59 Fighting for His Majestys Favour (2/2)

What was all this cloak and dagger business of sneaking around like a scullery maid?

Thinking up to here, he solemnly spoke, ”Your Majesty, you don't need to be concerned about that person. As long as this servant and his shadow guards have a single breath of life left in us, we won't allow that Ning Fu to harm your precious dragon body. You can rest assured, I just came to inform you. I'll go back and take care of it.”

Before Su Li could reply, he had already turned his back towards her and was rushing out the door without waiting for his dismissal.

Su Li really wanted to stop this person but his speed was too fast and she wasn't in the right frame of mind to meet the person outside, therefore, she let it be with just a low order of not harming the other person physically.

When those words reached The Head Commander's ears they turned into His Majesty not wanting to shed blood in his own place.

How could His Majesty be so oblivious to the danger posed by that God Of War? However, puzzling over it, Head Commander realised that His Majesty was the ruler and the other one was the subject. Ning Fu definitely wouldn't be so silly as to do something untoward to His Majesty in broad daylight.

While thinking all of this, The Head Commander had already reached the place where Ning Fu was hiding.

Nung Fu gave a sigh of relief once he saw that The Head Commander had walked towards his direction after coming out of the study. His Majesty must have surely called him inside after some thought.

His Majesty was truly magnanimous.

Though he had committed such a horrendous mistake of misreading the monarch's heart, he still had called him in for an audience.

Standing up from his position, Ning Fu smiled amicably at the person standing in front of him.He started, ”Has His Majesty called me in for an audience?”

Even if he already knew the answer, it was only common sense to extend such a courtesy of asking questions to the people who were in the inner circle around that seat of power.

The Head Commander was completely stunned.

He realised that the other person had gone completely mad.

Was The Unit Commander drunk or trying to act funny?

Did Ning Fu think that he didn't know about his nefarious plot to harm to His Majesty?

Was he trying to act innocent even when caught red-handed?

It was really true that some individuals wouldn't cry till they saw the coffin.

He wanted to beat this man who had designs on the supreme seat of power in the dynasty.

However, The Head Commander of Shadow Guards would never go against his liege's words and he had been ordered not to physically harm this person.

This Ning Fu really didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth.

The Head Commander looked at The Unit Commander with a contemptuous look in his eyes and replied, ”What? Does the high and mighty God-of-War think that His Majesty is free and leisurely enough to meet you at your convenience? His Majesty has to govern everything under the heavens and has to take care of matters of national importance. The esteemed emperor doesn't have time to waste upon the likes of you.”

Ning Fu hadn't thought that the reply His Majesty sent back would be barbed enough to draw blood at first contact. He stood uncertain and glued to his spot.

However, thinking about it on a deeper level, the message sent by the monarch was cordial enough for his position and the mistake he had made.

Had it been someone else in His Majesty's place, they would have really shown him his place in the assembly, in front of all the ministers of the court, at least, His Majesty had spared him that indignity.

Ning Fu gave himself a self-deprecating smile and turned around to leave. However, The Head Commander held his arm and with an ice cold glare said, ”Please take care, Unit Commander.”

Ning Fu didn't know what His Majesty had said to The Head Commander, however, he had a faint inkling that the other person was trying to vent anger on the emperor's behalf.

How could The Unit Commander not notice this?

He could clearly see that The Head Commander had his hands clenched into tight fists and he could even hear the other person grinding their teeth in repressed fury.

It seemed he wouldn't obtain the monarch's forgiveness easily.

However, that was between him and His Majesty, what was The Head Commander trying to say and show with his actions?

Was he trying to prove his loyalty towards His Majesty?

Was he trying to use him as a stepping stone to get closer to His Majesty?

Humph! If that man had any such thoughts, he was more simple-minded than he had realised, Ning Fu thought uncharitably.

Did he have the misconception that being The Head Commander of The Shadow Guards was the be-all and end-all of everything?

Ning Fu was the one who had shed sweat and blood in His Majesty's name on the battlefield, therefore, on his merit alone, he was a much more helpful subject to the monarch than that idiot who only knew to jump around like a clown in front of him.

Wait and watch.

He'll show him.

He'll become the sovereign's most trusted official and then he won't have to exchange pleasantries or make small talk with this person when he was called by His Majesty for an audience.

If The Head Commander and Unit Commander knew what the other person was planning and plotting, it would have saved them a lot of trouble.

Alas, each of them had their own thoughts and henceforth, would hate even the sight of each other for quite some time to come.

In this manner, the fight for winning His Majesty's favour started between two stalwarts without anybody else being the wiser.