Chapter 769
The government soldier took a look into the animal skin bag and found that there were nearly a hundred Nether Pills inside.
He nodded and turned around to leave with a dozen other people, but he still reminded:
"Since the things are handed over to you, if something happens, we can't be blamed."
The old man smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, everyone."
"The 20,000 soldiers of our Marquis Mansion have set up an ambush a hundred miles away."
"We plan to use this batch of Nether Pills as bait to catch all those homeless people who don't know whether to live or die!"
Hearing this, the twenty royal soldiers said nothing more and quickly disappeared at the end of the valley.
The old man waved his hand and asked someone to carry the box and leave quickly.
Not far away, Li Yong, hiding behind a huge rock, lowered his voice and said to Xiao Zhan:
"Brother, this situation is not quite right."
"I feel like they don't want to be the soldiers of the Pingxi Marquis Mansion!"
Xiao Zhan frowned, "Tell me what you think."
Li Yong glanced at the group of people again and continued:
"First of all, if they are from the Pingxi Marquis Mansion, they should know that there are a dozen of their own here, the same dozen that you killed last time, brother."
"If they find out, it won't be as easy as it is now."
"Also, at least half of these one hundred people are very nervous."
Xiao Zhan nodded. He had also noticed this just now. When facing the twenty soldiers of Prince Yin's Mansion, many of them were trembling.
But what Xiao Zhan is confused about is, if these one hundred people are not from Pingxi Houfu, where did they come from? Refugees?
The Pingxi Marquis Mansion ordered all the refugees within the territory to be surrendered. Xiao Zhan did not think that any refugees would dare to snatch the Netherworld Pill at this time.
What's more, these one hundred people are all wearing the armor of Pingxi Houfu and carrying the sabers of Pingxihoufu's army.
This is not something that refugees can get.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhan had a guess.
That is, these people are indeed related to the Pingxi Houfu's army, but they want to steal this batch of Nether Pills secretly.
In other words, these one hundred people acted privately and were not known to the Hou Mansion.
To be able to plan such an action, the old man who takes the lead, or the person behind the old man, must have a high status in the Pingxi Marquis Mansion.
Xiao Zhan hesitated.
The old man was at the early stage of the Nether Lake Realm, and Xiao Zhan himself was at the peak of the Nether Lake Realm.
Once a fight breaks out, Xiao Zhan is not completely sure that he can defeat this old man by leapfrogging. .z.br>
But Xiao Zhan couldn't bear to see that large box of Nether Pills being taken away.
Li Yong suddenly said:
"Brother, I'll lure that old man away, and you can snatch away the box of Nether Pills."
Xiao Zhan's eyes narrowed, "Your strength is too far behind his. I'm afraid you'll be killed before you can lure him away."
After saying that, Xiao Zhan's figure flashed and rushed directly towards the old man.
Something unexpected happened and no one reacted.
Xiao Zhan made a sneak attack and punched with all his strength.
Then he saw three black fist marks wrapped in black lightning hitting the old man one after another.
The moment he approached the old man, three fist seals were superimposed and hit the old man's back accurately.
"boom!"
The old man's body flew out instantly.
He spat out a large mouthful of blood in mid-air, his whole body was wrapped in black electricity, twitching constantly, and a cloud of blood mist exploded on his body.
But the old man is not dead!
He smashed a huge boulder, blood kept pouring out of his mouth, but his eyes became extremely cold, and he rushed towards Xiao Zhan in a flash.
Although Xiao Zhan's sneak attack caused him serious injuries, his strength did not decrease too much.
Feeling the momentum surging from the old man's body, Xiao Zhan turned around and ran away.
Xiao Zhan also felt sorry,
If I were more proficient in the shadow binding technique, I could have immobilized the old man just now, and maybe I could have injured him more seriously.
Seeing the old man chasing Xiao Zhan away, Li Yong, who was hiding behind the big stone, immediately appeared and rushed towards the remaining ninety-nine people.
According to the inference, if this group of people wanted to go out privately without being discovered by the Pingxi Marquis Mansion, then the people who came out must be dispensable, or even just pretending to be there.
What's more, judging from the performance of this group of people when they faced twenty royal soldiers, their psychological quality did not meet the standards of the royal army.
Therefore, Xiao Zhan and Li Yong concluded that, except for the old man, the remaining ninety-nine people were not government troops at all, and might even be refugees pretending to be refugees.
Then this matter can be fully deduced.
This old man, or the person behind the old man, wants to steal this batch of Nether Pills.
He managed to obtain the armor and sword of the Pingxi Marquis Mansion, recruited ninety-nine refugees to pretend to be government soldiers, and successfully deceived the twenty palace soldiers who escorted the Nether Pill.
Sure enough, when they saw Li Yong rushing over, the remaining ninety-nine people did not dare to attack at all. Instead, they fled in fear.
The box containing the Nether Pill was also thrown on the ground.
Li Yong did not chase these people. He picked up the big box containing the Nether Pill and quickly disappeared into the valley.
Half an hour later.
The old man who had not caught up with Xiao Zhan returned to the valley.
When he saw that the ninety-nine refugees he had found disappeared, and the Nether Pill also disappeared without a trace, he was instantly furious!
He roared and punched one after another, smashing all the big rocks around him.
But this still couldn't vent his anger.
Things were messed up, and he couldn't tell the people behind him!
But now, no matter how angry he was, he could only accept his fate, and then rushed towards the Pingxi Hou Mansion as quickly as possible.
There is a cave on the mountainside more than ten miles away.
Xiao Zhan, who was covered in blood, was sitting cross-legged in the cave, adjusting his condition.
He was glad that he did not choose to fight the old man head-on.
Although his sneak attack injured the old man first, the old man was still stronger than him and caused considerable damage to Xiao Zhan during the pursuit.
Li Yong carried the big box into the cave and sat down on the ground, panting heavily.
Xiao Zhan opened his eyes and opened the box directly. Sure enough, he saw a lot of Nether Pills.
A rough estimate is that there are at least one million Nether Pills in it.
Li Yong looked ecstatic, "Brother, we are rich this time!"
Xiao Zhan smiled, grabbed a handful of Nether Pills, and began to quickly absorb the power of the Netherworld.
"Recover quickly, and then we immediately take the Nether Pill and stay away from this area."
"With so many Nether Pills lost, the Pingxi Marquis Mansion will definitely send out a large number of soldiers and experts to search. We must leave before then."
Li Yong nodded, took a few Nether Pills in his hand, and began to absorb the energy in them.
More than ten hours later, Xiao Zhan's condition had recovered a lot. Although his injuries had not healed, they no longer affected his actions.
He and Li Yong lifted the box and prepared to evacuate immediately.
But the next moment, Xiao Zhan realized something was wrong.
He opened the lid, reached out and dug inside, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
This box is actually divided into two layers.
There are indeed Nether Pills on the upper floor, and the number is about 20,000.
But the layer below turned out to be black stone beads.
Li Yong was also stunned.
"Brother, what's going on?"
Xiao Zhan closed his eyes and meditated, then opened them suddenly the next moment.
"I probably know that this is basically a conspiracy set up by Prince Yin's Mansion in conjunction with Pingxi Marquis Mansion!"
"Yes, someone dares to snatch the Nether Pill sent from the palace. This is not just
It is provoking the Marquis's Mansion, and it is also provoking the Prince's Mansion. "
"The palace has been sending Nether Pills to various princes' palaces. If this incident passes easily, someone will do the same thing in the future."
"So the palace is preparing to make things big."
Xiao Zhan paused for a few seconds and continued:
"The old man fell into the trap, and so did we."
"Next, I'm afraid not only the people from the Pingxi Marquis Mansion will have to conduct a comprehensive search, but perhaps all the Marquises will have to order the removal of the refugees in their respective territories."
Li Yong frowned, "Boss, what should we do? If that's the case, we will have nowhere to hide, and we will be discovered no matter where we go."
"Why don't you...boss, let's go back to Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion first!"
Xiao Zhan shook his head, "This place is too far from Zhenyuan Hou Mansion."
After looking at the remaining Nether Pills in the box, Xiao Zhan said in a deep voice:
"Practice quickly and use up as many Nether Pills as possible."
After saying that, Xiao Zhan poured out all the Nether Pills and smashed the wooden box to pieces with one palm.
I don’t know how much time has passed.
The ground has been covered with a layer of black powder, leaving less than a hundred Nether Pills.
Xiao Zhan asked Li Yong to take the remaining Nether Pill with him, and the two left the cave as quickly as possible.
As for where to go, Xiao Zhan has already thought about it.
Since all the refugees have to be cleared away, he will have a formal identity.
Xiao Zhan looked at Li Yong and said in a deep voice, "Let's go to Pingxi Hou Mansion!"
