Chapter 1145 – The Straightforward You and Me, Him and Her on the Paper (2/2)

Black Robe's strategy could be considered to have completely failed.

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Chen Changsheng put down the document in his hand and fell into a daze.

He felt like the words on the paper were too shallow.

The North Third Camp of the Eastern Army had marched overnight, bypassing Starstrewn Gorge and breaking through the Wutai River.

Just what sort of heroic epic of courage was contained in this short statement?

”The most important reason is that the North Third Camp suffered no losses in the demon attack.”

Gou Hanshi recalled the first three names on the list of meritorious soldiers and smiled.

…Not because they had accomplished a great feat and gained honor for Mount Li, but because they were still alive and well.

But the crucial question was why those several thousand vultures flying out of the cliff had suddenly dropped to the plains and burned themselves to death.

This was a question that none of the officers on the front line could solve. In his private letter, Liang Banhu had also expressed his doubts.

Seeing Chen Changsheng's expression, Gou Hanshi vaguely understood what the truth was, but since Chen Changsheng was not mentioning it, it was not convenient for him to bring it up.

The story between the Pope and his Protector was not exactly the talk of the town, but everyone that should have known did know.

After all, no one had seen that black-clothed girl standing by Chen Changsheng ever since the autumn of that year.

Chen Changsheng felt rather mixed when he thought about how she had left the warm isles of the Southern Sea and gone to the snowy plains once traversed by her father.

Then, he noticed that Gou Hanshi was smirking at him.

He felt rather embarrassed, but he thought of one matter that let him change the topic.

”What was that demon freak in the cliff shouting before they died?”

”'Didn't Su Li leave?'”

”Hm?”

Gou Hanshi smiled and explained, ”I'm saying that this was what that demons was shouting. They were probably a demon of the Ghost-Driving Tribe, experts in controlling monsters. They're even more frightening than the shamans of the south. I heard that Martial Granduncle pursued them for many years and rendered them extinct. I didn't expect that one of them was still alive.”

Why had Su Li hunted down the members of the Ghost-Driving Tribe?

There were no records in the Mount Li Sword Sect, Gou Hanshi didn't know, and Chen Changsheng couldn't guess.

They glanced at each other and thought of a possibility.

Perhaps, several hundred years ago, Su Li had seen the important role this tribe had played in the war?

Perhaps that really was the case.

Because before he left this world, Su Li had always been fighting with the demons.

It wasn't a battle, but a war.

And where was that fellow who had fought the demons ever since he was born?

Chen Changsheng really wanted to know where Zhexiu was.

Gou Hanshi was also very concerned, because Zhexiu was currently the son-in-law of Mount Li.

The front line had methods for recording military merit.

All they knew right now was that Zhexiu had killed ten-some demon soldiers since the start of the war.

This was an achievement to be incredibly proud of for an ordinary soldier, but it was rather strange for Zhexiu.

This was not the extent of his abilities.

Just where was he? What was he doing?

”It looks like I'll have to leave early.”

Chen Changsheng said to Gou Hanshi.

In the spring, Gou Hanshi had told him that only when they could see Xuelao City would he be allowed to leave the capital.

Although those three cavalrymen could now see Xuelao City, the main human army was still very far, so why did he want to leave now?

It was because though the human armies had obtained victory in this battle, in other aspects, the demons had barely managed to achieve their objectives.

The vast majority of the Human race's experts of the Divine Domain, Wang Po included, were severely injured, and they wouldn't be able to fight in the short term.

At this moment, problems in the morale of the soldiers could easily crop up, as the experts of the Divine Domain symbolized their confidence.

Chen Changsheng's appearance on the front lines now would assist greatly in stabilizing morale.

And if he appeared together with Xu Yourong, the effect would be even greater.

Chen Changsheng said, ”As long as His Majesty is in the Imperial Palace, the capital will remain in order, and the hearts of the people will remain calm.”

This time, Gou Hanshi did not object.

Because the situation now was completely different from the one in the spring.

It was truly summer in the capital.

The wind blew through the city. The filtering of the Luo River and the willows growing on the banks somewhat cooled it, but it heated up once more immediately upon meeting the red walls of the palace.

Mo Yu's cheeks were slightly red, and there was a little sweat on her brow. Her left hand was fanning a handkerchief and her collar had not been buttoned up fully, revealing a portion of her pure white skin.

Chen Changsheng sat across from her, staring at his cup, feeling like a flower was about to bloom from within.