Supreme Martial Artist - Chapter 225

Chapter 0225 Territory!
After returning to the Pill Master Association and finding the Iron Staff Guest, the two of them discussed for a long time before finally finding a solution.

The Iron Scepter hurriedly left the Pill Master Association to follow the plan.

The next day, Qin Fei and the Iron Scepter entered the palace together. When the palace guards saw Qin Fei, they didn’t dare to stop him and asked him to go straight to Zhu Li.

Everyone had received the imperial edict personally issued by the Emperor. Qin Fei entered the palace without any notification. The guards naturally did not dare to stop this now popular Lord Zhendu.

Zhu Li looked very happy when he saw that the Iron Staff Guest had also come. He knew that the matter had been settled.

About half an hour later, Qin Fei arrived at the imperial palace’s prison alone.

The imperial palace prison was heavily guarded, but it could not stop Qin Fei. When the guards saw him, they took the initiative to greet him. After knowing his purpose, the head of the prison even personally brought him to the prison where Duan Ruoyan was being held.

The prison was extremely dark and humid. Evil Qin Fei saw Duan Ruoyan. Although she was in the prison, she still maintained her snow-white dress. She was like a fairy who had temporarily drifted into the prison, giving people a feeling of enjoying her.

Duan Ruoyan saw Qin Fei coming to see her. She stood up from the stone bed and walked over to him. Her eyes were bright as she stared fixedly at him. Her lips gently opened, but she did not say a word.

Qin Fei smiled bitterly and signaled for the cell head to open the cell door.

Qin Fei hurriedly opened the door and said to the prison head, “I want to be alone with her for a while!”

The prison head understood, nodded his head, smiled flatteringly, and then beckoned the guards outside the prison to walk far away.

“What are you doing here? Are you here to see my joke?” Duan Ruoyan said coldly.

Qin Fei smiled and said, “What kind of joke is there to see? I’m here to let you go, but there are some things that I have to explain to you first!”

“Let me go? Do you mean the Emperor?” Duan Ruoyan was surprised.

“Of course His Majesty wants me to. What right do I have to let you go? However, His Majesty has a request. I hope that you can carefully consider it and give him an answer.” Qin Fei said.

“What requirements?” Duan Ruoyan calmed down. She knew that letting her go would not be so easy.

“Your Majesty hopes that you will remain loyal to the royal family. Furthermore, he wants you to be the new Palace Master of the Black Tortoise Palace. You must lead the Black Tortoise Palace to be absolutely loyal to Your Majesty!” Qin Fei said.

‘”This” Duan Ruoyan thought for a moment and frowned deeply. After thinking for a while, she nodded and said, “I can do it. Xuanwu Palace is my home, and I don’t know where to go after leaving. Since His Majesty has such an intention, then I am willing to obey!” Xuanwu Palace was originally a member of the empire, but it was only because of my master. No, it was Leng Xiaoran, a demon cultivator, who led Xuanwu Palace astray. I am willing to shoulder this responsibility! ”

Qin Fei laughed and put a big stone in his heart. If Duan Ruoyan agreed to this condition, then she would be safe. At the very least, she wouldn’t have to worry about him anymore.

He didn’t know why, but when he thought of Duan Ruoyan suffering in prison, he felt that this was not something she should endure. She wasn’t the principal offender, so she shouldn’t be the one to suffer.

Now that she was safe, she had nothing to worry about.

“Alright, you can follow me to see His Majesty!” Qin Fei turned around and left. Seeing the emperor’s imperial edict, the prison head naturally did not dare to stop him.

Walking out of the dark prison, Duan Ruoyan was pierced by the intense sunlight outside. Her eyes narrowed slightly and it took a while for her to return to normal.

She walked beside Qin Fei and looked at him for a long time before suddenly saying, “You wanted to save me, right?”

Qin Fei subconsciously nodded his head when she suddenly asked him this question. Then, he suddenly reacted and hurriedly said, “No, this is all His Majesty’s intention. It has nothing to do with me.”

“Really? I know it’s you. It’s useless to deny it. Since you helped me, I will manage Xuanwu Palace well no matter what. This is a promise to you, not to His Majesty!” Duan Ruoyan smiled. This was the first time she had smiled so happily since she was imprisoned.

Qin Fei secretly curled his lips. Of course, he knew what Duan Ruoyan’s words meant. He did not answer any further and instead walked towards Zhu Li’s bedroom with a sullen head.

Duan Ruoyan did not say anything else, but she was very affectionate beside him.

When Zhu Li saw Duan Ruoyan, he smiled and said a few polite words. Qin Fei had already conveyed what he should say to him, so he didn’t need to say anything else.

Duan Ruoyan returned to the Black Tortoise Palace. She had established great prestige in the Black Tortoise Palace. This time around, the Black Tortoise Palace was completely subdued.

Originally, although the imperial family suppressed the Black Tortoise Palace seemingly lightly, many troublesome things had actually happened. Of course, the people of the Black Tortoise Palace were unwilling to admit defeat easily. There had been many conflicts in the dark. Now that Duan Ruoyan was in charge, the discontent within the Black Tortoise Palace was silent.

Lei Zhen definitely wouldn’t encounter too little trouble in the Insein Auction House, but with the support of the royal family, the Insein Auction House wouldn’t be able to stir up much trouble. After all, they didn’t dare to fight against an organization that existed purely by force like Xuanwu Palace, how could they dare to fight against the empire’s royal family?

The Profound Spirit Continent’s 105th calendar year, 11th month.

The Imperial Conferred King is going to settle a matter that concerns the people’s livelihood of the entire empire today, and that is to confer the title of the newly conferred King’s Marquis territory on everyone!

Zhu Li only had one brother left in this rebellion, the Fifth Prince, who was crowned King Jingyuan, and the other who was crowned King Qin Fei, who was now half of the capital of Qin Fei Town!

According to the usual practice, the emperor would choose a few empty territories to be chosen by the royal marquis and finalize them.

In the main hall, everyone looked at King Lord Zhendu and King Jingyuan with envy. This was a conferred territory!

Territory was the greatest honor for every official. Only those who had made great contributions to the empire could obtain it. Furthermore, the size of the territory was determined by the amount of contribution they had made.

Within the territory he had obtained, everything was decided by himself. The royal family would not interfere and only needed to pay a certain amount of taxes and fees every year.

Of course, the territory also had restrictions from the royal family, and that was the control of the army!

According to the laws of the empire, no more than 10,000 private troops were allowed in the territory. Otherwise, they would be regarded as rebellious and would be suppressed by the empire.

Everyone who possessed the territory obeyed this iron law. They would not dare to exceed half of the 10,000-strong private army.

Moreover, everything in the territory was supported by itself, and the empire would not pay a penny.

To obtain territory, apart from the brothers of every emperor, it was extremely difficult for the officials to obtain it. From the time the Xuanling Empire was established until now, there were no more than twenty of them!

Every official dreamed of one day owning his own territory. This was a great matter of glorifying the ancestors. The entire family would be recorded in the annals of history and become a millennium legend.

Everyone looked at Qin Fei and the Fifth Prince with envy, excited by their glory.

First, King Jingyuan chose the territory. Zhu Li took out a map and pointed at the three places above. He smiled and said, “Fifth brother, which one do you like?”

King Jingyuan looked carefully and chose a place that was famous for its fertile land. It was a prefecture city with a vast area and a diameter of a hundred li.

“Alright, that’s your territory now. Fifth Brother really has good taste!” Zhu Li praised and replied.

When the crowd saw the prefecture city, they all praised it. That prefecture city was indeed rich in resources, and King Jingyuan’s vision was indeed not bad.

After confirmation, that prefecture would be a completely independent place. The empire would no longer send officials to settle in, and everything would be decided by King Jingyuan himself.

Next, everyone looked at Qin Fei expectantly. Everyone wanted to know what kind of territory His Majesty the Emperor would give Qin Fei, who was the number one celebrity, if King Jingyuan had obtained such a good territory. It should be a better choice than those few prefectures!

Zhu Li beckoned Qin Fei forward, took out a map, and unfolded it, causing everyone to be shocked!

This was the map of the entire empire. It was countless times larger than the previous map. The map that King Jingyuan had chosen earlier was only a map of a prefecture city. However, it was Qin Fei’s turn to choose. The Emperor actually took out the map of the entire empire. What was the purpose of this?

“Brother Fei! This is all the territory of our Profound Spirit Empire! Whatever you like, just say it. Gu will definitely satisfy you!” Zhu Li smiled at Qin Fei and said.