Lu Xiao had expected it when he triggered the formation. The person setting up the formation should have been aware of the presence of the intruder, and there would definitely not be enough time left for him to act.
Hiding in a corner and watching several young palace maids passing by chatting and laughing, Lu Xiao completed the disguise in a very short time and became the leading palace maid.
Scanning the huge dragon boat with his eagle vision, Lu Xiao discovered that the cabin of the ship was divided into three floors. The upper two floors were more heavily guarded, and the bottom floor only had a few life responses.
But these few elites, whose life energy far exceeds that of the ordinary soldiers above, should be elite soldiers who specialize in guarding Yang Guang's treasure house.
Along the way, Lu Xiao talked to people and ghosts, and with his flawless disguise, he successfully fooled the guards on the two floors above the cabin.
But it's not that easy when you get to the lowest level.
"stop!"
As soon as he walked down the stairs, one of the soldiers glared at Lu Xiao: "This is a forbidden area. No one is allowed to approach without your Majesty's permission!"
Lu Xiao controlled the muscles on his face and showed a smile that met the people's expectations: "Thank you for your hard work, your Majesty ordered me to check the situation of the Shennong Cauldron. Your Majesty will soon summon alchemists to use the Shennong Cauldron to refine the elixir of immortality."
"Shennong Ding?"
Seeing Lu Xiao standing on the stairs in an orderly manner, the soldiers' nervousness dissipated slightly.
"Please rest assured, the tripod is stored in the deepest part of the treasure house. It is your duty to do so. Please forgive us for not allowing you to act as you please."
"Haha~ It doesn't matter."
Lu Xiao had an unknown smile on his face, glanced at the direction of the "Shen Nong Cauldron" and simply turned around and left.
"Please continue to keep a close watch and don't let any accident happen when His Majesty sends someone to retrieve the tripod."
Seeing the maid who was serving His Majesty swaying away, one of the soldiers asked the officer beside him in confusion: "Captain, can the Shennong Cauldron really refine the elixir of immortality?"
"I don't know, and I'm not interested in knowing."
The captain patted the soldier on the back expressionlessly: "Don't ask about things you shouldn't know. Be careful of losing your head. Everyone, please keep your spirits up!"
"oh!"
The reason why Lu Xiao turned around and left so simply was because he confirmed that the Shennong Cauldron in the treasure house was a fake, and he could not feel any spiritual power from the simple bronze cauldron in the treasure house.
Just like there are counterfeits to the Kunlun Mirror, other artifacts also have many legends left in the world, and it is inevitable that there will be impostors.
'In other words, the real Shennong Ding has not been transported to Daliang yet, and it is likely to have been robbed by Cheng Yaojin on the way?'
There had been no new news from Yongzhen who had just set off. Now that it was confirmed that the Shennong Cauldron was not in the dragon boat, Lu Xiao planned to sneak out of here as quickly as possible to avoid being caught by the experts who arranged the barrier.
"哐~哐~"
When Lu Xiao walked to the first floor of the cabin and was about to return to the deck, the crisp sound of armor scraping came from above.
Lu Xiao's heart moved, and she temporarily stood on the edge of the stairs to give up her position, lowering her head slightly to let people pass through first.
'With a strong life response, he should be a general with good force.'
"Huh?"
Just as the armored general was about to move forward, he suddenly stopped, looked at Lu Xiao and asked with some confusion: "Prince Maid, why are you here?"
'Uh~'
Lu Xiao felt a little sore in his balls, but he still kept calm and answered: "Back to the general, your Majesty plans to refine the elixir of life in the near future, and ordered me to come in advance to check the condition of the Shennong Cauldron."
"Immortal..."
The general, who looked less than 30 years old, had a disapproving expression on his face, but he knew enough not to say anything more, nodded and continued walking deeper into the cabin.
"Yang Shuo, wait!"
Another muscular man came from the deck with a huge war hammer in his hand. He got into a fighting stance the moment he saw Lu Xiao.
"This guy is a fake! I just met the chief maid in front of His Majesty!"
"What?!"
The young general known as Yang Shuo hurriedly turned around, pulled out a sharp sword from his waist, and frowned as he stared at Lu Xiao's flawless face.
"Hu Lu'an, are you sure?"
A look of confusion appeared on Yang Shuo's face: "You know that I am a member of the clan, and I will never mistake the appearance of the palace maid. Could it be that the one next to Your Majesty is fake?"
"Well……"
Hu Lu'an is a simple-minded rough man. When Yang Shuo said this, he was a little undecided.
At the critical moment, Lu Xiao began to show off her acting skills.
There was a look of horror on his face, and he said with a trembling voice: "There is another me beside Your Majesty?! Generals, please ask Grand Master Yuwen to protect Your Majesty immediately. That must be an assassin!"
The expressions of the two generals holding weapons changed at the same time, and they exchanged glances.
Yang Shuo volunteered and said, "I'll go. If the goods over there are fakes, I can recognize them at a glance."
"Chief Maid, I feel sorry for you to stay here temporarily. I will confirm the authenticity as soon as possible."
After Yang Shuo left quickly, there was only a Tiehanhan who was left scratching his head in confusion.
Now that suspicion has been aroused, with Yang Shuo's pace, every second is left for Lu Xiao. He must escape from the dragon boat before a large number of people arrive.
Under Hu Lu'an's surveillance, Lu Xiao suddenly looked at the top of the stairs in surprise: "Master Yuwen, you came just in time, please help me prove my innocence!"
"Um?"
Hu Lu'an subconsciously turned his head to look at the stairs. The moment he turned back, Lu Xiao activated his weapon and cut his neck with a palm from behind. Hu Lu'an rolled his eyes and fainted to the ground without saying a word.
This silly big man is Yuwen Tuo's die-hard subordinate. Although he looks very scary, he is actually a simple and kind-hearted soldier. Lu Xiao did not do any last-ditch attacks on him.
After adjusting the flying palace maid uniform, Lu Xiao kicked Hulu'an to a dark corner of the cabin before attracting the attention of other soldiers, and climbed the stairs to the deck again with elegant but quick steps.
Compared with the relatively calm cabin, Lu Xiao could see the surging undercurrent from the alert posture of the soldiers on the deck.
Walking calmly under the scrutinizing eyes of the soldiers, Lu Xiao gradually came to the stern of the dragon boat.
Just as Lu Xiao was thinking about how to make peace with Yongzhen, a heroic young man standing with a sword came into view, and Lu Xiao had to stop.
"Intruder, you really chose to escape from the stern of the ship."
When this person's heterochromatic eyes looked at the disguised Lu Xiao, a strange color flashed in his eyes: "Disguise? No wonder you can pass through the peripheral defense."
"Qiang!"
Pulling out the golden sword from the scabbard, Yuwen Tuo said calmly: "No matter what your purpose is for sneaking into the dragon boat flagship, as the Grand Master of the Sui Dynasty, I have the obligation to capture you and hand you over to His Majesty for judgment."
'Is that the Xuanyuan Sword?'
Lu Xiao felt a needle-like threat on her body, and the unsheathed Xuanyuan Sword kept exuding a sharp aura.
Relying on the sword energy that Yuwen Tuo left in Gongshan Tie's body, Lu Xiao had a rough guess about the power of Xuanyuan Sword.
The so-called meeting is even more famous. This magical sword, which is used to slay demons and demons, brings Lu Xiao a sense of threat far beyond imagination.
'There is no blessing from the rules of the world, but there are energy fluctuations that are similar to, or even better than, the Noble Phantasm. This is troublesome.'
After tearing off the complicated palace maid uniform, Lu Xiao exposed Altaïr's armor underneath. Yuwen Tuo could not see Lu Xiao's true face through the hood.
"The costume of a Westerner?"
The noise coming from behind became louder and louder. Lu Xiao had to break through Yuwen Tuo's defense before the soldiers on the dragon boat launched an encirclement.
Fortunately, he only needed to escape and there was no need to fight Yuwen Tuo who was holding the Xuanyuan Sword.
"Bang!"
Lu Xiao threw the smoke bomb prepared in the main world at his feet, took advantage of the scene being obscured by a large amount of smoke, turned into an afterimage and jumped high on the stern of the boat, preparing to jump into the river and escape.
"Qiang!"
The crisp sound of a sword came from behind. Unable to see anything, Yuwen Tuo sensed Lu Xiao's movements by relying on the weak airflow disturbance caused by his movements.
A golden sword energy tore through the smoke and struck Lu Xiao from behind.
At the critical moment, Lu Xiao pulled out two Holy Swords of Eden from his waist, twisted his body and crossed the swords in front of him.
"clang!"
Under the terrifying power of the Xuanyuan Sword, the blade of the Holy Sword of Eden that came into contact with the sword energy was broken into two gaps, and Lu Xiao also felt his hands go numb.
"Tsk! It is indeed an ancient artifact."
Lu Xiao had already predicted this when Lei Xiaze collided with the remaining sword energy of Xuanyuan Sword.
As expected, even the extremely strong Holy Sword of Eden could not completely block the power of Xuanyuan Sword.
Fortunately, this sword energy accelerated Lu Xiao into the river, retracted the damaged swords, Lu Xiao readjusted his posture in the air, successfully jumped into the river, and quickly escaped from the scene underwater with the help of his underwater breathing ability.
Yuwen Tuo used Guigu Taoism to blow away the smoke at the scene, but by this time Lu Xiao had long disappeared.
Looking at the calm river surface, Yuwen Tuo frowned: "Weird assassin, what is his purpose?"