Wen Shengkui expressed his understanding, saying, "Once things are resolved here, I will take him to the City of Night Sin."
Even without Dongfang Xiao saying it, he would have done the same. After all, he wasn't recklessly trying to spare Cheng Gujian's life. At least in the eyes of the people of the Hualan Empire, he was destined to die, otherwise the Little Empress's own position would be affected.
Xu Shi had no objections. This arrangement took everyone into consideration. His control over the Hualan Empire remained stable. With his grandfather watching over him, Cheng Gujian wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.
As for Cheng Gujian himself... oh, he was too exhausted and lost consciousness, so let's assume he agreed as well.
Anyway, when he wakes up, he'll turn into a girl with a full beard... no, when he wakes up, the ship might already be at its dock, what will he be able to do then?
"That's it?"
Wen Shengkui nodded. "You can do the rest. I'm tired and need to rest."
He was unwilling to get involved in Xu Shi's affairs, and that any other matters could be discussed later.
"Grandpa, take care."
Xu Shi arranged for Lin Yue and Ye Shanshan to take him back to his residence, and he didn't forget to drag the tattered Cheng Gujian along as well.
With that, everything finally settled down.
The fact is that once Cheng Gujian died, the rebels simply couldn't hold out any longer. Not to mention their own cyborg troops, many of them had already been dealt with when Old Master Wen came to the rescue.
The sounds of fighting had long since ceased outside the palace.
As the night gradually faded, Xu Shi breathed a long sigh of relief, turned around to look at Dongfang Xiao, and smiled.
"Welcome Your Majesty back to power."
These words also carried a subtext: he would not break his promise, and he had no intention of spending all his energy on the construction and management of this land. From now on, these were things that Dongfang Xiao would need to handle personally.
All he had to do was provide assistance as agreed, and of course, the fact that the little empress was his [unclear] would not change.
"...I also want to thank Mr. Xu."
Even though most of the people here knew the inside story to some extent, Dongfang Xiao still said something polite to save face for himself.
Now she's a legitimate empress with real power, she can't be as carefree or subservient as before!
Xu Shi didn't say anything more. After giving a few simple instructions, he led his men away.
...
"At such a good time, why don't you take this opportunity to do something to that little empress?"
After a busy night, everyone was exhausted. The only one who could still maintain plenty of energy was Xia Ke'an, who had been observing the whole thing and whose mental strength was even stronger than Xu Shi's.
"What do you want me to do to her?"
Xu Shi shook his head. To be honest, he had no such thoughts at the moment.
"I want you to do something for me."
The older woman, without any hesitation, tiptoed and kissed him in her loli form, saying, "After all, you've done something earth-shattering, so even if you're unhappy, I'll make you happy."
"I'd be happy to spank you."
Xu Shi joked and let her lean against him as usual.
"Is that all Brother Xu Shi has on his mind?"
The white-haired loli rolled her eyes at him, then subtly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, even if Old Director Wen didn't protect you, you wouldn't have killed Cheng Gujian, would you?"
Why would you think that?
Xu Shi raised an eyebrow. "I wish he would die sooner."
"lie."
Xia Ke'an raised her head with interest. "You might fool Wuyou with that, but you won't fool me."
Is it really okay to belittle one person and praise another? That's your own niece.
Xu Shi poked her head, but did not deny what she said.
Not to mention Dongfang Xiao, his attitude towards Cheng Gujian was also quite complicated.
To be honest, from a personal perspective, he really wanted to grind him to dust. Using him was a minor issue; the real problem was that this guy actually planned to drag him down with him. This was simply intolerable.
He's a very vengeful person.
However, from a macro perspective, he had to admit that his opponent had played a really good game. Although he had failed at the last minute, the outcome would have been uncertain if he hadn't planted the seed for Dongfang Xiao beforehand.
Most importantly, everything Cheng Gujian did was not for himself, but for others.
To pave the way for others, he was willing to endure humiliation and even risk his own life... There are probably very few people in this world who could do such a thing, especially a powerful minister like him who could command the wind and rain. He gave up his immense wealth and status so easily. Not to mention others, even Xu Shi didn't think he could do it.
Even his arrival didn't sway his plans—could this be called blind loyalty? After all, if he died here, the Hualan Empire might miss its only chance for rapid reform, but Cheng Gujian still chose to stay true to his original aspirations without hesitation.
It's hard to judge whether this choice is right or wrong, but it certainly deserves some respect.
It was probably this ideological conflict that prevented him from experiencing much joy in victory, not to mention that, in terms of the outcome, this victory could only be described as a narrow one.
"Don't act innocent after getting a good deal. No matter what, you are now the uncrowned king of the Hualan Empire."
The older woman knew what he was thinking, and blinked reassuringly, "Besides, keeping him around might not be a bad thing. Against an enemy like 'Heavenly Principle,' preserving one more SS-rank is definitely not a mistake."
"Perhaps that's why Chairman Wen kept him around, isn't it?"
Xu Shi remained noncommittal. The old man's decision was certainly not a spur-of-the-moment decision; in fact, he might have seen through Cheng Gujian's plan even earlier than Xu Shi himself.
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