Empress Dowager Su had already given up the Heavenly Temple, but the east gate was heavily guarded.
An Zaixin and the others didn"t encounter any dangers when they pa.s.sed through the garden. It wasn"t until they were near the east gate of the brocade palace that they stopped to observe the situation.
""Fortunately, An Chengli is also on our side.""
An Zaiyue looked at the tightly shut palace gates in the distance. ""So An Chengli is a eunuch from the Embroidery Palace. He is very familiar with the layout of the place.""
He told me that the most mysterious place was Empress Dowager Su"s Peony Garden.
No one was allowed to enter the garden behind the Peony Courtyard. Even Li Changlu had to consult Empress Dowager Su before he could enter.
Therefore, An Chengli estimated that the entrance to the underground palace is around seventy to eighty percent of the way there. ""
""If we fail, then there won"t be anyone around Xiao Qidao who can protect him.""
Thus, before coming here, I discussed with Gu Chao and he came up with a plan.
The Heaven Defying Seal was still safe, but once someone breaks through the Heavenly Awakening Sect, whether or not the Heaven defying Seal"s secret will be discovered cannot be confirmed.
Gu Zhaogong"s meaning was to select experts to protect Lord Huo from hiding in Empyrean Terminus Palace with his Yaksha Zi Umbrella.
No one would have thought that our people would actually dare to transfer to Heavenly Temple. This way, we can guarantee the safety of Xiao Qidao and Lord Huo.
The Yaksha Zi Umbrella can last for around two hours. This is more than enough for Grandpa Huo and the others to safely arrive at Empyrean Terminus Palace.
""That"s why you chose to enter Empyrean Terminus Palace twice, just to explore the path?""
An Chao nodded. ""That"s right. If there are no surprises now, Xiao Qidao and Lord Huo have already departed.""
Fang Daozhong and w.a.n.g Kaitai were the most powerful, and should be protected by them.
Therefore, Gu Chao was the only one left in the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect to guard.
Originally, the plan was to leave Fang Shoucheng, but no one knew if anyone in the sect had returned with the news.
If the information was leaked, they would be trapped inside the city.
""Those from the large clans also wanted to obtain Xiao Qitao. However, right now, they are hoping for us to fight to the bitter end with the Embroidery Palace, so they decided to use their left hands to gain the upper hand.""
""Gu Zhaogong deliberately spoke of the city, and then he arranged for people to do so. If there are spies in our sect, the news has already spread.
Most of the experts had been moved to the vicinity of the city gates.
Now that Xiao Qi and them had entered Empyrean Terminus Palace, they were actually safe.
""Hiding for a period of time in Empyrean Terminus Palace, then entering Swallow Mountain from the north gate, and then moving to the long-lived city of the ancient and savage mountain … this is the true route.""
Gu Qianye said, ""It would be great if we could enter the Great Illusory Realm and live in the city. Our Ancient Hunting Clan can also protect Little Seven.""
In the mountains, the Yan Country"s army is not worth mentioning at all. ""
An Zaixian nodded, ""That"s why I set a time with them. If we don"t meet up with them at Empyrean Terminus Palace within four hours, they will find an opportunity to leave the city through the north gate.""
The rest of the people in the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect would leave the city through the south gate. At that time, even if they were stopped, without Little Seven, they would still be safer.
""This is already the safest method. Gu Zhaogong"s idea is very bold and unfathomable, but others would definitely not think of it.""
Qu Liuxi asked, ""Is Empyrean Terminus Palace really safe?""
""I"ve already sent someone to send a message to An Chengli. An Chengli will be waiting for them in Heavenly Temple. He will find a suitable place for them to hide, and he will also bring the Heaven Defying Seal with him.""
So for the time being, there won"t be any problems. The key lies in us, if we lose, then they will leave.
""If we win, the rest is only the beginning, because those court officials aren"t necessarily easier to deal with than Empress Dowager Su.""
Qu Liuxi sighed, ""It"s just that I"ve suffered a lot, Xiao Qi. I"m not even ten years old and yet I have to face these hardships.""
Gu Qianye said, ""This is his choice. We have to respect him and he has to learn it as well. Since he has already made his choice, we have to face it.""
""Since we are the key then don"t wait. Let"s go inside and talk about it.""
Gu Qian Ye knocked on Du"s thin forehead. ""Stupid, let"s just kill our way in.""
""From the very beginning until now, Chen Shaobai has left behind four Yaksha umbrellas, and I have left three in the Heavenly Enlightenment Sect,"" he argued.
""Right now, I am the only one here, so your mission is to pick me up.""
Skinny Du: ""It"s like this again!""
""Don"t worry, your role is the most important.""
After I entered, I relied on the Yaksha umbrella to make my move. The four of them could easily reveal my whereabouts.
Remember the concentric knot? ""
""Of course I remember.""
""The one that I gave to Lord Huo, when they are in danger, they will use the same knot to communicate with you.""
For safety"s sake, I left one of the Twin Trees here, and I can teleport here.
Therefore, doing this is the safest choice. All of you wait for me here. This is the only path between the Embroidery Palace and the Heavenly Temple.
""No matter if it"s me who"s in trouble at the Embroidery Palace or Grandpa Huo and the others who are in trouble at the Heavenly Temple, all of you can make it.""
Skinny Du wanted to say something, but Qu Liuxi pulled him back: ""That"s it.""
Skinny Du looked at Qu Liuxi in disbelief. ""You listen to him unconditionally every time, but what if he"s in danger alone?""
Gu Qianye looked at Qu Liuxi and said, ""Little Liu"er"s decision is correct, but not all three of you can stay here … Little Liu"er, follow him.""
She took out two items from her personal s.p.a.ce. ""This was given to me before the fight. It"s just right for me to use.""
One was an Invisibility Cloak, the other was a scroll.
""The Invisibility Cloak will allow you to enter together with An An. The scroll will be able to teleport you out.""
Qu Liuxi opened her mouth, her nose aching.
Of course she knew, Gu Qianye really wanted to follow An He in.
But at this moment, she still chose to give it to Qu Liuxi.
""Alright!""
Qu Liuxi did not refuse nor did she say anything else. She put away the Invisibility Cloak and the scroll, ""Let"s go. The faster the better.""
Xiao Yezi knew that I was the most suitable to follow you, because there might still be monsters in the brocade palace.
""I can help you, so I have to follow.""
An Zhan stayed silent for a while before nodding his head, ""Then the two of you stay here and be careful. If Xiao Liu"Er and I don"t come out in four hours, you guys can go find Lord Huo and Xiao Qi and head to Illusory World and live in the city as soon as possible.""
Gu Qianye nodded, ""You can go now.""
There was no such thing as sloppiness at all.
An Zhan and Qu Liuxi nodded at the same time. Then, with the Yaksha umbrella in hand, they put on their cloaks and rushed towards the embroidered palace.
Skinny Du looked at Gu Qianye and said, ""I feel even more anxious than if I went in myself. Those two will definitely be fine, right?""
Gu Qianye just sat there, silently watching the direction where An Zhe and Qu Liuxi had disappeared in.
An Zhe and Qu Liuxi rushed to the walls of the brocade palace. An Zhe signaled Qu Liuxi to raise her feet. He used his hand to support Qu Liuxi"s feet up, and Qu Liuxi"s body lightly floated upwards.
An Zou held the yaksha in one hand and moved up the wall with the other.
The two of them converged on the city wall, while the Imperial Palace guards patrolled the wall one by one. Taking advantage of this gap, the two of them quickly left.
An Zaili recalled An Chengli telling him about the layout of the brocade palace, so he quickly approached the Peony Courtyard.
Along the way, they met many Imperial Bodyguard from the Embroidery Palace. However, the two of them hid themselves extremely well and didn"t reveal any flaws at all.
Outside the garden, there is a peony pavilion.
An Zaiyue was still far away when he saw a monk sitting cross-legged in the pavilion.
The Central Plains did not have a buddhist temple. Other than a buddhist branch of the Great Xi, other small nations don"t even have a buddhist temple.
Thus, when he saw a monk in the Yan Emperor Palace, An Zhe"s footsteps abruptly halted.
The monk seemed to be asleep, a chess piece in his hand.
In front of him was a chessboard, empty.
In other words, he set up a board for himself, then picked up a chess piece and fell asleep.
It was already very difficult to see a monk in Yan Country, but it was even stranger to see a monk who slept for a second.
The monk was wearing an unusual white monastic robe.
The lantern in the peony pavilion was very bright, so it could be seen that this person was a very young monk. With his eyes closed, there was still a sense of elegance to him.
She had a oval face, and her facial features were very beautiful. Her skin was very white, and if she had long hair, it was likely that she wouldn"t be able to distinguish between males and females.
As An Zhe stood there, he suddenly felt that his Yaksha umbrella had lost its effect.
He looked left and right, but the Imperial Guard still did not see him.
Thus, this sensation was given to him by that monk.
An Zaiyue waved his hand, indicating Qu Liuxi to retreat to avoid the monk.
However, the Monk opened his eyes at this moment and glanced towards An Zaiyue and the others, intentionally or unintentionally.
""Huh?""
The monk exclaimed with a curious look on his face.
This monk was so strange that he was able to see through the Yaksha umbrella and the invisibility clothing with a single glance.
The monk made a sound of surprise and then placed the chess piece down. ""So you have not fallen asleep yet …""
When he muttered to himself, his red lips parted slightly, and his bright eyes and white teeth shone. He was truly beautiful enough to make women jealous.
An Zaixin knew that the monk must have discovered him, but he didn"t know why he didn"t make a move.
""What made me feel so warm and comfortable?""
The monk mumbled to himself, then he looked at An Zeng intentionally or unintentionally, closed his eyes and said, ""Then let"s sleep for a while longer.""
An Zeng was stunned. He thought in his heart, ""What exactly is going on with this monk?""
However, if the Monk didn"t move, they would still have to move in the end.
The two of them carefully walked around the peony pavilion. When they walked over, they heard the monk lightly dream about something: ""The brocade palace is not embroidered, there is no hope for you to hide the filth.""
""The Pure Yang Righteous Dao is heartless and merciless, burning everything is transparent.""
How could a good heart be ruthless?
Kindness, and ruthlessness.
A good heart can only be good, but a good heart can only be good.
Good will can not only save people, but also exterminate evil.
The monk pinched a lotus with his pinky. He did not know whether it was a coincidence or a casual gesture, but he pointed to a room in the Peony Garden.
An Zeng stopped, clasped his hands together and bowed, saying a silent thank you.
The monk"s mouth slightly raised.
An Zhe and Qu Liuxi went around the peony pavilion and actually went all the way inside.
An Zhe and Qu Liuxi were both surprised. Wasn"t the brocade palace supposed to be heavily guarded? How did it get here so easily?
Then, they saw two old men dressed in black lying at the entrance of the room, sleeping soundly.
On the ceiling beam, another man in black actually shouted.
An Zaiyue looked at the sleeping guards, then back at the young monk in the peony pavilion. He was surprised to find that all the sleeping men in black had the same speed as the monk, their chests heaving up and down.
The Monk was asleep, all the guardians were asleep.
Although he didn"t know where that monk came from, it was obvious that he was fighting for him.
An Zaiyue didn"t dare to waste any time, and she and Qu Liuxi rushed into the house.
As the two reached the door, they heard a sigh.
""The monk doesn"t do anything and he lures the wolf into his room.
So a monk who takes money and sleeps is not a good monk. ""
The door creaked open, and Zhuge Liuyun walked out slowly, ""Welcome."""