Chapter 511: Empty City

A dark night with a high wind, the time for killing and arson.

After the group decided on the plan, they did not hesitate, immediately leaving the city and traveling rapidly, arriving outside the city walls of the Dengzhou Guard before the end of the *zi* hour.

The group leaned against the city wall, changed into night-traveling clothes, tied their bindings, secured their weapons, hid their silver and food behind a stone, confirmed their preparations with each other, and continued to circle along the city wall.

After walking for a while, the sound of water came from ahead.

A small river named "Painting River" entered the city through a water gate, piercing through the entire Dengzhou Guard from the center.

The Huanhua Sword Sect youth nodded to the group and leaped into the water.

The others followed one after another.

Li Miao looked at them, but flashed and disappeared without a trace.

As for this group of *jianghu* people, they moved along under the water until they reached the water gate. One *jianghu* person took out a weapon to wear it down bit by bit, while the others sank to the bottom of the water, using the turtle-breathing technique to reduce consumption. When that *jianghu* person couldn't hold on, others took turns, finally cutting the bars.

Following the same method, passing through three water gates, the youth drilled into a water channel one person wide from under the water, and after swimming for a while, finally poked his head out slowly from the water surface under a bridge.

After confirming no one was around, he carefully climbed onto the shore, stuck to the underside of the bridge, and prepared to open his mouth to breathe.

"Slow enough."

The youth's hair stood on end, he turned his head abruptly, and only after seeing the face of the speaker did he let out a long breath.

"Brother Li... you didn't take the waterway?"

Li Miao leaned against the bridge with his arms crossed and said.

"Soaking wet in the middle of the night, it's uncomfortable."

The youth nodded.

"Oh, that's true, Brother Li's skills are superb."

Through the exchange just now, the youth was already convinced that Li Miao's martial arts were not inferior to the peak, and had already regarded him as the backbone of this operation. Even if he were a bit eccentric, the youth wouldn't say anything.

While the two were talking, the others also climbed up from under the water.

Using true energy to steam dry the moisture on their bodies, the group hid their figures, borrowing the cover of the surrounding buildings, and headed toward the direction of the Dengzhou Guard prison.

A moment later, the group stopped under a high wall.

The youth scanned the group and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone, past this wall, once we go in, we have to risk our lives."

"If you want to leave, do it now."

"As long as you've followed until now, meeting in the *jianghu* in the future makes us friends. But if you regret it or turn traitor after going inside, there will inevitably be a clash of blades... have you all thought it through?"

No one answered.

The youth nodded, said no more, kicked the wall to leap up several feet, scanned the area in mid-air, rolled several times after flipping inside, and drilled behind a weapon rack.

*Swish, swish, swish—*

The *jianghu* people flipped in one after another, all hiding their figures on the spot after landing, without a single person making a sound.

After everyone was hidden, the youth quietly poked his head out to check the situation around. This glance made his face turn pale instantly.

Right in the middle of the courtyard ahead, Li Miao was standing there openly, arms crossed, eyes narrowed, scanning around, looking like he was here for sightseeing! The firelight all around reflected on him, making him exceptionally conspicuous!

The youth was anxious, shouting in a low voice.

"Brother Li, Brother Li!"

"Hurry over!"

On one hand, he felt Li Miao was too arrogant, relying on his high martial arts to treat the thousands of soldiers of the Dengzhou Guard as nothing, while on the other hand, he had to grip his sword hilt tightly, intending to support Li Miao the moment he was discovered.

He didn't expect Li Miao to look toward his side with a smile and say loudly.

"Come out, there's no one."

"No one?" ===== CHAPTER 512 =====