The enemies targeting Three Realms Island had made two sets of preparations. In their view, Tang Jun was certain to die in this ambush, but if they could use his plea for aid to deal with Luan Xiao'e as well, then conquering Three Realms Island would entail far less trouble.
What the enemies had not expected was that Lu Ye returned at this critical moment, bringing Ma Shangsi and He Baichuan with him.
This left a massive flaw in their plan.
Upon receiving Tang Jun's message, Lu Ye immediately went to the rescue with Ma Shangsi. They left too quickly for the three enemies lying in ambush outside to intercept them. They could only stop Luan Xiao'e and He Baichuan instead. Three against two gave them a numerical advantage, but Luan Xiao'e was at the Moonlight Realm Peak, while He Baichuan was also at the Moonlight Realm Late Stage. Such a slight advantage in numbers could not decide the battle.
After their ambush of Tang Jun failed, and one Moon Jade Realm cultivator was even slain, the three fighting Luan Xiao'e and He Baichuan swiftly withdrew as well. The plan had already failed, and there was no point in continuing the fight.
The matter was now clear.
Everyone in the Assembly Hall fell silent.
Only after a long while did Lu Ye speak. "There's no need to think about Yuan Du anymore. That old bastard can't be relied upon. Since he enjoys scheming in the shadows, we'll simply ignore him."
Lu Ye was somewhat angered. Three Realms Island had gone to offer Mountain Worship, taking the initiative to send benefits their way. It would have been one thing if they did not appreciate it, but they had actually gone behind their backs to pull all sorts of tricks. If his