Upon arriving at the temple, Yang Huan had his belongings moved to the "storeroom," locked the door himself, and then invited people to the front hall to discuss matters of seeking refuge.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries...

Xu Dafu asked, "Where is the prince? Why doesn't he come out? Could it be that he looks down on me because I'm just a rough man and doesn't want to see me?"

Yang Huan said, "How could that be? It's late now, and it would be inconvenient for Your Highness. We will meet again tomorrow."

Xu Dafu revealed a lewd smile, "I understand, I understand."

He glanced behind Yang Huan and saw that the four guards had solid lower bodies, steady breathing, and restrained eyes, indicating that they were skilled in martial arts. In addition, there were also guards outside, no wonder they dared to let him in.

Damn it, right now he's like a lamb to the slaughter.

That woman had better be confident, or she'll get me killed!

Just then, a ragged man came in and whispered something in Yang Huan's ear, causing Yang Huan's expression to change.

His gaze sharpened as he looked at Xu Dafu. "Chief Xu, are you perhaps two-timing me?"

Xu Dafu's heart skipped a beat, but as expected of a gang leader, he remained calm on the surface. "What do you mean by that?"

Yang Huan sneered, "Your Fuyu Cuobang only recently pledged allegiance to Ziyang Peak, and now you're coming to pledge allegiance to us? Guards!"

"Wait!"

Xu Dafu said, "Sir, your information network is truly impressive. That's right, I did go to General Mountain, but that was to attack Black Wind Stronghold. I wanted to use Xie Xiao's head as a pledge of loyalty to the Prince. Who knew that Li Ruo was so cunning? I was defeated, and in a fit of anger, I came here to join the Prince. I'll follow the Prince and wipe them out in a stomp of glory, avenging my humiliation."

He spoke with righteous indignation and eloquence, and his square face exuded a power that inspired belief.

But Yang Huan wasn't easily fooled. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Regardless, first, you'll have to trouble Chief Xu to come down the mountain with me. We'll have your five thousand brothers surrender first. Men, tie up Chief Xu and the others—"

"I'll tie you up, you bastard!"

Before Yang Huan could finish speaking, Xu Dafu overturned the table in front of him and threw it at Yang Huan.

With a bang, Yang Huan's bodyguard kicked the table over and grabbed at Xu Dafu.

Xu Dafu cursed "Damn it!" and ran away.

If you don't run, are you just waiting to be slaughtered?

He ran and cursed: "Li Ruo, you damned woman, don't let me—" Before he could finish his thought, several loud "bang bang bang" sounds came from the backyard.

Everyone was startled when someone in the temple shouted, "Something terrible has happened! The kitchen and courtyard are on fire!"

Thick smoke billowed out!

Xu Dafu was overjoyed and called the brothers who were carrying the gifts, including Chen He and Xiao Yu, to go down the mountain to meet the brothers.

That's right, Chen He and Xiao Yu were among the people who carried the gifts, and there was a hidden compartment in the box they were carrying, where Li Ruo was hiding.

Fifteen minutes ago, Li Ruo went into the warehouse and came out of the box. Upon closer inspection, she realized it wasn't a warehouse at all; Yang Huan was cunning, it was just a small house.

The door was locked. Li Ruo took the entire house, not even a single brick or tile.

Needless to say, those gifts were naturally returned to her space.

After leaving the house, she wandered around and found only a few hundred kilograms of grain in a small storeroom next to the Taoist temple's kitchen. Other than that, there was nothing.

That Prince of Jiangning! He must be a cunning rabbit with multiple burrows, hiding his provisions elsewhere.

pity!

Fearing that Xu Dafu wouldn't be able to hold out for long, she poured gasoline into the woodshed next to the kitchen, set it on fire, and threw in several canisters of alcohol.

First, it was a signal to the brothers.

Secondly, she lured Yang Huan's people to the backyard so she could collect statues of deities like the Jade Emperor and the Three Pure Ones from the front yard.

It's time for the gods to move to a different place.

At the same time, seeing the flames and thick smoke, the brothers on the shore, led by Old Wang, began to charge.

"Beep beep beep—"

"Brothers, charge!"

Four thousand men, plus the rockets and oil that Li Ruo gave them, were a motley crew, but they were still quite intimidating.

Despite the fact that the Prince of Jiangning had left behind more than 5,000 soldiers, they were forced to retreat to the mountains.

Li Ruo and her group worked together from the inside and outside. On the way, she knocked out a soldier, put on his clothes, set fires, shouted for help, and at the same time collected things from the kitchen to the side rooms. As long as the system didn't issue a warning, it meant no one was watching, and she kept collecting things.

Yang Huan was besieged from both sides. On one hand, he sent people to the front to resist, and on the other hand, he led his experts and soldiers to the backyard to put out the fire and capture people. He was inevitably in a bit of a panic.

Especially when I saw that the room that had been locked earlier was now completely gone, I was stunned!

How did they manage to do that?!

"elder brother."

"son!"

Yang Huan's younger sister, Yang Ying, and their parents ran out, all looking disheveled and wearing only their undergarments.

"What happened? Our room suddenly disappeared!" Yang Ying said.

They were asleep when they were woken up by a banging sound. Before they were even dressed, everything suddenly disappeared, and a cold wind made them shiver.

"Could it be that Laozi (the Supreme Lord Lao) has manifested his power?" Yang Huan's mother said, as she was a devout believer.

People in the temple worship the gods every day.

Just as he finished speaking, a servant ran over, "My lord, something terrible has happened! The Four Imperial Palaces, the Jade Emperor's Palace..."

"What's wrong?"

When everyone rushed over, they were shocked to find that the Four Imperial Palaces and the Jade Emperor Palace were gone.

They quickly ran to the Sanqing Hall.

The Sanqing Hall still stands.

But Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and Daode Tianzun, also known as Taishang Laojun, are all gone!

Suddenly, another "bang!" someone shouted, "Holy crap, Wang Lingguan is gone!"

"And there are also the Earth God and Earth Goddess!"

Yang Huan led his men to the front hall, and damn it, not only were the statues of gods gone, but even the carvings of the Azure Dragon on the left and the White Tiger on the right on the gate were nowhere to be found!

Yang's mother turned pale. "It's all over. Have we committed some terrible sin that even the gods have abandoned us?"

Smelling the kerosene, Yang Huan gritted his teeth in anger, "It must be that woman's doing! Go after her!"

The entire Huaqing Temple was in chaos and turmoil.

In the chaos, Xu Dafu, Xiao Yu, and others managed to escape and were reunited with their comrades below.

"Charge forward and save Miss Li!" Xiao Yu said.

It must be said that Miss Li was both highly skilled and incredibly daring.

They actually ventured deep into the tiger's den.

What they didn't know was that Li Ruo was better able to get things done by herself; having more people would only slow her down the process of collecting things.

By now, she had already left the gate of Huaqing Temple and was heading towards the territory of the Prince of Runan.

The Huaning Temple, where the Prince of Runan resides, is quite far from the Huaqing Temple. The refugees in the surrounding area often come to him for help, which can be quite noisy. He is unaware of what has happened at the temple.

Moreover, Zhang Shu'er actually woke up that night!

"That's wonderful, may Buddha protect us!" the old lady said.

She miraculously survived the flood, praying to the gods and Buddhas every day for her granddaughter to wake up quickly. Sure enough, Buddha heard her prayers.

Zhang Shu'er's eyes were glazed and filled with terror, her hoarse voice repeatedly calling out, "Li...Li, Ruo..."