Chapter Twenty-Six: The Eve of the Break
Inside the Imperial Palace of the South Wind Country
Nanfeng looked at the shivering guards kneeling below.
"No news of the queen yet?" His tone was filled with impatience and anger as he yelled at the guard.
"Back to Your Majesty, not yet!" The guards were already a little speechless under the fury of the south wind.
Although this reply was expected, he was still a little angry, and Nanfeng glanced at the guard, and then glanced at the magician who was sitting below drinking tea, and then waved his hand to let the guard go down.
Receiving the order from His Majesty, the guards retreated as if deserters.
After the guards retreated, only the two of them were left in the empty hall, South Wind and the Magician.
Looking at the magician who was still drinking tea slowly, the south wind was depressed, and he said to the magician with a smile: "It seems that the national teacher is not nervous at all?" ”
That magician was the national teacher of the South Wind Empire - Thunder Magister Jerry, hearing South Wind's words, Jerry's face was indifferent, his face was calm, his eyes were still on the teacup in his hand, as if he was obsessed with the delicacy of the teacup.
"National teacher, I'm asking you!!"
His question was ignored by Jerry's national teacher, and Nanfeng suddenly became a little angry, and his tone sank a little.
"Oh, Your Majesty is laughing, the queen is missing, it should be Your Majesty who should be nervous, what should I be nervous about?"
Jerry ignored the anger of the south wind and slowly spat out such a sentence.
Hearing Jerry's rude reply, Nanfeng calmed down instead, and he smiled at him, "That's right, I should be nervous, but I'm confused!" ”
Jerry still looked indifferent to Nanfeng's weird words, he put down the teacup in his hand, glanced at Nanfeng, and said an arrogant word, as if to mention Nanfeng:
"I hope Your Majesty will think about it, what is what you want most, and some things are better to decide in advance!"
Leaving this seemingly reminder but full of warnings, Jerry left without looking back.
In the hall, Nanfeng sat on the stool in a daze, muttering to himself:
"yes, what do I need most!!"
On the border of the South Wind Empire, the camp of the Great Army, the noise of soldiers training resounded under the noon sky, lingering in the air for a long time.
In the square in front of the camp, the heroic soldiers were practicing their drills, the scorching sun was in the sky, the bronzed skin on their faces became darker, the bodies in the armor had already been soaked with hot sweat, and the sweat kept staying, flowing into their eyes, which were blurry and salty, making their eyes slightly stinging, but they still did not stop practicing, because their generals had returned, they had lost too much territory, and they had to keep practicing to regain those lost territories, Regain the dignity of a soldier.
At this time, in the center of the camp, in one of the largest tents, carefree was feasting.
This was her third day here, and she was amazed at the size of this camp, and the impression that Xuan Qiu had grown in her mind to be able to train a huge army so skillfully.
After hearing that Xuanqiu had returned, those soldiers all spontaneously lined up to welcome him, and Rao is strong psychological quality was also shocked by the momentum of this million-strong army.
In fact, the soldiers did not do anything, just pounded their right hand into a fist on their left chest, and stood straight and saluted their general. This is very similar to the mage ceremony, but it is different in that the mages do not have to make fists.
They did not kneel, because their general had told them that soldiers were dignified people, and they would rather die standing than kneel to live, but the etiquette could not be abolished, so they changed the original weak mage etiquette and expressed their respect to their generals in such a way.
Millions of soldiers saluted in unison, standing beside Xuanqiu without worry, and their eyes did not dare to look at each other.
For the soldiers' salute, Xuan Qiu's face was solemn, he stepped forward, stood up straight, he did the same movements as the soldiers, he was apologizing to his soldiers, and he was also swearing his return.
No words, just one action, the soldiers did it, Xuanqiu understood, Xuanqiu responded, and the soldiers also understood.
This is the world of these simple soldiers, they don't need much reward, they don't need much military exploits, they just want to defend their home and country, they want to gain respect.
This respect was given to Xuanqiu at the time of their first acquaintance, so even if Xuanqiu made any decision, they would support it unconditionally, they knew that Xuanqiu was a measured person, and he could do his best under such a person!
Looking at Xuanqiu's back, he was stunned.
This is the first time she has seen such a solemn Xuanqiu, every time Xuanqiu sees herself, she has too many feelings, and she is only thoroughly gentle, so in the worry-free impression, Xuanqiu is a person as warm as a spring breeze, and at this time Xuanqiu shows his strong side, it turns out that he can also be as depressed as the north wind.
After welcoming Xuanqiu, the soldiers returned to their respective positions, and for Xuanqiu's governance, they praised it silently in their hearts.
After sending away the million-strong army, Xuanqiu turned around, and the original iron-blooded soldier turned into an ordinary teenager in love again.
In the surprise of the soldiers, after worry-free, he still lived in Xuanqiu's tent, which was also the largest and most central tent in the entire camp.
Thinking of the scene a few days ago, Carefree, who was eating happily, couldn't help but glance at Xuanqiu on the side, but Xuanqiu had been looking at her, and this glance just met his gaze, and Carefree was so frightened that he immediately looked away, and devoted all his energy to the cause of eating.
Looking at the shy scene just now, a warm smile appeared at the corner of Xuanqiu's mouth, no need to eat, watching her eat is also a happy thing!
And the carefree who successfully shifted his attention to the great cause of eating, didn't even know that he was about to finish Xuanqiu's share.
What was supposed to be a warm lunch was quickly interrupted, and the person who came was officially Xuanqiu's good brother - Sam.
Sam looked happy and held a piece of paper in his hand.
Sam would not rashly appear to interrupt his meal with Wuwu, and Xuanqiu knew that something big must have happened, so he got up and said goodbye to Wuwu.
Immersed in the worry-free cause of eating, he just waved his hand and said goodbye to Xuanqiu.
Looking at such a cute and carefree look, Xuan Qiu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
With this smile, the atmosphere immediately became weird, first of all, Worry-free, aware of his gaffe, Worry-free's face turned red, and Sam put away the smile just now, glanced at Worry-free with a strange face, and then set his eyes on his friend with the face of the ice cube for ten thousand years, and then shivered, originally wanted to make a move to wipe away the goosebumps on his body, but he still held back under Xuanqiu's murderous gaze.
After leaving the camp, Sam couldn't help but stroke the goosebumps on his body, and he looked at Xuanqiu who had returned to the iceberg face with a skeptical gaze.
Xuanqiu was also quite helpless about his friend's scrutiny, as smart as him, and immediately changed the topic and asked, "What happened?" ”
Speaking of business, Sam immediately put away his joke and handed the paper in his hand to Xuanqiu.
Unfolding the paper and looking at it, Xuanqiu's originally iceberg-like face appeared happy again, and his voice was much lighter, and he said to Sam: "Very good, contact him and express your willingness to cooperate!" ”
After receiving Xuanqiu's order, Sam didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly retreated to write a letter.
Holding the thin piece of paper in his hand, Xuan Qiu turned around and looked at the closed tent and said, "Now I am qualified to protect you!" ”
His tone was very resolute, and the pieces of paper in his hands turned into pieces of snow in his palms.
This letter was sent by the leaders of the principality who took the lead in the rebellion, the letter expounded their dissatisfaction with the Nanfeng Emperor, and also expressed their strangulation for Xuanqiu's arrest before, they expressed their willingness to unconditionally submit to Xuanqiu's command, and contend with the Nanfeng Emperor, as long as Xuanqiu can ensure the safety of their people, they don't want to rebel, but the excessive taxation has long made them breathless, at this time they proposed such a method to avoid a big war, but also helped Xuanqiu stabilize his strength.
This news couldn't be better for Xuanqiu.
Back in the tent, Sansso-Wu had finished his meal, and was now sitting boredly at the table tapping on empty plates. She was fast and slow, as if she were singing an unknown ballad.
As soon as he came in, he saw such a scene, and the smile on Xuanqiu's face became even stronger.
Sensing Xuanqiu's arrival, Wuwu immediately sat up, threw away the chopsticks in his hand, and made a serious appearance.
"Have you eaten enough?" Hyun Qiu asked.
Hearing Xuan Qiu's question, the worry-free old man blushed and nodded desperately.
Seeing the carefree nodding like a chicken pecking rice, Xuanqiu smiled heartily.
The lunch for the two ended in such an atmosphere.
In the next few days, Xuanqiu was very busy, and only Wuwu was left alone, I have to say that the food tens of thousands of years ago was indeed better than that of tens of thousands of years later, and every time it was time to eat, Wuwu was extremely excited, where did she know that these delicious foods were all carefully selected by Xuanqiu for her.
The principality rebelled, on the surface they were frightened by the appearance of General Xuanqiu and took the initiative to surrender, but in fact they won, they won a beautiful future, and a temporary retreat does not mean defeat in the future.
When Xuanqiu was busy, she was carefree and a little busy, and she remembered Graniwin's entrustment in her mind, so she didn't slack off, and in her spare time, she would take a look at the military camp of the South Wind Empire and learn about the current situation from the mouths of those soldiers.
Although she is carefree and leisurely every day on the surface, she has a faint worry in her heart, she knows that the invisible struggle between Xuanqiu and Nanfeng has begun, Xuanqiu's dispatch of soldiers and horses has caused Nanfeng's dissatisfaction, but she values Xuanqiu's strength very much, and the Nanfeng Emperor has to endure it again and again.
Wuwu was mentally prepared to be arrested at any time, because she found that the eyes of those soldiers had changed recently, and at first they were all respectful of the woman they brought back from the general, but at this time, the respect was still there, but there was a hint of blame in her eyes, as if Wuwu had done something that was not tolerated.
The soldiers' expressions are really good, a few days ago, the Emperor of the South Wind actually sent someone to pick up his queen, and this news set off a thousand layers in the military camp for a while. Originally, everyone just thought that Worry-free was a certain aristocratic lady, but they didn't expect that the general he brought back at the risk of death turned out to be the queen of the south wind.
What's even more shocking is that in the face of the will of the South Wind Emperor, Xuan Qiu actually refused.
This is the first time that Xuan Qiu took the initiative to tear his face with Nanfeng, the last confrontation Xuan Qiu was heartbroken and almost gave up resistance, but at this time he directly refused, which was like a direct slap in the face of the Emperor of Nanfeng, even if the Emperor had a city government he couldn't bear it.
Thinking that the envoy should be about to arrive in the imperial capital, this news has also reached the ears of the emperor.
As the soldiers had expected, the Emperor of the South Wind had received the news as early as early in the morning, and a special team was ready to go.