Chapter 44: The Fuse (Second Update Seeking Collection and Votes)
Thirteen, it was the King's Warrior who tested him when he first returned to the Nod family in Qi Bei.
Xiao Jiu, however, was someone Bei had never seen before, but presumably a member of the Nuo De family's Shadow Guard.
"Zi Bei, don't think that you really split the autumn colors with Thirteen that day. That day, Thirteen only used fifty percent of his strength at most. Moreover, Shadow Guard is best at hidden assassination. Xiao Jiu is a dual-attribute mage of earth and wind, earth attribute king-class, wind attribute high-level. From now on, they will be your Shadow Guards and will follow any order from you." said Keti Nuo De.
"Grandpa..." Qi Bei felt a surge of emotions in his heart. When he had just returned, he felt like a stranger to this grandfather, without any sense of familial affection. But now, he could feel that this old man, known as the Fox of Norden, truly and sincerely cared about him.
Corti. Nord waved his hand and said, "No more nonsense, Raymond, Huayan, take him to the Black Armor Army camp to select troops, you must set off within an hour."
Looking at the three of them leaving the ancestral hall, Korti Nod came to the front of the ancestors' memorial tablet and said in a low voice: "All you ancestors, I'm afraid Korti can only hold on for three more years. Hansmo's next big move will surely trap the Nod family again, and Qibei may be the only weak point. This little brat has given me too many surprises since he came back from Wuling Mountain Range. I hope that in my lifetime, he can still bring me, bring to the entire Nod family even greater surprises."
Cody Nord's muttering became inaudible, only his lips moved incessantly, but even he himself couldn't hear what he was saying.
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The crescent moon is like a hook, half-hidden and half-revealed among the clouds, just like a maiden in her boudoir, quietly sizing up this world.
In the Moon Palace, in the quiet night sky, a "creak" "creak" sound suddenly rang out.
On that swing made of vines, Princess Mingyue held the sleeping unicorn cub, her eyelids lowered, swaying with the swing's ups and downs, a head of long hair fluttering wildly in the wind, just like her inner turmoil at this moment was completely opposite to the serenity on her face.
"You said, didn't I underestimate him?" Princess Mingyue muttered to herself.
"It is." A fleeting voice came from afar, as if it were far away in the sky, yet seemed to be right next to me.
"Does he have strength comparable to Wang's?" Princess Ming Yue asked softly.
The voice fell silent for a moment before saying: "Maybe there is, maybe there isn't."
"Can't you see through him either?"
"Can't see through."
"Do you also have people you can't see through?"
"I am not God."
"Do you think Father will let him go?"
"I don't know."
"I guess not."
Silence...
The night wind is still gentle, but the crescent moon has completely hidden in the clouds, leaving only a faint halo of light shining through.
The swing was still swaying in the night, but the jade-like person on it had vanished without a trace.
An unassuming horse carriage quietly left the city. On it, the three members of the Qi Bei family were engaged in a hushed conversation.
"Father, elder brother, what's wrong? Why must I leave in the middle of the night?" asked Qi Bei.
"The incident at your engagement ceremony was the spark, you said that you, this stinky brat, are showing off as a hero. You injured that Tongtian Mountain disciple, which is equivalent to telling the whole world that with your intermediate warrior strength, you can rival the strong ones of the Wang family. Then when you grow up, how much more formidable will you become? Originally, His Majesty was allowing you to go to the fiefdom in Western Spirit City, but now it's come to this, and letting you out might make him lose sleep over it." Qi Bei's father, Lei Meng, was both proud and worried.
"When did I become so important?" Qi Bei shrugged his shoulders.
"Although the Western Spirit City is chaotic, it's also an opportunity. The Imperial Capital can't reach here with a long whip, you can do whatever you want and no one will be able to control you. Now that I've seen your strength, His Majesty will probably find an excuse to keep you behind by dawn tomorrow, or transfer you to a place where he can supervise you. So, you must set off before dawn." said Raymond Nord.
"One night I can't go too far, and Hanmo won't send someone to intercept me?" Qi Bei furrowed his brow and said.
"This is the route you will take, and several teams of our family's men will be sent to create confusion. Even if he happens to find your direction, our family will send assassins to intercept you. Once you enter Xī Lù Xíng Province, Your Majesty will have no choice but to give up." Raymon Nord handed Qi Bei a sheepskin map.
Zhi Bei spread out the map and took a look, he couldn't help but be stunned, the route he was going to take was actually the bustling official road.
But immediately, Qi Bei slapped his thigh and admired: "The old man is indeed the Fox of Norden, true and false, false and true. Several teams of people and horses in different directions are mixed together. I'm afraid that Hans' first reaction would be to think that the troops on the official road are fake."
The town's black armor camp is stationed with three battalions, following Huai An. Nuo De came to report for duty, and in a few more days, they should also break camp and set up their tents.
At this moment, the three battalions of one thousand two hundred men stood upright like one thousand two pine trees, forming a square array and advancing with an aura of murder.
"Hold steady. Nord, clad in a black armor with a tiger's head on his chest, stood at the forefront and loudly addressed the black-armored soldiers beneath him: 'Among you, 250 men will be selected to follow my younger brother, Viscount Nord, to his fiefdom of Western Spirit City. The chosen brothers will leave the Black Armor Army and become Viscount Nord's private troops, following him to conquer the chaotic Western Spirit City.'"
Many soldiers retired and joined some nobles' private armies, but the notorious Black Armor Army was an exception. The Black Armor Army faced cruel wars every moment, there were only dead Black Armor Army, no retired Black Armor Army.
However, from a broader perspective, the Black Armor Army, although belonging to the Golden Leaf Empire's military, are actually the Nord family's troops, and can be considered as the Nord family's private army. Therefore, following Qi Bei Nord will not cause any resistance for them.
And, Ji Bei. Nuo De's reputation is at its peak, the Eight Months Survival of the Wandering Soul Mountains, one person and one sword resisting the army of wandering souls alone, rescuing the soldiers of the Black Armor Army, and yesterday, at the engagement ceremony, greatly defeated the Saintly Land Wang Pin's magical disciples.
The army is a place where the strong are most revered, and this is especially true in the Black Armor Army. Therefore, when Hua An's words came out, many Black Armor soldiers showed a fervent expression.
At this time, Qi Bei walked forward, his eyes scanning the row upon row of black-armored soldiers with straight backs. He opened his mouth and said: "To be honest with you all, my fiefdom, West Ling City, is in a state of utter chaos, with large and small forces lurking about. If one wants to stand firm there, it can be expected that every day will be filled with bloodshed, and death may come at any moment. But this young master can guarantee one thing: as long as I, Qi Bei, do not die, I will definitely make each and every person who follows me glorious and illustrious."
"Huoli, Tie Tou, are you willing to follow me?" Qi Bei's gaze fell on Huoli and Tie Tou.
"I'd die for Lord Viscount!" Huo Lie and Tie Tou stepped out, their lives were saved by Qi Bei, they followed Qi Bei without a second word.
"The rest of you, come and choose. We will depart in half an hour." said Qi Bei.
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