The battle here is over, but Qianye doesn't plan to return to the West Continent with the Zhao clan's army. Heiliu and Dark Fire are his foundation, and Yetong is still there.
When bidding farewell to Zhao Jundu, Qianye was a little worried that he would have to spend some time talking, but to his surprise, the always strong Zhao Jundu did not express any objection this time.
Qianye also learned a secret about the Zhao Clan from him, that only the Zhao Clan's disciples who have participated in the grand sacrificial ceremony are the real core members. They need to leave a breath of blood on the ancestral hall magic circle. If they die outside, the family will get news, and when necessary, the family can also find their whereabouts through secret methods.
Hearing this secret, Qianye's heart skipped a beat. First, he understood how the Zhao Clan found the hiding place of Zhao Weihuang and Ye Ji. Then he realized another problem. Since the ancestral hall magic circle can record and track blood Breath, whether there are other functions.
And Zhao Jundu gave Qianye the protection in the name of being included in the clan, but he didn't intend to let him join the war in the name of the Zhao clan at the beginning, even though Zhao clan's position on the military merit list was in jeopardy at that time. Thinking about it now, maybe it wasn't because he underestimated Qianye's combat power, but Zhao Jundu guessed something, or was he worried about something
Think again about Duke You's actions that seem plain but actually have other meanings. Whether it's the undisguised appreciation from others, or the intentional or unintentional mention in the in-depth conversation that he has no right to inherit the lord, he doesn't like too complicated personnel affairs. Qianye could only smile wryly.
When the imperial fleet was gone, Qianye also waved away all the clues, turned around and boarded the off-road vehicle, started the engine, and headed all the way to Heiliu City.
The Eternal Night Continent, which had just ended a war, was quite peaceful. Qianye returned to Heiliu City smoothly, without any twists and turns. Although there are still traces of war raging everywhere inside and outside the city, most of the dilapidated city defenses have been repaired, and the city is extremely lively and crowded everywhere. In the city that could originally accommodate 100,000 people, more than 200,000 people have been squeezed out abruptly. .
Since the beginning of the bloody battle, Heiliu City located inside the Iron Curtain has become an important place, and a large number of mercenary hunters who went to battle used this place as the most advanced supply base. In the middle and later stages, after the formation of the army came into play, residents of wild villages, towns and settlements had to swarm into cities for refuge.
Heiliu was guarded by Song Zining, and after the Battle of Siege and the Battle of Expanding Borders, it gained a great reputation. In the later stage, almost no dark race was willing to come and die. As a result, more people hid in Heiliu City, and all kinds of traders also used it as a transit point, and the market became more prosperous.
Song Zining didn't know what considerations he had, but basically he would not reject anyone who came, as long as he paid taxes, he would put them all in the city. Fortunately, he had already prepared and saved a large amount of food in advance, otherwise it would be difficult to survive the later stage of the bloody battle.
When Qianye drove to Heiliu City, the city walls were full of busy workers. They were not only repairing and strengthening the city walls, but also erected two turrets. Judging by the scale, they could already place fortress cannons.
The original fortress guns in Heiliu City have been specially modified by Nangong Xiaoniao. The artillery fire can cover all sides of the city. With two more fortress guns, the defense power has been significantly enhanced. If Viscount Luther, the demon descendant from the bloody battle, came to attack now, I am afraid that the army would suffer heavy losses just by shooting at the fortress.
Qianye drove into the city with the people, and the city gate guards were meticulous. Even when they saw the regular imperial legion logo on the car, they stopped them. They didn't let them go until they saw that it was Qianye in the driver's seat.
The streets in Heiliu City were also full of hustle and bustle. Song Zining attracted dozens of large commercial firms at the beginning, but now when he looked up, he saw a dazzling array of signs, and the number of newly added commercial firms was at least several times that of before. Just walking through a main street, I saw six or seven stores being renovated, and they would open soon.
Heiliu City is lively and lively, but the order is good, and dark fire fighters can be seen patrolling from time to time. Regardless of the rebellious mercenary hunters, or the children of aristocratic families who have always looked above the top, they all look in awe when they see the dark fire warriors, and they dare not rush at all.
This is all thanks to Song Zining, the Seventh Young Master who used an iron fist to curb the chaos during the bloody battle. As long as anyone dares to provoke, no matter who it is, it is basically a word of beheading. Even the direct descendants of the Nangong family were beheaded several times, and no one dared to risk their own lives to try the Seventh Young Master's tricks.
Although the human settlements in the wilderness outside were basically destroyed, the Heiliu at this moment cannot be regarded as a single city. In the bloody battle, the Empire and Yongye drew a tie, but the Heiliu war zone was different. In the early stage, Song Zining was invincible and swept the army of darkness. In the later stage, Qianye pierced through several war zones in the dark kingdom alone. So far, almost no one on the Yongye side is willing to go to the war zone. Heiliu came to die.
In the dark country bordering the Black Stream theater, most of the Nerubian Earl Stuka's land fell under the control of Dark Fire, and even the Nerubian Earl's castle was captured, leaving only two or three Viscounts. is divided everywhere. The reason why these small territories can still be preserved is because the dark fire's military strength is already stretched, and it is not enough to absorb so many territories, so it has not been attacked for the time being.
However, when Qianye saw the conscription notices everywhere on both sides of the street, he knew that Song Zining's ambition had not stopped here. Otherwise, the war would have ended, so why expand the army so much? The next battlefield of the empire is on the void floating land, and the dark fire has no way to participate. Neither Qianye nor Song Zining had that much money to transport the Dark Fire, whose size was close to three divisions, into the Void Floating Land.
The entire Black Stream City has been turned into a large construction site, but the Dark Fire headquarters is still the same, nothing has changed. Qianye turned around a block and saw the rather magnificent gatehouse of An Huo from a distance, but he didn't go there, but went straight home.
Compared with the last time, the small courtyard has some changes in details. The most striking thing is that there is an extra big tree, which covers most of the courtyard, making the environment extraordinarily quiet and peaceful.
Yetong was sitting in the courtyard reading a book, with a plate of fruit by his hand.
Qianye sat down at the table, Yetong looked up at him, smiled slightly, and said, "You're back?"
"Well, I'm back."
Yetong smiled again, "Just come back, I'll cook."
Qianye hurriedly said: "Forget it, I'll do it!"
Yetong gave him a hard look, snorted, and followed Qianye into the kitchen.
This young lady of the blood family is amazingly lacking in talent in cooking. The ingredients and cooking procedures are exactly the same. The food she makes is "different", and no amount of practice has any effect. Qianye has given up teaching, so as long as he has time, he will do it himself.
In the process of packing up the ingredients, Qianye asked intentionally or unintentionally, "Why is there another tree in the yard?"
Ever since Song Zining's Three Thousand Floating Leaves Art became more and more sophisticated, Qianye cast shadows on the leaves, and then cast shadows on the trees. I always feel that there are pairs of eyes hidden in the lush branches and leaves.
Hearing Qianye's question, Yetong said indifferently: "The seventh son of Song Dynasty sent someone to send it over, saying that it can block the sun and purify the air. I'll let someone plant it in the yard."
Qianye was taken aback, "Did it come from Zining?"
"Yes what's the matter?"
Qianye felt a little bad in his heart, and asked, "Have you felt anything inappropriate recently?"
Yetong thought about it seriously, then shook his head and said, "No."
"When you go out, do you have the feeling of being watched in secret?"
This time Yetong nodded and said, "Yes."
Qianye gritted his teeth immediately, and said angrily: "This kid seems to be itchy!"
Yetong looked puzzled and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Qianye felt something was wrong, so he asked carefully, "Who is peeking at you?"
Ye Tong didn't even think about it, and said, "Nangong Xiaoniao."
"Ah? It's her?" The answer was beyond Qianye's expectation.
"Well, she came over to peek a few times, but I ignored her. Then one night, she tried to sneak into my room."
"This..." Qianye didn't know what to say, Nangong Xiaoniao was a genius in force arrays and mechanics, but was always a little confused at other times.
"I don't know what she wants to do, so I didn't care about her, just watched quietly. But..." Speaking of this, Yetong smiled, "But she actually wanted to climb in through the ventilation skylight. That window It's too small, she managed to squeeze through half of her body, and got stuck in the middle."
After hearing this sentence, Qianye inexplicably thought of Nangong Xiaoniao's surging chest. With such a figure, it seems that it is indeed difficult to pass through the skylight.
"And then?" Qianye asked with interest.
Yetong looked at Qianye with a half-smile, and said slowly: "Then of course we have to get her down. Well, it's still a bit difficult, three buttons of the clothes are missing."
Qianye's heart skipped a beat, and he faintly felt something was wrong. Why are there not too many buttons on this jacket, but only three buttons are missing
However, Qianye has been through the turmoil for a long time, and the expression on his face has not changed. He groaned and asked again: "What happened next?"
"It was nothing after that. No matter what I asked, she didn't say a word. I wanted to take a bite of that little blush!"
This is indeed Nangong Xiaoniao's character. Thinking about the embarrassing situation at that time, she didn't faint immediately, which is already considered good.
Qianye originally thought that even if this incident was over, Nangong Xiaoniao would not be able to do anything earth-shattering. With her temperament, if she fell into Yetong's hands, she would only be bullied.
As for what Yetong did later, whether to let him go directly or to teach him a lesson, Qianye didn't care and didn't intend to know. Nangong Xiaoniao's thoughts on Qianye are known to almost everyone in the upper class of the dark fire, so it is better not to mention this kind of thing.
But Yetong didn't end the topic, and said: "The window is too small. When I got her down, I accidentally scratched her skin. Speaking of which, the smell of her blood is a bit unusual."
Qianye couldn't help being a little nervous, touched Yetong's black hair, and asked, "Are you thirsty recently?"
Ye Tong glared at him, and said dissatisfiedly, "Do you think I'm one of those guys with impure blood? People who have awakened the blood of their ancestors will not be thirsty for blood at all. Except for important ceremonies, I will not drink blood either." No matter how much blood that has no force, it is useless to drink, and the taste is not good."
Qianye secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he already knew some relevant knowledge from the Blood River inheritance, he was still worried about Yetong. He was a little relieved after hearing what she said in person.
If Yetong needs to drink blood, there is no other way. On the Eternal Night Continent, there are a large number of bandits who can't be killed too many times, and there are also a large number of captives and death row prisoners. In addition, there are as many slaves as you want.
However, in Qianye's view, compared with the human race, those powerful creatures, including various beasts and werewolves and spider demons, can provide a large amount of blood essence and high-quality original force.
It's just that as an advanced intelligent race, the blood race, like the human race, also has a thing called faith, which is often rooted in the heart since childhood, and it has almost become a part of life. Qianye once tactfully mentioned to Yetong that he could try to get her some werewolf spider demon's blood essence, even that of a powerful beast.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing the werewolf's blood, Yetong's reaction was particularly strong, and she almost turned against Qianye. In her opinion, being stained with werewolf blood was tantamount to receiving the greatest humiliation. Seeing Yetong's reaction, Qianye wisely shut up, and then he went to the Imperial Army to join the battle.
Now that they are reunited, thinking about it, it has been a long time since Yetong absorbed blood essence. Although she was not blood hungry, Qianye was still a little worried. Although the dark races all have their own cultivation methods, plundering is still the fastest way to grow their strength, especially for blood races and nerubians. In contrast, the demons are similar to the human race, and cultivation is more important than predation.
Qianye asked again and again, until he confirmed that Yetong would have no problems at least in the near future, and then he was a little relieved.
At this time, Yetong said: "That Nangong Xiaoniao is a little strange, you have to be careful of her."