Chapter 267: Chapter 161 Facing a Formidable Enemy Chapter 267: Chapter 161 Facing a Formidable Enemy Upon hearing these words, Du Chenzhi knew it was all over!
True, he held the Military Token of Jiangnan Road in his hand, but deploying troops was a major military affair, and any slip-up was more than a minor City Lord like him could bear!
Men blinded by love, indeed, were utterly unreasonable!
While Du Chenzhi thought so, he couldn’t help but struggle a bit more, hence he spoke again with a flattering and cautious demeanor, “Your Highness, why don’t you take this Military Token away?”
After all, it was prepared by your Imperial Grandfather; it’s a hot potato for a Civil Official like me to hold on to, improper in name and speech, not to mention the unnecessary risks. Early or late, I have to hand it over, and the sooner the better!
Zhou Mu glanced at Gu Changsheng, who was looking everywhere but in his eyes, helplessly shaking his head, her expression practically screaming, “There’s silver here but no place to hide it!” Clearly, she had known about this matter all along.
Seeing that Zhou Mu paid him no mind and was instead staring blankly at Lady Changsheng, Du Chenzhi boldly took out half a Tiger Talisman from his bosom and added, “Your Highness, how about you pretend to snatch it and I pretend to resist, then the Military Token will be yours, what do you say?”
Pretend to comply on the surface so that I can report back to my superiors; this is truly a win-win situation and very satisfactory!
“Tsk…” Zhou Mu suddenly scoffed, looking at Du Chenzhi as if he were an idiot, “You are quite amusing. I’ve already left a million troops in Southern Fujian. Do you think I care about the mere three hundred thousand soldiers you’re holding?”
Du Chenzhi, who was initially smug, felt his entire world collapsing upon hearing this!
He had actually forgotten this detail! His Highness Prince Mu had been commanding a million strong troops since he was nine years old. Now that he had rushed back to Liuzhou for Lady Changsheng, defying everything, how could he be interested in this insignificant Military Token?
The three hundred thousand troops of Jiangnan Road were a temptingly juicy bait in the eyes of any prince or sovereign, but to His Highness Prince Mu, they were less than nothing!
This scalding hot potato was now impossible to toss away!
Zhou Mu waved impatiently at Du Chenzhi, “Go back. If there’s anything lacking in the tasks I’ve assigned, you know the consequences.”
Driven out of the room with Zhou Mu’s disdainful expression, Du Chenzhi’s face twitched, and not far from the room, he began to bang his forehead against the wall.
“What have I done to deserve this! Why do I always end up with thankless tasks?”
“Bang bang bang!” After hitting the wall a few more times, Du Chenzhi was close to tears, “You indulge your woman all you like, but why use me as a scapegoat? Did you even ask if I was willing…”
Lord Yuan Bao, carrying a bowl of medicinal soup, happened to pass by and couldn’t help but laugh heartily at the sight, “Oh my, isn’t this the new City Lord Du? What are you doing, playing with the wall here?”
Du Chenzhi immediately leaped away from the wall, straightened his clothes and hat, and coughed lightly, pretending nothing happened, “My forehead was itching, I was just scratching it against the wall.”
Yuan Bao gave him a look that said ‘I’d be a ghost to believe you’, and carried on walking.
Something occurred to Du Chenzhi, and he hurriedly took two steps to grab Yuan Bao’s robe, “Wait, Lord Yuan Bao, I have a question.”
Du Chenzhi rubbed his hands together, cautious as he spoke, “About the Dark Camp’s warriors… do they hold grudges?”
Yuan Bao, not understanding the context, blinked before nodding solemnly and answering earnestly, “They sure do! Extremely petty, about the size of millet grains!”
Upon hearing this, Du Chenzhi suddenly slumped in resignation and let go of Yuan Bao’s robe, deflated entirely.
“Anything else? I’m in a hurry to deliver this soup.”
Du Chenzhi shook his head blankly. As soon as Yuan Bao walked away, he returned to his wall-banging endeavor.
“What is all this? Why am I always the one getting hurt? Just let me die, let me die!”
Being an official felt unbearably frustrating! Wail… he wanted to go home, to hug his wife and soothe his child!
Taking out his frustration on the wall, he chipped off a piece of plaster. Du Chenzhi, defeated, walked away with a bright red mark on his forehead.
Still hearing the echo of Prince Mu’s threatening words, he had to continue running errands–what a miserable fate!
Meanwhile, as soon as Du Chenzhi left, Zhou Mu’s entire demeanor changed; his face, handsome as the moon, was full of grievances, his bright eyes and white teeth all told of his unspoken sadness…
Seeing this, Gu Changsheng instantly jumped up from his chair and ran far away.
“Just speak if you have something to say, and fart if you need to. Why put on such a pathetic act?” It gave her the goosebumps.