Nobody knows what's happening to the Northern Hu and Xiongnu right now.
The situation in the State of Lu was quite lively.
After Dali Luo was captured by Xie Lanzhi, Xie Lanzhi found the Hu Xiongnu envoy and asked him to visit Dali Luo in person.
The Xiongnu envoy arrived at the room with trepidation. Seeing that the new general had not suffered any injustice, he breathed a sigh of relief and bowed deeply to Dali Luo, saying, "General, we will certainly not abandon you."
Dali Luo sat in the chair, then stood up and touched the edge of the tea table. He paced around the room, finally opening the window and carefully stretching out his hand to bask in the sunlight.
The Hun envoy looked at him strangely but couldn't help reminding him, "We will definitely not abandon you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Hun envoy heard a comfortable sigh: "How wonderful. How warm."
The Xiongnu envoy saw that Dali Luo seemed to have never seen the sun before. He couldn't help but frown, thinking, "Has the General King gone mad from being imprisoned?"
Just as he was about to speak again, Dali Luo suddenly rushed in front of him, grabbed his neck, and lifted him up.
Dali Luo seemed to be testing how strong he was, but the Hun envoy held his breath, his face turning red, and he looked like he was about to suffocate.
Only then did Dali Luo throw the messenger to the ground.
"Go, tell Lord Anshan to redeem me... this general as soon as possible." Dali Luo unconsciously put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sun outside the window and the peach trees outside the palace, and breathed comfortably.
The Hun envoy clutched his neck, his eyes wide with terror, his lips trembling so badly he forgot to even bow. He scrambled out of the palace gate, his legs unsteady. Finally, he saw the soldier who had helped him up and felt a sense of kinship with him.
Xie Lanzhi saw that he looked like he'd seen a ghost. She walked over and asked, "What brings you in such a hurry, envoy?"
"I, I," the Hu Xiongnu envoy began, but hesitated upon seeing that the other party was Xie Ying. Even if Dali Luo's temperament became violent, he was still one of their own.
He swallowed his words and said, "Reporting to Marshal Xie, we will reach an agreement with you as soon as possible and then bring the Grand General back."
Xie Lanzhi said, "Release the remaining Hu people and Xie soldiers from the base and send them to the State of Lu."
"Then we can bring Daliro back."
"Is this really all you ask for?" The Hun envoy subconsciously touched his neck, constantly adjusting his collar, trying to regulate his breathing.
Upon noticing this, Xie Lanzhi asked with concern, "Your Excellency, there seem to be finger marks on your neck."
Upon hearing this, the Hun envoy immediately covered his mouth and said, "Marshal, you, you answer me, is this really all you ask?"
Xie Lanzhi did not ask any further questions. She nodded: "As long as those five thousand people and the surviving Hu people are brought here, I will do my best to recruit them."
"I understand." The Hun envoy bowed respectfully to her. Those in the know understood that the Hun envoy's humble attitude represented respect for the powerful.
Normally, the envoys from the Xiongnu and other nomadic tribes were arrogant and domineering when they traveled to various countries. Many small countries suffered at their hands.
Now, the guards and soldiers of Lu dared not be disrespectful to the marshal when they saw the Hu and Xiongnu envoys, and did not even dare to raise their heads too high.
I felt incredibly happy!
Even the envoys of the Northern Hu and Xiongnu sometimes bowed and scraped and spoke in hushed tones!
That was so damn satisfying!
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Chapter 217 The True Divine Retribution
The Hun envoy left in haste.
Xie Lanzhi had someone escort Dali Luo back. As Dali Luo slowly walked past her, Xie Lanzhi patted his shoulder and said, "General, since you're leaving..."
"Why don't we go to Artur's grave again to pay our respects?"
She could feel Dali Luo's figure stop, and he quickly reacted, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Marshal. I was just about to see my master one last time."
Xie Lanzhi let go, watching Dali Luo walk away step by step. She turned around and touched her neck, where the ancient jade she had been wearing had disappeared again.
When Dali Luo returned to his room, he thought he had been exposed. He quickly searched his body and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the ancient jade was still there.
Then I thought of Xie Ying.
Dali Luo's eyes darkened: "She is Xie Ying."
That woman who repeatedly thwarted his plans. Dhaliro. No, Archina remembered Artur dying at Niru. Although the calamity wasn't completely averted, it had bought him considerable time.
And Xie Ying suddenly reminded him to go to sweep the tomb. Did he realize something?
Dali Luo decided to test Xie Ying.
At this moment, Xie Lanzhi had already sent someone to prepare candles and paper money. Xie Bing handed her a basket full of candles, paper money, sandalwood incense, and paper money.
She was carrying a basket when Dali Luo was invited out.
She handed him the basket in a friendly manner: "Dali Luo, I hope that we can put aside our prejudices for now during this tomb sweeping, after all, we became friends through a fight."
Dali Luo said, "Marshal, is this how you speak to my master?"
"A sincere attitude." He deliberately emphasized his words.
That sounds more like Dali Luo's tone. Xie Lanzhi smiled slightly: "Well, how should I put it? Actually, on the day I fought Artur, I was the one who spoke the least."
"Altu said a lot to me, things I'm only just beginning to understand."
She looked up towards the west: "If possible, I hope this passionate young man can meet a good buddy, a good brother, in his next life."
"Instead of encountering another bastard who uses him, harms him, and sends him to his death!"
Upon hearing this, Dali Luo remained unmoved. After a moment, he frowned and asked, "Are you talking about the King?"
This woman was deliberately testing him. He hadn't even started testing her yet, but Xie Ying had already begun testing him.
Xie Lanzhi didn't notice his expression. She walked ahead and began to lead the way, saying as she went, "If Artur hadn't told me what a stand-in is, why would I have become a stand-in?"
"I think I never knew that such a strange thing existed among you Northern Hu Xiongnu in my entire life."
"And once Heaven detects something detrimental to order, it will surely eliminate it. As for me, I was almost struck by lightning three or four times."
Because her tone was too relaxed, as if she didn't take life-or-death matters seriously. Xie Lanzhi always exuded an air of detachment from worldly affairs and a tranquil mind.
It's completely inconsistent with her identity.
She was a military general, and what was even more special was that she was a woman. In this chaotic world, a creature who should have been at the disadvantage was instead forgotten by everyone. All they knew was that she was the overlord of the Southern Central Plains, the Lady of the Southern Region, a woman of supreme power and authority.
Only Si Xitong could understand her, because they were women forced by reality to become stronger.
A hint of disdain flashed in Dali Luo's eyes. He had no time to listen to her complaints. Xie Ying had no idea of his suffering; since his transmigration, his physical condition had been terrible, almost to the point of collapse.
If it weren't for the fortunate promotion and courting of the National Shaman, he might not have survived this long. He lives on tenterhooks, constantly in fear. This woman before him is incomparable!
Why does she have such a healthy body?! Heaven is so unfair! A surge of intense jealousy and anger rose in Dali Luo's heart.
Even when he tried to possess someone's body, something was helping her! In Dali Luo's eyes, Xie Lanzhi was like a favorite of heaven.
She always managed to thwart his plans, causing all his doubles to die in battle.
Xie Lanzhi walked with her hands behind her back. Xie Bing and border guards who passed by greeted her, and she nodded in response to each one. Many people were thrilled to receive her greeting.
Dali Luo's face was extremely sinister as he followed Xie Lanzhi to Niliubei.
Xie Lanzhi led him to the stone tablet. There were still traces of artillery shells nearby, and many tree trunks were charred black.
A light drizzle began to fall again shortly afterward. Fortunately, Xie Bing quickly brought over an oil-paper umbrella.
Xie Lanzhi took the oil-paper umbrella and handed it to Dali Luo.
Dali Luo gave him a push, and he silently squatted down in front of the stone tablet, looking at Artu's name. He began to burn incense.
This time it was Xie Lanzhi's turn to stand behind him. She stared at his back and said, "Artu said that the difference between me and the king is that the king has a substitute, but I don't."
Dali Luo's hand, which was burning incense, immediately stopped. He stared at Artur's tombstone for a long time.
"It's thanks to him thinking I was going to die that he fulfilled my wish and answered my questions," Xie Lanzhi said as she walked over to Dali Luo, squatted down, and began to pull weeds.
"Although he was my enemy, he was also my benefactor. So much so that after I almost died several times, I began to be wary."
Be mindful of what you should and shouldn't do. Because Heaven is watching what people do. You must never do anything that goes against your conscience.
"Can you understand this feeling?" She turned to Daliro with a complex expression in her eyes as she said the last sentence: "Artu is very devout to his king, but his king has kept it from him."
"He didn't even know that heavenly lightning was specifically designed to punish those of us who are subject to change. Therefore, those who associate with those who are subject to change will inevitably be targeted by the Heavenly Dao."
Upon hearing this, Dali Luo discreetly placed his hand on his left leg; a dagger was hidden in his boot. He had taken it from a guard. Now was the perfect time...
If she finds out, then the only option is to kill her!
Since he couldn't possess her, he couldn't let her continue living. She was an eyesore to him!
Just as he was about to make his move, Xie Lanzhi suddenly turned her gaze back to Artur's tombstone.
She said, "I've almost been struck by lightning several times."
Ha! Does she think she can just believe her just because she says that?! Dali Luo has heard plenty about Xie Ying's exploits at the White Jar Palace. She killed so many of his doubles and still has the nerve to talk about it.
"Later, I became very unlucky," Xie Lanzhi sighed. "So unlucky that people around me would avoid me."
"At that time, I thought, fine, I admit I'm an oddball. Later, in the Battle of Xi, 30,000 of my soldiers died."
Xie Lanzhi spoke slowly and deliberately, and no one knew her purpose. It sounded like she was complaining, or perhaps she was specifically telling Dali Luo that her life wasn't easy either.
Dali Luo, however, found her laughable. Laughable that she would confide in an enemy. Utterly foolish!
Xie Lanzhi said, "The punishment from Heaven almost killed me. That time, I really gave up on staying in this world and wanted to restore peace to the world."
"Anyway, my little phoenix is already capable of unifying the nine provinces."
Xie Lanzhi talked on and on, even going so far as to consider unifying the world. Dali Luo's initial jealousy gradually turned into disdain. He didn't want to know what had happened to Xie Ying. And Little Phoenix?
Was it Empress Wu Zetian of Jin? The thought of the empress who died unmarried deepened his mockery. A strong woman is not loved by men. She was destined to be single. Moreover, as an empress who had experienced betrayal in her youth, she was even less likely to settle down and start a family.
The ridiculous thing is that her current change is nothing more than choosing a woman to keep warm.
Dali Luo laughed, grabbed a handful of paper money and scattered it into the air, the paper money falling like leaves. His laughter sounded somewhat exhilarating.
Xie Lanzhi picked out a string of gold and silver treasures from the basket and set them on fire.
She clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and said devoutly, "Artu. I have brought him to see you."