Most of the silver-white sword embryo was exposed, with a soft nature, and it looked profound and unpredictable. Time passed like this, until the dragon girl came over quietly, without saying a word.
"Jingyu, you guys are back, wait a moment." Ye Qing slowed down the magic circle, and the fierce sword clanging calmed down, allowing it to refine itself normally.
He opened his eyes and looked at Hengyun, who couldn't help but laugh: "This large formation of gold is good for your water vein cultivation. Usually your sister doesn't come when she asks you to come. Why are you here now? By the way, where is your sister...
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Hengyun's eyebrows were furrowed, with a hint of gloom, and her dark eyes were deep. She looked at Ye Qing for a while, until he looked a little confused. Then she flattened her mouth and stood up: "I asked you to come for lunch...
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Ye Qing still had to do the finishing work, so he said nonchalantly: "Let's go back together later."
The dragon girl still had a temper, and she just snorted: "No, my mother left some food when I came here, so I went back to the pavilion."
"Have you taken any gun medicine..."
It was her normal state to be a little agitated. Although Ye Qing felt something was different and prepared to go over and ask, Lu Shangjing and Jiang Chen soon came, and he was overwhelmed by military and political affairs reports.
Lu Shangjing reported the good news: "My lord, the Jiang family is promoting the promotion in Mangkhut County. They heard that the newly promoted Nan Lian Bo Guang is recruiting talents in magic arts, and two magicians without a family have come to work. Although they are guest ministers, they are not perfect.
It belongs to my family, but it is also a boost, enabling my family to send four engineering teams, which greatly speeds up the construction of the battle system and the collection of funds."
"It's just that this caused a commotion. Several families that the magician asked us to recruit have withdrawn from the alliance, which is obviously a grudge." Lu Shangjing shook her head as she spoke, not surprised by this: "This is a magician, the real one.
A force that can lift a table... I guess Cang Guangren would wake up in the middle of the night."
Ye Qing quickly ordered and signed various reports, and commented casually: "The Cang family took the lead and may have some regrets, but at this time they are riding a tiger and they can only hold on, hoping that they can survive until the governor intervenes in the future - regardless of them
, are there any unusual military movements around?"
"The imperial state army has not made any changes, and the same is true in Lord Lu Ming's report." Zhou Feng reported the military intelligence: "The bandit armies in the surrounding counties and counties have been basically suppressed, but some small families have still been wiped out, and some have fled to our country.
The county's stray soldiers, some of whom did not have black marks, were caught and tortured and found to be spies from aristocratic families..."
Ye Qing's pen paused and he turned to Ji Caizhu: "Mr. Ji is responsible for external reception, but has any aristocratic family expressed this?
Ji Caizhu presented a gift list: "The Lin family of Shangshui County, which had cooperated with the weaving factory, sent their legitimate son to visit. The name was to congratulate Ye Bangyan on his promotion to the fifth rank of Hanlin and the honorary earldom. I thought that what the envoy said was not important. What was important was
Coming is just a statement..."
He said with a smile: "Of course, I made a request to this envoy to purchase a large array that is exactly the same as the Ye family. Based on the principle of friendly consultation, I regret that the profit has been reduced to 350,000 taels...the spiritual weapon is not included."
This was killing a fat pig. Ye Qing was a little amused: "He agreed?"
"Agreed." It was Ji Caizhu who spoke out, but these words made all the retainers look at each other, showing that they were relieved.
Ye Qing raised his eyebrows and figured out the purpose of the retainers coming together. It was obvious that the magician group was established, even if it was the Keqing magician group. This true display of force calmed down some wealthy people and even county officials who were about to make moves, and they forced themselves to suppress their minions.
.
This is an important turning point, and the Ye family's handling of external affairs will change accordingly in the future.
"That's fine." Ye Qing simply commented and continued to deal with matters.
Regardless of the uneven alliance, as the Cao and Mo families became completely vassalized, many middle-class and poor households took refuge and took root, with Ye Mansion as the core and a radius of forty miles. On the surface, it was under the rule of the imperial court, but in fact it belonged to
Ye family
According to statistics, the population under the rule has reached 30,000, which has doubled, reaching the level of a market town.
Lu Ming turned a blind eye to this and only sent two tax collectors. In fact, he also received intelligence from the government officials about spies from other counties and even famous families in other counties, and made the same accurate judgment as Ye Qing.
What the two of them didn't know was that the reality was more interesting than they imagined. Some of the Yu family's envoys were politely sent out by several aristocratic families that day. These envoys ended their vertical and horizontal series missions in such a shameful way.
All faces are dark.
The envoys of the Yu family are all experienced in negotiations, and they know that this move marks the recognition of the strength of the Ye family by the governor of the state, and they no longer regard them as a big and unworthy piece of fat, but as a carnivorous beast of the same power - and as we all know, two beasts fight.
Sometimes, the passing beasts will just sniff their noses and turn around to find their own food.
In troubled times, the most indispensable thing is fat, and the first to be unlucky will never be the carnivores...
However, the measurement standards of fat meat and meat-eaters are always relative. Compared with a stomp in Zhoucheng and the whole state being shaken three times, the measurement standard here is the level of the county's noble family.
They have survived four to five hundred or even a thousand years. They know their own strength and know when to attack which target. This is the last period before going to the ground. Testing, mergers, alliances... are destined to be busy.
Although they have not yet been recognized by the Heavenly Court for their achievements and cannot deter the county officials, the rewards from the imperial court, especially the title of Nan Lianbo, have greatly shocked the county-level wealthy people. As soon as the sign of the magician group headed by Qianqian Zhenren was raised, he almost immediately resisted.
Understand the Ye family’s gaming disadvantage in the county.
Therefore, there may be some wealthy people rushing to hug him.
Ye Qing was thoughtful, remembering the luck he had watched in the morning, and smiled.
The Ye family is actually not inferior to the Junwang family, but the only thing missing now is the status - neither Nan Lianbo nor the fifth-rank Hanlin can officially open a house or establish a family.
It's a pity, but let's take care of things first, so everything was normal until dinner time.
It was getting late. Ye Qing, who had been tired for a day, was in good spirits. When he entered the inner courtyard, many maids were lighting lamps. As Ye Qing walked, he saw a maid coming over. It seemed that she was Cao Baijing's personal maid, so he asked
Saying: "What's the matter with you?"
"Oh, it's the young master." This maid was fifteen or sixteen years old, with bright eyes and white teeth. When she saw him, she quickly said: "The two ladies just asked me to ask. I came specifically to look for the young master. I don't want to meet him here."
Ye Qing responded casually: "I understand. If you have to wait a little later, I'll be there right away."
He immediately entered the courtyard and followed the corridor into the restaurant. He saw several girls busy, all of them beautiful. Looking at the beauties under the lamp was even more intoxicating. Ye Qing couldn't help but smile.
In reality, with the growth of status, there are more and more beauties around. Not to mention other things, the few maids just now all had pretty features and were very attractive. However, there were the Dragon Girl sisters, Qianqian and Cao Baijing, and
With Zhou Ling and Jiang Zinan, they really had no other thoughts.
Besides, he really couldn't bear to ruin the harmonious and warm atmosphere that had been tempered now.
If you are greedy, everything will be sad.
At the next glance, I saw two empty seats on the large round dining table, which was a bit eye-catching when relatives were gathered together. I couldn't help but turn around and asked Cao Baijing: "Where are they?"
At this time, before eating, Cao Baijing used public chopsticks to pick up his favorite dishes and said casually: "I heard that he was practicing in the pavilion, so I asked someone to send it over."
"Oh." Ye Qing nodded, he was practicing the best, and started using his chopsticks.
Under the bright glazed light, the dinner was sumptuous, with rich varieties. Not only was the food delicious and delicious, it also whetted one's appetite. Everyone had their favorite food in front of them, but it had to be said that Qianqian, Diaochan and the others were ladies who were used to it, even if they ate
It's done quickly and in an orderly manner, not like someone gobbling it up.
"Send it over at noon. When Xiaoyuan came back after closing, he said that only one portion was moved." Qianqian picked up the vegetables for Ye Qing, pursed her lips and said nothing, only transmitting in private: "Did your husband make Sister Hengyun angry again?"
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"It's nothing..." Ye Qing took a few more bites and responded via voice transmission: "Don't worry, I'll go up and ask about Ancient Jue Jingyu later, and just tease her by the way..."
Qianqian was startled and frowned: "Speaking of which, I didn't even see Sister Jingyu today..."
"She..." Ye Qing thought for a while and recalled meeting Henyun in the morning. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but say, "Jinger, Lingling, have you seen the Jingyu?"
The women looked at each other and shook their heads.
"You guys eat first, I'll go over and take a look." Ye Qing felt a hint of ominous gloom rising in his heart, and immediately put down his chopsticks and went out.
The cold wind of winter night was blowing on the path, and the stars were silent on the hillside. The Jinyu Pavilion soon appeared in front of me, keeping silent in the dark night.
Ye Qing quickly opened the door and walked in.
There was no one in the white jade hall, only layers of spiritual light surged up to welcome the return of the male master. All the overt or covert magic circles extended their authority to him, and the spiritual reflection swept across, but there was no one.
Ye Qing did not take a closer look and stood blankly. In an instant, the ominous haze in his heart became heavier and heavier. This was a mysterious and personal premonition.
"Damn it, I didn't see it when I checked my qi this morning - I still can't see clearly the changes in qi at this level." Ye Qing thought to himself and hurried towards the Lingchi.
There is no one in each room. Only the strong spiritual surge from the man-made blessed land spiritual pool can disturb the consciousness and block detection.
Pushing open the golden wooden door, he saw the quiet Lingchi Pond. He saw Hengyun lying beside the pond in a daze. The familiar figure made Ye Qing feel relieved and smiled: "What, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Hengyun raised his head to look at him, his eyes were pure black, with an indescribable gloominess.
No... Ye Qing's heart tightened, and he stopped smiling and walked around the pool. He knew that dragons liked bathing, but Jingyu would not show off by getting naked when he came, and would get up early to change clothes.
There was no one in the changing room, and Ye Qing's heart suddenly felt empty. Looking back at Hengyun's aggrieved look with his mouth flattened, he suddenly understood.
"Okay... tell me, where is your sister?" Ye Qing sat down, asked this question in the morning, pinched his swollen brows with worry, and exhaled: "Tell me."
"...on the Sleeping Dragon Cliff." Henyun was silent for a moment, then whispered, his tone choked with sobs.