My uncle is even less reliable...
After that, everything was peaceful for half a month.
Since Ren Xuan had analyzed the level of assassins in Yinshu City, Xie Lingyan's deathbed request, and Lu Xiyun's mental state for Qin Shu half a month ago, Qin Shu had basically tacitly agreed that Lu Xiyun would be Bai Xiao's bodyguard.
Just be a bodyguard, and make adjusting Lu Shizi's mood the top priority. Kill a few assassins and find something to do, and maybe he'll feel better.
Lu Xiyun could defeat the assassins from Yinshu City with one hand. And Fang Cun's group of Yanshi were even more teasing to Tang Wuyong. At first, he didn't put in any effort, but later, he simply stopped working.
Suddenly, the scout hurriedly opened the military tent, knelt down and reported: "General Yue, General Ren, Tang Wuyong saw the man again. This time, we have found out that he is Lu Wenzhong, the eldest son of the Lu family in the capital."
Yue Anshan saw Ren Xuan suddenly jump up from his chair and couldn't hide his surprise: "Who are you talking about?!"
The Lu family is one of the four major families in Beijing.
There were three officials in the family for four generations, and the head of the family, Lu Jie, was promoted to the Minister of Personnel.
Of course, none of this matters. What matters is that Shangshu Lu Jie has a nephew who is extremely talented in both military strategy and literary skills.
Simply put, Lu Jie's nephew is a good person, and General Ren likes him very much, and is ready to abduct and trick him into coming home.
So the question is, since they want to kidnap Lu Jie's nephew, Lu Wenzhong and Ren Xuan have to call him brother-in-law.
What is Tang Wuyong going to do with Lu Wenzhong now? Ren Xuan can figure it out with his feet.
Not only Ren Xuan, but even Yue Anshan had reacted: "Old Ren! Tang Wuyong secretly contacted the Imperial City! Damn it! He is determined to go against us!"
There was now more than one imperial court in the world. In the imperial city, Qin Shu's former good brother, the legitimate emperor, and Qin Shu, the "traitor," were sworn enemies.
In the previous life, the Lu family failed to please Qin Shu, the cheap royal brother, and ended up with the family ruined and the clan destroyed.
In this life, Lu Jie has changed and is now dancing in Qin Shu's minefield, right?!
Ren Xuan was instantly overwhelmed. Lu Jie, you're really going to get along with your own nine clans, right?!
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At an official post on the Hualong Pipeline, candlelight dimmed. Zhu Yi stared intently, unabashedly, as Bai Xiao took off his outer robe.
Bai Xiao felt like crying, but he couldn't. He resigned himself to his fate and stripped himself down to his white undershirt. He pointed at his belongings neatly arranged on the table and said, "That's all I have. I really don't have anything else on me."
Zhu Yi's gaze swept over him, calmly and silently, and then moved to Lu Xiyun beside him.
Lu Xiyun obviously didn't want to prove his innocence by following Bai Xiao's example, so he simply took out a jade pendant-like artifact from the leather belt around his waist and said, "It's for defensive magic positioning."
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiao glanced at the jade pendant in surprise. "Another Heavenly Grade artifact! How come the artifacts on you are so cheap? I seriously suspect they're priced by the pound!"
Zhu Yi was silent for a moment, his gaze returning to the objects on the table. "That means there's something wrong with Brother Xiaobai's things. The killer has been able to track us so accurately, there must be a reason."
Bai Xiao's face was troubled, and he frowned as he said, "But there's no craftsman among the three of us. Even so, we can't tell that there's something wrong with it. Especially since we have to keep those 'borrowing talismans' to save our lives, we can't just throw them away."
Zhu Yi frowned. "Brother Lu has been unable to rest as the killers keep coming one after another. If this continues, we will definitely be exhausted to death."
Lu Xiyun lowered his eyebrows and said calmly: "Master craftsman? Is it okay if he's not here?"
Bai Xiao understood that Lu Xiyun had a heavenly craftsman's artifact called Huiying on him, which could be used to shake people remotely.
Bai Xiao whispered, "I can tell just by looking at him. He must be a high-level craftsman above the Earth Rank."
Lu Xiyun nodded and called the person directly. Unlike last time, this time it was a one-way communication and Bai Xiao did not see the person on the other side.
But the person on the opposite side was very efficient. In less than half a minute, he picked out a folding fan from among Bai Xiao's dozens of personal belongings.
Bai Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes dimmed: "This was given to me by my senior brother a while ago. I don't know when Tang Wuyong did this."
Bai Xiao was obviously reluctant to throw away this folding fan.
Suddenly, a loud thunder exploded on the roof, and the tiles and beams of the entire post station were blown away in an instant.
Lu Xiyun reacted quickly: "Be careful! It's a fire bomb!"
Before he finished speaking, a water curtain suddenly appeared in front of him.
The water curtain was tranquil and still, like an autumn lake. The violent gusts of wind rushed towards it, but disappeared instantly like a stone sinking into the sea.
Bai Xiao stared at the water curtain in amazement. The craftsmanship of this craftsmanship was definitely beyond the heavenly level! Bai Xiao looked at it in amazement: "Brother Lu! How many good things did you bring with you?"
The explosion resounded through the clouds, shaking the mountains and rivers. In an instant, the three-story post station was reduced to ruins.
Dust billowed above the ruins. In the sky, two nested silver rings hung high like wheels. The outer ring rotated clockwise, the inner counter-rotating, and a constant stream of light shone between them.
Thousands of black iron balls were hanging upside down in the formation, shining with cold light, like falling meteorites, creating a suffocating feeling of oppression.
Lu Xiyun glanced at the magic circle above his head and whispered "trouble".
Lu Xiyun whispered, "Falling Stars and Falling Sky, how could Yinshu City have such a high-level military formation?"
Bai Xiao shook his head firmly: "There is no such thing in Yinshu City!"
Outside the circle, twenty-eight riders in black feathers and white armor rode forward alone, their leader angrily saying, "Lu Xiyun! The Jingxi Palace is rebelling against the government and aiding the tyrant in his cruelty. Do you know your guilt?"
Lu Xiyun recognized the man and retorted without a shred of weakness, "Lu Wenzhong! Qin Xuan murdered his king and his father. Heaven and earth cannot tolerate this! You serve such an unjust ruler, and you still have the nerve to call yourself Wenzhong?"
Lu Wenzhong was so angry that his face turned blue. He retorted angrily: "The patricide and the lord's murder were all done by that beast Qin Shu! Lu Xiyun, stop confusing right and wrong!"
Why did they suddenly start arguing about the legitimacy of the throne? Bai Xiao was embarrassed for a moment: "You two, my senior brother said that in the struggle for orthodoxy, the winner is the legitimate one, and the loser is a sinner. You two can't distinguish right from wrong by arguing like this."
There was no point in talking, so Lu Xiyun snorted and glanced at Lu Wenzhong, saying, "Our two families' affairs have nothing to do with outsiders."
Lu Wenzhong nodded and simply ordered, "Capture Lu Xiyun alive. The rest will be killed on the spot."
Bai Xiao:? ! ! Brother, is this really irrelevant?
Lu Xiyun raised an eyebrow: "Lu Wenzhong, isn't your Lu family the most concerned about the teachings of Confucius and Mencius? Why are you also killing people indiscriminately?"
Lu Wenzhong said calmly, "It's just a deal. I promised to take the lives of these two men. If a man doesn't keep his word, I don't know what he can do."
Bai Xiao gritted his teeth: "Tang Wuyong again!"
Lu Xiyun grabbed Bai Xiao and was about to explode, pointing at something above his head: "Don't move. You can think of this thing as thousands of artillery pieces pointed directly at us."
This is no longer a question of whether to fight or not. There are thousands of fire bombs, the immortals have arrived, and the ashes are scattered on the spot.
Tsk, among the four great families of formation, the Lu family of Wenzhen really lived up to its reputation. Bai Xiao became nervous and whispered, "Then he's doomed."
Lu Xiyun responded softly: "Don't worry, wait a moment, I'll call for help."
Bai Xiao noticed that the jade pendant-shaped anti-tracking device on Lu Xiyun's body had been broken into pieces.
Lu Xiyun's tone turned cold, and he began to pull: "Lu Wenzhong, this formation is not only useless, but also time-consuming and laborious. Your group of masters secretly followed all the way here, it must be hard, right?"
Lu Wenzhong snorted, "A gentleman plans before he acts. How could you, a mere commoner, understand that? Lu Xiyun, if you know your place, just surrender and I won't do anything to you. As long as the old prince can see the right path and return to the right path, I, Lu Wenzhong, guarantee with my honor that your Lu family will retain its title of nobility."
Lu Xiyun threw it back intact: "Lu Wenzhong, as long as Minister Lu can see the right path and return to the right path, I, Lu Xiyun, guarantee with my life that your Lu family will not lose its title of nobility."
Lu Wenzhong had been talking too much about the words of a saint, and his tongue was not so good. He was furious all of a sudden: "Lu Xiyun, you - how dare you! Do you think I dare not kill you?!"
Lu Xiyun spread his hands and said frankly, "There's nothing I'm afraid of. It's just that if you capture me, you'll get more benefits. It's a pity that your Lu family's formation is not good at capturing people."
Lu Wenzhong frowned. Lu Xiyun, a figure with no military or political power, held no sway. Without him, the rebels in Yunzhong would continue their activities unaffected. Killing Lu Xiyun here would only earn the Lu family a superficial accusation. But capturing Lu Xiyun might change the situation. He was the only son left for the old prince in the west. Even the Jingxi Palace's move to Yunzhong might have been influenced by Lu Xiyun.
Lu Wenzhong took a breath and spoke in a slow tone: "What Qin Shu can give to the West Mansion, His Majesty the Emperor can double it. As long as your Lu family stands in the right position."
Lu Xiyun continued to be unmoved: "What Qin Xuan can give to the Lu family, His Royal Highness Prince Xiang can also double it. As long as your Lu family stands in the right position."
Lu Wenzhong gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Are you looking for death?!"
Lu Xiyun looked at him strangely and said, "Lu Wenzhong, you've become stupid after attending court every day. On the battlefield, you don't really expect anyone to surrender obediently, do you?"
Beside Lu Wenzhong, a white-armored general rode forward and said in a stern tone, "Master Lu, what are you waiting for? It's time to prove the Lu family's loyalty to His Majesty."
Lu Xiyun looked up in surprise, and this time he was even more mocking: "You still have to prove yourself? Lu Wenzhong, is your family doing so badly now?"
Lu Wenzhong gritted his teeth and finally looked at Lu Xiyun deeply.
The inner and outer silver rings were spinning rapidly. In the area of 100 meters in radius, lightning and fire were like stars, falling like rain, and the roar was overwhelming everything.
Zhu Yi subconsciously wanted to rush out of the formation, but was stopped by Lu Xiyun: "There is a shrinking earth in this formation, you can't rush out."
Lu Xiyun once again pulled up the water curtain, and the calm ripples blocked the violent bombardment of thunder and fire. The sky was filled with explosions, the earth was shaking and the mountains were collapsing, but only this corner was safe.
Bai Xiao looked at the raging flames on the water curtain and realized the key point: "How long can this craftsmanship last?"
Lu Xiyun shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't encountered it. But this thing is connected to my Qi Sea. If I can't hold on, I will probably reach the bottom."
Zhu Yi's expression was solemn: "Brother Lu, if you don't care about us, can you make it out by yourself with this craftsman's tool?"
Lu Xiyun nodded: "If Lu Wenzhong can let you two go, it will probably be enough for me to rush out."
Zhu Yi nodded and turned his gaze to Bai Xiao: "Brother Xiaobai still has seventeen Golden Bell Amulets in his hand. Instead of sitting there and waiting to die, why don't you rush out, Brother Lu? What do you think, Brother Xiaobai?"
Bai Xiao glanced at the young man in surprise. But while Zhu Yi was looking for the tracking technique, he had already memorized everything on him?!
There was no time for jokes. Bai Xiao nodded decisively: "Let's give it a try!"
Thunder and fire rained down from the sky, raging flames tearing through the air. Beneath the curtain of water, Bai Xiao gritted his teeth and pulled out a stack of golden bell talismans from his bosom. The talismans were as thin as a cicada's wing, yet they emitted a faint golden glow.
The talisman burned, and golden light formed like a shield. Amidst the roar, the golden light vibrated violently, but it never broke.
Bai Xiao forced himself to remain calm: "Seventeen talismans, Brother Lu, you better hurry!"
Lu Xiyun nodded, took a deep breath, and jumped out like an arrow.
The explosion covered the entire area, making it almost impossible to avoid it. Only the water curtain covered the flying figures, turning the explosion into pieces of nothingness.
Lu Xiyun's pupils shrank slightly as the space around him distorted under the influence of the formation. The edge of the formation was clearly within reach, yet it flickered like a mirage, sometimes far and sometimes near. No matter how hard he tried, he could not get close.
The Earth-Shrinking Formation, which can cover a thousand miles in one step, is the soul of the Lu family's formation.
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