Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Xie Yanghui
A few minutes later, the supreme general pulled the rein of his war horse and jumped off the horse smoothly. When he stood before the imperial horse carriage, the soldiers of the Xie Army dismounted their horses and knelt on the ground.

Looking at the smiling face of the emperor, the supreme general knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists, and said, “Your subject, Xie Yanghui, sees Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor for ten thousand years!”

As his words fell, two thousand elite soldiers from the Xie Army shouted at the same time, “Long live the Emperor for ten thousand years!”

In the imperial horse carriage, Emperor Yong’an stood up. He then came down and stopped in front of Xie Yanghui.

Emperor Yong’an stretched out his hand to hold Xie Yanghui’s arms and said, “Xie Guogong, please stand up. Thank you for defending our empire and protecting our people.”

When Emperor Yong’an helped him up with his own hands, Xie Yanghui breathed a sigh of relief. From Emperor Yong’an’s actions, Xie Yanghui knew that the emperor still believed in his loyalty even when rumors that he had more military power than the emperor spread wildly.

Xie Yanghui smiled and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

When he stood up, the soldiers kneeling behind him also stood up. After the simple ceremony, Emperor Yong’an smiled at Xie Yanghui and said, “Shifu, you are finally back. I really missed you in these past years. Shifu, you have no conscience. Why haven’t you written to me in three years?”

Xie Yanghui rolled his eyes and said, “Your Majesty, please treat me as your subject in public.”

Emperor Yong’an ignored his words and grinned, “Once a Shifu, always a father. Shifu, you can’t disown me. No matter what, I am your only disciple.”

Emperor Yong’an never called himself ‘Zhen’ in front of Xie Yanghui but referred to himself as Xie Yanghui’s disciple. Since Emperor Yong’an studied martial arts under Xie Yanghui when he was sixteen years old, he always regarded Xie Yanghui as his elder.

Hearing Emperor Yong’an’s coquettish words, Xie Yanghui was speechless.

“…..” Where did he learn all this nonsense?

He glanced at his disciple and asked in disgust, “Wan Mingjiao, when did you become so shameless?”

Emperor Yong’an looked at him with a smile and said, “Since I became your disciple. I am a good disciple, so I learn by following your example.”

Xie Yanghui rolled his eyes again and asked, “When did I teach you to act coquettishly and talk nonsense? Don’t tarnish my good reputation with your nonsense.”

Emperor Yong’an laughed when he heard this. When the two of them were chatting, Qiu Yuanbo looked at them with a smile and thought, ‘Fortunately, Xie Guogong is back. Otherwise, it would be difficult for His Majesty to guard against Duan Qinwang and his people.’

Unlike Qiu Yuanbo, who happily watched the interaction between Emperor Yong’an and Xie Yanghui, the ministers and generals waiting behind them had different thoughts. With Xie Yanghui’s military achievements and the emperor’s favor, no one knows how high he can rise in the future. It would be better for them to stand by Xie Yanghui’s good side and avoid offending him.

After chatting with Xie Yanghui for a while, Emperor Yong’an said, “Shifu, you must be tired since you just came back from the western border. I will host a banquet to welcome you tonight. You should go back and get some rest.”

Xie Yanghui clasped his fists and said, “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Emperor Yong’an looked at his Shifu helplessly and announced, “The banquet to welcome Xie Guogong’s return will be held tonight. Every minister and general must attend the banquet with their family members. Abstention is not allowed.”

Receiving the order, Qiu Yuanbo and the others bowed at Emperor Yong’an and said in unison, “This subordinate accepts the order.”

After giving out an oral decree, Emperor Yong’an clasped his fists toward Xie Yanghui, bowed his head slightly, and said, “Disciple respectfully welcomes Shifu back. Shifu, please have a good rest.”

Before Xie Yanghui could scold him again, Emperor Yong’an quickly ran away. He boarded the imperial horse carriage and said in a hurry, “Go back to the imperial palace.”

Seeing the wise emperor’s childish side, Qiu Yuanbo smiled. He stood beside the imperial horse carriage and shouted, “Return to the imperial palace!”

Hearing this, the generals and ministers stepped aside to make way for the emperor and his entourage. They knelt on the ground and said in unison, “Respectfully sending off the Emperor.”

After Emperor Yong’an, the imperial guards, and the servants left, Xie Yanghui thanked the ministers and generals for coming to welcome him before leaving with his soldiers. Forbidden to lead troops into the imperial capital city, Xie Yanghui went to Jin Yi Army military camp with his two thousand elite soldiers.

When Xie Yanghui and the soldiers arrived at the Jin Yi Army military camp, he found that someone was already waiting for them in front of the entrance. Xie Yanghui stopped his horse and dismounted. Walking towards that person, he looked thoughtfully at the black mask that covered half of the young man’s face and saw the Hundun beast image carved on the upper right corner of the black mask.

Seeing his arrival, the young man clasped his fists and said, “Welcome, Supreme General, to Jin Yi Army military camp. Wangye is not here at this moment, so I will receive you and your soldiers on his behalf.”

When he heard the young man calling him supreme general instead of Xie Guogong, Xie Yanghui knew that the young man in front of him didn’t care about his identity. He clasped his fists and said, “Thank you for your hospitality.”

Looking at his dusty clothes and tired face, the young man said, “We have prepared a place for your soldiers to stay. Please come with me, Supreme General.”

Xie Yanghui nodded, and they followed the young man into the military camp. Looking at the soldiers wearing black masks who were training expressionlessly under the scorching sun, Xie Yanghui thought, ‘These people look more like death soldiers than ordinary soldiers.’