"Can a spatial tunnel be opened here?"
"Of course... my power has grown a lot too..."
Under her cloak, Brulee revealed a happy smile.
Her living conditions were excellent now.
She received free spiritual grain every day, and there were all kinds of pills to improve her strength.
Although it was all thanks to her own ability that she had earned this honor, Brulee could still tell from the expressions and body language of the others that Ningguang and the rest truly respected her from the heart.
"At the moment, I can open eight spatial tunnels... but this is already the limit here. If we want to extend the distance, then the Jade Chamber has to move closer in the direction of Sumeru.
Otherwise, my ability will fail."
"Mm... that's enough. As long as we can travel between Sumeru and here, then whenever something happens, we can arrive quickly. But for now, we won't need to use it in ordinary times.
Think of it as a trump card."
"Understood!"
Inside the Liyue Bank, Brulee set up the mirrors.
Then she crossed through the space and left the place.
As for Keqing and the others, they remained here to continue handling other matters.
Now that the passage had been opened, the rest of the plan became simple.
At this moment, in the Avidya Forest in Sumeru.
After some time of recovery, Arlecchino had mostly healed from her injuries. And today, a special visitor came before her.
He had orange hair.
He was the Fatui Harbinger of Snezhnaya, Tartaglia.
"Why are you here?"
"Of course I'm here because I'm worried about you. By the way... you didn't report everything about Liyue to the higher-ups, did you?"
"Hm? What do you mean? Do you think I'd hide anything?"
"...No. Just a guess. Even though I only met Su Han a few times, my understanding of that guy is enough to know that he definitely wouldn't let people leave so easily..."
Arlecchino's gaze was faint and unreadable.
She gave no explanation.
Tartaglia, meanwhile, smiled and said, "Relax. I didn't bring any eavesdropping devices. No recordings either. You should trust me.
A message just came in from the front lines.
Ningguang and the others have already reached Gandharva Ville.
They need us to go help."
"My injuries haven't healed. I can't help..."
"Heh, I'm only making a suggestion. Honestly, even if we went, we couldn't keep them there. Beidou and Keqing are both with them, those two fierce women.
I don't want to fight them.
And with Su Han around, who knows how much stronger they've become...
But that guy, the Captain, is insisting that we go over.
What a pain... Oh right, before I leave, I need to tell you something. The Jester is investigating you. Be careful."
Tartaglia left quickly.
The people accompanying him were hundreds of Fatui elites.
As the ruler behind Liyue, Ningguang made this operation a must-win for them.
Arlecchino did not go out, and she made no move.
She stayed in her room and continued recovering.
But no one knew that, while that conversation had just happened, she had already sent the intelligence to Ningguang through the All-Heavens Task Group.
The Jester was investigating her?
Heh. There were probably watchers outside already.
Still, it was a pity for them.
She did not need to leave in order to transmit information.
Snezhnaya could never beat Su Han.
Someone who could obtain unlimited treasures from other worlds.
Who could possibly be his opponent?
...
An hour later, Tartaglia met up with the Captain.
"Where is she?"
"She's still recovering. According to the soldiers' investigation, she hasn't made any moves. She doesn't seem to be betraying us..."
"And she's badly injured."
"Mm... as long as she doesn't do anything, that's fine. If this operation succeeds, her suspicion will be cleared too... As for that Rosalyne, I never expected she was actually alive. What a pity. It would've been better if I could have executed her myself."
"I can't catch that woman anyway. We'll have to rely on you people..."
"Hmph... just so you know."
"By the way, how many people did we send this time? And with such a large attack, won't Sumeru be on guard?"
"So what? Snezhnaya and Liyue are hostile powers, and we've already declared war. As long as we don't harm the people of Sumeru, they won't be able to say anything.
As for the people we've brought this time...
Even if Su Han comes, he'll have to stay behind here..."
Under the Captain's mask, a frightening expression surfaced.
Their repeated failures had already caused them to suffer quite a bit.
And Ningguang's departure this time had given the Fatui a sliver of hope.
If they could capture Su Han, then they could use his personality to force him into trading those secret items.
Dominance.
Cultivation methods.
And that Immortal Trace Mountain.
The Fatui wanted all of it.
If possible, they even wanted to reach for the World Tree.
...
Inside the All-Heavens Task Group.
Su Han: "Huh? These people want to attack Ningguang... interesting, really interesting... They don't even know how to write the word death."
Everyone familiar with him knew that this big shot was already angry.
Ganyu: "Should we head over now?"
Yae Miko: "We should definitely send more people. Since they know Beidou and Keqing are there, they've sent a lot of people. Better to be safe."
Hanasanri: "It's a good thing Brulee's passage is there, and Arlecchino gave us the warning too. Otherwise... this would really be troublesome. By the way, who's going this time?
Let's give the Fatui a painful lesson."
Su Han: "Let me think. I've already sent Li Yingqi and Lian Xing over. Add Eula and Mona... mm, let Inuyasha and Katakuri go as well.
Right, since this is practice, let Ganyu go too."
Raiden Shogun: "You're not going yourself?"
Mona: "If he goes, it'd be a bit too unfair. Besides... Su Han is currently refining the Zhuxian Sword Formation Diagram. So he can't split his attention."
Someone was attacking Ningguang.
Of course Su Han wanted to go.
Unfortunately, his talent was strong, but his strength was still not on Raiden Shogun's level.
So while refining the formation diagram, he would inevitably need more time.
It could not be helped.
Otherwise, he would have gone over at once.
Ningguang: "Alright... Su Han, don't get distracted. It's enough if these people help me in the future! Don't split your focus..."
Refining an immortal formation was not simple.
She was worried that he might lose focus, suffer qi deviation, and get injured.
So she reminded him.
Venti: "Forget it... I'll make the trip. Brother Su Han, just focus on your cultivation. If I go, you can close the group chat without worrying."
Seeing that Su Han was getting tense, this wind god rarely took the initiative to help.
Su Han: "Thank you so much, big brother..."
Venti: "Heh, what's there to thank? We're friends. No need to be so formal... Alright, I should get moving. When you look back, remember to treat me to a good drink!"
Yae Miko: "I happen to have some Qingyun wine here... I'll bring you some when I get back!"
Hanasanri: "I have some too..."
Venti: "Oh? You actually hid it away? How despicable!!! As expected, you really are a naughty fox."
He had originally thought that world had nothing good in it.
Yet these two foxes had hidden all the wine away.
He was so mad.
Lisa: "Hahaha... this wine isn't some treasure, and these two also happen to enjoy drinking. Still... when you come back this time, you'll have plenty to enjoy."
Venti: "Fair enough... alright, I'll forgive you this once..."
Seeing that the wind god had chosen to act, Su Han felt reassured and closed the All-Heavens Task Group.
He then immersed himself in cultivation.
He had already finished tempering the second immortal sword, and there were still two more to refine successfully.
Don't think that was simple.
For the sake of this Zhuxian Formation Diagram, he had even asked Totosai to forge two flying swords temporarily.
As for the kind from Immortal Trace Mountain, Su Han naturally looked down on them.
He used the Sunlight Sword as the formation eye, with Tessaiga as support, along with those two flying swords.
That would be enough to complete the formation diagram.
Spiritual energy continuously poured into the immortal formation.
Above the entire Jade Chamber, endless yin and yang energies gathered ceaselessly.
At the same time, they flowed into the immortal swords.
...
Meanwhile, inside Gandharva Ville.
Ningguang found the elder and told him about the Fatui's coming attack.
"What? The Fatui are launching a large-scale invasion! Miss Ningguang, where did you get this information from...?"
"You don't need to worry about that. We have our own channels. Right now, evacuate the people. Even though they aren't targeting the civilians, once the battle intensity rises, there's no telling what could happen.
Better to be careful."
The elder had been busy all day, and though he looked tired, he understood the seriousness of the matter.
So he immediately ordered people to start evacuating the crowd.
To deal with disasters, there were tunnels underground in Gandharva Ville.
They were enough to hold everyone in the town.
In the night.
Large numbers of civilians were transferred out.
Meanwhile, Ganyu and the others passed through the mirrors and arrived here.
Looking at this place with its very different scenery, everyone was a little surprised.
"What an interesting place..."
"Alright, let's look around after the battle is over..."
"That's right!"
"The enemy is probably going to strike in the middle of the night. Everyone, get ready, and... try to leave none of the enemies alive!"
"Yes."
The soldiers dispersed one after another.
Ganyu and the others also hid in the trees and waited on their own.
As for Inuyasha and the others, they concealed themselves within the hollow trees.
All of them were looking forward to the enemy's arrival.
This mission had very high points, so everyone was excited.
Because once they completed it, they could exchange for many things.
And for today's mission, besides them, some other people had also come here.
That was the ninja assassin squad under Kuki Shinobu.
Time slowly passed.
When it reached two in the morning, the Fatui finally arrived.
"Move fast. The enemy won't be in the inn. Most likely, they'll be at the place receiving guests. Try to capture Ningguang within ten minutes..."
"Yes!!!"
The battle was finally about to begin.
But the Fatui still did not notice it.
When they entered, many eyes were already watching them.
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