The imperial edict written by the emperor was placed in front of them. At this moment, everyone in the hall stared at the imperial edict and felt their hearts tremble. The imperial edict was written by the emperor himself, and this imperial edict was actually written for Xing Jue.
No one knew what Xing Jue had experienced. They were all guessing what had happened to Xing Jue. But no matter how they guessed, they knew the indisputable fact that Xing Jue had a relationship with the current emperor, and it was not a shallow relationship.
"Haozhen, I can let bygones be bygones when you attacked me earlier, but you attacked Yang Bin for no reason and threatened Senior Lei Xing to slap himself. Your actions have violated the military law of my Tianji Unit. I will now remove you from your position as the commander and demote you to a guard. Do you have any objections?" Xing Jue looked at Haozhen, who was shocked, and said indifferently.
"Hmph, so what if you have the authority to control this place? This old man's superior is General Zhang Hong. Unless he removes me from my position, this old man will not obey anyone!" Seeing that Xing Jue wanted to remove him from his position as soon as he opened his mouth, Hao Zhen shouted loudly with a face full of dissatisfaction.
"Hahahaha, Zhang Hong?"
"I forgot to tell you that a few days ago, Zhang Hong was executed by the emperor.
"As for the reason, you all know that he disobeyed the laws of the dynasty. He purposely suppressed the top scholar and demoted him to a slave. This is enough for him to die a hundred times, or even a thousand times. But unfortunately, he only has one life!"
Haozhen had already expected that Xing Jue would not accept him, so he laughed loudly. His laughter was filled with arrogance, and the reason for his arrogance came from the emperor's trust in him.
"What? Zhang Hong was executed? "
Xing Jue's words caused an uproar among the crowd. Zhang Hong was the general of the Tianji Unit, and his position was not low. Most importantly, he had the support of Prime Minister Wang Qiang, who was very popular in the dynasty. Yet, such a person was executed by the emperor just like that, and it was obviously because of Xing Jue. How could they not be shocked?
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it. Xing Jue, stop exaggerating."
"Zhang Hong was the general of the Tianji Unit, a wargod. Did you think that the emperor would execute him just because of your words? Compared to General Zhang Hong, who do you think you are? " However, compared to the others, Haozhen roared even louder. He obviously did not believe Xing Jue's words.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask the headquarters of the Tianji Unit. However, I don't know if they will tell you about someone like you. After all, it's a military secret."
"However, there is one thing I must tell you. The emperor already knew that there would definitely be people who would not listen to my orders, so he gave me this Shangguan Treasure Badge. With this Shangguan Treasure Badge, those who do not obey me, Xing Jue, are disobeying the emperor. Those who do not obey the emperor will be executed according to the law."
In response to Haozhen's question, Xing Jue spread his hands and smiled. Then, with a twist of his wrist, a golden badge appeared in his hand.
Although the token was golden, it was not made of gold. Instead, it was made of Mysterious Sky Metal. Technically speaking, the token was a spiritual weapon. However, its main function was not the power it contained, but the majesty it exuded, as well as the ability to directly contact the emperor.
This was because it was something that only the current dynasty's meritorious officials could possess. Shangguan Treasure Badge! Those who possessed Shangguan Treasure Badge were all people of high status and outstanding strength.
"We pay our respects to Lord Xing Jue!!!"
Suddenly, with the Thunder Luggage Sect as the leader, everyone in the hall knelt to the ground and paid their respects to Xing Jue. Even the people from the Iron Blood Continent were no exception. This was because Xing Jue held the Shangguan Treasure Badge, which meant that he had the power to kill people, so they did not dare to disobey.
Most importantly, the emperor actually gave such a precious Shangguan Treasure Badge to Xing Jue, which showed how important he was to the emperor. In this way, it seemed that it was reasonable for the emperor to kill Zhang Hong because of Xing Jue.
"Senior Lei Xing, Senior Li Zong, please excuse us for a moment. I still have something to say to Hao Zhen." Seeing everyone's reaction, Xing Jue walked to Lei Xing and Li Zong with a smile and helped them up.
Lei Xing and Li Zong had stood up for Xing Jue before. Although they did not succeed in the end, Xing Jue still remembered their kindness. Therefore, even though his official rank was higher than theirs, Xing Jue was still very respectful to them.
"Yes."
Lei Xing and Li Zong cupped their fists respectfully to Xing Jue. After giving everyone in the hall a look, they led everyone out of the hall. At this moment, only Haozhen and Xing Jue were left in the hall.
At this moment, Haozhen's face was pale, and his eyes were blank. Even his body could not stop trembling, as if he could not stand everything in front of him. He seemed to have been shocked by Xing Jue's current identity and had completely lost his previous sharpness.
Facing Haozhen at this moment, Xing Jue did not have the slightest vigilance or fear. Because even if Haozhen wanted to harm him, with Xing Jue's strength, he could still get away safely.
As long as Xing Jue could get away, Lei Xing, Li Zong, and even the captains and guards of the Iron Blood Continent would listen to his orders. At that time, he could kill Haozhen in any way he wanted!
"Haozhen, actually, if I wanted you to die, I could kill you right now. Do you know why I kept you alive?" Xing Jue walked to Haozhen, squatted down, and said with a faint smile.
"…"
Haozhen slowly raised his head and looked at Xing Jue with a resentful and fearful gaze. His lips could not stop trembling, but in the end, he did not say anything.
"Because I want you to see how I, Xing Jue, will step on the people of the Iron Blood Continent one by one until they completely submit to me, Xing Jue.
"I'll let you see just what kind of continent the Martial Heaven Continent is, and just what kind of person I, Xing Jue, am."
"And you, will be the first to be stepped on by me, but you will not be the last." Xing Jue moved his mouth close to Haozhen's ear and slowly said in a voice that only Haozhen could hear.
After saying everything, Xing Jue did not look at Haozhen's expression. With a faint smile on his face, he proudly walked out of the palace. Outside the palace, Lei Xing and the others were respectfully waiting for Xing Jue. They seemed to be discussing something.
Seeing Xing Jue come out, Xing Jue smiled and said, "Lord Xing Jue, we have already prepared a banquet for you. Why don't we go over now?"
Although he had only met Xing Jue once, he had already admired Xing Jue. Now, what Xing Jue had done made him even more excited. He could tell that Xing Jue was targeting the Iron Blood Continent, and this was great news for Lei Xing, who had been humiliated by Haozhen.
Not only Lei Xing, but Li Zong, Yang Bin, and everyone else who had been suppressed by the Iron Blood Continent had the same smile on their faces. Their smiles were so bright that they were like flowers blooming.
"Thank you, Senior Lei Xing. Oh right, Senior, where are Han Xu and Li Meixuan? Tell them to come as well! "
Although Han Xu and Li Meixuan had only interacted with Xing Jue for a few short days, Xing Jue had a pretty good impression of the two of them. Now that he was proud of himself, he naturally would not forget his former friends.
"Uh …"
"Okay, I will arrange for someone to inform them."
Seeing that Xing Jue was still thinking about Han Xu and Li Meixuan, Lei Xing could not help but be taken aback. Soon after, a touched smile appeared on his face, and he was about to arrange for the surrounding guards to inform them.
"Senior Lei Xing, there is no need to trouble yourself. Where are they? Let me go and call them myself. "
Seeing how Xing Jue and Lei Xing were behaving, Xing Jue felt that something was amiss. Thinking about it carefully, if even people like Lei Xing and Li Zong were being bullied, Han Xu and Li Meixuan would not be any better. Therefore, Xing Jue decided to personally receive them.
Apart from the main camp where the guards resided, there were many luxurious palaces in the Divine Secret Battalion. Each of these palaces had a sign on them, indicating that they were the residences of the captain-level guards.
In the Divine Secret Battalion, there was a palace that had recently been built. It was called the Hao Residence, and it was the residence of the previous examination's champion, Hao Yan.
In the Hao Residence, Hao Yan seemed to have just finished his cultivation. He was wiping the sweat on his forehead as he walked into the hall. At this moment, there were two servants, one male and one female, following behind him. They were Han Xu and Li Meixuan, who had participated in the examination with Xing Jue.
After Hao Yan sat down, he first pointed at Han Xu, then at Li Meixuan, and shouted, "You, go and get me a basin of water to wash my feet. You massage my shoulders."
Han Xu and Li Meixuan, who were originally full of arrogance and high-spirited, were now like two obedient servants, following Hao Yan's instructions.
Hao Yan closed his eyes, enjoying Li Meixuan's soft hands massaging his shoulders while humming an unpleasant tune from his hometown. It was a pleasure, a pleasure.
After a while, Han Xu also brought a basin of hot water to wash his feet and arrived in front of Hao Yan. Seeing that Hao Yan's eyes were closed, he could only carefully remove Hao Yan's shoes and socks, then put them into the hot water that he had just fetched.
"Ahhh!"
"Are you looking to die?"
However, as soon as Hao Yan's feet touched the water, he suddenly kicked them up, sending Han Xu flying over a dozen meters away. He fell to the ground in a sorry state.
"Oh, isn't this the examination's champion? How hot-tempered!"
However, at this moment, a voice that the three of them were extremely familiar with suddenly rang out from outside the hall. When the three of them looked out of the hall, they were all shocked!
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