Yang Fan was the same, feeling a little confused.
Appointing Ling Tian as the Xuan Chu Defender Mansion's Domain Lord?
Are you kidding me?
Yesterday, when he asked Zhuge Xin Cheng to spread the news of Tu Hao Yan's sacrifice, Ling Tian was only a half-step Emperor.
Yes.
A half-step Emperor Realm expert wasn't weak. After all, Tu Haoyan had been a half-step Monarch Realm expert before, and if it wasn't for Yang Fan's help, it was very likely that he would still be lingering at the peak of the Emperor Realm.
In terms of cultivation, Ling Tian did seem to be qualified to be the Domain Lord.
However, the position of the Domain Lord of the thirty-six domains was not decided by the person with the highest cultivation.
If it was really decided by the level of cultivation, how could it make sense for Fu Zheng Qing to become the Northwest Defender Mansion's Domain Lord when he had just broken through to the King Realm?
Could it be that the Federal Center City couldn't send a Master with a higher cultivation to oversee the Domain Lord?
Obviously, that wasn't the case.
The Federation government wasn't as weak as imagined. As long as they were willing, let alone an Emperor Realm cultivator, they could even send a half-step Emperor or even a half-step Emperor.
"Regional autonomy is the basic national policy of the Human Federation."
Yang Fan muttered softly, as if he was recalling some of the regulations made by the Human Federation for the thirty-six Domains after the establishment of the Human Federation.
"Unless more than half of the local cultivators and residents of the thirty-six Domains agree to the Human Federation sending a Domain Lord, the Domain Lord can only be appointed from among the strongest cultivators in the thirty-six Domains."
"Although Ling Tian's cultivation meets the requirements, he's from Sacred Forest Island and isn't a resident of the Xuan Chu Defender Mansion. He doesn't seem to be qualified to be the Domain Lord."
"What is the Federal Center City trying to do? Is it trying to overturn the basic national policy and forcibly interfere with the autonomy of the various Domains?"
Yang Fan raised his eyebrows slightly.
This wasn't a good sign. If it wasn't handled well, the entire thirty-six Domains would be at odds with each other.
One had to know that the human race was also divided into different regions and races.
Before the central government of the Federation was established, there were two or three hundred countries of various sizes on the Origin Planet. There were yellow people, white people, black people, and so on. Their skin color, language, habits, and beliefs were all vastly different.
Therefore, in order to survive, the countries formulated this kind of basic national policy of regional autonomy when they huddled together for warmth. This was to prevent bad things like racial discrimination from happening.
But now, what were Yao Puxin, Li Liangcai, and the others doing? Were they trying to forcibly take away the autonomy of the Xuan Chu Garrison Manor?
Didn't they see that some of the local officials of the Xuan Chu Guard Mansion were already filled with resentment? Didn't they see that among the dozens of Half-Emperors present, there were already some supreme experts of different races whose faces had changed color?
Outside the city gates.
Yao Puxin, Li Liangcai, Tian Chanzi, and the others had obviously expected this situation. They didn't explain much, but they all turned around and looked at a human Half-Emperor behind them.
"Brother Zhou Xun, aren't you going to come out and say a few words?"
At this moment, Wu Dao stepped forward and smiled at the human Half-Emperor who was also being watched by Yao Puxin, Li Liangcai, and the others.
He said calmly, "Although Ling Tian is now under Young Friend Yang Fan's tutelage, in terms of roots, he can be considered as part of our Sacred Forest Island.
"Back then, it was I who saved him by chance in the Xuan Chu Garrison Manor and raised him. In principle, his ancestral home should also be in the Xuan Chu Garrison Manor, right?"
Zhou Xun nodded slightly and slowly walked to the city gates through the crowd.
"Patriarch Zhou Xun?!"
"Old City Lord, is it really you?!"
"That's great! The old City Lord is still alive! This time, our Xuan Chu Guard Residence finally has a backbone again! "
"…"
As soon as Zhou Xun came out, the Deputy City Lord of Ruan Feng City, some elders who were all over eighty years old, and the people of the Xuan Chu Zhou Clan all recognized him immediately.
Zhou Xun.
The Xuan Chu Garrison Manor's founding master, the first Region Lord of the Xuan Chu Garrison Manor after the central government of the Federation was established.
It was said that he had died in battle many years ago, and then Tu Haoyan took over as the second Region Lord.
They never expected that the old Region Lord Zhou Xun, who was supposed to have died in battle, would come back to life and appear in front of Ruan Feng City again.
"It's rare that everyone still remembers I. Greetings!"
Zhou Xun gently cupped his hands to all the officials and residents present, and then said in a clear voice,
"If everyone still recognizes me as the old City Lord and believes in my character, I hope that everyone will listen to what I'm about to say."
The Half-Emperor aura on Zhou Xun's body gradually rose, and he raised his hand to suppress the many warriors opposite him. After everyone shut up and quieted down, he spoke again.
"Brother Wu Dao of the Sacred Forest Island is right. Region Lord Ling Tian is indeed from our Xuan Chu Garrison Manor!"
"Some of the older people present should still remember the extermination battle of the Ling Clan that happened two hundred kilometers west of Ruan Feng City 88 years ago."
"More than ten Demon Emperors of the Wanyao Mountain ambushed the Ling Clan that had moved from Pingshan City to Ruan Feng City."
"The entire Ling Clan was annihilated, and only two newborn babies were saved by Mr. Wu Dao who happened to be passing by."
"I saw this with my own eyes when I led everyone to ask for help. It can't be faked!"
"Therefore, from the root, Region Lord Ling Tian is not from another region, because he was born in our Xuan Chu Garrison Manor, and his parents and clan were all born and raised in our Xuan Chu Garrison Manor!"
"Therefore, the Federal Center City appointed him as the Region Lord to govern the Xuan Chu Garrison Manor. It's not forcibly interfering with the Xuan Chu Garrison Manor's autonomy. I hope everyone can understand."
Wow!
As soon as Zhou Xun's voice fell, everyone below burst into an uproar.
Even Ling Tian himself was in disbelief.
He was actually from the Xuan Chu Garrison Manor. Why had they never heard Master Wu Dao mention it before?
In that case, his parents, clansmen, and his younger brother whose mind was taken away by the Demon Spirit when he was just born all met with trouble in the Xuan Chu Garrison Manor?
It was also the first time Ling Tian knew about his background, and it was also the first time he knew that his enemy was the Demon Clan of the Wanyao Mountain!
"Of course, words are no proof. It's obviously unrealistic to expect everyone to believe it with just a few words from me, Zhou Xun."
Zhou Xun spoke again. "Fortunately, the Ling clan still has a direct line of descent in our Ruan Feng City. They are the branch of the eldest branch that was sent to Ruan Feng City as a vanguard back then."
"Because they had to come to Ruan Feng City in advance to purchase property, they didn't follow the main clan and luckily escaped. If nothing unexpected happened, there should still be people from the Ling Clan now, right? "
"Randomly find a direct descendant of the Ling Clan and test their bloodline. They will definitely sense it. Just this point alone is enough to prove that Region Lord Ling Tian is from our Xuan Chu Garrison Manor! "
The Ling Clan?
Hearing Zhou Xun's words, most of the people present were at a loss.
They had never heard of the Ling Clan in their Ruan Feng City.
Apart from the Tu, Zhou, Zhao, and Wang families in Ruan Feng City, when was there another Ling Clan?
"Old City Lord!"
At this moment, the Deputy City Lord of Ruan Feng City stood up and reported softly to Zhou Xun.
"Old City Lord, you may not know this, but the Ling Clan originally didn't have many people. When the war between humans and demons broke out back then, the Kings of the Ling Clan were all killed in battle, and this bloodline gradually declined."
"What?" Zhou Xun raised his brows and said with extreme surprise, "Don't tell me there isn't even a direct bloodline left?"
The Deputy City Lord shook his head slightly. "This junior doesn't know either. After all, so many years have passed …"
Under normal circumstances, who would care about a small family that had completely declined?
If Zhou Xun hadn't suddenly mentioned it today, the Deputy City Lord would have almost forgotten that Ruan Feng City still had the Ling Clan.
"I … I … I!"
At this moment, a small hand was suddenly raised high in a corner of the city gate, and a young child's voice rang out.
"I'm this generation's direct bloodline of the Ling Clan!"
Ling Tian's expression changed. With a wave of his hand, he moved a girl who looked to be 12 or 13 years old. She was dressed simply and had some stains on her face from the crowd.
"Little girl, you said you're this generation's direct bloodline of the Ling Clan. Do you have proof?"
Ling Tian asked the little girl softly.
The little girl seemed to be a little nervous. She shrunk her neck and reached into her clothes to take out a diamond-shaped jade pendant from her neck. The word "Ling" was engraved on the jade pendant.
"This is my Ling Clan's inheritance jade pendant. It contains a drop of blood essence left behind by my Ling Clan's ancestor."
Swoosh!
Ling Tian's Divine Thought suddenly probed into the diamond-shaped jade pendant, and the bloodline power in his body actually trembled.
He actually felt it!
And it was the origin of the bloodline power in his Divine Soul!
Ling Tian's breathing stagnated. His entire body instantly became excited and trembled.
Now, he was completely sure that this jade pendant was deeply connected to him. It might really have been left behind by their Ling Clan's ancestor.
And this little girl in front of him could really be Ling Tian's bloodline clansman!
"What's your name?"
Ling Tian's voice became even softer as he asked the little girl in front of him.
"Ling Ling!" The little girl replied crisply, "My name is Ling Ling!"
"Ling Ling? What a good name! "
A gentle smile appeared on Ling Tian's face as he continued to ask, "Little Ling Ling, where are your parents?
Tell me, Little Ling Ling, where are your parents? I have something very important to talk to them about! "
Ling Ling lowered her head and said softly, "They're … they're gone. I'm the only one left in the entire Ling Clan. When my father was seriously injured and passed away, he gave this jade pendant to me and said I'm this generation's head of the Ling Clan!"
"But I don't want to be the head of the Ling Clan. There's no one left in the family. I miss my father so much!"
As she spoke, the little girl's eyes turned red and she actually burst into tears.
"Uncle, your surname is also Ling, right?"
After a while, Ling Ling, who was still grieving, raised her hand to wipe the tears off her face. She suddenly raised her head and looked at Ling Tian with a hopeful expression.
"You're also a member of the Ling Clan, aren't you? We're all family, right?"
Ling Tian's heart trembled. A wave of uncontrollable sadness rose from the bottom of his heart, and his eyes turned slightly red.
He was all too familiar with this expression.
Once upon a time, he and his younger brother were just like this little girl in front of him. How much they wished and longed for their family to still be alive.
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