Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

Leng Ning Shuang was taken aback, tilted her head and pondered for a while, then her eyes lit up.

"That's true. You mean that when the time is right, the Starry Night Demon Emperor will come to us on his own, is that right?"

"Yes, back then we were at such a low level, he had no reason to lie to us."

Li Yuan nodded affirmatively. It seemed they no longer needed to bother searching for the path to the demon race's holy land.

"Alright, don't go out for the next few days. We'll go back together after the peace talks are over."

Li Yuan waved his hand to dispel the star field, nodded to her, and walked out of the room.

Since that day, the human and demon races have had several more peace talks, but neither side is willing to budge, and each time the talks end inconclusively.

Mo Lin suggested that the discussion be postponed, and Li Yuan took the opportunity to adjourn the meeting. Both sides knew that the matter at the negotiating table would not yield any results in the short term.

Rather than wasting time in the palace, it's better to finish the game of chess under the table.

That day, Li Yuan secretly summoned his confidants: "The peace talks are probably not going to make much progress. The most important task now is to find Lord Chen, rescue him and Yu Ling'er, and send them back to the Tang Dynasty."

"Based on my observations over the past few days, I believe Chen Shuo's whereabouts are likely in one of these two places."

Liu Hongyan put down the documents in her hand. "The first place is the dungeon of Tianyao City, where all kinds of prisoners are held. The other place is the mansion of Mo Lin Demon Emperor."

"According to reliable intelligence, a secret prison has been built in the Demon Emperor Molin's palace, and Chen Shuo is very likely to be there."

Li Yuan nodded: "That's what I think too. If we want to save people, we can only act from two places at the same time. Once we alert the enemy, we'll never have another chance."

"I'll go to the Heavenly Prison, you go to the Demon Emperor Mo Lin's mansion. We'll make our move at midnight tomorrow."

"So what do we need to do?"

Both places are extremely dangerous, and only those two people with their cultivation levels can venture into them.

"You are on standby at any time. If any of these two places encounter problems, you should create some commotion in the city, the more chaotic the better, to draw the attention of the Demon Court."

Chu Yunhe chuckled: "Don't worry, this is my specialty."

Shen Lian said in a deep voice, "I will be responsible for meeting the teacher outside the Heavenly Prison."

"Then I'll meet you outside the Molin Mansion," Wu Yu said hurriedly.

"Okay." Li Yuan nodded. "But there's one more thing. Could you get your hands on the waist token from Mo Lin's residence?"

Wu Yu thought for a moment, then smiled slyly: "Coincidentally, Brother Zhou knows a demon king named Tie Ling in Mo Lin's mansion. He's one of his confidants. That guy is a heavy drinker. We'll use his waist token then."

The following night, at a tavern in the East Market.

Zhou Yuanliang had a chance encounter with the Iron Feather Demon King, and the two of them got completely drunk, falling to the ground and snoring loudly.

When Li Yuan and his group entered, Chu Yunhe first placed a restriction on him and then stripped him of his clothes.

Half an hour later, Li Yuan had changed into the clothes of the Iron Feather Demon King, disguised his face, and simulated the aura of the Demon King.

He stood in front of the bronze mirror and glanced at himself. In the mirror was a drunken, drowsy demon man who staggered out of the tavern and headed towards Mo Lin's residence.

It was late at night when Li Yuan entered through the side door. The guard at the door seemed to know him well, glancing at his waist tag and giving him a knowing smile.

"Lord Tie Ling, didn't you go drinking in the East Market tonight? Why are you back so early?"

Li Yuan, drunk, covered his face and waved his hand, saying indistinctly, "Just now, the master sent a message saying there was something going on at the manor, so I went in."

The guards quickly stepped aside. Tie Ling was Lord Mo Lin's confidant and could come and go freely in this mansion. Who would dare to stop him?

Li Yuan strode into the mansion, passed through the front yard, and headed straight into the depths of the residence, guided by the map he had memorized beforehand.

When he encountered patrolling guards on the road, they all bowed respectfully to him, and no one stopped him.

Soon, Li Yuan turned into an inconspicuous, secluded courtyard, which was surprisingly heavily guarded.

"Lord Iron Feather?" The guard captain was somewhat surprised. "Why have you arrived at this hour?"

Li Yuan waved his hand dismissively: "The master sent me to check something. Stop talking nonsense and open the door!"

The Iron Feather Demon King was usually very domineering, so the commander didn't dare to ask any questions. He personally accompanied him into the study, turned on the mechanism, and revealed a long corridor with a series of eerie blue lamps embedded in the walls on both sides.

"Alright, you wait here. I will go down alone."

Li Yuan gave an impatient order and stepped into the passageway. The deeper he went, the colder and damper the air became.

Inside were stone cells, with huddled groups of people, their flesh and blood mangled, too weak to even lift their heads.

Li Yuan looked through each room but didn't find Chen Shuo. He walked all the way to the end and found a staircase leading downwards, so he went up to the second floor.

He couldn't find Chen Shuo on this floor either. Without stopping, he went down to the third floor and stopped in front of the last stone cell at the end of the passage.

A person lay in the cell, with long, gray hair, tattered clothes, and his exposed arms covered with dense scars.

Both wrists were nailed to the wall by a thick black iron chain, which emitted a faint blackish-purple light.

The man kept his head down and remained motionless; if it weren't for the slight rise and fall of his chest, one would almost think he was dead.

Li Yuan was startled; the figure was so familiar. He lowered his voice.

"Chen Shuo, Brother Chen!"

The man moved slightly, raising his head with difficulty to reveal a face so thin it was almost unrecognizable, with prominent cheekbones and sunken eyes. Only his eyes still held a faint glimmer of light.

He looked at Li Yuan with a confused expression, and after a long while, he suddenly opened his eyes wide.

"Brother Li?"

He shook his head with a wry smile, "How could that be? I must be hallucinating."

"Brother Chen, it's me, I've come to save you."

Seeing his miserable state, Li Yuan was filled with rage. What exactly did this Demon Emperor Mo Lin want to do? Why did he lock Chen Shuo up?

He strode over, took out his nameless knife, a flash of silver light, and with one strike, he cleaved open the lock and slipped into the cell.

"You are... Li Yuan?"

Although Li Yuan was disguised as the Iron Feather Demon King, Chen Shuo still recognized him because of his tone.

"It's me, Brother Chen."

Li Yuan knelt down in front of Chen Shuo, took out a pill and put it in his mouth. Then he stretched out two fingers, pinched the iron lock, concentrated his Yuan energy into the blade, and swung it forcefully.

With a loud crash, the black iron chain snapped in two.

"Waaaaah!"

As soon as the iron chain broke, the connecting array immediately became ineffective, the restrictive runes on the wall flickered wildly, and a dazzling red light shone in the stone cell.

"not good!"

Li Yuan frowned. The Demon Emperor Mo Lin was indeed cunning, having connected the chains to the alarm. Now that his whereabouts had been exposed, it would be as difficult as climbing to heaven to get Chen Shuo out.

Without saying a word, he bent down, hoisted Chen Shuo onto his shoulder, and in a flash, he was already on the second floor.

"Who goes there? Stop right there!"

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed through the passageway as dozens of demon guards surged towards him. Li Yuan unleashed a palm strike, sending the dozen or so guards flying, leaving a trail of severed limbs and broken pieces flying everywhere.

Li Yuan flashed and appeared directly on the first floor. The door was closing, and the huge stone door crashed down.

"boom!"

Without a second thought, Li Yuan unleashed a punch, sending rocks flying, and he carried Chen Shuo as he dashed away.

"Don't leave!"

A demon general recklessly charged forward, only to be flattened by Li Yuan's palm strike.

Another demon king blocked his path, but Li Yuan didn't stop and crashed directly into him.