The Thirteenth Prince received the imperial decree and left the palace overnight, rushing to Songjiang Prefecture without stopping. The Seventeenth Prince had already received the secret letter and was waiting for the Thirteenth Prince. After these days of tracking and investigation, the Seventeenth Prince had not only lost a lot of weight, but also looked unshaven and exhausted. Upon seeing the Thirteenth Prince, he excitedly grabbed him and was about to introduce the situation he had gathered.
Thirteenth Prince felt a pang of sympathy and interrupted Seventeenth Prince, pointing at Seventeenth Prince's face and frowning as he asked, "Seventeenth Brother, what's wrong..." Seventeenth Prince was taken aback, reached up to stroke his beard, and chuckled, "Hey... Time is of the essence, and Fourth Brother is waiting for my news. I haven't even had time to get myself ready..."
The Thirteenth Prince sighed and said apologetically, "You've really suffered. It's no wonder Fourth Brother trusted you. I really don't know what Fourteenth Brother was thinking, getting involved with a heretical witch as a prince..."
The Seventeenth Master pulled the Thirteenth Master to the desk, had someone bring over a map, and spread it out, saying, "Don't underestimate these women. They are all clever and cunning, and they appear and disappear unpredictably. They are good at disguise, and there are many of them. They have changed routes countless times along the way. If I hadn't been chasing them relentlessly, it would have been difficult to find their trail..."
Seventeenth Master pointed to a small island in the sea on the map and said to Thirteenth Master, "Look... their lair is right here!"
After scanning the map, Thirteenth Master exclaimed, "This island is inconvenient to enter and exit, and it's remote and isolated. It's truly a place that's easy to defend and difficult to attack..." Seventeenth Master nodded and said, "Yes, the island is located in the middle of the sea, and the entire sea area is within their surveillance range. If we make the slightest move, the people on the island could escape directly from the other side of the island. It's really difficult to attack..."
Thirteenth Master remained silent, then said angrily, "If it were up to me, we would just storm in and catch them off guard, annihilating the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop. But Fourth Brother doesn't want this matter to get out and plans to secretly arrest Fourteenth Brother..."
The seventeenth brother nodded and said, "Fourth brother still considered the brotherhood and did not kill fourteenth brother. It's just that fourteenth brother is still unrepentant, which is why he ended up like this. We brothers are powerless to help him."
Thirteenth Master patted Seventeenth Master on the shoulder and advised, "Don't think too much about it. Let's focus on handling the matter at hand first."
Seventeenth Master roused himself and carefully explained the geography and general situation to Thirteenth Master again. Thirteenth Master, after listening, felt that things were not as simple as he had imagined, and said with difficulty, "Capturing Fourteenth Brother alive and eradicating the White Lotus Sect will be very difficult..."
Seventeenth Master said, "Thirteenth Brother is right. The White Lotus Sect still has many followers throughout the country. Even if we wipe out their stronghold, we can't eliminate them all."
Thirteenth Master stared at the map, pondering for a long time before finally snapping out of his daze. He looked at Seventeenth Master excitedly and said, "To shoot a man, shoot his horse first; to capture a man, capture his king first! Since we can't wipe them all out in one fell swoop, why not just capture their leader alive, then behead him and display his head to intimidate the other followers..."
Seventeenth Master's eyes gleamed, and he clapped his hands excitedly, saying, "That's right! How come I didn't think of this? If we can capture the White Lotus Sect leader alive, the White Lotus Sect will fall apart and become a disorganized mess without a leader. Then it will be much easier to wipe them out one by one..."
The two hit it off immediately and began to secretly plan an attack on the sea route.
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