Stealing the Celestial Path.

Summary

In a rain-soaked city, armored soldiers patrol the streets, instilling fear among the common folk. A scholar's arrest sparks chaos, highlighting tensions between military and civil officials regarding the handling of suspected spies, particularly scholars. Inside a conference hall, officials discuss the court's strategy of deploying imperial envoys to fortify defenses against their forces. The blind Taoist warns that the court's encirclement tactic, dubbed the "Iron Curtain," aims to exhaust their resources and force full mobilization, which could lead to collapse. The officials realize that eliminating the cunning strategist Pei Zi Yun is crucial, yet they grapple with the challenge of confronting his formidable forces.

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