At the beginning, I gave up my military power with a cup of wine, and I ascended the throne

Chapter 348 Xue Changqing Returns

Miaoyu, Dayueer, the masters in the Grinding Hall, the Six Sword Slaves and Zhou Bo stayed behind to guard against the counterattack by the Central Plains court and the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Shenlong Island is far away in the East China Sea, above the endless ocean. A round trip takes at least two months.

No matter how careful one is, news is bound to leak out. If the outside world gets to know that Xiao Han, who sucks grandma's money, is no longer in Shuiyun Mountain.

But they will definitely be ready to move, so we must be prepared in advance.

With Miaoyu, Ningxi, Dayueer, Zhou Bo, Master Xun and the head of Wudang, there should be no danger.

The matter of slaying the dragon has been put on the agenda, but few people know about it.

Under Ruoyan's leadership, Luo Wang is confirming the information of Shenlong Island and is just waiting to return to Shuiyun Mountain. It will be time to set off.

In the following time, Qingyao did not go to the academy, but stayed in the palace, reading sword manuals every day, or practicing sparring with Xiao Han.

Her cultivation progress remained extremely fast, advancing by leaps and bounds.

Early July.

Xue Changqing, dressed in a green robe, appeared in Shuiyun Mountain. He was the most proud man in the world. Ever since he went to Wudang Mountain and killed the then Wudang Master, he has been traveling around the world.

That is, during the battle of Xiliang and Jizhou, he appeared at Qimen Pass, fought with Helian Bobo, and stopped this military god of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

After that battle, Xue Changqing did not return, but continued to travel around the world, contacting old friends from Dong Yue.

With Xiao Han's support, Xue Changqing has already recruited a large number of experts under his command. After all, he is now fighting under the banner of Qingyao, the Princess of Dongyue. Coupled with Xue Changqing's identity, it is not difficult for him to recruit people.

In the side hall.

The two people who hadn't seen each other for a long time sat opposite each other.

"Young master, drink tea."

Miaoyu came in, put down the teacup, and said with a smile: "This is the Mingqian Mountain Tea picked from the depths of the Qilian Mountains."

"Impressed."

Xue Changqing picked up the teacup, took a sip, and sighed, "It's still as mellow as ever."

"That's natural."

Xiao Han grinned: "In the past few years, you have been doing very well in Bashu. I heard that your influence has spread to Jiangnan. It seems that you have a lot of wealth."

"Tell me, how many people have you gathered?"

"Hey, not much, not much."

Xue Changqing was so modest, but his brows showed great pride: "There are only three gangs and sixteen factions in Bashu, plus the gangs in Jianzhou and Jiangnan, there are only tens of thousands of people."

"How many elite soldiers are there?"

Xiao Han raised an eyebrow.

"About three thousand."

Xue Changqing said: "I also want to thank His Majesty for the gift of war horses, armor and weapons."

"Three thousand soldiers."

He smacked his lips. “Just barely good enough.”

Xue Changqing's face was full of black lines, and he was extremely speechless, but then he thought again, three thousand people were indeed not very pleasing to the eyes of the person in front of him.

After all, Xiao Han has 500,000 cavalrymen under his command, conservatively estimated, and they are all elite troops. Whenever they fight a war, they deploy tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen.

Can't compare.

There's no comparison.

"Sir, you are really something."

Miaoyu scolded: "Mr. Xue came to Sichuan alone, and he was able to gather 3,000 people under the eyes of the court. This is already very good."

"In two years."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "When I annex the Northern Wei, you can join the Bashu Cavalry and stir up trouble in the Central Plains court."

"Let that emperor have no time to care about me. After I destroy the Northern Wei, I will lead my troops south and march across the Central Plains."

"Destroying the Northern Wei is a good option."

Xue Changqing said: "When the time comes, we will directly cut off the road from the north of the Central Plains to the Western Regions. We cannot support a large number of cavalry just by relying on the land south of the Yangtze River."

"clever."

Xiao Han nodded: "I guess that if you raise troops in Bashu, many people from all over the Central Plains will respond and follow you."

"Miaoyu, in the next two years, give Master Xue more money, food, and military equipment."

He said: "Three thousand is not enough, at least we need to gather ten thousand elite armored cavalry." "Ahem"

Xue Changqing coughed twice and said, "Be a good person to the end, and send the Buddha to the west."

"I think it would be better to borrow a few hundred elite soldiers from the prince and send them to Bashu to serve as the elite. On the one hand, we can train these people with the training methods of Xiliang. On the other hand, if we can succeed by chance, they can also be under the prince's command in the future."

"Row."

Xiao Han pondered for a moment and agreed.

The two chatted for a while, and Xue Changqing asked seriously: "Why did you suddenly call me back this time? What's the big deal?"

"Ah."

He said, "I intend to slay the dragon."

"Slay the dragon?"

Xue Changqing showed a look of surprise, and then quickly asked: "Is it a auspicious beast, a real dragon?"

"Yes."

"real or fake."

Xue Changqing's tone was somewhat unbelieving. It was no wonder that the most proud man in the world showed such an expression. The story of a real dragon was indeed too unbelievable.

Although the legend of the four auspicious beasts has been circulating among people since ancient times, very few people have seen them.

Most people just believe that this is a legend and that there are no real auspicious beasts in the world.

The same was true for Xue Changqing. After all, this was something he had never seen before. At this moment, Xiao Han not only said that the real dragon existed, but also found where it was hiding.

"Do I look like I'm joking with you?"

Xiao Han curled his lips, "Or is it that you, Master Xue, are afraid?"

"afraid?"

Xue Changqing returned to normal and said with a smile: "You don't need to provoke me, isn't it just slaying a dragon? I have been slaying dragons all these years, now it's nothing more than slaying another one."

"That's pretty much it."

Xiao Han said: "I will give you a Dragon Yuan Inner Pill when the time comes."

"You don't want Dragon Essence?"

Xue Changqing was puzzled.

"No."

He shook his head.

"Giggle."

Miaoyu said softly, "Young Master doesn't care about dragon essence, he only wants dragon blood."

"I don't want Dragon Essence."

Xue Changqing said: "Give my one to Qingyao."

"There seems to be an extremely powerful force in Miss Miaoyu's body."

Xue Changqing glanced at Miaoyu and frowned slightly, "She doesn't look like a human."

Miaoyu: “…”

Xue Changqing also realized that what he had just said was ambiguous, so he explained: "I don't mean anything else, it's just weird."

"That's phoenix blood."

Xiao Han had nothing to hide from Xue Changqing. After all, this most proud Master Xue in the world was completely tied to him.

What's more, there is the relationship with Qingyao, who is the most trusted among the trusted ones, and Xiao Han also trusts Xue Changqing's character.

"A few days ago, I went to the Arctic Ice Field, killed Emperor Shitian, and stole his phoenix blood."

He said, "Then give it to Miaoyu to refine. She is now a genuine earthly immortal. If they really fight, she might not be much weaker than you."

"No wonder."

Xue Changqing said: "When I came in, I felt a faint pressure from Miss Miaoyu."

People like Xue Changqing know more or less about the existence of Tianmen.

It’s just that I don’t know as much as Xiao Han.

(End of this chapter)