Chapter 937

In You Dongying, he had been humiliated by the mummified evil Buddha, and General Chilaowen's clothes had long since been torn apart.

And having rushed back, he hadn't had time to change clothes.

But that was fine—it was enough to show that he, the "old man," was "loyal" to the king's affairs.

The Battalion Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard had long since caught sight of his "miserable state," and now felt a pang of sympathy,

"Now this is strange. You've worked hard, old sir.

I shall report this to His Majesty at once."

Saying so, he retreated to the vicinity of the high platform and reported upward to the young Emperor and Cao Zhengchun.

The young Emperor and Cao Zhengchun had naturally long since heard General Chilaowen's words.

But they were the superiors, so naturally they waited for the Embroidered Uniform Guard's report.

After hearing the Embroidered Uniform Guard's report, the young Emperor nodded, and Cao Zhengchun ordered the old man to be summoned for an audience.

General Chilaowen followed step by step, trailing behind the Battalion Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and arrived atop the high platform.

At this moment, to throw people off the scent, he did not want his identity exposed.

Thoroughly immersing himself in the role of the old man, he kowtowed and bowed, even shouting "Long live Your Majesty" with the force of a mountain.

After he finished his salutation, the young Emperor lightly waved his hand, and only then did Cao Zhengchun let him rise.

Afterwards, Cao Zhengchun began to inquire about what he had seen and heard over there.

Fearing his identity would be exposed, General Chilaowen deliberately gave a detailed account of nearly everything except the matters within the Shinto Shrine.

Only regarding that Tian Xiang Cardamom, he hesitated somewhat and hadn't yet had time to mention it.

"Duan Tianya? Liu Ruofei?"

He hadn't expected Cao Zhengchun to be utterly shocked upon hearing General Chilaowen's words.

The young Emperor naturally also knew who Duan Tianya and Liu Ruofei were.

The two of them exchanged bewildered glances.

"What? Does the Factory Chief know these two men?"

General Chilaowen still hadn't recalled who Duan Tianya and Liu Ruofei actually were.

"Know them? Hehe, this one naturally knows them!"

Cao Zhengchun let out a sinister laugh, then said,

"Number One of the Son of Heaven First-Class Agents, and the head of the Liu Sheng family of You Dongying.

These two men were once rebels against the Great Ming.

Were it not for Your Majesty's sage brilliance shining upon all, I'm afraid that bastard Zhu Tie Dan would have had his way."

Speaking of Zhu Tie Dan, Cao Zhengchun's expression grew even stranger.

Back then, the Iron-Blooded Divine Lord Zhu Wushi had put the entire Great Ming court in an extremely passive position.

He had even colluded with the Great Yuan, nearly wiping out Wu Dangpai.

The Western Depot's Factory Chief Yu Huatian had even died a tragic death because of it.

Only he, Cao Zhengchun, had survived.

734 Old man, you are very loyal

"Uh…"

General Chilaowen still hadn't recalled who Duan Tianya was or who Zhu Tie Dan was, and could only offer an awkward apologetic smile.

"Since you saw Duan Tianya and Liu Ruofei over there, did you happen to see Zhu Wushi?"

The young Emperor suddenly posed a question at this moment.

He had originally been the Wang Shizi of the Southern King, and only with the aid of the Deqinglong Society had he ascended to the throne of the supreme ruler.

The previous Emperor had long since been erased by the Qinglong Society.

Now, the only one who could threaten his throne was that Iron-Blooded Divine Lord Zhu Wushi.

It so happened that after the battle in the capital back then, Zhu Wushi had vanished without a trace.

Hearing now that there were also Duan Tianya and Liu Ruofei in that world's side, the young Emperor's first concern was whether Zhu Wushi was there as well.

"Your Majesty! I have never been to the Central Plains, and truly know nothing of any Zhu Wushi."

At this point, General Chilaowen finally reacted.

Who exactly Duan Tianya and Liu Ruofei were.

Then he felt it was utterly strange.

In the Nine Provinces, there were also Duan Tianya and Liu Ruofei.

Only these two men, under the push of the Great Yuan back then, had followed the Nine Provinces' Zhu Wushi in his rebellion.

In the end, they fell just short of success and died among the chaos of armies.

Although General Chilaowen didn't know much about this matter, he also knew that even Zhu Wushi's cultivation was extremely ordinary.

How could it be that over there not only were there Duan Tianya and Liu Ruofei, but they were also so immensely powerful?

And that he himself had been beaten by Duan Tianya so badly that both his arms were injured?

He couldn't figure it out here, and naturally the young Emperor didn't know all this either.

He only heard that he hadn't seen Zhu Wushi, and felt unwilling to let it go, saying,

"If that's the case, then what did you come back for?"

"Your Majesty is sage and brilliant!"

Cao Zhengchun also solemnly rebuked,

"This time, throughout the entire nation, every Zong Sect—even Wu Dangpai—has aided the court in going over there.

At present, not a single one of the Wu Dangqixia has returned.

"You rascal, how dare you come back over such a minor wound?"

At his rebuke, whether it was the Embroidered Uniform Guard, or the experts of the Eastern Depot and Western Depot—

All of them stood rigid, their expressions unfriendly as they looked toward General Chilaowen.

The moment Cao Zhengchun or the young Emperor gave the word, these people would swarm him at once and make things very unpleasant for General Chilaowen.

General Chilaowen could not help but break out in a cold sweat on his brow, and inwardly he was cursing up a storm.

I'm not even truly one of your Great Ming's men, yet you treat me like a real hired hand.

Fine, a hired hand it is!

But have you ever seen a hired hand who, after taking "such injuries," can still keep on working?

To hell with all of you!

He cursed furiously inside, yet on his face he did not dare offer any explanation.

After all, if he fell out with them, one slip and his identity would be exposed.

Then his name, General Chilaowen, would truly become a laughingstock before the whole world.

"Your Majesty, Factory Superintendent, in truth I was wounded."

General Chilaowen thought of the two bottles of medicine Mo Shenggu had given him, and immediately took them out,

"It was Mo Qixia who saved me and graciously bestowed two bottles of medicine, ordering me back to recuperate."

"Mo Qixia?"

The young Emperor's brows knit deeply; if it really was Mo Shenggu who had sent him back, he truly could not be too harsh.

"You rascal are truly audacious."

Cao Zhengchun was not so easily fooled, and rebuked him once more,

"Mo Qixia saved you, yet you fled back and left him alone in peril.

Doesn't this betray Your Majesty's expectations above, and fail Mo Qixia's kindness below?"

After that barrage of words, General Chilaowen was nearly about to explode.

You old eunuch, if it weren't for the fact that I don't want to expose my identity, I'd crush you right now.

But the situation here was stronger than the man; if this stalling continued—

Apart from turning back, there was only the one path of exposing his identity.

But setting aside the matter of his reputation, just look at this place—the capital of Great Ming.

With his cultivation having dropped by twenty percent, could he really escape?

General Chilaowen had no confidence, and rapidly racked his brain for a plan.

Going back, naturally, was not an option.