Chapter 135: Burning, killing, looting! The road to riches
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Xiang Ancient City is the core and most prosperous city in Moyan Kingdom. Its surrounding area has been transformed into a huge industrial base after thousands of years of management.
The concentration of spiritual veins, long-term and effective cultivation and maintenance, gave birth to one after another "imperial estates", "national estates" and manors belonging to various powerful families.
Some of these manors specialize in various spiritual teas, while others produce mid-to-high-end spiritual rice. Of course, the most valuable among them is the spiritual medicine garden.
[Wanling Imperial Manor] is an elixir garden belonging to the royal family of the Nanyan Demon Kingdom.
This imperial manor has a history of more than 7,000 years. There is a medium-sized top-grade spiritual vein, more than a dozen high-grade spiritual veins, and multiple spirit gathering arrays gathered underground. The spiritual energy in the manor is so abundant that it can almost be regarded as a
A small paradise.
Calculated on an annual average basis, the benefits of growing elixirs are often not as high as those of similar industries such as growing spiritual rice, breeding spiritual silkworms, or even raising spiritual birds and livestock that produce meat. However, the elixir garden is
A foundation that a long-lasting family must have.
If Xuanwu monks want to advance quickly, the most common and effective method is to take elixirs, and the refining of elixirs requires elixirs.
As generations of aristocratic families change, they consume astronomical amounts of elixirs every year. If you completely rely on purchasing them from the outside world, it will not only be unstable and short-term, but it will also be easily choked by other aristocratic families taking advantage of the supply and demand relationship.
Moreover, the higher the cultivation level of Xuanwu monks, the higher the level of elixirs required for cultivation.
The higher the grade of the elixir, the older the elixir is, the higher the requirements for the growing place, the rarer the quantity, and the more difficult it is to purchase.
Without the support of one or more elixir gardens with a complete structural system, this family will not last long...
Wanling Emperor's Mansion is one of the foundations for Qiu's family to settle down and settle down.
But today, it was captured.
Large quantities of elixirs of various years have been plundered, some prepared elixirs in stock have also been swept away, and top-grade spiritual veins and high-grade spiritual veins are also being extracted.
There is no doubt that this is a good thing that Wang Fugui's [United Volunteer Corps] and Yu Mengyu's [Northern Palace Volunteer Corps] did together.
now.
In the courtyard of Wanling Emperor's Villa, Jiang Qinglian, dressed as an office lady, was sitting sideways in front of a stone table, making tea by herself with a respectful expression.
Sitting on a wicker chair next to the stone table, Wang Fugui, dressed in white, half-squinted his eyes and enjoyed the "high-quality spiritual tea" he had snatched with a contented expression.
The spiritual tea in hand is naturally far inferior to the famous "Enlightenment Tea", but the advantage is that it is a trophy snatched from the enemy. It also has a rich and rich aroma that is completely different from the Enlightenment Tea. It does not taste like it when you drink it.
Steal half a day's leisure.
Since arriving in Lingqu Continent, he has been busy with various things, either fighting or preparing for war.
This time he marched thousands of miles to the vicinity of the Yan Kingdom's capital [Xiang Ancient City]. He led two large groups to focus on the plundering of the mansions of the Royal Family of the Demon Yan Kingdom and major aristocratic families. In order to obtain the maximum profit in the shortest possible time, he has also been
Although I gained a lot from the continuous rotation, I was really tired.
Nowadays, he rarely has a moment of free time. He can lie on a wicker chair, bask in the sun, and drink tea. After relaxing, he actually fell asleep.
At this time.
A guard came in from outside the hospital and reported: "Your Majesty, we found a powerful man with supernatural powers among the captured slaves of Huangzhuang. He said that he was once the ancestor of a third-grade family with supernatural powers, and asked to see your prince.
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"Bring him here."
Wang Fugui responded lazily without even opening his eyelids.
The bodyguard immediately took the order and left.
After a while, he led a skinny old man in.
The old man was wearing the simplest rags and linen clothes, which had not been changed or washed for an unknown period of time. The clothes looked tattered, and even his arms and toes were exposed.
But even so, this former ancestor of magical powers still has his own pride and style, and the sobriety and sharpness in his eyes are impressive.
"Sin slave Yan Chengde, I have met the young master." As soon as the old man saw Wang Fugui, he immediately understood who was in charge, and immediately stepped forward to greet him without any ambiguity, "Sin slave was originally the ancestor of the Yan family of the third-rank family in Xianggu City. Sin slave
Because the Nu family was framed by the Luqiu clan, they were deprived of their aristocratic status. Now most of the clan members have either died as cannon fodder on battlefields outside the territory, or they have become sin slaves like old men, and life is worse than death."
A third-grade family?
Wang Fugui opened his eyelids and glanced at him, with no expression of emotion or anger: "I can more or less guess the reason for your coming. However, what grudges did I have between you, the Luqiu family, and the Qiu family?
Not interested."
When Grandpa Ancestor was sorting out and analyzing intelligence about the Demon Dynasty, he occasionally heard some of it, so he always knew how cruel the struggle for power and mutual strife between aristocratic families could be without the restriction of rules.
Seeing Yan Chengde open his mouth, as if he wanted to say something else, he waved his hand and interrupted: "I can give you a batch of food, a batch of weapons and equipment, and a large number of sin slaves. You can go with these
Attack the private manors of various aristocratic families in the Demon Yan Kingdom, rescue the slaves therein and expand your power. But one thing you have to remember is that you are only allowed to deal with aristocratic families and are not allowed to disturb the common people."
During this period, there was too much food and low-end weapons and equipment stolen, which could not be stored in the storage ring, nor could it be taken away at all. Rather than leaving it to the Demon Yan Kingdom, it was better to simply distribute it to these slaves and let them start their own uprising.
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Although it may not be successful, it can still cause considerable interference to the Demon Yan Kingdom.
In courses related to sociology in ethnology, the pros and cons of slave society have been systematically analyzed. Wang Fugui understands that this is a necessary stage in the social process, but in the end it does more harm than good and is not the right way. Therefore, he conveniently gives
He is also happy to see this system create some trouble.
Yan Chengde was stunned.
He had given up all hope, but he never expected that this young master would be more decisive than him.
After being stunned for a long time, he suddenly woke up and saluted Wang Fugui in great excitement: "Old slave, thank you to the master. When the old slave avenges the annihilation of his clan, he will immediately come back to follow the master and become his slave and servant.
Repay your kindness to me."
"Okay, let's talk about the future later." Wang Fugui waved his hand and nonchalantly told Jiang Qinglian beside him, "Jiang Chongfeng, go ask Ji Chongfeng to find a way to lift the restrictions on him, and then do as I say.
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"Yes, Mr. Fugui."
Jiang Qinglian stood up after hearing this, bowed to accept the order, and then left the yard with Yan Chengde.
After the others left, Wang Fugui took a nap again, with a calm expression, as if he had just done an inconspicuous and ordinary thing.
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And at the same time.
The capital of Nanyan Kingdom.
Like an ancient city.
As the capital of the Nanyan Kingdom, Xiang Ancient City has a very long history. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, during the long years, this city has always stood on this vast land, quietly watching the changes in history.
The long history has given it a profound heritage. Ancient buildings with a long history can be seen everywhere in the city. Even a raised stone brick at the root of the wall may have a history of thousands of years.
In these more than 10,000 years, the situation in Xiang Ancient City has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The original Xiang Ancient City was far less large than it is now, but only less than one-third of its current size.
The current inner city wall was transformed from the original Xianggu City wall. The current outer city was expanded bit by bit over tens of thousands of years.
For this reason, only the real aristocratic families can live in the inner city. In the outer city, there are mostly various emerging aristocratic families. They are distinct from each other and there are huge class barriers.
The recently established Xianggu City [Temporary Recruitment Point] is located in an abandoned ancestral hall outside the inner city.
It was unknown which powerful person this ancestral temple worshiped at the beginning. The architectural style is very different from the overall architectural style of Nanyan Kingdom. It is square and majestic.
Its walls have become mottled with traces of its long history, and the memorial tablets and sculptures in the ancestral hall have long since disappeared. Only the towering stone pillars and the magnificent square remain, vaguely showing the atmosphere of the past.
Now, in this huge square, brand-new military training facilities have been built, and the towering ancestral temple-style buildings have been transformed into military camps.
now.
On a high platform in the corner of the square, a tall woman was standing against the wind, looking down at the recruits being trained in the square.
She was casually holding a magical long whip in her right hand, and her red dress was swaying in the wind. Her whole body was like a blooming red rose, with a heroic appearance and an outstanding temperament.
This woman is the commander in charge of the recruitment this time. She is Qiu Daoyu, the very famous [Princess Jiabao] in the royal family.
Among the young people of the royal generation, Princess Jiabao was deeply loved by Emperor Yuanjing of the Yan Kingdom and was carefully trained since she was a child.
There are rumors that Emperor Yuanjing once found her a husband from an outstanding family in the Mo Dynasty, but Princess Jiabao rejected her on the grounds of incompatibility and dislike.
Not only was Emperor Yuan Kyung not angry, but he also gave her some freedom of choice. As long as she made a marriage decision within 200 years old, she could choose her husband within a certain range.
Therefore, Princess Jiabao, who is only 150 years old, has become a popular target in the eyes of young people in Xianggu City.
Being "loved by thousands of people", Princess Jiabao naturally leads a carefree and comfortable life on weekdays.
However, recently, she has been frowning and feeling a lot of pressure.
During this period of time, bad news came one after another from the front line, and even her most beloved ancestor, Emperor Yuanjing, suffered a defeat. The royal family and elites from various families in Xiang Ancient City have urgently mobilized soldiers and organized a wave of reinforcements to support her.
, to assist in resisting the main force of the Liang Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, at this moment when the defense was empty, two elite bandits broke through the many guard cities and passes, reached the hinterland of Dayan, and began "burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of evil" near Shangjing City.
Because of this, the entire Xianggu City was in panic during this period.
As the capital of the Yan Kingdom, Xianggu City was originally the city with the highest defense level and the safest in the Yan Kingdom. But now, the ace battle group Xuanshan Iron Cavalry is no longer around, and the main garrison troops have also been transferred to the front line. The remaining defenders are very few in number.
The combat effectiveness is also quite impressive. To put it bluntly, since the ancient city was built, this is probably the first time that the defense has been so weak.
If it hadn't been for the defensive formation to rely on, Xiang Ancient City would have been in chaos.
At this moment, Princess Jiabao Qiu Daoyu, as one of the core figures of the royal family, should naturally step forward, organize more militia teams, and fight together with the weak defenders to prevent the two thieves from attacking the capital.
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"Princess, the number of conscripts today has been calculated."
At this time, the maid Xiao Youfei, who was temporarily serving as a female official, climbed up to the high platform and stepped forward with a bad face to report: "Today, a total of 1,356 people are willing to respond to our call and join the militia, which is less than yesterday.
Five hundred people.”
Gu Shen
"That's all?"
Princess Jiabao's face turned cold, and she was so angry that she struck the high platform next to her with her whip.
There was a loud "pop", and a crater was suddenly blown out of the high platform. However, she still felt uneasy and said angrily: "Even if quite a few elites have been transferred away, the total number of Xuanwu monks in the city is at least this few."
Ten times the number. In the face of a national crisis, there are so many people who would rather be a coward?"
Over the past few days, her militia has only recruited more than 7,000 people, and its overall strength is not very high. Once it goes to the battlefield, it will simply serve as food for the two elite thieves.
"Princess, please calm down." The maid Xiaoyou hurriedly persuaded, "We Dayan and Liang have been at war for more than fifty years, and those enthusiastic and ambitious people have already joined the regular army. But this time the front line was defeated, several princes and highnesses
Another forceful recruitment organized a large number of people to go to support. We were able to recruit so many militiamen in a short period of time, and you are already very powerful, Princess."
"No." Princess Jiabao's face was livid, and her heart was extremely heavy. "Tan Ma came to report. Those two thieves were extremely powerful. They captured many imperial and aristocratic estates one after another, and they showed their performance effortlessly. Our ancient elephant city is now
The defense is too weak and too dangerous!"
"Pass my order." Princess Jiabao looked serious and said sternly, "Immediately mobilize all the aristocratic families to squeeze out some people to join the militia again, and also let them guard all the famous businesses, restaurants and other business places.
Pull out 50% and give it to me."
"Your Highness the Princess!" Xiaoyou, the maid, became anxious and quickly dissuaded her, "To initiate forced conscription requires not only His Majesty's imperial edict, but also..."
"I'm not recruiting troops by force." Princess Jiabao interrupted her coldly, "Send someone to tell those merchants that if they don't obey me, Princess Jiabao, today, don't do it until I, Dayan, calm down."
I blame me for being ruthless. I also need to recruit those casual cultivators who have been wandering around the capital all year round, as well as those organizations that are lurking in the dark and cannot be seen in the light. In short, those who have a little bit of fighting ability,
all I want!!"
"Yes, Your Highness the Princess."
Xiaoyou, the maid, saw that her princess was determined and knew that she could not persuade her, so she had to grit her teeth and lead people to do things with worry.
After the others left, Princess Jiabao looked like she had a headache.
After the defeat, Grandpa Ancestor took the Xuanshan Iron Cavalry and fled somewhere. No news came back, and the front line has become like this again. Now even the ancient city of Xiang has been invaded by thieves!
The garrison in the ancient city was so weak, and the militia recruited was also a mixed bag of troops, making it a miscellaneous one.
If this continues, I'm afraid something big will happen.
"Daoyu."
At this time, a gentle and manly voice sounded.
Princess Jiabao turned around and saw not far away, a man in white clothes with fluttering robes was gracefully landing on the high platform.
He wears a jade crown on his head and a sword hanging from his waist. He walks gracefully and gracefully, and his bearing is extraordinary.
As soon as she saw this person, Princess Jiabao's face softened slightly: "Luqiu Yuanmo, I asked you to go to various aristocratic families to mobilize the young children who were left behind. How is the situation?"
This person is a magical species of the second-grade Luqiu family of Great Yan. He has already achieved good results at a young age. Now, at the age of 200 or more, he has entered the middle stage of the Purple Mansion Realm and has also made many meritorious deeds on battlefields outside the territory.
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"Oh, Daoyu." Lu Qiu Yuanmo sighed, "The elites of each family are either on the battlefield outside the territory or have already suffered heavy casualties on the front line. The remaining available forces are also organizing the second wave of reinforcements.
At that time, they went out together with the princes and princes who were guarding the country."
"Although there are still some people left in each family, old and young, the few fighting forces are the inheritance seeds of the family's future, and nothing can go wrong..."
"What about the inheritance seeds?" Princess Jiabao raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "With the national crisis facing us, who can escape? If we continue to do nothing like this, will we really let those thieves invade our Xiang Ancient City?
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"Don't be angry, Daoyu." Luqiu Yuanmo comforted him, "Every family and tribe is working hard for the country, and there are many victims, so we shouldn't be too harsh."
In fact, all the aristocratic families know clearly that with this matter now causing such a big fuss, the Demon Emperor will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it. It will not be long before he intervenes in this matter, and then the war will no longer be fought.
Now they just need to huddle up and survive this period, and wait for the war to end and everything will be fine. If they are too aggressive and die, death is really death. No one wants to die in vain with their inherited seeds.
Just when Princess Jiabao wanted to get angry again, Luqiu Yuanmo said: "Daoyu, I have persuaded a group of brothers and sisters from various aristocratic families to come and help with my personal connections, and I will also use Taoism to help."
Jade, you are looking forward to it, but you will die after you die."
"Okay!" Princess Jiabao's face softened a lot, "Brother Yuanmo, you really impressed me this time."
"Everywhere, this is Yuan Mo's duty." At this point, Luqiu Yuanmo looked around, pulled Princess Jiabao aside, and whispered, "Dao Yu, I have a plan, maybe
It can turn things around, do you want to listen?"
"Come here quickly, don't go around in circles." Princess Jiabao raised her pretty eyebrows and said, "You also know that what bothers me the most is grinding and grinding."
"My idea is that instead of holding on to the city and defending it, we should organize the remaining elite and go out of the city to surprise the bandit army!" Luqiu Yuanmo said with a serious expression.
"What? Are you crazy?" Princess Jiabao's face changed, "The banners of the two thieves are obviously from the Hanyue Immortal Dynasty. They are the best of the best, and there are many monks in the supernatural realm among them.
.And they also took away the top-grade spiritual veins of Wanling Emperor Village, so it is obvious that Lingxu Realm is secretly accompanying them."
"Faced with such a formidable bandit army, we could only hold on to Xianggu City by relying on formations to hold on to the city wall, and with the help of [Kui Niu Ancestor]. If we went out to meet the enemy, wouldn't we be playing into the enemy's hands?"
Faced with a series of questions from Princess Jiabao, Luqiu Yuanmo said calmly: "In the past few days, I have also sent people to collect various intelligence and information, and entrusted the ancestors to secretly go out of the city to investigate and collect news about the defeated army.
, and as a result, after combining the intelligence from various channels, I discovered a surprising fact."
"What amazing fact?" Princess Jiabao's expression calmed down and her expression suddenly became serious.
"Those two bandit army commanders are actually two teenage children, one of whom is a boy and the other is a girl." Luqiu Yuanmo said, "Dao Yu, think about it, the banners of those two bandit armies are either
Is it a first-class family of the Immortal Dynasty, or a prince of the Northern Territory, what kind of child can he lead them?"
Princess Jiabao frowned: "Boys dare not say, is that teenage girl the daughter of the Pearl Princess who married to the Northern Territory Palace, Yu Mengyu?"
"Princess Mingzhu comes from the line of Prince Zhenyang of Beiliang. It is not surprising that she comes to support Beiliang in times of crisis. And except for that Yu Mengyu, I am afraid that no one is qualified to command an elite army when she is a teenager." Lu Qiu Yuanmo
Excitement flashed in his eyes.
"But, even if Mengyu is the daughter of Princess Mingzhu, she can't command the army, right? She's too young, how can she conquer the masses?" Princess Jiabao was still a little confused.
"Daoyu, you are used to not hearing anything outside the window, so you don't know anything about this matter. But I heard that Mengyu has been named a [Princess] in the Hanyue Immortal Dynasty, and she is ranked fourth.
"The little princess." Lu Qiu Yuanmo said, "That is the little princess of the Immortal Dynasty, commanding a mere battle group, who dares to disobey?"
"Princess of Immortal Dynasty?"
Princess Jiabao was shocked.
Naturally, she also knew the value of the Princess of the Immortal Dynasty, and her expression suddenly dawned: "In this way, everything makes sense. Thinking about it, that boy must also have an extraordinary background. No wonder, there is a Lingxu realm among the two thieves.
Follow along."
"Most likely, that boy's origin is not much worse than that of Yu Mengyu. Maybe he is the secret descendant of the Immortal Palace." Lu Qiu Yuanmo's face was filled with excitement, "Dao Yu, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Opportunity! As long as we can seize Yuan Mengyu and that boy, not only can we save Xianggu City and surrounding industries, but maybe the entire national crisis can be reversed."
"By then, we will have a huge trump card, enough to make Emperor Liang spit out everything he has eaten!"
Princess Jiabao was also very excited: "The only problem now is that the other party has many magical powers and a Lingxu realm to protect them. The magical realm is okay. Although our Ancient Elephant City is empty now, if we put it together, how many more can we make?"
A retired prince and ancestor. But Lingxu realm..."
"Then there is only Patriarch Youlao Qiukui. Although he is only at the peak of the tenth level, with the addition of another Taoist weapon from the royal family, he can still entangle a Lingxu realm in a short time." Lu Qiu Yuanmo
He said enthusiastically, "We seize the opportunity to make a surprise attack and sacrifice ourselves to capture two teenage boys. Isn't it easy to capture them?"
"If that is really the little princess of the Immortal Dynasty, it is indeed worth our while." Princess Jiabao calmed down a little now and added, "However, we must be extra cautious about this matter, Yuan Mo, please send someone there again
Collect some information, and I will organize all the old princes, old princes, and ancestors of various aristocratic families."
"I sincerely obey the princess's order." Luqiu Yuanmo bowed.
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm not a princess." Princess Jiabao said angrily.
"Isn't this a matter of time?" Lu Qiu Yuanmo retreated with a smile.
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Soon after.
The "thief army group" headed by Wang Fugui and Yu Mengyu captured another extremely wealthy manor. It was said that it was the elixir manor of the Luqiu family. After some looting, all valuable things were stolen.
They were looted and the worthless things were packed up and given to the slave army.
For the rest, they set a fire in the Luqiu family's manor. In the raging fire, the Luqiu family's years of savings were burned down.
"hateful!"
In the distance, in the dense forest of a hidden valley, Princess Jiabao looked at this scene and her eyes were red with anger.
The blazing fire in the distance and the wanton laughter of the predators deeply stimulated her, making her heart feel like a fire was burning, burning brighter and hotter.
She tightened her grip on the whip and said angrily: "We can't wait any longer. If we allow the bandit army to act any longer, our Dayan's losses will be too great."
"Princess, please be patient and don't be impatient." Lu Qiu Yuanmo hurriedly advised.
Although he was heartbroken that his valuable elixir store was robbed and burned, he still said sternly: "Let's wait, wait until they relax a little more, wait until it gets darker."
The more lax the enemy's defenses, the more likely they are to succeed.
But at this moment.
However, an angry voice burst out from the bandit army: "Juan Kaicheng, you bitch, how dare you steal my Ten Thousand Years Purple Shouwu, don't think that I, Wu Zhide, am afraid of you!"
"Wu Zhide, what are you howling? You are relying on the support of your rich and noble son to rob our Northern Territory Palace of things?" Yu Kaicheng, the commander of the Northern Territory Palace's supernatural power realm, was also "livid" and said angrily, "Are you not? Do you really think that our fourth little princess is just a decoration?"
The two of them refused to obey the other, and the quarreling became more and more fierce. In the end, they started fighting "ping ping ping pong", and even the brothers in the battle camp under their command became a ball.
"Wang Fugui, restrain your people!" Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Yu Mengyu's angry voice also sounded, "Otherwise, don't blame me for turning against you."
"Yu Mengyu, I have tolerated you for a long time." Wang Fugui also said angrily, "You take advantage of your status as a princess and take advantage of everything. If you don't hand over the purple-shouwu today, we will break up!"
"One shot, two pieces, two pieces!"
Listening to the series of events in the distance and feeling the aftermath of the battle coming from afar, both Luqiu Yuanmo and Princess Jiabao looked ecstatic.
This commotion not only proved that the commander-in-chief of the other side was indeed the fourth little princess Yu Mengyu and the Lao Shizi Fugui whom they suspected, but also there was an internal strife between the two sides.
The most important thing is that from the direction in which the voices of Juan Mengyu and Wang Fugui came, they have been able to directly determine their locations!
Not to be missed!
"Do it!"
"Kill me!"
Luqiu Yuanmo and Princess Jiabao looked at each other and launched attacks almost at the same time!