The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 224 Dongyi Guard

Last time we talked about Li Yi wanting to have a chat with the men in black from the Dongyi Guard, so let’s take a look at what kind of organization the Dongyi Guard is.

Seeing Shen Lu going downstairs to order wine and food, the man in black looked at Li Yi and smiled, saying: "Sir, we are really destined to meet! I was on duty when you sneaked into Yu Mansion last time. When the wine and food are here, we should have a few more drinks."

Li Yi was surprised and asked, "You noticed me last time? Then why didn't you stop me?"

The man in black laughed and said, "The young master didn't come close to the young lady last time, so I just pretended I didn't see it."

"So, the person you Dongyi Guards are protecting is only Yu Jinyao, not the descendants of Emperor Shun."

The man in black asked in confusion, "Descendants of Emperor Shun? Why should we protect them? What does their life or death have to do with us?"

Li Yi asked: "Aren't you protecting the descendants of Emperor Shun?"

"Yes! We are protecting the descendants of Emperor Yao."

"Wait a minute! It's a bit chaotic! Are you protecting the descendants of Emperor Yao?" The man in black nodded.

Li Yi asked again: "You are protecting the descendants of Emperor Yao, so why did you go to the home of the descendants of Emperor Shun? How did Yu Jinyao become a descendant of Emperor Yao?"

The man in black laughed and said, "What's so confusing about this? My lord, don't you know that Emperor Shun married Emperor Yao's two daughters, so Emperor Shun's descendants have half of Emperor Yao's bloodline?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "Oh, you mean Ehuang and Nvying, how could I have forgotten this. That's not right, even if the descendants of Emperor Shun have half of Emperor Yao's bloodline, how can Yu Jinyao be a descendant of Emperor Yao?"

The man in black smiled and said, "The relationship between these two families is a bit confusing, but it's not hard to explain. Miss's mother's surname is Tang, and she is a descendant of Emperor Yao with the other half of her bloodline." He clapped his hands and continued, "So when these two are combined, Miss's bloodline of Emperor Yao will be awakened."

Li Yi shook his head and said, "No, then what do you think of the fact that the descendants of Emperor Yao do not have the surname Tang?"

The man in black said helplessly, "We are used to it. In this generation, only one person can awaken the true bloodline of Emperor Yao. It doesn't matter what his surname is, Tao, Tang, Du, Liu, or Zong? As long as the bloodline is right, it's fine."

At this time, Shen Lu came back with wine and food. Li Yi reached out to pour wine for the man in black and asked, "What's your name, big brother?"

The man in black replied, "Yiping."

Li Yi was surprised and asked, "Which Yi?"

The man in black said proudly: "Yi of Dayi! We are the descendants of Dayi!"

Li Yi was surprised and asked, "Wait a minute! How can Dayi have descendants? Wasn't his wife Chang'e? Didn't Chang'e fly to the moon? How can he have descendants?"

Yi Ping said unhappily: "Dayi is the chief of the Yi tribe! Just because he has no descendants doesn't mean that our Yi tribe has no descendants! Our Yi tribe is the best at archery, and our people are born with longer left arms than right arms!" As he spoke, Yi Ping showed his arms, and his left arm was indeed two inches longer than his right arm.

Li Yi asked: "Who is Hou Yi to you?"

Yi Ping said proudly: "Hou Yi is the ancestor! Our Dongyi Guard is the secret organization established by Hou Yi. Didn't we say before that our ancestor was an emperor? It was our ancestor Hou Yi! The ancestor felt that being an emperor was not fun, so he gave up the throne.

Our ancestor Houyi was a great hero with the strength of the second rank! He established the Dongyi Guard to protect the descendants of Emperor Yao. Do you know Shaokang? He is the Shaokang of the Shaokang Restoration. He is the bloodline heir of Emperor Yao! He was able to restore his country with the secret help of our Dongyi Guard. Otherwise, how could he have restored his country with just a few hundred people! "

Li Yi asked: "You said Shaokang is also a descendant of Emperor Yao? Is that true? Isn't he a descendant of King Yu? Isn't his surname Si? How can he be a descendant of Emperor Yao?"

Yi Ping said awkwardly: "Shaokang said that he was Ji Xiang's posthumous son, but in fact..."

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Okay, no need to say more, I understand!"

Yi Ping told a story while drinking and eating:

The book says that Houyi was killed and cooked by Hanyue. In fact, Houyi faked his death and hid himself. How could Houyi, who possessed the second-grade cultivation, be killed by a few ordinary people who had not reached the extraordinary realm? The so-called killing and cooking was actually an illusion created by Houyi using the charred corpse.

Houyi secretly established the Dongyi Guard in order to find the descendants of Emperor Yao and help them ascend the throne. When he found Shaokang, who had the blood of Emperor Yao, he decided to secretly help him "restore the country". During this period, Houyi stole the sword of the Xia Dynasty and killed more than a dozen prime ministers with it. It was because of this that Shaokang was able to "restore the country". After Shaokang restored the country, Houyi enshrined the sword in the Yuwang Temple in Poyang Lake, and later generations called it the measuring ruler.

Hearing this, Zhang Hongchen looked at Li Yi in surprise. Li Yi couldn't believe his ears either. He asked, "Wait a minute! You said that the Heavenly Ruler is the national treasure sword of the Xia Dynasty? The Heavenly Ruler, the axe handle of King Yu's Tianshui Axe, was enshrined in the Yuwang Temple in Poyang Lake by Houyi?"

Yi Ping nodded and said, "Yes, this is something that all of our previous Dongyi Guards know."

"You told this secret so easily?"

Yi Ping nodded and said, "Ah, because this is no longer a secret! When Poyang Mountain collapsed and the Yuwang Temple was destroyed, the Ruler of Heaven was taken away by Li Yi of the Northern Wei Dynasty. So even if I tell you where the Ruler of Heaven is now, you won't be able to find it."

Zhang Hongchen pointed at Li Yi and asked the man in black: "Do you know who he is? He is Li Yi!"

Yi Ping stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say for a moment. He looked Li Yi up and down, which made the latter feel a little creepy.

Li Yi said awkwardly: "Don't look at me with such lustful eyes. I am really Li Yi. I like women, not men!"

Yi Ping looked at the food and wine on the table, and quickly took a few more bites. Then he slowly stood up, wiped his mouth, and saluted to Li Yi, "Sir, are you really Li Yi?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "It's the real deal! Uh, that doesn't seem quite right. I am really the Li Yi who took the measuring ruler you mentioned!"

Yi Ping confirmed: "Sir, please take out the national treasure sword to verify its authenticity!"

Li Yi took out the measuring ruler from the sack. Yi Ping stared with wide eyes as the axe handle turned into a sword in Li Yi's hand. He knelt down and saluted, saying, "The 136th generation of Dongyi Wei Bing, I greet the King of Dongyi!"

Zhang Hongchen was surprised and asked, "Lord of the East? You call him Lord of the East, what's going on?"

Yi Ping bowed his head and replied, "The Dongyi Guards have a rule that whoever can use the national treasure sword is the Dongyi King. This is the soul mark placed on the sword by our ancestor Houyi to prevent the descendants of King Yu from getting the national treasure sword and assassinating him again. No one except the legitimate descendants of our ancestor's bloodline can use the Heaven Ruler."

Zhang Hongchen looked at Li Yi in surprise and said, "No, you mean he is the legitimate descendant of Hou Yi?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "I don't know anything about this!"

Yi Ping asked, "Is the Lord of Dongyi a native of Lu?"

Li Yi scratched his head and thought about it. The real Li Yi was indeed born in Shandong, which means he was from Lu, so he nodded.

Yi Ping said seriously: "That's right, my Dongyi's homeland is in Lu."

Li Yi was embarrassed in his heart: "Fuck, is this possible? Why aren't you Dongyi Guards in Lu? And the descendants of Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun, shouldn't they be in Hebei, Shandong and Shanxi? Why are they all here in Nanliang and Wu?

Li Yi suddenly thought of the migration of the northern clans to the south, so these people went to the Southern Dynasty. Li Yi covered his face and said helplessly: "No, I still don't understand why I became the descendant of Hou Yi? Is it because there is a word Yi in my name and I am from Lu that I became the descendant of Hou Yi without knowing why?"

Yi Ping saluted and said, "Please ask Lord Dongyi to follow me to a place where we can find out everything!"

Li Yi looked at Zhang Hongchen and nodded, "Then let's go with him and see what's going on."

Yi Ping waved his hand and said, "Outsiders are not allowed to enter this place."

Zhang Hongchen said unhappily: "Hmph, if you don't want to go, then don't go! Xiao Lu'er, let's go, sister will take you to have some fun!" After that, she took Shen Lu's hand and left.

Seeing the two men leave, Yi Ping saluted and said, "I didn't know you were the Lord of Dongyi before. I'm sorry for offending you. Please forgive me, Lord of Dongyi."

Li Yi waved his hand and said, "What's the offense? Let's go. I want to see where you want to take me."

"Dongyi Secret Realm, where our Dongyi Guards practice."

In this way, Li Yi followed Yi Ping to a valley in the northeast of Kuaiji Mountain. The valley was lush with trees and flourishing grass, and there were birds singing and beasts roaring, showing the primitive atmosphere. Just as Li Yi was about to step in, Yi Ping stretched out his hand to stop him, and then drew his bow and shot an arrow.

The arrow hit the hole of a dead tree a hundred steps away. Li Yi felt the surrounding spiritual power fluctuate, as if a barrier had dissipated. There was originally a barrier here. Yi Ping gestured with his hand, and the two of them walked into the valley, passing through the forest and crossing the stream to the depths of the valley. There were tall trees standing on top, with tree houses on top. The houses were crude, and there were oil hammers, stone locks and open spaces near the water source. The tree trunks in the distance were full of holes, which should be the arrows.

Li Yi looked at the simplicity of the place and asked, "Is this where you practice? Is it possible to reach your level of cultivation here?"

Yi Ping waved his hand and smiled, "This is where we sleep. Usually, few people are here. The place for practicing is still in front. I will take Lord Dongyi there right away."

Going further, we arrived at a cave. Unlike the karst cave, there was no damp and cold air at the entrance, but it made people feel hot and uncomfortable. Yi Ping explained: "This is the Ice and Fire Cave. It is close to the fire flow rock, so it is so hot. There is also ice shale a little further up. We all practice in this cave."

As he said this, he shouted into the cave: "Shangwei, come and see who I brought here!"

An old man's voice came: "Wei Bing? Who did you bring here? Why are you so happy? Come on, take a break. Let's go out and take a look. Maybe there are new people here."

A strong old man with white hair led twelve half-grown children out of the cave. There were both boys and girls among these children. The oldest was no more than twelve and the youngest was only seven or eight years old. They were wearing single clothes and were covered in sweat. They all looked relaxed and comfortable when they walked out of the cave.

The white-haired old man in the lead looked at Li Yi in astonishment. He asked Xiang Yiping: "Wei Bing, he is..."

Li Yi bowed and said, "Greetings, senior. I am Li Yi, and Brother Yiping brought me here to have a look."

"Li Yi? The Li Yi who took the ruler? Where's the ruler? Where's the ruler?"

Yi Ping smiled and said, "Shangwei, I have confirmed that this is the Lord of Dongyi!"

"No! I have to confirm it myself! Take out the measuring ruler!"

Li Yi took out the measuring ruler and turned it into a sword in his hand. When the old man saw the legendary sword of the Xia Dynasty, he knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "The 135th Dongyi Guard Jia Yi Tao pays homage to the Lord of Dongyi! Quick, kneel down and follow me to see the Lord of Dongyi!"

The twelve children imitated the old man and knelt down to Li Yi. Li Yi did not like this kind of etiquette. He reached out to help the old man up, then motioned for the children to stand up as well. He said, "Brother Yiping said that I am the King of Dongyi and the descendant of Houyi. I want to know what is going on. How did I become the descendant of Houyi?"

Yi Ping waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Lord Dongyi, please don't address me like that. I don't deserve it!"

Yi Tao nodded to Li Yi and said, "Then please ask Lord Dongyi to follow me into the cave and take a look." He turned to the children and said, "You are lucky today. You don't have to practice martial arts. Just listen with Lord Dongyi and learn about the past and present lives of our Dongyi Guards." As he spoke, he looked at Li Yi, and the four words "past and present lives" seemed to be spoken specifically to him.

Entering the Ice and Fire Cave felt like entering a steam room. It was so hot that Li Yi felt dizzy in just a moment. Yi Tao led the way and explained to Li Yi how he trained these children.