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Wang Yue waved a hand dismissively and snorted. "When I killed Yan Shifan last time, one of the men used icy inner energy. It was probably the Songshan Sect Leader. He might not die from the Life and Death Talisman. If you can roughly tell who might be an enemy, please safely escort all the unrelated martial artists out of the city."
After hearing Wang Yue, Lu Yi had nothing more to say. He took all the Imperial Guards and the letter to see Yu Dayong.
Before long, Yu Dayong and his soldiers had set up a temporary table and began checking the martial artists. They examined everyone's travel permits. Those without one needed someone to vouch for them; anyone who couldn't find a witness had to be taken away and held for further investigation.
Watching the checks, Lu Yi could see that Wang Yue had been right: this was aimed at the Ming Cult and Wang Yue.
But there was nothing he could do to help just then. All he could do was pray that Wang Yue could hold out in the city for a few days—long enough for his memorial to reach the emperor, who could then rescind the order.
All he could do now was ensure the safety of those being checked before they left the city, with the Imperial Guards keeping watch over them the whole way.
With Lu Yi's personal assurance, some of the heroes in the city who were bolder than the rest went to Yu Dayong's camp for inspection, though they remained skeptical.
Before long, most of them were released. Only a few loners remained, unable to find anyone to verify their identities, and had no choice but to wait in the camp for the time being.
Seeing this,