The struggle between the righteous and evil factions had been going on for a month, showing no signs of abating; on the contrary, it had intensified, creating a tense and lively atmosphere. Meanwhile, the demons were taking advantage of the chaos. Li Molin led the Xuanjia Army to destroy two Daoist sects, and Liuli led more than three hundred divine beasts to destroy five newly established Buddhist temples with relatively weak strength. Now, they were all preparing to attack the next Daoist sect or Buddhist temple.
The righteous path finally realized the crisis of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold." Now, not only are the masters and elders of many Buddhist sects putting pressure on Yuandao Sect, but even some of the Taoist sects are speaking out, demanding that Yuanling hand over Liang Yihan in order to appease the anger of the Buddhist sect and enable the two sides to unite to deal with the demon race.
Under such circumstances, Yuan Daozong was on the verge of losing Liang Yihan.
After Liuli led more than 300 divine beasts to destroy a Buddhist temple, she returned to Mingshan. Liuli had Ge Yiyuan summon several demonic feathered birds scattered throughout the Central Plains. After learning the news, she sneered, "Liang Yihan is useless now. If Yuandao Sect hands him over, it will actually resolve the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism."
At that moment, Liuli sat in the main seat of the west wing hall, while Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan sat in the two seats to her left and right. Yu Xin asked with a smile, "What does Miss plan to do?"
Liu Li looked up at her and asked, "Have you seen Yu Xing these past few days? How is Liang Yihan's situation in the Yuandao Sect?"
Yu Xin smiled wickedly. She stretched out her right hand, and a flash of blue light appeared on her soft hand, suddenly revealing a blue spirit crane. She said with a wicked smile, "I haven't seen it before, but he gave me this spirit crane before. We often use spirit cranes to send messages. I know that you are concerned about Liang Yihan's situation, so I specifically asked Yu Xing. He said that Liang Yihan has been in seclusion for the past month."
Liuli looked at Yu Xin approvingly and praised, "You did a great job with Yu Xing's matter. Now that many sects from both Buddhism and Taoism are putting pressure on Yuandao Sect, what is the attitude of the masters of Yuandao Sect?"
Yu Xin replied with a smile, "I heard from Yu Xing that everyone in the Yuandao Sect except Liu Lingying and Yuan Ling thinks that Liang Yihan should be handed over."
“In that case…” Liuli lowered her eyes and pondered, “then we should hurry up and take action.”
Yu Xin asked in confusion, "What do you mean by 'take action,' young lady? Do you mean you want to kill Liang Yihan? Liang Yihan refuses to come down the mountain no matter what, how can we kill him?"
Liuli remained silent in thought, and Yu Xin also fell silent. Ge Yiyuan, sitting to the side, was drowsy and did not pay any attention to what Liuli and Yu Xin were saying.
After a long while, a smile appeared on Liuli's lips. She looked up at Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan and said with a faint smile, "You two haven't been to the palace before, have you? Why don't I take you to the palace for a visit?"
"What are you going to the palace for?" Yu Xin asked, puzzled.
Ge Yiyuan suddenly perked up. He turned to look at Liuli and said with a smile, "Going to the palace? I've never actually been to the palace before!"
Yu Xin glanced at him and said disdainfully, "You busybody!"
Liuli did not answer Yu Xin's question, but stood up and said, "Let's go, let's set off immediately."
Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan then got up and followed Liuli out of the west side hall, flying straight towards Yingyang City.
The Imperial Palace of Yingyang City, Jingxin Hall.
When Liuli brought Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan here, it was afternoon. It was early winter in October, and the weather had already turned cold.
Liuli and the others landed directly outside the Jingxin Hall, startling the numerous guards. Seeing the two humans and one demon descending from the sky, the guard leader frowned and shouted, "Who are you?!"
Liuli glanced at him silently and walked directly into the Tranquil Heart Hall.
The numerous guards refused to allow it and tried to stop Liuli. Ge Yiyuan snorted and was about to meet the guards.
Liuli continued walking, saying calmly, "Ge Yiyuan, don't kill anyone."
"Yes!" Ge Yiyuan responded loudly, grinning wickedly as he charged toward the guards.
Liuli and Yuxin ignored the fight between Ge Yiyuan and the guards. Yuxin easily pushed aside three or four guards blocking their way, and they walked smoothly into the Jingxin Hall.
The noise outside startled Xuan Yuanhao, who was painting. He looked up at the palace gate at the sound of footsteps and was stunned when he saw Liuli for a moment, then overjoyed.
Xuan Yuanhao emerged from behind his desk and walked towards Liuli, calling out with a smile as he strode forward, "Miss Liuli!"
Liuli nodded slightly and said, "Long time no see, Xuanyuan Hao."
Xuanyuan Hao smiled and nodded. He arrived at the palace gate and turned to look at the argument outside the palace with a puzzled expression. He asked, "What's going on outside?"
Liuli said calmly, "Your guards are blocking us from coming in. The men fighting with them are my subordinates."
Xuanyuan Hao immediately shouted to the outside, "Stop right there, all of you!"
The guards immediately stopped. Xuan Yuanhao looked at the guard leader and said loudly, "All of you remember, from now on, no matter when this young lady comes, you are not allowed to stop her! Do you understand?"
"Yes!" The head guard bowed respectfully and nodded in response.
At this moment, Ge Yiyuan put away his weapon and ran into the hall in a few steps. He looked at Xuan Yuanhao and asked, "You call yourself '朕' (Zhen, the imperial "I"), then you must be the Human Emperor?"
“Ge Yiyuan, do not be rude.” Liuli glanced at him and said in a deep voice.
Ge Yiyuan immediately fell silent, walked to Yu Xin's side, and obediently stood behind Liu Li.
Xuan Yuanhao stared at Liuli with eyes full of joy, as if he couldn't get enough of looking at her. He led Liuli and the others to a seat on the side and said, "Miss, please sit down."
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