Chapter 461: Interlude Before the Hall, Touching Progress, Blood Cold Beasts and Copper Bones

"Eldest Prince, Commander Fan asks you to bring people in!"

Just as Xia Hong was shocked by the military might of Cai Qiu, a middle-aged voice suddenly came from the main hall behind.

Cai Yunlan immediately turned and walked toward the main hall, and Xia Hong also hurriedly turned and followed the thirteen Manifestation Realm experts of Linchu County, slowly stepping into the main hall.

He didn't have much expectation on his face, only because on the way here just now, Cai Yunlan had told him in advance that the current supreme commander of the Zhenyuan Camp was not his father, Cai Qiuyang, but the eldest son of Fan Zijin, the County Governor of Donghe County, Fan Qinghu.

Commander is a military position in the town city, responsible for commanding the Fangbo's personal Silver-Scale Army. According to Cai Yunlan, there are only two in all of Cai Qiu. Fan Qinghu can become one of them, and his own strength goes without saying. The key is that from this, one can see that the Fan clan is deeply valued by Fangbo Cai Qianshan and has a pivotal position in the feudal town.

In addition to the Fangbo lineage Cai clan, Cai Qiu has six other surname clans. Although Xia Hong has not been to the town city, he can infer from just one point that the Fan clan should be the one with the highest status among these six surname families.

The entire territory of Cai Qiu has four County Governor's Mansions and three major cities, which are the "Four Counties and Seven Cities" widely spread in the outside world. Among them, Qingcang, Bai Shui, and Linchu are all governed by second-generation descendants of the Cai clan, only the County Governor of Donghe County is served by an outsider, Fan Zijin.

The County Governors of the four counties of Cai Qiu all hold both military and political power. Under the four County Governors, there are two types of troops: Town Guards and County Guards. They are like local emperors in the county cities where they are located. Being able to appoint an outsider descendant as County Governor is enough to show the status of the Fan clan in the heart of Fangbo Cai Qianshan.

Of course, it can also reflect the profound foundation of the Fan clan!

The moment he entered the main hall, Xia Hong had many thoughts in his mind, but in the end, what appeared in his mind was Fan Qinghu's ranking on the Heavenly Ranking.

"Fan Qinghu is a third-generation descendant of the Fan clan, nicknamed 'Donghe Tyrant Blade', ranked 15th on the Heavenly Ranking, Manifestation Realm peak cultivation. According to the list, his strength is about 55 jun. If you only count the martial arts increase, his strongest strength is about 72 jun. However, such people definitely cannot have only this little means..."

Thinking, Xia Hong had already walked into the main hall.

There was no bonfire in the main hall, but as soon as he entered the hall door, the intense high temperature hit his face. This is the unique high-temperature domain field caused by Manifestation Realm experts wantonly releasing bone energy.

Xia Hong looked up and saw a total of 148 people sitting or standing, wearing armor or casual clothes in the hall. Knowing that the domain field in the hall at this moment can be described by him with the word "high temperature," what cultivation level the people who can stand inside are, it goes without saying.

"Luxurious..."

Xia Hong, who seemed expressionless but was actually surging inwardly, noticed that the eyes of everyone in the hall looking at him carried unkind scrutiny. Knowing that this high-temperature domain field was a "downward horse" (a show of force) given to him by the Zhenyuan Camp, he showed a cold smile, and while maintaining his pace, he quietly released his bone energy.

Boom...

The already extremely high temperature climbed a few degrees because Xia Hong released it instantly. Almost everyone in the hall had their expressions slightly shaken, and even Cai Yunlan, the eldest prince of Linchu County who was walking in front of Xia Hong, couldn't help but pause his pace.

"In the past four months, what he showed when hunting with me was not his strongest strength. This Hong Yu, his strength is above mine!"

Cai Yunlan was a little dazed in his mind at this moment.

He and Cai Yunzhou are cousins. Before Hong Yu came to Linchu Juncheng, Cai Yunzhou had long revealed the news to him, so he invited Hong Yu to the County Governor's Mansion for the first time.

In the past four months, he had tested this Great Qin Prince more than a dozen times. The strength shown by the other party was at most 41 jun, roughly a little weaker than his 43 jun.

Before the Manifestation Realm, a person's strength was concentrated on skin, membrane, flesh, and blood, so as long as the strength was above the other party, one could accurately judge the other party's strength through the movement of qi and muscles;

But it is different after the Manifestation Realm. Unless the strength difference is too large, at least over 10 jun, otherwise, in the case that the other party does not release bone energy, no matter how close you are, you can only guess a rough idea based on feeling.

Therefore, in Cai Yunlan's view, the strength of this Great Qin Prince should be a line weaker than his own, or at most on par with his own.

Coming to his senses now, Hong Yu had never shown his true strength in front of him, so he couldn't help but feel a deep surprise in his heart.

"Yunlan, could this be Prince Hong from Qinghuacheng?"

However, he only paused for a moment. Hearing the middle-aged general in black armor at the top of the hall pointing at Xia Hong and asking, he immediately smiled and bowed: "Commander Fan has good eyes. This is the Great Qin Prince, Hong Yu, who defeated Yunzhou with a sword in Qinghuacheng!"

Xia Hong received Cai Yunlan's look, smiled and walked a few steps forward, stood side by side with him, and then looked up and met Fan Qinghu at the top, bowing without changing his face: "Heavenly Ranking No. 15, the name of Donghe Tyrant Blade, Hong has also heard it several times after coming to Cai Qiu. Hearing is not as good as seeing, greetings!"

The corners of the mouths of the Manifestation Realm experts in the hall twitched slightly, but they didn't say anything. They didn't seem surprised at all by Xia Hong's slightly perfunctory and even rude way of greeting.

"Hahahaha..."

Fan Qinghu didn't care at all. He laughed a few times, walked up to Xia Hong, and then bowed: "Prince Hong has been in Cai Qiu for less than a year, but his reputation has long spread throughout the Mo'ao River. Fan has long wanted to see him, and today he finally saw him..."

Speaking of this, he paused, then looked directly at Xia Hong and continued to ask: "To be able to cultivate a person like Brother Hong, the Great Qin feudal town must have strength above my Cai Qiu. Can Prince Hong talk about the strength of Great Qin, so that we can grow our knowledge, how about it?"

The atmosphere in the hall instantly quieted down. Everyone, including Cai Yunlan, couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Xia Hong at this moment.

There is no lack of testing wherever you go. After all, they are all high-level feudal towns and Manifestation Realm experts. It is not so simple to want to fool them casually...

Recalling the tests encountered in Qinghuacheng and Linchu Juncheng, and then the behavior of Fan Qinghu testing as soon as they met, Xia Hong couldn't help but sigh inwardly, but his face naturally had no expression. After pondering for a moment, he smiled and opened his mouth:

"Actually, speaking carefully, although Great Qin is far away from Cai Qiu, some things are similar. For example, there are three states and nineteen counties under Great Qin's rule, and the population of each county city is basically equivalent to the four-county territory under Cai Qiu's rule..."

Hearing these words, Fan Qinghu and the others had no change in their expressions.

Xia Hong was not surprised, because this was what he said in Qinghuacheng.

They have all been noticed by the high-level feudal towns, so all his public words and deeds have naturally been stared at for a long time. Fan Qinghu and these people clearly knew it long ago.

Therefore, it is impossible not to put down some fierce material.

Although Xia Hong was thinking in his mind, he didn't stop talking.

"The strongest under the Fangbo of my Great Qin are the three state governors, namely Bai Qi of Qingzhou, Lu Buwei of Yuzhou, and Wang Jian of Yangzhou. These three..."

Only then did he pause. Seeing the strong curiosity in everyone's eyes, he continued: "All are five-turn Tribulation Body Realm experts!"

Hu...

After the words fell, the entire main hall instantly froze.

Including Fan Qinghu, the other 100-plus Manifestation Realm experts had their pupils obviously trembling, and then their eyes were all focused on Xia Hong, with both shock and deep disbelief in their eyes.

"It seems that I guessed right. The Fangbo of the Four Feudal Lands, the highest cultivation is only the five-turn Tribulation Body Realm. In the entire Mo'ao River, no one has broken through to the Venerable Phase Realm yet!"

It is impossible to make everyone believe the nonsense that is randomly compiled 100%. After all, the 100-plus people in the main hall at this moment are all the core figures at the top of the feudal town, and there is no fool.

Therefore, the reaction of the crowd at this moment was not beyond Xia Hong's expectation.

The key is that he didn't want these people to believe it completely in the first place. As long as everyone held a skeptical attitude, this set of fabricated rhetoric would be considered effective.

Therefore, the effect at the moment is exactly what he wanted.

Moreover, he could even deduce the strongest combat power of the feudal town through the reaction of the crowd, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

"Great Qin has such strength, we must visit another day. But Fan heard that Great Qin is in the east of Lu Long. I don't know how Prince Hong crossed Hanbo Lake to come to my Cai Qiu?"

Still testing, this Fan Qinghu is really endless!

Xia Hong hesitated for three or four breaths, sighed slightly: "Hey! Hong actually knows that these things are empty and have no proof, and I'm afraid no one believes them. The tests of you in Cai Qiu have made Hong a bit annoyed. Simply tell you the truth..."

He showed a trace of impatience, shook his head and continued: "It was Fangbo Lu Junyang of the Lu Long feudal town who personally sent me to Cai Qiu. This matter is relatively secret, and Uncle Lu doesn't want too many people to know. I hope you can keep it secret for me."

Everyone present stiffened.

Fan Qinghu's pupils condensed slightly, and he smiled and waved his hand: "Prince Hong, forgive me. The Ice Abyss is dangerous. Fangbo has taught us many times to be cautious and cautious about outsiders. It's just a habit. Fan Zijin, the County Governor of Donghe County, is my father. He is very close to Hanbo Lake. I will send a letter back to ask him to verify it on the Lu Long feudal side. There will be an answer then."

"It should be so. The tests of you again and again make this Prince seem like a liar. It seems that Yunlan's invitation to me to help in the Blood Miasma Plain this time is fake, and letting Commander Fan test again is true. Since this is the case, Hong will not disturb you anymore, and will return to the Juncheng, hum!"

Xia Hong's tone contained anger, and his face also clearly showed deep anger. He didn't even look at Cai Yunlan, snorted coldly, and turned to walk outside the hall door. ===== CHAPTER 462 =====