Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 596 Peng Yingyu's Inner Demons
Xu Shouhui frowned deeply as he looked at the pitiful twenty-odd welcoming team approaching. This was so different from the grand and arrogant welcoming ceremony he had imagined, and the disparity made him feel deeply uncomfortable.

At this moment, Xu Shouhui saw Ding Pulang casually approach him with twenty men and said, "Your Majesty, there is a battle going on at the front lines. What are you doing here?"

Impatient, yes, even this small, even pitiful, welcoming party wasn't there to welcome anyone; judging from Ding Pulang's tone, it was clear he wasn't very welcoming.

This is completely different from what Xu Shouhui just described—that the Imperial Preceptor would personally come to greet him, giving him a grand and arrogant welcome.

This greatly displeased Xu Shouhui, who had just been boasting. The soldier behind him also looked at Xu Shouhui with an embarrassed expression, thinking, "What a boastful guy! He doesn't even treat you like a human being."

Xu Shouhui's face turned purplish-blue with rage. He clenched his fists and glared at Ding Pulang with a fierce look, saying, "Ding Pulang! Why don't you kneel before me!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Pulang glanced at Xu Shouhui, then casually clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, but I am in armor and it is inconvenient for me to wear it."

Xu Shouhui said, "You, well, where is the Imperial Advisor? Why doesn't he come out to greet me!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Pulang said, "Master, Master is in seclusion and it is inconvenient for him to come out now."

"On the battlefield where the two armies are fighting, the Grand Preceptor is actually in seclusion. Does he not care about resisting Li Siqi?"

Xu Shouhui roared, and Ding Pulang looked at Xu Shouhui and said, "Heh, Your Majesty has come to question me?"

Xu Shouhui said, "I am not here to hold you accountable, but don't think I'm easy to bully. Do you know anything about what happened in Xiangyang?"

"I don't know. We've been fighting on the front lines. Who could know what's going on? What happened? Has something happened in Xiangyang?"

Ding Pulang asked Xu Shouhui. Actually, he knew some things about Xiangyang. Wasn't it just that Chen Jiu Si attacked Xiangyang?

Upon hearing this, Xu Shouhui said, "Something has happened. There's been a rebellion. The Grand Preceptor's good brother, Chen Jiu Si, has rebelled because he's dissatisfied with my rule. I've told him countless times that Chen Jiu Si is no good person, but the Grand Preceptor just won't listen. He even said he's good at governing the country, but now he's not governing the country, he's turned to rebellion."

"I am furious. Summon the Imperial Advisor immediately and give me a reasonable explanation. Why did Chen Jiu Si rebel? Does he even respect me, the emperor appointed by the Imperial Advisor himself?"

Xu Shouhui roared, "Ding Pulang, I order you to bring the Imperial Advisor to me right now, or I will not enter this military camp today."

Xu Shouhui said angrily, his face showing the oppressive and arrogant air of a superior. He did not believe that Ding Pulang, the disciple of the Grand Preceptor, would dare to offend him. After all, he was the emperor personally appointed by the Grand Preceptor. It was the Grand Preceptor who said that everyone in the Tianyuan Empire had to listen to him.

At this moment, Xu Shouhui's eyes widened. He had just boasted to his personal guards, but the Imperial Advisor treated him like this. How could he explain this to his guards? How could he command respect? Didn't Xu Shouhui have any dignity?

Ding Pulang noticed Xu Shouhui's slight frown and after a moment said, "I told you, my master is in seclusion and cannot receive you."

"As I said, I will not go in unless the Imperial Advisor comes out to greet me."

Xu Shouhui seemed to have Ding Pulang completely under his thumb. Seeing Xu Shouhui's posture, Ding Pulang looked at Xu Shouhui again and said, "Your Majesty, are you determined to force me to do something I can't?"

Xu Shouhui said, "I am teaching you how to respect the emperor!"

Ding Pulang chuckled upon hearing this, and then said, "Your Majesty, I'll ask you one last time, to enter or not to enter!"

"Can't you understand human language? I said that if I want to enter, the Imperial Advisor will be the one to welcome me in. Who do you think you are!"

Ding Pulang said, "Hehe, okay, okay, close the door and let's go!"

After saying that, Ding Pulang turned and left, and immediately ordered the soldiers to close the door, leaving Xu Shouhui standing there. Xu Shouhui's face turned pale and then red. He had never been so humiliated in his life and could not bear it.

The other guards around him, seeing this, kept their eyes down, not uttering a single word, for fear that Xu Shouhui would vent his anger on them.

Xu Shouhui clenched his fists and looked at Ding Pulang's expression. His face changed drastically. At that moment, those few clueless and extremely straightforward soldiers pushed the gate of the stockade to close it.

Xu Shouhui was deeply enraged by this scene and roared, "This is outrageous! You...you want to rebel too?!"

With a roar, Xu Shouhui unleashed a palm strike at the gate. Xu Shouhui himself was quite strong, having reached the Furnace Realm. When he struck out with his palm, the gate was cleaved open with a loud bang, catching the person off guard.

The surrounding soldiers were blasted away.

Ding Pulang had only taken a few steps when he heard a loud bang behind him. At that moment, Ding Pulang turned around and looked at Xu Shouhui, saying, "You, surnamed Xu, how dare you attack your own camp!"

Xu Shouhui roared, "Traitors! Traitors! You traitors! How dare you insult me ​​like this! I will never let you get away with this! Take this slap from me!"

As he spoke, Xu Shouhui attacked Ding Pulang directly. Ding Pulang's strength had not reached the Furnace Realm. Seeing Xu Shouhui go berserk, he angrily said, "You surnamed Xu, don't think that just because your master made you emperor, you are emperor. I've been annoyed with you for a long time."

After saying that, Ding Pulang attacked Xu Shouhui directly. Upon hearing this, Xu Shouhui looked at Ding Pulang and said, "Hehehe... You're unhappy with me? Judging from your appearance, you're also a remnant of Huangzhou Prefecture. You also want to rebel!"

Ding Pulang said, "Not doing what you want is considered rebellion? You really think you're something special."

Xu Shouhui roared, "Die!"

"I'm afraid of you!"

Ding Pulang was also quite bold. With a roar, he charged directly at Xu Shouhui, and the two immediately started fighting. Seeing the two fighting in the military camp, the surrounding soldiers were all dumbfounded, wondering who to help and who not to help.

Li Siqi also received the news immediately. When he heard that Peng Yingyu's apprentice, Ding Pulang, wouldn't even let Xu Shouhui in the door, he burst into laughter: "Hahaha... Interesting, very interesting indeed."

"No, I must go and see what's going on."

As he spoke, Li Siqi immediately dismissed his attendants and rode his horse leisurely to Peng Yingyu's camp. Leading a large force would easily disturb the enemy, but it was harmless for Li Siqi to come alone.

At this moment, Xu Shouhui was pressing Ding Pulang's attack. Despite Ding Pulang's arrogant tone, he was only at the Dragon Realm level. Facing Xu Shouhui, who was at the Furnace Realm level, he was being unilaterally defeated.

At that moment, Xu Shouhui delivered a powerful punch that sent Ding Pulang flying. Ding Pulang coughed up a mouthful of blood and crashed to the ground. Seeing this, Xu Shouhui immediately attacked, preparing to kill Ding Pulang.

"Die to me!"

With a roar, Xu Shouhui struck Ding Pulang with a palm strike. If this strike landed, Ding Pulang would surely die.

But just as the palm strike was about to land, a Buddhist chant suddenly rang out: "Amitabha!"

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A Buddhist chant instantly stopped Xu Shouhui, who was about to kill. Seeing the sky filled with Buddhist light, Xu Shouhui's gaze narrowed slightly and he said, "Imperial Preceptor, come and save me! Your disciple is about to assassinate the emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Peng Yingyu's voice rang out again: "I already know about your affairs, Ding Pulang. You have no respect for the emperor and deserve punishment. Now, you are stripped of all your military posts and made to stand guard for His Majesty!"

"Master!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Pulang immediately objected. "Making me, Ding Pulang, stand guard for Xu Shouhui? This is too humiliating!" Ding Pulang declared, unable to accept it, and then said to Xu Shouhui, "I won't stand guard for him!"

Peng Yingyu said, "What, you're not even obeying your master's orders?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Pulang immediately lowered his head and said, "This... Master..."

"Not negotiable."

"As ordered!"

Ding Pulang said impatiently. Hearing Ding Pulang's words, Xu Shouhui chuckled and said, "Alright, you just stand guard for me. Don't worry, I'm very magnanimous and won't be like you."

"His Majesty."

Just as Xu Shouhui was about to make a sarcastic remark about Ding Pulang, he suddenly heard Peng Yingyu's voice. Peng Yingyu said, "Your Majesty, you have come from afar, so please rest first. This old monk has not yet come out of seclusion and can only wait until I come out to greet Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shouhui said, "Grand Preceptor, please wait. I can take care of myself."

Peng Yingyu said, "Well then, please forgive this old monk for not being hospitable enough."

After saying that, Peng Yingyu suddenly spoke again: "Li Siqi..."

Upon hearing Peng Yingyu's Buddhist roar, Li Siqi laughed and said, "Monk Peng, this is quite a show to watch! Your own disciple is fighting with your emperor. It seems things are getting pretty heated in Hubei."

Peng Yingyu frowned and said, "What, you want to get involved in my affairs in Hubei?"

"Haha, I didn't mean that. I just thought it was funny. But your Emperor Xu is an old acquaintance of mine."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shouhui's face immediately turned extremely ugly, and he looked in Li Siqi's direction.

"Li Siqi, don't talk nonsense here, as if we're very familiar with each other."

Li Siqi chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Xu Shouhui, don't worry, I'll say what I should say and what I shouldn't say. But I want to remind you, your current situation isn't good, is it?"

"Today, Monk Peng's disciple can prevent you from entering the gate. If Monk Peng dislikes you tomorrow, he might just sacrifice you."

"Emperor, haha... They all earned their positions through their own efforts. Which founding emperor was given one by others? You should think this through."

Xu Shouhui's face turned quite ugly at these words, while Li Siqi continued, "Alright, I don't want to waste any more words with you. Think it over carefully. If you can figure it out, you can come to my tent to discuss it in detail."

"Haha, that's all I have to say. I'm not going to say anything more. You can decide for yourself what to do."

After saying that, Li Siqi turned his horse and rode back to camp. At this moment, Xu Shouhui's expression was uncertain, and he looked thoughtfully in the direction Li Siqi went.

At this moment, Peng Yingyu's voice rang out: "Your Majesty, please rest. Some matters can be discussed when Chen Jiu Si arrives tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shouhui looked at Peng Yingyu, who had refused to show herself throughout, and asked, "Grand Preceptor, what is your opinion on the matter of Xiangyang?"

Xu Shouhui voiced his thoughts, and Peng Yingyu remained silent for a long time before saying, "A farce!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Shouhui suddenly looked up at Peng Yingyu's tent and asked, "Then what does the Imperial Preceptor think of me?"

Peng Yingyu remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "The outcome will be clear tomorrow."

Upon hearing Peng Yingyu's words, Xu Shouhui's face immediately turned extremely ugly. He then glanced at Li Siqi, who was walking away, his eyes filled with an inexplicable meaning.

At this moment, Peng Yingyu's voice rang out again: "Your Majesty, please return to your tents immediately. Food and clothing will be served right away."

"Purang, attend to His Majesty as he returns to his tent."

Upon hearing this, Ding Pulang stood up and looked at Xu Shouhui, saying, "Your Majesty, please."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shouhui glanced at Ding Pulang, then at Peng Yingyu's tent, and his expression grew even more unpleasant. Ding Pulang was probably here to spy on him, acting as his bodyguard!

Xu Shouhui thought for a moment, then turned around and followed Ding Pulang toward the rear camp.

At this moment, someone in Peng Yingyu's tent spoke up: "Master, what do you intend to do with Xu Shouhui?"

"Are you planning to help him, or my junior uncle?"

Peng Yingyu sighed and said, "Things have come to this, and I know my choice back then might have been a mistake. However, I also bear responsibility for Xu Shouhui becoming like this, so I think..."

As Peng Yingyu spoke, she continued, "Let Chen Jiu Si handle the matters in Hubei. As for Xu Shou Hui, I will try to ask Jiu Si to grant him a worry-free later life."

"Master, he's caused such a huge mess, are you just going to let him off like this?"

Peng Yingyu said, "If I hadn't made the wrong choice back then, things wouldn't have come to this. These are all my sins!"

"Amitabha, alright, let's wait for 94 to come and handle the rest together."

"Master, do you really trust our junior uncle that much?"

"Hehe, yes, if there really is such a thing as a Buddhist kingdom in this world, then it is probably your junior uncle who can realize it. He is the true savior of the country and the people."

Peng Yingyu paused and then continued.

"If there is still a day when the people of this world can live a good life, it must be under the leadership of my brother."

“But Master, if you really dismiss Xu Shouhui, I’m afraid your Buddhist heart will be damaged and never recover.”

“Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha’s heart is small, but the affairs of the world are great. How can I destroy the hopes of all the people for my own sake…”

After Peng Yingyu finished speaking, he stopped talking, having already prepared himself for a difficult decision.

At this moment, Li Siqi was in a good mood. Upon returning to his tent, someone immediately stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, what did you mean by what you said to Xu Shouhui at the end? Are you really going to help him?"

Li Siqi laughed, "Xu Shouhui is, after all, the emperor of the Tianyuan Empire. If we can control him, we'll have a legitimate reason to deal with Hubei in the future! Hahaha..."

(End of this chapter)