Chapter Twenty
After attending the mobilization meeting, Wu Yan returned to the inn.
They happened to run into Xiao Liunian and Maomao, who were having lunch in the lobby.
"Brother Wu Yan, would you like to have something to eat with me?" Xiao Liunian put down his chopsticks and invited.
"Waiter, bring us three more dishes and a bowl of rice!"
"Okay, please wait a moment!"
"Meow!" Thirteen waved its paw at Wu Yan, as if greeting him.
"This cat is so cute!" The world has gained another person who has been captivated by furry creatures.
"I came to the room last night, fed it some snacks, and it's been sleeping on the bed ever since!"
"It's incredibly cute and very intelligent, like a mythical beast, with the imposing presence of a white tiger."
Xiao Liunian successfully showed off his thirteen cats to others once again.
The cat, who was eating, nodded, as if to say, "You're absolutely right."
"How was the conference?" Xiao Liunian put another piece of beef on the cat's plate.
"The Ninth Prince Xiao Yu led the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards, Wu Si, and five thousand of his men to besiege Yan Li. Moreover, the Ninth Prince Xiao Yu himself is extremely skilled in both martial arts and strategy!" Wu Yan said in a low voice.
“Jinyu, both are flawless gems, but sometimes there can only be one gem!” Xiao Liunian said.
Xiao Jin, Xiao Yu, Jin Yu, what wonderful expectations!
"I've heard that Ninth Prince Xiao Yu has been devoted to poetry for many years and has traveled all over the Jinling Dynasty in search of creative inspiration. Why would he come here this time?" Wu Yan was puzzled, but he felt that the person in front of him should know.
"I've heard that when the Ninth Prince was young, he had a beloved woman who was a figure in the martial arts world. Later, this person disappeared, and Xiao Yu has been searching for clues about her for many years." Xiao Liunian began to play the role of a storyteller.
"Disappeared? Could it be that he died at Yan Li's hands?"
"That makes sense."
Wu Yan once again admired his follower; to be able to obtain such confidential information was truly impressive!
If Xiao Liunian knew Wu Yan's inner thoughts, she might reply: There's no other reason, it's just that she's solved the problems so many times that she remembers not only the solution process, but even the punctuation marks in the problems clearly!
"Sir, your dishes are all ready!"
"Let's eat and chat!" Xiao Liunian gestured for Wu Yan to have something to eat as well, since the pastries at Green Cloud Manor probably weren't very good.
A bunch of people gather together, listening to this person talk and that person say something, and then they chatter away together, praising and flattering each other. What kind of appetite is that?
"Mumu, Xiao Yu appeared quite early. According to the plot, Xiao Yu should have appeared later. How come she appeared so soon?"
"Because he found an important clue that I accidentally lost." Xiao Liunian stroked the cat's swollen belly. It was so soft and nice to touch!
I don't know if the other cats are good-tempered. I've heard that cats don't like people touching their furry bellies, but my own cat is very good-tempered!
"Meow?" The cat suddenly sat up and let out a surprised meow.
"As his niece, I couldn't bear to see my ninth uncle's life's efforts come to naught, so it's not wrong for me to lend him a hand," Xiao Liunian said with a smile.
So cute! How can they be so adorable!
"Mumu, you're so nice!" The cat jumped into Xiao Liunian's arms and rubbed against his arm.
"Waiter, the bill!"
"Let's go upstairs and talk!" Xiao Liunian saw that Wu Yan had put down his chopsticks and had almost finished eating, so he put a small piece of silver on the table, and then the two of them and the cat went upstairs.
Go upstairs to Wu Yan's room.
"In the end, it was decided to divide the forces into five groups to attack the Yama Palace."
"The three routes will attack from three directions. One route will guard all the exits at the foot of the mountain, while the other route will guard the other exit of the mountain, which is at the bottom of the cliff."
"Xiao Yu dispatched a thousand imperial guards to each route."
Wu Yan shared the final plan decided at today's meeting with Xiao Liunian.
“Indeed, that cliff is a good place to escape. It seems that the plan was very well arranged this time,” Xiao Liunian agreed.
Indeed, in the world of martial arts, where are there so many fools? Is a cliff always a dead end? There are countless new stories that arise from escaping by jumping off a cliff!
Xiao Liunian said, "Five thousand Imperial Guards, the court is really going all out. There are only about 20,000 Imperial Guards stationed in the capital, but now they have sent five thousand here. It seems that the emperor really wants to kill this Yan Li!"
"What does Miss Liu plan to do next?" Wu Yan asked.
"Go and keep watch over the cliff. There's a lake below the cliff where you can go fishing. You can grill the fish you catch for the cat!" Xiao Liunian squeezed Thirteen's paw.
"Meow!"
Grilled fish! Grilled fish!
"What will be used for communication during this operation?" Xiao Liunian asked.
"Spot Yan Li, signal with a flare, then regroup and surround him to kill him! Every sect has these flares, and I've got two too!" Wu Yan pushed one of the flares in front of Xiao Liunian.
Xiao Liunian put one of the signal flares away.
"I'll offer you tea instead of wine, wishing you all the best for tomorrow!"
Xiao Liunian then carried the cat out of Wu Yan's room, went downstairs, and prepared to continue exploring Fengdu City.
"Mumu, shall we go find Lan Sa and the others?"
"I told them before to be careful and protect their names, and not to meet with them this time!"
Xiao Liunian planned to go to the other side of the cliff to survey the terrain.
"I'm very curious, why didn't Yan Li run away? Could it be that he is so righteous and willing to stand with the people of the Underworld? Is Yan Li really that principled?"
"Maybe!" Xiao Liunian gave an ambiguous answer.
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Below the cliff behind the Yama Palace, a thousand imperial guards and members of several other sects had set up camp, creating quite a lively scene.
You can still faintly hear a few words of conversation.
"This cliff is so high, even if someone has a high level of cultivation, they wouldn't survive if they jumped off from there, right?"
"What if they use tools?"
"The higher-ups must have thought of all this, which is why they arranged for us to come here."
"We'll stay here and guard this place. Yan Li won't be able to escape even if he grows wings!"
And on a large tree not far from the camp.
"Mumu, does Yan Li have a plan to break the deadlock? Is he just waiting for someone to come and kill him? I don't quite believe it."
"Or has his cultivation level broken through, and he can deal with these people with a wave of his hand?"
"Mumu, you must know, just tell me."
The cat wiggled and squirmed in my arms, effortlessly displaying its adorable and charming skills.
"You'll find out tomorrow, no spoilers allowed!" Today, Xiao Liunian successfully resisted the temptation of the cat.
Then Xiao Liunian took out a pastry.
"Snacks!" Thirteen thought, "Tomorrow it is then, let's have some snacks first."
After avoiding the crowd and looking around at the edge of the cliff, Xiao Liunian carried the cat back to the inn in the city.
The next day, three groups of people stormed the Yama Palace. After a fierce battle, corpses lay on the ground, gradually losing their warmth. Some were from the Yama Palace, some from martial arts sects, and some from the imperial guards.
Finally, all the remaining members of the Yama Palace and Yan Li were surrounded in the Hell Pavilion.
"Don't you want this?" Yan Li held a box in his hand, the same style as the one he had seen at the Mo family.
When those present saw the box, the atmosphere suddenly changed. The other half of Tian Yang's treasure was right here. Why not take it?
"Even if you die, this thing will still belong to us. Everyone, once we get the box, we'll share the clues inside!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ninth Prince Xiao Yu drew his sword and charged straight at Yan Li.
Seeing that Xiao Yu had already charged forward with his sword, everyone present, whether they were imperial guards or members of martial arts sects, rushed over as well.
With both sides possessing similar martial arts skills but overwhelming numbers, Yan Li's actions were merely a final struggle. Before dying, Yan Li attempted to destroy the box, but was stopped by Nie Hua.
With this, Yan Li died, all the assassins of the Yama Palace were executed, all the clues to Tian Yang's treasure were collected, and the Yama Palace was destroyed.
Wu Yan watched Yan Li die in the crowd. He felt that things might not be over yet. When no one was paying attention, Wu Yan left the crowd and went to the other side of the cliff.
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