It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"My family is from the Nanchu territory, and his family is from the Xiqin territory. Our two families live very close. My father and his father used to have a good relationship and often went out to play on horseback together, until they fell in love with the same girl. At that time, our Nanchu territory was the number one territory in the world, suppressing their Xiqin. So my father took the girl back forcefully and gave birth to me. Unexpectedly, the lord of Xiqin was very obsessed. After returning to the territory, he devoted himself completely to government affairs, reforming, expanding, and forming alliances, accumulating sufficient strength. It happened that two years later, something happened in our Nanchu territory, and its strength declined a lot. After this, the lord of Xiqin came with his army to ask for people, and hundreds of thousands of troops were blocking the border. If they didn't give it, they would start a war. My father weighed it and found that he couldn't win, so he sent the girl back. The lord of Xiqin and the girl gave birth to Xiaobai, so we have the same mother but different fathers."

Reed smiled.

Black casually put his arm around White's neck and said:

"But when I was a kid, I often went to play with this guy, and my father didn't care about me. At first, the Lord of Western Qin didn't welcome me very much, but Bai liked to play with me very much, so I didn't take that strange uncle seriously. At that time, Bai had such an icy face. He refused to cry when he was born and almost suffocated to death. When we were young, we were together. He saw cockroaches. Yes, have you seen southern cockroaches? They are this big and as long as fingers. Bai acted as if nothing had happened every time he saw them. At first, I thought he was not afraid and thought he was pretty awesome. Later, I found that he was standing there with his eyes open and fainted..."

Before Hei could finish his words, Bai shook off his arm in disgust and went to play with the horse alone.

Black no longer spoke about White, but only said:

"Anyway, Bai used to like playing with me, but now that I'm gone, he doesn't say a word. The Lord of West Qin compromised and entertained me every time I went there, cooking a few dishes himself. My dad is the same. He's still furious when he mentions the Lord of West Qin, and he wants to chop off his head and take my mom back. But every time Bai comes to our territory to play, my dad smiles... how should I put it, his face is like a chrysanthemum. He said that sooner or later, we in Nanchu will have to fight with West Qin, otherwise his life will be too aggrieved. But the fight is between him and the Lord of West Qin, and Xiaobai and I can't interfere, because the hatred of the previous generation can't be pressed on the next generation. Who wins or loses has nothing to do with us, because we are brothers."

He really didn't seem to care much about the hatred created by his parents, and he didn't look serious at all when he mentioned these things.

After the story was told, Lid replied:

"What do you want me to do?"

Black smiled and said:

"If we need it, I hope you can lend us your strength. But your hard work won't be in vain. You are in our organization, and Bai and I will help you solve some troubles in the future. In general, we can help each other."

He held out his hand to Lid, and Lid shook it. At this time, Bai turned back, and his white and tender hand gently rested on the hands of the two people like a cat's paw.

The three of them put their hands down together.

After chatting for a few more words, Lid stood up and said goodbye, limping towards the capital alone.

Watching his figure disappear in the distance, Hei sighed and said:

"When we were chatting, I really couldn't tell that he was so powerful. He killed all the dragons in Tianyue Mountain by himself... Even if he is not at the tenth level, he is not far from it. I don't know when he can be promoted to that level. When we face the world outside the formation in the future, we will have more confidence."

Bai, who had remained silent the whole time, replied calmly:

"If he wanted to reach the tenth level, he would have been qualified long ago."

Black looked at White in confusion, and White just said calmly:

"When he was in the treasury, he didn't even take a sword. He didn't use a sword himself, but he brought a maid who used a sword with him. Just think about it."

Hei thought for a while, then suddenly laughed out loud, clasped his hands behind his head, looked at the sky above, and said with emotion:

"Maybe this is love! Come on, Xiaobai, let's get on the horse and share the prosperity of this world."

Bai walked away with a look of disgust, leaving behind a cold sentence:

"roll."

83. Calculation

Because he knew the importance of the dragon cart, Wumi held back at the end and gave those dragons who were willing to surrender a chance to live. The premise was that they had to continue to serve humans with shackles. Faced with the choice between life and death, many flying dragons still chose to surrender, but the number was much less than before, and even sending the lord back to the territory had to be done in batches.

Bai and Hei were the first group to leave the royal capital, and Lid and Bai Huang were the last.

On the day of leaving, Bai Huang walked in front, followed by Li De, who was covered with bags.

"Hurry up, hurry up, we're going to miss the dragon carriage!"

Bai Huang, who was only carrying a small bag, urged heartlessly.

Lid, who had already started working as a laborer before his injuries were fully healed, could only barely keep up with her pace, and said breathlessly:

"It was you who insisted on buying that rope. You even told the clerk that you wanted the kind used for tying people up, that it was very elastic, that it wouldn't hurt people, and so on. He pulled me aside to explain it for a long time, and in the end, he looked at me strangely... Damn it, I was wondering why it was so heavy, and he even stuffed two candles in it!"

Bai Huang uttered a "tsk" sound, folded his arms, and said:

"That's right. I need something that's strong and doesn't hurt when I use it for bungee jumping."

The two ran all the way to the dragon carriage, where guards had been waiting for a long time. Alaiya and Heji were also waiting there, because Bai Huang didn't like to be followed by too many guards when shopping, so only Lid accompanied her. I didn't expect Bai Huang to buy so much in one go, including the characteristic clothes, jewelry, and cosmetics of the royal capital, without asking the price, just to be happy.

Alayya took a stack of packages from Reed and shared a lot of the weight with him.

The guard on the side said:

"Just now, the three city lords, Norn, Kaia and Fangyuan, have already left. Are you two leaving now?"

Bai Huang asked curiously:

"That guy named Fang Yuan left too? I thought he would leave with us."

Reed smiled and said nothing.

Bai Huang immediately showed a happy look, put his hands on his hips and said:

"Forget it, that fat guy is gone. I didn't like him in the first place, but now I can forget about him. Otherwise, seeing him being so servile and two-faced would really affect my mood."

After getting on the dragon car, not long after the flying dragon took off, Bai Huang tied the rope around his ankles and went bungee jumping.

Lid was too lazy to stop her. Bai Huang never gave up until he achieved his goal. It was a pity for Heji, who was frightened out of his wits by Bai Huang. Every time Bai Huang fell, he would stand on the dragon's back and ask loudly:

"Miss, are you okay?"

Bai Huang turned a deaf ear to them and just kept screaming “Ahhhhhhhhhhh”, and it was unclear whether it was out of fear or excitement.

When Bai Huang was tired of jumping, she asked Heji to pull her up. After walking two steps, she found her legs weak, so she simply lay down on the dragon's back and rolled around comfortably. However, she bumped into something while rolling and had to stop.

Bai Huang sat up and looked to the side, and found that it was Lid who was also lying on the dragon's back, staring at the sky in a trance.

Bai Huang patted Lid's chest and asked:

"What's the matter."

Lidd replied:

"Nothing, just thinking about something."

Bai Huang hugged his legs and asked:

"what's up?"

"The dragon clan's matter."

Speaking of the Dragon Clan, Bai Huang was immediately filled with righteous indignation, patting the dragon's back and complaining to Li De. That night, Li De and Fang Yuan left, and Bai Huang and He Ji stayed behind to persuade the people of Tian Ce Mansion to calm down. But that night, for some reason, the soldiers of Tian Ce Mansion could not calm down at all. On the one hand, they wanted to attack the prison to rescue Jin Ling, and on the other hand, they wanted to break into the palace to meet the king. They were in a mess and no one knew what they were doing. They didn't listen to what Bai Huang said at all. In the end, the Dragon Clan came while they were making a fuss. He Ji took Bai Huang and fled all the way. Fortunately, they were not locked up in Xuanqing Palace, so they could run away at the first time. Otherwise, with the level of these two people, it would be really difficult for them to survive.

The escape was extremely thrilling, and Bai Huang still felt angry when he mentioned it.

"I don't know why, but the Tiance Mansion just couldn't calm down that night. In the end, even the people who were supposed to watch over the Guardian Nation Formation abandoned their duties and joined in the riot. Otherwise, the formation wouldn't have been destroyed by King Xi's people at all."

Bai Huang was still a little indignant when he mentioned this matter.

Lid smiled, looked at the blue sky above his head, sighed, and said:

"Yeah. That's why I feel like we've been tricked."

Bai Huang raised his eyebrows:

"Got tricked? By whom?"

Lid said calmly:

"Wumi, and Jin Ling."

Bai Huang had a head full of question marks and scratched his hair in confusion.

Lid put his hands behind his head and said:

"I don't know if my guess is right, but this matter is indeed a bit strange. All the city lords arrived at the capital intact that day, and only the two of us were inexplicably taken to Tianyue Mountain. And the scenes that happened afterwards felt like someone was pushing us. You reported the matter of Tianyue Mountain to the king, which led to the struggle between King Chao and King Xi. I made the situation biased towards King Chao, so King Xi had to take some special measures. But King Chao, Wu Mi, and Jin Ling, who have lived in the capital for a long time, didn't even notice this measure and were caught off guard. Do you think this is normal?"

Bai Huang lay down beside Lid and asked in a tone of disbelief:

"You're overthinking it. Maybe Wu Mi is just too weak. After all, when we talked to him, we didn't think he was that powerful. Even in Tianyue Mountain, he was almost killed by the assassin sent by King Xi. Besides, what good will it do them if the capital is destroyed like this?"

A white cloud passed over Lid, casting a shadow over him.

"some."

Lid closed his eyes, tapped the dragon's back with his fingers, and said:

"It is better to break down and then rebuild than to let the situation get worse and worse."

Bai Huang said unhappily:

"What do you mean? Can you explain it more clearly? Are you happy with keeping me in suspense?"

Lid laughed, sat up, clasped his hands together, stared at the scales on the dragon's back, and said:

"Do you remember what I told you briefly? The situation in the capital cannot be solved by ten ministers and ten generals, nor can it be solved by Wu Mi alone. The key to the situation in the capital lies in the explosive growth of the number of royal families, which has turned the originally stable pyramid structure into an inverted pyramid. If one person rules ten people, the person at the top will live comfortably, and the ten people below will not be too tired; if five people rule ten people, neither side can live a good life. If twenty people rule ten people, you can imagine what the situation will be like. The royal family has great power, but they have nothing to do. All they do every day is give birth to children, and they keep giving birth. In the end, the streets are full of royal families, and you can kill one or two of them by throwing a brick when you go out. All royal families are born noble, enjoy various privileges, eat and drink for free, and do not work. They also bully men and women and do bad things, making the people miserable. If you are in this situation, what can you do?"

The shadow of the cloud slowly faded away, and Lid continued:

"Whether it's Wu Mi or Jin Ling, they are all ministers. Have you ever seen a minister touch the royal family in the past and present? Who dares? If you don't want your life, you can donate it to those in need. Doing so is a pure waste. And whether it's the Chao Wang or the King, even if they see this, they can't do anything. Those who are eating away at this country are their relatives, and they can't do anything. So in the end, the land managed by the entire royal family seems to be rich, but the strength of the royal family is getting weaker year by year. There is no way, we can't start from here, we can only squeeze the civilians, and the result is that 300,000 people in Tianyue Mountain are homeless. If we want to save the capital, there is only one way..."

Before Reed finished speaking, Bai Huang shuddered and felt goosebumps all over his body.

She sat up and asked in surprise:

"You mean that Wu Mi and Jin Ling joined forces and allowed King Xi and his men to call in the Dragon Clan, just to let the Dragon Clan kill those useless royal parasites living in the capital for them?!"

Lid looked away and said calmly:

"By doing this, Xi Wang, Grimm and Tamros will all be blamed. The people will scold them, and the surviving royal family will resent them. Only Wu Mi not only cleared himself of all charges, but also used the "Fighting the Dragon Clan" incident to greatly increase his reputation. He really took over power from all parties and became a true prime minister in white."

The cold sweat on Bai Huang's cheeks dripped onto the dragon's back.

She smiled bitterly, shook her head, and said:

"No, that's not the case. This is all just speculation on your part, isn't it?"

Lid nodded frankly:

"Yes. They played this game very well. There are no loopholes at all, so don't even think about getting any evidence. To be honest, if it wasn't for Nayin, Lana's maid, the girl you stripped of her clothes, who told me when we were escaping together that the dragon chariot was under the control of Tiance Mansion, I wouldn't even think about it in this way."

Bai Huang blinked his eyes, as if he had figured something out, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva with a "gulp".

Reed no longer looked at her, but said:

"Your chivalrous character has long been well-known. If I were Wu Mi, I would also choose you as this chess piece. General Jin Ling of Tian Ce Mansion has long helped Wu Mi to arrange for our dragon carriage to go to Tianyue Mountain so that you can meet the victims there. Naturally, you will think of reporting this matter to the king to save the 300,000 people. In this way, everything is arranged naturally. It seems full of uncertainty, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, there is only one possible outcome now. The palace and the property are nothing. The only serious loss is a great swordsman with the tenth level of swordsmanship, but Qingyun dispersed the sword energy in the capital. It won't be long before a new great swordsman will be born in the capital... They have a clear plan."

Bai Huang felt that his breathing was becoming more and more difficult.

A deep fear filled her heart, and Bai Huang couldn't help but ask:

"They... they didn't think about how many people would die in Tianyue Mountain, and how many innocent people would be implicated in the capital? The wind and snow were endless, the scorched earth was smoking, and how many people died without leaving any body! Their hearts are made of stone, so they don't feel pain?!"

Lid was silent for a while, then replied:

"Maybe. But they know in their hearts that it is impossible to save this country without casualties. Think about it, when you were a student, there were only a few hundred people, and it was difficult for you to get the first place in the exam. The White Guards select the strongest civilian from the vast world to be the White Guards. That person must not only be wise and ambitious, but more importantly... he must have skills."

Bai Huang was feeling a little depressed and asked quickly:

"Will Yuxi City become like this one day?"

A smile appeared on Lid's face, and he said lightly:

"will not."

Bai Huang asked:

"why?"

Lid glanced at her and replied:

"Because Wu Mi and Jin Ling haven't learned their skills yet! There is indeed no happiness in the world that can be obtained without sacrifice, but I, Yuxi City, never sacrifice innocent people of our own. If they have to die, let those who deserve to die die. Whoever stands in our way, we will make him disappear forever. Expecting me to offer tribute like burning incense and worshiping Buddha, he can dream of a long life——"

Bai Huang put his hand on the back of Reed's hand, and gradually he was not so afraid anymore.

But soon, she fell backwards, lying on the dragon's back with a big letter shape, and said in a bitter and vengeful tone:

"It's over. My father and brother will definitely skin me alive if they find out about this. Lid, you must speak for me when the time comes. Please."

Lid laughed, patted her on the shoulder and said:

"Don't worry. Wang will contact your father soon. He will probably place a large order for purchasing supplies from Yunhai. Your father will not blame you for taking advantage of it."

"Really?!"

Bai Huang sat up suddenly, crossed his legs, and said:

"How do you know everything? Is there anything in this world that you don't know?"

Lid lay on the dragon's back, squinting his eyes, looking like he was about to fall asleep.

He methodically went over the events in his mind.

Most of the doubts have been cleared up.