Late at night six days later, the last batch of more than 200,000 city residents moved safely out of the mountains and forests.
Six consecutive migrations, with no accidents.
Many people in the Qin Guards were injured, but fortunately none of them were life-threatening.
Everyone cheered happily, and it wasn't until they left Yunluo Forest that they really felt relieved.
Many people hugged each other and cried. The suffering was finally over and we were going home.
The Qin family members did not care about rest and were busy going to various camps to comfort and express condolences. The huge camp was filled with excitement and cheers.
"Where's the hundred-man team sent to investigate the ancient city?" Qin Ming didn't care about rest and called Tu Wei to understand the situation.
"I came back on time to report a few days ago, but I still haven't come back today." Tu Wei was also waiting for the hundred-man team, and agreed to come back early this morning, but he still hasn't seen anyone.
"What is the attitude of the mercenaries in the ancient city?"
"It's so arrogant! We spread the news, but no one left. Those shops and flower buildings continued to operate. Some people didn't believe that the Qingyun Sect would pardon the Qin family, while others thought that we wanted to rebuild the ancient city of Thunder. Relying on them invites them to stay and continue doing business.”
Ye Xiaoxiao snorted: "It seems that we can only fight head-on. If we don't give them some blood, they won't know what to do."
"No rush yet. Uncle Tu, you stay and guard the camp while I go to the ancient city to check on the situation."
"Going tonight?"
"Solve the affairs of the ancient city as soon as possible and settle the people in. Staying outside the city for one more day will be dangerous." Qin Ming looked at the tents that could not be seen, and felt a heavy responsibility in his heart.
Jiang Bin said: "Master, I will bring a few clever brothers to protect you."
"Let's go!!" Qin Ming didn't delay and rushed into the darkness with the ancient sword on his back.
"The young master is so straightforward in his work, hehe, I like it." Jiang Bin greeted his partner and quickly followed him.
"It'll be okay." Ye Xiaoxiao was worried.
"Jiang Bin is cautious, don't worry, he can protect the young master." Tu Wei was very relieved about Jiang Bin.
Qin Ming arrived at the ancient city of Thunder before dawn. In the darkness, it looked like a giant beast sitting in a nest, lying across the vast wilderness, huge and majestic. But it was quiet inside, without fire or sound, like a dead city.
how so
If there were all mercenaries inside, there would be all kinds of chaos and noise.
"Master, this way!" Jiang Bin called Qin Ming from a distance, and he found the hundred-man team.
Qin Ming ran over in disgrace. "What happened inside?"
The centurion team lurked in the dark grass: "Master, it was the team from Jinyan City that attacked Thunder Ancient City."
"Jin Yancheng?" Qin Ming was surprised. Of course he knew Jin Yancheng. In his memory, the relationship between the Nangong family in Jin Yancheng and their Qin family was pretty good, and they usually interacted with each other politely.
"What are they here for?" Jiang Bin frowned. They were confident in dealing with the mercenaries, but they were unable to fight against Jin Yancheng.
"Just this morning, 30,000 troops and thousands of warriors came to Jinyan City. They drove away all the mercenaries and closed all the shops. Jinyan City is now very powerful, and its power in this land is unparalleled. Qingyun Sect is no different, they almost didn’t use force, everyone withdrew, and no one dared to compete with them.”
"Then what?" Qin Ming looked back at the dark and quiet Thunder Ancient City.
"There has been no movement, and I don't know what they are doing inside." They stared at it for a long time and did not dare to leave.
Jiang Bin frowned: "Master, do you think it was the Great Elder who arranged for Jin Yancheng to cause trouble?"
Other team members also have this worry. The four ancient cities are all affiliated with the Qingyun Sect. If an order is given secretly, they would not dare to disobey.
Qin Ming stood in the darkness, pondering and slowly shaking his head: "The time doesn't match up. The Great Elder should only know what happened in the Daqingshan Mining Area now. Even if arrangements are to be made, the news will be sent to Jinyan City, and then Jinyan City will make arrangements. It will take at least five days before there is a reaction."
"Could it have been arranged before?"
"It's even more impossible! The Great Elder doesn't take us seriously. He is very confident that he can kill us all in Daqingshan. There is no reason to be prepared."
Jiang Bin nodded: "What the young master said is that the Great Elder only dares to play some dirty tricks now, and will not persecute us in a big way. But what does Jin Yancheng want to do? Control our Thunder Ancient City?"
Qin Ming ordered: "Go back and inform Uncle Tu to mobilize three hundred troops."
"What's your plan, Master?"
"Let's meet with Jin Yancheng first. I want to see what they are going to do."
Noon the next day! Qin Ming, accompanied by more than 400 guards including Tu Wei, arrived at the gate of Thunder Ancient City.
In my memory, the majestic city gate has been dilapidated, the thick stone wall is full of 'scars', and the moat outside the city has dried up and turned into a huge pit hundreds of meters deep, surrounding the dilapidated ancient city alone.
"Who is coming!" shouted someone from behind the battlements of the city wall.
"Lord of Thunder Ancient City, Qin Ming!!" Qin Ming looked at the high wall.
Troops with golden armor appeared on the city wall. The golden armor shone in the scorching sun, looking majestic. They carried bows and arrows and looked outside the city.
A general in golden armor shouted: "Qin ordered the city lord to wait a moment. We, the lord of Jin Yan City, have been waiting for a long time."
"Be careful!" Tu Wei reminded the guards in a low voice, and the four hundred guards were on alert and ready.
Not long after, the dilapidated city gate rumbled open, and the heavy suspension bridge fell heavily, kicking up thick dust.
A team riding on a red-blooded horse came out. At the front was a fair-skinned middle-aged man with extraordinary temperament and majestic weapons. The prancing horse rushed to the front and laughed loudly: "Xian Ming nephew of Qin, I have been waiting for you. It’s been a day. All the people in Thunder Ancient City have been expelled, the streets have been cleaned up, and the City Lord’s Mansion has been vacated for you, waiting for your return.”
This sudden and warm welcome left Qin Ming and the others a little confused.
"He is the lord of Jinyan City, Nangong Chenyi!" Tu Wei reminded Qin Ming softly.
Qin Ming signaled the escort to relax a little, and he greeted them with a smile on his face: "Nangong City Lord, you are interested."
Nangong Chenyi got off his horse, came to Qin Ming, looked him up and down, smiled and nodded: "In a blink of an eye, it's been ** years, and I don't even dare to recognize him."
"Yeah, I've been away for too long." Qin Ming looked at the fallen teams behind him and sighed with a smile: "I didn't expect that you would help me clean up the ancient city and welcome me back here. I represent the Qin family and Thunder Ancient City. , thank you."
"In that case, your father and I were good friends back then, but it was just a matter of that time... Sigh... Just don't blame me for not helping."
Qin Ming nodded to express his understanding: "No one can influence the decision of Qingyun Sect."
Nangong Chenyi sighed and patted Qin Ming's strong shoulder: "Xiannephew, you have been wronged. After that incident happened, the city lords of our four major cities met in private and they all didn't understand. Just because the tribute was robbed. , he punished the whole city. The Qingyun Sect’s behavior was so chilling. All the major ancient cities worked for the Qingyun Sect all year round and did their duty with no complaints. In the end, they ended up with this outcome. But what can be done? The Qingyun Sect’s attitude is firm, We are powerless.”
"It's in the past."
"Yes, everything is over. After all the hardships, everything will be fine."
The heart-warming words are touching.
Qin Ming was sad, but he was muttering in his heart. Could Jin Yancheng be too enthusiastic? Are they really here to help? Or am I too sensitive
"Tu Wei? And Jiang Bin, I haven't seen him for many years." Nangong Chenyi said hello to them.
"Nangong City Lord, thank you for everything you have done for Thunder Ancient City. We thought last night..." Tu Wei and the others saluted solemnly.
"You still think I want to occupy your Thunder Ancient City? Haha, I, Nangong Chenyi, will not take advantage of others' danger."
Tu Wei smiled ashamedly: "Excuse me, we are used to suffering in Daqingshan, and this suddenly happened...?"
"Stop talking, I understand. This is my compensation. From now on, Jinyan City will fully support Thunder Ancient City and try its best to restore the prosperity of the past."
Qin Ming smiled: "I don't even know how to repay you."
"If I wanted you to repay me, I wouldn't have made arrangements in advance and waited for you to come home. You were still young and didn't know the friendship between me and your father. We were good brothers who almost became sworn brothers. "Nangong Chenyi was very emotional.
"Father often talks about you." Qin Ming was surprised, is this happening
"I have been regretting that I couldn't help you all these years. Thank God, you are back." Nangong Chenyi patted Qin Ming's shoulder again, put his arms around him and introduced: "Come, let me introduce to you, this is Nangong Yao, this is Nangong Chan." Mobile phone users please browse and read for a better reading experience.