206: Chapter 206 Li Wuqing's thought process, could it be...?!

If this demon, with the cultivation of the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Palace Realm, were released, even the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty would have to pay a heavy price to exterminate it. It would inevitably be a massive disaster endangering the common people!

On the imperial throne, Li Wuqing had long anticipated this scene, so he asked:

"Then, how did you all survive? Where is that demon now?"

Shi Jingtian cupped his hands in a salute and said:

"Your Majesty, this time the demon broke out of its coffin, and it was all thanks to the Dragon Commander and the Dragon Commander's wife. Without their assistance, I fear it would have been very difficult to exterminate this demon."

"Moreover, throughout the process of exterminating the demon, the Dragon Commander was undoubtedly the most important person."

"It can be said that without the Dragon Commander, the demon could not have been eliminated!"

A stir!

As soon as these words were spoken, a frenzy instantly erupted in the imperial court.

That demon with the cultivation of the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Palace Realm had actually been completely eradicated?!

And the main force behind the eradication of the demon was Lin Ran?!

If this matter had not been spoken by Shi Jingtian himself, they would truly find it hard to believe.

If it had been spoken by Lin Ran, they would only think Lin Ran was boasting about himself.

But now, since this matter was spoken by the Shi Family Head himself, the nature of it was completely different.

You must know, the Shi family has a fierce temperament and is the least likely to speak ironically. The unity of knowledge and action is the concept that Old Ancestor Shi pursued throughout his life, and it has subtly influenced the entire Shi family.

Therefore, they had no choice but to believe the words spoken by Shi Jingtian.

Even Li Wuqing, who had seen his fair share of storms and waves, felt incredibly shocked at this moment.

As the ruler of the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty, he naturally knew exactly how powerful that demon was.

With the cultivation of the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Palace Realm and an indestructible Physical Body, even the founder of their Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty could only suppress it, but found it difficult to slay.

Yet now, Lin Ran had actually slain that demon?!

He had guessed that the demon would be released; after all, Heavenly God Mountain was coming aggressively, and their goal was to bring down their Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty.

But he truly had not expected that Lin Ran would actually slay that demon, which even their founder had found troublesome.

He had originally planned to lead the imperial expedition himself to suppress the demon again, but now it seemed that Lin Ran had even saved him that step.

This was truly a massive surprise for him!

"Not at all, not at all. This subject truly does not dare to take the credit."

"If not for the Shi family providing full support at the front, contending with the demon, and even Old Ancestor Shi dying at the hands of the demon because of it, this subject would not have been able to exterminate that demon."

"The Shi family is the truly noble family that works for the world and the common people; they are the ones whose contributions cannot be ignored!"

"Compared to the Shi family, what does this subject's meager contribution count for?"

Lin Ran stood out and said righteously.

Hearing this, the group of Shi family experts looked at Lin Ran with gratitude.

"Damn it... is he cultivating death servants right in front of me?!"

Li Wuqing watched this scene from the imperial throne, grumbling inwardly.

However, he held no hostility toward Lin Ran; on the contrary, he admired him greatly.

In his view now, although Li Junze was the Crown Prince, his intentions were crooked, and he definitely would not pass the throne to Li Junze.

Now that all the Princes and Princesses had died in the demon cave, and Li Zhenwu was strong in limbs but simple in mind, he was also unsuitable to be the Emperor.

Therefore, at present, in his view, the only candidate to whom he could pass the throne was Li Huayin.

Li Huayin was neither arrogant nor impetuous and was willing to endure hardship. He naturally saw her efforts over these years; otherwise, Li Huayin would not have traveled alone to the Feixian Sect to seek knowledge and the Dao.

Moreover, Li Huayin had quite a few ideas for governing the country. Facing the group of ministers and him, the ruler, she could talk eloquently without any stage fright.

Plus, Lin Ran was supporting her from behind.

Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, Li Huayin was the most suitable heir to the throne.

As for Lin Ran cultivating death servants right in front of him, he could naturally ignore it.

Anyway, they would be family sooner or later. Wasn't Lin Ran's death servant Li Huayin's death servant?

Wasn't Li Huayin's death servant his own death servant?!

In the end, it was equivalent to Lin Ran helping him cultivate death servants!

Wahahaha...

He, the ruler, was simply too smart. Appointing Lin Ran as the Dragon Commander was simply the most correct thing he had ever done in his life!

Li Wuqing was feeling immensely proud of himself.

"Ahem!"

"The elder Shi Gandang died for the world and for the common people. While I feel great sorrow in my heart, I am also deeply moved."

"Therefore, I hereby posthumously confer upon Shi Gandang the title of Spirit Protecting General, and designate the Shi family as a Noble Family of the Common People, with the duty of protecting the common people of the world!"

"In the future, anyone who moves against the Shi family will be acting against my will and against the will of the world's common people, and shall be executed!"

Li Wuqing announced loudly, his cold gaze sweeping over one Noble Family after another.

In the Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty, there were twelve Noble Families. Among them, many looked forward to the decline of the Shi family, intending to encroach upon and annex the Shi family.

But now, under Li Wuqing's bestowal, anyone could see that Li Wuqing was determined to protect the Shi family at all costs.

The key was that if Li Wuqing wanted to protect the Shi family at all costs, it actually didn't matter much to these Noble Families.

However, designating the Shi family as a Noble Family of the Common People, with the duty of protecting the common people of the world, was different.

If they wanted to move against the Shi family again, they would have to consider the consequences.

Moving against a Noble Family of the Common People would leave a bad reputation for ten thousand years and cause them to be spurned by the common people of the world!

Although they wanted to annex the Shi family, they were clearly more concerned about their own reputations.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Shi Jingtian bowed respectfully.

"Hmm. Furthermore, Minister Lin is the top contributor in slaying the demon this time. I wonder what reward Minister Lin would like?"

Li Wuqing looked at Lin Ran with a smile.

"No matter what the reward is, this subject will accept it."

"However, this subject has only one request, and that is that this reward is not for this subject, but for the entire Dragon Suppressing Army."

Lin Ran said with a calm expression.

Simply put, he didn't care for the things Li Wuqing would reward him with, but using them to buy the hearts of the entire Dragon Suppressing Army would be quite good.

"Minister Lin is truly a good Dragon Commander who works for the court and the army! All ministers should learn from Minister Lin!"

Li Wuqing nodded with gratification.

"Indeed, indeed!"

"Your Majesty choosing Imperial Son-in-law Lin to serve as the Dragon Commander is truly a blessing for the Dragon Suppressing Army and a blessing for our Jue Jian Imperial Dynasty!"

The ministers flattered him one after another, their faces showing more or less a fawning smile.

"Hmm, a reward is still necessary. It won't just be for the Dragon Suppressing Army; Minister Lin will naturally have one too."

"After all, in this demon extermination operation, Minister Lin is the top contributor!"

"I heard from the Seventh Princess that Minister Lin is in great need of divine source stones?"

"Hmm... in my opinion, I shall reward Minister Lin with five thousand Medium Grade divine source stones and one hundred High Grade divine source stones. I wonder what Minister Lin thinks?"

Li Wuqing said with a smile.

Upon hearing the three words "divine source stone," Lin Ran's eyes instantly lit up.

If they were talking about divine source stones, then he was definitely interested!