Chapter 743: Chapter 476: Your Majesty Wants... Field Combat?
Dusk envelopes all.
The warm mountain wind sweeps over this official road, intensifying the smell of blood on the ground.
Ouyang Ye’s brow was pierced by a silver rhombic nail, his life flickering out without suspense, and his limbless body collapsed completely.
As he died, his eyes were wide open, filled with lingering terror and confusion.
Zhao Douan turned around, a bit surprised, and glanced at the ethereal Pei Niannu—considering his caution and the influence of countless films in his past life, he naturally wouldn’t be so careless.
Therefore, although he turned his back to Ouyang Ye, he had issued a "guard" command to Pei Niannu, who floated mid-air.
This was the ability change he acquired after leveling up in the Worldly Realm: to a certain extent, he could control the Painting People visualized from the "Divine Chapter" realm.
Just like how Inner Court Tributor Tang Jinxi could summon the possession of the Floating Buddha General.
However, it was unexpected that after Pei Niannu "protected the master," she would turn and kill the person.
At this moment, his gaze met that of the silver-armored female sorcerer floating like a ghost, who looked confidently defiant, as if she had just done a trivial thing.
"...What a pity, I originally wanted to keep this person to interrogate for intelligence." Zhao Douan sighed helplessly, feeling a bit regretful.
It seems that Pei Niannu, as a hidden character in the "Six Chapters Scripture," still retained some independence, even after I leveled up in the Worldly Realm.
For example, I wanted to keep Ouyang Ye, but Pei Niannu clearly didn’t have this awareness.
"But for such a death warrior, one probably wouldn’t be able to get anything useful out of them anyway, killing him is that."
Zhao Douan smiled and added another sentence, appearing naturally relaxed.
Those they were pursuing earlier, making them unable to catch their breath and flee in panic, now seemed as insignificant as clay chickens and pottery dogs.
Of course, he also knew very well that his strength in the Worldly Realm was far superior to others, because of Pei Niannu’s uniqueness, which gave him a short-term explosive power far higher than the usual strong ones of the same realm.
Indeed.
Short-term explosion!
"Although being as strong as two Worldly Realms is formidable, this bizarre increase must have a cost, which is astonishing consumption... Pei Niannu’s actions also consume the inner strength in my body..."
"If it were just me alone, I might not have been able to keep all these people."
Zhao Douan silently summarized, turned around, and froze involuntarily at the sight of the Empress sitting in the prison cart, staring at him with a wistful gaze.
In those eyes, it seemed there were thousands of complex emotions of tenderness.
From the worry of being captured and the regret of never seeing him again, to the urgency and emotion upon seeing Zhao Douan running over, to the joy upon witnessing his advancement... how could these emotions not be complicated and indescribable?
And the last assist was thanks to Ouyang Ye’s sneak attack before his death.
"Zhao Douan, do you dare to deceive the Empress?"
Xu Zhenguan suddenly rasped out the words with a stern face.
Naturally referring to the fact that he was clearly not stabbed but pretended to deceive her.
However, due to having cried earlier, his nasal tone was heavy, and combined with his disheveled appearance sitting in the prison cart, there was not a trace of the Golden Throne Hall’s majesty, instead showing an unusual, endearing frailty.
Zhao Douan quickly squatted half down, aligning his gaze with the Empress sitting duck-style in the cart, seriously saying:
"I have deceived the Empress and deserve ten thousand deaths! However, Your Majesty’s noble life is more precious than Luo Mountain. Please allow me to atone for my sins by escorting Your Majesty back to the capital to eradicate the rebels and return the empire to the Capital City!"
Xu Zhenguan sternly looked at his serious expression, then burst out laughing, turning his head to wipe his slightly red and swollen eyes, softly assenting:
"This time, you are forgiven."
If this scene fell into the eyes of the Capital’s court ministers, one wonders how many eyeballs would drop.
Exclaiming: Image collapse.
Since the Xuanmen Coup, the Yu Country Empress, who ascended to the throne, overlooking the world, has never shown such a coquettish, naive demeanor.
Zhao Douan stared, momentarily distracted, at Xu Zhenguan, whose eyes were red and swollen, sitting in the prison cart.
"What are you staring at me for? Not taking me back yet?"
Xu Zhenguan couldn’t help but turn her face slightly aside under his gaze, then stretched out her feet, indicating that there was still a shackle left unopened on her feet.
"Oh, oh." Zhao Douan, slightly embarrassed, quickly broke the shackle and assisted the Empress out of the prison cart.
Once freed, Xu Zhenguan calmed her breath and regained her mobility.
She walked to Ouyang Ye, kicking off his hood with one foot, revealing a face covered with large tattoos, and couldn’t help but pause:
"So, it was him!"
"Your Majesty knows this person?" Zhao Douan asked curiously.
Xu Zhenguan nodded and said:
"He was the first scout in the Southwest Border Army during my father’s reign, once penetrating deep into the Liao Clan territory and one of the few Yu Country people to retreat intact from direct contact with the Liao Clan.
However, he later committed a serious crime and was captured back to the capital, sentenced to exile, it seems he was secretly rescued by Prince Jing.
No wonder Prince Jing Mansion’s secret spies operated so smoothly, second only to the Shadow Guard, this man is indeed adept in this area."
"The Liao Clan?" Zhao Douan wasn’t interested in Ouyang Ye’s past, more concerned about the alien race in the southwest direction beyond the Yu Country’s territory.
"Yes, they are a group of aliens living in the mountains, also the Southwest Border Army’s watchful target, but the Liao Clan’s population isn’t large, and they’ve been more docile in recent decades, the Southwest Border Army mainly suppresses border banditry." Xu Zhenguan explained casually.
Zhao Douan nodded, more intrigued by the mysteries outside the Yu Country territory, such as what exactly Xu Zhenguan explored deep in the Mubei Forest back in the day... It’s a puzzle he is quite concerned about.