Not long after entering the imperial palace, Uchiha Shin discovered some clues.
"I've already detected a strange aura. It should belong to Yan Shura," Uchiha Shin said.
"It seems that half-human, half-demon fellow really did sneak into the imperial palace. He's certainly quite capable." Xuanzang smiled. Within the imperial palace, the aura of imperial authority was at its strongest. Generally speaking, demons would not dare enter the palace casually—not even half-human, half-demons.
For Yan Shura to enter the imperial palace so easily without being discovered, he clearly had some ability.
At last, they had a lead. Uchiha Shin and the others were in high spirits; they were finally about to find Yan Shura.
"Qin Yuan, how strong is Yan Shura? What trump cards does he have?" Uchiha Shin asked.
"I'm not too sure. Although we learned of Yan Shura's movements, we've never actually met him. That fellow hides himself very deeply, and very few people have seen him," Qin Yuan said.
Very few people had seen him, so it was even harder to learn about his strength and trump cards.
Uchiha Shin did not ask any further questions. No matter how secretive Yan Shura's strength was, he did not fear him.
He had asked so much mainly because he wanted to understand Yan Shura better. He was afraid that innocent people might be hurt when they fought later; after all, there were many people in the imperial palace.
Li Shimin was here as well. If anything happened to Li Shimin, the consequences would be even greater.
Li Boxuan and the others continued onward, eventually reaching the rear courtyard of the imperial palace without realizing it.
Ahead was a fairly large courtyard filled with tall trees. It looked rather quiet, with birds chirping from within from time to time.
"Why is