“I encountered the Great Elder Dongfang Yu of the Flesh and Blood Spirit,” Gongbu Qiuye said.
Upon hearing Gongbu Qiuye's words, Yefeng's eyes narrowed slightly.
“Tell me in detail,” Ye Feng said.
Gongbu Qiuye then explained from beginning to end how Dongfang Yu had disguised herself as Deji Baixue, a tree spirit woman, and how she had gone with him to the Dream Sense Station, which was not far from the Winter Wolf Fortress.
“Luckily, you gave me two hundred spirit stone grenades when I left, otherwise you wouldn’t be here today,” Gongbu Qiuye said.
"Is that thing any good?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.
"It is indeed useful, but it's still a bit lacking when dealing with Transcendent Realm martial artists. However, it's already quite good, after all, it's something that ordinary people can use." Gongbu Qiuye said with a smile.
Gongbu Qiuye has made up his mind that from now on, he must carry at least two hundred spirit stone grenades whenever he goes out, and it would be even better if he could carry more.
Anyway, this thing can be stored in a storage ring, and it's not very big, so carrying a lot of it won't take up much space. It's also so convenient to use. No matter what enemy you encounter, you can just raise your hand and throw a bunch of spirit stone grenades at them. It's simply a deadly weapon!
Even a Saint Realm expert would likely be caught off guard by this thing if they didn't know anything about spirit stone grenades!
"Are you poisoned?" Ye Feng asked again.
“Yes, Dongfang Yu’s attacks are extremely powerful. Not only are they incredibly fast, but they also come with all sorts of poison attacks… I was only hit once by her, and I was poisoned by more than thirty kinds of poisons,” Gongbu Qiuye said with a dark face.
"It seems this Dongfang Yu is really... Wait, Dongfang Yu?"
Ye Feng suddenly realized who Dongfang Yu was, and his brows furrowed tightly with a snap.
"Could the Great Elder of the Flesh and Blood Spirit, Dongfang Yu, be Princess Dongfang Yu, the daughter of the first emperor of the Divine Sword Empire?" Ye Feng asked.
"That can't be right. Maybe it's just a coincidence of names, but now that I think about it, the two of them do seem a bit alike, except their temperaments are so different," said Gongbu Qiuye.
Night Breeze fell into deep thought, his mind a bit of a mess.
Princess Dongfang Yu of the Divine Sword Empire, who lived seven hundred years ago, became the Grand Elder of the Flesh and Blood Spirit.
He Na, the dream saintess from seven hundred years ago, became the Grand Elder of the Eternal Dream.
If another great figure from seven hundred years ago were to appear and transform into the Grand Elder of the Destruction Storm, Night Wind wouldn't be surprised at all!
“We can’t be sure they’re the same person yet, so don’t overthink it,” Gombu Qiuye said.
"Okay, let's leave that aside for now."
Night Breeze nodded and then said, "What is the Great Elder of the Flesh and Blood Spirit doing disguised as a member of your Tree Spirit Clan going to the Dream Sense Station? Don't tell me that she has a Tree Spirit Clan friend in Emerald Sea, and that she is in contact with people from Emerald Sea."
“That’s exactly what I don’t understand,” Gombu Qiuye said with a wry smile.
Ye Feng became increasingly convinced that there was some conspiracy involved, and Gongbu Qiuye continued, "I have already warned the people at the Dream Station in the border town, and they will be more careful in the future."
Suddenly, Night Wind asked, "Can the Dream Sensing Communication Array at the Dream Sensing Station only communicate with Emerald Sea?"
"Of course not."
Gongbu Qiuye shook his head before saying, "Our Tree Spirit Clan has about a hundred Dream Sensing Stations across the entire continent, and each of these stations has a Dream Sensing Communication Array. Therefore, any Dream Sensing Station can contact another Dream Sensing Station, and the central Dream Sensing Station in the Emerald Sea is just the largest one."
"Is it possible that the Great Elder of the Flesh and Blood Spirit went to great lengths to infiltrate the Dream Sensing Station in the border town in order to contact someone at a Dream Sensing Station, and that the Tree Spirit Clan members at that Dream Sensing Station might be members of the Flesh and Blood Spirit?"
Gongbu Qiuye immediately said with a serious expression, "Are you questioning the character of our Tree Spirit Clan? We Tree Spirit Clan would never join evil sects and harm the world!"
“I’m not saying that members of your Tree Spirit Clan have joined the Flesh and Blood Spirits. What I mean is that members of the Flesh and Blood Spirits might, like Dongfang Yu, disguise themselves as Tree Spirits, infiltrate the Dream Sensing Station, and then secretly use the Dream Sensing Communication Array in the Dream Sensing Station to transmit intelligence,” Ye Feng explained.
Gongbu Qiuye became even more serious. After thinking for a while, he said, "Theoretically, this is possible. Since Dongfang Yu can disguise himself as Deji Baixue, other flesh and blood spirits might also have such abilities. It seems I need to take some time to go back and pass this message on to the people at the Dream Sensing Station so they can report it to Cuihai."
"Let's talk about it in a few days. First, you need to get rid of the toxins in your body," Ye Feng said.
Gongbu Qiuye nodded repeatedly.
After finishing their business, Gongbu Qiuye chatted with Yefeng.
Gongbu Qiuye recounted what he had seen and heard along the way, and soon he talked about the refugees in Huangtu City and the matter of the Edict of Grace.
"The Edict of Grace? Heh, this can be called the Edict of Grace? It's clearly a trap set for the poor." Night Wind sneered.
“That’s what I think too. It just goes to show that some of you humans are really wicked,” Gombu Qiuye said sharply.
The reason why Ye Feng said that Huangtucheng's "Decree of Grace" was a trap for the poor is actually quite simple.
For ordinary people and serfs living at the bottom of society, it was already extremely difficult to pay the grain they were required to hand over each year.
In the past, failing to pay the grain tax only required a beating. Despite the physical pain, survival was not a problem, and people could still live on.
However, after the Edict of Grace was issued, the situation changed completely.
If the grain payment was not made in the first year, it would be doubled in the second year. But how could commoners and serfs, who couldn't even pay enough grain for one year, possibly pay double in the second year?
The third year was three times, the fourth year was four times, and the fifth year was five times, not to mention!
In the fifth year, all the property of the commoners and serfs will be confiscated, and they will lose all hope of survival. However, they have no power to resist, so they can only wait to die in silence!
In Ye Feng's view, there was absolutely nothing more evil or despicable than this!
The Edict of Grace implemented by the Lord of Huangtu City was even more bloody than the events created by the Spirit of Flesh and Blood and the Eternal Dream!
"It's a pity that Huangtu City belongs to the Divine Sword Empire, not to our Hongtian Empire, nor to any city in the Southern Territory. Otherwise, I would have visited that city lord tomorrow!" Ye Feng said coldly.
Gongbu Qiuye knew, of course, that the visit Yefeng was referring to was not a literal visit, but rather a direct intrusion.
“I’m thinking about a problem,” Gombu Qiuye said.
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