Chapter 570: Sudden Change in the Heavenly Mansion

"Daoist, speak slowly; what exactly is wrong?"

Li Yan pretended to be confused after hearing this, and secretly activated the Dragon-Snake Tablet.

There was no doubt that Qingyang Palace had something tricky.

But he didn't dare to trust this Daoist either.

Suppressing the Dragon Lady, the relationship between Qingyang Palace and the Prince of Shu, the abnormalities discovered after entering... no matter which one it was, it was worth suspecting.

The Daoist in front of him had a good reputation in Longtan Village.

But in this world, there were too many hypocrites…

"Is Young Master Li suspecting me?"

Sensing Li Yan's attitude, Yun Lingzi didn't seem surprised at all, gritting his teeth and saying in a deep voice: "Your suspicion is not wrong, but there is something tricky in this; please listen to this Daoist explain in detail."

"Oh?"

Li Yan's face remained calm, "Daoist, please speak."

Yun Lingzi nodded: "The matter of Longtan Village, I discovered something wrong at the time; the sect had a secret order, if the Dragon Lady escaped, use the God-Sealing Method to suppress her, but that was clearly a benevolent god!"

"After I returned, I lied and secretly investigated this matter, only to discover that this errand was because the Uncle Master accepted benefits from outsiders and modified it privately."

"I confronted him, and he said he would give an explanation, but later I didn't know where he went; that night, someone used a secret method to send a letter to threaten me, telling me not to investigate this matter anymore..."

"The other party's cultivation was far higher than mine, so I could only stop for now; afterward, strange things happened frequently in the palace, but there was always someone ordering to cover it up; for example, that statue of Laozi riding a green ox had already been removed."

Li Yan narrowed his eyes, "Since you discovered something tricky, why didn't you report it to the host?"

Yun Lingzi was somewhat embarrassed, but still gritted his teeth and said: "Because the one who ordered to cover it up was the host!"

"He said the Chengdu Lantern Festival was imminent; if it made a big fuss in the city, it would damage the prestige of Qingyang Palace, so wait until after the lantern festival to talk about it."

"Also, I also discovered that the formation of Qingyang Palace had been tampered with, but I couldn't understand it..."

He seemed somewhat anxious, speaking very fast, and also carrying a slight fear, "There is a force in Qingyang Palace; they suppressed all voices, not knowing what big thing they want to do!"

These words made Li Yan's back feel cold.

Although Qingyang Palace couldn't compare to Mount Qingcheng, it was also the "First Forest in the Southwest," and there were quite a few experts in it.

Even if they had a good relationship with the Prince of Shu, they wouldn't go into the evil path…

Just then, the two looked at the wooden door at the same time.

Only to hear messy footsteps coming from outside the courtyard, as if many people had rushed in, surrounding this small courtyard.

Afterward, a voice rang out outside the door.

"Feng Feng Shixiong, you come out quickly; that person is a criminal wanted by the imperial court!"

Yun Lingzi was stunned and hurriedly said: "Young Master Li, I will go explain..."

"No need!"

Li Yan's face turned cold, and he pushed the door out directly.

Only to see outside the courtyard, more than a dozen Daoist priests were already standing, all holding long swords, standing in the Two-Yi Sword Formation, sealing off all areas.

And behind them, there were also a few soldiers from the guard station, half-squatting and raising their firearms to aim.

Li Yan glanced indifferently, "Who said Li is a criminal?"

"This official said so!"

Behind those guard station soldiers, a general wearing armor said in a deep voice: "The demonic person Li Yan sneaked into Chengdu with evil intentions, committed a bloody case at a gold and silver shop in the city, and sneaked into the Wang Fu to rape and kill a maid, stealing the heavy treasures of the Wang Fu."

"The Prince ordered to capture him; if he dares to resist, kill him without mercy!"

The Prince of Shu had completely turned his face!

Li Yan understood instantly.

Because of the "Wish-Fulfilling Pearl," he was originally being hunted by experts sent by the Prince of Shu, but because he was wary of the Censor, he didn't put it on the bright side.

And now, he had come to Chengdu; the matter of hiding in the Wang Fu of the Five Commandery Prince had likely been leaked.

Nie Sangu was defeated by him, and last night Tian Qi Ye was killed by Yang Chenghua, which was estimated to have made the Prince of Shu lose his patience.

Therefore, he simply used royal power to oppress people, framing him.

"Do it!"

That general from the guard station didn't give him any chance to argue, full of murderous intent, and ordered directly.

Bang bang bang!

Instantly, gunfire flashed and smoke permeated.

Li Yan was naturally not a fool; at the same time the other party fired, he exerted force with his ankles, his body leaped backward, and he retreated into the room.

"Don't let him run!"

A Daoist priest from Qingyang Palace also spoke at the same time.

Clang clang clang!

The sound of swords rang out, and the Daoist priests pinched seals at the same time; the sword moves changed with their steps, rotating around the room, forming a Two-Yi Sword Formation.

It looked like they were just waving in the void, but a large amount of Gang Sha Qi gathered, using the Dharma swords as the eyes of the formation.

Pu!

Inside the room, Li Yan tilted his head slightly.

The curio shelf behind him was directly splattered with wood chips.

Yun Lingzi also lowered his head, turned around and kicked, kicking the heavy desk to the door, blocking the entrance, and said urgently: "Young Master Li, leave quickly; this is the Two-Yi Sword Formation, they want to lead the Gang Qi of the God Temple to suppress this place."

"Mm, you be careful too."

Li Yan didn't talk nonsense, looked up at the roof, leaped, and jumped directly onto the beam, then exerted force with both legs, holding his head and jumping up fiercely.

With a boom, the roof was directly smashed into a big hole.

Bang bang bang!

The gunmen below pulled the triggers directly.

Not only that, those Qingyang Palace swordsmen also had five people throwing their long swords directly, carrying a shrill whistle, sealing off the retreat in all directions.

However, Li Yan was well prepared.

His body twisted, his steps changed, as if a dragon, dodging the lead bullets, broken tiles, and sword light in a dangerous situation.

This was the "Swimming Dragon Playing with Phoenix" movement technique.

Ordinary martial artists used it to dodge close-range attacks, but he could rely on his strong body and supernatural perception to avoid this terrible siege.

Swish!

Li Yan leaped, jumped directly from the top of the room to the roof of the firewood room opposite, exerted force with his feet, tiles splattered, and he leaped high again with a boom, jumping over a wall.

This place was not far from the Hunyuan Hall; he only needed to climb over a high wall to leave Qingyang Palace.

"Where are you going!"

That general from the guard station had an iron-blue face and led people to pursue.

It was a pity that the soldiers of the guard station didn't have this ability to go high and low, and had to bypass two walls.

As for those dozen Qingyang Palace swordsmen, they leaped up one after another, Daoist robes fluttering, swords on their backs, jumping over the walls to pursue.

Only the middle-aged swordsman at the head still stood in place.

"Feng Feng Shixiong, this is likely a misunderstanding."

Yun Lingzi finally couldn't help it and walked out of the room.

The middle-aged swordsman glanced indifferently and said coldly: "The wanted order of the Wang Fu of the Prince of Shu, what misunderstanding is there?"

"This..."

Yun Lingzi's face was ugly, not knowing what to say.

The Wang Fu of the Prince of Shu was the biggest gold master of Qingyang Palace; every year they would get a large sum of incense oil money, and Daoist priests often went to the Wang Fu of the Prince of Shu to pray for blessings.

He couldn't just say the Prince of Shu framed people…

Thinking of this, Yun Lingzi became more and more anxious, looking into the distance.

Pu!

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Looking up, he saw a sharp blade had pierced his chest.

The sharp blade pierced the heart, and the strike was merciless.

"Feng Feng Shixiong... you..."

Yun Lingzi turned his head, full of disbelief.

He and this Feng Feng Shixiong entered the sect at the same time, and their relationship was close; if there was anyone in Qingyang Palace worth trusting, the only person he could think of was the person in front of him, so he didn't guard against him.

Carrying a face full of unwillingness, Yun Lingzi fell to the ground directly.

The Daoist priest behind was silent for a moment, sighed, and then said in a loud voice: "Master, the demonic person harmed Junior Feng Feng Shixiong Yun; don't let him run!"

Li Yan, who was running, was shocked after hearing this, his face becoming ugly.

Needless to say, Yun Lingzi had already been harmed.

This pot of shit was also buckled onto his head.

He was angry in his heart, but he didn't turn back.

The last high wall to leave Qingyang Palace was ahead; going back now was just throwing himself into the net.

This was someone else's territory after all; who knew what old seniors were hiding. No matter how high his cultivation was, once trapped, he would fall into a dead end.

Whoosh~

Just then, a wild wind suddenly blew ahead. The incense power permeated, and Li Yan could smell that in the wind and snow, the incense power mixed with Gang Qi was forming huge phantoms, blocking his path.

On the roof of the main hall in the distance, two old Daoist priests stood, pinching tokens, pinching seals and chanting mantras, waving their whisks.

"Heavenly Official walking, nothing is taboo, retreat!"

Li Yan didn't hesitate and took out the Gou Die directly.

The wind howled again, and several Qi breaths dispersed instantly.

On the roof in the distance, the two old Daoist priests let out a muffled groan, stumbling backward, holding their chests, looking at each other.

"It's a Heavenly Official!"

A trace of fear flashed in both of their eyes.

Li Yan couldn't care about dealing with them, leaped, stepped on the wall to borrow force, soared into the air, and stood on the palace wall.

He was full of murderous intent and turned his head:

"Today the Jade Emperor patrols to determine good and evil; you will all have retribution!"

(No errors, no omissions, every word checked!)

After speaking, he disappeared directly on the wall.

"Chase!"

That general from the guard station was a step late, furious, and led his men to detour, running outside Qingyang Palace.

The Daoist priests of Qingyang Palace also followed onto the wall, preparing to pursue.

"Stop!"

The middle-aged Daoist priest at the head walked over with wide strides, his face extremely gloomy, "Don't chase, lest the demonic person turns back and destroys the palace."

After speaking, he turned and left hurriedly.

The Daoist priests looked at each other, all feeling somewhat inexplicable.

Just now he was shouting to kill, unquestionable.

Now why did he not care again…

Not mentioning their confusion, this middle-aged Daoist priest hurried to the backyard, entered a room, and cupped his hands respectfully: "Master, I have already let them stop."

In the room, besides the two old Daoist priests from before, there were several others, all wearing gorgeous Dharma robes, obviously high-level members of Qingyang Palace.

Their faces were all ugly.

In the room, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

"Master."

The middle-aged Daoist priest finally couldn't help it and cupped his hands: "Why let that person go? I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Prince of Shu."

"You step back first."

A white-haired Daoist priest shook his head slightly, not explaining.

"Yes, Master."

Although the middle-aged Daoist priest was unwilling, he could only leave.

In the room, it became quiet again.

"So it was a Heavenly Official."

An old Daoist priest sighed, "Everyone, I'm afraid we have taken the wrong path; it's all this old Daoist who implicated everyone."

"What are you saying, Feng Feng Shixiong!"

Another old Daoist priest shook his

Someone also raised a doubt.

"I'm just afraid that Lu Sheng is deceiving us..."

"That's right, that man is a Yin criminal, what if..."

"There are no 'what ifs'!"

Master Yun Lingzi looked out the window and said in a deep voice, "I have checked all the records; Lu Sheng is indeed not lying."

"To enter the Great Luo Dharma Realm, it is not only through the Ascend to Divine Steps..."

…………

South of Chengdu Prefecture, outside the Prince of the Fifth Commandery's residence.

"What are you doing!"

Cao Yuanhuai of the Du Men stood at the entrance, his eyes full of fury.

Behind him, the Du Men disciples had all drawn their weapons.

And outside the Commandery Prince's residence, a large number of soldiers had long since gathered, raising shields and spears, surrounding the entire residence.

"This is the Commandery Prince's residence, are you trying to rebel!"

Cao Yuanhuai's expression was ugly as he shouted angrily.

"You cannot speak nonsense!"

A gloomy voice rang out, and a eunuch in purple robes parted the crowd and walked out from the army, holding a silk scroll in his right hand.

"By the Prince's order, I am here to search for the demonic person!"

Cao Yuanhuai was just about to continue arguing, but a servant suddenly walked out from inside the Commandery Prince's residence, bowed, and whispered, "Mr. Cao, the Prince says to let them go in and search; a straight body does not fear a crooked shadow."

"Hmph!"

Cao Yuanhuai understood and, after a cold snort, cleared the way.

The fierce soldiers immediately rushed in.

They saw the Prince of the Fifth Commandery, Xiao Jinghong, sitting in the front hall, looking calm, pouring his own drinks and eating food.

He paid no attention to those who had rushed in.

These soldiers seemed to have been prepared for a long time, rushing directly to the backyard to search the Bamboo Forest Cottage.

Unfortunately, the people were already gone.

The eunuch in purple also waited in the front hall; hearing that no one had been found, he turned his head to look at the Prince of the Fifth Commandery, stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "My apologies, Commandery Prince, this servant is only acting under orders."

Having said that, he stood up and led his men away.

But after walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said indifferently, "The Prince asked me to bring you a message: blood is thicker than water after all; do not let outsiders' bewitchment damage the father-son bond."

"Let's go!"

After issuing a threat, he quickly left with his subordinates.

"Hmph!"

After they left, the Prince of the Fifth Commandery, Xiao Jinghong, had his expression change abruptly, and he fiercely threw his wine cup to the ground, shattering it to pieces.

"Prince, please calm your anger."

Cao Yuanhuai hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

"What father-son bond!"

The Prince of the Fifth Commandery, Xiao Jinghong, gritted his teeth and said, "That demonic person is probably unaware that I already know he harmed my father; it is hateful that these degenerates are all playing deaf and dumb!"

Cao Yuanhuai smiled bitterly, "After all, this matter is too suspicious; who could have imagined the demonic person would be so bold."

"Now that person is no longer pretending and is directly mobilizing the garrison troops; several garrisons near Chengdu have already obeyed his orders and entered the prefecture city; this is no different from rebellion."

"I fear that even if those generals know the truth, they will follow this path to the end; my subordinates have already sent people to check, and Wang Yushi of the prefecture office has also closed his doors, likely fearing that if reinforcements do not arrive, the demonic person will take a desperate risk."

Just as Li Yan left the wharf, the situation in Chengdu Prefecture also changed abruptly.

The Prince of Shu, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly showed himself and, under the pretext of demonic chaos in Chengdu Prefecture and disturbances in the Prince's residence, mobilized the surrounding garrison forces.

Those garrison soldiers had long been prepared and were hiding in villages near Chengdu Prefecture; after receiving the order, they directly entered the city, guarded all key passages, and completely occupied Chengdu Prefecture.

For a time, the streets were filled with panic.

Not only that, the Black Feather Guards under the Prince of Shu also officially appeared, divided into several teams, and patrolled Chengdu Prefecture on horseback.

These people were all carrying Divine Fire Guns on their backs.

Some people in the martial world sensed something was wrong and wanted to flee, but they were directly shot to death by a hail of bullets, leaving no bones behind.

The Prince of Shu was rebelling!

The common people in Chengdu Prefecture were all too scared to leave their homes.

The high-ranking officials and nobles were the same.

They did not expect that it would really come to this step.

At the same time, in an abandoned warehouse.

Sha Lifei looked through the window at the Black Feather Guards riding away on the street, let out a sigh of relief, turned around, and bowed, "Many thanks, brother!"

He and Wang Daoxuan and the others were all here.

And opposite them was the long-missing leader of the Chengdu Prefecture underworld, Young Master Wuxiang...

(End of chapter)