Chapter 1246: Assigning Tasks

Chapter 1246: Chapter 1246: Assigning Tasks

"Since my words are so difficult to understand, let me repeat them to you! Listen carefully! Without the orders of the Spirit Lord and me, nobody! Listen up! Nobody may take a step outside the Immortal Palace! Whether it’s the Elders or the Sect Leaders of the remaining five houses of this Immortal Palace, without orders, anyone who acts on their own will be killed! If you can’t capture them, report to me and I’ll handle it personally! Go now, immediately enforce a lockdown on the Immortal Palace, send disciples to their respective sects, apprehend any unknown individuals on the spot, and kill anyone who resists! Do you understand?" Pei Yan slammed the table and commanded sharply.

"Understood!"

"Wait!" Pei Yan raised his hand to stop Shi Taichu, who was about to leave after receiving the order, because he saw Xiang Zixiong re-entering the courtyard. The latter quickly walked into the hall, greeted everyone in the room, and finally looked at Pei Yan, reporting with a respectful gesture: "Mr. Pei, I encountered the Banner Envoy who came to deliver orders before I could return to the Town Government Office. Commander-in-Chief Mao has already received the Spirit Lord’s orders and specifically appointed me to report that there are currently about three hundred Embroidered Robe Envoys gathered in the Immortal Palace. The rest of the troops are mostly scattered across various places, sealing the earth veins, or..." At this point, Xiang Zixiong glanced at Feng Tianhe and stopped because it was understood that the latter part of the sentence was about monitoring the major sects, including his own Mo Sect being under surveillance.

"Or assigned other tasks. Mr. Pei, if you need deployment, Commander-in-Chief Mao will order troops to be sent to the Immortal Palace, but it might take some time!" Xiang Zixiong thought for a moment and changed his phrasing to continue the report.

"No need! Sealing the earth veins is a matter of dealing with the Blood Fiend, there’s no need to delay your main tasks for this issue!" Pei Yan nodded, accepting Xiang Zixiong’s statement, then turned to Shi Taichu, saying, "This is General Shi of the Divine Martial Guard, I’ve already given him orders. You’re more familiar with the matters inside the Immortal Palace, so the two of you should cooperate to enforce my commands."

"Understood!" The two exchanged glances, then bowed together to Pei Yan and exited the hall.

"Pei Xiaoyou, are you planning to enforce martial law city-wide to capture the culprit? Forgive me for saying this, but it might be ineffective." Feng Tianhe looked at Pei Yan, who had finished assigning tasks, and asked.

"Elder Feng, capturing the person is good, but it doesn’t matter if we don’t; the gains might be greater! Don’t you agree?" Pei Yan, who had been busy from the start and hadn’t had enough snacks to satisfy his appetite before the impending battle, after saying these meaningful words to Feng Tianhe, he looked at Zhao Yuanhu guarding in the hall and said, "Quick! Bring me whatever food is available in the kitchen, everyone should eat while they can. Tonight is likely to be busy, and once chaos ensues there’ll be no time to eat."

After this, he looked at Feng Tianhe and smiled, "Elder Feng, would you like to eat something with me?"

Initially, Feng Tianhe didn’t understand what Pei Yan meant by this, but after a bit of thinking, he grasped the key point, realizing he had no mood to stay for a meal. He quickly got up to bid farewell, saying, "Pei Xiaoyou, I’ll deliver the people! Since the situation has reached an irreversible point, I won’t counsel any further. I’ll return to supervise my sect’s disciples to prevent them from getting caught in this disaster. Pei Xiaoyou, you should understand my position."

"Of course! Elder Feng, please feel free, I’ll have someone personally escort you back to your residence." Pei Yan spoke while looking around, hesitating over whom to send when Wang Wenze, who had his wounds mostly healed upon Pei Yan’s return, except the leg which still needed one or two days to recover, stepped forward voluntarily, saying, "Let me go! My injuries are almost healed, just the leg meridians need one or two days more to recover. Considering my condition, I wouldn’t be allowed to participate in tonight’s operations. Rather than staying here watching the commotion, I might as well go back with Elder Feng and learn a few marvelous techniques from the Mo Sect."

Thinking that this was a good idea, Pei Yan turned to Elder Feng and said, "Elder Feng, you see the situation today, my words are clear enough. I imagine you would not let yourself and your sect jump into this quagmire, right? Precisely! My friend here is not yet fully recovered, so he will carry my orders and accompany you back. I trust the Mo Sect’s abilities will ensure his safety through tonight’s chaos, right?"

Pei Yan was courteous in asking Feng Tianhe to ensure Wang Wenze’s safety, but Feng Tianhe was not foolish, understanding this was surveillance of the Mo Sect to prevent leaks to other sects. Sigh! The matter has gone too far, he can’t manage everything as long as his sect doesn’t act recklessly and get involved. With this urgency, he hurriedly agreed, saying, "It’s fine! It’s fine! I will trouble Wang Xiaoyou to return to the residence with me."

"Don’t mention it! Don’t mention it! I will accompany you now, I hope you don’t mind my slow pace due to my leg."

An elder and a youth exchanged pleasantries as they exited the hall, and once Feng Tianhe and his disciples left, the hall was finally free of outsiders. Then Zhao Yuanhu also called on other members to serve dinner.

"Eat up! Make the most of the time! If you didn’t eat enough dinner, take a bite to fuel yourself. Tonight, we’ll be busy!" Pei Yan was the first to sit at the head, holding a bowl of rice, picked up a big braised pig’s foot, placed it on an empty plate in front of him, eating while encouraging others.

Several members from the elite squads gathered around the table, some having had enough dinner and not wanting more, others getting hungry again at the sight of food. Jiang Feiyang was one of the latter; he grabbed a bun with one hand and picked up food with the other, smiling as he asked, "Hey! You know what! Pei Yan comes back and things are lively, only a few days and he’s already causing such a stir! Comfortable! Refreshing! I’ve been stifled in this tiny place for months, neither guarding here nor going to the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion to retrieve documents, bored to death with just two spots! Pei Yan, it seems you’re planning a major show tonight, need me to summon some extra hands to bolster your scene? I’ve improved my abilities recently, the summoned puppets are on a new level!"

"No need! We have surplus manpower today anyway! The point is to let those at the Immortal Palace see what the investigation hall is capable of when angry. If your summoned puppets are revealed to fill the numbers, it’ll make us look weak." Pei Yan tore off half a pig’s foot and responded indistinctly.

"Pei Yan, are you really planning to gather so many people tonight? Will there be a real fight? This is the Immortal Palace under the Spirit Lord’s domain, although she’s supportive of you, if a serious war ensues and destroys this place, it wouldn’t be easy for Advisor Lin and you to explain to her, right?" Zheng Jia Ru didn’t eat, opened a can of beer, held a chicken claw in his mouth, and voiced the concern shared by most in the room.