In the end, Ye Zisheng and five others successfully joined the Hou Mansion. Everyone was happy except him.
Ye Ming entered the Dong Qi Hou Mansion for the first time, and it was not as luxurious as he imagined. The Hou Mansion looks very old, with mottled walls. It has gone through many wars and prosperity, but they remain unchanged. The floor tiles are also very old, with pits and pits on them. I don’t know how many thousand years of history they have.
As soon as he entered the Hou Mansion, he felt a heavy sense of history. He even became careful with his breathing, as if he was afraid of disturbing anything. After passing through an ancient gatehouse and passing through wide courtyards, the steward took Ye Ming to a garden. The garden was full of exotic flowers and plants. Ye Ming took a casual glance and recognized at least three precious elixirs.
In the garden, there is an octagonal pavilion, and two people are playing chess in the pavilion. Of these two people, one is a young man in white, wearing a black jade marquis crown, so he is naturally the Xian Yong Marquis. The other man wears a black robe, holds a feather fan, has a jade scarf on his head, and has a face like a crown of jade.
Both of them have extraordinary bearings and are contemplating the situation on the chessboard.
"Little Marquis, I brought him here." The steward lowered his body and said respectfully.
The young man immediately put aside the chess pieces, stood up and said with a smile: "Are you Brother Ye? Please sit down quickly!"
Ye Ming was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the other party, as a high-ranking young marquis, would be so courteous to a virtuous corporal. He hurriedly greeted the other party with the common people's bow: "Young man Ye Ming, see the wise and brave marquis!"
"Hey, there is no need to be polite to my family." The young Marquis quickly helped him up.
As soon as the other party stretched out his hand, a soft force came out. Ye Ming couldn't resist, and his body stood upright involuntarily.
The steward quietly withdrew, and the young Marquis smiled and said: "When I play chess with Mr. Ouyang, I always lose more than I win. It's rare to gain an advantage this time. It's a pity to give it up. Can you wait for me for a while and let me win a game?" "
Ye Ming said: "Master Hou, please excuse me."
The middle-aged man never raised his head, his eyes remained on the chessboard.
Ye Ming was not good at chess, so he glanced at it casually. But it doesn't matter at this glance, a powerful whirlpool seems to be born on the chessboard, trying to suck his soul in. He was startled and quickly looked away.
"Master, these two are both martial masters. It is inevitable to use martial arts will when playing chess." Bei Ming said, "Master, if you want to understand the mystery, you can use Taiyi Divine Technique."
As soon as the words fell, a mysterious and mysterious method of deduction appeared in Ye Ming's sea of consciousness. This deduction method was beginning to take shape, and the next moment, Beiming suddenly used the remaining half of Ji Tianpeng's mental power to start the deduction with all his strength. Countless mysterious runes and algorithms were constantly intertwined and structured, and soon formed an infinitely mysterious calculation array in his sea of consciousness.
Bei Ming said: "Master, this is the core of Taiyi's magic. Taiyi's sutra calculation can theoretically deduce everything, omniscient and omniscient. Of course, it is too elementary at present, and it is only a one-yuan calculation array. . After a period of time, the master will take the Taiyi Divine Pill to increase his wisdom, and then further advance to this formation."
Ye Ming already knows the general outline of Taiyi Divine Technique. By practicing this technique, you can form a calculation array in the sea of consciousness. The lowest arithmetic array is the one-yuan arithmetic array, and the highest is the nine-yuan arithmetic array. In the one-yuan arithmetic array, the things that can be calculated are limited, but in the nine-yuan arithmetic array, just as Beiming said, nothing can be counted, and the calculation is extremely powerful.
With the one-yuan arithmetic array in his mind, Ye Ming looked at the chessboard again. In an instant, the opponent's martial arts will was cracked by the one-yuan arithmetic array, and then the chessboard image was simulated in his mind, and many changes were quickly deduced. With a snap of his fingers, he came up with more than a hundred possible paths for both parties to take, and then he counted them by the millions, then by the millions, by the millions, and in an instant he had reached fifty moves.
"Huh?" Suddenly, the young Marquis seemed to have encountered a problem. The two-finger clip could not be lowered for a long time.
"Brother Ye, what do you think I should do with this step?" The young Marquis seemed to be talking to himself. In fact, he may not have really asked Ye Ming. He just said it casually when he encountered a problem that he couldn't solve.
Ye Ming took it seriously. He pointed at the chessboard and said, "The move is here."
The middle-aged man suddenly raised his head, his eyes were actually light green, and he asked calmly: "The young Marquis is already at his wits end, would you like me to finish the rest for him?"
The young Marquis didn't care about this, stood up happily, and said with a smile: "Okay, then let little brother Ye fight on my behalf." After saying that, he patted Ye Ming on the shoulder, "Brother Ye, don't let your subordinates Be merciful, the other party’s hands are dark.”
Ye Ming was not polite. He sat down in the little marquis's seat and fell down with a "pop".
The middle-aged man also lost his son immediately, and both parties came and went very quickly. After ten moves, the middle-aged man slowed down, and with each step he took, he took longer to think. On the other hand, Ye Ming didn't seem to have to think at all, he just dropped the chess pieces as soon as he touched them.
Thirty moves later, the middle-aged man suddenly shook his head and said, "I lost."
The young Marquis was overjoyed and clapped his hands and said: "Okay, I didn't expect Brother Ye's chess skills to be so superb. Even Mr. Ouyang, who is so clever and calculating, is no match for him. It's amazing!"
Ye Ming shook his head: "This Mr. Ouyang's chess skills are actually not weaker than mine, but his previous layout has been targeting the young prince. And after I replaced the young prince, it was like changing the coach on the spot. The previous plan All my tricks are useless. If I start over, I may not be able to win."
Mr. Ouyang's eyes flashed slightly and he said: "My little friend has an extraordinary knowledge of chess. I hope we will have the opportunity to compete in the future." After saying that, he stood up and bowed slightly to the young Marquis and Ye Ming. Then a breeze blew by, and the person disappeared.
The young Marquis laughed again and said to Ye Ming: "Brother Ye, you have helped me a lot. I originally made a bet with Ouyang Zhi that if he loses this game, he will come to my Marquis Mansion to be the general manager. If he wins, , I will give him the few kilograms of Ten Thousand Swords Divine Sand that I finally collected."
Having said this, he took out a storage ring from his waist and handed it to Ye Ming: "In that case, these three kilograms of Sword God Sand will be given to you, Brother Ye."
Bei Ming immediately said: "Master must accept it! Wanjian Lingsha is one of the most precious materials for killing Gang. It can be used to refine Wanjian Killing Gang. In terms of lethality, Wanjian Killing Gang ranks among the top three on the killing gang list. It’s no small matter. But a mere three kilograms of ten thousand swords to kill the gang is far from enough. If the master wants to practice the killing gang, it will cost at least ten kilograms."
Ye Ming knew it was a good thing, but he hesitated for such a precious thing and said: "Little Marquis, the Ten Thousand Swords Divine Sand is too precious, I can't accept it."
The young Marquis smiled and said: "Preciousness is indeed valuable, but if you hadn't defeated Ouyang Zhi, not only would I have lost the sacred sand, but Ouyang Zhi would not have come to be the general manager of my house. Ouyang Zhi is much more precious than the mere sacred sand. , so I still made a profit, so don’t refuse.”
Ye Ming had no choice but to accept the sacred sand and express his gratitude to the young Marquis again.
The young Marquis nodded with satisfaction, and handed another waist badge to Ye Ming, saying: "High potential, middle-grade treasure body, really exciting! From now on, you will be the ninth-class guard of Dong Qi Hou Mansion, and your salary will be temporarily Not much, once you accumulate meritorious deeds, your level will gradually increase."
Ye Ming: "Thank you, Mr. Marquis, for your love."
"The better the seedlings are, the more they must be carefully cultivated. Don't stay in the Marquis Mansion. Take my letter of recommendation and go to Dongqi Academy for training at any time." The young Marquis said, "Two years later, the Qinglong Dynasty will There will be a competition between colleges, and Qinglong College will also participate. The ranking of the competition is enough to affect the ranking of the college, I hope you can surprise me."
Ye Ming couldn't believe that he was actually a student of Dongqi College now! He quickly nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, little Marquis, I will go all out!"
After Ye Ming left, a looming shadow appeared behind the young Marquis.
The young Marquis asked: "Shadow, what do you think of this boy?"
The shadow said: "According to the martial arts stone tablet, this son should be no less than a genius in the great education. If he enters Dongqi Academy, he will be a man of great influence. But there is something unclear to me. This son's qualifications are rare. Why doesn't the Marquis send him directly? Going to Qinglong Academy?”
The young Marquis said calmly: "The Qianlong Ranking is about to begin. After the annexation of the Yan Kingdom, the Qianlong Ranking can also be regarded as a major event for the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and more forces will participate. I just took the opportunity to see what he is doing Can he win the first place? If he can win, he will have the opportunity to enter the True Dragon Holy Land for further training. Haha, even I am jealous of the unique skills of the True Dragon Holy Land!"
Shadow nodded: "If Ye Ming wins the first place in the Hidden Dragon Ranking, the young prince will not have to waste the quota of Qinglong Academy, he can go directly."
The young Marquis said: "That's right. If he is a real dragon, the shallow ditch of Dongqi College cannot keep him. If he is not a real dragon, why should I use the quota?"
Speaking of this, he thought of something and said: "Ye Ming brought a little boy here before, and it seemed that he was with the Marquis. It happened to be that he was about to annex the Yan Kingdom. You sent a few people over to resolve the matter. In the future, Yan Let that little boy take the position of county governor, he is not considered an outsider."
"Yes!" The shadow faded and disappeared.
When Ye Ming came out of the Dong Qi Hou Mansion, Fang Yibai and others immediately greeted him. Fang Yibai grabbed Ye Ming and said, "Brother Ye, I have ordered someone to set up a banquet. Let's go have a drink!"
Jin Hu also smiled and said: "Brother Ye, I have offended many people before, but I am convinced that I lost. This is a lucky draw." After saying that, he handed Ye Ming a piece of cloud-like weapon.
Liu Fen immediately exclaimed: "Fourth-grade weapon, Feiyun!"
Feiyun, a kind of weapon for people to fly, is generally very expensive. The price of a fourth-grade Feiyun exceeds 10,000 Wujun coins.
Ye Ming was naturally not polite. He took Feiyun and said with a smile: "In this case, I won't be polite."
Jin Hu laughed "haha": "I deserve it, you're welcome, you're welcome! Brother Ye, it's a great thing for you to become a guard of the Hou Mansion. We must celebrate and celebrate. I think so, let's go to the 'Emperor Tower' for a meal How about a 'royal banquet'?"
Fang Yibai secretly felt cruel, saying in his heart that you, Jinhu, are trying to steal someone from me, and I will never let you get what you want. He immediately nodded and said: "That's right, that 'Emperor Tower' is exclusively owned by the royal family, and you can eat the food that the royal family eats there. Although the price is a bit expensive, but with the golden tiger here, what are we afraid of? Let's go and eat!" "
Jin Hu suddenly felt a pain in his body, and he laughed dryly: "Yes, yes, this meal, just pretend that I am not with Brother Ye."
A group of people came to the Emperor Tower in a lively manner. The Emperor Tower is located in the center of Guyang City. It is nine floors high, but only the ninth floor is used to entertain guests. The remaining eight floors are all places for preparing dishes. It can be seen that How sumptuous this royal banquet was.
The environment in the Imperial Building was so luxurious that Ye Ming felt like it was a waste. Not to mention anything else, the painting on the wall painted by Wu Sheng himself is priceless, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. Not to mention the blankets made of spiritual silk, tableware made of spiritual fragrant jade, and tables and chairs made of dragon scale wood, all of which are expensive.
Opening the menu, Ye Ming glanced at it, and his heart beat hard. Most of the dishes at Dilou cost more than a hundred Wujun coins each, and the drinks cost as much as a thousand Wujun coins!