Although my skills have improved greatly, I don't feel the slightest joy. The matter of Mo Yue has always weighed on my heart like a big stone.
When Gu Feng and Gu Yun saw me, they were not too surprised, they showed me a questioning look, I could only give them a helpless look, they stood behind Gu Chuan, didn't say anything, but what I saw Out, the two looked at me with some anger and some disappointment. I still have a good impression of this pair of brothers who are very affectionate and caring. If I have the opportunity in the future, I must explain it clearly to them.
Gu Chuan looked at me with some doubts, and looked back at his two sons. Gu Feng and Gu Yun lowered their heads in silence, obviously very afraid of their father.
Gu Chuan rushed to his father and said, "What does this human boy have to do with you orcs?"
The father hesitated and said, "Didn't Sucha tell you? He is not human. His name is Lei Xiang. He is my third son. Because his mother is human, he has human blood and appearance, but he is also the same. It has the excellent blood of my Behemoth family."
Gu Chuan looked me up and down in surprise, and it is not difficult to see the doubt in his heart from his eyes, "So it is your son. I heard from the remnants of Sucha that the destruction of our previous 200,000 army has a lot to do with him." ah."
Father nodded and said: "Of course, I, the Behemoth clan, are the most heroic fighters. I'm not afraid to tell you that this raid was presided over by Lei Xiang. I'm old. From now on, he will inherit my position and become the highest leader of the Beastman clan." Commander." At the end, his father showed a trace of vicissitudes and fatigue on his face.
Not only Gu Chuan was surprised, but I was also taken aback, stepped forward and said anxiously: "Father, you..."
My father raised his hand to stop me from asking, and said to Gu Chuan: "Brother Gu, let's start." As he spoke, he took out two contracts that had been prepared.
Gu Chuan accepted the contract, glanced at it, nodded and said, "Okay, under the witness of the world, I, Gu Chuan, represent the Demon Race."
"I, Leo, represent the orcs."
The two shouted in unison: "Signing the peace treaty between these two clans, if it violates the heaven and the earth, I will hate it." The two bit their fingers respectively, and turned a blood talisman into the air. The two blood talismans blended in the air, flickering white light. Father and Gu Chuan raised the contract in their hands at the same time, and Bai Guang printed a complicated mark on the contract respectively.
The light gradually disappeared, Gu Chuan stretched out his right hand to his father, his father bent down, and also stretched out his right hand to strike Gu Chuan three times.
"Okay, my troops are ready. We will retreat 50 miles immediately after we go back."
Father nodded and said: "We orcs will definitely keep our promise. I will keep the governor in his own mansion, and you can deal with it yourself."
Gu Chuan smiled with satisfaction, "The green mountains will not change, and the green water will flow forever. Brother Lei, we will meet later." After finishing speaking, Gu Chuan took his two sons and turned to walk towards his camp. I kept staring at me for a few times, and I sent a voice transmission to Gu Feng: "Brother Gu, I will explain to you when I have a chance." When I was talking, I found that Gu Chuan's ears moved. Can you eavesdrop
Father said: "Let's go back too."
Pan Zong sighed and said, "It's finally over. I've never been so tired since I was born."
Jin laughed and said, "I feel like it's over too soon, we haven't had enough fun yet."
Father looked at Jin and said: "There will be opportunities in the future, and the war on the mainland will not stop." After finishing speaking, he was the first to go to Stanla City. Ever since my father helped Jinyin and Pan Zong regain their strength last time, Jin and Yin no longer hated him so much, hearing this he shrugged his shoulders, Jin put his arms on my shoulders, and said, "Let's go home. "
I looked at the demon camp, and Mo Yue seemed to be staring at me with resentful eyes in that black camp, ah..., a strong sense of guilt spread in my chest. Am I going to treat Mo Yue like my father treats my mother? No, absolutely, although she is my enemy, I absolutely cannot hurt Mo Yue like this, but what should I do
"Let's go."
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The four major races of tigers, bears, leopards, and centaurs were ordered to retreat before they joined the battle. Of course, they were a little dissatisfied, but with their father suppressing them, they couldn't say anything. In this way, our four major legions and the other four races began to evacuate from Stanla City in an orderly manner.
My father called me to his side and said, "Lei Xiang, you don't look very well today. What did you do last night?"
I lowered my head and said, "I went for a walk outside the city and didn't sleep all night, so I'm not in good spirits."
"Look up and talk to me." The father's voice was majestic and powerful.
I raised my head, and my father stared at me sharply and said, "Do you have anything to do with Gu Chuan's two sons? When I signed the contract today, I kept flirting with them, and before I left, I sent voice transmission."
"Ah!" My father's insight surprised me, "I have nothing to do with them, I just met them when I was in Dragon God, and speaking of it, I saved them once, when I made up lies to deceive them, so I naturally knew each other. "
"I can pretend I don't know about this, but don't have too much to do with the demons in the future. Our two races have turned against each other. Your Majesty is very sensitive. Although he treats you very well now, if you do something wrong If something is not good for him, he will get rid of you without hesitation. For the time being, he will not do anything to you because of my relationship. The orc clan is getting stronger day by day, and the strength in His Majesty's hands is also increasing. No one can restrain him anymore, he will truly rule the entire orcs like the king of the Dragon God Empire, so you must be careful. You know."
"Father, please speak out what is in your heart. If there is anything, maybe I can help."
Father shook his head and said, "You will know later. Well, it's time for us to go back to our own home."
…
Demon camp.
"Report, the orcs have already begun to retreat."
Gu Chuan waved his hand to make the scouts retreat, "Old Beamon is a man who kept his promise, we don't need to worry about this, and finally completed the task His Majesty gave, Gu Feng, Gu Yun, do you two know that guy named Lei Xiang? young people."
"Ah! No, I don't know."
There were two sharp rays of light in Gu Chuan's eyes, and he frowned and said, "Really? Don't think I don't know. When I was talking with King Beamon, you two flirted with that kid and said, what's going on. Although you are my son, but if you endanger the interests of the Demon Race or harm His Majesty, I will kill my relatives righteously without hesitation."
The prestige since childhood made the Gufeng brothers extremely afraid of Guchuan. Under his pressure, Gufeng said tremblingly: "That's right, we have met him before. Do you remember the last time we said that a mysterious person helped us kill him?" Are the four fallen angels sent by Sucha? That’s him. We didn’t tell you because he didn’t let us reveal his identity when we went back. However, we really didn’t know he was an orc. So when we saw him just now I was very surprised and wanted to ask him what was going on, but you are talking about business with King Beamon, so we can't tell... "
Gu Chuan's face softened a little, "I hope you are telling the truth. That kid gave me a terrible feeling. I looked at him carefully just now, and I couldn't see the depth. If we fight the orcs again in the future, he will definitely be our opponent. The biggest threat is that he can kill four fallen angels, so his strength... well, go down and prepare, we are going to accept Dunde province."
"Yes, father." The Gufeng brothers heaved a sigh of relief at the same time. They would rather face thousands of troops than face their strict father.
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When we returned to the imperial capital, the entire city of orcs was completely boiling, and the streets and alleys were crowded with people, welcoming us back in triumph. My father and I walked in the front, and behind us were more than 900 Behemoth warriors. , we were the first troops to enter the imperial capital. Behind us were the Wild Lion Army led by Mengke, the Viper Army led by Pan Zong, and the Swift Wolf Army led by Jinyin. There was a certain loss, but the returning soldiers held their heads high and their chests high, full of awe-inspiring spirit.
There were cheers and cheers on both sides of the street we passed.
A resident asked the people next to him: "Hey, who is that person next to Master Beamon? Why does he seem to be a human being?"
"I don't know, that's Lord Beamon's third son, Lord Lei Xiang. Because he has human blood, he looks like a human being, but he is an out-and-out Beamon. Listen to me, a wolf clan My friend said that it was thanks to his effective command that he was able to come back victorious in this battle, and he even came out of nowhere? The group of fallen angels from the Demon Race who fought were crying their mothers and fathers, it was really a joy.”
"Really? But I seem to have heard that this battle was commanded by King Beamon!"
"Nominally, but Lord Lei Xiang is the chief military adviser. I heard that many things are decided by him. His Majesty has accepted Lord Lei Xiang as a godson and bestowed the title of Prince Rui. With Lord Beamon and Lei Xiang My lord, our orc kingdom will definitely become more and more prosperous. Long live Lord Bimon, and long live Lord Lei Xiang."
"Long live King Beamon, and Lord Lei Xiang."
…
"Ah, who is leading the team in front of the snake man at the back? Why are there nine snake heads? It's so scary."
"What do you know, that is the Nine-Headed Saint of the Snake Clan. I heard that he retreated a hundred thousand troops of the Demon Clan by himself."
"so smart?"
"Of course, and also, the two-headed wolf in the back is the wolf god of the wolf clan, and he is also a very powerful expert. This time, the attack on the Demon Race Dunde Province was mainly due to the assistance of the Viper Legion and the Swift Wolf Legion led by them. The Beamon and Wild Lion legions led by King Meng can win so quickly, we orcs now have masters, and we no longer have to be afraid of human dragon knights and demons' fallen angels."
"Ah, great, I want to join the army too..."
…
My father said to me with emotion: "I remember the last time I accepted this kind of applause was when I inherited the position of Beamon King. Victory is too important for us orcs."
I nodded and said: "Yes, only continuous victories can make our orcs develop rapidly. From now on, we don't have to worry about being oppressed by the demons anymore."
"son."
"kindness."
"I made a decision."
"Ah! What?"
Father solemnly said: "I decided to listen to your suggestion and pass on the position of King Beamon to your elder brother Thunder Dragon. Of course, not now, but I will ask His Majesty to let Thunder Dragon inherit my title after I die .”
I was overjoyed and said, "What made you decide so quickly?"
My father took a deep look at me and said, "It's you."
"I?"
"Yes, because I believe in your vision. Before, I never thought that my most outstanding son would be you, a boy who does not have the image of Beamon, but this time I came back from the front line. You can't make orcs stronger by relying on courage, and your elder brother will take over my position in the future, so you must help him well."
I nodded and said, "I will, father. But what about Lei Hu?"
A cold light flashed in the father's eyes, and he said: "If he can get rid of his problems, I will be very happy, he is still the deputy commander of the Beamon Army, otherwise... you don't have to worry about his affairs, I will handle it, He disappointed me so much."
"The last time I killed his mother, I regret it now. I was too impulsive at that time."
Dad glanced at me and didn't speak.
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A mile-long red carpet was spread in front of the gate of the Beast Palace, with lanterns and festoons on both sides, and drums and music proclaiming the sky. The soldiers of the Wild Lion Legion were neatly lined up on both sides, holding up their long knives to greet us.
"Heroes of the orcs, welcome back in triumph." The Beast Emperor personally greeted us in front of the palace with all the officials.
We stepped forward quickly, and just about to kneel down, the Beast Emperor grabbed my father and me and said, "Don't be too polite, I can't stand heroes kneeling down, haha. Let's go, let's talk inside." We The victory made the Beast Emperor extremely excited, he was finally about to get what he wanted the most.
The Beast Emperor personally welcomed us heroes into the main hall. Here, a sumptuous banquet has already been prepared, and the whole main hall is full of festive atmosphere. The Beast Emperor asked me, my father, Panzong, Jinyin, Mengke, and the patriarchs of the four major clans who went to the front to support us to sit at a table with him. The rest of the low-level generals were accompanied by civil and military officials.
Holding the wine glass, the Beast Emperor stood up and said loudly, "Come, let's toast the heroes who have returned in triumph."
We quickly stood up and drank our glasses of wine together. The Beast Emperor frequently served dishes himself, he looked like a newly married groom, his excitement was beyond words.
Halfway through the banquet, my father said to the Beast Emperor in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I am a little tired and want to go back to rest first. Let Lei Xiang and the others accompany you here."
The Beast Emperor put down his wine glass and said in astonishment: "My dear brother, today is a happy day, so happy, why don't you drink a few more glasses."
My father sighed and said, "I feel very tired from fighting all the year round, please forgive me."
The Beast Emperor said in relief: "Brother, you have worked hard these years. You have paid too much for the Beastmen. Well, you should go back and rest early. I will send you some supplements later. past."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." My father turned his head and told me, "Have a few more drinks with Your Majesty, I'm going back home."
"Father?"
Father waved his hand, stood up, and the Beast Emperor also stood up, and said loudly: "For the victory of our orcs, Brother Lei Ao has put in a lot of hard work. Without him, the orcs would not be where they are today. The battle has made our hero a little tired, let's send our King Beamon back to his residence together."
"Congratulations to His Royal Highness Bimon King."
... The banquet went on for a long time, and it didn't end until late at night. The somewhat drunken beast emperor stopped me and said, "Lei Xiang, you can leave later, father emperor has something to say to you."
"Yes, father, elder brother, you go back first."
Pan Zong glanced at me, winked at me, picked up the drunk gold and silver and left first.
I helped the Beast Emperor back to his bedroom. The Beast Emperor sat on a chair, grabbed my hand and said, "Son, this time you have made great contributions to the orcs. Tell Father Emperor, what do you want, Father?" The emperor will definitely satisfy your request."
"Father, you are a little drunk, go to bed early, and we will talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do."
The Beast Emperor said with drunken eyes: "Who says I'm drunk, can that little wine make me drunk? Originally, I wanted to invite your mother over today, but she said she didn't want to come with your father, and I didn't force it." She, child, thank you, I have already ordered someone to build Prince Rui's Mansion to the north of the palace, from now on, you will have your own place to live in. It will probably take some time to complete."
"Thank you, Father, but I'm already living here very well, so there's no need to waste..."
"Hey, this is what you deserve. I'm really a little drunk. Let's talk about other things tomorrow. Come to the Imperial Study Room to see me tomorrow morning."
"Yes, royal father, then you should rest early, I will go back first."
"kindness."
I turned around and left the Beast Emperor's bedroom. I haven't seen my mother for two months. I don't know how she is.
After I left, the Beast Emperor stood up, his eyes became very clear, the drunkenness seemed to disappear in an instant, he looked directly at the direction I left, and whispered: "Shadow."
A black figure flashed out, "Your Majesty."
"How is the investigation, is there any change in Lei Xiang?"
"I've checked, and he hasn't changed much, but now he seems to be very popular. When he returned to the imperial capital, the names of him and His Royal Highness King Beamon were shouted all over the street. And, according to our people When negotiating with the demons, His Royal Highness Beamon once said that Lei Xiang would succeed him as the commander of the orcs."
The Beast Emperor snorted, and said: "Is this something he can decide? However, I think Lei Xiang is a good kid, and he is indeed the pillar of the Beastman. Sooner or later, the position of commander will be his. With him, maybe I can unify him." What about the mainland?"
"I also think that Lei Xiang is a talent. He can drag down the 200,000 army of Prince Sucha of the Demon Race with 60,000 people. He must be superior and loyal. However, you'd better not give him too much right now." Don't let him have too much influence among the orcs, otherwise, it won't be easy to control in the future."
"Well, I've thought about this a long time ago, and I know what to do. I have believed in Lei Xiang, and I will try my best to keep him to work for my orcs. Even in the Dragon God Empire, I am afraid that there are few people like him. Talent, talent is rare, he is still under my control for the time being, I will reuse him, I like people like him who have no ambitions, but he is too playful, he once proposed to me After reunification, we will leave."
"leave?"
"Well, I won't let him leave easily, otherwise, it will be troublesome if he is used by other countries."
…
When I returned to the courtyard where my mother lived, it was quiet, and the familiar smell of flowers and plants made me feel like coming home again. Mother was sitting in the yard waiting for me.
I walked quickly to my mother, "Mom, I'm back."
"En." My mother combed my messy hair twice with her feet on her feet, "I've heard about it a long time ago, my heroic son. Get tired, you are thinner than when you left." The warm words of the loving mother let me The circles of my eyes turned red.
"Mom, I'm not tired. How are you while I'm gone? How's your body?"
The mother smiled slightly and said, "I'm fine, look." Then, the mother waved her left hand, and a layer of soft pink light appeared on her hand. Fighting has already paid off.
I was surprised and said: "Mom, you are really a genius in martial arts. You have made such great progress in less than a year."
My mother smiled triumphantly and said, "Now I know that cultivation is not difficult. As long as you understand the connotation of the formula and follow the formula slowly, you will naturally improve."
"Congratulations, ah, by the way, big brother and the others."
"They all drank too much and fell asleep. It's so late, you should go to bed earlier."
"Mom, I have something to tell you."
"Well. Tell me."
"This time I raided the demons, I found that my father seems to be a little bit wrong..."
My mother suddenly raised her head and glared at me, then raised her voice and said, "Don't mention him in front of me, I don't want to know anything about him."
"Mom, I..."
"Okay, don't talk about it, you can go to rest early." After saying that, the mother walked away and went back to her room. It seems that her hatred of her father has no room for change. Sighing, I went back to my room to rest.
In the early morning, I came to the imperial study of the Beast Emperor to meet him.
"The sons and ministers see the father."
The Beast Emperor said kindly: "Come on, sit down."
"How can I sit in front of you? Yesterday you said you needed to find me, please tell me."
The Beast Emperor was obviously satisfied with my attitude, nodded and said: "It's like this, you have worked too hard for a while, the Beast God Sect has gradually got on track, and most of our country has started to promote farming and production. The tigers, leopards, bears, and centaurs have discussed with the four races, and they decided to support me in promoting the Beast Religion. I decided to declare the Beast Religion as the state religion later, and set up Beast Temples in each province. You Let's see how it goes."
I thought for a while and said: "I don't think there is any problem. This time we have successfully defeated the demons. Your prestige has reached an unprecedented height. It is a good choice to take advantage of this opportunity to accelerate the development of the Beast God Sect. With four With the support of the big clan and the werewolf clan and snake-human clan, you can now completely control most of the power in the entire orc kingdom."
"Yeah, thanks to your good idea at the beginning, I have never felt like I am now that the entire Beastman Kingdom is completely under my control. I think it is only a matter of time before the Beastman Kingdom becomes stronger. It is thanks to you that we can have the current situation." The biggest. You are also tired, take more rest recently, and I will let other subordinates do the work of destroying bandits."
I was startled, could it be that the Beast Emperor has some suspicions about me, otherwise, why would he stop my mission? With a twitch in my heart, I immediately understood that it was because my reputation was increasing rapidly.
I said calmly, "Thank you, Father, for your love for my son. I also want to spend more time with my mother. If there is anything you can use me for, just tell me."
The Beast Emperor smiled and said: "You are the most outstanding talent in my Beastman Kingdom, and there are plenty of places where you can use your skills. Don't doubt the purpose of the Emperor Father. The Emperor just thinks that you are too talented to continue suppressing bandits. I asked the person in charge. The people who helped you build the mansion, they said that it will be finished in two months. Then you will bring your mother to live in. By the way, what do you think of your Meng Ke?"
"Mengke? Very good, he is simple and honest, and he is also good at martial arts. He is not my subordinate. Now that we are sworn brothers, he is my third brother. Why, does the emperor want to use him again?"
The Beast Emperor pondered: "In the past, he has always performed well in the secret training, and this time you recommend him. I want him to replace you to destroy the bandits. Do you think it will work?"
It is of course a good thing that the Beast Emperor wants to use Mengke again. I know that if I bring my mother back to the Dragon God, I will not be able to take Mengke with me. I will take this opportunity to let him show off, and I will definitely be able to make a fortune in the future. "I think that as long as he doesn't encounter opponents like the eldest brother and the second brother, Meng Ke can completely handle the task of exterminating the bandits."
"Okay, then it's decided."
"Father, since I have nothing to do, can you let me leave here with my mother? To be honest, if it is not for the purpose of making the beastman country stronger, I really don't want to enter the court. I am a wild man." people."
The Beast Emperor frowned and said: "Lei Xiang, you are still angry with your father. Are you dissatisfied with your father's decision? How can you leave at this critical moment. Didn't I say that? There are still many people who need you." place."
I hurriedly shook my head and said: "Father, I am absolutely not angry with you, I am telling the truth, being an official is really not suitable for me."
The Beast Emperor said: "Since you don't want to be an official, isn't it good to be in your prince's mansion in the future? Why do you have to leave? Don't mention this matter in advance, I won't approve it, and everything will wait for the stability of the Beastman Kingdom." Come down and talk."
The Beastman Kingdom is indeed relatively turbulent now, and my mother and I agreed for three years, which is still very early, so I stopped insisting and bowed: "Yes, Father."
The Beast Emperor heard that I agreed, and immediately recovered his smile, "Go, go to court with Father Emperor, I have a few things to announce."
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"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."
The Beast Emperor sat on the throne, and I stood beside him. Originally, I was supposed to pay homage below, but the Beast Emperor insisted on me being by his side, so I had no choice but to obey.
"My dear friends, yesterday, the heroes of our orc tribe returned in triumph. I am very happy. From now on, our orc nation will no longer have to surrender at the feet of the demon tribe. Today I want to announce a few things here, the first One, starting today, the Beast God Sect will become the state religion of our Beastman Kingdom, and Beast God Temples will be set up in various provinces for common people to visit. And I will be the first leader of the Beast God Sect, Lei Xiang, Meng Ke As the deputy leader, Mengke is responsible for the daily teaching affairs. Do you have any comments?" I was shocked, I didn't expect that the beast emperor would directly push Mengke to this high position.
Those who can be here are almost all the cronies of the Beast Emperor, plus the four major races who have recently surrendered, of course no one will object. It seems that the Beast Emperor must have promised huge profits to the four major races, otherwise, how could they easily agree to this kind of exploitation of rights.
The Beast Emperor looked at the courtiers below with satisfaction, "Okay, second, from now on, the various races of the orcs will start to develop farming and production with all their strength, and I will order the Beast God Sect to send various technical personnel to help you, starting from the tigers. Humans, leopards, bears, and centaurs started with four races. The four patriarchs, you should have seen the situation around the imperial capital. If you want your race to grow, you must first make your people rich .”
The patriarchs of the four clans stepped forward and bowed at the same time: "Yes, Your Majesty."
In an instant, I understood the intention of the Beast Emperor. He wanted to win over the four largest races among the orcs. With the power of the snake people and werewolves, he could control most of the strength of the entire orc kingdom, and then use it The four newly recruited races will destroy those who do not obey orders and subdue those who obey orders. In that way, the entire orc kingdom will be unified in the shortest possible time. Although this can achieve the ultimate goal in a short time, I always I don’t think it’s better to slowly infiltrate and be at ease. The result of doing this will only be a powerful force, rather than a true unity of the people. But since the Beast Emperor has already done this, even if I object, it’s useless. Forget it, anyway. Well, the unification of the Beastman Kingdom is also a good thing, and the Beast Emperor is also a good monarch. In the future, I will just persuade him to implement benevolent governance. Generally speaking, all of this will have to wait for the Beast Emperor to help the four major races to develop first, and it will take some time. I hope that other races can see the situation clearly during this period of time.
"Yesterday, our respected King Beamon expressed to me that he hoped that his eldest son Thunder Dragon would take over his title after he died a hundred years ago. I have already agreed. At the same time, he decided to formally give up his current position. , and Lei Xiang, the third son of King Behemoth and also my godson, will become the commander-in-chief of our Beastmen Army, and he will preside over all future battles."
The words of the Beast Emperor stunned me like a bolt from the blue. After recovering, I hurriedly took a step forward, knelt down on the ground, and said, "Father, this must never happen." I don't know anything about the communication with the emperor. How could such an important position fall on me
The Beast Emperor frowned and said, "Why?"
I explained: "First of all, my son's young age is not good enough to convince the public, and secondly, I..."
The Beast Emperor stood up and said angrily: "Stop talking, I have already decided on this matter." He raised his head and looked around at the important ministers of the Beastman Kingdom, "I believe everyone knows that this time the attack on the demons The surprise attack was exactly Lei Xiang's idea, and it was also done by him. I believe that he has the ability to support this position. Therefore, I hope everyone can support my decision. At the same time, Lei Xiang will no longer serve as the royal guard The position of deputy commander, this position will be delegated to Mengke."