"Oh!" Kou Lingxu's interest was piqued. What did he mean by 'something might happen to the guards'? Why would Niu Youde persuade them for no reason? With Niu Youde's strength, it would be useless to persuade them. It seemed like the Kou family would be more useful. He understood the deeper meaning behind Old Tang's words and asked, "Old Tang, are you sure that Niu Youde can persuade them?"
"No one knows what will happen in the future," Tang Henian replied, "I can't guarantee that everyone will be persuaded, but as long as Niu Youde speaks, he should be able to persuade some. The most important thing now is to maintain our relationship. I suggest using Niu Youde's name to secretly support those people. Now is the best time for them to act out of gratitude for Niu Youde. As time passes, it will be hard to predict a person's heart, and their relationship will grow distant. Master, this is a good chance to get involved with the guards. These people may not be of much use now, but once they are promoted, even if only a few of them manage to reach a high position, they will be of great use. It's better to be safe than sorry, they might come in handy in the future! "
Kou Lingxu narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time. Then he slowly said, "This matter must be kept secret. Once Master Qing knows that we have stretched our hands into his backyard, you know the consequences." His words implied that he agreed.
Tang Henian whispered, "That's why we must use Niu Youde's name to keep the sponsors from finding out we're involved. At the same time, we can also use Niu Youde's name to tell them to keep it a secret. Now that they've split up, it'll be convenient for us to act one by one. We can't let Niu Youde know about this for now."
Kou Lingxu nodded. "Go. Safety first."
"Yes!" Tang Henian nodded, then asked, "What about Niu Youde's demotion?"
"I'll talk to Lord Qing another day."
The Kou brothers watched from the side with smiles on their faces. The Kou clan's courtyard was bustling with activity.
"Seventh Sister, I'm Wenlan's mother, Shuhuan's mother. You and Wenlan are old acquaintances, so this is a small gift from me. I hope you don't mind." Kou Wenlan's mother, Shuhuan's mother, was the first to run over. Two beautiful dimples appeared on her cheeks when she smiled, and she shoved a storage bracelet into Yun Zhiqiu's hand. She didn't let go of Yun Zhiqiu's arm and began to introduce them to her. "This is Wen Bai and Wen Hong's mother, Sui Chuchu. This is Wen Huang, Wen Lu, and Wen Qing's mother, Ruan Jing.
"Seventh Younger Sister is so beautiful. Please don't mind this small token of my appreciation."
Kou Zheng and Kou Qin's wives also took out their greeting gifts.
The three daughters of the Kou family had also returned. All of them had brought their husbands back with them, and all of them had presented Yun Zhiqiu with gifts on behalf of their respective clans.
There were also more than a hundred beautiful concubines of Kou Tian Wang, and they all brought out gifts as elders. Among them, the concubines who had given birth to Kou Tian Wang's children were of noble status, especially those who had given birth to sons. Yun Zhiqiu did her best to memorize the names of these concubines, but there were simply too many concubines for her to remember in a short amount of time. Yun Zhiqiu couldn't remember all of them at once.
? T Wenbai, Kou Wenlan, and a group of juniors stepped forward and saluted. "Greetings, Auntie." Among them, Kou Wenhuang and Kou Wenlan felt extremely uncomfortable. Niu Youde actually wanted to become their uncle.
But today, no matter how awkward they felt, they had to squeeze out a smile. Everyone knew that Niu Youde was someone that the Wangye wanted to train. He was highly valued by the Wangye. Sooner or later, he would become a great general in the Wangye's Mansion. Hence, everyone treated Yun Zhiqiu quite well.
Naturally, Yun Zhiqiu returned the favor with gifts. It would be ridiculous to present such a lavish gift in front of this family. With their background, they had seen everything, so she could only show her sincerity. Fortunately, she had brought quite a lot of jewelry. The gifts were not expensive, but they were exquisite and beautiful. She took out a portion and let everyone choose for themselves.
A group of women immediately surrounded Yun Zhiqiu, exclaiming in delight and surprise. Each of them picked a few pieces of jewelry they liked and stepped back, allowing the people behind them to choose. It was truly a lively scene for a long time.
The three Kou brothers shook their heads as they watched from the side. They couldn't stand these women. Would men care about what jewelry a woman wore? The only part of a woman's body that men cared the least about was the jewelry they wore.
Kou Zheng smiled. "It's been a long time since the Kou family was this lively."
Kou Qin and Kou Mian nodded. They had to admit that …
At the Yu Garden. Mu Yulian wanted to ask Miao Yi to stay in the headquarters, but he refused. There was no need to make Mu Yulian feel uncomfortable. According to the rules, he was given a single room in the campsite near the Yu Garden.
The squad leader in charge of Miao Yi was new. Even if Miao Yi was about to become the son-in-law of the Kou Heavenly King, he was still the previous Commander of the Black Dragon Division. He was a famous figure who had led half of the Tiger Flag Division to defeat an army of a million elite soldiers. Now that the Commander was under his command, it would be asking for trouble if they dared to treat him poorly. The Squad Leader politely assigned the best room to Miao Yi.
After spending some time with Niu Xiaobing, he found that Niu Xiaobing's connections were not just for show. Although Niu Xiaobing was wearing a silver armor, there were often red-armored generals who guarded the Heavenly Palace coming to drink with him. Niu Xiaobing's friends really made the corporal dumbfounded.
Truth be told, Miao Yi didn't know those scarlet-armored generals at first. Wen Ze was the first to pay him a visit and gave him the stipend Miao Yi had accumulated over the years in the Primordial Wastelands. He even had a drink with Miao Yi. Later on, Wen Ze's friends in the Sky Palace all wanted to get to know this weirdo who had been ridiculed all the way to the bottom. As such, Wen Ze would bring some people over every few days. Those who had visited before would also bring along some curious friends to have a drink with him.
In any case, Miao Yi had people from both the Left and Right Inspectorates. This was the first time in his life that Miao Yi had come into contact with so many Heavenly Palace generals. Along the way, he asked these people to help him out. He asked them to take care of his disbanded old subordinates, especially his trusted subordinates. Perhaps he couldn't help promote them, but it wouldn't be a problem to ask them not to bully him.
It was also through these people that Miao Yi was surprised to find that all the remaining soldiers who had followed him to the bloody battle in the Yuding Domain had been promoted. Not a single one of them had missed out. At the very least, they had been promoted by two ranks. Some of them had directly skipped the ranks of squad leaders and centurions to become Deputy Generals. Over ten thousand of them had even been promoted to Deputy Generals. There were also quite a few who had been promoted to Commander or Senior Commander. As for the other members of the Black Dragon Society who hadn't participated in the battle in the Yuding Domain, they were basically transferred at the same rank. They didn't have the chance to be promoted so quickly.
Later, Wen Ze came over and Miao Yi asked for the reason. Wen Ze smiled and said, "Little Brother, fifty thousand men were surrounded by an elite army of a million. They fought with their lives on the line despite being at an absolute disadvantage, and still managed to defeat an elite army of a million and kill hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers. The fact that they were able to survive is a solid proof of their qualifications. No one can say anything about them being promoted. Even though they were all disbanded, the Imperial Guard Army has never mistreated those who have contributed to the battle. They will only reward them and not suppress them. The higher-ups even hope that they will spread the experience of the battle in the Yuding Domain among the Imperial Guard Army. Of course, you are the only one who was demoted. Who told you to stand on the wrong side for a woman? Come to think of it, those ten thousand men were also basking in your glory. If it weren't for this battle, many of them would never have had the chance to rise so quickly in their entire lives. You can say that they risked their lives for a better future! "
Miao Yi was silent. If that was the case, he felt less guilty. It wasn't easy for those people to survive. Even if they stayed in the Black Dragon Division, they wouldn't have so many positions for them. Now, it seemed that disbanding them had actually helped their futures.
The reason why the Black Dragon Division transferred Miao Yi to be stationed near Yu Tian was to take care of Miao Yi. How could they let Miao Yi do the duty of guarding the gate? However, they couldn't not assign Miao Yi tasks either. This was a punishment given by the higher-ups. Yu Tian was a good place. There weren't many valuable items to guard, and the important people of the Heavenly Palace wouldn't come often. Miao Yi could cultivate in peace. If there were really any important people from the higher-ups, then Miao Yi could come out and deal with them. After all, those important people were only here to put on an act. They wouldn't stay for long and would leave soon. So basically, there wasn't much to do. This was a special punishment given to Miao Yi.
Meanwhile, the Corporals, Centurions, and Deputy Generals all knew the higher-ups' intentions. No one would order Miao Yi around, let alone make things difficult for him. It didn't matter if Miao Yi showed up or not. Everyone hoped that he wouldn't show up. Otherwise, if he did show up, they wouldn't be able to order him around, and that would make things awkward for everyone.
Most importantly, this person's reputation within the Black Dragon Division was too great. There was probably no one who didn't know about him now. He had achieved the strongest battle record in the history of the Black Dragon Division in which the weak had defeated the strong. He had created an unsurpassable monument within the Black Dragon Division, which revered military achievements! It wasn't something they could blaspheme.
Within the Black Dragon Division, there were many people with a higher rank than this person. However, it was hard to find anyone who would be so shameless as to boast about their military achievements in front of him. As such, many people sighed. Even if this person didn't become Heavenly King Kou's son-in-law, his future wouldn't be too bad. It was only a matter of time before he would be promoted to a General. He might even have been promoted to the rank of Black Dragon Division commander by now. Yet, he had to make such a fuss over a woman. How many years would it take for him to return to his original rank? Heavenly King Kou couldn't possibly abuse his authority and promote you every few days, could he?!
After a period of leisure, Miao Yi was cultivating one day when he suddenly received a message from Jin Man, the General Master of the Boundless Dao in the Inferno Hell.
Jin Man immediately asked, 'Has the granddaughter of the Divine Lord of the Devil Dao really become Kou Lingxu's adopted daughter?'
Miao Yi: 'Yes!'
Jin Man: 'Is the Divine Lord really going to take Kou Lingxu's adopted daughter as your official wife?'
Miao Yi: 'Yes!'
Jin Man: 'Divine Lord, let's not talk about our relationship with the Devil Dao for now. There is something that the Divine Lord doesn't know, and I feel that I have to remind you. There is a blood feud between Hai Yuanke and Kou Lingxu. Hai Yuanke's most beloved woman and his entire family died at Kou Lingxu's hands.'
Miao Yi didn't expect such a thing to happen. After a moment of silence, he replied, 'They are just using each other. Don't you think that Kou Lingxu has boarded the Dominator's pirate ship? Once he's on it, he won't be able to leave! '
Jin Man: 'I am relieved that the Divine Lord has such thoughts and arrangements. I will definitely support you with all my might.' Also, I have a question. I heard that the Divine Lord's troops in the Black Dragon Division have been scattered, and Hai Pingxin has been transferred away as well. Will she be alright? '
Miao Yi: 'Don't worry. I have already asked someone to take care of her. When the time is right, I will think of a way to transfer her back.'
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