Seeing off the goddess, Ji Le and Yu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Le looked at the mess on the table, and was about to tidy it up, when Yu Yu next to him hurriedly asked the witches behind him to help.

"Drop it, let us do it. ”

The witches quickly cleaned up the table, leaving only Ji Le, Yu Yuan, and the young man standing next to him with his chest crossed.

"Yu Yuan, how are the injured nationals doing?"

Ji Le was attacked by the sheep-headed monster and the ghost, causing several citizens to suffer. But in his perception, the souls of those citizens did not seem to return to him.

"It's still being rescued. Yu Yu said in a low voice: "Fortunately, the rescue was timely, and the warlocks forcibly used the power of magic to maintain the last ray of life, and they are currently sent to the Ming Palace for recuperation." ”

The Ming Palace is a place in the southeast of Jiugong City, where many physicians from the Xia Kingdom gathered, which was equivalent to a hospital in later generations.

"Really?" Hearing that those citizens survived, Ji Le was relieved.

For a while, Yuhua Building returned to silence.

Yu Yu looked at the noble person in front of her, and her expression stopped talking.

The national spirit, the national spirit that belongs to their Xia country, this is an extremely important and honorable existence. However, in the absence of the king, how will he and others place "Him"?

Ji Le also understood Yu Yuan's entanglement.

Yu Yuan is the great witch in the spirit palace, assisting in the sacrifice of the king and teaching the witch. Although she has the right to speak in many things, many of the doctors in Jiugong City are her elders. Regarding the national spirit, if it leaks out, it will be difficult for her to control it.

So, Ji Le said empathetically: "Don't make a noise first." During this time, I will temporarily live in Nulu, and I will talk about it when Yang Ke comes back. Calculate the time, and he should be back in a few days. ”

"Lady of the Hidden Palace?" After hearing this, Yu Yu frowned frequently: "How can this be done?

Yu Yu originally wanted Ji Le to come to the Spirit Palace to live temporarily, but the Spirit Palace sacrificed to the gods, and there were many taboos. Yu Yu was worried that Ji Le would come to the Spirit Palace, but she would cause a mess and hesitate for a while.

"The Yougong was originally a place where witches lived, as the chief witch, where did you get so much discrimination? Don't worry, I'll go to the Taizhen Building behind the main hall of the Yougong Palace, which is very secluded. ”

Taizhen Building is indeed quiet, since the prosperity of Nulu, most of the witch prostitutes are included in the Spirit Palace, the main hall of the Hidden Palace is temporarily unused.

Yu Yu thought about it, nodded and said, "Then it's like this for the time being, and I'll send the witch over to clean it up when I go back." Please take a moment of grievance. Seeing Ji Le's resolute attitude, Yu Yu ordered the witch to go and clean up Qionghua Building, and then said to the two: "Kill the fierce beast today, according to the previous rules, there will be a celebration in the evening." Do you want to come with your Excellency?"

"yes, yes, I like it the most. Ji Le didn't wait for the young man to object, and agreed: "Then who, let's go eat barbecue tonight!"

The young man was concerned about Ji Le's safety, and of course he couldn't object, so he went to the party with him.

......

As night fell, a bonfire was lit in the central square of Jiugong City to celebrate the defeat of the beast once again in Great Xia and the safety of the people.

Ji Le's identity as a national spirit was inconvenient to spread, so under Yu Yuan's arrangement, he put on the clothes of ordinary residents with the young man and mixed in the crowd to have fun.

For the rest of their lives, the people gathered together to celebrate. From time to time, there are children pestering those in charge of the barbecue, begging for barbecue.

"Sure enough, it's my big foodie empire. Ji Le looked at the bonfires on the edge of the square and couldn't help but sigh.

Today, Xia Guo killed three divine beasts and many fierce birds. Except for the three-headed divine beast, which is not easy to concoct, those Tianyi birds have been plucked and cleaned, the internal organs have been removed, filled with spices, and they have begun to roast. And these "fire-roasted winged birds" are the main dishes of today's party.

The winged birds are roasted on the fire, and the aroma spreads, arousing people's appetite.

"It seems that there is a little bit of benefit to this otherworld. Seeing those spices that couldn't be named, Ji Le nodded frequently: "At least in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there weren't so many spices that could be used casually." ”

The young man stood quietly next to Ji Le, watching a group of children playing in the distance. The children were holding meat skewers and were using bamboo skewers as weapons to "compete with swords".

On the other side, there were several soldiers who took off their shirts and wrestled hand-to-hand. There were many women around him, covering their mouths and whispering secretly.

The ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty came to this era, and after a hundred years of struggle and struggle, they finally fought hard to build this Jiugong Luocheng. For them, life and death are always on their side, and daily fun is the key.

"100,000 Han people, all of them are brothers and sisters of you and me, and if you want to prosper me in another world in the future, you will have to help you. Ji Le was holding a large wooden plate, on which in addition to the roasted meat that Yu Yu had prepared for him, there were also many cut pulp and snacks.

While eating, he had a relationship with the young man.

"One hundred thousand?" the young man has just arrived, and he has no idea about the situation. Hearing about the 100,000 Han people, his face changed: "Only such a few people?"

In 100 years, Hermes-Epitek only has 100,000 people?

"Do you think it's easy to struggle in another world? 100,000 Han people, that's a lot, some countries and city-states have only 10,000 people. The state model here is more similar to the city-state system on the Greek side. ”

"100,000 people, also worthy of being called 'country'?" The young man did not know the so-called "Greece", but he had some knowledge of the Western Regions of his own time, and he could understand what the city-state system Ji Le was talking about. can be changed to their own Hermes-Epitek, and young people are inevitably emotionally unacceptable. A mere 100,000 Han people, embarrassed to call it a country? When did my Han degenerate to this?

"To be precise, the name of 'Xia Guo' was mainly to facilitate exchanges with other countries, and it was determined more than ten years ago. In the past, they used the title of 'Far Away Protectorate'. Fundamentally, the imperial system of the Eastern Han Dynasty was still recognized. ”

Back then, Han people lived here and never wanted to return to their homeland. But in this foreign land, there can be no real system, and there can be no lack of managers. As a result, there is a saying that "the distant capital protects the house". After the sum of several Eastern Han families, they established a set of teams on their own, responsible for managing the Han people, building cities in foreign lands, and still respecting the Liu family of the Eastern Han Dynasty as the royal family.

However, after a hundred years, the old man is no longer there, and although the new generation of citizens has listened to the story of the "homeland" since childhood, they do not have much sense of urgency to return to their homeland. Gradually, the system of the Metropolitan Protectorate changed to "Xia Kingdom". At least that's what the nations of the earth and themselves call it.

"At present, Xia is not a real country. At least for us, a country is not enough for a city. ”

The young man pouted: "It's really strange that the 100,000 Han people can pile up your national spirit." ”

"In the past, when Zhou Tianzi was the emperor, the population of those small countries was not necessarily large. You should think that the 'Xia Kingdom' is a vassal state that has not really been established. What's more, 100,000 Han people does not mean that there are only so many people in the Xia Kingdom. In addition to the Han people, there were 400,000 slaves in the Xia Kingdom. ”

Speaking of slaves, Ji Le's face was more solemn, and there was also a sense of urgency in his heart.

The number of Han people is too small, or the number of ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty who strayed into another world is too small. Coupled with the century-long campaign and various natural and man-made disasters, the national growth was not as expected. Many years ago, the Xia Kingdom reintroduced slavery. Today, there are more than 400,000 slaves in the Nine Palaces City. If there is really a rebellion, it will not be the blessing of the Xia Kingdom.

After listening to Ji Le's explanation, the young man also fell silent.

"Slave?" he said, his expression complicated, and he didn't know what was in mind.

"By the way, aren't you going to have fun?" Ji Le laughed, interrupting the young man's contemplation: "I see that they are wrestling, why don't you go too?"

"Don't go. I said, I'm going to protect you. The young man glanced at Ji Le and snatched a piece of roasted meat from the wooden plate. "Here, it's better to be careful. The night festival is a time when the people are addicted to fun, and if an enemy attacks at this time, it will surely cause great disaster. ”

Ji Le was going to snatch back the roasted meat, but the young man took it directly in his mouth and pointed to the fires in the distance: "And those fires, don't you think the fires in the square are a bit too much?

The fires in the square were so dense that it only took a divine beast like the Purple Tiger and the Rong Ghost to cause chaos.

Therefore, young people should be on guard against potential threats.

"You're too careful. Ji Le disagreed: "This is not the earth, well, that is, the situation on the other side of the homeland." In this world where magic flourishes, a casual drop of water is enough to quell the fire. ”

After all, there is magic in this world, and it is a mythical era that is in its heyday.

"By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet. ”

After the young man was summoned, he had not been officially introduced.

The young man glanced at Ji Le, continued to eat meat, and did not dump him at all.

"......" Ji Le waited for a while, and when he saw that the other party didn't speak, he casually pulled a cloth to wipe his hands, and then stretched out: "My name is Ji Le." Ji Shui's Ji, Lile's Le, Xia Guoguoling, what do you call Your Excellency?"

"Ji Le, is this your real name?" a sarcastic smile tugged at the corner of the young man's mouth, "The name of the contract with me is not this. ”

As soon as these words came out, Ji Le's eyes suddenly widened: "Wait...... Didn't I sign a contract with you as a national spirit? Summoned from the fire, did I use my real name?"

Ji Le, this is not his real name. At least when he was on Earth, his first name was a compound surname. The name "Ji Le" is the name that naturally appeared in his mind after he became a national spirit.

In this regard, he also figured it out himself.

"Ji" may refer to the Chinese heritage, after all, it is an ancient surname of the Zhuxia nation, and it is also related to its own surname. And "music" has something to do with its own name, after all, etiquette and music are one.

Youth: "Well, it's your real name. ”

Hearing this, Ji Le fell into deep thought. No wonder I feel that my relationship with this guy is a bit special, and it turns out that I didn't sign a contract as a national spirit.

"So, let's get acquainted again, my name is Gongsun Wenli. The grandson of Gongsun Xuanyuan, the courtier. ”

After staring at Ji Le's hand for a while, the young man reluctantly patted it: "Okay, I know." I'll protect you later. ”

Ji Le's eyes widened: "That's all?"

The young man looked surprised and asked back, "What else are you going to want?"

"Where's the name?"

"Forgot. ”

"Forgot?" Ji Le looked incredulous: "Don't tell you, after you came, you forgot everything about your identity." ”

"Yes, I forgot!" the young man Shi Shiran sat down opposite Ji Le, picked up the wine jug and poured himself a glass.

Seeing the young man's free and safe appearance, Ji Le had mixed feelings.

Please, in my Torch Inheritance, although there is some vague information about your origin, I can guess a thing or two about your general identity.

Look at your clothes, the age of these clothes is enough to prove that you are a character of the Qin and Han dynasties!

Looking at the young man's clothes, Ji Le said softly: "So, do you think that I am not qualified to know your identity?"

The young man smiled, drank the wine from the ear cup, and then spread his hands and made an innocent expression: "I said, because of the turmoil when the spirit descended, the memory was a little blurry. ”

This is not a lie to Ji Le, he did have a somewhat confused memory at the beginning of his arrival, but now he has recovered part of it and has learned his origin.

"Of course, as for combat techniques and martial arts, the skills that have been engraved with instinct are still there. So rest assured, with my power, it is enough to protect you. ”

"Forgot, don't you even have your own father and mother, your last name—" Ji Le gritted his teeth and was about to curse, but he suddenly remembered the information he had learned from the fire.

"If this guy is really that guy, he doesn't have a good relationship with his father. This kind of topic, let's not mention it. ”

Ji Le was knowledgeable and interesting, and did not continue to pester the young man's name, but said with a smile: "Then there must be a title, right? You can't call 'Anonymous' or something, it doesn't sound good to say it like that-"

"Yes. I think this name is fine, and in the future it will be called nameless. After speaking, the young man stretched: "The food is almost finished, I'll go get some more." ”

Ji Le looked down and saw that most of the fruits, roasted meat, and snacks prepared by Yu Yuan for herself were all taken into the stomach of the young man.

"You ......" Before Ji Le could speak, the young man had already thrown his sleeves and left.

"Damn bastard!" The smile on Ji Le's face stiffened a little, looking at the young man's back, he couldn't help roaring in his heart: "According to common sense, shouldn't this kind of Huaxia master who was summoned by me be obediently conquered by my 'overlord qi', and then honestly kneel down to be loyal? What is this guy, so crazy, so arrogant, no wonder you died young!"

Through the fire and his own cognition, he can already guess the origin of this person. This arrogant appearance is indeed in line with the historical description.

However, for Ji Le, what is the use of such disobedient people being summoned?

"No, I'm going to summon another obedient one! I don't believe it, I have countless heroes in Chinese history, and I can't find a master who can speak well!"