Chapter 801 - 230: Red Silk Dares Not Advance, Jade Palace Ablaze, A Complete Withdrawal

Chapter 801: Chapter 230: Red Silk Dares Not Advance, Jade Palace Ablaze, A Complete Withdrawal

The General with the white horse and silver spear charged at the forefront, invincible wherever he went.

Xie Wei squinted, watching from afar the General who once stood guard by her side. She took a deep breath and decided to leave here and negotiate properly with the Dragon Vein.

Since Hu’Er wants to take the position, let him take it.

Isn’t this also part of his growth?

Although this growth is too reckless without considering the big picture, this time he truly seized the opportunity.

Xie Wei straightened her dark gold phoenix robe, steadied her hairpin, and was about to step out.

Suddenly, a voice emerged from the shadows.

"Second sister, don’t go out."

Xie Wei was startled, turning suddenly to see the gray-clad swordsman, who unexpectedly appeared inside the palace, looking at her with a smile.

Who else could this gray-clad swordsman be but Li Yuan?

"Why are you here?"

"I came early, watched a show all night, and only now came to find you."

"You!"

Xie Wei was a bit speechless, "You’ve been watching, so you must have seen everything clearly. Why are you only acting now? Is it... all under your control again?"

Li Yuan shook his head and said, "Second sister, I’m just here to take you away. I don’t plan to take any action."

Xie Wei’s pretty face showed astonishment, surprised, "Why?!"

Li Yuan said, "Let’s leave first, we’ll talk later."

"I am not leaving! I..."

Xie Wei wanted to say more, but Li Yuan had already approached her and advised, "The ones targeting you are not the Dragon Vein, nor Hu’Er, and perhaps... not even the Immortal Realm. It’s a deeper hidden force, even I have not clearly seen it.

Let’s jump out first and observe the situation, shall we?"

A deeper hidden force?

Xie Wei couldn’t believe it, "You’re talking nonsense, there’s no..."

Before she finished her words, Li Yuan raised his hand.

Pa!

A soft sound followed, and Xie Wei slumped down, fainting.

Li Yuan hoisted her over his shoulder by her knees.

Actually, he had seen that the Empress Dowager was under extreme pressure during this period, and by this time, she was somewhat "overwhelmed" and "not clear-headed," now on the verge of "completely losing her mind."

This state often appears in "losers."

If he didn’t come, the Empress Dowager, surrounded here, would have only one outcome: death.

Never mind the "Emperor said the Empress Dowager must be brought to him alive," in the chaos of battle, a few accidental deaths are only too common, aren’t they?

Xie Wei would not live to see the Emperor.

And if Li Yuan forcefully kept her here, it would be meaningless.

Meanwhile, he would have to face endless undercurrents, bear pressure from various countries, fending off the raids from the Southern Barbarians, while dealing with interference from the Dragon Vein, mysterious forces, and the Immortal Realm.

The Empress Dowager was like a surrounded chess piece.

Once surrounded, this piece should be removed, discarded, killed. Forcibly keeping it would mean going against the entire situation and trend, getting caught in countless endless trifling affairs.

In playing chess, one must follow the rules, right?

Especially since Li Yuan felt he wasn’t qualified to sit at the chess table, he had to follow the rules even more.

However, he didn’t wish for the Empress Dowager to die.

Thus, he arrived here first, helping that mysterious opponent by removing this piece, the Empress Dowager.

Li Yuan pressed down on the Empress Dowager’s knee with his left hand, using his hand to smooth out her dark gold phoenix robe, covering her ample hips.

Then, he took out a few pennies’ worth mask from his arms, put it on, and tapped lightly on the table.

In the shadows of the palace, two women dressed in black, wearing black hats, suddenly appeared.

These were the Judge’s impermanence.

Each carrying a person, they respectfully bowed to Li Yuan upon entering the Deep Palace, having received the task to fully cooperate with this mysterious entity.

Years ago, this person had led them to the Jade Palace, then into Ghost Street.

Since then, they have stayed on Ghost Street.

Lady Yama, possessing extraordinary skills, meanwhile created a new power over the years, which allows "direct access to Ghost Street without waiting," enabling them to enter Ghost Street without the long and complex process they initially went through.

"Quickly set it up."

Li Yuan said lightly.

The two black-clad impermanence acknowledged respectfully, swiftly placing the corpses they carried on the couch, intertwining them, then quickly adding some "necessary marks" in the palace.

Li Yuan glanced; they resembled Xie Wei and Chang Xin, only... these two corpses were in fact two death row convicts with similar builds to Xie Wei and Chang Xin, dressed in Yin makeup.

Transporting corpses within Ghost Street can completely be done by entering from elsewhere and exiting through here.

Having completed these tasks, the black-clad impermanence poured oil over and set the place ablaze, then bowed to this mysterious presence once more, swiftly turning to leave through a narrow entrance into Ghost Street.

Li Yuan gently put Xie Wei down, intending to leave first, then pull Xie Wei out using Ghost Hand.

But just as he moved, he sensed something,

Where Xie Wei was, it was a secret place of the Jade Palace, and coupled with Xie Wei’s arrangements of numerous illusions, the attackers couldn’t find this place for a while.

But now, the fire exposed this place instantly.

Though the entire Jade Palace was ablaze, a true expert would surely notice the anomaly here.

Indeed, someone came.

It was a quiet, stealthy footstep, very light and subtle, surpassing anyone Li Yuan had seen before, including those at Qing Hancheng, including the day when he met disciples of the Immortal Realm.