Chapter 256 Heading north

Seeing that Mu Zixuan and the others couldn't guess it, Lu Chen said directly: "The elixir in your hands is called Zhuyan Dan. You should know what it does by the name, right?"

Hearing Lu Chen's words, the three women were stunned at the same time.

When their eyes looked at the elixir in their hands again, their eyes seemed to be emitting a blazing light.

Mu Zixuan asked with a look of disbelief: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, is it possible that by taking the Zhuyan Pill, we will not grow old so quickly?"

Mu Zixuan only dared to guess that this was a medicine to slow down aging. She did not dare to think about staying young forever. After all, that was what all women dreamed of. She really couldn't believe that there was such a magic pill in this world.

Lu Chen smiled and said, "My beloved, your guess is too conservative."

"As long as you take the Beauty Pill, you will never grow old in the future. As your age increases, at most, your hair will turn white."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, the three women were stunned.

They looked at the Zhuyan Dan in their hands and wished they could stuff it into their mouths immediately.

No woman doesn't want to stay young forever, and Mu Zixuan and the others are the same. This is too tempting for them.

After Mu Zixuan came to her senses, she said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, this elixir should be very precious. Do you really want to give it to us?"

Lu Chen said with a smile: "Of course, you are all my women, isn't it appropriate to give you gifts?"

Mu Zixuan immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me the elixir of life."

Seeing that Mu Zixuan had already thanked him, Da Zhou and Xiao Zhou also quickly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the elixir."

Although she was very happy, Mu Zixuan still asked: "Your Majesty, this elixir is so precious, where are the other sisters..."

Mu Zixuan hesitated to speak. After all, everyone wanted this kind of elixir. She was worried that Lu Chen only had these three pills, but he gave these three pills to the three of them. At that time, the other women in the inner courtyard of the palace would feel unbalanced.

Lu Chen said: "The reason why I gave you these three Beauty Pills first is because they are all warriors. Warriors will not age so fast. If their realm is promoted to the realm of heaven and human in a short period of time, they can also To stay young forever, you may not be able to use the Beauty Pill."

"And don't worry, I have more than three Beauty Pills in my hand. I will give them to anyone who needs them when the time comes."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan said, "This will make me feel relieved."

What Mu Zixuan is most worried about is that the women in the inner courtyard of the palace will become jealous because of certain things, which will lead to intrigues in the entire inner courtyard. Since Lu Chen has more than one beauty pill, when Lu Chen goes to sleep in those women's rooms in the future, They should be given the Beauty Pill.

Lu Chen said: "Okay, take it quickly and see what the effect is."

After hearing this, the three women took the Zhuyan Pill without hesitation.

After swallowing the Beauty Pill, they immediately felt that their bodies became extremely refreshed and their whole bodies became much more energetic. Immediately afterwards, Lu Chen discovered that Mu Zixuan and the others' skin was falling off at a speed visible to the naked eye, but they did not No pain was felt.

At this time, Lu Chen raised his hand and took off a piece of peeled skin from Mu Zixuan's face. The peeled skin became smooth and tender. The three of them no longer even need to put on light makeup.

Mu Zixuan and the others also sensed the situation on their faces. Not only was the skin on their faces falling off, but the skin on other parts of their bodies was also falling off, as if a snake had changed its skin.

Mu Zixuan took off the dead skin on her hands and found that her arms had become extremely white and tender, and she was immediately very excited.

It is indeed an elixir, but it works immediately as soon as you take it.

Lu Chen said with a smile at this time: "My dear concubine, go and wash the dirt on your body first. After you take a shower, you will be very shocked when you look in the mirror."

Mu Zixuan said excitedly: "Yes, Your Majesty."

"I retire."

Then Mu Zixuan went to ask the maids to get hot water, and she and Zhou Zhou took a bath together.

There is a hot water pool next to the main hall, which was built after Lu Chen came to the North Country. Mu Zixuan and the three of them bathed in it.

After they washed away all the dead skin and dirt on their bodies, their skin became as smooth as white porcelain, as delicate as a baby's skin, with a hint of red in it. If Lu Chen were here, he would definitely press I can't bear the restlessness in my heart.

Zhou Xiaoxiao said excitedly: "Sister Mu, you have become so beautiful, I almost don't recognize you!"

Mu Zixuan said: "You too, I didn't expect that the Beauty Pill given to us by the prince can make us more beautiful!"

Zhou Youyou said naively at this time: "That's great, I won't have to apply rouge on my face in the future."

The three girls felt very happy in their hearts. After they finished bathing, they immediately went to the glass mirror made not long ago by the palace to look in the mirror. As soon as they entered the mirror, they were attracted by their beauty for a moment and a half. I don’t want to leave the mirror for a while.

It took a long time for Mu Zixuan and the others to realize that they wanted to thank Lu Chen. However, when they returned to the main hall, Lu Chen had already gone to deal with government affairs.

We are about to head north, and there will be a lot of things to do in the past few days, such as preparing food and weapons.

A few days later.

Lu Chen held a military parade outside Beicheng. This military parade did not display the firearms of the North, mainly to boost morale.

As soon as they heard that there was going to be a military parade in the North, spies from all over the world mingled with the crowd and came to get information.

There were rumors before that the heavy cavalry of the Northern Kingdom had been destroyed, and spies from various countries wanted to know whether this rumor was true.

The Northern Kingdom is about to send troops northward. This military parade will definitely bring out most of the troops. There is no need to hide them. In this way, the spies can roughly estimate the military strength of the Northern Kingdom.

In the early morning, after Lu Chen got up, he put on black and gold armor and came to the tower in the North City.

At this time, various military camps in the North have completed their assembly. When the military parade is over, they will return to the military camps to transport weapons, and then they will go to the North to set up defenses in the afternoon.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, there were already huge crowds of people outside Beicheng, and the people were waiting for the military parade to start.

As the drums sounded, the horns sounded "woo woo woo", and then the soldiers from the North began to enter.

The first to appear were the infantry. The infantry were not holding firearms, but cold weapons such as Changge.

The pace of the infantry is very consistent, which is very interesting to the common people. But for laymen to watch the fun, and for experts to see the door, spies from various countries can tell that this is an army with very strict military discipline just from the pace of the infantry.

As the infantry slowly walked through the city gate, the next soldiers were the artillery battalion. The soldiers in the artillery battalion held bows and arrows in their hands and carried bows on their backs.

Because Lu Chen had no intention of displaying firearms, and in order to boost morale, he had no choice but to use other cold weapons instead.

For some reason, people discovered that after the archers from the North came into the field, this army felt even more different. They were even more excited than the soldiers with long swords in front of them.

When these artillerymen carrying bows and arrows came to the city gate, they shouted in unison: "Anyone who offends our northern country will be punished no matter how far away!"

"Kill, kill, kill!!!"

"Kill, kill, kill!!!"

…

Currently, most of the soldiers in the Northern Army are looking forward to war, and the soldiers in the artillery battalion have the strongest desire for war.

Their auras are all different.

After the artillery battalion passed, the last unit appeared, the most mysterious heavy cavalry in the North.

At this time, everyone, all the spies from other countries, held their breath.

At this moment, the earth began to tremble, and people's hearts were in their throats. After a while, a black mass appeared in the distance.

A terrifying coercion was released from a distance. Some people were so frightened that they could not stand still. The murderous intent on the black cavalry was very strong. In addition, the black cavalry were all warriors above the fifth level. Even Lu Chen Only 40,000 heavy cavalry were dispatched, but when these 40,000 heavy cavalry gathered together, it was like forming a ball of hot and high pressure.

As the Black Cavalry Legion approached, people even found it very difficult to breathe.

The heavy sound of horse hooves was like stepping directly on people's hearts, making their heartbeats beat crazily.

At this time, the black cavalry passed by the north city gate of Beiguo and shouted in unison: "Where the king's sword points, our soldiers are pointing!!!"

"Those who violate the Northern Kingdom will be killed without mercy!!!"

"Kill, kill, kill!!!"

"Kill, kill, kill!!!"

"Kill, kill, kill!!!"

…

The momentum of the black cavalry completely overwhelmed the artillerymen who were carrying bows. When the black cavalry passed by people, some people's bodies were trembling. This army was like coming out of the underworld. The killing is so thick that it makes people feel unable to breathe.

Spies from all over the world were frightened by the Black Cavalry.

Although it was rumored that the Black Cavalry had been destroyed when the King of Northern Xian went south to attack the Northern Kingdom, some people at that time still suspected that this was just a lie fabricated by the Northern Kingdom to hide its military strength.

Unexpectedly, the heavy cavalry from the North Country was actually still there.

People don't think that the Northern Kingdom can train such a murderous heavy cavalry in such a short period of time. This heavy cavalry must be the same army that defeated the Sirius King's 300,000 troops before.

Two grandmaster-level military generals led the way, and the remaining 40,000 heavy cavalry were all warriors above the fifth level. Such an army could be destroyed so easily.

The military power of the North is so terrifying!

Although this military parade was only divided into three legions, the parade took more than an hour because of the large number.

After the military parade, Lu Chen returned to the North Palace to say goodbye to his wives and concubines.

At this time, Lu Chen stood at the door of the North Prince's Mansion, glanced at his worried wives and concubines, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the war will be over soon."

Hearing this, Mu Zixuan wiped her tears and said, "My lord, I am waiting for your early triumph!"

Chu Yuqin stood aside and said, "Chen'er, why don't you let Xiaobai follow you? There must always be someone by your side to take care of you."

Lu Chen only brought Chen Wanrong with him this time to the north, but Chen Wanrong is the palace owner of Xuanyue Palace after all. Although she is already Lu Chen's woman, her identity is here, and it is impossible for her to lower her status to serve Lu Chen. , so Chu Yuqin still wanted Lu Chen to bring Bai Qingqing with him.

Lu Chen smiled slightly, and then said: "After I leave, Yancheng will most likely not be too peaceful. Xiaobai should stay in Yancheng to protect you."

"I went north to fight, not to enjoy life. I don't need anyone to take care of me."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Chu Yuqin sighed slightly, and she guessed that Lu Chen might say that.

At this time, Lu Chen said: "By the way, Aunt Chu, I forgot to tell you something."

Chu Yuqin asked curiously: "What's the matter?"

Lu Chen then approached Chu Yuqin's ear and whispered: "When I come back, I will marry you. Just wait and give me a child."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Chu Yuqin's face turned red. She turned her head and glanced at Lu Chen's other wives and concubines, and then said resentfully: "Not serious!"

At this time, Chu Qingli on the side saw Lu Chen suddenly approaching her sister and saying something in her ear that made her sister blush. She immediately glared at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen smiled faintly and said nothing more.

After Lu Chen said goodbye to them one by one, Lu Chen led the Northern Kingdom's 200,000 troops and marched northward.

Obviously, the number of soldiers in the North Kingdom has exceeded the maximum number stipulated in the imperial military restriction order, but Lu Chen stopped pretending this time and showed the number of soldiers in the North Kingdom during the military parade.

Lu Chen also felt that there was no need to pretend. He had learned from Wang Jiantao a few days ago that Emperor Xia had planned to unite the major masters to surround and kill Zhuge Chongguang. Lu Chen did not think that his father was just to deal with Fang Zhongguang.

Zhuge Chongguang is now from the Northern Kingdom and is the second in command of the Northern Kingdom. To deal with him is to attack the entire Northern Kingdom.

And judging from Emperor Xia's actions, after Emperor Xia has solved the big Xia family, the next step is to eliminate the vassal, and the North Kingdom will most likely be the first to be eliminated.

They were all ready to surround Zhuge Chongguang, and there was no way they could leave the Northern Kingdom at the end. This was why Lu Chen thought there was no need to continue pretending.

…

Half a month later.

The news of the military parade in the North shocked all the major dynasties. People did not expect that the North would develop such a powerful military force in such a short period of time.

The most shocked one was the Daxia court, but because the war between the court and the Jiangnan rebels had reached a fever pitch, the court had no time to pay attention to what was happening in the North, so this incident did not trigger much discussion in the court.

But when Emperor Xia saw the information in his hand, his face became very ugly, which could even be described as distorted.

In the Imperial Garden.

Emperor Xia stood by the lotus pond. He looked at the information in his hand and did not speak for a long time. The next moment, sharp sword energy was released from his body, and the entire imperial garden building was split into half. The eunuch's maidservant was cut into pieces on the spot.

Seeing Emperor Xia being so angry, Situ Ce guessed that something must have happened in Beidi.

Emperor Xia said coldly at this time: "Okay, okay, okay, very good, you are really my good prince!!!"

Emperor Xia always thought that the heavy cavalry of the Northern Kingdom had really been destroyed. However, this time the barbarians advanced eastward, and the heavy cavalry of the Northern Kingdom emerged again.

Coupled with the news sent back by Wang Jiantao, Emperor Xia had realized that the growth rate of the North Kingdom had far exceeded his expectations. He had previously thought that the refugees would hinder the development of the North Country, but he did not expect that the military strength of the North Country had already So powerful.

Especially those heavy cavalry. According to the news sent back by the shadow guard, the strength of those heavy cavalry is basically above the fifth level, and the leading general is suspected to be an extreme master.

The strength of the Northern Kingdom's heavy cavalry has far exceeded that of the Great Xia court. When the King of Northern Xian went south, he thought that the Northern Kingdom's heavy cavalry was just a group of heavy armored soldiers and crab generals, so they were destroyed so easily. As a result, he is now told that those heavy cavalry are all warriors above the fifth level!

At this time, Emperor Xia said to the Grandmaster Shadow Guard who was kneeling on the ground shivering: "There is still no news about Wang Jiantao?"

The shadow guard kneeling on the ground said quickly: "No, according to the report of the shadow guard we sent to the North Country, when they arrived in the North Country, Commander Wang could no longer be found. They seemed to have all disappeared."

Emperor Xia was worried that Wang Jiantao would be ineffective, so he sent some more shadow guards to the North Kingdom. The news about the military parade in the North Kingdom that he just received was from the shadow guards sent later.

After these shadow guards arrived in the North Kingdom, they could not find Wang Jiantao and the others, and all the shadow guards in Yancheng disappeared.

Emperor Xia basically understood what was going on at this time. He said coldly: "There is no need to look for them. Just treat them as dead. From today on, you will temporarily take over the leadership of the Shadow Guard."

Hearing this, the shadow guard kneeling on the ground quickly kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Emperor Xia directly flew the information in his hand to Situ Ce inside the pavilion. Although the pavilion had been destroyed, there was a group of Gang Qi surrounding Situ Ce. This group of Gang Qi supported the entire pavilion. Haven't fallen down yet,

The information that Emperor Xia flew out directly penetrated Situ Ce's Gang Qi shield. Situ Ce was not surprised at all. After he received the information from Emperor Xia that flew over, he didn't feel any disturbance in his heart.

He had known for a long time that the King of the North was not an ordinary person, and that the heavy cavalry of the North Kingdom could not really be destroyed.

It seems that King Bei has noticed Emperor Xia's actions, so he plans not to hide it anymore during this high-profile military parade.

At this moment, a soldier hurriedly entered the imperial garden, "Report!"

When the soldier came to Emperor Xia, he immediately knelt down. Emperor Xia said coldly: "Speak!"

The soldier immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Dongfang Family has disappeared! The imperial soldiers behind the rebels planned to ask the Dongfang Family for help, but they found that there were no merchant ships at their docks, and even the Dongfang Family was empty!"

Hearing this, Emperor Xia was startled.

nobody?

How is this going?

The Dongfang family has promised to help him get rid of the Jiangnan family. Is it possible that they plan to go back on their word?

Emperor Xia's face became even more ugly, and then he asked: "How come there is no one? Have you found out where they went?"

The soldier replied: "No, not only our soldiers are looking for them, but also the Jiangnan rebels are looking for them."