Yan Zu had been troubled recently. He had promised to help Lu Li and he wanted to help Lu Li from the bottom of his heart.
As long as they could help Lu Li this time, when Lu Li rose up in the future, the Hu Family would reap boundless benefits.
Lu Li was going to participate in the tournament. Today was the day of the finals. He did not go to the Mount of Huayang, nor was he in the Holy City of Women. Instead, he was staying in a small town near the Holy City of Women with several powerful warriors that the Hu Family had recruited at great cost.
He was preparing for Plan B. If Lu Li failed, then he would help Lu Li steal the girl.
If he failed to take Lu Li away, then he would have to die. When he died, the Hu Family would owe Lu Li a favor. As long as Lu Li could make it back, he would always remember the kindness of the Hu Family.
His worries stemmed from his lack of confidence. Of course, he would not go to Huayang Peak to snatch people. Not to mention the few of them, even if all the experts of the Hu Family came, it would be a dead end.
Even if Lu Li failed, someone else would succeed. Ling Long and Lu Ling were the top beauties. The No.1 had three choices, so it was very likely that two of them would be chosen.
After choosing her, she would definitely have to go back. It was impossible for her to consummate the marriage here, right?
This was not a trivial matter. It would certainly be a grand event. The Saintess Sect would certainly send their powerhouses to attend the ceremony.
This gave Yan Zu a chance!
He had already investigated clearly. Hua Tiandao, Wen Xiang, Dongye Ying, Tu Ying, and the others only had one Thearch following them.
If they didn't directly open the Domain Gate to return, they would have to use the Teleportation Formation to leave. They would have to go to the Dark Castle near their sect and open the Domain Gate to return.
If they teleported all the way, then their chance would come. They could choose to ambush them along the way.
He would distract the Emperor Realm warrior and then the warriors he gathered would cooperate with Lu Li to take Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong away.
He didn't care if he could run away or not. As long as he could get the girl and Lu Li and the others away, everything would be perfect.
The problem was …
What if the winner was either Linglong or Lu Ling?
What if they directly let the Saintly Girl Sect open the Domain Gate and send them back?
Then all his arrangements would be meaningless. This was what troubled him the most.
He sat cross-legged in the castle, his face expressionless, but his heart was extremely anxious.
The person he sent to gather intelligence had not returned yet, so he could only wait patiently.
According to the information they had received, Lu Li had already entered the finals.
There was a high chance that he would take first place, but the problem was that there was a high chance that Lu Li's identity would be exposed, so everything was unknown. This short period of time was torture for him.
"Buzz!"
A teleportation array in the castle lit up, and Yan Zu's eyes revealed a trace of joy. The person who went to investigate the situation had returned.
He didn't have time to wait for that person to come over. He rushed out in a flash and asked, "How is it?"
That person's face was filled with excitement as he took in a deep breath before saying, "Young Master Lu has succeeded!"
"It's done?"
Yan Zu was relieved, and the stone in his heart also fell. But the next second, the man continued, "Young Master Lu won first place, but his identity was exposed. He didn't have the chance to take the two ladies away.
However, Young Master Lu actually controlled Empress Peak. Earlier on, Saintly Sect's Shadow Empress personally said in front of the entire city that Saintly Sect would not pursue Young Master Lu for the next three years.
I even found out that there are three beauties standing beside Young Master Lu, and the two young misses are among them. "
"What?
What did you say?
Empress Peak? "
Yan Zu thought he heard it wrong, so he quickly asked the man to tell him the news in detail. After that, Yan Zu's face was still full of disbelief.
After all, Empress Peak was too famous. It was the most precious treasure of the Saintly Sect. How could Lu Li control it?
It was more like a fantasy story.
Yan Zu paced up and down in the castle. After some thoughts, he said, "Go to the secret castle of the Eastern Cloud Dynasty at once and build a space gate as soon as possible. Don't teleport too far away. Just teleport to the Ancient Moon Dynasty.
Then send a message to the Ancient Moon Dynasty to build a space gate and go back to the Celestial Emperor City directly. "
Yan Zu didn't care how Lu Li did it. What he had to think about now was how to bring Lu Li back safely.
As long as he could go back, the Hu Family would have made a great contribution. Not only would Lu Li be grateful, but the Celestial Emperor Sect wouldn't pursue the matter.
Because Lu Li had made the Celestial Emperor Sect proud!
"Let's go. Take me to the Saintly City and find Lu Li!"
Yan Zu grabbed the scout and stepped into the Teleportation Formation. Since it seemed that the Saintly Sect would not pursue Lu Li, then he had no more concerns. He must go to Lu Li at once to protect him.
…
The Saintly City of Saintly Girl was bustling with noise and excitement. The one hundred thousand warriors all came back and none left. There were still many in the city who weren't qualified to go to the Peak of Huayang, millions of them.
Since so many people had gone to the Peak of Huayang, the news could not be kept a secret. The news had spread out.
But the conversation between Lu Li and Shadow Queen could not be heard because the Saintly Sect had cleared the place.
When Shadow Queen came with Lu Li and shouted in public, everyone in the city knew the result of their discussion — Shadow Queen and the Saintly Sect had reached a compromise and struck a deal with Lu Li.
In other words … the Saintly Sect had surrendered, just like a disciple of the Celestial Emperor Sect had surrendered and admitted defeat!
Shadow Queen had come to the city in person and said that she wouldn't go after Lu Li for three years, which meant that the Saintly Sect had completely failed.
A major sect, the second largest in the world, had surrendered to a disciple. This was unprecedented.
This was destined to go down in history and become a disgrace that the Saintly Sect could never erase.
But everyone could understand. After all, this was about the Peak of Goddess.
If it were some other treasures or even Shadow Queen herself …
It would be impossible for Lu Li to force the Saintly Sect to surrender even if he had Shadow Queen as a hostage.
The Saintly Sect would rather lose Shadow Queen than to kill Lu Li and tear him apart.
The Peak of Goddess was one of the assets of the Saintly Sect and one of the reasons why the Saintly Sect could survive for so many years.
The Saintly Sect would not allow anything to happen to the Peak of Goddess. The temporary damage to the reputation could not shake the foundation of the Saintly Sect. But if something happened to the Peak of Goddess, then the foundation would be shaken.
Lu Li showed up at the Saintly City with three beauties. Lu Ling, Xiang Linglong and a girl named Wu Qianwu was also one of the four beauties. Lu Li had chosen this one at random.
This time, Shadow Queen was straightforward. It was just a few beauties. The Saintly Sect was not short of beauties. They could train more beauties later.
Shadow Queen removed the Saintly Gu from the three warriors in front of everyone in the city.
As for Shadow Queen, it didn't make any difference whether she removed the Saintly Gu or not. As far as she was concerned, Lu Li and the three warriors would soon become … dead men!
"Okay now!"
Shadow Queen was an outstanding talent. She knew when to yield and when to stand tall. After removing the Saintly Gu from the three warriors, she extended her hand and said, "Lu Li, I have done what I promised you. Now, it is your turn to fulfill your promise."
"Wait a bit longer!"
Lu Li smiled. He was waiting for Yan Zu. He believed that Yan Zu would come back soon.
Even though Yan Zu was no match for Shadow Queen, he would feel more secure with a warrior of the Great Emperor Realm around.
"Whoosh!"
Not long afterward, there came a gust of wind. Yan Zu showed up next to Lu Li.
He was covered in a cloak. The cloak was a piece of artifact. Anyone below the Great Emperor Realm could not see his face.
"Buzzing!"
Lu Li took out the Peak of Goddess without hesitation. Blood Fairy flew out. Lu Li threw her to her and said, "Shadow Queen, you have sworn in front of so many sects and forces that the Saintly Sect will not hunt me down for three years. I hope you can keep your word and don't let the world laugh at you.
Goodbye, we'll meet again someday. "
Lu Li flew toward the Teleportation Formation in the city with Lu Ling and Xiang Linglong who were excited and Wu Qianwu and Yan Zu who were nervous.
The guards did not stop them. Yan Zu activated the Teleportation Formation in person.
Lu Li and the other four vanished into the Teleportation Formation under the watch of millions of psychic power in the city.