Legend of Demonic Pheonix

"Ye Qing, Ye Qing, this name makes people think of bamboo." Zhao Handong lit another bag of cigarettes, and said.

Kong Sheng nodded his head, "She is also like bamboo, upright, kind and pure."

As if he had made a great decision, Zhao Handong asked, "You keep saying that your sister was only missing, is it possible that Lady Xiu’er ~ ~"

Kong Sheng smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "Ye Qing is three years younger than me. She was twenty-five years old at the time of the accident. I'm 30 years old. If she's still alive, she should be 27. This Lady Xiu’er only looks like she's sixteen or seventeen, it's absolutely impossible. "

Zhao Handong nodded his head helplessly. He knew that it was impossible, and only wanted to find a reason or excuse for Kong Sheng, but this Lady Xiu’er really didn't have enough of both sides, so he couldn't even make up a reason for it. Helplessly, Zhao Handong advised Kong Sheng a few more times, urging him to no longer have the will to die.

Kong Sheng nodded his head in agreement. After all, attacking the Moqiu Army Battalion on his own accord was already a matter of licking blood from the blade, especially when he had to guard against the enemy's counterattack. Previously, he still had an excuse to steal food, but now, he didn't have a single excuse. Furthermore, his life was saved by the Lady Xiu’er, so before he could repay the favor of saving his life, if he, Kong Sheng, died just like that, he would be laughed at by others even after entering the Underworld.

Seeing that he had calmed down, Zhao Handong did not say anymore. Instead, it was Kong Sheng who opened his mouth to ask him about the progress of the Moqiu Army direction. Zhao Handong told Kong Sheng that his Moqiu Army was already prepared to leave.

Just as Kong Sheng had fainted for the past few days, the scouts' reports had continuously come from the north and south.

At the north, there was indeed a gathering motion at the beginning of the Moqiu Army. The surrounding troops were constantly moving towards the central tent, completely determined to take revenge. However, the movement of troops had also exposed their current strength. Although the four sides of the tiger flags were fluttering in the wind, according to the scouts' observations, most of the camps at the back were actually just filled with smoke, without any signs of anyone being there. It was exactly as Kong Sheng and Zhao Handong had guessed, the other side had used a method to increase and decrease their strength, just like how the scouts had predicted. But even so, the number of troops that the Moqiu Army could mobilize was still as high as fifty thousand. With regards to the current Phoenix City Pass, this number was still difficult to match.

Just as the Phoenix City Pass was in a state of tension, the report of the battle from the south arrived. Compared to the disheartening actions of Moqiu Army in the north, the reports from the south were like a jug of delicious wine that seeped into everyone's hearts.

The scouts reported: The imperial reinforcements' vanguard troops had arrived at Pang Lai County, and the Demonic Beast army was on the verge of collapse. Currently, a friend had sent a scout to deliver a military report. If there were no other unforeseen events, Imperial Army would arrive in three days.

Zhao Handong was overjoyed upon hearing this, and asked the scouts how many reinforcements had arrived, which general was leading them. The scout was at a loss of words, saying that he had never seen the emblem on the other party's banner before. In the end, he simply passed the military report to Zhao Handong, letting him read it himself.

Zhao Handong took the notice and opened it. At that time, he kneeled down together with a few provincial authorities. It could not be blamed that the scout had not seen this badge, it was a special symbol used by the Fire Phoenix Empire Royal Family. Being able to put this imprint on the military announcement could only mean one thing: Her Majesty's Imperial Guards!

Without waiting for Zhao Handong and the rest to stop smiling, another good news came from the north: The Moqiu Army that had been meticulously prepared for two days has suddenly withdrawn. This time, they really did retreat, with the supplies in front and the infantry at the back, using an extremely cautious and orthodox strategy of retreat, they retreated right under the noses of the scouts in the direction of Pill King Valley.

It was a rare occasion that good things came in pairs. These two good news made the entire city go mad with joy. Now that the enemy had retreated, the reinforcements came. Furthermore, it was the Her Majesty who led the troops herself! How great was her reputation! Not to mention this remote Phoenix City Pass, even amongst the millions of citizens in the other sixteen provinces, how many of them had personally seen the Her Majesty before? Furthermore, the new emperor had only succeeded him for less than a year and was the first female emperor in the Empire's thousand years of history. This sort of honor, this sort of opportunity, would probably only happen this once in a lifetime, right?

Hearing that, Kong Sheng suddenly interrupted Zhao Handong: "That, Old Zhao, according to what you said, doesn't that mean that the Her Majesty will arrive the day after tomorrow?"

Zhao Handong's eyes became a slit as he laughed merrily and said, "That's right, that's why I came over to see if you, Old Kong, are awake or not. You are our surrogate commander, the highest-ranking officer in our Phoenix City Pass, the first meritorious service we receive from our people. If we cannot see your Her Majesty right now, wouldn't that mean we lost our lives? "

Kong Sheng forced out a smile on his face, and replied, "That's right, that's rare."

Zhao Handong glanced at him, "Old Kong, why is it that I don't feel happy? That's right, all of your Red Camp are from the Imperial Military Academy, so you still have to be a palace guard for two years. So you don't care now? "

Kong Sheng waved his hands, "Don't spout nonsense, it's not like the Royal Princess is free to walk around the palace grounds, it's not so easy to see. If anyone heard your words, they would have to be careful of your big head!"

Zhao Handong rolled his eyes and said: "Enough, I won't waste my breath on you. I will stroll on the city walls, so that some bastards won't be lazy." If someone were to steal our camp at this critical moment, even the heads of everyone in Phoenix City Pass will not be enough to kill us. " With that, he stood up and walked out.

Kong Sheng immediately greeted her. "Hey, hey, didn't you get someone to deliver the food over here? Now that you're gone, are you not going to eat? "

Zhao Handong didn't even turn his head to look at him. You haven't eaten in three days, I don't have the confidence to snatch you away. "

Kong Sheng laughed bitterly and shook his head. When Zhao Handong left the room, the smile on his face disappeared and was replaced with a look of worry. He heaved a long sigh. This Zhao Handong, his guess just now was really accurate.

Two days later, the surrogate commander, Viscount Kong Sheng of the Empire and Zhao Handong, dressed in wrinkled military attire with dirty ribbons hung on their bodies, leading Zhao Handong, Xu Tiandao, Ling Zilu and a bunch of other officials of the Phoenix City Pass to solemnly stand at the entrance, waiting for the arrival of the Her Majesty. It was not because he wanted to be so slovenly, but just as Zhao Handong had said, being in the border of Phoenix City, he was afraid that he would never be able to see the Her Majesty again in his entire life. Furthermore, there were many battles happening too, so he was lucky to be able to find this set of clothes, even though it was a little wrinkled, it was still better than the army uniform that had not been washed for some time.

Everyone stood under the scorching sun for over two hours, the noon sun was in front of them and the cold wind of the Northern Kingdom was blowing gently, causing Kong Sheng to feel uncomfortable. However, it was not good for him to do anything out of line in front of his subordinates, especially when looking at the serious faces of the royal guards on both sides, Kong Sheng could only grit his teeth and straighten his body.

Finally, as everyone waited anxiously, a group of people slowly approached from afar. The one in the lead was a group of sixteen Fire Phoenix Knight s in red armor and white robes, all of them carrying spears in their right and left hands. Kong Sheng knew that no matter how he measured it, the distance between each horse, their front and rear stallion would be the same. To control a horse was the most basic requirement of Fire Phoenix Army. If one could not control a horse to this degree, then one would not be able to change the battle formation at the fastest speed on the battlefield in the future. This was not only related to one's own life and death, it was also related to the life and death of the fellow brothers around them.

When the sixteen cavalrymen were over a hundred meters away from Kong Sheng and the others, they simultaneously stopped their warhorses, and then separated themselves into groups of left and right, joining together in an array that was formed by the members of the royal guards who had arrived earlier. After their war horses stabilized, the two horses slowly appeared before everyone's eyes.

The one riding on top of the fiery red stallion was the Her Majesty of the current Fire Phoenix Empire! She wore a fiery red armor, a fiery red helmet, and a fiery red cloak. But unlike the others, her armor and helmet were adorned with exquisite gold stripes, and her red cape was bordered with a wide gold border. The patterns cast by the pure gold of the Earth Dao shone in the sunlight, giving the young lady on horseback an incomparably solemn look. The old general behind her who had a white beard and was dressed in red armor was the former principal of the Imperial Military Academy, Shi Keren, who was currently the highest ranking military officer in the north of the empire Battlefield.

Although the Her Majesty deliberately showed respect by standing on the same level as the Commander Elder Shi, the Lord still appropriately gave the Emperor a horse's head of distance to manifest his identity as the Her Majesty. About three meters behind the two of them were eight knights. These eight female horsemen who looked energetic and dignified were the personal bodyguards of the Her Majesty, and the only eight female horsemen of the Fire Phoenix Army.

When these two had just appeared, Kong Sheng and the rest had already knelt down. Behind them, over a thousand soldiers kneeling down at the same time as if they were pushing a mountain of gold was incomparably shocking.

When the Her Majesty and the Commander Elder Shi were about three meters away from them, Kong Sheng took the lead and shouted loudly, "This official is the general of Phoenix City Pass, the wartime surrogate commander, and the empire's viscount, Kong Sheng.

Following his voice, everyone simultaneously shouted out, "Long live the Her Majesty!" Then, just like Kong Sheng, everyone lowered their heads and touched their foreheads to the ground. No one dared to raise their heads to look at the emperor.

The new Fire Phoenix Emperor, who had ascended the throne only a little over a year ago, displayed her grace as the ruler of a nation. "The warriors have done meritorious service to the earth, thank you all for your hard work!"

"Thank you, Her Majesty!" Everyone began to cry out again. Only then did they dare to end their kneeling and slowly rise to their feet. Although everyone stood up, they still kept their heads down, not daring to look at the emperor. Even so, there were still a few people in the crowd who let out an "oh". Kong Sheng lowered his head and laughed bitterly, unless he was a god, everyone's first reaction to the Empress was probably the same. There was no other reason but that Her Majesty was simply too beautiful.

Perhaps it was as the Empire's ancient texts had said, the Fire Phoenix Imperial Family was the heaven's chosen one. Within this clan, the males were tall and sturdy, and the females were graceful. All of them had outstanding appearances, and they were definitely dragons and phoenixes among men. Especially this new Emperor of the Fire Phoenix Empire in front of them, Huo Yanrann. Even Kong Sheng, who had a deep affection for Ye Qing, had to admit that, in terms of looks, the difference between her wife and the Her Majesty was actually based on an order of magnitude.

Huo Yanrann seemed to have already gotten used to others' reactions when they saw her appearance. She nimbly dismounted and handed her helmet to the female rider beside her. She slowly walked over to Kong Sheng and the others and smiled, "Generals, please rise."

She was originally beautiful beyond compare. In addition to this faint smile, it was as if a peony flower had suddenly bloomed in this winter. The onlookers watching nearly became infatuated with her. Only Kong Sheng replied humbly: "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then she kept her head bowed, not looking at the empress.

His attitude and tone, in addition to his slanted and wrinkled formal attire, made everyone in Phoenix City Pass frown. All the Knights in the royal guard pursed their lips, while the eight female knights had already frowned. If not for the fact that His Majesty was right in front of them, there might have been someone who came over to give this surrogate commander a smelly beating.

Unexpectedly, not only did Her Majesty not blame him, he revealed a smile and said softly, "Brother Kong, are you angry at me?"

The moment he said this, everyone present was shocked!

Zhao Handong's mind was in a mess, who was talking to who? Among the two people in front of him, the one who spoke was the Queen of Her Majesty, the strongest country on the continent. With a frown, tens of thousands of soldiers risked their lives for her. In the future, her sons and grandchildren would continue to rule the country. She and her family would be the rulers of this land, even the godlike existences.

But who was the other one? It was a surrogate commander who had just passed thirty years of age.

According to the general "development route", wartime appointments would be reduced to one or two levels after the end of the war. In other words, Kong Sheng would receive the title of Vice Commander or Red Feather Battalion Commander. If he did not die in battle in the future, he would have stayed in the Phoenix City Pass for another ten years. At the age of forty, he would have been given the title of Red Feather Battalion Commander and would have been sent back to the second tier. After that, he would stay in the army for another ten years. Look at Xu Tiankong, he is Kong Sheng's future model.

If Kong Sheng was lucky enough to become the vice commander, he would have the chance to return to the imperial city and find a position in the Military Intelligence Department or the Empire's General Staff Department. He would then play with a group of old fellows who were also unwilling to retire to the front lines and would have a few rounds of "tactical deduction" which would allow him to argue and drink with those similarly bored civil officials until he was in his sixties. Then, he would be able to find a proper house in the imperial city or the countryside and comfortably support himself for the next few years.

No matter how you looked at it, Kong Sheng was not the type of person who could sit together with the empress, but the empress just called him "brother Kong", her tone was bashful, her demeanor mischievous, and even a hint of apology in her words. The most terrifying thing was that there were over ten thousand people in public!

Zhao Handong was not the only one who had such thoughts. The way everyone present looked at Kong Sheng had completely changed. No one knew what happened between him and the Empress in front of them, but there was no doubt that the relationship between the two of them was definitely not simple! Furthermore, Her Majesty was still not married yet. That would be an exaggeration to say that this Lord Kong in front of her would probably be the first Prince Regent since the founding of the Empire!

Forget about the bloodline, this Lord Kong had already broken the palace's rules and became an inner palace guard with a blank body. It was hard to say if he would break the royal bloodline inheritance rule again in the future.

Kong Sheng who was standing in the middle of the whirlpool did not care about the feelings of others at all, he laughed bitterly and replied, "Your majesty must be joking, how could I dare to remember all these things." After saying that, he stretched out his arm towards the Phoenix City Pass and made a "please" gesture. "Please enter the city, your majesty."

Huo Yanrann smiled and said softly, "Just like before, call me Yanran."

This time, the voice was still not loud, but the way the person who heard this, looked at Kong Sheng, had completely changed.