Evil horse country
Xia Fan shook his right hand and held the copper wire pendant in his sleeve pocket at his fingertips. As long as the opponent makes any changes, his streamer technique can immediately pull out a barrier composed of electric arcs in front of him.
"Are you the one behind Gaoshan County?"
"Instructing?" Wuyue Yao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head quickly and said, "I'm afraid you may have misunderstood. Although Evil Horse and Dong Sheng have the same origin, they want and do different things."
Where is Dongsheng Country? Xia Fan found that he couldn't turn around, "You mean... you have more than one country?"
"Dongsheng is a puppet country where the princes rebelled and established themselves as kings. They are not the same as Xima!" The man couldn't help but interjected.
May Yao did not agree, "Which kingdom didn't evolve from small to large step by step? Rumor has it that Yama was just a small tribe hundreds of years ago."
"Lord May!" the other party said anxiously.
"I say this, but it does not mean that I intend to give up resistance - Dongsheng Kingdom's behavior is vicious and vicious, and they use all possible means. My people have become slaves, and anyone who disobeys will be slaughtered. I will not let them Annex Evil Horse." At this point, she lowered her head slightly and said, "I hope that for the sake of the alliance, your country can help Evil Horse. Both I and Princess Guo will be grateful."
This is a lot of information.
Xia Fan thought about it for a moment. If what the other party said was true, then obviously in a hundred years, not only the Yongguo had undergone earth-shaking changes, but also the situation across the sea was almost the same, so that as soon as the long-interrupted contact was restored, the first thing they brought there was Information for help.
He looked at Wuyue carefully - judging from her appearance, she was a little younger than Ning Wanjun. Her hair was a rare gray-brown color. There was no crown or bun on her head, and her hair was pulled back into a long and thin shape. and a blue hair tie. This style of dressing is indeed very different from Qi Guo.
The biggest difference from ordinary people is that her eyes are not black, but the bottom circles are blue, like a bay on a sunny day.
This alien appearance is indeed convincing to a certain extent.
It’s just that maritime traffic, which had been silent for so long, has now quietly resumed? Xia Fan felt a little strange no matter how he thought about it. Whether it was Evil Horse or Dongsheng, there would always be trade needs, right? What's more, there are many wealthy merchant families in Qi State who are well-informed. If there is an additional trading partner who can navigate, they will not be unresponsive.
No... this is not the most important question.
The key is, why did the other party not go to the government, but wanted to ask him for a recommendation
After thinking for a moment, Xia Fan decided to find out the details of the other party first before saying, "I do have an intersection with Princess Guangping, but it's not so good that I can meet her if I want to. If you want to see her, this reason may not work."
"Why?"
He picked up a piece of fish fillet, dipped it in some sauce and put it in his mouth. "As you can see, Yongguo no longer exists. The so-called hundred-year covenant should be a matter of the previous dynasty. If you come as a foreign envoy, you should send a formal document to the local government and wait for the reply from the Ministry of Rites. More Besides, aiding foreign countries requires the use of weapons. Don’t you think that Princess Guangping can handle such a big thing by herself?”
"I tried, but never got a reply. I thought... maybe Dongsheng Kingdom has infiltrated into your government." Wuyueyao took a breath again, "I also know that sending assistance is difficult to achieve, so I just I beg your country to stop the private salt trade with Dongsheng, so that the evil horse can take some pressure off."
"What did you say?" Xia Fan was greatly surprised, "Selling salt?"
"Yes, our country is located on the sea, has a long and narrow terrain, and is extremely short of salt resources, so the side that occupies the salt production area naturally has an advantage. Dongsheng bought a large amount of salt from the mainland country and bribed other princes, so that he could fight on the battlefield. Go up to encircle and suppress our warriors, and defeat them with numbers."
Xia Fan's mind flashed like a bolt from the blue!
The Wang family is actually selling salt to foreign countries privately!
All the previously fragmented information was pieced together by this clue.
Since he is trading such an important resource, he may be able to get more than just money. The magistrate of Gaoshan County has a ninja-like Qi-sensing monk around him, which must be closely related to the Wang family. If the murder that Li witnessed was also instigated by the Wang family, then the answer is already vague as to where the people who died in the caves in the back mountains of Gaoshan County came from.
As the designated salt merchant of Jinxia City, he does have reason to be able to deal with those who burn and sell salt privately. For these prisoners who have been sentenced to death, as long as the government does a little trick, it is not difficult to make them change their ways. Go to hell—after all, no one cares about the final fate of these criminals. The mechanism in the grotto can not only dispose of corpses, but also please the Privy Council, which is undoubtedly the best of both worlds.
It can be said that in this case of evil spirits, no one in Shenzhou officialdom, Jinxia salt merchants, and Jinxia Privy Council is an innocent character.
Everyone got a piece of the action.
And the civilians who died in vain because of evil spirits are a negligible "price".
Xia Fan took a deep breath.
Reminiscent of Zhu Zhi County twenty years ago, the situation may be even worse.
"Is there anything that can prove your identity?"
Wuyueyao slowly handed over an old piece of leather paper.
Xia Fan unfolded it and found that the handwriting on it was jerky and twisted—another ancient writing used by Yongguo.
Although it is difficult for ordinary people to think of using this kind of writing to falsify, from the perspective of insurance, only its translation can be regarded as reliable proof.
"I can arrange a meeting for you." Xia Fan raised his head, "But it will have to wait until this covenant is verified."
"Verification...what?"
"Of course it's the content above. You don't think anyone can understand it, do you?"
"How...is that possible?" Wuyueyao said intermittently, "Isn't this the secret language that your alchemists... used to use?"
Did the alchemists of the past need to learn one more language? Even Luo Qingqing never mentioned this information. Xia Fan said calmly, "Maybe it has nothing to do with practicing alchemy, so it should be cancelled. After all, this was a hundred years ago."
"How long does verification take...?"
Her voice became lower and lower.
"Hey, are you okay?" Xia Fan noticed that the other person's face was rosy and something was wrong.
Following his question, Wuyue shook twice and leaned to one side.
"Ms. May, Miko-sama!" The man next to her hurriedly supported her and shouted anxiously.
"What's going on?" Xia Fan frowned.
"Sir Wuyue was infected with wind-cold earlier and has not recovered. His body can hardly hold on any longer!"
He stood up and walked to the other person's side, reached out and touched it, and found that the other person's forehead was as hot as boiling.
"She must receive treatment as soon as possible."
"But we lost all our transportation when we crossed the sea, and—" the man hesitated, "and you have always only tried to kill the aliens."
Alien
Xia Fan was startled and reached out to lift the other person's hood.
A pair of short pointed ears appeared in front of him.