Chapter 218 The King of Qi is Seriously Ill

Hua Kai was packing his luggage for tomorrow's departure in the living room when Meng Yunfei hurried in, not as calm as before.

"Son, something big has happened!" Meng Yunfei said breathlessly.

"Tell me what happened slowly!" Hua Kai came to him and said.

"The King of Qi is critically ill. Representatives of the noble families of the four countries and five counties have arrived in Linzi City. I heard that many noble families of the country and county will move their families to Qi this time!" Meng Yunfei said anxiously.

No one dared to spread the news that the King of Qi was critically ill. Hua Kai thought that the King of Qi was in the battlefield of Yan State and didn't know when he had returned.

As for the life span of the King of Qi, Hua Kai knew it better than anyone else. [Hundred Longevity Pill] made him live 20 years longer. Now only 4 years have passed. Logically, the King of Qi still has at least 16 years to live. I don't know how he suddenly became critically ill? It is impossible to say that he was injured in Yan State. There is no one in the Donghu coalition who can hurt the King of Qi.

"Why did the King of Qi suddenly become critically ill? Wasn't it rumored last year that he went to court twice a month?" Hua Kai asked deliberately.

"It is said that the King of Qi injured his vitality in order to nourish a spiritual treasure, but I don't know if the news is true!" Meng Yunfei has been close to Hua Kai in recent years. Hua Kai learned a lot of things from Meng Yunfei. As a third-rank family in Linzi City, there are really not many things they don't know.

Hearing this, Hua Kai knew that he was in big trouble. Most of the news was true. The King of Qi knew that he could not break through to the Jindan realm, so he simply used his remaining life to leave a spiritual treasure for the Qi family. However, he was not in the Jindan realm after all. How could a spiritual treasure be so easy to nourish? It would be difficult for him to recover after his vitality was injured.

Moreover, the news could be spread to the Jixia Academy so quickly. It must be that a third-rank or higher family in Linzi City deliberately spread it. Nine families from the six countries and five counties affiliated with Qi came. This is to stir up this pool of water!

Last year, many cities in the six states and five counties affiliated with Qi were attacked by refugees. Now the population of the people under their control has dropped by half, and most of them are refugees who cannot be controlled. If they stay in the territory, they will be responsible for the survival of these refugees. Where can they feed the refugees now!

The whole family is invested in the hinterland of Qi, and no longer has to care about those annoying refugees. When the family enters Qi, the Qi family will have to redistribute power to them. There is nothing better than this!

The war in Yan State has not ended yet, and the internal forces of Qi State have begun to plan for reorganization. Hua Kai knows that when the war ends and rewards are given, the power structure of the entire Qi State will undergo a huge change.

All students in Jixia Academy have their own circles. All students in the academy are actually hostages of the King of Qi. Everyone in Jixia Academy is very concerned about the Qi family. What they talk about most in private is what happened to the King of Qi. Now the topic of the King of Qi being critically ill has spread all of a sudden in Jixia Academy. On the surface, you can't see anything, but the frequency of gatherings of students in Jixia Academy has increased in recent days.

The reorganization of power in Qi has become inevitable. Everyone is worried about the future of their family. Most of the people who can study in Jixia Academy are the core of the family. Everyone began to exchange information with each other privately, secretly formed alliances, and prepared for the possible turmoil in Qi.

Hua Kai thought that such a big thing happened in Qi, and Jixia Academy should not participate in this Qi debate conference. Unexpectedly, the academy seemed to know nothing about it and had no intention of canceling the trip to Qin.

In the morning of April 5, Hua Kai rode a horse to Qin with five teachers from Jixia Academy and one hundred elite guards from Qi. All of them rode horses from the Qi Palace.

They walked south from Linzi City for more than two hours and then everyone stopped. Hua Kai felt that the Lu horse he was used to riding was too slow to ride an ordinary horse, and he had no physical strength after only running for two hours. In this way, he could only walk 300 miles a day at most!

Hua Kai came to the teacher in charge. He first saluted the other party, and the other party returned the salute!

"Junior Brother Hua, do you have anything to ask me? Are you used to riding this horse?" the master said.

The master who led the team was also a student of the Saint Zeng, so he and Hua Kai got along as brothers.

"Master! Huajiabao is not far ahead. I haven't been home for more than two years. This time I passed by my door and hoped to see my family! You don't have to wait for me. I will go home and change my own horse. I will catch up soon." Hua Kai said.

"Then pay attention to your own safety. This is a spiritual talisman. I have left my spiritual power in it. You can use spiritual power detection to sense my position. Remember to pay attention to your own safety!"

The master knew that Hua Zichen could not escape because he was the Saint Son and the Saint's personal student. He was worried about Hua Kai's safety. As the only master in Jixia Academy, his purpose of leading the team this time was still for Hua Kai.

Hua Kai nodded and promised. When they passed Huajiabao, Hua Kai stopped, handed the horse to an accompanying guard, and walked towards Huajiabao alone!

Huajiabao has not changed much since he left more than two years ago, except that the villages outside the fort are not so scattered. Now there are only four villages with a population of more than 300 people, which are already affiliated with the Hua family.

After entering the outer city gate, there is still no entrance fee. Hua Zijie has repeatedly suggested to the Hua family to collect an entrance fee. The city guard fee does not seem to be much, but with so many people coming in and out, it is at least a few gold coins every day. However, Hua Kai directly refused after hearing it. Huajiabao will never charge an entrance fee.

Hua Kai wants business value and prosperity value. Even if the management of the fort is more difficult, he must first ensure the prosperity of the family, which can actually better cultivate the management and problem-solving capabilities of family members.

Huajiabao now has a population of nearly 20,000, which is about the same as the previous Guangxian City. It is not appropriate to call it a village. When Hua Kai entered Huajiabao, he saw that all the plans here had not changed, but the roads and construction were much better than two years ago.

There are many streets in the outer fort, many houses are four-story buildings or above, and behind the commercial street are all two- and three-story pavilions and courtyards. It seems that there are at least 300 small courtyards.

A patrolman seemed to see Hua Kai suspicious and followed him quietly. Hua Kai found that he stopped and looked at him.

"Master...!" Hua Kai had some impression of this patrolman. He was one of the slaves he brought back from the grassland for the second time.

"Haha! I haven't been home for almost three years. It seems that everyone hasn't forgotten me!" Hua Kai said with a smile.

"No one can forget the master... I will report to the third master right away!" The patrolman said excitedly when he saw that it was really Hua Kai.

When he left, he was still a teenager. In a blink of an eye, he was already eighteen years old.

When he came to the gate of the inner fort, the gate was still the same as Hua Kai's childhood memory. Since Huajiabao had an outer wall, it only had symbolic significance.

Several villagers in Huajiabao saw Hua Kai and greeted him excitedly. Although it had been almost three years, Hua Kai's reputation in Huajiabao had not decreased, but more and more people admired him.

The reputation of the Holy Son of the Hua Family has spread throughout the Qi State. Everyone knows that the head of the Hua Family is a Holy Son. When they come to Huajiabao, most of the children of the noble families will be polite. In addition, the development of the family in the past few years has been guided by Hua Kai.

The news of Hua Kai's return home soon spread in the fort. Many villagers and travelers who have never seen Hua Kai followed the crowd to see what the Holy Son looks like.

Surrounded by the crowd and entering the inner fort, Hua Kai saw his third uncle Hua Zijie walking towards him.

The main core of the family has gone to the battlefield and has not returned yet. Now only the third uncle is left at home, and the second uncle is in the county. Hua Kai saw that the third uncle has also reached the Great Perfection of the Qidong Realm. Now the core members of the Hua family are at least above the Qidong Realm.

"Kai'er, why did you come back suddenly? Did something happen in the Jixia Academy?" Hua Zijie also heard that the King of Qi was seriously ill.

"No, the academy organized to participate in the debate conference held by the Qin State. I participated on behalf of the academy. Today is the day of departure. I passed by the door of my house and came in to see if anything happened at home recently." Hua Kai asked.

Since Grandpa, Fourth Uncle, and Fifth Uncle all went to the battlefield of Yan State, Hua Kai has lost the source of news from home. With the current strength of the Hua family in Guang County, it is difficult to encounter any difficulties.

"Everything is fine at home, let's go home and talk about it!" Hua Zijie said and was about to go home with Hua Kai.

Hua Kai knew that there might be some things that his third uncle could not tell him face to face, so he followed him to the main courtyard.

"After you left, there were more and more disaster victims in Guang County, and the family consumed a lot of food. Last year, the Yao family came to borrow food, and half a month ago, they came to borrow 10,000 stones of grain seeds. The State of Lu also sent an envoy to ask if there was any surplus food at home, but I didn't dare to respond!" Hua Zijie said to Hua Kai.

The dawn before the dawn is the most difficult to endure. All families have almost reached their limits. Whoever has food now can gather a lot of high-quality people. Without food, they can only give up their territory like the four countries and five counties, and choose to retain the core of the family to seek other development options!

"How much food is left at home now? The State of Lu is our ally, so let's borrow some if we can!" Hua Kai said.

"There are less than 100,000 shi of grain left at home. In the past two years, all the affiliated families of the Hua family have borrowed more than 100,000 shi of grain. The Yao family has borrowed more than 40,000 shi of grain many times. The family has consumed more than 50,000 shi. The main reason is that there are too many refugees. The number of disaster victims rescued outside and inside our fort has exceeded 50,000. They have consumed more than 100,000 shi of grain in the past few years alone. There are also grain shops, restaurants and other places that consume a lot of grain." Hua Zijie said.

Hua Kai originally thought that 500,000 shi of grain at home was enough, but he didn't expect it to be consumed so quickly. Guang County City and Huajia Fort were able to stay in peace during the three years of the disaster, but instead became more prosperous against the trend, thanks to the supply of grain from the Hua family.

"By the way, the most troublesome problem now is that it is not a long-term solution for us to keep so many refugees like this. The 5,000 people at home have to maintain their order all day long, fearing that they will cause trouble. I heard that refugees from Jiangling County, Chengyang County and other places are already spreading everywhere, and the number of our refugee camps will have to increase sharply by then." Hua Zijie said again.