Chapter 11

Soon, only Bai Yongyan, the Xi Jishi Factory's spies, and the Wude Guard's secret agents remained in the hall.

A gust of night wind brought coolness, the silk curtains fluttered, and the candlelight flickered, reflecting distorted shadows on the walls.

*Whoosh.*

Bai Yongyan, as if he could never get enough tea, poured some more into his cup, leisurely smelling the aroma, seemingly oblivious to the glaring spies and agents opposite him.

Yu Qingqiu's eyes were devoid of emotion.

As the Qianhu (commander) in charge of punishments at the Xi Jishi Factory, he had personally arrested countless enemies and dissidents.

Those people, like Bai Yongyan, thought they possessed great magical power and deep backgrounds, facing the Xi Jishi Factory with nothing to fear.

Until their pipa bones were pierced by chains, their cultivation was crippled, and they were imprisoned in the dark, gloomy dungeons of the Western Depot to spend their lives with scrawny rats and crawling insects,

Only then did they finally realize the weight of the words "Xi Jishi Factory," which was built on mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"According to intelligence, your White Lotus Sect began mobilizing experts from the Heaven, Earth, and Human branches months ago."

Yu Qingqiu stared at Bai Yongyan indifferently, "Yue Yuncang, the Northern Sea Crocodile God, Jiang Jin, the Sorrow Sword Riot, Wei Tuotian, the Poisonous Eye Serpent...

These people disguised themselves as peddlers and vegetable vendors, lurking throughout Luzhou City, waiting for you to cooperate with the White Lotus demons tonight, launch a surprise attack on the royal palace, and seize the Annam auspicious creature.

It's a pity that your Guangmu Protector didn't come to Luzhou in person, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, you would have been able to capture the Guangmu Protector, one of the four great protectors of the White Lotus Sect, and wipe out his forces, severely damaging the White Lotus Sect."

Bai Yongyan shook his head, "This news should have been leaked to you by Chen Yongtian, the deputy helmsman of the Luzhou branch.

He was originally a spy planted by the Xi Jishi Factory within the White Lotus Sect.

At first, he only wanted to lie low at the grassroots level for two or three years.

Unexpectedly, three years passed, then another three years, and then another three years, allowing him to rise to the position of deputy helmsman.

In a few more years, when the helmsman of the Luzhou branch retires, he might even become a legitimate helmsman.

With the secret help of your Xi Jishi Factory, even the title of Protector Elder wouldn't be impossible."

Yu Qingqiu's expression finally changed slightly. A mole at the level of deputy helmsman was already a major secret of the Xi Jishi Factory.

How did Bai Yongyan know about it?

Or was it that the White Lotus Sect had long known that Chen Yongtian had problems, deliberately not exposing him, letting him stay as deputy helmsman,

So that at a crucial moment (like now), they could use false information to trick the Xi Jishi Factory.

Yu Qingqiu was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "So what? The Xi Jishi Factory's spies and the Wude Guard's agents have already grasped the locations of all of you..."

As if responding to Yu Qingqiu's words,

A series of thunderous muffled roars suddenly echoed in the city.

Several streams of fire shot up into the sky from different locations in Luzhou City.

The agents were besieging the White Lotus Sect members.

Yu Qingqiu stared intently at Bai Yongyan's face, trying to find a trace of panic or unease at the plan going awry.

"This, this... how is this possible!"

Bai Yongyan turned to look at the dazzling flames that even the high walls of the royal palace couldn't hide, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, his teeth chattering, terrified and his liver and gallbladder about to split.

The next second, his expression suddenly changed, returning to a calm and collected demeanor that was almost annoying,

Even with a faint mocking smile on the corner of his mouth, as if saying "Just kidding."

"Don't mind it, it doesn't matter if people in the White Lotus Sect die, I don't care."

Bai Yongyan took out a piece of paper filled with words from his pocket, shook it in the air, and recited it word by word: "Emergency Statement: I, Bai Yongyan, hereby clarify that,

I have severed my employment relationship with the White Lotus Sect organization.

The White Lotus Sect is a warm and harmonious family, full of talented people who are pleasant to talk to. I love it here.

Hereby, I thank the White Lotus Sect superiors for their help and care, and thank my White Lotus Sect colleagues for the joy they brought me.

However, due to the expiration of my contract and my busy schedule, I do not plan to continue my career as a member of the sect, so my contract with the White Lotus Sect ends here.

Life has dreams, and each of us is wonderful. I wish the White Lotus Sect all the best.

Finally, I would also like to clarify that,

The White Lotus Sect members who used to work with me in the same sect, such as Yue Yuncang, the Northern Sea Crocodile God, and Jiang Jin, the Sorrow Sword Riot, are only colleagues.

All the crimes they have committed have nothing to do with me, Bai Yongyan. Their accusations against me are also untrue.

I wish them a bright future, promising prospects, and a bright future!"

???

Yu Qingqiu and the agents were dumbfounded, completely unclear what Bai Yongyan was up to.

Only the auspicious ape-man seemed to foresee something, emitting a sinister laugh.

"Okay, the statement is finished."

Bai Yongyan put away the paper and said calmly, "Now I have nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect. If you want to catch White Lotus Sect members, go ahead, don't mind me."

"..."

Yu Qingqiu took a slight breath, deciding to ignore the other party's crazy talk, and said coldly, "Do you think we will let you go just like that?

Seize him!"

The Xi Jishi Factory's agents on both sides moved.

They either formed battle formations, drawing their swords, or drew their crossbows, or took out magical artifacts of various shapes and functions.

Crossbow bolts rained down, spraying horizontally,

An unknown material of tough, large nets, covered the sky,

Countless hidden weapons and magical artifacts, came from all directions.

Faced with an unavoidable all-round attack,

Bai Yongyan, or rather Li Ang, remained seated, his expression unchanged, simply reaching out his fingers and gently tapping on the wooden floor.

The tree branches hidden in the floor crevices when planting the "Ginseng Fruit Tree" were instantly activated, growing wildly,

Forming a giant wooden sphere around Li Ang, enveloping him, blocking the agents' attacks.

Not only that, the tree branches also extended all the way,

Filling the empty hall with lush shrubs and trees,

Green leaves flourished, obscuring the agents' vision and blocking their advance.

Only Yu Qingqiu's pupils suddenly shrank, seeing through the gaps in the branches that another cluster of tree branches was extending towards the auspicious iron cage in the center of the hall.

*Zheng—*

No one saw how Yu Qingqiu drew his sword,

He stood in place, the tip of the long sword in his hand pointing diagonally at the ground,

In the middle of the courtyard, countless shrubs and branches flew up inexplicably, falling to the ground in a mess.

The long sword energy of this sword actually cut off most of the shrubs in the courtyard out of thin air, clearing the field of vision.

The agents saw that the cross-sections of the remaining shrubs were neatly arranged, as if they had been trimmed with a cutting machine, perfectly flawless.

And behind the bushes,

The wooden sphere enveloping Li Ang, together with the iron cage,

Under the drag of tree branches and vines,

Sank into the long tunnel opened up with swamp divine power and digger bio-weapons.