It's time to become a fairy.

Opening it, Ye Qingge found many small, scattered items inside. After rummaging through them, she took out two maps, one large and one small. The smaller map detailed the situation of Qingzhou City, the defense layout of the four city gates, and the garrison situation of most of the city's inhabitants.

The city is divided into five districts. The closer the district is to the city lord's mansion, the more powerful and wealthy the residents are. The four districts of east, west, south, and north each have their own characteristics. Ye Qingge is in the relatively deserted and dilapidated western district.

The large map contains much more information, marking cities of all sizes in the Eastern Continent. Qingzhou City is just one of them, but next to it, a large area without any city is marked with the four characters "Ping Tian Da Sheng" (Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven), and it is only a river away from the east gate of Qingzhou City.

While carefully examining the map, Ye Qingge said, "You're giving me everything so unguarded. Aren't you afraid I'm a bad person and will hand you over to the Heavenly Court?"

Su Qing'er said confidently, "If you were a Fox Hunter, you wouldn't have needed to save me before. Why would you only start now?"

Ye Qingge pondered for two seconds: "Fox demons are hard to capture, so we need to be fully prepared before we take action. Besides, such a great achievement should be claimed by myself. How could I possibly hand you over to those guys?"

Su Qing'er panicked instantly.

Possessed by Su Qing'er, Ye Qingge could clearly feel the panic coming from the other consciousness.

"Hey, how could you do this? I..."

The fox spirit girl became incoherent and then fell silent.

Ye Qingge suddenly became a little suspicious. How did Su Qing'er, with her simple and honest personality, manage to make her way all the way from Qingqiu to here?

"It must be because of Consort Su's backup plan."

Shaking her head, Ye Qingge focused her attention on the map in front of her, carefully memorizing its contents.

Afterward, she put away the envelope, and a ball of pale pink foxfire appeared in her hand. She began to practice the fox demon's abilities.

Before learning that there were people like the Great Sage Equaling Heaven in the city, Ye Qingge would have left as soon as she understood the situation. But after learning about the presence of the demon race, Ye Qingge was no longer in a hurry.

The enemy has already begun to lay the groundwork, and Ye Qingge has not yet grasped the true extent of her own strength. It would be extremely risky for her to leave the city rashly.

It would be better to hone one's own skills first, and then use the power of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to find an opportunity to break through the encirclement.

"The best time to break through the encirclement should be around three in the morning, when people are most tired and it is relatively easier to break through. However, it is only afternoon now, and if it takes too long, it will attract more powerful people... Let's make the time when the city defense troops change shifts at dusk. Judging from the sky, it will be at most an hour or two before it is time."

"Using the power of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to create some chaos, there's still a chance to secretly leave the city. What's truly difficult is the distance to the Demon Sacred River marked on the map. This river separates the territories of the Heavenly Court cultivators from those of the Demon Great Sages. The river is tens of thousands of meters wide on both banks, teeming with countless demons and complex forces. As the river separating the human and demon territories, it also has special restrictions, making it the most troublesome..."

Countless thoughts flashed through Ye Qingge's mind, and slowly, a complete plan gradually took shape.

Just then, Su Qing'er seemed to realize something and cautiously said, "Qing, you were lying to me just now, right? You're definitely not a Fox Hunter!"

In a short while, she had already come up with countless contingency plans in her mind, just waiting for Ye Qingge to deny them so she could immediately use them to refute Ye Qingge.

Ye Qingge nodded slightly and said, "Yes."

"..."

Su Qing'er was speechless for a moment, feeling as if countless words were stuck in her throat and could not be uttered. In the end, they all came together in one sentence: "You bastard liar!"

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Dusk came sooner than Ye Qingge had anticipated; in less than half an hour, the sun was already setting.

The orange-red sunlight dyed the entire sky and clouds crimson, and even the city below was not spared. Pedestrians hurried to and fro on the streets, bustling with activity. Under the orange-red sunlight, the whole scene resembled a vividly colored oil painting. Looking down from above, it felt as if one's body and mind had been inexplicably cleansed.

Qingzhou City, on the eastern city wall

A soldier clad in golden armor walked along the city wall, one hand resting on the hilt of his sword, his voice ringing out: "Fox demons wreak havoc on the world, bringing calamity to all living beings. We cultivators must slay all fox demons to avenge the late emperor."

"Today, the fox demon has descended upon my Qingzhou City. It is both an honor and a duty for my city. Guard the east wall firmly! We must not allow the fox demon to escape from Qingzhou City through the east wall. If we succeed, all warriors will receive rewards from the Heavenly Court. But if we fail..."

He didn't continue speaking, but just gave a cold laugh, emanating a chilling killing intent that made all the soldiers tremble involuntarily.

"Report!"

A warrior flew up on his sword and knelt on one knee, his voice urgent: "General, traces of a fox demon have been discovered in the east of the city. The other three generals have already dispatched troops to search for it, and we..."

A glint flashed in the golden-armored warrior's eyes, and he interrupted without hesitation: "Get ready quickly! I will personally go to search. Vice General Rong, the defense of the east wall is in your hands!"

There are four generals in Qingzhou City, each guarding one of the four city gates. They are constantly fighting each other, and it would be a bad thing for them if someone else got there first.

Of course, this doesn't mean he'll let his guard down.

After arranging things at the East Wall, he led over a hundred city defense soldiers and followed the messenger.

Similar scenes also occurred on various city walls.

In the East District, West District, South District, North District... one after another, figures resembling Su Qing'er appeared, and for one reason or another, their trench coats were "accidentally" lifted, revealing their fox clan identities and immediately attracting the attention of the city defense general.

Time was too short and the temptation too great; the city's defense generals didn't even have time to coordinate their thoughts before rushing off.

In a somewhat dilapidated courtyard in Xicheng District.

Ye Qingge stood in the courtyard, the pink Heavenly Fox Demon Flame burning in her hand, her pale pink fox eyes seemingly able to see through countless buildings and into the outside world.

After a moment, she looked away and said to the plump shopkeeper beside her, "Thank you very much for your help this time, Shopkeeper Qing."

The fat shopkeeper's true form was a frog in disguise. With his cultivation at the early stage of the Refining Spirit Returning to Emptiness realm, he was among the top figures in the forces that the Great Sage Equaling Heaven had infiltrated Qingzhou City.

He smiled slightly and said respectfully, "Those people deserved to die. They were demonic cultivators who had harmed countless lives. It was their good fortune to die for the princess."

With the bloodline of the Heavenly Emperor and Consort Su, Su Qing'er, possessed by Ye Qingge, also deserves the title of princess.

"This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it, Your Highness."

He flipped his hand and handed a beautifully crafted bracelet to Ye Qingge.

Ye Qingge smiled slightly, put the bracelet into her bosom, and said, "There's no time to lose. The illusion effect brought by the foxfire is limited, and they'll see through it soon enough. I should go."

"This old servant respectfully sees the princess off."

Manager Qing lowered his head and bowed respectfully.

Ye Qingge waved her hand, pulled down the hood of her trench coat, and with a slight push of her feet, her figure quickly disappeared from the spot.

In a street intersection

Ye Qingge casually tossed the bracelet to a soldier hurrying towards the east wall, then used the illusion magic brought by the foxfire to conceal her body and ran rapidly towards the west city wall, which was in the opposite direction.

"This Manager Qing is probably no good either. Back at the restaurant, I felt something was off about the way he looked at you. And just now, I even sensed the aura of a tracking array on the bracelet..."

A faint sense of doubt arose from another will within her. Before Su Qing'er could ask, Ye Qingge gave a simple explanation.

Su Qing'er immediately understood what Ye Qingge meant and couldn't help but grit her teeth: "That bastard!"

Ye Qingge shook her head, her eyes fixed on her hand.

In that short moment, the foxfire burning fiercely in her hand gradually dimmed, and it was now at its last gasp. The last remaining small flame disappeared in just a few breaths.

Foxfire has the effect of illusion. The extinguishing of foxfire means that all the clones are dead, and my little plan has been exposed!

Her eyes sharpened, and her steps quickened until she reached the west wall.

Soon, the entire west city wall was in chaos.

Chapter 11 The Sacred River God

"Fox demon! The fox demon is here!"

"Quickly light the beacon fires and notify the other city defense troops that the fox demon has come to our area."

"One, two... Something's not right. How come I see two fox demons? Could it be the legendary fox demon illusion?"

Exclamations of alarm echoed across the west city wall as soldiers paced back and forth, their angry shouts from the city defense squad leaders barely abating, yet they could not quell the chaos.

Occasionally, "fox spirits" dressed in trench coats would appear on the city walls, causing an uproar.

The Heavenly Court offers extremely high bounties for fox demons; once captured, they can be made gods and ascend to immortality. Such rewards are simply irresistible to ordinary people. Even though every member of the city's defense force is a cultivator with profound knowledge, they cannot escape their greedy nature and sometimes take risks.

In an instant, the entire west city wall was thrown into chaos.

At a beacon tower

A soldier was chasing after a "fox demon" with a look of barely concealed greed on his face, as if he could already see himself getting promoted, making a fortune, and ascending to the position of a god after capturing the fox demon.

He was incredibly fast, seemingly possessing a special agility, covering hundreds of meters in a few leaps and rushing to the front. He didn't notice at all that a delicate hand had been waiting in the blind spot of a beacon tower not far ahead. As soon as he arrived, the delicate hand suddenly stretched out the beacon and struck downwards.

The warrior felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and before he could react, he was knocked unconscious by the demonic power.

The next moment, the owner of the delicate hand waved her hand, and pink flames roared past. The warrior's pupils involuntarily dilated as she fell into an illusion. She removed her battle robes and armor and walked out in a daze.

Before long, one could faintly hear the soldiers outside shouting in alarm, "The fox demon is coming!"

Amidst the flames of war, Ye Qingge withdrew her hand, her demonic power enveloping the warrior's robes and armor within the flames, while her gaze occasionally drifted towards the outer wall of the city not far away.

The city walls of Qingzhou were very large. The beacon tower where she was located was in a relatively inner position. Outside, there was an unobstructed view of the tall city walls. Apart from a few huge defensive weapons, there were almost no blind spots where one could hide.

A silver-robed warrior at the Refining Spirit Returning to Emptiness realm stood in the center of the outer wall. No matter how chaotic the inner wall was, he never moved an inch. He continued to command the warriors on the outer wall as usual, his eyes sweeping across the entire outer wall with an air of authority. He completely ignored the chaos caused by the so-called fox demons and warriors on the inner wall.

This is why Ye Qingge couldn't leave quickly and could only temporarily hide within the beacon fire created by the foxfire.

"This silver-robed warrior is quite shrewd; he won't fall for it at all... Time is running out, and the men I sent away should be back soon. In that case, we have no choice but to force our way in!"

Ye Qingge rubbed her temples, carefully manipulating the foxfire to heat the armor and robes before taking off her trench coat and putting it on.

The armor and robes were designed for the physique of ordinary people, making them quite uncomfortable for Ye Qingge in her half-demon form. Her fox ears were pressed down by the hard helmet, and her tail was squeezed by the hard armor, giving her a faint, strange feeling.

Fortunately, she was petite, and Ye Qingge used her demonic power to gently lift the armor, which made her feel much better.

Using the Hongmeng Daoist breathing technique to calm himself, Ye Qingsong summoned the Heavenly Fox Demon Flame, casting an illusion spell on himself before walking forward.

At the same time, several "fox demons" on the inner wall not far away seemed to have received some kind of order and rushed towards the outer wall.

Many soldiers, lured by the temptation, were led towards the outer wall.

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the man in the silver armor. He pointed his silver spear at the approaching warriors and said in a cold voice, "Return to your posts. Do you want to die for abandoning your posts without orders?"

Many soldiers were immediately alerted and quickly retreated, but many more remained oblivious, their minds bewildered by Ye Qingge's illusion.

"What amazing illusion magic!"

The silver-robed warrior was secretly alarmed, but his movements were swift and decisive. He thrust out his spear, unleashing his cultivation power, and instantly killed a warrior.

"All personnel, listen to my command! Anyone who approaches the outer wall without permission will be executed without mercy!"

Upon receiving the order, the soldiers around him drew their spears and halberds and thrust them at their former comrades who were attacking them without hesitation.

Military orders are paramount. When these comrades, driven by greed, recklessly stormed the outer wall, they were no longer comrades, but enemies.

A chaotic battle broke out!

Ye Qingge mingled in the chaotic battlefield, wielding the saber she had previously seized from another warrior, fighting against a warrior at the peak of the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation realm, while quietly approaching the edge of the outer wall.

With a cultivation level far exceeding that of the warriors before her, even though Ye Qingge was unfamiliar with swordsmanship, she could easily control the rhythm of the battle and move outwards.