A few days later, watching Yuwen Tuo resolutely embark on the journey to the west, Lu Xiao looked at the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand and sighed softly.
'Is this an unexpected gain?'
Long before splitting the artifacts and giving them to others to take away, Lu Xiao had completed the second world task of collecting the top ten artifacts.
Excluding the Donghuang Bell, the Nuwa Stone and the Kunlun Mirror, which have long been transformed into human forms, and the Haotian Tower that has been missing so far, and the Xuanyuan Sword that still belongs to Yuwen Tuo.
Lu Xiao received a total of five ancient artifacts at the time of settlement, including Pangu Ax, Kongtong Seal, Shennong Cauldron, Demon Refining Pot and Fuxi Qin.
Among them, the Demon Refining Pot was voluntarily given to Lu Xiao by Chen Jingchou with Chen Fu's approval.
On the one hand, it was to thank him for taking care of and teaching me during the long journey, and on the other hand, it was also to thank him for curing Gong Shantie.
After some splitting, Lu Xiao now only has the Demon Refining Pot and the Xuanyuan Sword that Yuwen Tuo just presented.
During the months of adventure, Lu Xiao had studied the formula of Shennong Cauldron in detail.
Although it was impossible to refine the elixir without the Shennong Cauldron, that was a function that could only be achieved by arranging the Formation of Loss, and Lu Xiao had no interest in it.
In contrast, the functions of the Demon Refining Pot are relatively diverse.
In addition to its own ability to refine all things, the small world created by the Immortal in the Pot in the Demon Refining Pot can also be used as a portable space.
After Lu Xiao's persuasion, Yongzhen agreed to accept the Demon Refining Pot to make up for her inability to use space spells to store props.
The Xuanyuan Sword will be Lu Xiaoxin’s main weapon.
As early as the battle with Lancelot in the FATE world, Lu Xiao realized the importance of magical weapons.
Although the Holy Sword of Eden can be considered high-quality in most worlds, after all, they are only mass-produced weapons created by Hephaestus.
Without the legendary bonus of the Xingyue World, the Holy Sword of Eden is still far behind in the face of a divine weapon of Xuanyuan Sword's level.
The Immortal Sword is a Japanese sword, which is sharp but low in strength.
After obtaining the divine weapon Xuanyuan Sword, Lu Xiao positioned the Immortal Slash as a functional weapon, which has a special attack effect on dragons and undead creatures, and its frequency of use will inevitably decrease in the future.
After completing the two world missions, the system left plenty of time for Lu Xiao, with a one-year buffer time for her return.
After bidding farewell to Chen Jingchou and Yu Xiaoxue who were preparing to go south, Lu Xiao and Yongzhen headed north. They planned to check on Yu'er before leaving.
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Dayanling was the former residence of the Tuoba tribe.
After 10 years of turmoil in the late Sui Dynasty, the Dayan Mountains had long been abandoned. The Tuoba tribe, a nomadic people, headed north under the leadership of Yue'er to avoid the war.
However, grassland peoples such as Tiele and Turks are also internally unstable, with many parties fighting among themselves. The Tuoba tribe can only survive among the various large tribes.
When Zhang Lie and Yue Er found the Tuoba tribe deep in the grassland, Yue'er could no longer hold on and could only barely keep the tribe from being annexed.
There are very few Xianbei people who still belong to the Tuoba tribe, and almost all of them have different intentions.
In 626 AD, that is, last year, Li Shimin, who was called Tian Khan by the grassland people, was forced to make a bridge alliance with Jieli Khan on the Weishui River, which is also the famous Weishui River Alliance in history.
At this time, the Turks were powerful, and Tang Dynasty, which had not yet sorted out its internal affairs, decided to hide its capabilities and bide its time.
Li Shimin deeply remembered the shame of the Weishui Alliance and made up his mind to return this shame to Jieli Khan in the future.
The arrogant Turks became more and more domineering on the grasslands. Countless small tribes were annexed by Jieli Khan's tribe, and the Tuoba tribe was just one of them.
When Zhang Lie rushed back to the tribe after ten years of absence, the Tuoba tribe was already deeply entrenched, and even Zhang Lie could not reunite the people who had their own ulterior motives.
Zhang Lie, who had lost his ideal of fighting for the world, no longer wanted to pay attention to these ungrateful Tuoba people. After handing over the power of the clan leader, he took the Tuoba sisters and drifted away.
When Lu Xiao and Yongzhen were looking for the early Tuoba tribe, they happened to meet three people who were about to leave after finishing their chores. From their mouths, they learned about the Tuoba tribe's experiences in the past ten years.
After all, she was born and raised in her own tribe, and the gentle Yue'er is not as free and easy as her sassy sister.
She looked very depressed, thinking that she had failed to live up to Zhang Lie's expectations and failed to manage the tribe well while he was busy saving the land of China.
Zhang Lie tried his best to comfort Yue'er, but he couldn't relieve the sadness and guilt in Yue'er's heart in a short time. He decided to travel around the world with his wife and put all these unhappy things behind him.
The brother-in-law plans to live a life of two with his sister, and it is natural that Yu'er, who has grown up, will not be able to follow behind them as a dragster.
Just when Lu Xiao and Yong Zhen came to check on the situation, Yu'er said goodbye to her sister and brother-in-law in a free and easy manner.
Yu'er has a bright and cheerful personality, and she had a bad habit of being irritable and impulsive earlier. After being polished by Lu Xiao and Yong Zhen, the unnecessary edges and corners in her character have been smoothed out a lot.
When taking Yu'er all the way south to the Western Regions, Lu Xiao asked her about her next plan.
"Yongzhen and I are scheduled to travel far away within a year, and we will probably not return to the Central Plains again. What are your plans?"
"Um……"
Yu'er thought for a while: "The turbulent grassland is not suitable for staying here for the time being. I plan to travel in the Western Region first."
Yu'er spread her hands in a self-deprecating tone: "My temper is somewhat incompatible with the reserved Central Plains people. Perhaps staying in the Western Regions is the best choice."
"That's fine."
Lu Xiao rubbed Yu'er's hair encouragingly: "The Western Region has completely different customs and customs from the Central Plains. Perhaps here, you can carry forward the ideas I passed on to you."
The Western Regions first generally referred to the vast land west of Yumen Pass and Yangguan. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the concept of the Western Regions was further expanded. When Tang Xuanzong Li Longji came to power, complete military and political systems such as Beiting Protectorate and Anxi Protectorate were established.
In modern terms, the Western Region refers to my country's Xinjiang Autonomous Region and Central Asia. This region is dotted with a large number of small countries and is an important area that the Silk Road passes through.
Further west through the Western Region is the Arab Empire with strong military strength, which China calls the Great Food Country and the birthplace of the Assassin Order.
Lu Xiao didn't know what kind of future development Yu'er would have. If she really promoted the Assassin organization in the Western Region, it might in turn affect the Great Food Country and allow the Assassin organization to operate in this world in a different way.
way to rise.
...It seems quite interesting if you think about it carefully, but Lu Xiao is not sure whether Yu'er can achieve his idea in the end.
Calculated according to the time in the human world, Yu'er is 27 years old this year, but her mental age is still stuck at 17, and she still needs a lot of practice and experience.
Lu Xiao, who was worried about his apprenticeship, spent the remaining one year on Yu'er.
Climbing, assassination, free running, underwater breathing, archery, close combat, Lu Xiao taught Yu'er all the assassin skills he had mastered without reservation.
The competitive Yu'er absorbed Professor Lu Xiao's knowledge and skills like a sponge. Yongzhen also taught Yu'er some knowledge about drug identification in her spare time.
Pharmacology is vast and profound, and it is impossible for Yu'er to learn everything in just one year.
Yongzhen just told her the properties of some healing medicines so that Yu'er could collect medicines and treat herself after being injured in the wild.
In the Stone Kingdom of the Western Region, Lu Xiao witnessed Yu'er sneaking into the mansion silently and executing a small local official from the Fish and Meat Township. Lu Xiao had a satisfied smile on his face.
"It's time to leave."
Yu'er returned successfully without causing any commotion. She was greeted by Lu Xiao and Yong Zhen's encouragement and praise, and... farewell.
He tapped Yu'er's forehead with his finger, and Lu Xiao smiled and said to Yu'er who looked reluctant, "You have already graduated, and you no longer need a mentor to guide you all the time."
"Keep the ideals of the Assassin organization in mind. If one day I hear that you have deviated from the purpose of the organization, I will come back from afar and take everything from you with my own hands."
Yu'er nodded solemnly and said: "Everything is empty, everything is allowed."