Chapter 152: The Demon Nest is pacified, and the villain seeks credit
The air outside was filled with a strong smell of blood, burnt smell, and a faint ghostly aura that had not yet completely dissipated.
There are broken walls and traces of battle everywhere.
The imperial guards and the royal palace's personal guards were dragging their exhausted bodies to clean up the battlefield, treat the wounded, and collect the bodies of their comrades.
Everyone had a sad and numb look on their face.
"Your Majesty!"
"It's the prince who has come out!"
Someone shouted, and everyone's attention was instantly focused on him.
They saw their own prince covered in blood, but still forcing himself to straighten his back, holding the equally unconscious Imperial Master and Miss Jiu in his arms.
An indescribable feeling of sadness and admiration welled up in everyone's heart!
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Led by General Li, the commander of the imperial guards, all the soldiers who could still stand spontaneously knelt on one knee!
Xiao Yu didn't say anything, he just nodded slightly, his eyes sweeping across the devastated battlefield, a flash of grief and murderous intent in his eyes.
At this moment, an extremely discordant voice, with a bit of sharpness and ecstasy, suddenly came out from a deep pit not far away!
“Ahem…I’m dying of suffocation!!”
I saw a figure wearing the official robe of an imperial censor, covered in mud and dust, crawling out of the pit that he had dug not long ago using his hands and feet.
It was none other than Censor Qian who accidentally struck gold at the critical moment!
Seeing the fierce fighting outside, the old fellow simply hid at the bottom of the pit and pretended to be dead. Only now, when he felt that there was no movement outside at all, did he dare to stick his head out.
As soon as he crawled out, he was stunned for a moment. Then, when he saw the mess on the ground, the sky that had returned to calm, and the regent who looked like a god of death not far away, his little eyes lit up instantly!
He understood!
Win!
The demon was conquered!
A huge surge of ecstasy instantly rushed to the top of his head!
He didn't bother to brush off the dirt on his body, nor did he care about the contemptuous looks of the soldiers around him. He opened his broken voice and shouted loudly!
"Everyone! Colleagues! Soldiers!"
He opened his arms wide, showing an expression of deep sorrow and yet awe-inspiring righteousness. "The demon! It's been subdued! The conspiracy of Prince Yu's Mansion has been... thwarted by us!!"
The soldiers around him looked at him as if he were a fool and no one paid any attention to him.
But this did not affect Qian Yushi's performance at all.
Seeing that no one responded, he simply ran a few steps to a relatively intact rock in the rockery, looked down from above, and continued his performance with saliva flying.
"This battle is horrific, a near-death experience! Back then, this officer... yes, this officer!" He tapped his chest heavily. "This officer, despite his frail frame, risked his life to penetrate deep into the demon's lair. With a single glance, he saw through the demon's deception!"
"That bamboo forest! That fake mountain! They're all fake! The real core is beneath that dry well! I realized immediately that this is the enemy's vital point!"
"So, I remained calm in the face of danger and acted decisively, immediately reporting this top-secret military intelligence to His Royal Highness the Regent and the Imperial Preceptor! This laid... uh, a solid foundation for our eventual destruction of the demon nest!"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and the more he spoke, the more he felt that he was the embodiment of wisdom and courage!
"It can be said that without my earth-shattering discovery, the consequences would be disastrous! I dare not take the primary credit for this battle... but I certainly deserve the extraordinary achievement! Hahahaha!"
He stood on the rockery with his hands on his hips and laughed out loud, as if he had already seen a bright future in which he would be promoted to a higher position and leave his name in history.
The soldiers around finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Bah! How shameless!" A young guard couldn't help but curse under his breath, "I saw him pee his pants with my own eyes!"
"That's right! We lost so many of our brothers, and he was just hiding in a pit and sleeping soundly. Now he's out to take credit for it?"
"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless!"
Contemptuous looks and suppressed anger spread among the crowd.
If the Regent had not been here, someone would have rushed up and dragged down this chattering fat man and beaten him up.
However, no one expected this.
Xiao Yu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke at this moment.
"Censor Qian."
These three words were like three basins of ice water, instantly extinguishing the blazing flame of pride in Censor Qian.
He shuddered and saw Xiao Yu's cold eyes, which were devoid of any emotion, looking at him quietly.
"Prince...Prince..."
Censor Qian was so frightened that his legs gave way, and he nearly rolled off the rockery. He quickly climbed down using both hands and feet, trotting all the way to Xiao Yu, and said with a flattering smile, "Your Highness, you have worked hard! You are truly a god descended from heaven, so majestic..."
"Shut up."
Xiao Yu interrupted him coldly.
Censor Qian's smile froze on his face in an instant.
"During this battle, you stumbled upon the true purpose of discovering the core of the enemy's nest. You did achieve some minor success."
When he heard the words "indeed he has made some minor contributions", Censor Qian's eyes lit up again!
He was about to say something, but was completely silenced by Xiao Yu's next words.
"Once this matter is settled, I will report to His Majesty and reward him according to his merits."
"Now..." Xiao Yu's gaze finally fell on him.
The murderous look in that gaze made all the hairs on Censor Qian's body stand on end!
"Get out of the way, don't block my way."
After saying that, Xiao Yu didn't even wait for his reaction and walked straight past him with the two of them in his arms.
The icy gust of wind that passed by caused Censor Qian to fall to the ground.
It was not until Xiao Yu's figure walked away that he came back to his senses, but his face was filled with uncontrollable ecstasy!
The prince admitted it himself!
Acknowledge that he has made a contribution!
Although the process is a bit ugly, the result is good!
As for the prince's murderous look... Hey! That's the prince's natural aura of dominance! What does it have to do with me?
Thinking of this, Censor Qian got up from the ground, patted the dust off his butt, straightened his chest again, and looked around at the soldiers around him who were still glaring at him with a look that said "I am a meritorious official", and snorted triumphantly.
At this moment, Xiao Yu no longer had the heart to pay attention to that jumping clown.
He walked up to General Li, the commander of the imperial guards, and issued a series of orders.
"General Li."
"I will be here!"
"From now on, Prince Yu's Mansion will be completely sealed off. No one is allowed to enter or leave! All living people in the mansion will be detained and interrogated by me personally!"
"yes!"
"Announce to the public that Prince Yu Xiao Jing, who colluded with evil forces and plotted rebellion, has been executed! His crimes will soon be made known to the world!"
"yes!"
"Count the casualties and provide compensation to the families of the fallen soldiers. All compensation will be paid from this palace according to the highest standards!"
General Li's eyes flushed red, and he clasped his fists together heavily: "General, on behalf of our fallen brothers, I thank the prince for his great grace!"
"Pass on this king's order. Immediately summon all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to the Regent's Palace to await orders! Any delay will result in death without mercy!"
General Li was startled. The situation of the Imperial Master and Miss Jiu in the prince's arms must be extremely critical!
"Under my command!"
After explaining everything, Xiao Yu did not stop. Holding two people in his arms who were more important than his own life, he walked out of this Shura field soaked in blood and death step by step.
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