"Raging Bear Army … greets Your Highness and welcomes Your Highness back to the palace!"
In the first formation, Qi Daxiong stood out majestically. He pulled out his sword and raised it above his head.
"Roar … roar … roar …"
In an instant, the Furious Bear Army, clad in thick black armor, roared in unison, their roars sounding like thunder.
Qin Hao stood up from Dragon Centipede, looked down, and waved in the direction of the Furious Bear Corps.
The Raging Bear Army used to be the Raging Bear Mercenary Group of the Explosive Flame Army. Their members were all tall and strong. The reserve soldiers were also selected according to this standard.
As a result, its army was mainly composed of heavy cavalry and heavy infantry. It was the most impactful and powerful army on the battlefield.
"Wind Howling Army … greets Your Highness and welcomes Your Highness back to the palace!"
The former Wind Howling City's City Lord, Feng San, also stepped out of the formation and shouted towards Qin Hao's position.
"Roar … Wind, Wind, Wind …"
Whoosh!
All the soldiers of the Wind Howling Army turned to the left and placed their right hand in front of their chest. They were expressing their highest respect to Qin Hao.
"Brothers, thank you for your hard work!"
Qin Hao smiled.
"We serve Daqin!" The Wind Howling Army shouted again.
Qin Hao nodded.
The soldiers of the Wind Howling Army were much thinner than the Raging Bear Army. They were mainly composed of light cavalry and light infantry.
But don't be fooled by their appearance. Their ability to launch surprise attacks, fight alone, and fight in the forest was very strong.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that two Raging Bear Army soldiers couldn't defeat one Wind Howling Army soldier.
This was because the Wind Howling Army soldiers were too agile. The Raging Bear Army soldiers who relied on brute force couldn't keep up with their speed.
Of course, the Wind Howling Army soldiers were definitely not the captains of the Raging Bear Army.
Even if the Raging Bear Army only sent out two thousand heavy cavalry, it was enough to break the formation of fifty thousand Wind Howling Army soldiers.
"Long Chuan Army … greets Your Highness and welcomes Your Highness back to the palace!"
Following Feng San, the Commander of the Long Chuan Army shouted. His voice was very rough.
Immediately, the soldiers of the Long Chuan Army shouted together. They were afraid that Qin Hao wouldn't notice them.
At this time, Qin Hao looked at the Long Chuan Army.
The Long Chuan Army was dressed in dark green armor, all of them were cavalry, there was not a single infantry.
This was because they were a very special legion that specialized in mounted archery.
"The Imperial Army pays our respects to Your Highness!"
"The Imperial Guard pays our respects to His Highness!"
"The Qin people's personal army pays our respects to Your Highness!"
"The disciples of Fengli Temple pay their respects to Eldest Senior Brother. We welcome Eldest Junior Brother home!"
Tiger Cliff was so excited that tears were streaming down his face. He, Swordsman, Li Gangpao, and Wang Tiedan stood in a row in front of the last square formation.
The last square formation was made up of Fengli Temple disciples dressed in white. There were about thirty thousand of them, which was only one-fifth of the entire sect's disciples.
The Fengli Temple was now the national religion of Daqin. The number of disciples had increased by a hundred times.
It didn't matter if they were commoners or the children of nobles, they were all willing to send their children to the Fengli Temple.
Qin Hao had come from the Fengli Temple.
As he stood on the dragon carriage, Qin Hao felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He was so touched that he kept nodding his head.
These people were the most loyal force that the Qin family could rely on.
Every legion, every squad, every disciple, and every soldier could be described as family.
Qin Hao noticed that the commander of the Imperial Army guarding the Imperial City was the former City Lord of Red Waves City. He immediately understood that the soldiers of Red Waves City had been reorganized into the Imperial Army.
There was also the Imperial Guard. It was obvious that the Tang family was in charge of it because the one standing in front of the Imperial Guard was a female commander. She was Tang Shishi, the blood kirin.
The one leading the Qin family's personal army was Zhuo Junchen, the young man who had sworn to protect the Qin family for the rest of his life.
It was obvious that they had all grown up a lot. Even Tiger Cliff and Jian Ren's temperament had changed dramatically.
Indeed, the greater the responsibility, the faster a person would grow.
"Hao 'er!"
"Big brother!"
"Grandson!"
"Nephew … we've been waiting for you to come back!"
In front of the Imperial Palace, Qin Laosi, Qin Laosan, Tang Mansion's Great Elder, Chen Canghe, and Hai Dafu were all in tears.
Qin Hao had already gotten off the dragon carriage. He hugged Qin Yu and then greeted the others.
"Let's go to the Imperial Palace to see my grandfather. This is not the place to talk!"
Qin Hao had been wanting to go to the Imperial Palace for a long time. He had a lot of things to take care of.
"Okay, I'll show you the way!"
Qin Yu turned around with a smile.
Immediately, the group of people headed towards the Imperial Palace's main hall.
"Oh right, Gang Leader Tie, Big Brother Jiang Zhenghua, come with us!"
Qin Hao turned around and shouted at the people who were chasing them from afar.
Although his voice was soft, it was very clear.
"This … thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!"
The two of them were startled at first. Then they were so excited that they started to tremble.
"Left Imperial Censor, Right Imperial Censor, Middle Imperial Censor, Six Ministers, and Elders will accompany you into the Imperial Palace. The rest of the officials will wait outside the main hall."
Sword Young Master leaped up and jumped down from the driver's seat. Then, he walked side by side with Qi Xiaogua.
The top ministers secretly sneered. They knew that the main topic had come. Which one of these old fellows wasn't a shrewd old fox? They had long guessed that Qin Hao's return was definitely not simple. There was an eighty percent chance that something big had happened.
But fortunately, he did not forget to discuss it with them.
As for the other officials, they were not qualified to participate in the discussion. They could only stand outside the main hall. This hot day was enough for them to suffer!
…
The group of people entered the Imperial Palace's main hall.
Qin Shilong was wearing a noble dragon robe. He was sitting on the dragon throne and waiting.
There were two people below the main hall.
One of them was sitting, and the other was standing.
The one standing was a middle-aged man. He had a red face and an extraordinary appearance. His face was 70% similar to Sword Prince. Obviously, he was the leader of the Sword Alliance, the first Duke of Daqin that Qin Hao conferred, Duke Champion.
Even so, Duke Champion could only stand.
As for the old man who dared to sit in the main hall like Qin Shilong, he was the ancestor of the Sword Alliance. He was an expert who had reached the Venerable Realm.
"Grandpa!"
Qin Hao looked at the two of them and walked eagerly to Qin Shilong. Then he took the initiative to kneel down in front of the dragon throne and kowtowed to the old man. "Long live the Emperor!"
"Oh, silly boy. Why are you doing this?
Get up and let grandpa take a good look at you. It has been more than a year! "
Qin Shilong was shocked by Qin Hao's action. He was even frightened.
In his impression, Qin Hao had never knelt to him.
He hurriedly stood up from the dragon throne and wanted to help Qin Hao up.
However, Qin Hao seemed to be welded to the ground. He didn't move at all when Qin Shilong exerted force.
"Outsiders are watching …"
At this time, Qin Hao transmitted his voice to Qin Shilong.
Daqin was on the right track, just like other empires.
Since Qin Hao entered the palace as the Crown Prince, he had to kneel to Qin Shilong.
Even if they were relatives, they had to kneel to the Emperor first.
This was the difference between the royal family and the commoners.
Qin Hao was now a subject. He was not just Qin Shilong's grandson.
As the future heir of the Qin family, if he didn't set an example, he would be mocked by the six ministers and the Imperial Censor. It would also reduce the quality of the Qin family.
Qin Shilong actually understood this.