"This is an underground stone chamber near the city. You can rest here for a while. When the restriction on the door disappears, you can immediately sneak into the south of the city. As for how to contact the insider, it is in this jade slip. Nephew Lu, I'll give it to you for safekeeping." Huang Mu took out a jade slip and handed it to Lu Huaming.
Seeing this, the other four people didn't say anything.
Among the five, only Lu Huaming was from the Tang Dynasty government, so Cheng Yaojin and Master Huangmu naturally trusted him the most.
"My dear friends, a snake cannot survive without a head. Although Nephew Lu's cultivation may not be the highest among you, he carries out the most missions on a daily basis and is also quite capable of responding to emergencies when facing enemies. For this operation of the five of you, Nephew Lu will be the leader, is that okay?" Master Huangmu said, looking at the other four people.
"Brother Lu learned from the Duke. His ability to plan and command operations is far superior to ours. It would be best to have him as the leader." Shen Luo nodded.
The other three also nodded in agreement.
When Master Huangmu saw this, a smile appeared on his face. A yellow light flashed on his body, and he disappeared from the stone chamber.
"Thank you all for your trust. I cannot complete this mission alone, so please lend me a hand." Lu Huaming bowed to the other four people.
"Brother Lu, you don't have to be polite. Since Master Huangmu has given you the command of the mission, just go ahead and do it. We will definitely act according to your instructions." Dan Yangzi said with a smile.
"Thank you. According to what Master and Master Huangmu said before, the mission will have to wait for another three days. During this period, everyone can rest here. We can talk about the specific matters after the mission begins." Lu Huaming said.
The others were having the same idea, and upon hearing what was said, they all found a place to sit down in the stone chamber, closed their eyes and began to practice their skills.
Shen Luo walked to a corner of the stone chamber and sat down. He took out the Ink Armor Shield from the storage talisman, and started to practice the Nine-Nine Tongbao Jue to quickly refine it.
Others seemed to be doing the same thing, preparing for the upcoming battle.
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Three days later.
In the early morning, the sound of a bell from Ci'en Temple broke the silence of Chang'an City.
Outside the Suzaku Gate of the imperial city in the north of the city, a team of Yulin Army and a team of Longwu Guards were stationed in the squares on both sides of the gate. There were nearly 10,000 people on each side, all of them were wearing armor and holding weapons, looking ready to go.
In the open space in front of the queue, there were hundreds of sectarian monks and independent practitioners from all over Chang'an, lined up neatly according to their original teams, waiting for instructions from their superiors.
Zhou Meng and others were also in the team, but their squad leader had been replaced by an older man in a gray robe.
"Brother Zhao, what's going on? It looks like there's going to be a big move..." Zhou Meng looked at Zhao Tingsheng beside him and asked.
After fighting side by side for such a long time, sharing life and death, the relationship between them has changed a lot and become quite close.
"I don't know. The assembly was suddenly notified last night, and there was no news at all beforehand." Zhao Tingsheng shook his head and said with a serious expression.
"I looked around, but didn't see Senior Shen. Come to think of it, he hasn't led us on a mission for a long time." Zhou Meng looked around a few times and spoke.