"Hey yo - hey yo -" Amidst the shaking bed, Ye Ling suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the shaking ceiling above his head.
This is, yes, this is inside the boat. I was on the boat with my family.
Ye Ling sat up suddenly, then rubbed his eyes and stood up.
Pushing open the door of the cabin, the shouting outside became clearer and clearer. Ye Ling walked quickly to the deck, leaned on the railing and looked down, and found that the shouting came from the boatmen pulling the boat on the river bank.
Since the family boarded the boat and sailed south along the river the night before, they should be almost reaching Moshangzhou by now.
It was not only the Ye family that fled from Luojing that night. Most of the other aristocratic families also chose to leave. Although the Northern Army did not have a bad reputation, if they stayed in the city, they would be like meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others, which was unacceptable.
However, unlike other noble families that headed south or west, the Ye family rarely chose to head east. You should know that the east is also a battlefield now, and the Northern Army is confronting King Huainan again, and the fighting continues.
However, after discussion among the elders and the head of the Ye family, they finally chose this path. There were actually many reasons for this.
First of all, you can go east by water, down the river, which will be much faster and avoid possible pursuers and robbers along the way. In addition, some provinces and counties in the east have been swept by war and there are not many big forces. The current Ye family can easily protect themselves. The last reason is a special one, which Ye Ling is not aware of. She has never cared about such troublesome things. She can just leave it to her brothers and uncles. If there is a fight, just call her.
After watching the trackers pulling the boat by the river for a while and seeing that they were about to cross this difficult distance, Ye Ling ran to the top of the ship, where Ye Zhen seemed to be talking to someone.
"I just received a message from the black bird." The member of the Ye Mansion clan came behind Ye Zhen.
"How is it going?"
"After the Northern Army took control of Luojing, they didn't go on a killing spree. Instead, they summoned the Autumn Officials and executed many of those who had defected to the new emperor. They also confiscated their homes and gave many rewards to their soldiers."
"What about the others? I mean, what are the current situations of the other families in Luojing who have remained neutral?"
"The Northern Army didn't pursue these matters any further, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief." Although many members of the Ye family left at night, a small number of people stayed in Luojing to continue to wait and see the situation. After all, many assets could not be taken away suddenly, and it would be a pity to give them up. It would be better to let some clansmen who were willing to take risks take over and guard them.
"That's great." Ye Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head.
"The Northern Army was able to enter Luojing without looting. It's really disciplined and rare. No wonder the late emperor praised them endlessly." There are many wealthy families in Luojing, and they have accumulated an untold amount of wealth. It is rare for them to stick to their original intentions and not take advantage of the situation to rob.
"Yes, many aristocratic families in Luojing were also moved by this and donated a lot of food and property to reward the army as a token of gratitude."
"Haha, it's the same for me. I might as well give the Northern Army a good name so that they will hesitate when they want to plunder again." Ye Zhen shook the folding fan in his hand. He knew the thoughts of those old foxes. Although he was not very old, he grew up in this Luojing family since he was a child, and he understood many of the tricks through osmosis.
"Let's not talk about that. What happened to the Emperor? When we left that night, the dragon chariot sank to the west. Many people thought the Emperor had perished in the sea of fire, but some said they saw him not die, but leave on a dragon."
"This..." The tribesman hesitated for a moment before continuing.
"The emperor certainly didn't die in Luojing. The Northern Army later sent dragon cavalry to pursue him, but he seems to have disappeared again and there has been no news of him since."
"Oh, missing?" Ye Zhen was also a little confused.
Although escaping from the Northern Army requires caution, there are actually not many remaining dragon riders in the Northern Army, and the emperor is not under such great pressure that he would remain completely silent.
After all, the most important thing for an emperor is his reputation. If everyone thinks you are dead, your resurrection will not mean much.
Even if the emperor leaves Luojing, as long as he shouts all the way, he can continuously gather forces and manpower from various states to strengthen himself. There is no need to be so low-key, because this will only damage his reputation and make the emperor's prestige continue to decline. If he doesn't even have the courage to show himself, how can he talk about ruling the world?
Unable to figure out the reason for a moment, Ye Zhen could only shake his head. At this time, Ye Ling had already heard most of it, and then jumped onto the top of the ship.
"Third brother, what were you talking about just now?"
"Oh, it's Xiaoling. Are you awake? How is it? Are you used to riding on a boat?" Ye Zhen smiled and looked at Ye Ling who was running towards him.
Although many years have passed, this sister is still the same as before, which seems to be quite good. Although Ye Ling usually doesn't have much self-awareness, her family actually has high expectations for her. Because this is a rare bloodline awakening, it is not impossible for Ye Ling to ascend to the ninth level in time. If the Ye family has a ninth-level "celestial being", the future will be much more stable.
"I slept very well, but the boat was shaking in the morning and woke me up-o-/" Ye Ling said in a slightly coquettish tone, which made the two of them laugh.
"It's okay. We won't have to take the boat in two days." Ye Zhen touched Ye Ling's head, then looked towards the direction of the river.
"Come to think of it, Ye Ling, have you ever seen the family tree and records? Actually, our Ye family's ancestral land is not in Luojing."
"Oh, where is that?" Ye Ling was full of curiosity.
"It's in a very remote place, and the customs there are actually very different from those in the outside world..."
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