Chapter 253 His name
The veteran of the Xia family was about to turn back when he suddenly heard the sound of bones and blood bursting. He couldn't help but be startled. He turned around and saw a shocking scene.
The big demon, who had an arrogant attitude and a relaxed face just now, now actually seems to have been crushed by something, and his true form has not even been revealed.
And among the exploding flesh and blood, a figure struggled to rush out, but as soon as it flew out, it was squeezed extremely hard, wailed and dissipated, and its soul was destroyed.
The shrill scream before his death made many Xia family soldiers at the top of Liyang City stunned and looked at this strange scene in amazement.
On the official road under the city wall, a young man came briskly on horseback. Looking at the closed city gate, he raised his head and said: "Old sir, can you let them open the lower city gate?"
The young man's cry in front of the city gate made the Xia family veteran react in mid-air. He looked down and suddenly had a look of horror on his face.
The young man was sitting on the horse with a calm and breezy appearance. Although he was dressed in simple and rough linen clothes, his facial features were as handsome as the flowing clouds in the picture. His temperament was unique and unforgettable, giving people a quiet and leisurely feeling.
His sight extended to the back of the young man, and he immediately saw the official road that was already stained with the blood of the family's children. The waves of demons lurking on both sides of the official road all fell down and lost their breath.
"you……"
The Xia family veteran's pupils shrank and he looked at the young man in shock. In his eyes, the latter was more terrifying than a monster at the moment.
On the top of the city, following the inexplicable death of the big demon of the Three Immortal Realms, several other Xia family generals also chased to the magic circle in shock. When they saw the situation outside the city, they found that there was only a young man on horseback outside the city.
"Did you kill the monster?"
The veteran of the Xia family did not dare to fly into the air and quickly landed in front of the young man. If the big demon was killed by the young man in front of him, this young man's strength would be too terrifying and he must be in the Four Standing Realm.
And for such a young being who could rival the Four Realms, he could only think of one name.
It's the one from Liangzhou.
"Um."
Li Hao nodded slightly, there was no need to cover up such a small matter:
"I heard that the Xia family was in trouble, and I happened to be passing by, so I helped you solve the problem."
Seeing the young man's admission, the veteran of the Xia family shrank his pupils and said in a trembling voice: "You, are you that Major General Haotian?!"
His face was full of shock, and he soon became excited.
The story of Liangzhou has long been spread. Although it is not under the jurisdiction of the Xia family, the young man's reputation is spread among the armies of all nineteen states.
Suppressing demons alone and rescuing Liangzhou, which has been completely occupied by the border, is just like the young man who guarded Cangzhou more than ten years ago, like a general star born out of the sky, dazzling and brilliant.
Moreover, that young man can kill the demon king, and now that he appears here, Liyang City can be saved! !
Seeing Li Hao's smiling face, the veteran of the Xia family suddenly woke up and realized that he was being rude. He quickly bowed and said:
"I've met Duke Haotian!"
In the past, they always called him "Young General", just because they heard too many rumors and it just made things easier for him.
However, since Liangzhou turned from danger to safety, there has been a long debate between the DPRK and the Central Government, and the reward has long been issued.
After all, it has been two months since the war ended.
The reward was sent to Qingzhou, to the palace of the illustrious general, and was received on his behalf, and the title of the reward was also announced to the world from the imperial city.
Created a third-class Duke!
He jumped directly from earl to marquis and directly became Duke of Dayu. Just by his title, he already stood above countless powerful officials. Even ordinary princes must be treated politely when they see his status.
In addition to the promotion of title, he was also promoted from the position of Major General to General of Liangzhou Dutong. This is a real official position, ranking first-class!
He is an extremely human minister, at the same level as the Prime Minister. Except for a few people in the entire divine dynasty, no one currently in office can clearly surpass this young man in terms of official status.
And his title status is something that only a few of the older generation of the five great generals can touch.
"Duke?"
Li Hao was a little surprised. Although he knew he would be rewarded, he didn't expect to skip the Marquis directly.
The "Ninth Uncle" who saved Cangzhou was not inferior to him in terms of merits. It was just that the demonic forces that brought trouble to Cangzhou were not as strong and powerful at that time. However, there was manipulation from the vassal country behind the scenes, so he was killed. Arriving at the royal court outside the Pass also led to his own downfall.
"No gift."
Seeing that the other party was always hunched and bowing, Li Hao said immediately.
The veteran of the Xia family raised his head and said excitedly: "Your Excellency, you are here. We, the people of Liyang City, are saved. Thank you for your help. On behalf of the people of Liyang City, I would like to thank the Duke for your great kindness!"
After saying that, he had to kneel down.
Previously, Liyang City had been besieged for many days, and people were in panic. Everyone in the city had already smelled the smell of being massacred by demons, but now, as if the clouds were clearing and the sun appeared, all the gloom suddenly disappeared.
Li Hao raised his hand and said, "It's just a casual thing, no need to be so polite. If you really want to thank me, see if there are any famous paintings or chess records in your city, and collect some for me."
The veteran of the Xia family was surprised, but he had also heard that in addition to martial arts, the young man seemed to be proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was both civil and martial arts. Let them find it.”
With that said, he ordered people to open the city gate and invite Li Hao in.
At the same time, several other young major generals flew over.
The veteran of the Xia family quickly told them about the murder of the demon outside the city. When they learned that the young man in front of them had done it and learned Li Hao's identity, they were all stunned and looked at the young man in shock.
"Really him?"
Among the several major generals, a female general looked at the young man blankly. Her thoughts suddenly turned to the official road of Qizhou two years ago.
At that time, she was deeply impressed by the young man sitting upright in the carriage. He was guarding a city at the age of fourteen.
Soon after, I heard news about that young man again, and he became famous in Qingzhou.
Later, at the age of fifteen, he rescued Liangzhou and became famous all over the world.
"This is Xia Qingshuang, the genius of my Xia family."
"This is Xia Yucheng..."
The veteran general of the Xia family quickly introduced several young major generals of the Xia family to Li Hao, hoping to use this to connect them with Li Hao's connections.
Although they all know the news that Li Hao betrayed the Li family, the young man's fame no longer needs the Divine General's Mansion to establish a reputation for him. He is famous in his own right.
Now the Duke, who is less than sixteen years old, is a very popular minister and can kill the demon king. No one wants to offend him.
When introduced by the senior generals of the Xia family, these major generals of the Xia family were forced to bow and salute because of Li Hao's title and official position. They were shocked and excited, but also felt a little embarrassed. After all, they are the darlings of the Xia family, and the young man in front of them is from the Li family, both of the younger generation. They are seven or eight years older than the other person, or even ten years old. When they see the other person, they have to bow their heads and salute, making them feel that they are on their backs. Xia Jiarongguang seemed to bend down as well.
However, although the five great generals guard each side separately, their official positions and titles are unified in the dynasty. Li Hao will be treated as a distinguished guest wherever he goes in his current status. They dare not be disrespectful, otherwise it will not be Li Hao who is disobedient, but his majesty. , which is also the law of the dynasty for thousands of years.
Li Hao was riding on the horse and just nodded slightly, which was regarded as saying hello.
Everyone greeted Li Hao politely and took him to the city lord's mansion.
In the palace, the two young major generals looked at each other with awkward expressions.
Earlier in the meeting hall, they were firmly opposed to pulling the tiger skin coat of the boy's battle flag, questioning its lack of deterrence. This move also embarrassed the Xia family. As a result, the real master arrived in the blink of an eye, and was still right in front of them. They couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Guilty.
"General Haotian, how did you kill those three immortal realm demons? We didn't even see you take action..."
Xia Yuanming asked curiously.
Previously, he was the one who was most opposed to using Li Hao's battle flag, but now that he saw the rightful owner, he felt a little frightened. After all, the deeds of the young man who killed seven demon kings in a row were obvious to all and could not be faked.
After hearing his words, Xia Qingshuang also looked at Li Hao.
She still remembered that when she was guarding Qizhou, it was rumored that the young man was already in the Fifteen Miles Realm.
It’s only been two years now…
"You're not at a high level, and you won't understand even if I tell you."
Li Hao said to this young man calmly and without any intention of ridicule.
When Xia Yuanming heard this, he felt a little embarrassed and a little bit ashamed, but when he thought that the other party had saved Liyang City after all, he didn't take it to heart, but he stopped flattering him.
However, the veteran of the Xia family felt that Li Hao's answer was normal. He looked at Xia Yuanming with some reproach. The attack method was a secret of martial arts. This was a bit presumptuous to ask.
"General, it was previously rumored that you were being chased by the demon king in the Taixu Realm. Did you just escape?"
He asked politely, changing the subject.
During this period, countless people's eyes were focused on the Changhe River outside Liangzhou, but there was no movement there. Unexpectedly, the person they were waiting for suddenly appeared in Youzhou.
"So be it."
Li Hao responded and immediately asked him about Liangzhou.
Although I knew something about it from the waiter in the shop before, now that he was the general of the Xia family, the information I had was completely different.
After understanding it, Li Hao was completely relieved. Liangzhou was indeed at peace.
However, although Liangzhou was peaceful, wars broke out in other states of Dayu.
The old general of the Xia family told Youzhou. Nowadays, Youzhou is besieged on all sides and is at war with Gluttony Valley, the top force among the monsters. If Li Hao hadn't arrived today, it wouldn't take long for the monsters to break through in this northwest direction. .
And this Liyang City is not the main battlefield in Youzhou.
There have been frequent reports of battles in the east, and the main strength of the Xia family is concentrated there.
After the Xia family veteran finished speaking, he suddenly knelt down on one knee and begged Li Hao to help the Xia family.
The other young major generals of the Xia family were stunned. They never expected that this uncle would pay such a courtesy to Li Hao.
Li Hao helped the other party up, frowned slightly, and thought: "I can't take action on this matter rashly. You'd better ask the head of your Xia family for instructions."
Hearing what Li Hao said, the veteran of the Xia family immediately understood that the young man in front of him was not simple-minded. He tried to ask the young man to come forward on his own, but his kindness was obviously not enough.
"I will report it to the head of the family. I hope you can stay in Liyang City for a few more days."
The Xia family veteran said quickly.
Li Hao nodded slightly: "That's okay, but I'm still waiting to return to Liangzhou, so I can't stay longer. Just three days."
"Three days..."
The Xia family veteran suddenly became nervous and agreed.
Then someone was immediately sent to arrange a place for Li Hao.
But Li Hao did not live in the city lord's mansion, but asked them to find a secluded courtyard for him in the city.
After Li Hao left, the Xia family veteran quickly sent someone to deliver the letter, which was sent to the family in a hurry.
When Li Hao entered the city, above Liyang City, a bird demon watching from high altitude overlooked everything.
When it saw the strangely dead demon on the official road and the fallen demon of the Third Immortal Realm, its originally relaxed expression suddenly turned into horror, and it almost shook off its feathers.
Then, it saw the young man on horseback being respectfully invited to the city by the Xia family. There was no doubt that all this was the young man's handiwork.
And he was able to kill the big demon so easily, and he was a young man. The combination of the two had only one identity.
The boy who was said to be trapped in the Youdu-level Death River is back?
Guessing this, the bird demon quickly left in panic and flew a hundred miles away from Liyang City. There was an army of demons stationed there, and there were two great demons in the third level of immortality.
At this moment, on the top of the mountain, two big demons were drinking. One of them had a hidden aura and was biting a human leg in his hand. He looked very relaxed and comfortable while drinking.
The Tianji Temple bird demon flew over in a panic and quickly informed the information.
"What?!"
"That guy from Liangzhou is here?!"
"Didn't you say he was in Mianhe?"
Both big demons suddenly lost their color, and they repeatedly checked with the bird demon. Finally, with panic and fear, they quickly ordered the demons to retreat temporarily.
The mighty tide of demons gathered here quickly receded like a tide under the covert visit of the Xia family's sentries out of the city.
Afterwards, the bird demon also passed the news back to Tianji Palace, and it was discussed by the Tianji Palace branch in Youzhou and quickly passed to the battlefield on the Youzhou front line.
Almost at the same time that the Xia family in Youzhou City received the news, on the demon battlefield on the front line, on the top of the hill where the owner of the Gluttony Valley was sitting, news from the Tianji Palace was also received.
That young general from Liangzhou has come to Youzhou!
(End of chapter)