"What! It's Maki Cangsheng, the Celestial Saint, who did this? "
"I've long heard that the Celestial Saint of the Keelung Sect is a despicable person who is good at scheming. I've seen it for myself today!"
"Hmph! Fortunately, the one he schemed against was the wise and mighty Daoist Master Lin. Otherwise, he might have really succeeded! "
"The Keelung Sect is a bunch of despicable people who only care about personal gain! They don't want to contribute to the war, and instead, they framed Lord Lin, a hero who contributed to the war. How despicable! "
When the crowd heard Wu Wenxuan's confession, they couldn't help but feel indignant. Their hatred for Maki Cangsheng and the Keelung Sect increased, and they all spoke up for Lin Xuan.
Not everyone believed this story. At least, Di Ying, Chu Tianshuo, and the others were more willing to believe that Lin Xuan had played a trick.
Even if the imperial court wanted to reward Lin Xuan, how could they give Lin Xuan the title of Northern Marquis? Why would they give Lin Xuan the Wanhua City as his fief?
This was simply illogical!
The Marquis of the East, West, South, and North were all top-notch Marquis titles. They were usually bestowed to ministers who followed the Emperor, and they represented supreme glory.
Moreover, Wanhua City was a famous military city in the Northern Wilderness. 200,000 Jinhua soldiers were stationed there all year round, and its importance was no less than Tianding City.
However, the Crown Prince's decree was still being circulated, and everyone could see it. No one could refute it.
In the end, they could only blame it on the Crown Prince's brain.
At Lin Xuan's request, the eunuch Wu Wenxuan read out the Crown Prince's decree again.
"The Daqian dynasty decrees: Lin Xuan, a descendant of the Lin family in Fish Dragon Town, has achieved a high cultivation, is virtuous and talented, and has outstanding strength. He has made many contributions in the war against the foreign tribes. He is conferred the title of Northern Marquis, and his fief is Wanhua City …"
Wu Wenxuan's hands and feet trembled uncontrollably as he read the unfamiliar decree. His mind was filled with fear as he felt that Lin Xuan's methods were inconceivable.
Others might not know the inside story, but he had seen the Crown Prince write the decree with his own eyes. At this moment, the things in the decree were poles apart from the Crown Prince's meaning!
However, since he was under someone else's roof, he did not dare to disobey. He could only pinch his nose and continue reading.
After he was done, he carefully approached Lin Xuan and pleaded, "Marquis Lin, I have done as you instructed. Can you let me go?"
Lin Xuan nodded pretentiously. "En, go! Remember to thank the Crown Prince on my behalf when you go back. The Crown Prince is so wise and farsighted, he really has the look of a master! "
"Thank you, Marquis, for sparing my life. I will definitely convey your message!"
Wu Wenxuan felt as if he had been pardoned. He kowtowed three times in a row, then left as if he was fleeing.
Jing Wushang glanced at Wu Wenxuan's back, murderous intent flashing in his eyes. He said to Lin Xuan in a low voice, "Master, this kind of shameless person will inevitably distort right and wrong when he returns. Should we …"
Lin Xuan smiled coldly. "Do it cleanly. It would be best if you can pin the blame on the Keelung Sect."
"I understand."
Jing Wushang immediately ordered his men to carry out the order.
No matter who the mastermind was, someone had to take the blame. To Lin Xuan, it was only natural for Maki Cangsheng and the Keelung Sect to take the blame. He did not feel the slightest bit of psychological burden. Furthermore, this was not necessarily an unjust accusation.
"Congratulations to Lord Lin for being conferred the title of Marquis! This is worthy of celebration! "
"Congratulations to Lord Lin!"
Seeing that the matter had been settled, some of the sect leaders hurriedly ran over to Lin Xuan to make their presence known.
However, at this moment, a teleportation portal on the General Appointing Platform lit up. A messenger rushed out in a panic, holding a battle report in his hand.
"The northern battlefront is in a state of emergency! The foreign tribes are invading! The northern battlefront is in a state of emergency! The foreign tribes are invading! "
The messenger shouted at the top of his lungs as he ran toward the Tianding Army's commander-in-chief's camp.
Upon hearing this voice, countless martial artists below the General Appointing Platform could not help but look at each other in dismay.
Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Everyone, if Tianding City falls, we will all become stray dogs! Let's go, it's time for us to do our part! "
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
The surrounding martial artists shouted sternly, their morale high.
Lin Xuan took the lead and walked onto the teleportation portal to Griffin Ridge. The Magic Lotus Sect and other martial artists from various sects followed suit.
The portal started to operate. With a flash of purple light, batches of martial artists disappeared...
...
"Kill!"
"Fight these beasts to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
Below a human-shaped mountain ridge, tens of thousands of soldiers were in a battle formation. They were engaged in an intense battle with the boundless Beast Tide army. Flowing arrows and fire crossbows filled the sky.
The mountains to the north of Tianding City were continuous, forming the shape of a trumpet. Griffin Ridge was at the edge of the trumpet.
Griffin Ridge and the other four defensive strongholds formed a solid line of defense, blocking the foreign tribes from invading.
As long as any of these five strongholds were lost, Tianding City would be completely exposed to the foreign tribes' sharp teeth and claws. Even with the city-protecting array, it would not be able to last for long.
Lin Xuan and the others walked out of a cave behind the Tianding Army's camp.
The moment he came out, he immediately heard the deafening sounds of battle coming from the foot of the mountain. The sounds of battle, the roars of beasts, and the rumbling of battle converged together and filled the entire world, causing one's eardrums to be deafened.
Lin Xuan stood on a large rock and looked down. At the foot of the mountain, he saw a large group of human soldiers wearing black iron battle armor fighting with clouds of black and gray smoke.
Within the black and gray smoke, there were occasionally large and spirited Scarlet Flame Flood Dragons that attacked the experts of the human army.
In the intense battle, the human soldiers were constantly shrinking, but the black and gray smoke seemed to be inexhaustible.
Some powerful fire crossbows fell into the smoke, extinguishing large patches of smoke from time to time. However, more smoke would emerge from the ground and crazily attack the human army's front line.
"F * ck! What is that smoke? "
"Those are the Dragon Centipedes and Dragon Scorpions! They have a trace of the Dragons clan's bloodline in their bodies. Although it's very faint, they have extraordinary talent. Many of them have the potential to become demons. "
"Hiss … Fortunately, the Human Emperor Tablet exists. Otherwise, how could we fight this battle?"
Seeing such a scene, everyone could not help but gasp.
Among these martial artists, some had participated in the war between the two races as independent guards, but most had never seen the foreign tribes. Seeing this scene, they could not help but feel apprehensive.
When a general of the Tianding Army saw this group of martial artists, he hurriedly ran over with a trace of joy on his face. "Everyone! Are you here to support us in our battle against the foreign tribes? May I ask who is the leader? "
Everyone looked at Lin Xuan silently.
Lin Xuan said indifferently, "I am the Magic Lotus Sect's Sect Master Lin Xuan. General, may I ask how the battle is going?"
The general's eyes lit up. He cupped his hands and said, "So it's Lord Lin. Sorry for the disrespect! I am Li Hongfei, the Domain Chief of the Tianding Army. Currently, I am in charge of guarding Griffin Ridge with nine other Domain Chiefs! "
"General Li, cut the crap. Say something useful!" Lin Xuan said with a frown.
Seeing this, Li Hongfei hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, Lord Lin. The foreign tribes have launched an unprecedented attack today. The Dragon Centipedes and Dragon Scorpions have sent out nearly 100,000, and the Fire Dragons have sent out more than 300. We only have 20,000 Tianding Army and less than 8,000 miscellaneous troops. Once the fire crossbows are used up, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long. Lord Lin and fellow martial artists, please help us as soon as possible. On behalf of the Tianding Army and the people of Tianding City —"
Lin Xuan could not be bothered to listen to his long-winded speech. At this moment, the humans were obviously at a disadvantage. There were gaps in several battle formations, and they were expanding rapidly. When this general was done, these martial artists would probably go home and prepare to move.
He waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice, "Fellow martial artists! Today is the day to confer the title of King and Marquis. Follow me and kill — "
"F * ck them!"
"Kill —"
Lin Xuan took the lead. He dragged the Shengxuan Heavy Mace and charged down the mountain.
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