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Chapter 201 The secret passage of the Holy Mountain City, the mysterious person! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Late at night, outside the underground passage of the Holy Mountain City, there is a thick snow-capped mountain, covered in silver. The moonlight shines on the snow, reflecting a faint silver light.

The cold wind blew up the snowflakes, and the air was filled with a cold breath.

Li Chen took a deep breath of cold air, and the breath he exhaled instantly turned into white mist and dissipated in the cold wind.

It can be seen that this place is really colder than the Tiance Dynasty.

Li Chen's footsteps were steady and powerful, making a squeaking sound on the snow, which was particularly clear in this quiet night.

Master Wanfeng followed closely behind, with a solemn expression and sharp eyes scanning the surroundings.

Li Ling and several soldiers from the Tiance Dynasty walked in front, leading them to the entrance of the underground passage.

There is no need for too many people here as it would be easy to discover their tracks. Li Chen only brought Master Wanfeng with him. After all, this guy is obsessed with breaking the formation and he wants to get back what he suffered at the hands of Tuoba Zhen.

The entrance is at the foot of a cliff and requires climbing over some very dangerous places.

However, this is not a big problem for the people present.

As they got closer to their destination, a cave entrance cleverly discovered by Chen Xuannan gradually appeared.

Several people climbed over the cliff effortlessly and walked into the entrance of the underground passage.

The secret passage was dark and cold, with a musty and damp smell in the air.

The cave was very dark. They lit torches and moved forward carefully, fearing to alert the guards inside.

However, as a Khan's escape point, there would generally be no guards in such a place, because the presence of guards might expose the place.

Li Chen and his companions walked in smoothly.

The dark secret passage is full of jagged rocks, and there are even reinforced pillars to prevent collapse.

This place is very far from the Holy Mountain City. It took the group about 47 minutes to walk to the area near the Holy Mountain City.

However, just as he got closer, Master Wanfeng discovered a restriction.

It was a rune array that flashed with cold light and emitted powerful energy fluctuations.

Li Chen glanced at Master Wanfeng. After observing, Master Wanfeng said, "This should be a perception formation. Even though it is a little weak due to its age, if we forcibly break it, it will definitely attract the attention of the strong men in Shengshan City. Then our action will fail. We should have called Biyou Tianzun over earlier. He should be able to solve it."

This should be the formation of the north, which is different from that of the south. Even though Master Wanfeng is a master of formations, he cannot solve it in a short time.

"Your Majesty, Biyou Tianzun is not of our race. What if he cheats? If you are blocked here, it will definitely cause huge losses to our army. Should we let the army of the Tiance Dynasty attack Shengshan City to attract their attention? Then we can force our way out?" Li Ling beside him suggested in a low voice.

Li Chen pondered for a moment and shook his head: "No, this way, our losses will be too great, and we may not be able to successfully attract their attention. Otherwise, Master Wanfeng, please write down the formation and we can take it back to ask Master Biyou. This way, he will not know what we are doing, and he can also see if the solution he said is correct."

Li Chen's method was recognized by everyone. Just when Master Wanfeng was preparing to record the formation, the restriction suddenly emitted a faint light and then slowly opened.

A figure appeared behind the ban. It was a plump and beautiful woman with a dignified face. She was holding a fire starter that could barely illuminate the nearby area.

Her appearance made Master Wanfeng ready to kill her instantly, scaring the opponent so much that he couldn't stand it, but Li Chen stopped him.

Li Chen looked at the woman in front of him, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity surged in his heart.

Just a few dozen minutes ago, in the harem of Holy Mountain City, Tuoba Yan and her mother were educating Tuoba Zhen's concubines on the rules of the harem and telling them what they should do.

Although these concubines looked down on Tuoba Yan's mother and thought she was from the Tiance Dynasty, they knew that Tuoba really loved his sister and they still respected Tuoba Yan herself and dared not offend her.

Tuoba Zhen had hundreds of concubines in his harem, but only dozens of them stayed here. The others went to hide in the snow-capped mountains.

The ones who stayed behind were all the women that Tuoba Zhen liked more.

It could be said that they were very favored, and Tuoba Zhen was reluctant to let them leave.

These women are naturally a little arrogant.

Tuoba Yan's mother found an excuse and left the place, allowing Tuoba Yan to continue her education.

In this way, she would have caught a once-in-a-lifetime plan and could search carefully in the harem.

If it were normal times, with so many concubines and maids in the harem, she would have no chance to find clues.

Tuoba Yan's mother was named Li Xueying. She was a princess of the Tiance Dynasty and also Li Chen's aunt.

Li Xueying was very smart. She thought that the previous Khan would definitely place secret passages in several places where he rested in order to survive.

Li Xueying knew all about the Khan's bedrooms, so she searched for them one by one.

Relying on her knowledge of the Snow Eagle Royal Court and clues from the previous Khan's sleep talk, and coincidentally Tuoba Zhen was not in the palace, she began to search in Tuoba Zhen's bedroom.

She checked one by one, and finally found the entrance to the secret passage on the stone slab under the bed of the third bedroom.

The entrance to the secret passage is definitely not so easy to open. There are some mechanisms on it, and the mechanisms look like the totems of the Snow Eagle Royal Court.

Having lived in the royal court for so many years, the beautiful woman Li Xueying must be familiar with the meaning of the Snow Eagle Royal Court totem. She also asked the previous Khan about the totem when he was drunk.

Therefore, when she saw the entrance to the secret passage under the bed, she felt excited because she knew how to unlock it.

The totem of the Snow Eagle Royal Court is an eagle with two claws, each with four claws.

They are: supporting claws, feeding claws, exploring claws and lifting claws.

As long as you adjust the claw to the correct position, you will probably be able to open the mechanism.

Without further ado, she activated the mechanism in her own way without hesitation.

Sure enough, this time her judgment was correct, and a secret passage slowly opened under the bed.

Li Xueying took a deep breath and walked down with the determination to die.

She knew that once she was discovered, she would face death, and she hoped that there were no guards in the secret passage.

But this was also her only chance to leave, even if it was just to run to the military camp of the Tiance Dynasty.

The basement was very dark, and she lit a lighter, barely enough to illuminate the way forward.

She walked along the secret passage and opened one secret door after another. The mechanisms here were very simple.

When she came to the last secret door, there was a restriction, but the restriction was on the outside, not the inside, and she could easily twist the mechanism to open it from the inside.

When the beautiful woman Li Xueying opened the ban normally, she suddenly heard footsteps outside the door.

Her heart suddenly tightened, and the fire starter in her hand fell to the ground with a "click" sound.

Because a strange figure appeared in front of her, and this figure was attacking her.

She stepped back in fear and accidentally tripped and fell to the ground.

When Li Xueying felt that her death was approaching, someone stopped this ferocious figure.

She looked up in horror, only to see a man of extraordinary power walking out from the light of the torch.

The man had an extraordinarily handsome face and deep eyes. She had an inexplicably familiar feeling, as if she had seen him somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where.

"Sixteenth Aunt? Is that you?"

Li Chen's voice rang out in the darkness.

Only when she heard someone calling her from the other side did she react.

"Chen'er? Are you Chen'er?"

The words of the beautiful woman Li Xueying were full of surprise and disbelief.

She would never have dreamed that she would be able to meet Li Chen here.

But then again, after not seeing him for many years, Li Chen is getting more and more handsome, and his aura of an emperor is undoubtedly evident.

When she saw Li Chen, Li Xueying's thoughts were suddenly pulled back to many years ago, and the handsome little prince appeared in her mind.

Every little detail of the past is still vivid in my mind, as if it had just happened.

Li Chen pulled his aunt up, and Li Ling next to him also came over and greeted Li Xueying respectfully.

As the daughter of Prince Jing'an and Li Xueying's junior, Li Ling had also met Li Xueying when she was a child.

After all, Prince Jing'an was from the late emperor's camp.

Li Xueying was very excited to see two acquaintances in succession.

After a simple moment of tenderness, Li Chen asked, "Sixteenth Aunt, why are you here?"

Li Xueying told her thoughts and experiences. This time she was thinking of escaping at the risk of her life and telling the news of the secret passage to the Tiance Dynasty.

Who would have thought that Li Chen would come looking for me.

In fact, if Li Chen had not come, this would be the holy land of Snow Mountain. Not only are there cliffs outside, but there are also various hidden dangers. Unless Li Xueying is very lucky and meets a spy from the Tiance Dynasty investigating nearby, it would be difficult for her to go to the military camp.

If she was caught by the cavalry of the Northern Royal Court, she would basically be dead. As long as Tuoba Zhen found out that she had betrayed him, he would never let her go.

Hearing that Li Chen was going to destroy the formation himself, Li Xueying said worriedly: "Tuoba Zhen has recovered his physical body, and the city is heavily guarded." It can be heard that she is still a little afraid of Tuoba Zhen. After all, Tuoba Zhen is so powerful that even his brothers are no match for him.

Hearing this, Li Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will kill him every time I see him."

So what if I am at a disadvantage here? You have just been resurrected and your body has not recovered yet. Can you fight with me?

The reason why Master Wanfeng followed was that he was actually prepared to beat the man who was down.

If I can't beat Tuoba Zhen when he's in his prime, I can at least beat him when he's in his crippled state, right?

As if she had made a decision, the beautiful woman Li Xueying said, "How about I take you there? I'm very familiar with the palace and the Holy Mountain City."

In fact, Li Chen was planning to let Li Ling take his aunt away, but who knew that his aunt wanted to help.

It is indeed very convenient to get things done if you have an acquaintance.

The Holy Mountain City is very large, and it is filled with powerful people and numerous soldiers and generals. It would be very dangerous if you get entangled.

Guessing that the army that launched a surprise attack late at night would arrive soon, Li Chen also planned to break the formation as soon as possible, so he agreed.

Anyway, Li Chen can still guarantee his aunt's safety. At worst, he can just come out from the secret passage.

After entering the Holy Mountain City, Li Chen only brought Master Wanfeng with him besides Li Xueying, and ordered Li Ling to go back and bring some men to guard the place and set traps, perhaps they could catch some big fish.

Li Ling took the order and left, because Li Chen's words were the will and there was no need to question them.

Under the guidance of Li Xueying, Li Chen and Master Wanfeng came out of the secret door of the underground passage and arrived at the palace of the Holy Mountain City.

"Where are we going?" Li Xueying asked.

"Go to the south gate of Holy Mountain City." Li Chen replied.

Because the formation is so huge, the center of the formation must be hidden very deeply.

Although Shengshan City is not as big as the imperial capital of the Tiance Dynasty, it is not small in scale.

Even if someone sneaked into the palace of the Tiance Dynasty, it would be difficult to find the core location of the palace formation, let alone the formation of the imperial capital.

What Li Chen and Master Wanfeng want to do is not to destroy the entire formation. If they really want to do so, they may not be able to destroy it within a few days.

All they had to do was to open the formation at the south gate of Shengshan City when the Tiance Dynasty army arrived nearby, or better yet, open the main gate as well, to let the Tiance Dynasty army in.

Because it is a holy mountain in the north, the temperature is very cold.

The holy mountain city was covered with a thick layer of white snow late at night.

The palace buildings are even more majestic in this snowy area. Most of them are circular in shape, which is very different from the architectural style of the Central Plains and retains the habits of nomadic peoples.

Li Xueying led Li Chen and Master Wanfeng through the corridors of the palace with ease.

They kept their eyes open at all times, walked lightly, and tried not to make any noise so as not to alert the patrolling soldiers.

The lights in the palace were sparse, and the three of them sneaked quietly under the moonlight.

Just as they were about to walk out of the palace, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

It was Li Xueying's daughter Tuoba Yan.

She had just finished scolding Tuoba Zhen's harem and was walking towards him, seemingly looking for something.

Li Xueying's face turned pale instantly. She didn't expect to meet her daughter here.

Seeing this, Li Chen and Master Wanfeng quickly hid in the shadows nearby. With their speed and strength, Tuoba Yan really didn't notice anything at all.

When Tuoba Yan saw her mother, she quickly came over and called out, "Mom, is that you?"

Li Xueying hesitated for a moment, but finally went forward with gritted teeth.

When Tuoba Yan saw her mother, a happy smile appeared on her face: "Mom, why are you here? I have been looking for you for a long time."

Li Xueying forced a smile: "I came out to get some fresh air. Yan'er, it's so late, why haven't you gone back to rest yet?"

As if she had noticed her daughter's concern, Li Xueying felt very complicated at this moment.

Because what she is going to do next is to overthrow the Snow Eagle Royal Court.

Her daughter is from the Snow Eagle Royal Court and grew up here. She will definitely not help her. If her daughter finds anything unusual, she will definitely choose to stand on the side of the Royal Court.

But her daughter was very good to her and had always been very obedient. If people from the Tiance Dynasty broke in, what would happen to her daughter?

Maybe the smile on his face will disappear?
It can be said that her daughter is Li Xueying’s only attachment in the north.

Now I can see that the inner plane is somewhat shaken, and the two thoughts are already in conflict.

One is Tuoba Yan's mother, and the other is a princess of the Tiance Dynasty.

Just as she was thinking about it, Tuoba Yan replied: "I still have something to ask you, let's go back together."

Having said that, Tuoba Yan took her mother's arm.

Li Xueying was secretly anxious, but she knew she couldn't refuse her daughter at this time.

So she nodded and followed Tuoba Yan back.

Li Chen and Master Wanfeng followed closely behind, keeping a certain distance to ensure that they would not be discovered.

Returning to Tuoba Yan's resting place, she invited her mother into the room.

Li Xueying had no choice but to agree first, but she was thinking in her heart how to find an opportunity to continue leading Li Chen.

Because at this point, she seemed to have decided what to do.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Li Chen is just one step away from success, and she must help Li Chen.

Tuoba Yan didn't seem to notice her mother's abnormality. She asked her mother seriously about the trouble she had just encountered when she was scolding the women in Tuoba Zhen's harem.

Li Xueying also explained them one by one.

However, after a few minutes, Li Xueying yawned and said that she was very sleepy and asked if they could talk again tomorrow.

Tuoba Yan just realized that it was already very late, so she sent her mother out.

Li Xueying's rest room was nearby, so she didn't need to be polite.

Li Xueying came out of Tuoba Yan's room and closed the door quietly.

At this moment, she didn't know where Li Chen and Master Wanfeng were.

When she came to a deserted place, Li Chen appeared beside her, and Master Wanfeng continued to hide in the dark.

Seeing Li Chen appear, she breathed a sigh of relief and once again took Li Chen and Master Wanfeng and walked out along the path of the palace.

At this time, Li Chen asked, "Aunt, who is that?"

He was definitely referring to Tuoba Yan. Li Chen also heard Tuoba Yan address Li Xueying, but he still needed to confirm it at this time.

Li Xueying replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, that is my daughter. If possible, please do not harm her when the Tiance Dynasty army arrives."

The fact that she addressed Li Chen as "Your Majesty" instead of "Chen'er" showed that she was trying to beg Li Chen and was lowering her attitude.

Since she is his aunt's daughter, Li Chen said that there is no problem. The army of the Tiance Dynasty has strict military discipline. When the time comes, as long as Li Chen says a word and Tuoba Yan doesn't do anything reckless, it will be fine.

Li Xueying said that she would definitely persuade her daughter.

During the conversation, the two were getting closer and closer to the south gate of Holy Mountain City.

While following Li Xueying, Li Chen carefully observed the surrounding buildings.

They were very careful along the way, trying their best to avoid direct encounters with patrolling soldiers.

Even with Li Xueying's identity, she shouldn't appear in this place so late at night.

If you are met by soldiers, they will definitely catch you and interrogate you. This is a battle and you can't be careless.

As long as he sensed any movement nearby, Li Chen would pull her into the dark and hide her.

After waiting for the patrol to pass by, they continued on their journey.

Even now at night, the soldiers of Holy Mountain City are on high alert, especially near the South Gate, where the patrolling soldiers are even more dense.

Li Chen noticed that these soldiers were wearing heavy armor, holding sharp weapons, and their eyes revealed vigilance and murderous intent.

They passed through corridors and courtyards. Li Xueying stopped here and pointed to a path ahead: "Go out from here and you will be near the South Gate. You must be careful."

Because that place is a military stronghold, and there might be a fierce battle soon, so she couldn't move forward.

Li Chen nodded, asked her to hide and remember her hiding place.

Then Li Chen discussed with Master Wanfeng for a while, and then he walked out openly. Yes, he walked out directly!

(End of this chapter)