Chapter 912: Chapter 532: Minister, Reporting to Your Majesty, a Great Victory on the Western Front...
Stunned!
At this moment, even with the Emperor of Great Yu’s stable disposition, she fell into a brief brain freeze!
She didn’t even hear the content of the sentence clearly, instead she blinked hard. Even if she suspected she was hallucinating, she didn’t doubt that it was Zhao Douan’s issue!
Could it be that her thoughts at night haunted her dreams during the day?
Am I seeing things...
However, how could a Heavenly Person Practitioner develop such unbelievable illusions?
Soon enough, the Divine Thought feedback clearly and unmistakably told her that in front of her was indeed Zhao Douan.
She suddenly stood up, shocked and speechless, "How can you appear here? No, this isn’t you... not the whole of you."
Xu Zhenguan’s gaze penetrated Zhao Douan’s condition: "You died? This is a Divine Soul? No... the Divine Soul after death is muddled, without conscious awareness... You are more like some kind of ’Wandering Soul Day Trip’ technique mastered by certain magicians... What on earth is going on?"
She stepped forward, extending her delicate Jade Hand, similarly passing through Zhao Douan’s body without any obstruction.
"Your Majesty, it’s a long story," Zhao Douan said with a bitter smile, "This matter, to speak of it, must begin with the rebels setting fire to burn the city."
"Burn the city? The rebels burned the city?!" Xu Zhenguan froze, suddenly becoming tense. At this moment, she suddenly remembered Zhao Douan’s earlier statement, suggesting that the lost territory on the western front had already been reclaimed?
Her curiosity soared instantly, as if a cat scratching at her heart.
Zhao Douan nodded, indicating to sit down for the conversation—although he could float, he could also remain in a seated posture, and not feel tired at all.
"Here’s how it started..."
He then began methodically, describing his journey leading the troops southward to Taicang Prefecture.
On the way, he encountered the Shadow Guard, learned of the attack on the silver mine, went to the rescue, and repelled the White Clothes Sect with the help of Yu Xiu.
Up until Su Dan attempted to burn the city. With Pei Niannu’s help, he disguised the real action of storing mana under the pretense of troop supply preparation.
And ultimately, when Su Dan’s tactical deception of the court succeeded, preparing to retreat leisurely from the burning city, Zhao Douan forcibly called the wind and summoned rain, evoking the Water God, narrating the decisive victory in one battle.
Throughout, the Empress did not interrupt, only in her heart, time and again, waves of disdain arose.
Looking at Zhao Douan with eyes full of surprise.
She had thought she had seen enough of this Little Forbidden Army’s accomplishments to no longer be surprised by his actions.
But she found at this moment that this was not the case.
Zhao Douan indeed lacked the talent for commanding troops in combat and could not compare to Xue Shence in tactics and strategy, or perhaps even Shi Meng or Yuan Feng.
But reviewing this campaign, he played a decisive role.
Even Xue Shence was deceived by Su Dan, almost resulting in a city burning, and if succeeded, the losses would be imaginable, dragging down the whole frontline.
Yet, in this almost desperate situation, it was precisely Zhao Douan, this Grand Governor unversed in leading troops, who, by his lone strength, reversed the fortunes and cemented a victory.
Leaving the Military God and others overshadowed.
When the battle report reaches the Capital, Xu Zhenguan can already imagine the spectacular expressions on the faces of those court military officers, led by the Privy Council and Ministry of War.
Who said Zhao Douan couldn’t have a major impact on the battlefield? Who said he defeated the Qingzhou Army relying solely on the Divine Mechanism Camp?
In fact, even casting aside the Divine Mechanism Camp, and the multitude of experts around him, by himself alone he is enough to stir the world!
This is the man she has chosen; only such a man could make her decide to marry!
Under the heavens, only this one man.
And not long ago, the joy that Zhang Yan Yi spoke of had also found its answer.
The "Heavenly Human" that triggered a brief celestial phenomenon was actually Zhao Douan incidentally summoning the Water God.
So that’s how it is!
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?" Zhao Douan called softly.
The Empress, somewhat engrossed, finally came back to her senses, a flicker of panic appearing in her eyes as she turned away, her cheeks slightly red.
But she quickly composed herself, taking a deep breath, and asked, "Then... what happened afterward?"
The great victory at the frontline naturally brought her joy, but more astonishing was Zhao Douan’s strange appearance in the palace.