Chapter 32: Lord Yan
Caozhou, Jiyin Palace.

A large number of ghost soldiers dressed as Xuanming Sect were stationed every five steps and every ten steps a sentry, monitoring the entire mansion tightly.

Liu Cheng entered through the side door, weighing his clothes and armor from time to time, and still felt a little uncomfortable.

Along the way, the bad guys who looked like ghosts but were actually their own men searched him meticulously before letting him in.

As soon as he entered the back ceremonial gate, he kept pulling at the hood on his head, muttering, "There are so many doors here..."

In the main hall inside, warm air was slowly spreading out.

He looked up and said happily, "Old Fu!"

Noticing that his voice was a bit loud, he lowered his voice and laughed softly, "Have we really turned the palace into a base for the rudders?"

Fu An was sitting at the table on his left, making tea. He stood up and raised his hand to signal, "As you can see, how can it be false?"

Liu Cheng was overjoyed. He tore off the fang mask on his face and strode into the main hall with great joy.

He was a man of experience, but at this moment he was still dominated by a sense of novelty. He touched this and pulled that.

"Okay, you'll have to live here for the next few months. You'll get tired of it sooner or later."

After the novelty wore off, Liu Cheng sat down with a serious look on his face and asked, "Where's the captain?"

"It's time to change your words. Don't address me like that in front of others from now on."

"That's right. The schoolmaster and the King of Jiyin are really capable. They really let us move in so openly. How could we have been treated like this before?"

The two exchanged greetings for a while before a noise was heard from behind. It turned out to be Xiao Yan, wearing a blue gown with narrow sleeves and a cross collar, and a cloak on the outside, walking lightly into the main hall.

Before Liu Cheng could speak, Fu An stood up before him and called out, "Prince Jiyin."

He then also addressed him respectfully: "Greetings, King Jiyin."

"wrong."

Xiao Yan waved his hand and said with a smile: "It shouldn't be like this."

"what?"

"You should be more arrogant and domineering." Fu An said, "The King of Jiyin has been bullied by the Liang bandits for many years, and the Xuanming Sect demons have followed suit, showing no respect at all."

Liu Cheng suddenly realized, but he suddenly felt sad in his heart.

Fu An was the same. He sighed, sat on either side of Liu Cheng, and looked at Xiao Yan.

"Just remember these details, and don't let anyone know that you are in trouble."

Xiao Yan sat in the main seat, took the tea handed over by Fu An, and said slowly: "I summoned you two this time to sort out my next plan with you."

Liu Cheng took a sip of tea and frowned, but said nothing and continued to look at Xiao Yan.

The latter pondered for a moment and asked him, "How is the emperor's settlement going?"

"I have changed my name to the old senior's nephew and am staying at his house temporarily. The old senior has some reputation in their village, so having another person like this shouldn't arouse suspicion."

Xiao Yan nodded. The old man's place was equivalent to another hideout of the branch. Although he was injured, his skills, which were close to the minor heaven level, were not damaged much. He also had enough experience, so it was safe to leave the person to him.

"How's Lao Fu doing?"

"The people who are looking for Xuanduwu have been sent out. The ones who are sent are the brothers of the Beggar Gang. They have a lot of people and the information flows quickly, so the waiting time should not be too long." Fu An said: "As for the Heavenly Sin Star Mirror Heart Demon, there is no chance. The chief leader also needs to wait."

"There is no rush for this matter. We can just prepare slowly."

Xiao Yan took a sip of tea, then placed it on the table without changing his expression, and said, "Next, it's the main plan."

The two of them then became serious.

"The Xuanming Sect is going to place a Lord of Hell and a leader of Yanzhou." Xiao Yan said, "I have already arranged for the old senior to take over Yanzhou. He is fine. As for the Lord of Hell, he will be chosen from the two of you. What do you think?"

Fu An asked in confusion: "There should still be vacancies for the two helmsmen of Caozhou and Huizhou, right?"

"Give it to Zhu Hanbin. If he wants it, give it to him." Xiao Yan smiled and said, "How can we plan for the future if we don't give him some meat?"

The two men laughed. At last, Fu secretly said, "A few days ago, Zhu Hanbing did as the lieutenant said. He secretly sent people to various sects in the martial arts world to recruit many masters, most of whom are at the middle level."

"He is indeed concerned," Xiao Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Although this man is a veteran on the battlefield, he has also been in the officialdom and has a lot of tricks. We must be on guard against all aspects. Although we still need to cooperate with him for the time being, he will definitely want to eat us alive. If there is any unusual movement, we must be one step ahead of him."

The two men responded in unison: "Remember the captain's order."

Then, Liu Chengcai said, "Old Fu and I are both of the lower heavenly rank, so anyone can play the role of Lord Yan. I wonder how the lieutenant needs us to prepare?"

"There is a prerequisite, which is to go to Bianliang with Zhu Hanbin. The Xuanming Sect will conduct a test at that time, and there is only half a month to prepare." Xiao Yan said: "The person who will be promoted to King Yan is the leader of Huizhou, whom I played last time. I will tell you all the details."

"The Xuanming Sect's headquarters?"

Liu Cheng became interested and said, "Let me do this. Old Fu looks skinny. Can he look like Lord Yan?"

Fu An was stunned for a moment and looked down at his own figure.

After being a beggar for many years, he was indeed a little too thin.

Seeing Liu Cheng's interest, Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Then Lao Fu will stay in Caozhou and be responsible for our liaison with Yanzhou. We will be rooted here for a long time in the future, so we can't be careless."

"Follow the order."

The three of them discussed the details for a while until they felt there would be no loopholes, and then they stopped.

At this time, Liu Chengcai picked up the cup of tea on the table and said with a bitter face: "Old Fu, what did you cook? It's very unpalatable. Don't you even have a servant to serve the King of Jiyin in the palace?"

"Eh? It tastes good, right?"

Fu An explained, "That old dog Zhu Hanbin wanted to place some people in the palace, but I couldn't agree to that, so I drove them all away. He thought it would be okay for me to take care of the Prince of Jiyin."

"You are kidding me, your skills are too poor, the ladies in my village are better than you."

Xiao Yan waved his hand and said indifferently: "No need, the identity of the King of Jiyin will not last long. The current planning of the position of the King of Hell in the Taishan branch is just the starting point, because we have not yet completely grasped the land of Caozhou. In the future, we still need you to gather all five Kings of Hell in our hands."

Fu An frowned and asked in shock: "Could there be another change?"

"After this incident, Zhu Wen learned that there are still many people who are loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Given his cruel nature as he came to power illegally, he will definitely have people kill the Prince of Jiyin again."

Fu An was startled and stood up and said, "By then, won't the lieutenant's identity be exposed?"

Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "We hand over the emperor?"

"Of course not."

Xiao Yan was slightly satisfied with the reactions of his two subordinates. He nodded slightly and said, "Then I will die for him."

"what?"

The two were greatly surprised, and then they urged him hastily: "Absolutely not!"

But at this moment, a bad guy dressed as a ghost came in and reported to them: "The governor's office sent a message that the Xuanming Sect's headquarter in Bianliang has come to Caozhou."

Liu Cheng and Fu An looked at each other, then looked at Xiao Yan.

Fu An frowned and said, "Zhu Hanbin must have known about this in advance, but he didn't tell Captain Yu."

"What is this old dog up to?" Liu Cheng sat up in shock and said, "His son is in our hands."

"Not urgent."

Xiao Yan waved his hand, covered his eyes and asked the bad man, "Do you know who the visitor is?"

"It is said that it was the Lord of the Mansion Cui Yu and the Day and Night Wandering Star. Their whereabouts were very secretive, and our people did not know until they entered the city. And there may be other masters among them, but the exact number has not yet been found out."

"Colonel Captain!"

Fu An and the other two could no longer sit still and their faces changed drastically.

"Zhu Hanbin wants to see us fighting each other?" Xiao Yan touched his chin and smiled.

"No hurry, play with him first."

(End of this chapter)