Chapter 858 - 242: Reunion with the Four Servants, Heart at Peace in the Homeland, Eternal Night Approaches, Invitation from the Immortal Realm

Chapter 858: Chapter 242: Reunion with the Four Servants, Heart at Peace in the Homeland, Eternal Night Approaches, Invitation from the Immortal Realm

Or perhaps, the friend of this young lord would directly make a move?

Li Yuan said nothing, just told them to wait, then instructed them to hide while he left alone.

To break through this barrier directly wasn’t actually a problem for him.

This kind of stronghold, no matter how reinforced it is, can stop a thousand troops, but it can’t stop him.

If he drew his blade, the pass between the two mountains would be directly shattered.

But now, the Human Emperor has prohibited martial artists in the wild. If it’s just minor disturbances, it surely won’t be reported to the Human Emperor, but if he breaks through the stronghold, it would undoubtedly be reported.

The Human Emperor wouldn’t allow such a large unstable factor to exist.

When that happens, it’s going to be a never-ending entanglement, turning into a father-son face-off again?

Li Yuan doesn’t want such trouble, so he decided to employ another method.

He used the Illusion Technique, easily arriving outside Sword Mountain Pass, transforming into an insect and flying up, flapping his wings to sense the surroundings, eventually landing in the tent of the general guarding the pass, listening quietly for a while.

Right now, Sword Mountain Pass is highly strict, the "Pass Token" is centrally stored, requiring several commanders to jointly review before taking out a piece, listing the name, and then allowing people to move inward. This is also to guard against spies from the Ice Barbarians.

After learning that the "Pass Token" is stored in a certain closed secret place, Li Yuan directly landed, transforming into a pale ghost hand, pressed on the ground, moving slightly before the doors appearing in the void, then reached a hand directly to grasp the token.

...

The next day, early morning.

The Gray Wolf was released, a group of old and young holding the "Pass Token" walked through the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city felt a bit strange, but after confirming the token was real, they allowed passage.

This group marched through the city gates openly, passing through Sword Mountain Pass.

But not too far behind them, a team of a hundred cavalry chased from afar.

The sound of hooves drifted through the cold wind, causing everyone to feel uneasy.

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "You go ahead; I’ll catch up soon."

Among the crowd, an old woman hesitantly said, "I... we can’t walk fast, we’ll be caught up soon."

Li Yuan looked and recognized her as Xiaomei, smiled and said, "No worries, you can walk slowly, no need to hurry."

Through this journey, everyone trusted him immensely and thought he was about to kill, feeling emotional while moving forward.

But Li Yuan merely started handling the terrain swiftly.

Branches intertwined above a narrow path, forming a threshold.

Li Yuan moved further away, setting up another threshold.

He just completed these when he sensed the cavalry moving away.

These cavalry had clearly noticed the "Pass Token was stolen," hence they gave chase.

But just right...

He sat on the ground, used the Illusion Technique, while both hands transformed into pale ghost hands.

The cavalry suddenly charged into one place, only to appear in another.

After passing through, they continued forward, but the scene before them shifted again, surprisingly reaching another unfamiliar place.

The cavalry were horrified, but their leader, experienced in worldly matters, simply said, "It’s like we’ve hit a ghost wall."

They dared not pursue further, only cautiously trying to exit this illusion array.

While Li Yuan watched from afar, unconsciously, he had already controlled 23 horses.

He always could control ordinary beasts, using birds frequently for investigation; now he has switched to horses.

Those 23 horses abruptly went wild, taking advantage of the hundred cavalry dismounted and carefully seeking the path, suddenly sprinting, charged into one spot, and instantly vanished.

The remaining pursuers tried to follow, but only witnessed the terrifying scene where those horses abruptly disappeared in front of their eyes, their scalps tingling, goosebumps rising, genuinely feeling today’s events were bizarre.

Li Yuan took control of the horses, naturally guiding them to catch up with the returning group, then delayed the hundred cavalry before leaving.

In the manipulation of these ghost hands, the hundred cavalry seemed like puppets, ghost-walling through the forest in confusion, disappearing here one moment, appearing there the next.

After several failed attempts, the cavalrymen were utterly desperate.

But after camping overnight, they suddenly found themselves restored, each galloping toward Sword Mountain Pass, with only the feeling of surviving a disaster in their hearts, no longer thinking about pursuit.

...

...

With twists and turns, nearly two months later, everyone finally arrived at Lianglong Mountain.

Under the rule of the Human Emperor, order was restored, and the place was peaceful.

Everyone expected to see desolation, but along the way, they saw no scenes of hunger and despair.

At this moment, snow fell from the sky.

Nuannuan Xue.

The residents of Lianglong Mountain ran out of their homes, raised their hands to the sky, cheering.

Xiaolan grabbed someone to ask, only to be retorted with, "Where are you from, you don’t know this? When Nuannuan Xue falls, the land becomes fertile, and crops will grow next year."

Xiaolan got retorted, but felt somewhat as if she had witnessed another world.

Fertile land?

Crops?

These words made her somewhat dazed, yet inexplicably joyed.

And here marks the end.

Li Yuan helped them re-establish their residence here.

As for the household registration, purely by chance, a Wendao Palace disciple was assigned here with the official title of "Garrison Commander."