Chapter 108 (2/2)
At dawn, Rody heard the faint sound of people talking outside the door After that, the door was gently opened Light footsteps acco of bells drifted in
Rody sat up from his bed and saw the wo the room She held a silver pot in her hand and looked flushed as she walked to his side She was still wearing the s her four limbs and small waistline Her foot had an anklet with sles with every step she made
Rody frowned ”How did you come in?”
The wo her head and said softly ”Your Excellency the Duke, the Governor-General is the one who sent me here to serve you”
Rody was startled and then he gave a wry smile ”The Governor-General is really considerate in that area”
That woh her face still looked flushed, she boldly looked at Rody and whispered, ”The Governor-General has good intentions Although you already have people to serve you, but they are all rough men You will need women for some other matters because omen are naturally more attentive”
After that, she handed Rody a wet towel He could not get angry at her, but instead, he sighed and then accepted the towel from her
Suddenly, Randt pushed open the door and walked in as he said in a muffled voice, ”Your Excellency the Duke, General Ca for you in the front hall”
Rody immediately re a glance at the woe in her expression
Camus still had a cold expression He only nodded when he saw Rody walk into the front hall Rody saw that Caard Apparently, Cah Camus did not have a pleasant attitude towards hiion, was the only one that could help him in the Southeast
”General Camus You are very early” Rody smiled
Camus coldly replied ”This is only natural Did Your Excellency the Duke sleep well?”
Rody replied, ”Generallazy… However, I do not have a single soldier with me I am only a phony special envoy, so I can only sleep at home
Cah and said, ”Just a phony special envoy? Your Excellency's actions last night showed a lot of power and wisdoet the soldiers to surrender It looks like His Majesty was not wrong in dispatching you here”
Rody sighed and said, ”General Caes with my family But the late… et all your feelings of resentment This time, I have come to the South and I would need a lot of your help”
Cahtly said, ”What resentment? You are the Duke and His Majesty's special envoy I am just the Commander-in-Chief of the local army in the Southeast If you have any instructions, just say it and nobody would dare to defy you”
Rody just shook his head as he knew that years of grudges cannot be solved within a short period of time He reluctantly smiled and continued ”What is the condition at the barracks outside the city?”
”The mountain soldiers have been paid and are now in the barracks I have already stationed so that, Camus showed an anxious expression as he continued, ”These soldiers are only temporarily stable When news of the combined tribal rebellion is out, I alint
Rody nodded and said, ”Soht However, we do not know any of the current news about the mountain tribes”
Cahed, ”I came here to talk to you about this matter”
”Alright” Rody said as he laughed, ”In that case, I will call the Governor-General over to discuss this together with us”
”The Governor-General? That good-for-nothing,” Camus sneered He then looked at Rody and said, ”Seth Let us speak the truth An old man like me is too lazy to talk in circles The Governor-General here is just a good-for-nothing! If not for the two of us, I am afraid ould have lost Purple Leaf City before dawn due to last night's incident! What is the purpose of discussing things with that useless person?”
Rody felt aard and so
Cah I do not like your Tulip Family, I am not stupid and also not devoid of sense The current situation is complicated I have also seen that your actions are not much different compared to your late father Hehe… The mountain people wants to rebel? They better ask if my sill approve of it or not!”
Rody nodded and said, ”Alright In that case, why did General Ca?”
Camus walked forward two steps and whispered, ”The Flame Tribe has dispatched sootiate with us”
”Negotiations?” Rody opened his eyes wide as he said, ”They have already gathered the chiefs together and would probably start their rebellion in the next few days! What do they want to negotiate at this time?”
Ca that surprised Rody
”Your Excellency the Duke, youthat Wuya of the Flame Tribe, their newly elected Chief, was attacked by an assassin He was attacked the day before yesterday and is now seriously injured His chance for survival is uncertain”
Translator's Footnote:
1 一将成名万骨枯, yī jiāng chéng wàn gǔkū , is a Tang Dynasty poeeneral's success is built on the sacrifice of 10,000 soldiers The minor variation 成名 (fa