Leaving the dry mountain is just a blink of an eye, and the magic formation of the space system is indeed powerful.

Lan Jiu's eyes raised slightly, looking at the familiar scene, and at the bottom of his heart, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. This is the place where human beings should live, and only in such a place can we find a sense of belonging to civilization.

Human beings are worthy of being the darlings of heaven and earth, even if the demon race has developed so far, but just because of the leading in terms of heritage, the creativity and wisdom of human beings are much higher than them.

"Haha, it's finally back... Although the ninth brother's cooking skills are good, the ingredients are a little monotonous after all, and it is still comfortable to come back!" Xi Tianming laughed loudly. He is rough and arrogant, but through getting along with each other in the past few days, he is also familiar with Lan Jiu.

Lan Jiu threw a roll of his eyes, but he was noncommittal. Regardless of the food, at least, when you return to human territory, you can get a good night's sleep.

Don't look at the barren mountain, a few people are living a chic life, but they are also extremely aggrieved in their hearts. Even during Lan Jiu's time in the Forest of Divine Punishment, the life he enjoyed was more comfortable than this. On this barren mountain, it is already boring, coupled with the barrenness of resources, although a few people are talking and laughing, they are always a little irritable in their hearts.

What's more, the tent is not a good place to sleep after all, and the activities of the demon clan under the mountain are becoming more and more frequent, which also makes the four people hiding on the mountain unable to sleep soundly.

However, the matter didn't seem to be over, but they only heard Murong Yunfan stop them, "Wait, don't be in a hurry to go... What else is there to find you?"

"Huh?" Ah Ke was slightly stunned, and said angrily, "Isn't it... We're all so tired, and we still have something to do? Master Hou, you're not going to drain our labor force, are you? Hmph, if we go on like this, we'll be tired and thin!"

Having said that, for Murong Yunfan's words, a few people naturally would not object. Regardless of Murong Yunfan's identity, just one point, the Academy of Magic handed them over to Murong Yunfan, then they naturally had to obey his arrangement. This is not a blind and blind trust, but a concept of responsibility and order among soldiers.

Just like Murong Yunfan, although he is a marquis, he was also born in the military, and he attaches great importance to this concept of unconditional obedience to orders.

However, this Murong Yunfan changed his serious expression, threw a roll of his eyes, and laughed in a low voice, "Look at you, what are you doing so seriously? It's a good thing to find you this time, a great thing... I explained the course of this battle to the emperor who was far away in the imperial capital, and you, who have made the greatest contributions, will naturally not be ignored by the imperial capital... The arrival of General Sima Lie, on the one hand, is to rush to the battlefield, and on the other hand, it is also to commend the four of you on behalf of the empire!"

"Ah, don't be so troublesome, we have always done good deeds without leaving a name, okay!" Li Yixiang chuckled softly.

Murong Yunfan's gaze froze slightly, and a sense of ridicule slowly fell between the four of them, and finally his gaze stopped on Lan Jiu. He laughed in a low voice, "The young master of the Great Li family naturally doesn't need these false names, but can you really be sure that other people don't need them either?"

Praise is all false, but is it really not needed by everyone? The answer is necessarily no.

Several people froze slightly, and then their eyes fell on Lan Jiu, and an embarrassing atmosphere came, slowly sweeping over the four of them. From the time when this team was first formed, the four of them actually understood the meaning of each other's efforts, and naturally, they also knew the situation of Lan Jiu.

The entire Lan family was destroyed, such a family hatred and hatred of the country, he needed more military merits in exchange for his right to speak in the empire. Only one day, when you really hold the power, can you really make the demon clan pay the price it deserves. On the other hand, not only Lan Jiu, but also Li Yixiang, whether it is Ah Ke or Xi Tianming, they all need more military merits and glory.

But fortunately, this awkward atmosphere did not last long. Li Yixiang smiled softly, and hurriedly said, "Since that's the case, let's go quickly!"

The embarrassing atmosphere was finally diluted a lot, and several people followed behind Murong Yunfan, and after a while, they walked into a splendid building. Lan Jiu looked at the surrounding environment while wondering what kind of dignitaries and dignitaries were originally stationed here.

After a while, he saw Murong Yunfan standing still, and laughed in a low voice, "General Lie, these four are the ones I reported earlier... The genius boys of the Magic Association, it was also their surprise attack strategy this time that brought about this victory, whether it was resourcefulness or ability, they were far above those leading teenagers of the empire!"

"The person recommended by the Hou Ye will naturally not be wrong!" Sima Lie laughed softly, "But after all, I am the last errand runner, and I just completed the task assigned by the king!"

From this conversation, it is not difficult to see that Sima Lie and Murong Yunfan are not cold, but fortunately, there is no more hostility. Sima Lie's eyes fell on Ah Ke, and he smiled and exclaimed, "She is worthy of being the daughter of a prince and general, but this heroic appearance is not comparable to that of an ordinary lady!"

In fact, whether it is Sima Lie or Murong Yunfan, they are old acquaintances with A Ke. Even, Murong Yunfan should be regarded as Ake's uncle, but for some reason, the two are not very intimate. At least, in this mission, Murong Yunfan did not take special care of Ah Ke because of her identity.

However, Sima Lie is different, he and Ake's father belong to the world, so the relationship is naturally more familiar.

"Hehe, Uncle Lie, don't make fun of me, this time the credit is mainly from a few of them, I'm just following the soy sauce!" Ah Ke laughed softly, "But Uncle Lie, if you want to reward a few of us, you have to hurry up... Later, if we fall asleep standing here, you won't have a chance to praise me!"

Ah Ke also spoke out on behalf of the others, but only she could say this, and only she could give advice to Sima Lie in a joking tone.

Sima Lie wasn't angry, but he laughed and said, "You little girl, are you in a hurry? But don't worry, you'll be at the banquet soon, and you'll be rewarded for your merits when the time comes!"

Without further words, several people followed Murong Yunfan and sat down one after another. Although it is a little tired, but in the end, there is no way, probably whether it is a war era or a peaceful era, the customs of dignitaries and dignitaries will always be much more complicated.

Ritual music sounds, bells and drums sound in unison, and in this troubled world, there is never a shortage of such banquets.

The most seated was the commander of this front, Xu Ran. But in fact, most of everyone understands in their hearts that he is inferior to Murong Yunfan in terms of strength, and he is also inferior to Sima Lie in terms of military talent. Although he seems to be seated, in fact, the protagonist of this banquet is not him, but after winning the battle, there is still a little smile on his face.

Sima Lie and Murong Yunfan sat on his lower hand side, separated on the left and right sides. Further back, Sima Lie was naturally followed by those right-hand men on the battlefield. Behind Murong Yunfan, there were Lan Jiusi, and at this level of banquet, etiquette and rules had to be taken seriously.

At this time, Xu Ran stood up and raised the wine glass in his hand to salute, "Thank you all for coming from afar and supporting our brothers on the battlefield, I am really grateful, this first glass of wine is naturally to honor the marquis and the general... At the important juncture of the day, he always pays attention to the direction on the battlefield, and this temperament is admirable!"

This may seem like flattery, but it is just right. You must know that the two people in front of him, one is the younger brother of the current king, and he is even taking care of the government for the king, while the other is an imperial general, and he is his top last time, how dare he offend?

When the words fell, Sima Lie and Murong Yunfan naturally stood up one after another, raised their glasses and saluted back, "Where is General Xu? If it weren't for the sacrifice of life and death on the battlefield, how could you change the idleness of the soldiers... They are all worrying about the king, so why should they see the outside world like this!"

These words were said in a down-to-earth manner, but they made Lan Jiu and the others look up a few more times. It seems that the people of this imperial capital, even if they are generals as arrogant as Sima Lie, can only be described by the word "human spirit".

Xu Ran nodded, and didn't say any more good things at the moment, his eyes fell on the Lan Jiusi behind Murong Yunfan. He laughed in a low voice, "Presumably the four are the genius boys that Hou Ye praised day and night, tsk, they look really extraordinary, and they are really heroes from ancient times!

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be... The general praised it!" Lan Jiu and several people stood up one after another, raising their glasses in response.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the reward for meritorious deeds has officially begun. The soldiers behind Xu Ran have been rewarded by many people, and the same is true for the Lan Jiusi people, who have received a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, and even under Sima Lie's consent, each of them has a military exploit.

At this moment, Murong Yunfan stood up abruptly and smiled at Xu Ran, "General Xu's fair temperament, Yun Fan admires him... Shang Yunfan has a reluctant request, and I hope General Xu can agree!"

"Master Hou is polite, but it doesn't hurt to say!" Xu Ran hurriedly smiled.

"One of the four people behind me is named Lan Jiu, a descendant of the second ruler of the Magic Association... This victory is mainly due to him, so I would like to take this opportunity to reward him for meritorious deeds and beg General Xu to give him the position of a third-rank general!" Murong Yunfan said with a deep groan.

“...“

The scene was stunned, and even Xu Ran was stunned. Under the general, the general is divided into five ranks, and he is the first-rank general under the name of the direct general, and it stands to reason that he has the right to promote and dismiss the general of the third rank and below.

Wouldn't it be a bit hasty to just promote a strange boy to the rank of Sanpin General so easily? But on the other hand, does he really have the reason and ability to refuse?