Chapter 962 - 958: Backbone
Bai Qingyan couldn’t hide her joy and shouted again,"Also, Shen Qingzhu and Xiao Ruojiang."
The last trace of twilight in the sky was completely covered by the starlit night, and the entire Dadu Imperial Palace was already brightly lit. Grand, multi-eaved palaces stood solemnly amidst the dazzling lights, their majestic and calm presence awe-inspiring from a distance.
Shen Kunyang and Gu Wenchang, along with Wei Zhaonian, who had entered the palace with the King of Zhen in earlier years, were familiar with the grandeur. However, for Cheng Yuanzhi and Shen Liangyu, who had only seen the palace from afar countless times, it was their first time entering it, making everything seem fascinating.
Cheng Yuanzhi found the palace truly resplendent, even the steps leading up the white jade staircase had bronze crane lamps every five steps, casting a golden glow on the spotless jade path.
As Cheng Yuanzhi glanced around, he spotted Bai Qingyan standing with folded arms at the top of the steps as they approached the grand hall’s high platform.
Bai Qingyan, having changed into her usual training attire, had been waiting for the generals of the Bai family army for quite some time. As soon as she saw them, a smile spread across her face.
"Young General Bai!" Cheng Yuanzhi couldn’t contain his excitement and pointed up at Bai Qingyan, shouting aloud, causing the guards lined on both sides of the steps to look over.
Today, Bai Qingyan ascended the throne. Apart from Shen Kunyang, the other four generals remained outside the city defending against the armies of several vassal kings, yet their Young General Bai had overthrown the Jin Kingdom’s emperor and ascended to the throne... How could they not be excited?
During the southern campaigns, Bai Qingyan had clearly told them, the generals of the Bai family army, to raise private troops to preserve the Bai family army and also for the future...to overthrow a tyrant and protect the people when needed.
After the Bai family’s difficulties, they watched as the once valiant and pioneering Young General Bai took on the burden of the Bai family army, becoming a calm, reserved, and resolute person, remaining mindful of great ambitions amid adversity, without forgetting the original purpose of establishing the Bai family army and the Bai family’s original intention, with the spirit to swallow mountains and rivers.