Li Xiuping had promised to bring this girl and a group of people with him. He originally hoped that the girl's identity would be helpful to him, but he never thought that this woman would keep revealing her identity along the way. Although no one really dared to take action against him, But the eyes of those people looking at him were obviously filled with hatred.
If this continues, once this emotion accumulates to a certain level, it will inevitably explode.
Although Li Xiuping is not afraid yet, when the time comes, trouble will inevitably arise again.
As a result, Li Xiuping could only speed up, hoping to reach Taiyi Sect as soon as possible. However, at this time, Li Xiuping heard some rumors, rumors related to Xu Bansheng.
According to these people, the Xia Dynasty's army pressed forward and approached the imperial capital. In order to relieve the pressure on the imperial capital, Xu Bansheng led an army to go deep into the Xia Dynasty's territory alone, intending to put pressure on the Xia Dynasty and let the Xia Dynasty's army return. aid.
However, not long after Xu Bansheng entered the Xia Dynasty, he was surrounded by the Xia Dynasty army. Now he was trapped in a small city, unable to break out of the encirclement and unable to contact the outside world. The Zhou Dynasty sent several rescues, but they were all stopped halfway by the Xia Dynasty army. Intercepted and killed, heavy losses.
Now that the Zhou Dynasty has given up, Xu Bansheng is certain to die.
After hearing the news, Li Xiuping didn't say anything, and headed north in the air. His speed increased to the extreme. The girl and her group were almost unable to catch up. If Li Xiuping hadn't stopped when they arrived at the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, they would still have been able to catch up. I really can’t catch up with Li Xiuping.
Li Xiuping suddenly appeared in the imperial capital. The strong men in the entire imperial capital suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They all moved out almost at the same time. They were all worried that it was the strong men from the Xia Dynasty. However, when they saw the coming person, they were obviously relieved.
Almost all the old guys in the Imperial City have met Li Xiuping, and most of the powerful people in the Imperial City have a close relationship with the Night Travel Division. Many of them are even members of the Night Walk Division, so they know Li Xiuping fairly well.
An old man took the lead to step forward and salute, and said, "I haven't seen you for several years. Mr. Li's Taoism has become more advanced."
Li Xiuping asked directly: "Are these seniors trying to stop me?"
Everyone was stunned.
Li Xiuping continued: "I have some questions to ask Zhou Xueying."
Everyone frowned.
At this time, a woman's voice said: "Seniors, please step aside."
The person who came was none other than Zhou Xueying. She was standing on the city tower, followed by several strong men with strong auras. They all looked solemn at this moment, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
After receiving the order, those strong men all retreated, but they did not leave directly, but stood aside.
In fact, they also knew very well that if Li Xiuping really wanted to take action, it would not make any difference whether they existed or not.
Li Xiuping's body fell down, but did not land at the top of the city. Instead, he just stood outside the city, equal to Zhou Xueying.
Li Xiuping still finds it unbelievable that this woman would become the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, and she would be an empress who had never appeared before.
Li Xiuping finally understood why when he saw Zhou Xueying before, he always felt that she had a kind of nobility that others did not have. That should be the luck of the emperor.
Zhou Xueying also looked directly at Li Xiuping at this moment and asked: "If Mr. Li wants to ask anything, just ask. As long as I know something, I will never hide it."
Li Xiuping said, "You should know very well what I want to know."
Zhou Xueying was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "I'm very sorry about Xu Bansheng. It's not that I didn't want to save him, but that I was powerless."
Li Xiuping narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "He gave up his dream because of you, but only in exchange for your helplessness?"
Zhou Xueying said bitterly: "Mr. Li is right, but now that I am in this position, what I am thinking about cannot be just him, but myself. There are many things that a fairy like Mr. Li cannot understand."
Before Li Xiuping could speak, another woman hurried over, it was Gao Yunmian.
After Gao Yunmian came to the city wall, he said directly to Li Xiuping: "This matter is indeed not your Majesty's fault. Please listen to my explanation."
Li Xiuping looked at Gao Yunmian, and the murderous intention in his body decreased a lot.
Feeling the change in Li Xiuping, everyone couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief again.
Gao Yunmian continued: "This time the Xia Dynasty is obviously well prepared. Xu Bansheng is obviously a pawn. Their purpose is not Xu Bansheng, but the rescue we sent, so Xu Bansheng should not be in danger for the time being. "
Li Xiuping asked directly: "How long?"
Gao Yunmian was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Almost three months."
When she said this, her face was a little bitter. An army was surrounded in one place for three months. Even if they didn't attack, the food and grass in the city would have been exhausted. They would be trapped to death.
Gao Yunmian said: "In the past three months, we have dispatched thirty-six rescue operations, but almost all of them were wiped out. Several times, we even dispatched monks from the Night Travel Division. However, the Xia Dynasty was also prepared and set up equipment along the way. There are many large formations, and they are simply impossible to pass through.”
Li Xiuping frowned slightly.
He was angry before because he felt that the Zhou Dynasty did not do its best to rescue, but since the Night Travel Division was involved, it was enough to show that the Zhou Dynasty did its best.
Li Xiuping continued: "We'll talk about this later. I'll go over and take a look myself."
He looked at Zhou Xueying and continued: "If Xu Bansheng really has his shortcomings, I will not let you go even if the Night Travel Secretary is there to protect him."
Zhou Xueying only felt bitter, but still said: "I hope Mr. Li can really save him."
Gao Yunmian said, "Are you alone?"
Li Xiuping nodded.
Gao Yunmian said: "Why don't you send some strong men to follow you so that you can take care of me?"
Li Xiuping said calmly: "No need!"
At this time, the girl and her group finally caught up, making the strong men who had just relaxed become nervous.
After Li Xiuping finished speaking, he had no intention of waiting for these people. Instead, he went directly to the north and disappeared in an instant.
After the girl caught up, she did not continue to chase, but said: "Forget it, let's not chase him anymore, let's wait for him here."
As he spoke, he looked at the people on the tower. He didn't seem to want to have any conflict with these people. He smiled and said: "We are Mr. Li's friends. Don't be nervous. If you are not welcome, we will wait for Mr. Li outside." That’s it.”
After saying that, he actually turned around and headed towards the outside of the city.
On top of the city tower, Zhou Xueying withdrew her gaze, looked at Gao Yunmian, and asked, "Young Siming..."
Gao Yunmian sighed: "He doesn't care about many people and things, and Xu Bansheng happens to be one of them. In fact, I didn't know that Xia Dynasty's goal would be Xu Bansheng before, otherwise I wouldn't let him do anything." To do this.”
Zhou Xueying said bitterly: "But even if that's the case, we can't stop him. I don't know much about Mr. Li, but I know him very well."
Gao Yunmian nodded, and then said bitterly: "If you were not the emperor, maybe things would be different."
Zhou Xueying said bitterly: "There are many things that can't be done just because you don't want to. I don't want to be the emperor, but they all need me."
Gao Yunmian could only sigh.
She naturally knows the situation best about Her Majesty the Empress. It can be said that she was pushed to the throne inexplicably, and then she encountered what happened now.
A woman has to lead a huge empire to fight against another empire. This is already painful enough for her, but now there is Li Xiuping...
If Xu Bansheng had not died, nothing would have happened. But if Xu Bansheng really had his shortcomings, it would be hard to say.
Although Gao Yunmian knew Li Xiuping, she didn't really understand him. Especially in some matters, she could never see through Li Xiuping. He is obviously a guy who is afraid of death, but he is able to fight countless monsters alone just to get some meager cultivation resources...
Gao Yunmian looked at the north and could only pray in his heart. I not only prayed that Xu Bansheng would be fine, but also prayed that Li Xiuping could successfully reach the city where Xu Bansheng was.
Li Xiuping disappeared for so many years and suddenly appeared now, which was naturally good news for her. However, he didn't know what kind of strength Li Xiuping had now, so he was not sure whether Li Xiuping could pass through the blockades set by the Xia Dynasty. .
According to the intelligence sent back several times by the Night Travel Division, the Xia Dynasty obviously spent a lot of money this time. Not only did they set up large armies along the route, but there were also countless cultivators participating, whether they were reinforcements from the Zhou Dynasty or strong men sent by the Night Walk Division. Almost no one comes back alive.
Being able to make people disappear quietly within the territory of the Xia Dynasty, the power mobilized by the Xia Dynasty this time is probably beyond imagination. After all, for monks, even if they are defeated, they really want to run away, even if their realm is one level higher. Maybe there was no sound at all, which only showed that the monks sent by the Xia Dynasty were far more powerful than they could imagine.
In addition, Gao Yunmian is more worried about the appearance of Li Xiuping.
Logically speaking, Li Xiuping's appearance at this time is a good thing. As long as Xu Bansheng is rescued, everything will be solved. But it is precisely because of Li Xiuping's sudden appearance that Gao Yunmian can't help but worry.
Gao Yunmian naturally heard about some of the things that happened after Li Xiuping came back, so this time the Xia Dynasty planned this for Xu Bansheng, and Xu Bansheng had such a relationship with Li Xiuping, so the Xia Dynasty's ultimate goal was, Could it be Li Xiuping?
After all, it was all too coincidental. First, Li Xiuping, who had disappeared for six years, suddenly appeared, and then the Xia Dynasty army invaded, forcing Xu Bansheng to make a dangerous move, deep into the Xia Dynasty territory, and then he was besieged by the Xia Dynasty army.
The Xia Dynasty could clearly kill Xu Bansheng's team, but they chose to besiege them, let the Zhou Dynasty continue to send reinforcements, and then eliminate the Zhou Dynasty's reinforcements halfway.
This seemed to be aimed at the Zhou Dynasty. After all, this method could indeed weaken the Zhou Dynasty's strength, but as long as the Zhou Dynasty gave up Xu Bansheng, the Xia Dynasty's goal would not be achieved.
But Li Xiuping was different. Once he knew that Xu Bansheng was in danger, he would definitely go to rescue him...
