A victory report?
Restoration?
Everyone recognized those words when taken apart.
But when they were strung together and burst from Lü Qinghou's mouth, why did they sound like a fantasy?
Those were the demons of Spirit Mountain!
How could they have vanished in the blink of an eye?
Liu Xingyun stood rooted to the spot, even forgetting to close his mouth.
Cheng Buxiu likewise jerked his head up, his old eyes wide.
The great hall fell deathly silent for a moment.
Then it erupted into an uproar.
"Lord Lü... Lord Lü..."
The burly general who had just been furiously berating Liu Xingyun disregarded the fact that the other man was the dignified Left Demon-Suppression Envoy and hurried forward several steps. Trembling, he said, "Y-you... could it be that you were in too much of a rush and misspoke..."
It was no wonder he had lost his composure.
The news was simply too outrageous.
Who would dare believe it?
Who could believe it?!
"Insolence!"
Lü Qinghou snorted coldly.
"As the Left Demon-Suppression Envoy, would I make sport of the entire civil and military court over a matter that concerns the fate of the nation?!"
Having said that,
he took a deep breath and straightened his back.
His gaze swept over the stunned faces throughout the hall as he proclaimed in a ringing voice:
"Just the day before yesterday! Her Highness the Eldest Princess set out alone from Baxi Commandery and headed south!"
"In a single day!"
"She broke through all fifty-four commanderies and counties of Jiannan Circuit in succession!"
"Wherever she passed, demons and devils were put to death, with none able to withstand even a single exchange!"
"Until she reached Yizhou Prefecture, slew the Demon Sage of Spirit Mountain, and restored the entire region!"
Hiss—!!!
Hiss—!!!
Hiss—!!!
The sound of