Chapter 688: Settling in Black Rock City
Looking at those figures, the young man quickly regained consciousness after a brief moment of distraction, and at the same time recalled the words that the soldiers had just shouted...
[The King? He is actually the King of the Great Zhou?! ]
As the thought flashed through his mind, the young man's gaze quickly fell on the figure that seemed like the moon surrounded by stars.
It was hard for the young man to imagine that the person leading the army against him was the king himself.
There was no time to think, he just made a prompt decision and knelt down in front of Zhou Xu.
"I, a humble commoner, pay my respects to the great king! Long live the king!"
The young man's bow played a clear leading role. In an instant, the insurgents gathered in the city gate area also followed suit and shouted "Long live the city" three times and knelt down.
Listening to the shouts of "Long live, long live, long live", Zhou Xu was a little uncomfortable with it.
However, he also knew that this was a trick played by Yan Sheng, and the popular thing here was to cheer "Long live the emperor" three times.
"No need to be polite, as long as you sincerely submit to my Great Zhou, I will naturally treat you equally."
While signaling to everyone to excuse themselves, Zhou Xu did not forget to say something else to win over the hearts of the people. It would not take him more than a few seconds anyway.
Then, he looked at the young man who stood up.
In this era, there are many people who are pale and skinny, or even a lot of them.
For example, among the people in Huangsha City, including Kong Daqian and his companions, there were basically few strong men. Compared with the people of the Great Zhou, they were like refugees from famine.
But what he saw in front of him was even more exaggerated and completely visible to the naked eye. Zhou Xu could clearly see that the other person's thin appearance with sunken cheeks and eye sockets was not simply caused by food problems, but was a kind of morbidity that was difficult to conceal.
For this young man, the three words "tsupplementary" may not sound pleasant, but they are indeed appropriate.
"Are you ill?"
Faced with this sudden question, the young man pursed his lips and answered respectfully...
"Thank you for your concern, my Lord. I am born with a weak constitution and recently caught a cold..."
Before he could finish his words, the young man couldn't help but cough violently again.
Looking at that, he really could cough himself to death, which made Zhou Xu a little nervous.
"Forget it, let's talk somewhere else."
It's freezing cold outside and the wind is strong. Looking at the other party's condition, if he continues like this, he's probably going to lose his life.
After instructing Shi Lei to arrange soldiers to take over the defense and patrol work of Blackrock City, Zhou Xu headed directly towards the City Lord's Mansion under the escort of Silk and other elven knights.
Along the way, Zhou Xu didn't need to deliberately show off, he was enough to become the focus of attention of all the people along the way, and at the same time made all the people clearly aware that Black Stone City had changed its owner! Passing through the central avenue in the center of the city, they soon arrived at the City Lord's Mansion that had been swept away long ago.
The rebels had previously symbolically occupied this place, but after discovering that all the supplies in the city lord's mansion had been taken away by Yan Sheng, they left while cursing the tyrant.
Now that Zhou Xu came over, he saw the place in a mess, as if it had been robbed.
Zhou Xu did not despise him. He walked into the lobby, picked up an overturned armchair, and sat down casually.
"Silk, get a few people to search this City Lord's Mansion thoroughly."
"yes!"
After Silk took the order and left, Zhou Xu's eyes fell on the young man they brought here.
He just called a personal soldier and brought the person over on horseback.
But the young man was obviously very weak. After this trip, he felt like he was riding half to death and could hardly stand.
"Please grab a chair and sit down."
"I dare not."
Although Zhou Xu had behaved very easy-going since they met, the young man did not dare to be careless.
But he really couldn't stand anymore, and the ground was too cold. He was afraid that he couldn't stand kneeling directly. Then his eyes fell on a cushion that fell on the ground, and he gritted his teeth and said...
"I am weak, please allow me to kneel on this cushion."
"As you wish."
Looking at the young man who was obviously very embarrassed, Zhou Xu just let him go.
The young man who got the permission felt relieved.
"Thank you, my king."
While expressing his gratitude, the young man put the mat under his body and felt a lot more relaxed.
During this time, Zhou Xu was not in a hurry. After the other party had caught his breath, he asked slowly...
"Are you the leader of the rebels in this city?"
Hearing this, the young man quickly shook his head.
"Reporting to the king, I am not the leader of the rebels in the city."
As he spoke, the young man recounted how Yan Sheng had previously forced able-bodied men into the army and had accidentally captured the leaders of the insurgent army.
After listening, Zhou Xu had a general idea of the situation here.
"From your words and actions, you don't seem to be from an ordinary family."
In fact, what is more important is that if they are from ordinary families, in this difficult era, children with congenital deficiencies will not even live to this age. It cannot be said to be 100%, but at least 99% will die young.
In response, the young man just laughed miserably.
"My name is Huo. I was born with a congenital deficiency and have been weak and sickly since childhood, so my parents named me 'Qubing'."
Fortunately, he wasn't drinking water at the moment, otherwise, once the name was spoken, his saliva would definitely spray all over the other person's face. At the same time, this also made Zhou Xu couldn't help but ask...
"Is there a chosen one among your parents?"
Huo Qubing was undoubtedly aware of the existence of the "Chosen One", but when faced with this question, he shook his head.
"My parents are just ordinary people, but we were originally citizens of the Han Empire. The founding emperor of the Han Empire was chosen by God. This Black Stone City was originally the territory of the Han Empire. My grandfather was a minor official in the Han Empire at that time. Later, my parents did some business and did accumulate some wealth."
"But due to my health, I have spent a lot of money since I was a child. In the past two years, all my savings have been used up. My father died of overwork half a year ago. As for my mother, she died not long after I was born."
When Huo Qubing said this, an expression of uncontrollable sadness appeared on his face.
Although his family was relatively wealthy when he was a child, he was frail and sickly since childhood and probably never enjoyed any happiness.
"Nowadays, ordinary people only know a few more words and have read a few more books than ordinary people. Other than that, they are no better than ordinary people."
[So that's how it is. He is a cultured person whose ancestors were officials.]
[The God-chosen one who founded the Han Dynasty can basically be confirmed to be a fellow countryman. However, the Han Dynasty is dead, so there is nothing much to say now. The more important thing right now is...]
At this moment, compared to the Han Dynasty which had already perished and become a thing of the past, Zhou Xu was obviously more interested in the attribute panel of Huo Qubing in front of him.
You know, in the history of China in their original world, this name refers to a great general!
Needless to say, the truth begins!
【Eye of Insight! 】
(End of this chapter)
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