Honghuang: Creation of the Green Lotus, the beginning of the Three Pure Ones

Chapter 291 Burning Down the Marquis of Beihai's Mansion
Upon hearing Ji Meng's account, Yuan Futong's face grew serious. Even Bai Ze couldn't help but speak up.

"Now that the tyrant is on guard, and he also has capable men under his command, any further sneak attacks will inevitably result in mutual destruction."

"The only way now is for Ji Meng and I to join forces and burn the Shang army's supplies. If the Shang army has no supplies, they will have no choice but to retreat."

Yuan Futong shook his head upon hearing this, "With a Taoist disciple by that tyrant's side, his provisions would definitely not be in the camp."

"So even if the two demon generals burned the food supplies in the camp, the Taoist disciples would take out the food supplies from their magic treasures again to feed the Shang army."

"I think we must find a way to deal a heavy blow to this tyrant. We are willing to pay any price."

"To inflict serious damage on the tyrant, we must temporarily recall the Nine-Headed Demon General. Then, the three demon generals can join forces to deal with the Daoist disciples."

"Then I can lead my demon clan and the human army in Beihai City to have a real battle with the Emperor."

"As long as that tyrant doesn't have the help of Taoist disciples, with the help of my demon clan and the Northern Navy, we will definitely make that tyrant lose his armor and weapons."

Seeing that Yuan Futong actually wanted to fight a desperate battle, to defeat Di Xin outside Beihai City through a direct confrontation, Bai Ze couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression.

After all, this would be tantamount to a high-stakes gamble. If they lost, they would have no way to deal with Di Xin anymore.

As for using the demon master to attack and defend Beihai City, it had no real effect. After all, keeping Di Xin tied down in Beihai City was detrimental to them in every way.

But now, Bai Ze couldn't think of a better solution. After all, Yuan Futong was right; with Daoist disciples around, how could Di Xin possibly store all the grain in the military camp?

After careful consideration, Bai Ze nodded, "Since we want to fight that tyrant, there's no need for the Zhou Tian Star Array to restrain us."

"It would be better to select 365 people from my demon race to set up the Zhou Tian Star Array. And use the Zhou Tian Star Array to attack the tyrant."

"Although the demons in Beihai City are only at the Xuanxian realm, the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation they have set up is more than enough to deal with the tyrant."

"As for the Taoist disciples, with Ji Meng, Jiu Ying, and me here, we can definitely hold them back and prevent them from breaking the Zhou Tian Star Array."

Bai Ze truly lived up to his reputation as the strategist of the demon race. Even after agreeing to Yuan Futong's plan for the decisive battle, he still devised an even more perfect strategy.

Yuan Futong naturally had no objection to this, and immediately went to select a suitable demon. He also ordered someone to go to Pingzhou City to have Jiuying secretly return.

Meanwhile, Zhang Kui had already disguised himself as a resident of Beihai City and had a general understanding of the city's layout.

However, Zhang Kui did not dare to step into the Marquis of Beihai's residence. After all, doing so would easily reveal his whereabouts.

However, without entering the Marquis of Beihai's residence, Zhang Kui could not steal the Demon Master's Palace. Therefore, Zhang Kui was inevitably anxious at this moment.

He was currently gazing at the Marquis of Beihai's residence from afar, pondering a plan. He was even preparing to sneak into the residence under the cover of night to investigate.

Just then, Zhang Kui suddenly felt someone tap him on the shoulder. This startled him.

However, Zhang Kui did not rush to run away. Instead, he turned around calmly and looked at the person who patted him on the shoulder.

After all, if they chose to run away now, it would be tantamount to exposing their identities. It would be better to calmly face everything.

After all, Zhang Kui was proficient in earth-movement techniques, so even if he were captured by Yuan Futong's men, he would have a way to escape and wouldn't have to worry about losing his life. Therefore, when he turned around, Zhang Kui's face showed no fear. He simply looked at the other person with confusion and asked.

Who are you? I don't think I know you.

The man smiled and said, "You may not recognize me, but that doesn't mean I don't recognize you. Isn't that right, General Zhang?"

Upon hearing the other party reveal his identity, even Zhang Kui, who was usually calm, changed his expression.

However, Zhang Kui still did not choose to run away, but instead wanted to take advantage of the other party's unpreparedness and kill him.

Just as Zhang Kui was about to make his move, the opponent's appearance suddenly changed, revealing him to be Yang Jian, a disciple of Jade Cauldron Immortal.

Upon seeing that the person who entered was Yang Jian, Zhang Kui was taken aback. "Yang Jian? How did you get in?"

"This isn't the place to talk. Let's find somewhere else to chat." As he spoke, Yang Jian pulled Zhang Kui away into the distance.

Once they reached a secluded spot, Yang Jian finally told Zhang Kui that he had transformed into a demon clan member who raided and infiltrated Beihai City.

Upon entering Beihai City, Yang Jian immediately went to the Beihai Marquis's residence. However, he did not discover where the Demon Master's Palace was located.

The reason he came to see Zhang Kui was to get Zhang Kui's cooperation. Only with Zhang Kui's cooperation could Yuan Futong reveal the location of the Demon Master's Palace.

Upon learning of Yang Jian's plan, Zhang Kui nodded without hesitation and said, "Tonight, I will set fire to the Marquis of Beihai's residence."

Yang Jian smiled and nodded, "Then I'll have to trouble General Zhang. But General Zhang must remember to leave the Marquis of Beihai's residence as soon as possible after setting the fire."

"Once you discover that the barrier of Beihai City has disappeared, you should open the city gates directly. Then Your Majesty can lead your troops in without resistance."

Yang Jian then discussed some details with Zhang Kui before they split up to carry out their respective tasks.

Meanwhile, Jiuying had also returned from Pingzhou City. He and Bai Ze had agreed that once the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation was completed, they would engage in a decisive battle with Di Xin.

Little did they know, before they could even begin rehearsing the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Formation, the Bei Hai Marquis's residence had already descended into complete chaos.

Suddenly, both the front and back courtyards were engulfed in flames. In just a few moments, the fire consumed the entire Beihai Marquis's residence.

Meanwhile, Zhang Kui, the culprit who set the fire, had already escaped to the city gate using his earth-moving technique. He was just waiting for Yang Jian to steal the Demon Master's Palace so he could seize the city gate.

Therefore, Zhang Kui was craning his neck and looking up at the top of Beihai City, hoping to see Yang Jian's signal as soon as possible.

As Beihai City was engulfed in flames, Bai Ze and his group immediately headed towards the room where the Demon Master's Palace was located.

Because the Demon Master's Palace needs to be used to form a protective barrier to safeguard Beihai City, it is natural that the Demon Master's Palace cannot be put away; it can only be placed at the core of the formation.

Little did they know, this was exactly what Yang Jian had been hoping for. He was already quietly following Bai Ze and the others towards the location where the Demon Master's Palace was kept.

(End of this chapter)