Neither a Protagonist nor an Antagonist, I’ve Become a Background Character? – Chapter 35

Ch 35: Empress’s Secret Order

Qing Li’s calm tone sounded like a thunderclap in their ears.

Empress Ji Ruxue stood up directly from the bed and ordered Hong Yu:

“Mobilize all available resources, I want to know what exactly happened to the Left Guard!”

“Also, confirm with Jun Tianxiao. Although he is not the Main General of the Left Guard, Zhao Yun is one of his generals, so he should be able to find out something from him.”

“Yes.”

Hong Yu bowed slightly, then turned and quickly walked out of the Imperial Study.

Empress Ji Ruxue watched Hong Yu’s departing figure, then lay back on the bed, transforming into a lazy enchantress, quietly waiting.

She thought the time spent this time shouldn’t be long, but she didn’t expect that a full hour passed before Hong Yu returned to the Imperial Study again.

Moreover, the seriousness and calmness from before seemed to have disappeared from her face, replaced by an extremely rare look of panic.

Empress Ji Ruxue remembered that the last time she saw her with this expression was the last time…

Perhaps influenced by Hong Yu’s expression, Empress Ji Ruxue slowly sat up straight, her tone with a hint of urgency, and asked:

“What did you find out?”

Hong Yu didn’t bother to catch her breath, and quickly said the information she had obtained,

“Reporting to Your Majesty, our spies have no way to transmit information from the Left Guard.”

“The Anle Marquis has not returned to his estate since he went to the Left Guard Army Camp this morning. We cannot get the latest news from him.”

“Now, unless we enter the Left Guard Army Camp through normal channels, we have no chance to understand what exactly happened to the Left Guard.”

Empress Ji Ruxue didn’t expect that after such a long investigation, she only got these unknowns.

She immediately felt a little absurd and looked at Hong Yu with dissatisfaction.

“How did it take so long to get just this information?”

Hong Yu also knew that this was her mistake, causing her to lose sight of the priorities, and quickly pleaded guilty:

“Please forgive me, Your Majesty. The reason why I came back to report after such a long time is because the Anle Marquis is missing.”

“What? How could such a big living person disappear? And he has Zhao Yun, who is comparable to the Peak of Transformation God, by his side!”

“If he wanted to run, basically no one in the entire Capital except the Old Monsters of the Refining Void Realm could quietly keep him here.”

“Moreover, he just left this morning, and not even a day has passed. How can you determine that he is really missing?”

Taking advantage of Empress Ji Ruxue’s outburst, Hong Yu calmed her breath slightly and spoke again:

“Your Majesty, I immediately dispatched the Blackbird Guard to the Left Guard Army Camp and the Anle Marquis Estate.”

“The group of Blackbird Guard who went to the Left Guard Army Camp were directly blocked outside.”

“When they were preparing to force their way in to contact Zhao Yun, 12 body cultivators at the Nascent Soul Early Stage suddenly appeared.”

“Perhaps out of concern for your existence, they only seriously injured the Blackbird Guard and threw them outside the camp, ignoring them.”

“This group of Blackbird Guard was dragged back by the spies we arranged.”

“According to the information they reported after waking up, the specific situation of the Left Guard is still unknown, but it has indeed entered a state of combat readiness.”

“They speculate that Zhao Yun, the Main General of the Left Guard, may have already met with misfortune.”

“Based on the Golden Core body cultivators who appeared around the Duke of Wei a week ago, these 12 Transformation God body cultivators are probably also from the Wei State Duke’s Mansion.”

“Bang!”

“This is simply outrageous!”

“Is the Wei State Duke’s Mansion trying to rebel?”

Empress Ji Ruxue heard that the Left Guard had boldly attacked her Blackbird Guard,

She was so angry that she shattered the table with a palm, wishing she could rush out now and teach them a lesson,

But reason told her that things were far from over.

“What’s the situation with the Anle Marquis? Why do you say he’s missing?”

Hong Yu saw Empress Ji Ruxue so out of control for the first time, and lowered her head, pretending she didn’t see anything.

“According to the Blackbird Guard who went to the Anle Marquis Estate, the Anle Marquis has not returned since entering the Left Guard Army Camp this morning.”

“According to the habits of the past week, the Anle Marquis only goes to the Left Guard Army Camp for inspection in the morning, and will definitely return to the estate for lunch before noon.”

“But today, the Anle Marquis did not return to the estate, nor did he arrange for attendants and guards to send a message.”

“Combining the experience of the group of Blackbird Guard who went to the Left Guard Army Camp, it is inferred that the Anle Marquis and his general Zhao Yun are very likely to have met with misfortune.”

“It’s just that there is not enough information at this stage, and many conclusions are only based on speculation, so it is temporarily defined as missing.”

“However, if the two have really met with misfortune, based on Zhao Yun’s strength to fight against the Peak of Transformation God without defeat, it is inferred.”

“The enemy’s cultivation level must be at least in the Middle Stage of Refining Void Realm to quietly erase him.”

After listening to the information Hong Yu said, Empress Ji Ruxue’s mind felt buzzing, and her eyes were briefly shrouded in confusion.

She really didn’t expect things to develop like this.

Wasn’t she just dividing a quarter of the military power of the Wei State Duke’s Mansion!

Wasn’t she just not punishing Lu Qingjian in time to save face for the Wei State Duke’s Mansion!

How could it directly turn into what it is now?

Also, what is the situation with the Refining Void Realm middle stage cultivator in the Left Guard Army Camp?

The other Guards…

Empress Ji Ruxue suddenly reacted and stared straight at Hong Yu.

“What is the current situation of the Left and Right Valiant Guards and the Right Authority Guard?”

Hong Yu lowered her head. Although she didn’t see Empress Ji Ruxue’s expression, the scorching gaze made her a little uncomfortable.

“Reporting to Your Majesty, Right Authority Guard General Meng Qianxue has stepped down and has now returned to the Wei State Duke’s Mansion.”

“The position of Right Authority Guard General has been taken over by someone else arranged by the Duke of Wei.”

“The Left and Right Valiant Guards have also started war mobilization, but there have been no personnel changes. It’s just that the number of people stationed on the city walls and gates has increased several times.”

After the voice fell, there was silence in the Imperial Study.

Empress Ji Ruxue lay weakly on the bed. The Main General of the Left Guard was suspected of being forcibly replaced, and the cultivation level of the person who took action was above the Middle Stage of Refining Void Realm.

The Main General of the Right Authority Guard was also replaced at the same time. It is difficult to guarantee that the strength of the Main General of the Right Authority Guard has not reached the Refining Void Realm.

A military formation presided over by two Refining Void Realm experts can definitely crush the three Refining Void Realm Deans of Taihua Academy into scum.

Even she, a cultivator at the Early Stage of Body Integration Realm, was a little afraid of the cultivator military formation. Perhaps she wouldn’t die, but she definitely wouldn’t feel good.

“It seems that we must make some trade-offs.” Empress Ji Ruxue thought secretly.

Then she looked at Hong Yu, who was standing obediently in place with her head lowered, and was speechless.

It seemed that she was indeed out of control just now, and even the always active Hong Yu was frightened into a well-behaved girl.

“Hong Yu, let the Blackbird Guard secretly send a message to Yun Congnan and Qiu Zijin, taking those who do not belong to the Lu Qingjian faction,”

“Temporarily evacuate Taihua Academy. Remember not to leak the news, especially not to let Lu Qingjian discover it.”

Hong Yu heard the order and suddenly raised her head, as if she had heard something incredible.

She asked in surprise: “Your Majesty, is it really necessary?”