In the barracks, Xiaoyuan sat at the table, picked up a cup of tea and moistened her throat, saying, "This is what happened. In the spacious commander's room, Xiahou Aotian, Tianxia Guihuo, Demon Eye King, Zhao Chenghuang, Lingjun and Fu Qingyang looked at each other, and saw the heavy look in each other's eyes.
On the first day he entered the dungeon, he was assassinated by three teammates and nearly died in his bedroom. Then he was assassinated by the leader of the guards and nearly died again. He finally made it to dawn. As a result, the Zheng family led the imperial guards to attack at night and they were forced out of the palace. His cultivation was also sealed, and those around him were either women or fire masters.
Or because he is a woman and a teammate of the Fire Master, even the most casual and optimistic Ling Diao couldn't help but say: "As expected of the king of a fallen country, it's much more exciting than ours."
If it were him, he probably wouldn’t have survived the first episode. Xiahou Aotian looked at the silent Demon Eye King and said in surprise, “Why didn’t you slam the table and retreat to the capital!”
The Demon Leg King cracked his lips and said, "The Bewitching Demon is not a Fire Master. We are not short of brains. On the contrary, we are all masters of tactics and strategists. If we retreat to the capital, we will lose our military positions. If we are arrested and imprisoned, we will all be finished."
Tianxia Guihuo said without humility or smile: "Fire Master can also use wisdom and brains."
Ling Jun said with relief: "Very good, very good, we all have brains here, even the only smart fire master is here."
There may be no battlefield on the capital map, but it seems to be more difficult. The difficulty of the battlefield is reflected in the combat power, while the capital requires more brains.
Zhao Chenghuang looked around at everyone and said in a gloomy tone, "Yuanshi is so pitiful."
Xiao Yuan frowned and looked at Zhao Cheng Huang coldly. Hearing this, he was implying that she was brainless. Just as she thought of this, she heard Xiahou Aotian's low EQ speech, "Xiao Yuan, Zhao Cheng Huang is implying that you are brainless."
Lingjun fiddled with the tea bowl and joked that Zhao Chenghuang and Sun Miaomiao were childhood sweethearts, so he would definitely side with Sun Miaomiao. "Guan Ya hasn't been found yet. If she was with Yuanshi, maybe things would be much better." Lingjun also made his stance public.
Hearing this, Fu Qingyang interrupted in time and got down to business. If Lingjun continued speaking, he and Guan Ya's cousin would have to take sides. He couldn't let the team become demoralized and create grudges just because of Yuanshi Tianzun's fickleness.
He turned his head to look at the mature woman who was having an ambiguous relationship with Yuanshi Tianzun and said calmly, "The method for Demon Eye to return to the team is very simple. He swears allegiance to the government in front of enough defenders, and the main mission is changed. The core of this is the testimony, which is a testimony with sufficient credibility. Tell this to Yuanshi, and he will know what to do."
Xiaoyuan thought for a while and nodded slightly.
After she escaped from the royal guest, she rushed to Linxia without stopping, just to change camp as soon as possible to help Wu Shi. Yuanshi's presence in the capital was not like a battlefield. No matter how many conspiracies and tricks there were, both sides would eventually fight on the battlefield. However, there were too many problems encountered in the capital.
Not only are there complex character relationships, but there are also complex branch plots, as well as missing personnel, Sun Miaomiao, Guan Ya and teammates are in different camps, and so on.
Yuanshi can't do all these things. Lingjun said, "The structure of the dungeon of the king of the fallen country is very clear. The capital and Linxia City are advancing on two fronts. No matter which side fails, the whole team will be wiped out. As my proudest student, Yuanshi can handle the affairs of the capital, but I don't trust Fu Qingyang and Demon Eye, two useless people, on the battlefield!"
"Xiao Yuan, you are a sorcerer, please provide us with some poison and venomous insects, preferably those that multiply quickly and are extremely toxic."
Xiao Yuan said calmly, "The reproduction speed of poisonous insects with strong toxicity is not fast. The poison of ordinary soldiers is generally enough."
Lingjun said, "That's fine!"
"I'll give it to you tomorrow morning." Xiaoyuan said with a serious expression.
"The enemy on this battlefield is very strong!" Ling Jun shrugged. "The commander of the 400,000-man army is a ninth-level ancient war god."
Zhao Chenghuang corrected him, "The current maximum number of troops is 350,000."
At this time, Tianxia Guihuo said, "In the capital, the current mission is to survive for three days. One day has passed, and the next two days will be filled with murderous intent. You are all saints, except for Brother Honglingji and the Palace Master Zhisha, who have been dispersed. You are too short of the combat power at the saint level."
He opened the inventory and took out a stone sculpture of an evil ghost named "Jie Shuai", and a stone tablet with the words "Ao Jian Ai" engraved on it.
A three-inch-high metal structure with a bronze-cast square base and a brass crescent on top. Between the crescents are suspended metal round balls made of brass blocks. Xiahou Aotian and Zhao Chenghuang did not need any introduction as they recognized at a glance that this was a consumable obtained after clearing the Mo Sect's Mechanical City.
The four items are Ming Gui, Jian Ai "Frugality" and "Six Livestock Ceremony". Tianxia Guihuo said, "The price of the saint-quality items is unbearable for Feng Xingzhe, but the consumables do not require a price. I only have four left. Zhao Chenghuang, Xiahou Aotian, how many do you have left?"
He actually has a "Easy Funeral" item, but the Easy Funeral can transform corpses into Yin corpses for fighting, which is just right for use on the battlefield, so he didn't give it to Xiaoyuan.
Xiahou Aotian and Zhao Chenghuang looked at each other and said, "It's already been consumed!"
Tian Xia Gui Huo smiled but didn't smile, "As expected of a noble family, extravagance is ingrained in his bones. Unlike him, he is very stingy with every item and consumable, and tries to save as much as possible."
"That's enough." Xiaoyuan put it away contentedly.
The next morning, the queen had a good sleep. She got up yawning and stretched her soft waist.
"Wake up!" Zhang Yuan, who was sitting at the head of the bed, said softly.
The queen responded with a smile, "You woke up so early. You must be sick. You should rest."
Zhang Yuanqing sighed and said, "My clothes have been cold as iron for many years. My lovely daughter has torn them apart without sleeping. There is no dry place at the head of the bed. My feet are numb but not yet broken."
The queen looked carefully and saw that the gang leader had dark circles under his eyes and looked exhausted. His legs were resting on his stomach, his body facing east and his head facing west as he slept.
The quilt had been kicked under the bed long ago, and Zhang Yuanqing's already poor health was made even worse.
I couldn't sleep last night because Jiang Jingwei tormented me. I was either woken up by being stepped on or pressed down. I guess the little girl was fighting with someone in her dream.
"Boss, how about you sleep a little longer?"
"Forget it. Today is a critical day. There's no time to waste on sleep. Even if you die suddenly, you have to get up and do things."
Zhang Yuanqing grabbed Jiang Jingwei's white and tender feet and threw them away with force. Half an hour later, the disguised Zhang Yuanqing, the queen and Jiang Jingwei bid farewell to their uncle and aunt and walked on the streets of the capital of the Southern Dynasty.
There were crowds of people, a bustling market, and many houses filled with pearls. It looked like a prosperous scene, but in fact, there was an army of 400,000 approaching, and most of the merchants and migrant workers in the capital of the Southern Dynasty had already fled.
The economy of the Southern Dynasties was highly developed, and at its peak the capital was home to hundreds of thousands of people with painted bridges and draperies.
Compared to the peak, the current situation is already depressed. I have three things to do today. One is to see a doctor, the second is to inquire about the emperor's image among the people, and the third is to scout the area and look for opportunities to contact the Yang family.
So the three of them left the south of the city and took a carriage to the main road leading to the inner city, where they saw the scene of blooming flowers.
There were shops and restaurants and inns on both sides of Chang Street, which was about five meters wide, and all of them were decorated with banners with memorial archways. Jiang Jingwei looked around with great interest.
Sometimes he was interested in the carriage business, sometimes he was interested in the street food stalls, and he completely forgot that he was already in a copy.
At this time, a patrol team came from the front.
The carriages and pedestrians gave way one after another. The general in the lead looked like lightning, constantly searching among the crowd. Zhang Yuanqing pulled Cha Jingwei aside and whispered, "Hang your head!"
After the patrol team left, Zhang Yuanqing and the queen looked at each other and said, "This is the third team. Zheng Wenhan is looking for me."
Along the way, they found that the patrol team focused on searching inns and restaurants for people, and their intention was very obvious.
The Queen whispered, "Should we find a place?"
The Northern and Southern Dynasties were at war far away, and the capital was under curfew. Zheng Wenhan's search for the emperor must have been kept secret, so he would only act during the day. Most importantly, only two of the six battalions of the city defense army were controlled by the Zheng family. If the Zheng family launched a large-scale search at night, it would surely be noticed by other forces.
A quarter of an hour later, they passed by a clinic called Shengshoutang. Zhang Yuanqing led the two women inside and saw an old doctor with a stout figure, a long light gray robe, white hair and beard, and a scarf.
There were very few patients in the Holy Hand Paradise. The disciples were picking medicinal herbs in front of the counter and chatting in low voices.
The old doctor glanced at Zhang Yuanqing and said, "Sit down!"
Zhang Yuanqing took a seat and said with a smile, "How did you know it was me who came to see the doctor?"
"Half of his body is buried in the ground, so it's easy to tell at a glance." The old doctor looked serious and stretched out his hand to indicate that he wanted to take his pulse.
Zhang Yuanqingshen took action.
The old doctor felt the patient's pulse and concentrated his attention.
After a moment, his solemn expression became heavy again.
"Doctor, can my disease be cured?" Zhang Yuanqing asked tentatively.
"It's an eye injury, an eye injury," sighed the old Chinese doctor.
Zhang Yuanqing heard this. He didn't expect an ordinary doctor to be able to cure his illness. Even a doctor who opened a clinic in a downtown area must be very skilled.
But after hearing what the doctor said, there was a chance for a turnaround. The old Chinese doctor quietly spread out a piece of paper, picked up a pen, and wrote quickly. Zhang Yuanqing thought he was going to write a prescription, but it turned out to be an address. He asked, "What is this?"
The old Chinese doctor's face was solemn. "The address of the lasts shop in the north of the city. Young man, you are not half buried in the ground, but your whole body is buried in the ground."
So this is what it means to have an eye. Zhang Yuanqing left cursing, and the three of them left the clinic.
The late autumn sun was bright, and the queen said, "I found out the address of the immortal medicine prescription from the apprentice in the clinic. Today, the immortal medicine shop is holding a free clinic, and all the girls in the city are going there for free."
Mei Jingwei was surprised. "With so many people in the capital, how can the doctors at the Fairy Pharmacy treat them all?"
The queen replied, "Under normal circumstances, it is definitely not possible, but the apprentices in the clinic said that the national teacher has accepted many disciples, and those disciples are all proficient in medical skills and will sit in the hall during the free clinic."
Jiang Jingwei was delighted. "Yuanshi, let's go see a doctor. We have changed our appearance anyway."
"So you have forgotten everything we discussed yesterday, or you didn't even listen to it?" Zhang Yuanqing gave Jiang Jingwei a slap and said unhappily.
"Guess why the Fairy Pharmacy is offering a free clinic today. It's so obvious that only a fool would go there to fish!"
"We are going to Yang's Mansion, so why not pass by Xian Yao Fang and have a look?" The Queen said with a smile, "By the way, I also asked about the reputation of our Emperor among the people."
"What do the two apprentices say?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.
The queen put away her smile and sighed, "It is a disaster for the country and the people. The Southern Dynasty, which lasted for 500 years, will sooner or later be destroyed by Zhao Shun, a tyrant!"
A commoner actually dared to go against the emperor's will. It is obvious that both the Zheng family and the imperial teacher are condoning this phenomenon.
So Zhang Yuanqing walked along the main road, paid a few copper coins in taxes and finally arrived at the inner city. After two quarters of an hour, he successfully arrived at the Immortal Medicine Shop.
The Fairy Medicine Shop is a three-story attic facing the street. It is respectable and crowded inside. There is a long queue outside the building. Several apprentices from the Fairy Medicine Shop in black and white uniforms are maintaining order.
Jiang Jingwei pointed at the sign of Xianyaofang and asked, "Is that Xiaoyuan?"
Before he could finish his words, the Queen covered his mouth. Zhang Yuanqing whispered, "Let's go."
Jiang Jingwei followed her two teammates obediently. After walking about a hundred meters, she said, "The Tai Chi fish on the sign is the same as Xiaoyuan's bronze plate. Xiaoyuan's bronze plate has a black and white Tai Chi fish engraved on it."
The queen turned her head to look at the gang leader's handsome face in the sun. "Madam Ya was arranged by the national teacher to enter the palace."
Damn it, you can arrange some other places, is my harem a public place? Zhang Yuanqing complained in his heart but appeared calm on the surface, not surprised at all.
They picked up a random passerby and asked about Yang's residence. The three of them arrived at Yang's residence in just forty minutes and saw the outline of the wealthy family from a few dozen meters away.
Zhang Yuanqing casually swept his eyes across the street, and then said expressionlessly, "Let's go, this street is full of spies."
The "main street" where Yang's mansion is located is where dignitaries gather, similar to the modern high-end villa area. There are very few pedestrians in this kind of place, and ordinary people cannot come here for a stroll.
At the entrance of the street, there were several vendors pushing mobile stalls and coolies taking shelter from the heat under the wall.
Mei Jingwei and the queen nodded slightly, pretending to be passers-by, and walked away. A spacious and luxurious carriage turned into the street and passed by the three of them.
The luxurious carriage stopped at Yang's house. The driver jumped down to greet the distinguished guest in the carriage. The curved curtain was opened to reveal a beautiful woman with black hair tied up in silk and satin and a gold hairpin and jade pendant. She got off the carriage at Xiaodeng's house, glanced across the street and said to the driver, "There are many spies outside Yang's house. Let the housekeeper send someone to arrest them and interrogate them."
The imperial master bowed and said, "It's the Queen!"