Chapter 5 Identity, Anonymous?
After seeing off the goddess, Ji Le and Yu Mama breathed a sigh of relief.
Ji Le looked at the table in a mess and was about to organize it. Yu Xiao next to him quickly asked the witches behind him to help.
"Let us go, let's do these trivial matters."
The witches quickly finished packing up the table, leaving only Ji Le, Yu Ma and the young man standing next to him with his chest in his arms.
"Yu Ma, what are the situations of those injured citizens?"
Ji Le was attacked by the sheep-headed monster Rong Gui, causing several citizens to suffer. But in his perception, the souls of those citizens did not seem to have returned to him.
"It's still under rescue." Yu Ya whispered: "Fortunately, the rescue was timely. The warlocks forced to use magic power to maintain the last glimmer of vitality and are currently sent to Minggong for recuperation."
Ming Palace is a place southeast of Jiugong City. It gathers many doctors in the Xia Kingdom, which is equivalent to a hospital in later generations.
"Is that true?" Ji Le was relieved when he heard those citizens survived.
For a moment, Yuhua Tower returned to silence.
Yu Mo looked at the noble man in front of him, and his expression was eager to speak but stopped.
The spirit of the country belongs to their Xia Kingdom, this is an extremely important and noble existence. However, the king is not here at the moment, how should he and others settle "Her"?
Ji Le also understood Yu Mom's entanglement.
Yu Ma is a great witch in the Ling Palace, assisting in the sacrificial affairs of the king and teaching the witch. Although she has the right to speak in many things, many doctors in the Jiugong City are her elders. If the matter about the Guoling is leaked, it will be difficult for her to control it.
So Ji Leshan said understandingly: "Don't make a statement for now. I will stay in Nulu for a while. I will talk about it when Yang Ke comes back. Calculate the time, and he will come back in a few days."
"Yougong Maid Lu?" Yu Tai frowned frequently after hearing this: "How can this be done? How can you, your daughter-in-law, be in this place of fireworks?"
Yu Ma originally wanted Ji Le to stay in Ling Palace for a while, but there were many taboos in Ling Palace to worship the gods. Yu Ma was worried that Ji Le would come to Ling Palace, but instead caused trouble, so hesitated for a while.
"Yougong was originally a place where witches lived. As a witch's chief, where did you have so much discrimination? Don't worry, I went to Taizhen Building behind the main hall of Yougong, which was very secluded."
Taizhen Building is indeed quiet. Since the Nulu has flourished and most of the Wu Zheng has been in the Ling Palace, the main hall of You Palace has not been used for the time being.
After thinking, Yu Yu nodded and said, "Then let's do this for the time being. Let me send the witch to clean up. Please feel aggrieved for a while." Seeing Ji Le's firm attitude, Yu Yu ordered the witch to go and clean up the Qionghua Tower, and then said to the two: "Today, kill the ferocious beasts, according to the previous rules, there will be a celebration in the evening. Do you want to come with this lord and this priest?"
"Okay, okay, I like the fun the most." Ji Le agreed without waiting for the young man to object: "Who, let's go eat barbecue tonight!"
The young man was concerned about Ji Le's safety and of course he was not easy to object, so he followed him to the party.
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As night fell, bonfires were lit in the central square of Jiugongcheng to celebrate the death of Daxia's new defeat of ferocious beasts and safeguard national security.
As a Guoling, Ji Le's identity was not convenient for outreach, so under Yu Ya's arrangement, he put on the clothes of ordinary residents with the young man and mingled among the crowd to have fun.
After the disaster, the people gathered together happily to celebrate. From time to time, children pestered those responsible for barbecue and asked for barbecue.
"It's indeed my foodie empire." Ji Le looked at the bonfires that were added up on the side of the square and couldn't help but sigh.
Today, Xia Kingdom killed three divine beasts and many ferocious birds. In addition to the three divine beasts that are difficult to cure, the Tianying birds have been plucked and cleaned, taken out their internal organs, filled with spices, and started to roast them. These "fire roasted Tianying birds" are the main dishes of tonight.
The sky-winged birds were roasted on the fire, and the aroma spreads, causing people to have a great appetite.
"It seems that there is a little benefit in this other world." Seeing the spices that cannot be named, Ji Le nodded frequently: "At least in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were not so many spices that could be used casually."
The young man stood quietly beside Ji Le, watching a group of kids playing in the distance. The children were holding meat skewers and using bamboo sticks as weapons to "comb swords".
On the other side, several soldiers took off their shirts and fought with each other. There were many women around them, covering their mouths and whispering secretly.
The ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty came to this era. After a hundred years of struggle and struggle, they finally made this Jiugong Luo City. For them, life and death are always with them, and daily happiness is the key.
"One hundred thousand Han people are all your brothers and sisters. If you want to prosper in another world in the future, I will say that you will help you." Ji Le held a large wooden plate, which in addition to the roasted meat prepared by Yu Ya for him, also had many cut pulp and snacks.
While eating, he also established relationships with the young man.
"100,000?" The young man came for the first time and didn't understand the situation at all. When he heard about the 100,000 Han people, his face changed: "There are only such people?"
In a hundred years, there were only 100,000 Han people?
"Do you think it's easy to struggle in another world? There are 100,000 Han people, which is quite large. Some countries have only a few ten thousand city-states. The national model here is more similar to the city-state system in Greece."
"One hundred thousand people are also worthy of being called 'country'?" The young man did not know the so-called "Greece", but he had some understanding of the Western Regions of his time and could understand what Ji Le said about the city-state system. But when it comes to his own Han people, the young man was inevitably unacceptable emotionally. A mere 100,000 Han people also had the nerve to call him a country? When did my Han fall to this point?
"To be precise, the name of 'Xia Kingdom' is mainly to facilitate exchanges with other countries, and was only confirmed more than ten years ago. In the past, they used the title of 'Distance Protectorate'. Fundamentally, they still recognized the imperial rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty."
Back then, the Han people were wandering here and wanted to return to their hometown at all times. However, in this foreign land, there was no real system and no lack of managers. Therefore, there was a saying that "the remote protection palace" was said. After several Eastern Han families formed a group, they established a team on their own to manage the Han people and build cities in foreign lands, and still respected the Liu family of the Eastern Han Dynasty as the royal family.
But over the past century, the old man was no longer there. Although the new generation of citizens have listened to the story of "homeland" since childhood, they do not have much urgency to return to their homeland. Gradually, the system of the Protectorate changed to "Xia Kingdom". At least the land and themselves are called this.
"At present, Xia Kingdom is not a real country. At least for us, a country is not a city."
The young man curled his lips: "That 100,000 Han people can build up your national spirit, which is really weird."
"During the Emperor of Zhou, those small countries might not have a large population. You think that the 'Xia Kingdom' was a vassal state that had not been established correctly. What's more, the 100,000 Han people does not mean that there are only so many people in Xia. In addition to the Han people, there are 400,000 slaves in Xia."
Speaking of slaves, Ji Le had a more solemn look on his face and felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
The number of Han people was too small, or the number of ancestors of the Eastern Han Dynasty who mistakenly entered another world was too small. With the century-long war, various natural disasters and man-made disasters, the growth of the people was not as expected. As early as many years ago, the Xia Kingdom re-implemented slavery. Now there are more than 400,000 slaves in the Jiugong City. If a rebellion occurs, it will not be a blessing for the Xia Kingdom.
After listening to Ji Le's explanation, the young man also fell silent.
"A slave?" He had a complicated expression, not knowing what he thought of.
"By the way, don't you go and have fun?" Ji Le laughed and interrupted the young man's contemplation: "I see they are fighting, so you can go too?"
"No. I said, I want to protect you." The young man glanced at Ji Le and grabbed a piece of roasted meat from the wooden plate. "It's better to be careful here. At night celebrations, the people are addicted to fun. If an enemy attacks at this time, it will definitely cause a disaster."
Ji Le originally planned to grab the roasted meat, but the young man held it directly in his mouth and pointed at the fire racks in the distance: "There are those fires, don't you think there are too many fires in the square? How many people will die if the water leaves?"
The fires in the square are too dense. Just a divine beast like the purple-ming tiger and Rong Gui can cause chaos.
Therefore, young people should be careful and beware of potential threats.
"You're too careful." Ji Le disagreed: "This is not the earth, well, it's the situation on the homeland. In this world where magic is prosperous, as long as Yu Ya drops a little water, it's enough to calm the fire."
After all, the existence of magic in this world is an era of mythology at its peak.
"By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet."
After this young man was summoned, he has not been formally introduced.
The young man glanced at Ji Le and continued to eat meat, not dumping him at all.
"..." Ji Le waited for a while, and saw that the other party didn't say anything, so he pulled a piece of cloth to wipe his hands, and then reached over: "My name is Ji Le. Ji Shui's Ji, Li Yue's Le, Xia Guoling, what do you call him?"
"Ji Le? Is this your real name?" The young man smiled sarcastically: "The name that signed a contract with me is not this."
As soon as this said, Ji Le suddenly widened his eyes: "Wait... I signed a contract with you, not as the identity of Guoling? Is it summoning from the torch, is it my real name?"
Ji Le, this is not his real name. At least on earth, his name was a compound surname. The name "Ji Le" was the name that naturally appeared in his mind after he became a national spirit.
He himself also had some insight into this.
"Ji" may refer to the inheritance of China. After all, it is an ancient surname of the Xia people and is also related to one's own surname. "Li" has something to do with one's own name, after all, rituals and music are integrated.
Youth: "Well, it's your real name."
Upon hearing this, Ji Le fell into deep thought. No wonder he felt that his relationship with this guy was a bit special. It turned out that he did not sign a contract as Guo Ling.
"So, let's get to know each other again. My name is Gongsun Wenli. Gongsun of Gongsun Xuanyuan, and he heard the rituals in the court."
After staring at Ji Le's hand for a while, the young man reluctantly patted: "Okay, I'll meet you. I will protect you in the future."
Ji Le widened his eyes: "That's all?"
The young man looked surprised and asked back: "What else are you going to want?"
"Where is the name?"
"Forgot."
"Forgot?" Ji Le looked in disbelief: "Don't tell you that after you came, you would forget all your identity."
"Yes, I forgot!" The young man Shiran sat opposite Ji Le, picked up the wine pot and poured himself a glass.
Seeing the young man's free and peaceful appearance, Ji Le was in a complicated mood.
Forgot? Please, in my inheritance of the Torrent, although your origin is a bit vague, you can guess a little bit of the general identity.
Look at your clothes, the age of these clothes is enough to prove that you are a figure from the Qin and Han dynasties!
Looking at the youth's clothes, Ji Le whispered: "So, you think I am not qualified to know your identity?"
The young man smiled, drank the wine in his ear cup, then spread his hands and acted innocently: "I said, because of the turmoil, my memory was a little blurred."
This is not a deception to Ji Le. His memory was indeed a little confused at the beginning of his arrival, but he has recovered part of it and has learned his origin.
"Of course, the skills that have already been engraved with instincts are still there. So don't worry, with my ability, I can protect you."
"Forgot? Are you even your parents' surnames--" Ji Le gritted his teeth and was about to curse, but he suddenly remembered the information he had learned from the fire.
"If this guy is really that guy, his relationship with his father is not good. I'd better mention this kind of topic."
Ji Le was aware of the knowledge and did not continue to pester the young man's name, but said with a smile: "Then you have to have a title, right? You can't call it "Anonymous", or something, it's not nice to say it like that-"
"Yes. I think this name is OK, and it will be called Wuming in the future." After saying that, the young man stretched out: "The food is almost done, I'll get some more."
Ji Le looked down and saw that most of the spices, roasted meat and snacks prepared by Yu Ma were taken into her stomach by the young man.
"You..." Before Ji Le could speak, the young man had already shook his sleeves and left.
"Damn it!" Ji Le's smile was a little stiff. Looking at the young man's back, he couldn't help but roar in his heart: "According to common sense, shouldn't this kind of Chinese master summoned by me be obediently conquered by my 'dominant spirit', and then kneel down to serve his loyalty honestly? What's this guy? He's so crazy and so arrogant, no wonder you died young!"
Through the fire and my own cognition, I can already guess the origin of this person. His arrogant appearance does conform to the historical description.
However, for Ji Le, what's the use of summoning such a disobedient person?
Chapter completed!