Chapter 2079: Chapter 2079 Distillation
Ye Liuyun used the Soaring Boots and his wings to hasten his journey. Along with his elevated realm, his speed was remarkable and arrived Meadowtopia in less than 2 days.
Yu Xiaofeng had already deployed troops surrounding the city, prepared for attack but awaiting the arrival of Helian Xiu’s troops.
"Let me try first, perhaps there’s no need to waste our soldiers," Ye Liuyun proposed to infiltrate the city using Devil Vine while assisting Yu Xiaofeng from within.
He transformed into Chen Feng and freed Li Xingrou.
"Find a way to open the gates and sneak me in, I’ll free your life and get rid of your addiction!" He instructed Li Xingrou.
He carefully stepped into the city with her, as he observed to see if she would turn against him at the last minute, then he would slaughter her right away. observing her actions. If she dared betray him, Ye Liuyun wouldn’t hesitate to slaughter her.
However, if she showed loyalty, he would help cure her addiction out of appreciation for her contribution.
Li Xingrou had no choice but to leave the camp with Ye Liuyun. It wasn’t until dusk that he had her rush towards Meadowtopia.
An internal battle raged within Li Xingrou. Logically, this was the best opportunity to strike Ye Liuyun with an army of thousands within the city.
Yet, she felt that Ye Liuyun had been decent towards her without crossing any lines during their time together.
She recognized that Ye Liuyun was a true gentleman than a cunning scoundrel in disguise.
As for her addiction, it was her who yielded to temptation while they were on opposing sides. It was reasonable for him to take advantage against her.
Despite her consideration, she couldn’t decide to strike at Ye Liuyun. She resolved to see if she could enter the city first.
Arriving at the city, Li Xingrou revealed her identity to the city guards.
After being notified, the commander reported directly to the Prince.
Although Li Xingrou is now disposable, the Prince definitely will save her if it was within convenience, as she is his daughter after all.
The commander opened the city gates to welcome Li Xingrou inside, treating her like a princess as usual.
Ye Liuyun was merely disguised as a fellow student of Li Xingrou, staying by her side. Just after they entered the city, he transformed the Devil Vine into a seed form, quietly throwing it on the ground, letting it lie in ambush.
In the meantime, his clone also notified Yu Xiaofeng, instructing the army to prepare to attack the city.
Li Xingrou was treated like a princess again, accompanied by maids and servants. Things felt much more comfortable compared to when she was with the disciples of the Northsky Sect.
She hadn’t exposed Ye Liuyun’s identity yet. However, she was also in a dilemma about how to deal with him.
She asked in a tone of consultation, if he could directly give her the pill recipe.
"You’re not going to get rid of the addiction on your own if I give you. It’s not a way to save your life." Ye Liuyun told the truth, explaining the special characteristics of the pill and the methods to overcome the addiction.
"You’ll need a special environment to quit, and gradually reduce your consumption. The Eastern Royal Management is about to fall, and you’re not going to have the princess privilege after you return to the Sect. I have an alchemist with me, she’ll monitor your condition always."
Ye Liuyun explained in detail, including what she was addicted to and how to overcome it.
He knew that Li Xingrou was struggling with whether or not to take a move against him.
His honesty was the greatest test on her.
Li Xingrou also pondered over Ye Liuyun’s words.
Ye Liuyun had just told her what kind of poison was in her system and how she can potentially overcome her addiction in the future.
If she were to expose Ye Liuyun now and have the army capture him, perhaps the Royal Management would not perish.
Even if it hadn’t collapsed, she would still continue to be their disposable pawn at any time. She felt that she might be better off following Ye Liuyun for peace.
She was indecisive, pondering over and over about her choices.
Outside the city, Yu Xiaofeng had informed Ye Liuyun that the army was ready and waiting for his command.
Ye Liuyun was also waiting for Li Xingrou’s decision.
"Sigh!" In the end, Li Xingrou let out a long sigh and said to Ye Liuyun, "Just leave, I don’t want to see you again!"
"Are you letting me go?" Ye Liuyun tentatively asked.
"I’m not sure if this is the right thing to do or whether I should hate you! But I can’t bring myself to harm you now!"
"What about your addiction..." Ye Liuyun voiced his worries.
"I don’t care anymore. I’ll accept my fate if it can’t be cured!"
Suddenly, Li Xingrou felt that compared to her destiny, this slight addiction was nothing major.
She was born into the royal family, and it was her destiny to sacrifice for the Royal Management.
Ye Liuyun also lamented in his heart, Li Xingrou originally had the same status as Helian Xiu, but their circumstances ended up being so different.
"Alright, then I’ll leave. You can always find for me if you can’t manage it on your own," Ye Liuyun said to Li Xingrou.
"Thank you!" She turned around and went back to her place, without looking at Ye Liuyun again.
"You should prepare to leave, the city is about to be attacked!" Ye Liuyun reminded her one last time before he left.
Li Xingrou blinked, paused for a moment, then quickened her pace to leave.
The clone also came out from the City Lord Manor, hid himself amongst the streets and alleys, donning the Concealcape.
"Attack!"
Ye Liuyun issued the command to Devil Vine and Yu Xiaofeng simultaneously.
He also instructed them not to hurt Li Xingrou and to let her go.
As soon as his command was given, the vines sprang up from various parts of the city, starting to consume the soldiers.
Ye Liuyun released his clone, starting to follow Devil Vine and consume the divine soul power.
War drums immediately went off outside the city. The puppet beasts also thundered towards the city gate. At the same time, the crystal cannon of the battleship roared and the bombardment began.
There were constant screams within the city, and outside were loud cries of killing.
The stationed soldiers in the city were dizzy from the sudden attack. There were no martial practitioners among them strong enough to resist the attack. Soon the soldiers began to disperse and flee, unable to restrain themselves any longer.
Seeing this, the leaders understood that the situation was dire, and immediately led their guards to bring Li Xingrou and hastily retreat.
With a boom, a blast echoed at the city gate. The gate was breached, and the cries of killing immediately entered the city.
The leaders withdrew from the back door without any hindrance on the way.
Yu Xiaofeng deliberately let them escape.
"It’s strange that they’re not stopping or chasing us! Even the Devil Vine in the city seems to be avoiding us!" one of the leaders was quite curious.
Li Xingrou immediately thought that it must be Ye Liuyun intentionally letting her go.
Most of the leaders didn’t care much about it anymore either.
"Who cares! Just run!" They were running towards the Royal Management without looking back, with the fear of getting caught by the Dark Legion.
On the way, they split into several groups, dispersing and headed back.
