He is no match for the talkative guy, and he can't beat him in a fight. Tuoba Yu'er often makes himself half angry when he bickers with Lu Xiao.
But this girl has a pretty generous personality and won't take trivial conflicts to heart. Once her anger is over, she will start chattering around Lu Xiao soon.
Yu'er's nature is not bad, but because she grew up under the care of her elder sister and brother-in-law, who are the leaders of the tribe, as a privileged class, she is bound to do some willful things.
In Lu Xiao's words, this ignorant girl needs a beating from society to smooth out the unnecessary edges and corners of her personality.
Lu Xiao will not spoil her like Yu'er's relatives. He will scold her when she needs to be scolded, and he will not be soft-hearted when she behaves in a way that does not deserve a lesson.
I don’t know if Yu’er has a sexual tendency in her bones, or if the Xianbei people are accustomed to worshiping the strong in their cultural customs.
People who were too protective and tolerant of her were ignored. Lu Xiao, who often made her jump with anger, was stuck with her all day long.
Lu Xiao was undoubtedly the one who made the final decision in the three-person team. Yu'er's objections were ignored and she could only angrily run to her sister Yongzhen for comfort.
Yongzhen was an orphan picked up by an orangutan on the battlefield. She had no brothers or sisters since she was a child. Suddenly, she got a little willful and charming sister. She has been in a good mood recently, and her unwillingness to fail in seizing the divine tripod has been relieved a lot.
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Chen Jingchou had been hiding under the wings of his master Chen Fu before, and this was the first time in his life that he traveled alone.
Not to mention Yu Xiaoxue. Although she has strong talents in spells and combat due to her special background, after all, she was just an ordinary village girl before, and the two fledglings seriously lacked social experience.
Previously, with Zhang Lie, an old Jianghu leader, their team could move smoothly.
Once Zhang Lie left, Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue, who had soft personalities, felt like they had lost their backbone.
Going out to sea to search for immortals requires a specially-made ship. The two gentlemen could not think of a way to solve this problem. They could only temporarily follow Zhang Lie's entrustment before leaving and continue to search for Yu'er's whereabouts.
Yu'er, who has a relatively strong personality, can complement the soft-spoken Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue, which is why the three of them were able to overcome obstacles all the way in the original plot.
However, Yu'er, who also doesn't have much social experience, is just a paper tiger who can scare Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue. In front of Lu Xiao, she is at best just an unruly kitten who likes to show her teeth and dance her claws.
Chen Jingchou was eager to go to sea and ask the immortals to rescue his master. At Lu Xiao's invitation, he naturally agreed to work together.
So Lu Xiao’s team added two more rookies, and Yongzhen’s Xiaobai Classroom increased its membership again.
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When Lu Xiao and others returned upstream to Daliang City, the dragon boat fleet that originally docked here had dispersed.
We learned from passers-by in Daliang City that Yang Guang felt he had lost face because of the dragon boat fire incident and did not stay in the palace in Daliang for too long.
About two days ago, he led a large force all the way west and returned to Daxing City, the capital of Shaanxi Province.
Lu Xiao was not surprised by this. Although Yuwen Tuo had unparalleled combat power and had powerful forces under his command, it was not easy to find just one person in the vast land of China.
Not to mention that he didn't know Lu Xiao's appearance at all. It was impossible to find him just based on his cloak and hood, which made him appear to be from the Western Regions.
Lu Xiao is not a fool and will not always keep his combat attire when walking outside.
Even if the soldiers on patrol in Daliang City passed by Lu Xiao face to face, they would not be able to recognize him. He was the arsonist assassin who sneaked into the dragon boat and aroused Yang Guang's anger.
"Are you leaving? You can run fast."
Lu Xiao originally planned to sneak into the palace and get rid of Dugu Ningke after returning to Daliang City this time, but unfortunately the female fox escaped very quickly.
Daxing City was the capital of the Sui Dynasty, and its defensive strength was not comparable to that of Daliang City. Once the enemy was alerted, it would easily attract Taishi Yuwen Tuo's special attack.
Right now, it is more important to find a way to compete with Yuwen Tuo. Lu Xiao will temporarily lower the priority of killing Dugu Ningke.
Gong Shan and his wife's new home, seeing Lu Xiao and Chen Jingchou arriving together, Gong Shantie smiled and stroked his white beard.
"Haha~ I didn't expect that the purpose of your actions would coincide with each other, so that's fine."
Gong Shantie solemnly asked Lu Xiao: "Little friend Lu, my junior brother Na Jiye (Chen Fu) only has such a disciple. He has always treated Jingchou as his own grandson."
"On this journey to the sea with an unknown future, I hope you can take more care of him on the way."
Lu Xiao smiled and nodded: "No problem, Mr. Gongshan, I will try my best to protect Brother Chen's safety."
Although his family has no savings, Gong Shantie has accumulated a lot of contacts through his many years of traveling around the world.
Knowing that Lu Xiao was planning to buy a large ship for sailing, he specially introduced the most famous shipyard owner in Daliang to the group.
When Lu Xiao found the target through Gong Shantie's introduction, the shipyard owner was worried.
Yang Guang patted his butt and left happily, leaving Daliang City with a lot of mess.
Putting aside other issues, the large number of dragon boats left behind by Yang Guang, who was so happy about his success, is enough to make the shipyard bosses in Daliang scratch their heads in pain.
Yang Guang was the emperor, and he was willing to go on a trip to Daliang, but the local officials were too late to flatter him and could not let him pay for the dragon boat.
Under the urging and threats of Daliang officials, local shipyards hurriedly produced a batch of gorgeous-looking and extremely safe dragon boats.
This dragon boat is not that dragon boat. The reason why they are called dragon boats is just because these boats are prepared for Yang Guang, the real dragon emperor, and are not the kind of kayaks used in the Dragon Boat Festival racing activities.
Although most of the dragon boats suffered some damage in the fire, the overall structure was intact, but the appearance looked a bit unsightly.
Yang Guang disliked the shameful appearance of these dragon boats, tossed his sleeves and returned to Daxing angrily.
The shipyard owners who wanted to sell the dragon boats to the government were all in tears and could only worry about the dragon boats docked in the dock.
"Do you want to buy a dragon boat?"
Lu Xiao arrived at just the right time, and the captain's boss named Zhang Liang's eyes immediately lit up. He finally saw the possibility of getting his money back.
"Yes, but to be precise, what I want to buy is a big ship that can sail on the sea. Can these dragon boats used as a pretense for the emperor withstand the wind and waves on the sea?"
"certainly!"
Zhang Liang slapped his chest and assured proudly: "How can it be possible to cut corners on the ships supplied to the Nine-Five Masters? With a few modifications, the dragon boats can sail directly into the sea."
"As long as they are not unlucky enough to encounter a storm at sea, these dragon boats can definitely ride the wind and waves in the sea."
The shipyard owner introduced by Gongshan Iron had a good reputation among his peers, and Lu Xiao believed in Gongshan Iron's vision of people.
After paying the deposit, Lu Xiao entrusted Zhang Liang to arrange for the shipwrights to work overtime to complete the modification of the dragon boat as quickly as possible.
Time waits for no one, it is already early May, and there are only less than five months until the star Chiguan breaks through the sky.
Lu Xiao must seize the time to find the Donghuang Bell and Pangu Ax before Yuwen Tuo starts to sacrifice the blood beads of all spirits, so as to avoid the tragedy of killing all living beings.
During the ship's renovation, Yongzhen, who went out to gather information, brought back bad news.
Yang Shuo, a subordinate of Yuwen Tuo, has rushed to Donglai County and is said to be setting up an unknown formation on the hilltop near Donglai City.
"Yang Shuo..."
Lu Xiao had met Yang Shuo before on the dragon boat. He was a young general full of righteousness. It was said that he came from the royal family and was loyal to Grand Master Yuwen Tuo.
After considering the time required to modify the ship, Lu Xiao told Yongzhen: "Yang Shuo is still young and should be the weakest among the four generals under Yuwen Tuo."
"I will stay in Daliang to urge the shipwrights to seize the time to renovate the dragon boats and recruit crews and sailors. I will not go this time. Yongzhen, you will take the three rookies to Donglai to stop Yang Shuo."
"Remember, spare his life and let him go back and tell Yuwen Tuo that the Shennong Cauldron is in my hands, and warn him to postpone the sacrifice of the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Bead until at least I return from the East China Sea Fairy Island."