The ambush site was chosen at a place called Mangyuan Valley.
According to Ma Qing, Mangyuan Valley was only a little over three hundred li from Wuchen Temple, which stood on the border of the White Lotus Pure Land. The abbot of Wuchen Temple was the First Senior Brother of the Bodhisattva who had been dealing with him, and possessed the cultivation of a First Rank Bodhisattva.
Most importantly, Wuchen Temple contained a teleportation array that could instantly bring Bodhisattvas from within three thousand li of the surrounding area. So as long as they were not facing an army at the gates, the place could be considered safe no matter what.
Chen Luo's expression turned cold at this arrangement.
They would be safe, but wouldn't that leave Chen Luo's side unsafe?
Ma Qing hurriedly explained that Mangyuan Valley had originally been one of Lai Junchen's prepared escape routes. There was an array there that could block the outside world's perception for fifteen breaths.
If not for Chen Luo's sudden appearance, which had caught Lai Junchen off guard, then even if the Qilin Emperor had issued an edict to deal with him, Lai Junchen might still have escaped.
Chen Luo told the Qilin Emperor about the plan. The Qilin Emperor did not object to Chen Luo personally leading the team, but merely ordered Shangguan Wan'er and Heichi Changzhi to protect him closely. With the casual remark, "He must not suffer the slightest injury," he issued an edict allocating fifty thousand living souls.
Everything proceeded step by step. Sure enough, after the two officials from the prince's residence were executed and the bottle containing fifty thousand living souls was sent out, Ma Qing received a reply only two days later—
"Three petals tomorrow. Meet at Mangyuan Valley!"
The three petals referred to