Chapter 22: Imperial Capital

After the army marched south for two days, the temperature gradually increased.

It is autumn in the empire, and the weather in early autumn does not feel hot. The cool breeze that blows from time to time makes people energetic.

The current position is deep within the empire, and the imperial capital is right in front of us.

We finally arrived, and the Imperial Capital is the main battlefield.

As we gradually approached the Imperial Capital, we would occasionally meet merchants on the main road. When these merchants saw the army, they immediately drove their carriages to give way, with their heads lowered. , dare not look directly at the army.

But after seeing the blue-haired female general at the head of the team, the merchants were obviously a little surprised.

"General Esdeath is back. Didn't she rush to the battlefield in the far north?"

"It can't be..."

A Hong Shang did not dare to say any more.

"Don't talk nonsense. Look at the momentum of the army. Is this what it looks like after a defeat? It's clearly returning in triumph."

"But for a battle of that scale, at least Let’s fight for a year and a half.”

The merchants whispered, and the fear and resentment they had before had disappeared.

If the emperor has an army that is supported by the civilians, it must be the current one.

The direction of the army's march is not within the imperial capital, but to the military camps outside the imperial capital. News of the great victory in the far north has been sent back. There are three generals in front of the military camp waiting for Esdeath's return. The three of them are The three of Esdeath's confidants are all Teigu users and are collectively known as the three beast warriors.

Among the three people, there is an old man, a strong man, and a cute girl?

Dressed as an old butler, his name is Liva. He is a former general of the empire. He was imprisoned for offending a powerful man. He was later rescued by Esdeath. He is extremely loyal. His imperial weapon is 'Water Dragon Pony'. Black Marin', a ring-shaped Teigu that can control any liquid.

The strong man's name is Daidas, a fighting madman, and his imperial weapon is called 'Two Great Axes Belwak'. The two large axes are usually one, and can be disassembled from the middle. After being thrown, the ax will track the enemy as long as it has power.

The last 'girl' dressed as a cute girl is named Niwu. Although this guy looks like a cute girl, he is actually a cute girl, which means a man wearing women's clothing.

Niwu’s Teigu is the ‘Military Dream Scream’. This Teigu is a flute, which can control the enemy’s emotions and physical state by playing different music, assisting the other Teigu.

The three of them were standing straight in front of the military camp. After seeing Esdeath's figure, the three of them immediately stepped forward.

"General, you have been working hard all the way, and my subordinates have prepared a banquet for you."

The old man Liwa opened his mouth and leaned forward as he spoke, placing one hand on his chest. The white gloves on his hands and his clothes look like a butler. He is the captain of the Three Beastmen.

"There is no need for a banquet. I will take you to meet the young emperor later, but first I will introduce you to a colleague."

The three beast warriors were a little confused.

"Colleagues? Could it be that the general has conquered talents in the far north."

"Well, this time I found a treasure and took him in."He hired an ANBU from another country. ”

Hearing Esdeath’s words, the old man Liwa frowned slightly. Members of the assassination team generally have complicated backgrounds.

But Liwa would not say anything. He will not disobey Esdeath's will.

"Let me tell you in advance, your colleague is the top assassination force member. I have fought with him before. If he is alone. The combat ability and strength may not be weaker than mine. "

The three beast warriors were shocked and looked at Esdeath blankly.

"Strength...is not weaker than you, general?" "

**Cute girl Niwu swallowed her saliva, his voice was neutral.

"Bai Ye. "

Esdeath shouted to the back of the army, and the three beast warriors stared in that direction.

A man with black hair and black eyes carrying a long knife at his waist walked forward Come on, the man is not tall, but he gives people a sense of sharpness.

“This is your future colleague, Bai Ye. "

Esdeath looked at Su Xiao.

"These three are also my subordinates. ”

“Yeah. ”

Su Xiao responded, he had recognized the three of them.

The trio was called the Three Beastmen. Although their strength was not weak, they were able to capture them all in a subsequent mission. Bento, among them, the strong man died the most simply. He was killed within five minutes of his appearance.

"Be careful with your tone of voice when talking to the general. "

The old man Liwa spoke with a bad look.

"Don't worry about this, Bai Ye's character is like this. The members trained by the top assassination force all have character flaws. He is the most normal. ”

“I took the liberty, General. "

Liwa bowed again.

Su Xiao didn't care about Liwa's tone. Why should he have trouble with a guy who just got lunch when he appeared on the stage.

"It's getting late, let's go meet His Majesty. ”

The four people got on a carriage and headed to the Imperial Capital. The Imperial Capital covers a large area and is a large city. The whole city is in the shape of a staircase, with the higher the center, the higher it is.

The entire palace is a bloated circular shape with layers of upward spires, even at the highest point. There are hundreds of meters.

The carriages are passing through the imperial capital. There are many people on the streets of the imperial capital, and they are dressed in gorgeous clothes. This is the capital of a country, and economic prosperity is a matter of course.

The sun is listless. hanging on the horizon, the entire imperial capital was shrouded in dim sunlight, and it was already six o'clock in the evening.

The carriage drove to the front of the palace. This was supposed to be a heavily guarded place, but the guards in front of the door were watching. After clearing the sign on the carriage, he just asked and was released without even needing to show his face.

The palace is quite large, and the carriage arrived in front of the main hall after driving for a while.

This made Lidya Su a little surprised,You know this is a royal palace, how can the general drive the carriage to the front of the palace? Just get off the bus outside the palace and walk to the main hall.

It seems that the little emperor is more useless than imagined, at least Esdeath doesn't care much about the little emperor.

Get off the car and enter the main hall. The main hall is very solemn, with red carpets on the floor. There is a gold-cast seat on the innermost side. The seat is in a higher position, which is the emperor's table.

A boy of thirteen or fourteen years old is sitting on the seat. This is the little emperor.

The little emperor is thin and looks a little malnourished, and his purple clothes are even more nondescript, making him look a bit sissy.

Although he is an emperor, he has no sense of majesty. Su Xiao feels that he is a very vain young man.

Esdeath led Su Xiao and the others into the main hall, walked a few meters in front of the little emperor and half-knelt on the ground.

Rather than saying that Esdeath was half-kneeling, it would be better to say that she was half-squatting on the ground, with her kneeling leg not touching the ground. This posture explained a lot of things.

Looking at the little emperor again, his expression had not changed, it seemed that this was normal.

Su Xiao also followed suit. It was absolutely impossible to squat down and kneel down.

At this time, he was already considering whether to capture the little emperor. This young man looked like a soft persimmon at first glance.

Beside the little emperor stood a fat old man with a big beard.

The obese middle-aged man has white hair and beard, but because of his fat body, there are no wrinkles on his skin. The rich clothes and fine food make this old man not look old. If it were not for his head full of white hair, he would be said to be middle-aged. Everyone believes it.

This fat old man is the minister, the minister who controls the little emperor.

The minister held a plate of meat in his hand and stood beside the little emperor with a big belly. The plate of meat was for him to eat, not for the little emperor.

After preliminary observation of the situation, Su Xiao decided to give up. He was not sure whether the key was with the little emperor. This required long-term planning.