The First Lackey Under The Empress

Chapter 476: His Majesty Wants... Field Combat? (Double Monthly Tickets Requested)

Dusk approached.

The warm mountain breeze blew across this official road, and the bloody scent on the ground thickened.

Ouyang Ye's brow was pierced by a silver, rhombus-shaped nail, and without any suspense, his life was extinguished, his limbless body completely collapsing.

At the moment of his death, his eyes were wide open, still filled with lingering fear and confusion.

Zhao Du'an turned around, looking at the illusory Pei Niannu with slight surprise—with his caution and the influence of countless film and television dramas from his previous life, he naturally wouldn't be so careless.

Therefore, although he had his back to Ouyang Ye, he had issued a "guard" command to Pei Niannu, who was floating in mid-air.

This was the change in ability he gained after advancing to the Worldly Realm: to a certain extent, he could control the figures in the paintings visualized by the "Six Chapters Scripture."

Just like the Grand Inner Court Eunuch Tang Jinxi could summon the "Floating Pagoda General" to possess him.

However, Pei Niannu killing the person after "protecting the master" was beyond his expectations.

At this moment, his gaze met with the gold-armored female sorcerer floating in the air like a ghost, the latter looking self-righteous, as if she had only done a trivial thing.

"... It's a pity, I originally wanted to keep this person to interrogate for information," Zhao Du'an sighed helplessly, feeling a little regretful.

It seemed that Pei Niannu, as a hidden figure in the "Six Chapters Scripture," retained a certain degree of independence even after he advanced to the Worldly Realm.

For example, he wanted to keep Ouyang Ye, but Senior Pei Niannu obviously didn't have this awareness.

"But these kind of death warriors probably wouldn't reveal anything even if interrogated, so killing him is fine."

Zhao Du'an smiled, adding another sentence, his expression natural and relaxed.

The enemies who had chased them until they couldn't breathe and fled in a sorry state now seemed like chickens and dogs.

Of course, he was also very clear that his Worldly Realm was much stronger than others because of Pei Niannu's special nature, which gave him a short-term burst of power far superior to ordinary experts of the same realm.

Yes.

Short-term burst!

"Although one person being equivalent to two Worldly Realms is very buggy, such an outrageous bonus really comes at a price, which is terrifying consumption... Pei Niannu's attack also consumes the internal force in my body..."

"If it were just me alone, I might not have been able to keep all these people."

Zhao Du'an silently summarized, turning around, he couldn't help but be stunned, only to see the Empress sitting on the prison cart, staring at him with a resentful gaze.

In those eyes, it seemed as if thousands of complex affections were hidden.

From the regret of being captured and worrying about never seeing him again, to the eagerness and emotion when seeing Zhao Du'an running over, to the joy after witnessing his advancement... How could such emotions not be complex and difficult to express?

And the final assist was thanks to Ouyang Ye's sneak attack before his death.

"Zhao Du'an, how dare you deceive the Emperor?"

Xu Zhenguan suddenly said in a hoarse voice, putting on a stern face.

What she was referring to was the fact that he clearly hadn't been stabbed just now, but pretended to deceive her.

However, because she had just cried, her nasal tone was heavy, coupled with her embarrassed appearance sitting on the prison cart, she didn't have the slightest majesty of the Golden Luan Hall, but instead revealed a rare, pitiful tenderness.

Zhao Du'an quickly half-squatted down, making his eyes level with the Empress, who was sitting cross-legged on the cart, and said seriously:

"Your subject deceives the Emperor, deserving ten thousand deaths! However, Your Majesty's golden body is more important than Mount Luo, please allow Your Majesty, your subject will atone for his sins by escorting Your Majesty back to the capital, eliminating the rebellious traitors, and returning the Emperor to the capital!"

Xu Zhenguan put on a stern face, looking at his serious appearance, she couldn't help but laugh through her tears, turning her head to wipe her slightly red and swollen eyes, and gently "hmmed":

"I'll spare you this time."

If this scene were to fall into the eyes of the officials in the capital's court, they would lose countless eyeballs.

Exclaiming: Character collapse.

Since the Xuan Sect coup, the Yu Kingdom's Empress, who ascended the throne and overlooked the world, had never shown such a delicate and naive appearance?

Zhao Du'an looked at Xu Zhenguan, whose eyes were red and swollen, and was stunned for a moment, somewhat lost in thought.

"What are you looking at? Aren't you going to take me back?"

Xu Zhenguan couldn't help but turn her face away from his gaze, then stretched out her feet, indicating that there was still a chain on her feet that hadn't been opened.

"Oh, oh, oh." Zhao Du'an was slightly embarrassed, and quickly broke the ankle chain, helping the Empress down from the prison cart.

After losing her restraints, Xu Zhenguan slightly adjusted her breathing and regained her mobility.

She walked to Ouyang Ye's body, kicking off his hood with one foot, revealing the face covered with large tattoos, and couldn't help but be stunned:

"So it's him!"

"Does Your Majesty know this person?" Zhao Du'an asked curiously.

Xu Zhenguan nodded, saying:

"He was the number one scout in the Southwest Border Army during my father's reign, having ventured deep into the territory of the Liao people, and was one of the few Yu people who had direct contact with the Liao people and retreated unscathed.

However, he was later arrested and sent back to the capital for committing a serious crime and sentenced to exile. It seems that he was secretly rescued by Prince Jing.

No wonder Prince Jing's secret agents are so successful, second only to the Shadow Guards. This person is indeed good at this."

"Liao people?" Zhao Du'an wasn't interested in Ouyang Ye's past, but was more concerned about this alien race in the southwest direction outside the Yu Kingdom's territory.

"Yes, they are a group of alien races living in the mountains, and also the object of vigilance for the Southwest Border Army, but the Liao people's population is not large, and they have been relatively peaceful in recent decades. The Southwest Border Army mainly suppresses border bandits," Xu Zhenguan casually explained.

Zhao Du'an nodded, the areas outside the Yu Kingdom's territory were even more mysterious, such as what Lao Xu actually did deep in the Mobei Forest back then... was a mystery he was very concerned about.

But these were too far away from him at the moment.

"Ouyang Ye's death will inevitably damage Prince Jing's secret agents, which is good news for us, and it will be much easier next... But, the death of an entire team will also arouse the vigilance of Prince Jing and other rebels. I'm afraid the pursuers sent next will no longer be at this level, but rather experts who can threaten the Worldly Realm..."

Xu Zhenguan calmly analyzed.

Suddenly, she heard "puff puff" sounds behind her, and turned her head in a daze:

"What are you doing?"

She saw Zhao Du'an pick up a sword and carefully "whipping the corpse" one by one. Hearing this, he calmly said: "Adding extra hits."

"...Are you done adding them?"

"Puff... Okay, I've confirmed that they're all dead. Your Majesty, please follow me back to the village first. Hundred Flowers Village has been burned, there must be a follow-up."

"En..." Xu Zhenguan nodded, but walked in another direction:

"When I was captured, I deliberately left the Tai'a Sword in the mountains. Let's go get it back first."

...

When the monarch and her subject returned to Hundred Flowers Village again, they only saw the faint black smoke still rising from the village houses in the blue-green sky.

That was the lingering charm after the flames were extinguished.

The villagers lit some wood for lighting, and were moving the surviving objects out of the houses.

Little Hundred Flowers sat on a wardrobe in front of her courtyard gate, holding her cheeks and looking at the path into the village. She suddenly stood up and shouted loudly:

"Sister Xu and the others are back!"

The villagers heard the news and came one after another, gathering at the entrance of the village, looking at the monarch and her subject who were walking in with complex emotions.

At this moment, they had already realized that this must be an extraordinary "noble person," otherwise, how could they attract a large number of soldiers?

Xu Zhenguan looked ashamed. As the Emperor of Yu, it was her fault that she had implicated her subjects.

The only fortunate thing was that these rebels were still thinking about making contributions, so they only captured people and did not massacre the village, and the losses were all property.

Zhao Du'an stepped forward and said to the villagers:

"Those are the Jing Wang's rebel army, chasing us. Now they have all been killed by me."

Hua—The villagers were in an uproar.

Zhao Du'an, without waiting for them to express their opinions, continued with a straight face:

"Unexpectedly, more rebels will arrive soon. If you don't want to be implicated, leave as soon as possible, find relatives and friends to take shelter. The rebels are chasing us and will not waste their energy to find you."

He took out several thousand taels of silver notes from his arms and handed them to Liu Qi in public, saying:

"Here are three thousand taels as compensation for you. If you don't want to die, leave as soon as possible."

He deliberately put on a stern face, first showing force and majesty, and then giving compensation.

He knew very well that these villagers must be resentful of them at this moment, but they were also afraid of their status and force and dared not attack.

However, now is not the time for sentimentality. Three thousand taels of silver is enough to renovate and rebuild the entire village more than once.

At the same time, from another perspective, the Jing Wang and Mu Wang's rebels have not yet reached here, so Baihua Village is still peaceful.

But even if the monarch and his subject do not come, how long can the peace here last?

As a flower field dedicated to the royal family, this place will inevitably be taken over by the rebels. There is no doubt that it may be a good thing to let these villagers avoid disaster early.

"This…"

Unsurprisingly, when they heard the amount of three thousand taels, the villagers were stunned, and the anger in their hearts was extinguished by more than half.

An old man in the village shook his head and said:

"Young master, it is not that we are unwilling to escape and avoid disaster, but that we are all craftsmen. Once we leave without permission, the court will investigate in the future…"

Xu Zhenguan walked out at this time and said solemnly:

"You can all disperse. As long as the Yu Kingdom is still there, nothing will happen."

The villagers looked at each other. Although they didn't fully believe it, the fear of war drove them to quickly reach an agreement. They went back to their homes to pack their belongings and prepared to leave overnight.

Zhao Du'an looked at the busy villagers and suddenly said:

"If the officers and soldiers come too fast, they may not have time to evacuate."

Xu Zhenguan said calmly:

"So, we can't leave. We need to continue to live here for a while until the villagers have completely left."

Zhao Du'an looked at Zhen Bao in surprise:

"Isn't Your Majesty anxious to return to the capital? Now that I have broken through, the speed at which I can take Your Majesty on the road can be greatly increased."

Xu Zhenguan didn't look at him, but stood side by side with him in the night, the night wind blowing her long hair.

The Empress's voice was also a little soft:

"Perhaps, the top priority now is no longer returning to the capital."

Zhao Du'an's heart moved, a little dry, and tentatively asked: "Your Majesty is referring to…"

Xu Zhenguan turned her head away, her cheeks as red as flowers, and said softly:

"Didn't you say that in addition to Feng Chan, there is also a second plan?"

After a pause, she fiddled with her hair a little unnaturally and said:

"This wave of rebels is dead, it will always take a while before the new pursuers arrive… Time should… should be enough."

Zhao Du'an's breathing became heavy again, his Adam's apple rolled, and his eyes anxiously swept over the scorched village, finding that almost no house was suitable as a new house, and he became more and more anxious.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on the endless sea of flowers outside the village, and his face showed contemplation:

"Your Majesty… wants to fight in the wild?"

"Ah?" Xu Zhenguan turned her head to look at him blankly, with a dazed look on her face.

… …

… …

Huai River border, on the canal.

Densely packed warships set sail north. On top of a warship at the head, Jing Wang in gorgeous clothes stood on the bow.

Behind him were the tired but ecstatic Prince Xu Jinglong, and the expressionless Princess Lu Yan'er, who was traveling with the army.

"Father, is Chen Wang of Bin Hai Dao really going to be a shrinking turtle? He actually blocked the coast and didn't allow us to enter, acting like he's dividing the land and ruling the mountain. Isn't it appropriate?" Xu Jinglong couldn't help asking.

Jing Wang stood with his hands behind his back and said lightly: "What's inappropriate?"

Xu Jinglong analyzed rationally:

"This time, our main force is going north, and Jiancheng Dao will inevitably be empty. If we leave Chen Wang by our side, wouldn't it be…"

Jing Wang nodded appreciatively and shook his head:

"You can think of this level, which is not stupid. But there is no need to worry. Chen Wang has always been unambitious and is not a hero. His wrist ability is at most to control one path, not enough to compete for the world.

Moreover, the private army of Binhai Dao is good at naval warfare. Once ashore, their strength will be greatly reduced. Where is it so easy to raid Jiancheng?

Even if he succeeds, so what?

The most important thing for Yu Kingdom is still the capital. As long as we enter the capital to serve the king, even if we lose Jiancheng, we will take it back. Now the world is in chaos, so we must not look forward and backward and miss the opportunity."

Xu Jinglong looked taught and said:

"It's a pity that when Xu Zhenguan went south to Feng Chan, he left a back road and arranged civil and military officials to garrison in the capital. If you want to take it down, you must dispatch a large army. Otherwise, we only need an elite soldier to go north along the canal to be the fastest.

But to bring a large army, you can only take the canal for a short distance, and you will still have to bypass the Huai River and Linfeng."

Jing Wang's eyes flashed and said quietly:

"Not necessarily, as long as Ouyang Ye succeeds in capturing Xu Zhenguan. The gang in the capital will naturally give up resistance."

The Empress is missing, although the dragons have no head, it is only "missing" after all!

Although the capital is chaotic, the defense of the court will not collapse immediately.

Not to mention that the Huai River may not be able to be taken down quickly for a moment due to the restraint of the neighboring Mu Wang.

Even if Linfeng Dao, which is the most solid barrier outside the capital, is occupied, it is definitely not easy to break through.

It's a hard bone to chew.

"It's a pity that if Gao Lian, the governor, hadn't been killed by Zhao Du'an, otherwise… with Gao Lian as an internal response, why would this be the case?" Jing Wang's eyes turned cold.

Xu Jinglong smiled and said:

"Father, don't worry, now that Hai Chunlin and others have been restrained by Duan Shui Liu, with Ouyang Ye's ability, coupled with the elite in the army, it is only a matter of time to capture Xu and Zhao. Perhaps they have already succeeded."

At this time, suddenly an eagle falcon flew through the clouds and was caught by the scout on the warship.

A moment later.

The scout hurried to the deck, knelt down on one knee, and held up a secret letter with both hands:

"Prince, secret agent urgent report!"

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