Qin Yun followed him all the way and came to a ruined temple.
There is air leakage everywhere, it is dark and damp, and the temple even exudes a stench that makes people feel sick.
But when he saw the young man entering the temple, he held his nose and followed him.
"Brother Monkey is back!"
An exclamation startled Qin Yun. Only then did he realize with a faint light that there were a group of sallow-looking children here.
At this time, a dirty little girl, no more than three or five years old, handed over a broken bowl.
"Brother Monkey, please finish the soup!"
The monkey looked dejected: "I missed it today. According to the old rules, everyone will draw lots to drink the soup. Xiaojiu, you drink first, you are the youngest."
The little girl nodded obediently: "Brother and sister said that Brother Monkey is our leader. Brother Monkey eats first so that we will not starve to death."
The monkey's eyes brightened: "Brother Monkey is incompetent, and it's all the fault of that damn King Liang. He just said that the city of Qiongzhou should be clean and tidy, and that's why I lost my place to live!"
"Today, if it weren't for him, I would be able to buy roast chicken for you."
The little chubby guy with a runny nose said, "Brother Monkey, what does roast chicken taste like?"
The monkey glared at him: "I only know how to eat. How is the craft I asked you to learn? It's getting harder and harder to start with the recent limelight. If only I were eighteen, I could become a soldier and earn a lot of money a month." , I’ll have no problem feeding you greedy little cats.”
Xiaojiu leaned against the monkey and touched his head.
"Brother Monkey, don't say that. Xiaojiu doesn't want Brother Monkey to leave us. Xiaojiu will always be with Brother Monkey."
"Silly girl, stop talking and go to bed first. Brother Monkey will catch fish for you tomorrow!"
"Great!"
Fatty was the happiest.
But at this moment, Xiaojiu suddenly fell to the ground.
Monkey hurriedly picked her up and looked around with a fierce look in his eyes: "What's going on? Who bullied Xiaojiu?"
Fatty said weakly: "No bullying, Xiaojiu saw that everyone had no food, so..."
"What's wrong?" Monkey asked anxiously.
"Xiaojiu made red soup for them!"
The monkey was shaking with anger: "You..."
He grabbed Fatty and saw a piece of gauze on his arm. He untied it and took a look.
The monkey instantly collapsed to the ground. He hugged his head and cried: "I am incompetent. I can't beat the fish bully and I can't make money. Amao, how did you get here these days?"
Fatty smiled and said: "It's okay, I have a lot of meat!"
Monkey looked at the soup Xiaojiu handed him and he stood up suddenly.
"Just wait, I'll come as soon as I go!"
But at this moment, Xiao Jiu discovered that there was a figure at the door, and he hurriedly protected everyone behind him.
The person who came was a middle-aged man with a beard.
"Monkey, it's time to pay!"
The monkey's expression darkened: "Fisherman, please give me a few days' grace!"
The middle-aged man chuckled: "That won't work, the rules are the rules. If you can't come up with the money today, then I'll take one of you away. This little chubby guy is pretty good. Let's go with him."
"I do not go!"
Amao picked up the stones on the ground and threw them over, but the latter just flicked his hand and knocked the stones away. It seemed that he was still an expert.
"Monkey, do you remember what you promised? I will give you this ruined temple and give me five hundred coins every month."
Monkey's eyes turned cold: "Fisherman, don't bully others too much. Qiongzhou is now owned by Prince Liang. He hates you guys who bully the weak the most. Believe it or not, I will go to the government to sue you!"
The fisherman laughed loudly: "What a joke, who is the prince to care about you bunch of rubbish-like bugs? Without my fisherman's protection, you would have been eaten by wild dogs long ago. Either surrender or pay!"
"Prince Liang will not let you go!"
The monkey tried to use Qin Yun's name to bet on this person.
"Then please invite Prince Liang to come out. I will kneel down on the spot and call you grandpa!"
"Yeah?"
At this time, a sudden voice came from behind Yutou.
"Who, don't be pretentious, I tell you this is my fisherman's territory, and my brother-in-law is a fisherman."
Fisherman?
Qin Yun's expression changed. He was the most junior official in Qiongzhou Prefecture, responsible for collecting the fishing tax.
Qin Yun stood up: "Didn't you say that you want to kneel down and call him grandpa?"
The fisherman paused: "Who are you?"
The monkey was shocked: "Liang...King Liang!"
The fisherman snorted coldly: "Monkey, stop playing tricks. Will King Liang come to a place like this?"
Qin Yun snorted coldly: "Why can't I come?"
"Hey, did you really put it on me?" The fisherman picked up his sleeves and stepped forward, ready to teach the young man a lesson. However, the moment he shook his fist, he was already hit by a big cannon.
The fisherman's head flew out upside down, the bridge of his nose was crooked, and his mouth was full of scarlet.
"You...who are you?"
At this time, Yang Yong hurriedly brought people outside the temple.
"Your Majesty, Sir Wang said that he has something important to report!"
Qin Yun glanced at the fisherman lying on the ground: "Catch him and interrogate him carefully to see how many shameful things he has done."
"As for them, find a place for them to eat and recuperate."
The monkey was stunned: "Aren't you here to catch me?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Why are you being arrested? You just said that my arrival has caused you to lose your place to live. From now on, I will build one for you to keep you fed and clothed."
Qin Yun turned around and left, but the silhouette from his back left a deep shock to the monkey. His eyes were firm.
…
Prince Liang's Mansion.
Wang Muzhi hurriedly stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, Miss Han was captured by the One-Eye Alliance's island."
Qin Yun's face darkened: "When did it happen?"
"Two days ago."
Qin Yun pondered: "Why did they arrest her?"
Wang Muzhi: "My lord, Chaozhou was massacred. I thought it was very strange. I sent someone to take a look and found that all the stab wounds were very consistent."
Qin Yun's eyes narrowed: "You mean, this is not the work of unorganized and undisciplined pirates."
Wang Muzhi nodded: "Yes, more like a well-trained army."
Qin Yun's eyes were cold: "In Daxia, the army is massacring the city!"
Wang Muzhi took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, I suspect that Qin Shan did it."
Qin Yun: "He dares?"
At this time, Wang Menghu rushed in.
"Your Majesty, pirate ships were found on the sea east of Qiongzhou."
Qin Yun snorted coldly: "You're here just in time, Wang Menghu, I ordered you to personally lead people to capture them alive."
"promise!"
Qin Yun looked at Wang Muzhi again: "Find a way to contact the Han family and save people. In addition, how is our financial situation?"
Wang Muzhi looked bitter: "Your Majesty, we have no money. The money we brought has been used up a long time ago. We are building factories and recruiting troops, and according to your wishes, Qiongzhou cannot impose heavy taxes."
Qin Yun: "Qiongzhou's taxes cannot support our consumption."
"Write a letter to the King of Yue and borrow ten million taels of silver for use, and also open up trade routes as soon as possible."
Wang Muzhi: "Ten million is barely enough to recruit troops and build a new factory. It's just that the prince's family gives preferential treatment to this, and it costs a lot of money."
Qin Yun said: "If we want our troops to be effective in combat, they must have no worries. This will be the national policy of Prince Liang's Mansion from now on."
"promise!"
