After completing this series of operations, Zhang Xuanfang turned around to talk to Zong Lu, but saw Zong Lu kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to him.
Looking at the Ruan sisters again, I found that they also knelt down and kowtowed in the same way.
Zhang Xuan said in surprise: "Old Zong, what do you mean?"
Zong Lu fell down and responded: "My hero, I sincerely apologize to you and express my heartfelt thanks!"
Zhang Xuan said: "I can understand your gratitude to me, but where do you start with this apology?"
Zonglu responded: "I was ignorant and blind before. When the envoy from Badan praised your merits, I thought he was deceiving people and talking nonsense, so I dragged him out; when you appeared in When you were in front of me, I mistakenly thought you were a monster, and thought you were talking big words, which was very disrespectful to you. After you used your magical power to kill the monsters that harmed people, I felt so guilty that I couldn't resist even killing myself. I apologize for the crime of being disrespectful to you. However, in order to help the stability of the country, I cannot commit suicide. However, I beg you to forgive me for my disrespectful act so that I can have a little peace of mind!"
"What are you talking about!" Zhang Xuan said calmly, "It's not strange for those who don't know. We are strangers. It's actually normal for you to mistake me for a monster. What's the crime? Get up! You are a monster. It is unbecoming for the king of the country to kneel before a commoner like me!"
Zong Lu Shang refused to get up from his knees, so Zhang Xuan had no choice but to use his magical power to lift him up from the ground, and then lift up the Ruan sisters.
"You just said that the envoy of Badan Kingdom praised my merits. What is going on?" Zhang Xuan asked Zong Ludao.
When Zonglu asked, he had no choice but to tell the story about Ruda with a face full of shame.
After listening to Zong Lu's narration, Zhang Xuan suddenly realized and thought to himself: Why is that damn guy Cangsuo doing things in such a high profile? You have named me the Great General of Civil and Military Affairs. Do you think the king of Fu Lao should follow suit and give me such a nondescript title?
Zong Lu said: "My hero is tired from afar, so you might as well rest with me for a while."
After that, he led Zhang Xuan towards the buildings in the palace. However, he did not enter any of the halls, but came to a bell pavilion, pulled the bell rope and struck the bell.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Xuan vaguely guessed something and asked: "Old Zong, this bell should be a signal to summon those hidden people to come out, right?"
"That's true!" Zong Lu put down the bell rope and responded, "I asked everyone in the palace to hide and deal with those big monsters alone, intending to sacrifice myself to save them. Even the people in the imperial city, I also They were ordered to close their doors, extinguish the lights and hide, but the big demon had already posted a notice asking the residents of Hecheng to hold lights and wait, otherwise the city would be massacred. Because of this, the people of the imperial city had to put up lanterns and streamers. As for whether they would hold the lights after they held them If you hide it, then I won’t know.”
Zhang Xuan nodded when he heard this. When he flew over the Imperial City, he did see the dots of lights. At that time, he thought that the residents of the Imperial City didn't know about the coming of the big demon. Only now did he understand the reason.
While Zong Lu was telling the story, he led Zhang Xuan into an open and unattended hall.
The palace people had not yet come out of their hiding place, so the Ruan sisters had to follow and wait on them, cooking tea and pouring water.
After the meal, some palace servants came in one after another to replace the Ruan sisters.
"This is Hero Zhang. He destroyed those monsters and saved me and the people of Hecheng."
Zong Lu pointed at Zhang Xuan and said to the palace people.
Upon hearing this, the palace people hurriedly kowtowed and thanked Zhang Xuan for his life-saving grace.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuan said to Zong Lu: "You don't have to accompany me, go and comfort your family!"
Zong Lu nodded, saluted Zhang Xuan and left in a hurry, returning only after half an hour.
After he narrowly escaped death, he would definitely have a surprise exchange with his family about the aftermath of the catastrophe, and he would definitely explain to the ministers on duty some urgent matters that needed to be done after the catastrophe. It only took an hour, which was already very efficient.
When Zonglu came back, Zhang Xuan was enjoying the music played by the Ruan sisters.
"You have so many things to schedule and arrange, why are you in such a hurry to come back?" Zhang Xuan glanced at him and asked.
"Compared with accompanying you, everything else is trivial." Zong Lu responded with a smile, "The things I have just arranged, apart from splitting up to appease the people of Hecheng, is to hold a court meeting tomorrow. And there is only one court meeting. The theme is to confer you the title of Monkey King, the Great Sage, and the whole world will recruit you as the Grand Marshal!"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this.
If he accepts the imperial title from Zonglu again, he has already accepted the imperial title from the three great kings of the Crouching Tiger Planet, and each title is more outrageous than the last. If Sima Letian, the king of the Caina Kingdom, followed his wishes when he was granted the title of General Xiaoyao and Demon Slayer, then it would be more exaggerated and ridiculous for the king of Badan to grant him the title of General Tongtian Civil and Military. Now, Zonglu, the king of Fu Lao Kingdom, actually plans to make him the Great Sage of Heaven and the marshal of all the troops in the world. This is exaggerated and absurd.
He didn't know whether this was due to Zong Lu's true intention or because Zong Lu was stimulated by something, but he knew that he would most likely not be able to refuse.
"Old Sect, the name of the Monkey King is resounding and resounding, but it is not worthy of its name. You named me Monkey King. Even I find it funny." Even though he knew he couldn't refuse, Zhang Xuan still wanted to say it. Expressing his own thoughts, "Furthermore, when the world recruits soldiers and horses, the generalissimo has always been held by the royal family. How can I, an outsider, afford such a title!"
"Don't worry about it." Zong Lu responded, "I have just discussed this matter with a group of royal elders, and they all agreed. You have saved the entire Fulao Dynasty, and it is not an exaggeration for me to abdicate the throne to you. , what does it mean to have the title of Generalissimo of Arms and Horses recruited by the whole world!"
Hearing this, Zhang Xuan knew more and more that he could not match Zong Lu's stubbornness, but he couldn't help but worry whether Cang Suo would change his title to a more bizarre title after knowing what Zong Lu had done. Cangsuo sent envoys to help Laoguo, among other things, probably to show his generosity in granting Zhangxuan the imperial edict. But after discovering that Zonglu was more generous in this regard, Cangsuo was destined not to remain indifferent.
Alas, they can block it however they want. Anyway, these are just false names and not worthy of serious consideration.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Xuan fell asleep in the hall.
Zong Lu didn't leave until Zhang Xuan fell asleep.
The next day, Zonglu sat on the throne and presided over the court meeting.
After all the ministers shouted long live the mountain, some important ministers went out to say some auspicious words that the clan had survived the catastrophe and enjoyed great blessings, praising him as a wise king who had received special favor from God.
In the face of these flatteries, Zonglu kept a straight face and did not respond. Instead, he invited Ruda, the envoy of Badan Kingdom, to come.
That Ruda was dragged out of the court earlier and should have fled back to Badan in despair, but instead he stubbornly stayed here and refused to leave, claiming that if he didn't explain clearly what he had told him about the warehouse lock, he would stay here for the rest of his life. Seeing that he was acting like a rogue, the officials of Honglu Temple ignored him and only provided him with one meal a day so that he could barely survive starvation.
Unexpectedly, the emperor's clan had just passed through a certain death catastrophe and would summon Lu Da again. Seeing that Ruda was so hungry that he was weak, the officials of Honglu Temple had no choice but to find some simple food for him and let him eat all the way so that he would have the energy to answer questions when he saw Zonglu.
Luda, who was originally withered and sluggish, immediately became energetic when he heard that Zong Lu had summoned him. He pushed the food aside and said, "I don't need these things now, so you should keep them for yourselves!"
These words made the officials of Honglu Temple tremble with fear, thinking that Ruda was going to sue them in front of the emperor.
