Volume 3: A drop in the ocean Chapter 15: The greed of mankind
Ping Lili didn't know how she fainted, she just felt her internal organs were crushed, the pain was excruciating... Then her consciousness gradually blurred, and she didn't know how long it had been, there was a scorching light in front of her eyes, and then she found herself thrown into a desolate snowy field...
At first glance, the sky and earth are vast and white...
And I was lying alone on the snowy plain in the desert, buried in the heavy snow, with my hands and feet frozen in the white snow, unable to move...
I could only lie there motionless, letting the cold snowflakes fall on my head, letting the sharp snow wind cut my cheeks like a blade...
clean.
"Hey, wake up, I've done what I promised you, don't break your promise to me!"
Who is it? Who is whispering in her ear?
The snowfield suddenly disappeared, and the scene in front of him strangely turned into a pitch-black darkness. Pinglili's consciousness fell into another more confusing abyss...
"Zeze, is she dead?"
"Why hasn't she woken up yet? Is she dead?"
"Half life, not far from death!"
"We hate to be half-dead!"
"We hate to be half-dead!"
It turned out that the two guns were actually a pair of twin boys and girls in their prime. Although they were of different genders, they looked very similar because they were twins. Their faces were fair, their eyebrows were long and upturned with a hint of peach blossom, and their thin lips were slightly upturned. Their faces looked like a kind of fox demon.
The person they called Zeze, who was looking up to him, was a little boy with red lips and white teeth, only about eleven or twelve years old! His clear voice was totally inconsistent with his actual age.
If Yan Zheng and the soldiers of the Ruoye tribe knew the age of this kid, their jaws would be dislocated. It was such a childish boy who played a bunch of adults in the palm of his hand yesterday. It really is a saying that young people are to be feared!
The little genius Zeze, who had been so glorious before, now glared at the woman who had been unconscious all night in front of him with great anger. It was a pity that he had been so kind to bring her and her followers out of the Ruoye clan palace yesterday, and he had also mercifully spared the boy's life and thrown him in a corner of Yonghui City. This woman actually repaid him like this! Now that she was half dead, what should he do?
He then extended his finger to place his finger on her pulse. Although her pulse was not exhausted, it was extremely weak, as if she might die at any time!
The master had repeatedly told him to bring someone alive back. She might not survive a few days like this. How could he explain this to the master? After all, this was the first time that the master had entrusted him with a task other than subduing a monster since he had been practicing in Kuaiji Mountain for six years. How could he let the master look down on him because of her?
Thinking of this, he was so angry that he started to curse without restraint: "How can this damn woman be so weak! She is far worse than her followers! She looks like a Sha Mo wizard and can't even withstand the earth escape technique!"
The so-called earth escape technique is to use earth-based materials as a medium to integrate the world or the human body with it, and transform the body into an arrow to penetrate the soil and rocks underground to achieve the five elements technique of moving the body quickly underground.
Zeze and the twins were used to the earth escape technique, so they were naturally calm. Yan Zheng was the Sha Mo wizard and was familiar with the five elements of heaven and earth. When the other party used the earth escape technique, his body reacted naturally. He condensed his spiritual power on his body and skin to resist the strong resistance from the ground. Naturally, there would be no problem.
Only Yinglili, although her spiritual power had just awakened, was still a mortal body, and her body was not as strong as those who had practiced for many years. Although she did not suffer any flesh wounds under the protection of Zhu Yan's giant claws, and Yan Zheng also tried his best to use his spiritual power to protect her, it was still a drop in the bucket. Now her internal organs were injured by the residual power of the earth escape, so she became like this, her life hanging by a thread...
"Zeze, why don't we just kill her, then go back and hunt a Qiongqi or something, turn it into her appearance and hand it over to the master, how about that?"
"Yes, Zeze, why don't we find a girl of similar age and exchange this human skin for hers, then everything will be fine and we can return to Kuaiji Mountain earlier."
"You are so annoying! Who is the master? Is she so easy to fool? Besides, she has so seriously instructed us to bring her back no matter what means we use. She must have a big plan. How could she let us be so perfunctory? Don't make a fuss, let me think about it carefully." I didn't expect that this little boy with red lips and white teeth had a careful thinking that was no less than that of an adult. At this moment, he was seen frowning, pacing back and forth, thinking like a little adult.
West Gate of Yonghui City
Rows of Ruoye soldiers, fully clad in black iron armor and ready for battle, were standing under the closed city gates with high alert, confronting the group of people who were angrily shouting, "Open the city gates and let us out!" No one was willing to give in, but no one dared to act rashly.
These soldiers who were just following orders actually had no idea why the city gates had to be closed as if facing a powerful enemy. Only the young general in black armor who was leading the group with a solemn expression on his face knew some of the inside story.
Yesterday, several spies from a foreign race escaped from the dungeon. They not only caused chaos in the palace and injured many members of the tribe, but also seriously injured his father, who almost died. The most hateful thing was that the gang finally escaped in broad daylight under everyone's noses! This was a great shame and humiliation for the Ruoye soldiers!
Even if their soldiers were attacking cities and plundering territories, what would happen? Their own palace inner hall was still being used as a backyard by others! How could the Ruoye clan soldiers who had been invincible in the Void Realm for decades feel?
It was said that the Crown Princess became furious, saying that those who escaped could not get too far by escaping through the earth, so she immediately ordered the city to be sealed off for investigation, and that they would dig three feet deep into the ground to catch the spy who had escaped.
That's why the people at the Yonghui City Tower were on high alert. However, now that a night had passed, the searchers had found nothing, and the spies had not been caught, and the people at the Yonghui City Gate were almost about to riot.
Yonghui City has been a free and open city-state for thousands of years since its founding. Anyone can come and go freely, as if it has become an eternal rule. Every day, merchants and warriors come and go in an endless stream. Even in the five hundred years since it was affiliated with the Ruoye tribe, Yonghui City has never closed its gates for a single day. So, now that the rules have been broken, how can the people who have long been accustomed to freedom accept it?
From early morning, people who wanted to leave the city gradually gathered under the city gate. At first, there were only a few passers-by who lingered and waited here reluctantly. By noon, more and more people gathered and surrounded the city tower.
Until this moment, the crowd not only did not disperse, but also showed a trend of growing larger and larger.
The young general in black armor frowned slightly, having a bad feeling. Although he was not willing to let those criminals leave the city easily because of his father's injury, his subconscious awe and fear of someone in his heart made him doubt and worry about what he was doing now.
Just when he was in a dilemma, someone in the crowd took the lead and shouted, "Open the city gate quickly. This Yonghui City does not belong to you, the Ruoye people. What qualifications do you have to do whatever you want here!"
This stirred up a hornet's nest. The already anxious and angry crowd began to get out of control. The crowd gradually approached the city gate. The Ruoye soldiers who were standing in front of the city gate on full alert quickly lined up in a line and formed a human wall with their bodies to stop the crowd from moving forward. However, they did not dare to do anything extreme and could only slowly retreat as the crowd moved forward.
The young general in black armor standing at the back frowned even more tightly at this time. What he feared was really coming true. Although Yonghui City had been incorporated into the territory of their Ruoye tribe five hundred years ago, there were always some stubborn humans who were unwilling to let Yonghui City be protected by the fishmen and would stir up trouble whenever they got the chance.
The human heart is like an evil wolf that can never be fed. The young general in black armor curled his lips in disdain. These stupid humans don't even think about it with their conscience. In this virtual world where the strong survive, a small town like Yonghui, if it weren't for the power of their crown prince, would have been occupied and swallowed up by countless ambitious races long ago?
These people, I'm afraid, have long been reduced to mercenaries or slaves, living a life worse than pigs and dogs, how can they live such a carefree life? Can they still be so calm and relaxed here wiping their mouths and cursing?
Suddenly, a group of Ruoye soldiers came galloping over from a distance, holding long spears in their hands, with an imposing manner. The leader shouted, "Please make way, and we will open the city immediately!"
When the young general in black armor saw the person coming, he inadvertently breathed a sigh of relief!
Suddenly, the crowd was noisy again, and after a while, they slowly made way. The leader hurriedly rode forward, showing a token with black background and gold characters, and whispered a few words into the ear of the young general in black armor. The young general in black armor looked a little stiff, and looked at him in confusion: "Feng Yan, don't lie to me, is this really my father 's idea?"
Kaesong!
After half a cup of tea, there was a loud creaking sound, and the Yonghui City Gate, which had been closed for almost a day, finally slowly opened...
The man called Feng Yan breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Fortunately, General Nangong woke up in time. After he learned about the city closure, he anxiously went to ask for the Crown Princess's order, and then sent himself to rush here, using urgent orders and rushing as fast as possible. Finally, when the situation was about to break out, he stopped the two sides in time.
The young general named Feng Yan couldn't help but shudder, but he didn't dare to think about it any further. The consequences of angering His Highness would be very serious.
Everyone knows it.
General Nangong must have thought deeply about this, which is why he dragged his sick body to ask the Crown Princess to revoke her decision as soon as Fang woke up. He only hoped that the matter could be resolved before His Highness returned.
Thinking of General Nangong, Feng Yan's expression became stern, and his two sword-like eyebrows that were slanted into his temples were deeply gathered together.
General Nangong was accidentally killed by a traitor when he encountered the enemy last night. Not only did his internal organs get injured, but more seriously, his hands were broken and he lost consciousness. Fortunately, after a whole night of emergency treatment by the imperial doctor, he is now fine. It's a pity that his hands can no longer hold a knife or a gun in the short term!
The first thing General Nangong did after waking up was to inquire about the follow-up of last night. Hearing the news that the Crown Princess had ordered the city to be closed, he was shocked and dragged his sick body to meet the Crown Princess and demanded that the city gates be opened.
"You are new to Yonghui City, Crown Princess. I'm afraid you don't know that the rules of Yonghui City have not changed in the past five hundred years since Your Highness took over. When Your Highness led the army into the city , he pointed at the city wall and swore that anyone who broke the rules here would be killed without mercy! If Your Highness knew that you sealed off the city today, I'm afraid..."
Feng Yan recalled what General Nangong had said bluntly in front of the Crown Princess, and also recalled the Crown Princess's anger at that time. He was shocked. Fortunately, the Crown Princess was not a stubborn person, otherwise, they really didn't know how this farce would end...
Although the Crown Princess is of noble status, their master, the only person they are loyal to, is His Highness.
Dragon Wing Army.
However, thinking of the mess last night, Feng Yan, the deputy commander of the Dragon Wing Army, felt his scalp begin to numb. He was on guard at the Dragon Wing Army camp last night, so when he rushed over, the spies and the contact people had already disappeared, so he did not meet them. However, to be able to seriously injure General Nangong, a top general of the Ruoye tribe, those people must have some skills...
Thinking of how General Nangong had sent someone to tell His Highness all this over a long distance, his scalp tingled even more. He didn't know how to explain it to His Highness when he returned.
