If it were a peaceful and prosperous era, being of middle to upper status would be considered a blessing, but now is not an era of peace and stability. Not to mention that King Huainan has not been destroyed, the Northern Army is at the gates of the city, and the last will and testament of the previous emperor has also made the dynasty lose its majesty, and lost a lot of legitimacy and orthodoxy. If the current emperor wants to continue to rule the world in the future, he must not only defeat King Huainan and the Northern Army, but also quell the dragon vein disasters in various parts of the world and appease all parties again.

If things like this pile up together, it will be beyond the ability of the new king with above-average qualifications to solve them.

Moreover, undercurrents are surging in various parts of the world. The twenty-two southeastern continents are secretly independent, the Xin Kingdom has been re-established in the seven Lei continents, and after the death of King Dai in the southwestern continents, they began to support the Golden Sparrow Witch. In fact, the area that the emperor can control is only the fifteen central continents.

"If all the private soldiers in the mansion are gone and Luojing still falls, my Ye family will be in danger, just like a baby carrying gold through the market."

The situation is not just at hand. What they are worried about is the situation they will face if the Northern Army breaks through Luojing.

Although the Northern Army has strict military discipline, if they are held accountable, they may not be able to escape blame for supporting the new emperor. If the case is brought to justice, their property may be confiscated and their clans may be exterminated. This is why everyone is so hesitant.

After a long moment, Ye Zhen took a long, deep breath and then spoke: "Mobilize half of the servants in the house to be deployed, and have some elites hide in the cellar. If Luojing falls, we will have no choice but to abandon our property and leave the city urgently."

"Are we really leaving? We have finally recovered some strength. If we abandon our family property in Luojing, we will be like lonely ghosts and stray dogs." Some of the tribesmen standing nearby spoke unwillingly.

"Yes, I just bought that house. If I don't want it now, all the savings of more than ten years will be gone."

"I have a wife, daughter, and elderly mother at home. I'm afraid I can't stay away..."

In fact, this is not surprising. Since the suppression by the emperor a hundred years ago, the six families in Luojing have fallen into poverty. It was only in the past few decades that they gradually recovered. If they leave tonight, most of the family's accumulation will be abandoned. Many of them are shops and houses purchased with the money accumulated by the family members over the years, or gold, silver and treasures stored.

Looking at the shouting people, Ye Zhen raised his head and glared at them, which made them shudder instantly and their voices disappeared.

Then, the grown-up patriarch slowly spoke: "Life is more important than wealth, so be it."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand and asked the people around him to start taking action, otherwise it would be too late when the Red Scale Halberd Guards knocked on the door.

Afterwards, various footsteps began to be heard in the Ye family courtyard. Under command, some servants and maids began to help move things. Some hid, some changed their locations, and others began to prepare supplies and feed the horses, so that if something went wrong, they could take action immediately.

Just as everyone was busy, a girl with small dragon horns slipped in from the side corner of the hall door, walked briskly to avoid people's attention, and came to the table at the top.

At this time, in the hall, apart from the busy clansmen, the only people sitting at the table were Ye Zhen and an elderly uncle.

"What happened? I noticed it was so noisy in the yard." The girl was wearing black fancy clothes similar to those of her tribesmen, but the off-white hair behind her shoulders was particularly different, and there were two small dragon horns on her forehead.

"Ye Ling is awake." Ye Zhen, who had been frowning just now, rubbed his forehead slightly when he saw his sister, trying to relax his expression before speaking.

"The Northern Army has already begun attacking the city, and there's a breach in the north wall. Fierce fighting is underway, and the situation is unclear. We must make some preparations in advance."

"Is a war about to start?" Ye Ling rested his hands on the table and looked at his brother, with stars shining in his eyes.

"Uh...yes."

"So, I'm going to make an appearance too, right?" Ye Ling continued to ask, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Maybe, but it's better not to." Ye Zhen looked at the extremely lively sister in front of him and shook his head a little dotingly.

"Although you are quite strong, you lack actual combat experience. The battlefield is very bloody and cruel. Don't expect too much."

Even though Ye Ling possessed the strength of a Sequence 8, the Ye family had never thought they could rely solely on her to safely survive the crisis. Although Sequence 8 dragons were indeed powerful, the Northern Army had many generals and a number of dragon riders. In the brutal fighting on the battlefield, they might not be able to escape unscathed.

"Humph, brother, you're looking down on me again. I also fight frequently in the Western Continent."

"Oh, why haven't I heard of it?" Hearing this, Ye Zhen smiled rarely, and his original nervousness eased a little.

"Well, when I was adventuring in the Mountains of Sighs with my friends, I also encountered many powerful monsters." Ye Ling raised his finger, shook it in the air, and talked about the past proudly.

At that time, Loran Hill was in the empire. Although she often slept, she would play in the Tisilan Mountains after waking up. After a long time, she even ran to the Sighing Mountains. Compared with other places, there were many powerful magical beasts lurking in the sparsely populated Sighing Mountains. This was indeed true.

"Those are just monsters, different from humans. Some generals are even as powerful as true disciples or core disciples." Ye Zhen still shook his head. He had lived in Luojing for a long time and had interacted with many disciples of major sects. He knew some real situations.

Even among the extraordinary people of the same level, there is a huge difference in strength. Apart from the goddesses and witches that are unimaginable to ordinary people, the strongest among the same level are the strange beasts that control and integrate the dragon veins, such as the Yanqu of the southern floods and the strange bird Guiche of the sunset mountains.

Next are the core members of each major sect. They are often of the same generation as the leader and are the pillars of each faction. Next are some special monsters with many strange abilities. Next are the practitioners in general factions or families. Finally, there are some extraordinary people who have taken shortcuts to get promoted and some ordinary monsters with dull qualifications.

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