He fell silent, frowning and thinking hard.
Zhou Hao is young but very smart. He sighed: "Big brother, I won't hurt you. Leave now and pretend you have never seen me."
Ye Ming was stunned, and suddenly asked with a smile: "I have no parents or relatives, so what should I be afraid of? Since I have saved you, I will naturally help you to the end. Now the Yan country is a huge whirlpool, with overt and covert fighting, and it is extremely dangerous. You stay, There is only one way to die. So I suggest you leave the Yan Kingdom and go outside to take shelter. Since you have no intention of becoming the leader of the country, it is not too late to think about your plans when you grow up."
Zhou Hao nodded and asked, "My eldest brother is kind-hearted, and Zhou Haoming feels very grateful. But I don't know your eldest brother's name yet. Can you tell me?"
"My name is Ye Ming." Ye Ming touched his head. "Although you are a trouble, I have decided to help you. You don't have to worry. Where are you going to hide next?"
Zhou Hao scratched his head and said: "Brother Ye, I don't know. I have never been out of Yan country and I don't know much about the outside world. Where do you think I should go?"
It is indeed difficult for a five-year-old kid to make a choice. Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "I know a piece of news. Yan Kingdom will soon be included in Dong Qi. If this is the case, then I can take you to Dong Qi." good?"
Zhou Hao blinked: "Brother Ye, is Yan State going to be merged into Dong Qi? I heard my father mentioned that a concubine of the Marquis of Dong Qi is an aunt I have never met. Can I join her? ?”
Ye Ming's heart moved: "Your aunt is the Marquis of Dong Qi? Have you contacted her?"
Zhou Hao shook his head: "My father just found out the news. I don't know what the situation is."
Ye Ming thought for a while: "Then I have to go to Dongqi. If it is true, I can hand you over to your aunt and let her take care of you."
Zhou Hao looked at Kita and suddenly said sincerely: "Brother Ye, thank you! I will definitely repay you in the future!"
At this moment, Ye Ming suddenly felt that the Haotian Merit Monument in the Consciousness Sea was "booming", and a thought came. The Merit Monument actually issued a task to him for the first time! That thought told him that he wanted to help Zhou Hao, the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom, escape to Dong Qi successfully, and then use the power of Dong Qi to regain control of the Yan Kingdom. After the mission is successful, he can obtain 100,000 merits!
This merit monument is owned by all Haotian believers and is a bridge to communicate with Haotian God. Unexpectedly, the first mission appeared just like this, and the reward was very high, worth 100,000 merits. However, he didn't know much about the value of merit.
Bei Ming said: "Master, Ji Tianpeng once befriended a Haotian cultist who accumulated at most one million merits. Ji Tianpeng speculated that the value of Haotian's merits is roughly equivalent to Wujun coins. Because that person once spent two hundred thousand The merit was exchanged for 190,000 Wujun coins from a certain branch."
Ye Ming's heart was beating wildly. In this case, one hundred thousand merits, wouldn't it be equivalent to ninety-five thousand Wujun coins? That is quite valuable!
He glanced at Zhou Hao and couldn't help but smile: "You don't have to be so grateful to me. I have something to help you. When you gain strength, you will repay the favor."
Zhou Hao smiled and said: "It is only natural to pay back debts, but I still have to thank Brother Ye."
Ye Ming has decided to earn the 100,000 Wujun coins. He said: "You eat more, we will leave the capital in a while and go straight to the capital of Dong Qi."
Zhou Hao said: "I'm full and ready to go at any time."
Ye Ming then went out, changed Zhou Hao into ordinary clothes, and then put him into an animal skin bag, indicating that he was not allowed to make any sound. Finally, he went to the royal post station and called a flying sedan chair.
The inn station recently received an official order requiring them to conduct strict checks on passengers. Of course, that was just under normal circumstances. When Ye Ming said that he was willing to pay an extra hundred Wujun coins, they immediately became easy to talk to. These bearer warriors are not members of the royal family. They just come to work and make money, and they are not interested in the orders from above.
A quarter of an hour later, Ye Ming took the animal skin bag and got into a two-person flying sedan. The sedan bearers were two eighth-level martial arts masters. Ye Ming did not dare to be rude to them and said politely: "Two martial arts masters, thank you for your hard work. When we arrive at Dongqi City, I will treat you two to a monster feast."
Ye Ming did not dare to underestimate these two sedan-carrying martial arts masters. The martial arts masters can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and have a life span of three hundred years. Although they are sedan bearers, each of them can earn at least two thousand Wujun coins per year. Two thousand a year, one hundred years is two hundred thousand Wujun coins! Enough for them to buy spiritual stones for practice. The most important thing is that being a sedan bearer is just their leisure occupation. They have more ways to make money. Their actual income will be much higher than two thousand Wujun coins.
The martial artist in front smiled lightly and said: "There is no need for the monster feast. If possible, just give me more Martial Lord coins."
Ye Ming smiled and said: "That's fine."
Along the way, the two martial artists rested several times. It was not until the afternoon of the next day that they arrived in Dong Qi, but they were still more than five hundred miles away from the capital. In order to avoid attracting attention, Ye Ming landed nearby. In addition to the thirty Wujun coins that he should have paid, he gave an additional one hundred and fifty Wujun coins.
Ji Tianpeng's memory showed that the Eastern Qi State was much larger than the Yan State. The Yan State only had a population of 200-300 million and the longest territory was no more than a thousand miles. The country of Eastern Qi is more than 10,000 miles wide at its widest point and has a population of nearly 10 billion. Moreover, the country has a very powerful Dong Qi Academy and the Yin Yang Sect, which is good at formations. In addition, there are six major first-level sects, and there are hundreds of sects below the first-level.
Within the five dynasties, although there were great religions and sects, most of their light was taken away by the academies of the princely states. In terms of strength, Dong Qi Academy is no worse than Yin Yang Sect. As for the Qinglong Academy above, it is even stronger. In the Qinglong Dynasty, colleges are divided into levels, and students from low-level colleges can advance to high-level colleges through hard work.
Therefore, the warriors of the five dynasties were divided into two major systems, the religious department and the academic department. Of course, the two lines are not distinct, but are inextricably linked to each other. For example, some students are both students of the academy and disciples of a certain sect or major sect. There is actually no mutual exclusion between the two departments.
It is precisely by relying on the layers of control over the academy that the five dynasties can have a large number of warriors to compete with the nine holy lands and even the four sacred lands. They have stood firm in Tianyuan Continent for a hundred thousand years without falling, and have become more and more powerful.
Zhou Hao was very excited when he set foot on the land of Dong Qi for the first time. He pointed and made a fuss along the way. The two of them were currently in a medium-sized city in the Neihou Kingdom of Eastern Qi, called Tianhe City. But even so, Tianhe City is bigger than King Yan. Not to mention anything else, for example, the Duobao Tower in the capital of King Yan has nine floors, but the Duobao Tower in Tianhe City has eleven floors! The latter seems much more impressive.
The street was crowded with people. Zhou Hao and Ye Ming sat on their horses and walked slowly. The little guy suddenly sniffed and shouted: "Brother Ye, it smells so good? What is it? It must be delicious, right?"
Ye Ming turned around and saw that there was a restaurant on the left, and the aroma was coming from above. He was also a little hungry, so he asked, "Do you want to eat?"
"I think so." Zhou Hao nodded quickly, "But it's very expensive. Can I eat it?"
"Nonsense, Brother Ye is not short of money." Ye Ming said boldly, "Let's go and eat!"
Zhou Hao didn't know that his brother Ye was also a senior foodie.
The two of them came to the restaurant and dismounted. The waiter who was attending the business at the door enthusiastically grabbed the horse's reins and asked with a smile: "Two distinguished guests, would you like to dine or stay in the hotel?"
Ye Ming said: "Dine."
"Okay!" The waiter turned around and said loudly, "We have guests coming, you two!"
Entering the restaurant, another waiter came to greet them. After a brief inquiry, they invited Ye Ming and Zhou Hao to a private room on the second floor. The private room faces the street, and you can see the street view from above. The environment is good.
After sitting down, Ye Ming picked up the menu. This restaurant actually sells level four monster meat, but the price is very high, and the value is more than three Wujun coins.
"Purple scale fish soup, steamed red deer tail, stir-fried pork kidneys, braised crystal prawns, and a bowl of elixir chicken soup, that's all for now." Ye Ming closed the menu and asked the waiter to prepare it.
The waiter responded loudly and quickly turned back to prepare the dishes. While waiting, Zhou Hao swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother Ye, isn't it a waste for us to eat twenty Wujun coins in one meal? The eighth-level martial artist who carries the sedan chair only earns this amount in one day. .”
Ye Ming said: "What do children know? If you eat this monster meat regularly, your physical fitness will be greatly improved. For example, the elixir will be more effective. Besides, what do you do with the money if you don't spend it?"
Zhou Hao nodded seriously: "Brother Ye is right, I understand."
The two foodies, one big and one small, soon started eating haphazardly. When the monster meat is served, it all depends on the basin. There are at least more than ten kilograms of meat in a basin. This was not enough for the two of them, so Ye Ming finally ordered another Sanbao Linggua Soup to cleanse the greasy food in his stomach.
After eating, Ye Ming felt hot all over, and the spiritual energy in the monster meat was slowly seeping into his body. He stopped getting on his horse and pulled Zhou Hao slowly along the street to promote digestion.
After walking a few steps, there was a burst of horse hooves in front of them, and a group of fierce horses were running wildly, not giving way to the pedestrians on the street, and people were dodging in both directions. Ye Ming also took Zhou Hao and hid under the eaves. He heard someone next to him scolding: "The Tianhe Gate is becoming more and more domineering, what's the big deal!"
"Be careful. The thirteen cities nearby are all within the Tianhe Sect's sphere of influence. As a first-class sect, the Tianhe Sect is very powerful and not something ordinary people like us can comment on casually." Someone advised in a low voice.
"Is this place the Tianhe Sect's sphere of influence?" Ye Ming suddenly thought of Ye Wansheng's third son, Ye Zisheng. Isn't he a disciple of the Tianhe Sect
"I wonder what the cultivation level of Saint Ye Ye is. He must also be a warrior, right?" A thought flashed in his mind without thinking too much.
Tianhemen is one of the six first-class sects in the Eastern Qi Kingdom. In a villa not far from Tianhe Gate, a young man of about 20 years old stood in the courtyard, with a black killing sword flowing around him, making bursts of howling sounds.
The young man is Ye Sheng, the third son of Ye Wansheng. Sha Gang suddenly turned into hundreds of black killing lights, stabbing in one direction at a speed exceeding the speed of sound!
"puff!"
A big tree exploded instantly under Sha Gang's attack, sending sawdust flying everywhere.
Ye Zisheng looks somewhat similar to Ye Ziyuan, but his skin is whiter and he is a bit more handsome. He put away the killing gang and said calmly: "The killing gang has been completed. I will go back to Ye's house in a while to deal with that little beast Ye Ming."
At this time, a young man in black hurriedly came from outside and said loudly: "Master, there is news. The Marquis of Dongqi is recruiting guards tomorrow."
Ye Zisheng nodded, ambition flashing in his eyes, and said: "With my ability, after becoming a guard of Dong Qi, I will be able to rise step by step and become a general of Dong Qi!"
The young man in black said happily: "The young master will definitely succeed! The young master is an inner sect now and will become an elite disciple within ten years. After that, he will definitely become an inner sect elder."
"Hmph! What does the elder of the inner sect mean? As long as I become a general, I will be able to capture the heart of Princess Xingyun, known as the most beautiful woman in Dong Qi. With the help of King Dong Qi's power, I can enter Dong Qi Academy for further study, and then enter Qinglong College. My future cannot be limited by Tianhe Sect." Ye Zisheng said proudly, then he thought of something and asked, "Is there any news from my hometown? Why hasn't my father written to me for so long?"
The young man in black lowered his head, his expression somewhat hesitant.
Ye Zisheng's eyes turned cold: "Ye Zhan, are you hiding something from me?"
The young man in black named Ye Zhan quickly knelt down on the ground. He said with a sad and angry look: "Master! In fact, a letter has been sent a long time ago. The letter said that the master... he was killed by Ye Ming!"