NFBE Chapter 472: Revealing the Secret in a Single Sentence, Empress Yuehua’s Shock
Chapter 472: Revealing the Secret in a Single Sentence, Empress Yuehua’s Shock
「Inside the main base of the Great Xia Military Department.」
The person and the mosquito stood shoulder to shoulder once more, a long-awaited reunion. In that instant, their presence was peerless.
It was as if they feared nothing at all.
At that moment, the very air in the base seemed to freeze.
The scene had an indescribable impact, searing itself into the minds of everyone present.
It seemed as though nothing in the world could make them back down.
Empress Yuehua, who was suspended in mid-air, witnessed this, and the fury that had filled her eyes suddenly wavered.
She was stunned.
That posture—a person and a beast standing side-by-side, fearless, ready to face the entire world together...
How familiar it was.
An image she had sealed away in the deepest recesses of her memory, one so ancient she had nearly forgotten it herself, uncontrollably surfaced from the bottom of her heart.
Once upon a time, there had been someone just like that. Before she was an Empress, he had stood firmly before her, accompanying her as they faced an enemy ten thousand times more terrifying than the Emperor Realm.
But later...
That person was gone.
At this moment, the towering rage in Empress Yuehua’s eyes was extinguished—swiftly and silently, as if doused by a sudden downpour.
The terrifying aura emanating from her, powerful enough to change the color of the sky and earth, receded like a tide.
She slowly descended from mid-air, landing back on the ground and standing once more in the plaza.
The surrounding officers and soldiers, who had been suffocating under the pressure, finally felt the weight lift. They gasped for breath, their eyes fixed on the three "monsters" in the center of the field with a look of having narrowly escaped death.
"I’m not fighting anymore."
Empress Yuehua spoke, her voice tinged with a weariness she herself didn’t notice.
She glanced at the mosquito, which was still in its combat form and radiating hostility toward her, and then at the cold and proud girl beside it.
"Gu Yuexi, is it? You’re lucky to have such a good Contracted Beast."
As soon as she finished speaking, she seemed unwilling to stay a second longer and turned to leave.
But after just two steps, she stopped again. With her back to the pair, she added another sentence.
"Of course, you’re not bad yourself."
This praise was sincere.
However, just as she wanted to leave, someone refused to let her.
The moment she lifted her foot again, a black shadow flashed, and Chu Sheng’s figure appeared, blocking her path.
BUZZZ!
He made no sound, simply staring fixedly at Empress Yuehua with his cold compound eyes.
Then, on the hard alloy floor in front of Empress Yuehua, a single word, branded by Mental Power, slowly materialized, stroke by stroke.
Apologize.
Chu Sheng’s meaning was clear.
’You think you can just stop fighting because you say so?’
’You think you can come and go as you please?’
’Claiming you did it for my sake, then attacking Gu Yuexi... You think we’re just going to let this slide?’
’There’s no such thing as a free pass in this world.’
’You’re not leaving today until you apologize to my Little Empress.’
Seeing the word on the ground, Empress Yuehua’s expression froze once more.
’Make me... apologize?’
’Who was she?’
She was Empress Yuehua! One of the Top Notch powerhouses of Great Xia! A being who had lived for over a hundred years!
She had just willingly stood down, made a concession, and even praised them. In her eyes, that was already giving them immense face.
The only reason she had tested Gu Yuexi was because she herself had experienced a similar betrayal!
But now, this mosquito actually wanted her to apologize to a junior in front of all these people?
That, she could not do.
This was her bottom line, her final shred of dignity as an Emperor Realm expert.
The atmosphere in the plaza became tense and hostile once again.
The people around them didn’t dare to breathe, afraid that these two titans would start fighting again at the slightest disagreement.
Just as the standoff reached a stalemate, Gu Yuexi suddenly spoke up.
"That won’t be necessary."
Her voice was as cold as ever, betraying no emotion.
"An apology is meaningless to me."
She walked step by step until she was in front of Empress Yuehua, passing by Chu Sheng’s side.
Staring directly into Empress Yuehua’s cold eyes, her lips barely moved as she spoke slowly, in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"Chen Yuehua, no matter how strong the Law of Life is, it cannot save someone who is already dead. So, let yourself go."
As the words entered her ears, Empress Yuehua’s body trembled violently.
All the color instantly drained from her face, which had maintained its proud and aloof expression, leaving it deathly pale.
She whipped her head toward Gu Yuexi, her eyes filled with a shock and horror that words could not describe.
’How could she... know about that?!’
However, Gu Yuexi gave her no opportunity to ask.
After saying this, she walked straight past Empress Yuehua and went to Chu Sheng.
For Gu Yuexi, whether she received an apology or not was truly meaningless.
She didn’t like Empress Yuehua’s personality, but she also knew that in the future of her past life, this woman had done something earth-shattering and tragic to protect Great Xia.
Even for her, who had stood at the pinnacle of the world in her previous life, that act had moved her.
So, this time, she would just let it go.
Chu Sheng watched Gu Yuexi walk up to him, then glanced back at the pale-faced Empress Yuehua, who was still frozen in place. He was a little confused.
’What did those two women whisper to each other behind my back just now?’
’Why does that old hag look like she’s seen a ghost?’
He reverted to his ordinary little mosquito form, landed on Gu Yuexi’s shoulder, and let out two buzzes.
BUZZ BUZZ.
’Fine. If you say let it go, then we’ll let it go.’
...
Just then, a figure finally descended from the sky, landing in the center of the plaza.
It was the head of the Military Department, Long Zhanguo.
"Ah, it’s all a misunderstanding, just a misunderstanding!"
Long Zhanguo approached, his face wreathed in a kindly smile.
"Yuehua has absolutely no ill intentions at heart. I can guarantee that on the honor of the Military Department."
"Little Friend Gu, Lord Divine Mosquito, allow me to apologize to you on her behalf."
As he spoke, he shot a look at Empress Yuehua, who was still standing there in a daze.
Empress Yuehua seemed to snap out of a dream. She gave Gu Yuexi a deep, incredibly complex look, then said nothing, her figure flickering before vanishing from the spot.
"Little Friend Gu, since you’re here, why not rest at the base for a few days? I’ll have them arrange the best room for you," Long Zhanguo invited warmly.
Gu Yuexi shook her head.
"No, thank you."
She looked up at the base’s simulated sky and said faintly, "Calculating the time, it’s about time we headed back."
With that, she looked at Chu Sheng on her shoulder.
Chu Sheng understood immediately.
He, perched on Gu Yuexi’s shoulder, activated [Boundless Wings].
The next second, under the watchful eyes of Long Zhanguo and countless Military Department soldiers, the figures of the person and the mosquito vanished into thin air, leaving not a single trace behind.
「Inside the base.」
Long Zhanguo’s smile faded, and his expression turned serious.
’I originally thought the Divine Mosquito was already something special.’
’But I never expected this Gu Yuexi... she gives off a feeling that makes even me want to bow my head.’
’Good, good, truly good!’
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