The morning sun has just fallen, and the Liu family mansion on the island in the center of the lake has begun to get busy. As the children of the Military God family, they must not miss the daily morning exercises. As for being stricter on themselves, only then can they develop their true combat effectiveness.
This is the reason why the Liu family has become the pinnacle of the empire, and it is also the reason why even the royal family dare not suppress them.
At this time, Li Mu and his party had quietly left the island. Li Mu, who was sitting on the bow of the boat wearing a bamboo hat, looked behind him. Lin Qingzhu, Nie Xiaoyu, Yun Luoxi, Hao Meng, Fang Yan and Liu Long.
It was all his current team, consisting of seven people. They were likely to face the most brutal war when they went there. Li Mu couldn't help but secretly decide that he must protect these trustworthy partners no matter what.
"Qinglan City belongs to the Eastern Military Region and is the territory of our Liu family. This time my father also gave me this golden willow order. At that time, I can mobilize the defense forces of more than a dozen nearby cities according to the situation, even those who are pro-royal.
Without cooperation, considerable force can be quickly organized."
Seeing Li Mu's solemn look, Liu Long, who was sitting aside, said that he, Liu Yi and Liu Chong stayed up all night last night and made detailed plans based on the existing intelligence and the worst possible scenario.
The imperial capital must be stationed in order to prevent the imperial machine from running smoothly once war breaks out, so the task of defending Qinglan City naturally falls on Liu Long.
The golden willow token in his hand is extremely crucial. There are only two of them in the entire Liu family. With this token, most of the family head's powers can be exercised. Therefore, Liu Long's statement that he can mobilize the troops of more than a dozen cities at any time is absolutely impossible.
Not a lie.
"Brother Liu, I have no experience in marching troops to fight. When the time comes, I will still focus on tracking the whereabouts of the 'Blood' members. If they want to promote the outbreak of war, they will do anything they can, even
Destroy Qinglan City’s defenses in advance, and we must stop them before they succeed.”
Li Mu cast a grateful look at Liu Long. He had indeed grown a lot in the past year or so, but suddenly he had to face such a large-scale incident without help.
"We understand that Qinglan City is the top priority now, and those people in black robes must also know, and what we have to face may be far more than this. God knows how far Zi Tong has penetrated in the past few decades, just
Those troops in the city who are pro-Huangfu family may defect at a critical moment."
Lin Qingzhu, who was sitting behind Li Mu, also believed that the current situation was extremely pessimistic. The enemy was hiding. Any comrade who was your brother-in-arms one second ago might become a traitor who stabs you in the back the next second.
Li Mu is also very clear about this. In any large-scale war in his previous life, there will always be traitors. These people or forces will betray their motherland without hesitation for the sake of wealth and power.
What's more, the Cangyun Empire has a vast territory, and there are usually conflicts between the various forces. The Huangfu family and the Yunlan Sect have a harmonious relationship, and they can coexist peacefully when they are at their peak. Once the royal family and the sect break, plus "
With the help of the "Blood" organization, it is very likely that the empire will be in chaos first. This is probably the situation Penglai Immortal Kingdom wants to see the most.
"The human heart is the biggest enemy"
Li Mu understands the meaning of this sentence now more than ever. It is not so much that his opponent is Zi Tong this time, but rather the desire of the participants. He just hopes that no one he knows will be involved. He is the least willing.
What I see is the need to choose between justice and emotion.
Everyone in the boat had their own thoughts, and no one spoke again. Under the arrangement of the Liu family, they quickly left the imperial capital through an underground river. After confirming that no one was following them, the seven people rode on the prepared boats.
The thousand-mile BMW sped towards Qinglan City.
It took Li Mu more than half a year to set out from Qinglan City to the Imperial Capital, but the main reason was that they were not in a hurry at that time. They stopped and stopped along the way, focusing on accumulating experience and improving their cultivation, and encountered many incidents.
The second reason is that when Lin Qingzhu designed the route, he did not regard quick arrival as the first condition.
But this time it is completely different. Under the operation of the Liu family, Li Mu and others will go all the way east along a route specially used by the military to transport supplies. During this period, all checkpoints have been arranged in advance. The smooth team is expected to arrive in five days.
Rushing to Qinglan City in one day was almost the limit at such a speed, but Li Mu was still not satisfied, so after discussing with his companions, he decided to travel day and night. Since everyone was a monk in the Dan Formation Realm, it was not difficult to go several days without rest.
"Brother Mu, Shuangliu Town is ahead. We can rest here for a while and replenish the horses with water and food before setting off." Lin Qingzhu, who had her hair tied back, put away the map in her hand and looked at her side.
Li Mu said that she was still responsible for guiding the specific route for this return trip. Although the Liu family had prepared a precise route map, the environment on the ground had mostly changed, and Lin Qingzhu's job was to keep the team on the road at high speed.
Will not deviate from the route.
"Well, okay, I took it for granted. Let's go to the town ahead to rest. Everyone is very tired these days. We will stay in this town for one night and set off tomorrow."
Li Mu touched his mount, which was already hot due to the constant running, and saw Yun Luoxi, whose face was a little pale due to the bumps along the way. Then he realized that his immortal body was powerful, but horses and some companions could not adapt to this.
The intensity, especially Yun Luoxi,
During the previous communication, everyone agreed to hurry up. As a new member, and with the title of the daughter of the head of the Yunlan Sect, she naturally cannot be at a disadvantage. But in fact, for her who has never gone out to experience, she wants to keep up.
It does take time for other people's rhythm to happen.
So Li Mu followed Lin Qingzhu's guidance, pulled the reins in the night, and the group of people quickly ran towards the brightly lit place at the foot of the mountain.
"What a small town, it's so lively. It's almost Haishi, and the streets are still full of people."
This Shuangliu town is not big, and there are no walls or guards. The security of the town is almost entirely the responsibility of the townspeople. However, although the town is small, it has all the necessary facilities, including wine shops, inns, pawn shops and pharmacies.
, everything that should be there is there.
You can also see businessmen from out of town who are obviously not locals but are stopping on the street. It can be seen that Shuangliu Town is definitely not as simple as a remote town.
"Well, it's really amazing. Look at these shops. There are even brothels. If you didn't say this was Shuangliu Town, I thought it was a small city. Who is the mayor here? His methods are so clever."
Li Mu kept scanning the passers-by on the street and found nothing wrong, so he found an inn, handed over the tired horses to the inn, and told him to take good care of them, and then he and others came to the hotel.
Top floor guest room.
The night was getting deeper and deeper. After washing, Li Mu lay on the bed and fell asleep quickly like everyone else. He fell into a deep sleep, but it was Lin Qingzhu's knock on the door that woke up Li Mu.