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Chapter 1316 - Chapter 1316 Chapter 608 The Kings Inspection Tour of Troops

Chapter 1316: Chapter 608: The King’s Inspection Tour of Troops Chapter 1316: Chapter 608: The King’s Inspection Tour of Troops Compared to Little Lin’er’s bravery, Tang Qi in Miao Zhu’s arms seemed extremely shy and intimidated.

Even with Miao Zhu’s repeated gentle comforting, he still buried his head in his mother’s embrace, not daring to look up, presumably because Tang Luo’s figure was too oppressive.

After all, a physique almost as broad as a household door would seem like a monster in the eyes of such little children.

Fear is normal, the days ahead are long, and he’ll get used to it eventually.

“Don’t force little Qi to call out to anyone, he will naturally become familiar and not shy away in time,” Tang Luo said with a smile after advising Miao Zhu, “Let’s all take our seats now, Nuan Nuan is pouting so much she could hang an oil bottle on it. It seems she has quite a few complaints about me.”

Having not seen her for many years, Little Nuannuan had grown into a young girl. Perhaps because of her Foundation Building in Yuanzhou, the young girl had picked up many of the Swordsman’s habits, her likes and dislikes clearly shown on her face.

This return, if Xu Shuhui’s reaction was ecstatic joy, Tang Sen’s was contentment, and the foolish younger brother’s was excitement, then what about this sister he hadn’t seen in years… awkwardness?

Even after the whole family had taken their seats, Little Nuannuan still hadn’t formally greeted Tang Luo, and Xu Shuhui quickly took the young girl’s hand and said, “Nuannuan, call out now.”

Under her mother’s urging, the young girl reluctantly called out “big brother” and then lowered her head to eat without looking up again.

So you see, once brothers and sisters grow up, they’re just not cute anymore!

Feeling somewhat of a headache, Tang Luo turned his head to look at the gloating Tang Xing and wanted to raise his hand and give him a smack on the scalp.

But then remembering that the other was already a father of two children, his intended smack traced an awkward arc in the air, turning into a gesture of straightening his collar instead.

Oh well, so brothers and sisters, once they grow up, they just aren’t cute anymore!

During the first meal back in Longxi, Tang Luo and Little Nuannuan didn’t exchange a single word.

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Divine Court of Zhongzhou

The Dutian Heavenly King’s battle sequence had nearly been annihilated, but the scouting and espionage network remained intact. However, with the archives hub in Hanging Sky City destroyed along with its marvels, a large part of the intelligence system’s foundation had evaporated.

Now, with a great war looming, the An Clan would not allow the once strongest Wind Media System of Zhongzhou to be crippled, so they dispatched personnel intending to reboot the Heavenly Patrol.

The operation was to be led by Qionghua Star Lord, one of the thirty-two divine pillars of the An Clan, and the first thing the Star Lord did after gathering the Wind Media was to issue a Recruitment Order throughout Zhongzhou.

“Regardless of origin, regardless of the past, any strong individuals willing to serve the Three Realms Holy Land may join the Heavenly Patrol Envoy and compete for positions within the Mountain and Fire Department,” declared the order.

Upon the announcement, Zhongzhou was abuzz. They had not expected such a grand move from the Star Lord as his first decree upon taking power.

Although Hanging Sky City had fallen, the century-long prestige of the Dutian Heavenly King’s Patrol had not faded, and especially the solitary practitioners, desperate for power and resources yet lacking the means to control others, led miserable lives. Hearing of such a legitimate opportunity, how could they not be tempted?

In no time, countless families, solitary practitioners, heroes, bandits, sect disciples, and even some high-level figures from unorthodox paths flocked to Zhongzhou!

Because Qionghua Star Lord’s words were clear: Regardless of origin, regardless of the past, only strength mattered!

Weren’t these words directed at them, the high-level practitioners of the unorthodox paths?

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“Whoa, this Qionghua Star Lord has quite the boldness,” exclaimed Tang Luo, looking at the Recruitment Order sent to Longxi. “It’s not enough for Zhongzhou’s nine realms and ten thousand cities; they’re even leveraging the Beast Taming Sect’s network to issue Recruitment Orders to families in other states. With such coverage, they’re not trying to rebuild the Dutian Heavenly King’s battle sequence at all. It’s clearly about gathering a bunch of cannon fodder, just look at this.”

As he spoke, Tang Luo handed the Recruitment Order to Yun Xiu, who looked over it and frowned.

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“This approach hardly seems like a typical method for supplementing combat sequences, but can gathering such a makeshift assembly of strong individuals really influence the battle situation?”

Yun Xiu found it difficult to understand. After all, having witnessed the formidable group warfare of the Fire Department, she found it hard to believe that a mere gathering of common strong individuals could hope to challenge the Three Realms Holy Land.

“That’s why they’re looking for cannon fodder,”

Tang Luo curled his lips. “As long as the frontal offensive is held at bay, it could increase the winning odds for the true elites of the Three Realms Holy Land, and as for the casualties among these cannon fodder, why would the Three Realms Holy Land care?”

Hearing this usage of common strong individuals as disposable, Yun Xiu frowned even more: “Doing it this way, aren’t they afraid of the noble families uniting to rebel?”

“What reason would they have to unite and rebel? The Recruitment Order is fair and public. If you die in battle, who is there to blame? People always only see what they want to see. By then, the Dutian Heavenly King and the Heavenly Patrol Envoys will establish a few examples of success and renown, and who can then calculate the casualty rate of joining their ranks?”

Tang Luo shrugged his shoulders: “I’ve said it before, this world is going to be in chaos, it’s better to stay honestly in Longxi!”

“But the Recruitment Order has already been issued to Longxi, if there’s no response…”

Yun Xiu said worriedly.

“No need to worry about that.”

Tang Luo waved his hand: “The Longxi Alliance is now a very large organization, with many noble families on the periphery. Once the Recruitment Order goes out, they will spontaneously organize a group of people. When the time comes to lead them to Zhongzhou, who can say that the Longxi Alliance hasn’t made an effort?”

“Aren’t they all members of the Longxi Alliance? How come…”

“Hey, the clever noble families can naturally see that the king’s and envoys’ conscription is a trap, but stupidity can’t be cured with medicine. In the eyes of some, the Recruitment Order is a great opportunity. No use explaining to them; they will only think you’re trying to block their path to achieving merits and establishing legacies,”

Spreading his hands in resignation, Tang Luo sighed: “Young people, after a few years of training, they can’t wait to make a name for themselves. They won’t be satisfied until they’ve taken some hard knocks.”

“You speak as if you’re not a young person yourself.”

Yun Xiu rolled her eyes, reprimanding Tang Luo for his pretense of being old before his time.

“I used to be a young person, but can I be the same now? I have a family now, leaving the risk-taking and fighting to the young is better. We have more important matters to attend to!”

As if the strife and chaos in Xiehe were just a fleeting haze, Tang Luo explained to Yun Xiu with a serious face.

“More important matters? Like what?”

Yun Xiu was bemused, only to find herself suddenly embraced and pulled down onto the bed by the man before her.

“Of course, it’s making babies!”

“Mm~ be gentle.”

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Zhongzhou Divine Court

Flower Medicine Palace

After more than a month of convalescence, An Yuanxi and Wang Chang’s external injuries finally healed.

However, the depletion of vital blood and the chronic injuries to their cultivation bodies from the continuous battles were not something that could be healed in a mere month.

These injuries would affect the time it would take for them to prove their Way in the future, and both took it very seriously; still, they couldn’t help feeling somewhat unwilling to abstain from fighting others for three years.

After all, the Dutian Heavenly King suffered a big loss in the battle of Yinghuo, and his loyal subordinates were reduced to one-tenth of their previous numbers.

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