Zhou Wentian laughed when he heard Ye Li's question and said, "Actually, I don't have much to say. The first thing I want to tell you is that I admire you very much, little brother Ye Li.
At your age, you are able to reach the Divine Phase stage, which means you definitely have a potential that is one in a million.
With your potential, if you could become an official in the court, your status would definitely be much higher than that of Bian Yingxiong and me. But I don't know why you, my little brother, are willing to be a mere guest here
Our eldest prince has always been eager to seek talents and respectful to others throughout his life. He absolutely values talents like your little brother.
If you are willing, little brother, I can recommend you to work for the eldest prince. At your age, you will serve the future emperor. When the eldest prince ascends the throne, you will definitely become his trusted minister and your status will be limitless.
The hostility I just showed towards you was just to paralyze Bian Yingxiong. If he knew that I wanted to recruit you, he would definitely not let me talk to you privately."
After hearing Zhou Wentian's words, Ye Li was a little confused. He originally thought that Zhou Wentian would definitely ask about the soul seal as soon as possible, but he didn't expect that the other party would choose to recruit him at the first opportunity.
But he was still a retainer of Bian Yingxiong after all, and he was somewhat resistant to Zhou Wentian's recruitment.
If Zhou Wentian chose to suppress Jinzhou City and reduce the contributions of the defenders and conceal them, he would definitely be angry about it.
He stood firm together with the defenders and witnessed too many people sacrifice their lives to defend the city. Emotionally speaking, he and the defenders of Jinzhou City had lived and died together. How could he choose to join a camp that would do its best to suppress the defenders' achievements at this juncture
“Thank you very much, General Zhou, for your kindness. However, I don’t have high demands and I don’t pursue power.
Uncle Bian treats me well, I can't possibly betray him and choose to join your camp."
Hearing Ye Li's answer, Zhou Wentian frowned and said, "Little brother Ye Li, why don't you reconsider it? I am inviting you with great sincerity.
With your current abilities, it would be a waste of talent for you to stay here. It would be better for you to exert your strength to gain more resources for cultivation.
Power itself doesn't have much meaning. Its only function is to make it easy for you to get what you want, such as cultivation resources.
Since Brother Ye Li follows Bian Yingxiong, he must have heard a lot from him about the things between the First Prince and the Second Prince.
As the Second Prince's man, he will definitely tell you that the Second Prince's reputation is far higher than that of the First Prince. In fact, this is just his one-sided statement.
The Second Prince's reputation was indeed not low, but it was still unreasonable to say that he was higher than the First Prince.
According to the rules, the eldest prince is the first heir to the throne, which means that as long as he does not make a big mistake, not even the emperor has the right to remove him from his position of heir.
Judging from the eldest prince's current performance, he will never be dismissed, and inheriting the throne is also a foregone conclusion, so why should you choose to be loyal to the second prince's camp
A wise bird chooses the right tree to inhabit. You are still so young, and the camp you choose must be carefully considered and not done arbitrarily. "
It was impossible for Zhou Wentian to give up just by casually trying to recruit Ye Li. At this time, he tried his best to find various reasons to try to persuade Ye Li.
When Ye Li heard Zhou Wentian's words, an expression of noncommittal appeared on his face.
In fact, he was not very interested in the fight between the two princes. The only thing he was interested in was finding more soul seals and obtaining black soul gold.
Not to mention which of the two princes will inherit the throne, Ye Li estimated that he would most likely not be able to see the day when the throne is handed over, so it would not make much difference to him no matter which camp he stayed in.
Ye Li is a smart man. He knows that if he temporarily changes his camp in the middle of the battle, he will definitely become a person who will not please both sides.
The Second Prince will hate him very much. As a traitor, he will be even more hated than ordinary people in the First Prince's camp.
The people on the eldest prince's side might not necessarily like him very much. After all, it is difficult for a traitor to be respected by everyone.
No matter how strong Ye Li is, he will never be able to become a core figure in a force because he has the stain of betrayal.
So whether from a practical point of view or from an emotional point of view, Ye Li has no reason to switch camp.
"General, there is no need to say more. I do not intend to be loyal to the Crown Prince."
Ye Li was too lazy to argue with the other party any further, so he stated his decision in the most direct way.
Hearing Ye Li's answer, Zhou Wentian's expression changed and his eyes suddenly became gloomy.
"Okay, let's put aside the camp matters for now, and now let's talk about the second thing today.
When you were reporting on the battle, you kept saying that the Yuan Dynasty had launched an attack by the Yinling Army.
The reason why you were able to win in the end was because you personally killed two of the opponent's spiritual warriors who had obtained the soul seal.
According to Bian Yingxiong's report, the soul imprints of the two people appeared between heaven and earth after you killed them.
You were the person closest to the soul seal at that time, and after ten breaths or so, the soul seal disappeared without a trace. In my opinion, the two soul seals must have been absorbed by you.
I heard that you are a disciple of a hermit master, so you must not be very clear about the value of the soul seal.
I tell you the truth, no matter which country you are in, you will not be allowed to become the owner of the soul seal.
According to ancient legends, the inheritor of the soul seal has the qualifications to unify the continent and become the common ruler of all countries.
This qualification can only be inherited by members of the royal family, so I advise you to hand over the soul seal directly.
I think you have just absorbed the soul seal into your body and have not had time to refine it yet, so you can hand it over voluntarily.
Of course, if you have already refined it, it will be more troublesome. We may need to destroy your cultivation or kill you before we can take away the soul seal. "
As he spoke, Zhou Wentian's eyes became stern, staring at Ye Li like a sharp blade with a flashing cold light.
Ye Li looked at Zhou Wentian fearlessly and said, "I think Uncle Bian should have explained the matter of the Soul Seal to you. There are thousands of Jinzhou City defenders on the battlefield who can testify that I have never even encountered two Soul Seals.
They disappeared on their own and had nothing to do with me.
Since I haven't obtained the Soul Seal, I naturally cannot hand it over to you. You have found the wrong person for this matter."
When Zhou Wentian heard Ye Li's answer, his eyes fixed, as if piercing Ye Li's eyes like a needle.