In Ye Zhen's impression, although Baoxiang Country is not as prosperous as Jin Country, due to its geographical advantages, there are still many merchants from other places here. Today she walked on the streets of this country, but somehow felt that There is a strange feeling.
"Daddy, it seems that there are more people from other places. Don't people in Baoxiang Country like to go out and hide in the house?" Ye Zhen asked Ye Yiqing in a low voice. The people who come and go on the road are actually not There were many of them, and they seemed to be just passing merchants, even most of the shops were closed.
Ye Yiqing said, "Perhaps there are few people in Baoxiang Kingdom."
"There must be some kind of festival today." Zhaoyang said in a low voice, "Look, the women over there are all dressed very strangely, and they look very grand."
Zhaoyang had just finished speaking when he saw people coming out of the closed shop. They were all dressed strangely. They looked like they were wearing bamboo leaf crowns on their heads and Zhulan cloth on their bodies. They looked like they were going to To attend some grand ceremony.
"Daddy, have you noticed that the expressions on their faces don't seem right." Ye Zhen said to Ye Yiqing in a low voice, everyone's faces seemed to be very sad, as if they were going to a funeral.
Ye Yiqing nodded lightly, "Yaoyao, take the child back to the boat first, and I'll check the situation."
"Okay." Ye Zhen saw that something was wrong here, if she didn't bring the child with her, she would like to watch the excitement, but with the child by her side, she thinks it's better not to take risks.
"Adong, take your sister back to the boat." Ye Yiqing said to Ye Chundong.
Suddenly, Mingyu, who was in Hongying's arms, burst into tears, louder than anyone else.
"What's the matter?" Ye Zhen hurried over, smelling a sour smell, she laughed, "It seems that Ming Yula stinks."
The crying of the child immediately attracted the attention of many people. Ye Zhen even felt that the eyes of those people were a little weird. She was suspicious, and hugged Mingyu tightly in her arms, "Let's go first."
Just as they were about to take their children back to the boat, they were stopped by some soldiers in bamboo armor before they could walk a few steps. They babbled a lot at them, but Ye Zhen didn't understand a single word.
"What are they talking about, why are they staring at Mingyu all the time?" Zhao Yang stood beside Ye Zhen, looking at the soldiers warily.
Seeing the situation here, Ye Yiqing came over immediately. Hearing what the soldiers said, his expression darkened. Why did these soldiers take the children away? "This is our child, you cannot take it away."
When the soldiers heard that Ye Yiqing could speak their language, they immediately said loudly, "Since this child has entered our country, it is their destiny and God's guidance. You must hand this child over to us."
"Father, what are they talking about?" Ye Zhen felt that their eyes had been on Mingyu, and she was startled. Could it be that they wanted to snatch her child
Ye Yiqing patted Ye Zhen's hand and signaled her not to be afraid. He looked at the soldiers coldly, "I don't care what kind of god you are, you can't take my grandson away."
"Then you can't leave here." The leading soldier shouted, "Go and snatch the child, it must have been sent by God to save our king."
When the other five soldiers heard what he said, they immediately went towards Ye Zhen, pointing their spears at them.
Ye Chundong grabbed the spear of one of them with one hand and kicked him out.
"Protect the child." Ye Zhen said to the other two subordinates.
"Are they trying to snatch their children?" Ye Zhen exclaimed, what's going on in this Baoxiang Kingdom, how could they want to snatch other people's children? She glanced around and found those strangely dressed people standing nearby looking at them sympathetically, with grief and indignation in their eyes.
Ye Zhen paused in her heart. Could it be that these people were also robbed of their children
The six soldiers were no match for Ye Yiqing at all, and they were beaten so badly that they couldn't stand up after a while.
"Let's go." Ye Yiqing simply didn't want to stay here anymore, and wanted to take Ye Zhen and the others away.
"Yes." Ye Zhen nodded, "Father, what do they want?"
Ye Yiqing said, "From what they said, they want to snatch the child away, saying that they are guided by God, it's just farting!"
"What do they want children for? Those people we saw today, have their children been taken away?" Ye Zhen asked in surprise, "Isn't that a soldier? Why are they still robbing the children of the common people?"
"Go back to the ship first and then inquire about the situation." Ye Yiqing said, he also felt that this Baoxiang Kingdom was a bit strange. According to Qi Yanling's notes, the people of Baoxiang Kingdom seemed to be very hospitable, and even the king was very close to the people and kind. It seems that a hundred years have passed, and Baoxiang Kingdom has changed after several generations of kings.
Before they got back to the boat, they were stopped at the city gate.
There were at least dozens of soldiers standing around the city gate. The middle-aged man standing at the front was wearing a black feather cloak and a three-mountain gold and exquisite crown on his head. His face was dark and red, and the bags under his eyes were frighteningly large. He was holding a long crutch in his hand, and on the crutch was an animal face carved out of the upper bone. He stood at the front, looking coldly at Ye Zhen and Mingyu in her arms.
"Shangshen finally heard our prayers and sent a child of God to our Baoxiang Country. This child was sent by God. The King's illness can be completely cured by one child. As long as His Majesty is cured, our baby will be cured." Elephant Kingdom will be as good as before, citizens, for the sake of our respected king, we must send that child to the altar, and the king will wake up at that time." The middle-aged man said loudly, with a sinister and terrifying expression.
Although Ye Zhen couldn't understand what she was saying, she could guess what he meant, she turned to look at Ye Yiqing, none of them could have imagined such a change in Baoxiang Congress.
"Who dares to step forward?" Ye Yiqing asked coldly.
Probably because his eyes and demeanor were too cold, the steps of those soldiers froze for a moment.
"Your child can save tens of thousands of children. For the sake of the king of Baoxiang Kingdom and our innocent children, please take your child out." The middle-aged man spoke blunt Chinese, and he His eyes stared straight at Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen understood what he meant now, she wanted her child to be a sacrifice for others, "Since it's your king, why don't you make a sacrifice yourself, your child? Take a child as a demon , why didn’t your gods strike you to death with a single bolt of lightning?”
The middle-aged man's eyes were even darker, "This is your honor."
"Bah!" Ye Chundong snorted coldly, "It's an honor that we don't want it."