"Are you sure you don't need me to do anything?"
Inside the Liuzhou government office, A Li gazed outside and murmured to herself.
At this moment, following A Li was Wei Gongcheng.
"The Lord has said that I will protect you, and from now on, in any situation, your safety will be my priority."
After the events involving the West Sea Dragon King and the Nine Heavens Mirror Valley, the area is now extremely vulnerable, both internally and externally. The Shen Family members are suffering from severe mental problems and are unable to fight any longer. At this critical moment, the Buddha Kingdom has opened, and many people, including some of the city's garrison officers, have been attracted by the Buddhist light. For a time, the Jiangnan region was in a precarious situation.
At this point, the Shen Family was powerless to intervene. Within the Underworld, it was already a feat to keep things from descending into chaos, let alone suppress the Buddhist temple. If the Lord did not return soon, there was fear that a major upheaval was about to occur!
"You're obedient, but do you know that if this continues, the problem will be very serious?" A Li said quietly, "You've seen the intelligence reports. Several deputy generals from the imperial army have already gone to the Buddhist temple, including that guy named Lan Shang, who's very dangerous. These people have openly infiltrated Jiangnan. They probably know what's going on inside Jiangnan right now. Have you thought about what will happen if these people suddenly commit a crime?"
Wei Gongcheng frowned. He had met all of those deputy generals, especially the one named Lan Shang, who was quite strong and whose aura was dangerous, even comparable to Tian Heng's. In the current situation, the only hope of keeping that guy in check was to bring Xu Hu back.
Moreover, that guy has come into contact with the ancient times; it would be a lie to say that things won't get messy if this continues.
At this point, they hadn't yet figured out Jiangnan's true intentions and were acting relatively cautiously. Taking advantage of this opportunity to have A Li alter their memories was indeed a way to resolve the crisis.
However, the problem is also very serious. As the Lord said before, A Li is a double-edged sword. She is very powerful, but physically weak. She is Jiangnan's trump card. If A Li does not move, many people and things will not dare to go too far. But if A Li makes a move and fails, then there will be no deterrent effect.
Wei Gongcheng knew very well that the other party's blatant probing was probably just waiting for A Li to make a move. They must have come up with some way to deal with A Li. Once A Li fell into the trap, there would be no deterrent force left in Jiangnan.
"No," Wei Gongcheng shook his head. "The risk is too great for you."
"But if we don't take action, they'll become even more reckless. So-called deterrence only works if it's effective. My suggestion is to take down Lan Shang first. Capture the leader first; once he's down, the rest will truly be hesitant to act!"
"This..." Wei Gongcheng hesitated for a moment, just then a weak voice came from outside.
"You've become much more aggressive lately, is it because you killed that woman?"
Wei Gongcheng looked over and his face lit up with joy. The person who came was none other than Shen Lao'er. Among the Shen Family members, Shen Er was the strongest at the moment and had suffered the least damage. If he could recover, he could relieve a lot of his pressure.
How are you feeling?
"Don't count on me," Shen Lao'er shook his head with a wry smile. "That woman's magic is extremely strange. If we want to recover now, we'll probably have to wait for our master to come back and think of a solution."
"Then what are you doing here?" A Li asked coldly.
"I'm here to keep an eye on you." Shen Er rolled his eyes at her. "Once you die, that woman will instantly regain her memories. At that point, those outsiders won't even need to lift a finger."
"You've become quite timid," A Li said coldly.
"You've become too complacent," Shen Er sighed. "Can you still use that ability you had before?"
A Li frowned slightly; the other party was referring to her method of granting abilities to others using blood.
"Not for now. That requires the evolution of essence and blood, and I need to recover."
"Look, you haven't even recovered your own body, yet you want to cause trouble for those people. You yourself said that your Buddhist temple is an extremely dangerous ancient site. If you fail, Jiangnan will truly be finished."
"You're useless," A Li rolled her eyes at the other person, but didn't say anything more. She knew that she was very fragile, and if she showed even the slightest weakness, it would probably cause a big problem.
"You didn't come here just to stop this fox, did you?" Wei Gongcheng rubbed his eyes and said, "It's alright, don't worry too much, I can talk her out of it."
A Li rolled her eyes at Wei Gongcheng. This guy was quite confident. What made him think he could persuade his mother?
"I have another matter to discuss," Shen Er said in a low voice. "The messenger just reported that an important figure has passed through Nanming City and is heading directly towards Great Azure Mountain."
"An important figure?" Wei Gongcheng was taken aback. "Who?"
"The one Tian Heng mentioned!"
"Oh?" Wei Gongcheng was taken aback. "She actually came in person?"
"Nonsense. If they don't come soon, the main force of the imperial army might have to change its name!"
What is she going to Great Azure Mountain for?
"I suspect a reliable person has gone to hide in Great Azure Mountain, probably waiting for this person. That's what I mean."
"Go and meet him?" Wei Gongcheng immediately guessed what the other party was thinking.
"The current situation is very passive. We are in dire need of a capable fighter. Tian Heng himself said that this person is on par with the Xiao Household Imperial Capital, and probably has no rivals below the King Level. He is someone we desperately need."
"If someone like that were to fall into their trap, and the imperial army were to lose control, we would be truly doomed."
"But," Wei Gongcheng frowned, "That person is also in danger."
A person on par with an emperor is someone even the emperor himself might not be able to control. Currently, Jiangnan is internally weak, and of the several Underworld lords, only I am barely capable of fighting them. Once the other side finds out about this situation, it's hard to guarantee they won't develop other intentions towards Jiangnan.
"Choose the lesser of two evils. This is the only way," Shen Er said weakly.
"You want me to go?" Wei Gongcheng frowned.
"Only you can demonstrate your abilities. If the rest of us go, won't we be completely exposed?"
"This"
"Besides, you have acquaintances there."
"An acquaintance? Who is it?"
"First, there's the Hong Household father and son. Although the old man of the Hong Household was also affected by the Buddha's light, he didn't seem to experience anything unusual in the end. He even took his son to Great Azure Mountain. I think the Hong Household father and son are loyal to the imperial court."
"Old Master Hong is a loyal and upright man, and he won't easily change his stance." Wei Gongcheng's expression softened slightly; the Hong Household father and son were indeed trustworthy.
"There's one more."
"Who?"
"Your former employer, the head of the Yuchi Household!"
Wei Gongcheng: "."
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"Your Highness, you've finally arrived!"
When the eldest princess arrived at Great Azure Mountain, the Hong Household father and son who came towards her seemed quite anxious. The eldest princess carefully observed them from a distance before she relaxed a little.
Of course, she couldn't completely trust Tian Heng; it wasn't impossible that the fox demon was waiting for her in Great Azure Mountain.
However, the Hong Household father and son each have their own habits and characteristics. Even if the demon fox tried to imitate them, it wouldn't be able to do so in such a short time. The key is that the two men's rich blood and qi are the hallmarks of martial artists, something the demon fox cannot imitate.
"Speak," the princess said coldly, "What exactly is within that Buddha's light?"