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Chapter 188: Establishing Authority, Disobeying

Hugging each other, so close, Luo Yao looked at the sweat beads on Bei Zhenting's forehead and raised his hand to wipe them away, feeling very distressed.

Bei Zhenting kissed him on the forehead and comforted him: "Don't worry, I'm fine. I took the medicine and the pain is gone. I just don't have any strength. I'm very tired and exhausted."

"How can I not be worried..." Luo Yao lowered his eyes, and the corners of his eyes turned red.

Bei Zhenting hugged him tighter, "It's okay. Just walk slowly tomorrow and you'll be back at the barracks by evening. I'm just worried..."

"You're in this state, do you still want to lead the troops into battle? No way!" Luo Yao looked at Bei Zhenting angrily, "Don't worry, you can have a good rest when you return to the barracks. I'll take care of everything in the barracks."

Bei Zhenting laughed and nodded, "I'll have to trouble Yaoyao again when we get back to the barracks."

"What are you talking about? I'm the son of two heroes who protect the country after all! Besides, I developed this Hanzhou single-handedly. I can earn a house and a car in a day!"

Not understanding what Luo Yao said, Bei Zhenting nodded slightly and fell asleep while holding Luo Yao.

"You're really tired." Luo Yao touched his slightly wrinkled brows but he didn't react.

After a night of deep sleep, when Bei Zhenting woke up, Luo Yaoren had disappeared, and Ye Qing and Li Qingyun entered the room one after another.

"How do you feel?" Ye Qing.

"I'm fine," Bei Zhenting got off the boat and Li Qingyun helped him dress.

"Where's the princess?"

Ye Qing: "I'm going to make you something to eat."

Downstairs, Qian Yicheng and the postman Daniu had already prepared breakfast. The breakfast only consisted of coarse flour buns, without even any pickles.

The guards had no complaints and ate steamed buns with boiled water.

After a night of welcoming dignitaries from the capital, the old dry post station, long desolate, returned to its former glory. However, this was the beginning of a thriving business. The dry post station needed staffing, and Bei Zhenting had already arranged it. It would soon be bustling with activity. Luo Yao had left some money in the name of the Yong'an Fule Bank for them to support their operations.

After a day's journey, it was already late at night when they arrived at the military camp. Due to Bei Zhenting's health, he only notified Lieutenant General Xu Han.

Xu Han was Bei Zhenting's confidant. After seeing the general's physical condition, Xu Han didn't know and didn't dare to say much. He reported the situation of the war in the north, and the two discussed it until midnight.

The next day, Luo Yao was introduced to several deputy generals and lieutenant generals and showed up in front of 50,000 soldiers.

"princess?"

"The national defense general is here?!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? The general who guards the country died a long time ago. Where did this general come from?"

When Luo Yao appeared, the old soldiers and generals quickly formed two camps, one supporting the prince and the other supporting the princess.

"What are you bragging about? Where did the prince go? Why is there a princess? Didn't the court say that the General Zhenbei has returned?"

"Oh, is there no one left in the court? They actually sent someone from the harem to control us."

"How dare you slander the princess? The cotton-padded jacket you're wearing was made by the princess! If you despise our princess, then take it off! I'll see if I can't freeze you to death, you bastard!"

"Who the hell are you scolding! I'm going to beat you to death!"

"Hey... stop arguing, you two. The princess is the son of two heroes who protect the country. Besides, don't you know the legend of the little immortal? The princess is much more powerful than the prince. If you ask me, we will definitely win the battle if we follow the princess!"

When the little fairy was mentioned, the soldiers were all in awe.

"My mother sent me a portrait of the little fairy a year ago, saying that the family had been blessed by the fairy and had made a lot of money. They opened a small shop and were selling snail noodles."

"My father also sent me a letter. The family is being taken care of by the gods. My father has found a job even though he is lame. Now my younger brother has been sent to a private school."

"Tsk, a canal was opened to divert water to the drought-stricken state years ago, and our military camp now has water. The princess's strength is right before our eyes. I wonder what you short-sighted fellows are worried about."

"Bah, what princess, he's not worthy of it!"

The soldiers around who supported Luo Yao couldn't help but drew their swords.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel? Don't forget whose soldier you are now!"

"If you ask me, the princess is here but the prince is nowhere to be found. I guess the Yong'an Prince's Palace is completely controlled by this princess!"

Luo Yao looked at the huge crowd below. People on and off the stage were talking. Even two of the five deputy generals were glaring at him angrily, not to mention the five lieutenant generals who were almost fighting with him as if he were air.

Beside Luo Yao, Li Xian's face darkened. The gunpowder assembly line, with its efficient division of labor, had already produced enough five days ago. Not daring to make more, the entire line had halted production. Only then could Li Xian free himself to rush back to Luo Yao's side. Seeing everyone on and off the stage looking down on their young master, the generals, and the soldiers, Li Xian was so angry that he wanted to kill.

Xu Han expected this situation, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this. The internal fighting started before the battle even started. Thinking of the prince's instructions, Xu Han didn't dare to look at Luo Yao at all.

Luo Yao looked at the noisy crowd on and off the stage with an expressionless face, and whispered a few words into Xu Han's ear.

"This..." Xu Han looked up and down at Luo Yao's not-so-strong figure and was very skeptical about what Luo Yao said.

"General Xu, bring me the Xuanying Spear!" Luo Yao's voice was serious, totally different from his usual tone, and his gloomy expression was not much better than Bei Zhenting's.

"Yes!"

Xu Han stood up straight as a stress reaction. Even the two deputy generals who were whispering to each other and the five lieutenant generals who were about to fight also stood up straight.

After getting the Xuanying Gun, Luo Yao nodded to Xu Han.

Xu Han stepped forward and shouted to stop the quarrel in the audience, "Comrades, General Zhenbei is also in the barracks at this moment. By the general's order, wartime training will be under the unified command of the princess. Anyone who disagrees may step forward and challenge her!"

As soon as these words were spoken, people on and off the stage began to whisper to each other for a while.

"I don't accept it! We are the general's soldiers, why should we obey the orders of a man from his backyard?"

A thorny soldier shouted and flew forward. The ground on the stage shook three times when he landed. He then drew his sword and slashed at Luo Yao.

After hacking around randomly, he didn't even touch a hair of Luo Yao, but was exhausted and panting.

"You can't do it. You are so strong because you are used to block the water. Do you have coronary heart disease? You are panting so hard!"

The man was enraged by Luo Yao. He stood up and flew towards Luo Yao after a roar. Luo Yao was standing at the edge of the ring waiting for his move. When the strong man rushed towards him, Luo Yao turned sideways, and the strong man lost his balance and fell down, landing flat on his face.

More than twenty people came up one after another. Some were kicked off the stage by Luo Yao, and some were almost killed by Luo Yao. He kicked a fat man off the stage with one kick. Luo Yao was a little out of breath.

"You're a bunch of useless people! You've completely forgotten everything the prince taught you! You're bringing shame to the prince, a bunch of useless people!" Deputy General Zhang He looked at the group of soldiers who had quieted down in disgrace, his face filled with indignation. He drew his sword and stepped forward, "I'm not convinced either. I'm sorry!"