"Marquis!"
The instant they saw Jiang Hao appear, every soldier of the Self-Defense Army seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, restored to full health and brimming with excitement. They all but threw themselves at his legs and sobbed, "Why did you only just get here!"
The moment Zuo Xianning heard the title "Marquis," he froze. If he was not mistaken, this young man who was not yet twenty was the renowned Jiang Hao of the Shenzhou Kingdom.
He had long since heard about Jiang Hao killing Liu Chengfeng and He Qin. Although the Big Hen beneath Jiang Hao was only at the peak of the Divine Valor Realm, he had never dared underestimate him. Someone who could kill two Transcendent Masters while in the Divine Valor Realm deserved to be treated as an equal on that basis alone.
"So you are the illustrious Marquis Champion of the Shenzhou Self-Defense Army. I am Zuo Xianning, chief retainer under Grand Lord Wang Chongqing. If a young talent such as yourself were willing to serve my lord, I would gladly grant you equal standing with me. What do you think, Marquis Champion?"
Was he trying to recruit me?
And then make me a household servant? What an idea. Never mind that, as a Shenzhou man, I bear a deep blood feud against you Northern Barbarians, and our two nations have reached the point where one must perish. I would have to be sick in the head to agree. Even if I were from Beihai, surely having some ambition and becoming a Lord would beat being a household servant.
Before Jiang Hao could reply, Guo Dundun burst into furious curses beside him. "That's fucking bullshit! You want us Shenzhou people to be dogs for you Beihai people? What an idea! Is something