HLnovel Chapter 470 It’s hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words
Chapter 470 It’s hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words
The message was brought by Hua Chaoxue. He disguised himself as a charcoal merchant, showed his token and said a long speech - the winter weather was too cold, and there might be a snowstorm coming. He had some high-quality silver-thread charcoal, and the officials could buy some to keep warm.
Neither of them was stupid and they understood the meaning of the words as soon as they heard them. Li Jingran concealed his emotions and asked how much the charcoal was worth. In the end, he bought a batch, paid a deposit and had the other party deliver it to his door.
Li Jingran couldn't recognize Hua Chaoxue, but Ling Chuan did and didn't doubt that the information was false.
As expected, after seeing Hua Chaoxue off, Uncle Shen, who had gone to other places to conduct secret investigations with the information provided by Lingchuan, came back exhausted and told everything he had found out.
As they expected, Qiao Ruicheng took drastic measures to wipe out dozens of enemy hideouts, controlled the route used by Jin Xuhua to smuggle to Daxia, and intercepted an illegally developed iron mine.
Troops, weapons, and food are all essential for fighting a war. They can greatly undermine the enemy's morale. Ling Chuan and Li Jingran were very happy.
Li Jingran pondered, "Could it be that because Prince Xian has cut off their escape route, they've become desperate and sent so many people to capture me?"
Ling Chuan was unsure and said, "That's possible, but I think their main purpose is to use you to test the details of the King of Idleness, to trace Qiu Wu's relationship with him, and then, if they capture you alive, they can threaten Qiu Wu."
When mentioning Liu Qiuwu, Li Jingran thought of his situation, and the frown between his brows deepened. Prince Xian had a lot of chips in his hands, but with his grand ambitions ahead of him, nothing else could offset them. Li Jingran was a little worried.
Ling Chuan was also thinking about this. After all, he was half friend and half uncle, and he didn't want anything to happen to him. He said a few words of comfort, "Since the Prince Xian has sent a message, he will definitely make the proper arrangements. Don't worry too much."
Li Jingran said nothing, looked out the window, sighed, and wandered all day long until the last game. I wish you well.
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The loss of the stronghold, the exposure of the iron mine, and the seizure of the transportation route could not be concealed from Jin Xuhua for long. He received the bad news almost as soon as he failed to capture Li Jingran.
After decades of planning, all the big bosses were taken away in one day. Jin Xuhua was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot. The leader of Xuanyue Kingdom was also furious and smashed a table into pieces on the spot.
"How could anyone know about this! We did it so secretly!" The Xuan Yue Kingdom leader roared with bloodshot eyes, veins bulging on his forehead and neck, his whole face ferocious and terrifying with rage, like a mad trapped beast.
Compared with his temper and rage, Jin Xuhua, who slumped down in the chair, had a calmness as if a stone had fallen to the ground.
When the leader of Xuanyue Kingdom saw his lifeless look, his eyes immediately became fierce. If he had not escaped long ago, he would not have been imprisoned!
His chest heaved violently, and he wished he could kill the man with one punch. However, he still had some sense. He clenched his fists and endured the urge to hit the man. He gritted his teeth and said, "What should I do now?"
Jin Xuhua was silent, his eyes blank, as if he didn't hear his question.
The Xuanyue leader gnashed his teeth in hatred, grabbed him by the collar, and glared at him, "I'm asking you a question! If it weren't for your poor decision, we could have at least preserved these troops, hidden them for a few years, waited for them to fight to the death, and then emerged to reap the benefits. Now it's all gone, all gone!"
Yes, it’s all gone, all gone…
Why are they all gone!
God is unfair!
Jin Xuhua suddenly raised his head, a sinister and cold light flashing in his eyes. The gentle and elegant scholarly aura of the past disappeared, leaving only ferocity and madness.
He won't admit defeat! He won't give in! He deserves to be the master of this world, the ruler of all nations! Jin Xuhua thought madly, ripping the Xuanyue leader's hand away. He stared at him with sinister eyes, his voice hoarse and cold: "There is no construction without destruction. Now the old man is still in charge. As long as he dies, as long as power falls into the hands of the eldest prince, we will not be defeated!"
Before, they were still struggling with how to contain Prince Qiao’s Mansion, but now they no longer see Prince Qiao’s Mansion as a burden. It should be eliminated. If it cannot be eliminated, it must be controlled and cannot become an obstacle to them!
And the person who has thrown their hard work away must be watching them covetously behind the scenes. If they take another wrong step, they will be crushed to pieces.
The leader of Xuanyue Kingdom had a bad temper and was easily angered and impulsive, but when things came to a critical moment, he still knew what to do best for his side, so he did not refute Jin Xuhua's words.
The battle is imminent, and both sides are racing against time to begin intensive preparations. The leaky palace is the stage for this battle.
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The first accident occurred at Lingguang Temple. A fire broke out at night, with flames shooting into the sky. Then the enemy attacked, and the sound of fighting was endless.
The two elders of the Liu family who were trapped in the house took several puffs of smoke, covered their noses and coughed violently, their faces turning pale.
"What should we do now?" Old Madam Liu grabbed his arm and asked anxiously.
Although Mr. Liu looked bad, he was still calm. He gently patted the back of his wife's hand and comforted her, saying, "Don't be afraid. The fire hasn't reached us yet. There are swords and knives outside. I'll go take a look."
He couldn't get out because the door was locked from the outside, but he could poke a hole in the rattan paper on the door and look in.
"Be careful." Old Madam Liu followed closely behind Old Man Liu. After watching him for a while, she asked nervously, "What's going on outside? Are we going to lose control?"
Old Master Liu had a very solemn expression, and he kept silent with his lips pursed. Outside the house, weapons clashed as a group of guards and a group of masked men were fighting. When he looked over, he saw a guard who was stabbed to death by a masked man, and blood was dripping onto the ground.
As soon as Mrs. Liu saw his expression, she knew that the situation outside was not good. Her eyes were filled with worry, and she wondered what to do.
When the last guard fell to the ground, Mr. Liu, looking pale, grabbed Madam Liu and hid behind him. However, he looked around and saw that there was only a small space in the house. There was nowhere to hide. Helplessly, he could only accept his fate: "Madam, no matter what, I will stay with you."
Madam Liu also lost her temper after hearing this. She looked at the man who had been with her for most of her life and said softly, "I know."
When the two thought they were doomed today, there was another commotion outside.
"Who are you?"
Xia Mo stood in front of the house. He was wearing a peach-pink robe, his hair was tied up high, and he wore a pig-face mask. He was short and it was obvious that he was not from either side.
"It doesn't matter who I am, you are not allowed to trespass here. Please go back."
He said the same thing last time, but unfortunately those people didn't listen to him and insisted on breaking in, and then they were killed by him. I hope they will be more obedient this time and just leave.
Several masked men looked at the obstacle that suddenly appeared, looked at each other, nodded slightly, and raised their knives together to chop at Xia Mo.
"It's really hard to persuade that damned ghost with kind words." Xia Mo was as light as a swallow and as agile as a leopard. He held the knife in both hands and easily blocked the masked man's siege. Then he said in a very annoying way: "Alas, isn't it good to be alive? Why do you have to rush to reincarnate?"
His words were infuriating and his moves were brutal. After a few breaths of fighting, a masked man was killed by him with one blow, and blood splattered on the spot.
The death of his companion did not affect the attack of the other masked men. Instead, they pressed on. Xia Mo raised an eyebrow and responded to the attack, challenging them: "Would you like to leave? If you stop, I will be kind enough to let you go. How about that?"
The masked men's eyes became stern and their movements became more fierce, as if they wanted to hack this arrogant man to death with their swords.
Xia Mo felt bored and immediately lost interest in playing around and became serious.
It only took a quarter of an hour to go from seven against one to one against one, until the most difficult masked man fell down. Xia Mo was slightly injured. He quickly took out a cup of Linghu water and drank it, and the wound healed instantly.
The smoke was getting thicker and thicker. Even without asking Xiaoshu, Xia Mo could hear that there were still many places in the temple fighting. It was obvious that the enemy had made a great effort this time.
Xia Mo strode to the door with a knife in hand, then chopped the chain with force. The chain snapped and he pulled it off and threw it away.
coming!
As the door opened, Old Man Liu in the room stood guard in front of Old Madam Liu, staring at the door and almost holding his breath.