Chapter 281: Advance is Retreat
"Lin Fan. Do you really like me?"
As if he was not sure, Bai Ling said with some sadness.
"What I said is true, in fact, I have liked you for a long time, Bailing, when you have settled everything in the world, you can go back to the war domain with me."
Nodding, Bai Ling plunged into the young man's arms and cried, gently stroking Bai Ling's back, Lin Fan's face was also filled with a trace of indescribable strangeness.
Dusk departs, and night falls.
A darkness shrouded every inch of the entire earth, at this moment, Longteng City was completely boiling, although the royal family strictly forbade this matter not to leak out, but there is no impermeable wind in the world, I don't know when and where the rumors began, saying that the royal family in order to take care of their own safety, actually disregarded the life and death of the people.
Inside the Royal Palace.
"Old man, what do you think about this matter?" Baibaotang's defeat of the Jiuyang War Sect, now the entire Longteng City knows about it, when Ouyang Hongbai heard it, the whole person was completely stunned, he really couldn't imagine that a young man actually killed a War Emperor powerhouse, and also drove the Jiuyang War Sect out of Longteng City.
At this moment, Duanmu Wentian's face was gloomy, and he didn't have the usual gentleness and elegance at all, after all, he was not honest first, if the young man didn't have such strength, it would be fine, but the news he just got, Lin Fan not only rushed back to Longteng City in time, but also brought a strong man of the War Emperor by his side, a strong man of the War Emperor, that is a strong man of the War Emperor, not to mention the entire Dragon Teng Empire, even if it is the Jiuyang War Sect, there is only one Emperor of War, and he was killed.
Duanmu Wentian began to regret it a little, if he insisted on it for a while, even if it was until Lin Fan came, then the result would be completely different now, with another War Emperor joining the Empire, then the national strength of the Dragon Teng Empire would be instantly increased, but now he knew that it was all over, because it was he who personally pushed out a War Emperor and a young man with unlimited potential.
"Brother Ouyang, did you say I did something wrong this time?"
Seeing his old buddy like this, Ouyang Hongbai also sighed slightly in his heart, what else could he say? After all, the incident had happened, and said: "This matter can't say who is right and who is wrong at all, if we do our best to protect the Lin family at that time, then in case Lin Fan doesn't come back, just imagine, when the time comes, when the time comes, what will happen to the people?"
Hearing this, Duanmu Wentian, who was still gloomy just now, suddenly regained his expression and said: "Brother Ouyang is right, if I tried my best to protect the Lin family at that time, it was the people who suffered in the end, I am the king of a country, even if I occasionally break my word, I am worthy of my heart."
"Old man, now is not the time to talk about this, the most important thing is that there was an agreement between you and Lin Fan at the beginning, and now the Lin family is almost destroyed, if nothing happens, Lin Fan will definitely enter the palace to ask, how should we answer when the time comes."
Both of them knew very well in their hearts that Lin Fan was no longer what it used to be, after all, with a War Emperor's body, even a one-level War Sect might not dare to provoke it, and now Jiuyang War Sect basically will not come to Longteng City again, even the old ancestor has been killed, if nothing else, after Jiuyang War Sect returns, his status may plummet.
But you must know that if you want to establish a human-level war sect, there must be a war emperor in the sect, and now that the war emperor of the Jiuyang War Sect has been killed, if nothing else, the other war sects that had a grudge against the Jiuyang War Sect before will definitely fall into the ground.
Since Lin Fan can kill a War Emperor and can defeat the Jiuyang War Sect, this is enough to show that Lin Fan is already very important now, and when it comes to Lin Fan's affairs, Duanmu asks God that he can't be sloppy.
"Your Majesty, Lin Fan asks to see."
said that Cao Cao Cao arrived, and heard that Lin Fan actually asked to see him at this time, whether it was Ouyang Hongbai or Duanmu Wentian, both of them had a depressed face, but you must know that it is already late at night, and under normal circumstances, all ministers will not ask to see at this time at all.
If it was Lin Fan in the past, even if Duanmu Wentian appreciated it in his heart, he would never summon it casually, after all, the emperor has the set of an emperor, but is it okay now?
But you must know that Lin Fan not only killed the old ancestor of the Jiuyang War Sect, but also let the Jiuyang War Sect leave Longteng City, this strength alone, the Dragon Teng Empire can't afford to provoke it, unless the old ancestor is invited to make a move.
"Bring Lin Fan into the Imperial Garden".
"Yes, Your Majesty".
After tidying up his clothes, Duanmu Wentian said helplessly: "Old man, come with me, I'm really afraid that kid will kill me with an excitement."
"Hahaha, it turns out that you are also afraid", laughed three times, Ouyang Hongbai took a deep look at Jiutian Duyue, and said: "I believe that Lin Fan will not do anything out of the ordinary."
"Oh, Brother Ouyang, it seems that you know Lin Fan very well?"
"Although I don't know him, I know that this son is not an unreasonable person, the reason why we don't protect the safety of the Lin family is also for the sake of the overall situation, I believe that he also thought of this, otherwise he would not be asking to see him now, but going directly to the palace."
Nodding, Duanmu Wentian is not a fool, he can become the king of a country, Duanmu Wentian is much more shrewd than others, of course he knows what Ouyang Hongbai said, if Lin Fan really blames the royal family for not protecting the Lin family, then it is not a request to see him so late.
"Let's go, old man, with your means, can't you really get this person?"
"It's so hard."
Imperial Garden, under normal circumstances, the Imperial Garden of the Imperial Palace is for the comfort of the imperial relatives, so in addition to the royal family, other people do not need to easily step in, the reason why Duanmu Wentian summoned Lin Fan in the Imperial Garden shows the importance of Lin Fan.
By the time the two arrived, Lin Fan had already sat on the stone chair and had a meal, after all, he had been on the road for several days, and he didn't eat anything when he came back, people are iron rice and steel, and he is not a god, of course he needs to eat.
"Lin Aiqing, you are finally back, but you want to be a widow."
Hearing Duanmu Wentian's words, Lin Fan shuddered excitedly, thinking that this Nima was also numb, but he said with a smile on his face: "It is also Lin Fan's honor to be able to see Your Majesty again."
"Okay", pulling Lin Fan to sit down together, Duanmu Wentian has a smile on his face all the time, if he is seen by other ministers, I don't know if he will go home directly to buy two catties of tofu to pay for his death, after all, Duanmu Wentian usually doesn't smile easily at all, he always looks cold and serious, and now he suddenly smiles, even Lin Fan can't stand it.
"Lin Aiqing, where have you been during this time?"
"Battle Domain", there is no concealment at all, after all, the two people in front of them should have already known about their entry into the War Domain, and only then did they salute Ouyang Hongbai and said, "Senior Ouyang is polite."
"Lin Fan doesn't have to be polite."
Warfield?
Hearing the young man in front of him say that he had entered the battle domain, Ouyang Hongbai and Duanmu Wentian were still shocked, after all, the meaning of the war domain was very clear to both of them.
"Lin Aiqing, is there something wrong with you going to the war domain?"
"Of course, I originally belonged to the Lingxiao Battle Sect, and this time I returned to the sect mainly to help the sect be promoted to a prefecture-level war sect."
Prefecture-level battle sect.
Hearing the four words of the prefecture-level battle sect, Duanmu Wentian asked eagerly, "Lin Aiqing, has the promotion of the Lingxiao Battle Sect been successful?"
Nodding, Lin Fan didn't hide it at all, although he wasn't going to investigate it this time, it didn't mean that he wouldn't put some pressure on the royal family and Duanmu Wentian, but you must know that a prefecture-level battle sect is much more powerful than a one-level battle sect.
Hearing the word success, Duanmu Wentian had already turned over the monstrous Lang, as the emperor of the Dragon Teng Empire, he was not as ignorant as others, Duanmu Wentian was very clear about the division of the level of the Battle Domain Battle Sect, and there was a strict division of levels from top to bottom, so he knew very well how big the gap between the human-level Battle Sect and the prefecture-level War Sect was.
If the Jiuyang Battle Sect is a mountain, then the Lingxiao War Sect is a double-layered mountain, at this moment, Duanmu Wentian finally knew in his heart why Lin Fan came back this time, and he would bring a strong War Emperor with him, after all, a War Emperor can still be used for a prefecture-level War Sect.
"Your Majesty, Lin Fan has something to ask you, I don't know if Your Majesty can answer."
"Lin Aiqing said whatever she said, as long as the widow knows, she will definitely tell you."
I don't know why, now Lin Fan has a feeling of wanting to vomit when he sees Duanmu asking the sky in front of him, a person can be disguised to such a shameless point, it can be regarded as a rare thing in heaven and earth.
"Your Majesty, if Lin Fan's memory has not degraded, I remember that there was an agreement with Your Majesty that as long as the Lin family is in Longteng City, Your Majesty will protect them for a day, I don't know if Your Majesty still remembers this agreement."
Finally asked.
After listening to the question of the young man in front of him, Duanmu Wentian did not show the slightest strangeness on his face, because the two had already guessed that the young man would ask like this, but fortunately, the young man was just asking now, and there was no intention to investigate at all, since this was the case, then everything would be much easier.
This time, Duanmu Wentian did not hide it at all, after all, the facts are in front of you, no matter how strong your lying ability is, the facts are the facts, and they cannot be changed at all, so Duanmu Wentian is ready to use a move to advance and retreat.
"Lin Aiqing, there was an agreement between us at the beginning, but the reason why the royal family did not come forward to protect the Lin family before, I believe that Lin Aiqing can also guess the reason, no matter what, the Jiuyang War Sect is an existence above the world, even if I have the heart but I am powerless, after all, I am the king of a country, what I want to consider is not a Lin family, but an empire, for the sake of a Lin family and bring the entire empire into a land of no return, I can't do it, so in the end I chose to give up the Lin family."
After listening to Duanmu Wentian's words, Ouyang Hongbai was shocked, thinking to himself what was wrong with this old fellow, wouldn't he tell people clearly that he didn't want to make a move.
(PS: The three chapters are updated, starting from the next chapter, it's a blast, Mengshan passerby covered a two-layer cake, that is, Xiao Du wants to add twenty more more, from the next chapter, everyone counts well!)