The hall official hurried to take back the surrender letter.
After reading the surrender letter, Liang Dekuai stood up and walked towards Ling Bufan.
"Brother Ling, you are truly too kind," Liang Dekuai warmly helped Ling Bufan up. "Look at this mess you've caused..."
Although Liang Dekuai tried his best to conceal his excitement, he couldn't help it...
Ling Bufan had knelt before him with a surrender letter; this matter was certainly real!
Life was truly marvelous.
His own side hadn't even made a move, and the other side had surrendered first!
"Don't worry, Brother Ling. From now on, I will treat the citizens of Da Ling just as I treat the people of Da Liang!" Liang Dekuai immediately announced, "From this day forward, you are my Da Liang's Carefree King, second only to me!"
"Imperial Brother shows such great favor; your younger brother is truly overwhelmed!" Ling Bufan seized the opportunity, calling him 'Imperial Brother' with such endearment.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations!" the officials shouted in unison, "A prosperous era for Da Liang, for ten thousand years!"
Liang Dekuai was extremely pleased and immediately hosted a banquet for Ling Bufan and the officials.
"Brother Ling," after some eating and drinking, Liang Dekuai asked curiously, "Can you tell me why?"
"Imperial Brother's strategic mind is extraordinary!" Ling Bufan flattered him, "Not only did you see through my clumsy scheme, but you also easily won over that traitor Ye Fan."
Ling Bufan recounted Ye Fan's actions in Da Ling country bit by bit.
Moreover, in Ling Bufan's opinion, Liang Dekuai's current questioning was merely a declaration of victory for his own failure.
Did he not know what he had done?
Didn't he just want to hear me say nice things and concede?
That was simple!
I'll talk until you're sick of hearing it!
Therefore, the entire process was slightly embellished by Ling Bufan, subtly implying how powerful Liang Dekuai was.
For example, I, Ling Bufan, overestimated myself and foolishly planted a spy beside you, Liang Dekuai.
Of course, this was all within Your Majesty's expectations, and you even easily turned the spy.
So, I, Ling Bufan, stupidly fell into the trap!
Later, I naively thought I could kill this traitor, and then...
...
After hearing Ling Bufan's account, Liang Dekuai almost crashed!
Were all these things arranged by me?
How did I not know?
Bah!
No, that's not right!
Da Ling country had a spy, and I didn't discover it?
Bah!
That's not right either!
All this has passed.
The problem is, what's this nonsense about Ye Fan interfering?
Ye Fan is a spy?
This is absurd!
I didn't ask Ye Fan to wreak havoc in Da Ling country either?
...
However, Liang Dekuai quickly stopped dwelling on these matters.
It had all passed, and dwelling on it was meaningless.
Now Da Ling country had surrendered, and even the Old Ancestor of Da Ling was dead!
That was enough!
Thinking of this, Liang Dekuai felt a sense of lingering fear.
He hadn't expected the Old Ancestor of Da Ling to have also broken through to the seventh level of the Void Integration realm!
Fortunately, he was already dead...
He truly is my good son!
Ye Fan did such a great deed without anyone knowing!
When he returns, I must thank him properly!
The next day.
Liang Dekuai dispatched an envoy to Da Ling country to handle the follow-up matters.
The administrative system did not need much change; only the departments controlling military power and finance needed to be replaced by Da Liang personnel.
Ling Bufan announced to the world that Da Ling would henceforth be incorporated into Da Liang's territory.
Then, a series of benevolent policies were issued.
The people of Da Ling were a bit bewildered, but they soon accepted it.
As long as their lives were good and there were no more wars, they would wholeheartedly support anyone, even a dog, as emperor!
Da Ling rejoiced nationwide, and even the remaining opposition within the court was silenced.
The momentum was gone, and further resistance was futile...
Liang Dekuai absorbed a group of cultivators from the ten great sects of Da Liang and Da Ling, who became Da Liang's new batch of retainers.
On this day, Liang Dekuai personally hosted a banquet for these cultivators.
Upon learning that Liang Feifan had broken through to the seventh level of the Void Integration realm, these cultivators naturally had no objections.
"I have prepared some small gifts for you all." During the banquet, Liang Dekuai presented the new type of pills refined by the two elder lords. "These are new pills developed by Da Liang's Pill Pavilion. After taking them, your combat power will double, and there are no side effects!"
If you want the horse to run, you must feed it.
Although the actual cost of these new pills was not high, Liang Dekuai held the technological monopoly.
Therefore, if he said they were valuable, they were truly valuable!
These cultivators gratefully accepted the pills.
They were not worried about any problems with the pills.
With a powerful figure like Liang Feifan around, if Liang Dekuai wanted to kill them, he wouldn't need to go through such trouble.
For such life-saving treasures at critical moments, they naturally couldn't refuse.
"You can all try the effects first. I have plenty more of these," Liang Dekuai gestured and took one himself.
After all, in addition to increasing cultivation, these pills also strengthened the body.
It was perfectly fine to take them as health supplements.
Liang Dekuai's family had been taking them frequently during this period, and they had also bestowed many upon other members of the royal family and Da Liang's officials.
The effects were obvious; they felt their bodies getting stronger day by day!
These cultivators naturally did not refuse and immediately took the pills. The pill dissolved in their mouths, and the surging medicinal power erupted instantly!
Feeling the unprecedented power within their bodies, the cultivators suddenly saw a bright future!
A few hours later, the medicinal power dissipated.
The cultivators found that their bodies showed no signs of side effects.
This was simply a miraculous medicine!
The banquet continued until around ten in the evening before concluding.
Liang Dekuai and the cultivators returned to their respective residences, fully satisfied.
Da Liang Prison.
The prisoner who had offended Liang Dekuai before was idly counting grass stems in his cell.
Although he had been frequently used for drug testing and various experiments during this period, he found that his body was actually getting better day by day.
Especially after taking the pill that doubled his combat power a couple of days ago, the feeling was even stronger!
Even his sealed cultivation was showing faint signs of being unsealed!
Thinking of this, he took out another such pill from his pocket.
This was something the second elder had casually given him when he was brought back.
In the second elder's words, he should eat more to strengthen his body so that they could continue their research later.
The prisoner popped the pill into his mouth.
Although you've inadvertently made my body stronger, I have no interest in being researched by you any further!
After taking this pill, the loosened seal should be completely broken!
Once I escape from prison and Da Liang, you can study my backside!
The pill dissolved in his mouth, and the surging medicinal power frantically impacted the seal within his body!
"Bang bang bang—!"
Wave after wave, higher and higher!
A few breaths later.
"Crash—!"
His sealed cultivation was completely restored!
Two streams of tears flowed silently down his cheeks.
It had been three hundred years!
I am finally going to be free!!!
However, he did not act in haste.
The best time to act would be when the jailers changed shifts in the middle of the night.
Just as he was envisioning where he would escape to, his body suddenly trembled!