"Yunzi, you've helped us vent our anger. I don't think the patriarch will blame you for secretly mobilizing the army, right?" Kong Tong finally spoke.
Mobilizing the army without permission was a serious crime.
Li Yunzi was no longer the Queen, yet she still gathered her subordinates in the west. It was no different from a rebellion.
Of course, even if it was a serious crime, it still depended on the situation.
If Li Yunzi had not mobilized her old subordinates to capture the ambush team, the four cities in the west would have already been lost. The Flying Bird Battalion with the highest mobility had already been deployed to the east. There was nothing they could do to turn the situation around.
That was why Li Ying did not say a word.
He knew very well how bad the Li Family's situation was the moment the Fortress was breached. The most frightening thing was that the Firmament City-State had no intention of negotiating peace. The proposal of Her Highness as a concubine was purely a pretense. On one hand, it was a distraction. On the other hand, it was waiting for the Eastern Fortress to be breached so that the army could push in!
No matter how muddle-headed Li Ying was, it was impossible for him to not understand the situation.
"Yunzi, you've done well. Those guards will still be under your command," Li Ying finally spoke with a gentle expression.
When Li Ying took away Li Yunzi's guards, he was trying to strip her of her authority. However, Li Yunzi used this method to take back her guards.
How could Li Ying possibly blame her?
Without her guards, the western border would have been attacked by the enemy from both inside and outside, and the losses would have been disastrous!
"Yeah, the guards should still be handed over to Yunzi. After all, they were her old subordinates."
"Firmament City-State is too ambitious, how despicable!"
"Speaking of which, Eastern Dawn Fortress has been breached. Why didn't we know about it?" a general said.
"There's a traitor in our army!" Li Ying said in a deep voice.
"Let's quickly invite the student from the Dragon Tamer Institute to the palace. He should be here by now," Kong Tong said.
"Yes!"
Li Ying had already guessed it, but he still wanted to hear it.
Li Yunzi had suppressed the threat in the west and captured the young master of Firmament City-State. This gave Zulong City-State a huge bargaining chip to negotiate with Firmament City-State. How could Firmament City-State dare to do anything stupid?
Next was the matter of the army in the east. He had to deal with it as soon as possible!
…
The pine trees were tall and straight, and the bridal procession, dressed in red festive clothes, looked lifeless, no different from a funeral procession.
News of what happened in the hall had already spread. They were also firmly under the control of the Imperial Guards. It would be very difficult for them to leave Ancestor Dragon City alive.
Zhu Minglang walked along the palace and up the stairs towards the Li Family's meeting hall. He looked at the people from other cities who were dressed in gorgeous clothes with some confusion …
Stepping into the main hall, Zhu Minglang saw the members of the Li Family. They were seated on both sides of the main hall. Their expressions were complicated as if they had just experienced something major.
At this moment, they were all looking at him.
Zhu Minglang saw Li Yunzi standing in front of the palace.
She slowly turned around, as if she was surprised to see him. Her beautiful eyes flashed with an unfathomable brilliance.
"Isn't this Zhu Minglang? The man who pretended to be a member of our family and returned with Yunzi from the Wasteland?" Kong Tong recognized Zhu Minglang at a glance and spoke first.
Li Ying also recognized Zhu Minglang. At that time, he didn't even bother to ask.
Zhu Minglang didn't want to argue with this woman. If it wasn't because he pitied the residents of Ronggu City and worried about the weak scholar in the rain, he wouldn't even appear in this hall.
"Luo Xiao killed all the messengers …"
Zhu Minglang explained the matter and told the Li Family that there were still survivors in Ronggu City.
The City Lord of Ronggu City, Zheng Yu, was bitterly holding on to the narrow path that could lead straight to the Lichuan Plains!
"Nonsense! If the stronghold is breached, how could a tiny Ronggu City resist tens of thousands of soldiers? Does the City Lord even have the power to reach the heavens!?" Li Pinghai, the young general of the Li Family, said angrily.
Zhu Minglang didn't have the strength to pay attention to the retard today. His gaze landed on Li Yunzi. She was wearing light armor today. Compared to her usual delicate appearance, she was completely different today. There was a heroic spirit lingering under her beautiful appearance that was difficult to ignore.
"Yang Xiu," Li Yunzi spoke.
"This humble one is here, this humble one is here …" The envoy completely lost his backbone.
"Have you drafted the ransom document?" Li Yunzi asked.
"Yes, but Your Highness hasn't told this humble one which city we have to cede in order for our young master to return safely?" Yang Xiu asked respectfully.
Li Yunzi took a brush and personally wrote down the name of the city on the document that Yang Xiu had drafted.
Yang Xiu took a serious look at the document, but his face was filled with confusion after reading it.
Before Yang Xiu could ask, Li Yunzi had already walked to where Li Ying was. She walked to the main seat in the hall and said, "Father, give me the command medallion of Flying Bird Battalion. I will quell this rebellion."
"Even if you wield a sword, the number of rioters you can kill is limited. Let General Wu of the Flying Bird Battalion deal with this," Li Ying said.
Li Yunzi stood in front of Li Ying and stared at her father. She had no intention of resigning just because of this. For a moment, they were in a deadlock in front of the hall.
"Yunzi, even though you have made a great contribution this time, your military authority …" Kong Tong spoke up again.
"I'm not asking for it," Li Yunzi said in a serious tone, interrupting Kong Tong.
The young madam was about to lose her temper.
Li Ying's expression was ugly too. When had this not happened in the past?
"Li Ying, Yunzi has seen through Firmament City's conspiracy and saved the Four Cities to the west for us. Yunzi is still capable of taking on great responsibilities. We have just discussed and decided to reinstate the title of Her Highness and let her control the Flying Bird Battalion to quell the Wasteland Riot, "Li Ying's grandmother spoke up.
Li Ying's grandmother had not said a word all this time. She was like a deaf old lady, quietly observing everything that was happening in the hall.
"Yes!" Li Ying did not dare to object to his grandmother's words. He handed the Flying Bird Battalion's command medallion to Li Yunzi.
The Flying Bird Battalion had already taken the lead. It was an extremely fast troop riding on a Flying Bird Drake. They should be able to reach Rong Gu City in around a day.
Every soldier of the Flying Bird Battalion possessed great strength. Even the Flying Bird Drake was a powerful mount. A thousand of them could take on ten thousand soldiers. They were the true elites of the Ancestral Dragon. It was no wonder Li Ying could not bear to hand over the military authority!
After receiving the medallion, Li Yunzi quickly walked out of the hall.
"Minglang, let's go," Li Yunzi said to Zhu Minglang.
Zhu Minglang's attention was still on Yang Xiu. He barely managed to read the content written by Li Yunzi, but he could not see clearly what it was.
Zhu Minglang only came back to his senses when he heard Li Yunzi calling his name.
"Oh, I'm coming," Zhu Minglang replied and caught up with Li Yunzi. "Where are we going?"
"To the east," Li Yunzi replied.
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