Chapter 1403 Backer Leaves

After settling Yang Liuyi down, Zhou Yiqiao finally let go of the heavy stone that had been hanging in his heart. He relaxed and sat back in the chair tiredly, rubbing his temples with his hands, looking extremely tired.

Seeing Zhou Yiqiao like this, Luo Lishang realized belatedly that the man in front of him was not as confident as he had always appeared.

She walked behind Zhou Yiqiao, and under Zhou Yiqiao's surprised gaze, she gently massaged his temples with both hands to relax his muscles.

"Princess, you..."

Zhou Yiqiao was a little flattered. Just as he was about to speak, Luo Lishang waved his hand to stop him.

She spoke softly while massaging Zhou Yiqiao's temples.

"Based on my understanding of Luo Shanhu, she suffered a great loss at your hands today, and she will definitely not let it go. You better be careful in the next period of time."

Zhou Yiqiao cooperated by closing his eyes and teased deliberately.

"With the protection of our Second Princess, I believe that even if she hates me, she won't dare to do anything reckless. I hope the princess can protect me."

"Glib tongue!"

Luo Lishang exerted a little force and after giving a small punishment, his expression became serious again.

"I have helped you solve your problem. You must do your best to deal with my troubles from now on."

Zhou Yiqiao opened his eyes, as if he had already anticipated Luo Lishang's request.

"Of course. As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess commands, I will certainly go through fire and water without hesitation."

After he finished speaking, the room suddenly fell silent.

Zhou Yiqiao discovered that Luo Lishang had been staring at him with her clear and clever eyes, which was frightening.

Zhou Yiqiao turned his head and looked away, not knowing why he didn't dare to look Luo Lishang in the eye.

The scene fell into awkwardness for a while. After a while, Luo Lishang withdrew his gaze, ending the delicate atmosphere.

"I haven't been back to Daxuantian for many years. I still have many things to deal with, so I won't chat with Master Zhou."

After saying that, Luo Lishang stood up, straightened his sleeves, and disappeared from Zhou Yiqiao's sight.

After watching the beautiful figure leave, Zhou Yiqiao suddenly lost the desire to continue resting. He raised his hand to close the door, activated the restrictions in the room, and began to practice...

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In a blink of an eye, more than ten days passed.

Zhou Yiqiao originally thought that he would face many challenges and difficulties led by Luo Shanhu, but the days were unexpectedly peaceful.

Apart from accompanying Luo Lishang to meet his old friend from Daxuantian, he spent the rest of his time immersed in cultivation and studying ancient books.

If he didn't have to check on Yang Liuyi and her daughter every few days, he would never have stepped out of the room.

Finally, the time came for the great general Luo Fengmo to go to war.

As an official title created by the Immortal Emperor Luo Fengtian to check and balance the Eight Pillar States, the Great General Guarding the Nation needs to go out to fight all year round and use military achievements to prove his value to the court and the people of Daxuantian.

If Zhou Yiqiao and others had not discovered the Taichu Immortal Fruit in the Changshe Realm, Luo Fengtian would not have let Luo Fengmo return from the front line and personally go to the Tijian Sect to reward him.

Since they had returned to Tiansheng City originally to reward Zhou Yiqiao and his men, and now that Zhou Yiqiao and his men had returned to Daxuantian, he, as the great general guarding the country, naturally had to set off back to the front line.

In order to show his importance to Luo Fengmo, Luo Fengtian specially held a grand farewell ceremony on the parade ground outside Tiansheng City.

The guard of honor was massive, with flags covering the sky, creating a solemn and murderous scene of swords and horses.

Luo Fengmo was wearing silver armor, looking heroic, standing on the flying dragon "Silver Wings", like a god from heaven, causing thousands of people to kneel on the ground and shout "Long live his life".

"My dear brother, you must take good care of yourself when you go to the front line, and make more military achievements for Daxuantian and spread our power!"

Luo Fengtian stood on the high platform, holding a golden cup, and spoke loudly to Luo Fengmo below, his tone full of expectations for this great general who protects the country.

The position of the Great General Guarding the Nation was created by him. The higher Luo Fengmo's achievements on the front line, the greater his reputation in the court. At the same time, his balancing effect on the Eight Pillars of the State became more obvious.

Luo Fengmo raised his head slightly, his eyes firm and his voice loud as he responded.

"Don't worry, my royal brother. I will live up to your expectations and swear to protect every inch of the Great Xuantian territory until my death!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the silver-winged dragon let out a deafening dragon roar, flapped its wings and flew high, leading Luo Fengmo and his elite troops, like a silver storm, cutting through the sky and flying towards the distant frontier.

On the parade ground, Luo Fengtian watched his brother's figure going away until he disappeared from his sight. Then he slowly retracted his gaze and turned to face the civil and military officials and the people below the stage.

"My dear ministers, the prosperity of our Great Xuantian today is inseparable from the bloody battles of every soldier and the hard work of the people."

"Let us all look forward to the day when the great general who defends the country returns triumphantly!"

Luo Fengtian's words were inspiring, and the audience responded with cheers and applause in the atmosphere of jubilation.

Among the crowd, Zhou Yiqiao stood obediently beside Luo Lishang, watching everything silently.

Regardless of whether he is an enemy or a friend to Luo Fengmo, for most cultivators in Tiansheng City, it is undoubtedly a joyful thing that he can set off for the front line.

After all, this means that the border of Daxuantian will be more firmly protected, and it also means that Luo Fengtian's right-hand man will temporarily stay away from the center of the court.

But for Zhou Yiqiao and Luo Lishang, Luo Fengmo’s departure was not something to be happy about.

After returning to Daxuantian, Luo Fengmo has always been the supporter behind the two of them.

Because of Luo Fengmo's existence, the hostile forces led by Luo Shanhu did not dare to attack them easily.

Now that Luo Fengmo has been ordered to return to the front line, it will be difficult for the two of them to live a peaceful life in the future.

After all the procedures were completed, Luo Lishang said goodbye to Zhou Yiqiao and prepared to return to the mansion.

However, the various forces that had been keeping an eye on the two of them for a long time could no longer hold back and surrounded them before the farewell ceremony was over.

"Your Highness, Second Princess, I heard that you had a fruitful trip this time. Not only did you get the Taichu Immortal Fruit, but you also got to know Mr. Zhou. This is really a cause for celebration."

A young woman in a gorgeous long dress approached slowly with a false smile on her face.

She is Luo Qingwu, the only direct descendant of the Luo family among the Eight Pillars who has the same surname as the royal family.

Although the relationship between the Luo family and the royal family has long been in name only, as long as they still have the surname Luo, they can always use this surname to find many opportunities to get close to the imperial power.

And the Luo Qingwu in front of him is a master in this field.

Luo Lishang's expression remained unchanged and he responded calmly.

"Miss Luo is well-informed, but these are just trivial matters and not worth mentioning."

Luo Qingwu's smile remained unchanged, but her eyes swept over Zhou Yiqiao intentionally or unintentionally, with a bit of scrutiny and provocation.

"Second Princess, you are too modest. What you did with Mr. Zhou during this period has spread throughout Tiansheng City."

"Everyone says that the Second Princess has a keen eye, and only she could find such a piece of gold among the mud and sand outside the Great Mysterious Heaven."

There was a hint of sarcasm in Luo Qingwu's words, and it was obvious that she did not have much goodwill towards Zhou Yiqiao and the others.

Luo Lishang's eyes were slightly cold, and she could naturally hear the hidden meaning of Luo Qingwu's words.

But she did not explode immediately, but responded with a more indifferent attitude.

"Miss Luo, you are too kind. Master Zhou and I met by chance, and we have experienced many dangers together since then, which led to our fate today."

"As for the talk of making money in the desert, I advise Miss Luo not to spread such nonsense."

“After all, I heard that the person who sent the Luo family to the status of the Eight Pillars of the State was also an ordinary cultivator outside the Great Mysterious Heaven who originally had no reputation at all.”

Luo Qingwu didn't expect Luo Lishang to counterattack so directly, and her face instantly turned ugly.

But she soon smiled again, but there was a hint of reluctance and coldness in that smile.

"The Second Princess has a point. It was Qingwu who made the mistake."

"However, fate is so strange in this world. Some people can meet noble people to help them and achieve success overnight, while others can only rely on themselves and take every step carefully."

“Although my Luo family has received help from noble people, there are also many hardworking and diligent people among our ancestors, which has led to our current status.”

The implication of Luo Qingwu's words was to tell Luo Lishang that in addition to the ancestor who married into the Luo family back then, there were many other people who worked hard to create the current status of the Luo family.

Luo Lishang smiled lightly, no longer entangled with Luo Qingwu on this topic, and turned to speak.

"Miss Luo's words are so convincing that I naturally believe that everyone in the Luo family is diligent."

"But today is the day when the great general of the country is going to the battlefield. It seems a bit inappropriate for us to discuss these trivial matters here."

"Why don't we wait until the general returns triumphantly and have a drink together to celebrate his victory? It won't be too late to talk about this then."

After saying that, Luo Lishang gently pulled Zhou Yiqiao's hand and motioned him to leave together.

Zhou Yiqiao understood what he meant, and calmly glanced at the various forces around him that were ready to make a move. After memorizing everyone's faces in his mind, he slowly walked out of the crowd with Luo Lishang.

Luo Qingwu looked at their departing backs, a hint of unwillingness and jealousy flashing in her eyes, but she could only suppress the anger in her heart, and exchanged glances with several other representatives of similarly ill-intentioned forces, as if they were plotting something.

After returning to the mansion, Luo Lishang immediately ordered Ling'er to be summoned, threw out spirit stones as a reward, and ordered the servants in the mansion to step up their guard.

Ling'er took the order and left in a hurry. Luo Lishang and Zhou Yiqiao sat in the study room and there was another period of silence.

After a while, Zhou Yiqiao sorted out his words and asked Luo Lishang tentatively.

"Her Royal Highness is the daughter of the Immortal Emperor after all. Even if someone in the court or the public is dissatisfied with her, they should not provoke her so blatantly..."

"But today, Luo Qingwu from the Luo family came with a group of forces to provoke the Immortal Emperor before he left... Is there any hidden story behind this?"