Shenzhou border, the western suburbs of Jinxia.
After four days of journey, the outline of this ancient Yancheng gradually appeared in the eyes of Li and his party.
"Are you sure you don't need to report first?" Li lowered the curtains of the carriage and preached, "The reception of the Secretariat will not hinder your observation. On the contrary, there are some places that you cannot pass alone."
The person she spoke to was none other than Venerable Shengtian, who was in the same car.
This time the two parties came into contact with each other and the Salvation Sect sent two envoys. In addition to His Holiness, Wangsha was also responsible for accompanying them. In addition, the missionary convoy was also provided by the Salvation Church, with a total number of nearly one hundred people.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that another purpose of this convoy is to protect the envoys. If the princess does something detrimental to Lord Shengtian, at least they still have a chance to report the news.
"No need. The truth can be forged. I believe in what I see with my own eyes." Lord Shengtian replied coldly.
"Okay then." Li Ye gave no more advice, "The Secretariat has people on duty all day long. Whenever you want to talk to Her Royal Highness, just go there and identify yourself. I'll go back to the villa first -"
"You can't leave." Venerable Shengtian said flatly, "You have to stay with me these days when I enter Jinxia."
Li was stunned, "What?"
"I trust you and Miss Qing'er, so I am willing to come and see Jin Xia, but this does not mean that I also trust the boy from the Xia family that Ning Wanjun told you." The Venerable looked at the fox demon, "So officially You will be my host before and after the meeting. I will not accept anyone else’s reception except you."
"Uh..." Li rubbed his head with a headache. As early as when they left the mountain, the other party made a request for "silent observation", that is, before deciding to formally meet, they would not inform Jinxiafang of the arrival of the Salvation Cult, and a team of hundreds of people would dress up as a caravan and stationed on the outskirts of the city. . It seems that doing so can lower Jinxia's defenses and make it easier for the observation team to see the truest side of Yancheng.
Of course, there was nothing that Li couldn't agree to. She didn't even let Wu Lie secretly report the news. She found a secluded place at night where no one was paying attention, set up the antenna and started the audio device to complete the communication with Jin Xia, and also sent the rescuer by the way. All plans for teaching were reported.
But Lord Shengtian was completely unaware of this.
After all, a person can spread the news to the capital of another state by walking out for a quarter of an hour. She has never heard of this technique.
Jinxia will naturally "cooperate" with the Salvation Cult's demands, that is, everyone can turn a blind eye to the Salvation Cult's visit and monitor them secretly. But Li didn't expect that she would actually ask him to stay with her all the time. To be honest, this was beyond the reasonable scope of diplomatic requirements.
Even if she refuses, the other party will definitely have nothing to do with her.
But after much hesitation, she still nodded, "I understand, then I will receive you."
The few days of getting along with each other on the road gave Li a better understanding of this Venerable Shengtian.
She was slightly surprised that she and the other party got along quite well.
Although the Venerable is a little indifferent and always looks at the princess and Xia Fan with a critical eye, in fact she is not evil-hearted, and her views on demons are not as disgusting and repulsive as those of ordinary alchemists. According to Luo Qingqing, this person was probably a high-level alchemist in Shangyuan Privy Council before. It was indeed unexpected that he could give Li such an approachable feeling. In addition, her knowledge is quite profound. She can talk about everything from the history of the dynasty to the experience of magic techniques. Not only is the time on the road not boring, but it seems to fly by quickly.
Seeing Li agree, Lord Shengtian nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, the speed of the carriage suddenly slowed down.
At the same time, there was a loud noise coming from the front.
"Sir, the road ahead is blocked. It seems that someone is gathering to make trouble." Wangsha, disguised as a coachman, reported.
"I'm going to check on the situation." Li opened the carriage door.
"Wait a minute, I will go with you." The venerable raised his lips, "It seems that Jinxia City is not so peaceful."
After getting off the carriage, Li saw that the entire official road was indeed blocked, but the traffic was not completely stagnant. There were already guards guiding vehicles from both sides of the road through the congestion area, but at a relatively slow speed.
Moreover, she discovered that many carriages did not avoid the congested area, but instead took the initiative to get close to it, as if there was a good show going on there.
Lord Shengtian speculated that it was probably related to the homeless people who wanted to enter the city.
She had heard before that Jin Xia was recruiting refugees, probably to fill the gaps needed for the war. But this is not a long-term solution. Excessive population growth will increase the consumption of the city. Jinxia does not have the favorable conditions of Heaven and cannot accept unlimited refugees. Normal residents hate refugees coming to snatch food, and officials don't want to see outsiders causing trouble. Sooner or later, this contradiction will break out.
This was followed by repression or expulsion.
She had seen similar scenes many times elsewhere—
"Place your bets. Is it stronger than one person or thirty horses? Let's take a guess! This is the official lottery. Those who guess correctly can get a fifty yuan reward!"
"What about the wrong guess?"
"Of course there is no reward, but there is no need to pay any money!"
These words made the scene burst into excitement!
"I'll beat thirty horses!"
"Me too!"
"Then I'll suppress you."
Of course, there are also some different voices mixed in.
"Excuse me, brother... what does fifty yuan mean?"
"I don't know, I just came from Youzhou."
"What the heck, it doesn't cost you anything if you lose anyway. Give me a lottery too, and I'll choose the horse to win!"
Lord Shengtian was stunned.
The noise didn't sound like a conflict.
She separated from the crowd and walked into the commotion. She saw that the open space at the city gate was circled by guards and divided into two by a white line. On one side of the white line was a group of horses, and on the other side was a strange-looking thing. It has six wide wheels, and its outline is a bit like a carriage, but there is no yoke or balance pole in the front, which means that it cannot be dragged by livestock.
"What is Jinxia doing?" the Venerable asked with a frown.
"I don't know either." Li shrugged.
"you do not know?"
"Well, this thing looks like a machine beast. It's probably a new invention of the Machine Building Bureau..." Li calmly replied, "But that's Sister Mo Yun's job, and I don't know much about it."
"These two ladies, do you want to place a bet?" A girl holding a plate suddenly came to them.
"Is the organization gathering people to gamble in broad daylight? What a nonsense!" Lord Shengtian snorted coldly.
But Li smiled and asked, "What are you betting on?"
"Bet on who has greater strength!" the little girl replied crisply, "On one side are thirty strong military horses, on the other side are liberating machine beasts and a controller. Whoever can pull down the other side will win!"