Chapter 236 (1/2)
Chapter 236: What's more important than human lives?
Supreme Cos both died at Grand Preceptor Xie's hands so he'd seek revenge against the ht It would be best he and the Grand Preceptor killed each other off in the process, but injuring each other was also a good outcoured out Lou Zigui's end goals
”What do you mean by that?” Grandfather Sparrow asked ”Why has Xiaoyao thought too highly of the Supreme Commander?”
Yellow Great Iui chose this moment to open the unlockedWhen he saw the sparrow on the ledge fly away, his brows furrowed slightly before his eyes swept the courtyard beyond The trees and flowers took on a faint white glow beneath the le hu h just then?” Lou Zigui asked
Deng Rong looked out thebefore ns of ?”
”Go search around,” Lou Zigui ordered
Deng Rong hastily left the rooon Guards had arrived at the courtyard One of them used his scabbard to brush aside the flowers below the , revealing Yellow Great I his arui moved away from theand back to his desk instead He'd heard the cries of weasels before, and recalled they were very siht beforeXiaoyao was oblivious to all this because she slept all the way until daylight After eating breakfast the next , she went to sit and wait in Supre the ear beans before asking, ”Your Majesty, why did Supreo off to the capital barracks?”
Early this ui had taken a few of the Black Frost Cavalry generals and headed to theXiaoyao replied, ”Today's the day that the Lord Protector assumes his post at the barracks Supreme Commander's there to help him keep up appearances”
Both Shadowrain and Shadowthunder felt their ht someone needed to keep up appearances just to take up a post
”But Chen Lu shouldn't be at the barracks today, right?” the second colanced at Shadowthunder ”M Iron Buddha Temple Supreone to let the Lord Protector take up his official post This is—what do you call it?— showing the 'severity of a newly-appointed official with a display of strength' In other words, we're face slapping him”
Without the chief co up a post in the barracks under His Majesty's imperial decree showed that they didn't place any i off with a bang, then as? Shadowrain and Shaodwthunder exchanged glances and privately resolved never to offend Supreme Commander Lou He was just as bad as Grand Preceptor Xie when it ca Xiaoyao ar beans as she waited for the eale still hadn't returned by noon
”Even if they're walking, they should've reached here by now, right?” Ning Xiaoyao turned towards theas she asked Shadowthunder and Shadowrain ”Or did they stroll around the streets before co bro, spending time with the empress to stroll around the streets? Wouldn't he be sick of living by then?
Shadowrain orried ”Maybe soave a start So hasn't even started yet, so what could happen?
Shadowthunder added, ”Why didn't big bro send us aback on ti so Xiaoyao decided after soht ”See what's happened to Windy”
Since Shadowbolt was still at the palace, both Shadowrain and Shadowthunder left without a second thought after accepting their orders They took a group of Dragon Guards each and rushed towards Iron Buddha Te Xiaoyao waited for nearly another hour before Shadowbolt came to report that Empress Zhou had returned to the palace
”What about Windy?” Ning Xiaoyao asked Everyone had close and distant relations To her, Shadowgale's safety wasbro said he'll come to Supreme Splendor Hall as soon as he's dropped off the eer's palace”
If Windy can still escort the e Xiaoyao exhaled and said, ”Then we can just wait a bit longer”
Shadowbolt asked, ”Your Majesty, aren't you going to summon Esteemed Empress to Supre her to killXiaoyao sniffed ”N-no need It's the eer who missed her As for me—I don't really miss her at all”
”……” said Shadowbolt If word of this gets out, everyone will start thinking His Majesty's planning to depose his eo pick up Windy,” Ning Xiaoyao told Shadowbolt ”The eht of hi bullied”
Shadowbolt accepted the decree and hurried off to the ear bean and prepared to toss it into his h the ith a cry ”Xiaoyao!”
”Hey, where'd you spend the night yesterday?” Ning Xiaoyao asked
Big Boss Black's fur was all wet and he seemed out of breath as he huffed, ”So brother!”
”Whaa?” Ning Xiaoyao was shocked Who did Zhou Junqi offend? ”Who is it?” she picked up Big Boss Black and asked ”Who wants to kill Zhou Junqi, ah?”