Chapter 18: The Triple Identity of Ignorance
"My lord, the main army will arrive soon, and maybe we are ambushed by now, if we don't leave—" Okra said as she looked at Momo.
There are only five or six out of ten people left in the head battalion, and there are only 300 people who really have combat power, and what they do in front of the 50,000 army is a mantis arm and a lot of things.
"As you said, if they do lie in ambush around us, we will all perish when we come out. But if we stick to Longxia Town, there may be a glimmer of life. Tao Yaoyao frowned and said, she knew in her heart that these 50,000 people would arrive sooner or later, but because of the ignorance, they might be two days late.
No one refutes Tao's words, this is the truth. And this battle has also completely subdued the hearts of these people, if there is no peach, they are now a corpse that no one looks at.
"My lord, someone outside the door said that he wanted to discuss something important with an adult." Just as everyone was silent, someone came into the house to report it.
"Who?" Tao Xiaoyao raised her eyebrows, but she knew who this person was in her heart.
"He said that he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and he came to solve problems for adults." The man at the door continued.
"Let him in." Tao Yaoyao said lightly.
No one stopped it, firstly, because everyone would not challenge Taoyao's authority now, and secondly, there was nothing to do now.
It was a man who came in, ordinary-looking, the kind of person who could never be seen again if he was left in the crowd. When he entered the house, he held a small box in his hand and knelt down in front of Tao Yaoyao.
"Get up, what is the matter with you?" Tao Yaoyao asked quietly.
"My lord, the grass people are merchants passing through Longxia Town, and they are here today to give gifts to adults." The man said slowly, as if he was still a little timid.
"Gifts?" Tao Xiaoyao questioned.
"There are sixteen of us, originally wanted to borrow the road of the Dragon Canyon, but these people deceived people too much, and even asked me for ten gold each. Naturally, our people couldn't agree, but they didn't expect to meet the bandits on the road, fortunately the grass people escaped with these belongings, and unfortunately only the grass people were left with the sixteen of us. The man's eyes were red as he spoke.
"This area is heavily guarded, how can there be such a villain?" Tao Yao was displeased, and the voice was louder, so that everyone could hear it.
"Adults don't know, Longxia Town is complicated and tight, those who are soldiers never treat them as human beings, to put it mildly, they want silver, even if they bully the people's daughters, there is no less." Okra saw Momo's question and explained casually.
"Yes, my lord, I think those bandits are the goods of those dogs! When we went up, we saw Fang Zheng's guy doing it...... What the hell is going on! Another captain said.
"Doesn't anyone care?" Momo's eyes widened.
"My lord doesn't know, the Nansu people are full of intrigues and tricks, and the officials protect each other, hum! Don't talk about this, maybe the people above will score a lot! The man continued sarcastically.
"What the lord said is that the grass people have to go back to the town, at least the town is hidden, and they don't dare to leave their posts and run here, and I can't get out. Today, I would like to offer these, hoping that the adults will avenge the grass people! As he spoke, the man lifted the box above his head and knelt down. He kept his head down, and no one could see his expression.
"Let me see what's in here?" A big man walked over with a smile and opened the box at random, but his expression was extremely dramatic, from indifference at first to two eggs in his surprised mouth.
"What? Isn't it a woman's thing?! Hahaha! I'll take a look—" Another one walked by, but to his indeed, he was no different from the previous one.
"Look at you two without interest, I'll see." When everyone saw the two of them staying there like fools, their curiosity naturally soared, and they all stood up and walked over.
The peach didn't move, and the okra didn't move.
The peach died because she knew what was there, and the okra was because she wasn't interested in knowing it at all. And when Peach looked at okra, their eyes met, but okra turned her head a little strangely for some reason.
"Big--" The man at first quickly turned around, and seemed to not know how to speak to Tao Yao.
"How?" Tao Yaoyao asked with a smile.
"My lord—there are a hundred taels of gold here! It's gold! The other hurriedly added, with a strong hint of surprise in his tone.
"Let's all go back and sit. With so much gold, are you willing to give it away? Momo looked at the kneeling man with amusement.
"As long as the adults avenge the grass people, the grass people are willing!" The man replied earnestly.
"My lord, people are stammering like this, we're-" The captain wanted to say hurry up and get his subordinates, but this master still had to do it, and it wasn't something he could do.
Tao Yaoyao glanced at it, except for okra, there was longing and greed in everyone's eyes, and then he spoke: "Since this is the case, I will take it." But since I have accepted your things, I will naturally agree to your promise, who do you know? ”
"Thank you, Lord Xie! Yes - it was the military master of the Dragon Canyon Pass, they were wearing copper-colored armor, and there was one who was not wearing armor, with a high bun and cheekbones on his back, a high face, and a large black mole on his chin. The man hurriedly said, for fear that Tao Yao would regret it.
"Hahahaha!" Hearing this, the room burst into laughter.
The man seemed a little embarrassed, looking at everyone for some reason.
"Boy, you're in luck. The man you're talking about is a dog, dead and dead. One of them paused to laugh and explained, of course, for the sake of the chest of gold.
"W-what?" He didn't look convinced.
"Don't believe it, go back and have his body picked up, if the head and body haven't moved! Hahahaha! Just when everyone thought that this box of gold had fallen steadily into their pockets, Tao Yao's words were poured down like a basin of cold water.
"You heard, this man is dead. We can't take this stuff either—" Tao Yao shrugged.
"Big—sir!" Everyone saw that the boiled duck was about to fly, but they couldn't refute the peach, and the expression on their faces was indescribable.
The kneeling man sat down on the ground and muttered, "Dead dead - but how can I go back?" I can't go back, I can't go back......"
"You get out." Tao Xiaoyao urged, but the people present were reluctant, it was gold!
"My lord, if he goes back like this, don't say that things are not guaranteed, and this life is difficult to protect!" Yes, they don't want gold, but that doesn't mean others don't want it.
"My lord! My lord! The grass people have no way to go, this thing is like a hot potato, if the grass people take it, it is difficult to protect their death, the adults have taken the grass people, and the grass people are willing to do anything! When the man heard this, he immediately fell to his knees and swore an oath.
"I don't need to be served—" Tao Xiaoyao decisively refused.
"My lord, we have so many fewer people, now is the time to ask for people!"
"Yes, my lord, didn't you push him into the fire pit!"
"My lord, I think this guy is not greedy for money and is easy to get along with, he is a talent!"
"My lord, you can take him!"
This guy has everything to say, but there are different opinions, the purpose is to let Tao Yao accept this person, and by the way, collect this box of gold.
"Alright, alright. What's your name? Tao Yaoyao had already laughed in her heart.
"The grass people are ignorant." The man looked up and smiled at the peach retribution.
"Ignorance? Don't even have a name? How pathetic! ”
"yes, yes! Huh! ”
"Okay, ignorance. How about you follow me from this day onwards and obey my commands here from now on? Tao Xiaoyao stood up, and there was nothing more to say when the goal was achieved.
"Yes!" The man immediately answered, and the matter was closed.
This little episode is just an idea that Tao Xiaoyao came up with in order to be able to follow her openly, plus this team has no money and no people, so there is always an idea to increase some foreign exchange. No, Yao Wuming brought the silver and the things she didn't have time to take away. Tao Xiaoxiao let him change his appearance and follow him, and by the way, he brought a box of gold in the name of refuge.
"My lord—" Okra was about to speak, but was interrupted by a gesture to Momo.
"As for this chest of gold, you are right, we are short of men. The people in the army have all shed their blood and sacrificed their strength, and you should keep it first. Each of them will be divided into three taels, and if the deceased brother has a family, we will send another ten taels to their family. How about the rest go to town and buy some horses and better weapons? Tao Yaoyao asked.
"Good! Just listen to the battalion commander!" None of us have any opinions.
It's just that when everyone saw this nameless man coming with a box of gold, and the box was still in his hand when he left, their eyes couldn't help but glance at his place. Just wait for everyone to disperse, Tao Yaoyao left ignorance to talk alone, and no one thought much about it, so this first day naturally gave some explanation.
"Hahaha!" Tao Yaoyao couldn't help laughing wildly, and then covered her mouth, for fear of being heard.
Isn't this ignorance just ignorance, he is also pulling the corners of his mouth now, and he has a lot of identities, will he have a split personality one day?
"I said, your acting skills are not bad! I don't see it. Tao Xiaoyao quipped.
"The master is interested in teasing his subordinates, so it's better to imagine how to deal with the 50,000 troops that came in two days." Ignorance rolled his eyes.
"Humph! If it weren't for that chase, I wouldn't have anything on me, I would have been afraid of her?! I won't be stupid enough to resist with an army of 50,000, Lord Zuoling, I want everything you owe me back once! Tao Yaoyao's tone was also a lot colder.
"It's a little strange, she is a secret guard, but she actually obeys the orders of Qing Yueying, and this Qing Yueying is now An Yanglie's person. So, this secret guard has the opportunity to reveal a lot of information to An Yanglie, but why? "I don't know what to do.
"It's always going to come to light, and now, we have something more important." Tao Yao pursed her lips and smiled.
After these events, she realized that if she relied entirely on her own strength, it would be difficult to compete with those large-scale forces, and she must also have a point of force to subdue herself, so that she had a greater chance of protecting herself.
It's ridiculous to say that everything she does is to protect herself and the people around her, but she doesn't know that one day she will grow like this.