Elsewhere, Du Busi and Xuan Zi had already rejoined the main force and were moving swiftly through the city.
As they moved, Xuan Zi said to Du Busi, "Old Poison, things went smoothly. We'll follow that boy Chen's plan, split into several groups, and part ways for now. We can catch up outside the city."
Du Busi laughed heartily. "Good! We'll catch up outside the city. Who would have thought our two sides could ever work together so happily? Now the Sun Moon Imperial Family is a pack of dogs biting one another, their mouths full of fur, and the Soul Engineer Corps surrounding us have sunk their teeth into one another too."
"From now on, the waters are wide for fish to leap, and the skies are high for birds to fly. We've snatched our lives back, you could say. Not bad, not bad!"
Xuan Zi waved a hand. "That's true enough. Six Soul Engineer Corps, with five Level 9 Fixed-Installation Shells deployed in every direction. If Chen Ping hadn't devised a plan, we might really have had to make a trip to the Western Hills this time."
Du Busi nodded. "That boy really does seem to have an uncanny gift for strategy. Everything tonight happened just as he predicted. Then let's not delay any longer. Lads, follow me!"
During this operation at the Sun Moon Empire's Imperial Palace, all four sides had displayed astonishing discipline and exceptional caliber, and their arrangements had been meticulous.
Under Chen Ping's planning, they had long since prepared everything properly.
Xuan Zi returned to Shrek's group. As they rapidly withdrew toward the outskirts of the city, he turned to Elder Song. "How did this operation go?"
Elder Song spoke slowly. "Five dragons at one court. There couldn't have been a better scene. Short