Mao Tuan always wants to attack me

Xiao Yuntian stood on the tall city tower and looked down, surrounded by gunpowder and smoke, and the bombardment of spells left pits of different depths and black scorched marks on the ground.

This scene seems familiar.

The formerly prosperous Syracuse is now a mess of flames, and the air is filled with a strong smell of blood.Xiao Yuntian smelled the smell mixed with gunpowder smoke and blood coming from the front, and his stomach churned.

This is the smell of the battlefield.

He lived in a peaceful age in his previous life, and he has never seen war with his own eyes.And now—standing on the tower in front of the palace, he was so close to the battlefield for the first time.Less than ten meters away from him, lay the carcass of a beast that had been cut through by a blade; a few steps ahead, was a dying and wailing soldier. Judging by the armor on his body, he seemed to be an enemy soldier.

War flames, dust, stumps, weapons... This is the real battlefield.

Xiao Yuntian can understand people's thoughts of waging war, but he has never been able to understand the so-called "aesthetics of violence".For him, war has no aesthetic feeling, it will only bring endless pain to people.

Although he looked down on all this as a victor, he had no aloof victorious attitude.In front of the battlefield, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will not feel the real joy.

Dead, desolate, devastated.Xiao Yuntian took a deep breath.

This is the real battlefield...

War is cruel, but sometimes the initiation of war is unavoidable.Xiao Yuntian saw that Bai Shuyu was also standing at the front of the city tower and leaning on the railing to look out, and there was no joy of victory on his face.At the foot of this city tower are all his people, and today's war-torn battlefield is his hometown, so how could he be truly happy?

However, he clearly knew that there would be a battle between himself and Bai Qiming, and it was only a matter of time.If Bai Qiming were allowed to continue to govern in the north, the army of the Demon Kingdom would enter the border one after another, and the powerful families would oppress and exploit them. It would be unknown how much harm would be caused to the common people of the Bai Kingdom.

War is not a means, but a price.

Bai Shuyu simply won the battle.The civil war in Syracuse is over, and people have begun to clean up the battlefield, removing the blood and remains.But the wounds caused by the war will be healed...

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That night, Bai Shuyu did not step into the gate of the palace, but decided to send a team of soldiers to clean it.Sure enough, in just a few months, the palace has been completely remodeled by Bai Qiming.Surprisingly, there are not many decorations added due to his personal hobbies in the palace, but the most are various agencies to deal with foreign enemies.

Seeing these "new decorations", Xiao Yuntian felt both funny and sad: this Bai Qiming's obsession with the throne has reached a state of almost madness, and he may not even enjoy his "emperor's life" much after living in the palace However, most of his thoughts are on defending the throne.

In addition to the ferocious beasts that were summoned by him that day and hidden deep inside the palace, countless organs were installed in the corners of the palace, poisonous, medicine and traps, and according to the captives they caught, these Bai Qiming was the only one who knew the mechanism for sure, and even his subordinates didn't have the guts to easily enter the palace full of traps.

For the sake of being an emperor, it can be regarded as all the grass and trees.

This palace has been remodeled by Bai Qiming from the inside to the outside, and it was blown up in the flames of war. In addition, Bai Qiming died inside, which always gives people a vague sense of ominousness.Realizing that there are too many organs hidden in the palace, and many soldiers were accidentally injured in the process of dismantling the organs, Bai Shuyu simply gave up the idea of ​​moving back and continue to live.

He ordered to stop the renovation of the palace, but decided to strengthen the inside and outside of the original palace, and simply transformed it into a royal prison for Bai Qiming's cronies and traitors.As for his own residence - of course, another palace was built.

It was also a coincidence that the emperor took a fancy to an open space in the south of Syracuse.It was originally one of the garrisons of the army in the city. After a great battle, there were very few people and things left in it.The surrounding terrain and water sources are not a problem, and this land was originally a candidate for the Syracuse Palace hundreds of years ago, so the Feng Shui is excellent.

So with an order, the soldiers in the city got busy building a new palace for the emperor.Bai Qiming had opened two or three mines in the north of Syracuse before, and the ore excavated inside had not been started, so they were just used as stone materials for the new palace, so there was no need to spend a lot of time searching for materials.

During the construction process, some young and middle-aged people in Syracuse also volunteered to help.There is no other reason. When Bai Qiming was in power, he was very harsh on the civilians in Syracuse who were close to Bai Shuyu, and used other methods to suppress opponents, making them miserable.Now that Bai Shuyu returned with his army, it was a good thing for the common people, so they spontaneously came to help.

In order to speed up the progress of the project so that the emperor could live in the palace as soon as possible, Xiao Yuntian walked around the city and called some strange beasts to help.All kinds of strange beasts can be seen everywhere on the site of the new palace: huge pterosaurs fly back and forth with stones tied to their backs; giant slugs slide vertically upwards from the bottom of the wall, The wall is glued together with its own mucus; the colorful dragon is jumping on the roof, painting the wall with colorful colors...

While his subordinates were working in full swing, Bai Shuyu, the generals, and senior officials were not idle.The remnants of Bai Qiming in the northern territory were completely wiped out by several generals; He brought a great deal of treasure and money as an apology.

Within a month of the invasion of Syracuse, these things were carried out in an orderly manner.It is not only to deal with the mess left by the previous "emperor", but also to lay a good start for Bai Shuyu's own imperial career.

Thanks to the intensified efforts of all parties, Belarus has temporarily calmed down at home and abroad, and peace has been restored.And the new imperial palace has also begun to take shape, and it can already be used for the daily residence and office of the royal family.

On the day of completion, the inside and outside of the palace were full of people and strange beasts.With the sound of gun salutes, Bai Shuyu took his mother's hand and walked towards the palace together. Behind him were the passionate cheers of the soldiers and the common people.

"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

……

"What a spectacle!"

Xiao Yuntian stood in the crowd far away and looked at Bai Shuyu's slender back, his heart was as enthusiastic as the excited soldiers and civilians around him.He patted the head of the snow-patterned flying dragon squatting beside him: "Brother Feilong, let's go! Give the emperor a surprise!"

The Snow Pattern Flying Dragon bent down obediently, allowing Xiao Yuntian to climb onto his back. Then, with wide wings stretched out, he flew into the sky with surprised eyes.The flying dragon glided all the way to the sky above the palace, and slowly sprayed out a burst of special ice mist.

"……Um?"

Bai Shuyu, who was walking into the palace holding his mother's hand, suddenly noticed something strange in the sky. He looked at Xiao Yuntian and wondered, what is this guy up to?

Xiao Yuntian made a gesture behind him.

"Master Wei, it's up to you!"

Nightingale behind the emperor drew out her saber and pointed to the sky.

A powerful burst of zhenqi shot out of his hand and flew into the air, just in time to meet the ice mist sprayed by the flying dragon.The fiery qi collided with the ice fog, refracting a rainbow of seven colors in the clear sky.A rainbow appeared out of nowhere over the palace, like a colorful arch.

The Queen Mother covered her mouth with a smile: "It's really innovative and beautiful."

Bai Shuyu raised his face and looked at Xiao Yuntian who was riding on the back of the flying dragon in the air, making all kinds of thrilling movements as if performing stunts, sometimes diving down rapidly, sometimes rolling and gliding, the snow-white figure of the flying dragon and the flying dragon in the sky The beautiful rainbow complements each other.

He shook his head helplessly, but couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "He really looks like a child, with a belly full of gossip, and ghost spirit. I don't know where he got so many crooked ideas."

The queen mother patted his wrist: "It's enough to be interesting, and he has no bad intentions."

As soon as the words fell, I saw the flying dragon in the air doing a magnificent backflip, and Xiao Yuntian who was above was thrown out of the sky and fell towards the ground, perhaps unexpectedly.

"not good!"

Bai Shuyu instinctively rushed forward to catch him, but at the last moment, Feilong stretched his neck and grabbed Xiao Yuntian's clothes, making him hang in the air without any risk.

"Hey..." Xiao Yuntian was hanging in the air, he didn't seem to be afraid at all, instead he smiled and waved at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I'm fine! Don't worry—"

Xiao Yuntian himself was fine, he kept having fun in the air, but he frightened the crowd watching below.Bai Shuyu couldn't help complaining: "Scary! After I go back, I will definitely take care of you!"

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"Tomorrow is my restoration ceremony."

"Oh... then congratulations to the emperor."

Bai Shuyu looked up at Xiao Yuntian, and looked up and down.

It was midnight at this time, and Bai Shuyu, who had just moved into the new palace, hadn't returned to the bedroom to rest, but continued to stay in the study.Xiao Yuntian was sitting on a small stool in front of his table, holding a scone in his left hand and a cup of hot tea in his right. He had a very happy supper, completely unaware of what the emperor planned for him.

"Your Majesty, why are you staring at me! I'm so scared by you, it's so scary."

"Don't be so talkative." Bai Shuyu said lightly, "Tomorrow I will change into the imperial robe and participate in the restoration and coronation ceremony, and you have to go with me."

"That's natural, this is the emperor's great joy." Xiao Yuntian smiled easily, and took another sip of tea, "Does the emperor need the support group of alien beasts to call you crazy? I promise to attract a large group, Make you lively..."

"Let's not mention these for now. Xiao Yuntian, you didn't just go to the celebration to be an audience."

"Ah?" Xiao Yuntian was taken aback, "Do I have any programs?"

Bai Shuyu explained: "Tomorrow is not only my restoration ceremony, but also a batch of new high-ranking candidates will be announced at the ceremony. All the selected personnel need to accept my award, which is regarded as a ceremony of appointment."

Xiao Yuntian was taken aback, "Your Majesty, so, am I going to receive the award, or to present it?"

"Naturally, he was granted a reward."

"Aha?" Xiao Yuntian scratched his hair, "Do I also have the honor of being promoted to rank? Then... may I ask what position is it?"

Bai Shuyu paused for a moment, and said, "Shenguo Divine Beast."

"What?!"

Xiao Yun suddenly stood up from his seat, his eyes widened.

"Your Majesty, what kind of official position is this 'National Divine Beast'?"

The emperor replied: "This is the exclusive position held by the contracted beast soul of the Royal Beast Seal. It is responsible for commanding the beasts of the Bai Kingdom, and is regarded by the people as a symbol of protecting the Bai Kingdom."

Xiao Yuntian listened for a while, blinked his eyes, and said slowly: "This...isn't this similar to a 'mascot'?"

Bai Shuyu tilted his head, probably because he didn't understand the meaning of "mascot".So Xiao Yuntian added: "Then, besides being good-looking, does this township beast have any other functions?"

"'Other functions'? As a divine beast of the kingdom, it is natural to control the strange beasts from all over the Bai Kingdom, to demonstrate the majesty of the royal family, and to guard the peace of one side..."

Xiao Yuntian rolled his eyes, "So... In fact, I have a name and no real power in my hands?"

Bai Shuyu frowned, "Showing the power of the sky is your greatest 'function', why are you obsessed with real power?"

"Okay." Xiao Yuntian sat down on the stool dejectedly, "Actually, I feel that after bearing such a mighty name but without any real achievements, I don't do any work, and my heart is empty."

Bai Shuyu laughed at his complaint. "Since you want to do something so much, you should act together with the officials of the Department of Beast Control in the future. I will reveal your identity to the managers of the department, and you will work with them, and you will be responsible for all matters related to different beasts in Baiguo. business."

"Okay, okay!" Upon hearing that there was something to do, Xiao Yuntian immediately nodded frequently, gearing up, "Great, I haven't made any contributions since I came to Baiguo, and now I finally got a job as an official." , and do something practical.”

"Nonsense again, what do you mean 'haven't made any contribution'." Bai Shuyu smiled, "But it's fine to do some things. But—" He stared into Xiao Yuntian's eyes, "Tomorrow's restoration ceremony, you must As a national beast—that is, in the form of a ball of hair, there will be a special person to tidy up your appearance. Remember to cooperate and go through the process well, and you can't be willful, understand?"

"I got it, I got it." Xiao Yuntian lazily responded, "When did I, Xiao Yuntian, make a mistake in a major event? The emperor is at ease, and enjoy your reset celebration!"

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"Boom boom boom!"

In front of the New Imperial Palace in Syracuse, gongs and drums were ringing.The royal centurion band was playing Chinese music enthusiastically, and in the middle of the large open space, a figure in white came lightly.Rows of courtiers and generals stood neatly below, all staring at the emperor's appearance intently.The prime minister stood at the forefront and read out the imperial edict for the restoration of the emperor. The whole scene was solemn and solemn.

On the other hand, Xiao Yuntian's situation can be described as "in a hurry".

"Snoring... Huh, cough, cough!"

The hair ball was bathing in the bathtub, and the small snow-white body was about to be submerged by the bubbles.While stretching out its short front paws to grasp the edge of the bathtub, it twisted its round body, trying not to sink itself.

Tuanzi opened his mouth wide from time to time, showing a look of despair.The thick fluff was combed back and forth, and the female officer who helped bathe would occasionally put her hand under the soft belly of the hair ball and scratch it, which made the ball tremble and tremble again.

"Hurry up, time is running out!"

"Wow!" A large basin of warm water was poured from the head to the bottom, and the foam on the hairball was washed away.Then there is the drying technique - this is Yanqiu Shanggong's forte.She condensed a mass of hot zhenqi in her hands, spread it evenly around the hair ball, and quickly dried the wet soft hair.

"Hurry up, get dressed!"

A female officer grabbed the soft back of Mao Tuan and lifted it into the air, while the other carefully brought a snow silk dress that looked very luxurious at first glance, and put it on Mao Tuan's chubby body, only making the Tuan short Short claws and legs are exposed.

"The dress is ready, hurry up, go to the front hall..."

After bathing and dressing, the wool ball was wrapped in a blanket and hurried to the front hall.There, it was the scene of the emperor's restoration ceremony.

The timing was just right.The prime minister was announcing the list of officials who were rewarded one by one, and the female officer came to stand in the middle of the crowd with a hair ball in her arms.Mao Tuan turned around and saw that Da Shang Gong was holding her. Behind her, Yan Qiu smiled at herself.

Seeing an acquaintance, Tuanzi grinned, revealing a silly smile.

Yan Qiu quietly pointed to the front again, signaling Mao Tuan to be at ease.After waiting for a moment, it was finally my turn.

"...Frost Snow Immortal Group, Feng--Zhenguo Divine Beast!"

Dashang Gong walked forward calmly, bowed in front of the emperor, and then placed the hair ball in front of the steps.Mao Tuan looked up and saw the emperor sitting high on the platform at the end of the steps, smiling softly at himself.

According to the previous procedures for the appointment of officials, it needs to climb the steps and accept the emperor's reward on a high platform, so that the people standing below can clearly witness the whole process.

Your Majesty, here I come!

Maotuan snorted and ran excitedly towards the top of the steps.However……

"Huh, snoring?"

The round body can roll quickly on flat ground, but when it comes to high steps, the rolling method is completely ineffective.Finding that he couldn't roll up, the hairball had no choice but to stand upright instead of lying on the ground, with two front paws grasping the step surface, one short hind leg supporting the ground, and the other trying to lift up, trying to step up Go up the first step.

"Huchihuchi..."

Panting and crawling for most of the day, but still to no avail.There is no other reason, the two hind legs of Maotuan are too short, no matter what, they can't reach the first floor of the stairs.After struggling like this for a long time, his short legs were shaking and trembling with exhaustion, and finally they could no longer support his heavy body.

With a bang, Mao Tuan fell to the ground on his back, with his feet on his back...

The officials below saw the scene of Mao Tuan failing to climb the steps and falling down clearly. Some couldn't help but sneered, but more people were worried or nervous.The Dashang Palace is not high enough and has no authority to cross the steps. She looked around anxiously, hoping that someone could help Mao Tuan.

Bai Shuyu, who was sitting at the end of the steps, waited for a long time before Mao Tuan appeared, feeling a little strange in his heart, so he asked Xiao Yuntian with his spiritual sense: "What happened, why didn't you come up so late?"

Xiao Yuntian was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, I...my legs are too short to climb the steps of the high platform..."

"..."

The emperor had no choice but to let Nightingale go down to investigate the situation.The head of the guard immediately moved to the bottom of the steps and saw Mao Tuan trying to wriggle up with his ball-shaped body.

Hairballs are placed on tall shelves.According to the reward procedure, Bai Shuyu took a complete set of clothes from the attendant and put them on for Maotuan.

The first is a snow-white button-up gown, which is tailored according to Mao Tuan's figure.Let the hair ball stand upright temporarily, wrap the clothes left and right, just wrap the round body in the middle, and then fasten the buttons on the little gown.

Then came a small crown hat.The tiara is made into a delicate circular spire, decorated with ornate pearls.The hat is not big, just enough to cover the bristling bristly hair.

Finally, there are four small shoes, which are worn on the front paws and hind legs respectively, covering the soft pads.

In the process of dressing, Bai Shuyu has been extremely patient.Mao Tuan's big eyes watched his slender fingers fiddle with his body, and the emperor's delicate and handsome face was close in front of him, making his eyes fascinated even more.

After putting on, Bai Shuyu tapped the hairball's head lightly: "Pay attention to your appearance!" Then he turned the ball so that it faced the officials below.

The officials shouted in unison.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Heroic beasts! Protect the country and defend the land!"

Hearing the officials calling him heroic, Mao Tuan couldn't help but look awed, his eyes narrowed coldly, and the corners of his mouth were raised evilly, showing an expression that he thought he was majestic.

"Tuanzi..." the emperor whispered behind him.

"Snoring?"

"Don't laugh so stupidly."

"..." I obviously want to smile handsomely!The hairball deflated as if deflated, and became limp.

Well, it seems that in my lifetime, as a hairball, I will never be handsome.

After the cheers were over, Mao Tuan was carried down again by the head of the guard.It turned out that the dressing just now was the coronation ceremony of the beast.To be honest, Xiao Yuntian himself was very satisfied with this special dress made by the beast, the size was just right.In order not to make himself too round to wear this dress, he decided to restrain his foodie nature from now on, control his daily food intake, and carry out strict body management.

Perhaps this is also an incentive in disguise?