Peace Order
Chapter 268 - 126: I Shall Become the Red Emperor!

Chapter 268: Chapter 126: I Shall Become the Red Emperor!

’Aunt, I am doing well in the Capital City, and I have been promoted again recently,’

’Elder Xue arranged a spacious residence for me, there is no shortage of various snacks, they taste very good, and I’ve met many like-minded friends. We often go out hunting together, and the scenery of the Capital City in spring is very pleasing. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and I am living quite comfortably...’

Li Guanyi picked up the pen.

He pondered on how to write the family letter to his aunt.

Yesterday he had stirred up trouble in the Ghost Market, chopping down many people, and his knife had even gotten notched. He was not in the Xue Family home at the moment, and the surroundings were simple; windows secured with wrist-thick hundred-refined steel bars. The youth sat cross-legged, casually stuffing a bun into his mouth, and indeed, he ate with gusto.

This was the Imperial Guard’s solitary confinement.

Commonly referred to as the ’little black room.’

Mr. Siming disappeared out of the blue yesterday, and after the general dragged him back, he stripped him of his waist card, weapon, Battle Halberd, then kicked him in the butt and threw him into the little black room before cursing and going off to brawl with the City Defense.

It was said that their Imperial Guard general cursed dozens of people alone on the Imperial Path.

This was the era’s true old soldier risen from the bottom.

When he burst out unrestrained, every third word referred to ancestors.

The officials were so angry their faces turned red; they stammered "you, you, you" for ages, and it was said that a few even fainted from rage.

Gong Zhenyong mockingly wondered if they had exhausted too much energy in the brothel.

So those civil officials came to their senses once more.

’Dang, dang, dang—’

Light knocking sounds came from the window. Li Guanyi paid no mind, and then the knocking ceased, followed by a crisp sound of something hitting the ground. It seemed something was thrown in. The youth’s ears twitched.

Eh? Is it gold?!

Li Guanyi blinked and turned his head to see a small nugget of gold right in front of him. He reached out to pick it up, and then another nugget was thrown in front of him. The youth collected several nuggets and slowly approached the window, looking up.

A fair finger flicked him on the forehead.

Sitting there, he looked up and saw a smiling face, fair as White Jade, with bright almond eyes and black hair in a double bun, bangs hanging over the forehead—it was the young lady.

"You really are a money-grubber!"

The young lady chided, "I even had to use gold to lure you over here."

Li Guanyi’s face broke into a radiant smile, "Young lady!"

Xue Shuangtao stood on a rock, tiptoed, and said, "Just the other day you fought with the Red Dragon General Yue Qianfeng, and I wanted to see you. Grandpa said you were fine and told me to stay calm in the palace, but how come you’ve gotten into another fight in less than two days?"

Li Guanyi grinned sheepishly, "Couldn’t help it, just ran into it..."

"Now you’ve lost your position as an eighth-rank official, even your scarlet robe and White Jade belt were stripped away."

This was actually Gong Zhenyong actively protecting him.

Generals from the Military School who valued favors were famously protective across the land.

"My own people, even I’ve stripped him of his robe and rank, what else do you want? I’ve already gone this far, do you want me to chop him up? You want to chop him today, got a problem with me?"

"Who, who will speak up? I’ll take my knife right now and go chop that kid into pieces, and I’ll remember you for a lifetime!"

When Gong Zhenyong, with eyes red with rage, said these words while pinching his own thigh, all the civil officials wilted; none of them wanted to push an imperial guard general to the limit. Besides, Gong Zhenyong was an "Imperial Guard."

What is Yiwei?

It’s a position held by the great-grandson of second-rank officials, the grandson of third-rank officials, or the son of fourth-rank officials.

The status of Imperial Guard is even higher: a second-rank official, a third-rank official’s son, may fill this position.

Imperial Guard signifies that Gong Zhenyong’s subordinates, at the very least, are sons of fourth-rank military officers, with the upper limit being the children of second-rank Great Officers, Princes, and descendants from the Upper Pillar Country. Gong Zhenyong’s current rank is not high, but his position is one that all past Great Generals have held.

The men under his command are not soldiers; they are Generals.

Nobody wished to antаgоniѕе him.

Gong Zhenyong, with the combat skills of a lowborn soldier, engaged in a verbal battle with a group of scholars.

As for Li Guanyi, he was squatting in the little black room, thinking. Feeling a hand patting and rubbing his head, he looked up to see the tiptoed girl basked in sunlight outside the window, smiling brightly at him: "Mmm, but you did the right thing."

"If no one else praises you, I’ll praise you."

"Worthy of being my family’s Mr."

"The Qilin of the world!"

"Even if the Emperor thinks you’re wrong, I’ll still stand by your side."

The youth looked up; he didn’t say anything but just stood there, letting the young lady tousle his hair. Li Guanyi passed the letter in his hand to her, saying, "Young lady, please deliver this letter to my aunt, so she won’t overthink."

Xue Shuangtao nodded, then said, "Give me your hand."

Li Guanyi puzzled, but still extended his hand, and the girl placed hers into his palm and let go.

It was a handful of golden beans.

"They punish you, but I’m on your side."

"This is all my savings of gold beans, saved for many years, and now it’s all yours."

Xue Shuangtao’s face glowed with a brilliant smile:

"Don’t think it’s too little, okay."

The girl waved her hand, then turned around, lightly hopping down from the rock. Li Guanyi, clutching the handful of gold, stayed silent. He felt considerably better. The girl’s words and comfort, her coming to find Li Guanyi at this time, were more precious than gold.

The smile on Xue Shuangtao’s face vanished into worry.

She pursed her lips and ran to find her aunt.

After the girl had gone far,

Within the rustling sounds, a boy emerged from the bushes, eyes wide, crouching there with two grass stalks in hand; behind the artificial hill, two figures appeared; another flipped over a rock, and from the pond, two more surfaced.