Chapter 731 – Fear

Late at night, Szeto.

Song Qing lying on the edge of the table fell into a deep sleep, on the case there are all kinds of alchemy equipment, the charcoal fire in the furnace is still warm.

At a certain moment, Song Qing suddenly woke up with a start, opened his eyes, and saw a white dress standing beside him.

Fixing his eyes on him, he realized that it was Senior Brother Sun, his face disheveled and his eyes bleak, looking at him silently.

There was a white ape at his side.

“Senior Brother Sun, why have you returned?”

Song Qing yawned and said:

“Aren’t you fighting in Qingzhou? It won’t be to ask for equipment again, you can spare me, didn’t I just give you a batch of equipment a while ago. Senior brother I only sleep one hour a day, even an iron man needs to rest.”

He ranted and grumbled.

Sun Xuanji didn’t say anything, and the white ape beside him hesitated and whispered:

“Mr. Supervisor Masayoshi, may have perished.”

The whining stopped in the summer, and Song Qing froze.

At this time, Sun Xuanji collapsed to the ground with a loud bang, blood overflowing from his seven orifices, and his life breath rapidly draining away.

Song Qing’s heart trembled, and he said in a trembling voice as he took out pills from his storage bag with his hands and feet:

“What, what’s going on, Senior Brother Sun ……….”

Protector Yuan stood to the side, looked at Sun Xuanji, and whispered:

“In order to find out the truth about the Supervisor’s perishing, he personally went to the battlefield.”

After Song Qing took her pulse, a heart sank into the bottom of the valley.

Sun Xuanji was injured in his origin, his meridians were broken, his organs and bowels failed, and his Yuan Shen was weakened to the extreme.

Such an injury would be enough of a mortal threat in a warlock.

The reason why he could still return to the Szeto with a white ape was probably because he had some kind of obsession in his heart.

Protector Yuan saw Song Qing’s thoughts and said quietly:

“It was the wildfire of vengeance that propped him up to return to the Sith.”

………..

Stargazer’s House, underground.

Zhong Li stared at Song Qing in a daze, and under her messy black hair, her eyes were bright, seeming to flicker with watery light.

“Mr. Supervisor, dead?”

She murmured.

Song Qing “hmm”, voice low, his face can not be seen mourning, but the numb look, but even more mourning.

“Xu Pingfeng, the head of the Earth Sect’s Dao, the Garuda Tree Bodhisattva, and the White Emperor, the one in Yunzhou.” Song Qing whispered:

“Senior Sun saw them, they’re the ones who killed Teacher Supervisor Zheng.”

Seeing Zhong Li’s long silence, Song Qing said:

“I will go to the palace and inform the young emperor.”

He turned away and the earth fell into eternal silence.

After a long time, Zhong Li lifted the wooden box beside her and caressed the surface of the box as tears raged down her face:

“To take revenge ah, you have to take revenge for Mr. Supervisor Zheng ah ………”

………..

As the sky dawned, torches burned in the wintry months at the capital’s head of the city, unable to dispel the bone-chilling cold.

The dew soaked through the surface of the walls and condensed into ice in the cold night, freezing the walls as hard as steel.

The soldiers on duty at the head of the city, gripping their spears, their hands covered with frostbite, puffed a mouthful of hot air into their palms from time to time, or stretched out their hands close to the torches to keep warm in the bitterly cold late night.

“Ta-da!”

The sound of horses’ hooves came from far and near, reaching the ears of the soldiers on guard duty at the top of the city.

In the cold night, a fast horse rushed to the bottom of the city, fiercely strangled the reins, and under the watchful eyes of the guards at the top of the city, his voice roared hoarsely:

“Open the door, 800 miles ………”

In his bedchamber, the sleeping Yongxing Emperor was awakened by Zhao Xuanzhen, who pinched his brow wearily and pressed down his temper as he spoke in a deep voice:

“What is it that wakes me late at night.”

Usually, if one dares to disturb the king’s rest at this time, either the sky is falling or they don’t want to live.

Emperor Yongxing didn’t think that this dog lackey was tired of living, so the answer should be the former, so his tone was quite low and his expression was grave.

Zhao Xuanzhen’s face was as white as paper:

“Your Majesty, an urgent report has come from the cabinet that Qingzhou has been lost ………”

Emperor Yongxing froze at the edge of the bed, his pupils dilated and his expression frozen.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty.”

Zhao Xuanzhen shouted twice, and Emperor Yongxing woke up like a dream and let out an “ah”.

“The folders are in the imperial library ……..”

Before the words were finished, Emperor Yongxing lifted the quilt, pushed Zhao Xuanzhen away, and ran towards the Imperial Study Room with great strides, barefoot and wearing a white lining.

The imperial study was connected to the bedchamber, one inside the other, and he quickly ran out of the bedchamber to the imperial study.

He walked straight to the case, picked up the folded paper that was lying there, and unfolded his face to read it with an ugly expression.

The contents of the fold are divided into three parts:

First, the casualties of the Qingzhou defenders, Qingzhou thirty guards, plus the capital, the states transferred over the troops, a total of 90,000 troops, the loss of 60%. The remaining 30,000 troops retreated to Yongzhou.

The second was about the Supervisor, Yang Gong thought that something might have happened to the Supervisor and hoped that the court would confirm the Supervisor’s situation as soon as possible.

The third is Yang Gong’s self-statement, which roughly means that he is ashamed of the king and the gods of the earth and grain, but seeks to die to thank the world.

When Emperor Yongxing finished reading it, his hands were already shaking.

“Nonsense, the Supervisor is the guardian god of Dafeng, ranked at the first grade, who is his opponent within Dafeng? This Yang Gong’s demonic words confuse the people, I will cut off his head and make him seek mercy.”

Emperor Yongxing’s face turned blue as he fought to slap the table.

Now anyone who dared to say in front of him that something had happened to Supervisor Zheng, he would have to let the other party know what was meant by the wrath of the Son of Heaven.

At this time, the commander of the forbidden army on duty outside hurriedly came in and reported:

“Your Majesty, Minister Song of the Heavenly Superintendent is outside the palace seeking an audience.”

Song Qing came, must be the supervisor has news, the supervisor let him come to pass the message ………. Yongxing Emperor’s spirit was revitalized, and he said in a loud voice:

“Quick, invite him in.”

Immediately, he ordered the eunuchs to give the royal license.

A quarter of an hour later, the commander of the forbidden army returned with Song Qing, the former staying outside the imperial study while the latter stepped over the threshold and entered the imperial study on the scarlet carpet.

“Secretary Song, is there any news from Supervisor Zheng?” Yongxing Emperor took a step forward and asked offhandedly.

He stared dead at Song Qing with a hopeful look in his eyes.

In comparison, Song Qing was like a bereaved dog, with a pale face and heavy black circles under his eyes.

“Your Majesty, Mr. Supervising Teacher, perished ………”

Emperor Yongxing sat on his butt in the big chair as if his bones had been drawn away.

After a long interval, he got up in anger and pointed at Song Qing and roared:

“Nonsense, Song Qing, do you know what you’re saying? The Supervisor is your teacher, how dare you curse the Supervisor?”

He stood up and roared as he fought to wave both sleeves:

“Who is the Supervisor’s rival within the Daebong territory, you tell me, who is his rival?”

Song Qing said with a wooden expression:

“Master Sun has done a preliminary probe, Supervising Teacher, he indeed may have perished, that day Cloud State was born with a vision, the loss of qi, Supervising Teacher’s breath disappeared and then did not appear again.”

Emperor Yongxing slowly shriveled up in his big chair and muttered:

“Supervise him, how, who can kill him ……….”

Song Qing said woodenly:

“The number of transcendent experts in the Cloud State rebels is far beyond imagination.”

Yongxing Emperor stayed seated for a long time, seemingly unable to overcome the wind and cold, his body slightly trembled.

Great fear gripped him.

………..

On the following day, the news of Qingzhou’s loss and the perishing of the Supervisor spread throughout the officialdom of the capital, causing a huge sensation.

A group of ministers gathered at the Noon Gate and demanded to see His Majesty, but were blocked from doing so.

Emperor Yongxing was sick and frightened.

It was not until dusk that the public officials saw him in the imperial study, and overnight, it was as if Yongxing Emperor had been drained of his essence, with a lax gaze and a pale face.

All the princes were shocked in their hearts, and the chief minister Qian Qingshu mourned:

“Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body.”

Emperor Yongxing let out a miserable laugh:

“Dragon body? At this time, I still care about this body of flesh and blood?

“Your Excellencies, what should we do now that Supervisor Zheng is dead. Qingzhou is out of control, the rebels are facing off with Yang Gong on the border of Yongzhou, once they stabilize Qingzhou, they are bound to make a comeback, and sooner or later they will hit the capital.”

The Supervisor is the last of Daebong’s spine.

Liu Hongdao, the left imperial historian:

“Your Majesty, Da Feng still has Xu Yinluo, it’s not like we don’t have a fighting chance.”

Emperor Yongxing shook his head slightly:

“Although my cultivation is shallow, I know what a third-ranked martial artist can and cannot do.

“Even the Superintendent died at the hands of the rebels, what can Xu Yinluo do?”

Liu Hong was momentarily speechless.

Inside the imperial study, the atmosphere was heavy and silent.

After a long time, the Secretary of the Da Lisi whispered:

“Your Majesty, why don’t you ask for peace.”

Seek and ……… Yongxing Emperor s eyes lit up, then shook his head and smiled bitterly:

“The rebels are raging, wanting to take my Dabong’s kingdom and replace it, so they will not agree to seek peace.”

“Your Majesty, how can we know unless we try.” Someone said.

“I am tired.” Emperor Yongxing disheveled:

“Let me think about it.”

………..

Imperial City, Huaiqing Mansion.

A simple and unadorned carriage, parked outside the mansion, Liu Hong, who took over the position of Wei Yuan and became the leader of the former Wei Party, got off the carriage and went straight inside.

Across the front yard to the parlor.

Inside the spacious and elegant hall, a plum blossom palace dress, the temperament of the cool Princess Huaiqing, sitting on the edge of the case, waiting for a long time.

“This Palace has already been to the Si Tian Supervisor, met with Song Qing and Sun Xuanji, the Supervisor is afraid, really fierce.”

This Rapunzel’s face was rare and grave as she looked at Liu Hong, who had entered the hall, and said:

“What is the attitude of His Majesty and the princes.”

Liu Hong sighed:

“Without the Supervisor, the spine of His Majesty and the princes was broken and their guts were gone. The Secretary of the Da Lisi proposed peace, and His Majesty did not agree, but neither did he object, saying only that he would consider it.”

“Negotiation and peace ……….” Huaiqing whispered to himself for a moment, then shook his head:

“The rebels have their eyes on the Central Plains and on the throne, so they will not agree to peace. Even if they agree, they will ask for favors first, and then give a short peace. Cutting meat with a blunt knife, the death will just be slower.”

Liu Hong let out a bitter smile:

“Your Highness, you’re on the sidelines.

“His Majesty didn’t have an early morning court today, he is sick with fright. At this time, if the rebels take the initiative to negotiate peace, he will agree to it regardless, like a person about to drown grasping for a life-saving straw.”

Said Liu Hong with a sad face:

“But His Majesty’s fear is justified; with the Supervisor dead, who can resist Yunzhou?

“Xu Yinluo is in the end only a third grade martial artist, and although the State Master is a second grade, is she really willing to die for the Great Fathers? Even if she is willing, I’m afraid that her heart is more than enough.

“Your Highness, you have always been resourceful, tell me how to break the situation ah ………”

He didn’t object to the peace negotiations during the deliberations in the imperial study, not that he didn’t know what to do.

Huaiqing was silent for a long time and slowly said:

“It’s better to be shattered than to be broken!”

……….

Qingzhou.

In the Division of the Minister of Prefecture, Qi Guangbo sat behind the large case that formerly belonged to Yang Gong, and below him was a group of generals, with Ji Xuan at the head of the left seat, and Ge Wenxuan at the head of the right seat.

These two, the former all the way to attack and pull down the fortress, chasing and killing the Qingzhou deserters, and made great achievements in battle.

The latter, on the other hand, along with Qi Guangbo, captured Wan County and made great achievements, coupled with Xu Pingfeng’s status as a disciple, he had an extremely high status in the army, only slightly worse than Ji Xuan.

As for the Xuanwu Iron Cavalry and the Vermilion Bird Flying Cavalry, they were subordinate to Xu Pingfeng and did not make an appearance.

“It is not a military tent deliberation, so there is no need to be formal.”

Qi Guangbo laughed, “It’s thanks to all the brothers that we were able to take down Qingzhou, tonight we will reward the three armies with wine, food and beauty.”

The generals laughed and raised their voices:

“Thank you, Great General.”

Chi Guangbo nodded:

“However, after today, you have to restrain the soldiers under your hands from plundering the people, Qingzhou will be our territory from now on, do you understand.”

“Yes!”

The generals responded.

Zhuo Hao Ran asked, complacent:

“Great General, when will you lead us north, it is said that the capital is the first city in the Central Plains, the most affluent, the brothers have been impatient for a long time.”

Someone laughed:

“Kill to the capital, you motherfucker can not give me mess, the capital affluent is not false, but the water spirit of the woman can be more attractive than gold and silver, if the injury died, it is a pity. I fucking also want to taste what it’s like to be a member of a nobleman’s family.”

Immediately someone laughed and cursed:

“Unproductive thing, if you want to sleep, you should sleep with golden branches, princesses and county lords, concubines in the harem, aren’t they more alluring than the bullshit noblewomen.”

There was laughter.

After defeating Qingzhou, the morale of the Yunzhou army was like a rainbow, from the generals to the ordinary soldiers, all of them were ready to go north, itching to fight to the capital in one breath.

But think, marching and fighting has its own rules and regulations, now the rebels hit Qingzhou, they need to stabilize the territory, pacify the people, the squires, repair the walls, collect grain and grass and so on.

All of this takes time, it’s not like the foreigners are looting, grabbing things and people and leaving, coming and going.

Gwen Xuan raised a finger and snapped the desktop.

The clamor abated a little, and he said smoothly:

“Great General, I believe that the period of rest is not idle.

“We can send people to infiltrate the states of Da Feng and spread the news that the Supervisor Zheng is dead, so that we can create confusion on one hand, and bolster the prestige of our Yunzhou army on the other.”

Chi Guangbo gave a positive attitude, “This plan is wonderful.”

Ji Xuan then said:

“Our army suffered a lot of casualties in this battle, we have to replenish our troops and recruit stragglers. But the combat power of the stragglers is limited, and replenishing the middle tier of combat power is a problem.”

Chi Guangbo had already paid attention in his heart, but still asked:

“What does Zissou suggest.”

Ji Xuan said, “You can recruit Jianghu martial artists.”

This was considered a tradition of Subterranean Dragon City, more than half of the generals present were originally jianghu pikers who roamed to Yunzhou and later returned to Subterranean Dragon City.

Qi Guangbo nodded and looked around the crowd, suddenly asking:

“What do you all think will be the reaction on the side of the Da Bong court without the Supervisor?”

Zhuo Haoran laughed out loud:

“The little emperor is afraid he’s pissing his pants in fear.”

The generals agreed:

“Having lost the patron saint of Supervisor Zheng, Da Bong is a sick tiger stripped of its claws and teeth, and is not useful to look at.”

“There’s only one Xu Qi’an who can hold the stage.”

“Bah, what’s he propping up, a third grade martial artist is certainly powerful, but in front of the State Master, he really isn’t enough to look at.”

At that moment, Ji Xuan snorted:

“It’s true that he can’t turn the tide anymore, the Demon Sealing Nail that the State Master planted in his body will be able to crush him to death at the Third Grade Realm.”

Gwen Xuan laughed and picked up the slack:

“The Master of the State anticipates things like a god.”

Seeing that the topic had drifted, Qi Guangbo raised his hand, and the clamor died down a little as he said:

“That’s right, the court of Dafeng, from the king down to the hundred officials, must be terrified at this moment. Then, what if we take the initiative to negotiate peace?”

The crowd froze.

…………

PS: Typos will be corrected tomorrow.