flstandardbreds Chapter 148: The charm of power and the sword
Chapter 148: The charm of power and the sword
"Okay, members of the Hengdao Escort Agency, let's go."
Xiao Yao shouted loudly.
After saying that, Xiao Yao mounted the dragon-head horse and galloped towards the outside of the Hengdao Escort Agency compound.
Gu Shijiu also rode on the dragon-head horse and followed Xiao Yao closely.
Seeing this, everyone rode on the dragon-head horses. In an instant, a team of less than a hundred people rushed out of the courtyard of the Hengdao Escort Agency and galloped out of the city.
When Li Youfa, the prefect of Hengdao County, saw this scene, he was horrified. After looking at it carefully for a few times, he hurried back to his prefectural mansion and reported the news he had seen to the imperial court.
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Imperial capital, Yang'an City, Yangtian Palace.
Emperor Yangtian built this palace as soon as he ascended the throne. The palace was named Yangtian Palace. He called himself Emperor Yangtian, and this palace also represented his face.
On weekdays, he worked here. As soon as he sat down, he saw the secret letter sent by Li Youfa, the prefect of Hengdao County.
"Sixty-four people? The lowest is at the Escort King level? Four leading the team?"
"Interesting, very interesting."
"Gu Nineteen? It's the Gu Nineteen that was merged with Azure Dragon who has awakened, right? He is at the peak of the seventh level. I was wondering how Xiao Yao dared to come and not take over my bureau. He really has some explanation."
Emperor Yangtian took out a notebook, on which was written:
"Qinglong, Gu Nineteen, peak of level seven, not awake yet."
"White Tiger, already merged, unknown."
"Suzaku, Zhao Hongling, peak of level six."
"Xuanwu, Luo Yong, unknown, unknown..."
……
"I really envy these gifted people, haha."
As soon as Emperor Yang Tian finished speaking, he heard a sigh:
"You shouldn't envy them. Aren't you the one who is most envied?"
A shadow slowly emerged from Emperor Yangtian's body.
I saw that this phantom had a dragon head, a body like a deer, a tail like a cow, hooves like a horse, and was covered with scales. It was emitting rays of light all over its body. At first glance, you could tell that it was not an ordinary creature.
It turned out to be the Qilin who was rumored to have died in the battle of Xianlin.
"You finally came out, Qilin. You have been hiding in my body for a long time."
Emperor Yangtian said to Qilin with a smile.
"Those so-called immortals almost turned me into an evil being back then. My seventh-level peak strength was no match for them. Fortunately, I broke through to the eighth-level holy beast at the critical moment, and was able to hold out against those evil energies for a while. But I broke through too late, so I had no choice but to use the secret method of fusion to merge with you."
Qilin sighed and continued:
"I originally thought that you could concentrate on cultivation and strive to find the way to the ninth level before the day of the immortal's arrival. I didn't expect that you were obsessed with power and the throne of the emperor would tie you down. Sigh."
"Hahaha, Senior Qilin, sometimes what is more powerful than strength is tactics. No matter how strong you are, you can only be as brave as a common man. I can mobilize hundreds of thousands of cultivators with just a wave of my hand. Even an eighth-rank saint has to follow my plan with all his strength. This is what I want. This is the charm of tactics, haha."
Emperor Yangtian said with a big laugh.
"Alas, idiot, you will never know that in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is futile."
Qilin said with a sigh.
"Absolute strength? There is no such thing as absolute strength!"
Emperor Yang Tian smiled and said:
"I only know that the strong are not strong. If you want to be strong forever, you must control the strong. This is the way of the emperor."
"Oh, you're going to regret this, idiot."
Qilin's voice faded away, and his figure disappeared without a trace.
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Ten days later.
Along the way, no one dared to stop or provoke the Hengdao Escort Agency's team.
After all, the banner with a sword was extremely dazzling, and coupled with the fact that the group was riding sixty-four fourth-order dragon-headed horses, they were moving very fast, and no blind bandit dared to intercept them.
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Outside Zhenxie County, General Lu Chao received the news and led the main figures of the army to greet them.
"General, who are you welcoming with such great fanfare? Who is worthy of your personal welcome? Could it be Emperor Yang Tian himself?"
The general standing by couldn't help but tease him when he saw how seriously General Lu Chao took it.
"Please save your breath. If you say something like this later, I will send you to the underworld to meet your mother."
Lu Chao shouted harshly.
After hearing Lu Chao's words, everyone's expressions suddenly became serious and nervous.
Lu Chao coughed lightly and said:
"The reinforcements coming are from Hengdao Escort Agency."
"Oh, who am I thinking? I know those people in Hengdao Escort Agency very well. I know several great escorts, and they are all my brothers. General, there is no need to be like this."
The general standing by immediately relaxed.
"Haha, if a few big escorts come, do you still need me to welcome them? I don't know what you think about every day!"
Lu Chao couldn't help but curse at these useless subordinates.
"The lowest rank among the people coming this time is the Escort King. The Escort King is always at the bottom of the list. The team is led by the three elders of the Hengdao Escort Agency. The first elder Xiao Yao is an eighth-rank Escort Saint, the second elder Lu Yuan is a seventh-rank Escort Emperor, and the third elder Monet is a seventh-rank Escort Emperor. These three brought ten sixth-rank Escort Emperors and fifty fifth-rank Escort Kings. It is said that there is also one, Gu Shijiu, who has been sleeping for several years. When he was sleeping, he was a seventh-rank peak Escort Emperor."
"Now, you know why I came to greet you. Let me tell you, if we go to the Imperial City with this lineup, Emperor Yang Tian will probably have to go to greet us personally."
Lu Chao's words completely shocked everyone.
A dart saint with three dart emperors, ten dart kings and fifty dart kings under him, is this formation really coming to help them? They all felt a sense of unreality.
It is no exaggeration to say that the combat power of these people is enough to destroy an army of 200,000. This kind of high-end combat power is simply terrifying.
Lu Chao also thought it was exaggerated.
As a general, he has 200,000 men under his command, and currently he is the only one who is a mid-seventh-level Martial Emperor. He also has a mid-sixth-level Martial Emperor, a sixth-level early-sixth-level Spiritual Emperor, four fifth-level Martial Kings, two fifth-level Spiritual Kings, and a fifth-level Mind King. This is all he has.
Compared with the reinforcements this time, this kind of family assets is simply a laughing stock.
Lu Chao knew that a large-scale battle could only be carried out when the difference in high-end combat power between the two sides was not too great. Otherwise, no matter how large the army was, it would be nothing but castles in the air and reflections in the water, and would be vulnerable to a single blow.
"Fortunately, it was reinforcements."
Lu Chao muttered to himself.
As time passed, Lu Chao and others had been waiting for half an incense stick of time, but none of them showed any impatience. They were all waiting quietly, and no one said a word.
After all, they are all experienced soldiers, and everyone knows what the arrival of so many powerful reinforcements means. They can sacrifice fewer brothers, and they can go back alive to see their parents. They understand that reinforcements are benefactors.
"coming."
Following the news brought by a young general, everyone watched a team rushing towards them at a rapid speed.