69 War in the South; Disturbance in the Capital (2/2)
He tapped on the shoulder of everyone who passed by and chatted with them, he was even full of smiles.
It made these old soldiers, who were used to fight between millions of troops and had survived after hundreds of battles, to feel extremely flattered.
Some of them even murmured in their minds, [That killing god… has he suddenly lost his mind? He must have woken up without a mind! Why is he so weird… Is he haunted by ghosts? I think we need to splash some black dog blood [1] on him… What the hell. His smile gave me goosebumps, it also chilled my backbone. That is exactly what they call as terrifying.”
After Ye Xiao got up, he roughly washed his face and rushed up to the watchtower to enjoy the power of the East-rising Purple Qi.
On a day, the best time for cultivating the East-rising Purple Qi was the early morning when the sun had just started rising.
At that moment, the pure yang purple qi around the world would be at its thickest and purest!
Certainly, Ye Xiao wouldn’t let that good chance go.
When he was preparing to go, the steward had already been waiting for him at the door. He was smiling… while his face was glowing with a healthy color.
Of course, Ye Xiao knew why he was so happy and so aglow. He also knew that if he was held up by the steward, he would lose the entire morning…
“Erh… I, I, I… I am ur that those wow hahaha *&))(&^…” Ye Xiao talked balderdash and rushed by the steward like the wind. He ran towards the watchtower before the steward was able to utter a single word.
“What does that mean?” The steward rubbed his head. He was puzzled by Ye Xiao’s actions.
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When Ye Xiao got down from the watchtower, the steward rushed forward, “My lord, something is wrong. Something has happened in the south.”
“The south?” Ye Xiao was a bit shocked. He thought that the steward was about to tell him about the recovery of his cultivation, however, something about the south had suddenly popped up. His father was the Northern General, so he didn’t understand why the south would matter to the House of Ye.
“The war has begun in the south. The report arrived at the capital this morning. The battle started five days ago…” The steward frowned, “This time, the Southern Barbarians and the Kingdom of Jin-Yang are cooperating… I am afraid that General Lan is in danger.”
“General Lan? Lan Langlang’s father?” Ye Xiao frowned.
[I see. It is about the Lord Lan’s father. I suppose that it does matter to me somehow.]
“Yes, the battle suddenly bursted out… General Lan was unprepared. He is nearly surrounded from three directions. He is now in a terrible situation.” The steward frowned, “It all depends on the king’s decision now…”
“What about the north?” Ye Xiao asked.
“The great general is there. It is as stable as a mountain!” The steward raised his head proudly.
“Ahem…”
Ye Xiao sighed.
[How on earth did this sightless confidence develop?]
“Even though something weird has happened in the south, there is nothing we can do to help, right…” Ye Xiao spoke strangely, “Could I be recruited to the battlefield? That couldn’t be possible, right?”
The steward was left speechless, and at the same time, he was slightly amused.
[I believe the king would rather send ten thousand rats to battle than you, the foppish young lord!]
“It is not that.” The steward twitched his mouth a bit and said, “The current situation is, besides the main force of the royal court, there is only one group that can be deployed… But if these men leave for battle, our situation will become very dangerous, so I think I need to warn you about it.”
“Oh? Men from where? Are they really so close to us?” Ye Xiao asked.
“They belong to Prince Hua-Yang!” The steward spoke in a deep voice, “This battle concerns the life and death of this kingdom. Now that General Lan can’t save the situation on his own. There is only one man who can save it. That is the No. 1 in the military of the Kingdom of Chen - the Military God of Chen, Prince Hua-Yang!”
“General Ye has been guarding the north throughout the years. All of his family and his soldiers are all in the capital, including us. It is the same with General Lan. We are all under the watch of Prince Hua-Yang… If he really leaves for battle, then in the next period of time, when someone breaks the balance of the royal power, families of the military forces will become the disadvantaged groups…”
Ye Xiao was shocked. Prince Hua-Yang, father of Su Ye-Yue, prospective father-in-law of Ye Xiao. It was said that he was a big fellow. Ye Xiao didn’t know that all the families of the military were living under his favor!
If so, this Prince Hua-Yang, the Military God of Chen, was really an honest man. Ye Xiao’s heart became filled with respect for this man.
“So, during these days, you better don’t go out in case you fall in trouble once again.” The steward had talked for such a long time before he finally arrived at this point.
“So it is like this. I see.” Ye Xiao felt relieved and boasted clapping his chest, “Uncle Song, don’t worry! I have been greatly awakened these days. I will definitely stay safe and sound here at home. I would never get into any kind of trouble!”
Song Jue’s mouth twitched again.
Hearing this, he suddenly felt pain in his balls [2].
[That little prick really dares to broast. What ‘greatly awakened’. What ‘stay fine’… Last time, you swore you wouldn’t get into any trouble, yet you have killed the brother-in-law of the crown prince…
Now you gave me another promise like you did last time. And you even added something like ‘greatly awakened’. Why don’t you go and fool yourself with that…
If I were to trust you on that… then I must have spent all my years living like a stupid dog…]
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[1] In China it is said that the black dog blood can dispel all evils.
[2] pain in the balls（蛋疼）: means that someone feels bad.