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Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao-Chapter 309: Supreme Commander said, this is the last time
Chapter 309: Supreme Commander said, this is the last time
βTake some soldiers and see if you can catch up with them,β said Lou Zigui to Pei Yan. ππππwπππ£πvβ―l.coπ
βYou canβt catch up to them,β Ning Xiaoyao explained, βTheyβre on horseback.β
Pei Yan unhappily asked, βDid you find out who those two are?β
βRebel forces, no, I mean bandits ah. Didnβt you already know?β
βI mean what role do they hold with the bandits?β
βWhy would they reveal this to me? I had to come up with a whole backstory before they believed that I wasnβt the emperor,β Ning Xiaoyaoβs expression turned playful as she laughed, βHehe, Iβm too quick-witted.β
βWhat did you tell them?β Lou Zigui asked.
Ning Xiaoyao looked at Lou Zigui. (Author: Do you dare tell him the truth? (οΏ’_οΏ’))
Lou Zigui didnβt really want to know how she deceived those two anyway. Looking in the direction of the road, Supreme Commander Lou asked Pei Yan, βIf Xie Wenyuan is not along this road, which direction could he have gone?β
Pei Yan shook his head, βI saw the troop of rebel soldiers escorting Xie Wenyuan. They could only have headed east.β
βYeah, Supreme Commander also said the same, β Ning Xiaoyao nodded her head.
βThen, where is Xie Wenyuan?β Pei Yan asked Ning Xiaoyao.
βI donβt know ah, maybe he has gone to heaven?β Ning Xiaoyao pointed above her head.
Pei Yan felt that talking to this silly emperor made him very tired.
βLetβs go,β Lou Zigui shielded Ning Xiaoyao and walked back in the direction where they came from.
They finally struggled their way over to the dirt slope. The muddy ground still made it difficult for them to walk.
Pei Yan brought the troops around the dirt slope, where large quantities of debris had collapsed from the landslide earlier. The group encircled it once, yet Second Young Master Pei and the men from Nine Gates Infantry Commanderβs estate truly couldnβt understand it at all. They had all seen the rebel troops and Grand Preceptor walk along the dirt slope. Where did they go? They obviously didnβt die and go to heaven ah.
βCould they be buried under the sludge?β In front of the dirt slope, a soldier voiced their most optimistic conjecture.
βNo way,β Ning Xiaoyao shook her head, dashing everyoneβs hopes, βDuring the landslide, I saw with my own eyes that Grand Perceptor wasnβt there.β
Lou Zigui pulled Ning Xiaoyao to the side in order to avoid everyone else. He softly asked, βWhy did you knock me out? Because of the landslide?β
Ning Xiaoyao hastily glanced towards Lou Ziguiβs temple. βIβm alright now,β Lou Zigui urged, βTell me, what were you thinking?β
βAfraid that something would happen to you ah,β Ning Xiaoyao lowered her head.
βYou think Iβd be fine if something happened to you?β
βEh, nothing will happen to me,β Ning Xiaoyao lifted her arms. She wanted to show off her biceps to Supreme Commander Lou to prove her strength. Lou Zigui put down Ning Xiaoyaoβs arms and insisted, βThis is the last time.β
βAh?β
βNext time, tell me if thereβs something going on. Donβt act on your own accord and knock me out again.β Lou Zigui looked into Ningβs Xiaoyaoβs eyes.
He definitely cannot tolerate being knocked out by her whenever something goes wrong.
βOh, ok!β Ning Xiaoyao nodded her head. Weβll talk about it next time something happens then.
βYouβve planted someone by Xie Wenyuanβs side but you never heard from him again after he told you about the oncoming landslide?β
βI didnβt even see him, how could that person relay the matter of the landslide to me?β Ning Xiaoyao was dumbstruck and couldnβt help but answer sarcastically.
βYou have your way of relaying information. I donβt need to know more,β Lou Zigui added. He would welcome it if she decided to share the details, if not, he wouldnβt investigate in detail.
Ning Xiaoyao was twisting her small body while standing in the mud. Supreme Commander, itβs better if you ask. Youβre constantly assuming I have a large intelligence network! That gives me a lot of pressure, I canβt take it ah!
βYour Majesty,β a soldier from the Nine Gate Infantry Commanderβs estate ran over and reported, βHis Excellency Pei found a broken waterskin over there, on the hillside.β
βWhose could it be?β
βReplying to Your Majesty, the rebels all carry this kind of waterskin with them.β
βIβll go take a look,β Lou Zigui softly said to Ning Xiaoyao, βJust stay here and rest for awhile.β
Ning Xiaoyao really had no interest in this waterskin. So what if theyβve found this waterskin, what can they do with it? So much time has passed, Grand Preceptor has long gotten away. Uttering a single βEn,β to Lou Zigui, Ning Xiaoyao listlessly turned and found a chunk of rock that was exposed above the mud and sat her butt down.
Lou Zigui left a troop of soldiers to guard her and left with the soldiers from the Nine Gates Infantry Commanderβs estate to look for Pei Yan.
Lou Zigui had just left, when Little Gyrfalcon called out from the sky, swooping down to rest on Ning Xiaoyaoβs shoulder. Ning Xiaoyao touched the little falconβs wet head and softly asked, βWhere did you go?β
The little falcon replied, βXiaoyao, Iβve asked around.β
βDo you know where Grand Preceptor is?β Ning Xiaoyao was immediately filled with motivation.
βThereβs a cave near the hill,β Little Gyrfalcon pointed to the west of the hill. βThe cave allows Grand Preceptor and his people to go somewhere very, very far away oh, awoo!β
Ning Xiaoyao jumped up from the rock she was sitting on and headed towards the west of the hill.
His Majesty was only well behaved for a short while before jumping up and dashing off again. The soldiers hastily chased after Ning Xiaoyao but His Majesty was too fast. The soldiers had barely ran two steps, yet Ning Xiaoyaoβs shadow had already vanished.
After a while, Little Gyrfalcon jumped onto the ground and told Ning Xiaoyao, βItβs right here.β
Ning Xiaoyao expressionlessly looked at the bog in front of her. How can there be a cave here, ah?
βItβs been buried,β Little Gyrfalcon flew back onto Ning Xiaoyaoβs shoulder. βHuamao said she saw Grand Preceptor and his guards entering the cave.β
βWho is Huamao?β
βHuamao is also a gyrfalcon, a new friend that Iβve just met.β
βShe must be a pretty girl huh?β
The little falcon was stunned. βXiaoyao, how did you know?β
βIf Huamao was a male falcon, would you have befriended her?β
Little Gyrfalcon kept quiet. If Huamao was male, they would only fight.
Ning Xiaoyao squatted down and started to dig at the mud on the ground, digging away a handful of mud and a lump of weeds.
Lou Zigui approached Ning Xiaoyao from behind. He reached out and pulled her up. Although the mud wasnβt very deep here, it was up to Xiaoyaoβs calves when she squatted down. πππeππ¦π£π―π°π―ππ.cπm
βThere is a cave here,β Ning Xiaoyao pointed down at her feet and informed Lou Zigui. βGrand Preceptor entered the cave but the entrance have been buried, so we canβt catch him anymore.
Lou Zigui looked down at his feet. All he saw was the light brown mud, a mixture of stones, flowers and plants. It was impossible to see the bottom underneath all of that. Naturally, he couldnβt see the entrance.
βWhy would the rebel troops help Grand Preceptor? Shouldnβt they hate Grand Preceptor? Isnβt it because of Grand Preceptor that their lives are so difficult. Didnβt Grand Preceptor push them onto the path of rebellion?
βThe one that they hate is Your Majesty,β Lou Zigui uttered the truth to Ning Xiaoyao.
Ning Xiaoyao felt as if she had been shot with multiple arrows. She ran out of blood and wanted to die.
βThe common people donβt care about the politics in the imperial courts. They only know that youβre the emperor. If theyβre able to live well, itβs thanks to your benevolence. However, if they are suffering, itβs because you lack virtue.β
βDonβt say anymore.β Ning Xiaoyao clutched her heart. Even though her heart wasnβt made of glass, she could feel it breaking.
Lou Zigui shut his mouth and attempted to jab his foot into the ground. The ground doesnβt loosen at all. The soil and sand have completely buried and sealed the place underneath.
βWhat should we do next?β Ning Xiaoyao asked anxiously, βHave we wasted all our efforts? What about the rebel forces? Qingshan told me he wasnβt aware that Grand Preceptor was the person they were going to save.β
βWho is this Qingshan?β
βWhaa? This shouldnβt be the focus, ah?β
Lou Zigui looked at Ning Xiaoyao. βHeβs the rebel who kidnapped me,β Ning Xiaoyao honestly admitted, βHeβs called Qingshan.β
βWhatβs his last name?β
βHe didnβt tell me, I didnβt ask either.β
βWhat name did you give him?β
βI told him my name was Dayao, hahaha.β
Lou Zigui had to massage his forehead again.
βBut I gave him a fake name. Do you think Qingshan could also be a fake name?β Ning Xiaoyao suddenly thought of this problem.
Lou Zigui stared at Ning Xiaoyao and sighed, Missy, did you only realize the problem now?
The matter about Qingshan being the young lord was at the tip of Ning Xiaoyaoβs tongue, but she quickly swallowed it back down. If Supreme Commander knew that Qingshan was the head of the rebel forces, would he kill Young Lord since he couldnβt get his hands on Grand Preceptor? Aiyo, Ning Xiaoyao suddenly had second thoughts. Right now, Qingshan had fled far away, if Supreme Commander canβt get his hands on Qingshan, would he kill her, this Emperor, instead ah?
βWhen you realized Xie Wenyuan wasnβt there, why did you let them go?β Lou Zigui asked Ning Xiaoyao.
βI didnβt think the rebel troops deserve to die ah,β Ning Xiaoyao explained herself seriously, βQingshan and Danianβs family were killed by the authorities. I donβt think they are wrong to rebel. If Supreme Commander was killed by the authorities, I would definitely rebel as well.β
Lou Zigui was angry yet happy at her words, βYou would rebel against yourself? How would you rebel?β
βWhen the late emperor was still alive, I wouldβve rebelled against him if I had a way. I would... I wouldβve also saved the crown prince!β What a pity she crossed over too late. Or else Crown Prince and late Lord Protector would still be alive. She also wouldnβt have allowed the late emperor and Grand Preceptor to harm Supreme Commanderβs family. Ning Xiaoyaoβs heart felt stuffy as she thought of all this.
Lou Zigui stared at Ning Xiaoyao, unable to look away.
Ning Xiaoyaoβs head drooped down, βI was too useless in the past.β If only she had died earlier in the apocalypse, perhaps she could have crossed over here sooner? (Author: Donβt think about it ah, eh, helloooo...!)
Lou Zigui lifted his hand and rubbed Ning Xiaoyaoβs head. He gently explained, βThe rebel forces helped Xie Wenyuan not because they think he is a good guy.β
βThen what is the reason?β
βIf Xie Wenyuan lives, you wonβt be able go all out and deal with the rebel forces. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; Xiang Nong wants to be that oriole.β
Ning Xiaoyao was quiet. Is there a need to make things so complicated, ah?!
βXiang Nong may have been an impoverished person before, but now he is looking to wrest control of the country,β Lou Zigui cautioned, βXiaoyao, you musnβt sympathize with him. This person wants to kill you.β
βThen, canβt I just run away?β Ning Xiaoyao mumbled.
βYou are kind-hearted, but heβs full of bad intentions,β Lou Zigui rubbed off the muddy stains on Ning Xiaoyaoβs face and said, βThis is also the last time.β
βWhaa?β Ning Xiaoyao blinked her eyes.
βYou canβt let those rebels off again.β
Ning Xiaoyao lowered her head again. She didnβt dare to say the rest. She had let the young lord of the rebel forces go. After all, when Qingshan believed she was the emperor, he also let her go. She didnβt think he was a bad guy...
βIs there something you havenβt told me?β Lou Zigui asked as he tilted Ning Xiaoyaoβs chin up.
βN...no,β Ning Xiaoyao quickly shook her head. Sheβll just pretend the matter with Qingshan never happened. (Author: How can your heart be so big? o(β―β‘β°)oοΌ
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