In just one day and one night, Yu Huashen had completely taken over the Heaven Frigid City.
It was unknown how many people he had slaughtered in the city. There were at least ten thousand of them.
Of course, he didn't kill civilians, children, elderly or women.
This was not only Lu Li's order, but also an unspoken rule among the big families.
It was okay for two families to fight and kill all the warriors of the other side. But if he killed civilians, elderly, children and women, then he would be no different from a demon. He would be attacked by others.
Powerful warriors of three families in the city were killed as well. The three families were close to the Du Family.
One of them was from a branch of the Du Family, another had been with the Du Family for many years and the third had been connected by marriage for several generations.
Even though the three families surrendered, Yu Huashen still massacred them mercilessly.
At the Heaven Frigid Kingdom, there were several families in some big cities that were close to the Du Family. Yu Huashen had no time to deal with them now. He had to take control of the city first.
When Yu Huashen came in to report, Lu Li nodded and ordered, "Put up an announcement. Let the Family Patriarchs of the families above the third rank of the Heaven Frigid Kingdom come to the Heaven Frigid City in five days. Those who don't come will be killed."
To unify the Northern Desert, it was not a matter of shouting and having all the families surrender.
Lu Li planned to unify the Heaven Frigid Kingdom first and kill anyone who was not convinced.
Food must be eaten one bite at a time, territory must be occupied bit by bit and people must be subdued.
After Yu Huashen left, Lu Li looked at Ye Cha and asked, "Have you informed the other patriarchs?
Tell one of them to stay at home and the others to come. "
Ye Cha nodded and said, "I have made arrangements before I came. Four patriarchs will come. We will close off our side for now. We will deal with the matter for Saint Lord first."
"Okay!"
The Northern Desert was like a bird cage. Lu Li was not afraid of any trouble. He thought about it and said to Ming Yu, "Go and send a letter to the chief steward of the temple and Du Zheng. Tell them what I want and that I will visit them later."
The chief steward of the temple was No. 1 on the Warlord List of the Northern Desert and Du Zheng was No. 2.
Even though the temple would not get involved in the affairs of the Northern Desert and Du Zheng would be on Lu Li's side, he still had to be polite.
Lu Li thought about it and said, "Send a letter to Madam Yan and ask her to come and discuss important matters."
To unify the Northern Desert, the Thousand-island Lake must be conquered as well.
He was friends with Bai Qiuxue and Bai Xiashuang. Naturally, they would not fight. He believed that Madam Yan would know what to do.
There were no more Noble Lord Realm warriors in the Bai Family. If it weren't for Lu Li, the Bai Family would have been wiped out.
As a matter of fact, the king of the Thousand-island Lake was Lu Li.
Now that Lu Li was going to unify the Northern Desert, if Madam Yan was not too stupid, she would come to offer her services at once. By then, she could share in the benefits as well.
With that said, Lu Li felt troubled. He had no relationship with the Heaven Cold Kingdom. He could just send an army to crush them.
The problem was, what about Tianwu Kingdom?
She and Zi Lian were friends, and the people of the Zi Clan in Tianwu City had treated her quite well. She couldn't possibly send an army to invade Tianwu Kingdom, right?
"We'll see when we get back."
Lu Li decided to unify the Heaven Frigid Kingdom and the Heaven Cold Kingdom first.
If the Zi Family was smart enough to surrender, then Lu Li planned to hand the Heaven Martial Kingdom over to the Zi Family. The Zi Family would only surrender in name but not in interest.
That night, the four patriarchs of the Cyan Phoenix Race arrived. Lu Li was relieved.
With so many Noble Lord Realm warriors, it would be a piece of cake to destroy the Heaven Frigid Kingdom. Even if all the families refused to surrender, it would only take a month.
Lu Feixue woke up. The wounds on her face were healing but it would take her a couple of days.
Lu Li walked out. The Teleportation Formation in the city was glowing at night. In just one day, many Family Patriarchs had arrived. Clearly, they knew what to do.
Lu Li had asked Yu Huashen to handle the matter, but it didn't mean that he had to let Yu Huashen do everything. Otherwise, the emperor of the Northern Desert would be Yu Huashen, not Lu Li.
He took Ye Cha and the others to the palace of the Heaven Frigid Kingdom. Ye Cha and the other four's faces were blurred. They could not be seen clearly. The information about the Cyan Phoenix Race could not be leaked or there would be trouble.
Lu Li gave the Illusionary Masks to Ye Cha and the others. He sat on the throne of the King of the Heaven Frigid Kingdom. Yu Huashen let the Family Patriarchs come in.
The Heaven Frigid Kingdom had many third and fourth rank families and two fifth rank families. But the two families only had one warrior of the Noble Lord Realm.
The two Family Patriarchs of the fifth rank families all came. They knew what to do. There were more than 100 people from more than a dozen families. They walked in in a formidable array. They looked at Lu Li, got down on one knee and shouted, "Greetings, Young Master."
Lu Li didn't announce the establishment of a kingdom or an empire so they had to call him Young Master.
Lu Li didn't say anything. He looked at the crowd coldly. After the time for one incense stick to burn, he said, "Rise."
Many people's backs were soaked. Lu Li didn't say anything for a long time so they thought he was going to kill someone.
They stood up and looked at Lu Li who was standing up. He was young but nobody dared to belittle him. There were several Noble Lord Realm warriors standing next to him.
"My name is Lu Li!"
Lu Li's cold voice came again, "I think everyone here today has heard about me.
I want to tell you something today. First of all, I have killed many people, including some at the peak of the Noble Lord Realm and many at the Noble Lord Realm. If you have doubts about my abilities, you can step out and have a try.
Second, I have many powerful warriors on my side. There are eight at the Noble Lord Realm and the number will increase in the future.
Third, I want to unify the Northern Desert and nobody can stop me. If you want, you can try.
Last but not least, I am ruthless to my enemies but kind to my own. Well … that is all for now. If you want to follow me, then stay. If not, you can teleport away. But from now on, you will be my enemies. "
"Plop ~"
As soon as Lu Li finished his words, almost everyone knelt down at the same time. Nobody had any hesitation.
Since they could come on the first day, it meant that they were here to surrender. Whether or not Lu Li could kill warriors of the Noble Lord Realm or not, he had Noble Lord Realm warriors standing next to him.
Nobody could stop Lu Li from unifying the Northern Desert. Since they couldn't and they didn't want their families to be ruined, they had to surrender.
"We are willing to follow you, Young Master, to unify the Northern Desert and achieve a great undertaking!"
A Family Patriarch of a Fifth-rank Family shouted first. The others followed suit, "We are willing to follow you, Young Master, to unify the Northern Desert and achieve a great undertaking!"
"Very good!" Lu Li nodded and shouted, "Yu Huashen!"
Yu Huashen bowed and said, "Young Master, I am here!"
Lu Li waved his hand and said, "From today on, you are the Commander in Chief. These people will listen to your command.
In five days, if any Family Patriarch is not here, send out an army and conquer the entire Heaven Frigid Kingdom in one month. Is that okay? "
Yu Huashen was cheered up. His face glowed. Lu Li had given him the military power. From now on, he would be the most powerful general of the empire, second only to Lu Li.