Yun Shi's master and servant followed the Southern Vermilion Bird and traveled eastward for half a day, the sky darkened and sank, and the secluded and uninhabited sandy soil road became more and more rugged and narrow.

It wasn't until they entered an unknown valley that they met Elder Lin Ci Lin, the 14th generation head of the Heavenly Diffusion Sect, in a hidden cave.

"What, you want me to send out twenty more Heaven's Eye Slayers to assist you in assassinating and mowing down?"

Looking at the Heaven's Eye Order in Yun Shi's hand, the crane-haired, pale-faced, white-robed old man turned around in silence for a moment, his deep eyes casting towards another deep and unseen end of the cave in front of him.

The Tian Yan disciples were skilled in the arcane arts of organs and strange gates, and the skill of digging holes and creating caves was certainly nothing to sneeze at.

In this heavy cave between the winding tunnels and hide the size of the cave countless, or connected to each other or independent of each other, the terrain twists and turns, intricate and complex.

Hiding in those hidden caves were hundreds of Tian Yan Sect disciples, those who were lucky enough to survive after the tragic battle, the last foundation of the entire Tian Yan Sect.

Contemplating for a long time, Elder Lin slowly turned back, deliberately lowering his gaze, seemingly unable to raise his head due to the heavy pressure of guilt.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Yun Shi's face changed slightly, after a pause, still holding full patience, and Yan asked.

"Why?"

Elder Lin clenched his iron fists and paced the pitted, wet ground twice, determined: .

"I can no longer risk the lives of my disciples. Your Highness, you should know that a year ago, in order to assist the Compassionate Flute, I complied with the order to call upon two hundred Heavenly Diffraction Slaying Gods from my headquarters to infiltrate the palace of the Yuanya King to carry out an assassination. It was that action that caused the tragedy that nearly wiped out the sect today.

I am responsible for the existing congregation and can no longer be involved in any risky and radical actions."

"Lin Ci, you life-hungry man!"

The guard Xiaowu was so fired up that he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and went up to Elder Lin, pointing directly at him, scolding him.

"Don't forget that Elder Hong had a long ago dictum when he was alive that he would pass the position of the Tianyan Sect's Sect Leader to His Eminence.

His Holiness thought you were the most senior in the sect, so he ceded the position of sect leader to you after Elder Hong was killed by Lei Huan!

The Ninth Wangfei is your father's sister-in-law, and now she's standing here begging for help, and you have the heart to turn her down? You can't stand up to His Excellency, whose whereabouts are still unknown-"

The white-robed old man's face was stunned, and the long veiled snowy eyebrows hanging on either side of his cheeks were ruffled by the cold wind that poured into the cave.

He avoided Xiao Wu's reproachful eyes, looked toward the light of the torches that were struggling madly under the cold wind, and sighed in frustration.

"The Four Sacred Protectors of the North Xuanwu Compass Flute, even if I can't do right by him!"

Only to this day did Gu Yunshi figure out that Hua Nanhe's twin brother was not only the personal disciple of Tianyan Sect's thirteenth-generation Sect Master, Hongzun, but also the Northern Envoy Protector of the Sect.

Yun Shi gave Xiao Wu a slight wink, signaling him to be at ease.

Stepping forward, she ends her hand in a hail mary to the old man, and rises to her feet with the righteous words :

"Elder Lin, I understand the pressure you are under. However, as a citizen of the Central Plains, you should know that at this time, Da Yi is suffering from the ravages of the Ying people's war swords and artillery. Thousands of people living on the eastern coast have lost their lives as well. My husband, the Ninth Prince, Hua Nanhe, is in the midst of a daily bloodbath.

If the assassination of Wamo is successful, the internal power of the Genya clan will be in chaos, and then Kamakawa Yushui, who invaded Da Yi from far away, will not be able to take care of both the head and the tail, and the crisis on the east coast of Da Yi can be solved.

Elder, are you willing to lead your disciples to hide in a dark cave? Why don't you try your best instead of changing to the Japanese costume? If the assassination of He Mao is successful, it will also avenge the Tian Yan disciples who were killed by the Ying people!"

The wrinkles on Elder Lin's weathered face were piled up and the furrows were of varying depths.

Silently locking eyes with Yun Shi, his features were vaguely twitching more than once, as if he was doing a fierce self-struggle, his expression hesitant.

Heilu couldn't help but bow and beg.

"Palmers, please help."

Elder Lin slammed his fist on the stone wall and gritted his teeth and said.

"I'm sorry, forgive me for not being able to do anything. As the 14th generation Sect Master, I cannot let the lifeline of the Heavenly Diffusion Sect be cut short in my hands. In that case, even if I live, I will not have the face to face the North Envoy when he returns. If I die, I will be even more ashamed of the successive generations of Heavenly Diffusion Sect Sectmasters in the nine springs."

"You ......"

Black Six fist-pumped and got a little pissed off.

Seeing that the words did not make sense, Yun Shi also did not want to force, frank smile and nodded.

"In that case, I'm disturbing the Sect Leader."

As soon as his tense features sped up, Elder Lin let out a slight sigh of relief and squeezed out a smile to be polite.

"Now that it's getting late, you should make do here for the night; I'll instantly order the disciples to prepare dinner, and send you out of the mountain at dawn tomorrow."

"No need, we have important business to attend to, so we'll leave you here."

In any case, people have already given the order to expel the guests, so they will have to leave sooner or later.

Yun Shi is not going to accept this contemptuous food!

She nodded and was slightly blessed, taking the lead towards the cave entrance.

"I'll drive you."

Perhaps he was also dissatisfied with Elder Lin's desperation, Nan Zhu Yao sank his face and yanked over the torch, pulling his leg to chase after Yun Shi.

Xiao Wu crossed Elder Lin's eyes and coldly grunted as he followed Black Six out of the cave.

There were no stars in the sky, and the light of a hairy moon was pale.

The wind of late winter flooded with the fishy, salty dampness of distant seawater, cutting mercilessly through Yun Shi's thin, disembodied white face like a knife.

She heard a "croak" and looked up into the moonlit treetops to see one, five, ten crows circling there, fluttering their dark, oily wings.

Her lips twitched, and she was going to ask where all the crows were coming from.

Suddenly her vision blurred and faded, and she collapsed in a heap.

"Your Highness!"

Xiao Wu and Hei Liu grabbed up, in the way of the difference between men and women, but also not immediately help her up.

Nan Zhu Yao came close to Yun Shi and shone the torch on her face, and said in shock:.

"Looking so ugly, Your Highness, are you alright?"

Black Six reddened his eyes and sniffled.

"Can it be all right? Just after giving birth to a child, she ran from the Central Plains to here, and crossed the river and the sea, and all the way through the wind and food she never had a good rest.

Full of hope, she brought His Eminence's Heaven's Eye Order to beg you, and was still ruthlessly rejected. I've never seen a royal concubine as stifled as her!"

"Aiya, what do you guys and us mean, we're still all disciples of the Heavenly Diffusion Sect!"

Nanjutsu Soubetsu Soubetsu Blacksix, not too much to blame for his mouthful of words.

"You guys can't all blame him, Elder Lin is cautious and careful, and with nearly a thousand disciples dead at once, he's really scared!"

Xiao Wu was not convinced, flinched his neck and swore.

"Scared? Afraid to even disobey the Heaven's Eye Order?!"

Yun Shi ghostly eased over, and while struggling to sit up straight, she weakly said.

"You guys stop arguing, I'm fine."

She helped away the cold sweat that covered her forehead, pressed her drowsy temples, and aimed her pale, disheveled face at Nanjuji: .

"Ambassador Nan, since Elder Lin refuses to help, do you know of any other way for me to infiltrate the Genya clan's palace, given your time in Terra Nova? I'll have to convince their Emperor that his personal execution and mawkishness might be another way."

"It's too dangerous!"

"Yes Your Highness, there's no way that little emperor would have the guts to deal with the Auxiliary Minister!"

Little Five and Black Six objected in unison.

Yun Shi Qi shook his head, a string of clear tears slammed onto the back of his hand as his face lowered: .

"As long as I can get into the palace, I have my own way to talk to the Emperor. It may be too risky, but I must try.

As long as the Ying army did not withdraw from the eastern front of Da Yi, the Ninth Prince and many generals would have to keep fighting.

I don't want much, I just want the war to be over sooner, and my man to come home sooner, to be reunited with me, with our children as a family."

South Jupiter's heart was touched, and by and by, he was persuaded.

"Your Highness, don't be in a hurry, I heard that you are proficient in cooking?"

Yun Shi nodded: "Yes."

"Then I do have an idea ......"

Yun Shi instantly stopped her grief, and a glimmer of light crossed between her eyes: .

"South Ambassador, tell me."

Nanjuju pondered for a moment and said.

"There was a disciple under my command who was blinded by his practice of kung fu, and after quitting the religion, he married a widow from Terra Nova. That widow is now working in the large kitchen of the Genya Palace."

"You mean ......."

"Right!" South Ambassador slams his fist in excitement :)

"Emperor Genya's birthday is just around the corner, and Kyoto is recruiting casual cooks, and Terra Nova trusts the recommendations of his acquaintances.

I'll take you to the couple and have his mother-in-law think of a way to lure you into the palace."