Ling Tian let out a bitter laugh as he looked at the half-ruined Green Ripple Immortal Park in a daze. After a long while, he let out a desolate sigh and said, "Ling Tian, your highness, this Xiao only has one request."
"Feel free to speak." Ling Tian smiled, having already guessed what he wanted to say.
Xiao FengHan took in a deep breath as a desolate look appeared on his face. He then said slowly, "I hope that crown prince can treat the citizens of my Southeastern region well. As for the soldiers of my Southeastern region, crown prince can keep them if you can use them. As for those that you can't use, please don't harm them and let them go. How about it?"
"Xiao family head is worrying too much. Even if you didn't mention these two matters, I had already planned to do so." Ling Tian let out a hearty laugh and said, "Strong soldiers are the foundation of the empire. How can I give them up so easily? As for the citizens of the Southeastern region, they will be the citizens of my Divine Prefecture Empire in the future and will be treated equally. Even if there are soldiers who are tired of their military life, they can return as they wish! "
"Good!" Xiao FengHan shouted, "Since crown prince says so, then this Xiao can announce that the Xiao family will no longer exist in the Southeastern region! I will also move my family to Sky Bearing and spend my remaining years with my elder brother. "
The moment he said that, the entire place fell into silence! Gasps could be heard all around.
Everyone understood the weight of Xiao Family's Patriarch Xiao FengHan's words!
Especially the members of the Xiao family present, they knew what this decision of Xiao FengHan's meant.
The Xiao family would move to Sky Bearing and there would no longer be a Xiao family in the Southeastern region!
The thousand years of hard work of their ancestors would be given up in a single day! Three thousand miles of mountains and rivers would be given up!
The number one financial magnate in the world would become history!
In the future, the troops of the Xiao Family, be it as commanders or generals, would have a permanent restriction. The foundation of the Xiao Family would be in Sky Bearing, the capital of the Divine Prefecture Empire. Their entire lifeline would be in the hands of the Divine Prefecture Empire. Even if they had any ulterior motives, what could they do? Without the support of their family, even if they had heaven-defying abilities, how could they fight against an empire alone?
This move would undoubtedly cause the Divine Prefecture Empire and the Ling family to no longer have to worry about the Xiao family! On the contrary, he would receive a huge boost out of nowhere!
Ling Tian smiled faintly and looked at Ling Tian. He looked at Xiao FengHan meaningfully and slowly said, "Xiao family head's boldness is truly world-shaking. Ling Tian admires you!"
Xiao FengHan's face reddened as he laughed dryly, "Crown Prince, you must be joking. However, as the head of a Small family, this old man has to plan for my children and grandchildren. This kind of calamity is naturally best avoided as soon as possible."
Ling Tian nodded but did not continue to speak.
Xiao FengHan had already made his intentions clear. If he said anything more, he would seem petty and would not look good. Forget it, I'll be a villain for once!
The Xiao Family had just suffered a huge setback. Even though they managed to get rid of Above Heavens, the greatest threat they had faced in the past few years, they had suffered great losses. The Xiao Family itself had also suffered great losses from this battle. But no matter what, the biggest threat to the Xiao family had been eliminated. After recuperating in the future, it was not impossible for them to make a comeback. Furthermore, without Above Heavens holding them back, the Xiao family would be even more difficult to deal with.
The Xiao family had never lacked people with foresight. Naturally, there were people who had seen through this point long ago. They also did not lack people with ambitions to conquer the world. Although they could choose to temporarily submit to the Ling family, they had the intention of enduring humiliation. Once their wings were fully grown, they would immediately turn their backs on them without any hesitation. For the sake of conquering the world, how could they let these small favors bind them?
However, as the Family Head of the Xiao Family, Xiao FengHan was extremely clear that since his own family members could think of such a thing, how could Ling Tian not think of it as well? How could he overlook it? Since he was able to wipe out Above Heavens, how difficult would it be for him to wipe out a half-crippled Xiao family? Even if Ling Tian did not take action today on account of him and his granddaughter YanXue, what about in the future? As long as someone in the family made the slightest move, or even if they didn't make the slightest move, as long as they had the slightest thought, it would be enough to bring about an irreversible disaster to the Xiao Family!?
How would the wise Ling Tian give the Xiao family a chance to make a comeback? Taking a step back, even if Ling Tian did not take action now, as long as the Xiao family's roots were still in the Southeast, Ling Tian would definitely use all means to weaken the rule of the Xiao family!
If that was the case, the Xiao family could only passively deal with Ling Tian's endless methods. The Xiao family's days would only become more and more difficult and they would never have a chance to make a comeback. In the end, the Xiao family could only request to migrate to Sky Bearing to avoid this calamity! If they were to go to Sky Bearing at that time, it would be completely different from going now. To put it bluntly, it would be a classic example of holding onto a leash and not moving, but rather fighting and retreating! They would only be looking for trouble for themselves!
If they were to go now, the Xiao family would at least be able to retain a small portion of their strength in the army. Ling Tian was also an understanding person and would not be too harsh on the Xiao family. Furthermore, he would be at ease to appoint the strategists and generals of the Xiao family if they were to migrate to Sky Bearing. If not, the future and hopes of these people would be destroyed!
Today, Xiao FengHan had made use of Ling Tian's words to climb up the pole and directly proposed the Xiao Family to withdraw from the southeast. From a certain perspective, it could be said that he had protected the Xiao Family, and it was a complete protection of the Xiao Family!
This was what it meant to have great foresight and deep foresight! The head of the Xiao family was indeed worthy of being the head of the Xiao family!
With the Xiao family moving to Sky Bearing, they would definitely not feel any discomfort. Firstly, there was the relationship of old brothers and secondly, there was the newly ascended Empress. How could the Xiao family suffer any hardships over there? Besides that, the Xiao family was willing to hand over 3,000 miles of land to the Xiao family. Just how great of a contribution was this? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were expanding their territory! The Xiao family would only be able to enjoy great glory in Sky Bearing and could even become one of the new aristocratic families in the Divine Prefecture Empire. Furthermore, it would be an extremely powerful aristocratic family!
To put it another way, Xiao FengHan's actions of pushing the boat along with the current had undoubtedly allowed the Xiao family to gain quite a bit of benefits. But on the surface, even though Xiao FengHan was the one who suggested this matter, the Xiao family seemed to have contributed a large portion of their assets. Especially to Ling Tian, he was the scapegoat. To those who didn't understand the intricacies of this matter, it was as though Ling Tian was the one who helped the Xiao family to resolve their difficulties and even used his influence to force the Xiao family to obtain such a glorious outcome. However, no matter what the truth was, there would definitely be such content in the future.
To Ling Tian who had just established a country and was about to ascend to the throne, such a rumor was naturally not a good thing. Thus, Ling Tian couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart.
Xiao FengHan's thoughts were not only understood by Ling Tian, but also by Li Xue and Ling Chen. As for the Xiao family, Xiao FengYang naturally applauded in his heart. There were also a few others who couldn't help but reveal smiles on their faces after pondering for a moment.
Since it was a matter of no hope, why not do it even more shamelessly? Wouldn't it be better to let the Xiao family be at ease?
Xiao FengYang chuckled and said to Ling Tian, "This matter is good, but I'll have to ask Your Highness the Crown Prince to bear with it a little more, haha …"
Ling Tian looked at him unhappily, gritting his teeth as he chuckled, "Second Master Xiao, don't be too pleased with yourself too early. Your Xiao family made things difficult for me, but with my grandparents around, I definitely won't be able to do anything to Old Master Xiao. However, I'll have to get my revenge from you! The Xiao family's army of millions, I'll leave it in your hands. If there's any mishap, there's no need to talk about the military rod. "
Xiao FengYang's face turned bitter as he said helplessly, "As long as Your Highness the Crown Prince has a general's order, this subject can only accept it." What he meant was that before the general's order came, he could still relax for a few more days.
"Hmph, hmph, hmph …" Ling Tian snorted. The two of them looked at each other and suddenly laughed at the same time.
After making arrangements for the patients, Xiao FengHan held a banquet and treated Ling Tian's group with extravagance. The two old fellows were clear in their hearts. This was the future Emperor, Empress, and Imperial Concubine. None of them were small characters, and any one of them would be able to make the Xiao family suffer. As for the other cold youths, none of them would be ordinary people in the future. They would definitely be people of high status and power. If they treated them well now, even if there weren't any benefits in the future, there wouldn't be any disadvantages.
Outside, the sounds of toasting could be heard, and it was incomparably lively. Inside, everyone had a table. Although there weren't many people, it filled the entire inner hall. Ling Tian, Ling Chen, Li Xue, and Ling Jian were all present. On the Xiao family's side, the two brothers, Xiao FengHan and Xiao FengYang, as well as two white-bearded elders, Xiao YanXue's parents, Xiao YouHan, and Xiao YouHan's parents, were all present.
This was a request that Ling Tian had given to Ling Chen and Ling Chen.
After the banquet, the guests and the host enjoyed themselves to their heart's content.
Seeing that everyone was already half-drunk, Ling Tian chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, there is still a joyous matter that I need to discuss with the elders of the Xiao family. This Prince is not talented, but I have to put down my face and act as a matchmaker for my brother. What do you all think?"
Xiao FengYang already had an idea in his heart and said, "Your Highness, please speak your mind. We will consider it carefully."
"Good!" Ling Tian laughed and leaned forward. "This Miss YouHan is young and beautiful, and has a virtuous temperament. She is a good match. If Fourth Master Xiao and Madam Xiao do not have any objections, what do you think of my Divine Prefecture Empire's Divine Sword Grand Duke?"
Xiao YouHan's father was the fourth in rank, so Ling Tian addressed him as Fourth Master. Half of it was out of courtesy, while the other half was out of respect for Ling Jian.
As he said that, Ling Tian raised his chin in Ling Jian's direction and winked.
Ling Jian's fingers trembled, and his chopsticks fell to the ground with a 'ding' sound. His handsome face instantly turned red. However, he was puzzled in his heart. When did he become the 'Divine Sword Grand Duke'? Why didn't he know about it? When did this happen?!
Xiao YouHan whimpered and turned around, burying her flushed face in her mother's embrace.
Fourth Master Xiao and Madam Xiao looked at each other and smiled. If not for the fact that they were mentally prepared, they would have suspected that this Crown Prince was mocking their daughter. How could their daughter's temperament be described as virtuous? But if not for this special matter, how could the two of them have the chance to sit at this banquet? In the family, there were many people more qualified than them! It seemed that their future son-in-law had a great background, and their family had 'ascended to heaven because of him'?!
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