Chapter Seventy-Three: The Four Sworn Brothers

  In the southwest of the Fia Empire, there is a city covering tens of millions of acres, called Jindi City.

  This is the imperial capital of the Empire of Fia. From afar, it looks prosperous and flourishing, far surpassing Solar City.

  The spacious main street was surprisingly paved with rhombic porphyry, black with a hint of pale red, and under the sunlight, it was exceptionally gorgeous. In the very center of Jin Emperor City, there was a large group of buildings, with towering golden city walls that completely isolated this place from the outside hustle and bustle.

  Every time pedestrians pass by the high wall, they can't help but stop in their tracks, with deep reverence in their eyes, because this is where the imperial family of the Empire of Fia resides, the Imperial Palace within Golden City.

  Open your eyes and you will see that there are no fewer pavilions and buildings here. From time to time, people in magnificent clothes come and go, sometimes they are high-ranking officials or palace maids and guards.

  In a palace located slightly to the left of the imperial palace, which was not particularly large, angry shouts were constantly being heard.

  "The Empire of a Hundred Wars suddenly wants to negotiate with us, what do you think they have in mind?" The first person, dressed in a golden robe, sat upright, his face glowing with an aura of calm and collected authority, was none other than the current ruler of the Fiya Empire, Ouyang Tiannan.

  The people standing below, most of them had arrogant expressions and their auras were faintly visible. If Ye Tian were here, he would definitely be able to see clearly that these people were all war generals in terms of strength, and among them were even several war kings. This should be the backbone of the Feia Empire.

  Ouyang Tiannan saw that no one responded, and his heart was also surging with a wave of annoyance. He turned his head to look around, only to see a white-clothed middle-aged man standing quietly there, with his eyes slightly closed, who was unmistakably Jiang Yuanwu.

  "Little brother, what's your good idea?"

  Ouyang Tianye's voice entered Jiang Yuan's ears, and Jiang Yuan also slowly opened his eyes, looked around at the several people, and said: "National Master, what do they want to negotiate with us? Our two countries have been at war for over a hundred years, and there have been countless small wars, basically neither side can defeat the other. This time they actually took the initiative to request negotiations, I think there must be some ulterior motive!"

  "Hey, Younger Brother, I know this too, but others all come to our doorstep, can't we just avoid them? Wouldn't that be a loss of face for our country?" Ou Yang Tian Ye shook his head.

  "The national master, let me go instead. I will make them know the severity." A cold and stern voice came, it was none other than Ou Yang Mu She.

  "Haha, I'm telling you, Mu She, it's better if you don't go out like this, or people will say our country has no one (worthy)." A fat man standing to the right of Ouyang Tianye said with a smile on his face, wearing only a simple and elegant robe that made him look out of place here.

  Xuanyuan Chenxing, the patriarch of the Xuanyuan family, is himself a Three-Star General. If one were to ask which family in the Empire of Fia is the wealthiest, it would undoubtedly be the Xuanyuan family. At times, even Ouyang Tianye has had to borrow money from them. More than 40% of the empire's trade and commerce come from the Xuanyuan family, and more than 90% have indirect interests with them. Even in other empires on the continent of Gods, the Xuanyuan family has numerous business associations, and it is no exaggeration to describe their wealth as rivaling that of a nation.

  It's someone who has so much money they can't spend it all, yet dresses in such simple attire.

  "Xuan Yuan Chen Xing, don't think I'm afraid of you. If we really compare, you may not be my opponent." Ouyang Mu turned his head, a pair of snake-like eyes staring at Xuan Yuan Chen Xing.

  "Hmm, Mu Snake, Brother Chen Xing is no match for you. I wonder if I'm a worthy opponent?" Jiang Yuan said calmly.

  "Hmph! Seeing Jiang Yuan open his mouth, Mu She let out a cold hum and didn't speak again, obviously having a deep fear of Jiang Yuan."

  "Alright, everyone stop arguing," Ou Yang Tian Ye exuded a faint aura of intimidation, the War King's strength was undeniable. "Younger brother, how about this? You choose a few people to go scout out the Hundred Wars Empire and see what's going on. With your abilities, there shouldn't be many people in the Hundred Wars Empire who can stop you."

  "Zhen Xing, you should also adjust your relationship network and see what's so special about the Hundred Wars Empire."

  "Yes, Your Majesty!" Jiang Yuan and Xuan Yuan Chen Xing both cupped their hands in response.

  "By the way, Younger Brother, Chen Xing, is your son in the Third Legion?" Ou Yang Tian Ye suddenly asked.

  "Guozhu, Quanzi, Jiangtian, Jianglie and Jianghao are all in the Third Legion. Xuan Yuan's son, Xuan Yuan Moyang is also among them." said Jiangtian.

  "Far brother, you have three sons? How did I not know?" Ouyang Tianye asked in puzzlement.

  Jiang Tian smiled and said: "That Jiang Hao is my youngest son, he's still young, so the Lord doesn't know about him."

  "Ah, I see. Alright, you can all go down now." Ouyang Tianye waved his hand, signaling everyone to withdraw.

  The next moment, the figures in the great hall slowly dispersed and left.

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  The Third Legion, Jiang Tian's military department, a huge military account, faintly came the sound of cups and plates colliding, wine fragrance overflowing.

  "My god, Jiang Hao little brother, you're only ten years old, isn't that too perverted?!" Upon learning of Jiang Hao's age from Jiang Tian, Xuan Yuan Mo Yang spat out a mouthful of wine, directly spraying Lin Long all over.

  "I say, Mo Yang, your old man is so rich, how come you're so stingy? Always coming to our place to freeload on drinks." Jiang Lie said after taking a big gulp of wine.

  "Alas!" Xuan Yuan Moyang put down his wine cup, and his eyes also showed helplessness.

  "Big brother, don't mention my sad story again. My old man didn't agree with me joining the army at all, he wanted to cultivate me as his successor. But when I see those account books and numbers, I'm blinded by gold stars. Although I've joined the army, apart from the basic salary, my old man doesn't give me a single coin."

  "Ah, Jiang Tian brother, I have a proposal. Why don't you three brothers take me in? It doesn't matter whether I'm senior or junior." Xuan Yuan Moyang's expression changed as he sneered.

  "Haha, this proposal is actually not bad. Moyang brother may be a bit of a rogue, but he's also a man of his word. Besides, our old dad has an old friendship with him too."

  "Really? Really? What do you think, brother?"

  "Big brother says it's okay, I think third brother shouldn't have any objections either." Jiang Lie said.

  "Alright, I'll be fourth then. I asked myself if I'm not a match for that Ouyang Pao's son, but Jiang Hao, the little brother, dares to hit even him." Xuan Yuan Moyang said after taking a bite of meat.

  "How can this be, big brother." Jiang Huan was startled and hastily shifted his gaze towards Jiang Tian.

  "Alright, don't be too modest, Mo Yang. Let's do it this way: you're third in line, Jiang Hua is fourth. We won't bother with any blood oaths; let's just drink to our brotherhood." Jiang Tian raised his cup and stood up.

  "Alright, big brother, second brother, fourth younger brother, let's get started!" Xuan Yuan Moyang drained the wine cup in one gulp, his eyes shining with sincerity.

  "Fourth brother, are you really going to take over that military unit belonging to Ouyang?" Xuan Yuan Moyang put down his wine cup and said.

  Jiang Hao's alcohol tolerance was not great, after drinking a few cups he became dizzy and his head spun, so he had to use his internal energy technique to evaporate the wine in his body, what a pity for such good wine.

  "That's for sure!" Jiang Hao said with a smile as he played with the token he had just received.

  "Ouyang Sheng is a boastful guy, but he's very good to his subordinates, so there are many loyal followers in his army. These people only listen to Ouyang Sheng's orders and are all some unruly characters. I think, although Fourth Brother's cultivation isn't low, he might not understand this kind of military affairs too well. Let's go together tomorrow with Big Brother to take over Ouyang's army."

  "Fourth brother, third brother is right, tomorrow we'll go with you, if anyone doesn't obey, just kill them, whatever happens big brother will take responsibility for us, haha!" Jiang Lie said loudly with a mouthful of wine.

  Jiang Tian smiled and shook his head, but his eyes looking at Jiang Huan were filled with encouragement.

  Jiang Hao's heart was complex at this moment, thinking back to his childhood, he couldn't help but sigh. If he still couldn't cultivate now, how would he have the chance to drink and chat here? Even if Jiang Tian treated him well, it was impossible for him to protect himself forever. In fact, Jiang Hao had already somewhat understood his old man by now - in a world where the strong were respected, how could a father tolerate having a child who couldn't cultivate and was a useless waste?

  To gain recognition from others, one must constantly become stronger, for here, strength is everything.