The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 253 His Name

The old veteran of the Xia family, who was about to turn back, suddenly heard the sound of bones and blood bursting. He was stunned, turned his head and saw a horrifying scene.

The big demon, who had been so arrogant and relaxed just now, now looked as if his body had been crushed by something, and even his original form was not revealed.

And in the exploding flesh and blood, a figure struggled to rush out, but just as he flew out, he was squeezed extremely hard, and dissipated with a wail, and his soul was destroyed.

The shrill scream before death stunned many Xia family soldiers on the top of Liyang City, and they looked at this strange scene in astonishment.

On the official road under the city wall, a young man rode briskly, looked at the closed city gate, raised his head and said:
"Old sir, can you ask them to open the lower city gate?"

The young man's shout in front of the city gate made the old general of the Xia family in mid-air react. He looked down and was suddenly horrified.

The young man sat on the horse, looking calm and relaxed. Although he was wearing simple clothes of coarse linen, his facial features were as handsome as the flowing clouds in a painting. His temperament was unique and unforgettable, giving people a tranquil and leisurely feeling.

His sight extended to the back of the young man, and he immediately saw that on the official road that had long been stained with the blood of the children of the noble families, the waves of demons lurking on both sides of the official road had all fallen down and lost their breath.

"you……"

The old Xia family general's pupils contracted and he looked at the young man in shock. In his eyes, the latter was more terrifying than a demon at this moment.

On the top of the city wall, as the great demon in the third immortal realm died inexplicably, several other generals of the Xia family also chased to the front of the magic circle in horror. When they saw the situation outside the city clearly, they found that there was only a young man on horseback outside the city.

"Did you kill that demon?"

The old general of the Xia family did not dare to fly into the air and quickly landed in front of the young man. If the big demon was killed by the young man in front of him, the strength of this young man was too terrifying and he must be in the Four Li Realm.

As for someone so young who could rival the Four Stages Realm, he could only think of one name.

It’s the one from Liangzhou.

"Ah."

Li Hao nodded slightly. There was no need to hide such a small matter.

"I heard that the Xia family was in trouble, and I happened to be passing by, so I helped you solve it."

Seeing the young man admit it, the old general of the Xia family's pupils shrank, and he said in a trembling voice: "You, you are the young general Haotian?!"

His face was filled with surprise and shock, but he soon became excited.

The story of Liangzhou had already spread everywhere. Although it was not under the jurisdiction of the Xia family, the young man's reputation was spread among the armies in the 19 states.

He single-handedly suppressed the demons and rescued Liangzhou, whose border had been completely occupied. This move was just like the young man who guarded Cangzhou more than ten years ago. He was like a shining star that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Moreover, that young man was able to kill the demon king, and now that he appeared here, Liyang City was saved! !

Seeing Li Hao's smile, the old general of the Xia family suddenly came to his senses, realized that he was being rude, and quickly bowed and said:

"Meet Duke Haotian!"

Previously they always addressed him as "Major General", simply because they had heard so many rumors and it became a habit.

But since Liangzhou was saved from danger, the court had been arguing for a long time, and the rewards had already been given.

After all, it has been two months since the war ended.

The reward was sent to Qingzhou, to the magnificent palace of the Godly General, and was received on behalf of the general. The rewarded title was also announced to the world from the imperial city.

Conferred the title of third-class duke!

He jumped directly from earl to marquis and became Duke Dayu. His title alone placed him above countless powerful ministers. Even ordinary princes had to treat him with courtesy when they saw him.

In addition to the promotion of his title, he was also promoted from the position of Major General to the General-in-Chief of Liangzhou, which is a real official position and ranks first in the rank!
He is the highest official in the country, at the same level as the prime minister. In the entire Divine Dynasty, except for a few, no one currently in office can clearly surpass this young man in terms of official position.

And his title and status are something that only a few of the older generation of the five great generals' palaces can reach.

"Duke?"

Li Hao was a little surprised. Although he knew that he would be rewarded, he did not expect that he would skip directly to the title of Marquis.

The "Nineth Uncle" who rescued Cangzhou at that time was no less meritorious than his. It was just that the demonic forces that were wreaking havoc on Cangzhou at that time were not as numerous and powerful. However, there were manipulations of vassal states behind them, so they were killed by him and sent to the royal court outside the pass, which also led to his own death.

"No gift."

Seeing that the other party was still hunched over and bowed, Li Hao immediately spoke.

The old general of the Xia family raised his head and said excitedly: "My Lord Duke, you are here, and the people of Liyang City are saved. Thank you for your help. On behalf of the people of Liyang City, I would like to thank the Duke for his great kindness!"

After saying this, he knelt down.

Previously, Liyang City had been under siege for many days and the people were in a panic. Everyone in the city had already smelled the scent of a city massacre by demons, but now, it was as if the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining, and the haze suddenly disappeared.

Li Hao raised his hand and said, "It's just a side note. No need to be so polite. If you really want to thank me, please check if there are any famous paintings or chess manuals in your city and collect some for me."

The old general of the Xia family was surprised, but he had also heard that the young man seemed to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting in addition to martial arts, and was good at both civil and military affairs. He sighed in his heart and smiled and said:
"Of course they all have them. I'll ask them to look for them right away."

As he said this, he ordered someone to open the city gate and invite Li Haogong in.

At the same time, several other young major generals came rushing over.

The old general of the Xia family quickly told them about the killing of the demon outside the city. When they learned that it was done by the young man in front of them and also learned about Li Hao's identity, they were all stunned and looked at the young man in shock.

"Really him?"

Among several major generals, a female general stared at the young man blankly, and her thoughts suddenly turned to the Qizhou official road two years ago.

At that time, she was deeply impressed by the young man sitting in the carriage, who was guarding a city at the age of fourteen.

Not long after that, news about the young man was heard again, and his name was known throughout Qingzhou.

Later, at the age of fifteen, he rescued Liangzhou and became famous all over the world.

"This is Xia Qingshuang, the pride of my Xia family."

"This is Xia Yucheng..."

The old generals of the Xia family quickly introduced several young major generals of the Xia family to Li Hao, hoping to help them get in touch with Li Hao's connections.

Although they all knew that Li Hao had rebelled against the Li family, this young man's fame and reputation no longer needed the Divine General's Mansion to establish his reputation. He himself was the reputation.

Now the Duke, who is less than sixteen years old, holds a high position in the government and can kill the demon king. No one wants to offend him.

When the Xia family veteran introduced them, these Xia family major generals were forced to bow and salute because of Li Hao's title and official position. They were shocked and excited, but also a little embarrassed. After all, they were the Xia family's geniuses, and the young man in front of them was from the Li family. They were all from the younger generation. They were seven or eight years older than the other party, or even more than ten years older. At this moment, they had to bow their heads to salute the other party, which made them feel that the glory of the Xia family on their backs seemed to bend down as well.

But although the five great generals' palaces were stationed in different places respectively, their official positions and titles were unified in the dynasty. With Li Hao's current status, wherever he went, he would be treated as a guest of honor. They dared not be disrespectful, otherwise they would not be disobeying Li Hao, but His Majesty, who was also the law and order of the dynasty for thousands of years.

Li Hao was riding on a horse and just nodded slightly as a greeting.

Everyone greeted each other politely and took Li Hao to the City Lord's Mansion.

Inside the mansion, the two young major generals looked at each other with awkward expressions.

Earlier in the meeting room, they firmly opposed pulling down the young man's tiger-skin coat, questioning its lack of deterrent power and bringing shame to the Xia family. But the real target arrived in the blink of an eye, right in front of them, and they couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

"General Haotian, how did you kill that great demon in the Third Immortal Realm? We didn't even see you make a move..."

Xia Yuanming asked curiously.

Previously, he was the one who was most opposed to using Li Hao's battle flag, but now seeing the real owner, he felt a little scared. After all, the young man's deeds of killing seven demon kings in a row were witnessed by all and could not be false.

Hearing his words, Xia Qingshuang also looked at Li Hao.

She still remembered that when she was guarding Qizhou, it was rumored that the young man had already reached the Fifteen Mile Realm.

Now, in just two years...

"Your realm is not high enough, you won't understand even if I tell you."

Li Hao spoke to the young man calmly, without any sarcasm in his words.

Xia Yuanming felt awkward and a little ashamed when he heard this, but thinking that the other party had saved Liyang City after all, he didn't take it to heart and just stopped flattering him.

The old warrior of the Xia family thought that Li Hao's answer was normal. He looked at Xia Yuanming with some blame. The means of attack were the secrets of martial arts, so the question was a bit presumptuous.

"General, weren't you previously rumored to be being hunted by the demon king of the Grand Void Realm? Did you just escape?"

He changed the subject and asked politely.

During this period, countless people's eyes were focused on the Dead River outside Liangzhou, but there was no movement there. Unexpectedly, the person they were waiting for suddenly appeared in Youzhou.

"That's it."

Li Hao responded and immediately asked him about the affairs of Liangzhou.

Although he had learned some information from the waiter before, the person in front of him was the general of the Xia family, and the information he had was very different.

After learning the truth, Li Hao was completely relieved. Liangzhou was indeed peaceful.

However, although Liang Province was peaceful, wars broke out in other states of Dayu.

The old general of the Xia family talked about Youzhou. Now Youzhou was surrounded by enemies on all sides and was at war with the top demon force, the Gluttony Valley. If Li Hao had not arrived today, it would not take long for the demons to break through in the northwest direction.

And this Liyang City is not the main battlefield of Youzhou.

There have been frequent reports of war in the east, and the main forces of the Xia family are concentrated there.

After the old general of the Xia family finished speaking, he suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of Li Hao and begged Li Hao to help the Xia family.

The other young major generals of the Xia family were stunned. They never expected that this uncle would be so generous to Li Haoxing.

Li Hao helped the man up, frowned slightly, and thought: "I can't act rashly on this matter. You'd better ask the head of your Xia family for instructions."

After hearing what Li Hao said, the old general of the Xia family immediately understood that the young man in front of him was by no means simple-minded. He tried to ask the young man to come forward on his own, but his favor was obviously not enough.

"I will report this to the Patriarch. I hope you can stay in Liyang City for a few more days."

The Xia family veteran said hurriedly.

Li Hao nodded slightly: "That's fine, but I'm still waiting to go back to Liangzhou, so I can't stay too long, just three days."

"Three days..."

The old general of the Xia family suddenly became nervous and agreed.

Then someone was immediately sent to arrange accommodation for Li Hao.

But Li Hao did not live in the City Lord's Mansion. Instead, he asked them to find him a secluded courtyard in the city.

After Li Hao left, the old general of the Xia family quickly sent someone to deliver a letter, which was delivered to the family thousands of miles away.

When Li Hao entered the city, a bird demon looking out from high above Liyang City overlooked everything.

When it saw the demon that died mysteriously on the official road and the fallen great demon of the Third Immortal Realm, its originally relaxed expression suddenly turned into horror, and it almost shook its feathers off.

Afterwards, it saw the young man on horseback being respectfully invited into the city by the elder of the Xia family. There was no doubt that all this was the work of the young man.

And he was able to kill the big demon so easily, and he was also a teenager. The combination of the two resulted in only one identity.

The young man who was said to be trapped in the Netherworld-level Death River, has he returned?
Guessing this, the bird demon quickly left in a hurry and flew to a place a hundred miles away from Liyang City, where a large army of demons was stationed, including two great demons in the third immortal realm.

At this moment, on the top of the mountain, two big demons were drinking. One of them had a hidden breath and was biting a person's leg with his hands. He looked very relaxed and comfortable while drinking.

The bird demon from Tianji Palace flew over in a panic and quickly informed the information.

"what?!"

"That guy from Liangzhou is here?!"

"Didn't they say he was drowned in the river?"

The two big demons were suddenly pale, and they confirmed with the bird demon again and again. Finally, with panic and fear, they quickly ordered the demons to retreat temporarily.

The huge wave of demons that gathered here quickly receded like the tide under the secret observation of the Xia family's sentries outside the city.

Afterwards, the bird demon passed the news back to Tianji Palace, and the Tianji Palace branch in Youzhou discussed it and quickly passed it on to the battlefield on the front line in Youzhou.

Almost at the same time when the Xia family in Youzhou City received the news, the hilltop where the master of Gluttony Valley was sitting on on the front line of the demon battlefield also received news from the Tianji Palace.

The young general from Liangzhou has come to Youzhou!

(End of this chapter)