An Shiliu successfully persuaded King Li and immediately made arrangements for King Li and his army according to the strategy discussed with Hua Yan.
King Li had no objections and followed all the arrangements.
It was because he followed An Shiliu's arrangements that King Li was even more shocked by his actions than by An Shiliu's silent intrusion into his inner chambers without alerting the guards. He hadn't expected An Shiliu to have such influence in the Southwest Territory, to be able to retreat silently with him and the King Li army out of the fief overnight and remain hidden.
The hiding place was one that even he, born and raised in the Southwest Territory, had never known about.
After making arrangements for King Li and his army, An Shiliu left the hidden location and headed to the two small nations of Nanyi and Ximan to gather intelligence and find a suitable side to support with military power.
