Chapter 66
The king of the Wolf Land was frightened to his core when he got the message that Xiao Potian had made his comeback to guard the west border and was the one behind the battle last night. He immediately sent his men to offer compensation in the hope of seeking peace with the Dragon Land.
With the losses of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the Wolf Land is now offering money for peace. The King of the Dragon Land was cock-a-hoop when he heard about this, and he asked Xiao Potian to accept their offer with the money by signing the armistice.
Therefore, Xiao Potian signed the armistice with the diplomatic envoy from the Wolf Land at the west border.
The next day, the king of the Dragon Land came to the west border in person to send his gratitude and awards to all the generals and soldiers.
Xiao Potian, Jiang Zhengwu, Lu Yuanbin and Fan Gang, among other chief generals, were greatly awarded promotions and treasures.
The king rewarded Xiao Potian with a red tiger robe which signals the power of whoever wearing it to behead anyone treacherous or evil before reporting to the king. Put simply, Xiao Potian would be in charge of their life and death with the robe.
However, reminded of the admonitions from Yang Zhong, the stepfather, that he should keep a low profile once he made his mark, Xiao Potian asked for permission again to take the back seat himself. He said, "His majesty, now that everything is settled, I'd love to return to my family in the Nanguang City."
"Again? That's understandable but the Dragon Land can't do without you." The king of the Dragon Land tried to talk him out of it.
"This failed battle has left the Wolf Land seriously damaged. I suppose we won't see any harassment from them in a long time." Xiao Potian reassured the king.
No matter how much the king wanted his right hand to stay, Xiao Potian was determined to leave.
After negotiation, the king came to terms with Xiao Potian's wish and granted him a vacation in the Nanguang City for some time while keeping resistant to his request for retirement.
The kind still felt sorry for sending Xiao Potian to the battlefield on the west border on his wedding night.
Therefore, he found the middle ground where he allowed the return Xiao Potian to the Nanguang City while remaining all his positions as the general protector of the Dragon Land and the Dragon God of War.
At the same time, the king requested Fan Gang's company with Xiao Potian on the way home, just in case.
To make the king rest assured, Xiao Potian promised he would be there whenever an invasion is looming.
If there is a war, he will return as soon as possible.
Upon leaving, all the soldiers tried to persuade him to stay.
"Dragon God of War, we can't be without you on the west border."Lu Bin, the staff officer insisted.
"That's not true. You see, all the invaders have been crushed now. Everything would be alright with a wise and trustworthy brainman like you working here." Xiao Potian underscored.
"Dragon God of War, I am still afraid that your leaving here might be interpreted as a signal for the enemies from other countries that we are vulnerable now to take advantage of." The general Jiang Zhengwu worried.
"I'll come back if they dare to take any action against us. You have my word. Plus, I am just going back to my wife for our honeymoon. It's not like I'll be gone forever. It shouldn't be so hard." Xiao Potian explained patiently.
Hearing that, everyone stopped understandingly. At the end of the day, he deserves a honeymoon with his lovely wife.
Three days later, in the Nanguang City, a jeep is creeping into the downtown with two people in mufti.
However, no one would expect that one of the two men is the Dragon God of War, renowned for the incredibly successful battle which laid the foundation of peace in the coming years on the west border.
And the man behind the wheel appears to be Fan Gang who was ordered to protect him.
"Brother Tian, sister-in-law and Mr. Yang would be more than happy to see you back home." Fan Gang predicted excitedly.
Fan Gang was asked by Xiao Potian to keep referring to him as 'Brother Tian' because Xiao Potian wants to avoid unnecessary fuss when people find out who he really is.
Imagine that his identity as the Dragon God of War who quelled the disturbance on the west border after one battle got exposed, then all the leading figures from all walks of life will be rolling out the red carpet for him. It'll be a mess in the whole Nanguang City.