Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 393 The Final Struggle
Cheongju Jianmen Port.
Amid the drizzle, the pirate ship led by Xu Zun successfully docked.
"Master Xu!" On the deck, more than a dozen first-rate warriors knelt down in unison, clasped their fists and said to Xu Zun, "We all want to join the Divine Constable Division, and we hope that Master will approve our recommendation!"
"Master Xu," one of the warriors said, "You are right. The greatest heroes serve their country and their people. It is not about the level of martial arts, but about having a chivalrous heart!"
"Yes!" said another, "We have already left our master, and now we have returned to Daxuan, we have nowhere to go, and I hope you will understand."
"Yes," another person said, "We should do something meaningful. We can't just be reckless people all our lives..."
Just like that, amid the crowd's petition, Xu Zun nodded with satisfaction and said, "Great! It's rare that all of you are so understanding of justice. I can guarantee that everyone can join the Divine Constable Division!"
"Good! That's great..." The warriors were ecstatic and overjoyed.
At this time, the big ship docked and everyone began to prepare to disembark.
Looking at the busy crowd, Huo Anu quietly came behind Xu Zun and said, "Sir, that crazy knife witch's acting is really bad. I rehearsed with her so many times, but in the end I still lost a lot of lines."
"It doesn't matter..." Xu Zun shook his head slightly.
"My Lord, I still don't understand," Huo Anu said, "Why do you want these warriors to join the Divine Capture Department?"
"These people are all knights who care about their reputation. If we talk to them directly," Xu Zun said, "they will never join. The only way is to put on a show like this and make them want to join on their own."
"Sir," Huo Anu frowned, "That's not what I meant. I'm asking you, why do you want them to join the Divine Constable Department? Why don't you let them follow you?"
"Hehe..." Xu Zun laughed, turned to look at Huo Anu, and asked, "Anu, I have always had a question. You have so many beautiful braids on your head. Who combed them for you?"
"Myself? What's wrong?" Huo Anu touched the small braid on his head, even more confused.
"Oh... okay!" Xu Zun nodded, and then answered her previous question, "I asked the warriors to join the Divine Detective Division as a last-ditch effort!"
"Struggle?" Huo Anu's face was full of question marks, "Are you going to rebel?"
"..."Xu Zun was speechless and had to stretch out his dirty hands to hug Huo Anu's shoulders.
"Stop!" Huo Anu quickly dodged, " Why have you developed such a bad habit recently, always liking to hug people's necks? Hug men and women, I saw Lao Zhao almost suffocated by your hug the other day!"
"Okay!" Xu Zun had no choice but to take it back, saying awkwardly, "It's just to improve our relationship!"
"Sir," Huo Anu suddenly came to his senses and asked, "Are you still worried that the Queen Mother will harm you?"
"It's not a worry, it's a necessity!" Xu Zun said, "The death of the prince is actually an unsolvable problem."
"But..." Huo Anu shook his head, "Does this have anything to do with the warriors joining the Divine Constable Department?"
"It's because it doesn't matter that I said it was my last struggle!" Xu Zun said, "The rest can only be left to fate!"
"Okay!" Huo Anu turned the iron umbrella and said, "No matter what you do, I will follow you!"
These simple words moved Xu Zun deeply, and at the same time he felt deeply moved. He thought that among all the people following him, this girl from the Western Regions was probably the most pure.
only……
"Anu," Xu Zun pointed at Huo Anu's iron umbrella and asked, "I want to ask you a question. Is it raining now?"
"Yeah!" Huo Anu nodded.
"Do you have an umbrella?" Xu Zun asked again.
"Yes!" Huo Anu nodded again. After a few seconds, he understood what Xu Zun meant and quickly opened the iron umbrella to shelter Xu Zun from the rain...
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A few hours later, Xu Zun and others all got off the boat.
His personal guards would naturally follow him. In addition, the Crown Princess, Yingying, and those musicians and dancers would also have to be brought back to the Holy City to report.
Of course, not all first-rate warriors are going to follow Xu Zun and join the Divine Detective Division.
Zhao Xin and several other warriors had tasks to complete for their respective families and sects, so after getting off the boat, they said goodbye to Xu Zun and left on their own.
However, they all expressed their admiration for Xu Zun and said that if Xu Zun needed them in the future, they would go through fire and water to help him.
After bidding farewell to Zhao Xin and others, the next group came the Daxuan navy led by Wu Yubao.
Prior to this, Xu Zun had asked Hou Zhen to register them and personally announced in front of everyone that the royal family would definitely reward them after they returned to the Holy Capital to report.
The sailors were naturally very happy and immediately bid farewell to Xu Zun and returned to Yongming County in Qizhou by land.
Next, Xu Zun specially thanked two people, naturally the Xiao Zhennan couple.
On this trip to the East China Sea, without the help of these two heroes, Xu Zun would not have been able to complete the mission, so he should be credited with the greatest contribution.
However, Xiao Zhennan and his wife did not care about the reward. They helped Xu Zun this time just to repay a favor to the Zhao family.
Of course, they both admired Mr. Xu very much and said that if there was any need in the future, they would be willing to follow Mr. Xu's instructions and would do their best to help.
After seeing off Xiao Zhennan and his wife, Xu Zun began to prepare for returning to the Holy City.
The matter was of great importance, so Xu Zun naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest. He immediately sent Ashuzai and others to rush to the Holy Capital overnight with the written secret memorial to report to the Empress Dowager.
Next, he did not bother to deal with the officials of Qingzhou. He prepared horses and vehicles at the port and led a large group of people to set off immediately back to the holy city.
However, how could such a huge ship docking at Jianmen Port fail to attract the attention of the imperial court?
Some soldiers had already reported the situation to the Jianmen County Magistrate as soon as possible. When the Magistrate learned that it was the fleet of the Daxuan Chief Justice returning from the East China Sea, he was terrified and sent someone to report to the Qingzhou Governor, while personally leading a team of people to express condolences.
However, he chased all the way out of Jianmen County but still couldn't catch up with Xu Zun's convoy, and could only sigh in despair.
Now Xu Zun is surrounded by many experts, all of whom are first-rate warriors and knights, so it is naturally impossible for him to slow down.
In this way, they traveled day and night and returned to the holy city of Xuanmiao City from Qingzhou in just six days.
As Xu Zun had expected, before they entered the city, they encountered a large number of inner guards who came to greet them.
The internal guards all had stern faces and looked intimidating without even getting angry. They said they were there to greet them, but they seemed to have the intention of taking over.
Fortunately, among these people, Xu Zun met an old acquaintance, who was the Chief Warden of the Ministry of Justice - Chen Taiji!
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After seeing Chen Taiji changed into his official uniform , Xu Zun had a premonition that Chen Taiji should have entered the Internal Guard and held an important position.
As expected, after Chen Taiji greeted Xu Zun, he told Xu Zun that he had taken over Cai Kun's position and that he was the current leader of the Right Cabinet of the Inner Guard.
Xu Zun hurried to congratulate him, but as soon as he said the word "congratulations", Chen Taiji directly held Xu Zun's hands and said very seriously:
"Jiying, the Queen Mother has ordered you to enter the palace immediately!!!"
