Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

As expected, it wasn't long before Hu Yanlie, drenched in sweat, secretly appeared at Xiahou Cang's residence.

Inside the secluded secret chamber, only Xiahou Cang and Hu Yanlie were present.

This secret chamber was not located within Xiahou Cang's study.

"City Lord Xiahou truly possesses remarkable skills…"

"To stage such a grand deception in front of everyone without a sound, you truly fooled me thoroughly."

Hu Yanlie wiped his sweat, picked up a teacup, and gulped it down.

He was even only sitting halfway on the chair.

Now that the situation had turned, if North Gate City didn't seek cooperation, it was likely to be swallowed up by several factions in an instant!

Xiahou Cang felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart; just an hour ago, this man was still speaking to him with arrogance.

Now, even his gaze was somewhat evasive, sitting before him like a junior filled with unease.

Xiahou Cang remained silent, merely sipping his spiritual tea, a mysterious smile on his face.

"This Li Congxin is truly a remarkable individual… To reverse such a complex situation in just one night, after a single trip!"

"I truly underestimated him."

Thinking of this, Xiahou Cang chuckled softly.

"Brother Hu Yan, have some tea, rest a bit, don't be anxious."

Hu Yanlie was in no mood to drink tea at this moment; he shifted his body and anxiously opened his mouth.

"Brother Xiahou, I… cough… I was indeed a bit arrogant and ignorant before."

"I hope Brother Xiahou is magnanimous and doesn't take it to heart."

"Rest assured, North Gate City will definitely stand with Xia Lin City!!"

Xiahou Cang smiled without speaking, slowly rising to his feet, and the door to the secret chamber was pushed open.

Creak!

A figure in white robes, Li Guanqi, slowly walked in, nodding with a smile upon seeing Hu Yanlie.

"City Lord Hu Yan, I didn't see you during the day; I didn't expect to meet you here."

The rugged-faced Hu Yanlie immediately remembered that this was the guy who had sought an audience with him during the day!!

Seeing Xiahou Cang rise to greet him, Hu Yanlie finally understood what was happening.

Most likely… all of this was planned by the young man before him!!

He originally thought that Xiahou Cang's wife, Yu Su, was the mastermind behind the scenes.

Now it seemed that it was all this guy in front of him.

Hu Yanlie, as a True Immortal, quickly stood up and nodded slightly towards Li Guanqi.

"I presume this talented young man is the esteemed member of your household whom I was unfortunately unable to meet today."

After the three gathered, the door closed, and Xiahou Cang finally spoke.

"Now that Little Friend Li has arrived, let him explain the next plan."

Even when facing the two city lords, Li Guanqi remained calm.

He picked up a teacup and chuckled softly.

"It's nothing much; City Lord Hu Yan is naturally on our side."

"But… not outwardly."

Xiahou Cang was stunned upon hearing this, frowning slightly but remaining silent.

Hu Yanlie immediately became anxious.

"Little friend, little friend… that won't do."

"If North Gate City doesn't take a stance now, I'm afraid the Southwest and West cities will attack me tomorrow!"

"Today, the Southwest and West cities have already closed their city gates; many cultivators have already begun to leave the city, which means they're about to lose their patience!"

Li Guanqi's eyes flashed; he didn't expect the Southwest and West cities to be so perceptive, already starting to lay their plans.

He had only gone to East City during the day, yet the Southwest and West cities were already preparing to strike!

Li Guanqi glanced at the man and softly opened his mouth.

"If… if I were to have City Lord Hu Yan join the Southwest and West cities, would you have confidence?"

Hu Yanlie frowned upon hearing this; he didn't speak.

His eyes flickered, unsure of what Li Guanqi was thinking.

Li Guanqi spoke to himself.

"As everyone knows, the Southwest and West cities are the strongest, and they don't fear Xia Lin City and North Gate City joining forces at all."

"But…"

"If East City and Winterwood City join forces with us, do you think the Southwest and West cities will still care about North Gate City?"

Hu Yanlie's heart pounded violently; if it were as Li Guanqi said, the Southwest and West cities would also be anxious.

If it were three against three, that would be one thing, but if it were openly four against two…

Hu Yanlie's eyes lit up.

"If that's really the case, I will definitely be able to join forces with the Southwest and West cities!"

Li Guanqi clapped his hands and laughed.

"Good, since City Lord Hu Yan has agreed."

"Then we won't hide anything; we must show some sincerity."

"The plan is simple: when the chaos begins, you and I will work together from the inside and outside to severely damage the Southwest and West cities!"

"Then we'll discuss how to divide the two factions!"

Speaking of this, Li Guanqi paused slightly.

"As for now…"

"We need to go see the Frost Soul Jade Glaze secret realm rift!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Yanlie's pupils constricted slightly, and he looked at Xiahou Cang in disbelief!

Xiahou Cang's expression was also slightly puzzled, and he frowned as he transmitted his voice.

"Take him there now?!"

"Don't you know what the situation is over there? If we observe carefully now, there will definitely still be some flaws!"

Li Guanqi then transmitted his voice: "Do you think dragging it out will be useful?"

"If we go now, we might still be able to catch Chu Yuan and Chen Ce…"

As soon as these words came out, Xiahou Cang's heart sank!

After a long silence, he stood up and laughed.

"Let's go!"

However, this time the three only concealed their aura and whereabouts.

A teleportation array appeared in the secret chamber, and this teleportation array led directly to the patrol camp.

Hu Yanlie watched the changes in the expressions of the two as they whispered to each other without speaking, only casually observing them.

The teleportation array lit up, and a flash of brilliance suddenly flashed in Hu Yanlie's eyes.

The friction between the six cities today is for the Frost Soul Jade Glaze; whoever can obtain it will greatly increase their strength and break the balance of the six cities…

But now, he didn't expect Xiahou Cang to actually have it!

Buzz!!

The array light disappeared, and soon the three quietly appeared inside the patrol camp's tent.

And the rift's tent was only a hundred feet away!

Now, the patrol camp inside and out seemed as usual, but in reality, the frequency of patrols was much higher.

The three concealed their figures and rushed to the tent, and before they even got close, Hu Yanlie sensed an unusual aura fluctuation.

That aura fluctuation was very, very weak; if he didn't have a special sense, he probably wouldn't have noticed it.

However, at this moment, Li Guanqi suddenly stopped and spoke to the two armored soldiers in the distance.

"You two, come with us."

Xiahou Cang and Hu Yanlie were both shocked, suddenly turning their heads to look at the two soldiers who had stopped dozens of feet away.

Whoosh!

The two took off their helmets and flashed to the front.

Chu Yuan asked with confusion.

"Little friend, how did you discover us?"

"Logically speaking, our appearances and auras have both changed."

"With your strength, it's impossible to sense us!"

Li Guanqi really looked down on these six city lords a little from the bottom of his heart now.

Each one of them thought they were very smart.

Li Guanqi pointed to the ground not far away; there wasn't a single footprint.

Also, Li Guanqi pointed to Chu Yuan and opened his mouth.

"The way you walk is too different from these soldiers who patrol every day…"

As soon as these words came out, a look of embarrassment appeared on the faces of Chu Yuan and Chen Ce.

They had little experience in this kind of thing.