Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao

Chapter 84: His Majesty says, it's a long story

Shadowbolt held onto his bottle of oil, staring at the wall that used to be perfectly fine a second ago. Now it had been completely replaced with a scene of a massacre. He'd taken the time it took to brew a cup of tea to run to the store and back. Things changed this much? What happened? Did I end up on the wrong street?!

While Shadowbolt was doubting his own memory, someone approached him from behind and patted his shoulder. The fourth commander of the Dragon Guards leapt up into the air before turning to punch the other person. Lou Zigui ducked under the blow and avoided Shadowbolt's fist.

"Supreme Commander?" Shadowbolt stopped moving.

Lou Zigui could tell that Shadowbolt's stare was probing him. This was one of the Dragon Guard's four commanders, so his martial arts skills were uncommonly good. But Shadowbolt hadn't noticed him until he patted the man's shoulder. Just what kind of martial arts was Supreme Commander practicing?

Shadowbolt pointed behind him and said somewhat awkwardly, "W-wall's gone."

"Mm," Lou Zigui replied. "His Majesty broke it down."

"........." said Shadowbolt.

"I saw it myself," Lou Zigui added.

"Ah? AH!" Shadowbolt looked back at the two groups of fighting people. "His Majesty's snow wolf pup was stuck in a hole beneath the wall, so His Majesty must have torn down the wall to save the wolf. That's right, that has to be it!" Finally, the fourth commander of the Dragon Guards had arrived at the truth. Behind him, Lou Zigui and his accompanying Dragon Guards were all silent. All that fuss came from saving a fat little wolf pup?

Shadowbolt held his bottle of oil in one hand and his sword handle in the other. "Supreme Commander, I'm going to help them."

Lou Zigui glanced at a Dragon Guard behind him. This Dragon Guard stepped forward and replaced the bottle in Shadowbolt's hands with a barrel of oil. Shadowbolt glanced at the oil barrel in his arms, then at Lou Zigui. He had a bad feeling about this.

"Go over there and burn that grove of bamboo trees," Lou Zigui said.

"Arson?" Shadowbolt still looked somewhat dazed. They'd recently set fire to the Grand Preceptor's estate, but now Supreme Commander wanted to burn Prince Zhi's side courtyard, too? Does Supreme Commander enjoy setting fires just like how His Majesty enjoys tearing down walls?

"In a bit, I'll take some people to save them," Lou Zigui said. "You have His Majesty and the rest escape into the streets. Grand Preceptor Xie is there. You'll be protecting the Grand Preceptor as you escape. Do you catch my drift?"

Shadowbolt shook his head. He didn't get it. Why did they have to escape? And even protect the Grand Preceptor along the way?

"It's impossible to explain it clearly in a short time. Just do as I say."

"But what about His Majesty?"

"Tell His Majesty it's my idea, and that he has to do it that way."

Shadowbolt looked at Lou Zigui, who didn't seem like he was joking.

"Hurry and go," Lou Zigui slapped Shadowbolt's shoulder again. He couldn't help but feel like this guy was still in a stupor, though he didn't know why. Shadowbolt sucked in a breath as he turned and prepared to leave with the oil barrel.

"Hold on," Lou Zigui handed over a set of outer robes to Shadowbolt. "Wrap up your head." Afraid that Shadowbolt still didn't get it, Supreme Commander Lou pointed at Ning Xiaoyao and the rest. Like them, Shadowbolt wrapped up his head to conceal his face.