Evil Master and Disciple

Gu Tianshi handed Ye Feng's handwritten letter to Qiu Changlin.

Qiu Changlin opened the letter and, before even reading the contents, snorted, "Ye Feng, that brat, should practice his calligraphy more when he has time. It's been so long, and his handwriting hasn't improved at all. It's still so ugly. He's my disciple, and if this gets out, how will I save my reputation?"

"Headmaster, we'll talk about Master Ye's calligraphy later. Please read the contents of the letter first."

Gu Tianshi was very anxious when he saw that Dean Qiu was still concerned about Ye Feng's incoherent writing.

Dean Qiu glanced at him and then began to read the contents of the letter.

The next moment, his old face suddenly stiffened.

But he soon came to his senses.

It seemed that all this was not too unexpected for him.

The members of the Demon Cult have been occupying the capital, and their numbers are constantly increasing. The Confucians know this information.

Last time, the demonic monks also sneaked into the observatory and tried to use the gnomon to repair the jade sundial.

The Demon Cult will definitely not stop until the Jade Sundial is repaired this time.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. It was within Qiu Changlin's expectations that the Demon Cult learned that the Jade Crown Needle was hidden in the Jiaotai Hall.

What really surprised Dean Qiu was that the Demon Cult actually planned to storm the palace in order to obtain the Jade Crown Needle.

Moreover, the day chosen by the Demon Cult was very special, it was the day before New Year's Eve.

Tonight, many great scholars and some experts from the Sitianjian will attend the banquet in the palace.

Is it a bit difficult to attack Jiaotai Palace tonight?

After a moment, Dean Qiu figured out why the Demon Cult chose to take action tonight.

It is precisely because many great scholars in the capital are attending the banquet tonight that it is a rare opportunity to gather all the masters of the court who can deal with cultivators together.

The Demon Cult did not want to capture the palace. They only needed to send some experts to tie down the experts of Confucianism and Si Tianjian, so as to buy time for them to launch a surprise attack on Jiaotai Palace.

If all goes well, the Demon Cult will finish the operation in half a cup of tea and escape.

Gu Tianshi saw Dean Qiu in a daze after reading Ye Feng's secret letter, so he said, "Dean, what should we do?"

Dean Qiu came to his senses, folded the letter gently and put it into his sleeve.

This kind of composure, where one remains calm even when faced with a collapse of Mount Tai, is something that Gu Tianshi could never achieve.

Dean Qiu said, "I know about this matter. You can go back first."

Gu Tianshi was stunned. With so many people from the Demon Cult planning to attack the Imperial City tonight, Dean Qiu actually just said he knew and asked him to go back first...

Looking at Dean Qiu's indifferent expression, Gu Tianshi was suddenly shocked.

This is a true master!

Gu Tianshi nodded and said, "Well, I'll take my leave."

The capital city will definitely be a dangerous place tonight. I don’t have the skills of the Sub-Sage. If I stay in the imperial city tonight, I might die a miserable death!

The battle between these immortals was definitely not something Gu Tianshi could get close to.

The most urgent thing now is to go back home quickly and hide in the cellar with his wife and children to avoid being affected.

After Gu Tianshi left, Dean Qiu returned to the other sub-saints with a calm expression.

The poet Li Ling said, "Old Qiu, what happened?"

"It's nothing serious, let's go to Jiaotai Palace first."

There are so many people here and so many gossips, it is naturally impossible for Qiu Changlin to tell the contents of Ye Feng's letter here.

Since the Demon Cult was able to know that the Jade Crown Needle was in Jiaotai Palace, it meant that they had spies in the palace.

If we discuss this here and the Demon Cult finds out, they might change their plan of action tonight.

Now that I learned about this matter several hours in advance, the situation is not too bad. I still have time to make secret arrangements.

The six sub-saints chatted and laughed with many officials for a while, then headed towards the Jiaotai Hall in the north.

With the end of the grand court meeting, Lin Yi also began his escape plan.

He had already planned his escape route.

Just as Ling Yunzhi guessed, he escaped through the palace.

However, he used the palace to escape not to target the Yunhai Sect, but the Lord.

That White Envoy is elusive and might be watching his every move in secret.

The palace is a Confucian world. As long as you enter the palace, it will be difficult for Envoy Bai and the Lord's people to follow you in.

There are four gates on the north side of the imperial palace, namely Xuanwu Gate, Anli Gate, Xuande Gate and Xing'an Gate from west to east.

To the north of these four palace gates are the Western Inner Courtyard, Hanguang Hall and Hanyuan Hall.

Outside is the tall city wall of the capital.

Flying is not possible within the capital, so the only way to leave the capital is to leave through the city gate.

There are four gates to leave the capital.

Chongxuan Gate is too far away. It is located on the northeast corner of the Daming Palace, on the other side of Taiye Lake. It will be dark by the time you get there.

The only gates that can allow Lin Yi to leave the capital are Xinghua Gate, Jingyao Gate and Fanglin Gate on the west side of the north city.

The closest gate to the Xuanwu Gate of the Imperial Palace is Fanglin Gate.

This is the route Lin Yi planned for himself.

Leave the palace from Xuanwu Gate, and then leave the city from Fanglin Gate.

As long as he leaves the capital, he will be safe.

After Lin Yi entered the imperial city from Zhuque Street in a carriage, he headed straight for Xuanwu Gate in the north.

When they were approaching Xuanwu Gate, he was asked to send the coachman from the palace away. After the coachman left, he quickly changed his clothes in the carriage and used the various disguise techniques he had learned to change his appearance.

A moment later, a young man dressed in eunuch's clothes walked out of the carriage.

There are five thousand eunuchs in the palace, and he, a eunuch walking around the palace, will not attract attention.

He came to the Xuanwu Gate, showed the Ning Wang gold medal to the imperial guards guarding the gate, and left the imperial city smoothly.

Lin Yi did not stay for long, but went straight to Fanglin Gate leading out of the city.

At this moment, the area around Fanglin Gate was very lively, with many people driving ox carts or horse carts.

Most of the daily supplies supplied to the inner courtyard of the imperial palace enter and exit through this gate.

As it is the end of the year, a large amount of supplies are being delivered continuously.

The inspection here is much stricter than other gates in and out of the capital.

But this is not a difficult task for Lin Yi.

He can enter and exit with the inner palace badge, and what's more, he is using the gold badge of Prince Ning. How could the city defense soldiers guarding the city gate dare to make things difficult for him?

Sure enough, when Lin Yi, disguised as a young eunuch, took out the gold medal of Prince Ning, the city defense captain immediately let him go.

Passing through the dark city gate, we entered a city wall.

This is used to kill enemies during war.

Now it has become a transit station for people queuing in and out of the imperial city.

There has been no war for a thousand years, and the comfortable life has long made the current rulers forget the original purpose of the city wall.

Lin Yi walked through the city wall and out of Fanglin Gate. There were many small vendors selling their wares outside.

Looking further away, there is a world covered with snow.

There are no trees or rolling hills, only endless white snow.

Lin Yi stood in front of the city gate and took a deep breath.

Just across the wall, the air seems to be much fresher than in the city.