It doesn't matter what the lord is.

The generals looked at each other in silence. Lingwu Territory had been fighting with the giants for many years, so they naturally knew that the alien race was the biggest enemy. But now that the capital was right in front of them, no one would say anything.

Lingwu Lord said calmly:

"The Ji family owes us, and we shouldn't use the people of Yongtian Kingdom to mobilize... Stay and rest, and train on the spot. After confirming that the dragon tribe has no intention of going south, we will attack the capital." The generals said in a loud voice:

"Here!"

Lingwu Lord snorted coldly and cast a brief glance in the direction of the capital. She had endured hundreds of years, so it would not hurt to wait a little longer.

26. Each one goes to kill

The best news for Lid was that Xiaobai woke up before he set off.

Xiaobai was out of danger, which made Lid feel that this trip to Xiqin had at least achieved some results. Although Lid did not kill the Xiqin lord and did not stop the conspiracy of the Abyss Church because of Mr. Tingchao's obstruction, at least he dragged his good brother who founded [Potian] back from the gates of hell.

Xiao Bai's body was very weak. He didn't know how many rare treasures the Lord of Nanchu had used to save this person who had no blood relationship with him.

But he is also a brother to his son.

The young man saved his life. However, the Lord of Nanchu had a kind of heroic spirit of "spending all his wealth and getting it back again", and he didn't feel bad no matter how much he spent, because he believed that he would get more one day.

Unfortunately, Xiaobai couldn't speak. Lide told him that he was going to the Dragon Clan. Xiaobai's eyelids moved slightly, and he wrote a few words in Lide's hand with difficulty with his index finger:

"Be careful." "Xi Qin." "Ritual."

Lid asked:

"Do you want me to be careful about the blood sacrifice ceremony planned by Xi Qin?" Xiaobai nodded slightly.

Lidd asked again:

"Do you know what that ceremony is?" Xiaobai shook his head slightly.

Reed patted his arm and said:

"Just rest and recover. The herbs Xiang Mu found for you are very good. And according to Xiao Hei's information, the Saintess of Nan Chu will come to help you heal your wounds. If nothing unexpected happens, your internal and external injuries should be recoverable. When I come back from the Dragon Clan, your realm should be almost recovered."

Reed's right hand has never been able to recover, not only because the broken bones are difficult to regenerate, but also because the sharp edge of Narus's gun still remains in his flesh and blood, as if a foreign object is stuck in his flesh and blood, and the wound healing speed becomes very slow.

But I don't know if it was because the Lord of Western Qin did not expect Xiaobai to survive, he did not let Tingchao destroy Xiaobai's meridians himself, but only nailed Xiaobai's limbs and pierced his throat and scapula. This did restrict Xiaobai's skills for the time being, but it was not a devastating blow to Xiaobai's martial arts.

Only if the meridians of the whole body were cut like Alayya did, would it be the end. Even if Lide gave all his sword energy to Alayya to nourish her meridians, it took several years to heal her, and Qingyun also contributed to this. If Qingyun had not given half of his sword energy to Alayya, Lide would have had to cure her for a longer time.

When he left Xiaobai's ward, Xiaohei, Merlin, and the big guy with a nail on his head, "Steel Nail", were already waiting at the door. This was the second time that Lid had met Steel Nail. The last time was at the Potian meeting after the bloody clothes case. At that time, the meeting decided that Merlin would set up an intelligence agency to specialize in gathering intelligence on alien races, and Steel Nail would follow Merlin in action.

When he saw him again, Reed understood what Merlin meant by "almost didn't come back".

His muscles were covered with brown scars, which looked like tiger stripes at first glance. He stood quietly by the side just like before, and although he was conspicuous, it was obvious that he was trying not to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere.

Xiao Hei asked Lid:

"Have you thought it through? Do you really want to go to the Dragon Clan? Actually, even if you want to leave Nanchu, with your ability, it is not difficult to hide in the world. Don't look at the fact that those territories who can only talk are shouting loudly now. If you really don't come out, they can't do anything. When the Dragon Clan attacks, they can only huddle together obediently, otherwise everyone will die."

Xiao Hei smiled, revealing his white teeth: "It's not a big deal if we delay."

Lid also smiled and said:

"Let's not delay any longer. There's no point. We haven't settled the score with them at Tianyue Mountain yet. Now that they've run into me, it's their bad luck."

Lid exhaled and said:

"Besides, I have already issued a notice this morning. I can go to the Dragon Clan, but all the territories in the Eternal Kingdom that have denounced me need to gather together money to buy their lives for me. The value is... one million gold coins. Considering the limited time this time, I have set standards for each territory. Otherwise, if I only give a total, they will fight among themselves for a long time."

Xiao Hei asked:

"Send the money to Yunyang?" Lide shook his head.

"It's too fake to say it was sent to Yunyang. I said it was sent to Nanchu. I will verify it myself. But in fact, I am leaving today. I don't think they dare to delay the payment. When the time comes, you can count it and help me transport it back to Yunyang. Some territories will probably give goods, and we need food to pay for it."

Xiao Hei smiled and said:

"That's great. Now we can watch them fight each other. One million gold coins will be distributed to each territory, which will make them feel painful but not unacceptable. Some territories are willing to give, while some are not. All the coalitions will be disbanded. You are always good at diverting conflicts."

After joking, Xiao Hei stopped smiling and asked Lid:

"Merlin and I have discussed this. If you really intend to go to the Dragon Tribe, Merlin will use illusion to follow you. I will find a way to contact the big sister and borrow a road from her. I will lead the troops to wait for you in the northeast of Yongtian Kingdom. If anything happens, Merlin will escort you back to the human territory, and I will meet you there."

Lid shook his head:

"Don't go." He looked at Merlin and said:

"I know what you mean, but the Dragon Clan is different from Xi Qin. Even if Xi Qin cooperates with the Abyss Church, the three of us can still fight our way out. But no one can predict the situation of the Dragon Clan. The strength of the eldest princess is said to be second only to the Dragon King. Merlin's illusion may not be able to save me. Unless he uses his life to perform the Heaven Deception... But you'd better save your life and keep it for your eldest lady."

Lid stretched his shoulders and changed the subject:

"But it's true that you don't have time to rest. You have to investigate the affairs of Xi Qin. To what extent has the lord of Xi Qin cooperated with the Abyss Church? What is the purpose of the Abyss Church? And the blood sacrifice ceremony that Xiaobai tried so hard to find out... I have a vague feeling that the Dragon Clan called me over here at this time, maybe to lure me away from here. I will deal with that side, and you have to break the situation in Xi Qin."

"rest assured."

Merlin shook the staff in his hand and said to Lid with a smile:

"Once the storm has passed, we will sneak into Xi Qin again to investigate this matter."

Lid nodded. With Merlin's illusion, as long as they didn't encounter Tingchao or the old monsters from the Abyss Church, he and Xiaohei could travel freely in Xiqin and always get some clues.

Xiao Hei stretched out his hand, with the back of his hand facing up, and placed it between the three people, and said to Lid:

"In the capital, we resolved the crisis of dragon invasion together; outside the Great Wall, we divided our forces to fight against the giants; in South Chu, we killed the old nobles; in West Qin, we robbed the execution ground side by side. Now we are leaving here together, and we must come back alive together."

Merlin placed his hand on the back of Xiao Hei's hand, and Lid also stretched out his hand. The three of them put their hands together and fell together. Then, they each rushed towards their own uncertain future, throwing themselves into the torrent, just to be able to reach out and turn the tide.

27. The Land of the Dragon Tribe

Heading north, Lid gradually regained the feeling of going beyond the Great Wall.

The wind and snow were getting stronger and stronger, and the little bit of spring in the south of the Yangtze River was blown away by the strong wind. At first, the temperature just dropped sharply, then slowly you could see snowflakes, and then it returned to the feeling of heavy snow.

Lid did not encounter any obstacles along the way. After all, he was a hot potato. After learning his identity, the various territories did not dare to make things difficult for him. Instead, they carefully sent their best troops to escort him north. They were also escorted by numerous chefs, maids, dancers, etc., who were afraid that Lid would be dissatisfied with them and sit down on the spot.

Lid did not make things difficult for those territories. After all, most of them had already paid enough money to save their lives, so there was no point in continuing to make trouble.

Lid rode with Alayya all the way to

The northeastern part of Yongtian Kingdom is now nominally part of Lingwu Territory, but the Lingwu Lord does not have any extra troops to manage it, so it is still quite chaotic overall.

In addition, with the recent news that the dragons might move south, many people who originally lived here chose to move south. The closer to the border, the less people there were. Lid followed the road to the border and soon saw some people wearing white cloaks. They were standing in the vast snow and could not be noticed without careful observation.

Their realm cultivation seemed to be concealed by special methods, and even their aura became difficult to detect. After seeing Lid's carriage, those people looked at each other, stretched out their hands to stop the carriage, and then walked to the door and divided into two teams.

Reed got out of the car and looked at them quietly without saying anything.

After a while, a man in a white cloak took off his hood, revealing short black hair. He looked to be around 40 years old, with gray eyes, pale face, and sparse stubble on his chin. He was a slightly handsome but inconspicuous middle-aged man.

"My name is Zang Zheng, from the Abyss Church."

The man didn't say much. He looked straight at Lid, his tone neither respectful nor arrogant, only a kind of routine indifference:

"I will take you to the Dragon Clan later. Lord Yunyang, please cooperate with me and do not run away without permission, otherwise I will not guarantee your life."

After saying that, Zang Zheng glanced at Alaiya behind Lid, and motioned for you to do the same. Lid didn't react to his attitude, and said calmly: "Lead the way."

Zang Zheng nodded, put on his hood again, and turned to lead Lid into the dragon clan's territory. When leaving the national defense formation, Lid could clearly feel that the air around him was a little colder, but for some reason his shoulders and back suddenly felt a little lighter, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from him.

Although they reminded Lid not to run around, it seemed that they were going to give Lid some freedom, but in fact, these white-cloaked members of the Abyss Church were scattered around Lid, vaguely surrounding him in the middle. It was obvious that they did not intend to let him wander around in the dragon clan's territory.

Lid looked calm, silently observing the surrounding scenery. The climate of the dragon and giant territories was very similar, after all, they were both frozen lands in the far north, and both were barren lands. The wind and snow had hardly stopped, and it had been spring for quite some time. If it had been a few months earlier, my eyelashes would probably have been covered with ice.

But there are still some differences between the dragon clan and the giant clan, mainly in terms of landforms.

There are almost no tall mountains in the Giants' territory. Apart from a few high mountains that connect the sky and the earth, most of the land is plains.

Otherwise, Lord Lingwu would not dare to lead the cavalry to charge.

The dragon tribe is different. There are almost only mountains on their side. The endless mountains have become the best place for the dragon tribe to live. The mountains are bare and almost no plants grow. There are only many flying dragons lying there with fierce eyes. When Lid passed by the bottom of the mountain, the flying dragons on the mountain flapped their wings and stared at him from above.

Sometimes there are dozens of people living on a mountain.

The feeling of oppression from the flying dragon is terrifying for humans.

Xiaobai said that the Dragon Clan and the Abyss Church had reached a cooperation, which seemed to be true. Lide, who was surrounded by the church messengers, was not attacked by the flying dragons, which meant that the Dragon Clan allowed the church to travel freely in this land. To be honest, Lide originally thought that the people who would pick him up at the border should be the Dragon Clan, but he did not expect the Abyss Church to show up in person at this time. Perhaps the matter of Xi Qin had been exposed, and they did not intend to continue to hide it.

Lid followed them for a while and felt the temperature around him getting lower and lower, so he asked Zang Zheng: "How long will it take to get there? Can't we take a flying dragon?"

Zang Zheng didn't even turn his head and responded coldly:

"The dragons are a proud race. No one has the right to ride on their heads. They fought all the way to the capital for their companions trapped in the capital. How could they be bullied by outsiders in their own territory?"

Lid said "Oh" and asked again:

"Even so, we still need a means of transportation. The prisoners have a prison van. If I walk on foot, what if I freeze to death on the way? Will you be responsible?"

Zang Zheng said nothing, took out a piece of orange-red jade from his arms, and threw it to Lid. Lid took it in his hand and could feel a kind of heat emanating from the jade, slowly flowing through his limbs and bones, and the cold outside instantly became much less. Lid sighed that it was a good thing, then threw the jade to Alaiya, and then continued to look at Zang Zheng.

Zang Zheng took another piece and threw it to Lid.

Li De swaggered and put the jade in his arms. He didn't care what others thought of him. Even if he was to be executed tomorrow, Li De wanted to have a full banquet for his final meal. The second piece that Zang Zheng threw over was probably his own. After giving the jade to Li De, a thin layer of frost formed on the ends of his hair at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Obviously, his realm is not as good as Lide's. Although Lide said that he was cold, he was actually okay. But Zang Zheng probably couldn't stand it. But he still gave priority to saving Lide's life. It seemed that the church and the dragon clan had also issued a death order and must see Lide alive.

Reed thought about it and threw the jade back.

Zang Zheng was a little surprised, but still took it. He neither asked the reason nor thanked them, but continued to move forward with Reed and Alayya.

After walking for a while, Lid felt that the road was a little wider. Although there were still mountains in the distance, it seemed as if a knife had been cut between the mountains, forming a plain. The road ahead was temporarily unreachable, as a dark black flying dragon blocked the way, staring at Lid with a sharp gaze.

Zang Zheng and other members of the Abyss Church stopped in front of the flying dragon. Lid also looked up at the dragon that was a different color from the other flying dragons. "The princess asked me to wait here."

Feilong spoke in human language and said in a dignified voice: "Take the criminal to Chaoyao Mountain, and the princess will interrogate him personally."

Zang Zheng frowned and said:

"But I received an order before to take Lord Yunyang to the Ten Thousand Dragons Tomb. What are you doing..." Feilong threw a token with his front paw and said in a defiant tone:

"It's not something you should know, just obey. If anything goes wrong, the princess will be responsible, it has nothing to do with you." Zang Zheng picked up the token, checked it repeatedly, and then said:

"Okay, let's go to Chaoyao Mountain first."

28. The Princess Behind the Screen

Considering the nice name of the mountain, Lid initially wondered if there was anything special about it. But when he actually got there, he found that Chaoyao Mountain was just like any other mountain range, all bare.

The only difference is that there is a small palace on the top of this mountain. The owner of the palace must be very fond of beauty, so he built the palace very beautifully and used many precious materials for decoration. Lid likes this palace very much, because it makes this white and monotonous world bright all of a sudden, adding a lot of vitality and vigor to this place.

Climbing a mountain is hard work. A dragon with wings can fly to the top of the mountain in an instant, but Lid needs to climb up step by step.

When they finally arrived at the palace gate, Lid went in first, but Alayya, Zang Zheng and others were stopped by the flying dragon guards at the gate. It was obvious that the person in the palace only allowed Lid to go in and only wanted to see Lid alone.

Lid took a deep breath, smiled at the nervous Alayya, and signaled her to wait outside. The door of the hall slowly closed, isolating the inside and outside of the hall into two different worlds. There was a stove in the palace, and a large screen divided the hall into two halves. A figure could be seen through the translucent screen.

From the back, the person behind the screen was thin and bony but graceful, wearing a long skirt and a long hairpin in her combed hair. The scent of incense slowly diffused in the room, and a female voice came from behind the screen:

"You are Lid...the one who killed my ninth brother?"

Lid neither admitted nor denied it, and replied with a smile:

"Since you have come to this conclusion, why do you bother asking me again?"

Lid stared at the figure on the screen. Just as he thought, no matter what method he used to investigate, he could not judge the other party's realm. It was obvious that the other party's realm was above the tenth level, which could be said to be far higher than his. From the shadow on the screen, it could be seen that the other party had horns on his head, and his aura was also very similar to that of Ofland, whom Lid had met in Tianyue Mountain.

But the only thing that made Reed feel a little strange was that he found it difficult to connect the person in front of him with the "Dragon Princess" in his impression. Perhaps it was because he subconsciously believed that a general leading troops to war would not meet people through a screen, or perhaps it was because Reed always felt that although her voice sounded cold, the ending tone was always a bit childish.

The man behind the screen said again:

"That's right... I had some doubts before, but after seeing you, I quickly understood. You still have the aura of Ofland on you, which cannot be concealed. You used his blood to strengthen your own body."

Reed's heart trembled, but this was also within his expectations.

When he used dragon blood to forge his body, he guessed that he might be recognized by the dragons, but he didn't care much because he couldn't just give up because of fear. But now, this would make the already pessimistic situation even more difficult to deal with.

Maybe it was because Li De hadn't spoken for a long time, but the person behind the screen suddenly coughed twice, then asked: "By the way, I have one more question to ask you. Do you know... if you have anything related to the [key] on you?" Li De's first reaction was the key to the Yunyang Lord's Mansion, but the person behind the screen definitely didn't want this.

He actually had no idea what the key was, but he decisively opened his mouth and said to the person behind the screen: "Of course I know, but this matter is of great importance, I have to think about it."

The person behind the screen was obviously excited, and his voice changed a little when he spoke, which made him look much cuter: "Really...?"

But soon, her voice returned to its previous cold and majestic tone:

"Ahem, I'll give you ten minutes. If you don't get the answer I want, this will be your burial place. To be honest, many of my subordinates haven't eaten yet today!"

Reed's mind was working quickly because he smelled something unusual from these few short questions.

First of all, the woman behind the screen mentioned the concept of "key", which has nothing to do with the execution of Lid. No executioner would pat the prisoner on the shoulder before killing him and ask if he had the key. There is no need to unlock the door to get through the gate of hell, so this question itself is very strange.