Upon hearing Fang Yuan's words, Zhuo Heng was stunned for a moment, and then his expression turned ugly.
"Your Majesty! You..."
Fang Yuan raised her hand to stop him, then looked up at Zhuoran: "What do you mean?"
At least now her follower is Zhuoran, so the words of outsiders are of course not as effective as those of her own people.
"·····"
Zhuoran didn't expect Fang Yuan to ask him. He turned to look at Zhuo Heng, but didn't say anything.
Upon seeing this, Zhuo Heng hurriedly looked at Zhuo Ran.
“Nephew, I swear in the name of our ancestors that I did not poison you.”
"Besides, you were the one who attacked me first. Now, I haven't harmed your mother or sister in the slightest."
To outsiders, this struggle among the city lord's direct descendants was entirely his fault.
But he was attacked and injured by his nephew, so wasn't it right for his own followers to kill him?
Besides, he didn't lay a hand on his sister-in-law and niece; he just locked them up.
"·····"
Zhuoran now realizes that he was probably misled back then.
After a moment of silence, the other party clasped his hands in a fist salute:
"My lord, please save my Zhuo family."
Even if it weren't for his second uncle, he had to do it for his mother and sister.
If their family is wiped out, they will all die.
After pondering for a moment, Fang Yuan said:
"I'm currently short of two mounts for traveling. Could you please pass on this message and ask someone with good mounts to send them over for me to take a look at tomorrow?"
She planned to use her status as a king to intimidate those with ulterior motives; after all, she was the legitimate one, wasn't she?
Zhuo Heng's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood Fang Yuan's meaning. He then clasped his hands in thanks.
"Thank you, sir. Don't worry, I'll have someone send out the information right away. I guarantee you'll find a satisfactory mount."
It's good that the adults are willing to support his family.
As long as these people know that Zhuoran has become Her Majesty the Queen's follower.
He wanted to see if those troublemakers would dare to cause trouble again.
"Thank you, sir!" Zhuoran also bowed to Fang Yuan.
After Fang Yuan went into a courtyard to rest, Zhuo Heng turned around and sent someone to send invitations to the major families.
However, he played a trick by not specifying Fang Yuan's identity as a queen, but instead simply writing "queen".
Although it was a banquet hosted by the City Lord's Mansion, Fang Yuan didn't eat much at dinner that evening.
This meal was to give Zhuoran face and also to introduce him to the direct descendants of the Zhuo family.
Zhuoran's mother and sister also came out.
Perhaps out of respect for Fang Yuan, the king, or perhaps because they knew their family was being plotted against, the meal seemed quite harmonious.
After dinner, Fang Yuan, accompanied by Zhuoran, took a stroll around the city lord's mansion.
She moved to the exotic animal section in the backyard and saw the wildebeest, the rhinoceros, and the camel that had pulled her earlier.
"System, I've discovered that these strange beasts aren't much different from modern ones, except they're several times larger. Are their habits the same?"
[They're basically the same, just a bit more tolerant, which comes from evolution.]
"Then can I choose based on modern animals? A horse would be the most suitable, right?"
After all, horses are fast and have good stamina. She likes horses quite a bit, and it would be best if there were white horses.
Actually, camels are the most suitable.
"·····"
Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment before realizing that this place was all desert and Gobi.
Camels are indeed the most suitable.
However, she is not short of water, and when she stops, she can put the beast into her space to rest.
The space around my mushroom house, pumpkin house, and treehouse is quite large.
Perhaps we could raise a few more?
"Then I'll take them all. Anyway, there's plenty of space, so I can keep whatever I like."
The items in the system space can be refreshed and restored daily, and she still has some essential items, which she can easily afford to maintain.
Fang Yuan turned to look at Zhuoran: "Your exotic beast looks pretty good. Are there many people in the city who keep exotic beasts?"
Zhuoran replied, "Only nobles keep mounts. Originally, there were more exotic beasts in the manor, but they suffered heavy losses recently, and the number has decreased considerably."
Putting aside everything else, his father and the three-tiered horned horses he rode out with were all wiped out.
"I just need a few for transportation. My requirements aren't high. I'll see what happens tomorrow!"
While Fang Yuan was considering what mount he wanted, other nobles in the city also received invitations from Cheng Zhuoheng.
"how so?"
Zhang Cheng, the head of the Zhang family, looked at the post in his hand in disbelief.
He then sent someone to fetch his younger brother.
Zhang Qi arrived in the hall quickly: "Brother, what do you need me for?"
This is a crucial time for their family, and Zhang Cheng rushed over as soon as he was called.
Zhang Cheng handed him the invitation:
“A king has come to our Zhuowang City and is even a guest in the city lord’s mansion. He said he wants to choose a mount.”
Zhang Cheng had a headache.
How could a king suddenly appear at this time?
Are their plans of the past ten years going to go down the drain?
"What?"
Zhang Qi was also very surprised. He took the post and read it carefully.
Is the city lord's mansion really that lucky?
Can a city lord find a new patron after he dies?
"Brother, could it be that they're lying to us? Maybe they've discovered our movements?" Zhang Qi thought for a moment and said.
He has been diligently cultivating over the years, and the family has provided him with all the crystal cores.
Now that they've reached level six, the City Lord's Mansion has suffered heavy losses due to their schemes, and their plans are about to succeed.
Unexpectedly, a king has emerged, and he even shows great favor to the City Lord's Mansion.
"I don't know, but the City Lord's Mansion did send a car to pick them up today," Zhang Cheng said reluctantly as he sat back down in his chair.
He has been sending people to monitor the city lord's mansion these past few days, and he knows everything that is happening there.
However, he also had some doubts about its authenticity. If it were a living king, how could he not have a mount in his domain?
"In that case, let's go take a look tomorrow," Zhang Qi replied.
If that's true, then let's just say the Zhang family is unlucky.
But if it's fake, he will definitely not let the city lord's mansion go.
Zhang Cheng nodded: "That's right! I want to see which king has come to Zhuowang City."
He simply didn't believe that this king had come here just for some kind of mount.
Who knows, this king might also want to swallow up Zhuowang City!
“Okay, I’ll go and prepare right away,” Zhang Qi replied.
Zhang Cheng instructed, "Have someone pick out two of the best mounts we keep at home, and also prepare a congratulatory gift. We can't be impolite when we visit the city lord's mansion."
"I know," Zhang Qi nodded.
Not only the Zhang family, but also members of other families were very surprised when they received the invitations.
Since the former city lord passed away a month ago, many people have begun to look down on the city lord's mansion.
I never expected that the city lord's mansion would be able to accommodate a living king.
Whether they knew about it or not, everyone who had a mythical beast for transportation planned to visit the city lord's house the next day.
Early the next morning, people from the city lord's mansion began delivering exotic beasts.
Zhuo Heng did not allow anyone to disturb Fang Yuan, but instead had all the people and beasts arranged to be placed in the training ground.
Only after almost everyone had arrived was someone sent to inform Fang Yuan.
"Are there many people coming?" Fang Yuan asked the servant who delivered the message.
The servant replied, "There are quite a few people coming. Too many people want to see your magnificence, sir. The city lord has already taken the guests and the strange beasts to the training ground."
"Has everyone who was supposed to come arrived?" Fang Yuan asked rhetorically.
She mainly asked the Zhang family.
The servant continued, "Everyone who posted yesterday has arrived."
“Okay!” Fang Yuan nodded.
Then he led Wang Jin and the others leisurely toward the martial arts arena.
Upon arriving outside the training ground, one could see Zhuo Heng sitting in the side seat at the head of the table from afar, while the seat in the very center remained empty.
There were people on both sides, a couple hundred people in total, some sitting and some standing.
"Why are there so many people? There are quite a few nobles in this royal city!"
On the way from the main gate to the city lord's mansion, I didn't see many people.
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