The person whom Ye Changsheng calls Brother Ming is a middle-aged man named Ming Rui.
Wearing a Confucian robe and an upright face, he doesn't look like a monk, but more like a senior official in the secular world.
Speaking of which, this person's experience is quite amazing. In his early years, he was indeed a high-ranking official in the Yue Kingdom.
He once served as Minister of the Ministry of War.
Later, by chance, he discovered the spiritual root and embarked on the path of cultivating immortality.
Now he is a foundation-building monk in Tianque Castle.
Ye Changsheng met this man on the battlefield, and the two of them had jointly faced the siege of seven or eight demonic foundation-building monks.
Speaking of which, Ming Rui is somewhat famous among the seven sects of monks.
He is also very strong in fighting skills. Although he has the style of a scholar, he is merciless in his killing methods.
Ye Changsheng once inquired about the Star Essence Stone at the Battle Merit Exchange Office, and happened to be seen by Ming Rui, who mentioned that he had encountered a Star Essence Stone in his early years.
Therefore, he made an agreement with Ye Changsheng to exchange his war merits for a red blood stone on the list in exchange for information about the Star Essence Stone.
Now that Ye Changsheng had obtained the red blood stone, he immediately came to see him.
Taking the blood-red stone, Ming Rui looked at it carefully and laughed: "Haha, it is indeed a red blood stone. Brother Ye made a move, it is really extraordinary!"
"This red blood stone is a material for refining magic weapons. I killed ten demon foundation-building monks to earn enough battle merit to exchange for this item!"
"Brother Ming, if the information you gave is of no value, don't blame me for being rude!" Ye Changsheng said lightly, with a hint of threat in his words.
"Haha, please don't worry, Brother Ye, I won't dare to lie to anyone!" Rui Mingming said with a smile.
He looked at Ye Changsheng with a hint of admiration, but also a hint of fear.
He had seen with his own eyes the strength of Ye Changsheng when he took action. Although he was also a monk in the middle stage of foundation establishment, he was absolutely unable to compete with the opponent.
"To be honest, I saw that Xing Yuan Stone in the capital of the Yue Kingdom eighty years ago!" Ming Rui said with a straight face.
"Eighty years ago, if I remember correctly, brother Ming, you were still an official at that time, right?" Ye Changsheng had a look of surprise on his face.
"That's right, I had just become the Minister of War at that time, and I was very high-spirited and ready to show off my talents!" Ming Rui said with a wry smile, a look of nostalgia on his face.
"Then you were demoted and exiled!" Ye Changsheng said calmly.
During this time, he had gotten to know this person somewhat and his checkered past.
Tomorrow Rui, before he entered the world of immortality, was a Confucian official dedicated to helping the world and saving the people.
He was good at both civil and military affairs. He could fight on horseback and write letters with pen. He was promoted all the way and became the Minister of War in his thirties. It can be said that he had a prosperous official career.
But because he was too upright, he somehow offended the emperor at that time, and was demoted and exiled.
"Haha, Brother Ye is very clear about my past, but I never told you why I was demoted in the first place!"
Hearing this, Ye Changsheng had a thoughtful look on his face: "You mentioned this, is it possible that the whereabouts of the Star Essence Stone is related to your being demoted?"
"Somewhat involved!"
Tomorrow Rui said, with a look of memory on his face.
"When I first became the Minister of War, I sent troops to escort a batch of rare goods that the local state capitals paid tribute to the Emperor of Vietnam!"
"In this batch of goods, there is no need to mention the gold, silver and jewelry, but there are some rare things in it. When I embarked on the path of spiritual practice, I discovered that they were all kinds of materials needed by monks!"
"At that time, neither court officials like me nor local officials knew these things. Just because they were unique, they were presented to the palace as various auspicious objects!"
"I have seen that shipment with my own eyes. There is a stone the size of a fingernail inside. It is black all over, but it can shine with bright starlight at night!"
After hearing what Ming Rui said, Ye Changsheng nodded slowly.
The black stone emits starlight, which is undoubtedly the star stone.
I think those local officials regarded this thing as a luminous pearl and presented it to the emperor.
Who would have thought that this is actually a precious material for refining magic weapons.
But, the Emperor of Vietnam...
Ye Changsheng's eyes showed a thoughtful look.
Tomorrow Rui seemed to have opened up his chatterbox and began to talk endlessly.
"The general who escorted this shipment told me a strange thing when he came back. He found some villages near the capital and the entire Zhuangzi were deserted, and all the people were missing!"
"This is very strange. There is no war near the capital, so why would there be an empty village?"
"Just a few days later, I heard from the Ministry of Punishment that some people had disappeared inexplicably in many places in the country of Yue."
"They suspect that a large-scale human trafficking organization has emerged in Vietnam and that powerful people are involved in it."
"When I heard about this incident, I was furious and immediately reported to the court, requesting a thorough investigation into the matter!"
"Then you were demoted?" Ye Changsheng asked.
"Haha, Brother Ye guessed it. I was relegated all the way to a remote border, but by chance, I discovered the cultivation method in a mountain forest, and I have since embarked on the path of cultivation."
"I have always suspected that the case of missing persons is related to the emperor, but unfortunately, after I became a disciple of the Seven Sects, I was no longer able to go to the palace to investigate!"
Tomorrow Rui sighed with emotion, looking lonely.
It seems that even after this person entered the world of immortality, his original concern for the country and the people has not changed.
"The missing people? Is it related to the blood sacrifice of the Yue Emperor? It seems that I have to go to Yue Beijing!" Ye Changsheng thought to himself.
"Thank you, Brother Ming, for informing me. It seems that if I want to get the Star Essence Stone, I have to find another way!" Ye Changsheng said with a cupped hand.
"Haha, disciples of the seven sects are not allowed to enter the palace. This matter is indeed very troublesome! However, if one day the Xing Yuan Stone in the palace is stolen, I know someone does not know about it! I just hope that the Xing Yuan Stone will be stolen.
When the Yuan Stone is stolen, the Yue Emperor can also be killed by the thieves!" Mingrui blinked and said to Ye Changsheng.
Ye Changsheng's heart moved and he smiled slightly and said: "Then let's see what kind of thief is so bold and dares to enter the palace and kill the emperor!"
"The world is in chaos now. Maybe this thief is a demonic monk in disguise, what do you think, Brother Ye?" Rui said seriously tomorrow.