Don't look at what Lydia says in a set of ways, in fact, she never dreamed that Nacian would be a member of the royal family. Speaking of which, she is also a princess in name, but after all, she is a nominal princess, and it is really difficult for her to be on an equal footing with a real prince.

But now is not the time to discuss any class position, the first task now is to find a way to open the secret room and free these trapped soldiers.

Hei Ningxue looked at the plainly dressed soldier in front of her suspiciously. "You're the prince?" She asked slowly, each word revealing deep doubt.

Nacian nodded, his eyes firm and honest, "Yes, but I'm not the one who colluded with the demons to cause turmoil in the Wild Sand Empire. Trust me, maybe I can open the mechanism of this secret room. ”

"Ah, you're mistaken, I'm not doubting your abilities." "I'm just curious about how you made up your mind to get out of such a luxurious environment. ”

"Master Hei Ningxue is from the Demon Clan, you should have heard of how the Demon Lord treats those concubines, right?" Nacian suddenly showed a bleak smile, "The first one to be chosen by the Demon Lord to be sent to the Demon World Island was not my younger brother, but me. ”

This reason was too sufficient, and Hei Ningxue immediately understood his original intention. She bowed to Nacian and bowed deeply, "Offended, please forgive your Royal Highness." ”

Nacian also saluted, "I am no longer a prince, as you can see, I am now the son of a chef and a soldier of the Red Pavilion. ”

"Since you've said so, I should trust you even more." Lydia said.

Under Lydia's command, everyone scattered towards the wall. The very center of the floor was vacated, revealing the black and white latticework.

Nacian took a deep breath, and after counting the number of squares, he stepped to a corner and cautiously took the first step.

There was a faint vibration from under the slate, and it was clear that the first step was the right one.

Nacian silently recited the mantra he had recited countless times as a child, and began to walk on the black and white floor, following strange paths and rhythms. One step, two steps, three steps. Each step brought a faint sound of the mechanism, and each step revealed the secrets of the mechanism.

As Nacian walked nimbly in the center, Maya's heart pounded and her breathing became more rapid. She knew that Nacian must not make any mistakes at this moment, and that she must walk out of the "trajectory of death" with unerring accuracy.

Nacian's pace grew faster and faster, his steps getting closer and closer to the very center of the floor, and he had a strong instinct in his heart that he knew he was on the right path.

Just as he was walking to the very center of the floor, the floor suddenly began to spin. A stone door hidden under the floor suddenly opened, revealing a cave half a man deep.

"What is this?" Nacian looked inside, and there was only a lever made of metal.

"Pull it." Lydia's face was full of confidence, but in fact, she didn't even have a bamboo shoot in her heart. But her smile gave Nacian enough faith and strength.

He pulled the lever hard, and the whole chamber shook again.

With a rumbling sound, the surrounding stone doors reopened, and a new wind of hope blew into the dark chamber, and the soldiers cheered.

"Good." Buxiao nodded, "Withdraw." ”

Lydia just wanted to ask why, but suddenly figured out the reason: since the golden scorpion had already thought of attacking with a secret passage, the other end of the secret passage must have been heavily guarded. From the tunnel, the plan to raid the imperial city seems to have come to naught.

But he didn't smile but didn't feel defeated: "The moat has been filled, the watchtower has been removed, and the tunnel is under control." Everything is ready to attack. ”

"Storming the Imperial City?" Lydia said mischievously, "I can't imagine that the resourceful master of not laughing would use such a stupid method as a forcible attack." ”

Buxiao nodded slightly, "Any tactic depends on a little luck." The only thing that didn't have luck was a frontal attack. ”

Immediately, without laughing, he ordered Lydia to lead the army, and he himself seemed to be staying in the castle for a while—his ideas always had a special purpose, and Lydia was used to it, so she didn't ask any more.

……

With Lydia's order, the army of the Red Pavilion marched forward, and three days later, it was already in the Tsar Imperial City.

Darius had just welcomed the return of Empress Tsukihime's peace talks, and suddenly heard the sentry on the city wall come to report, Darius couldn't help but be shocked: "A few days ago, the Golden Scorpion brought some people and horses, saying that it was going to raid the Red Pavilion from the tunnel, and there has been no news so far. Now they're all knocking on the door, what's going on? ”

Rattlesnake looked disdainful, "It doesn't matter what they're going on. With our combat effectiveness, we just need to wipe them all out, and then it's over? ”

Darius thought about it for a while, and couldn't help laughing, "Yes, the so-called Red Pavilion is just a bunch of little thieves, and what kind of storm can it set off." ”

After that, he asked Tsukihime to go back to the palace to rest, and ordered someone to prepare armor and alpacas for him, and prepared to go out in person to pacify those annoying Red Pavilion legions.

War drums were beaten on both sides, the trumpets sounded three times, and the gates of the Wild Tsar's Imperial City slowly opened. Darius wore a wolf's tooth helmet, black steel plate armor, a generalissimo's sword at his waist, and a pitch-black alpaca under his crotch proudly went into battle.

He was followed by the Black Mamba and the Rattlesnake, who had fought with him for many years. One of them carried two long-handled battle axes, and the other held a scimitar; One has a serious face, the other has a frivolous gaze. The only thing that is the same is the murderous aura in the eyes of the two.

The military flag flew over the Red Pavilion, and Lydia rode a landing bird and stood in the middle with a spear in her hand, and the young men, Mira, Dennis, Nabino and others lined up left and right. Behind him, Bard, Maya, Nacian, Eggers and others crowded forward.

The entire army was full of swords and guns, neat armor, many generals, and high morale. Catapults, crossbow carts, ladder trucks, and city-breaking vehicles are all available. At first glance, those soldiers of the wild sand already had an estimate of the strength of both the enemy and the enemy.

"It's over, those guys across the other side look so good."

"Be quiet, let the officials hear, cut off your head."

"Look at those siege engines, they're here prepared."

"Did you see the woman riding a chocobo in front of you, I heard that it was the world-famous 'Princess of Gunfire' Lydia."

The soldiers whispered in private, and they had already begun to retreat. The rattlesnake heard some wind slightly, and his heart was unhappy. Pointing to the Red Pavilion army, he said, "Who dares to go up first and try their skills?" ”

"I'll go!" A bearded reckless man carrying a long-handled knife rushed forward on an alpaca, "The little cubs of the Red Pavilion, dare to come and play with Grandpa Wright for a while?" ”

Maya shook the reins of the alpaca and rushed to the front of the formation, "You bad old man, you dare to come out and call for battle?" ”

Wright's beard almost exploded, and he picked up his big knife and slashed it over.

Interestingly, Maya was also carrying a long-handled broadsword, and when she saw Wright's knife coming, she dodged and slashed the opponent's head with a backhand.

On the battlefield, the two big knives each slashed in pairs, and for a while, sparks splashed everywhere, and the killing was difficult to solve. Although both of them use large knives, the materials are different.

Wright's knife is made of stainless steel, and it is already considered a fine product in the Wild Sand Empire. Maya only carried a standard weapon issued by the army, but the craftsmen of the dwarf tribe have always had extremely high requirements for the quality of weapons, and even this standard weapon is all forged from 100 steel.

After several rounds of beating, only a clang was heard, and Wright's broadsword was cut off in public.

"I can't see it, Maya's big knife is quite powerful." Lydia couldn't help but praise, "This girl is only fourteen years old, and she already has such a talent, and she is worthy of being Nick's daughter." ”

Hei Ning Xue Feather Fan hid his face and whispered, "Don't mention this in front of her. ”

"Oh?" Lydia asked, "Is there anything special about this?" ”

Hei Ningxue whispered, "If you always live in someone's shadow, you will understand that the focus of the praise of 'not losing someone's daughter' is someone, not that poor daughter. ”

Maya slashed Wright's long knife and smirked, "You've lost, old fellow, go back and fight again!" ”

Wright scrambled the Broken Blade and just turned the alpaca and walked back. Lydia was already screaming, "Maya, get out of the way!" ”

Maya subconsciously dodged, only to hear a dark sound, and a sharp arrow broke through the air, and an arrow shot into her left shoulder. Maya screamed, her body had fallen to the ground, and she was dizzy for a while and fell unconscious.

Although her sword skills have been slightly successful, she is too young after all, and her battlefield experience is too weak. Although it is a knight's duel of honor, there are always some sinister villains who hurt people with secret arrows.

Lydia saw Wright holding the long knife inexplicably, and guessed that there was a hidden weapon hidden in his shaft. Seeing that Maya was shot to the ground, she kicked the alpaca and rushed forward.

"Get her back." Black Snow commanded from behind. Nacian and Kron immediately led two teams to rush forward and carry Maya back to the camp for healing.

On the other side of the battlefield, Lydia galloped and pursued Wright, who was not guarding martial virtues in front of her.

As soon as Wright saw Lydia step forward, he knew that he was not an easy opponent to mess with. The weapon in his hand was broken, and he couldn't fight anymore, so he quickly turned around and ran.

Lydia was a superb horseman, and the chocobo lowered her head and ran wildly on both feet, as if flying close to the ground, and in a blink of an eye she was behind Wright, and the spear in her hand was about to be stabbed out of Wright's heart.

Hiss!

A poisonous snake suddenly flew head-on and swooped down on Lydia.

How do snakes fly?

Lydia didn't have time to think about it, and pulled the alpaca to dodge. I saw that the poisonous snake flew over after grazing her hair, landed in the sand in an instant, and fled with a twist.

And at the moment when Lydia was dodging, Wright riveted his strength and desperately drove the alpaca towards his own position.

A red-haired, besoothing female general was waiting there on an alpaca, with several small snakes wrapped around her arms - Darius's comrade-in-arms, a rattlesnake one of the five gods of war in the sands.

She laughed at Lydia with a grim smile, then raised her hand arrogantly and ordered the entire army to retreat to the Imperial City.

"Damn Bichi." Lydia was thoroughly enraged by Wright's meanness and rattlesnake's arrogance, but now, she could only watch them retreat to the Imperial City, as if a fire was burning in her heart.

"Wait for me." Lydia pointed indignantly at the Imperial City, "I'll make you pay!" ”