Chapter 768: The Way Home
Looking at the coiling dragon killing buoy in the skill bar flickering, the murderous aura around him was rolling, and for a while, there was a feeling that he had practiced the magic of the world, and he wanted to go to the former enemy to blow it up!
But when I think about it, Lin Tu may not be free, and I don't have a grudge with him, think about it, forget it, as a martial artist, cultivating the mind is the first and last step!
Talking to Mingyuechi again, she just chatted with me, but there was no task, no way, it seems that there is no task today.
In this case, let's go to Starstrab City to have a look, the original fifty dragoon formations are still stationed near Starstrals, and I, the commander, have long been the shopkeeper, so I can go and see those NPCs and exchange feelings, so that everyone can be sincerely united when fighting in the future, so I returned to the Dragon Domain, and then teleported to Starstrals.
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"Huh!"
The Imperial City of the Xia Clan, magnificent*, not far from my successful teleportation, there was a noisy quarrel in the imperial garden in front of me, followed by a dragon groan, and the courtyard wall several meters long was directly swept off by the dragon's wings, and then a dragon rider walked out from it with an angry face, and when he saw me, he was stunned: "My lord......"
It's none other than Changwei, one of the dragon knights under my rule.
"What's going on?"
I frowned: "Why is there a fuss in the Imperial Garden?" β
"Subordinate......" He gritted his teeth, but he stopped talking.
At this moment, another staggered out from under the broken courtyard wall, holding the injured arm, the armor on his body was torn in many places, the corners of his mouth were full of blood, holding a long sword in one hand, the fighting spirit in his body was spurting, and he roared angrily: "Come on, fight with Lao Tzu again, even if you are a dragon knight, Lao Tzu will never be afraid of you!" β
I glanced at him, and there was a line of pale gold text above his headβ
[Inner Chamberlain Lever] (Quasi-Saint-level Boss NPC)
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"What's going on?" I stepped forward and raised my hand to draw the Divine Sword.
"Ding Muchen, since you're here, it's the best!" Lever looked hateful, the corners of his mouth were bleeding, and he said, "Immediately give Lao Tzu someone to take care of you, Xingqi City is not a place for him to go wild!" β
I frowned and didn't speak.
At this time, two eunuchs rushed over and knelt to the side in fear.
"What the hell is going on?" I asked.
One of the eunuchs trembled, kept kowtowing, and said: "My lord, the villain doesn't know anything, just now as soon as I entered the door, I saw Changwei beating Lever, the kid wanted to stop him, he even wanted to beat me, this dragon knight must be crazy, my lord, please punish him severely!" β
"Huh?"
I turned to look at Changwei: "What the hell is going on?" β
Changwei gritted his teeth and knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord, my brothers have been hungry for a week, and even the bark near Qingluan Peak is about to be gnawed away by us. β
"Isn't the military rations regularly supplied by Starstrag City? How can there be a shortage of food? I was surprised.
He said in a deep voice: "Half a month ago, the logistics of Xingqi City have been cut off from the supply to Qingluan Peak, in order to survive, we almost ran out of the surrounding game, but still can't feed fifty dragons, the subordinates came to Xingqi City to reason with them, but they didn't even let me see the face of Emperor Xia, this chief of the inner chamberlain was also aggressive, threatening to let the army of the Dragon Domain get out of the imperial capital, so the subordinates didn't hold back, so they started......"
"Alright, get up, you're doing nothing wrong."
I frowned and said, "Lever, you're not convinced, are you?" Let's go, come with us to the main hall to meet the empress, let's talk about it face to face. β
"You...... You ......"
"Let's go!"
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In the side hall, the empress Lu Ning was drinking afternoon tea, crossing Erlang's legs, quite comfortable, and on the side were several old ministers respectfully reading the recitals on their behalf, and telling the details from time to time.
Enter the temple.
Lu Ningxiu frowned: "What happened?" Ding Muchen, how do you ...... And still take the dragon knight to meet me? β
I told you a little bit about what had happened before.
Lever also cried while bleeding, very aggrieved, wiped his tears and said: "The last general is the personal guard of Her Majesty the Empress, Changwei has already offended the monarch by acting mischiefly because he is a dragon knight, Your Majesty, the last general requests that Changwei be immediately pushed out of the palace gate and beheaded, in order to set an example, so that those who believe in their strong force know the consequences of Long Yan's anger!" β
An old minister held the scroll and said, "Dare to beat the golden armor guard in the palace, do you want to rebel?" Come on, drag the dragon knight Changwei down, and lay down the prison for trial! β
"Wait!"
I immediately opened my hand, stopped the iron guard who stepped forward, and said, "Your Majesty, the real source of this matter is why Xingqi City cut off the military rations for Qingluan Peak, instead of other inconsequential things, right?" β
"Hmmm......"
Lu Ning bowed his head and said, "Hubu, why did you cut off the grain and grass of the Qingluan Peak Dragon Domain Legion?" β
An old man stood up and arched his hand: "The old minister really doesn't know......"
"Oh, really?"
Lu Ning looked at me: "Ding Muchen, are you sure that Qingluan Peak's military rations have been cut off?" Can you ...... Don't take a dragonknight's word for it...... Many of these dragon knights came from humble backgrounds, and they had lived too many hard lives, so that they were poor and treacherous, and perhaps they were just talking nonsense. β
I raised my eyebrows: "I believe in my people, please also Your Majesty believe in me." β
"Hmm."
She bowed slightly: "Come on, investigate this matter thoroughly, if I find out that there is really someone who has deducted and cut off the grain and grass on Qingluan Peak, I will definitely not spare it!" As for Changwei, you ......"
The empress's eyes were cold, and she suddenly crushed the teacup on the table and shattered it into powder with a palm, and said: "You know that Lever is the head of the court, and you dare to do something to him, do you know that you are bullying the king?" Come on, take it for me! β
"I ......"
Changwei gritted his teeth, but he didn't know what to say, he was reckless, where did he understand these words.
I hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the people of the Dragon Domain should be handed over to me for disposal, even if he beats Lever, there is a reason for it, there is no need to punish it severely, right?" β
Hubu Shangshu coughed and said: "Contempt for Emperor Xia and beating the head of the palace is already a capital crime, Ding Muchen, you don't have to persuade, the Xia clan has the rules of the Xia clan." β
I frowned, looked up at Lu Ning again, and said, "Your Majesty, Chang Wei has fought bloody battles with the Purgatory Legion many times, and in the battle of the Imperial Tomb, he has killed countless people, and this time it is also for the Dragon Domain Legion on Qingluan Peak, please be gracious." β
"I ...... You can't forgive the sin of deceit! β
Lu Ning shook his head and said, "Ding Muchen, I know that Lord Yuechi values you very much, but you should also know that you are proportionate and advance and retreat, Changwei must die, otherwise, what other prestige do I have?" β
"Really?"
I sneered and said with a smile: "When I came to Qingluan Peak with this Dragon Domain Legion, it was to protect the imperial capital, in order to protect Your Majesty's thoughtfulness, in the battle in the Heroes' Cemetery, we did what we had to do, if there was no Dragon Domain Legion, I am afraid that the army of the Xia clan would have been attacked by Yunqiong long ago, and now Your Majesty wants to kill meritorious ministers for the sake of your majesty, I don't agree." β
"Ding Muchen, do you want to resist the decree?" Qianbai, one of the palace marshals, said angrily.
"Nope."
I shook my head, arched my hand at the empress, and said, "I just want to come from where I came from and where I want to go back, I will go back to Qingluan Peak now, gather people and horses, and take everyone back to the Dragon Domain, in the future, the affairs of Starstrals City will have nothing to do with me, Changwei, let's go!" β
"Yes, sir!"
The two turned and left.
Lu Ning got up angrily: "Ding Muchen, do you dare to go?" β
I smiled coldly: "Yes, I dare." β
Lu Ning gritted her silver teeth angrily and said, "Okay, go ahead, I'm ready!" β
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
I bowed down again, left the palace with Changwei, and went straight to Qingluan Peak.
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At the moment of leaving the palace, there was a system bell in my ears, and there was a task in this plot deduction-
"Ding!"
System Prompt: You have triggered the main quest [Homecoming] (SS Rank β β β )!
Quest content: Go to Qingluan Peak, lead the dragon cavalry formation corps back to the Dragon Domain, due to the orders of the Xia Clan, you can no longer use the teleportation array, lead these Dragon Domain troops back to the Dragon Domain, along the way must ensure that the battle damage is less than 50%, otherwise the mission will fail.
There will still be battle damage!?
I frowned, and I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart, could it be that someone was going to attack and kill the dragoon formation?
"Something is wrong!"
I hurriedly summoned the Fire Qilin, and at the same time said to Changwei in the air: "Changwei, you immediately go to Qingluan Peak, gather everyone, give up all baggage, set off lightly, we will return to the Dragon Domain, immediately!" β
"Yes, sir!"
He also realized the seriousness of the situation, and immediately turned around and left.
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When I galloped to Qingluan Peak, there was an endless stream of Dragon Domain Iron Cavalry descending the mountain, and the Dragon Domain army stationed here, after many replenishments, still maintained the scale of 50 Dragon Cavalry Formations and 3,000 Dragon Domain Armor Soldiers, just after I arrived, I found that these soldiers were yellow and thin, listless, obviously hungry for many days, and even some people behind were walking on foot, very slowly.
"How can you still walk?" I asked Natsukawa, the dragon knight in the air.
Xia Chuan's face was ugly, and he hugged his fists and said, "Lord Qiyu, two days ago, we had already started killing horses to satisfy our hunger!" β
"Why didn't you inform the Dragon Domain sooner?" I asked.
"Because...... Starstrals City has repeatedly shirked and given us a lot of promises, and Dragon Domain is not long in the Savage Valley, so it can't support us with supplies at all, so ......"
"Let's get up to speed!"
"Yes!"
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I took a deep breath and watched the three thousand troops come down from the mountain, only bringing the battle flag of the Dragon Domain and all kinds of light things, and most of the supplies were gone, but I was still a little nervous, so I sent the mission guide to Su Xiran and said, "Xiran, take a look." β
"Huh?"
She opened her mouth and said, "Team D, are you worried about being raided?" β
"Yes."
I nodded and said, "You let a few people who have awakened their high-efficiency and famous skills such as Borderline, No Regrets, and Fusu each lead a team, ready to respond to me at any time, this is an SS-level mission, it is inevitable to be attacked, if necessary, the power of the entire guild of Beichen must be invested, I don't want the people of the Dragon Domain to be killed in vain." β
"Well, I understand, I'll do it, you can share the coordinates with me in real time!"
"Good!"