Outrageous

Therefore, Liu Yunan temporarily put aside the sect affairs that were not in a hurry and came out with Lin Xiao.

There's no other way; apart from Lin Xiao, the entire sect only has four Foundation Establishment cultivators plus Senior Liao in his Soul Form form.

Jiang Youfu needs to cook, Lingxian Dining Seat have suddenly stopped.

Sun Yigao teach, so he couldn't suddenly stop his students from attending classes.

Liu Chun needs to make talismans for the sect and prepare goods for trading at the Many Treasures Pavilion.

Senior Liao's soul cannot easily leave his body, as it could frighten mortals.

Therefore, only Liu Yunan has relatively flexible personal time and can easily come out.

After the three arrived at the Liaoju Prefecture office, Tong Shuzheng hurriedly gave Lin Xiao, Liu Yunan, and Han Weishu a perfunctory introduction, and the three rushed to the place where those people had been tied up on the boat.

The only difference was that Liu Yunan was also bringing Han Weishu along this time, which slowed things down a bit.

However, Liu Yunan was quite refined in his treatment of the young lady. He took out his peach wood sword, flew on it, and carried Han Weishu with him.

Although Han Weishu disguised herself very well, it was still quite easy for a cultivator whose cultivation level was far superior to hers to tell whether she was male or female at a glance.

Tong Shuzheng, who was still being carried by Lin Xiao, glanced at Han Weishu, who was comfortably perched on Liu Yunan's sword behind him, and felt a little envious.

Because they flew quite high and very fast, the ordinary people in the city didn't notice them.

Occasionally, when passing through some rural fields, farmers wiping their sweat and looking up at the sky would inadvertently catch a glimpse of a figure flashing past overhead.

So during that period, the hottest topics in those villages were things like "an immortal passed through our village" and "an immortal flew over my head".

Since Han Weishu was the only guide, the four of them had to walk together.

Along the way, Lin Xiao Tong Shuzheng in his arms, while Han Weishu rode behind Liu Yunan on his flying sword, keeping a close eye on Qiuqiu's situation.

However, to prevent Qiuqiu from being discovered if she stayed in the mine for too long, she had Qiuqiu temporarily evacuated from the mine, only to go back in after a while to check on the situation inside.

And so, she became somewhat bored.

Han Weishu suddenly remembered the style of the sect uniforms that the people she had seen were wearing, so she told Lin Xiao and Tong Shuzheng about it.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao immediately took out Sound Transmission Talisman and relayed the information to Mo Yuanjiao.

Tong Shuzheng, who was being held up, could only nod listlessly after hearing this new clue, and then continued to stare blankly at the scenery rushing past below with his head down.

Seeing this, Han Weishu felt a little guilty for some reason. A thought flashed through her mind, and she remembered what Lord Tong had told her before about how refugees couldn't use their household registration to accuse neighboring countries. So she asked him:

"Lord Tong, my friend who was kidnapped with me is not a refugee; he has a peasant's registration and is a law-abiding citizen. Can this be considered evidence?"

But then Tong Shuzheng sighed and shook his head, saying:

"The household registration of a few individuals is not the most important evidence. To really discuss this, we can only look at the actual situation. If it is the behavior of a few sects or immortals in Huanyou Nation, and the imperial court is completely unaware of it and is very fair in opposing such phenomena, then it is fine."

But if... sigh--"

Tong Shuzheng found these matters too troublesome. Just thinking about all the messy, winding roads inside made him feel exhausted, so he sighed and didn't want to talk about it anymore.

Although he didn't say it, Lin Xiao and the other two knew what he meant.

If Huanyou Nation was aware of this matter, or if it was a joint effort between their sects and the imperial court, then producing that evidence would be useless; the other party would definitely deny it.

If they insist that Han Weishu's friend is a fugitive who entered their country, there's not much that can be done.

Unless all those missing mountain people had household registration, that would not be considered conclusive evidence.

Mentioning the imperial court, Lin Xiao suddenly remembered that there seemed to be an ancestor of the royal family living in their village.

How could we not inform the legitimate head of the royal family about something like this?

So Lin Xiao carried Tong Shuzheng effortlessly to their destination while taking out a Location Sound Transmission Talisman.

Judging by the time, Yigao should be taking a midday nap.

Not long after, in Xiushui Village, Sun Yigao, who was taking a nap at the private school, received a telepathic message from Lin Xiao.

"Yigao, if you have some free time now, could you go find that Li Clan Ancestor lives in our village and talk to him about this, and ask if he'll come?"

Lin Xiao and Liu Yunan had explained the situation to everyone in the sect before they left, so Sun Yigao was aware of it as well.

Upon receiving Lin Xiao's message, Sun Yigao went to Li Zhanying, revised Lin Xiao's words, and asked him if he wanted to go.

Since it involved the prestige of their Pusi Kingdom, Li Zhanying naturally did not refuse and readily agreed.

After Sun Yigao, he went out and headed in that direction.

Only Wang Goudan and Niu Xiaoxue remained in Xiushui Village, diligently cultivating their skills.

Meanwhile, shortly after receiving Sun Yigao's reply, Lin Xiao received another reply from Mo Yuanjiao.

Upon receiving Lin Xiao's message, Mo Yuanjiao, who was far away in the capital, immediately went to the palace to find his cousin.

Whether it was out of laziness or something else, Mo Yuanjiao actually used Location Sound Transmission Talisman to record his conversation with Li Zhouxuan.

The scene began with a loud crash, the sound of porcelain shattering. No one knew what Li Zhouxuan had smashed.

Then I heard him say angrily:

"Outrageous! Do these bastards Huanyou, have no respect for our country?! They dare to infiltrate our country and capture our people!"

Hearing this, one could tell that Mo Yuanjiao had already told him about the matter, but it was unclear what Mo Yuanjiao had said.

"That's right, Your Majesty, this is a slap in the face to our Pusi Kingdom! How can we tolerate this? Absolutely not!"

The sound of someone stirring the fire was unmistakably Mo Yuanjiao's.

After being nudged like that, Li Zhouxuan's voice sounded calmer.

"Although these mountain people have no registered residence, since they have lived on our land for generations, they are our citizens! These people from Huanyou are truly audacious!"

"Send the order: the southeastern border troops are to assemble and train immediately, to give me a good show of force on the border! If necessary, some skirmishes are acceptable."

Upon hearing this news, Li Zhouxuan knew that it must be the result of a joint effort between the Huanyou Nation's sects and the imperial court.

We've been neighbors for years, we all know each other.

Unlike the checks and balances between the royal family and the three major sects of the Pusi Kingdom, the situation in Huanyou Nation is not so balanced with the sects within its borders.

The royal family is slightly stronger than the sects.

The sects of Huanyou Nation are not as powerful as the three major sects of the Pusi Kingdom, but they have a large number of sects within their country.