Chapter 1,238 It's Me

The next day, I slept until early morning before waking up.

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After washing up and having breakfast, I went online as usual.

"Shua~~~"

Wisps of white light flew away, and the scenery in front of me changed from the entry interface to the appearance of Bailu City. I immediately went to the blacksmith shop to repair the equipment and weapons that were about to rot. And just after I repaired the equipment, "Drip" A message came from Shanyou Fusu: "Brother Xi, something happened when you were not online yesterday."

"Oh? What's the matter..." I asked.

"Li Yong was killed by Lin Tu. You know this, but there is one more thing to follow." He said in a low voice: "Lin Tu cut off Li Yong's head and took his head to the star. Qicheng is dedicated to Queen Luo Qingyi, guess what? "

"How about it?"

"In order to reward Lin Tu for returning from his lost ways, Luo Qingyi gave him a reward for raising his military rank by a small level, directly to the ninth rank of general, which is only one step away from the marshal. He also gave Lin Tu the title of General of Zhenbei and ordered him to command the general. As part of the White Deer City patrol army, Lin Tu has become prosperous by betraying his mentor Li Yong. Not only has he not lost his career as a swordsman of light, but he has also gained important NPCs such as Luo Qingyi and Lin Xingchu. of trust.”

I couldn't help but take a deep breath and asked, "In this case, where will Lin Tu go to learn skills?"

"It is said that he has a master from the temple as his teacher. He can also learn the skills of the Light Swordsman. Moreover, Luo Qingyi personally approved this matter."

"It's not good..."

"Yeah, it's not good."

Shanyou Fusu said: "In the past, you were the most trusted person by Luo Qingyi and Lin Xingchu. Now, it's really hard to say. By the way, there is another big thing. I'm afraid there will be an NPC looking for you soon."

"What's up?"

"Consecrate Marshal!" He said with a solemn look: "The Second National War is about to come, so the NPC camp of Xingqi City decided to select one person among the players to serve as the Grand Marshal of the Xia Clan army, who can control all Xia Clan soldiers and horses. You can even command important generals like Lin Xingchu. This position is very important and you must fight for it!"

I nodded: "I understand."

"Okay, that's all for now, I'm going to continue leveling up!"

"Go, go, come on~~~"

"Uh-huh!"

Turning off the communicator, just when I was about to reach the dragon realm in front, suddenly there was a sound of flapping wings above my head, and a dragon knight fell from the sky. It was Xia Chuan, the fire dragon knight of the dragon realm. He pressed the dragon head with a respectful look on his face. He cupped his fist at me and said: "Sir, Master Yuechi asked me to invite you to Xingqi City to discuss important matters."

"oh!"

I nodded, knowing that it must be the commander-in-chief's matter, so I turned around and stepped into the teleportation array, directly selecting Xingqi City. "Whoosh", a ray of light flew past, and my body was pulled away bit by bit, and then I felt a falling feeling. After landing in the teleportation formation of Xingqi City, in the distance, a group of forest warriors with their hands on the hilts of their swords were waiting on both sides of the road, which made people feel a little dull.

"Sir, please come with me!"

A Templar knight stepped forward with awe on his face and said, "Your Majesty, Duke Xingchu, and Lord Yuechi have been waiting in the hall for a long time."

"Oh, I see."

I was already familiar with the layout of Xingqi City, so I walked over. It was not far from the Royal Garden Teleportation Array to the main hall. It only took a few minutes. When I walked up the steps towards the main hall step by step. , I felt particularly heavy pressure. This time was very different from the past. Even the guards looked at me a little differently.

"Dragon Domain, Ding Muchen is here!"

In front of the palace gate, the guards' shouts spread throughout the hall.

I frowned and strode into the main hall. I saw a group of civil and military ministers turning back to look at me. Mingyuechi and Lin Xingchu stood at the forefront of the generals, followed by the four palace commanders behind them. The palace commanders appeared shortly after. A familiar figure - Lin Tu. At this time, he was already wearing the silver emblem of General Zhenbei. This was "emphasized by the imperial court" and something I had never had before.

However, I still didn't move forward, passed Lin Tu, and then still stood next to my senior sister Mingyuechi.

"Now that everyone is here, let's discuss it."

Luo Qingyi stood up majestically, wearing a phoenix robe like water, looking at everyone in His Highness with his beautiful eyes, and said: "The major empires around our Xia clan are ready to move. They are actively mobilizing troops and horses at the border. Some empires have even A letter of challenge has been sent, and a war is imminent. Today, we are here to choose an adventurer from another world to serve as the marshal. During the war, we will control the deployment of offense and defense of all the troops of the Xia clan, etc. And today, we have two extremely good adventurers as candidates.”

As she said that, she pointed in my direction and said with a smile: "The first one is Ding Muchen, a strong man from the Dragon Realm. He is both wise and brave. He has even saved my life time and time again, and has turned the tide again and again, leading His team repulsed the Purgatory Legion from the Northern Territory. In my opinion, he is the first choice for the Marshal of our Xia Empire. "

I nodded gently: "Your Highness is too complimentary."

She smiled and nodded, and continued to point at Lin Tu, saying: "The second one is Lin Tu, an adventurer from another world. He was once a disciple of the Xia traitor Li Yong, but he turned back and killed the traitor Li Yong in the battle of the Northern Territory. He also brought Li Yong's head to the imperial capital to avenge the hundreds of thousands of Xia warriors who were betrayed by Li Yong. Therefore, Tianmu Gong and Palace Marshals Lu Xu and Lie Fenghan unanimously recommended Lin Tu to serve as the imperial marshal."

"So it was them... …”

I frowned and muttered softly. I knew it was impossible for Lin Tu to rise to the top in such a short time with his prestige in the court. But it was different with the support of Tianmu Gong, Lu Xu and others. Moreover, it was also logical. Li Yong’s betrayal had made Tianmu Gong lose face and he could not raise his head in the court of the Xia clan. But this time, Lin Tu killed Li Yong with a bloody knife and presented his head to the emperor. This achievement was equivalent to revenge for Tianmu Gong, so Tianmu Gong naturally valued Lin Tu very much.

I didn’t expect that Lin Tu would actually climb up to the power of Tianmu Gong.

This is a bit difficult to deal with. Although Tianmu Gong's military power in the court has been almost completely emptied, he is still the head of the Xi family after all, and his power is deeply rooted in the territory of Tianfeng City in the south. In order to maintain the stability of the Xia clan, Luo Qingyi had to re-employ Tianmu Gong. This is enough to show how high Xiyang's status in the Xia clan is. Lin Tu has now become Xiyang's trump card, and Xiyang has naturally become Lin Tu's trump card. Relying on each other is enough to restrict me and my senior sister.

More importantly, Luo Qingyi's balance.

Since the day she ascended the throne of Emperor Xia, Luo Qingyi has been more than just a famous young general who stained the battlefield with blood for the Xia clan. She can no longer be that kind of person. Now Luo Qingyi is like a real emperor. She needs to weigh the forces in the empire. Although she relies on and trusts Lin Xingchu and Mingyuechi, she can't let Longyu and Bailu City dominate alone. She must cultivate another force that can compete with us, otherwise there will be chaos.

Now, the appearance of Lin Tu just fills the gap.

...

Tianmu Gong held the jade tablet in his hand, stepped forward and knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I recommend Lin Tu as the marshal. This boy is both civil and military. He was able to kill the devil Li Yong in the battle of the chaotic army, which shows how courageous he is. Now he is highly respected and extremely loyal. He is even praised as a demon-killing warrior in the south. Such prestige and decisive fighting spirit are enough to take on the heavy responsibility!"

"Loyalty?"

Lin Xingchu couldn't help but smile indifferently and said: "Tianmu Gong seems to have forgotten one thing. Four months ago, it was this person who used Ding Muchen's sword to trick Lord Yuechi to the Purgatory Territory and set a trap. Lord Yuechi almost died in the hands of Li Yong and the demons in the Demon Realm. This incident shocked the world. Don't you, Tianmu Gong, know it?"

Mingyuechi's beautiful eyes were like water, and she said: "Yes, Yuechi will also find it hard to forget this incident."

Tianmu Gong gritted his teeth and said nothing.

Lin Tu took a step forward, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, this is a different time. I was loyal to Li Yong because I was forced to do so. Besides, if I hadn't let go of the southwest corner, I'm afraid Lord Yuechi wouldn't have escaped so easily. Only in this way can I gain Li Yong's trust and find a chance to get rid of him!"

"Did you really let go of the southwest corner?" Luo Qingyi raised her eyebrows and asked.

"Yes, it's true!" Lin Tu said in a deep voice.

I couldn't help but laugh: "Lin Tu, you are so shameless to climb up. You can say such things?"

Lin Tu raised his head and smiled, saying: "Ding Muchen, you must have misunderstood me too deeply. I know that my explanation is useless, but... this is the fact. If I hadn't done this at the beginning, you would never have escaped the net of the great elders of the Demon Realm, not to mention Li Yong. It doesn't matter if you don't know, it doesn't matter, time will prove everything."

"Time will prove everything."

Lin Xingchu sneered: "Hypocrisy!"

I nodded: "Indeed, you are too hypocritical."

Lin Tu laughed and showed a tacit smile, telling me clearly that it was just for the NPCs to see, and the key is whether they believe it or not.

"Your Majesty!"

Palace Marshal Lu Xu stepped out and clasped his fists and said: "I think what Tianmu Gong said makes sense, and I also support Lin Tu to serve as the imperial marshal of this battle!"

"I second the motion!"

A group of generals including Lie Fenghan stepped out together, knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and nodded.

In addition, some civil officials also expressed their opinions, but they were obviously from the southern Xi family, occupying about one-third of the people in the court. It was indeed deeply rooted.

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At this time, I stepped forward, stepped out of the line, clasped my fists and said: "Your Highness, I have something to say."

Luo Qingyi raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Go ahead, what is it?"

I said calmly: "I think there is no need to fight for this marshal, because it belongs to me."