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#266 - Dadu Imperial City

However, in the end, Liang Yue didn't linger in this secluded stone chamber for too long.

Once the cultivation of divine skills and unique techniques like "Swift Meteor" and "Flame Blade" began to steadily progress, and the "Golden Bell Shield" also showed promising signs of improvement.

He reopened the secret passage leading to the underground treasure vault.

Then, following the secret passage, he leisurely made his way back to the imperial city.

During the process, Liang Yue discovered that the large warehouses in the underground treasure vault, which were originally filled with various gold, silver, and jewels, had now been completely emptied.

Apart from the secret chamber at the bottom of the lake where the Xuanmu Spirit Potatoes grew, the ground was mostly covered with messy footprints.

Clearly, Leader Zhang's operation this time should be considered successful, at least ~ Dadu City should already be under the control of the Ming Cult.

"Ka Ka ~"

He casually activated the mechanism and slowly emerged from the well passage.

The first thing that caught his eye was the dilapidated garden that had long been abandoned.

At this time, the once relatively soft soil in this garden had been trampled into a hard ground, and the weeds along the roadside had also been cleared away.

However, the patch of high-yield crops that Liang Yue had planted here was well taken care of.

Looking out, it was a thriving, green, and lush scene, with a circle of fences specially erected around it.

At this moment, an old man holding a long spoon, wearing gray cloth clothes, and a broken bamboo hat, was watering these crops with manure...

The man's back was very thin and frail, as if a gust of wind could blow him down, his hair was gray and scattered, he was the old eunuch.

"These crops don't need too much fertilizer, just pay attention to prevent them from being infected with pests."

Liang Yue curled his lips at this time, put one hand on the fence wall, looked at the little old man inside, and reminded him.

"Congratulations, little friend, on becoming a Xiantian expert, hehehe ~ Little friend is truly a gifted person, it's only been half a month, and you have completely stabilized your Xiantian realm.

It's much earlier than the half a year that this old man initially estimated."

The little old man turned around at this time, tapped his old waist in a pretentious manner, looked him up and down, and then said with a look of admiration.

"In fact, as early as seven days ago, I had already completed the breakthrough to Xiantian, these days have been spent consolidating my cultivation and learning some new skills."

"Oh? This old one sees that you don't seem to have started practicing the "Xiantian Skill", could it be that little friend has a better choice?"

"Not for the time being, but who knows what will happen in the future, my current focus of cultivation is on those external martial arts moves."

"So that's how it is~! Little friend is doing this, must have your own ideas."

"Tell me about the situation outside these days."

"Then let's talk as we walk."

Saying that, the old eunuch opened the fence door, put the long spoon in his hand aside, and then led Liang Yue out.

"During this period of time, the situation in the world can be described as turbulent, but in general, it is still beneficial to us. The news that the Mongol imperial family has withdrawn from China and returned to the grasslands has now completely spread.

In this way, the Yuan Mongol forces all over the country naturally followed suit and their morale plummeted, and they no longer had the intention to continue fighting, and fled north in a hurry, but the people everywhere have become extremely resentful of this group of people.

Some scattered Yuan Mongol soldiers and horses have mostly been killed on the road by the people of various places spontaneously, and some local gentry have also taken the opportunity to organize anti-Yuan forces, and it is said that some have already gathered a lot of soldiers and horses."

"Gentry? Hmph ~"

Liang Yue shook his head upon hearing this, with a bit of disdain on his face, but he did not intervene.

"In addition, most of the larger-scale Mongol troops in the south have also suffered heavy losses. The army has no intention of fighting, and they are being chased by the Ming Cult soldiers and the anti-Yuan rebel army, who are killing them and abandoning their armor.

As for the north, as little friend expected before, the Mongol soldiers and horses are plundering the people's food and grass at all costs in various places, although some places have also organized rebel armies.

But in the end, they are just mantis trying to stop a chariot, and it is difficult to have any chance of winning."

"What about the people of the Ming Cult?"

"The Ming Cult, in the north, is now based in Dadu City, constantly eroding in all directions. The Ming Cult soldiers and horses in various places have also begun to infiltrate the north in small groups, and have fought with some small local Mongol soldiers.

But the effect is not great. In addition, they are now using the batch of gold and silver in the imperial city to recruit soldiers and horses on a large scale, and expand their teams in various places, but ~ they have also purchased a lot of food and grass from the south.

It has been transported to Dadu City one after another in the past few days, and now the situation in the city can be considered temporarily stable."

"Fortunately, but these actions of the Ming Cult can only be regarded as neither meritorious nor demeritorious."

"This is the approach of a smart person."

"Where is that Leader Zhang now?"

"He is leading his troops to attack Xuzhou City. If he can take it in one fell swoop, it will be good news for the situation in the north. If everything goes well, then this area in the east of China will basically be considered unobstructed."

"Xuzhou ~ Northern Jiangsu... That is also a grain-producing area. If it can be taken, it is indeed of great importance, but I thought before that this Leader Zhang would be stationed in Dadu City."

"To go to the Central Plains for a trip, and by the way, clean up the Mongol soldiers who are still left there."

"Hehehehehe ~ This old one had long expected that little friend would say this, so in recent days, I have prepared a great gift for little friend."

Saying that, the old eunuch jumped lightly, and the whole person suddenly flew onto a roof, and then continued to leap forward.

Seeing this, Liang Yue tapped his feet, and in the blink of an eye, he came to the back of the little old man.

Looking around, he found that the imperial city in front of him no longer seemed as deserted as before.

On each road, there were also several eunuchs and palace maids walking, their steps were light, their spirits were full, and they all had a few smiles on their faces.

It was completely different from the scene when Liang Yue first came to the imperial city last time, when he was so frightened and didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Passing through a spacious martial arts field, there were at least hundreds of people practicing martial arts, and various shouts could be heard endlessly, men and women mixed together.

There were also many people watching around, which seemed very lively.

"This is all brought to them by little friend. Originally, after that group of Yuan Mongol nobles fled, they had lost hope, and all that was left was fear and anxiety all day long.

Fearing that the next new master who came would directly slaughter them, but since little friend's words, they now have something to look forward to.

The Jianghu is a bit strange to us people, but it is always better than staying in the palace, after all, the world outside is more free."

Saying that, accompanied by a gust of breeze, the old eunuch brought Liang Yue to the outside of a strange small courtyard, pushed the door and entered, and the old man kept chattering.

"That Zhang Wuji Leader is a trustworthy person, although I don't know how little friend reached an agreement with him, but after arriving in Dadu City, in addition to taking away the batch of gold and silver in the treasure vault.

He has not committed any offense to other places in the imperial city, and he has already promised us half of that Mount Zhongnan, which is enough, and after taking the gold and silver.

He ordered the imperial city to be temporarily sealed off, and the people of the Ming Cult would send a lot of meat and vegetables every day, and some eunuchs and palace maids who wanted to go out did not shy away, but it was difficult for people outside to come in."

"If you want to achieve great things, it is indeed necessary to be trustworthy."

The little old man did not answer after hearing Liang Yue's words.

After laughing twice, he took out a stack of silk cloth from a drawer, spread it out on the table, and saw a strange map densely drawn on it.

"Little friend, please see, this ~ is a map of the Mongolians' garrison in the north, and records the location of their secret guard strongholds, which was carefully hand-drawn by the people below the other day."

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