Chapter 580: Finding the Black Armor Army
Chapter 580: Finding the Black Armor Army
Lu Qi joined the group.
Four became five.
Si She and Lu Qi walked at the front.
Seeing Si She's urgency, Lu Yuan didn't compete for the lead and walked in the middle.
Chen Long brought up the rear.
As for Ji Li, his position kept changing, but he never stopped grumbling along the way.
He didn't trust Lu Qi and always felt that his pig-headed teammates were losing their minds.
"How did you find out about the Black Armor Army's whereabouts?"
Si She asked Lu Qi.
Lu Qi replied, "Is that the condition for me joining you?"
Si She paused, "No."
Lu Qi, expressionless, looked ahead, "Then I can't tell you."
Si She continued, "Why not run?"
Lu Qi responded coolly, "I can't escape."
"If you put all your effort into it, we might not be able to catch you."
Si She spoke the truth.
It wasn't that he was flattering Lu Qi or underestimating their group. It was because Lu Qi had been injured, and they had let their guard down.
Plus, they hadn't intended to kill him.
He had a good chance to escape while they were off guard.
Lu Qi admitted, "If I did that, I'd be as good as crippled. By the time I recovered, the Black Armor Army would have no use for me."
Lu Yuan glanced at him, "You sound like you're still useful now."
Lu Qi knew Lu Yuan's sharp tongue well.
He ignored him, sulking.
If he engaged, he wouldn't win.
After a while, he shifted the focus, "You've taken quite a few beatings, haven't you?"
Lu Yuan smirked, "Don't try that. It won't work."
Lu Qi couldn't help but look at the blue-eyed man beside him, the iron-faced youth carrying a heavy sword, and the chatty white-haired expert in black.
They seemed disorganized, yet unbreakable.
"Are you Si She, Chen Long, and You Ji from the Twelve Guards?"
He asked, looking ahead.
"Answer this first. Why did you say to him, 'You're also from the Twelve Guards?'"
Si She spoke, using "he."
Lu Qi thought it wasn't easy to get information from these people.
He said, "I guessed."
Si She calmly looked ahead, "You should understand that your words revealed you had met other members of the Twelve Guards before."
Lu Qi fiddled with the hilt of his sword.
Ji Li, who had moved to his other side, waved a folding fan and said, "Now you know, don't you? Each of us is not to be underestimated. Your little tricks won't get you killed, but you better spill the beans. Which of those bunnies have you been in touch with? Mao Tu or Wu Ma? Xu Gou or Zi Shu? Or that old sly ox?"
Lu Qi replied, "It's him."
Ji Li was taken aback, "That ox is back from the dead?"
Chen Long and Si She closed their eyes in exasperation.
Both could tell Lu Qi was being evasive, and this chicken was practically telling Lu Qi their identities.
Eliminating those few, and considering the female Xiao Yin Hu, the pawns of Xun Prime Minister, Wei Yang and Hai Zhu, who was left?
Lu Qi smiled faintly, "Looks like I guessed right."
Ji Li asked, "What did you guess right?"
Chen Long pulled him to the back, placing him between himself and Lu Yuan.
Ji Li bristled, "Why are you manhandling me? Don't think just because you carry a sword, I won't kill you!"
Lu Yuan grinned, stepping back, and snatched Chen Long's sword case. He leaped onto a tree, teasing, "He's weaponless now. Go ahead."
Chen Long's eyes turned cold, and he glared at Lu Yuan, "Looking for death!"
He lunged at Lu Yuan but was blocked by Ji Li's fan, "Fight me first!"
This group was quick to start a brawl.
Chen Long and Ji Li fought, then went after Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan redirected the blame, making Ji Li take a hit, and Ji Li joined Chen Long.
Chen Long refused his request to join.
He wanted a one-on-two fight.
Ji Li immediately flared up. A one-on-two fight, huh? As if he couldn't handle it!
The three-way battle began.
Si She and Lu Qi led the way.
To be precise, Lu Qi led the way, and Si She stayed by his side, keeping a tight watch on him.
The three fought fiercely but didn't fall behind.
Lu Qi held back for a while before finally voicing his confusion, "Aren't you joining them?"
In the fight.
Si She replied, "Never."
Lu Qi sneered, "I'm curious, you two are clearly incompatible, so why force yourselves to be together?"
Si She answered calmly, "There's no incompatibility."
"Damn you, Lu Yuan!"
Lu Yuan had tricked Ji Li again, making him take a blow from Chen Long.
Ji Li swung his iron fan at the two, the fan spinning rapidly. If they hadn't dodged quickly, their heads would have been severed.
Lu Qi turned and pointed, "You call this... no incompatibility?"
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The Black Armor Army had a force of ten thousand, and the hiding place of such a large army must be a well-defended and extremely hidden forest.
Ideally, it would be a place with mountains and water, with a narrow valley for entry and a wide, open area in the mountains for training.
Of course, farmland was also essential.
By farming themselves, they could save on military expenses and reduce contact with the outside world.
The Empress Dowager's fief was fertile, making farming relatively easy.
Lu Yuan touched a golden rape flower growing by the roadside, "It seems the Black Armor Army has been living quite comfortably these past few years."
After speaking, he turned to Lu Qi and said casually, "It's been three days, your injuries have mostly healed. If you keep stalling, I'll take care of you."
Lu Qi frowned, "Huang Changsun, you really speak so crudely."
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Only you are so refined. Refined man, lead the way."
Lu Qi was indeed using the excuse of leading the way to wait for his injuries to heal.
He had joined them as a temporary measure, and both sides were well aware that once they found the Black Armor Army, they would part ways.
He didn't want to enter the Black Armor Army's camp with his injuries, as it would be to his disadvantage.
At the same time, he wanted to take the opportunity to observe them more closely, hoping to find some weaknesses or gather some information.
But it turned out he had underestimated them and overestimated himself.
On the journey, he felt as if he had been stripped bare, all his thoughts laid bare, especially by the blue-eyed youth, who made him feel completely exposed.
No, there was also Lu Yuan.
This guy... had already seen through his thoughts.
Lu Qi said, "It's just ahead, follow closely."
Ji Li said, "There's a waterfall up ahead."
Lu Qi said seriously, "The entrance is hidden behind the waterfall. I'll go first, or you can go first?"
Chen Long glanced at him, expressionless, and took a few steps forward, "You go with me."
Ji Li sneered, "Don't try any tricks in front of Brother Long, or you'll die a miserable death."
Chen Long grabbed Lu Qi and leaped into the waterfall.
"I, the great general, am here!"
Ji Li stomped his foot and flew into the waterfall.
Lu Yuan said to Si She, "You go first."
Si She didn't argue with Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan was the last to enter the waterfall, and behind it was a moderate-sized water cave.
Inside the water cave, only Ji Li and Si She were present.
Si She asked, "Where's Chen Long?"
Ji Li gripped his folding fan, "I don't know. I didn't see them when I came in! Hey, did that big bug leave us to find the Black Armor Army on his own?"
Si She frowned, a rare expression.
Lu Yuan smiled and looked to the other end of the water cave, "No need to look, the Black Armor Army is right there."
Here they come, again! Another productive day of writing! (End of Chapter)
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