Saint Qin Batu

Chapter 80
Ying Zheng and Luna, who had been traveling all night, had to stop to rest until noon the next day.

Although Yingzheng is already in the mid-stage of Qi refining, and Luna has reached the peak of the illusion layer of the Yin-Yang family, which is equivalent to the peak of the post-acquired late stage of ordinary warriors, the two of them are only about eight years old after all, and their bodies can't bear it for such a long time. consumption.

"Here." Ying Zheng took out a portion of the little dry food left in the bag and handed it to Luna.

Moon God also tacitly took out a water bag from his bag, took a sip and handed it to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng was also polite and took it directly.The unabashed appearance made Luna blush a little.However, after watching it for a long time, you will get used to it.Unknowingly, the distance between Luna and Ying Zheng was inexplicably shortened.

Even though Yingzheng and Yueshen had run out of the small village, they were still wearing the plain clothes they had before.For the sake of caution, Ying Zheng had specially prepared the most common dry food in the village before leaving.

Dry food is a kind of pasta made from corn. It is very dry and hard, and it is not delicious.But this kind of food is easy to carry and store, and it is a must-have food for ordinary people on the road.

Along the way, many people looked at Ying Zheng and Luna, but it was only because of their cute looks.Of course, no one would kindly come to ask where their parents are like in later generations.

This is the Warring States Period, or the most chaotic Central Plains. Even though there have been few wars in recent years, the exorbitant taxes still overwhelm the people at the bottom.Children as old as Yingzheng and Yueshen are not uncommon, and they are just regarded as a pair of ordinary brothers and sisters suffering.Kindness doesn't work in this day and age.However, in Ying Zheng's view, this was in line with his wishes and reduced the possibility of their exposure.

"Is this the way to Yecheng?" After walking for a long time, Moon God finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked aloud.

"Of course not." Ying Zheng's answer was short and concise.

Moon God frowned slightly, and asked with some doubts: "Then where are we going?"

"Qi, go to Lu."

"Lu Di?" Moon God's brows frowned even deeper. Of course, she was not afraid that Ying Zheng would have some conspiracy against her, but that Ying Zheng would accidentally hit and bump into Ji Hao's plan.

"You don't intend to go to Mr. Ji, do you?" Luna still asked a little worriedly.

Ying Zheng glanced at Luna in surprise, and then said with a wry smile: "Of course not. The teacher's whereabouts are uncertain, and since he wants to separate from me first, even if I know that he has gone to Qi, I will not May find him."

"Then why are you going to Ludi?"

"We are not going to Ludi, but going to Yecheng via Ludi."

Luna was silent for a while, and said, "Are you trying to avoid Lord Longyang?"

Ying Zheng didn't deny it, but nodded and said, "That's right, Lord Longyang is too scary. Compared with Lord Xinling, he is more dangerous. You and I are too weak, and now we can't even fight back against Lord Longyang." No strength at all."

Luna also nodded approvingly. Although she didn't have Ying Zheng's discerning gaze, Long Yangjun's seemingly sunny behavior made her instinctively repel him.

"However, in this way, the time for us to arrive in Yecheng will definitely be greatly delayed. In case of any accidents, I'm afraid Lord Donghuang and Mr. Ji Hao will not know where we are." Luna still said with some concerns.

"No way, your identity is very special in the Yinyang family. It is hard to guarantee that Lord Longyang will not use your identity to make a fuss. And once my identity is exposed, the danger will be even greater, and..." Ying Zheng paused for a while , looking into the distance, frowned, and then a gleam of joy appeared in the corner of his eyes.

Luna looked at Ying Zheng curiously, waiting for Ying Zheng's next words.

"Besides, from the beginning to the end, I didn't try to understand the reason why Lord Longyang went to Yecheng." Ying Zheng resumed his normal expression and continued.

"The reason?" Luna recalled it carefully, and asked with some puzzlement: "Didn't Elder Shun ask him to escort us back to Yecheng?"

"Oh! Elder Shun only asked him to help us leave the city secretly, but he never asked him to protect us back to Yecheng." Ying Zheng said sarcastically.

"That doesn't mean that people must not go to Yecheng!" Yue Shen was annoyed by Ying Zheng's cold and disdainful attitude, and began to mess around a bit.

"You don't understand the situation of the Wei State. As the favored minister of the King of Wei, Lord Longyang, although he has a good name and strength, is just a leader. Why did he go to the northernmost part of the Wei State for no reason?" Ying Zheng listened Out of the displeasure in Luna's tone, he calmed down helplessly and began to explain.

"You mean he wants to take advantage of the turmoil in Yecheng and take a share of it?" Seeing that Ying Zheng bowed his head to him, Luna, who also realized that his words were a bit out of line, said with a blushing face.

"That's right. Although Yecheng is in chaos now, the most powerful force is the Yinyang family. Once your identity is used by him, then both His Excellency Donghuang and the teacher will appear very passive."

"Oh." Although Luna knew that his identity was important, he hadn't considered so much before.Listening to what Ying Zheng said now, while feeling reasonable in my heart, it was also a little sweet.

"The urgent thing right now is to find a horse for transportation as soon as possible. Otherwise, with our foot strength, we will take a detour to Ludi, and it will take several months to return to Yecheng."

"Horses?" Now, Luna didn't understand Ying Zheng again.

Although it is good to have a horse, it can speed up their pace, but when two children go to buy a horse, they will always attract attention, won't they?Isn't the possibility of such exposure greater? "Hmm. Horses." Ying Zheng said solemnly.

"Huh?" At this moment, Moon God seemed to hear the sound of horseshoes inadvertently.

"Is there a cavalry?" Luna listened carefully for a while, then asked with some doubts.

"Hehe, not bad." Ying Zheng smiled slightly.

Although Ying Zheng said it casually, Yue Shen was extremely shocked at this moment.

"He has heard about that team of cavalry a long time ago? His inner strength is so strong?" Luna thought a little complicatedly in his heart.

Looking at the boy in front of him who was only one year older than him, Luna's inner pride was deeply hit.

She listened carefully for a long time before noticing the cavalry, but Ying Zheng noticed it early on. It can be seen that Ying Zheng's strength is at least no less than hers, and his internal strength has even far surpassed her own.

And as far as she knew, Ying Zheng's realm was even lower than her own.

"However, he defeated my sister at that time." Then Luna remembered the night when he met Ying Zheng for the first time, thinking of the powerful black dragon that made people feel suffocated, even a genius as proud as his sister shivered.

"How many secrets do you have?" Luna has already thought of that night more than once, and also recalled, the more secrets Ying Zheng left in her heart.

"Are you going to buy horses from that horse team?" Luna asked aloud, his eyes full of curiosity.

Although it is much safer to buy horses from the passing cavalry, and it is not easy for Longyang Lord to find out their whereabouts, but right now, they do not have any money or goods on them.What to buy a horse with?

"Of course." Ying Zheng replied confidently.

"Does he still have something like jade on his body?" Moon God thought silently in his heart.

However, this idea was quickly dismissed.For the sake of Qiao Zhuang's thoroughness, not to mention Ying Zheng, a down-and-out son who doesn't wear jade at all, but she, the little princess of the Yin-Yang family, has nothing of value on her at this time.

"See what you buy the horse with!" Luna thought with a hint of childish temper.

The speed of the cavalry was neither fast nor slow, and when the cavalry finally walked in front of them, Luna had a bad premonition.

This horse team is a bit strange, the number is not too many, only 30 people, but everyone has a horse to ride.

There is nothing surprising about this. Many wealthy caravans will also equip them with horses when they hire rangers to protect them.However, the shabby clothes on their bodies showed that they were not wealthy caravans.

Moreover, their goods seem to be small bags of corn.They were all directly carried by horses instead of carriages, so it was obviously not a caravan selling grain.

Luna involuntarily moved closer to Ying Zheng. Although she was a genius of the Yin Yang family, she didn't have much experience after all.The people in the cavalry team gave her an inexplicable danger, and Ying Zheng, who seemed extremely calm at this time, obviously became his reliance.

"Hey! There are two little dolls!" shouted a rough man walking in the front of the horse team.

"Hey! Really!" The group of people who seemed a little listless suddenly regained their spirits, sat up straight, and looked at Ying Zheng and Luna.

"Haha! There's also a little girl." One of them laughed loudly.

"Looks like a pair of siblings."

"Not bad, good-looking, with clean hands and feet, like a young lady from some family."

"What young master and miss! Young master and miss will dress so badly? You don't even have a personal entourage, so it can fall into the hands of our brothers?"

"Haha! That's what I said!"

A group of people chattered, and a few others rode their horses and began to look around Ying Zheng and Luna.

"Little baby, where are you from?" A man riding a horse looked at Ying Zheng and Luna teasingly and said, his eyes were full of evil, especially when he looked at Luna, his eyes were shining.

"Da Liang!" Ying Zheng's tone remained unchanged, and there was no sign of nervousness at all.

"Sure enough, it's the young master and lady from a wealthy place. However, some family must have fallen into despair and escaped from Daliang." The man thought to himself.Daliang, in the hearts of these people far away from the city, is a paradise for the wealthy.

Then the man looked at Yingzheng and Yueshen carefully, and after confirming that there was no danger, he breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but feel complacent: "However, this is good, so that we can sell more money. Unexpectedly , It’s been this month and I can still pick up such a great deal.”

In this year, the number of poor people who sold themselves into slavery, or sold their children and daughters, was innumerable.But to say that the most popular are undoubtedly the children of these down-and-out nobles.

Nobles are very particular about everything from food to clothing, from horses and carriages to servants, and they will compare each other.And the servants used were also nobles, which would undoubtedly increase their face.In this era where blood ties are highly valued, even a down-and-out aristocrat's status is far from being comparable to that of ordinary well-to-do families.

And such a person is not easy to find, servants are not retainers, and their status is not high.Many down-and-out nobles would never be slaves even if they starved to death.Only some children who have not grown up, are ignorant, and when the so-called noble glory has not yet formed, they will work as servants of other nobles for their livelihood.

Therefore, the children of those down-and-out nobles are often sold at high prices by human traffickers.

(End of this chapter)