Chapter 193: The Wizard of Ten Thousand Forests (I)
Chapter 193: The Wizard of Ten Thousand Forests (I)
The August sun was like a fire, and the earth was roasted as if it were about to dry up, and even the wind blowing in front of me was as hot as a flame.
The hot weather not only reduces the number of people shopping in the city, but also causes great trouble for those who have to travel far away.
On an official road in the southeast of Longxi Province of the Great Xia Kingdom, an army of more than 3,000 people was slowly advancing under the scorching sun at this time.
This army consisted of not only infantry but also cavalry, all dressed in black armor, armed with swords and guns, marching in an orderly manner, without being restless or disorderly. Even though the iron armor on his body was as hot as a burning pot, no one took off his helmet or untied his armor. If a soldier faints from heat stroke, he will be sent to the baggage carriage behind by the brother next to him.
Apparently, this is a well-trained army. From a distance, you can see the big word "tiger" on the military flag fluttering in the army, which is the first army of the world-shaking Great Xia - the Tiger Army.
Among the black-armored cavalry of the Tiger Army, there were more than a dozen luxurious civilian carriages, and dozens of knights in different costumes beside them.
Three of these knights are quite conspicuous, they look the same, with a bare head and a nose ring, more than two meters long, and a super-long iron ring sword hanging from their waists, and their momentum is not inferior to the tiger knights next to them, these three people are Niu Da, Niu Er and Niu San under Li He.
Since Sanniu became the dart master of Wanli Dart Bureau, he took a few darts and cut a few groups of people, and immediately gained great prestige in the rivers and lakes, and even got the name of "Three Demons", which is famous and terrifying. However, today they were with the Tiger Army, not as bodyguards, but with Li He to Tanping Town.
With the help of Sanniu and Mai Dongkuan and others, today's Wanli Dart Game is no longer Wuxia Ameng in the past, and has already become one of the three major dart games in the rivers and lakes. Therefore, Sanniu, Mai Dongkuan and others returned to the Li family, leaving only Yang Sanniang alone to sit in the Huyang Wanli General Dart Bureau.
However, Li He was not in the middle of this long march at this time.
About a mile away in front of the army, a three-story four-wheeled carriage as huge as an attic was moving steadily, but there was not a single horse pulling such a large carriage - it was Li He's mount Fire Qilin who pulled the cart! Speaking of which, this car should not be called a horse-drawn carriage, but a unicorn carriage.
Li He and more than a dozen confidantes, maids, and fiancΓ©es were in this unicorn car that he specially customized. This big car is not only sturdy and durable, but also comfortable and airy, and it is refreshing to ride in it as if you are hiding in the shade of a tree. There is no driver in the car, which direction you need to go, you need to stop, Li He only needs to shout in the attic, and the fire unicorn is as easy to use as a multi-functional intelligent tank.
Because the horses had to weaken their legs as soon as they approached the Fire Qilin, the Qilin Chariot could only march at the front of the line, keeping a distance from the Tiger Army behind.
This time he went to Tanping Town, and Li He, as the Marquis of Wuwei, could naturally take the Tiger Army he formed as a pro-army. In addition to his many celebrities, there were also four Li Mansion worshippers such as Sanniu and Mai Dongkuan, and Huo Qinglang, the god of medicine. However, Li He was a little regretful that his sister Yunlin was left in Huyang by her parents and could not go with her, so it seemed that she had to wait until Tanping Town settled down and then find an opportunity to go back and pick up her sister.
"Master, how long will it take to get to Tanping Town?" Qianqian asked softly as she stuffed a peeled grape into Li He's mouth.
Li He lay comfortably on the bamboo mat spread in the three-story attic, his head rested on Xiangxiang's thighs, looked out the window with half-squinted eyes, and said, "Well, if Mr. Feng is not wrong, he will be there in two days." β
Qianqian peeled another grape and handed it over: "Master, on such a hot day, those soldiers in the back have walked for so long, and they are wearing thick armor, they must be hot, thirsty and tired, do you want to find a shady place in front to rest for a while before leaving?" β
Li He nodded and said to Yan'er: "You go to the back window to play the flag and tell them to rest in front." "Because they are too far away from the army, the unicorn car and the army use different colors of flags to transmit messages and issue orders.
"On this day, it is estimated that there are thirty-eight or nine degrees." Li He reached out and touched the iron plate nailed to the outer wall of the carriage and muttered, "Let's go here today, find a good place in front, camp and rest, and hurry again tomorrow morning." β
"Yes, master." Yan'er responded, and went to the back window to plant four flags of different colors.
After walking for about half an hour, I found a suitable place to camp. After the unicorn car is fixed, there is an attic, all kinds of facilities are complete, Li He and his women can spend the night directly on it. The camp of the 3,000 Tiger Army was more than 200 meters away from them, but a group of 500 infantry camped around the Qilin Chariot to protect Li He's safety, although they believed that no one could hurt the invincible Tiger General.
The Kirin even has a kitchen, with pots and pans, in which Ziyan can use her cooking skills to make delicious meals, and the smoke generated during cooking is discharged from the outside of the car by special pipes, which does not affect the air in the car at all.
When night fell, after dinner, Li He took Qianqian, Xiangxiang and Yan'er to the room on the third floor of the carriage to rest. The carriage of this unicorn car is completely the layout of a building, and each floor not only has windows, doors, and passages, but also has several rooms, and even balconies.
When Qianqian and Xiangxiang were preparing to go to bed for Li He's dressing, Li He suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the little fox demon's expression, and couldn't help but gently hug her pink shoulder and ask, "Xiangxiang, is there anything on your mind?" β
Xiangxiang frowned lightly, looked at the closed window, and said, "Master, there are two people with advanced Taoist skills nearby. β
"Damn! Is it Ming Xuan's old god stick again? This haunting old fellow, if I catch him again this time, he must be roasted by fire! Li He scolded hatefully, that old guy actually dared to fight the little fox demon's idea, it was obviously looking for death!
Xiangxiang shook her head and said, "It's not Ming Xuan, these two people's Taoist skills are much stronger than Ming Xuan." β
"Did you just pass by here?" Qianqian guessed.
Xiangxiang said: "I can feel that they are here for me, and one of them still has a magic weapon made from the blood of a spirit beast in his hand. β
"I'll let Sanniu go and get them." Li He said and opened the window, ready to call Sanniu who was eating barbecue outside, he remembered that Xiangxiang had said that according to the theorem of special mastery, it will be difficult for those who are strong in martial arts to achieve great success, and the martial arts of people with strong Taoism are not much better.
Xiangxiang hurriedly said: "Master, they are still ten miles away, and Sanniu can't find them." β
"Ten miles away?" Li He's eyes widened: "Ten miles away, you know that they are here for you?" β
Xiangxiang nodded: "Well, they came to Xiangxiang and used Dao techniques to determine our location, so Xiangxiang can also feel them." But the master rest assured, Xiangxiang is no longer the Xiangxiang of the past, and after being by the master's side for so long, the current Taoism has actually been more than two thousand years. Even if those two guys join forces, if they don't have a special artifact, they still can't help Xiangxiang. β
Li He gently stroked the ring on his index finger and sneered: "If they don't come, they will not come, if they come, I will have to crush their bones, and I dare to beat my people." β
Xiangxiang said: "Or Xiangxiang will drive them away." β
Li He hugged the little fox demon into his arms: "That's not good, I won't let you take risks." Didn't you say they had some artifact stained with the blood of a divine beast? From now on, you are not allowed to leave me, follow me, and if they dare to come, I will beat them! β
"Hmm." Xiangxiang obediently responded.
That night, Li He ordered to strengthen the vigilance around the unicorn car, holding Xiangxiang all night, and never fell asleep, for fear that the two guys with artifacts would secretly come and capture his precious fox demon. But in the morning, Xiangxiang said that the two guys were no longer there, and that the two were at least three to fifty miles away.
"Why did they run away again?" Li He was slightly disappointed, he was not afraid of thieves stealing, he was afraid of thieves, as Xiangxiang said, the Taoism of those two guys should be regarded as the top in Great Xia, although such a guy has no martial arts, but he can also escape and hide in the street market with Taoism, which is the most difficult to find. These guys are talking about the right way in the world, but they are all indiscriminate tricks, and they can think of any vicious and ruthless methods, and the old god stick of Ming Xuan is the best example.
Xiangxiang said: "It may be that he knew that he couldn't do anything, so he left." β
Li He pursed his lips: "It's really timid." Looking at Xiangxiang: "Did you say they were dead?" β
"Xiangxiang doesn't know."
"Well, the next time we feel they're nearby, we'll find a way to catch them."
Xiangxiang sighed: "With their cultivation, if they want to escape, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to catch them." β
Li He pinched his neck, frowned, and said, "Forget it, don't think about him." If they don't give up and dare to appear in front of us, we will deal with them again. When I have the right in the future, I will kill all the Taoist priests in the world to get rid of future troubles. This was said very naturally, but as soon as the words came out, he felt his heart tremble. Kill all the Taoist priests in the world? This smacks of book burning or religious attacks.
Yan'er sighed: "That's a lot of power." This made Li He's heart tremble again.
Qianqian said: "But all the Taoist priests in the world may not all want to be bad for Xiangxiang." β
Xiangxiang said: "Those two are not necessarily Taoist priests, and ordinary people of their level of Taoist cultivators can't help anything at all. β
Li He bypassed this topic and ordered the tiger army outside to march as soon as possible.
On the way, Li He leaned against the window, thinking about the sentence he had just blurted out, "When I have the right in the future, I will kill all the Taoist priests in the world", since when has he become so numb to killing people that it has even become a habit?
Li He's brows furrowed, his left hand subconsciously stroked the ring on his right hand, and immediately felt a cool and cold feeling surging from his fingers to his heart and then all over his body, and he couldn't help but shiver and let out a long breath.
Yes, I am not a person of this era, and I kill them to protect myself and my loved ones, if I don't kill people, people will kill me, this is a cruel world. After such a thought came to his mind, Li He's doubts just now immediately dissipated without a trace.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" A gentle little hand was placed on the back of Li He's hand.
Li He turned his head and smiled at the little maid: "It's okay, I'm thinking if there is no suitable house in Tanping Town, should I let people build another Wuwei Marquis Mansion, and if it is new, what should it be built." β
In the next two days, Xiangxiang didn't find those two people with strong Taoist skills, the road was calm, nothing special happened, but as the surrounding woods and trees became more and more, the mountain road became steeper and steeper, the temperature seemed to drop, and the sun seemed to be less vicious.
On this day, Feng Liusan suddenly ran up from the first floor of the carriage.
Li He sat on the balcony on the third floor, enjoying the scenery of the two roads, and when he saw Feng Liusan, he couldn't help asking, "Is there something wrong with Mr. Feng coming up?" "Feng Liu San and the medical god both live in the room on the first floor, and they usually don't run up if they are fine.
Feng Liusan sat opposite Li He, drank a cup of fragrant tea, and then lightly fanned his golden fan and said: "There are two news, one good and one bad, which one does the second son want to hear first?" β
Li He smiled: "Mr. Feng also plays this set? Let's listen to the bad ones first. β
Feng Liu San sat up straight and said: "Miss Ling's illness has gone and returned, she has just started to have a fever, this time Brother Huo can't suppress it with medicine and needles, I'm afraid I need to rest, and I can't rush anymore." β
When Li He heard this, he put away his smile and immediately said, "Immediately find a place to camp in front, and let the god of medicine suppress Ling'er's illness." Saying that, he couldn't help but be a little annoyed: "He's really not worthy of the name, a Tianshan Snow Lotus, after studying for so many days, he hasn't come up with a name!" β
Feng Liu San said: "There is good news. β
"Is there any good news?"
"Judging from the map, we are almost at Tanping Town. See that hillside? Tanping Town should be right after that. Feng Liu San pointed to the right front.
Li He groaned: "Then let's wait until we get to Tanping Town, Yan'er, Qianqian, you go down to help take care of Ling'er, and then ask Jingji how her illness is." β
After a while, the unicorn car climbed up the hillside, and Li He, who was standing on the third-floor balcony, looked at it and couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and said to Feng Liusan, who was also stunned next to him: "Now it seems that both of them are bad news." β