Chapter 152: Hereditary Titles (Second Update)
When the morning sun pierced through the thick clouds and swayed on the earth, all the people waiting outside the city clearly felt the ground trembling slightly, and in the distance, the roaring sound was already faintly audible.
"Boom!"
The roar was getting louder and closer, as if a huge flood was falling from the sky and washing the ground, and the sound was shocking, making many people's faces change a little.
"It's coming!" Xiao Ran said secretly in his heart, and then looked into the distance, not only Xiao Ran, but even Tian Lao, Xiao Zhan, Xiao Tian and others who came at some point also found out, and looked into the distance one by one.
At the intersection of heaven and earth, a small black dot suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
After this black dot appeared, a large number of black dots behind him also came out, moving towards this side at a very fast speed, and the sound of the horse's hooves running and the neighing of the horses were constantly mixed together to form a huge sound to transmit.
Nearly a thousand people rode war horses with a murderous aura in the direction of Tianwu City, impacting at a very fast speed, bringing everyone a strong sense of visual impact, and many people of the Xiao family who were a little less courageous had their faces slightly pale.
However, Xiao Zhan didn't say anything about these, after all, let alone them, even Xiao Zhan was a little stunned in his heart.
Nearly a thousand horses carried soldiers on horseback, moving at great speed behind a general in golden armor.
The closer they got, the more intense the noise became, and everyone could now clearly feel the tremor of the ground, as if it were an earthquake.
Countless people in the city looked outside through the city gate, and when they saw the nearly 1,000 soldiers galloping towards this side wantonly, everyone's faces changed.
A powerful momentum emanated from the bodies of these soldiers and generals riding war horses.
The speed of the team was very fast, and in less than a cup of tea, it came from the distance between heaven and earth to a position less than a few hundred meters away in front of everyone.
The strong visual impact suddenly appeared in everyone's hearts. All hearts rose and fell with the sound of the horses trampling the ground.
The army still did not slow down in the slightest, and rushed directly towards the crowd, the distance was getting closer and closer, and a trace of murderous aura in the air had gradually spread.
This is an army that has really experienced the test of blood and fire, these armies are all armies that follow the general Liu Kui to fight around and kill demonic beasts, and the comprehensive quality of each person is not comparable to these city guards.
Under the leadership of the reckless man in the golden armor at the beginning, the army finally came to the outside of Tianwu City.
It wasn't until they were only a few dozen meters away from everyone that all the horses stopped in a neighing. The line waited in line. Not a single person spoke, and the whole army was filled with the smell of killing.
The big man in golden armor at the front of the army glanced at Xiao Zhan and a group of people in front of him with a sharp gaze, then turned over and dismounted and slowly walked towards this side, behind him, another general followed with a golden brocade cloth.
Seeing the person on the opposite side dismount, Xiao Ran had already guessed that the person was the general Liu Kui, and hurriedly followed Xiao Zhan and the others towards meet him.
"Xiaguan Tianwu City Lord Xiao Zhan see the general!" Coming to the front of the man, Xiao Zhan clasped his hands into fists and bowed to the person opposite.
Many people from the Xiao family behind him also clasped their fists and saluted one by one, and Xiao Ran naturally saluted among these people.
"Huh. It turned out to be the City Lord of Xiao, there is no need to be polite, but it is troublesome for the City Lord Xiao to come to greet him!" The whole person was even more arrogant, but at this time, he laughed softly at Xiao Zhan, and his tone was quite polite.
Then his eyes swept over everyone's bodies one by one. When he swept over Xiao Ran and Nangong Wan'er, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, but he quickly retreated.
was said by the general Liu Kui. Although Xiao Zhan was a little flattered, the temperament that he had cultivated over the years did not let him show anything.
"This is the house, this is the dog!" Xiao Zhan smiled slightly, pointing at Xiao Ran and Murong Wan and introducing to the general Liu Kui.
Xiao Ran and Murong Wan naturally saluted Liu Kui again.
"Hehe, Ling Gongzi is really a talent, Mrs. Xiao is also very temperamental, and City Lord Xiao is so blessed!" General Liu Kui smiled slightly, the whole person was completely different from the previous murderous atmosphere, and Xiao Ran on the side couldn't help but guess how this general was not the same as the rumors.
"I don't know why the general came to Tianwu City this time?" Xiao Zhan looked at Liu Kui and said suspiciously, this is what has always been hidden in his heart, but he has always been puzzled, but he doesn't know what to do.
"Hehe, I came this time, and there is no big deal, but my emperor recently issued a holy decree, which happens to be in Tianwu City, and I am the closest general to Tianwu City in this vicinity, so I have to let me read it!" Liu Kui laughed and said, in addition to the evil aura on his body, he was also very approachable.
However, he was going to come to Tianwu City to read the holy decree? Everyone couldn't help but feel a stir in their hearts.
On the Wolong Continent, if you want to say the most mysterious thing about anyone, in addition to those legendary realms, there is only the emperor who is high.
No one knows the emperor's true cultivation, only that the emperor is called the wind and the sky, and even the swordsman union is only equivalent to one of the forces under the royal family.
On weekdays, the emperor rarely issued orders and holy decrees, but now he has issued them, and moreover, it is still in the Tianwu City where they are, is there any secret in this? Even Xiao Zhan couldn't help but worry about what the emperor wanted to do to Tianwu City.
"General, I don't know what happened, and who is the Holy Decree for?" Xiao Zhan asked.
Xiao Zhan's words fell, but the general Liu Kui did not answer his question, but instead glanced at Tianwu City, and directly took a brocade cloth made of rolled up gold wire from a general behind him.
Spread it out, and then his voice regained his majesty, and he looked at Xiao Zhan and said, "Tianwu City Lord Xiao Zhan!"
"Weichen takes the order!" Xiao Zhan was only stunned for a while before reacting, and quickly knelt on the ground to answer, behind him, Hula knelt down in a big circle, and even Xiao Ran and Nangong Wan'er beside him had to kneel.
"Carried by heaven, the emperor summoned and said. The Xiao family, the city lord of Tianwu City, has been waiting for Tianwu City for generations, and has made countless intrusions below the demonic beasts, and has made outstanding contributions, and I have clear rewards and punishments, and today I decreed that the Xiao family would be given the hereditary title and be named a baron, and the son of the head of the Xiao family would be named a viscount, and Tianwu City would be rewarded as its fief, Qin this!" After the general Liu Kui finished reading. He put away the holy decree and took it in his hand and said to Xiao Zhan, who was kneeling on the ground: "City Lord Xiao, don't you get up to accept the decree?"
"Ah?!Yes, the minister will accept the order!" Xiao Zhan was stunned for a moment, the expression on his face suddenly became overjoyed, and his eyes were even full of ecstasy.
The city lord is equivalent to the courtiers in the Wolong Empire, however, he does not have much position and power, but. Being knighted, that's completely different.
Especially the hereditary title, hereditary, that means that the Xiao family will never go back. Moreover, how many hereditary titles are there on the entire Wolong Continent?
Although the hereditary baron is a bit low, however, its rights and status. It can definitely be compared to the city lord of the fourth-level city, and even compared with Wei Feng, the city lord of Tiandu City, Xiao Zhan's status will definitely not be lower.
Among these people. The most surprising thing was Xiao Ran, who had never done anything, and was even rewarded with the title of a viscount.
The titles on the Wolong Continent are very precious, behind each title, means fiefs and rights, above the viscount and baron, there are counts, marquis and dukes, but the duke is a legendary figure, and the power of the duke title is already comparable to that of the generalissimo of the empire.
But even if it is a baron, it is very rare, after Xiao Zhan received the holy decree, he muttered a little in his heart, what is this?
It's been decades since the last time he fought against the beast tide, and the emperor has never rewarded it, but now it's suddenly rewarded? What's the matter? Moreover, it is a hereditary title, which makes Xiao Zhan a little stunned in his heart, is it possible, what is the conspiracy?
Xiao Ran on the side didn't think so, at this time, everyone had already stood up again, he looked at Liu Kui, and found that the corner of Liu Kui's eyes looked at Xiao Ran from time to time, as if he was looking for something.
"Could it be?" Xiao Ran already had a guess in his heart, the behavior of the Emperor of the Wolong Empire this time seemed to be no different from showing goodwill, and the fact was indeed a show of goodwill.
It is estimated that everything is inseparable from the little phoenix on his body, after all, he doesn't think that he has this ability, and only the colorful Xuanhuang of the divine beast level like the little phoenix can make these big forces stretch out their minds to recruit.
For these, he is not easy to break, after all, he is still just guessing, as for whether it is really like this, he doesn't know at all for the time being, and naturally it is difficult to say.
Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ran had their own strengths and weaknesses in their hearts, and they didn't speak for a while, but the other people of the Xiao family who didn't know what to do next to them showed excited looks on their faces.
Being knighted, it means that the Xiao family has been labeled as the Wolong Empire, and in the future, if any force wants to move the Xiao family, I am afraid they will have to think about the consequences, after all, it is impossible for the Wolong Empire in the future to sit idly by.
Many forces were recruited by the Wolong Empire in this way, but for these, although Xiao Ran didn't take them very seriously, the royal family of the Wolong Empire did this, which was equivalent to helping Xiao Ran solve a lot of worries, and also made Xiao Ran feel at ease to do the next thing.
"Ahem!" General Liu Kui coughed slightly on the side, pulling everyone who was in deep thought back from their contemplation.
Xiao Zhan smiled awkwardly and said, "Let the general see the smile, the general, please go into the city and sit down!"
Liu Kui groaned slightly, then nodded, turned to the nearly 1,000 soldiers behind him and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, set up camp in place, and don't disturb the people, otherwise, the warlord will deal with it!"
"Yes!" The neat and loud voice instantly resounded through the four fields, so that all the people in the city who didn't know what was going on outside could hear it clearly.
Then Xiao Zhancai led Liu Kui with a large group of people to turn around and walk towards the city, as soon as he came to the city, a large group of people surrounded him, most of these people did not dare to come up on the side, only Ou Yezi and Changzhi of the Swordsman Union walked up.
After the two came up to chat with Liu Kui, they followed the team and walked towards the Xiao family, on both sides of the road, there were hundreds of cheers and cheers, and everyone looked at the group in the middle.
And the general Liu Kui kept nodding and smiling, and it wasn't until he walked into the city lord's mansion that the team outside gradually dispersed, but the focus of today's discussion was undoubtedly the general Liu Kui. (To be continued......)
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