Just now, he and Lu Cheng had been preparing to sneak into the main altar. Halfway there, they heard a disturbance from this direction. They guessed someone had carelessly triggered a mechanism, so they came to investigate.
Who would have thought they would actually run into acquaintances here!
"Who is this elderly gentleman?
By the way, Brother Yuanfang, why are you alone? Where is Miss Ru Yan?"
"This is Mr. Lu Cheng, the man who built the mechanisms in the Serpent Spirit's main altar.
Ru Yan is currently being held inside the main altar by Xiao Qingfang. I was on my way to rescue her!" Li Yuanfang answered helplessly.
At Lu Cheng's name, Li Xiao thought of Yuan Tiangang. Though Yuan Tiangang possessed astonishing talent, that bastard's ambition was far too great.
But Lu Cheng was a rare talent when it came to constructing mechanisms. It would be far too wasteful to make him a scapegoat.
Crack—
As the false Lu Cheng removed the crucial mechanical component, the giant stone formation immediately collapsed, and the falling rocks within it ceased at once.
When Li Yuanfang saw the four captains, he knew the imperial army had most likely entered Dayang Mountain. He asked Lu Cheng, "Mr. Lu, are there any passages within the mountain caves that can accommodate the army?"
Lu Cheng pondered for a moment before replying, "There are! But all the passages within the mountain caves are controlled from the mechanism control room. Unless we take that place, we can't operate the mechanisms!"
"Then we'll head straight for the mechanism control room, open the mountain passages, and let the army into the main altar!" Li Xiao said.
With Lu Cheng leading the way, the group easily avoided the various traps and mechanisms within the mountain caves. They made their