May I seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and live a long and prosperous life.

At the same time, he also considered another possibility.

That means the Third Prince may have reached some kind of agreement with the other party, capturing him and offering him up.

It's not impossible; as long as the benefits offered by the other party are large enough, there's nothing that can't be traded.

He couldn't entrust his safety to the Third Prince.

Even if the Third Prince has a very high moral standard, it won't work!

……

The next night.

On the north city wall of Yuncheng, warriors from both sides were engaged in a fierce battle.

The soldiers guarding the city were already used to it and tried to stay far away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Over the course of more than a year, both sides reached many unwritten rules.

For example, matches between players of the same level.

One-rank warriors face one-rank warriors, and two-rank warriors face two-rank warriors. The stronger never bullies the weaker. Both sides consciously abide by this rule. Occasionally, there are martial artists who do not abide by this rule, but the grass on their graves is already ten feet high.

As for situations where players of the same level face off in the early or mid-game, those situations are outside the unwritten rules. If you encounter such a situation, it just means you're unlucky. Sometimes, luck is also a form of strength!

The number of martial artists below the Innate Realm on both sides is roughly the same; adding or subtracting one will not have a decisive effect.

As for the Grandmaster level, on the surface, Chen Tianwang's camp has more Grandmaster-level martial artists than Yuncheng's side, but the other side can't be sure if Yuncheng has any Grandmaster-level martial artists hidden in secret.

Therefore, neither side dares to deploy Grandmaster-level martial artists, as Grandmaster-level martial artists are strategic weapons, and the loss of any one of them would affect the entire battle.

Unless they have absolute intelligence and are certain of victory and are not afraid of retaliation, the enemy will not dare to use a grandmaster.

At this moment, Li Heng had also been at this city wall for quite some time. Tonight, he had disguised himself as a city guard and was observing the battle between the two sides from a distance.

After an incense stick had burned, Li Heng found nothing unusual on the north city wall.

So he decided to go and take a look at the south city wall.

Upon arriving at the south city wall, Li Heng witnessed a pair of first-rank martial artists locked in combat.

At first, Li Heng thought it was just an ordinary duel between first-rank martial artists.

However, after observing for a while, he discovered that the opposing first-rank martial artist seemed to be handling the duel with ease.

It's not that the opponent is stronger (there's no obvious difference in the internal energy they exude), but rather that their combat skills are significantly superior to those of our own first-rank martial artist.

This is not a combat technique suitable for a first-rank martial artist!

This first-rank martial artist is highly suspicious! There's a very high probability that he's actually a grandmaster-level martial artist!

Li Heng made his judgment instantly.

It seems his suspicions might be true; he has been targeted by the other party.

Now that she knows the other party is trying to lure her out, she certainly won't fall for it.

That concludes today's ambush; Li Heng quietly returned to his residence.

The following night, Li Heng continued to disguise himself as a city guard and appeared on the east city wall, secretly observing the battle between the two sides of warriors.

After waiting for about two hours, Li Heng finally saw the same first-rank martial artist from yesterday appear again.

This first-rank martial artist soon faced off against one of their own renowned top-rank first-rank masters.

As a result, this first-rank martial artist still displayed superb combat skills. No matter how his own top first-rank experts attacked, the opponent seemed to be walking leisurely and calmly.

This time, Li Heng became even more convinced that the other party was a Grandmaster-level martial artist in disguise.

Furthermore, Li Heng sensed a rather familiar aura emanating from the other party, although this aura was extremely faint and the other party was trying their best to conceal it.

That was the same aura as his internal energy!

Are they from the Blood Lotus Cult?

Li Heng was instantly surprised.

When Li Heng thought of the Blood Lotus Sect's Grandmaster-level martial artist, he immediately thought of one person: the Blood Lotus Sect's leader, the National Preceptor of Chen Tianwang's camp!

Could the other party be the leader of the Blood Lotus Cult?

Then I should avoid him even more.

Li Heng turned around again and quietly left.

At this moment, the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect, who was fighting against a top-tier martial artist from Yuncheng on the East City Wall, was getting a little impatient. He had disguised himself as a top-tier expert for two consecutive days, but had failed to attract the Night Emperor's attention.

As the Grand Preceptor of the Great Liang Dynasty and the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect, it was already quite beneath him to condescend to personally act as bait to lure the Night Emperor into making a move.

As a result, the emperor did not appear for two consecutive days.

You should know that he put in a lot of hard work before he started his disguise.

Knowing that the Night Emperor prefers to target top-tier first-rank martial artists who have consecutively defeated or killed multiple first-rank martial artists.

In the past two days, he has defeated many first-rank martial artists, including a top-tier first-rank martial artist. Logically, if Ye Tianzi were present, he would definitely have noticed him.

The Blood Lotus Sect leader did not kill the opponent for fear of attracting the attention of the opponent's grandmaster-level martial artist.

With the discerning eye of a grandmaster-level martial artist, he would surely be able to discover his true level, thus exposing his identity. That would be equivalent to breaking the unspoken rules and bullying the weak.

However, in general, grandmaster-level martial artists rarely pay attention to the battles between first-rank martial artists, especially at night, when they pay even less attention.

This is because there is an insurmountable gap between a Grandmaster-level martial artist and a First-Rank martial artist. A Grandmaster-level martial artist can instantly kill a top-tier First-Rank martial artist with a wave of their hand. Grandmaster-level martial artists have their own pride and will not pay attention to martial artists whose realm is lower than their own.

A Grandmaster-level martial artist will only pay attention if a Rank 1 martial artist dies consecutively.

Under normal circumstances, even if several of one's own martial artists die at the hands of the opposing martial artists of the same level, a Grandmaster-level martial artist must not intervene. Otherwise, it would immediately encourage the opposing Grandmasters to follow suit, thus breaking the unspoken rule, which is an outcome that neither side can accept.

This is why, although Li Heng killed many first-rank martial artists under Chen Tianwang, no grandmaster-level martial artists came to kill him.

But this time is different. If it is discovered that the one who killed the first-rank martial artist was a grandmaster-level martial artist, then it would be considered a violation of the unspoken rules, and he would be jointly attacked by all the grandmaster-level experts.

The unspoken rules cannot be broken; this is a tacit understanding unique to both sides at present!

Even someone as esteemed as the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect wouldn't dare to do that.

After fighting for another two hours, the leader of the Blood Lotus Cult also lost patience.

"Well, it seems we can't lure out the Night Emperor today. Let's try again tomorrow!"

……

The third day, in the evening.

Li Heng once again disguised himself as a city guard and hid in a corner, secretly observing the warriors fighting on the west city wall.

This time, the other party did not appear for a long time.

Just as Li Heng was about to move to the south city wall to watch, an angry shout came from the north city wall.

"Hmph, the dignified Grand Preceptor of the Great Liang Dynasty and the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect, actually lowers himself to disguise himself as a first-rank martial artist and fight with juniors. What kind of decorum is this? Do you want to break the unspoken rules? You should think carefully about the consequences of breaking the unspoken rules. Can you bear them? Moreover, bullying the weak, do you still have any dignity as the leader?"

"Just as I guessed, the other party really is the leader of the Blood Lotus Sect."

Li Heng mingled among the soldiers, secretly observing the conversation between the Blood Lotus Sect leader and his own sect's grandmaster.