Chapter 359 - 114: Ci Pu’s Visit, Zun Long’s Agreement
The Four Great Commanders were determined, signaling that each person would lead a large army after the end of the Eagle Alliance’s contest, collaborating with the power of the four dukes to start the conquest against the empire.
This was an opportunity for those outside of the Four Great Families to gain more benefits during the conquest of the empire, as cooperation with the Four Great Commanders was essential. Otherwise, the four dukes wouldn’t have gone to great lengths to monopolize these top positions.
Deng Kong and Fan Wuyi were already from the Four Great Families. Unless absolutely necessary, no other noble seat wanted to simply follow behind the Great Families and settle for leftovers. To have a chance at the "meat," only Lu Hong and Qing Yuechu were contenders without significant backing.
The following morning, the courtyard was packed with those seeking Qing Yuechu, leading the principal of the Holy Academy to personally intervene, asking these alliance elites to leave one by one. Some families with considerable influence were only dismissed after Qing Yuechu agreed to let their troops cooperate with hers during the conquest, securing them a share of the spoils.
The same was happening at Lu Hong’s residence. Although the major noble seats were still unclear about Lu Hong’s identity, the enormous benefit at stake was too tempting for anyone to resist.
Countless earl families flocked to Anna’s villa, hoping to meet with Lu Hong to discuss an alliance.
However, Lu Hong knew that if he won the championship, a war between the alliance and the empire couldn’t possibly break out, making such cooperation completely unnecessary. Hence, he had Anna send these people away, refusing any dealings.
There were always some visitors Anna couldn’t dismiss, such as the father of Ci Nian Nian, Marquis Ci Pu.
"How did you get here?" Anna had known Ci Pu for a long time, who had concealed his whereabouts for years; she didn’t expect him to appear at her doorstep today.
"Mistress Anna, please announce my visit," Marquis Ci Pu requested with a kind face, devoid of the typical arrogance of the nobility.