The council hall had already been swept clean and everyone sat down separately.

  Still Fang and Xu sat upright in the middle, while the rest of the people sat casually below, without a fixed position.

  This is Wolong City, and the two city masters naturally sit in the first place. This is a convention anywhere, anytime.

  If it were in the past, Su Chunwei and Tang Qili would not have thought there was anything wrong with it, but for some reason, looking at it today, it seems particularly out of place.

  "You'd better take care of yourself..."

  Suddenly, Tang Qili's mind flashed back to the parting words of Li Yanbo, his heart trembled, and he looked into Xu Haifeng's eyes with a few more points of understanding. He lightly, softly, almost imperceptibly let out a sigh.

  His heart suddenly cleared up, as if he had understood something overnight. His gaze at the two people above him was clear again, without any jealousy or dissatisfaction.

  Do your best with what you have — everyone understands this principle, but not everyone can put it into practice.

  If Tang Qi couldn't even accomplish this, then Tang Zonghan wouldn't have chosen him out of all the rising stars in the Tang family to inherit his position.

  His change of heart was just a matter of an instant, and he didn't utter a word during that time, nor did anyone else notice anything.

  However, Xu Haifeng and Jiang Kongming both glanced in his direction without warning, although it was only a brief glance, their eyes met in mid-air, and they smiled slightly, some things were already understood.

  Although Tang Qili appeared calm on the surface, his mental ups and downs were no less intense than a fierce battle that turned the sky and earth upside down. Xu Haifeng was close to him and could naturally sense it clearly.

  Although it is unknown what happened to Tang Qili's body in this short moment, his gaze towards himself finally revealed unreserved and genuine kindness.

  It can be seen that this change is powerful and harmless to oneself.

  As for Jiang Kungming, he was being cautious and attentive towards Tang and Su, keeping an eye on them at all times. With his unique mind-reading skills, he naturally knew everything clearly.

  However, Tang Qile's change was beyond his expectations, and his assessment of him in his heart rose several points, and he even had a hint of apprehension.

  Desire is inevitable as long as one is human.

  If a person has no desires, then he can hardly be called a man.

  Even someone as extraordinary and otherworldly as Taizhen True Man has his own desires.

  The only difference is that his desires are different from those of the common people, but in essence, there is no difference.

  Ordinary people just want to have enough food and clothing, and live a life free from disasters and difficulties.

  But for those who stand at the top of the pyramid and have spent their lives in officialdom.

  To gain greater power and climb higher peaks is their life goal, it is where their true desires lie.

  Although Fang Ming is known as the first person among the young generation of aristocratic families, since they took over the family throne separately, their identities and status have been on the same level.

  The three major families have been on an equal footing since their establishment, and the accumulated surname for hundreds of years has made even Fang Xuan not dare to think that he is superior.

  However, with the rise of Xu Haifeng, their balance was gradually broken.

  No matter from which aspect, the relationship between Xu Haifeng and Fang Xiangming is much closer than that of the other two families.

  Especially today, Xu Haifeng returned triumphantly, and Jiang Gongming's various performances were all intended to highlight the special status of Xu and Fang.

  What makes them even more unbearable is that Jiang Kongming doesn't have the slightest intention of hiding, being so open and aboveboard, unscrupulously, how can it not make people harbor resentment.

  Whether it was Tang Qili or Su Chunwei, they both harbored discontent in their hearts, but they were extremely deep and didn't show it.

  Tang Qili's sudden change, for Xu Haifeng, although it is a good thing, but from this, it can also be seen that this person's heart has already reached a new realm, if in the future they become enemies, it will be a great disaster.

  Jiang Kung-ming's gaze swept across Liu Chun-shu's face, but he was completely unaware. This high-ranking general of the Liu family didn't put this matter in his heart at all.

  Only when you can pick it up, will you have the opportunity to put it down. If you can't even pick it up, then there's no point in talking about putting it down.

  Liu Junshu didn't have such a feeling because he was now living under someone else's roof, and his mindset was naturally different.

  "Second brother, how is the combat strength of the people of Caesar?"

  Direction Ming saw that everyone had already taken their seats and immediately asked directly.

  "Powerful..." A simple word, yet it was Hai Feng's most sincere evaluation.

  "Are they even more formidable than our Northern Legion?" asked Zhi Lüe, seemingly surprised.

  In his heart, the Red Ocean was always the strongest legion in the world, even if it was Hai Feng's Black Flag Legion. Because he had never seen it with his own eyes, he always held a hint of doubt in his heart.

  Xu Haifeng was lost in thought for a moment, and his mind quickly flashed back to the red ocean of war in the north, as well as the scenes of last night's battle, with flames flying everywhere and iron cavalry galloping horizontally. Finally, the scene froze on the moment when the Knights of the Temple clashed with the Black Flag Army.

  He raised his head and said in a low voice, "Apart from the Temple Knights, the 4th Legion of Bancroft and the Red Ocean should be evenly matched."

  Everyone was suddenly in an uproar.

  Although Xu Haifeng didn't say it explicitly, everyone qualified to be seated here is extremely intelligent. As soon as they heard his tone, they understood the implication behind Xu Haifeng's words - he was clearly saying that the Temple Knight was three times more formidable than the Red Ocean.

  "Great General, I wonder how that Temple Knight compares to the Black Flag Army?"

  A low and powerful voice suddenly rose above the crowd.

  Everyone looked over and found it was Lu Ding Sheng's grandson, Lu Tong Zhou, the deputy commander of the vanguard of the Tianying Army.

  His age and direction are similar, also in his thirties, but compared to him, he is a bit less majestic, and is more like Jiang Gongming, with a somewhat scholarly air.

  However, the people present did not dare to underestimate him in the slightest, because everyone knew that Lu Ding Sheng was too old, already over 80 years old, and although he held a nominal title as the former leader of the vanguard, he had long been in a semi-retired state.

  The vanguard of the Tianying Legion had twenty thousand men, but the one who was truly in charge was this military officer who didn't look like a warrior at all.

  "General Lu, last night's battle resulted in equal casualties between the Knights of the Temple and the Black Flag Army, one to one."

  As soon as Xu Haifeng's words came out, Lu Tongzhou's face changed immediately.

  As the vanguard general of the Tianying Legion, he naturally participated in the battle of Lin'an City.

  In that war, Xu Haifeng's Black Flag Army left an indelible impression in his mind.

  If Qin Yong's ferocity and Zhebie's terror were just individual bravery, then the collective performance of the Black Flag Army was what shocked him the most.

  Those ferocious and lawless, fearless and intrepid, cold-blooded men's performance brought him an overwhelming shock beyond limits. Only then did he know what it means to be invincible in the world.

  No matter what his stance was, facing the Black Flag Army, and facing Xu Haifeng who could single-handedly train such a superhuman team, he had always had a kind of reverence that bordered on worship.

  Because he is also a general who has commanded troops, he deeply knows that wanting to train such a troop is actually an almost impossible task.

  At this moment, in Xu Haifeng's mouth, he actually learned that there was another powerful army in the world that could be mentioned together with it.

  The impact of this sentence was no less than the powerful shock he felt when he first saw the Black Flag Army's frenzy.

  It was not just him, but also the breathing of Feng Mingshu that stopped for a moment at that instant.

  "How can they be so overbearing?" Fang Xing muttered to himself, his eyebrows tightly furrowed together.

  The great generals in the field, including Jin Guanghua and Liu Junshu, as long as they had seen the true strength of the Black Flag Army, couldn't help but look at each other with a changed expression.

  Seeing the expressions on their faces, those who were unaware of the situation also knew better than to continue talking, and only had a few more hints of doubt in their eyes, the room fell silent.

  A cough broke the brief silence.

  Tang Qilei stood up, and everyone's eyes fell on him without exception.

  "General Xu, there is something unclear about Tang's case."

  Xu Haifeng smiled slightly and said, "Big brother, do you still need to be polite with me?"

  Tang Qilei was taken aback for a moment, and although he and Xu Haifeng were relatives, their relationship had always been lukewarm, far less close than his friendship with Fang Xiangming.

  However, his current performance was quite close, and he couldn't help but feel a great sense of wonder. He reacted extremely quickly, immediately bursting into laughter, saying: "That's also true... Haifeng, I'd like to ask, since the Romans have such a powerful army, why haven't they been deployed before?"

  He shrugged and smiled wryly, then shook his head and said, "I don't know."

  Everyone looked at each other in dismay, the Caesars had such a team, but it was always unknown to people. If they said that they had been treating them as decorations all along, no one would believe it.

  But at this time, what identity is Xu Haifeng, and how could he make false statements to deceive the public under the watchful eyes of everyone.

  Tang Qili and Fang Xiangming's eyes seemed to intentionally, yet unintentionally, sweep across Jiang Koming's face, as if anything that came out of this person's mouth would likely be 80 or 90 percent nonsense.

  But what about General Xu Haifeng? If even a great general like him can't be trusted, then who in the world can be trusted?

  Xu Haifeng, this name is like a golden signboard that makes people unable to have the slightest doubt.

  Their expressions could hardly deceive Jiang Dajun, who possessed a clever and transparent heart.

  Jiang was immediately furious, and several vicious plans flashed through his mind. The thick and dark learning accumulated over the past 5,000 years of China's history is not just a matter of ten thousand words. With Jiang's ability as a great military strategist, he naturally grasped it thoroughly and didn't fall behind others.

  It's just... what a pity, he sighed inwardly, it's still not the right time.

  The situation is not optimistic at this time, and the only way to survive is to work together. When Xu Haifeng can really unify the world, it's not too late to do that hiding bow and cooking dog thing.

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