Chapter 87: Temporary Guard
Zhuo Yifan squinted and carefully looked at the cold and arrogant princess of Donglinguo, her face was covered with a light veil, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, her eyes were blue, she was very beautiful, tall and concave, and she was extremely tempting.
"Bold! Dare to be rude to Her Royal Highness the princess, and deserve to be punished for the crime! β
Princess Leng Ao didn't speak, nor did she have the slightest action or dissatisfaction, but a palace maid beside her asked for the guilt.
"What crime has the master committed? What's rude about the master? Beauty isn't for men? Is it for the animals? β
Zhuo Yifan stretched out his hand and pointed to the one-horned war horse beside everyone, and asked with the same dissatisfaction, which caught the girl off guard and was speechless.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, it's not a pity for your subordinates to die, but this time to the Celestial Empire, the road is far away, and for the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess, the subordinates found this little brother to discuss, hoping to hire a capable guard for Her Royal Highness the Princess, so as to protect Her Royal Highness, and hope that Her Royal Highness the Princess will forgive her sins."
Zhuo Yifan was speechless, and Her Royal Highness the princess called him very smoothly, but unfortunately Her Royal Highness the princess didn't treat him as a dish at all, God knows what this woman thought.
The cold and arrogant princess stopped talking, no matter how arrogant she was, she couldn't be stupid enough to joke with her life, now passing through the small town on the edge of the Sea of Death and Fire, there were still more than 90,000 miles away from the capital of the Yanhuang Empire, and it was obviously extremely difficult to reach safely with the escort of more than 30 people.
In the past, she was too naΓ―ve, thinking that no one dared to provoke her as a princess of a country, so she just casually brought out a team of people, pulled a cart to congratulate her, and ignored the advice of the commander of the Praetorian Guard, so she simply traveled.
I didn't expect to just walk out of less than 10,000 miles, I encountered the vicious Qingfeng thieves and robbers, in order to protect themselves and valuable gifts, only one day to lose most of the manpower, if you want to reach the destination safely all the way, you really need to hire more talented people.
"This little brother, are you willing to be the temporary escort of Her Royal Highness our princess, if this trip goes well, there will be more than a month, and a thousand Pinyuan Crystals a day will be good?"
With such a low price, of course Zhuo Yifan will not agree, isn't this a dispatch called Hanako?
The commander of the guards, Dong Twelve, saw that Zhuo Yifan did not speak, so he continued.
"Well, I'll tell you some news about my little brother, maybe you'll be interested."
Zhuo Yifan still didn't speak, his arms were wrapped around his chest, and he looked at Dong Twelve quietly, with a hint of playfulness at the corners of his mouth.
"It is rumored that the concubine ceremony of the Nine Emperor Princes this time is extremely grand, and the princesses are the two peerless double beads of Qinglin County Agarwood Valley, one of the two Miss Murong was born with a country and a city, and the other was born with a peerless enchantment, so Long Xiang can be said to enjoy the blessings of all people!"
As soon as the guard commander finished speaking, he was grabbed by Zhuo Yifan's neck and lifted into the air, and his actions made everyone inexplicable and stunned.
"Who did you say Long Xiang married? The peerless double beads of the Murong family, but Murong Xue and Murong Qing? β
Zhuo Yifan's close to roaring questions startled everyone else, could it be that those two peerless beauties had a close relationship with the terrifying man in front of them? This thought lingered in the hearts of everyone, echoing for a long time, and the gossip souls of the royal family were burning, even with a bit of bad taste and sympathy.
"Little brother! You calm down first, we don't know if it's Murong Xue and Murong Qing, we only know that it's the two eldest ladies of the Murong family, the Agarwood Valley is in the same vein, there are many members of the clan, the eldest lady and the eldest young master have not hundreds but dozens, and they may not be the two young ladies you said little brother, right?
"That's it! Ugly monster, let go quickly, if you don't let go, the 12th brother will be strangled to death. β
The palace maid named Xiaomei next to Princess Leng Ao anxiously persuaded that if it weren't for a maid on the side who quietly grabbed the corner of her clothes from behind, I am afraid that she would rush to Zhuo Yifan's side and fight with him, which shows that the relationship between the two is somewhat unusual.
Zhuo Yifan let go of the guard commander and regained his composure again, but at this time, the look in his eyes was cold, and the disgust and hatred for Long Xiang in his heart were even stronger.
"Good! I promise you, but I'm only responsible for escorting your princess to the capital of the Yanhuang Empire, and I don't care about the rest of the matter, you don't have an opinion, right? β
"If I were you, you should have dealt with these Breeze Thieves now, instead of talking to me here! They will return to normal in a while, don't say that the master didn't remind you. β
The Guardian Commander hurriedly ordered people to deal with the poisoned and unconscious Qingfeng Thieves on the spot, and collected the various mysterious weapons and spatial treasures they used.
The small town on the edge of the Sea of Death and Fire, all the way to the north, the jungle is dense, the terrain is steep, the mountains stretch for thousands of miles, this journey is also the most difficult for the royal family to go north, during which there are millions of mysterious beasts from the first to the third order, and if you are not careful, you will fall into a place of no return.
Facing the royal team in the east, the queue walks neatly in the official road in the forest, saying that it is the official road, but in fact, it is a simple three-meter-wide muddy road, and there are full-time personnel to weed and maintain it every month.
"Your Royal Highness! The loot is counted. β
Eight people carried the sedan chair, and Xiaomei, a palace maid, stood respectfully in front of Princess Leng Ao to report the matter.
Princess Leng Ao just nodded slightly, motioning for Xiaomei to continue.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, although we have suffered heavy losses this time, we have also gained a lot, a number of various casting materials, fifteen pieces of first-order to third-order finished mysteries, hundreds of bottles of various elixirs, about 310 million low-grade source crystals, 1.2 million medium-grade source crystals, 50,000 high-grade source crystals, fifty first-order mystical artifacts, twenty second-order mystical artifacts, eight third-order mystical artifacts, and three fourth-order mystical artifacts."
After listening to Xiaomei's report, Princess Leng Ao's slightly closed eyes slowly opened, and there was no trace of emotion in her expression.
"Why is there only a harvest and no casualties are reported?"
Xiaomei, the palace maid, bowed respectfully, and then continued.
"Your Royal Highness! We suffered heavy casualties this time, and of the 100 escorts we had when we traveled, there were now only 32 people left, less than one-third of the original number. Her Royal Highness the Princess, please make it clear. β
Princess Leng Ao thought for a while, and then said.
"Take out one-third of the loot as a pension for the dead guards, and use the rest of the loot to recruit people on the road."
The maid Xiaomei asked a little weakly, for fear that Princess Leng Ao would be unhappy.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, do you want to ask him to get some of the loot collected by that ugly monster, after all, the collection of those robber leaders must be richer than these little minions, and the value will be much higher, is this too cheap for him?"
Princess Leng Ao turned her head and glanced at the maid Xiaomei coldly, and then snorted heavily.
"Humph! Are you the master, or am I the master, don't mention this matter again in the future, don't be ashamed. It is easy for others to save us, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is our life-saving benefactor, others are broad-minded and leave us a little leeway, otherwise how can they give us so many benefits? It's okay for you to intrigue in the palace, and it's better to talk less and do more things outside. β
The maid Xiaomei was so frightened that she quickly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, kowtowing again and again.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess, the slave is guilty, please punish Her Royal Highness the Princess, and ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to be gracious!"
"That's it, you are also thinking about this palace, this time this palace will spare you, if there is a next time, you will not be spared."
Princess Leng Ao closed her eyes again, and with the rapid progress of the sedan chair, she concentrated her energy, operated the source power in her body, and cultivated.
Zhuo Yifan sat on the one-horned war horse, and walked side by side with the escort commander Dong Twelve.
"This brother, my name is Dong Twelve, and I am the deputy commander of the Imperial Janissary Army of the Donglin County, I don't know who my brother's surname is?"
Zhuo Yifan carefully looked at the surrounding environment, and only gave a simple answer to Dong Twelve's question.
"Zhuo Yifan, an official disciple of the Tianjiao Academy of the Yanhuang Empire."
Hearing this, Dong Twelve couldn't help but secretly admire that those who could study in Tianjiao Academy would become well-known figures in the future. Tianjiao Academy, one of the twelve heaven-level schools in the Taiyan Ancient Domain, among which there are many capable people, and all kinds of geniuses and talents are all over the thirty-six princes and counties to which the Taiyan Empire belongs.