This ti, he too had been infected by the poisonous fire, but there seed to be no issue with him at the mont due to the help of the Armored Taotie and Lv Qiluo.
He figured that if Lv Qiluo could help heal him, then she must be able to assist Luo Yan and Li Chengji as well.
However, Li Xuan did not hold out much hope, as when he had asked the sa question while traveling, Lv Qiluo’s response had left him greatly disappointed.
As anticipated, Lv Qiluo shook her head indifferently, "I’ve already explained. It’s not that I can’t, but that I shouldn’t. I could heal their injuries in an instant, but that would an both of us would be facing imminent disaster."
Li Xuan felt a chill in his heart and then continued to silently watch the river without uttering a word.
"Qianzhi, you need not worry so much. I may have a strategy to defeat the enemy." Ao Shuying, sensing Li Xuan’s mood, opened her eyes and spoke in a comforting tone, "Two days ago, I instructed the Zhifu of Zhijiang and the governor of Yunyang to evacuate the citizens near Zhijiang City. The terrain there is low-lying and it is suitable for holding water. The reservoir could potentially hold an amount equivalent to a seventh of Dongting Lake.
Once the people there have been fully evacuated tomorrow, we can break the river levee a hundred and forty li downstream. Once the water level surrounding Yichang drops, Xiangyue’s mana will wane as well, giving us the opportunity to strike and kill Xiangyue."
Originally, the eviction of the civilians near Zhijiang City was ant to slow the flow of water. However, upon the arrival of Li Xuan and the others, Ao Shuying decided to go a step further and try to get rid of Xiangyue altogether.
Li Xuan frowned slightly, thinking that this was in fact a great strategy. As long as everyone cooperated smoothly, they had a high probability of successfully killing Xiangyue.
"The Zhifu of Zhijiang?" While healing, Li Chengji opened his eyes. His gaze was sharp and piercing, "I rember, the Zhifu of Zhijiang is a student of the deputy Zuodu Yushi Lin Youzhen. They are very close. Yan, you and Zhaojun go imdiately to Zhijiang to see what the situation is."
Logically speaking, even if Lin Youzhen is the ’Fangshi’ (ntor during the provincial examination) of the Zhifu from Zhijiang, there still may not be any adverse occurrences.
However, Li Chengji, having been in officialdom for many years, instinctively suspected this arrangent.
Li Yan, who was serving at Li Chengji’s side, imdiately agreed and rushed off with Su Zhaojun towards the east.
Ao Shuying’s face changed slightly too, and with a flick of her sleeve, Ao Liliang who was lurking in the nearby river imdiately turned into a blue stream of Style Light, flying towards the direction of Zhijiang City. His Style Speed surprisingly surpassed that of Li Yan and Su Zhaojun.
Subsequently, everyone fell into silence, waiting quietly.
About an hour later, a golden talismanic light flew through the sky and landed in front of Ao Shuying.
Then, her face turned pale and her body’s Gang Qi inadvertently started to fluctuate, causing the nearby river to crash and churn, "How dare they?"
Seeing this, Li Xuan imdiately looked over curiously.
"Ao Liliang says that the people there haven’t been evacuated at all."
Ao Shuying looked at him with a pale face: "Zhijiang City made it seem like they’ve made arrangents, but there are still a significant number of people in the city. Previously, they claid that the citizens inside Zhijiang City have all left and only those in the country are still on the road."
Li Chengji’s face darkened, and he sneered coldly, "What a cunning sche! They’re planning on sending you, Lord, back to the bottom of Poyang Lake again."
Ao Shuying turned icy cold. If Li Chengji hadn’t reminded her, she would not only face the risk of being sealed again, but the hundreds and thousands of people over there would also perish.
How could the officials of Zhijiang dare to commit such heinous acts?
Right away, Ao Shuying turned her gaze towards the depths of the water, her voice eerily chilling like eternal ice, "Dragon King of Zhijiang!"
As she spoke, a dragon shadow surfaced above the water, sweating profusely, "Cousin, please wait a mont. I will deal with it right away and I will give you an explanation."
When it cos to the situation in Zhijiang, Ao Shuying did not fully trust the reports she was given. She was always utilizing the manpower of the Dragon Palace of Zhijiang to stay inford about Zhijiang’s conditions.
This ti she was deceived, indicating that there was also a significant issue with the people in the Dragon Palace of Zhijiang.p>
"So what should we do next?" Xue Yunrou also opened her eyes, her face very serious. "Once Xiangyue invades again, we will definitely not be able to hold him off."
"With the help of the immortal soldier bestowed upon by the Emperor, I can fight for another ten hours. But looking at Immortal Master Shuide’s condition, it is doubtful whether he can last six hours."
Yu Hongchang looked at Ao Shuying, who looked unwell, "If all else fails, we can only fall back to Baling."
"But what about the people from Yichang to Baling?" Ao Shuying clenched her fists, "This issue is more than just a flood disaster. Xiangyue’s poison has perated the rivers. Once he consolidates his forces, the lands along the river will be contaminated by his poison. No plants will grow for at least three years! How many years of famine and how many living beings will starve to death because of this?"
"We have no choice. We cannot expend all our forces here. That will only cause Xiangyue to beco even more wanton and wreak greater havoc.
Yu Hongchang shook her head and looked at Li Xuan, who was standing by the river bank with his hands behind his back, with cold eyes, "The current situation is actually far better than what the Emperor anticipated. At least the downstream of Dongting Lake can be defended."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Li Xuan also remained silent. However, after thinking for a short while, a bright glimr flared in his pupils once again, "There is still hope. I am confident that I have about a sixty or seventy percent chance of slaying this Demon King right here!"
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