"As expected of the guardian of the world, with your full support, this world will definitely not collapse."

This was the first time Yanxiao had ever complimented him. After hearing it, the guardian felt completely comfortable, and even his small chest perked up a bit.

Initially somewhat reluctant to help Yanxiao, they have now become much more enthusiastic.

"That's right, I'm a god, how could such a small thing be difficult for me?"

Now there's only one lead horse left. Let's hurry up and get down to business. Once we're done, we'll go with me to steal the Mother Gu.

Yan Xiao listened to the guardian's words, a faint smile appearing on her lips. She felt as if she knew how to 'enslave' this guardian.

This guardian deity's mind is not much bigger than his appearance; he's actually quite easy to fool, just praise him a lot.

She coughed lightly to suppress her laughter and said seriously:

"Okay, whatever you say. This world depends on you to save it."

"Hmph! You should have done this sooner. If you had listened to me earlier, things wouldn't have turned out like this."

Ah! This god is magnanimous and won't hold it against you. There's no one around now. Go hide behind the wooden barrel in the southwest direction, and turn left in two breaths~