Outside Amaterasu City, night falls, and tens of millions of refugees are sleeping on the ground, but there is not a single light. A round of ice and silver light hangs half in the air, casting down bursts of coldness.
In the mountains and fields in the distance, Ye Ling and others took Ling'er and found a place near mountains and rivers to bury the old man.
Ling'er knelt in front of the tomb, crying incessantly. From then on, she had no close relatives left in the world. Wouldn't it be sad to have the word "lonely and lonely" at such a young age?
Ye Ling sat aside, took out a jar of Zuiyun brew from the jade finger, and sprinkled it in front of the tomb: "Old man, this is my immortal brew from Taixu Peak. Don't dislike it. We are here to see you off."
The wine slowly dripped down to the ground, moistening the soil without dissipating.
After a while, Wu Qing and Bai Wuyu stepped forward to greedy Ling'er and walked back slowly.
Amaterasu City was silent at the moment. In an incense room on the flying boat, Zhiruo was holding his sister Zhiyun and kept asking:
"Sister, you were flirting with that guy carrying the sword today. Do you have a crush on him?"
Hearing this, Zhiyun immediately blushed, turned sideways and said, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"I'm not talking nonsense!" Zhiruo curled her lips and said, "I've seen it all, my sister must have fallen in love with him!"
"You little girl, you haven't been able to show your appearance all day long, let's see how I teach you a lesson!"
As she spoke, Zhiyun stretched out her jade hand and scratched Zhiruo's itchy spot, making her laugh out loud and panting: "Hahaha...sister...haha...please spare me...hahaha." …”
Zhiyun smiled proudly: "Look, you still dare to talk nonsense."
It can be seen that if you don't beg for mercy verbally, how can you sincerely admit defeat? As soon as my sister relaxed for a moment, she immediately returned the favor: "Hahaha... you girl... hahaha... let me go..."
The two sisters were having fun, and the whole room was filled with laughter.
Under the city wall, Ling'er leaned on Ye Ling's shoulder and fell asleep. Ye Ling stretched out her hand, gently wiped away the wet tears from the corners of Ling'er's eyes, and sighed secretly.
It's exactly: "The moon shines crookedly on Kyushu, making some families happy and others sad!"
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The next morning, Zhiyun and Zhiruo came to the city early to help with porridge.
Wu Qing learned a lesson today. She was far away from Zhiruo, but she secretly watched.
However, Ye Ling took Ling'er and walked up to Zhiyun, bowing her hands and saying, "Miss, I have an unkind request, and I hope you can help me."
Zhiyun's face turned red and he nodded repeatedly: "Young master, if you have anything to do...just...just tell me."
Ye Ling pushed Ling'er in front of him and said, "All of this child's relatives have passed away and she is left alone. My two junior brothers and I cannot take care of her all the time. I hope the lady can keep her by my side and take care of her for the rest of her life."
"Ye...Brother Ye..." Ling'er looked back at Ye Ling with a look of confusion on her face.
Hearing this, Zhiyun looked at Ling'er and said, "I understand, just let her follow me, I will take care of her."
"Thank you, miss!" Ye Ling gave a long salute, leaving Zhi Yun at a loss.
Then, Ye Ling smiled at Ling'er and said, "Miss is a good person. If you follow her, the old man's spirit in heaven will agree, and my two junior brothers and I can feel at ease."
"Brother Ye," Ling'er cried, "don't you even want Ling'er?"
Ye Ling gently wiped away the tears on Ling'er's face: "Brother Ye will not abandon Ling'er, but Brother Ye still has a lot of things to do now. When he finishes the things, he will visit you."
"Brother Ye..."
Before he finished speaking, a roaring sound was heard from the horizon, attracting everyone's attention.
Ye Ling stood up and looked around. There were more than a dozen people on the horizon, riding strange beasts and roaring towards them. The leader was a sharp-mouthed monkey with a sinister look in his eyes. He smiled and said: "Hurry up and hand over the beautiful woman at home. I have plenty of money, sir. Sell me one." Girl, your whole family will survive!"
Looking back, there are two large cars behind them, like cages, pulled by divine birds. They are full of young girls. At this moment, everyone's eyes are dim and their fate is uncertain.
The man stopped outside Amaterasu City and laughed loudly: "Uncle, I don't have the patience to waste time with you. If I can't bear to part with you, my whole family will starve to death together!"
In a year of great disaster, it is extremely common for people to sell their children and daughters in order to survive. The common people also know its truth. But it's rare to see something so blatant.
On the top of the city, Qu Yi narrowed his eyes and just took a step, but was held down by Zhu Wanquan on the shoulder, unable to move.
Zhu Wanquan said in a deep voice: "Sir, the situation is unclear, so don't be impulsive. The crime of secretly releasing military rations is already serious enough!"
Hearing this, Qu Yi turned his head silently, but did not say much. Like Zhu Wanquan, he quietly watched what happened.
Not long after, someone in the crowd pulled his daughter out and wanted to sell herself for money. He knew very well that although relief was being provided here, it would only be enough to satisfy his hunger temporarily. If you want to survive, you can only find a way to accumulate assets and buy a Tian family.
The leader took a quick look and saw that although the woman's clothes were tattered and covered with dust, she looked good. He smiled and nodded and said: "Not bad, you all take a look. This is what you call a smart person. After changing the money, everyone in your family will be smart." Can survive!"
With that said, the leader threw down an amethyst and called for people to take the girl away.
On the Holy Spirit Continent, spiritual stones are used as currency among monks. In the ordinary world, copper coins and crystal stones are used as currency. Crystal stones are similar to gold and silver in Ye Ling's previous life, but they are just a kind of mineral deposit. It is divided into three types: amethyst, white crystal and gold crystal.
An amethyst is usually no more than the price of a load of rice.
When the old man who sold the girl saw it, he became anxious and said: "It is really unreasonable for a living person to only give one amethyst. I won't sell it!"
Hearing this, the leader's eyebrows raised: "No? Let me tell you, the uncle has fallen in love with this girl, you have to sell it, or you have to sell it! Who do you think the uncle is, and he is still negotiating with you? Go and catch me!"
Before he finished speaking, two big men behind him jumped off their mounts, stretched out their hands to grab her, and an invisible force locked the woman and pulled her up into the sky.
"father!"
"child!"
How could an ordinary mortal resist a monk? However, the elder held on to his daughter and was actually brought up.
"Get out of here!"
The other person struck out with a backhand, and the force of his palm created a strong wind, threatening to beat the elder to death.
At this moment, a sword roar pierced the sky, and the sharp energy of the two swords fell down, defeating the palm power.
The next moment, the sword energy soared into the sky. The monk who originally trapped the girl was unable to dodge and was injured by the sharp edge. His power immediately collapsed and he fell to the ground.
A figure stepped forward, caught the girl, put her back on the ground, and reunited with her father.
The leader's expression changed and he shouted: "Who dares to ruin my good deeds!"
Taking one step forward, Ye Ling held the wooden sword in his hand and showed his sharp edge: "In a year of great disaster, buying and selling people is a common thing. But buying and selling by force is unreasonable, how can you ignore it!"
"Oh?" The leader was not angry but smiled: "A sword cultivator from the Qingyou Realm dares to interfere in my business. I think you are really tired of living!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the leader took a step forward with a Taoist charm, and he actually had the cultivation level of Lingxu Realm. The avenue of blazing fire appeared all over his body, and with one palm strike, the fire dragon roared and burned the void.
The people around had never seen such a battle before, and they fled in all directions.
In the open space of Nuo Da, Ye Ling took his time, the wooden sword in his hand was like a rainbow, and he slashed out with the sword energy.
The edge of the sword went forward fiercely, cutting the fire dragon into two pieces and turning them into nothingness.
The leader raised his eyebrows: "Sure enough, there are two small tricks. No wonder you dare to run out and meddle in other people's business. Give them all to me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a dozen people from the Qingyou Realm behind him all attacked Ye Ling, and various techniques appeared in the void, shining in all directions.
Ye Ling took one step forward and immediately used the Heaven-Destroying Sword Technique. The sword's sharp edge turned into a rain of swords that filled the sky, wrapping all the dozens of people in it.
Various techniques were destroyed by the sharp energy, followed by a series of screams.
After the aftermath dissipated, a dozen cold corpses fell to the ground, lifeless.
The leader's expression changed drastically, and he was about to turn around and run away, when suddenly a wooden spoon came from behind him and hit him in the face: "Get off here!"
This spoon knocked the man down and he fell to the ground, scattering layers of dust.
"Damn it!" The leader stood up, looking for the person who hurt him with a pair of eyes, and saw Zhiruo holding a wooden spoon, standing in the air, looking at him arrogantly.
The leader was not angry but happy: "Whose girl is this? What's her name? Tell me."
Before he finished speaking, a cold wind swept by. A wooden sword was pressed against the leader's throat, and Ye Ling said coldly: "Tell me, what's your background, and why do you come here to forcefully buy women?"
The leader was not afraid at all and sneered: "I advise you not to act rashly. If I tell you my background, I will scare you to death!"
"Then you go and wait for me first!"
Ye Ling was about to take action, but Zhiruo stopped him and said, "I'm here, I'm going to kill this bastard myself!"
Ye Ling heard this, but did not get up, for fear that this person would take the opportunity to escape.
The leader chuckled, looked at Ye Ling and said, "I have been ordered by Zhao Shangshu to be here on official business. If you dare to kill me, you will die and the nine clans will be wiped out!"
Ye Ling's eyes remained motionless, his murderous intention already revealed. The edge of the sword immediately stirred the void, shaking Zhiruo back.
"ah--"
"Wait a minute, do it!"
A powerful force came down, and Ye Ling hurriedly avoided it and stepped aside.
Looking up, he saw Zhu Wanquan running over and saving this man.
However, the leader had been injured by the sword energy, and his neck was covered with blood and slightly tilted.
"asshole!"
The leader dodged, hurriedly climbed into the air, pointed at Ye Ling, and said viciously: "Wait for me, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"
After saying that, he hurriedly walked away, leaving two cars of women behind.
Zhiruo said displeasedly: "You, the pig city lord, have a pig brain, why do you want to let the bad guys go?"
Zhu Wanquan sighed and said: "How can you children understand the battles in the imperial court? Now that you have set foot on the path of immortality, don't get involved in it anymore!"
Zhiruo snorted coldly. She hated evil and did not agree with what Zhu Wanquan did, so she walked away to rescue the women who were sold.
Ye Ling put her sword on her back and glanced at Zhu Wanquan without saying much.
Wu Qing and Bai Wuyu hurried over and asked questions. But when Ye Ling saw Zhiyun standing aside holding Ling'er, he smiled at her to show her peace of mind.
Just when everyone thought nothing happened, Ye Ling's expression suddenly changed, he grabbed Wu Qing and Bai Wuyu and hurriedly ran away.
Wu Qing and Bai Wuyu's faces were full of confusion: "Second brother, what are you doing?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a loud noise in the crowd, and a thunderous light appeared. In response, more than a dozen people died tragically, with no bones left.
From the thunder light, Lei Ming's figure appeared, with faint thunder light all over his body. His power was astonishing, and he said in a cold voice: "I didn't expect you have some abilities. I thought I hid it well, but you still discovered it."
After Ye Ling left the sect, Lei Ming sent people to track his whereabouts. After learning that they were in Amaterasu City, he chased after him.
Happening to encounter what happened just now, Lei Ming took advantage of the chaos to hide his own cultivation and blended in with the crowd, intending to catch him by surprise. But who would have expected that Ye Ling would discover him and his plan would fail.
Ye Ling kept walking and asked: "The grudge between you and me, don't hurt innocent people!"
"Innocent people?" Lei Ming laughed: "Why not kill a bunch of ants?"
