Chapter 497: The existence who commands the Heavenly River navy

The eunuch standing beside the Emperor, seeing the Emperor’s expression shift, immediately understood his intent. He then spoke in his shrill, piercing voice:

"Lord Li, this is slander. It is the heart of a petty man measuring the belly of a gentleman."

"The arrival of Marshal Tianpeng represents the impending restoration of our dynasty. Even such a powerful centipede demon has been slain. Now, not to mention the capital, even in the surrounding counties, where is there not a scene of demons retreating?"

"All these things signify that our humanity is gradually flourishing. His Majesty is the very monarch of our restoration, a wise ruler of a generation whose name will be recorded in history..."

As the eunuch spoke, he kept observing the changes in the Emperor’s expression from the corner of his eye.

The current Emperor, upon hearing the eunuch’s words, not only saw his expression relax, but even his coughing ceased.

Seeing the change in the Emperor’s face, the eunuch’s tone became even more resolute.

"If not for Marshal Tianpeng descending to the mortal realm, we would have long since been... our flesh and blood devoured by that centipede demon, and even the fortune of our nation would have been more than half seized by it."

"Fortunately, Marshal Tianpeng descended, not only slaying the centipede demon that endangered our dynasty but also restoring our nation’s fortune."

"In such circumstances, facing a benefactor who has propped up our collapsing mansion, and is indeed the savior of you and me, not only do you not think of gratitude, but you dare to utter such rebellious words. You deserve to die!"

"Deserve to die..."

The white-haired old man, hearing these words, could not help but smile bitterly, preparing to say something.

However, he was tugged by the hem of his robe by a friend beside him.

"Li Qingyun, say no more."

Li Qingyun looked at his friend, who was full of worry for him, and could not help but reveal a bitter smile.

Yet after this, Li Qingyun took a step forward, bowing to the Emperor again and again, even knocking his forehead until it bled.

His tone was choked with emotion: "Your Majesty, for the sake of the imperial court, for the sake of the people of the world, this humble official has long since disregarded his own life."

"If my life alone could restore Your Majesty’s will, then this life of mine is not worth keeping."

"I only hope that when Your Majesty governs the world, you will not be played in the palms of any demons or immortals, leaving the people of the world to fend for themselves..."

As soon as Li Qingyun finished speaking, he charged directly toward the large pillar at the side.

However, this death-defying collision of Li Qingyun’s did not have any effect.

Instead, it was as if he had collided with cotton; he did not suffer the slightest injury.

"Old Li, you have the welfare of the state at heart, why seek death..."

At this moment, outside the main hall of the imperial palace, a majestic and extraordinary man walked in. It was none other than Marshal Tianpeng.

Although Marshal Tianpeng had restrained his aura, the temperament he possessed—that temperament of commanding a thousand armies—was something one could never forget after a single glance.

Although Marshal Tianpeng was a minor character in the Primordial World, he was still the existence who commanded the Heavenly River navy. **CHAPTER 867**

Thus, he naturally cultivated this temperament.

However, in the Primordial World, who among those Marshal Tianpeng faced was not of higher rank and greater power, and who was not more formidable in strength?

Therefore, this temperament of his had absolutely no place to be put to use.

But in this *Liaozhai* world, it had an unusual effect. **CHAPTER 868**

To say nothing else, let us just speak of the time after Marshal Tianpeng slew the centipede demon Cihang Pudu.

Within the imperial court, the ministers were divided into two factions. One faction believed that Marshal Tianpeng was no different from the centipede demon Cihang Pudu.

The reason he slew the centipede demon Cihang Pudu was merely because he had his eyes on things like the dynasty’s fortune.

This faction was led by Li Qingyun.

The other faction believed that Marshal Tianpeng was an immortal descended from the Immortal Realm, and was as different from the centipede demon Cihang Pudu as heaven and earth.

Not to mention how much more powerful Marshal Tianpeng’s strength was compared to the centipede demon Cihang Pudu, the very temperament Marshal Tianpeng possessed was not something the mortal world could possess.

Moreover, the two factions were not evenly matched; the side supporting Marshal Tianpeng held the upper hand.

Therefore, after Marshal Tianpeng slew the centipede demon Cihang Pudu, the Emperor, dragging his severely ill body, led the civil and military officials to pay their respects to Marshal Tianpeng.

As for the mortal Emperor, Marshal Tianpeng originally did not want to see him, but upon second thought, his mission was to protect a portion of the human race.

Therefore, wanting to obtain more exchange points naturally meant that Marshal Tianpeng had to put more effort into this mission.

Only in this way could the system judge that he had sufficient contribution points in this mission.

Thus, to achieve this, it naturally meant he needed to protect more humans.

However, Marshal Tianpeng was only one person, and he had a special mission to investigate, so it was impossible to focus entirely on the matter of protecting the human race.

So, in this situation, Marshal Tianpeng naturally thought of joining forces with mortals.

The best choice among them was the mortal kingdom. Therefore, in this situation, Marshal Tianpeng changed his mind and met with the Emperor and the civil and military officials in the capital.

After this, Marshal Tianpeng put forward two requirements. The first was to have the Emperor issue an order to report any news of demons, ghosts, or monsters appearing within the dynasty’s jurisdiction.

In this way, Marshal Tianpeng could free up sufficient time to investigate the special mission, and he would not neglect one thing while attending to another, leading to low contribution points for protecting the human race.

As for why Marshal Tianpeng did not let the imperial court investigate the special mission?

How could a mere mortal imperial court possibly know about the special mission?

As for the second requirement, it was that good wine and meat must be provided in abundance.

In the original Primordial history, Marshal Tianpeng was also very gluttonous, although there was the reason of his reincarnation as a pig demon.

But it was more because Marshal Tianpeng himself was like that.

So now that the mortal Emperor respected him so much, Marshal Tianpeng would not be polite.

Regarding Marshal Tianpeng’s requirements, the Emperor naturally satisfied them without any conditions.

After this, Marshal Tianpeng even took action to save the Emperor, who had been on the verge of death.

However, Marshal Tianpeng’s action was merely to keep the Emperor’s life hanging by a thread, ensuring he would not die in such a short time.

It was not that Marshal Tianpeng lacked the strength to restore the Emperor’s body, but because Marshal Tianpeng was very clear that if he wanted the Emperor to work for him wholeheartedly, he had to keep the Emperor’s appetite whetted.

That was why Marshal Tianpeng did not let the Emperor’s body fully recover.

"Ah! Marshal Tianpeng has arrived in person, this little Emperor... this little Emperor..." **CHAPTER 869**