Time flies and half a month has passed. During this half month, Taiyuan Mansion has been extremely unstable.
Li Keyong ordered the army to impose martial law throughout the city and sent Tongwenguan troops to search for traces of Chu Feng and his party. Unfortunately, half a month later, not even a shadow of the enemy was seen.
Not only that, the search team sent by Tongwenkan suffered heavy losses, either being killed or disappearing inexplicably.
"Bang——"
Li Siyuan slapped his palm on the stone table, his face as sinking as water.
"How many people were lost?"
"Reporting to the Holy Lord, of the five teams sent this time, only one returned safely, and there is no news about the others."
Li Siyuan's heart was bleeding, and he had never felt so aggrieved in his life. In just half a month, more than a dozen elites were lost, with no bones left. The enemy seemed to be a ghost seeking life, coming and going without a trace.
Bit by bit, it eats away at the flesh and blood of Tongwen Hall.
Although these dead people were not his direct descendants, they were still the strength of Tongwenguan. How could such an unknown loss not make people heartbroken?
"Hurry and prepare the car, I want to go to the palace right away."
At this time, the palace of Prince Jin was filled with a murderous atmosphere.
Li Siyuan rushed here in a hurry, and when he saw this scene, he was suddenly shocked. He thought to himself: "This old guy usually doesn't show off his integrity, but he has managed to organize such a large force quietly."
Quickly putting away the fear in his heart, Li Siyuan walked quickly towards the backyard.
"In other words, for such a long time, Tongwen Hall not only gained nothing, but also lost a lot of manpower?"
In the back garden, after listening to the other party's report, Li Keyong's expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.
"Forgive me, my adoptive father. The other party is very powerful and is completely unscrupulous in his actions. Most of the masters of Tongwen Hall are entangled with the Xuanming Sect on the front line. The remaining strength is indeed a bit tired to cope with it."
Li Ke closed his eyes tightly, tapped the armrest of the wheelchair with his skinny right hand, and did not speak for a long time.
After a long time, he opened his eyes and said indifferently: "Take everyone back and close the door tightly. I want to see what these people are planning."
Li Siyuan bowed and accepted the order and retreated. When he turned around, his eyes seemed to accidentally glance at Li Cunren, who was standing still not far away, and his heart felt cold.
"Father, why not..."
Li Cunren was interrupted just as he was about to speak, and there was a sneer in his ears,
"Do you think Li Siyuan is really at his wits' end? That's just a deliberate show of weakness. Your elder brother really knows how to be patient."
"As for the enemies hiding in the dark, don't worry about them. We just need to remain unchanged in response to any changes."
"I would like to see who has the higher endurance."
Outside the city, in a dense forest
Zhang Zifan looked curiously at the young man who 'bducted' him out of Tongwen Hall. The young man was sitting cross-legged on a boulder, with a purple flame floating in his palm, which was extremely magical.
"Little guy, what are you looking at so fascinated by?"
Zhang Zifan was tapped on his forehead by a slender finger and woke up instantly. When he saw who it was, his face suddenly turned red for some reason.
Zhu Yuyan covered her mouth and smiled. This child was a bit precocious and now knows how to be shy.
Chu Feng put away the purple fire, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart. He had no chance to swallow the spiritual fire of heaven and earth. The growth rate of the fire was too slow if he only relied on his true energy to feed it.
"How old are you to tease a child? Aren't you ashamed?"
Chu Feng said somewhat speechlessly.
Zhu Yuyan glanced at him angrily. For a woman, age is a taboo, so why do you have to mention it?
Chu Feng didn't care about her reaction, and then asked: "How is the situation today?"
Zhu Yuyan put away her emotions and said solemnly: "The opponent's troops all retreated to defend. The entire Taiyuan City was surrounded by the army and defended like a hedgehog. Now, even the few of us have to spend some effort when entering and exiting."
"This old fox is afraid of death."
Chu Feng suddenly smiled mysteriously and said: "Li Ke used this move to retreat in order to force us to jump out from the dark. It's okay, just treat it like a chess game, and we won't move our troops to see who can spend the most.
Who?"
Time passed slowly during the confrontation between the two sides.
Chu Feng practiced his internal skills diligently every day, and occasionally went hunting to relax. His life was very leisurely.
The 'guerrilla squad' composed of six masters under him went out frequently at night and showed up from time to time to harass them.
These people had learned the truth about the Evil King. After a single blow, regardless of whether it was hit or not, they immediately fled away. The defenders in the city were shaken.
Li Keyong's enemies were not limited to Chu Feng and the others. The Jin army was still confronting the Liang army on the front line, and most of the forces in Tongwen Hall were also fighting against the Xuanming Sect. This kind of large-scale martial law was not a thing in a short period of time. Time
After a long time, it became unbearable and the operation of the entire national institution was affected.
"Father, how about we set up a trap to attract the enemy, and then gather all the elite forces to catch them all." A certain adopted son suggested.
"It's useless." Li Siyuan retorted, and then explained, "Those people are extremely cautious in their behavior. They don't even show their faces in every attack, so they will definitely not take the bait. The most important thing is that we still don't know the other party.
What is the purpose of."
He suddenly paused, as if he had thought of something, and added: "The other party's actions were unorganized. They neither attacked nor entangled, leaving no trace at all. It seemed as if they were deliberately playing tricks on us."
Li Ke fumbled with the chess pieces in his hands and kept thinking in his mind. This time the two sides were competing in a remote chess game in the middle of the game, but he had not figured out the opponent's true intentions at all.
"This is a worthy opponent."
He felt a little sad in his heart, wondering if he was really old.
"How's the battle going ahead?"
"There has been no news for a month. I think it must be related to those people." Li Cunren replied.
"It's really tricky. Anyway, since the other party refuses to show his trump card, I have no choice but to fight."
"Boss, you go there in person this time, take all your men with you, and search for the other party's traces with all your strength. Once you find anything, send a signal immediately."
"The child takes orders."
Li Siyuan felt a slight chill in his heart. He knew that his perfunctory strategy had been noticed by the other party, and they were trying to make him a scapegoat.
After everyone was ordered to leave, Li Ke suddenly became violent with his cloudy eyes, and the chess piece in his hand was crushed to pieces.
Naturally, the news about the mobilization of the Taiyuan City brigade could not be concealed, and it soon reached Chu Feng's ears.
"Haha, Li Keyong has a great career, and it seems he can't hold on any longer. However, if you want to bully the few with more, just keep dreaming."
Chu Feng would not be stupid enough to confront the opponent's large group of people. That would simply be a court of death. No matter how strong these people are, there will be times when they get tired.
"Have the troops from the city come out?"
Shi Zhixuan shook his head, his expression unusually serious.
Chu Feng knew in his heart that Li Keyong still had concerns.
However, he no longer wanted to wait any longer. As long as the hundreds of people from Tongwen Hall were led out of the city, if something happened to the palace, they would not be able to provide immediate support. At that time, he would be able to deal with it calmly.