Chapter 158 How many sons do I have?The eleventh day of the first lunar month. Another person came to invite Chen Xian to go to Zhenyao Pass for a drink. He was also a soldier in golden armor. He claimed to be under the command of General Hua Tianqi and said that Hua Tianqi invited Chen Xian. Chen Xian didn't have a good impression of Hua Tianqi and rejected him directly. He didn't even go when the Third Prince invited him, so he would definitely not go to a young man from one of the Eight Prefectures. In addition to practicing himself every day, Chen Xian also trains his soldiers. In the evening, I barbecued and drank with the soldiers. With the replenishment of the Demon Lord's flesh and blood, more than 19,000 people made very rapid progress. Tang Can had even reached the stage of condensing the spirit infant, and Yan Cheng was almost there too. Pei Menglong, Tong Linsheng, Wang Chanming, Wu Enhou, Cheng Feng and others in the Jade Dan realm also made rapid progress. Pei Gang and others began to build the foundation of the Tao at the general knowledge realm. Ding Chen, Wang Yan, Qin Fei, Xue Qishan, Luo Ying and others have begun to impact general education.

In the camp, except for more than 200 cooks, all the other demon-suppressing soldiers are in the middle and late Yuan stage. There are more than 19,000 people, and now each of them is in good shape and their combat effectiveness has increased by more than three times than before. Even though they are small in number, they are not afraid of facing an ordinary army of 200,000 demons. It’s the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in a blink of an eye. Lantern Festival. During this period, Chen Xian would consume experience points every day to upgrade his [Vajra Dragon Ape Skill]. Perhaps it was due to the grade of the skill, the speed of improvement was obviously not as fast as before with the top-grade skills. After consuming 1000 experience points, his skills are still at the minor success stage, and his cultivation level is still at the fourth level of Tiangang, which has not yet reached perfection. But the combat capability is increasing, and under normal circumstances it exceeds one billion. The four-color Tiangang power all changed from 'cotton state' to 'tofu state', which is also one of the reasons why his combat power is extremely abnormal. One day, Bao Guanlong came back from Zhenyao Pass and found Chen Xian. "General, your right arm...!?" After not seeing him for ten days, Bao Guanlong's right arm actually grew back, which surprised him. Bao Guanlong moved his tender right arm and smiled bitterly: "Thanks to the help of the Grand Marshal, otherwise it would not have grown out so easily." Chen Xian secretly marveled in amazement, it seems that the dead tree rejuvenation technique is quite magical. "How is the Grand Marshal?" he asked. Bao Guanlong said: "He has recovered 90%. The remaining 10% is due to him burning his lifespan, so his recovery is relatively slow." Chen Xian did not ask any more questions. With the Grand Marshal's strength at the All-Seeing Realm, recovering 90% was extremely terrifying. Bao Guanlong continued, "The demon army has not withdrawn. Their main camp is still there, but they have retreated a thousand miles. It looks like they still want to fight us." "Then let's fight!" Chen Xian said.

It is very beneficial for him that the demon army does not leave, as he can gain more experience. Bao Guanlong smiled bitterly and said, "At present, there are 500,000 demon-suppressing soldiers who can still fight in front of the pass, and we can only set up five military camps." "Five places?" Chen Xian frowned slightly. Bao Guanlong said: "There is no way. The imperial court has been recruiting soldiers. So far, the number of new soldiers sent is less than 50,000, and it is not enough to build a military camp." "We can only establish five major demon-suppressing armies first. I will no longer be the commander." Chen Xian asked: "Did the Grand Marshal say how to organize it?" Bao Guanlong nodded: "Three armies outside the pass, two armies inside the pass, reorganize the three dragon armies inside the pass. Each of the three armies outside the pass will have 10,000 golden dragon soldiers, 10,000 silver dragon soldiers, and 10,000 black dragon soldiers. The remaining 70,000 will be ordinary demon-suppressing soldiers." "Establish a promotion system. Once you reach the Jade Sea Realm, you can apply to be promoted to the Three Dragon Army. You can also choose not to apply and stay in the original barracks, waiting for a promotion and a salary increase." "Where are the firemen?" Chen Xian asked. "cancelled!" Bao Guanlong said: "The Fire Army is just a useless army in front of the Demon Suppression Pass. What's the point of keeping them?" Chen Xian nodded: "This arrangement is fine, the only problem is that the Three Dragon Army is difficult to control in the early stages." "Yes, the Grand Marshal has also considered this. Even if it is difficult to control, we have to control it. If you disobey orders, you will be dealt with by military law directly." Bao Guanlong said. "This is how the army should be run." Chen Xian said coldly: "There is no such thing as personal connections or background. If we cannot treat everyone equally, even if a million demon-suppressing troops each serve their own masters and are a pile of scattered sand, how can they defeat the demon army?" Bao Guanlong looked at Chen Xian approvingly and said, "That's what the Grand Marshal said. For now, there are five major military camps. As the number of new recruits increases, we will slowly increase the number of military camps." "Didn't the Grand Marshal tell us which army our Nine Demon-Suppressing Armies will be organized into?" Chen Xian asked. "It may be the Five Demon-Suppressing Armies." Bao Guanlong said, "I am no longer the commander, so I did not ask any more questions. Wait for the news, it will come soon." Chen Xian nodded, and then chatted with Bao Guanlong about the topic of [Dead Wood Rejuvenation Technique]. …… Kyoto City. The seventh day of the first lunar month. The old Grand Tutor of the Pang family, wearing an official robe, entered the Daning Palace crying bitterly, begging the Emperor of Ning to make decisions for his Pang family and execute Chen Xian, the former silver-armored major general of Zhenyao Pass. Faced with Master Pang’s crying and begging, Emperor Ning felt a headache. The night before, he received an urgent document from Zhenyao Pass, which contained information about the life-and-death battle between Chen Xian and Pang De, as well as the demon army attacking Zhenyao Pass, which put Zhenyao Pass in danger. Emperor Ning never expected that not only would a life-and-death battle take place, but Pang De, who was at the second level of Tiangang, would also die in the battle. However, Emperor Ning only then took a closer look at Chen Xian's situation. When he learned that Chen Xian was only eighteen or nineteen years old and at the Tiangang realm, Emperor Ning was shocked. "There has never been such a young person in the Tiangang realm in history. He is truly an enchanting genius!" Emperor Ning exclaimed in amazement at the time. He was not happy that Chen Xian could win the first place in the Demon-Suppressing Competition. His talent was truly terrifying.

Despite this, Emperor Ning was also extremely troubled. Pang Hao was dead, Pang De was also dead, so how could the old Grand Tutor of the Pang family not make a fuss? Sure enough, the next day, the old tutor of the Pang family came to Daning Palace crying. Regarding the old Grand Tutor of the Pang family, he was the Junior Tutor of the Crown Prince during the previous emperor's reign, and became the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince during the reign of Emperor Ning. He held a high status in the Daning Dynasty. Emperor Ning was helpless in front of this old Grand Tutor who was over 170 years old. He originally asked the old eunuch Wei Cheng to block the door, but the old Grand Tutor threatened to commit suicide, so Emperor Ning had no choice but to meet him. "Chen Xian, a boy from a poor family, was so arrogant in Zhenyao Pass that he humiliated the princes and killed my great-grandson. Your Majesty, you have to do something for me!" The old Grand Tutor of the Pang family has a head full of white hair and beard and a ruddy complexion. He does not look like a 170-year-old man. "Master Pang, stop crying!" Emperor Ning was also annoyed when he heard this. Chen Xian killed Pang Hao, but it was Pang Hao's own fault. He also signed a life-and-death agreement with Pang De in a life-and-death battle. How could he deal with it? "Your Majesty, my Pang family has fought for Daning for five hundred years and is loyal to it. But someone wants to destroy my Pang family. My great-grandson died unjustly. You must ask him to seek justice." Master Pang said with tears in his eyes. He only mentioned his great-grandson Pang Hao and did not mention Pang De. Because Pang De and Chen Xian had signed a life and death agreement, it would be unreasonable for him to speak out, and instead it would give Emperor Ning an excuse to criticize him. "Master Pang, stop crying. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter!" Emperor Ning said helplessly. Hearing this, Master Pang stopped crying and said, "Your Majesty, I only want you to execute Chen Xian!" Emperor Ning said, "Old Master, you are too old and should rest more at home. After I have dealt with this matter, I will let Eunuch Wei tell you. You can go back first." As soon as Master Pang heard this, he knew that Emperor Ning was trying to evade him. He was about to say something, but the old eunuch Wei Cheng quickly stepped forward to block Master Pang's mouth: "Your Majesty has important matters to deal with. Master Pang, you should go back and wait for news." After Wei Cheng spoke, Master Pang didn't know what to say, because Wei Cheng had always been by Emperor Ning's side and knew his every move very well. His words meant that Emperor Ning's patience had reached its limit, and if he continued, he would displease the emperor. He immediately left Daning Palace in tears. After a while, Wei Cheng, who had seen him off, came back and said to Emperor Ning, "Your Majesty, the person is gone!" Emperor Ning knew it of course, and he slapped the dragon table, scaring Wei Cheng. "This Chen Xian is such a bastard!" he said angrily, but you couldn't tell how angry he was on his face. Wei Cheng trembled, raised his head slightly to look at Emperor Ning, and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. I will tell Xiahou Yu to kill Chen Xian and make amends to the Pang family." Hearing this, Emperor Ning sneered: "Old man, you are becoming more and more presumptuous now. Are you starting to make decisions for me?" Hearing this, Wei Cheng immediately pretended to be horrified and said, "I dare not. I just want to share more of your worries so that you can feel more at ease and sleep well at night." "Hehe!" Emperor Ning stared at Wei Cheng and hummed softly twice, saying, "Let the eldest prince come over!" "Yes, Your Majesty!" Wei Cheng slowly retreated. Not long after, the eldest prince Ning Quan arrived at Daning Palace and said, "Your son pays respect to your father." "look by youself!" Emperor Ning directly threw the document from the Demon-Suppressing Pass to Ning Quan. Ning Quan took it and looked at it carefully. As he looked at it, a solemn expression appeared on his face. Chen Xian, who won the first place in the Demon-Suppressing Competition, fought a life-and-death battle with Pang De, and Pang De died in the battle. The demon army attacked the Demon-Suppressing Pass. The Three Dragon Army disobeyed orders and delayed for three days before going into battle, causing the demon army to be at the gates of the city. If Chen Xian had not turned the tide, the entire Demon-Suppressing Pass would have been breached by the demon army for the eighth time.

Judging from the content, Chen Xian did not commit any crime. After all, a life-and-death battle requires the signing of a life-and-death agreement. Pang De’s death in the battle means that he had signed the life-and-death agreement before, so if he died in the battle, he would be dead. Later, the demon army attacked the Demon-Suppressing Pass, and the Three Dragon Army delayed for three days. The key problem lay here. In the end, Chen Xian turned the tide, defeated the seven great demon lords in the demon army, and killed two great demon lords. With such amazing combat power, Chen Xian's contribution is truly enormous. "Father, do you want to tell me about Chen Xian or the Three Dragon Army?" Ning Quan asked, looking up. "You're asking even though you already know the answer, right?" Emperor Ning snorted coldly. Ning Quan was so frightened that he trembled all over, and quickly lowered his head and said, "I don't know, please tell me clearly, father." Even if he knew it in his heart, he would not admit it just because of Emperor Ning's threats. Wouldn't that be asking a question even though you already know the answer? Emperor Ning said angrily, "I asked you to keep an eye on the events at the Demon Suppression Pass. The battle took place at noon on New Year's Eve, and today is the seventh or eighth day. The news has only just reached me?" "In addition to the Demon Saint, Xiahou Yu was seriously injured. You are only letting me know about this dangerous thing now?" Ning Quan was so scared that he lowered his head and admitted his mistakes repeatedly. "Father, this is all my fault. I was only thinking about preparing New Year gifts for you before the New Year, and for a moment I neglected the matter of the Demon Suppression Pass." Hearing this, Emperor Ning's expression eased a little, but he still said angrily: "Fortunately, it was Chen Xian who turned the tide in the end and stopped the demon army, otherwise the Demon Suppression Pass would have been flattened by the demons." "Father, Chen Xian certainly made great contributions, but the biggest problem for the demon army to reach the pass this time was the Three Dragon Army. They didn't obey Marshal Xiahou's orders. Otherwise, the demon army would have no chance and wouldn't have sacrificed so many demon-suppressing soldiers." Upon hearing this, Emperor Ning snorted coldly. He certainly knew that there were problems with the commanders of the Golden Dragon Army, the Silver Dragon Army, and the Black Dragon Army. "Where are those rebellious sons?" Even if the three armies do not obey Xiahou Yu's orders, they should listen to the princes. The demon army is attacking in full force, and as my sons, there is no one rushing to the front? Ning Quan hurriedly said, "My third brother is in the Golden Dragon Army, my fourth brother is in the Fourth Demon Suppression Army, my fifth brother is in the Seventh Demon Suppression Army, my sixth brother is in the Silver Dragon Army, my seventh brother is in the Fifth Demon Suppression Army, and my eighth brother is in the Black Dragon Army." Emperor Ning said angrily: "The third, sixth and eighth brothers are in the Three Dragon Army, why don't they listen to Xiahou Yu's orders? And the fourth and seventh brothers, before the battle started, they led the demon-suppressing army to retreat to the interior of the country, why don't they retreat to Kyoto City?..." As he was getting angry, he suddenly realized something was wrong: "How many sons do I have?" This question stunned Ning Quan. You are the father, don’t you know how many sons you have? "How many sons do I have?" Emperor Ning asked with his eyes wide open. Without waiting for Ning Quan to answer, Wei Cheng beside him hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, including the twenty-seventh prince who just turned one month old, you have twenty-seven sons." "Of course I know that I have twenty-seven sons. How many of them went to the Demon-Suppressing Pass?" Emperor Ning asked. While Ning Quan was still calculating in his mind, Wei Chengjiu said, "Your Majesty, there are seven princes undergoing training in front of the Demon Suppression Pass." "Do I have seven sons in the Demon Suppression Pass? Hahaha, why can I only sense one? Why is it that only the fifth son, Ning Yan, is fighting against the demons on the front line?" "Boss, how many people did you mention just now?" Emperor Ning asked.

Ning Quan's face suddenly turned ugly. After careful calculation, he found that he had only mentioned six people. Who is the other one? Suddenly, Ning Quan remembered that there was also Old Nine, the mediocre and incompetent Old Nine, and he quickly said, "Father, there is also Old Nine. He is in the Nine Demon Suppression Armies and is also fighting demons on the front line, but he has not made any achievements. That's why I didn't tell you and make you angry." Emperor Ning's eyes flickered. Yes, there is also the ninth son. I almost forgot about this son. "That's better than his brothers...By the way, is Lao Jiu still alive?" Suddenly, Emperor Ning was shocked. With Lao Jiu's stupid appearance, he might die in the battle against the army of demons. "Replying to Father, it seems not!" Ning Quan was about to cry because the document that Xiahou Yu brought back did not mention anything about the Ninth Prince. The reason why he knew that the Ninth Prince was in the Ninth Army to Suppress Demons was that when the Ninth Prince first arrived at the Demon-Suppressing Pass, he had people pay attention to him, but no one paid any attention to him after that. "Don't pretend, give me accurate information!" Emperor Ning scolded, and then an image of a beautiful woman emerged in his mind. He placed his hands on his knees, tightly grasping the dragon robe, and felt nervous. "Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince is a lucky man, nothing will happen to him." At this time, Wei Cheng said lightly in his ear. Hearing this, the nervous Emperor Ning calmed down a little, and his tone was not so intense: "I hope so." Seeing this, Ning Quan breathed a sigh of relief. But I felt weird. Why would my father suddenly start counting his son? Are you still worried about Laojiu's safety? Because there is a big age gap between him and the Ninth Prince, the Ninth Prince was just born when he went to the Demon-Suppressing Pass to fight the demons. So there is no way he would bully a newborn baby. Later, when the Ninth Prince grew up, he rarely saw him, so he paid little attention to him. "Tell Xiahou Yu that there are no princes in front of the Demon Suppression Pass. Except for the fifth son, all my other sons will be sent to the front line to fight the demons. Anyone who disobeys will be punished by military law." "If anyone uses his status to bully others, I will beat him to death. I will tell them that I have many sons. If they are beaten to death, I can still have more children." Hearing this, Ning Quan was stunned. On the other hand, Wei Cheng stood aside like an old dog, silent. Emperor Ning suddenly remembered something and said to Ning Quan, "Tell the people of the eight prefectures and sixteen marquises in front of the Demon-Suppressing Pass that if anyone dares to curry favor with my sons and form cliques, I will kill all nine generations of his clan." "In addition, Chen Xian's merits and demerits in killing Pang Hao in the Demon Suppression Competition are offset. If he dares to do it again, let Xiahou Yu deal with him." "Yes, father. I will send someone to report back to Marshal Xiahou immediately." Ning Quan bowed hurriedly and walked out of the study quickly. When he came out, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back. Before leaving Daning Palace, Wei Cheng caught up with Ning Quan. Ning Quan turned around and asked, "What's the matter, Eunuch Wei?" Wei Cheng smiled and said, "What can an old servant do? It's just that I haven't walked with His Highness for a long time." Ning Quan's eyes flickered slightly. Because his father was young and strong, there was no East Palace built in the imperial palace. He also won the battle at the Demon-Suppressing Pass and returned to Kyoto City before he established his own government.

Some people call him His Highness, and some call him King Wu. "Yes!" Ning Quan sighed. The old eunuch had watched him grow up. Since he set up his own government, he had a lot of things to do and had never had a good conversation with Wei Cheng. Every time we meet we talk about business. "Would you like to come over and sit for a while?" Ning Quan asked. Wei Cheng shook his head: "I still have things to do, so I am here to see His Highness off. I will go to see His Highness in person another day when I am free." Seeing this, Ning Quan didn't say anything and walked out of Daning Palace with Wei Cheng. Wei Cheng said calmly, "Daning was founded on martial arts. When Emperor Gaozu was alive, he was even more obsessed with martial arts. However, it was a pity that he never reached the realm of a martial emperor in his entire life." "Later, Taizong, Gaozong, Shaozong, Xuanzong, and Xingzong all failed to fulfill Emperor Gaozu's long-cherished wish." "When I got to your majesty, I was also under great pressure. I was too strict with your majesty and the other princes. Your majesty should not forget it." Hearing this, Ning Quan's eyes flickered, and he pondered Wei Cheng's words in his heart. Why did he say all this to him out of the blue? But he responded, "What the eunuch said is true. How can a son bear a grudge when his father scolds him?" Wei Cheng smiled and said, "I hope Your Highness can understand the painstaking efforts of His Majesty. I will take my leave now!" After saying this, Wei Cheng turned and left. But Ning Quan didn't understand the meaning of Wei Cheng's words for a while. Was he reminding him or did he have other intentions? Staring at Wei Cheng's receding back, Ning Quan pondered and left quickly. …… (End of this chapter)