"Let's talk on our own!"
Jiang Tian smiled mischievously. "I call Marquis Big Brother, you call me Big Brother!"
"What do you mean by 'on our own'? I won't do it!"
Lin Yang's face was full of humiliation.
At this time, Fang Gouyu flew over with a half-step Soul Formation elder and several peak Nascent Soul cultivators. She hurriedly asked, "Uncle, what's the situation? Did Marquis Shanshui and Marquis Purple Robe make a move? "
It turned out that she knew that Marquis Purple Robe was here to cause trouble and might explode, so she immediately rushed to Duke Nan's Golden Sand City to get reinforcements. She rushed back in a hurry, but did not see Marquis Purple Robe and the others.
"Made a move? That's just a slap to the face! You don't know how exciting it was … "
Lin Yang smiled and told him the whole story.
"Phew!"
Fang Gouyu finally let out a sigh of relief. She looked at Jiang Tian with her beautiful eyes and said with admiration, "Sir, you really turned the sky upside down today. You can be said to be the pillar of the Zhenyuan Marquis' residence!"
Lin Hanqing had the same idea. He smiled and said, "Little Yu, you're right. I have an idea. Immediately promote fellow cultivator Jiang to the head of the Master Group. By the way, how long can the generals you brought stay here and stabilize the situation? "
He had always suspected that Zhang Linfeng was Marquis Purple Robe's spy, but there was no reason to replace him. But now, Jiang Tian had saved the entire Lin family. Who could replace him? He had to respect Zhang Linfeng. Even if it was the opposite, he did not have many supporters.
Besides, Dongfang Li also left a Soul Formation cultivator from the imperial palace to protect Dongfang Ying. At this time, no one dared to act recklessly.
"Are you afraid that the Zhang father and son will betray you?"
Fang Gouyu said with a faint smile. "The men I brought can stay here for at least three months!"
"Three months? That's enough! "
Lin Hanqing smiled. "By then, the princess' illness should be cured. My Lin family's achievements are unparalleled. Who dares to touch me?"
Soon, the news was announced.
Jiang Tian had only been in the Lin family for three months, but he had become the head of the Master Group and the number one guest, commanding hundreds of masters.
He also gifted Jiang Tian a small courtyard with three entrances and three exits, as well as more than ten servants.
This small courtyard was located on the left side of the Lord's Mansion. It turned out to be one of the Lin family's Taoist temples, called the Wind and Moon Temple. There were three medium-sized Divine Energy Gathering Formations. In the mist-like Spiritual Qi, the exquisite temple looked like a celestial palace. It was very expensive and could help one's cultivation improve quickly.
Zhang Linfeng, who could only serve as Jiang Tian's assistant, was livid at this decision.
Zhang Muyun was burning with jealousy, but there was nothing he could do.
After all, Jiang Tian and the Lin family were the only hope to cure the princess. The second prince valued them very much and must have sent people to protect them in secret. If there were any unusual movements, they would be suppressed. No one dared to cause trouble.
That night, Zhenyuan Hou held a celebratory banquet for Jiang Tian. The guests and host enjoyed themselves to the fullest.
After the banquet, Lin Yang pulled Fang Gouyu to the back garden and asked: "Such a big thing happened in the Lin family, why didn't uncle come?"
He was asking about Fang Gouyu's father, Fang Jinlong. The Fang family and the Lin family had been friends for generations. Fang Jinlong and Lin Yang had fought side by side and had always supported and helped the Lin family.
"Sigh. My father doesn't want to see you at all! "
Fang Gouyu said with a bitter face:
"You've only just reached the Aurous Core stage and haven't improved in ten years. How can you stand out in the Hidden Dragon Trials? He told me that if you can't pass the test of the Hidden Dragon Trials, then there's no chance of our marriage happening! "
"Hidden Dragon Trials?"
Lin Yang's face was bitter.
In the Eastern Kingdom, Lin Yang was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
But in a competition among his peers, this guy was only at the early Aurous Core stage and was at the bottom of the pack.
The Eastern Kingdom had one hundred and eight dukes, but these dukes were not static.
In the Hidden Dragon Trials held once every twenty years, all the dukes and their descendants would gather in the Imperial City and accept the royal family's strict test for their heirs.
Only by passing the Hidden Dragon Trials could the heirs inherit their dukedom and continue to control their dukedom.
If they failed the test, they would have to hand over their dukedom, be stripped of their land, and be stripped of their title, becoming an idle aristocratic family.
Once they became an idle aristocratic family, it was very likely that the monkeys would scatter when the tree fell. The division of power and the loss of talent were unavoidable.
After all, losing the dukedom was equivalent to losing the rewards and various sources of income. No idle aristocratic family could afford to raise a large number of strong people just by relying on their own resources.
Moreover, the kingdom did not allow idle aristocratic families to grow and surpass the dukedom's power.
The Hidden Dragon Trials lasted for a very long time, a full three years.
At the end of the three years, if they passed the trials, the inheritance ceremony would be held in the capital. This meant that in the next twenty years, they could continue to keep their dukedom and control their territory.
Twenty years later, they would have to send out talents of the younger generation to participate in the new Hidden Dragon Trials.
The purpose of the Hidden Dragon Trials was to allow the dukes to maintain the prosperity of each generation and not be complacent.
If you couldn't do it, you had to give up your dukedom.
This was the law of survival in this world.
Simple, direct, barbaric, and violent!
But it was also a way for the Eastern Royal Family to avoid excessive merger and concentration among the dukes and threaten the imperial power. For example, if the Purple Marquis' disciples were defeated in this Hidden Dragon Trials and had a part of their territory removed, that would be the best outcome. The Royal Family would be happy to see that happen.
"We are childhood sweethearts. If you don't marry me, who will you marry?" Lin Yang said gloomily.
"My father wants me to be betrothed to the crown prince, Dongfang Ding!"
Fang Gouyu said bitterly.
"Crown prince?"
Lin Yang's face was full of worry and he sighed. He no longer had his usual domineering and unruly attitude.
Dongfang Ding!
That was the number one genius of the kingdom, and he was going to inherit the throne and control the imperial power.
It was no wonder that Fang Jinlong chose him as his son-in-law.
Fang Jinlong had a good relationship with the Lin Family and was willing to help, but that did not mean that he was willing to sacrifice his daughter's happiness for his friendship with the Lin Family. Wouldn't it be better to become the crown prince's wife and empress? If Lin Yang failed the trials and lost his territory, wouldn't his daughter be finished?
"Wanderer once said that even if Dongfang Ying dispelled her cultivation technique, he would still be able to help her return to her peak within three months. If he really has this ability, can he help you reach the Nascent Soul stage before the trials? "
Suddenly, Fang Gouyu said faintly.
"Isn't that too heaven-defying? To advance so quickly, it must be an unorthodox path. Her foundation is not stable, and she might even go berserk and explode to death! I don't want to be his lab rat! "
Lin Yang was shocked and shook his head.
"But, our marriage …"
Fang Gouyu frowned.
"How about this, if he can really help the princess increase her cultivation, then it will prove his ability. At that time, it won't be too late for me to ask him to teach me. Let the princess be the lab rat first, and I hope the experiment will be successful! "Lin Yang thought for a while and suddenly smiled.
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