A few days later.
Outside the border city where Fanxing Kingdom meets the desert, there is a royal palace.
"County Lord, look, in front of you is the Luoyan Palace where we made a deal with King Fanxing." Zhou Gou pointed to the palace in the distance respectfully and introduced.
Jiang Rong had changed back to Daxia clothes, wearing a veil and cloak.
In order to prevent leaks, Zhou Gou first called her by the identity she pretended to be.
Xie Lingxi disguised herself as the Dong family's masked secret guard leader and followed her step by step.
Xiao Nanxing was also dressed as a secret guard and accompanied him.
Dong Xiqi had agreed with King Fanxing on the time and place of the transaction.
In order to avoid being controlled by others on the other side's territory after entering the capital. After all, she was engaged in a shady business. Even if she was cheated by King Fanxing, she would not dare to complain to the Great Xia court.
Therefore, the place she chose for the transaction was a palace near the desert in Fanxing Kingdom.
After the transaction is completed.
Then she can take the first step into the desert.
It is impossible for the sand thieves she hired to enter the Western Region. According to the originally agreed terms, she would be escorted away after the transaction was completed.
These eight thousand armor-breaking crossbows are related to the war between Fanxing and Yuesha next door.
Fanxing King was very cooperative and came here specifically to trade.
I have to say that Dong Xiqi's arrangements are quite thorough and somewhat clever. However, she actually thought she could marry Xie Lingxi...
It's true that all the mechanisms are exhausted, but only one leaf is blinding.
Not to mention that Xie Lingxi was very affectionate towards him and would not marry her unless she was the one. Even if Xie Lingxi didn't love him, even if he was really just the playboy that Dong Xiqi thought, there was absolutely no way he would marry a daughter of the Dong family.
The General of the West is a chess piece used by the royal family to suppress and contain the Xie family.
The Xi family can fight within themselves or cooperate, but if one of them forms an alliance and marries with the Xie family...
The emperor couldn't sleep at night.
There is no way he would allow Xie and Dong's families to marry.
Even if she really died, it would not be her turn to take over.
"I'd like to report you, my county master is here!" Zhou Gou presented Dong Xiqi's identity token and handed it to the guard commander outside the palace gate.
Just a moment.
The palace door opens.
A middle-aged man in his thirties came out surrounded by guards. His smile was kind and very enthusiastic: "The county owner has come all the way. Xiao Wang is honored to welcome the county owner to the Western Regions."
His eyes looked at the woman wearing a cloak and veil in front of him.
Although he couldn't tell his face, he didn't care whether Dong Xiqi looked good or not. He looked eager to help "Dong Xiqi":
"Xiao Wang has been waiting here for many days, just to meet the county master! The county master said last time that he was not in good health, but the western region is rich in medicinal materials, which is suitable for the county master to recuperate. I wonder if the county master may give Xiao Wang a chance... …”
Xie Lingxi's eyes instantly turned cold. Step forward and stand in front of Jiang Rong.
Zhou Gou was so frightened that he quickly said:
"King Fanxing, the county master has made it very clear to you in his letter... The county master is here to get medicine. I wonder if the feudal lord also wants to break the armor?"
Fanxing King's eyes fell on Zhou Gou and smiled, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Manager Zhou. The county master specially sent an armor-piercing crossbow. Of course I want it. I just hope the county master can think more about it."
He can't beat the Moon Sand King.
I very much hope to get help from the Dong family.
"Don't think about it, just accept the deal first. I have something else to do." Jiang Rong urged coldly.
King Fanxing looked at Jiang Rong for a moment, with a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes. He didn't believe that Dong Xiqi could marry someone else besides himself?
She has come to the Western Region, how could she just leave like this?
"Okay, then let's start trading. Come and bring Ice Jade Sunflower." King Fanxing smiled and ordered.
The entourage brought a strange flower.
It looks like a sunflower, but its whole body is as crystal clear as white jade. It grows on the top of a snow-capped mountain. It likes coolness and is afraid of heat. Now that it has been transplanted, ice cubes are also placed in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Xiao Nanxing stepped forward to check Bing Yukui.
The Star King also sent his subordinates to check the armor-piercing crossbow.
"It's true." After careful verification, Xiao Nanxing hugged Qi Hua back and said happily.
There was a calculation hidden in the smile of the King of Stars, "It is rare for the County Lord to come to the Western Regions. I have shown my friendship as a landlord and asked the County Lord to have a good time in the Kingdom of Stars..."
His men were vaguely encircling Jiang Rong and his party.
He specifically threatened the "sand bandit":
"You can go."
If this is a real sand thief, he will definitely not be involved in the battle between Dong Xiqi and the royal family...
But he had just finished speaking.
Xie Lingxi said coldly, "Do it!"
The next moment, all the "sand thieves" and "Dong family guards" picked up the armor-piercing crossbows on their cars and fired at the royal guards of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
"What are you doing!" Fanxing King was shocked.
He never expected that Dong Xiqi would dare to attack him!
Xie Lingxi didn't talk nonsense to him.
Once the two sides fight, there will be swords and swords, flesh and blood flying everywhere.
In the distance, dust was flying in the desert, and the big shopkeeper rushed over with the accompanying reinforcements.
Xiao Nanxing immediately hid in the carriage holding the flower pot.
Zhou Gou was trembling with fear and climbed into the carriage, his face turned pale. Horrible, terrible!
The sand thieves are really not as vicious as them!
Even the sand thieves dare not attack the royal family of the Western Region.
……
Half an hour later.
A group of corpses lay scattered on the sand, with several surrendered guards kneeling aside.
King Fanxing was the fastest to kneel and begged for mercy in a hurry: "I was wrong... County Lord, I shouldn't have had such thoughts about you..."
The big shopkeeper tied him up quickly, looked at Xie Lingxi and asked for instructions:
"Sir, how should we deal with this person?"
"Send to the capital." Xie Lingxi said calmly.
Fanxing King colluded with Dong Xiqi to smuggle armor-piercing crossbows, a capital crime. Daxia will support the next royal family and stabilize the situation in the Western Regions.
Next, the court still has a lot to prepare for.
"Yes!" The big shopkeeper took the order.
Xie Lingxi took Jiang Rong back to Wanjincheng.
Xiao Nanxing boiled the ice jade sunflower with auxiliary medicine and presented it to Jiang Rong for consumption.
"Young Master, I received an urgent letter from King Yuesha!" Jingzhe handed over a mailbox.
Xie Lingxi opened it and her eyes narrowed.
Ye Yan discovered Shadow's whereabouts. Did they enter the desert?
……
Half a month later.
Daxia, Beijing.
The emperor drank a cup of ginseng soup slightly tiredly. He's been feeling low on energy lately. Maybe it's because the princelings and Duanwang's quarrels give him a headache every day, or maybe it's because the power of the Xie family exceeds his imagination, and the Xun family has fallen again...
He was very worried and restless.
"Your Majesty, a secret message came from the Tianzihao spy." Chu Shouchen presented a sealed letterbox.
Mingxinsi is the emperor's confidant.
Among them, the highest-ranking spies were all assigned by the emperor to several generals to gather information.
He would not send a message to the emperor easily to avoid being exposed.
And once the message is sent, the news learned is of great importance.
The emperor's face instantly became serious, he opened the mailbox, unfolded the letter, and his pupils widened.
"Xie Lingxi is the son of Prince Zhaoren!"
