The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Lu Yao directly rejected Guo Jing's suggestion.

Assassinating a high-ranking Mongol official in a Mongol camp is no small matter, and Lu Yao was confident he could succeed and make a clean getaway.

However, if Guo Jing and the others were surrounded, Lu Yao would have to spend time and effort to rescue them.

"this...."

Seeing Lu Yao's insistence, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Vice Alliance Leader Guo, immediately gather information on the members of the Zhao family, the royal family, especially those who have been granted the title of king."

Lu Yao, with a cryptic expression, assigned Guo Jing a task.

"Alliance leader, why is this happening?"

Guo Jing was taken aback, wondering what Lu Yao's purpose was in doing this.

"Emperor Zhao Yun of the Southern Song Dynasty was not a wise ruler either, and the people of the world have suffered for too long."

Lu Yao's eyes flickered, indicating that he intended to replace the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

"Alliance Leader! This is far too treasonous!"

Guo Jing stared at Lu Yao in shock, his face filled with disbelief.

Everyone present stared blankly at Lu Yao, unsure of what to say.

"Ha! We don't want to seize the Zhao family's empire, what's wrong with just replacing it with a wise ruler?"

Lu Yao chuckled lightly, completely unconcerned about the reactions of the crowd.

"I think the leader is right. We need to pacify the internal situation as well as resist external aggression. If we support a wise ruler to take the throne, it will be a blessing for the people."

After her initial surprise, Huang Rong looked at Lu Yao with bright eyes and said softly.

Lu Yao looked at Huang Rong and sighed inwardly, "She truly is the daughter of Huang Yaoshi, the Eastern Heretic."

"Rong'er, you..."

Guo Jing opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word of accusation.

"If Brother Jing finds this difficult, then leave it to me."

Huang Rong shook her head; her silly husband was just too stubborn.

"Alright, I'll leave this matter to Chief Huang."

Lu Yao didn't care who did the job, as long as it was done well.

The next morning.

Lu Yao arrived at a dense forest in the Valley of Heartbreak.

"call out!"

A whistle rang out, sharp and piercing.

A moment later, a fleeting shadow flew swiftly through the air.

It was the giant eagle that Lu brought to the Valley of Heartbreak. Now this dense forest is the giant eagle's new home, and martial arts alliance disciples bring meat to feed it every day.

"Brother Eagle, you've gotten quite plump."

Lu Yao patted the eagle's strong left wing and teased.

"Wow!"

The giant eagle flicked its left wing, as if trying to defend itself.

"Haha, Brother Eagle, don't be angry, we still have important business to attend to."

Lu Yao chuckled, comforted the giant eagle for a few moments, and then used his lightness skill to climb onto its back.

With a flap of its wings, the giant eagle soared into the air and disappeared into the dense forest of the Valley of Heartbreak.

The eagle flew very fast this time, reaching Xiangyang City in just one day.

This time, Lu Yao did not send the giant eagle back to the wild to hide, but instead went directly into Xiangyang City.

After entrusting the giant eagle to the care of the disciples of the Xiangyang City Martial Arts Alliance branch, Lu Yao summoned the person in charge of the Xiangyang City branch.

The Wulin Alliance's mechanisms have become increasingly sophisticated, with branches stationed in major cities throughout the Southern Song Dynasty, primarily for intelligence gathering.

"Your subordinate, Wang Zhi, greets the Alliance Leader!"

Soon a middle-aged man entered the room and bowed respectfully to Lu Yao.

"Tell me about the situation of the Mongol army."

Without wasting words, Lu Yao went straight to asking about the latest situation of the Mongol army.

The various branches of the Martial Arts Alliance transmit intelligence to the main alliance of the Valley of Heartbreak every half month, so Lu Yao has some understanding of the situation of the Mongol army.

However, Lu Yao still intended to listen to the latest information to avoid any oversights.

"Yes!"

Wang Zhi dared not delay and quickly recounted the intelligence he had recently gathered.

Currently, a Mongol army is stationed on the border outside Xiangyang City, but it has not yet launched a major invasion of Xiangyang.

The situation between the Mongols and the Southern Song Dynasty is currently very tense. The Mongols have been putting pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty by continuously sending more troops to garrison the border.

From time to time, the Mongol army would be sent to harass Xiangyang City. The Southern Song side relied on the city to defend itself and occupy the advantageous terrain, and never allowed the Mongol army to enter the Southern Song territory.

The city of Xiangyang is no longer as bustling with merchants and prosperous as it once was. The constant military conflicts have made those astute merchants sense the danger.

The Southern Song court was corrupt and weak, with many ministers who abused their power and misled the country. Furthermore, they concealed the situation at the front lines, which made it even more difficult to defend against the Mongol invasion.

The Mongol army outside Xiangyang City is now a vanguard force of Kublai Khan's troops under Möngke Khan.

According to intelligence obtained from some Mongol merchants, Möngke has now conquered Tibet and Dali, and his next target will be the Southern Song Dynasty.

"It looks like we need to scout out the Mongol camp outside the city. It's a pity Kublai Khan isn't here."

Lu Yao waved for Wang Zhi to leave, then stroked his chin, pondering to himself.

If Kublai Khan were outside the city, Lu Yao could have dealt with him, but unfortunately he didn't come.

But Lu Yao didn't care. If Kublai Khan and Möngke didn't come, he could go find them himself. With the giant eagle as his mount, he was very mobile.

Without further ado, Lu Yao arrived at the place where the giant eagle was resting, mounted the eagle, and headed towards the Mongol army camp outside the city.

According to intelligence from the Xiangyang branch alliance, this Mongol army numbered less than 10,000 and was the vanguard sent by Möngke Khan.

Lu Yao rode the giant eagle and quickly arrived above the Mongol army camp.

Because Lu Yao did not arrive at night, he was quickly discovered by the Mongol guards. However, the eagle flew at a height beyond the range of arrows, so a group of Mongol soldiers could not catch it.

"That's it."

Lu Yao looked down at the largest Mongol military tent below, nodded, and flew down directly from the sky.

The Mongol soldiers below were all holding weapons, watching the giant eagle and Lu Yao warily.

Seeing Lu Yao jump down alone, they were all shocked and stared blankly at Lu Yao flying down from the sky.

Lu Yao's figure slowly descended, and a group of Mongol soldiers quickly surrounded him, but dared not make a move easily.

Where is your commander?

Lu Yao remained expressionless, only coldly asking the question.

The soldiers looked at each other, none of them answering Lu Yao's question.

"It seems like he doesn't understand."

Lu Yao shook his head, looking indifferently at the Mongol soldiers around him.

Lu Yao's true energy erupted, and the light blue and light red Yin-Yang true energy, which was perfectly integrated, surged out and transformed into rolling energy that swept across all directions.

The soldiers who surrounded Lu Yao only felt a tremendous force coming at them, and they were all hit hard and sent flying by the force.

Countless sword energies once again condensed around Lu Yao, transforming into sword shadows that shot towards the remaining Mongol soldiers.

The sword shadows were unleashed with incredible speed, leaving ordinary Mongol soldiers utterly defenseless. They fell to the ground like wheat being harvested.

For Lu Yao, these Mongol soldiers posed no threat whatsoever.

"Who dares to trespass into my camp!"

Just then, a deep, angry shout rang out.

A burly Mongol man, clad in armor and wielding a long sword, approached Lu Yao, surrounded by soldiers.