The Empress's No.1 Lackey-Chapter 1205 - 646: The "Wolf" Among the Sheep

The rising dawn illuminated the world, casting its light on the few survivors and the vast forest behind them.

Though the mission didn’t take long, infiltrating the Divine’s lair was so perilous that everyone felt as if an eternity had passed.

Feeling Zhao Douan’s gaze, Tuoba Weizhi turned around, lowered her eyes, suppressed her joy, and respectfully saluted:

"Master, do you have any orders?"

Zhao Douan awkwardly said:

"Nothing, just looking at you."

Tuoba Weizhi was startled: "Master wants to look at me?"

With that, the priestess began to undress straightforwardly, frightening Zhao Douan into loudly stopping her.

And amid the peculiar looks from the other two women, he repeatedly reassured her until Tuoba Weizhi finally calmed down.

This child is too honest... well, you could also understand it as unfamiliarity with the outside world.

Having lived isolated in La Garden for so long, Tuoba Weizhi severely lacks many "common life skills." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

For example, she doesn’t understand jokes or sarcasm; even a casual comment from Zhao Douan would be taken literally by her.

This trait seems like something people in power should like, but Zhao Douan didn’t relax his vigilance towards Tuoba Weizhi because of it.

Even if many clues corroborated her words and the Dragon Essence could suppress her, Zhao Douan’s caution naturally wouldn’t easily lead him to trust an Alien Race entirely...

Let alone someone suspected to be the Qi Country’s last Emperor after a gender transformation.

Loyalty or not, it still needs testing.

"So, now that we’ve escaped, what should we do next?"

Yu Xiu slowly sat up straight, looked at Zhao Douan with worry in her eyes:

"It seems we can’t go back the way we came."

Zhao Douan said calmly, "The Earth is round."

"Huh?"

Zhao Douan didn’t explain, just smiled and said:

"Since we’re on Yunfu Road, going south will get us back. However, our time is precious, and there’s no need to waste it on travel, so the urgent task is to reunite with the Old Heavenly Master.

Yet, if my guess is correct, once Song Zhi realizes we’ve infiltrated La Garden and taken the priestess, he’ll definitely track Heavenly Master Zhang, trying to find us.

So, for now, the Heavenly Master won’t rush to find us; he’ll definitely entangle with him to buy us time to escape."

He analyzed methodically, his tone full of convincing strength:

"Therefore, as long as we find a place in Yunfu where Heavenly Master Zhang is sure to find us, we can wait for him to come meet us."

Yu Xiu nodded and tentatively asked:

"Are we heading to Zhengyang Mountain?"

Last time, they escaped to Zhengyang Mountain while being hunted by the Sorrow God.

"No," Zhao Douan shook his head, and said:

"We’re going to find Zhao Shixiong!"

He said calmly:

"Xu Jianwen led the Liao people to attack the border army led by Zhao Shixiong.

If I were in the Capital, it’d be different, but since we’re in Yunfu, there’s no reason not to go there, even if we can’t help much; it could at least stabilize morale, especially... we might actually be able to help."

He looked at Tuoba Weizhi.

Seriously asked: "As a priestess, how much influence do you have on the Liao army?"

Tuoba Weizhi thought for a moment and said:

"I’m not sure. I’ve spent years in La Garden, with little contact with the Liao people. Even if I represent the Divine, my prestige surely isn’t as high as the Clan Leader’s."

Which means she can’t use her identity to make the Liao Clan retreat... Zhao Douan wasn’t disappointed, instead asked:

"I heard that the strongest among the expedition army is the tribe’s number one warrior?"

Tuoba Weizhi nodded:

"Yes. His name is Po Yun, a warrior gifted with the red flute, very powerful."

"How strong? Compared to you? How confident are you in a fight against him?" Zhao Douan inquired, adding:

"I mean in your current state."

Tuoba Weizhi shook her head.

Is it still not enough? Zhao Douan was slightly disappointed.

In La Garden, he had witnessed the priestess’s abnormal martial prowess, believing it was no weaker than a Half-step Celestial, but it seems leaving the Great Territory severely weakened her combat power more than expected.

Yet in the next second, he heard Tuoba Weizhi earnestly say:

"I’m not sure I could definitely kill him."

The three of them: ??

Good heavens, so you shook your head not because you couldn’t win, but because you’re not sure you could kill...

Zhao Douan was both surprised and delighted, almost wanting to laugh out loud:

With such a fierce general, the world can be pacified.

However, Yu Xiu was less optimistic, frowning as she said:

"But what if Song Zhi brings the Great La Ba, chases out of the Great Territory, and also rushes to the frontline?"

Even if the Great La Ba leaves the Great Territory, it would be suppressed, but at least it could maintain Celestial-level combat power. This is enough to destroy the Southwest Border Army.

But Tuoba Weizhi shook her head and said:

"It won’t happen. The Divine won’t leave the Great Territory. The Clan Leader is a servant of the Divine, not a master. The Divines are like beasts, they won’t infringe on each other’s territory. So the Divine doesn’t want to leave the Great Territory."

Is that so? Zhao Douan was stunned for a moment and then suddenly understood:

Exactly!

If the Great La Ba could be driven out of the Great Territory, why has Xu Jianwen lingered so long? He would have already brought out an Evil God to wreak havoc.

This also explains why when Zhang Yan Yi used the power of the Heavenly Dao, it angered the dormant Great La Ba... because the Heavenly Dao invaded the territory of the Great La Ba.

Since it’s certain that the Great La Ba won’t come out, the threat from just the Liao Clan army is much smaller.

Of course, the Liao Clan, with their multitude of strong warriors, remains formidable, especially with Xu Jianwen and Qi Yuchun among the remaining forces.

Zhao Douan pondered, wondering if he should conduct a visualization, return to the palace once? To archive the news from this side.

But thinking again, this matter isn’t urgent, and the Empress had only left the Capital not long ago.