Protect Our Chief

"Shouzhe will do his best," Wang Shouzhe cupped his hands and bowed.

...

Just as Emperor’s Son An and his group were having a private meeting.

Inside the tent of Grand Marshal Xiao Limo, it seemed like something urgent was being plotted as well.

A man dressed in the armor of the Grand Marshal’s Personal Guard was boldly pacing back and forth in front of Xiao Limo, his sinister gaze somewhat anxious and uneasy: "How is this possible, how is this possible? The Wang Family has unexpectedly pulled off a grand deception, conquering the Southern Border early on and seizing control of the vital grain lines of the region."

"In this way, what courage or cards do the Southern Border Barbarian Gu Race have to engage in guerrilla warfare with the Daqian Army?"

"If no fierce battles occur, what opportunity do we have? We could..."

Grand Marshal Xiao Limo, who had spent his life in the Daqian Army, was now visibly no longer the valiant man of his youth, appearing somewhat old and forlorn. At this moment, he slightly frowned, "Dexin, capturing the Southern Border without bloodshed is the lifelong wish of us soldiers."

"Whether it’s Emperor’s Son An or Wang Shouzhe, both have shown extraordinary abilities. Since there’s no opportunity, for the sake of Daqian, why don’t we withdraw and leave a future for Daqian?"

The man disguised as a personal guard was none other than Prince Dexin in disguise.

"Withdraw? Why should I withdraw? If I, Dexin, were born in the right era, that position of Emperor’s Son would have been mine. Now, to place the Successor on the throne, I have spent innumerable efforts and preparations." Prince Dexin’s voice was full of madness and resentment, "That position of Emperor’s Son belongs to the Dexin Lineage. It was Desun and Wu Mingyuan who forcibly took it away."

"They are the ones who caused the Dexin Lineage to be so humiliated, with even the Successor suffering unbearable misery in the Cannon Fodder Camp. You ask me to withdraw, hehehe~ Xiao Limo, don’t forget, you’re no saint either, back then... hahahaha~"

A series of deep and mad laughter rang out.

Xiao Limo frowned, seemingly extremely disgusted, yet helplessly shook his head and sighed.

At the same time.

Another "Personal Guard" of slightly smaller stature said in a coquettish voice, "Please calm your anger, Your Highness. We still have one last chance." That voice was actually that of a woman.

"Luo Yuqing, you still have the nerve to speak?" Prince Dexin’s voice carried a tone of reproach, "The Wang Family secretly made such significant moves in the Southern Border, lasting for decades, and your so-called ’Dawn’ organization didn’t detect anything? Useless as you are, I truly wasted my efforts keeping you safe."

"Your Highness," Luo Yuqing’s voice sounded somewhat aggrieved, "Even though under your protection, we ’Dawn’ barely survived, our intelligence network has been severely damaged. Moreover, to this day, we are still fugitives; how could we operate openly?"

"And the Wang Family has handled this matter too secretly, blocking all channels of information. Daqian and the Southern Border had no dealings... We couldn’t have predicted they’d secretly launch so many operations..."

Prince Dexin impatiently waved his hand, "Enough, arguing doesn’t change anything. Tell me, in this current state of war, what opportunity do we still have?"

"I have received intelligence that this time the Gu God Village is coincidentally facing a ’Saintess transition’...," Luo Yuqing whispered, "this and that..."

Prince Dexin furrowed his brows, "This plan has some feasibility, but even if the Grand Marshal’s Personal Guard trusts the Grand Marshal greatly, they wouldn’t agree to directly act against Emperor’s Son An."

"That’s right," Xiao Limo agreed, "The first allegiance of any army is to the Emperor of Daqian, the second is to the Emperor’s Son. Unless the Emperor orders it, no army will act against Emperor’s Son An."

"When did I ever say I wanted to act against ’Emperor’s Son An’?" Luo Yuqing’s eyes gleamed as she lowered her voice and said.

"We have ’intelligence indicating’ that Wang Shouzhe from the Changning Wang Family is actually a Demon Dynasty monstrosity, using Evil Techniques to bewitch the Great Emperor and deceive Emperor’s Son An. The evidence is that both Emperor’s Son An and the Great Emperor seem to have agreed for the two Little Princesses to jointly marry Wang Shouzhe’s great-grandson!"

"Without demon-like Evil Techniques, how could someone achieve something so outrageous?"

Prince Dexin’s eyes lit up, "Good, good, good, this plan is excellent. We’re not targeting Emperor’s Son An; we’re targeting the monstrosity from the Wang Family! It’s Wang Shouzhe, that fellow~"

The more Prince Dexin thought about this plan, the more feasible it seemed, and his excitement grew.

"Once this plan succeeds, all the efforts of Emperor’s Son An and the Wang Family will just be us reaping the rewards."

"Our slogan will be — ’Purge the Courtiers! Execute Shouzhe!’"

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