Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Xia Xue looked at Xia Mingyuan's back as he left, her face ashen.

This adopted nephew of his was indeed very capable. Not only was he observant and discovered the abnormality of the guards in time, but he was also able to fight back and defeat the tiger guards in the army with a group of rabble!

But his character is exactly the same as that of the tyrant in the palace!

Cruel, vicious, and will do anything to achieve his goals!

Even though she knew that what Xia Mingyuan said before made sense, she felt extremely disgusted by Xia Tianxiong's character.

What's more, if she left those people behind, she would at least have hope of competing with Xia Mingyuan.

It's not like now, where there are only a few maids and servants around him.

Xia Xue gritted her teeth and made up her mind secretly.

Once we get to Hanyang City and get the antidote from Xia Mingyuan, we will immediately stay away from him and never have any contact with him again!

……

On the other side, Xia Mingyuan cleaned up the battlefield, loaded all the seized silver and grain onto trucks, and reorganized the army.

In the previous battle, four people on our side were killed and several others were slightly injured.

Let these people continue to follow the team and be vigilant at all times. Xia Mingyuan thought for a moment and called up the system.

Now, a full day and a half has passed since he last called up the panel.

[Ordinary soldiers: 2211.]

[Level 1 Edge Archer: 46.]

[Level 1 Vine Shield Soldier: 50.]

[Level 1 Yellow Turban Warrior: 200.]

The soldiers who died were all archers who were not good at close combat.

In order not to attract Xia Xue's attention, he did not let these people take out their standard weapons, including the archers, and launch a charge together.

"Looks like we need to be more careful in the future. Even without armor, these archers are inherently more fragile than other types of soldiers."

Xia Mingyuan thought secretly in his heart.

Compared with the previous minor casualties, what made him happier was that as more than a day passed, he was able to mobilize more than 2,000 ordinary soldiers from the system at any time.

Even if it is converted into a more advanced type of troops, there will still be a thousand people!

More than a thousand regular armed forces are fully capable of capturing a small border town.

At this rate, by the time he reaches Hanyang County in three days, he will have at least three thousand soldiers of the Yellow Turban strongmen level.

If he wanted to, he could even take Hanyang in minutes.

Thinking of this, Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but feel excited.

After dinner, the caravan was delayed and had to camp in the wilderness to rest.

Xia Mingyuan came to Xia Xue's carriage again.

"What's the matter with you?"

Seeing Xia Mingyuan, Xia Xue turned her head coldly and asked rudely.

Xia Mingyuan touched his nose, looking a little embarrassed. "Aunt, there's no need to be so cold to your nephew, right? I saved your life before."

Xia Xue snorted coldly, "What exactly are you going to do?"

Xia Mingyuan said lightly: "I want to make another deal with my aunt."

"Now that Auntie's guards are all dead, the rest of the journey will only be escorted by my people. Do you understand, Auntie?"

"Besides, none of us knows whether the officials along the way have been bribed by that person. The only person Auntie can trust now is me, her nephew."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Xia Xue frowned. "If you don't want to go with me anymore, just leave the antidote and go."

"If you want to extort benefits from me, I'm afraid you've made a wrong calculation."

Xia Mingyuan's expression froze, and he suddenly burst into laughter.

"Aunt, you're joking. My people will definitely go to Hanyang with you."

After he finished speaking, Xia Mingyuan didn't notice that Xia Xue was obviously relieved.

"Aunt, no matter what trouble you encounter along the way, I, your nephew, will protect you. As a condition, please tell me that these people are your guards when you arrive in Hanyang."

Xia Xue looked a little surprised.

Before she could speak, Xia Mingyuan took the initiative to explain: "Don't worry, aunt, the so-called guards are just a show. What my nephew needs is for these subordinates to have a legal identity. Without your permission, they will never do anything under your name."

Hearing this, Xia Xue couldn't help but hesitate.

Xia Mingyuan's conditions sound reasonable.

I just don't know if this guy can keep his promise?

But if I don't agree, what if he gets angry and turns against me?

People are knives and servants, and I am fish and meat.

After what happened during the day, Xia Xue no longer has the capital to fight to the death!

After a long silence, Xia Xue finally raised her head and said coldly, "I hope you can keep your promise. Otherwise, if the local officials find out that you are threatening me, they will definitely wipe out your rabble."

"Thank you, aunt."

Xia Mingyuan smiled without comment, feeling relieved, but did not leave immediately.

"Why don't you leave?"

Xia Xue frowned, raised her head and glared at Xia Mingyuan.

"Aunt, didn't Xu Ken and the others always have to guard the convoy during breaks? Since I promised you, I must fulfill my duty."

As Xia Mingyuan spoke, he waved to several soldiers behind him, who were guarding the carriage.

"you……"

"Aunt, you don't have to thank me. It's cold outside. Go back to the carriage and rest."

Xia Mingyuan rubbed his hands and said seriously.

In the past two days, he has taken advantage of this kind-hearted aunt many times, which made him feel a little guilty. He wanted to take this opportunity to show his sincerity and improve the relationship between the two.

Unexpectedly, Xia Xue's face was distorted and she was so angry that she couldn't speak.

In her opinion, how could Xia Mingyuan's actions be intended to protect her safety?

It was obvious that he wanted someone to monitor her and prevent her from running away!

"I don't need it, tell your people to get out of here!"

Xia Xue said this coldly and got into the carriage, leaving Xia Mingyuan standing there in confusion.

This aunt, how could her kindness be taken for granted?

Xia Mingyuan felt a little unhappy and glanced coldly at his men. "Stay here and report any situation immediately!"

"Yes!"

Several soldiers agreed, and Xia Mingyuan was too lazy to waste time here, so he went straight back to the tent to rest.

Three days later.

"Aunt, we'll be in Hanyang in half a day."

"We finally made it here safely. When we meet the officials in Hanyang later, please don't forget the agreement we made!"

In the convoy, Xia Mingyuan rode a tall horse and spoke into the carriage.

A mosquito-like reply from Xia Xue came from the carriage, and then no more sound came out.

Xia Mingyuan shook his head helplessly and was about to turn and leave.

At this moment, a cold light suddenly flashed before his eyes!

A woman in red jumped out from the hillside beside the road, and the tip of her sword was pointing at the carriage where Xia Xue was.

"Auntie, be careful, get down quickly!"

Xia Mingyuan exclaimed and quickly tightened the reins.

The next moment, the woman in red pierced the carriage with a sword. The sword tip brushed past Xia Xue's scalp, who had just fallen down in the carriage, and cut off a strand of her hair.

"There's an assassin! Line up to fight!"

Xia Mingyuan was the first to react and immediately shouted to the soldiers around him.

The next moment, more than a dozen soldiers rushed to the front of the carriage and stabbed the woman in red together.