My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

The Emperor's Face Token can command any person under heaven at will.

This ability can be said to be very powerful.

Yet, it has some limitations.

The order given to the other party should not be too outrageous; otherwise, even the emperor's prestige may be rejected.

But generally speaking,

There should be no problem.

If the Emperor's Face Token is used well, at an unexpected moment, it should be able to play a significant role.

Cheng Guang thought this way.

He stored away the Emperor's Face Token and then looked at the sky outside.

He only knew that there was still some time before evening.

The release of the next task was still a while away, so he simply stopped paying attention to it.

Sitting cross-legged in the bedroom, he began to cultivate.

...

As Cheng Guang began his cultivation,

The Great Yuan army retreated.

The news that Cheng Guang, the Town-Nation Duke's Heir, had, with his own strength, repelled a Heavenly Human from Great Yuan causing their army to retreat, spread like a storm.

It swept through the entire Capital City.

Within the Capital City,

Great Zhou Imperial Palace.

Inside the Council Hall,

The many officials' faces were filled with shock, and they were all discussing fervently with their colleagues.

"Hiss, the Town-Nation Duke's Heir actually repelled a Heavenly Human from Great Yuan?? Does this not mean that the Town-Nation Duke's Heir also possesses the strength of the Heavenly Human Realm?"

"Two Heavenly Humans from a single family!? This is simply..."

"I originally thought that Cheng Zhihai was the one who had hopes of challenging the Heavenly Human Realm, and if the Duke Zhen's Mansion were to have a Heavenly Human, the next one could only be Cheng Zhihai. I never expected it to be Cheng Guang..."

"..."

Amidst the clamor of the officials,

Cheng Zhihai, one of the subjects of the discussion, showed no fluctuations in emotion, but deep in his eyes, there was intense joy hidden.

At the same time,

Standing among the many officials, Cheng Zhihai,

Upon hearing the news from the warfront, did not show as much shock as the other officials.

The Bureau of the Lamp's intelligence was faster than the army's messenger officers.

Before the many officials knew the news, Cheng Zhihai had already learned of the details and the outcome of the event.

When he first heard the news, Cheng Zhihai was incredibly shocked.

He knew that his son Guanger was not ordinary.

But still,

Cheng Zhihai had never expected that Guanger had become so extraordinary to the extent he now had.

Just think, not long ago,

He was still reflecting on how his son possessed the qualities of a Heavenly Human.

Now, it turned out,

Guanger had indeed become a Heavenly Human!!

If Guanger was not a Heavenly Human, how could he have repelled the Black-faced Vajra Buddha?

How could he have repelled the Heavenly Human of Great Yuan??

As soon as Cheng Zhihai thought of this, the smile in his heart could no longer be concealed, yet his face remained as calm as still water.

His stern countenance showed little change.

But if one looked closely,

One could see Cheng Zhihai's mouth corners occasionally curling up, twitching from time to time.

It was harder to suppress than a cocked gun.

And at this moment,

Sitting in the highest seat, Empress Wang, acting as the regent, had her beautiful face filled with worries.

Unlike Cheng Zhihai's happy and relaxed mood, or perhaps exactly the opposite,

Empress Wang didn't really care whether Cheng Guang, the Town-Nation Duke's Heir, had truly advanced to the Heavenly Human Realm.
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She also didn't care about the retreat of the Great Yuan army.

Of course, it's not to say she didn't care at all.

It's just that if Cheng Guang truly advanced to the Heavenly Human Realm and repelled the Heavenly Human from Great Yuan, the joy it brought her was far less than the concerns caused by Cheng Guang's victory.

Because, with Cheng Guang's intervention,

Wu Ling, whom she had sent to the frontlines to represent the emperor in the personal command of the military, originally only to boost morale, the mascot-like Wu Ling,

At this moment,

he had become the next most important person in the eyes of countless soldiers after Cheng Guang.

Once Wu Ling received the support of so many soldiers and so many military generals, even if he could not immediately ascend to the throne to become Emperor,

he would also gain the qualifications to compete for the imperial power with other Princes.

Thinking of this,

Empress Wang's heart began to feel somewhat uneasy.

Because from the very beginning, deep down, Empress Wang had looked down on Wu Ling, the Princess who was suddenly brought back by the Emperor Zhou from the outside.

Whether she was truly of Emperor Zhou's bloodline or not was still a matter of debate,

mainly because soon after Wu Ling returned, she stole the position of Crown Prince from her son Wu Ming, causing much resentment in Empress Wang's heart.

She did not dare to say anything to Emperor Zhou,

so she could only vent her grudges and dissatisfaction on Wu Ling.

Of course,

Empress Wang was not a petty person; her venting was limited to silently being angry and simply not wanting Wu Ling to become Emperor,

without creating any obstacles.

It was precisely because Empress Wang's actions were almost negligible,

that the relationship between her and Wu Ling was able to maintain a superficial balance.

Empress Wang gently massaged her forehead, trying to persuade herself to let go, and then her gaze fell on the surrounding court officials.

After contemplating for a moment,

Empress Wang slowly spoke up.

The moment she opened her mouth, the originally buzzing and extremely noisy hall,

immediately quieted down.

"Now that Great Yuan has already retreated its forces, do we need to negotiate reparations with them, or discuss compensation matters?"

"Or should we counterattack?"

When Empress Wang's words came out,

the already quiet Council Hall became even more silent at this time.

All the court ministers, upon hearing Empress Wang's words, looked at each other, not daring to say more.

For the many court ministers,

even if Great Zhou was invaded by Great Yuan and had been slapped by Great Yuan, it didn't have the capability to strike back.

Being able to withstand Great Yuan's invasion was already considered good enough.

Where would they dare to talk about rebellion?

Don't they know

that in Great Yuan, there is more than one Sky-Man?

If they were to send someone to attack Great Yuan...

Then who should be sent?

Ordinary military generals simply wouldn't suffice.

Only Duke Zhen could be sent...

Thinking of Duke Zhen, many court ministers couldn't help but lower their heads,

After Great Zhou lost its ground,

nobody knew what stance Duke Zhen would take.

Who knew whether Duke Zhen would listen to the Court,

and who knew whether Duke Zhen would rebel.

Now, let alone ordering Duke Zhen to counterattack Great Yuan, even if Duke Zhen were obedient, would they abandon the Border Area battlefield and disregard Demon Beasts?

All these issues,

weighed heavily on the hearts of the numerous court ministers.

Making them unable to speak up.

Therefore,

after Empress Wang spoke,

the entire Council Hall was silent.

It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

After a good while,

seeing that really no one answered her, Empress Wang rubbed her brow again and, after pondering for a moment, turned her gaze to Cheng Zhihai.

"Mr. Cheng, what are your thoughts?"

Empress Wang threw the question to Cheng Zhihai.

...