Ye Li stayed in the house for three days. Bian Yingxiong found Ye Li in the evening of the third day. After chatting for a while, he asked Ye Li why he didn't try to absorb the two soul seals.
Of course, Ye Li couldn't say openly that he had actually obtained the power of the soul seal, so he could only say that he had never thought of touching the light column to try to absorb the two soul seals.
He said he was stunned by the scene in front of him, so he didn't react for a while.
Because Bian Yingxiong was watching Ye Li staring blankly in front of the light column and had no intention of touching it, he completely believed what Ye Li said and did not have any suspicion.
The only thing he felt was a little sorry for Ye Li because Ye Li missed an opportunity to obtain the soul seal.
But after a moment he shook his head again and said, "In fact, it shouldn't be a big loss for you if you don't get the soul seal. After all, the imperial court will never allow you to possess such a thing privately.
Even if you get it, they will find you and make you hand it over.
This kind of power is absolutely only possessed by His Majesty the Emperor, and we have no right to possess it.
However, no one knows where these two soul seals have gone. It seems that it would be very difficult for someone to collect all nine soul seals.
The locations of the other seven soul seals can be found in ancient books, but it is unclear where the gold and earth soul seals are now. "
Ye Li also pretended to have a look of regret on his face and responded with a few words.
The purpose of Bian Yingxiong coming to him, besides talking about the soul seal, was to inform Ye Li of something else.
“Brother Ye Li, the reinforcements sent by the imperial court have arrived in Jinzhou City.
Although the crisis in Jinzhou City has been resolved, the army sent by the imperial court cannot withdraw immediately and still has to stay here for a while.
The one who led the troops this time is General Zhou Wentian, the Zhenxi General. He heard about you, so he wanted to meet you.
but… "
Bian Yingxiong seemed to be hesitant to speak here.
Ye Li asked curiously: "Uncle Bian, is there something wrong?"
Bian Yingxiong hesitated for a moment and said, "I think General Zhou Wentian will ask you about the Soul Seal. You must explain clearly that you did not get the Soul Seal.
We all saw what happened at the time, and we will testify for you.”
Hearing what Bian Yingxiong said, Ye Li was slightly stunned and asked: "Uncle Bian, what's going on?"
Bian Yingxiong sighed and said, "As I said before, the imperial court will never allow you to possess a soul seal. If you get a soul seal, they will definitely find a way to make you hand it over.
Although I have reported to General Zhou Wentian that you did not get the soul seal at all, he seems to be a little unconvinced, so he will definitely question you. "
When Ye Li heard what Bian Yingxiong said, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Let him ask if he wants to. Anyway, I really didn't get the power of the soul seal."
Bian Yingxiong nodded and said, "You are the hero of our Jinzhou City. All of us will testify for you. When you meet General Zhou Wentian tomorrow, you only need to report the situation truthfully."
Ye Li said "hmm", then pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Bian, does General Zhou Wentian have so much power that he doesn't even believe the words of a city guard like you?"
Bian Yingxiong said: "As a city guard, I actually have considerable power, but my jurisdiction is limited to the Jinzhou City area.
Although Zhou Wentian is only half a level higher than me in terms of official position, the Zhenxi Army itself is directly under the imperial court. Being able to lead this army means that he is the most trusted person in the imperial court. Therefore, compared to me, his words do carry more weight than mine.”
Ye Li glanced at Bian Yingxiong and said, "Uncle Bian, as a frontier garrison commander, aren't you also the most trusted person in the court
Besides, you have made great contributions this time, so you should be promoted back to a higher position. Your official position may become higher than Zhou Wentian in a blink of an eye. Shouldn't he try to curry favor with you?"
After a period of understanding, Ye Li has gained a clearer understanding of the situation on this continent.
The so-called imperial court here is somewhat similar to that of the Continent of Miracles, so he can more or less understand the power structure here.
“Well, I am indeed a person trusted by the court, but I am the second prince’s man, while Zhou Wentian is the eldest prince’s man.
His Majesty the Emperor has three sons. Except for the third prince who is devoted to spiritual practice and has no interest in state affairs, the eldest prince and the second prince both have ambitions for the throne.
Under normal circumstances, the heir to the throne should be the eldest prince, but the second prince has made too many great contributions to the court, so his reputation has gradually surpassed that of the eldest prince.
Whether in the folks or in the court, there are a lot of people who support the second prince. As a result, the eldest prince and the second prince have become enemies.
Zhou Wentian is the eldest prince's man, so he will naturally do his best to suppress me, the second prince's follower.
This time our performance in defending the city will be evaluated by his Zhenxi Army. I estimate that he will definitely interfere and greatly reduce our merits.
After all, the Yuan Dynasty only sent 40,000 troops to attack the city this time, while we have more than 25,000 troops defending the city.
In terms of troop ratio, we as the defenders will definitely not be at a disadvantage. The reason why this battle is so difficult is entirely because the opponent has the Yinling Army.
However, most people have never seen how powerful the Yin Ling Army is, and are completely unable to make an assessment. We are the only ones who have truly seen the Yin Ling Army.
If Zhou Wentian had a darker heart and assessed the Yinling Army to be very weak, then our defense of Jinzhou City would be completely insignificant.
And regarding the matter of the Soul Seal, if all the defenders in the city had not seen that you did not touch the light column, he would have tried every means to frame you, because only in this way could he force you to hand over the Soul Seal.
If you fail to hand it over, they will find a way to convince the court to kill you for the soul seal, so that they can easily get rid of a spiritual warrior in the Divine Phase Stage on our side.
As for now, once he finds out that he can't prove that he got his hands on the Soul Seal on you, he will change his tone and accuse us of being incompetent and missing out on two Soul Seals."
There was some helplessness and guilt in Bian Yingxiong's tone. After all, this time everyone risked their lives to surround Jinzhou City, but he, as the defender of the city, was unable to get the deserved reward for his men.
Ye Li took a deep breath and his eyes became serious.
"I don't care who he is, he'd better not bully me, otherwise I will definitely teach him a lesson.
As for the rewards from the court, I don’t really care about them. The only thing I care about is the news about Black Soul Gold.”
Ye Li said to Bian Yingxiong.