Chapter 2168: Brother Li, Qi Xiong and the others

This is like a pillow arriving just when one is sleepy; we were originally discussing how to get close to Li Hongyan, and this guy just showed up on his own.

Upon hearing that Li Hongyan had come to the door, this Supreme Immortal Venerable Elder immediately rejoiced and hastily instructed the few people nearby.

"Heaven blesses us, this excellent opportunity must not be missed; when Li Hongyan enters later, you all do this, this, and this.............."

Hearing the instructions of this Supreme Immortal Venerable Elder, everyone present nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Yes, senior, rest assured, there is absolutely no problem."

"Right, this time Li Hongyan definitely won't be able to escape even with wings."

"We understand."

After laying out the plan, soon the others hid around the courtyard; not long after, Li Hongyan entered the Dong Fu, and outside the courtyard he saw this Supreme Immortal Venerable Elder.

Seeing the other party come out to greet him, Li Hongyan hurriedly stepped forward two steps, smiling as he said.

"There's no need for this, fellow Daoist."

"Fellow Daoist Li has come in person; I should naturally receive him personally."

"Haha, not at all, not at all; this time I came without any major matter, just purely to pay a visit to fellow Daoist."

The two exchanged flattery outside the courtyard, appearing quite harmonious.

Amidst their mutual flattery and tugging, the two walked together into the courtyard.

Li Hongyan was clearly pleased with the attitude of this Supreme Immortal Venerable Elder; it seemed this batch of elders had truly defected to their Li family.

Good, good, good, this is excellent; with such an attitude, Li Hongyan felt a bit more confident about the upcoming operation.

He was thinking about how to broach the subject and steer the conversation to the main point; after all, Li Hongyan's visit wasn't as trivial as he claimed—there really was a major matter.

But if he brought it up directly, it would seem abrupt, so he needed to be tactful and gradually steer the conversation.

Just as Li Hongyan was considering how to speak, suddenly, black shadows flashed out from all around the courtyard, and the gate behind him slammed shut with a bang.

Then a formation rose up, enveloping the entire compound and completely cutting off the flow of qi between inside and outside.

"Capture him."

"Move, quickly."

Before Li Hongyan could figure out what was happening, in the next second several burly men surged forward and pressed him to the ground.

"What are you doing?"

His eyes were still full of doubt; he naturally recognized these few people—they were former elders of the Dao One Immortal Sect, and he had chatted with them before.

But at this moment, the several people completely ignored Li Hongyan's doubts, acting while speaking.

"First, seal his cultivation."

"Immortal-binding Rope, Immortal-binding Rope—quickly bring it over."

"Senior, quickly act to restrain him."

"Don't let him shout."

Hearing the several people's chatter and seeing the Immortal-binding Rope already tying him up in a five-flower bind, Li Hongyan finally realized what was happening.

Instantly, shock and anger surged in his eyes as he gritted his teeth and said.

"You dare, I..................."

But before he could speak, a shoe was shoved into his mouth, and then his cultivation was sealed.

"What are you doing with my shoe?"

"We had nothing suitable, so we stuffed it in first; otherwise this old thing would call for help."

"That's a magical artifact, my Flowing Cloud Shoes, worth tens of thousands of immortal crystals."

"I'll compensate you with a new pair tomorrow."

"A gentleman's word is hard to chase back even with four horses."

"Good, good, good, no more nonsense—Qiankun Bag, Qiankun Bag—quickly bring it over and put it on."

Li Hongyan's eyes widened until they were round, his eyes turned red, and the anger in them kept rising.

But it was utterly futile; as his vision darkened, he was directly ensnared by the Qiankun Bag.

Everything happened in an instant; completely unprepared, from start to finish Li Hongyan offered no resistance and was simply taken down.

After finishing all this, the people finally relaxed, feeling that Li Hongyan should now be unable to escape—good, good.

"Phew, finally settled."

"You all, fellow Daoists, did well."

"Now is not the time to relax; leaving the city is crucial."

"Yes."

Capturing Li Hongyan is indeed a great joy, but we still need to transport him out of the city, even bring him back to the Dao One Immortal Sect, to count as true success.

Everyone quickly restrained their excitement and then began to calculate the plan to leave the city.

Soon the news of Li Hongyan's capture spread among the group of "former elders."

Upon hearing that Li Hongyan had been captured, all the elders were greatly delighted.

That day, these elders left the City Lord's Mansion in batches under various pretexts.

As for this, the City Lord's Mansion and the Li family naturally had no suspicions, after all they hadn't restricted anyone's freedom.

Besides the City Lord's Mansion, the next step was leaving the city; the elders each used their methods, and although some minor troubles arose along the way, they ultimately succeeded.

Having left the city, they gathered at the prearranged place and then headed straight for the interior of the Dao One Immortal Sect.

This Li Hongyan is the merit they will use to offset their faults; as for those formation disks, they are a surprise for Qi Xiong—once they return to the Dao One Immortal Sect and directly activate the disks, Qi Xiong will surely be doubly delighted, with double blessings arriving at the door.

With this great achievement, everyone will certainly be able to return to the sect.

On the way back, everyone couldn't help but secretly look forward to it; having gone so many days without eating the canteen's food, heaven knows how they've suffered.

Now success is right before their eyes—how could they not be excited?

Qi Xiong still didn't know about this, but as for inviting Li Hongyan to a banquet, he still valued it quite a bit; in fact, he even personally came to the canteen to discuss it with Ye Zhangqing.

Elder Ye Zhangqing, how are the preparations for the banquet going?

Sect Master, don't worry, everything is ready, there will be no mistake.

That's good, that's good; we have no major grudge with Wuji Xiancheng, although there have been some misunderstandings, but they can be resolved; compared to both sides suffering losses, making peace is the best choice.

Just let the Sect Master decide on this matter; I'll just handle the cooking.

Ye Zhangqing had no opinion on the Sect's attitude toward Boundless Immortal City, and also couldn't be bothered to handle it.

For such major matters, basically it's up to Qi Xiong and Wu Shou to decide; he just takes care of the canteen.

Seeing this, Qi Xiong smiled and nodded; since Ye Zhangqing had no objection, that was fine.

Just as the two were speaking, suddenly, the steward beside Qi Xiong hurried into the courtyard and said respectfully.

Sect Master, the city lord of Wuji Xiancheng, Li Hongyan, has arrived.

Hearing this, Qi Xiong froze, somewhat doubtful, and muttered a sentence.

Wasn't it supposed to be in three days? Why did he come now? Where is he?

He's waiting outside the Shanmen.

Go bring him to the main square; I'll go there myself in a moment.

Yes.

The steward nodded respectfully, turned and left; although Qi Xiong harbored doubts, he also rose to prepare to go greet him.

He arrived so quickly—what is Li Hongyan up to now? This old geezer is not bad, but he's always busy, constantly coming up with ideas; we had agreed on three days later, yet he changed his mind again.