Yang Fan was the same, feeling a little confused.
Appoint Ling Tian as the domain lord of the Xuanchu Guards
Was there any mistake
When he asked Zhuge Xincheng to pass on the news of Tu Haoyan's sacrifice yesterday, Ling Tian was only a half-step emperor.
yes.
A half-step emperor is no longer considered a weakling. After all, Tu Haoyan was also a half-step emperor before. If it weren't for Yang Fan's help, he would most likely still be hovering at the peak of the emperor.
Judging from his cultivation level, Ling Tian seems to be indeed qualified to be the domain lord of this area.
However, the Territory Lord of the Thirty-Six Domains has never been chosen based on who has higher cultivation level.
If they were really ranked according to their cultivation level, how could Fu Zhengqing be the Territory Lord of the Northwest Guard House when he was just about to break through to the King's Realm
Is it because the central city of the Federation cannot send a strong man with a higher level of cultivation to take charge
Obviously, not really.
The federal government is not as weak as imagined. As long as they are willing, they will send out even a half-step emperor or even a half-emperor, let alone an emperor-level warrior.
"Regional autonomy is the basic national policy when the Human Federation was established."
Yang Fan spoke softly and autonomously, seeming to be recalling some of the institutional regulations made for the thirty-six domains after the establishment of the Human Federation:
"Unless more than half of the local warriors and residents in each of the thirty-six domains agree to the federal dispatch of domain leaders, the domain leaders can only be appointed from among the strongest warriors in the thirty-six domains."
"Although Ling Tian's cultivation has met the requirements, he was born on the Holy Forest Island and is not a local resident of the Xuanchu Governor's Mansion. It seems that he is not qualified to serve as the leader of this domain."
"What does Federal Central City want to do? Does it want to overturn the basic national policy written before and forcibly interfere with the autonomy process of each domain?"
Yang Fan's brows raised slightly.
This is not a good sign. If one thing is not done well, the entire thirty-six domains will become alienated, right
You know, the human race is also divided into regions and races.
Before the establishment of the Federal Central Government, there were two to three hundred countries of the human race on the origin star, including yellow, white, black and so on. From skin color to language to living habits and national beliefs, It's all very different.
Therefore, in order to survive and stay together, countries formulated this basic national policy of regional autonomy in order to prevent the occurrence of bad incidents such as racial discrimination.
But now, what are Yao Puxin, Li Liangcai and the others doing? Do they want to forcibly abolish the autonomy of the Xuanchu garrison
Didn't you see that some of the local officials in the Xuanchu Governor's Mansion were already filled with resentment? Didn't you see that among the dozens of semi-emperor powerhouses present, the colors on the faces of some of the strongest men of different skin colors and races changed
Outside the city gate.
Yao Puxin, Li Liangcai, Tian Chanzi and others obviously expected this situation. They did not explain much, but all turned around and looked at a certain human half-emperor behind them.
"Brother Zhou Xun, aren't you ready to come out and say a few words?"
At this time, Wu Dao stepped forward, looked at the human half-emperor who was also being watched by Yao Puxin, Li Liangcai and others with a smile, and said softly:
"Although this kid Ling Tian has now become a disciple of little friend Yang Fan, from a fundamental point of view, he can be regarded as a member of my Sacred Forest Island bloodline."
"It was by chance that I rescued him and raised him in the Xuanchu Governor's Mansion. In principle, his ancestral home should also be in this Xuanchu Governor's Mansion, right?"
Zhou Xun nodded lightly, slowly separated from the crowd and walked to the city gate.
"Ancestor Zhou Xun?!"
"Old City Lord, is it really you?!"
"Great! The old city lord is still alive! Now our Xuanchu Guards finally has a backbone!"
“…”
As soon as Zhou Xun came out, the deputy city lord of Ruan Feng City, some elderly people all over eighty years old, and members of the Xuanchu Zhou clan all recognized his identity immediately.
Zhou Xun.
The lord of the Xuanchu garrison and the first territorial lord of the Xuanchu garrison after the establishment of the federal central government.
I heard that he had died in battle many years ago, and then Tu Haoyan took over as the second Lord of Xuanchu Territory.
Unexpectedly, the old Territory Lord Zhou Xun who was supposed to have died in the battle actually came back from the dead and appeared in front of Ruan Feng City again.
"It's rare that everyone still remembers me, Zhou is so polite here!"
Zhou Xun bowed lightly to all local officials and residents present, and then spoke loudly:
"If everyone still recognizes me as the old city lord and believes in my character, Zhou Xun, I hope everyone can listen to my next words."
The half-emperor pressure on Zhou Xun gradually increased. He raised his hand and waved it down at the many warriors on the opposite side. After everyone shut up and became quiet, he spoke again.
"Brother Wu Dao from Shenglin Island just now said it right. Lord Lingtian is indeed from our Xuanchu Guards House!"
"Some of the older folks present here should still remember the battle that wiped out the Ling clan eighty-eight years ago, two hundred kilometers west of Ruanfeng City."
"Ten demon emperors from Ten Thousand Demon Mountains simultaneously ambushed the Ling clan who were traveling from Pingshan City to Ruanfeng City with their entire family."
"The entire Ling clan was wiped out. Only two infants who were just born were rescued by Mr. Wu Dao who happened to be passing by."
"I saw this with my own eyes when I led the crowd to ask for help. I can't tell you anything!"
"So, fundamentally speaking, Territory Lord Lingtian is not a person from the outside world, because he was born in our Xuanchu Governor's Mansion, and his parents and relatives are all natives of our Xuanchu Governor's Mansion!"
"Therefore, the Federal Central City's appointment of him as the Lord of Xuanchu Territory to control the Xuanchu Governor's Mansion does not constitute a forcible interference in the autonomy of the Xuanchu Governor's Mansion. I hope everyone can understand."
Wow!
As soon as Zhou Xun finished speaking, everyone below exploded.
Even Ling Tian himself was a little unbelievable.
He turned out to be a native of the Xuanchu Governor's Mansion. How come he had never been mentioned by Master Wu Dao before
So, his parents, clan members, and his younger brother, who was robbed of his mind by a demon spirit right after he was born, all met with disaster in the Xuanchu Guards Mansion
It was also the first time that Ling Tian knew about his own life experience, and it was also the first time that he knew that his enemies were actually the demons from the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains!
"Of course, there is no basis for what you say. Now I want everyone to believe it based on just a few words from Zhou Xun. It is obviously unrealistic."
Zhou Xun spoke quietly again: "Fortunately, the Ling family still has a direct lineage surviving in our Ruanfeng City. They are the lineage of the chief family who was sent to Ruanfeng City to fight in the front line."
"Because I had to come to Ruan Feng City in advance to buy a property, I didn't go with most of my family, so I was lucky enough to escape. If nothing else, there should still be people in the Ling family now, right?"
"If you look for anyone who is a direct descendant of the Ling family, you will definitely feel something if you have a blood test. This alone is enough to prove that the Lord of the Lingtian Territory is from our Xuanchu people!"
The Ling clan
After hearing Zhou Xun's words, most people present looked at a loss.
Never heard of the Ling family in Ruan Fengcheng
In addition to Tu, Zhou, Zhao, and Wang, when did the major families in Ruan Feng City have the Ling family
"Old City Lord!"
At this time, the deputy city lord of Ruan Fengcheng stood up and reported to Zhou Xun softly:
"What the old city lord doesn't know is that the Ling clan was originally underpopulated. When the war broke out between the human and demon clans, all the kings of the Ling clan were killed, and this lineage gradually declined."
"What?" Zhou Xun raised his eyebrows and said in great surprise: "Is there not even a direct bloodline left?"
The deputy city lord shook his head slightly: "This junior doesn't know, after all, so many years have passed..."
Under normal circumstances, who would care about a small aristocratic family that has completely declined
If Zhou Xun hadn't suddenly mentioned it today, the deputy city lord would have almost forgotten about Ruan Fengcheng and the Ling family.
"I...I...I!"
At this time, in a corner at the city gate, a small hand suddenly raised high, and a childish voice shouted:
"I am the direct bloodline of this generation of Ling family!"
Ling Tian's expression moved, and with a wave of his hand, he moved a little girl who looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, wearing simple clothes and with some stains on her face from the crowd.
"Little girl, you said that you are a direct descendant of the Ling family of this generation, is there any proof?"
Ling Tian asked the little girl softly.
The little girl seemed a little nervous. She shrank her neck, reached into her arms, and took out a diamond-shaped jade pendant from under her neck. The jade pendant was engraved with the character "Ling" in seal script.
"This is the jade pendant inherited from my Ling clan. It contains a drop of blood essence from the ancestor of my Ling clan."
brush!
Ling Tian's spiritual thoughts suddenly penetrated into the diamond-shaped jade pendant, and the blood power on his body also trembled.
I actually felt something!
And it comes from the original pull from the bloodline soul!
Ling Tian's breathing stagnated, and his whole body suddenly became excited and trembling.
Now, he was absolutely sure that this jade pendant was deeply involved with him, and maybe it was really left by their ancestor of the Ling family.
And the little girl in front of him might really be a member of his Lingtian bloodline!
"What's your name?"
Ling Tian's voice became softer and he asked the little girl in front of him.
"Ling Ling!" the little girl replied crisply: "My name is Ling Ling!"
"Ling Ling? What a good name!"
A gentle smile appeared on Ling Tian's face, and he continued to ask:
"So, little Lingling, tell your uncle where your adults are. Your uncle wants to see them for important matters!"
Ling Ling lowered her head and said softly: "No... no, now I am the only one left in the entire Ling clan. When my father was seriously injured and passed away, he gave this jade pendant to me, saying that I was part of the Ling clan. The head of the family of this generation!"
"But I don't want to be the head of this family. There's no one left in the family. I miss my dad so much!"
As she said that, the little girl's eyes turned red and she cried immediately.
"Uncle, your last name is Ling, right?"
After a while, Ling Ling, who was feeling very sad, raised her hand to wipe the tears from her face, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Ling Tian with a hopeful look on her face:
"You are also a member of our Ling clan, right? We are all one family, right?"
Ling Tian's heart trembled, an uncontrollable sadness rose from the bottom of his heart, and his eyes were slightly red.
This look was all too familiar to him.
Once upon a time, he and his younger brother Ling Yun were just like the little girl in front of him, hoping and longing for the survival of their relatives.
(End of chapter)