radicalducati #257 - I actually scared him away...
#257 - I actually scared him away...
"What did you say!? Those people have already left!"
At this moment, Liang Yue stood on the city wall of the somewhat lifeless Great Capital Imperial City, looking at the old eunuch in front of him, and said with a look of astonishment.
"Yes~ little friend, as early as three days ago, they had already escaped out of the city through the secret passage in the imperial palace, and then went all the way north, but outsiders don't know about this.
Only those royals and the relatives and important ministers of the Yuan Mongol clan left. Even the accompanying soldiers and horses, they only took less than five hundred people."
The little old man was hugging his arms at this time, leaning diagonally on the battlements, with a bit of emotion and sigh on his old face.
"What secret passage? It can actually allow so many people to leave..."
Liang Yue was speechless when he heard this, and looked at the dimly lit imperial palace, his tone a little erratic.
"It has been under construction since the founding of the Great Yuan. It is said that it can lead directly to the distant outskirts underground. Presumably, they themselves know what they have done in the land of China.
Sooner or later, they will be overthrown, so they prepared a way out in advance."
The old eunuch came to Liang Yue's side at this time, and shook his head with a sigh.
"The dignified Mongolian royal family, also known as the Golden Family, with noble blood, the huge empire that swept across the East and West in those years, doesn't it have some unknown background?"
Liang Yue was still a little suspicious, and even asked absurdly.
"Background is natural, they did conquer many countries and plundered many things back then, but this Great Yuan is not the Mongolia of the past, there are still four Khanates in the Middle East.
Now, the greatest heritage of the Great Yuan is in front of you. Except for this old servant, who is already the most powerful existence among their heritage, he still can't do anything to you."
As he said that, the old eunuch spread his hands towards him, and then leaned back tactically, showing off himself to Liang Yue, and then continued.
"Speaking of~ little friend, you killed a little too hard before. That was a full army of more than 100,000 elites. In just half a month, you and that monkey swallowed it in one gulp~"
"Squeak squeak~!"
Just as he was talking, Little King Kong, who had been shrinking in Liang Yue's chest, suddenly poked his head out, grabbed his collar, bared his teeth at the old man, and made a fierce look.
Then he shrank back again...
"Eh? Could it be that that monkey is this little guy?"
"A born exotic beast, size at will."
"Oh~~ so that's how it is! Alas... It seems that the Yuan Mongols lost this time not unjustly. The more than 100,000 elite troops stationed in the capital were all wiped out, coupled with the uprisings of the anti-Yuan rebels everywhere, the general trend is now gone.
Moreover, they are even more afraid of you, that you will directly break through the imperial city and slaughter their clan's bloodline, it is better to be straightforward and take the initiative to retreat."
"None of them can escape!"
"Little friend is going to hunt them down? I advise you to wait a little longer."
"Why? Do you want to stop me?"
"This old servant can't stop you, but those Yuan Mongol royals and nobles have also spent a lot of effort in order to escape safely. Not long after leaving the city, they split into dozens of groups and went their separate ways.
They are just afraid that you will hunt them down and kill them all. Now that three days have passed, those people are probably already nowhere to be found."
As he said that, the old eunuch looked at Liang Yue with a sly smile, and then continued.
"If little friend wants to hunt them down, wait until those people gather on the grassland before talking about it, but this old servant estimates that this time will take at least two or three months."
"They want to reorganize the soldiers from all over the north and retreat to the Mongolian grasslands together?"
Liang Yue frowned when he heard this, and then asked with some realization.
"Little friend is wise~"
"But the grassland can't support many troops, so when they leave, they will inevitably step up the plunder of food and materials from all over the Central Plains, and even the population.
At that time, my Chinese people will suffer another catastrophe, and famine will spread everywhere, these bastards!"
"Bang!"
Speaking of this, a stern look flashed across Liang Yue's face, and he slammed his fist **** on the battlements in front of him. The original thick bricks were immediately shattered.
For a time, gravel flew and dust filled the air.
The old eunuch next to him turned a blind eye to this, letting these debris fall on his body, with a bit of emotion and recollection on his face.
"Little friend cares about the people, it is really a blessing for the world. This old servant entered the palace at the age of seven. At that time, Kublai Khan had just ascended the throne. In those years, it was probably like this now.
Although there was no war or chaos, the Yuan Mongols were arrogant and extravagant, causing the people to live in misery. Kublai Khan, as the founding emperor, although he had done some things.
But in the end, he couldn't change the overall situation, and in desperation, he could only let it go. From that time on, the imperial court had already launched a looting plan for the land of China."
"Naturally, it is some gold, silver, wealth, jewelry, books, and some precious medicines, exotic metals, and even natural treasures that are valued by people in the martial arts."
As he said that, the old guy waved his hand at him, signaling him to follow, and he took the lead in jumping into the imperial city, and then continued.
"Let's go, this old man will take you to see their collection. This time it was a hasty affair. Those Yuan Mongol royals and nobles only took away a part. They originally wanted to destroy the rest, but this old servant finally persuaded them to stop."
"Toll?"
After Liang Yue jumped off the city wall, he heard the other party's words, and a bit of sarcasm appeared on his face.
"Almost, anyway, that's what it means. In addition, they also wanted to use this money to exchange some time with you, and also hoped that this old servant could delay you for half a year for them."
As the old eunuch said, he shook his head gently.
After speaking, the old man suddenly let out a burst of laughter like a vulture hiccuping.
"Delay me for half a year? They have good calculations, but I don't think you can hold me back."
"This old servant naturally can't stop little friend from leaving, but if little friend wants to quickly advance to the Innate realm, perhaps you should consider it."
"Hmm? What do you mean?"
"Little friend went to Mount Hua Sect some time ago. Since you have already obtained the 'Zixia Divine Art', I presume the 'Xiantian Art' has also fallen into little friend's hands, right?"
"Yes, but the condition for practicing the 'Xiantian Art' is that there must be at least one innate-level true energy in the body. Could it be that there is something in the Yuan Mongols' treasury?
Is there some kind of natural treasure that can make people derive innate energy?"
"Yes~"
"...?"
"But there are not many. The only one that can truly achieve what little friend said is one kind left. Originally, those people wanted to pull it out, but this old servant persuaded them to stop.
In addition to this, there are mostly some cultivation method books from the Buddhist and Taoist schools. Others only remember that the once famous Quanzhen Sect was destroyed by the Yuan Mongols.
In fact, relatively speaking, another lineage of Taoist inheritance also suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Great Yuan."
"Are you talking about the Longhu Mountain lineage?"
"Yes."
"Just now you said that those Yuan Mongols almost pulled out that natural treasure that can derive innate energy. According to you, is that natural treasure a kind of medicinal material?"
"That's right~"
"Does it take a lot of time to refine this medicinal material? Can it actually buy half a year for the Yuan Mongols?"
"Deriving innate energy is only a part of the medicinal effect of that treasure. Using this to advance to the Innate realm is what little friend seeks, right? It does take a lot of time to advance to the Innate realm."
"... It's so magical."
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