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Chapter 120 How did Qinghui Territory become like this? !

The Ying River, a long river nurtured by the bright forest that nourishes the territory.

The soft and clear river water keeps rushing. At night, it will flash fluorescent light like a real silver ribbon, which is extremely beautiful, hence the name.

But at this moment, this river, which the people of Qinghui had placed deep affection in, was no longer as clear and bright as it used to be. The fluorescence on the river surface was noticeably dimmer, and there were even turbid black-brown stains floating in the Ying River.

Whenever Roy saw the filth of Ying River, he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

It was as if the sacred and inviolable goddess in his heart had been brutally raped by a dirty and vulgar rogue. The pain in his heart was beyond words.

Damn it, how did Qinghui Territory become like this!
The elegant man standing by the river sighed over and over again, his lavender medium-length hair tied into a ponytail. Although he was no longer young, his soft and handsome profile still seemed frozen in age.

"Mr. Roy! Mr. Roy!"

After walking along the river for a while, Roy heard someone calling him.

So he stopped and waited for the group of people running towards him.

"what happened?"

"Here we go, the master is back!"

The young man running in the front said in a panic: "The master is now urging everyone to gather in the square, everyone must go over!"

"Has Lord Qinghui finally arrived?"

Roy said calmly, not feeling the slightest bit surprised.

Because if you look up, you can see airships hovering in the sky. A few days ago, these airships descended from the sky and brought the news that Lord Qinghui would be returning.

The lord who had been away from the territory for two years was finally going back to Qinghui Territory, and it seemed that he was planning to retake his homeland?

"Mr. Roy, you'd better not go."

The young man who came to report hesitated for a moment and said, "It should be possible to leave now. Otherwise, the master will definitely punish you. After all, you accepted it."

It is an indisputable fact that we accepted assistance from foreign forces, and a little investigation will reveal it.

Almost no lord could accept such disloyalty. If it was other imperial nobles, it would be fine, but the [Ring of Clear Sky] was a foreign force that was expressly prohibited and even wanted by the empire.

The greatest crime of disobedience is disloyalty, and it is up to the local lord to decide, even death is not excessive.

"Where can I escape to?"

Roy asked back, "Are we going to cross the Ying River and die in the Chaos Realm?"

"Go to the core province of the empire! With Mr. Roy's ability, there is no place he can't stay."

"Then when can I come back? Do I have to run away forever?"

Roy smiled and shook his head, "I won't leave. Even if I die, I can only die on Qinghui's land. Besides, sooner or later I will have to face Qinghui. When I accepted the witch's help, I was mentally prepared."

The elegant and easy-going man with lavender hair started walking towards the town on the shore.

This town was originally an inconspicuous settlement on the border of Qinghui Territory, but after the Chaos Wave, it became one of the few well-preserved strongholds. Under Roy's leadership, the town has been expanded several times in the past two years to accommodate the growing population.

After the arrival of the airship, it brought the modular construction technology of the imperial capital and built a temporary camp on the outskirts of the town overnight.

It was even more neat and standardized, with dormitories, canteens, weapons factories and barracks, as well as a huge open square.

On the contrary, there are a large number of shoddy sheds in the town, and even though Roy has tried his best to plan them, they still look messy.

At first glance, it is impossible to tell which side is the hastily built camp.

And because of Westhead's orders, large numbers of people were coming to the square.

Even if someone leaves the territory for two years, the actual territory is almost completely lost.

But according to the imperial laws, Westhead is still the genuine "Branch of Prosperity" and the Duke of Qinghui.

He still has absolute sovereignty and claims over Qinghui Territory, and even the people who have lost their homes are still subjects of Lord Qinghui, a status that can never be taken away unless they die or become slaves.

Naturally, after the real lord returns, the Qinghui people must also obey the lord's orders.

"Mr. Roy!" "Mr. Roy, are you going too?"

When Roy returned to town, greetings came from all directions.

Some people greeted him nonchalantly, but others realized Roy's delicate situation and spoke hesitantly.

"Well, let's go together. We're going to meet Lord Qinghui who we haven't seen for a long time."

However, the former Qinghui-ling tax officer simply nodded slightly and merged into the crowd.

The crowd that poured into the square was noisy, all discussing this unexpected event.

"Master, you have become rich in the imperial capital. You have all these airships and supplies. Wow, you are so rich."

"Master, do you really intend to retake Qinghui Territory?"

"From what they said, it seems to be true. Otherwise, the master could just stay in the imperial capital and enjoy his leisure time. Why would he come back?"

"If there was a war, would you go?"

"Hey, I fight Chaos?"

"Are you kidding me? Even the territory's elite guards have been wiped out. Do you still have to rely on us to fight to the death?"

".But if it's really possible, I also want to go home."

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Roy listened to the gossip and discussions of the people around him with a serious look in his eyes, and walked towards the square between the town and the camp with the crowd.

Around the square, the refugees from Qinghui Territory had surrounded the central platform in three circles, and on the platform there were many unfamiliar faces that Roy did not recognize.

But he was very familiar with the young man standing in the main seat.

The contemporary Lord Qinghui, the head of the Bright Forest clan, Westhead Qinghui.

Slightly different from Roy's impression, Lord Qinghui was even more handsome at this moment than in his memory. The dazzling charm that came over him was almost irresistible. Even if he couldn't see his face clearly, he could still feel the majesty and handsomeness of this lord.

Wearing a simple and close-fitting hunting suit, with an exquisite long sword hanging around his waist, he stood upright on the high platform, facing the gaze of thousands of eyes calmly, looking really wise and powerful.

But Roy, who had come into contact with Westhead, could not judge a person by his appearance. In his impression, although Duke Qinghui could not be considered a foolish and tyrannical lord, he was indeed hardly wise and was just an extremely mediocre monarch.

After all the people in the territory had arrived one after another, Westhead raised his head slightly and said loudly:

"Everyone, I think you all know me, the patriarch of the Qinghui family, the descendant of the Bright Holy Spirit, and your lord."

"Two years ago, Qinghui Territory suffered a devastating disaster. The Chaos Wave destroyed our homeland, and most of our relatives and friends died in that disaster."

"That is a memory that Qinghui people don't want to look back on, but it is also a past that we have to face..."

Westhead's voice was steady, sincere and powerful, and his slowly uttered words brought everyone's thoughts back to that nightmarish day.

The discomfort was so intense that some people even started to tremble.

Westhead continued in a calm but firm tone:
"After that disaster, people were displaced and struggled to survive until today. But I left Qinghui Territory in despair and fled to the imperial capital, becoming a homeless dog."

"It was not until now that I had accumulated some strength that I dared to return to Qinghui Territory and return to the people I had abandoned for two years."

Roy frowned and looked at the lord, not understanding why the other party brought up this matter at this time.

Are you afraid that everyone doesn't know that you ran away?

Let’s not talk about the fall of Qinghui Territory. After all, the Chaos Tide was not caused by war. But the fact that the lord abandoned his people and went to the imperial capital was a big black spot.

Roy originally thought that the Qinghui Guild would directly cover up the matter in the history books, but he didn't expect that they would take the initiative to mention it right away.

"Now, in front of all the Qinghui people, as the lord and your father, there is something I must do!"

Westhead took a deep breath, and then, under the gazes of countless curious people,
Kneeled down on one knee.

(End of this chapter)