"Come, cheers!"
Duan Lingtian was infected by the atmosphere as well, and he stood up with a heroic spirit that shot up to the clouds as he finished the wine in one gulp.
In his previous life, he was born in the army, so he quickly got along well with the 100,000 officers and soldiers present, drinking until deep into the night before resting.
Early the next morning.
A group of people left Southern Barbaric City and headed towards the Crimson Sky Kingdom.
It was precisely the Crimson Wyrm Army!
Now that Southern Barbaric City had been completely captured, the next matter was the border army's matter.
As reinforcements, their mission had already been completed.
Now, they returned to the Imperial City!
The 10,000 plus cavalries of the Crimson Wyrm Army only spent a few hours to traverse the Hengduan Mountain Range and arrive at the Crimson Sky Kingdom's Relentless Thriving City.
The residents of Relentless Thriving City stood outside the city as they watched the Crimson Wyrm Army depart into the distance, and all of them were extremely excited.
Deep into the night last night, a troop of cavalry from the border army brought back the news of the capture of Southern Barbaric City, causing many residents of Southern Barbaric City to be excited to the point they couldn't sleep for the entire night.
"The Crimson Wyrm Army has once again displayed its invincible might!"
"The success of the Crimson Wyrm Army's surprise attack this time was all thanks to that young Military Advisor, Duan Lingtian."
"Truly unbelievable … A mere 18 year old youth is actually able to command an army of 100,000 and capture Southern Barbaric City without losing a single soldier."
"From today onwards, this Duan Lingtian's name will surely spread throughout the Crimson Sky Kingdom and be passed down for generations to come!"
"Hmph! I've recalled the son of the Prime Minister, Gu Xuan. He's completely unable to compare with Duan Lingtian! At that time, he had an army of 110,000 under his command, but not only was he unable to capture Southern Barbaric City, he even caused the deaths of over 10,000 border army officers. "
"Gu Xuan? In my eyes, he can't even compare to a single strand of Duan Lingtian's hair, yet he's still the son of the Prime Minister? He's truly a disgrace to our Crimson Sky Kingdom! "
...
The residents of Relentless Thriving City deeply remembered the name Duan Ling Tian, and they also deeply remembered the name Gu Xuan.
The former caused them to respect him.
The latter caused them to despise him.
The Crimson Wyrm Army arrived in a formidable array and returned in a formidable array.
All in all, the reinforcements' trip this time could be considered a complete success.
Duan Ling Tian and Nie Fen galloped their horses side by side at the front of this 10,000 strong troop, and the taciturn old man followed behind the two of them like a shadow.
"Let's go back!"
"I wonder what His Majesty will reward us with when we return this time."
"Our rewards should be about the same … I'm curious as to what His Majesty will reward the Duan Lingtian."
…
The group of Paladin Academy students were in a heated discussion.
Duan Lingtian could be said to be the core force behind the capture of Southern Barbaric City this time, and if it wasn't for Duan Lingtian, the Crimson Sky Kingdom's army would be utterly incapable of accomplishing this.
Naturally, Duan Ling Tian's reward would be of the highest grade as well.
They didn't doubt this at all.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun walked side by side, and both of their faces revealed knowing smiles. The journey to the battlefield this time caused their blood to boil, and they were incomparably delighted!
"When we return this time, that fellow Tian Hu will surely complain again."
"That's for sure."
A bright smile appeared on both of their faces.
Two months later, the group once again returned to the Imperial City.
"Little Tian, you'll personally lead the Paladin Academy members back … I'll first lead the Crimson Wyrm Army back to the campsite, then I'll go look for my father and enter the palace together to see His Majesty."
Outside the Imperial City, Nie Fen said to Duan Lingtian.
The Crimson Wyrm Army campsite was outside the Imperial City.
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"Students of Paladin Academy, follow Duan Lingtian back!"
Nie Fen loudly ordered.
Instantly, the group of Paladin Academy students led by Duan Lingtian entered the Imperial City in a formidable array.
When they left, there were a total of 312 students in Paladin Academy.
Now, there were 311 people.
The person missing was precisely Gu Xuan, who had left Relentless Thriving City two months ago.
He was also the son of the Crimson Sky Kingdom's Prime Minister, Gu You Ting.
As expected, when Duan Lingtian's group returned to Paladin Academy, they caused a great stir.
"They've returned so quickly?"
"Yeah, even if they rode horses, it would take at least four months to travel from here to the northwest border … Now, they've returned in less than five months. In other words, they've stayed in the northwest border for less than a month."
"Is the Southern Champion Kingdom's army so useless?"
…
Presently, it was afternoon. Many Paladin Academy students had gathered at the Paladin Academy's Martial Arts Practice Grounds, and they were discussing animatedly.
In next to no time, along with the group of students that followed behind Duan Lingtian, they quickly found out the sequence of events …
The Crimson Sky Kingdom's army captured the Southern Champion Kingdom's Southern Barbaric City without expending a single soldier!
This caused those students that didn't head to the northwest border to be dumbstruck.
When they found out that all this was due to Duan Lingtian's contribution, the gazes they looked at Duan Lingtian were filled with reverence.
No matter if it was a junior student or a senior student!
As for Duan Lingtian, who was the center of attention, when he saw the group of students return to Paladin Academy, he greeted Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun, then directly slipped away and returned home.
Duan Lingtian's breathing became slightly hurried as he stood before the entrance of his own courtyard house.
I've returned!
Following Xiong Quan opening the courtyard house door, Duan Lingtian walked in with large strides.
"Young Master!"
"Young Master!"
…
In the front courtyard, the manager, Jing Ru, and the two servant girls respectfully bowed to Duan Lingtian.
After Duan Lingtian nodded and smiled to them, he impatiently walked into the rear courtyard.
In the rear courtyard, the two little girls were sitting around Li Rou, as if they didn't notice Duan Lingtian's return.
"Tian!"
Only when Li Rou noticed Duan Lingtian did the two little girls react, as if they were struck by lightning.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Duan Lingtian's face revealed a brilliant smile.
In a few more days, it would be a full five months since he left.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Li Rou's face revealed a smile, and she obviously heaved a sigh of relief.
"Young Master!"
"Scoundrel!"
The two little girls transformed into two bursts of fragrant wind, one from the left and one from the right, and threw themselves into Duan Lingtian's embrace, tightly hugging Duan Lingtian.
"I'm back."
Duan Lingtian embraced the two girls in his embrace, and between his brows revealed a trace of excitement.
"Hiss hiss ~ ~"
Right at this moment, a black and a white bolt of lightning flashed over and directly landed on Duan Lingtian's hand. They lightly nodded to Duan Lingtian, as if welcoming Duan Lingtian's return.
"Haha! Little White, Little Black. "
Duan Lingtian laughed loudly and greeted the two little pythons.
An entire afternoon, an entire night.
Duan Lingtian tossed everything to the back of his mind, and stuck close to the two little girls in the spacious room, making love …
Only when it was deep into the night did he fall into a deep sleep while hugging the two little girls with a satisfied expression.
At this moment, Duan Lingtian didn't know.
Presently, many people throughout the Imperial City were bound to be unable to sleep.
In the afternoon, along with the Divine Might Marquis and his son entering the Imperial Palace, the news of the battle at the northwest border spread out from the Imperial Palace …
The Crimson Sky Kingdom's army captured the Southern Champion Kingdom's Southern Barbaric City in one go!
But the first to take credit for this wasn't the Crimson Wyrm Army's Commander, Nie Fen, nor was it the border army's General, He Wei An.
It was instead Duan Lingtian!
The name Duan Lingtian once again swept through the entire Imperial City, and became the hot topic of discussion in the various restaurants.
"I truly never imagined that not only does Duan Lingtian's natural talent in the Martial Dao is heaven defying, he's also so awesome when it comes to commanding an army … .He's simply taking every possibility into account and winning every battle!"
"All-rounded talent, all-rounded talent! Our Crimson Sky Kingdom being able to produce a Duan Lingtian is truly our Crimson Sky Kingdom's fortune! "
"Exactly, Duan Lingtian is indeed a peerless genius! However, compared to Duan Lingtian, that Prime Minister Gu's son, Gu Xuan, is a freak! "
"He's indeed a freak! An army of 110,000 that obeyed his orders didn't even touch the city walls of Southern Barbaric City, yet over 10,000 people died … .Whereas the Southern Champion Kingdom's army suffered less than 1,000 casualties! "
"What Prime Minister's son, bah!"
...
No matter if it was the Imperial City's outer city or inner city, there were similar discussions everywhere.
All of them were elevating Duan Lingtian and belittling Gu Xuan.
After all, the two of them formed a sharp contrast.
Unlike the Imperial City that was buzzing with activity, the Prime Minister's Estate was deathly silent.
Within the spacious Audience Hall.
A middle-aged man with a medium build dressed like a scholar stood there, ceaselessly pacing back and forth.
"Prime Minister!"
Before long, an aged old man walked in with large strides.
The old man's eyes were dazzling like an array of stars, and his footsteps were steady. Obviously, his cultivation wasn't low.
"How is it?"
The middle-aged man asked in a low voice. Although no expression could be seen on his face, his anxious eyes completely exposed his anxious heart at this moment.
"Prime Minister, I've asked …. They said that the Young Master had already left Thriving Economy City by himself two months ago and returned to the Imperial City!"
The old man spoke slowly.
"What?!"
The middle-aged man's face went grim, and his pupils constricted. "What actually happened?"
"Prime Minister, supposedly, the almost 90,000 officers of the border army requested for orders from General He Wei An to kill the Young Master …. Later on, for the sake of the Young Master's safety, General He Wei An privately allowed the Young Master to leave."
The old man spoke again.
"Xuan! How could you leave by yourself? "
The middle-aged man's pupils constricted, and he was slightly dazed ….
As the Prime Minister of the Crimson Sky Kingdom, Gu You Ting's wisdom was extraordinary, and ordinary people couldn't compare to it.
He knew that his son had most likely been killed!
But, he could only suffer in silence.
Because this matter couldn't be blamed on the border army anymore ….
"How's the news outside now?"
Gu You Ting took a deep breath, and his wise eyes emitted traces of a ghastly flowing light as he forcefully suppressed the sorrow in the depths of his heart.
The old man was slightly hesitant when he heard this.
"There's no need to worry, speak!"
Gu You Ting's gaze was like a bolt of lightning as he looked at the old man.
"Yes."
The old man nodded, and truthfully told Gu You Ting some of the discussions that were currently giving rise to much discussion in the Imperial City.
After he finished speaking, the corners of the old man's mouth curled into a bitter smile.
"Duan Lingtian? He's indeed a rare genius. "
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