A Strategy Decided by Still Lake for Entering the Mountain, Fallen Leaves Severed by a Silent Blade

Lan Yi swept his gaze around and said with a faint smile, "The Black-robed Man in the Underground Palace is clearly trying to draw more people over. If he truly wanted to kill witnesses, Liu Qi and the other two would never have made it out of that Underground Palace."

"The rumors filling Verdant Grain County these days are most likely being pushed along by Blackwind Stronghold."

"But what is that Black-robed Man drawing so many people there for?" Liu Zhiming shook his head, unable to make heads or tails of it.

He Changkong was rather disdainful. "Perhaps he wants to muddy the waters so he can fish in troubled waters. Those fiends and Outer Dao scum are all cut from the same cloth."

Tao Jingbai smiled. "Brother He is right, but we cannot take this too lightly. For the Azure Cloud Bandits to stir up such enormous waves in the north, there cannot be only one Three Blood Exchanges expert behind them."

"What insight does Brother Tao have?" He Changkong looked toward Tao Jingbai.

"Insight is too grand a word." Tao Jingbai paused. "What I mean is, rather than sitting here guessing what medicine he is selling from his gourd, why not simply act?"

"No matter what scheme he has laid, once our people take the Underground Palace, the scheme will be broken."

Liu Zhiming nodded. "A few days ago, I already sent word to every major force in the city. When the time comes, each household will contribute its strength and advance on Azure Radiance Mountain."

Lan Yi's eyes shifted slightly, but he did not immediately respond. He glanced at Liu Zhiming, then at Tao Jingbai.

The two had picked up each other's words far too smoothly. One spoke of "taking it," while the other said, "I already