Taishang Immortal Brigade

Chapter 248
The next day, under the leadership of the head steward, Xia He selected twenty treasures from the treasury. The ones Xia He chose were all inconspicuous ones, which were useless to Xiang Fuhou, but to Xia He and other immortal cultivators. It is the most precious material for cultivating immortals. As Xia He expected, Hou Xiangfu didn't show too much distress when he saw what Xia He had chosen.

Although Shuai Xixi was in a heavy heart, seeing so many treasures, she was still happy to choose them. After all, according to the distribution ratio of Jiuyi, only two of the twenty treasures belonged to her, so she couldn't help but choose carelessly.

Shuai Xixi saw Xia He walking in front of him, and said anxiously, "Brother, wait a minute, I'm about to choose."

Xia He smiled and said, "What to choose? It's all up to you."

Shuai Xixi looked at Xia He in disbelief, "It's all mine, didn't you say you have nine and one?"

"That was to tease you." Xia He said, "As you said, who would care about children."

Shuai Xixi hugged the twenty treasures in his arms happily, and excitedly said to Xia He, "Brother, you are so kind, no one has ever treated me so kindly like you."

"Okay, don't be silly, now our storage ring can't be used, you should worry about how you took these things away." Xia He said.

There are three kinds of tribute arranged by Xiang Fuhou, all carefully prepared by him. The first one is the rare and strange beast Jade Praying Mantis. This kind of strange beast is as tall as three people. Hou introduced that the emperor built a hunting ground in the deep palace, and he liked watching all kinds of ferocious beasts fight. This emerald mantis was extremely ferocious, and Hou Xiangxue killed hundreds of soldiers in order to capture it alive.

The second treasure is Wanxuanyangvine. It is said that if you break this dead vine, you can count 1 annual rings on the section. Nearly sixty, there are no less than a hundred concubines in the palace, and it is time to use this strange medicine.

The third treasure is the Fox Moon Flower that Xia He pointed out in the treasure house. The meaning of Xiang Fuhou is that if the beauty of Blood War Hou really enters the palace, he will use the Fox Moon Flower to curry favor with the concubine in the palace, so that the concubine The charm is greatly increased, against the stunning beauty.

These three things, in Xiahe's eyes, are nothing more than bugs and rotten tree roots, but they are tributes carefully prepared for the emperor by Xiangfuhou, who prescribes the right medicine to the case, so Xiangfuhou is very cautious about this, and with a master like Xiahe Not to mention, Yan Kai, a confidant general, was sent to escort him with a thousand elite soldiers.

Yan Kai was a burly military commander, although he was respectful towards Xia He, he seemed a little reluctant. Xia He knew that he had to obey the orders of Lord Xiang Fu, but in fact he was very dissatisfied with himself and didn't care.

Shuai Xixi did not know where to find a big wooden box, put all twenty treasures in it, and then pushed the box and followed Xia He profusely. Fortunately, Xia He had preferential treatment and could ride in a carriage. The box and Shuai Xixi were taken by Xia He together. Throw it in the compartment.

For this world, Xia He knows a general idea. The emperor is old and fatuous, the princes are ambitious, thieves are rampant in the grass, and the demon sect is conspiring to overthrow it.

After seeing the actual situation, Xia He understood the meaning of people’s desperation. Along the way, starvation was everywhere, and countless people sold their sons and daughters. Xia He’s team was full of soldiers. There are hungry people with big bellies who can't see the end, but they dare not approach, which also saves Xia He from harassment.

Xia He's heart is cold and hard. Seeing this tragic event in the world, she just sighed. To her surprise, Shuai Xixi didn't show any emotion when he saw the hungry people who were so hungry that they couldn't look like human beings. Instead, he looked at the treasures in the wooden box with great interest.

After a long journey, although there were hungry people wandering on the road, they did not attack the team. Finally, when it was about to approach the capital, the tribute delivery team was besieged by 5000 bandits. Thousands of elite soldiers formed a battle formation to resist the tide-like attacks of thieves and bandits.

Xia He's carriage was in the center of the army formation, and the bandits couldn't get in. At this moment, he and Shuai Xixi were looking out of the window, watching the battle between Xiang Fuhou's army and the bandit army.

Shuai Xixi looked at thousands of people desperately fighting, with a calm expression, "Xiahe, when do you think they will finish fighting?"

Xia He said, "Xiang Fuhou's army is all elite, with excellent weapons and well-trained. The general Yan Kai is quite experienced in command and dispatch. On the other hand, the bandits and bandits are all mobs, and none of the ten have iron weapons. They rushed forward in a swarm, without any strategy, they would definitely lose, and in my opinion, it would not take half a day for Yan Kai to kill the bandits."

Sure enough, under the leadership of Yan Kai, the army of Xiang Fuhou was like a rainbow, and the bandits were defeated steadily.

On the mountain peak not far away, there were three people standing. They watched the battle between the Xiangxhou army and the bandits. For a long time, someone asked, "Elder, is our Holy Church watching like this and not doing anything? The dog officer army has taken over." Upside, if we help those people in the green forest, maybe we can turn defeat into victory and rob the tribute of Lord Xiangxue."

The elder shouted, "Stupid, the Holy Mother has ordered that we can only follow the tribute teams of these princes along the way, and must not show their traces. The Holy Mother has sent a holy woman to take charge of the robbing of the tribute. What we have to do is to inquire about the news and report back to the holy woman. "

"But elder, this opportunity is rare. We can take advantage of the chaotic battle to break into the center of the battle line and snatch the tribute on the carriage."

"Don't be silly, the Lord of Xiangfu attaches great importance to this batch of tributes, so he must send a large number of experts to lurk. There are five carriages in the army, and there must be experts in them. They are just to guard against our Holy Cult. The location of the tribute was placed in the capital, and at that time they thought it was safe, but it was time to relax, and the saintess would definitely be caught when she stepped out."

The final result of the battle was that Xiang Fu Hou's army won a complete victory, most of the five thousand bandits were killed, and the surviving bandits fled everywhere. Yan Kai knew that the purpose of this trip was to deliver tributes rather than to suppress bandits, so he did not stop after winning the victory. After chasing again, order the army to rest in place to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the vacancy.

This bandit attack was the only danger the team encountered before entering the capital, and the rest of the journey was flat. Under the leadership of Yan Kai, a thousand elite soldiers escorted five carriages and drove into the capital.

Because of the strict regulations in the capital, foreign troops were not allowed to enter the inner city, so Yan Kai left the elite soldiers in the outer city, took fifty elite soldiers, and escorted five carriages into the inner city.

Every vassal has a mansion in the capital, and Yan Kai's residence is the Xiangfuhou Mansion in the city. The tributes are placed in the mansion, fifty elite soldiers guard day and night, Xia He and Shuai Xixi are also placed in the guest room.

In the guest room, Shuai Xixi urged Xia He, "It's time to go out and find my cousin, let's go to the Bloody Battle Marquis Mansion together."

Xia He nodded, "We're only going to check the situation today, so don't act rashly, your cultivation will be weakened by half, so be especially careful."

The area, facade decoration, and patrolling personnel of Bloody Warhou's Mansion are far larger than those of Xiangfuhou's Mansion. Xia He flew up to the wall with handsome Xixi, landed on a roof, lowered his body, and blended into the night .

In the bloody battle marquis's mansion, there was a murderous look. The patrolling soldiers walked back and forth in pairs, and even master warriors flew up and down, searching every corner. A loud voice sounded, "Dear colleagues, it's not peaceful in the capital these days. Our tribute team has almost arrived. The devil's sect saint has taken action at this moment, and has looted five or six tributes from the Marquis' mansion. Hundreds of heads were chopped off because of this matter. You also know that Marquis is very clear about rewards and punishments. If the tribute can be successfully delivered to the palace this time, it is no problem for everyone to get promoted and get rich, and if there is something wrong with the tribute, there is no need to go back to meet Lord Hou to receive the punishment, let's wipe your necks as soon as possible to have a good time."

"The cultivation level of this person is not inferior to that of a Daoist." Xia He said in a low voice.

"As long as we can't beat you." Shuai Xixi urged, "Let's go find my cousin."

"You wait here, I'll look around." Xia He disappeared in a flash.

Shuai Xixi looked at the Bloody Warlord's Mansion, which was in flames, and pairs of soldiers patrolling with torches and lanterns. He felt a little bored. If it wasn't for Xia He's order, Shuai Xixi wished he could kill all these people with a flying sword. As a cultivator, how could he endure it? To escape the humiliation of mortals?
"Why haven't you come back yet?" Shuai Xixi grew impatient, and gently slid down the smooth tile surface, when suddenly a big hand pressed down on her back.

"Sure enough." Xia He's voice sounded, "You want to run around while I'm not around?"

"How could it be?" Shuai Xixi called out to Qu, "I was worried that you would be in danger, and wanted to meet you."

Xia He said solemnly, "I just took a look. In the bloody battle marquis's mansion, there are five warriors with early-stage golden core strength, plus the ancient treasures on their bodies, it's very tricky. Even if I break in, I can't get out unscathed , not to mention your meager cultivation."

"Then what about the handsome cousin?" Shuai Xixi asked anxiously.

In order to reassure her, Xia He persuaded her, "Haven't you confirmed that it is Senior Sister Luo? Don't worry, the palace gate will be opened after ten days. When the emperor accepts the tribute from the Quartet, during these ten days, we have Plenty of time to inquire about the news."

Xia He and Shuai Xixi returned to the Xiangfuhou Mansion, and met Yan Kai who had been waiting for them for a long time, Yan Kai looked very ugly, and immediately asked, "Where did you two go?"

Xia He shouted, "Yan Kai, pay attention to the tone of your words, I am not your subordinate, even if your Lord Marquis is here, he would not dare to talk to me like this."

Yan Kai said unceremoniously, "Young Master Xia is a master hired by my Lord Marquis, so he should be loyal to others. Right now, the saints of the Demon Sect are looting everywhere, with the intention of paying tribute to the princes. As the master of the Lord Marquis, Xia The young master does not stay in the mansion to guard the tribute, but goes out to play, is it a bit dereliction of duty."

"Kill this dog slave." Shuai Xixi yelled.

(End of this chapter)