The Emperor is Above

Chapter 307: Promotion to the rank of Senior Doctor

Old Man Shi looked surprised, and there was even a hint of fear in his eyes.

After breaking through the shackles of the first level, his understanding of power reached a new level. The more he understood, the more afraid he became of the weirdness just now.

Qing Yi approached Old Man Shi and whispered, "Just now, a very powerful old man appeared and took away Ghost King Ningtu's claws, horns, and the bloody whip. He should have no ill intentions towards us."

"call--"

Old Man Shi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said thankfully, "It's good that they have no ill will towards us. The ghost horns and claws are useless to us.

At the beginning of the year, I cut off the ghost claw and brought it back to the capital. Many sorcerers and talisman masters have studied it for nearly a year, but they still can't figure it out. If he wants it, just take it."

At this point, Old Man Shi looked around at the seriously injured Xing Kingdom warriors and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Look, after a big battle, almost every warrior in the country is injured. We can't allow any more accidents to happen."

"Yes, although the Ghost Witch Tribe and the Black Wind Tribe have also suffered heavy losses and will not launch an attack in the short term, the rulers and ministers of the Chong Kingdom in the southeast are still eyeing them covetously."

Qing Yi couldn't help but sigh. The winter festival ceremony to enfeoff ministers and reward military merits should have been a very festive day, but it caused the Xing State to lose nearly half of its strong men.

Xing Shuo, Qi Ce, Wei Yuan, Yun Shengyan and others in the worship hall died in the battle, leaving only Yue Chengqing, Linghu Ming, and Taishan Xi, who had not yet recovered from the damage in Sheri City last time.

Not only did the powerful clan members lose Gong Shu Liao and Xing Shu Ming, but more than a dozen others unfortunately died in battle to protect Xing Hou, which was a heavy loss.

The nobles lost the second-in-command Gu Liangxian, the junior ministers Changsun, Zhongsun, and Chengdong. The rest of the surviving officials, including Shi Kuang, Yun Shuyu, Zhonghang Huan, and Huo Yun, were also seriously injured.

In addition to the right master Lu Jiong, and two captains Yu Beihai and Luo Tao who were killed in battle, the Third Division also suffered many casualties and injuries, and its vitality was also severely damaged.

As for the losses of the imperial guards, noble officials, and palace servants, it is impossible to count them, but at least the entire upper city needed to be thoroughly rebuilt after this battle.

The number of casualties among the nobles, ministers, and common people in the middle and lower cities was difficult to count. Although not every household held a funeral ceremony or hung banners, there were still thousands of casualties.

What made the people of Xing State most uneasy was undoubtedly that the king, Xing Hou, was seriously injured but no crown prince had been appointed. If Xing Hou died from his injuries, Xing State would probably have to go through another period of turmoil.

The people of Xing State were immersed in the mixed emotions of sadness and joy after the war, and did not notice the strange projection of Gui Bo's clone just now. At this moment, they were concerned about the injury of Xing Hou.

When Qing Yi and Old Man Shi walked up to the crowd-surrounded Lord Xing, this burly and strong king, who had the strength of a third-grade combat master, was covered in blood and lying weakly on a cushion that Liang Qiu Juzhong had found.

"I regret not listening to the good advice of the doctor, which led to today's tragedy. This is all my own fault!" Xing Hou's eyes were full of regret and self-blame. Then he looked around at everyone and said with a firm look,
"The Second Senior Official of Longcheng has made great contributions in defending the country. Today, he is promoted to Senior Official. His fiefdom is 30 li, and the fiefdom is expanded by 20 li. In times of war, he can command and govern the 12 cities in the northern border, and he can establish a government, hold the axe, and command all military forces."

"Junhou——"

The four ministers Zhonghang Huan, Qi Xi, Yun Shuyu and Shi Kuang were immediately shocked. As ministers in charge of government, they knew how enormous such power was.

Once a government office is established, one can freely recruit local vassal officials, and if one holds the fake axe, one has the power to kill officials with titles below the rank of senior official. Once a war breaks out, one can become an independent kingdom.

But after being shocked, several senior ministers soon realized that the top combat power of Xing State was now severely damaged. Not only was Chong State in the southeast eyeing them covetously, but the other vassal states would also take advantage of the situation if they had the chance.

Unfortunately, the Xianyu tribe in the northern border town is very powerful, and this winter is so bitterly cold. If the Xianyu tribe moves south again in the spring, the Xing State will be unable to transfer reinforcements to the north.

In this case, it would be better to hand over the military and political power of the twelve cities in the northern border to Qing Yi. Regardless of whether it will lead to the emergence of a separatist force, it is much better than Xian Yu going south to destroy the country.

Seeing Xing Hou falling into coma again due to serious injuries, Qing Yi sighed in his heart. Even if he considered it for the sake of the people, he could not sit idly by and watch the Xian Yu army go south again to massacre the people.

The powerful men around accepted the arrangement of Xing Hou with complicated expressions. They were shocked by Qing Yi but also envious and admired him. Qing Yi was promoted three times in one day. He was only fifteen years old and was a freshly minted senior official. However, no one said that Qing Yi was too young to take on important responsibilities, because he had already proved his strength through practical actions.

On the contrary, Old Man Shi smiled and patted Qing Yi on the shoulder: "How do you feel, little Yi? You have been promoted from a senior sergeant to a senior official in one day. This has never happened before."

"I would also like to congratulate Mr. Shi for breaking through the shackles of the first rank and advancing to the holy realm. Compared to the empty title of a vassal, this is a great event that has not been heard of in many years!"

Qing Yi did not answer Old Man Shi's question. He chuckled and changed the subject, asking with concern, "By the way, I just heard from the cat ghost that it captured Brother Dazhu. I wonder how he is doing now?"

Old Shi, who had been smiling all the time, suddenly froze in expression, and tears immediately filled his old eyes, which made Qing Yi feel uneasy.

Sure enough, after hearing Old Man Shi sigh, he said in a low voice: "Dazhu is dead. He was tortured to death by the servants under the command of the Cat Ghost God. His body is now in my small courtyard in the middle city."

"It's all my fault for asking Brother Dazhu to go out of the city to look for you, otherwise how could such a tragedy happen!" Qing Yi's heart was filled with self-blame at this moment, he suddenly said, "I want to go to pay tribute to Brother Dazhu."

Old Man Shi didn't say much, just nodded heavily and walked silently in front, while Qing Yi followed behind with a heavy heart and self-blame.

"Brother, I'm glad you're okay. I was just about to go up to the city to look for you!"

As soon as he reached the gate of the central city, the chubby Tu Shigu came to meet him. It seemed that this guy had avoided many crises with the help of a fourth-grade crocodile dragon armor.

Seeing the concern in Tu Shigu's eyes, Qing Yi's heart suddenly warmed up, and he whispered: "Brother Dazhu was unfortunately killed by the cat ghost god, come with me to pay tribute!"

As soon as I reached Old Man Shi's courtyard, I heard Niuniu's miserable howling coming from the yard: "Why is Brother Dazhu gone? I want to practice to avenge him!"

"Don't cry, Niuniu. Let's practice hard from today. We must not only avenge our brother Dazhu, but also be able to protect our family!"

In addition to Xing Shu's voice of comfort, there were also voices of comfort from the little fox and the civet cat:

"Ah wu——"

"Meow-"

Hearing that the two fat guys were with Niu Niu and Xing Shu, Qing Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He was really worried about their safety during the battle just now.

Seeing Old Man Shi and Qing Yi appear, Niu Niu cried and threw herself into the old man's arms. Xing Shu said that they had been very scared ever since they knew that Xing Jiyin was a transformed monster.

Even though Xing Hou had locked up the monster-like Xing Jiyin in the Stone Chamber, they still ran to the central city out of worry. Then Niu Niu came up with a good idea to hide in the cave of the snowy owl on the cliff.

The civet cat sent the two of them into the cave. The little fox's magic of illusion became more and more powerful. She successfully avoided the search of the cat's ghosts and gods and luckily escaped the disaster.

Qing Yi nodded with a heavy heart, walked slowly forward and lifted the white cloth on Shi Dazhu's body. He suddenly felt a chill in his heart. The originally heroic man had become unrecognizable.

Not only was his entire body covered in wounds, the skin on his entire face was peeled off, almost all of his bones were shattered and broken, and his blood was completely drained. It is unknown what kind of torture he had endured before he died.

"Brother Dazhu, I swear to completely destroy the Cat Ghost God and avenge you in this life!" Qing Yi's face was full of frost at this moment. He had never had such hatred in his heart. Even if the Cat Ghost God had nine lives, he would destroy it completely.

But Pan Qing suddenly said: "He is not completely dead yet. I have a method that may be worth trying."

(End of this chapter)