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Chapter 147: Unstable Military Morale
Talking about superiors is a taboo, not to mention that Situ Jing is the highest-ranking general of the Lizhou Imperial Guard. These soldiers are also worried that if these words get out, the commander-in-chief may kill them before the evil spirit falls on them.

However, as new soldiers of the Imperial Guards were possessed by evil spirits every day, and they watched their brothers who ate and lived with them being taken away, the resentment of these soldiers gradually began to swell, and their dissatisfaction became increasingly difficult to conceal. Even though they did not dare to go too far, some of them began to have gloomy faces when Situ Jing inspected the training ground, and they did not train as hard as before.

The personal soldiers under Situ Jing were even worse off. The imperial guards did not dare to openly provoke Situ Jing, but they were not so polite to his personal soldiers. Originally, the two sides had kept to themselves and even got along well with each other, but now there was a sense of tension every time they met each other every day.

Some of the imperial guards seemed to have regarded the personal guards as Situ Jing's lackeys, as if they had caused their brothers to be possessed by evil spirits, and they completely forgot that there were also some people among the personal guards who showed abnormalities.

Situ Jing's personal soldiers behaved relatively restrainedly and did not argue with those who deliberately provoked them, but this ignoring did not reduce the occurrence of such incidents.

Zhu Yu even encountered provocation from the imperial guards once. Those provocative imperial guards saw that Zhu Yu was alone and weak, so they deliberately ridiculed her in their words, trying to anger Zhu Yu and make her take the initiative to fight back.

Although Zhu Yu did appear shorter and thinner than them, she was extremely patient. Facing the ridicule and provocation of those people, she just kept walking forward without saying a word.

The two or three imperial guards followed her for a long distance and saw Lu Qing waiting there.

Lu Qing stood expressionlessly with his hands behind his back, his eyes passing over Zhu Yu's shoulder to look at the people behind her.

His eyes were cold, without any murderous intent, but also without any warmth. Coupled with the long scar on his face, all these combined made people feel that this man could chop them to pieces without blinking an eye.

Those imperial guards were frightened by Lu Qing's eyes, and seeing that he was tall and strong, they left in disappointment and did not continue to follow Zhu Yu.

When Zhu Yu saw those people walking away, he breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest.

Seeing this, Lu Qing's solemn and murderous aura just now disappeared quietly, and he asked, "Are you scared?"

"Yeah." Zhu Yu didn't try to be stubborn, but nodded and admitted frankly, "In recent days, the tension has become more and more obvious. It feels like all it needs is a spark to start a fight.

I was also afraid of those three brainless guys just now. I couldn't help it and attacked me, which just happened to be the trigger.

This way, not only will my plans be ruined, but I will also suffer for nothing!"

"Fu Wen won't be in the camp for the next two days, so don't leave my side." Lu Qing wasn't too worried about this kind of thing at first, but looking at the attitude of those three people just now, it seemed that they really wanted to pick on the weak and take their anger out on Zhu Yu, so he had to be more careful. "Judging from this situation, the time should be right soon, and it won't take too long."

Probably because he saw that Situ Jingtai had done nothing, Deputy Commander Zhou Kuang, who had been like an ant on hot pan for a while, finally couldn't hold back and rushed into Situ Jing's tent early in the morning.

"General, this matter cannot be delayed any longer!" As soon as he entered the tent and saw Situ Jing, he didn't care if there were others around and said, "Haven't you heard what the brothers in the camp have been saying recently?

They all said that there was clearly something evil going on in the camp, and the general insisted on calling in some miracle doctor. As a result, not a single person has been cured and sent back, and instead, more and more people are being sent out. If this continues, I'm afraid there won't be anyone left in our camp!
General, let’s not talk about whether we believe it or not. Now so many brothers have been possessed by evil spirits for no apparent reason. This is right in front of us, and everyone is watching.

If you still insist on not sending anyone to exorcise the evil spirits at this point, everyone in the camp will be in a panic, which is probably not a good thing.

Why not just go along with everyone's wishes and invite someone to perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirits? Regardless of whether it works or not, at least it will be a comfort to these brothers in the army, right?"

Situ Jing frowned, clearly still feeling resentful of Zhou Kuang's proposal. "Would the soldiers really prefer to have someone perform the ritual in the camp?"

"That's true. If you don't believe it, General, you can go ask them yourself." Zhou Kuang said helplessly, "I naturally don't believe that, but now all the brothers think it should be so. I think it's best to follow everyone's wishes, otherwise the morale of the army will be unstable!"

"I don't believe that my soldiers in Dajin actually believe in such supernatural things!" Situ Jing slammed the table and stood up, looking a little annoyed. He pointed outside the tent and said, "Now make them all wait outside the tent. I want to ask how many people want to ask for exorcism!"

Zhou Kuang seemed to be frightened by his anger. He responded timidly and hurried out to summon the soldiers in the camp.

Not long after, many imperial guards gathered outside Situ Jing's tent. Some of them looked angry, while others looked confused or nervous, not knowing what situation they would face next.

Situ Jing walked out of the big tent with a sullen face, and Lu Qing and Zhu Yu, who were dressed as personal guards, followed him on his left and right.

Arriving in front of the big tent, Situ Jing first glanced at the crowd in front of him. Although there seemed to be quite a lot of people at first glance, the number of people still here was actually nearly 30% less than before.

As soon as Situ Jing showed up, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "General, we can't go on like this! If we keep going on like this, there won't be anyone left in our Imperial Guard camp. In the end, everyone will die!"
You can't just watch your brothers die here in vain!"

Originally, the people outside were afraid of Situ Jing's identity. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they were still quiet when they gathered here and did not dare to speak easily.

But when someone shouted like that, it was like cutting a hole in a sandbag, and the voices of others immediately echoed, converging together in a buzzing sound, becoming louder and louder.

Some people were afraid to speak at first, but now seeing so many people talking and Situ Jing didn't seem to be furious, they thought that the law should not punish the majority, so they started shouting too.

There were some people who didn't say a word from beginning to end. Zhu Yu saw that among them was Liao Yu, the director who had been exceptionally calm and composed on the night when Captain Pang got into trouble.

He and the brothers around him seemed to be disdainful of those people who were talking about ghosts and gods, and stood in the crowd with helpless frowns.

(End of this chapter)