Chapter 1929: Chapter 1929 Set Up A Trap
The major powers within the Southern of Regalty were all shaken.
Ye Liuyun’s Dark Legion was advancing too fast. At this rate, they would have Regalty in less than three months.
Now, Emperor Nanfu was fighting on two fronts.
But he was apparently not fully prepared for the attack of the Dark Legion.
He never expected that the 300,000 troops on the border would be wiped out by Ye Liuyun in a single day. The defending troops of each city along the way couldn’t hold on for even two hours before being breached by the Dark Legion.
Pei Yong, the commander of the airborne forces, was the busiest at this time.
There were just too many airborne soldiers. On the first day alone, he received more than 200,000 airborne forces, and then there were airborne forces from every city. In order to keep up with the pace of the entire army, he didn’t have the time to be meticulous and directly made these airborne soldiers sign a surrender contract. Those who refused to sign were directly killed.
Then these soldiers advance with the whole army. In the meantime, Pei Yong organised them into squads and let them guard the cities according to their new groups.
Emperor Nanfu had no choice but to command all the troops from other cities, apart from the cities on the Dark Legion’s route, to assemble in Regalty.
After these city defenders assembled, they also needed time to reorganise. And these soldiers were not strong fighters, at most, they could hinder the Dark Legion’s advance and bluff.
He also transferred 200,000 troops from the eastern frontier. But it would take at least a month for them to reach Regalty.
Even if Emperor Nanfu wanted to negotiate with the Dark Legion, he had to stop their offensive first, otherwise, why would the Dark Legion bother to negotiate with him?
Therefore, the Dark Legion, for almost a month, did not encounter a larger force to battle.
This month was also their opportunity to make rapid advances.
The Blade Legion led by Ye Tiandao was also extremely busy.
Not only did they have to clear the way for the main army, but they also often had to rush to the flanks to aid the armies there. The time on the way was the time for them to cultivate and recover as the battles never ceased.
Through the never-ending fights, Wu Qingcheng and her companions were steadily growing stronger.
A few days had passed, and the news of the Southern region seemed to have spread everywhere. Even the common folks were aware of the crisis there.
The powerful forces within the Regalty also began to relocate their resources.
Regalty’s hundred thousand praetorians were also on high alert, preparing for war. Increased patrols and inspections were happening inside the city to prevent mischief during the chaos.
During this time, Lin Xiyao suddenly came in search of Ye Liuyun.
"My master said she’d come to Regalty first, stock up some medicinal herbs at Alchemist Alliance, and then take me, the elite disciples from the Lin family to the central region to avoid the war. Once everything’s settled, we’ll return."
She said to Ye Liuyun with a troubled look on her face, "She no longer mentioned Mu Lianqing. But I’m worried that once we’re in the central region, she might want me to marry someone else!"
Ye Liuyun also instantly asked Mu Lianqing through the Slaving Seal he imprinted.
Just as they thought, Mu Lianqing hadn’t received any notice about Lin Luoyi’s visit.
It seemed Lin Luoyi didn’t hold a high hope for the situation of Emperor Nanfu, so she stopped mentioning the marital alliance.
"You stay here with me. I’ll figure out how to handle her. I might need your help," said Ye Liuyun later.
Viewing this as an opportune moment to settle scores with Lin Luoyi, Ye Liuyun decided to set a trap.
He kept Lin Xiyao with him and gave orders to Mu Lianqing through the Slaving Seal, asking the latter to bring some strong martial practitioners to the city gate to wait for Lin Luoyi. He’d instructed him to invite Lin Luoyi to a high-end restaurant for dinner.
Then, Ye Liuyun himself would join them to deal with Lin Luoyi together and plant a Slaving Seal on her.
Mu Lianqing also immediately understood that Lin Luoyi deliberately not informing him, because she did not want to bring up the matter of the marriage anymore.
In his heart, he was filled with hatred for Lin Luoyi and complained, "If I didn’t want you as my teacher, you think I’d be in this position? And now, you want to kick me aside? You think I’m a fool?"
So when he heard that Ye Liuyun wanted to enslave her, Mu Lianqing instantly became spirited. He immediately brought a dozen Fifth Realm martial practitioners and over fifty crossbowmen, all fully armed, to wait for Lin Luoyi at the city gate.
If Lin Luoyi didn’t come, these people would join hands, and with the help of the city guards, they would capture her and send her to Ye Liuyun, letting her fall to the same fate as his, becoming Ye Liuyun’s servant.
Lin Luoyi, bringing only two of her personal maids, rushed to the Regalty, not expecting to encounter Mu Lianqing.
Mu Lianqing also pretended to be surprised and hurriedly welcomed her with respect.
"What are you doing here?" Lin Luoyi still had her high and mighty demeanour and was unaware of the imminent danger.
Mu Lianqing responded, "Regalty has recently been beefed up, so I happened to be in town for inspection. Why did you come without informing me?"
"Do I need to inform you when I come?" Lin Luoyi responded disdainfully.
"If you told me, I can arrange for someone to welcome you and pick you up!" Even though Mu Lianqing was cursing Lin Luoyi in his heart, he showed a humble demeanour throughout.
"Alright, get back to your duties! I’m gonna take care of some business inside Regalty and then take Xiyao back!" Lin Luoyi instructed.
"Xiyao’s not at Alchemist Alliance right now, she’s refining pills in my palace! Why don’t you wait at the VIP building? I haven’t seen you for a long time. let me extend my hospitality," Mu Lianqing lied.
Lin Luoyi frowned and questioned, "Why is Xiyao in your palace? You didn’t take her by force, did you?"
Mu Lianqing waved his hands in denial and spoke with a wronged face, "Our palace wanted to prepare some Elixirs for the praetorian, so we invited Xiyao to help."
"Why didn’t she tell me then?"
Lin Luoyi immediately expressed her doubts and quickly took out her Sound Transmission Talisman to question Lin Xiyao.
On the side, Ye Liuyun was guiding Lin Xiyao on how to respond, "Simply tell her that you’ve already promised the palace and need to refine several more Elixirs. Also, you can’t leave for the time being."
Lin Xiyao replied as instructed by Ye Liuyun, and only then did Lin Luoyi believe it.
"Well then, I’ll go to the Alchemist Alliance to buy some herbs first, and then wait for her in the VIP building!"
Lin Luoyi said before proceeding to enter the city. The guards at the city gates didn’t concern her. She just assumed the city had heightened security at the entrance.
Mu Lianqing immediately dispatched someone to reserve a private room in the VIP building. Then, he took his people to stand guard outside the Alchemist Alliance, waiting for Lin Luoyi to come out.
After entering the Alchemist Alliance, Lin Luoyi left the place right after buying medicinal herbs. With her arrogant personality, she looked down on everyone and naturally, no one would take the initiative to talk to her. At most, they would just greet her.
Therefore, she had no idea that Lin Xiyao was at Ye Liuyun’s place. Besides, Mu Lianqing had previously told her that Ye Liuyun had been taken care of.
When she stepped out of the Alchemist Alliance and saw Mu Lianqing with so many people, even she was taken aback by the sight.
"What’s with this big fuss just to have a meal?" she asked Mu Lianqing discontentedly.
"Ah, I didn’t have a choice! Recently, I received news that someone’s gonna assassinate me and my father, so I had to increase the manpower around me to deter them."
Mu Lianqing made up a bluff without batting an eye, and he sounded incredibly natural as he said it.
