Wu Qu, the commander of the Right Imperial Guard, moved in front of those people and blocked them with his hand. "En!" He glared at them fiercely.
This action caused the group of people to look at each other in dismay. They silently stopped moving, but they secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
They didn't want to attack Defeating Armies. Half of them were Defeating Armies's subordinates, and the other half were Wu Qu's subordinates. However, Celestial Monarch had given the order, and they had to obey. If they hesitated, Celestial Monarch would kill them in a fit of anger.
Even though it was a glorious job in this heaven palace that countless people didn't even have a chance to look at, in reality, being with a king was like being with a tiger. In the heaven palace, Qing Zhu could kill anyone he wanted with just a word. Unlike the officials outside, there were many rules that bound him.
Qing Zhu pointed at Wu Qu and said, "Wu Qu, are you trying to rebel?"
"I dare not!" Wu Qu turned around and cupped his fists. "Your Majesty, please calm down! Niu Youde's death is not to be regretted, but he is still an official of the heaven heavens. If he is killed before his crimes are determined, it will damage Your Majesty's reputation. Your Majesty, please reconsider. "He didn't mention Defeating Armies and changed the topic back to Niu Youde.
Left Inspection Custodian Sima Wentian also quickly walked up and cupped his fists. "Right Military Commander is right. Your Majesty! It doesn't matter if we kill Niu Youde now or later. It won't be too late to kill him after the crimes are determined. "
Shangguan Qing also walked up and cupped his fists. "Your Majesty! Everything has its own laws. A mere Niu Youde is not worthy of Your Majesty's anger. Let's just follow the rules. "
Rules? Once he, the chief steward of the heaven palace, spoke, Qing Zhu quickly calmed down. If Defeating Armies was the person who angered him the most, then Shangguan Qing was the one who calmed him the most. This was also one of the important reasons why Shangguan Qing became the chief steward of the heaven palace.
Qing Zhu knew why they all jumped out to stop him. It wasn't that he couldn't break the rules and kill Niu Youde and Defeating Armies, but Defeating Armies wasn't his match. If he, the ruler of the world, insisted on doing so, no one would be able to stop him. In fact, it was not that he had never broken the rules and killed someone in a fit of rage. However, he was very clear that unless he had no other choice, he could not do such things often.
The reason was simple. The rules of the world were set up by him. The reason he set up this rule was to set up the rules for the transportation of resources in the world to provide for him. He was the biggest beneficiary of this rule, and he did not want others to break it. Naturally, he had to take the lead in following the rules. Once he disregarded this rule, then this rule would be useless. It was inevitable that he would follow suit. He was the stabilizing force of this rule. If he wanted to kill whoever he wanted, he could kill whoever he wanted. Then he would be no different from the demonic monk Nan Bo.
If this went on for a long time, the people of the world would be uneasy, just like how they were afraid of the demonic monk Nan Bo in the past. Everyone wanted the demonic monk Nan Bo dead in order to save their lives, and in the end, even the disciples of the demonic monk Nan Bo wanted to kill the demonic monk Nan Bo. Once everyone in the world wanted him, Qing Zhu, to die as soon as possible, then his death would not be far away. No matter how strong a person was, he would not be able to withstand the open spears and hidden arrows of everyone in the world. All kinds of crafty plots and conspiracies would eventually kill him. The Demon Monk Nan Bo was a good example.
To put it bluntly, they did not jump out to protect Niu Youde. Instead, they did it to protect this rule. Protecting this rule was equivalent to protecting themselves. Otherwise, they would be worried that one day, the same situation would befall them.
In reality, killing Defeating Armies was just something he said out of anger. Although Defeating Armies had a bad temper, he was extremely loyal. This made Qing Zhu feel very reassured. If he really wanted to kill Defeating Armies, there were too many reasons. Defeating Armies had always been guilty of 'deceiving the Emperor and offending his superiors', so he could kill Defeating Armies at any time.
If it was someone else who was in charge of the Left Supervisory Guard, he would not feel at ease.
Actually, Qing Zhu understood in his heart. Even if no one stopped him just now and the imperial guard really wanted to take Defeating Armies out, the people outside would wait for his anger to subside, and only then would they really execute Defeating Armies. In the end, he would only leave it unsettled. He only wanted to torment Defeating Armies to vent his anger.
Seeing that Qing Zhu's expression was gradually calming down, Shangguan Qing hurriedly waved his hand at the imperial guard who had rushed in. "What are you standing here for? Is this a place for you to be in a daze? Hurry up and back off! "
The group of red-armored generals first looked at Qing Zhu's reaction. Seeing that Qing Zhu did not have any objections, it was equivalent to tacitly agreeing. Only then did they leave the Starry Hall.
Wu Qu and the others secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Qing Zhu, who had calmed down, turned to look at Defeating Armies, who was glaring at him, and cursed, "Old murderous talent!"
Defeating Armies tilted his head. Everyone became nervous, thinking that he was going to say something disdainful to talk back. Unexpectedly, he casually took out a vibrating star bell and listened attentively, not knowing who sent the message.
However, everyone quickly noticed that Defeating Armies's expression was obviously not right. It seemed that he had instantly changed from his previous angry state, and his face was clearly filled with astonishment and shock.
Everyone stared at him for a while and suddenly saw him shake the star bell to reply urgently. They did not know why he was so anxious.
Qing Zhu tilted his head and looked at him. He knew that Defeating Armies had nothing else on hand other than the Left Supervisory Guard's matter. If there was anything, it would be something urgent on the Left Supervisory Guard's side.
Everyone's gazes changed as they paid close attention to him. They were all muttering in their hearts, 'What is it?'
After a long while of questioning, Defeating Armies slowly put away the star bell and looked at Qing Zhu in a daze, as if he did not know what to say.
Qing Zhu waited for him to speak, but after waiting for a long time, he finally could not hold it in anymore. "If you have something to say, say it quickly!"
Defeating Armies, who had been arrogant just a moment ago, now behaved like a child. He hesitated and said, "Something happened in Yuding Region again."
Everyone was surprised. They had never seen Defeating Armies like this.
Qing Zhu frowned. "What happened again?"
Defeating Armies: "Yuding Region gathered a million elite soldiers for revenge. They besieged Niu Youde's fifty thousand troops."
Gao Guan, who had an indifferent expression, suddenly stared at Defeating Armies's face.
Qing Zhu was angry again. "A bunch of murderous talents. Did they all treat the troops that the Heavenly Court spent a lot of resources to raise as their own private army, ordering them around as they pleased?" However, he quickly thought of something and turned to ask Wu Qu, "Yuding Region is under the jurisdiction of Xuanyuan Zhuo, who you recommended, right?"
Wu Qu sighed softly. "Yes!"
Qing Zhu stroked his beard slightly and narrowed his eyes. His gaze flashed, and he did not mention Xuanyuan Zhuo again. He asked Defeating Armies, "I believe that the fifty thousand troops must have been wiped out?"
Defeating Armies's voice was not loud. "No!"
Qing Zhu replied, "Oh. How many are left?"
Defeating Armies: "Ten thousand and a few hundred survivors."
Qing Zhu nodded slightly. "It seems that Yuding Region showed mercy and did not kill them all. I'm afraid the culprit will not be let off. What about Niu Youde?"
Everyone understood when they heard his tone. He clearly did not intend to pursue Xuanyuan Zhuo's responsibility. However, thinking about it, Niu Youde was still far from Xuanyuan Zhuo's level. Xuanyuan Zhuo was more important. No one would cripple a marquis for a main town. Moreover, Niu Youde might already be dead. Crippling a marquis for a dead person was not worth it. It was not difficult to weigh the pros and cons.
Defeating Armies's voice was still not loud. "Niu Youde is alive and well."
Qing Zhu exclaimed in surprise. "Didn't the one million elites of Yuding Region go for revenge? They can let the others go, but why would they let the culprit, Niu Youde, go? Did Niu Youde run away? "
Defeating Armies wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he braced himself and said, "Niu Youde did not run away. Niu Youde led fifty thousand Tiger Banner troops and defeated the one million elites of Yuding Region."
"…" Qing Zhu stared at him blankly.
The Starry Hall was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. Everyone thought they had heard wrong and stared at Defeating Armies in a daze.
Outside the heavenly palace, the courtiers noticed the abnormalities of the four heavenly kings and Xiahou Tianweng. The five of them did not speak and stood there with unfathomable expressions. No one dared to disturb them.
Lord Guang was the first to learn of the news because it happened in his territory. House Xiahou, on the other hand, had extraordinary information channels and quickly learned of the news. Kou Lingxu, Ying Jiuguang, and Hao Defang sensed the abnormalities of the two and quickly ordered people to investigate.
Ordinary people might not have the financial resources and ability to set up spies everywhere, but the four heavenly kings clearly had the financial resources and ability. It was inevitable that they had spies in every galaxy. Even though the spies below might not have participated in the battle in Yuding Region, the local spies quickly contacted the deserters they knew under the urging of their superiors. Once they asked about the situation, they knew everything.
Moreover, the news had already started to spread in Nine Ring Star Street.
The location of the battle was not too far away from Planet Nine Rings. In addition, Planet Nine Rings was the location of Celestial Avenue, so there were many cultivators coming and going. The battle was earth-shattering, and it was difficult for passersby to not go and take a look. When they saw such a large-scale battle, they were all shocked. Even though they were afraid of being implicated and ran away when they realized something was wrong, there were still people who witnessed the battle and the aftermath. When the information was pieced together, the general outline of the battle was formed.
Once these people returned to Star Street, how could the news not spread?
Thus, the silence in Star Hall was broken. Other than Qing Zhu, Defeating Armies, and Wuqu, Shangguan Qing, Sima Wentian, and Gao Guan all took out their star bells and received news.
Qing Zhu turned to look at them.
After receiving the news, Shangguan Qing gave Defeating Armies a deep look and did not say anything. Sima Wentian also looked at Defeating Armies and cupped his fists. "Your Majesty, we received a report that there was a battle near Nine Ring Star Field. The overall situation should be no less than a million Heavenly Court's army attacking tens of thousands of Heavenly Court's guards. The guards were outnumbered and killed hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Court's soldiers. They defeated the front and chased after the remaining hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Court's soldiers! That is the general situation. The details are not clear yet. "
Qing Zhu's gaze fell on Shangguan Qing, who nodded slightly as a hint.
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