Ye Qin groaned slightly, and walked into the big tent where many foundation building monks had gathered.

The blazing eyes of the foundation building monks in the tent immediately looked at him. Several quite powerful divine senses swept over Ye Qin's body, and did not find any abnormalities on Ye Qin's body, so he took it back.

While Ye Qin entered the big tent, he found out the strength of the foundation building monks present.

Among the seven foundation-building monks in this tent in different costumes, one is a foundation-building monk, two are foundation-building mid-level monks, and the remaining four are foundation-building beginners. Ye Qin himself was a second-layer cultivator in the foundation building period, and among these people, he belonged to the general lower strength.

He had met many foundation building period monks in the Xianyuan Hall before, and had seen a Jindan monk on the border of Northern Qi. Therefore, he still has a strong confidence in his own strength, and among these monks in the foundation building period, he also has enough self-preservation power.

Thinking of this, Ye Qin calmed down and looked carefully at everyone in the tent one by one.

Sitting at the head of the big tent was a solemn white-bearded old man, and it was obvious from the family mark on his sleeve that this person was a monk of the Zhou family, and he was also a high-level monk in the foundation building period, and he was also the highest cultivator in the entire big tent.

The other six foundation-building monks sat at the banquet on the left and right sides of the tent.

The three people on the right, all wearing red and green clothes, were Beast Spirit Sect monks, their expressions were quite intimate, and they talked to each other in low voices. The three on the left, dressed strangely and strangely, sat alone, drinking and drinking to themselves, occasionally looking up at the other monks with a rather cold expression.

Although Ye Qin could also see the faint identity marks on them, he didn't know what those marks meant, and he couldn't guess their origin at all. Obviously, the monks on the left and right sides of this tent are completely different identities.

Ye Qin thought in his heart, the few Beast Spirit Sect cultivators on the right should have a close relationship with the Zhou family. The monks on the left are likely to be invited to protect the country, and they are not close to the Zhou family.

Zhou Lin, who came to the big tent with Ye Qin, had already taken the first step in front of the white-bearded old man, and explained to the old man Ye Qin's intention, intending to serve as the protector of the Great Zhou Kingdom. When the white-bearded old man learned that Ye Qin planned to be the protector of the Great Zhou, he immediately showed a look of surprise, made a brief introduction for everyone, and asked Ye Qin about his origin.

"Brother Qin, please take a seat. Brother Qin can come to my Great Zhou Kingdom, welcome to me. Let me introduce you, I am Zhou Yan, the deputy patriarch of the Zhou family. These people, on the left are the Basha Master of the Heavenly Dome Origin Ishkuli Country, the Lingru Monk of the Spirit Lake Country of Wanyue Lake, and the Zheng Daochang from the Land of Chaos. The three on the right are fellow monks from the Beast Spirit Sect from Shangliang Kingdom, Wuma Country, and Ba Kingdom, Senior Brother Wang, Senior Brother Zhang, and Senior Sister Shi. I don't know what country Brother Qin is a monk from, and what sect he comes from?"

"In the Xia Wu Kingdom, I have seen Brother Zhou, as well as all the brothers. ”

Ye Qin gestured to all the monks present one by one, and then sat down on the side of the disciples of the Beast Spirit Sect on the right. As the so-called words are too bad, he just mentioned the words "Wuguo Sanxiu", and then he didn't say more about his identity, so as not to have flaws.

The Middle-earth continent is huge, and the Wu Kingdom is a small country that cannot be smaller, and it is very far away from the Great Zhou Kingdom. It is not an easy thing to find the Wu Kingdom, and there are no years of hard work, but I am afraid that I will not even be able to figure out where the Wu Kingdom is. Besides, he was born as a casual cultivator, so there was no way to check his details.

Moreover, he chose to sit with the Beast Spirit Sect monk, which was also particular.

In any case, he is a cultivator of the Spirit Mist Cultivation Immortal Realm, and the Beast Spirit Sect and the Qingdan Sect are both monks of the same origin. He knew more about the methods of the Beast Spirit Sect monks, and even if there was an accident, he could deal with it in time.

As for the monks of the Heavenly Dome Plain, the Ten Thousand Moon Lake, and the Chaotic Land, they are quite unfamiliar, and they don't know what magical powers they have. He wasn't going to be with anyone who didn't know the details. If something happens, you can't prevent it.

Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, obviously unable to think of where Wu Guo was. Fortunately, he didn't delve into it, clapped his hands, and asked the waitresses waiting on the side to serve tea and wine, and said with a smile: "Brother Qin, I'm here, let me tell you about the remuneration for serving as the Protector Immortal Master of the Great Zhou Kingdom." A beginner monk in the foundation building period, he served as the protector of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and the starting price was one hundred lower-grade spirit stones a month. I don't know if Brother Qin thinks this price is acceptable?"

Several female attendants came up and set up a full banquet for Ye Qin. Ye Qin nodded at the several maids with a faint smile and took a sip of wine. This wine should be made with a small amount of spiritual fruit, the color is blue, and it has a lot of aura.

Since he planned to stay in this Danyang camp for a short time, he naturally wanted to make himself look more like the person who came to protect the country and recruit immortal masters, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "If there is a fight between the Great Zhou and the foundation building monks of Northern Qi, and any damage to a magic weapon will be worth at least a thousand spirit stones. So what's the price?"

Inside the big tent, all the foundation building monks suddenly burst out laughing.

"Brother Qin must be taking this job for the first time, right? I don't know the rules very well, this is normal. ”

A monk from the Beast Spirit Sect surnamed Wang, who was sitting next to Ye Qin, explained very enthusiastically: "In fact, the cost of one hundred lower grade spirit stones is just the price of simply asking Brother Qin to serve as the Protector Immortal, you usually only need to follow the army, and you don't need to do anything during this period." We, the Protector Immortals, are actually still very relaxed. If you go to perform an important task, then the price will be calculated separately according to the important surname of the task. This task also depends on whether you are willing or not, if you don't want to go, you can also refuse. ”

Zhou Yan smiled: "Not bad." There is no need to rush this, Brother Qin will understand it slowly. The Zhou family is absolutely fair in doing things, and there are old rules to follow for how many spirit stones are given for any task, and there will be no less spirit stone than you should get. ”

Ye Qin suddenly looked at him and smiled humbly: "I really don't know about this. I've been cultivating in the past, but with a small success, I came out to wander. Passing by Danyang City, I saw that Da Zhou was recruiting immortal masters, so I came here. ”

"No wonder. It is very commendable that Brother Qin can enter the foundation building period as a casual cultivator. Brother Wang smiled: "However, Brother Qin doesn't have to worry too much, between the Great Zhou and the foundation building monks of Northern Qi, the possibility of a direct fight is very small, and there will be no danger." If there is really danger, my fat man will not come. After all, no matter how many spirit stones there are, they are not as valuable as our surnames. ”

The monks said something in unison.

Ye Qin gradually understood.

The 100 low-grade spirit stones paid by the Great Zhou Kingdom every month hired them, a group of foundation-building monks, to serve as the protectors of the Great Zhou Kingdom, in fact, the role was to borrow the names of these foundation-building monks to strengthen the prestige of the Zhou Kingdom.

The Great Zhou Kingdom has recruited more than ten foundation building monks here, one or two hundred Qi cultivation period monks, and this is five or six thousand lower grade spirit stones in such a month, and the expenditure is quite huge. Only a big family like the Zhou family can afford it.

The Great Zhou Kingdom usually couldn't afford to raise so many Protector Immortals. Temporary recruitment is carried out only when the war is very tense. As soon as the fiercest battle is over, these "Protector Immortal Masters" will also leave immediately, and they will not continue to stay in Dazhou.

After Ye Qin got acquainted with the monks a little, he opened the conversation box, and gradually stopped talking, but listened more to what the monks said.

During the conversation, Daochang Zheng suddenly asked about something, and said to Zhou Yan, who was in the first seat: "Brother Zhou, I don't know why the Great Zhou and the Northern Qi suddenly raised troops. ”

Zhou Yan's expression changed slightly, and he smiled lightly: "Brother Zheng, this is a long story, it is related to the personal grievances of my Zhou family and the Lu family, it is inconvenient to say it, please forgive me." ”

Everyone was puzzled, but they didn't ask any further. Since Zhou Yan said that this was a personal grudge between the Zhou family and the Lu family, it was inconvenient for them to ask too much.

Ye Qin's heart moved.

Naturally, he knew why. There was a newly discovered small spiritual stone vein on the border between the Great Zhou and Northern Qi dynasties, and the two countries raised troops to seize control of the border. However, it seems that this news has not yet spread, and only the Lu family and the Zhou clan are aware of this matter, so Zheng Daochang asked so much.

Then, Daoist Zheng asked again: "I don't know when the Great Zhou State decided to start a war against the Northern Qi State?"

Zhou Yan groaned: "Well, this battle has been prepared for more than half a year, and there should be a fierce battle at the end of this month." Danyang was the largest military town near the Northern Qi Dynasty. At that time, there will be many Protector Immortal Masters who will come here to ensure the safety of Danyang City. At that time, there will be a lot of immortal cultivators in the foundation building period gathered together, which is quite rare. So before the war, I'm going to gather everyone to exchange items, and I hope you can participate!"

All the foundation building monks nodded their heads, indicating their intention to participate.

According to the custom of the immortal cultivation world, if many monks gather, they usually hold such a trade fair, exchange items with each other, and take out things that they don't need in exchange for items in the hands of others. To each according to his needs, it is good for all.

Ye Qin naturally planned to participate as well. The foundation building monks of this Danyang camp, there are monks from Lingwu, Heavenly Dome Plain, and Wanyue Lake, maybe they can find good items

The eight foundation-building monks had gathered in the tent for two or three hours, and after they had finished talking about business, they chatted with some interesting anecdotes, talked happily, and had enough to drink, and then dispersed.

Waiting for the monks to leave, Zhou Yan's face suddenly sank, "Those who come are not good, and those who are good are not coming! Half of them are people of suspicious origin." Zhou Min, what do you think of the seven of them?"

Behind the screen behind him, a foundation building monk turned out, this person was a middle-aged and handsome man, a member of the Zhou clan. Under the cover of the aura released by Zhou Yan, his aura was extremely well hidden and was not noticed.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "The three monks of the Beast Spirit Sect can rest assured. That Daochang Zheng is a well-known evil monk in the Chaos Land, who is ruthless and comes purely for money. As for him asking questions, I was afraid that he had heard some bad news. As for Basha of the Ishkuli Kingdom and Lingru of the Linghu Kingdom, the two of them have mysterious origins and are silent and silent, and I don't know why they suddenly took the initiative to come to our Great Zhou Kingdom. ”

Zhou Yan asked, "What about the young monk surnamed Qin?"

The middle-aged man said: "This person is only in his twenties. Although he claimed to be a casual cultivator, the Lingwu Immortal Cultivation Realm had never been a casual cultivator who had built a foundation in his twenties, and most of this son was a core cultivator of a certain family or sect who came out to practice. Young monks go out to practice, and most of them like to make a name for themselves. But this person just hides his identity and doesn't want us to know. This person is quite suspicious, but there is no evidence, and it is not clear what he wants to do when he comes to our Danyang camp. ”

"In other words, none of these four people can be trusted?"

The middle-aged man smiled: "Unless it is a member of the Zhou clan, or a monk of the Beast Spirit Sect, it cannot be trusted." However, although these four monks are not trustworthy, they still have to keep them in my Great Zhou to strengthen their prestige, otherwise, they will turn around and go to the Northern Qi Kingdom and become the Protector of the Northern Qi Kingdom, which is very bad. One subtraction and one increase, there are eight foundation building monks. If the difference in the number of foundation building monks between the Great Zhou and the Northern Qi is too great, this battle will be defeated if it is not fought. ”

Zhou Yan smiled bitterly.

Yes, even if their origin is suspicious, even if it costs spirit stones to raise a few of them for several months, it is better than letting them go to the Northern Qi Kingdom. As long as this battle divides that border into the territory of the Great Zhou Kingdom, the small spirit stone vein in the border valley will be taken into the hands of the Zhou family. Then not only can all the expenses of this battle be recovered, but even the Zhou family will not have to worry about the spirit stone for hundreds of years in the future. There is no room for loss in this battle.

(To be continued)