Ye An

"Fengcheng?" Uncle Wang put down the half-polished bone knife and looked up at Ye An with a very different expression.

Uncle Qiang, who was also in the house, broke off a branch and stuffed it into the hearth. He was also attracted by Ye An's words, turned his gaze, and asked curiously, "Your Excellency, are you interested in Fengcheng?"

"The thing is like this..." Ye An sat by the hearth, and explained the hunting of the villains, bringing the slaves back to the island, and everything that happened after that, "The brothers and sisters claimed to be from Fengcheng, and their father was an elder in the city. I want to get to know the city."

Uncle Wang and Uncle Qiang looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, Uncle Qiang said, "Speaking of Fengcheng, it has not existed for a short time. When Haicheng was at its most prosperous, the city was several times larger than it is now. After Haicheng was destroyed, Fengcheng also declined day by day. It’s just that the people in the city mastered the planting technology, and some elders in the city made good friends with various forces. "

Uncle Qiang once visited Fengcheng when he was young. At that time, Fengcheng was very prosperous, with a high city, deep pools and a large population.

There are endless caravans coming and going in the city, and various shops are lined up one after another, and its lively level is far from what it is today.Even the merchant city that rose later was not as good as Fengcheng at that time.

During the most prosperous period of Fengcheng, Qiancheng was still a settlement, even Fengcheng's vassals could not compare.

At that time, the city lord of Fengcheng and the city lord of Haicheng had a close friendship, and they were still relatives by marriage.Under the protection of Haicheng, Fengcheng has developed a large-scale planting industry, almost taking over half of the wasteland's grain business.

"At that time, Haicheng had an ocean-going fleet, and Fengcheng had a caravan dedicated to transporting grain. The transactions between the two cities were very stable. Every year when the rainy season and the dry season were handed over, Fengcheng's caravan would come to Haicheng to send a large amount of grain and transport it to Haicheng. Take the seafood brought back by the fleet."

Recalling the events back then, Uncle Qiang and Uncle Wang showed emotion on their faces, and their voices revealed a bit of embarrassment.

"The scale of the caravan at that time was comparable to that of the merchant city before it was destroyed. No, it was far larger than the merchant city. Every time a team from Fengcheng arrived, the children in the city would be very happy, waiting for the people of Fengcheng to unload the goods and sell a lot maltose."

People in Fengcheng are good at growing food. When others are running around to feed their stomachs, they have developed various non-staple foods, such as maltose and Shaqima-like snacks, which are rare and delicious.

Haicheng is the most powerful and affluent city at the same time. The products of Fengcheng are never worried about selling here, and they can always make a lot of money.Maltose, in particular, is very popular with people in the city, and the quantity shipped is often not enough.

"Haicheng and Fengcheng have an agreement. Every year, Fengcheng's grain harvest will be provided to Haicheng first. Similarly, Haicheng's fleet will give priority to providing seafood to Fengcheng." Wang Bo added.

"Such a deal went on for many years until something happened."

At this point, Uncle Qiang and Uncle Wang changed their expressions at the same time, and their voices were no longer full of nostalgia, but became hoarse.

"Haicheng was betrayed. People like Zam were lurking inside the city, cooperating with forces outside the city, using all kinds of means, and the city was destroyed. The owner of Fengcheng wanted to support Haicheng, and didn't want to be trapped by the elders in the city. , and was even poisoned." The secret of that year is now known to few people.But for Uncle Qiang, who has been investigating the truth for many years, many details cannot withstand scrutiny, such as the window paper, which is completely broken by poking.

"An accident happened to Fengcheng?" Ye An asked.

"Yes." Uncle Qiang continued, "With the relationship between the two city lords, it is impossible for Fengcheng to ignore the siege of Haicheng. As a result, until the tsunami happened, the city lord of Fengcheng did not show up. I once thought it was the city lord of Fengcheng who Turned against the interests, only to find out later that things were not like that at all!"

Uncle Qiang's voice became more and more painful, his fists were clenched on his knees, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging.

"The news of Haicheng's destruction spread. Fengcheng quickly changed its lord, and the elders in the city also changed their blood. Many familiar faces disappeared. Most of the wilderness is involved in the matter of the city, who would pay attention to Fengcheng?"

After the tsunami, the surviving Haicheng people were scattered, but none of them went to Fengcheng.Maybe it's not that there is nothing, but that they were controlled after arriving, and became the souls of those who conspired to seize power.

However, those who seized Fengcheng did not expect that everything they had dreamed of would not be as good as they thought, and they would all sit back and relax in the future.

Without the wise city lord, without the protection of Haicheng, the chaos among the elders has not been properly resolved for a long time, the people in the city are panicked, and many problems broke out at the same time, causing the former prosperous city to decline rapidly, and soon fell to the upper level of the pyramid, reduced to a medium scale, In the end, even a rising power like Qiancheng couldn't compare.

If it wasn't for relying on the wealth accumulated by the previous city lords and elders, and if the city hadn't mastered the technology of growing grain, it might not even have the status and scale it is today, and it would have been carved up by various forces long ago.

"So, the father of the brother and sister should be the person who witnessed the incident?" Ye An said suddenly.

Both Uncle Qiang and Uncle Wang were moved, counting the time, even if the other party did not do it himself, they must have participated, at least witnessed it with their own eyes and chose to stand on the side of the conspirators, otherwise they would not be where they are today.

"Your Excellency intends to contact them?" Uncle Wang guessed.

"I wasn't sure before, but now I've changed my mind." Ye An sat cross-legged, put aside his long knife and dagger, put his elbows on his legs, rested his chin with one hand, raised his little finger slightly, and pointed at his fingertips. Mouth.

"My lord, although Fengcheng's decline has involved many forces, it's best to take a long-term view." Qiang Bo said.

"I know what you're worried about." Ye An sat up straight, stretched his neck twice, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't act recklessly. Besides, I think you should inform City Master Xiao about this matter, he should be very interested."

Hearing Ye An's words, Uncle Qiang and Uncle Wang pondered for a moment, and swallowed the words of advice.

Xiao Yun, who was far away in Hunter City, did not know that the Saha brothers and sisters were in Ye An's hands.

After Fengcheng's envoy left, he returned to the room alone, opened the French windows, and let the cold wind and rain fall on his body. His whole body seemed to be turned into an ice sculpture. After a long time, he uttered two words: "Fengcheng."

At the same time, Elder Fengcheng, who cared about his children, was surrounded by his colleagues, who kept blaming him.

"Sarn, are you crazy? How dare you send someone to Hunter City!"

"Your pair of sons and daughters made a mistake, because they lost a whole hunting team!"

"Don't you use your brain before making a decision?"

"Have you thought about the consequences!"

The noise filled the hall, but Elder Sarn remained unmoved, sitting in his seat, staring at everyone gloomyly.In his view, it is not easy for children to have accidents.He even suspected that people who did not deal with him on weekdays were doing it secretly.

Thinking of this possibility, Sarn's eyes became more and more cold, gloomyly sweeping across the crowd.

He only has these two children, if he can't find them, he wants everyone to be buried with them!