King of Creation Chapter 2101 - 2086: A Clever Plan Against Marquis Kaiyuan

"Transmit my military order: The army has been weary from consecutive days of marching, so set camp three thousand miles outside Zhengyao City for six days of rest and recuperation."

The Ancient Teleportation Formation from North Sea County to the Marquis Haiyuan Kingdom, behind the scenes, those wanting to deal with Ye Zhen wouldn’t have any chance to make a move, as that was Ye Zhen’s territory.

As for the few Ancient Teleportation Formations behind the Human Demon Battlefield that Ye Zhen headed to, the opponents’ means were extremely limited.

At most, they could only irritate Ye Zhen, merely delaying his time.

But once Ye Zhen eliminated the official seal of the Military Armory Division, the moniker ’Crazy Ye’ became enough to make many officials who intended to trouble Ye Zhen feel apprehensive.

Therefore, the best place for those behind the scenes to deal with Ye Zhen, and the optimal timing to strike, would be during Ye Zhen’s travel from the rear Ancient Teleportation Formation of the Human Demon Battlefield to the Human Demon Battlefield Grand Commander’s Mansion.

Otherwise, they would miss the opportunity to kill Ye Zhen via a delayed military order.

Moreover, although the Human Demon Battlefield swarmed with troops, being the most powerful military force of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, even surpassing that of the Imperial Capital Luoyi,

But due to the swarming troops, the situation here became a bit complicated.

The military discipline of Great Zhou was harsh, but strict discipline couldn’t entirely prevent illegal activities.

Frontline soldiers were under immense pressure, constantly facing life and death, leading to numerous individuals taking risks.

Dead anyway, why not revel or even profit from it.

Many held such thoughts.

Therefore, despite the crowding of troops in the rear of the Human Demon Battlefield, the yearly number of missing soldiers reached thousands.

These disappearances might be attributed to either the Demon Clan making a move or traitorous soldiers within the ranks backstabbing others.

As for ordinary civilians, not to elaborate further, it was said that countless years ago, small villages within its hundred thousand miles had completely vanished.

Only a few powerful households remained, each forming Dock Castles for self-preservation, and maintaining intricate relationships with powerful military figures.

Under such circumstances, if Ye Zhen’s army were attacked or even defeated while on the march, it wouldn’t be considered a major incident.

Afterwards, at most a scapegoat would be punished with three cups of wine, as that was the norm in the Human Demon Battlefield.

Hence, Ye Zhen’s decision for the army to rest in place was not merely to find trouble for Zhengyao City’s Guardian, Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan, but to allow the army to fully recuperate, ready to face potential dangers in prime condition.

Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan, being a member of the Royal Clan, meant Ye Zhen couldn’t blatantly trouble him, as it would be akin to courting death.

Ye Zhen quietly employed the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape from the army camp, sneaking silently into Zhengyao City.

After a round in Zhengyao City’s Guardian Office, Ye Zhen didn’t spot Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan.

Subsequently, Ye Zhen stealthily escaped into Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan’s Guardian Mansion, as the latter craved leisure, rarely visiting the Guardian Office, even once or twice every ten days was unusual.

Yet, as Ye Zhen prepared to use the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape to infiltrate Ji Guan’s Guardian Mansion, an unexpected occurrence arose.

A dense, potent Blood Evil Spirit Light abruptly flickered due to Ye Zhen’s intrusion.

In an instant, the entire Guardian Mansion was enveloped by this thin layer of Blood Evil Spirit Light.

Simultaneously, at least twenty powerful auras rapidly approached the direction where Ye Zhen was located.

Additionally, sharp alarms resounded throughout the Guardian Mansion, with the guards inside becoming vigilant, a large number of elite soldiers darted out from the barracks, drawing blades, readying crossbows, causing an immediate surge of Killing Qi throughout the Guardian Mansion.

This scene startled Ye Zhen, as with a flick of his Divine Sense, he calmly retreated into the depths underground.

In terms of escape skills, the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape possessed overwhelming superiority; without treasures that resonate void and the Five Elements, few could catch up to Ye Zhen, let alone capture him.

So Ye Zhen retreated quite leisurely.

However, Ye Zhen was quite surprised.

This Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan fellow wasn’t foolish.

Was rather clever.

After seeing Ye Zhen’s letter submitted to Bright City Defender’s Mansion, he guessed Ye Zhen intended to make trouble and prepared in advance.

Most importantly, there wasn’t much that could block Ye Zhen’s Innate Five Elements Divine Escape, neither treasures nor formations.

Yet Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan managed to find a Blood Evil Spirit Light warning formation, external to the Five Elements.

Clearly, he painstakingly sought this out, which wasn’t easy.

But it was also quite logical; the last time, Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan was likely scared out of his wits, when Ye Zhen was taking his head as easily as reaching into a sack. The higher one’s power and position, the greater their fear of death.

In Ye Zhen’s position, he too would spare no expense to find lifesaving treasures.

Otherwise, a peaceful sleep might never occur again in his lifetime.

The troops and expert tributor inside the Guardian Mansion were naturally busy in vain; with their escape skills combined with Ye Zhen’s current cultivation and Primordial Spirit Cultivation, even a Dao Realm Expert couldn’t track Ye Zhen’s trace.

However, everything still remained unsettled.

Not to mention the Guardian Mansion, the entire Zhengyao City began a city-wide lockdown, which amused Ye Zhen.

Would such tactics work?

It seemed Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan was truly scared stiff.

With that Blood Evil Spirit Light Guardian Formation, Ye Zhen’s path to using the Innate Five Elements Divine Escape to enter the Guardian Mansion was blocked.

However, merely entering the Guardian Mansion was not difficult for Ye Zhen.

Previously, the use of Innate Five Elements Divine Escape was just for convenience.

A day later, after a fruitless large-scale search due to the fright from the previous day, the Zhengyao City Guardian Mansion gradually settled down, though its alertness and defenses were visibly enhanced.

On this morning, the Second Steward of Inner Affairs of the Guardian Mansion had just returned from outside after purchasing a large amount of fresh fruits and meats, leading a group through the back door into the Guardian Mansion.

No one noticed that as this Second Steward of Inner Affairs took a step, a speck of dust silently adhered to the sole of his shoe and was carried into the Guardian Mansion.

Ye Zhen guessed correctly; the Guardian Formation acquired by Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan for a high price to save lives was only designed to target escape skills without traces, unable to block forces outside of escape skills.

That speck of dust, of course, was transformed by the Mirage Dragon Pearl.

Ever since gaining the legacy from his master Lud Li, Ye Zhen became increasingly skillful in controlling the Mirage Dragon Pearl. With a mere thought, the Mirage Dragon Pearl could transform into dust.

The speck of dust attached to the sole of the Second Steward of Inner Affairs was transformed by the Mirage Dragon Pearl, while Ye Zhen remained within the Mirage Dragon Pearl Space.

As the Second Steward of Inner Affairs did not walk far into the Guardian Mansion, the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou, controlling the Mirage Dragon Pearl dust, let it drop silently within the Guardian Mansion.

With the activation of his Divine Sense, Ye Zhen suddenly emerged from the Mirage Dragon Pearl Space, before his form appeared, he transformed into a thread of Wood Element Primordial Power and escaped into the flowers within the Guardian Mansion.

In an instant, the Yimu Spiritual Power, stimulated by the Little Demon, spread through Ye Zhen to all corners of the Guardian Mansion.

Every situation within the Zhengyao City Guardian Mansion was under Ye Zhen’s surveillance; the entire mansion held no secrets from him.

Yet, Ye Zhen was surprised — he searched the entire Guardian Mansion but did not find a trace of Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan.

Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan isn’t here?

Logically, with the Guardian Mansion being so heavily fortified and Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan’s cowardly and fearful nature, he should be staying within the mansion at this time.

Ye Zhen originally thought this guy might be out on official duties, but even by evening, he hadn’t returned.

Helpless, Ye Zhen ventured into a room of a high-grade Deacon in the Guardian Mansion.

When he was resting, the vine transformed by the Little Demon silently penetrated his body, with the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou controlled by the Ancient Mirage Dragon’s Mirage Energy, directly infiltrating this Deacon’s Divine Soul.

The meticulously designed illusory realm created by the Mirage Dragon Pearl Primordial Spirit Achou was instantly triggered.

Before long, Ye Zhen discovered the whereabouts of the Zhengyao City Guardian Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan.

More than twenty days ago.

This boy Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan had disappeared without a trace more than twenty days prior, right upon receiving news that Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea would pass through Zhengyao City’s Ancient Teleportation Formation.

Even his closest butler didn’t know his exact whereabouts.

However, he instructed his butler to notify him only after Ye Zhen’s Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea had completely left Zhengyao City.

Clearly, this boy was petrified of Ye Zhen.

This left Ye Zhen somewhat helpless.

Evidently, this guy had received the news early, realized the extent to which he had offended Ye Zhen, and thus avoided him in advance.

With him absent, Ye Zhen couldn’t cause him trouble.

However, Ye Zhen refused to leave just like that.

After being thrown into Primordial Ruins Absolute Territory and surviving against all odds, Ye Zhen couldn’t let Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan off without some vengeance.

Within the Guardian Mansion, there wasn’t much worth seizing as spoils.

As for harming Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan’s women, Ye Zhen couldn’t stoop to that level.

He wasn’t that base.

Deep in thought for half a day within the Guardian Mansion, an idea suddenly struck Ye Zhen.

"Right, this is it!"

Slapping his thigh, Ye Zhen decided on the plan and left the Guardian Mansion using the same method as before.

Six days later at dusk, the Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea, stationed a thousand miles outside Zhengyao City resting for six days, suddenly began to break camp as night fell.

Within just three hours, the 220,000-strong Heavenly Wave Army of North Sea swiftly broke camp and moved far away.

And almost at the same time, Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan, the Zhengyao City Guardian who had vanished for nearly a month, silently reappeared in the inner courtyard of the Guardian Mansion.

With a light command, he summoned the trusted eunuch, Grand Steward Hee Xun of the Guardian Mansion.

Grand Steward Hee Xun was somewhat surprised at his master’s swift return, but merely surprised.

Questioning the authenticity of his master was unthinkable, much less daring to consider.

Subsequently, ’Marquis Kaiyuan Ji Guan’ took out a Jade Scroll and handed it to Grand Steward Hee Xun, "Go now, immediately get this matter taken care of!"

With only one glance at the Jade Scroll, Grand Steward Hee Xun’s eyes widened like copper bells!