But Lu Yi still miscalculated, because Ye Luo had no idea what the term songstress actually meant!

So at this moment, Ye Luo was even more puzzled.

Seeing Ye Luo’s confusion, Lu Yi, although not understanding what exactly Ye Luo was puzzled about, felt obliged to provide an explanation since Ye Luo had questions!

Therefore, Lu Yi directly explained the meaning of a songstress!

After Lu Yi finished her explanation, Ye Luo was stunned!

This songstress, it seems, was much like a person prepared for a suicide mission! However, the only difference from such a person was that while one carries out missions with an expectation of death, the other undertakes missions without greatly caring about achieving one hundred percent success!

Songstress!

Unexpectedly, this Lu Yi turned out to be a songstress! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

After all, she possessed the cultivation level of the Qi Cyclone Realm of the seventh order.

But after thinking it through, Ye Luo realized that the seventh order of the Qi Cyclone Realm might be powerful enough in Nan Zhou City, but across the Great Tang Empire, indeed, it wasn’t particularly outstanding!

Having understood Lu Yi’s identity and intentions, Ye Luo just laughed.

The fact that Yibao Commerce Guild valued him so highly was beyond Ye Luo’s expectations, but regardless, this was all good news for Ye Luo!

Naturally, Ye Luo could not refuse Lu Yi’s offer, since for the upcoming mission to rescue Nalan Chen, he really had to rely on Lu Yi.

Otherwise, relying on Ye Luo himself, it was not certain whether the rescue of Nalan Chen would be successful!

At the moment, Nalan Rou, of course, also encountered Lu Yi, but showed no reaction whatsoever.

Clearly, Nalan Rou also knew what a songstress was, and therefore did not take Lu Yi too seriously, despite Lu Yi’s strength being more than enough to overpower both her and Ye Luo.

The three of them gathered together, and Ye Luo began to outline his plan. His plan was simple: infiltrate the City Lord’s Mansion, then take the Junior City Lord hostage, and exchange him for Nalan Chen, and of course, make the Junior City Lord suffer a bit in the process!

Naturally, no one objected to Ye Luo’s plan, and desiring to spare Nalan Chen from more suffering, Ye Luo decided to act that very night.

Nighttime operations were inherently more feasible than daytime ones for several reasons; first, Nalan Chen would be taken back to his cell, making locating him much easier.

Secondly, the guards would be more relaxed at night, undoubtedly presenting an opportune moment for a surprise attack.

On this night, with the moonlight less than dazzling, Ye Luo, armed with the Hundred Treasures Pouch and a map prepared by Lu Yi, set out on his own, with Nalan Chen and Lu Yi covering him from inside and outside the city, respectively!

Merely three people, but they were prepared to stir up a big commotion in the City Lord’s Mansion!

Ye Luo was extremely cautious. The map provided by Lu Yi was incredibly detailed, marking every mechanism in the City Lord’s Mansion with clear annotations, as well as the guard patrols and shift change timings.

Ye Luo did not know how Yibao Commerce Guild managed to obtain such a comprehensive map, but there was still an unpredictable factor on the map that Ye Luo had to be wary of.

That was the roaming Shadow Guards!

The so-called roaming Shadow Guards were the City Lord’s Mansion’s covert sentries. These individuals chose their own hiding spots each night without any predictability.

While not numerous, these Shadow Guards were the elite among the guards, and with their elusive movements, they could be considered the biggest threat Ye Luo would face tonight.

Upon entering the City Lord’s Mansion, Ye Luo had to be extremely cautious, as in addition to these guards, the City Lord’s Mansion was equipped with various high-tech defenses.

At this time, Ye Luo was fully equipped, wearing a special garment made especially for him by Yibao Commerce Guild, which could isolate all heat and spiritual power, thereby rendering ineffective those monitoring systems in the City Lord’s Mansion that targeted heat and spiritual power.

And Ye Luo’s eyes, equipped with the garment’s crystal stone, allowed him to clearly see the infrared detectors and the like in front of him.

Of course, what was most important was the special magical treasure in Ye Luo’s hand.

This magical treasure, known as the micro-space shuttle, could teleport him across tens of meters instantly as long as it was infused with spiritual power.

Although the distance wasn’t very far, what was key was the ability to teleport instantly.

If there was any danger of Ye Luo being discovered, he would immediately use his teleportation skills to evade danger.

Ye Luo did not move very fast, and at the beginning, there truly was no danger, and he soon arrived outside the Junior City Lord’s room.

At this moment, the Junior City Lord had not yet gone to bed and was admiring a mysterious treasure presented to him by someone, all the while completely unaware that a pair of eyes were silently watching him.

"Now’s the chance, right now!"

Ye Luo did not hesitate and directly threw out a black spherical object. This object was also a special treasure that could form a stealthy formation in a short time. Although its duration was not long and its range was not wide, it was enough for Ye Luo.

Without a sound, and with no noise at all, a formation was activated, and in an instant, Ye Luo and the Junior City Lord were enclosed within it.

Once the formation was established, the Junior City Lord naturally sensed something, and upon looking up, he met Ye Luo’s gaze directly.

"It’s you!"

The Junior City Lord said, somewhat surprised upon seeing Ye Luo.

The Junior City Lord believed he had investigated Ye Luo thoroughly enough, which was precisely why, considering he had looked into him so thoroughly, he didn’t take Ye Luo seriously.

He had used Nalan Chen as bait mainly to lure out Nalan Rou’s whereabouts!

In the heart of the Junior City Lord, anything he coveted must be acquired.

And Nalan Rou was no exception!

"Hmph, I didn’t expect you, a traitor, dare to show up in front of me. This is good, saves me the trouble of sending people to find you!"

"Traitor? Interesting, do tell, who have I betrayed?"

Ye Luo looked at the Junior City Lord, feeling somewhat amused in his heart.

"You betrayed this Junior City Lord, are you not a traitor then!"

Betray him?

Ye Luo laughed: "What makes you think you have the right to be betrayed by me? Enough talking, I’d rather just capture you and be done with it!"

Ye Luo was not concerned in the slightest, time was of the essence, and he didn’t intend to waste it, immediately drawing the Lingyun Sword!

Upon seeing Ye Luo draw his sword, the Junior City Lord showed a face full of disdain.

"You think you can stand against me, the Junior City Lord? Presumptuous, get lost!"

Suddenly, the Junior City Lord made a move, and a huge gust of wind assaulted Ye Luo, vaguely taking the form of a giant man. This giant appeared out of nowhere and immediately charged to attack Ye Luo.

It was then that Ye Luo noticed the Junior City Lord was wearing several rings on his hand!

As expected of the Junior City Lord of Nan Zhou City, setting aside his cultivation level, just the sheer number of magical treasures he possessed was enough to showcase his foundation!