As Emperor Sheng finished speaking, a minister immediately glanced at the sharp-looking woman with her hair tied up in the crowd, and couldn't help but twitch his eyelids slightly.
Xiao Yu, the garrison commander of the Nine Luminaries Division in the Capital City.
In terms of Combat Duel skills alone, she is among the top three below the Martial Dao Supreme, and few would question that!
With her accompanying us, the calamity in the Southern Territory should not be difficult to quell.
What truly astonished the officials was that Ye Li had clearly performed numerous outstanding feats, and his reputation in the Capital City was unparalleled.
His Majesty actually gave him another chance to achieve merit... Does he really value him to that extent?
With just this one imperial edict, this newly emerged Deputy Commander Ye has already become the center of a storm in the Great Sheng court!
"Your subject obeys the decree!"
Li Yingluo immediately bowed and accepted the order, her joy barely concealed in her eyes.
"Your subject obeys the decree." Eldest Princess Li Huaian bowed, her heart filled with complex emotions.
While the emperor's art of checks and balances is not difficult to grasp, the feeling it evokes after understanding it is quite another matter.
On the surface, it seems that Xiao Yu and Ye Li are handling this matter together, but everyone knows that only the commander-in-chief can lead the deputy commander in carrying out tasks.
Ye Li is undoubtedly the person in charge of this matter.
If this succeeds, Ling'an will definitely become famous overnight... The Eldest Princess sighed even more deeply, but she had no good solution.
With his Father Emperor's abilities, it would be no difficult task to completely resolve the scourge in the Southern Territory.
The reason Ye Li was specifically chosen to lead the expedition might be to slightly suppress her reputation, so she can only wait and see how things develop.
"I will give you two months. Commander Ye can arrange the specific itinerary himself." Emperor Sheng nodded slightly.
"No need for two months. Grant me the privilege of patrolling the Southern Territory, and I can resolve the scourge Southern Territory within a month!"
However, as soon as Emperor Sheng turned around, Ye Li's calm voice suddenly rang out from inside the hall!
However, the surrounding officials were all taken aback by this sudden turn of events and looked at each other in bewilderment!
Immediately afterwards, countless astonished gazes fell upon the boy without any attempt to conceal their surprise, and everyone's hearts were filled with shock!
The Southern Territory has more than just the governors of the Ten Continents. Even if the Bone and Blood Cult didn't affect the overall weight of the Southern Territory, at least five local governors would still want to take action to eliminate it.
The Five Continents Governors are five Martial Path Venerable blessed with the Mountain River Seal!
Even with all this, you haven't even grasped the specific movements of the Bone and Blood Cult. You, a mere commander of the Capital City, think you can crush the Bone and Blood Cult, which has resurfaced several times, in just one month?!
That's a bit too presumptuous!
Even the women with their hair tied up among the military generals couldn't help but frown, their eyes filled with doubt as they looked at Ye Li.
"..."
Emperor Sheng quickly regained his senses, then looked down at the figure with a half-smile and said, "No one speaks lightly in court."
"The Bone and Blood Cult is no small matter; you mustn't take it lightly."
"Ten days!" Ye Li's voice, clear and cold as an icicle hitting the ground, resounded throughout the Golden Phoenix Hall: "Ten days to resolve the calamity in the Southern Territory!"
The ministers were even more shocked!
Even the Third Princess Li Yingluo, felt dizzy and her eyes were filled with fear as she looked at Ye Li: "..."
She thought she had been reckless enough, but compared to the other person, she was nothing!
"Good!" Emperor Sheng couldn't help but laugh, but after a moment, his smile faded as he spoke:
"I can grant you the power of a governor, but there are no more High-ranking Venerable in the Capital City to give you!"
"No, Venerable One!" Ye Li's voice was even colder, echoing throughout the hall:
"I have the right to eradicate all the scourges within the Southern Territory; anyone who interferes will be considered an accomplice of the same crime and clan!"
A chorus of gasps filled the Golden Phoenix Hall, but Emperor Sheng simply nodded slightly and said:
"Can!"
Originally, the plan was simply to send these two High-ranking Venerable to the Southern Territory to stabilize the people's hearts and systematically eliminate the local cult.
But now the other party is proactively proposing such outrageous conditions--
Increase your returns without increasing your input!
If one were to play a reigning emperor who strives to break with convention, there would be no reason to refuse!
"Then thank you very much, Your His Majesty."
Ye Li's lips curled slightly, then he said nothing more, stood up, cupped his hands in farewell.
His idea was simple.
The journey to take off into the Heavenly Palace is imminent, and the lurking rats haven't been caught yet... This is all because he doesn't have enough points right now.
The saying goes, "Build a bridge when there's water, fire a cannon when there's a mountain."
There are several commendable Venerable forces in the Xianjing Continent alone. If I can eliminate all the suspicious targets within the Southern Territory, even those troublesome Supreme-level individuals might be able to be dealt with.
These remarks were merely intended to make the operation more convenient at that time.
Even if the Emperor Sheng on the Dragon Throne refuses to relinquish power, after learning the situation using the credentials granted by the Third Princess, he will still kill without hesitation!
Once the young commander has completely left the palace.
Only then did everyone realize that leaving court early was against the rules, but seeing that Imperial Capital Sheng on the high seat did not seem to care too much about it, they silently swallowed their words of reprimand.
Just then, a woman's belated voice suddenly rang out from inside the hall:
"Xiao Yu obeys the decree."
Just then, a female military officer dressed in dark court robes, having recovered from her shock, bowed and said goodbye before hurrying after Ye Li, who had left the scene earlier.
"..."
Emperor Sheng frowned slightly, watching her departing figure, before casually waving his hand after a moment:
"Dismiss the court!"
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!" The courtiers prostrated themselves and shouted.
Among the orderly kneeling crowd, the Second Prince Li Xuanyu's face was so gloomy it could drip water!
He kept his head bowed tightly, trying his best to hide the surging violence and fear in his eyes.
His hands, hidden within his sleeves, continued to tremble.
Ye Li... It's Ye Li again!
This person has become a major threat to him!!
Throughout the entire Dasheng court, who didn't know that the Southern Territory was Li Xuanyu's base of operations? Back then, when he acted according to imperial decree, he secretly cultivated a large number of Mountain Gate that favored him!
That was the foundation he absolutely could not afford to lose!!
In truth, very few of these Mountain Gate were spared from the risk of disaster!
This Ye Li claims he wants to use his governorship to purge the troubles in the Southern Territory.
The real intention was to minimize his influence in the court!
What's even more despicable is that this time, by putting on a show of being more than they are, they gained the Father Emperor's approval—truly cunning and insidious!
With your cultivation level, Ye Li, even if you fail to take down the Bone and Blood Cult within ten days, will you really face severe punishment afterward?!
Absolutely not!!
Li Xuanyu roared inwardly, his nails digging deep into his palms, bleeding without him even noticing.
He finally admitted that he had really underestimated his unassuming third sister!
No wonder Ling An has been wandering around the Nine Luminaries Division these days, even wanting the right to access the archives of the Mountain Gate within the territory. It turns out he's made two preparations here!
Such a targeted action—who would believe it wasn't orchestrated by Li Yingluo?!
Li Xuanyu's legs felt incredibly heavy as he left the court, and his eyes were bloodshot.
A crazy and ruthless idea was rapidly taking shape in his mind--
We absolutely cannot let Ye Li return alive from the Southern Territory!
Even if... even if it means using the power hidden deep within the [Four Extremes Twelve Gates]! Even if it means exposing the relationship with the Great Brahma Palace, this child must be kept in the Southern Territory forever!!