Chapter 341 (2/2)
”Princess, is there any reward for winning? At least appoint me as a Tiger General or something. Hey… Princess, don't go, if you can't, at least appoint me as a battalion chief or something!” Fang Zhengzhi instantly shouted out.
”Dream on!” Princess Shan Yu replied without even turning back her head.
”How stingy, I thought I had met a good princess who appointed people by merit. I never expected her to be blind.” Fang Zhengzhi twitched his mouth, slightly disappointed.
”What did you say?” Princess Shan Yu suddenly whipped back her head, anger flas.h.i.+ng clearly in her dark eyes.
””I said, Princess is able to recognise talents, just like… Bo Le the Horse Connoisseur!” [1] Fang Zhengzhi initially wanted to describe Zhuge Liang of the army. However, he realised that such a person might not exist in this world. Hence, he quickly changed his words.
Bo Le the Horse Connoisseur?
Princess Shan Yu frowned slightly. Who was Bo Le? She didn't know. However, she believed that whatever came out of Fang Zhengzhi's mouth wouldn't be anything pleasant.
”I am going back to my tent.”
”Princess, at least reward me a plate of fruits?”
”...”
Fang Zhengzhi was given his own army tent with a layout that wasn't too bad. He was rather satisfied to be given a separate room even with the status of a p.a.w.n soldier.
Especially when he saw the big baskets of fruits that Princess Shan Yu ordered for him, the complaints and grumbles in his heart instantly vanished into thin air.
Becoming an official was something that would come sooner or later.
Having things to eat…
Was the most important thing as of now.
As Fang Zhengzhi leisurely propped up his legs in the army tent and enjoyed his fruits, Princess Shan Yu's tent was brightly lit up by the candlelight.
Twenty over generals dressed in st.u.r.dy rattan armour stood in two rows at the side with stern expressions on their faces. n.o.body spoke. They waited quietly for Princess Shan Yu to speak.
”All of you have seen what happened today. If you have any opinions, please express them.” Princess Shan Yu slowly sat up from the golden animal skin, an icy glint flas.h.i.+ng in her black eyes.
”I have a daring guess which I don't know if I should say!” When a general heard Princess Shan Yu's words, he instantly stood out.
”Speak.”
”In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, there are only two people who are able to defeat General Tai in the younger generation.” After the general paused slightly, he spoke.
”Who?”
”Double Dragon Roll Champion, Chi Guyan, and the number one scholar of the Great Xia Dynasty, Nangong Hao!”
”But Chi Guyan is female! As for Nangong Hao… their ages don't match.” When Princess Shan Yu heard this, she instantly shook her head lightly.
”Yes, hence I made a daring guess that this person might not be from the Great Xia Dynasty at all. He claimed to be called Fang Zhengzhi. However, from the intelligence I received, Fang Zhengzhi simply didn't even partic.i.p.ate in this combat examination, hence naturally cannot appear in the Southern Mountain Range. Even if all these were possible, Fang Zhengzhi abilities are definitely not enough to defeat General Tai. Hence, there is only one possibility.”
”What possibility?”
”The demon race!”
”The demon race? No, he definitely isn't a demon!”
”Why is princess so sure? Even though n.o.blelite and the demon race have made a treaty, that is still ultimately something between n.o.blelite and the demon race. Princess has three thousand Silver Horned Wolves, if n.o.blelite doesn't trust…”
”You don't need to speak anymore. If I say that he isn't a demon, then he isn't a demon!” Princess Shan Yu's tone sounded extremely confident at this moment.
”Roger! I know my mistakes. However, no matter who this kid is, I feel that there is one matter which must be settled as soon as possible.”
”Are you talking about the sword in his hand?” Princess Shan Yu's expression gradually returned back to an icy calm.
”That's right. I believe princess had already witnessed the power of that sword personally. If our Southern Mountain Range can obtain that sword, it would definitely be like adding wings to a tiger in this war!” The general instantly replied.
”That's right. Princess, that kid is already in our camp. As long as you give the order, we can take him down in one move without even breaking a sweat.” When another general heard this, he stood out as well.
”For the future of our Southern Mountain Range, Princess, please give the order!”
”Princess, please give the order!”
”Princess, please give the order!”
One following another, a few other generals stepped out as well, kneeling down onto the ground as they spoke. After a moment, almost all of the generals had walked out.
In the Southern Mountain Range, on an extremely ordinary looking mountain peak, at the entrance of a certain hidden mountain cave, four males wearing black robes were vigilantly guarding the cave.
Right at this moment, a black figure quickly sped towards them from the foot of the mountain. After a few effortless leaps, he reached the entrance of the cave.
”Is Domain Chief around?” When the black figure reached the entrance of the cave, he gradually came to a halt.
”What is it about?”
”Urgent military matters!” As the figure spoke, he tore off the mask on his face, revealing a faintly glowing demon eye on his forehead.
”Please enter.” The four black robed males nodded as they stepped away from the entrance path.
The black figure rapidly entered the cave.
Within the cave, a dark red gem was glowing with a faint light. Under the cast of light, there was a face whose features were like that of stars.
On the forehead of that face, there was a blood-red demon eye.
Bai Xing, the Domain Chief of the Star Domain in the Ten Devilish Domains.
”Greetings Domain Chief!” The black figure walked until he was around twenty steps away from Bai Xing before swiftly kneeling onto the ground.
”Speak.” Bai Xing spoke one word enthusiastically. His gaze remained on the dark-red gem in front of him. Within the gem, there was an ill.u.s.tration.
Within the ill.u.s.tration, there seemed to be human figures moving.
”In the camp of Princess Shan Yu, a Tiger General sent somebody to contact me.” The figure placed a letter on the ground with both hands as he spoke.
”Tiger general? I know. I will task you to do this job.” Bai Xing lightly nodded his head without even taking a single look at the letter on the ground.
”Roger, one more thing… I have another intelligence that I don't know whether I should say.” The black figure instantly accepted the order and kept the letter back into his pocket. Then, he spoke hesitatingly.
”Speak.”
”Roger! A person suspected to be Fang Zhengzhi is now in Princess Shan Yu's army camp.” The black figure said.
”Fang Zhengzhi? Suspected?” Bai Xing's expression changed slightly, as he slowly raised his gaze. Spots of star lights twinkled in his eyes like constellations in the night sky.
”Yes, however, because I didn't witness it personally, I don't dare to confirm this. But, that person himself indeed claimed to be Fang Zhengzhi and even defeated Princess Shan Yu's tiger general in a drill ground compet.i.tion. Because of this, that Tiger General contacted our side.” When the black figure saw the flash of light in Bai Xing's eyes, he was filled with a slight delight as he hurriedly continued.
”You say that Fang Zhengzhi had defeated a Tiger General of the Supernatural Advanced State?”
”Yes!”
”Are you sure that this piece of intelligence is accurate?” Bai Xing's expression finally changed at this moment. A rare look of surprise appeared on his face.
”I am sure! It had spread among Princess Shan Yu's entire camp, and personally witnessed by hundreds of soldiers! This is definitely accurate!” The black figure replied confidently.
”Interesting, only a few months of not seeing him! This kid… had actually reached such a level?” A cold smile formed on the corners of Bai Xing's mouth. After which, he waved his hand towards the black figure. ”Leave!”
”Roger!”
Bai Xing waited until the black figure had left before returning his gaze back to the dark-red gem. ”One Nangong Hao, one Fang Zhengzhi… things are getting more and more interesting!”
[1] Bo Le was a legendary person in the state of Qin who excelled in evaluating horses