After trekking, Yeling and his group rode to Cangyue City.

Cangyue City is located in the north of Wu Dynasty. It is the largest city in the northern border of Wu Dynasty and an important center of trade between Wu Dynasty and Ling Dynasty. Its prosperity is no less than that of Wu Dynasty Emperor's capital, and may even be above the capital.

Since Cangyue City is located on the border of the Wu Dynasty and is connected to the Ling Dynasty, there are still millions of border troops stationed near Cangyue City.

In addition to being the emperor's teacher, Shi Ming, the lord of Cangyue City, is also the commander of the millions of border troops of the Wu Dynasty. The entire Shi family has great power in the north and even the entire Wu Dynasty.

It can be said that Shi Ming, who is rich and has military strength, can be pushed outside the capital within three days if he is determined to rebel.

What's even more terrifying is that Shi Ming himself is also a peerless master. In addition, the Shi family is proficient in mechanical techniques, as long as Shi Ming is in Cangyue City, he will be invincible.

However, Shi Ming was very loyal to Wu Yue and repeatedly helped Wu Yue suppress the border rebellion and resist the invasion of the Ling Dynasty. He had no intention of becoming an emperor at all.

It can be said that Shi Ming has half of the contribution to Wu Yue being the emperor in the capital.

"Is this Cangyue City? It's so lively, it's not like a city on the northern border." Bai Lan rode her horse outside Cangyue City. Seeing the long queue in front of the city gate, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Cangyue City is the most important trade center of the Wu Dynasty and the Ling Dynasty. Every day, a large number of merchants from the Ling Dynasty bring goods to Cangyue City for trading, and then the goods from the Ling Dynasty were sold to other cities in the Wu Dynasty through the Shi family's chamber of commerce." Wu Mei was quite familiar with Cangyue City and introduced to Ye Ling and Bailan.

"If you say this, wouldn't Shi Ming, who is the lord of Cangyue City, be rich?" Ye Ling said half-jokingly.

All trade between the two countries is carried out in Cangyue City, and the Shi family is controlled by the profits in it are astronomical.

Wu Mei nodded and said, "Young Master is right. The Shi family is the richest man in the Wu Dynasty. Their family has even more wealth than the national treasury. They are truly rich and can rival a country."

"The taxes in Cangyue City in one month can already meet the taxes in more than ten other big cities in one year."

"In fact, before I left the capital, the emperor had already started borrowing money from the Shi family to fill the treasury vacancy."

Speaking of this, Wu Mei was also sad and worried.

It is sad to think about the emperor's desire to borrow money from his ministers to maintain his expenses.

Bai Lan smiled and said, "The king of a country borrowed money from his ministers to fill the treasury vacancy. This is also a strange story in the world, but it is enough to show how rich the Shi family is. If you say Shi Ming is the emperor, I believe it."

Wu Mei did not refute Bai Lan’s words.

In fact, it was not just the emperor, because Lingchao sold a lot of luxury goods, and the Shi family opened a large number of spring buildings and casinos in the capital... It can be said that the entertainment facilities in the entire capital have the background of the Shi family.

There were already many high-ranking officials in the court who were addicted to pleasure owed the Shi family money. Those officials who owed money could not refuse the Shi family's request. In addition, the Shi family still had a million-dollar army. Once the Shi family wanted to rebel, Wu Yue had basically no resistance.

Whether the Wu Dynasty survives now depends on the national strength of the Ling Dynasty, nor on the actions of the East Lanting Sect, but only on whether Shi Ming himself wants to be the emperor.

Seeing that Wu Mei began to worry again, Ye Ling couldn't help but say, "We are mainly here to compete in Shi Ming. The matters about the Shi family and Wu Dynasty are not within our concerns, so we can't care. Let's go to Shi Ming directly."

"Well..." Wu Mei nodded, pressed the affairs of Wu Chao and Shi family in her heart, and followed Ye Ling obediently.

After coming out of Tianyin Temple, Bailan also received the pass certificate from Cangyue City from Fayun. The three of them entered the city smoothly without any obstacles and rushed to the Shi family.

The interior of Cangyue City looks more prosperous than outside the city. There are tall buildings on both sides, which are extremely luxurious. Even the white jade bricks laid on the streets are only available in the imperial palace in the capital.

"I didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful city in this Wu Dynasty." Bai Lan looked at Cangyue City with curiosity in her eyes.

She always maintains a vigorous curiosity about novel things.

"Master... You are the challenge this time, don't destroy Cangyue City. It's a pity." Bai Lan suddenly reminded Ye Ling.

Ye Ling twitched: "Who do you think of me? Am I the kind of destructive maniac?"

"Isn't it?" Bai Lan asked back.

Ye Ling looked at Wu Mei again: "Am I?"

Wu Mei also nodded: "My husband, two days ago, the thousand-year-old ancient temple Tianyin Temple was stomped by you."

"That was a forced..."

Ye Ling didn't know how to refute it, so he could only find an excuse to make the topic go away.

“Woo--!”

Just as the three of them were walking on the road, a loud trumpet suddenly sounded in the city. The people on the street seemed to have heard something terrible, scattered to both sides of the street and knelt down.

Ye Ling saw the strangeness on the street and couldn't help but look at Wu Mei.

Wu Mei shook her head and said, "I don't know what happened... I had never heard such a horn sound when I arrived in Cangyue City before."

"Master, look ahead!"

At this time, Bailan suddenly spoke. Ye Ling looked at Bailan and saw a sedan chair with hundreds of followers, thirty-six people slowly coming here.

"Oh! This trip is all the emperor's specifications. Are you saying Shi Ming is not the emperor?" Ye Ling couldn't help but joke when he saw the spectacular pomp, "There is only a dragon on the sedan chair, saying that he is the emperor."

Wu Mei's face turned gloomy when she saw the luxurious sedan chair.

She rarely comes to Cangyue City, and there is no such news in the capital... This is the first time she has seen Shi Ming traveling with such a pomp.

Bai Lan also smiled and said, "I understand why that guy Wu Yue defeated the treacherous minister and consolidated the throne when he was young. It turned out that it was not up to his own ability, but another powerful minister."

"No wonder Cangyue City is more luxurious than the capital. Wu Chaoming's surname is Wu, so I'm afraid Lizi's surname is already Shi."

Wu Mei couldn't help but clench her fists as she listened to Ye Ling and Bai Lan's words.

She always thought that although Wu Yue was greedy for pleasure, she still had the ability. However, Wu Chao's national strength was weak and domestic problems were difficult to recover. It was impossible to solve these problems overnight.

She was patient enough to wait for Wu Yue to change.

But from now on, Wu Yue had no idea of ​​solving the problem of the Wu Dynasty.

Shi Ming set up such a big formation in Cangyue City, and even if he killed Wu Mei, he would not believe that Wu Yue would not know such a thing.

I'm afraid Wu Yue had sold Wu Chao to Shi Ming long ago.

Thinking of this, Wu Mei sighed heavily, her eyes full of disappointment with her younger brother.

But soon, Wu Mei's eyes returned to normal. She smiled at Ye Ling and said, "Mr., don't you want to challenge Shi Ming to increase your reputation?"

Ye Ling felt the change in Wu Mei's temperament, and then smiled and said, "Of course, do you have any suggestions?"

Wu Mei looked at the sedan chair in front and said, "Now Shi Ming is traveling, everyone in the city is staring at him. Your husband, you will definitely be famous all over the world when you take action, and your husband's reputation can even be passed on to the Ling Dynasty."

Hearing Wu Mei's words, Ye Ling smiled slightly and his eyes fell on the sedan chair: "You are right... Then I will take action now."

After saying that, Ye Ling took out Fayun's letter of introduction and threw it at the sedan chair.

The envelope was like a hidden weapon, swept quickly over the heads of everyone, easily tearing the curtain of the big sedan chair, swept across Shi Ming's cheek, and stably nailed to the sedan chair, alarming countless masters.

"There are assassins!!!"

A harsh scream came from the crowd and the whole street riots began.

Ye Ling had a smile in his eyes and said loudly: "The Cangmo Sword King Liren, please fight against Shi Ming, the lord of Cangmoon City!"
Chapter completed!