One day later, Lou Ji left.
Before leaving, he said, "Sister, I'll borrow it for now and I'll return it to you later." Then he took Xu Yuan's newly acquired Xuan Ying Pavilion away.
Half a decade later, the Wanxiang Sect's negotiations came to an end.
In addition to what was negotiated at the beginning, Xu Yuan managed to squeeze out nearly nine million taels of silver from the top management of Vientiane through a series of follow-up measures such as troop withdrawal and city defense equipment.
It is said that more than half of it was raised by Wanxiang Sect disciples, and the internal sect families only raised about 20% this time.
In addition, there is also the 400,000 formation fees that Xu Xinyao, that prodigal woman, gave away for free.
However, Xu Yuan did not get any of this money, and it was all divided by the group of high-level officials who were like wolves and tigers.
Another early morning,
The patter of spring rain soaked the entire Vientiane City in the rain curtain, making it hazy.
In the gloomy sky, rainwater fell like pearls from the eaves, causing ripples in the puddles.
Yuan Hao stood in the room, smiled and cupped his hands:
"That's basically the plan for a gradual retreat. I came to see you this time to say goodbye, Third Young Master."
Xu Yuan raised his eyes to look at the other party and asked:
"Are you going to the north?"
Yuan Hao did not hide anything and nodded:
"Zongtong asked me to come over by name."
Hearing this, Xu Yuan subconsciously wanted to ask why he didn't go with Lou Ji, but soon realized that this question was stupid.
The Black Scale Army has a very special status in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Except for the Tian'an Martial Arts School, which is the source of its troops, it basically cannot interact with any other forces.
Unless Xu Yinhe gives an order, other people in the Prime Minister's Mansion will try their best to avoid suspicion and not approach any officers in the Black Scale Army.
Converging his thoughts, Xu Yuan smiled slightly:
"Fighting barbarians is a professional match for you."
Even if humanoid creatures like barbarians are captured, they are not suitable for being held as slaves.
Although he has great strength and intelligence, he is bloodthirsty by nature.
It seems that artifacts like slave emblems have not yet been invented in this world. At most, high-level monks can plant source energy bombs in the opponent's body. However, the cost is too high, so the barbarian Great Flame is usually treated without leaving any survivors.
Hearing this ridicule, Yuan Hao also laughed, with a hint of helplessness on his delicate face:
"After all, those barbarians are worthless as prisoners."
But then he shook his head:
"It's a pity that we only fight barbarians."
"Commander Yuan is not necessarily just a barbarian."
Xu Yuan smiled slightly when he heard this. These days of getting along with him gave him a clear understanding of Commander Yuan.
It's crazy, but not completely crazy.
Therefore, it doesn't hurt to reveal some of your secrets to the other party.
Yuan Hao's eyes narrowed, he rubbed his hands subconsciously, lowered his voice, and said directly:
"Sir, what do you mean by this?"
Xu Yuan waved his hand and did not elaborate:
"You will know when you go to the north. Mr. Zong should explain the specific situation to you."
Yuan Hao couldn't hide his excitement when he heard this.
Regarding the war in the north, even if he was unable to access some confidential information due to insufficient status, he could roughly analyze some clues from the information he could see.
If the professional ability is not strong, the Prime Minister will not go out to fish for him.
And now the Third Young Master's words almost confirmed his speculation.
After arching his head and preparing to say goodbye, Yuan Hao suddenly remembered something and asked in a low voice:
"By the way, Third Young Master, it's about Wang Jiadian."
Captain Wang?
Xu Yuan was slightly surprised when he heard this.
Captain Wang was planning to come to the Wanxiang Sect and use his life to climb the gate to plead for Shengshan County's explanation. However, by the time he arrived at Wanxiang City, the East City had already been captured by the Black Scale Army for almost ten days.
Under such circumstances, Captain Wang naturally thought of what Mr. Zhou had said to him and his move to leave early.
Therefore, it was natural to find the Black Scale Army.
After Xu Yuan saw the other party, he naturally revealed his identity and recruited him, hoping to destroy the Wanxiang Sect and avenge Shengshan in the future.
But Captain Wang did not agree immediately.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan asked:
"What's up with him?"
Yuan Hao said softly:
"He asked me to tell you, Young Master, that if you use troops against the Wanxiang Sect, his Shengshan Army is willing to do the work of dogs and horses. Otherwise, he can only repay him with death. He is willing to climb the Wanxiang Mountain Gate."
Active climbing door, don't dirty your hands.
Xu Yuan knocked on the desk, feeling a little disappointed:
"Does he reject it?"
Yuan Hao didn't say too much, but simply asked:
"Third Young Master, what are you going to do with him?"
Do you want to kill him?
The rain pattered outside the house, and for a while the only sound left in the room was the breathing of the two of them.
After a while, he sighed.
Xu Yuan waved his hand:
"Let him go back to Shengshan County. There is no need to continue climbing the mountain."
Yuan Hao didn't persuade him, he handed over his hand and turned around to leave.
When leaving, he happened to meet Ran Qingmo who came to see Xu Yuan, so Yuan Hao took advantage of the situation and saluted again:
"Third Young Madam."
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Ran Qingmo watched the general hesitate for a moment and nodded to him:
".Um."
Passing by, he walked into the side room and looked at Xu Yuan who was sitting behind the desk looking slightly melancholy. Ran Qingmo walked closer and asked softly:
"Xu Yuan, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Yuan raised his eyes and saw Da Bingtuozi, and his words were very direct:
"I wanted to recruit people, but was rejected. I was a little disappointed."
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Ran Qingmo paused subconsciously, glanced at Xu Yuan's lips, clenched the sheathed Mo sword, his eyes alert.
"."Xu Yuan.
With a dumb smile, Xu Yuan pointed to the seat next to him:
"Come and sit here. I didn't ask you to comfort me. In fact, I had expected this."
Ran Qingmo gathered up her clothes, sat down, thought for a while, and asked:
"Is it Captain Wang?"
Xu Yuan nodded and said in a faint tone:
"Captain Wang has been eating imperial food for decades and guarding Shengshan for decades. It is indeed a bit fanciful to have him come under my command."
This was his first recruitment failure.
Even if he has great favor, even if he has the status of the Third Young Master of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and even if he has the promise of a bright future, he cannot be accepted by others.
At most, he would be repaid with death.
Ran Qingmo thought quietly for a while, glanced at his Mo sword, and asked:
"If he is alive, won't you be in danger?"
Xu Yuan shook his head:
"This kind of person will not betray me, just like he sticks to himself."
"Oh" Ran Qingmo.
Xu Yuan asked softly: "Why did you come to me?"
Ran Qingmo said softly:
"Xin Yao said that we are ready to leave."
"Back to the Imperial Capital?"
"Well, let's go back to the Imperial Capital."
"Boom——"
A thunder cracked through the darkness of the sky, illuminating a dark cave in the Wanxing Mountains.
Li Erzhu sat huddled quietly in the corner of the cave, quietly wiping his sword, with a deep sense of confusion in his lowered eyes.
He didn't know what to do.
Return to the sect.
The sect was as kind to him as a mountain, and he had to repay his kindness by bringing him from a mountain boy to such a state of cultivation.
But what the sect was doing made him a little overwhelmed.
I wanted to die, but I couldn't.
I understood the Tao Yun in the pile of monsters and broke through to the third level, so I survived.
After surviving the monster pile, there was a great master who wanted to kill him for no apparent reason, but he killed him.
Li Erzhu scratched his head:
"Otherwise, I'd better go back to the sect to find Ha Xiaohe and ask her."
"唳——"
In the silence, a loud eagle cry came from the sky.
Li Erzhu subconsciously clenched his sword, but the next moment he saw a female figure appear at the entrance of the cave.
She walked towards the cave, her curves were voluptuous, and she was full of charm as she walked, and her voice was full of smiles:
"There is actually a cave here?"
Li Erzhu saw this and looked away, quickly patted his butt and stood up:
"Girl, you...you need to take shelter from the rain. If I let you, I'll go out right away."
The enchanting woman's green eyes hidden in the darkness raised her eyebrows and said with a sweet smile:
"Are you Li Zhu?"
Li Erzhu paused subconsciously when he was about to go out, and looked at the woman with doubtful eyes:
"Ah! Yes, I am Li Zhu."
"That's right."
The woman smiled sweetly, turned around and left: "She's not bad, but for the sake of my parents' sake, I can only apologize~"
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Li Erzhu was stunned for a moment, looking at the woman's back with doubtful eyes.
next moment,
"Gujiao...I."
He raised his hand to ask something, but his mouth was numb, and then he lost control of his body.
He subconsciously wanted to run the technique, but found that something of a certain name had been attached to the meridians in his body. As the technique continued, this thing spread directly to his whole body.
It's warm and comfortable, like basking in the sun.
In the warmth,
Li Zhu was unconscious and fell straight to the ground of the cave.
(End of chapter)
