History's Strongest Son-In-Law Living With The In-Laws - Chapter 626

626 The glorious Jiang family! All the kings of the world kneel!
This time, Shen lang was really overjoyed.

Not only Shen lang, but the other people of the great Qian Empire also felt great, especially the troops of Qian capital.

The last time when the great Flame Dragon flew into the territory of the great Qian Empire, it had brought great shock and fear to the people of the great Qian Empire, making them feel inferior.

This was because no one would have the confidence to face such a divine war beast.

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At that time, there was a rumor that the Dragon of Great Yan was going to fly over and destroy Qianjing. The people of the entire great Qian Empire, especially the soldiers and civilians of Qianjing, were in despair. How majestic was the great Flame Dragon when it flew over? how many houses had it destroyed, how much land had been burned red, and how many forests and farmlands had been burned down?

Now, everything has been returned. It’s our great Qian Empire’s turn to be awesome. It’s our giant Dragon’s turn to be majestic.

That is our Emperor Shen lang, that is our Dragon. Now, it should be your turn to wail in pain.

Hahahaha!

The Bingzhou defense line, which was originally indestructible, was like paper in front of the great Flame Dragon. It couldn’t even be described as vulnerable. Under the dragon’s breath, even the strong city walls were turned into dust.

The entire city wall, the fortress, and the Army on it had all been reduced to nothingness.

Before reaching the intermediate Dragon’s enlightenment, Shen lang had thought that the Dragon’s body would be filled with uranium radiation after it was reborn from the ancient dragon pond. The flames that it shot out would definitely be filled with nuclear pollution.

And the result? The dragon’s breath could have nuclear radiation, or it could not.

The Jiang clan’s giant dragon had entered a very powerful state. It could attack like a normal giant dragon, but it could also enter a more terrifying fission attack, and even more.

The attack was the same as before. It was just ordinary Dragonfire, similar to the explosive effect of Dragon’s regret.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

The giant dragon flew over the Bingzhou defense line that was a hundred miles long. It only took about three minutes.

The Bingzhou defense line, which the Empire of Yan had placed its hopes on, had disappeared from the ground, as if it had been completely wiped out.

Now, there was only one river left on the ground, the magma River.

As for all the troops and weapons on this line of defense? All of them had turned into ashes. All the ancient armors and more than thirty ancient energy cores had disappeared.

Even if the ancient energy cores were buried a few hundred meters underground, they still exploded. What was even more terrifying was that when the dragon’s breath was destroyed, the detonation of these energy cores was almost undetectable. This was because the power of their explosions was too small under the Dragon’s flames.

The Army of the great Yan Empire did everything they could to attack the giant dragon. They released all kinds of weapons, such as ancient crossbows, ancient war crossbows, venomous insect weapons, poisonous weapons, and so on.

The result was that these things were completely annihilated before they could even get within a thousand meters of the Dragon.

All attacks were useless against the Dragon.

In just three minutes, the defense line of Bingzhou, which the Empire of Great Yan had spent an astronomical amount of resources and ancient equipment, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, had all disappeared.

“Long live, long live, long live.”

“Long live the great Qian Empire! Great Qian is the best!”

long live His Majesty Shen lang, long live, long live His Majesty!

The 300,000 strong main force of the great Qian Empire shouted in unison. It was deafening.

A moment later, a tsunami-like sound came from the South.

great gan is victorious! Long live Your Majesty Shen lang! Long live Your Majesty!

It was the main force of the Vietnamese Army. They were still very far away, but they had also seen, heard, and felt the earth-shaking attack.

They could also see the Dragon flying in the sky and breathing fire. The 20 troops of Yue country were also boiling with blood as they cheered.

Jin Jun and su Nan looked at each other. Their eyes were excited and complicated. As the Prime Minister of the Empire, Jin Jun had to think more deeply.

Of course, he was happy to see the Dragon of the great Qian Empire. However, the human army was too weak in front of the Dragon. This was not a good thing.

If the current Emperor Shen lang could control the Dragon, what about the next emperor Shen Ye? What about the next emperor of da Qian?

Once he lost control of the Dragon, the consequences would be unimaginable.

For the long-term peace and stability of the great Qian Empire and the human empire, the giant dragon could only exist for this generation. After Shen lang passed away, he could take the giant dragon away. The other option was for the great Qian Empire to continue to develop its civilization and completely master more power to control the power of the giant dragon.

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Three minutes, just three minutes.

Princess Ji Xuan, Prince Lian, and the other commanders of the Empire of Great Yan could only watch as everything happened.

He really didn’t have the power to fight back.

The impregnable and vast defensive line of a hundred li had been destroyed so easily, melting into a River of lava.

Over 300,000 soldiers had disappeared. Not even their ashes could be found, let alone their corpses.

I knew it, I knew it! Princess Ji Xuan’s body turned cold and her mind went blank as she muttered to herself.

In fact, she had a strong premonition when she found out that the 300000 main forces of the great Qian Empire were gathering.

When all the Dragon’s regrets that Great Yan had shot out were frozen in the air, she knew that Shen lang had returned.

That goddamned person had returned! And the Dragon had returned as well.

Why was it like this? Didn’t that dragon die more than half a year ago?

Although it was difficult to completely kill a dragon’s energy life, it was still dead in a sense, because it would take hundreds of years to recover. What difference was there from death?

In just half a year, Shen Lang’s giant dragon had recovered?

What had happened? Why was it like this? Could Shen lang be the true master of Destiny?

After a long while, the Lian Prince said with a trembling voice,”Perhaps Dragons really shouldn’t exist in this world. At the very least, the current humans do not deserve to have such a heaven-defying creature.”

Princess Ji Xuan nodded in agreement.

What should he do next? The 100-mile defense line in Bingzhou had been destroyed, and more than 300000 soldiers had been annihilated.

However, Bingzhou city was still considered complete at this time. There were still 400000 soldiers guarding it, but it was meaningless.

In front of a Dragon, no matter how strong the city was, it was meaningless. No matter how many troops there were, it would be meaningless.

Everything that would happen in Pingzhou city, including Princess Ji Xuan’s fate, the fate of the thousands of supersonic flying beasts, and the tens of thousands of snow Eagle troops, would all be in Shen Lang’s hands.

If Shen lang wanted to kill them, it would be meaningless no matter how fast these supersonic flying beasts flew. The giant dragon could easily reach three times the speed of sound and could easily destroy all the aerial troops in the great Yan Empire.

However, Shen lang could not bear to do so. These supersonic flying beasts were all nurtured by the Jiang clan and were only controlled by the great Yan Empire. Every single one of them was extremely loyal, intelligent, and friendly.

Although the snow Eagle was quite silly, it was trained by Emperor Jiang Li.

Shen lang looked at Princess Ji Xuan and then looked at the nearby city.

Not only were there 400000 soldiers, but there were also hundreds of thousands of civilians. Everyone was looking at the sky and Shen Lang’s Dragon with fear and despair.

Perhaps this was what happened when the great Yan Dragon flew over the sky of the great Qian Empire.

Now, everything had been returned.

The Army of the great Yan Empire in Bingzhou city trembled in fear. All the citizens of Great Yan knelt on the ground, wailing and pleading desperately.

Everyone was afraid of death, and the commoners of the Empire of Great Yan were no exception.

However, the last time the Dragon of Dayan came to Qian Jing, Shen lang appeared with the Dragon and saved the people of Qian Jing.

When the Jiang clan’s giant dragon comes to Bingzhou, will your Emperor bring the giant dragon to save you?

Everyone trembled and sobbed as they instinctively looked up at the northern sky.

Your Majesty, are you coming back? Will you bring the Dragon to save us?

Shen lang also waited quietly.

Emperor of Great Yan, will you come?

You’re welcome!

In the end, after waiting for a quarter of an hour, the sky in the North was still empty, and there were no giant Dragons.

Great Yan’s Army in Bingzhou city was in despair, as were countless citizens.

Our Emperor doesn’t care about the people as much as His Majesty Shen lang. He won’t come, he won’t come.

Instantly, the hundreds of thousands of people in the city cried even more miserably, as if their hearts were being torn apart. They felt like they had been abandoned.

Shen lang patted the Dragon, and it immediately retracted all the flames on its body. Then, it flew towards the sky above the city and got lower and lower.

In the end, he was only a few hundred meters away from Bingzhou city.

At this moment, the entire city was completely covered by the Black Dragon’s Shadow.

There were no flames or hurricanes, only slight trembling and trembling.

Every brick, every tile, and even the hair of every person in Bingzhou city was shaking.

Then, the Dragon’s body became smaller and smaller. In the end, it was only a few dozen meters long, just like an ordinary flying beast.

Everyone finally saw Shen lang on the dragon’s back.

Shen lang looked at the countless people on the ground. Wherever he looked, everyone knelt down and placed their foreheads on the ground.

All the people knelt down and prostrated on the ground. They did not move and expressed their submission.

All the soldiers were still standing, trembling. They were also afraid of death, but they remembered their identity as the trump card Army of the great Yan Empire. Even if they were to die, they should not kneel in front of the enemy. Of course, they were also afraid, almost feeling like they were going to pee themselves.

But they resisted the urge to kneel.

“Get lost!” Shen lang said slowly.

All the soldiers in Bingzhou city were stunned. Then, the city gates opened.

The 400,000 troops lined up neatly and left from each city gate.

Even though there was no order from the Crown Prince of Dayan or Princess Ji Xuan, all they did was to get out of here.

Because this ‘get lost’ was a Supreme pity.

In the end, Shen lang did not kill them and spared their lives. He could not let them go, as they were the main force of the great Yan Empire.

About two hours later, the Empire of Great Yan’s 400000-strong Army had withdrawn from Bing Province.

The last person to withdraw was the great Yan Empire’s Marshal. He looked up at Shen lang, who was riding on the Dragon, and gave a military salute.

“Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me.”

The second, third, fourth, and countless soldiers of the Empire of Great Yan bowed to Shen lang.

At least at this moment, the nature of the war had changed again. This was a civil war in the eastern world, and from a certain perspective, it could be said that the two brothers were fighting.

The Ji clan and the Jiang clan could both be the Masters of the eastern world.

the victors were kings and the losers were bandits. everyone in the world, including the armies, had to admit this.

At least at this moment, the people and army of the Empire of Great Yan were mentally prepared for the Jiang family to rule the eastern world.

In fact, more than 30 years ago, almost everyone in the world had been prepared for it, but it did not succeed.

This was the power of the Orthodox lineage of the world.

If it was any other family, no matter if it was the Ying family or the Jin family, even if they let you take over the world, there would definitely be Flames of War everywhere. Countless forces and families with unfathomable motives would be ready to make a move.

Shen Lang’s ‘get lost’ was a display of his kingly ways and won the hearts of countless people.

Princess Ji Xuan and Prince Lian looked at Shen lang for a while before flying over.

Greetings, Your Majesty Shen lang. The Lian Prince was unprecedentedly respectful.

“Ji Xuan pays her respects to Your Majesty Shen lang.” Princess Ji Xuan saluted.

“How have you been,” Shen lang said.

Princess Ji Xuan said,”Your Majesty Shen lang, I’m here to ask if you want to capture us.” If you want to capture us, we will surrender. Of course, if you want to kill us, you only need a breath from the Dragon. However, if you don’t capture us, we will return to the Yan capital to report.”

“I’ll see you in Yan capital,” Shen lang said.

Princess Ji Xuan looked at Shen lang and said, ” “See you in Yan capital.”

A moment later, another woman flew over. She was Ji Wushuang, the daughter of the master of the Mang Tian Pavilion. She was also a Princess and was fighting with Ji Wulian for the position of the young master of the Mang Tian Pavilion.

Princess Ji Wushuang looked at Shen lang for a long time and said, ” Your Majesty Shen lang, the pavilion master is on the verge of death. No one knows what kind of illness he is suffering from. He is only bleeding, ulcerating, and hallucinating. Should I return the dragon egg to you or bury it? ”

Back then, Shen lang had created two fake dragon eggs mainly to kill Ying Guang. The killing Sky Pavilion master’s side was really just a side effect.

“You can also return it to me later,” Shen lang said.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Ji Wushuang replied. Then we’ll meet in the Yan capital!”

A moment later, Princess Ji Xuan, Prince Lian, Ji Wushuang, and the others led thousands of supersonic flying beasts and tens of thousands of snow Eagle troops, flying toward the Yan capital.

“Great army, enter Bingzhou to rest and reorganize!” Jin Jun ordered.

With this order, the 300000-strong main force continued to march forward.

A few hours later, the Army of da Qian entered the Bing Province. There was no resistance. All the people stood outside the door, and all the food, vegetables, fruits, and meat were placed outside.

The meaning was very simple. All the people of Bing Province would surrender and no longer resist. All the food and resources would be given to the great Qian Empire.

However, the Army of great Qian Empire didn’t do anything to them. They didn’t even enter any residential buildings in Bingzhou city, let alone Rob them.

Of course, there was no such thing as a relationship between the Army and the fish. They just minded their own business.

The Army of the great Yan Empire had once invaded the territory of the Qian country, burning, killing, robbing, and committing all kinds of evil, bringing an unprecedented nightmare to the people of the Qian country.

However, that’s great Yan’s Army. The Army of our great Qian Empire is proud and honorable.

Shen lang rode the Dragon and slowly landed in the governor’s mansion in Bingzhou city.

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Your Majesty, the governor of Anping province has followed them back to the Yan capital. Even all the officials in the city have followed them back. but more than half of the officials in the city are still in Bingzhou, ” the eunuch Rion reported. about 100 officials and famous people in the city have come to visit Your Majesty.

The great Qian Empire did not castrate any new eunuchs. When they were in raging tide city, Zhang Chunhua and her team were the ones who did the paperwork.

However, as more and more things happened, he realized that these professional eunuchs were more useful. Not to mention anything else, they were very skilled in copying documents, distinguishing them, remembering the names of officials, the families of their subordinates, and so on. Thus, the great Qian Empire transferred a few hundred eunuchs from the Wu, Chu, and Yue empires.

“They came to visit me? What do you mean by that?” Shen lang asked.

Jin Jun didn’t say anything and continued to flip through countless documents. He had a mountain of official duties every day, even during the war.

He flipped through the documents and even the memorials silently. Most of them were placed to the side. He would draw a circle on a few of them or write a few words on the side. These documents and memorials were all more important. The eunuch at the side would hand them to the Crown Prince, Shen Ye, one by one.

Shen Ye was still too young, so he did not need to make any decisions. He only needed to know about these things. As long as he was willing, he had the power to question and judge. He had asked many times about things that he did not understand, but he had never questioned, denied, or judged.

Shen Ye quickly read through the memorials that Jin Jun handed over. If he understood something, he would put it aside. If he didn’t understand something, he would draw a circle and pass it to Zhang Ji and the others.

As one of the Vice prime ministers, Zhang Ji would take these memorials that Shen Ye could not understand, find the place where the circles were drawn, and write down notes on the side.

All of this was carried out silently and quickly. The entire Council of Ministers and Bureau of Military Affairs were doing their best to cultivate the Crown Prince, Shen Ye.

The great Qian Empire was about to conquer the world, and the challenge would only start then. Emperor Shen lang could conquer the world lazily, but he could not rule the world lazily.

Shen lang asked, but Jin Jun and Zhang Ji did not reply. Zhao Lin trembled in excitement and looked at the two of them with gratitude.’You allowed me to perform in front of His Majesty. I will never forget this great favor.’

Your Majesty, their visit is not a true surrender or loyalty. “The celebrities and officials of the Bing Province are still loyal to the Emperor of the great Yan Empire, but they acknowledge your legitimate status. To make an inappropriate comparison, the xilun Empire once had Emperor Sauron and Deputy Empress Helen. In the eyes of the people of Bing Province, you are equivalent to Deputy Empress Helen. And once you defeat the Emperor of Great Yan, these people will also pledge their loyalty to you without any obstacles.”

Shen lang said,”this seems to be a more natural transition?” It also shows that they have the character and are more reserved?”

“That’s right. To put it bluntly, they just want to take advantage of the situation and pay their respects to Your Majesty. However, they are unwilling to let go of their restraint and pride as Great Yan’s subjects,” Zhao Lin said in disdain.

Shen lang said,”alright, then don’t meet him.” I don’t have the time to put on an act with them.”

Zhao Lin wanted to say something but stopped, but she still kowtowed and said,”Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Your Majesty, you don’t have to see them, but you can let the Crown Prince see them,” Jin Jun said as she looked up.

“Zhao Lin, do you have the same idea?” Shen lang asked.

“Yes,” Zhao Lin replied.

“Alright, Shen Ye, you can go and meet them,” Shen lang said.

“Yes, father,” Shen Ye stood up and bowed.

He had always called Shen lang ‘father’ and never ‘Emperor father’ or ‘King father’ because he knew that Shen lang did not like it.

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Following that, Prince Shen Ye continued to meet with the officials and famous people of the Union province. Even the entire Anping province, the entire Great Yan Empire’s Southern and Western noble families came to pay their respects.

Meanwhile, Shen lang was hiding in the governor’s mansion in Bingzhou city and writing furiously. He needed to translate the content of the mid-rank Dragon’s enlightenment into words and hand it to scholar Twain.

This was because even if Shen lang Knew Too Much, he still needed to let scholar Twain’s team turn Shen Lang’s ideas into real results.

Especially the doomsday plan and the creation of Dragon’s regret.

Therefore, no one would disturb him during this period of time.

Why didn’t he immediately March?

He was waiting, waiting for King Chu’s West Army, waiting for King Wu’s East Army.

This was because the final three paths, East, West, and South, would involve an Army of over a million besieging the Yan capital.

The final battle must be filled with a sense of ceremony.

He wanted the whole world to see clearly that the world had changed hands. The Jiang family had officially replaced the Ji family and became the human Emperor of the eastern world.

Therefore, he couldn’t be anxious at this time, and being anxious wouldn’t change anything.

“Your Majesty, the king of Dajin has come to visit.” Said the chief eunuch, Rhene.

Shen lang was stunned. The king of Dajin? Why was he here? It was really strange.

Jin and Qian had always been sworn enemies. When Emperor Jiang Li was in power, Jin and Qian had been fighting openly and secretly, but they still flattered each other on the surface.

At that time, great Qian Empire continued to expand and challenge the position of Great Yan Empire. On the surface, Jin was loyal to Great Yan Empire, but it was also secretly following behind Qian Empire, swallowing the surrounding small countries and taking advantage of great Qian Empire’s limelight.

When the war between the great Qian Empire and the great Yan Empire began, Jin wavered in the beginning. In the end, it decided to stand on the side of the great Yan Empire and used all its soldiers to launch a pincer attack on the great Qian Empire.

Therefore, the enmity between Jin and great Qian Empire ran deep. To a certain extent, the enmity between the two empires was even stronger than that between great Qian and great Yan.

greetings, Your Majesty Shen lang. When the king of Dajin saw Shen lang, he knelt down on one knee.

The kingdom of Dajin had been the nemesis of the great Qian Empire for hundreds of years. The king of Dajin and the king of the great Qian Empire had always been hostile to each other and would never surrender.

At that moment, the Army of the great Qian Empire had almost destroyed Jin, and the king of Jin was kneeling in front of Shen lang.

“Prince Jin, are you going to Yan capital?” Shen lang asked.

“Yes,” monarch Jin replied bitterly.

Although he was at a disadvantage in the battle with King Chu, he could still barely hold on. However, he didn’t expect the 150000 Great Tribulation Temple troops to attack from the West. His Army of hundreds of thousands was almost completely wiped out.

Now, if everything went as expected, the king of Jin should have fallen, and he was about to be destroyed.

His Great Jin had been the number one kingdom in the world for hundreds of years. Now, it was so weak that it couldn’t even defeat Chu, a Kingdom under the great Qian Empire.

Had his Great Jin become weaker? Perhaps it was. In the last battle of Dingyuan city, Jin lost hundreds of thousands of main forces and suffered serious injuries.

However, the times had changed and the great Qian Empire had become too powerful.

“Prince Jin, why did you take a detour to see me when you entered the Yan capital?” Shen lang asked.

Prince Jin knelt down on both knees and kowtowed. it’s reasonable. Even if it’s according to the rules of the world, I still have to come and see your Majesty.

This was submission, but not surrender.

Prince Jin admitted that he was beneath the Jiang clan and was on par with Prince Chu and Prince Yue.

Regardless of the outcome of the battle between Shen lang and the Emperor of Great Yan, the king of Great Jin would acknowledge the status of the Jiang family.

This was very complicated, but also very serious. It meant that the Jin family would always be willing to submit to the Jiang family.

If the great Yan Empire won this war, Jin would continue to be loyal to Great Yan. However, if Shen lang won, Jin country would pledge loyalty to the Jiang family and acknowledge him as the ruler of the world.

This was something that even Emperor Jiang Li couldn’t do, because when Jiang Li and great Yan were fighting for the world, Jin was still the mortal enemy and didn’t recognize the Jiang family’s status.

Shen lang said, ” that’s very thoughtful of you. There’s still some distance between this place and the Yan capital. Have a safe journey, Prince Jin.

The old prince Jin knelt down and said,”I thank Your Majesty for your kindness and wish Your Majesty good health.” &Nbsp;

After that, the king of Dajin left and continued his journey to the Yan capital.

The arrival of monarch Jin was only the beginning.

Next, the Monarchs of the vassal states all came.

Dukedom kingdoms and marquisate kingdoms came to pay their respects to Shen lang one after another. After paying their respects to Shen lang, they all headed to the Yan capital.

There were a total of 39 country emperors.

The last to come was the Lord of the northern tribes. It was his first time coming to the South.

The royal house of the northern tribes was the largest Kingdom in the world. The size of its land was not clear, but it was definitely two to three million square kilometers.

In the past few hundred years, the northern tribes ‘cavalry had invaded the South countless times and invaded the eastern dynasty. It was only when the great Yan Empire rose to power that the northern tribes stopped their invasion. But the Lord of beirong had always been unruly.

This was the first time the Lord of beirong met Shen lang.

“The northern tribes pay their respects to Your Majesty Shen lang.” The majestic Lord of the northern tribes knelt down on one knee, expressing his submission.

“Northern tribe, when my father Jiang Li wanted to attack the Yan capital, you didn’t even send an envoy, right?” Shen lang asked.

The royal family of the northern tribes was not interested in the Emperor change of the eastern world. They had only joined the Great Yan Dynasty in name. Over the past few decades, they had only seen the Emperor of Great Yan once, and that was when the Emperor was still beimang. Even the royal residence of the royal family of the northern tribes in the Yan capital was mostly empty.

And this time, the Lord of beirong was going to witness the battle between Shen lang and the Emperor of Great Yan? And to express true loyalty to the winner?

The Lord of the northern tribes replied,”I don’t mind telling Your Majesty that we, the northern tribes, have never seen ourselves as a part of the eastern world.” Because we’re in the Northwest grassland, which spans the Western Region and the eastern land. But this time, I had no choice but to come.”

Shen lang said, ” the weather is getting colder and colder. You have fewer cows and sheep. Furthermore, your tribe is moving south. Am I right? ”

The Lord of the northern tribes said,”you’re not as wise as Your Majesty. In the past, we could still go south to pillage and plunder.” “However, since a few hundred years ago, both great Yan and great Jin have been very powerful. If we, the northern tribes, go south to attack the grass and grains, we’ll be seeking death. The weather is getting colder and the snow is getting thicker and thicker. Perhaps in a few years, our Northern tribe will no longer exist. I must find a way for the people of the northern tribe to live. No matter if it was the Jiang family or the Ji family, they couldn’t leave the people of the eastern dynasty in the lurch. If they were loyal, they would have a backer. At the very least, the people of the northern tribes won’t starve to death in the future. If there’s no other choice, we’ll all move South and learn how to farm from you.”

The Lord of beirong was very direct.

“The sovereigns of the various countries have all come to pay their respects to Your Majesty. I’m probably the last one.” The Lord of the northern tribes replied,”they speak in a reserved manner, so I’ll be direct.” This time, the entire world witnessed Emperor Shen Lang’s battle with the Emperor of Great Yan. This was the ultimate battle of the eastern world, a battle of honor. If Great Yan won, it would still be the ruler of the world. If your Majesty Shen lang wins, you will be the ruler of the world, and all the countries in the world will submit to you!”

“This is a grand event that has not been seen in a thousand years. Regardless of the outcome of the battle between you and the Emperor of Great Yan, it will be a glorious event that will be recorded in the history books. To be able to witness all of this is the greatest honor for all the countries in the world!”

After that, the Lord of beirong knelt down on both knees and prostrated on the ground. He kowtowed and said,”I, the northern tribes, await Your Majesty’s arrival in the Yan capital!”

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