sbdcsierra Chapter 631: Careless
Chapter 631: Careless
After Liu Enze finished speaking, he quickly carried the severed head out of the house.
He was radiating joy.
Once Liu Enze had walked away and there was no longer any sign of anyone else in the courtyard, Ye Qing'an slowly sat up straight.
A voice suddenly rang out from behind: "Madam is truly resourceful; she actually came up with such a plan to fool Liu Enze..."
Ye Qing'an rolled her eyes: "You ran out so quickly, aren't you afraid that Liu Enze will come back and launch a surprise attack?"
"What's there to be afraid of?"
The corpse on the bed suddenly disappeared, turning into a small earthworm that kept wriggling.
Yi Moxu walked towards Ye Qing'an with a smile on his face: "Now that I know who Liu Enze is and where he is, I have naturally already laid a trap to keep an eye on his every move."
Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows slightly, but then brought up another matter: "Just now when I was in the room, I heard two fireworks sounds outside. Were those fireworks a signal? Were they from our side? Or from the Siyou Kingdom's army?"
“I heard one of the sounds coming from a distance, as if it were coming from…” Ye Qing’an raised her hand and pointed in a direction: “It seemed to be coming from that direction. If I remember correctly, that direction should be towards the city gate.”
After Ye Qing'an finished speaking, he noticed that Yi Moxu was looking at him, with an undisguised smile in his eyes and brows.
Smile?
"why are you laughing?"
"Signal fireworks are going off over the city gate. Shouldn't we be worried? Has something happened over there?"
“I’m laughing…” Yi Moxu said softly, his smile deepening. “I’m laughing, Madam said, we.”
"Ok?"
Ye Qingquan didn't understand. Did she say "us"?
Even if it's just about "us," what's so funny about that?
Yi Moxu's voice grew even gentler: "When you mention us, you don't use the term 'rebels,' but 'us.' But when you mention the other side, you refer to the army of Siyou Kingdom."
"This shows that you genuinely consider yourself one of us."
"..." Ye Qing'an glanced at Yi Moxu: "I didn't mean that, I was just saying it casually, aren't you overthinking it?"
"Yeah, just saying it offhand." Yi Moxu was still smiling. "It's precisely because it was just a casual remark that this unconscious behavior better represents your heart."
"..." Ye Qing'an smiled: "Whatever makes you happy."
"So can you tell me now? What's happening outside?"
"It's nothing serious," Yi Moxu said calmly and unhurriedly. "It's just that the Siyou Kingdom's army has stormed into the city."
The army of Siyou Kingdom has stormed into the city... that's all?
"..."
Ye Qing'an remained silent for a while before speaking: "Your Excellency doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all. It seems you already have a plan?"
Yi Moxu chuckled: "Come, follow me."
As he spoke, he reached out his hand to her.
Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows, wondering where Yi Moxu was taking her, and reached out her hand to him.
As the light and shadow shifted, Ye Qing'an saw a familiar scene—the Dreamland of Clouds.
Before they could even see the situation clearly, they suddenly left the Dreamland of Clouds and arrived at another place.
The night was already very deep. Su Qian'an could only see the red lanterns hanging around her, and scattered lights as far as the eye could see, as well as the torches winding along the street in the distance.
"Where is this?"
"There is a restaurant in the city called Zhaixinglou (Star-Picking Tower)."
Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow: "It seems that the highest point in every place has to be called the Star-Picking Tower?"
"Not necessarily, it could also be called the Moon-Picking Pavilion."
Ye Qing'an was amused by Yi Moxu's lame joke, but her gaze remained fixed on the winding fire dragon in the distance: "Is that the army of Siyou Kingdom?"
"Ah."
The army of Siyou Kingdom was still some distance away, and Ye Qing'an only saw the winding fire dragon but did not hear any noise.
Night, silent.
Ye Qing'an listened intently for a while, and even used her spiritual power to slightly expand the area to investigate, but she still couldn't detect any human presence around her.
Why is it so quiet?
Yi Moxu naturally understood the implication in Ye Qing'an's words, and only curled the corner of his mouth: "Because there is no one else in Anzhi City."
"No one else? What do you mean?"
"Now, in this city of Anzhi, besides you and me, Liu Enze, and the army of Siyou Kingdom, there is no one else."
Ye Qing'an turned her head sharply: "How is that possible?"
Just before, she had seen so many people, the common people crowding around them at the foot of the city wall, the crowds that lined the route from the city magistrate's mansion to the city wall, and so many guests inside the city magistrate's mansion...
"How could there be no one left in Anzhi City in such a short time?"
Yi Moxu's lips curled up slightly, appearing particularly... eerie under the glow of the red lanterns beside him.
"This is the secret of Anzhi City."
The army marching in the distance was moving very fast, and because Anzhi City wasn't very big, Ye Qing'an could soon faintly hear some footsteps.
"The secret of Anzhi City?"
Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows.
Just as they were about to ask for more details, a sudden shout rang out from afar: "Watch out! Everyone be careful! There's an ambush!"
"Someone is hiding in the shadows, shooting arrows from the shadows."
Hearing the commotion, Yi Moxu's smile widened, and he glanced at the city gate: "The entire army of Siyou Kingdom should have entered the city by now."
Upon hearing what Yi Moxu said, Ye Qing'an also raised her eyes and looked towards the city gate.
The winding fire dragon's tail was already some distance from the city gate.
Presumably, as Yi Moxu said, the entire army of Siyou Kingdom, which had been arranged to cooperate with Liu Enze from within and without to enter the city and completely eliminate the rebels, has already entered the city.
"Siyou Kingdom's army has already entered the city, so the city gates of Anzhi City should be closed by now."
Ye Qing'an was still somewhat puzzled: "Since there is no one in Anzhi City, even if the city gates are closed, there are still many people in the Siyou Kingdom's army who are not weak in Xuanling techniques. They can still climb over the city walls and reopen the city gates."
Yi Moxu chuckled: "No, because once the city gates are closed, Anzhi City becomes a maze, an impregnable fortress, full of traps and mechanisms. Getting out of Anzhi City won't be easy."
After Yi Moxu finished speaking, he simply raised his hand, bit his finger, and then let the blood flowing from his finger congeal in mid-air. Suddenly, the blood emitted a faint blue light, and then, the streets of the city, in Ye Qing'an's eyes, seemed to suddenly brighten.
This sudden flash of light allowed Ye Qing'an to discern some clues.
"This is... the Heavenly Covering Formation?"
Upon hearing Ye Qing'an's words, Yi Moxu couldn't help but turn to look at her, his eyes filled with a stern scrutiny: "For a lady of such humble origins as Madam to be able to recognize such an obscure formation at a glance, it truly surprises me."
Ye Qing'an's eyelids twitched suddenly. Oh no, he had been careless.