Chapter 730
Slap Xu Fengnian! Your right leg moved, I'll kill 1 of your men.
Outside Prince Beimu's Mansion.
Xu Fengnian's nonchalant yet curious attitude, which showed that he didn't even notice him, revealed his true colors.
As the eldest son of the most prominent family in the area, he developed confidence from a young age.
In this place, confidence makes him invincible; no one can harm him on his own turf.
Throughout Beiliang, whether they are cavalrymen, commoners, or beggars, as long as they exist in Beiliang, whether they are alive or dead, they all belong to the Xu family. As long as they are human, they are slaves of the Xu family!
Upon seeing someone who should have died, Xu Fengnian felt a little surprised, but mostly curious, and thought it would be quite amusing.
Only the slovenly old Huang beside him, missing his front teeth, had lost his former honest and simple nature, becoming like a sword ready to be drawn at any moment.
"Old Huang?"
Xu Fengnian noticed the change in Lao Huang. After spending many years together and traveling the world together for three years, he had always suspected that Lao Huang was a master, but he had never been sure.
Until this moment, he felt the aura of a master emanating from Lao Huang.
Xu Fengnian was surprised and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
If Old Huang is behaving like this, then this guy who should have been killed by him might actually be a martial arts master.
That doesn't make sense. If he were a martial arts master, why would he have acted that way before? I've only heard that he's good at poetry and business.
"An old dog!"
After tormenting so many people and making so many moves, Su Chen spoke for the first time, "I will give you a chance to finish your nine sword strikes before I kill you. I hope you won't disappoint me!"
Having his secret exposed, Lao Huang felt a sense of unease and prepared for anything.
"Your own senior brother suffered such a terrible fate, being crushed into mud by the cavalry sent by that old dog Xu Xiao, and you, on the other hand, have become a dog for the Xu family. You are truly disloyal and unjust, a beast!"
Old Huang remained expressionless until he heard Su Chen curse Xu Xiao as an old dog. His expression changed, and he hunched over, causing the wooden box to tremble and emit a faint dragon's roar.
"Sword One."
Old Huang silently recited two words in his heart, took a light step, and the wooden box opened instantly, from which a long sword rushed out.
Sword One: Dragon and Snake!
"If I said you were a dog, you really are an obedient dog."
Su Chen didn't even look at it, casually snatched the sword, played with it in his hand, and severed the connection with Lao Huang.
People say that in a battle between experts, the outcome often hinges on a single moment. That's because when everyone sets their stats to extremely high levels, the difference may seem small, but in reality, the skill ceiling is much higher.
So-called power can refer to strength, speed, spirit, physical body, or the ability to draw upon the power of heaven and earth.
Everything is based on fundamental numerical values; any fancy or complicated mechanism can easily be overwhelmed by numerical values.
Looking at Lao Huang's surprised face, and Xu Fengnian's bewildered and confused expression.
"You've nurtured this sword your whole life, but you still haven't tamed it, just like you, this dog."
Su Chen casually broke the sword in half, and Old Huang no longer dared to fight back. He was hit by the backlash and spat out a mouthful of blood. He forcibly suppressed his injuries, stood in front of Xu Fengnian, and pushed Xu Fengnian back.
Xu Fengnian also realized that Lao Huang was no match for the other party.
Three years of wandering the world taught him that if an idea is too dangerous, it's best to slip away first.
Old Huang had already raised his guard to the maximum.
Such a master is truly extraordinary!
This level of strength surpasses even my own, perhaps reaching the realm of celestial phenomena.
The martial arts realm in the snow is divided into nine ranks to one rank. Above the first rank are Vajra, Finger Profound, and Celestial Phenomenon.
Buddhists, sword practitioners, and Confucian scholars often cultivate their own paths, which are called Great Vajra, Great Finger Profound, and Great Celestial Phenomenon.
Despite all the variations, the essence remains the same: the highest level of cultivation is to become a terrestrial immortal. Often, the terrestrial immortals who are martial artists are the strongest because they combine various mechanisms, physical bodies, skills, and the power of heaven and earth.
"Old Huang, is he very powerful?" Xu Fengnian asked.
"It's awesome."
Old Huang's face was solemn.
"In the martial arts world, what level would that be considered? How high is it?"
"He's taller than me, I mean Xuan, he's probably a celestial being."
Xu Fengnian was confused and did not have a clear understanding of the division of realms. He only felt that this celestial phenomenon was probably very powerful.
"Let that old dog Xu Xiao come out and see me in person. He doesn't want the entire court to know that the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion is secretly harboring the Western Chu Princess, right? I'm really curious how the royal family of the Li Yang Dynasty will react then, to a non-royal prince who has only survived to this day."
Xu Fengnian's expression suddenly changed drastically.
How could he know?
This is the biggest secret of their Northern Liang Prince's Mansion.
Back then, Xu Xiao led 300,000 iron cavalry to destroy Western Chu, but he did not kill the princess of Western Chu. Instead, he kept the princess in his mansion and made her one of his maids.
If this kind of thing isn't brought into the open, nobody will know, and naturally nothing will happen. But once it's brought into the open, it's impossible to stop.
The royal family of the Liyang Dynasty has been looking for trouble with the Xu family for a long time; they've long found the Xu family an eyesore.
Once the opportunity is seized, the chance of inheriting the throne will certainly be gone.
Not only that, but they will also lose their legitimacy and be weakened and annexed by the Li Yang royal family under various pretexts, unless they rebel.
If they rebelled, although the Xu family was deeply rooted in Beiliang, they had little chance of winning the country.
It's quite outrageous, really. That princess of the fallen Western Chu Kingdom was burdened with national and personal hatred, and she kept saying she wanted to kill Xu Fengnian and tear him to pieces.
But he valued Xu Fengnian more than anyone else. Whenever Xu Fengnian was in trouble, he would risk his life for him, fearing that something might happen to Xu Fengnian. He was willing to give his life for Xu Fengnian's safety.
It's quite outrageous, really. You have to understand that when a country falls, women of royal blood are often raped and killed, and their fate is never good.
Just like the mother of this Western Chu princess, she was still forced to commit suicide; otherwise, her fate would not have been much better.
Men were naturally exterminated to prevent any hope of restoration.
This will prevent ambitious individuals who want to cause trouble from having a banner they can raise.
"What nonsense are you spouting! How dare you insult the Xu family and Bei Liang like this!"
Xu Fengnian glared angrily.
On the one hand, he could beat and scold his father, Xu Xiao, but he could never allow anyone to bully his father; on the other hand, he absolutely could not admit to such a thing.
"You think you're being discreet and hiding your abilities? That's really stupid. If it were your father, he would never admit it so openly. That would be much better."
"Do you know why?"
Su Chen chuckled and said, "I say this because I am absolutely confident and have the leverage to convince the Emperor of the Li Yang Dynasty. If you want to solve this problem, it's very simple: just kill that Western Chu princess and erase all traces."
Xu Fengnian looked at Lao Huang, who gritted his teeth and struck again with his sword.
After this sword was simply thrown out, it was snatched from Su Chen's hands. Old Huang had no idea how it was taken away, and he couldn't even understand the move.
By the time Lao Huang realized what was happening, the sword that had been taken away was already being played with by Su Chen, and he had lost all connection with the sword he had nurtured for so many years.
The sword shattered once again in the next second!
Another famous sword has been destroyed!
Old Huang couldn't control his injuries; blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and his face turned deathly pale. Seeing this, Xu Fengnian finally couldn't control his pretentious and affected manner and signaled to the others to go find his father to keep order.
"What a loyal old bastard, what a heartless and unjust beast!"
He said coldly, "I'm very curious about what your senior brother would think if he saw you, what he would think of you?"
"In my eyes, your senior brother may be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, but he is stronger than you. At least he stood to the last moment for his country and for his loyalty, unlike you, you dog, who has become addicted to being someone's dog!"
Back then, the Sword Emperor of Western Shu risked his life to protect his country, fighting desperately against the Northern Liang Iron Cavalry until the very last moment.
They gave their lives to a pair of beasts like Xu Fengnian and his father, just so Xu Fengnian could learn martial arts.
It makes it seem like they're using all sorts of extreme methods to force Xu Fengnian to learn martial arts against his will, when in reality he himself wants to learn martial arts, but he's just being pretentious.
Like everyone else, I really don't want to be emperor, why are you forcing me?
If it were Xu Fengnian, it would be, "I really don't want to learn martial arts, why do you all have to do this?" After Old Huang died, he sobbed and pretended to be innocent, then went into the martial arts world and began his journey of learning martial arts.
That damned Wang Xianzhi! I'll avenge Lao Huang!
I was determined to learn martial arts well so I could personally retrieve the sword for Lao Huang. As a result, I secretly ran away to retrieve the sword while Li Chungang was fighting Wang Laoguai.
It's so disgusting, I feel like throwing up.
From beginning to end, I always find all sorts of reasons, being overly pretentious. Whether it's learning martial arts or doing anything else, it's all because you forced me to do it.
Then, he was portrayed as a spoiled young master who was both intelligent and brave, extremely shrewd and calculating, and kept a low profile.
It made his whole family seem like succubi, from Xu Xiao to his eldest son Xu Fengnian, and then to the deceased princess Wu Su.
The most disgusting one is that Princess Wu Su. With just a few words, she can make someone with overwhelming hatred put down their hatred and vow to follow Xu Fengnian and her son to the death, to give everything for her son and become a death squad.
His previous experience alone had already filled him with rage, and his temper had been ignited by fury.
That is absolutely unforgivable, and it is even more impossible to forgive Xu Fengnian for following such a beast!
The funniest thing is that he looked down on Lin Tanhua simply because of one sentence Lin Tanhua said.
A line spoken by Jia Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber.
Of course, he didn't really think much of that saying either, but he found it ridiculous when applied to Xu Fengnian.
Xu Fengnian's affectation is even greater than Jia Baoyu's!
Killing is a very simple thing, but he prefers to torture people slowly so that he can gradually vent the hatred in his heart.
His purpose in coming here was to make the entire Northern Liang unable to live or die.
It was also to let important figures like Xu Fengnian know that this was true despair, a breakdown where one couldn't even die, and could only endure it until the very last moment when he was slowly tormented by himself, and only then could he barely find relief.
He had no interest in pretentious ways of maintaining his image.
Xu Fengnian's birth was that of the warlord's son who preferred not to eat beef.
However, unlike that warlord's son who was self-aware, he knew he was a beast and did whatever he wanted, not caring about what others thought.
Xu Fengnian considered himself a saint.
Tang San would have to admit defeat.
I'd like to become an apprentice and learn a skill!
"Sir!"
The guards of the Northern Liang Prince's Palace arrived.
It wasn't that they were late; it was that the previous guards, along with the group of beggars, pedestrians, and vendors, had been turned into a spectacle.
Su Chen had no intention of showing any mercy.
He lets his opponent make the first move, taking it one step at a time, letting his opponent know what despair truly means, slowly tormenting them so they can savor the experience.
I underestimated you.
Xu Xiao emerged from a group of well-trained family soldiers.
Looking at the young man before him, he recalled the young man in the dungeon, giving him a completely different impression.
"Your family is full of loyal martyrs, yet you are truly disloyal, unjust, and unfilial!"
Xu Xiao thought of Lin Tanhua, who had been kicked into the river by his own son.
The Lin family, a prominent local clan in Qingzhou, was used by Prince Jing'an, Zhao Heng, to smear his reputation.
He was outmaneuvered by his own scheme, falsely accused of being a traitor to the Chu people, giving Zhao Heng a pretext to kill the Lin family and seize control of Qingzhou. He himself had planted a pawn and successfully reaped the benefits.
What was thought to be a brilliant move turned into an unexpected turn of events, with trouble brewing and enemies coming to their door.
"Say whatever you want, being your dog is a mistake in itself. Every household hangs white silk for your wealth and glory. For the honor of Beiliang, your descendants are so proud of their fate."
Su Chen smiled and said, "I can only say that Wu Su, that bitch, is really good at brainwashing and has left you with a good foundation."
Xu Xiao's brows twitched, unable to control his anger. This young man in front of him could be arrogant, could insult Lao Huang in all sorts of ways, could shout for him to be beaten and killed, and could curse him, but he could never say a bad word about his wife.
No, we must find out why he knew about Princess Jiang Ni of Western Chu, whether my Bei Liang has been infiltrated, and what kind of force is behind him.
While Xu Xiao was still suppressing his anger and considering various options, Xu Fengnian had already drawn his sword and rushed over.
Snapped!
Without using his true energy, Su Chen snatched Xu Fengnian's knife with lightning speed, shattering it into countless fragments that shot out like a shower of flowers, piercing the limbs of all the Beiliang family soldiers present.
A group of Northern Liang soldiers immediately crawled on the ground like dogs, struggling and howling in agony.
Xu Fengnian himself was slapped and sent flying, spinning several times in the air before being caught by Lao Huang.
His entire face was swollen like a pig's head, and he was in excruciating pain.
Su Chen's strike was pure force combined with skillful control, hitting the mark perfectly.
"It's so dirty."
He shook his hand dismissively.
Hearing the wails of the people around him.
"It's really nice; having sound is much more pleasant than having no sound at all," Su Chen said, enjoying himself.
Xu Xiao's eyelids twitched, feeling a little stiff.
Old Huang is already a top-notch expert; to deal with this person in front of him, he would probably have to unleash his true power.
We can't rush this.
"We can talk first."
Once I find out whether it's related to some people in the Prince's Mansion, I will unleash a massacre. Xu Xiao was filled with rage, but had nowhere to vent it.
"You're not sincere. If you move your right leg, I'll kill ten thousand of your men." (End of Chapter)