"Wang Qiang, I believe you're here because of the Li Residence, right?"
"I've already heard about it from General Zhao."
"I know that you have a good relationship with Li Qiang, but Xing Jue was the person that Marshal Xiao Ding and I sent to investigate the case."
"He's someone I trust. I believe his words."
"Furthermore, regardless of what Li Qiang did, he did contribute quite a bit to the dynasty."
"Now that he's dead, there's no need to investigate whether he's right or wrong! Therefore, this matter has come to an end. Don't bring it up again! "said the Emperor with a smile.
"I was foolish. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Seeing this, Wang Qiang hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed to the emperor. In fact, he was very grateful to the emperor at this time. Even though the emperor had helped him exonerate the crime, the emperor had also helped him out of the embarrassing situation.
"Alright, Wang Qiang, you may rise."
"Actually, I've come today because I have something to announce to everyone," said the Emperor with a smile.
After hearing the Emperor's words, everyone's gazes became curious. Even Xing Jue looked at the Emperor, wanting to know what he was going to announce.
"Marshal Xiao Ding has suddenly fallen seriously ill. Since I've appointed Wang Qiang as the acting Marshal of the Heavenly Secret Battalion."
"Wang Qiang should be fully in charge of the Heavenly Secret Battalion. Even I shouldn't interfere too much."
"However, before Marshal Xiao Ding fell ill, he said that if Xing Jue could solve the case regarding the Li Residence, he would make an exception and promote Xing Jue as the General of the Heavenly Secret Battalion."
"This matter was decided by Marshal Xiao Ding. Now that Xing Jue has successfully solved the case regarding the Li Residence, I hereby announce that Xing Jue will be the General of the Heavenly Secret Battalion from today onwards," announced the Emperor proudly, as if it was an unchangeable decision.
After hearing the emperor's words, everyone was shocked, especially Wang Qiang, whose expression was extremely unsightly, because he never thought that the emperor would think so highly of Xing Jue. One must know that Xing Jue only had the strength of a high level Battle-Saint. Even though his talent was awe-inspiring, and he could be said to be a rare genius in the dynasty in a hundred years, this kind of promotion was still illogical.
However, as the supreme Emperor, the Emperor who should have been a role model, had actually done so. There was only one thing that could be said, and that was that the Emperor attached great importance to execution!
However, even though they were dissatisfied, no one dared to raise any objections. After all, the one who promoted Xing Jue was the current Emperor and Wang Qiang was only an acting Marshal. He didn't have the courage to oppose Xing Jue like Xiao Ding because he didn't have the strength to do so.
After the announcement that Xing Jue was promoted to the General of the Heavenly Secret Battalion, the Emperor personally bestowed an artifact armor to Xing Jue. When everyone saw the artifact armor, they were all shocked and their faces were filled with envy. This artifact armor was a mid-grade spirit artifact, and it was a top-grade mid-grade spirit artifact. It was said that it was a battle robe worn by a hero of the Heavenly Secret Battalion.
After that, Xing Jue accompanied the Emperor and Princess Xin Xin and left for the depths of the Heavenly Secret Battalion. This was because Xing Jue wanted to pay a visit to Marshal Xiao Ding who had made things difficult for him.
After they left, Wang Qiang and the other generals of the Iron Blood Continent all had worried looks on their faces. Originally, they had thought that Xing Jue was just a small fry.
But today, after the appearance of the Emperor and Princess Xin Xin, they had completely changed their minds. Not to mention the close relationship between Xing Jue and Princess Xin Xin, the Emperor's attention to Xing Jue was something that ordinary people couldn't do. The Emperor's attention to Xing Jue had even made Wang Qiang, the Emperor's favorite. He felt an unprecedented sense of threat.
In the depths of the Heavenly Fate Battalion, there was a majestic palace with a spacious hall in the depths of the palace. There was a profound array in the hall.
"Buzz ~ Buzz ~ Buzz ~"
The array was built within the palace. Flowing fluorescent light and flickering runes illuminated the hall, making it look exceptionally gorgeous. However, compared to the gorgeous hall and the profound array, the most eye-catching thing was the naked, well-built old man floating in the eye of the array. He was the Marshal of the Heavenly Secret Battalion, Xiao Ding.
At this moment, Xiao Ding's eyes were tightly shut. His forehead was black and his lips were purple. His aura was extremely weak and he had long lost the aura of a high rank Wargod. He was like an old man on the brink of death. It seemed like it was only a matter of time before he passed away.
"Your Majesty, Lord Marshal, you clearly don't look sick. You've been poisoned!" Outside the array, Xing Jue said to the Emperor excitedly when he saw Xiao Ding's current appearance.
At this moment, other than the unconscious Xiao Ding, there was only the Emperor and Xing Jue in the hall. For some reason, Xing Jue felt a lot less restrained when he was alone with the Emperor. Therefore, he spoke with great confidence.
"Xing Jue, can't I tell that father-in-law has been poisoned? It's just that we can't let outsiders know about this! "The Emperor revealed a helpless expression in response to Xing Jue's questioning.
"Your Majesty, is there no cure?"
"That's right, I have a high-grade Heaven rank pill here. It has the effect of reviving the dead. Why don't you let Lord Marshal take one? It might be effective." Xing Jue took out a high-grade pill and suggested.
"It's useless. How can our Starfall Empire not have a high-grade Heaven rank pill?"
"It's just that this poison is very strange. If there is no antidote, I'm afraid that no one in this world will be able to save my father-in-law!" The Emperor sighed helplessly once again.
Xing Jue also became silent when he saw the Emperor's appearance. He could tell that the Emperor was actually very concerned about the Marshal's safety. Even though the Marshal did not seem to treat the Emperor very well, the Emperor did indeed place great importance on the Marshal.
However, after a moment of silence, Xing Jue suddenly raised his head and said with some hesitation, "Your Majesty, there is something that I don't know if I should say."
"Xing Jue, you are someone that I trust greatly. Therefore, when the two of us are alone, there is no need for formalities. If there is anything that you want to say, just say it."
"No matter what it is, I will not blame you!" The Emperor said with a smile. His gentle smile revealed his trust in Xing Jue.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Wang Qiang, I have a feeling that this person is scheming. If he is allowed to manage the Divine Secret Unit, I'm afraid …" Seeing the Emperor's trusting gaze, Xing Jue no longer hesitated.
"Ha … Ha … Ha … Ha … Ha … Ha … Ha … Ha …"
However, to Xing Jue's surprise, the Emperor did not directly reply to his words. Instead, he suddenly burst into laughter. His laughter was rather strange, causing Xing Jue to be extremely confused and even at a loss.
"Xing Jue, I only have one question for you. Do I look like a fatuous ruler to you?" After laughing, Xing Jue suddenly looked at Xing Jue with narrowed eyes.
"Uh, in my opinion, Your Majesty is definitely a rare wise ruler!" Seeing this, Xing Jue said with extreme certainty. His words were not flattery, but his own judgment.
"That's good. I can only tell you that the Starfall Empire is too big, and there are too many people in the empire."
"Even though I am the ruler of an empire, there are many things that I cannot control alone."
"Therefore, this huge Starfall Empire requires many people to work together to maintain peace!" The Emperor suddenly said in an extremely solemn manner.
At this moment, Xing Jue fell silent. Although he did not fully understand the Emperor's words, he could feel the helplessness in the Emperor's heart.
He could feel that the Emperor actually hoped that the people of the empire could live a good life. However, the reality was never as simple as one imagined it to be.
At this moment, Xing Jue seemed to be able to understand the difficulties of an Emperor. As the ruler of an empire, although there were similarities with the leader of a huge force, there were also differences.
The leader of the force could dominate everything according to his own strength. As for the internal affairs of the force, it was still the law of the jungle, and the ruler was respected. He only needed to find talents and train confidants. As long as it did not violate his rules, he could not care less about who won or lost in the battle between the forces.
However, as the ruler of an empire, not only did he have to find talents and train confidants, he also had to think about how to manage the empire well. What he wanted to do was not only to make the empire stronger, but also to let more people live a life without worrying about food and clothing.
Therefore, relatively speaking, being the ruler of an empire was much more difficult and tiring.
"Alright, it's getting late. You must be very tired from the journey."
Suddenly, the Emperor said with a smile, "Go back and rest early. Come to me tomorrow morning. I still have something to tell you."
"In that case, Xing Jue will take his leave!" Seeing this, Xing Jue was stunned. Then, he bowed respectfully and left the palace. He went to the palace that the Emperor had prepared for him to rest.
Buzz.
After Xing Jue left, the Emperor waved his sleeve, and the formation in the hall began to change faintly. In the end, a passage that led directly to the eye of the formation appeared. After the passage appeared, the Emperor stepped into it and came to the eye of the formation, beside Marshal Xiao Ding.
"Father-in-law, what do you think of Xing Jue?" Looking at Marshal Xiao Ding, who was floating in front of him with his eyes closed, the Emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.
However, Marshal Xiao Ding, who had already fainted, obviously could not hear the Emperor's words, so he did not respond at all. Instead, he continued to float up and down along with the airflow in the eye of the formation.
"Sigh, Xinxin is getting older and older. She is no longer a child, but a grown woman."
"This girl, the older she grows, the more disobedient she becomes. Now, even I can't control her anymore."
"But the strange thing is that she is obedient to Xing Jue. When she is in front of Xing Jue, it is like she is a different person." Seeing that Marshal Xiao Ding did not respond, the Emperor muttered to himself.
"What? There's actually such a thing??? "
However, at this moment, Marshal Xiao Ding, who had his eyes closed, suddenly sat up. His face was filled with excitement. He did not look like a person who was in critical condition at all.
"It's true. I suspect that Xinxin has already fallen in love with that brat Xing Jue." However, the Emperor was not surprised at all by Xiao Ding's sudden appearance. Instead, he smiled calmly.
"In that case, that brat Xing Jue is really not bad. He must be nurtured!"
After hearing the Emperor's words, Marshal Xiao Ding's eyes lit up, as if he had anticipated something very exciting. Just thinking about it made him excited.
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