The smile in the man's eyes grew even gentler.
"Your Majesty, I was merely testing out your policies. Everything in the Northwest is prepared for Your Majesty. In the future, Your Majesty will surely be far more capable than I am."
Tong Su suddenly felt a warm sensation in her heart, as if it had given her boundless courage.
"……rhetoric."
"Then Your Majesty has wronged me." He chuckled. "I am dull-witted and not good at sweet talk. In front of Your Majesty, I can only speak my true feelings."
Tong Su was physically weak, and traveling through the night made her even more tired. Xi Chenzhou would use his inner strength to soothe her every day, regulate her vital energy, and help her rest.
He quietly got off the carriage after she had fallen asleep peacefully.
The subordinate stepped forward quickly and asked, "General, we've captured several assassins sent by Yun Zong! They wanted to take His Majesty away. I've already had their limbs broken and their teeth knocked out to prevent them from committing suicide! Do you think we still need to interrogate them?"
Xi Chenzhou said calmly, "Just kill them. The assassins won't get anything out of them. Isn't Yun Zong the one who loves skinning people? Do the same tortures he invented to those guys, skin them, chop up their limbs, and throw them on the road to feed the wild animals. Consider it my return gift to him."
"Are you going to openly break ties with him? If you do that, it'll definitely be a fight to the death!"
“When he dared to lay a hand on His Majesty,” Xi Chenzhou said indifferently, “I was already determined to fight him to the death. Otherwise, since it would be inconvenient in the capital, I would have made him try all those cruel tortures he used, like skinning, branding, and combing.”
His tone was extremely cold and menacing, which gave his subordinates goosebumps and chills down their spines.
He exclaimed in panic, "What if His Majesty finds out..."
Xi Chenzhou shifted his gaze, glancing at him coldly, his eyes filled with chilling intent:
"Then don't let His Majesty know. Take those people far away. His Majesty finally managed to fall asleep, and the smell of blood shouldn't bother him."
The subordinate nodded repeatedly in fright and quickly agreed. Just then, the carriage suddenly made a soft sound.
It's like someone inside accidentally bumped into the wall while turning over.
The subordinates watched in disbelief as the general, who had just been as terrifying as a demon, suddenly changed his expression, rushing anxiously into the carriage, his voice so gentle it could melt hearts.
"Your Majesty, why did you wake up so suddenly? Did you hurt yourself? Let me fetch some medicated oil for you and rub it in properly."
"General, no need. I was just confused in my sleep and didn't believe it when I touched it. It's nothing serious."
"That won't do. Your Majesty's health is of utmost importance; how can you be so careless? Please allow me to take a good look at you."
The subordinate looked as if the sky had fallen, while Qinghe sighed and patted him on the shoulder.
"You'll get used to it after a while, don't be afraid."
The subordinate pointed to the carriage, his voice choked with disbelief:
Is this really our ruthless, cold-faced, mean-spirited, cruel, and brutal general?
A man's mouth is a liar's mouth!
He has served the general faithfully and diligently for seven years!
I've seen generals get slashed open, leaving exposed bone wounds, but they just frown and continue fighting. They've shown the tough, manly spirit that as long as they don't die, it's all just a minor injury.
So what's going on now?!
His Majesty merely bumped his elbow against the carriage wall by accident, and you're making it seem like the sky is falling and His Majesty is about to die. What are you trying to do?!
We know you have a good relationship with His Majesty, but there's no need to show it off every day. Do you think we haven't seen through your obvious wolfish ambitions?
Just kidding! With that longing look on your face—I bet His Majesty would just beckon you and you'd jump into bed to warm the covers!
snort.
A sycophant.
Sycophant!
Wife control is strict!
henpecked husband!
On behalf of the entire Northwest Army, I despise you!
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