However, it was said that Huang Youcheng took five hundred city guards and a group of drummers, and he didn't dare to slack off along the way, and hurried to Ye Laozhuang.

When approaching Ye Laozhuang, Huang Youcheng, the lord of Guijiang City, sent someone to the Mijia Tianliang Workshop to call a guide; after the guide came, he sent four sentry riders, took the guide, and explored the road first.

Unexpectedly, the sentry quickly turned around and reported to Huang Youcheng, saying that Ye Laozhuang's place was still there, but Ye Laozhuang was gone!

Huang Youcheng was taken aback when he heard this:

"Nonsense, how could a good village disappear? Let me ask you, is the Wulao Mountain north of Ye Laozhuang still there? Could it be that even the Wulao Mountain is gone?

Bastard, you can't even find a village, how dare you deceive the lord of this city?"

The four sentry riders and guides said with sad faces: "Lord of the city, villains and others do not dare to deceive adults. We also arrived near Ye Laozhuang, where everything was the same, but only Ye Laozhuang was located, only the fog was thick, and there was no village!"

Huang Youcheng heard this, and said angrily: "You five are really waste, thinking that Ye Laozhuang is in the fog, what is so difficult to find? Watch out for your mouths!

The four sentinels and the guide had to go back to investigate.

These five returned to Ye Laozhuang's location, obviously seeing the fog and not the village.

As soon as the five of them discussed, there was nothing good to think of, so they broke into the thick fog. One of them:

"Brothers, this fog is so thick that I have a strange feeling - how about this, in order to prevent separation, why don't we all dismount and tie our horses here, and the five of us touch them hand in hand?"

Another one took it and replied, "Brother Ma is right. ”

So in order to prevent them from getting separated, the five people touched forward hand in hand, but they didn't expect to hear the sound of running water as soon as they entered the dense fog!

Touching it further, the one who was walking in front of him suddenly slid sharply, and even the one who was pulling him so tired also slid down!

"Ouch, back off, there's a river ahead, I've fallen into the water!"

When the people behind heard this, they quickly stopped and pulled back! When they pulled up, the two people who were walking in front of them were already soaking wet.

The five retreated for a long time before they withdrew from the thick fog, and they were afraid and had nothing to do, so they had to come back to report Huang Youcheng.

Huang Youcheng heard it this time, so he had no choice but to say: "Ye Laozhuang must be in the fog, when will there be an extra river there? ”

As he said this, the four sentinels and the guide shouted in unison. Huang Youcheng said: "Don't shout grievances! When the city lord arrives, it will naturally be revealed!"

So a group of people waited, and when they came to the vicinity of Ye Laozhuang, Huang Youcheng didn't care about him in the middle of the night, so he ordered the drum music to be played!

When I came to look at it, it was foggy!

But seeing that the fog was filled, it was only like an invisible barrier blocking it, and it did not move and spread to the side, but only rolled and surging in place, which was indeed the same as the report of the sentry horse.

Huang Youcheng just walked towards the path in the fog, but he heard the sound of gurgling water, although it was not very loud, but it was obviously not something that Wang Tang could emit, and everyone could hear that there must be a small river here.

Huang Youcheng was helpless, ordered the drum music to stop, and personally led several people to shout across the river.

When Huang Youcheng came here, Ye Jingqiu already knew. Ye Jingqiu could hear the other party shouting the clan elder, and the village could also hear it.

The Ye family has been getting up early and greedy for darkness recently, and there are still people working under the moon at this time, and the patriarch Ye Tianzheng naturally didn't sleep, he heard someone shouting about himself outside the village, so he hurried to the gate of the village.

When I arrived here, I found that Ye Jingqiu, Xin Mei, and Leng Tiangu were all there. Ye Tianzheng asked:

"Jingqiu Wa'er, do you know who is shouting outside the village? Ye Laozhuang is naturally here, where is there a 'Divine Sect Recruitment Marshal' here?"

In the face of inquiry, Ye Jingqiu put out his guesses and some thoughts and thoughts, and said to Ye Tianzheng:

"Clan Grandpa, I've been listening here for a while. I just found out that the person who came was the city lord of Guijiang City, and he shouted to see you in the middle of the night, probably because he came for the 'Divine Cult Recruitment Marshal'

。 I expected him to get the report of Mi Tianliang, but somehow mistook me for the marshal. ”

"What are you talking about? Guijiang City Lord? He is our old Ye family's rival, what are you doing here? Jingqiu Wa'er? How do you know that he is Guijiang City Lord?"

Ye Jingqiu said in his heart that although I don't know him, I can show my mind to see it clearly, that guy is under the escort of everyone, and there is still a recognition flag floating in the queue, and there is a big "yellow" word written on the recognition flag! If the person who came is not the city lord of Guijiang, who else can it be?

It's just that he couldn't explain what he said to Ye Tianzheng, so Ye Jingqiu said: "Clan Grandpa, if we ignore him and let him leave on his own, maybe he will have time to investigate, and I will lose this opportunity-

I'm going to go to Guijiang City right now, pretend to be that 'Divine Sect Marshal', beat him, and compensate me for everything he owes to our old Ye family over the years!"

"Jingqiu Wa'er, this is too risky, I can't help it, aren't you a sheep in the mouth of a tiger when you go?" Ye Tianzheng said with great anxiety.

"Clan grandfather, you go talk to him first and see what his reaction is-you can rest assured, I, Ye Jingqiu, am not a sheep, and his return to Jiangcheng is not a tiger's nest; ”

What Ye Jingqiu said was like a holy decree to Ye Tianzheng at this time, so how could he refute it? At that moment, Ye Tianzheng agreed, and said something like "danger and need to pay attention to safety."

Ye Jingqiu listened with a smile, and made some explanations to Ye Tianzheng and Leng Tiangu.

But it was said that outside the village, Huang Youcheng took five hundred city guards and shouted for a long time, but no one paid attention to it, so he had to order to withdraw, but at this moment, an old man walked out of the fog!

Huang Youcheng recognized this old man as Ye Laozhuang's clan elder Ye Tianzheng by the light, and knew that the other party must have heard it a long time ago, but he deliberately did it slowly!

Huang Youcheng wanted to get angry in his heart at that time, but then he thought that the marshal who came to recruit soldiers from the Divine Sect was in Ye Laozhuang, and it was not wise to be angry before he knew his relationship, so he endured his anger and said sourly:

"Ye Tianzheng, you came so fast!"

"I don't know if the city lord has arrived, and the villain has lost his welcome!"

"Well, Ye Tianzheng, what kind of ghost are you doing? It's just you here that the fog makes Ye Laozhuang seem to have disappeared?"

"If you go back to the city lord, this is what the marshal taught the villain to do. ”

"Why?" Huang Youcheng was shocked in his heart, and said in his heart, why did this marshal come up with this idea for him Ye Laozhuang? He hesitated in his heart, but his face was silent:

"Hmm. Where is the marshal, take me to the marshal. ”

At this moment, a cough was suddenly heard, and the two of them walked out of the fog.

Huang Youcheng looked at the demeanor of the person who walked in front of the two, he looked big and swaggered, but the one who walked behind was low-eyed and pleasing to the eye-

The one who walked in front of him was naturally Ye Jingqiu, and the one behind him was lonely in the cold weather-

Huang Youcheng saw it clearly, and thought to himself: The person in front of him looks like he should be the deputy marshal of the Divine Sect, however, it's not like it, this marshal is too shabby in his clothes, isn't it?

Huang Youcheng thought secretly in his heart, today I, Huang someone, put up with this breath first, and let your Ye family pretend to be a cat and a dog in front of the city lord to toss with Lao Tzu, and when I see the deputy marshal of the Divine Sect, after taking it away, hmph, Lao Tzu will go back and clean up this group of unkind and unrighteous guys surnamed Ye!

Huang Youcheng regarded Ye Jingqiu as an ordinary Ye Laozhuang young offspring, and he couldn't see the other party acting like a big and swaggering appearance in front of him-

In the final analysis, Huang Youcheng saw that Ye Jingqiu was wearing the clothes of an ordinary peasant boy, and at first glance he looked like a mud leg who farmed the land, and he felt shabby in his heart, and immediately denied the idea that Ye Jingqiu was the deputy marshal of the Divine Cult conscription.

Huang Youcheng was cold, and was about to ask, "Who are you?" Unexpectedly, the person who came opened his mouth first, and his tone was very loud:

"You are Huang Youcheng, the city lord of Guijiang City, for no reason, the third watch in the middle of the night disturbed Ben Shuai's dream, you are so bold!"

Ye Jingqiu appeared to speak, and Huang Youcheng was stunned for a while:

Huang Youcheng stared at Ye Jingqiu carefully, and under the light of the lights, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that Ye Jingqiu was not dressed like a marshal!

Huang Youcheng had doubts in his heart: But looking at this person's popularity, he is extraordinary, which makes people feel that he is the marshal!

At this moment, Ye Tianzheng saluted and said: "Marshal Ye, it's already late at night, why don't you invite the Lord of Huangcheng into the village for a while, I don't know what the marshal thinks?"

When Huang Youcheng heard this, he dispelled his doubts a little, and thought to himself, maybe this marshal is here for a private visit to Weifu, right? If it is really a private visit from Weifu, it is better to pick it up as soon as possible.

At that time, Huang Youcheng hurriedly interjected and said:

"It turned out that Marshal Ye had arrived! Marshal Ye, please get in the car and go to Guijiang City with the lower officials, the conditions here are too poor, it is really not suitable for Marshal Ye to stay for a long time. ”

Ye Jingqiu said: "You're right, Ben Shuai has been here for less than two days, and he feels very uncomfortable living on his body." If there are ready-made carriages and horses here, Ben Shuai will go with you. ”

When Huang Youcheng heard this, he was quite proud in his heart, he was secretly proud, and saw Ye Jingqiu turn his face to Ye Tianzheng and said:

"Elder Ye, I'll go to Guijiang City first, and the matter here will be handled by my personal guards, you just need to report it truthfully. ”

Ye Tianzheng said, "Yes!"

Ye Jingqiu turned back to the "guards" who followed him and said, "Xiao Leng! You have to be fair and just, and do things seriously!"

"Yes!" the "guard" replied—this person was naturally Lonely.

Huang Youcheng listened to the conversation between the three of them, and saw that the clothes of this personal guard were also extremely shabby, and his heart naturally increased his doubts.

However, Ye Jingqiu's words made him suspicious in his heart, but he didn't dare to reveal it on his face. Huang Youcheng secretly thought to himself:

If the other party was not a marshal, how could he dare to go to Jiangcheng with Huang someone? He would not have the courage and calmness. Thinking of this, Huang Youcheng lowered his posture even more:

"Marshal, please board the car!"

At this time, I heard the "personal guard" say: "Lord Marshal, please change your clothes and leave!"

"No need!" Ye Jingqiu said: "The Yellow City Lord should be prepared, I'll change it when I go to the city." You can go back!"

Just listen to this "personal guard" and Ye Tianzheng said in unison: "Yes!"

Then Ye Tianzheng and Leng Tiangu didn't say hello to Huang Youcheng, they only saluted Ye Jingqiu, turned around and returned, took a few steps between breaths, and disappeared into the dense fog.

Huang Youcheng invited Ye Jingqiu to board the car with doubts, Ye Jingqiu was not polite, went straight to the upper seat, sat down, and then said: "Lord Huangcheng, you can also come up and sit with Ben Shuai." ”

When Huang Youcheng heard this, he showed a flattered look, and said: "Lord Marshal, the lower officials have trespassed!"

Huang Youcheng said, gave another salute, and then got into the car.

Ye Jingqiu smiled in his heart, but his face was cold, and he didn't wait for Huang Youcheng to sit down, so he made a preemptive strike:

"Lord Huang, if I ask you something, you must be clear and straightforward, and you must not deceive Ben Shuai!"

Huang Youcheng said: "Lord Marshal, but if you have any questions, the lower officials must know everything, and they will say everything!"

"Okay!" Ye Jingqiu went straight to the point: "Then let me ask you, why did I hear here that you intend to suppress this Ye Laozhuang family? You must know that they are also the people of the empire and the people of the Divine Sect!"

As soon as Huang Youcheng heard this, he even sweated in his heart, and his head was covered with sweat, and he shouted in a loud voice:

"Lord Marshal, it's wronged! This Ye Laozhuang is just a small village, not only the people of the Divine Sect, but also my household registration in Jiangcheng!

Guijiang City is vast and sparsely populated, and with such a small household registration, it is too late for the lower officials to care for the people, what can this Ye Laozhuang want me, the city lord, to suppress?

Even if they are really wrong, they have the management of the village elders below, and they can't commit it in the hands of the lower officials, let alone the lower officials to suppress it. Please be aware of the marshal, there will be villains in the middle of this who will sow discord and speak ill of the lower officials! Your Excellency, you must be the master of the lower officials!"

Huang Youcheng was aggrieved while pondering: The marshal of this country is only powerful within a country, but the marshal of the Divine Cult is high, and his power transcends national borders, far beyond the worldly marshal of the country!

Well, by the way, I just heard Ye Tianzheng call him "Marshal Ye", it seems that this handsome man has a lot to do with the surname Ye Laozhuang, if he is really from the Yan clan surnamed Ye, then my position as the city lord is in danger.

Ye Jingqiu could see that Huang Youcheng, the lord of the Yellow City, was cheating, he didn't tell the truth, and he also knew that now was not the time to force him to tell the truth.

Ye Jingqiu's move is intended to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger and control the opportunity to talk, so as not to test his bottom line whether this Huang You is true or false-

Just now outside the village head gate, Huang Youcheng had doubts about himself, and Ye Jingqiu knew it at a glance in his heart.

Sure enough, after such a beating, Huang Youcheng was much more honest, and the suspicions in his original stomach, as well as the trick he had thought of to ask Ye Jingqiu, didn't have time to use it, so he digested it in his abdomen.

Ye Jingqiu saw that his preemptive move had worked, so he softened his tone and said, "City Lord Huang, I heard that you are a very interesting person. ”

When Huang Youcheng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said, "Marshal Xie praises you! Your Majesty is very honored!"

Ye Jingqiu said: "Lord Huangcheng, you are so polite, but you are a raw part. ”

Huang Youcheng listened, and said in his heart: This Marshal Ye, it seems that he can also be bought, listen to his tone, I only need to give a big gift, and it can be done. If I have the opportunity to climb to the Marshal of the Divine Cult, how can I let it go?

Let me just say, money can make ghosts grind, this truth is true in all major empires, it is the four major god religions, how can it be an exception?

Which of these god cult marshals and imperial officials doesn't look sanctimonious on the surface, but in their bones, they are open-minded men and prostitutes?

I climbed this Marshal Ye today, maybe the next step is to transfer out of this poor and remote Guijiang City and change to a good place to be the city lord, wouldn't it be beautiful?

Thinking about this, Huang Youcheng immediately said: "Marshal Ye, the lower officials came in a hurry, and they were not prepared, and the lower officials are a little prepared here, please smile." ”

As he spoke, Huang Youcheng respectfully handed over a storage ring!