Li Yan hurriedly formed a hand sign and took a deep breath. He then looked in all directions and urgently said to Cheng Yuan, who had chased after him,
"Quick, have someone close the city gates, and conduct a thorough search!"
"Brother Lv, dispatch all the animal scouts!"
"We've all been deceived…"
In less than half an hour, the city gates of Wuchang roared closed. Faced with soldiers ferocious as wolves and tigers, the people, though dissatisfied, did not dare to ask questions and could only inquire privately.
Meanwhile, outside the city gates in a nearby forest, a scholar quietly watched everything unfold. Suddenly, the corners of his mouth revealed a smile, his eyes whites flashed, and he turned to slip into the dense forest, vanishing without a trace…
…
Inside the Great Hall of the Baotong Zen Temple,
"Everyone has been deceived, including the demoness Lady Liu…"
