After Ye Yun, Ye Kong, and Ye Chen left the Forbidden City, they used their movement techniques to run along a deserted path. It was already dawn when they left the capital. The three of them bought three fast horses and continued on their way without resting. They walked like this for three days. On the evening of the third day, the three of them finally stopped at the foot of a mountain.
"Master, where is this?" Ye Chen asked.
"Get off the horse and go up the mountain." As Ye Yun spoke, he got off the horse and slapped the horse's butt heavily with his palm. The horse neighed in pain and galloped away. Ye Yun immediately stepped up the mountain.
Seeing this, Ye Kong and Ye Chen also got off their horses and let them go. They followed behind Ye Yun and went up the mountain. This mountain was filled with pine trees, so even though it was winter, it was still lush and green.
The mountain was high and the road was dangerous. In addition, the sky was gradually darkening. The three of them took more than an hour to reach the mountainside.
"Father," Ye Kong couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going? Why did you bring us here?"
"We're almost there. You'll know when we get there," Ye Yun said as he continued to walk up the mountain.
Ye Kong and Ye Chen could only continue to follow behind after hearing this.
The higher they went, the steeper the mountain path became. In the end, the three of them were no longer walking. Instead, their bodies were almost pressed against the stone wall. Helpless, the three of them used a light body technique and quickly climbed up.
"We're here," Ye Yun, who was at the front, said as he stopped on a flat stone platform. Ye Kong and Ye Chen immediately jumped onto the stone platform one after the other. Even now, they still didn't know what Ye Yun was up to.
Seeing that there was no one around, Ye Yun took out the Head of Household Command Medallion from his waist. This Head of Household Command Medallion was an heirloom passed down from generation to generation in the Ye Clan. It was the size of a palm and was neither gold nor jade. It was completely red. Because the Ye Clan was a family of weaponsmiths, there were two things that couldn't be separated from when they were forging weapons: the metal used to forge the weapons and the fire used to forge the weapons. Therefore, this Head of Household Command Medallion was made from an extremely rare red type of Wrought Iron. Its shape was shaped like a flame, and there was an ancient seal "Ye" character in the middle. There were actually two Head of Household Tokens. The one given to Ye Ming back then was the second one.
After Ye Yun took out the Head Token, he gently pushed the stone wall with his hand. The stone wall suddenly caved in, revealing a palm-sized groove. The shape of the groove was exactly the same as the Head Token in Ye Yun's hand.
After the groove appeared, Ye Yun directly placed the Head Token in his hand into the groove. There was a creaking sound from the stone wall behind them, followed by the sound of gears turning. Then, the stone wall behind them rumbled, and a stone door that could only allow one person to enter appeared in front of the three of them.
"Follow me in." After saying that, Ye Yun took the lead and entered the stone door. Ye Kong and Ye Chen looked at each other in surprise, and then entered one after another.
After the three of them entered, the stone door automatically closed with a rumble.
After the stone door closed, the cave was pitch black. They couldn't even see their own fingers.
"Cover your eyes. Don't blur them," said Ye Yun in the dark.
Blur them? Ye Kong and Ye Chen didn't know what Ye Yun meant. It was so dark. How could they blur their eyes? Even if they lit a match, it wouldn't blur their eyes.
"Hoo …" Ye Yun blew on the match in his hand.
As the match was lit, a large silver light instantly lit up, dazzling Ye Kong and Ye Chen's eyes. The two of them hurriedly covered their eyes with their arms to block the bright light.
After the two of them adjusted to the silver light, they immediately put down their arms and looked into the cave. With one look, the two of them were immediately stunned by the scene in front of them. In front of them was an extremely wide cave. It was about three hundred feet long and twenty feet wide. On the wide ground, rows and rows of shining silver bricks formed a dozen walls! The bright light just now was caused by the light reflected by these silver bricks!
"This … this …" Ye Chen was so shocked by this scene that he couldn't speak coherently, "This is …"
"This is the Ye Clan's secret hiding place," said Ye Yun as he lit a candle in the corner with a match, "Silver House."
"Silver House?" Ye Kong and Ye Chen were shocked when they heard this. So this was the legendary hiding place of the Ye Clan. It was said that during the Ye Clan's glory days, they had so much money that they couldn't fit in a house. They even cast gold into a big ball and buried it underground. At first, they thought that this was just an exaggeration. Now they understood that these legends were not groundless. The two of them walked down the stone steps and came to the front of the silver wall. They each picked up a silver brick and looked at it carefully. These silver bricks were different from the ones on the market. They were real "bricks". They were seven inches long, three inches wide and two inches thick. They were about the same size as the bricks made in the kiln. Its entire body was extremely smooth, and its shiny white walls filled the entire cave! Ye Chen did a rough calculation. These silver bricks added up to no less than ten million taels of silver!
"As you can see, other than the banknotes, the Ye Clan's cash is all here." Ye Yun said as he lit the candles in the other three corners. These candles were as tall as a person and as thick as a water bucket. They were made with a secret material. If they burned day and night, they could last for ten years. As the giant candles in the four corners lit up, the entire hall became brighter. The silver light was dazzling.
"Father," Ye Kong asked, "Why did you bring us here?"
"Yes, Master," Ye Chen also said, "This hiding place of the silver should be a top secret. Why did you bring us here?"
"You're right," Ye Kong blew out the match in his hand and said, "This hiding place of the silver has always been known only by the Master. Moreover, only the current Master can open it. However, it's different now. Now that the imperial court is arresting the Ye Clan, the three of us have become the court's most wanted criminals. I'm afraid that if something happens to me one day, the secret of the Ye Clan will be sealed forever. " Ye Yun said as he touched the silver wall with his hand. "The two of you are the ones I trust the most among all the branch masters of the Ye Clan, so I brought the two of you here."
"Father, you're thinking too much," Ye Kong heard Ye Yun's words and felt a trace of sadness in his heart. "With Father's cultivation, how could anything happen to you?"
"Master, Big Brother Ye Kong is right," Ye Chen also said. "Although the Ye Clan has been stripped of their power and is wanted by the imperial court, the Ye Clan has long been moved out of the country. Most of their wealth is still there and their vitality has not been harmed. Master, you're thinking too much. "
"Although you're not wrong, I'm the Master. I have to prepare for the worst." Ye Yun said calmly. "This time, on the surface, it's the imperial court against the Ye Clan. In reality, there's another power behind the scenes that's manipulating the imperial court to go against our Ye Clan. If I'm not wrong, that Xuanji is just a chess piece. "
"Matsumoto Takeyoshi?" Ye Kong said.
"It should be him," Ye Yun said.
"Master, what should we do now?" Ye Chen said.
"Right now, we're at the cusp of the storm. There are pictures of us everywhere." Ye Yun said. "Unless it's absolutely necessary, we can't casually show ourselves. Let's lie low for now."
"Master, aren't you thinking too much?" Ye Chen said. "The three of us can completely disguise ourselves. Those soldiers won't be able to recognize us, let alone find us. Even if they do find us, what can they do?"
"You're thinking too simply," Ye Yun said. "Being wanted by the soldiers is secondary. I'm worried that Matsumoto Takeyoshi will send masters to secretly track us down. Those people are not ordinary people. Last time at the ancestral home, if Ye Ancestor hadn't appeared in time, I'm afraid our Ye Clan would have been destroyed. "
"Master, your meaning is …" Ye Chen asked.
"Let's stay in this silver house for a few days first," Ye Yun said. "There are several large secret rooms next to this silver house. There's water and food in there, enough to feed hundreds of people for two years. Back then, our ancestors were very far-sighted. They were afraid that the imperial court would one day turn hostile, so they secretly left a backup plan. To tell you the truth, other than this silver house, the Ye Clan also has two important places, the Golden Hall and the Jade Pavilion. There are several times more gold and jade articles there than here, and there's also more food stored there than here. There are also many weapons. "
What? Golden Hall? Jade Pavilion? Several times? Ye Yun's words shocked Ye Kong and Ye Chen. They knew the Ye Clan was rich, but they didn't expect it to be this rich. What they admired even more was the foresight and foresight of the Ye Clan ancestors.
"What, do you think the Ye Clan is too rich?" Ye Yun looked at the shocked Ye Kong and Ye Chen and said with a smile.
Ye Kong and Ye Chen nodded.
"Hahaha …" Ye Yun laughed. "This is actually very normal. The Ye Clan has been in control of the military for nearly a thousand years, and there are pawnshops everywhere. In addition to the Ye Clan's golden name, of course they are rich. After such a long time, this wealth is not enough."
Ye Kong and Ye Chen sighed when they heard this. It was not an exaggeration to describe the Ye Clan's wealth as rich as a country.
"Don't just stand there, come and rest." Ye Yun said as he pushed open another stone door in the wall and walked in. Ye Kong and Ye Chen listened and followed Ye Yun into the stone house next door.
After Ye Yun lit up the huge candles in the stone house, Ye Kong and Ye Chen saw the furnishings in the house. After seeing it, they secretly admired the wisdom of the Ye Clan ancestors. This stone house was very spacious, about the same size as the place where the silver was stored. In the middle of the house was an extremely wide rectangular stone table, and beside the table were dozens of stone chairs neatly arranged. In addition to the stone table and chairs, there were a large number of stone beds. These stone beds were close to the four walls and were covered with thick straw mats. Each bed had a set of bedding neatly folded. In order to save space, all the beds were bunk beds, enough to easily accommodate dozens of people. In addition, there was a stone vat that was half the height of a person. From the dark traces inside, it was probably used to make a fire to keep warm.
"There is another stone room next door that is exactly the same," Ye Yun said. "Of these two stone rooms, one is for men, the other is for women and children. At the back is a place to store food, there is also a kitchen and a toilet. Oh yes, there are also dozens of large water vats used to store water and bathe."
"The ancestors were very thoughtful, to actually have such a place." Ye Chen looked around and said with emotion.
Ye Kong nodded. He knew that the Ye family had a lot of secrets, but he did not expect that the Ye family had such a place of refuge.
"According to the oral legends passed down from generation to generation, these three places have been used many times, and each time, the Ye family has been able to avoid a great disaster," Ye Yun said as he stroked the stone table full of traces. "Every time there was a change of dynasty and years of war, all the Ye family members would be arranged to stay in these three places. But in order to keep it a secret, all the people who entered these three places would be blindfolded and secretly brought directly to this stone room. The stone room where the gold, silver, and jade items were stored was sealed with a mechanism. Except for the head, no one knew about it. When the war was over and the world was at peace, these people would be blindfolded again and secretly taken away in a carriage. So the Ye family members who entered these three places only knew that there was a refuge, but did not know the specific location, let alone the place where the gold, silver, and jade items were stored. "
"The ancestors were very thoughtful." Ye Chen heard Ye Yun's words and sighed.
"We will stay here for the time being. When the situation is not so tense, we will leave tonight." Ye Yun said as he sat on the stone chair.
"Head, where are we going?" Ye Chen asked.
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