That's what villains are like

Chapter 135 How dare he?The way to maximize profits, I will be behind you
"Is the news ever true?"

In the Chengming Hall, Emperor Xia, who was reading a letter, stood up directly. The bright yellow robe was embroidered with the pattern of a sea dragon, but because of her sudden action, the hem of the robe set off turbulent golden waves.

She frowned tightly, her face fluctuating greatly.

Chunlan stood aside obediently, with her head lowered and her hands showing, she just whispered, "According to the news from Naxianmeng's eyeliner, there should be nothing wrong."

"Young Master Jiang has changed his appearance, but for some reason, he seems to be trying to get in touch with the Blood Immortal Sect stronghold..."

After all, the Naxian League was built by Emperor Xia himself, and he had allocated a lot of resources and magic weapons in private.

In order to be able to investigate some secrets and news more accurately, some core members of the Naxian League have been given magic weapons with a profound heart, which can provide insight into some strange spells and camouflage methods.

In order to investigate Jiang Lan's secrets, Emperor Xia ordered the members of the Naxian League to keep an eye on him.

But she didn't expect that the Naxianmeng could not find out anything, but when she was secretly paying attention to the Blood Immortal Cult stronghold, she accidentally saw Jiang Lan lurking away quietly.

When Xia Zhu was sent to investigate the plot of the Blood Immortal Sect stronghold last night, in addition to accidentally learning about the Blood Immortal Sect's plan, he also learned of several corresponding strongholds.

However, now that the South Hunting exercise is coming soon, in order not to startle the snake, Emperor Xia did not send any men to wipe it out, but ordered the people of Naxian League and Anhua Pavilion to keep an eye on it in secret.

"Is he the only one?" Emperor Xia sat back on the dragon chair, but his brows were still frowning.

Chunlan replied, "According to Naxianmeng's eyeliner, there is only Mr. Jiang alone."

Emperor Xia said expressionlessly, "How dare he?"

"I'm really not afraid of death..."

Chunlan was silent.

Emperor Xia looked at the letter in front of him, was silent for a moment, and then said, "I tell the people of the Naxian League to keep an eye on the situation. If Jiang Lan is in danger, try to protect his safety without revealing it."

"Single-handedly, lurking in the stronghold of the Blood Immortal Cult, he is really bold... If he dies at this time, he will only cause trouble for me."

"but……"

She thought of Jiang Ruxian, if she knew that Jiang Lan was taking risks, she would have followed him secretly.

"Yes, this servant will go and order." Chunlan replied.

She almost thought that His Majesty was planning to go himself... During this period of time, His Majesty has always been a little abnormal, and seems to be a little too concerned about Mr. Jiang.

After Chunlan left, the hall returned to silence.

Emperor Xia rubbed the center of his brows, and felt that since he met Jiang Lan, he seemed to have never been at peace. Why did he pay special attention to his affairs during this period of time?
When she heard the report just now, knowing that he was going to take risks in the Blood Immortal Cult stronghold, she became a little worried for the first time... probably because he absorbed too many spiritual things in the Hualong Pond. If something happened like this, then Wouldn't the cost she invested be sunk and lost?
When Xiangguo Jiang Lintian arrives, it is estimated that Daxia will also be turned over.

Emperor Xia really couldn't figure it out, Jiang Lan was so good, how could he take such a huge risk, did he really have something to rely on and confidence in?

He is only a cultivation base of the three realms, how dare he do it?

Leaving the Chengming Hall, returning to the bedroom, and following the usual habits, he began to meditate and practice. The mighty dragon energy filled the palace, but Emperor Xia couldn't calm down for a long time.

After the next morning morning, she learned what happened last night from her maid Chunlan.

Fortunately, no great battle broke out. Jiang Lan might have a magic weapon with concealed aura on her body. She hibernated all night in the stronghold of the Blood Immortal Cult and left safely before dawn.

This also made Emperor Xia heave a sigh of relief.

After finishing the day's work, at Xu time, the lights came on.

As expected, she saw Jiang Lan again in Yuxianfang.

Surrounded by Yingying Yanyan and Huanfei Yanshou, there was a smell of makeup and powder, Xia Huang's face was full of disgust.

Jiang Lan seemed very surprised by her arrival, and waved his hand to let all the singers go down.

Outside the painting boat, the mist was steaming on the river surface, bringing some water vapor. Jiang Lan leaned on the soft couch near the window. After Emperor Xia arrived, he did not salute. He casually greeted him and asked about Why she came.

He deliberately let the people of the Naxian League reveal his whereabouts to Emperor Xia, because he expected that she would come to find him after learning the news.

Otherwise, Jiang Lan really didn't have a suitable reason and means to contact her.

After all, it is impossible for him to personally go to the palace to meet Emperor Xia. In this way, the layer of paper between the two who pretended to be invisible has been pierced. In addition, doing so can easily make other forces Notice it, and keep thinking about it.

At least before that, Jiang Lan didn't want people to know that he had contact with Emperor Xia in private.

After all, Guoshi Ge Qixing has a lot of eyeliners in the palace.

"You have to have something to do to find Young Master Jiang?" Xia Huang said expressionlessly.

"That's not true. After all, you have so many things to do every day, so you probably don't have so much free time."

"Is it impossible to see me?" Jiang Lan smiled.

Emperor Xia snorted coldly, "You really know how to be affectionate."

"Actually, I have been thinking about how to meet you these two days." Jiang Lan changed the subject and said proactively.

Emperor Xia was slightly startled, and then asked, "Is there something?"

She didn't think Jiang Lan wanted to see her.

"There is indeed something. I don't know if you know it. If you know it, it's fine. If you don't know it, I still plan to remind you."

"To avoid heavy losses when you get it." Jiang Lan said casually.

There seemed to be a bright glow in Emperor Xia's eyes. Looking at him, he asked, "Why do you want to remind me?"

"It's just reciprocating, otherwise I've always felt restless these two days, maybe someone is secretly cursing me, thinking that I took a lot of advantage from her."

Jiang Lan said leisurely, and threw a letter in front of her with a series of heaven and earth spirits written on it.

Emperor Xia narrowed his beautiful eyes, then glanced at the letter, and then quietly looked away, pretending not to see it.

"After all, they are not just anyone, they are all as rich as Mr. Jiang, rich as an enemy..."

The four words "wealth can rival a country" came out of her mouth, with a taste of gnashing of teeth.

Hearing this, Jiang Lan smiled, sat up straight on the soft couch, and said, "Indeed, after all, I am not as stingy as some people, who care about even a little bit of heaven and earth spiritual things..."

Emperor Xia looked at him, with a dangerous aura emerging in his eyes.

"Why do you want to see me?" She quickly regained her composure and looked at him coldly.

"It's about the Blood Immortal Sect." Jiang Lan said bluntly.

Emperor Xia was taken aback for a moment, and then vaguely guessed something, a little surprised and unbelievable.

Seeing that Emperor Xia fell silent, Jiang Lan continued, "I don't know if you believe it or not, but the Blood Immortal Sect will conspire against the National Weapon Township Dragon Seal during this Nanshou rehearsal."

Emperor Xia actually knew the news last night, so she was extremely furious at that time.

But she really didn't expect that Jiang Lan would take the initiative to tell her about it.

At this moment, looking at Jiang Lan who was full of laziness and casualness, she felt an unspeakable emotion and feeling inexplicably in her heart.

Last night he ventured into the stronghold of the Blood Immortal Sect, and it was for this reason?

"Don't you believe me?"

"But it's up to you, I just kindly remind you."

"Believe it or not, that's up to you." Jiang Lan continued with a calm expression and a calm tone.

Emperor Xia regained his composure, and snorted coldly, "Just mind your own business, how could I not know about this kind of thing?"

Jiang Lan chuckled, shrugged casually, and said, "Understood, I'm just being self-indulgent."

"In the future, I will take care of such nosy things."

"No, I don't care."

"You..." Emperor Xia obviously hesitated when he saw him say that, but he didn't know how to answer it.

She also knew that her tone just now was a bit wrong, after all, Jiang Lan was kind-hearted no matter what.

But she's always been like that.

Jiang Lan glanced at her, as if she knew what she was thinking, and said lightly, "Why do you have to look like you have thorns all the time, the tougher you act, the more fragile you will appear inside."

"I won't get used to your stinky face."

Xiahuang's chest was heaving and heaving when he said it, his jade hands were clenched tightly, and he felt a dull pain in his heart, every word pierced his heart.

"Sorry, my tone was wrong just now..."

But after thinking about it, she still gritted her teeth, spoke calmly, and chose to give in.

She has always been a person who can bend and stretch, but she has always been in front of Jiang Lan, who is not as good as her in cultivation and status, and feels that she is being controlled by him and led by the nose, so she has no good looks towards him.

But that doesn't mean she can't tell the difference between the situation and good intentions.

Jiang Lan didn't seem to be holding on to her point, and said with a pale face, "Is there a countermeasure?"

Emperor Xia was startled, and then realized that Jiang Lan was asking her to deal with the plot of the Blood Immortal Cult.

To be honest, she was indeed thinking about how to solve the countermeasures. The Blood Immortal Sect dared to plan a national weapon, so it must have something to rely on and confidence.

She has been thinking about this all day long, but there are not many people around her that she can truly trust, and the time is too rushed.

For a while, she couldn't make up her mind.

"No."

Emperor Xia replied honestly, looking at Jiang Lan at this moment, he felt an inexplicable sense of reliability.

He seems... really reliable?

Hearing this, Jiang Lan stood up from the slump, glanced at Emperor Xia, and shook her head slightly, as if she really did.

Although he didn't speak, the meaning was already very clear.

Emperor Xia was suddenly annoyed, he gritted his silver teeth, and clenched his jade hands tightly again, what kind of expression is this?
If you have enough time and manpower, how can you not have a plan?It's just that the Blood Immortal Sect dared to covet the national weapon, which is enough to show that there are corresponding manpower in the palace and the families of the ministers.

One thing she is currently struggling with is... she doesn't know the existence of those internal agents and spies, unless she cleans up all the people in the palace in a short time, or focuses on protecting the national weapon.

But Nanshou's rehearsal is a matter of Daxia's face, how can it be casual?The center of gravity can only take care of one side.

Unless... the Xiangguo Mansion abandons the enmity with the royal family and helps?

Thinking of this, Emperor Xia's pair of eyes fixed on Jiang Lan, seeming to have some kind of brilliance.

"What's on my face?" Jiang Lan stretched out her hand to touch her face as if she didn't know what she was thinking.

"You have a solution, right?" Xia Huang asked, her tone was filled with anticipation even she didn't realize it.

Jiang Lan sighed slightly, "You have nothing to do, what can I do?"

"I thought you had countermeasures, which might give people a little peace of mind."

"Jiang Lan..."

Emperor Xia felt that he was playing tricks on himself, and suddenly a strong and vast aura emerged from his body, and he really wanted to make a move and teach him a lesson with his own hands.

"Don't be angry, am I trying to find a way for you?" Jiang Lan seemed helpless.

Emperor Xia folded his arms and sat down on the jade stool beside him, staring at him with his phoenix eyes, as if waiting for his next words.

Jiang Lan paced slowly in the wing room, showing a thoughtful expression.

"Zhenlongxi is the weapon of Great Xia to rule the country. Generally speaking, the guardian should be guarded by Su Lao, a member of the royal family. With his cultivation strength, how can ordinary people approach it?"

"It's just that the Blood Immortal Cult's plan must have already thought of how to deal with this matter. Maybe they can try and mobilize more powerful members of the royal family to go..."

Hearing this, Emperor Xia interrupted him directly, "Impossible, those old guys, wish they had a suitable excuse to impeach me, let alone the old things in the clan's mansion who are staring at that position, I don't know how many. "

"The royal family members are the most capable of obedience and disobedience. Who knows if they have colluded with the Blood Immortal Sect."

Speaking of these, her eyes became even colder.

Jiang Lan sat down opposite her, and said with a sympathetic look, "Calm down, let's find another way."

When Emperor Xia heard this, he almost laughed angrily, feeling that he was coaxing himself like a child at the moment.

However, with some irritability and melancholy, he suddenly became more cheerful and bright.

"I'm not angry, I'm just annoyed by looking at those old things, just look at Jiang..."

Xia Huang quickly stopped talking, and almost scolded Jiang Lan in front of him.

"Besides being enshrined in the imperial palace, Zhenlongxi can be taken out?" Jiang Lan asked as if she didn't care.

Emperor Xia shook his head and said, "No, the national weapon is the foundation of the country. Unless Daxia is in danger, it should not be used lightly. Even in my capacity, I cannot carry it with me."

Jiang Lan was already clear about these things.

The emperor Xia was indeed aggrieved, and even the use of national weapons required the consent of the elders of the royal family.

The former emperor shocked the world, and the royal family did not even dare to fart in front of him.

It's better to let him secretly refine and occupy this national weapon.

Otherwise, find a way to help the Blood Immortal Sect to succeed?Anyway, he had a backup, and in the end he took Zhen Longxi as his own, but in this case, he would have to end himself, and there was a risk of being exposed.

However, helping Emperor Xia to deal with the Blood Immortal Sect in the open is also somewhat troublesome, and the benefits don't seem to be great.

When Jiang Lan was thinking, she looked at Emperor Xia's long eyelashes hanging down. At this moment, she seemed to really regard herself as someone who could help her...

As long as she obeys her suggestion and plan, there is a high probability that Zhenlongxi will fall into her hands.

Moreover, after losing Zhenlongxi, no matter how successful Xiahuang Nanshou's rehearsal was, his majesty would be swept away, which was exactly what he wanted.

The situation of maximizing the benefits is to help her deal with the Blood Immortal Cult in the open, but she has to come out and end herself secretly to seize the national weapon.

"Once the Blood Immortal Sect takes away the national weapon, the country's destiny will be in chaos, and there will be turmoil in Daxia. I don't know how many people will be displaced. Dongyuan Prefecture and Nanhuang Prefecture will definitely take advantage of the fire..."

Emperor Xia frowned, and was thinking about countermeasures at the moment, as a single trigger would affect her whole body, and she needed to deal with it seriously.

"Since that's the case, then use Zhenlongxi as bait, wait for the people from the Blood Immortal Sect to go, and directly catch all of them."

"I know you're worried that the Blood Immortal Cult will make arrangements ahead of time and bribe some of your cronies, including some maids and eunuchs in the palace. Even those close servants and ministers may not be trustworthy..."

"But isn't this also an opportunity for you to clean up the people around you? After the accident, you can also know who has problems." Jiang Lan said seriously.

Xia Huang looked at him, his eyes seemed to be shining brightly, and said, "But this is very risky, in case of insufficient manpower or insufficient strength, once Zhenlongxi is lost, the consequences..."

In fact, she also thought about this method, which is to inform the other ministers and princes of the plans of the Blood Immortal Cult early, and ask them to send people to protect and guard.

Jiang Lan interrupted her and said, "Do you believe me?"

Emperor Xia felt that at this moment, he was not as lazy and casual as before, and there was a convincing and peaceful sense of calm in his eyes.

She nodded slightly, feeling a little flustered suddenly.

Jiang Lan smiled and said, "Then you can do whatever you want, I will be behind you."

After saying that, he didn't say much, turned around to say goodbye, and walked out of the wing.

Emperor Xia stared blankly at Jiang Lan's back.

The night wind blowing from the window along with the smell of water vapor from the river brought her back a lot.

She reached out and touched her heart, always feeling that her heart seemed to be beating inexplicably faster at that moment.

……

Days passed in a flash.

According to the discussion with Jiang Lan that day, Emperor Xia decided to use Zhenlongxi as a bait to attract the Blood Immortal Sect, and at the same time set up a corresponding big net.

During this period, she summoned a group of trustworthy ministers and princes one by one, informed the Blood Immortal Cult of its plan to capture the Zhenlong Seal, and arranged for them to send people to protect it secretly.

Among these ministers and princes, there are Zhenbei King Xiaohe, Zhong Guogong, and Chong'an County King...

Among them, King Chong'an was her own uncle, one of her most trusted people.

In fact, she didn't want to accept that there would be someone who betrayed her among these people, but just in case, she still told them about Zhenlongxi according to the method discussed with Jiang Lan in advance.

However, in order to achieve the bait effect of using false ones as real ones, she sent people to find similar objects, placed them in various places deep in the palace, and sent heavy soldiers to guard them.

And she also informed a group of cronies about this matter, and asked them to send people to guard in different places.

In this way, where there are problems in the future, they can be traced at the first time, so as to find out who is the internal agent and the spy.

After the battle of Qianyuan Mansion ended, the imperial capital did not calm down at all.

With the imminent approach of the Nanshou exercise, some feudal kings and county kings who are relatively remote and far away from the imperial capital have also dispatched their personnel to arrive one after another in the past few days.

In addition, the hundreds of countries attached to the Great Xia, overseas countries, and various ethnic groups also sent people to come.

The rays of the sun swayed, and the colorful fog filled the air. Cloud boats, jade boats, painting boats and flying swords fell from the sky.

It can be seen every day, chariots full of wind and frost and traces of war, rumbling.

Among them, many barbarian people sent from the border of the southern barren state were escorted, as the prey of death row prisoners in the southern hunting exercise.

The Nanshou exercise is different from the battle of Qianyuan Mansion.

If you don't come, you will be disrespectful to the royal family, and to some extent, you may even be regarded as a traitor with a rebellious heart.

Even those vassal kings and princes with different surnames who dominate one side and support their own self-respect, have to be careful during this period of time.

A mighty and murderous army has rushed back from various places. Waiting outside the imperial capital, there are air cavalry riding Gale Tiger, and heavy armored cavalry with armor and spears...

In the depths of the sky, there are one after another war bunkers built by the Tiangong Institute of ups and downs, war tools, majestic and vast horror, hanging there, like an ancient magic mountain.

In the distant sky, there are still warships with space inside hovering, with countless runes engraved on the surface, but in the depths are small worlds that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of terrifying troops.

In the past few days, in the depths of the imperial capital, one after another bright gates of light can still be seen emerging, one after another blood-soaked knights rushing out, seemingly after countless fights.

Just riding a ferocious beast across the sky, there will be a terrifying momentum of galloping thousands of horses, like raging waves, which makes people frightened.

And these are just the tip of the iceberg revealed by Daxia's background.

Many of the immortal sects who watched the ceremony, as well as the ancient famous families, were all shocked.

Any one of these forces can easily sweep away one of the immortal sects. Now that the Great Xia has declined, it is still so terrifying.

Back then, the founding emperor of Great Xia ruled the whole world, wiped out the two sects of immortals and demons, as well as hundreds of countries, large and small, and shocked the world and the grand occasion of Wei Jiayu. I don't know what it is like, it is really fascinating.

"Although Daxia's strength is about to run out, his background is still not to be underestimated. The strength of these armies is terrifying."

"In the land of Kyushu, only Zhongtian Prefecture can see such a grand occasion. The other major states are still chaotic and turbulent until now. There are many sects and families, and each dominates the situation. This is the situation of the Aoyue Dynasty and the Gouchen Dynasty. , and far less than one percent of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"Although they are all called imperial dynasties, this Great Xia should have the capital of an immortal dynasty..."

On a barren hill outside the imperial capital, several figures stood there, looking at the majestic imperial capital with dragons steaming into the sky, all of them had a bit of amazement on their faces.

The clothes they wore were different from those in Daxia. They learned the official language of Daxia through secret methods, but they also spoke with foreign accents when they talked.

The one who spoke at this moment was a young man of medium build with relatively straight eyebrows.

He was dressed in a dark gray long brocade robe, his palms were a bit wide, but his skin had a jade-like luster, his face had totem-like lines, and there were many pendants on his body, most commonly made of silver, and some of his teeth were worn out bracelet.

"Big Xia can have such a grand occasion, it is only because of the advantages of the terrain. If our ancestors had not been driven to the desolate land of Xiling Prefecture, the place where the dragon veins and luck of Zhongtian Prefecture gather, but I'm waiting for a seat..."

Beside the young man, a petite purple-haired woman spoke with a crisp voice.

There are some silver hair accessories on her head, a gourd and a flute on her waist, a machete less than half a foot pinned behind her back, scarlet lines dyed at the corners of her eyes, and a palm-sized , colorful spiders.

"Anyway, we came here to watch the ceremony this time just to join in the fun. When we enter the Great Xia capital, don't talk nonsense."

A middle-aged man with loose long hair and a dark face spoke, apparently the leader among them.

"Uncle Ya, I would like to know why the orthodox holy places in Dongyuan Prefecture have been coveted for Zhongtian Prefecture for so long, since they failed to compete and retreated there, why there is still no movement."

"You said that this time the Southern Hunting exercise in Daxia, will the forces in Dongyuan Prefecture take action? The King of Daxia has mobilized so many troops, isn't there no one guarding the border?"

The purple-haired girl curled her lips. She didn't have much respect for the middle-aged man in charge. Instead, she asked about topics that interested her.

The middle-aged man glanced at her, and seemed a little helpless, he just said, "The barbarians in Southern Barren State haven't completely waged war with Daxia yet, so why are those orthodox forces in Eastern Yuan State so anxious?"

"The patriarch told me to take good care of you after I came to Daxia. Miss, don't say such things again, otherwise, after being heard by those people in Daxia, I don't know what to think..."

While speaking, these people were also heading towards the Great Xia Emperor Capital.

Xiling Prefecture is famous for its high mountains and hills and various lakes and mountains. It is full of miasma and there are many insects and beasts.

Among them, most of the cities are built in relatively open and gentle small plains, and are generally divided into families, tribes, and cities, and extend radially towards the surroundings.

The family behind them is one of the top-ranked ethnic groups in Xiling Prefecture, otherwise they would not have been invited to participate in this ceremony.

Except for Xiling Prefecture, the rest of the states in Kyushu currently have a relatively peaceful relationship with the Great Xia Dynasty, and there are no forces that have broken out into conflicts, and they have all received corresponding invitations.

However, it is not like the immortal sects of the major aristocratic families in Zhongtian Prefecture, so they must be treated with caution.

After receiving the invitation, there were actually quite a few forces that were considered invisible, and those forces that did not offend the confidence of the Great Xia Dynasty not only had to come to watch the ceremony, but also needed to prepare a decent gift.

(End of this chapter)