When they arrived at Uncle Xia's courtyard, more than 10 ox-carts were already lined up. The goods were neatly stacked. 14 pairs of young men and women and two middle-aged men were standing outside the courtyard.
Uncle Xia stood in front with a walking stick in his hand and said,"Ah Quan, Ah Tian, take these children and goods to the Yun family's trading company in Eastsea City. The Yun family will arrange everything there.”
"I can get a lot of things back from this trip. Donghai Academy is about to recruit disciples, and the first thing I have to do is teach them some basic things.”
"After all, the young people in our village have only learned martial arts. The Yun family has some cultivation methods.”
"Haoran, you have two Water Spirit Crystals with you. Give them to the Yun family. They will arrange some basic things for you. Just do as they say. I don't know the details. The Yun family is from our Sunset Island. They won't make things difficult for us.”
"As for how to use the quota, just listen to the Yun family. No matter who could become a disciple of Donghai Academy, they should not forget to return to the village in the future. It was fine if they were not selected. Cultivation depended on one's aptitude. If they weren't chosen, they would see what the Yun family would do. If they weren't, they would come back with Ah Quan and Ah Tian.”Everyone agreed in unison.
There were still two hours before they set off. Everyone should think about what they needed to prepare. It would take more than a month to travel back and forth.
Everyone basically did not leave much, and the goods were almost ready. Seeing that there was nothing else to prepare, Uncle Xia said,"Alright, since there's nothing else, let's go to the Sea Ancestor Temple to pay our respects. Although we're not going out to sea, this sea is our foundation."
Xia Bodai led everyone into the Haizu Temple. The other villagers followed suit and knelt down to pray.
Zhang Haoran didn't know how to pray. When everyone lowered their heads, they naturally looked around. This time, Zhang Haoran realized that the pillars, Liang Haizu's portrait, and the paintings hanging in the entire Haizu Temple seemed to be very similar to the words in his mind.
Thus, Zhang Haoran secretly asked Yun 'er,""Yun 'er, what are the words inside? How come I don't know him? Do you know him?"
Yun 'er looked at it and said," These should all be runes for blessing. We don't know either. Let's ask grandpa later."”
The basic prayers were completed. When everyone bade farewell to each other in the Sea Ancestor Temple, Zhang Haoran came to Uncle Xia and asked,"Uncle Xia, I see that these talismans and patterns in this ancestral temple are very beautiful. What are they used for? What does it mean?"
Uncle Xia smiled and said," These are ancient words. We don't know what they mean, but it's said that everyone knew each other when the Sea Ancestor Temple was first built.”
"The ancestors passed down that the meaning of these talismans and characters is to shake the sea and pray for blessings, right?”
"In the ancient times, the sea wasn't peaceful. The clouds were rolling and the waves were monstrous. No one lived by the sea. Later, a great god appeared. Everyone called him Sea Ancestor and shook this sea area. It was said that the Sea Ancestor was the descendant of the ancient Ancestral Dragon who traveled the Three Realms and lived with humans. In order to protect humans, he began to teach them cultivation techniques.”
"These cultivation techniques were expressed in diagrams very early on. Later, ancient characters were also taught to humans, but only cultivators could recognize these characters.”
"We mortals can't understand it. Zhang Haoran's heart skipped a beat. If he could only get to know them after practicing, then he really had to go to Donghai Academy to learn.”
After the short ceremony, everyone set off for the East Sea Metropolis. Zhang Haoran kept waving at Sunset Island. This was his first home on this planet!
Along the way, everyone stayed up early and stayed up late. They were all looking forward to the prosperous scene after arriving at the East Sea Metropolis.
Apart from Uncle Quan and Uncle Tian, the rest of the team consisted of young people, 15 men and 15 women.
This was also a tradition of Sunset Island. They hoped that if they chose one person, they could bring both families to the East Sea Metropolis. Life in the fishing village was really not easy.
It was said that the Eastsea Metropolis was very large, with tens of millions of people living there. And every time the East Ocean Palace recruited disciples, the number of people would increase by a lot.
After more than ten days of traveling, a grand and majestic city gate appeared in front of the team. The 80-foot-tall city wall was decorated with banners. Above the city gate, three simple and square words "East Sea City" made people feel even more solemn.
The two rows of guards at the door were armed, causing everyone's eyes to light up. The young people in the team couldn't help but straighten their backs.
Groups of people at the city gate had to be questioned and interrogated.
Xia Quan walked over first and asked,""General, we're from Sunset Island, and we're here to deliver seafood to the Yun Family's trading company. Please let us in.”
The city guards did not make things difficult for the troops. There were too many troops coming to the East Sea Metropolis during this period of time. They only asked everyone to register and give them a jade card with the word "Yun" on it. There was a number on it and it said,"All 32 members of the Yun Family Trading Company, listen up. The jade token in your hand is your temporary pass token in Eastsea City. It must be hung in a prominent place. When you arrive at the Yun Family's Trading Company, the Yun Family will give you another identity jade card according to the time you stay in the city to confirm your identity. Therefore, after entering the city, don't stay casually. You can only move around after changing your official jade card.”
Xia Quan and Xia Tian quickly responded and led the team through the city gates towards the Yun Family Trading Company.
The moment they entered the city, the young people in the queue looked at the shops on the streets without blinking. They were all crowded and happy at the scene of all kinds of small businesses hawking their wares in the alleys.
Zhang Haoran was the calmest of them all, but the scene made him sigh at the prosperity of the East Sea Metropolis. He thought to himself," As expected, cities are the goal of people's lives. What is my goal here?"
Soon, the convoy arrived at the entrance of a square and huge market. There was a huge signboard of the Yun Trading Company at the entrance.
Xia Quan led the convoy to the registration area on the left side of the trading company. After asking around, a manservant saw their jade tokens and the visiting card in Xia Quan's hand and arranged for the convoy to enter the unloading area. Then, he said,"Fellow villagers of Sunset Island, please unload the goods first. Our Yun family has someone who specially registered them. I'll take the visiting card to the main family first. After that, I'll arrange for your meals and accommodation. I'll be back soon."
Not to mention the small courtyard where the cargo was unloaded and arranged for accommodation. The servant named Li handed the visiting card and Uncle Xia's letter to Yun Feng, the external affairs elder of the Yun family.
Yun Feng opened the visiting card and letter and said,""Good day, Patriarch Chong Lou! I am Xia Ning of Sunset Island. There are 30 young people from my village who have been recommended to the Yun family to participate in the East Sea Palace disciple selection. Among them, Zhang Haoran and Yun 'er have important matters to report. Brother Chong Lou, please arrange a time to meet them. Please let nephew Haoran explain the specific matters in person. Foolish brother Xia Ning of Sunset Village kowtows!"
After reading the letter, Yun Feng said to the servant named Li,"Go and settle down the people of Sunset Village and get Zhang Haoran and Yun 'er from their team to come over. I have something to ask.”
The servant named Li responded and left. At the same time, Elder Yun Feng also quickly entered the Yun family to report to the family head.
Yun Chonglou, the current master of Donghai City, had a huge business in Donghai City. He was protected by the daughter of the Yun family, who was a direct disciple of the Donghai Academy. The Yun family was one of the seven big families in Donghai City. They mainly operated in smelting and mining all kinds of metal materials. They had the largest semi-finished weapon refining workshop and the largest mining license.
At the same time, because he was from the East China Sea, he had been excavating new mineral resources in the surrounding waters for a long time. To provide all kinds of semi-finished crystals for Donghai Academy. It was one of the families that supported Donghai Academy.
Yun Chonglou himself was at Earth Class 1, and the six elders of the family were all above Human Class 5, which ensured the stability of the Yun family's position in the East Sea Metropolis.
The manservant surnamed Li returned to the trading company and asked the people from the Foreign Affairs Department to settle down the people from the Sunset Village. At the same time, he brought Zhang Haoran and Yun 'er back to the main family to meet the elders.
Zhang Haoran and Yun 'er followed the servant named Li to the Yun family's main house. This was a courtyard with four doors, and it was extraordinary.
After entering through the black door, there was a large screen wall with green trees and red flowers. The stone pavement was paved with corridors on three sides.
There were three rows of weapon racks in the middle of the courtyard. More than 80 strong men dressed like guards were practicing some martial arts techniques or sparring.
In the second courtyard, there were two more turrets on the left and right, and the turrets were connected to the corridor. The turret was more than three feet high, with sentries on it.
After three steps, they arrived at the pavilion and the middle of the waterside pavilion was the main family's flower hall. The manservant asked Zhang Haoran and Yun 'er to wait in the flower hall and went in to report to the elder. After about ten minutes, Elder Yun Feng came out from inside.
Zhang Haoran and Yun 'er bowed and said," Junior Zhang Haoran and junior Xia Yunyan greet Elder Yun Feng.
Elder Yun Feng swept his gaze across the young couple and said,""Hmm, you are the grandchildren of Xia Ning of Sunset Island? Very good!"
"Xia Ning told me in her letter that you have something important to report to the head of the Chong Lou family, so tell me first.”
"Elder Yun Feng!" Zhang Haoran said without hesitation. Before I set off, Uncle Xia instructed me to report to the Yun family's head. He said that he wanted to ask the Yun family's head if he could invite the elder for the matter of the mine!”
" Oh, so it's about the mine." Elder Yun Feng said," Li Xiang, go in and inform the family head that we're waiting here."”
Li Xiang entered. After a while, a voice that was more than eight feet tall, with a ruddy complexion and full of energy appeared in the reception hall." Yunfeng, are these two the juniors of Brother Luoxia and Xia Ning? He's really a good-looking talent."
Elder Yun Feng bowed slightly. At the same time, Zhang Haoran and Yun 'er hurriedly bowed and said," Junior: Zhang Haoran, Xia Yunyan greets the patriarch of the Yun family."
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