Chapter 254 Xia Family Invitation

Youzhou City, the Xia Family's Divine General's Mansion.

In the Dongting courtyard, a noble lady was sitting in the hall.

She looked to be in her forties, but her complexion was as creamy as a young girl's. Against the background of her luxurious clothes, she looked like a pretty lady walking out of a painting, her manners dignified and noble.

She is not a wife, but Xia Linglong, the current head of the Xia family and the true dragon of the previous generation.

Because he promised not to marry for the rest of his life, he was qualified to compete for the real dragon. In addition to his extraordinary talent, it was rumored that he was the most talented person in the Xia family for hundreds of years.

Entering the realm of three immortals at the age of twenty, although not as good as the Li family monster who became immortal at the age of nineteen more than ten years ago, it was still extremely brilliant and famous all over the world, and everyone knew about it.

When she was in charge of the Xia family, demonic forces from all sides deceived her as a woman, laughing at the decline of the Xia family and being weak and easy to bully. In other large states under the control of the Xia family, chaos was everywhere and the people were in dire straits.

But after Xia Linglong came to power, she quickly struck out with thunderous means, killing and driving back these monsters.

In many battles, she personally led the army. She went into battle wearing iron armor, and her hands were stained with the blood of countless demons. After returning home from battle, she wore a colorful dress, rouge, pink and black, admiring flowers and drinking tea like those ladies of the country.

It's just that the books that the lady of the country was looking through were "On Women" and "The Study of Husbands", but what she held in her hands were military books, art of war, and maps of the boundaries of demons.

Half a month ago, Gluttony Valley, which was besieging Minghe River outside Liangzhou, suddenly shifted its offensive and launched an attack on their Xia family in Youzhou. This battle was caught off guard, and the elders of Gluttony Valley led a personal expedition, causing the eastern border defense line to be breached. Now half The eastern part of Youzhou has fallen.

There were more than thirty cities killed, injured and burned.

Each city and its surrounding towns and villages had a population of at least four to five million, and some had as many as ten million.

The headquarters of Dazhou she was guarding had suffered such a heavy blow, and she had not had much rest for many days. The previous owner of the Gluttony Valley acted wantonly and attacked the Divine General's Mansion. They were forced to retreat together.

However, this battle also made her feel that the strength of the Valley Master of Gluttony Valley should not be underestimated. Although he is not in the Dao realm, he has few opponents in the realm of unique skills. His body is condensed with flesh and blood, comparable to the top magic weapons, and his unique skills The strongest secret skill in the world falls on him, and the effect is greatly reduced.

Fortunately, the Gluttony Valley Master is not as old as the Taixu Realm. He is a great demon king who only emerged five hundred years ago and has not yet entered the Dao Realm.

Otherwise, the Xia family will really face disaster, and they must use their strongest strength to stop it!

But despite this, the Xia family is already in dire straits right now.

"In the eastern battlefield, news came from Xia Changkong that the second line of defense can no longer be defended. They will retreat to the Minghe area and activate the third line of defense there."

In the hall, an old man said in a low voice.

He is the older generation of the Xia family. He has put on armor and is ready to go to war at any time.

His eyes fell on the lady-like Xia Linglong in the hall. Although the latter was a female, no one in the Xia family dared to despise her, and they all respected her with utmost respect.

"Master, please let me go on an expedition and accompany Changkong to guard it!"

The old man took the initiative to ask for help. His eyes were like eagles and he said sharply: "If the third line of defense is lost, I will fight to the end with that Gluttony Valley!"

Others changed their expressions and hesitated to speak. They wanted to stop them, but they didn't know what to say. As the Divine General's Mansion, this has always been their mission. What's more, countless soldiers have already fallen on the front line at this moment, and they also have One's own relatives.

"A bloody battle is the final choice, but it is not the goal."

Xia Linglong spoke, her autumn-like eyes were devoid of the usual tenderness, only cold:

"If the Lord of Gluttony Valley takes action, you may not be able to defend even the third line of defense. Currently, the power gap between the two sides is too big, especially the cutting-edge power. At the same time, we must also be prepared for the possibility that other demonic forces may take advantage of the chaos to take action. The situation Before there is any uncertainty, you must not put your money where your mouth is! ”

The old man's face changed slightly, and he stared at her, but did not question it, but waited for her next words.

After Xia Linglong paused for a moment, she stared at her eyes and whispered:

"The third line of defense pretended to defend and attracted the Lord of Gluttony Valley to Cangling. There was a magic circle buried by our ancestors of the Xia family. With the power of the magic circle, we blocked the Lord of Gluttony Valley. Then we went to the front line and killed him. After all the demons have been wiped out, we will finally fight against the Gluttony Valley Lord. This time I am going to invite the ancestral holy treasure!"

After hearing her words, the old man's face changed slightly, and the others' pupils also shrank.

They all felt the great determination of the family leader.

"But in this case, once the third line of defense is breached, more than a dozen cities will be lost..." The old man couldn't help but say.

Xia Linglong stared at him and said: "Previously, I asked Uncle Qi to lead an army of 100,000 to evacuate the residents of the city, leaving only a small amount of city defense force. It doesn't matter if the city is broken, as long as the people are still there, we can wait for the war. Calm down, our Xia family will send troops to help them build the city."

"Have they all been withdrawn?" the old man couldn't help but ask.

Xia Linglong was silent for a moment and then said: "It's too late, but we can save more people by cutting off the wrists in time. We have no choice."

Everyone was silent, and the old man was also silent. He knew that this niece was smart and well-organized. Since she couldn't think of a better way, it meant that there really was no better way.

"Ask for reinforcements and send them to Dayuzhou, but I heard that there are demons entrenched outside the imperial city, so reinforcements cannot be sent. Since the Battle of Liangzhou, no, it should be said that it has been a frequent demonic sneak attack in the past few decades, and they are all aimed at that The place guarded by the Li family has almost ended the inheritance of the Li family, and I have already had a premonition that these monsters seem to be planning something big..."

Xia Linglong took a deep breath, her eyes were cold, and said:

"The battle in Liangzhou was just the prologue. Fortunately, the young man guarded it. Otherwise, with the terrain of Liangzhou, once it was occupied by demons, the second step would be to go directly to Youzhou, and in addition to invade other states through rivers, it would be difficult to attack. If you retreat, something big will happen!”

"Their quick attack failed, and they were cut in half in one go. They had no choice but to move, trying to tear a gap through our Youzhou. This was just the beginning. His Majesty should have sensed it, but he has yet to send troops for reinforcements. If I guessed correctly, this The demon's real plan may not be Youzhou, but the Imperial City..."

"Now, it depends on who makes the first move and who loses patience first."

"So, we can only rely on ourselves!"

After hearing her words, everyone looked solemn, knowing that the thousand-year peace of the Yu Dynasty had been broken.

As members of the Divine General's Mansion, they have been exposed to reports of border battles all year round. They have already had such a premonition, and they can also see that the power of the Great Yu Dynasty to deter these monsters is weakening year by year.

But the demons are getting more and more rampant. This battle will come sooner or later, but I didn't expect it to come so soon.

"The heroes of troubled times have emerged, and the young hero has appeared. It is enough to see that troubled times have arrived..."

Someone sighed.

"Then I'll go to the Cangling area first and set up the formation in advance." The old man said to Xia Linglong.

Xia Linglong nodded and said, "I'm sorry to bother my fourth uncle."

"Why do you need to say thank you for slaying the demon? Don't insult me." The old man snorted coldly.

Xia Linglong's cold eyes suddenly softened a bit, and she said, "I was wrong."

The old man waved his hand and was about to stand up. Suddenly, an arrow-like light flew towards him and landed in the god general's house.

The old man sensed it immediately, his face changed slightly, and he raised his hand to absorb the urgent news from the Xia family's special secret technique.

"Liyang?"

The old man's face changed slightly when he saw the words on the letter. It was a letter from Liyang!

Xia Linglong also looked stern: "Can Liyang be unable to defend itself so soon?"

The old man pushed the letter with his palm and sent it to her.

Xia Linglong quickly looked through it, but her originally solemn expression was slightly startled.

"Liyang fell?"

"Is it a fallout or a call for help?"

When the others learned that it was Liyang, their hearts tightened. If the northwest was lost again, the demons would attack Youzhou from both sides.

After Xia Linglong read the letter, she couldn't help but raise her head and look at the old man.

The old man had a questioning look in his eyes.

Xia Linglong's eyes gradually burst into light, saying: "Liyang is safe!"

"Did they win?"

"Didn't we say that the food and grass were cut off earlier? When the demons cut off the food and grass, they should be planning to use a siege offensive. They should delay it for a while."

Everyone was stunned, and then their faces were full of surprise.

In the successive battle reports, I can finally hear some good news.

"Could it be that my son Xia Yuanming broke through on the battlefield?"

"Your son is not as smart as Qingshuang. It should be Qingshuang, but she has just entered the realm of heaven and humans not long ago. She shouldn't have the ability to decide the battlefield, right?"

After hearing the good news, everyone looked very happy and even joked with each other.

Xia Linglong didn't show off and said, "You all still remember the young general who was granted the title of Duke. He came to our Youzhou!"

"Um?"

"What!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then realized that there was only one young general named Duke in the entire Yu Dynasty, and he was the one who guarded Xia Liangzhou.

Of course they were no strangers, and when the story of that young man spread, a phenomenon appeared in the cities of various states, that is, some war flags with the word "Haotian" engraved on them were made in the warehouses, in case a war breaks out when demons attack the city. when hanging.

After the deterrent power of the battle flag spread, all parties regarded it as a strategic material.

Perhaps one day when the Dynasty of Dayu is in danger, cities all over the country will raise the banner of that young man and his mythical reputation!

Regarding this phenomenon, as a member of the Divine General's Mansion, although I was jealous of the young man's fame, I also knew that only that young man could do it. Because of the special nature of the battle flag, the reputation of his battle flag even surpassed that of the five great generals. The ancestral flag of the government.

"Are you talking about General Haotian?"

"Isn't he in Minghe outside Liangzhou? Why did he come to Youzhou? Is he here specifically for reinforcements?"

"Liangzhou is not far from Youzhou. Maybe he heard the news? But I didn't hear the news that he left the Qianhe River. However, some time ago, the demons outside the Qianhe River retreated and went to attack Qingzhou. Now there are no more demons outside the Qianhe River. It’s a demon. Maybe there wasn’t a big fight after he came out, so we don’t know?”

"The news is not wrong, right? Qingzhou is about to fall. He is not in Qingzhou, but he actually came to our Youzhou first?"

"Don't he know about Qingzhou?"

Everyone looked at Xia Linglong in surprise.

Xia Linglong also reacted. Indeed, if the young man came out, he should have rushed to help Qingzhou long ago. Could it be that the news was wrong?

But then, she thought of something about that boy, her eyes flickered, and she suddenly understood the reason.

It seems that the father-son war in Qingzhou did have a great impact. The young man really chose to leave the Li family and completely cut off the relationship with the Li family!

I'm afraid that not only is there no kindness, but there is also hatred, otherwise why would I come to Youzhou instead of Qingzhou?

Thinking of this, a trace of doubt flashed in her mind. Although she didn't know what happened between the father and son, the fact that the young man showed up to save Liangzhou and sacrificed his life to attract the master of the Taixu Realm was enough to show that he had a benevolent heart. What mistake did they make to deserve such treatment from the Li family?

"There are no traces of the military book being opened, and the secret pattern on it has not been broken. The news is true, unless the demon has invaded Liyang and forced them to write the news."

Xia Linglong said, but this is also tantamount to telling everyone that this news is absolutely true and cannot be false.

Because it is impossible for the Xia family's son there to betray the family.

Everyone understood the meaning of her words. Some people looked happy and said:

"In any case, his willingness to come to help our Xia family can be regarded as a favor. Since Liyang City has been defended, and I heard that he can kill the demon king and has the power to rival the ultimate learning realm, it is better to invite him over and invite him to join us. Are you planning to attack the Gluttonous Valley Owner?"

"Yes, if he is willing, we can ask the old lady to give him a chick." Another person suggested.

Xia Linglong nodded slightly, she had the same idea.

The chickens that the old lady raised were not real chickens, but big monsters.

The Xia family's skills tend to focus on controlling objects and refining gods, so they are also good at taming demons and war horses.

The top war horses in the entire Dayu Dynasty came from the Xia family. The royal dragons were also raised and trained by the Xia family. There was a position in the imperial court called Dragon Master, which was held by the Xia family in the past dynasties.

Many of the mixed-blood mounts of high-ranking officials and ministers, such as the dragon lions of Qingzhou, all came from the Dragon Division.

"With such strong support, no matter the cost, it is worth it." The old man said to Xia Linglong.

Xia Linglong nodded and immediately ordered someone to come over and send a letter back to Liyang.

…

Liyang City.

The sentry outside the city returned and reported the news to the Xia family veteran and others that all the demon army outside the city had evacuated.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the news. They didn't expect that the wave of monsters that caused panic and fear in the city could retreat so easily and quietly.

Just because of the arrival of a young man.

One person enters the city and scares away thousands of monsters outside the city!

Is this the reputation of a young man?

Previously, they had heard about the young man's deeds from various sources. They only felt shocked, envious, and even a little jealous. But at this moment, they really felt how much of a deterrent the young man was among the monsters. !

All the controversies and rumors materialized at this moment.

The young man just rode into the pass without saying a word to the demons, but he was better than their hoarse roars and desperate resistance!

This is the gap.

Several young major generals from the Xia family all had complicated expressions. They were the younger generation of the Xia family, and their target was the younger generation of the Li family, and that young man was from the Li family. But now, they were completely defeated.

Even if they were tied together, they wouldn't be even half as good as the young man, which made them feel sad.

Li Hao didn't stay in Liyang City for two days before he received a reply from the Xia family. The head of the Xia family, Xia Linglong, personally wrote a letter inviting him to a gathering at the Xia family's divine general's mansion to express his gratitude.

Li Hao was a little surprised. He wanted to leave after staying in Liyang City and go back to Liangzhou, but the head of the Xia family solemnly invited him personally. This kind of affection was shirkable and somewhat unjustifiable.

Fortunately, the journey from Liyang City to Youzhou City is less than half a day, so it is not considered a delay.

To his disappointment, the veteran of the Xia family collected some famous paintings and chess records for him, but none of them met the requirements of real "masterpieces" and could not be included.

This Liyang City is a border city and is subject to war all year round. The bows, arrows and food stored here are far better than the pen and ink of the literati, and there is nothing he wants.

"We'll meet then. Maybe it would be good to ask the Xia family to help look for him."

Li Hao thought to himself, sat on the horse and asked the veteran of the Xia family to give him a customs clearance order.

The veteran of the Xia family also wanted to accompany Li Hao there in person, but Li Hao refused because the Candle God was unwilling to carry it.

With the customs clearance order, Li Hao no longer needed to hide it and let the Candle God fly at full speed.

I saw the Candle Fire God soaring into the air, revealing a body like a fire lion and a dragon's tail, and disappeared into Liyang City in the blink of an eye.

"Is that...a demon mount?"

The Xia family veteran, Xia Qingshuang and others were all shocked. They had been dealing with demons all their lives, but they didn't even recognize that Li Hao's horse was transformed into a demon!

Moreover, the aura exuded by the demon made them feel frightened. It was definitely not an ordinary big demon.

Youzhou City, the Xia Family's Divine General's Mansion.

Li Hao came riding on the God of Candle Fire. When he was about to enter the city, he jumped down and asked the God of Candle Fire to transform into a young man and follow him into the city.

The city was lively and prosperous, so Li Hao walked slowly, letting the sunset on his wrist be admired along the way. He had spent a night with her listening to a play in that small town, which had made her happy for several days.

On the streets, various lanterns, paper umbrellas, and rouge stalls are selling.

Li Hao bought a bunch of candied haws and held it in his hand. From time to time, Xi Yan stretched out a small red beard and lightly touched it to eat.

"So sweet~"

Xiyan secretly licked the candied haws. Xiao Chixu was very flexible and enjoyed eating: "Although it has no nutrition, it is delicious."

Li Hao smiled and said, "I haven't had a chance to cook for you yet. I'll let you see my skills later."

"OK!"

Xi Yan agreed wholeheartedly.

Li Hao smiled slightly and took her to play around on the streets for a while, and then stopped by the Xia Family God General's Mansion.

The Xia family was immediately alarmed when they learned about Li Hao's visit. They didn't expect Li Hao to come so quickly.

Xia Linglong immediately put down her teacup upon hearing the news, ran out of the East Pavilion, and came to greet them outside the mansion.

When she saw the young man and boy standing outside the mansion, Xia Linglong's eyes immediately fell on Li Hao. She had never seen the human form of the Candle Fire God. After all, the Candle Fire God had been away from the world for too many years. Although he had appeared in Liangzhou before, he was full of divine power, which was quite different from his restrained appearance at the moment. Moreover, those who had seen him at that time could not describe his specific appearance to others.

"General Haotian, welcome to my Xia family's mansion."

Xia Linglong said with a smile.