Li Zhaowen glanced at the letter, which contained many words from Changsun Wuchou, expressing worries that Li Zhaowen might be influenced, and hoping Li Guanyi would come to assist. Li Zhaowen merely laughed nonchalantly, "Such trivial matters concerning the aristocracy of the Central Earth, the so-called alliance affairs, how could they possibly bind me?" "Such roles as those of gluttons and idlers could never catch my eye." "Changsun indeed underestimated me." "However, inviting Mr. Li here ahead of time turns out to be quite good." Changsun Wu Gou approached upon hearing this, looked at Li Zhaowen with a bit of confusion, and said, "Erlang? What is it?" Li Zhaowen put down the letter in his hand and laughed, "Thanks to your brother’s blessing, something good has come, but I’m not adept at such matters. Wu Gou, your beauty and keen mind can help." "Please select some women’s dresses for me." "I will try them on." Changsun Wu Gou was surprised but nodded in agreement. When Li Guanyi arrived in Xiyi City, he was not met by anyone. This Xiyi City was very large, extremely majestic, almost only slightly inferior to the Heroic Pass Zhenbei City, which Li Guanyi had seen before. Asked Changsun Wuchou, the latter explained, "Lord, you have a good eye." "This city was indeed built in imitation of Zhenbei City." "Also obtained the legendary [Zhenbei City Blueprint] from the Great Grandmaster of the Yin Yang Family, employing countless skilled craftsmen and mobilizing tens of thousands of people to construct over time, unfortunately, in the end, it proved still unable to match Zhenbei City." "It seems similar, but actually inferior by more than thirty percent in effectiveness, because although we obtained the blueprint for constructing Zhenbei City, the core member of the Mo School who led the city back then, that sole female giant..." "Has passed away two hundred and thirty-two years ago." "Some mechanisms and methods could only be completed by her." "Some say that the design plans for the world’s foremost Heroic City Zhenbei City, which is said to be impenetrable except by attacking from within, were actually the love letter written by the most brilliant Great Grandmaster of the Yin Yang Family in history to that female giant of the Mo School." "To make eternal history witness." "Named [Zhenbei City] by borrowing the Taoist legend of Emperor Zhenwu commanding the Black Tortoise and subduing the North." Changsun Wuchou led Li Guanyi and his party into the city, saying: "But in the end, this is merely a rumor, hundreds of years have passed." "Those two predecessors should have passed away as well." Li Guanyi walked into Xiyi City, listening to Changsun Wuchou talk about the legends of the past. This sly fox-like merchant did not know the legend he spoke of was about the old Siming, who drank nonchalantly day in and day out. Great deeds cannot compete with time. Once world-famous legends gradually fade in the stream of time. Only the city remains as evidence. And imitating that majestic pass, a new city rises here in the distant Western Regions. Li Guanyi walked into Xiyi City, watched the bustling crowd, felt the real sense of time passing, and immediately lowered his eyes slightly, scanning the place with a slight solemnity: "Wuchou, the city’s defense seems somewhat different." Upon Li Guanyi’s reminder, Changsun Wuchou too sensed the difference. This place was clearly more heavily guarded than when he had previously left. The return journey along with the time consumed and the time it took for Li Guanyi to visit Daqi Village, reassemble the army, all added up to more than a month; something seemed to have occurred during this month. The entire city was more guarded, the comings and goings of the guards clearly exceeded those previously. Li Guanyi gazed at the avenue, saying, "Important figures have left the city." "The city defense has clearly strengthened, but the soldiers are generally poorly trained, mostly new recruits seen; none seem to have truly experienced bloodshed, here in the Ying Country’s border Heroic City faced with the current Western Regions, the border troops within the city could not possibly have faced no bloodshed." "A key figure led troops out of the city, mainly to tour and demonstrate power." "Looking at it, this time, I won’t be able to meet Lord Duke." Changsun Wuchou’s expression slightly changed; it was Li Guanyi’s soft whisper that alerted him to the significance of the change in city defense. Li Guanyi’s gaze turned to the Dangxiang princely heir nearby, thoughtful. Hao Yuanxia was forced to leave the Dangxiang Kingdom, Xiao Yuxue suddenly intensifying her tactics. Thɪs chapter is updated by ɴovelfire.net Multiple changes in the Duke Mansion of Xiyi City, all clues indicate that, as Breaking Army suspected before, a major upheaval will occur in the Western Regions. In peaceful times, chaos will erupt. Now that chaos has begun, it’s likely that a great battle is imminent. Li Guanyi said, "Let’s go, Wuchou, to visit the Duke Mansion." Changsun Wuchou’s expression slightly tensed; he dared not delay and led Li Guanyi and the others through this extremely prosperous city, arriving at the Duke Mansion, where someone was already waiting. Changsun Wuchou led Li Guanyi and the others inside safely. Li Zhaowen had sent word in advance, sought a secluded courtyard, and settled Hao Yuanxia and he down there, while Shaking Light and Qilin rested for a while. Li Guanyi was led to the guest place. Tea and refreshments were already prepared, Li Guanyi slightly altered his appearance. Xiyi City, different from other places in the Western Regions, is a significant area of the Ying Country, home to many scholars and aristocrats. Li Guanyi had gained fame in the Central Plains, and seemingly countless students had encountered him, many now having come to Xiyi City. Were he to be seen, wouldn’t he be immediately exposed? Li Guanyi used [Jiangnan Misty Rain Tower Skills] to conceal his aura, employing some means to alter his face, his muscles and bones transformed, making him appear as a plain, robust Central Plains itinerant merchant.