"No, I don’t understand."
Li Guanyi replied, "It’s just that people on this vast land fear loneliness, and I think, companionship will make your mental state much quieter." These were the words Shaking Light had said to Li Guanyi when they first met and first trusted each other.
At that time, Li Guanyi had personally killed the deserters, and Shaking Light soothed his mental state. The silver-haired girl apparently also remembered; she looked at the youth in front of her, and Li Guanyi said:
"I won’t ask you about Mr. Ye and your affairs; when you’re willing to tell me, that’s fine."
"But, I hope you remember."
"No matter who you are, no matter what your past is like, just as you have always been by my side, I will also accompany you. This is how it should be, reciprocal."
The silver-haired girl’s voice was calm:
"Even if I am an orphan, involved in deep-seated hatred and vengeance?"
Li Guanyi raised his face, with a laugh full of youthful arrogance, he counter-asked, "Then, do you need a partner in crime to help you escape from this sea of blood and revenge?"
The silver-haired girl quietly sat there.
The air-swallowing young hero, just like Shaking Light had said and done at the beginning, spoke the words from when they met, "I am willing to accompany you through the most magnificent escape in the world."
In the glory of the stars and the moonlight, a very faint but seemingly purer than the moonlight smile appeared on Shaking Light’s face, and that smile disappeared in an instant.
Her palm flipped and held the youth’s palm and then bowed her head.
The silver-haired girl’s forehead gently touched Li Guanyi’s forehead.
Silver hair and black hair draped down together.
This was an emotional expression contained within a Stargazer’s reason and restraint.
"An agreement of destiny."
The news of the Chi Xiao Sword Master’s audacious event spread far and wide; Chen Dingye also knew of this.
Ye Buyi and Zhou Liuying were all outside the camp. They were just basic officers, not qualified to meet with Emperor Chen to hear about the big news; however, they could feel the oppressive atmosphere inside.
The accompanying civil and military officials were somewhat panic-stricken.
Chen Dingye would certainly be in great anger.
Like a ferocious animal in a rage, he would smash those precious antique porcelains to smithereens and then blame all the civil and military officials.
Zhou Liuying thought this way, and the time spent half-kneeling in military salute was really too long; his body was becoming stiff, but without the sound of the Emperor’s wrath coming from inside, it was not good for him to move his body along with the noise of things being smashed.
But instead of waiting for an angry roar, he finally heard only a slow, lingering breath, "The Chi Xiao Sword Master, huh?"
"You all, truly look pathetic."
Zhou Liuying was taken aback, then the gates of the temporary stopover in Central State opened, and Emperor Chen came out supporting himself with his sword; the accompanying officials knelt quivering. Thus, Ye Buyi and Zhou Liuying bowed their heads, and Chen Dingye looked at these two young war generals.
He sighed deeply, "If I were superstitious about the residual power of the Red Emperor’s Sword, my ancestors should not have rebelled; if I believed that the divine weapons of past kings could still control this world, I should carry my head to meet the Emperor."
"We are all traitors and thieves under the rule of the Red Emperor. If you still have faith in the name of the Chi Xiao Sword, then go and kill your entire family and kneel before the great hall of Central State before the Red Emperor, asking for the spirit of the Red Emperor in heaven to forgive you!"
The civil and military officials all had pale faces.
Chen Dingye looked at Ye Buyi and Zhou Liuying, "You all, walk with me." Zhou Liuying and Ye Buyi exchanged glances, both assented, and followed Chen Dingye, moving along with the river, arriving at an open area.
Chen Dingye watched the distance, "Truly a magnificent world."
"Great Chen has been established for three hundred years, isn’t it laughable to be terrified of bringing up the Chi Xiao Sword Master at this time?"
"You all, were let go by Li Guanyi, weren’t you?"
Chen Dingye’s words caused a slight change in Ye Buyi’s and Zhou Liuying’s expressions.
Chen Dingye said, "Do not be afraid. Your third layer Martial Arts are not bad among the younger generation, but I know Li Guanyi’s methods better than you, you would not be his match."
Zhou Liuying and Ye Buyi looked at Emperor Chen’s retreating figure. His sleeves and robe fluttered, supporting a sword with a bright yellow scabbard, and Emperor Chen spoke, "How do you think I am doing?"
Zhou Liuying said, "Your servant dares not say."
Ye Buyi said, "Please be generous to the people, and allow Great Chen to recuperate and rejuvenate!"
"Enrich the country and strengthen the military!"
Zhou Liuying’s forehead twitched.
Chen Dingye laughed loudly, pointed at Zhou Liuying, and said:
"Hahaha, good, you suggest that I am overly suspicious and easily angered."
Then, pointing at Ye Buyi, he said:
"You, are saying that I am extravagant and wasteful, the aristocratic families dictate everything, yet the common people are impoverished."
"You both are right."
Zhou Liuying and Ye Buyi were stunned, and Chen Dingye stretched out his hand, looking at his own palm, he spoke indifferently, "I am such a man, heartless, unrighteous, lawless, and reckless."
"Just a beast of these chaotic times, after all."
"Gentlemen, you too are under this beast’s command, alas, it’s a pity."
Chen Dingye paced away. He returned to the camp, drew his sword, and split the document containing information about the Chi Xiao Sword Master, along with the desk it was on, "Anyone who raises this matter to disrupt peace, just desk."
"Ye Buyi is promoted to the position of fourth-rank General Xuanwu in place of Qi Junsong, and is concurrently appointed as Rider Captain of the Night Rider Cavalry."
"Zhou Liuying is promoted to the position of fifth-rank Guerrilla General, and concurrently appointed as Rider Captain."