Chapter 706 The Empty City Stratagem
When the Jade Emperor learned that Li Yao, Yang Jian, and others had stormed the Heavenly Court, he was furious and ordered the Curtain-Lifter to lead 200,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to ambush Li Yao and his men near the South Heavenly Gate.
Unexpectedly, the curtain-roller looked distressed: "Your Majesty, this matter is probably a bit difficult to handle!"
"how?"
"Do you still intend to defy the imperial decree?"
The Jade Emperor's face darkened as he glared at the Curtain-Raising General.
The Curtain-Rolling General was terrified and hurriedly waved his hands, saying, "This humble god wouldn't dare, this humble god wouldn't dare!"
"If you dare not, you should immediately carry out my orders!"
The Jade Emperor roared.
"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Court no longer has that many heavenly soldiers and generals!"
"The Curtain-Roller General said with a bitter face."
"What?"
"How is that possible?"
The Jade Emperor was surprised.
"Your Majesty, during the great battle at Chentang Pass, the First Prince and the Second Prince led 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to capture Nezha, but most of them were killed by Li Yao and others."
"Not long ago, Marshal Tianpeng and the Five Extremes War God led 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to capture Li Yao and others in the Kunlun area, but most of them were killed by Li Yao and his men."
"Just now, the eight princes led 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals to Peach Mountain to capture Li Yao and his group, but most of them were killed by Li Yao and his group."
"Now, the Heavenly Court has less than 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals left!"
The Curtain-Rolling General replied honestly.
"Damn it, damn it, it's absolutely awful!"
The Jade Emperor was furious.
He never expected that most of the Heavenly Army's soldiers and generals would be defeated by Li Yao.
The Heavenly Court was already short-handed.
Now, the Heavenly Court has fallen so low that it barely has any cannon fodder left.
All of this was caused by Li Yao!
Therefore, Li Yao must die!
However, the Heavenly Court currently doesn't have many people to deal with Li Yao.
It seems he can only pin his hopes on Zhen Yuanzi and Tongtian Jiaozhu.
So, his expression softened, and he spoke to the two men in a gentle tone: “Fellow Daoist Tongtian, Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi, Li Yao, this traitor, is simply lawless. He dared to attack the Heavenly Court. I’m afraid he has great ambitions and wants to unify the Three Realms. When the Three Realms are in turmoil, I’m afraid everyone will have to depend on him for survival!”
The Jade Emperor deliberately exaggerated Li Yao's ambition in order to provoke Tongtian Jiaozhu and Zhen Yuanzi.
Those two old foxes, how could they not tell!
However, they also understood that the Jade Emperor's words and concerns were not entirely without reason.
Now is the perfect opportunity for the three of them to join forces and eliminate Li Yao.
Then, Zhen Yuanzi's eyes lit up and he said, "Fellow Daoist Haotian, I have an idea."
"Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi, please speak quickly!"
The Jade Emperor was not angry because Zhen Yuanzi addressed him as "Fellow Daoist Haotian" instead of "Your Majesty".
Zhen Yuanzi is the ancestor of all earth immortals, and his status is extraordinary.
Furthermore, the Jade Emperor now needs Zhen Yuanzi's help.
Therefore, he dared not offend Zhen Yuanzi.
"You can first withdraw all the heavenly soldiers near the South Heavenly Gate, and then ambush all the heavenly soldiers of the Heavenly Court near the Jade Pool."
"Then, we'll join forces and catch them off guard."
Zhen Yuanzi suggested.
"Excellent, this plan is brilliant!"
Without a second thought, the Jade Emperor agreed to Zhen Yuanzi's proposal.
It's better to have Zhen Yuanzi and Tongtian Jiaozhu join forces than to have the Heavenly Army and Generals of Heaven involved.
He then ordered General Curtain to withdraw all the heavenly soldiers near the South Heavenly Gate, and instructed the remaining heavenly soldiers to ambush near the Jade Pool, waiting for Li Yao and his companions to walk into the trap.
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Meanwhile, Li Yao, Yang Jian, and others led a large group of monsters to attack the South Heavenly Gate.
"This is the South Heavenly Gate?"
Why is there no one here?
This was the first time Yang Jian had ever seen the South Heavenly Gate. He looked around and asked, somewhat puzzled.
"snort!"
"They even pulled a trap on us!"
"That Jade Emperor always likes to stay in the Jade Pool!"
"I'm afraid he's already set up an ambush near Yaochi, waiting for us to take the bait!"
Li Yao sneered, seeing through the Jade Emperor's scheme at a glance.
The Three-Headed Divine Dragon was originally a celestial being guarding the Dragon Pearl that protected the Lingxiao Palace, hovering atop the palace's pillars. However, it stole the Dragon Pearl and descended to the mortal realm, causing instability in the Lingxiao Palace, which has been under constant repair.
Therefore, the Jade Emperor always stayed in Yaochi to conduct his business.
"ambush?"
"Should we still go to Yaochi?"
"Howling Celestial Dog asked, somewhat fearfully."
After all, this was his first time in Heaven, and he had never seen anything like it.
Besides, the authority of the Heavenly Court is not something that ordinary people can shake.
"Of course I'll go!"
Yang Jian said decisively.
"What if we've fallen into an ambush?"
"I am," said the celestial dog somewhat nervously.
"What? Are you scared?"
"If you're afraid, it's not too late to return to the human world now!"
Mei Laoda, the leader of the Six Eccentrics of Meishan, said with a disdainful look.
"Woof woof!"
"Who said I'm scared!"
"I'm not afraid!"
"With my master here, I'm not afraid of anything!"
The Celestial Hound stood behind Yang Jian and poked its head out to speak.
"Then why are you so nervous?"
Mei rolled his eyes.
"Who said I was nervous!"
"Howling Celestial Dog said, sticking his neck out."
"Master, I heard from Fairy Chang'e that Zhenyuan Daxian and Tongtian Jiaozhu are also in Heaven."
"Will we be in danger on our trip to Yaochi?"
Yang Chan asked with some concern.
"Hmph, don't even mention that coward Zhen Yuanzi!"
"If you can't beat someone, you run away with your tail between your legs. What a cowardly scoundrel!"
"I wonder if the Tongtian Sect Leader is the same kind of person!"
Linglong, standing to the side, gave a disdainful sneer.
"Alright, let's go and venture into the lion's den now!"
Li Yao smiled slightly.
After saying that, he flew towards Yaochi.
Along the way, without any heavenly soldiers or generals to stop them, Li Yao and his group arrived at Yaochi effortlessly, as if they were in an empty place.
There were no heavenly soldiers guarding the outside of Yaochi either.
It was as if everyone in the Heavenly Court had died overnight.
This highly unusual silence made Yang Jian and the others feel uneasy.
What exactly is going on in this Heavenly Court?
Could it be true, as Li Yao said, that the Jade Emperor has set a trap, waiting for them to fall into it?
If that's the case, wouldn't they be walking right into a trap?
Those monsters were, after all, a motley crew.
They had never been to the Heavenly Court before, so they were already a little apprehensive.
The unusual atmosphere around them made them even more uneasy.
"A mob is just a mob, utterly useless!"