At this moment, on the western side of Min Mountain, along a quiet, secluded, desolate street.
Two men in black round caps, black long robes, and leather jackets slowly arrived at a simple, abandoned garden shrouded in dim light.
This had once been the rear garden behind a prince's residence. During a great calamity, the garden walls had collapsed, so the government had simply turned it into a public garden, too lazy to repair it.
No one maintained the garden year-round. It was dilapidated everywhere, with many traces of its former days remaining.
Yet neither man cared about the surroundings. Beneath their hat brims, both pairs of eyes were fixed on the edge of a dried-up pond.
Two handsome men and women stood there, dressed as though they had just stepped out of a banquet. Their gazes were calm, as if they had been waiting for a long time.
"Has the Alliance Leader's order arrived?" the black-hatted man on the left asked in a deep voice.
"It has," the woman in formal dress replied coldly.
"Even experts like Lord Heshan vanished without a trace after joining forces and heading there. We must be as cautious as possible in this operation, lest any intelligence leaks," the man in formal attire said mildly.
The other three nodded slightly.
"It has now been confirmed that Wei He is a major figure among the remnants of the former dynasty, with exceptionally great strength. His overall assessment must be judged at the highest level," the formally dressed man continued.
"Based on newly acquired intelligence, this operation has provisionally been designated as a confrontation against a Great Demon with a thousand years of cultivation.
"Snake Emperor Munala and part of the Snake Den's forces will be stationed here, along with the Alliance Leader himself. We will