When following the bandits closer to the inside of the village, Lu Xiao looked at the layout of the village along the way.
Although limited by conditions, most of the fortifications are made of wood, but it can be seen that the staffing and facility arrangements are sophisticated, and the person in charge of the fort should have received formal military education.
The bandits in Demon King's Village are very different from ordinary bandits. It can be clearly seen from the spirit and spirit that they are more like private soldiers raised by wealthy families than bandits.
Yongzhen had always used secret passages to travel back and forth last night, and had not openly observed the panoramic view of the village. At this time, her expression was quite surprised.
"This can no longer be regarded as a cottage, but a small fortress."
Tuoba Yu'er's experience was still shallow, and the low-pitched conversation between the two made her confused, and she simply didn't bother to think about it.
Entering Juyi Hall, the first thing that caught the eyes of the three of them was the neat queues standing on both sides of the lobby. Although the inconsistent clothes were a bit distracting, they still looked quite impressive.
A rugged man with a beard sat on a tiger leather chair deep in the lobby. His copper bell-like eyes stared closely at the three people who had just walked into the lobby, as if he wanted to give Lu Xiao and others a look with his eyes. People create a deterrent.
Another man in casual clothes with a sword stood beside him. His eyes were always looking at Yongzhen, with a playful look in his eyes.
Lu Xiao ignored Cheng Yaojin's deliberate formation and calmly clasped his fists and saluted the two people above him.
"Thank you, King Cheng, for letting us enter the village to discuss it in detail."
"I'm Lu Xiao, a nobody. These two are my wife Yongzhen and my companion Tuoba Yu'er."
Before entering the village, Lu Xiao specially warned Yu'er, asking her to calm down her temper later, and let him negotiate with Cheng Yaojin to try to recover the Shennong Cauldron without using weapons.
Cheng Yaojin raised his chin and said, "Explain your purpose of coming. Are you here for my great king's divine cauldron?"
Lu Xiao smiled and complimented: "King Cheng is wise, we are here just to get the Shennong Ding back from you."
"Crack!"
Cheng Yaojin slapped the armrest of the tiger-skin chair angrily: "What a joke! I spent a lot of manpower and material resources to wrest the Shending from the hands of the army, and you want me to hand it over just based on your empty words?"
The bandits standing on both sides laughed in unison, and the grumpy Yu'er couldn't help it on the spot.
"Black Man! You..."
"Yu'er!"
Lu Xiao gave the girl a stern look at the girl who was about to have a bad temper.
"snort!"
Under Yongzhen's whispered persuasion, Tuoba Yu'er held back her anger and puffed up her cheeks, standing there alone and sulking.
Lu Xiao turned a blind eye to the ridicule around him, and explained to Cheng Yaojin with an unchanging expression: "Your Majesty probably still doesn't know the origin of the Shennong Ding. This object was not originally owned by the Sui Dynasty, but was a sacred object passed down from generation to generation by the Xianbei tribe in the north. ."
"This Miss Tuoba Yu'er is a relative of the tribal leader. She was entrusted by the leader to go out to find the divine tripod."
"As for the rumor that has been widely circulated among the people, your Majesty, the wise king, probably won't believe it. I would also like to ask you to make it easier for your Majesty to return the divine cauldron to its original owner."
"We are willing to pay the corresponding property and will not let King Cheng return empty-handed."
Hearing that Lu Xiao was willing to pay property to redeem the divine tripod, Cheng Yaojin frowned and fell into deep thought, seemingly weighing whether he should agree to his request.
"Brother Cheng, please listen to me."
Qin Qiong interjected from the side: "Regardless of where that ridiculous rumor came from, judging from these three guests who came to visit, the rumor has begun to spread."
"There is an old saying: A man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. The three people who came to the door this time were quite polite. Can you guarantee that no one will come to rob someone in the future?"
"Although Brother Cheng's subordinates are all elite, a good man can't stand up to the crowd, and it's hard for him to defeat four people with just two fists. If the government army also leads a large force to the mountain to encircle and suppress..."
Qin Shubao's easy-to-understand analysis caused some commotion among the bandits in Juyi Hall.
Cheng Yaojin had already determined that this mysterious bronze cauldron would not make him a great treasure. Instead, it would attract a pack of wolves because he held the treasure in his hand.
There were only about a hundred combatants in this cottage. If the Sui army really attracted a large-scale encirclement and suppression, Cheng Yaojin had no confidence that he would be able to defend it.
Instead of continuing to hold the hot potato in your hand, it is better to cash it in and get some wealth.
Moreover, Cheng Yaojin was also a little tempted by Qin Shubao's previous proposal, and was considering whether to abandon the Demon King's Village and lead his brothers to accept Zhang Xutuo's recruitment, which would be regarded as a legitimate identity.
"Lu Xiao...right?"
After roughly thinking about it, Cheng Yaojin stared at Lu Xiao, who was still calm and calm below: "How much property are you willing to pay to redeem the divine tripod?"
"us……"
As soon as the words came out, Lu Xiao's expression suddenly changed, and Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin also felt something strange at the same time.
"No! Treasure house!"
Cheng Yaojin picked up the Xuanhua ax placed on both sides of the tiger leather chair and rushed into the treasure house behind the Juyi Hall first. Qin Qiong also followed with a solemn expression.
When Lu Xiao and the others strode to the entrance of the treasure house, three men of different shapes surrounded Shennong Ding and were confronting Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong who had entered the treasure house first.
"That's..."
When Lu Xiao looked at the young man with bronze hair and heterochromatic eyes, his eyes narrowed slightly.
This person's appearance is very similar to Yuwen Tuo, the Grand Master of the Sui Dynasty whom he had fought against on the dragon boat before.
That's right, only the appearance is similar.
Lu Xiao's five senses were very keen, and he could smell the faint fragrance coming from the other party's body. This was the scent of incense that he had never smelled on Yuwen Tuo before.
Moreover, the behavior of the "Yuwen Tuo" in front of him was completely different from what he remembered. His every move was full of makeup, and it felt like...
'Disguise?'
Among the two people following "Yuwen Tuo", one of them was Hu Lu'an whom Lu Xiao had met, and the other was a powerful veteran with a white beard - Han Teng.
"Boom!"
Just when Cheng Yaojin was about to attack, thunder suddenly flashed from the small treasure cave, temporarily frightening Cheng Yaojin.
Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly. Through this thunder and lightning aura that was obviously different from Guigu Taoism, he finally recalled the true identities of these three people.
Cheng Yaojin, who was so angry that he screamed, attracted most of the attention of the trio. Lu Xiao hid behind and quietly used his hands to cast spells without revealing any obvious fluctuations in spiritual power.
"Bold bandit! How dare you act so arrogantly in front of me!"
"Yu Wen Tuo" pretends to be the same, and his voice is very similar to the real Yu Wen Tuo.
"I am Yu Wentuo, Grand Master of the Sui Dynasty. In the name of Your Majesty, I will recapture the divine tripod that was stolen by you."
He glanced majestically at Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao, who were restrained by "his" identity, and "Yu Wentuo" winked at the two people behind him.
"Grand Master Yuwen?" Qin Qiong frowned and held down Cheng Yaojin who was about to have a seizure: "Brother, don't be impulsive. You should have heard the rumors about Grand Master."
Tuoba Yu'er also looked solemnly at the imposing "Yuwen Tuo".
'Is he the Grand Master of the Great Sui Dynasty, the inhumanly strong man that Lu Xiao said was unmatched?'
Yongzhen had long discovered Lu Xiao's secret tricks. Although she didn't know what was going on, based on her understanding of Lu Xiao, Yongzhen instinctively became suspicious.
'Is there something wrong with these three people?'
"Haha~"
Just when "Yuwen Tuo" was proudly preparing to activate his magical evacuation, Lu Xiao, who was standing behind, suddenly let out a sarcastic chuckle.
"Master Yuwen? Don't make me laugh."
"Does Grand Master Yuwen still spray incense on his body?"
Lu Xiao mobilized the rich power of the Five Elements in the atmosphere, and the thunder spell from "Yuwen Tuo" roared in the cave with even greater force.