Thinking of this, Fu Liyuan felt terrible. Yuecheng was in dire straits, and they were sending a young girl over? Wasn't that just ridiculous?
Before he could finish thinking, he caught a glimpse of someone entering through the door.
The group was led by a woman in a tight-fitting outfit, followed by another woman and two men.
Fu Liyuan's gaze lingered on Xiao Yuanhuai, scrutinizing him for a long time without any attempt to conceal it.
Xiao Yuanhuai allowed him to look him over.
After a while, Fu Liyuan turned his gaze back to Ning Yao.
She was somewhat different from the little girl he remembered, but her face was becoming more and more like Empress Zhaohui's.
However, the two sisters have completely different personalities; one is as aloof as an angel, and the other is as bright as the blazing sun.
"Ning Yao greets the General!"
Fu Liyuan's expression was unpleasant, and he immediately spoke rudely.
"What are you doing here? Don't you understand this is a battlefield? Doesn't your father understand either? What's wrong with him? Isn't it better to stay in Licheng? Why did he have to come here to risk his life?"
"I will report this to His Majesty and have him punished for his family's improper conduct and lax discipline!"
Ning Yao rarely showed a hint of speechlessness.
She said, "My father didn't know I was coming to Yuecheng. As for whether the general will impeach him or not, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm already here."
Fu Liyuan was speechless, looking at Ning Yao with disapproval. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Ning Yao continue speaking.
"General, have the Tianyun Sect members intervened in this battle?"
Fu Liyuan's expression changed: "How did you know?"
His military report was only sent two days ago, so it shouldn't have reached His Majesty yet.
Besides, the capital is thousands of miles away from Licheng, so how did this girl know that?
Ning Yao noticed his confusion and briefly recounted what had happened at Kunlun Ridge.
She concealed the matter of the Netherworld Divine Tree, only saying that the disciples of the Heavenly Cloud Sect set fire to the mountain in an attempt to destroy the dragon vein of the Yan Kingdom!
As expected, upon hearing this, Fu Liyuan's resolute face revealed a hint of anger.
"Truly, he harbors wolfish ambitions!"
Fu Liyuan's gaze towards Ning Yao changed at this moment, and he turned to talk to her about the situation in Yuecheng.
"Xia Kingdom?" Ning Yao raised an eyebrow and glanced thoughtfully at Xiao Yuanhuai.
Xiao Yuanhuai also did not expect that the Xia Kingdom would get involved.
“In previous years, Moon City had some minor conflicts with other small cities in the surrounding countries, but Moon City officials resolved them. Even if they couldn’t, the Tianyun Sect would lend a hand.”
"However, the Yan Kingdom suffered from severe drought for years, which made these small countries even more restless. I don't know why they actually joined forces."
“In the past, when we defeated them one by one, Yuecheng still had the ability to protect itself. Now that they are in cahoots, Yuecheng can only fight desperately. With the help of Xia Kingdom, Yuecheng is like an infant in front of them, utterly vulnerable.”
"When I arrived with my troops, the city had already fallen. All the officials and soldiers who were defending the city had been slaughtered. If it weren't for the drought, the people would have fled for their lives, and there would have been rivers of blood!"
"No one from the Tianyun Sect has shown up from the beginning until now. My son Fu Jian and your second brother went to Tianyun Mountain for help, but they have been out of contact ever since."
"Yesterday, the young master led his men to the Tianyun Sect again, and there's still no news."
Ning Yao was startled: "They went to the Tianyun Sect?"
Do you know the terrain of the Tianyun Sect?
Fu Liyuan said, "I have a topographical map, but what do you plan to do with it?"
Ning Yao felt a surge of panic. Even the Netherworld Divine Wood couldn't break the Heavenly Cloud Sect's magic array, so how could a few ordinary people with mortal bodies possibly fight against it?
I just hope they can hold on until she comes to save them!
"Attack the Tianyun Sect and save them!"
Fu Liyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "No! Even if they, who are skilled in martial arts, go there, it will be of no use. What can you, a woman, do?"
Ning Yao ignored the advice and said, "General, guard Yuecheng well. Once I rescue my brother and the others, it will be time for the Yan army to counterattack!"
Ning Yao put down the topographic map and turned around, completely ignoring Fu Liyuan's shouts.
The four rode out of the city again, heading straight for Tianyun Mountain.
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Unlike the Kunlun Mountains, Tianyun Mountain is not a continuous mountain range that towers into the clouds.
The mountain is not large, but it is extremely steep.
Steps were built from the foot of the mountain, leading all the way up, with no end in sight.
"Nine thousand steps? How long would that take?" Hua Yan's beautiful eyes showed her difficulty.
"climb?"
"I'll go first, you all follow!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ning Yao used her lightness skill to leap into the air, and in just a few breaths, she left only her back view behind Hua Yan and the other two.
Hua Yan's eyes widened: "Hey, wait for us!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yuanhuai showed a hint of surprise.
He then said, "Never mind, we can't catch up with her skill level anyway, just follow her."
Ning Yao's figure was like a ghost, and her lightness skill was superb.
During her ascent to Tianyun Mountain, she maximized her senses, listening intently to the sounds around her.
Along the way, she actually discovered something.
The two disciples of the Tianyun Sect appeared to be preparing to descend the mountain.
Halfway there, Ning Yao intercepted him.
Tianyun Mountain has steps in the middle and lush trees on both sides.
Every few hundred meters, there is a rest pavilion.
"What's the name of the young master you were talking about? What does he look like?"
The disciples of Tianyun Sect were bound by an unseen force, while a stunningly beautiful woman stared at them with cold eyes.
"Who...who are you?!"
Ning Yao grew impatient, her fingers tightening: "Answer my question!"
A sudden wave of pain shot through their bodies, causing both of them to scream in agony.
"That young master looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, and even handsome. He stormed into the sect alone with a long sword and was captured by the elders."
Ning Yao guessed that this must be Shen Ci'an, who left yesterday.
She continued, "Where are the other two?"
"They were arrested a few days ago when they arrived at the sect, and now they are being held in an underground water dungeon. The elders say they will be subjected to lightning punishment to appease the magic array!"
A magic array? Could it be the one from Kunlun Ridge?
"What kind of magic array?"
"We are just the lowest-ranking disciples and we don't know anything about magic arrays. Only the senior disciples and elders know about these things."
Ning Yao felt that something was wrong. These two kept talking about elders and disciples, but they never mentioned the sect leader.
Does the Tianyun Sect not have a sect leader?
Who is the leader of the Tianyun Sect?
The two disciples shook their heads in unison: "We don't know, no one has mentioned it."
"When will the lightning strike begin?"
"Tonight at midnight!"
Ning Yao looked up at the sky; it was almost 7 PM, and there were still three hours until midnight.
"Three hours is enough!"
Before she finished speaking, Ning Yao swiftly brought down her knife, and the two disciples were instantly killed.
Inside the Tianyun Sect, a person paced back and forth, his eyes filled with impatience.
"None of the disciples we sent out survived. Who exactly is opposing my Tianyun Sect!"
"Elder, please calm down. The message that came back says the other party's surname is Ning. Is it possible that he is related to Thousand Illusion Mountain?"
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