Chapter 337 - The Imperial Sect, The Beginning Of The Final Act

At dusk, the slanting sunlight shone gently on the eastern streets of Heavenly Gate City.

Countless couples in bright clothes strolled up and down the pedestrian street.

Si Xuanji was standing in front of a stall selling sugar paintings*. Her yin and yang eyes stared as the sugar spoon in the stall owner's hand went back and forth, and in a matter of moments, the sugar water drew a curved moon on the board below.

"Little girl, your crescent moon."

"Thank you."

Si Xuanji reached out, took the bamboo stick handed over by the stall owner, and put down a spirit stone. Then, she happily put the corner of the crescent into her mouth, squinting and smiling as if she really was a little girl.

Just as she was sweetly licking the sugar painting, a loud bang suddenly came from behind her.

Boom---

Distracted, her teeth crunched the brittle sugar painting.

Si Xuanji pouted. She originally planned to lick it slowly, but now she suddenly became annoyed and turned her head to look in the direction of the loud sound.

The end of the street was full of smoke and dust, and it was impossible to see what was going on there, but the sound of swords clashing could be heard as faint flames flickered inside.

Ding ding---

Ding---

Si Xuanji's yin and yang eyes turned from side to side, and then she stepped out with her bare feet and went to the middle of the street. She measured the distance, then took out a bamboo hat she had just bought from her storage bag and put it on her head.

In the next moment, there was a dull sound.

Bang---

A woman in red flew out of the smoke and dust, drawing a parabola in mid-air before bouncing up and down several times on the ground tiles as if she were skipping on water before finally coming to a steady stop in front of Si Xuanji's feet.

"Cough--"

Hongyu spat out a mouthful of blood and hastily wanted to get up. Noticing the little girl with a bamboo hat standing by her head, she was stunned.

But the next moment, the imperial guard, chasing her with an iron spear in his hand, arrived in front of her.

The eyes of the imperial guard in the Core Formation stage burst out with murderous intent.

Looking at Si Xuanji, who was now standing next to Hongyu, he showed no intention of holding back his weapon, seemingly prepared to kill Hongyu and Si Xuanji together.

Woosh--!

The spear wind created an airwave, like a blue dragon breaking through dawn, stabbing toward Hongyu's brow.

Hongyu's eyes widened. She had thought that these imperial guards would take into account the passers-by on the street, so after escaping from the secret passage, she quickly went to a crowded place, hoping to have some protection from the passers-by.

The guards of the Imperial Sect would never hurt innocent people, no matter what.

But after seeing the shot, she understood that these guys did not mind if unrelated people were present. Anyone who got in their way would be punished with death.

Hongyu immediately raised the sword in her right hand in an attempt to parry.

Liang Zhu, Pei Lianxue, Feng Yu Die, Xiao Yunluo, and Immortal Thief were all gathered around the wooden table as if Ye Anping was explaining to everyone the plan details just now.

Seeing Ye Anping helping the injured Hongyu, Liang Zhu glanced at the Immortal Thief and said, "Miss Ye, go take a look outside."

"I know."

Ye Waner immediately understood, and her figure disappeared from the crowd in a flash as she went outside to keep watch. Pei Lianxue took out the sword, asking, "Brother, did something happen?"

"It's not urgent..."

Calmly, Ye Anping removed the items from the table, laid Hongyu on it, and took out some pills from his bag to help treat her injuries.

"Miss Hongyu, did something happen in the palace?"

"Young Master Ye, the Emperor discovered that Her Majesty the Empress replaced the city guards. The servants of the Eternal Bliss Palace were all killed by the imperial guards led by Grandmaster Qi... I was the only one who escaped."

Hearing this, Liang Zhu's eyes widened and worry showed on his face as he immediately stepped forward. "Where is the Empress?"

Ye Anping glanced at him and appeased him. "Brother Liang, don't be anxious. The Empress will be fine. Although Immortal Qi is ruthless, he won't have the guts to make a move on the Empress."

"But..."

Hongyu paused for a moment before continuing. "The Empress was taken to the Heavenly Harmony Palace, and... there's also Young Miss Xuanji. She helped stop the imperial guards who were chasing me; Young Master Ye, you guys quickly go save her... She was surrounded by several imperial guards."

Hearing this, Ye Anping was somewhat speechless.

Since Si Xuanji had taken action, it meant that she was finally tired of shopping, and it also meant that the Demon King had probably arrived at the city gates.

Originally, the Demon King was supposed to be leading the Demon Clan to besiege the city, but now it seemed that because of his actions against the Immortal Thief and Gu Mingxin, the plot developed ahead of schedule.

However, although the development was different, it did not greatly exceed his expectations.

Everything was still under his control; he just needed to implement some of the backup plans.

Ye Anping lifted his chin and lowered his eyes, thinking for a while before looking at Xiao Yunluo. "Sister Xiao, go get your sister."

"Ah..." Xiao Yunluo paused. "She can handle it... Don't worry about her."

"Well, she is still your sister. You go and check on her, then wait for me in front of the main entrance of the palace."

Ye Anping said that lightly, then turned to look at Feng Yu Die. "Sister Feng, you come to the Justice Division with me and my sister to help Deputy Commander Yue get away. The Empress has been captured, and he has probably been exposed. We have to protect him. We still need him to break Heavenly Gate City's defensive formation."

"Got it!"

"Okay!"

"Finally, Brother Liang, you take Miss Ye to the Western Gate and find a way to open it. I guess the Demon King has arrived and is probably drinking tea at the tea stall outside the city gate, waiting to be invited in."

"Tea?"

"He likes tea."

After reassigning the tasks, Ye Anping clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to him, took a deep breath, and said: "Success or failure depends on this. Although it is a little earlier than I expected, the Imperial Sect will come to an end today. Do you understand?"

Pei Lianxue took a step forward. She puffed out her chest, raised her head, and took the lead in shouting, "Understood!!!"