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What are you saying about the King of Qin?

All the civil and military officials were watching Chen Qing, watching the man who was rumored to have personally defeated Lumings of the Lu Family, the Duke of Qin!

More than half of the dukes present at the Imperial Court had once been under Lumings’ banner, and they had all believed that the Lu Family was the one to succeed the Great Jin Dynasty.

However, on the battlefields of Jiangnan, the myth of Lumings had been shattered multiple times, first by Siao Mingyue’s schemes leading to the annihilation of his forces, and then publicly defeated by Chen Qing, both militarily and in personal martial prowess.

Many people hated Siao Mingyue, but fewer hated Chen Qing.

After all, in the martial culture of Great Jin, Chen Qing didn’t rely on cunning strategies like Siao Mingyue but instead triumphed over Lumings in an open and upright confrontation.

It was for this reason that the title of the King of Qin was not opposed by many at the court when it was bestowed.

Now, when the Southern Barbarians openly threw down the gauntlet, Chen Qing, who had defeated Lumings, was almost considered the pinnacle of martial force in the Central Plains’ court. How to respond was a point of curiosity for many.

Respond my ass...

Ali was on the verge of cursing out loud. Who wrote this script where they start with a one-on-one challenge?

Great, now what do we do?

"Your Majesty, this problem truly is vexing..." Ali, mimicking Chen Qing’s smile, looked at everyone and said, "Some bastard from who knows where wants to come along and ask for the Princess’s hand in marriage, challenge me to a duel, just like that."

"I just want to ask one thing, what gives him the right?"

The Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Chen Qing’s smiling face, not saying a word but smiling as if to mock.

The few Southern Barbarians, on the other hand, had eyes cold as ice.

"Does the King of Qin think he is not my match?"

Ali, paying no heed to the other’s words, looked directly at the Emperor, which made many of the civil and military officials laugh.

That’s right, this is the style of the King of Qin. The second prince of Wutu Country?

What the hell is that?

Where did he get the face to blather on here?

Ao Zhen, standing beside Ali, also smiled. This little fox knew quite well how to put on an act. The posture he took clearly meant he considered only the Emperor worthy of conversing with him, and the rest were not to disturb his mood with their barking dog.

Ao Zhen looked towards the Emperor, and suddenly the Emperor on his throne looked back at Ao Zhen, their gazes meeting in mid-air, silently stirring up faint ripples of lotus blossoms.

Interesting...

The Emperor smiled faintly. Chu Tianhe had sent a message about a woman who opened the heavens with bare hands, a news not many yet knew of, and it must certainly be this woman.

The identity of this woman must be...

"Today, I wish to see just how untouchable this noble King of Qin really is!"

Wutu Gu’s face darkened, and he didn’t speak, but a burly man beside him sneered and promptly began walking towards Chen Qing.

"How presumptuous!"

Leading several dukes, the Duke of Ningguo sneered as they saw this. They had long disliked those who wanted to take action and now finally found an excuse to do so. Just as they were about to make their move, they suddenly froze in their steps.

The burly man beside Wutu Gu paid them no mind, and with a swift motion, he lunged towards Chen Qing with great speed, displaying explosive power that extinguished the dukes’ intention to intervene and sent a chill through their hearts!

What’s with this Southern Barbarian?

This speed... this pressure... What’s going on?

The martial artists’ intuition told them in an instant just what kind of being this Barbarian was who had made a move; putting all of them together, they would not stand a chance!

Since when did the Southern Barbarians have such a person?

At this moment, they couldn’t even vocalize a warning to Chen Qing, as the man’s speed was far faster than the sound...

The only slight reassurance for them was Chen Qing’s expression, which hadn’t changed a bit, still wearing a casually indifferent smile.

But what no one knew was what was going on in the head of the Chen Qing they were looking at.

"Do I really have to be this arrogant?" Ali had asked before coming, looking at Old Qi with uncertainty, "What if someone wants to hit me, what should I do?"

"You don’t have to worry about that..." Ao Zhen replied, "If someone makes a move, just stand there and grin dumbly. Don’t make any move. Leave everything to me!"

"My, my..." Ali gave a flirtatious smile, "How reliable!"

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Am I not smiling foolishly now?

Ali thought to himself.

Bang!

At that moment, all the officials of the Great Jin were wondering how Chen Qing would respond to the sudden appearance of this formidable enemy, but what they didn’t expect was that he had no intention of responding at all.

The person who took action was the female guard beside him; no one saw how she moved, only knowing that in the next instant, the Southern Barbarian who had shocked all the martial artists of the Great Jin had already become a pile of broken flesh, smeared on the eye-catching Dragon Pillar inside the golden hall.

The blood dyed the entire pillar red, and chunks of shattered flesh fell to the ground. For a moment, the entire hall was so silent that not even a breath could be heard.

What had happened? What had that woman done?

Among the many military generals, only Wutu Gu barely managed to see what had transpired.

The very instant his subordinate rushed at Chen Qing, he was slapped away by the woman beside him.

It was like swatting a fly, and crucially, she controlled her strength so that he didn’t explode upon being hit, didn’t explode in flight, but burst the moment he struck the Golden Dragon Pillar....

He knew very well what this signified. Were it a normal blow, given the physical toughness of his subordinate, the Golden Dragon Pillar would’ve shattered but his body would not have.

The only explanation for this was that his subordinate had essentially been reduced to pieces before even hitting the pillar.

The opponent had elegantly controlled everything while instantly killing him....

They were not on the same level at all!!

"Who are you, sir?" Wutu Gu was sweating profusely, knowing the moment that woman made her move that she could easily kill everyone here!

Ao Zhen didn’t bother to glance at him. She wasn’t interested in anyone in this hall; of course, the Emperor sitting on the dragon throne was somewhat intriguing.

The human world seemed to have taken an interesting turn, for humans now dared to sit on chairs crafted in the shape of a dragon. What was the meaning of this?

The others also came to their senses after a moment of stunned silence. Was it Chen Qing’s female companion who had made the move?

That female guard?

Had this woman instantly killed the Southern Barbarian expert who had just frightened them all?

How did she do it? What method did she use?

For a moment, all the civil and military ministers dared not make a sound. Now they understood that, whether it was the Southern Barbarians or Chen Qing’s side, they seemed... beyond what they could afford to offend.

So, did His Majesty know about this?

"Those who offend the King of Qin, die!"

Ao Zhen decided not to wait any longer. A piercing wind descended from the heavens; the grand Golden Dragon Hall was penetrated by this wind, and a trident gleaming with cold light formed within the whirlwind.

Ao Zhen no longer concealed herself; an overwhelming aura erupted, and in an instant, all the civil and military ministers, including Wutu Gu, were knocked to the ground, unable to even lift their heads!

Ali twitched at the corner of his mouth, hey, wasn’t this a bit too much?

Ao Zhen looked around with cold eyes. If everyone around was of this caliber, then in her view no test was meaningful. She might as well just kill them all!

As for the person behind Emperor Siao, she really would start to take action if they didn’t show up.

The only thing that surprised her was the human emperor on the dragon throne.

Logically speaking, even if he was protected by the luck of humans, she couldn’t kill him easily, but he also shouldn’t be so calm in the face of her aura because she could feel that the emperor.

.. hadn’t yet become transcendent; in terms of strength, he was even weaker than the Southern Barbarian who had just moved.

So what was allowing him to withstand her aura?

While pondering this, the answer appeared.

Suddenly, a blackness like ink spread out from behind the emperor.

Like ink seeping into some cotton paper, the darkness quickly stained the surroundings, and in that instant, heaven and earth came to a halt.

Everyone froze at that moment, even the winds pouring down from the sky stopped in place.

The pitch-black power spread into darkness all around, a sight only Ao Zhen could see, but she couldn’t tell anyone...

Because this force appeared only for an instant, and moreover, it was in an instant invisible to all; those within the hall were almost entirely unaware, surprised only that the woman who had just been so imposing had suddenly disappeared!

Only leaving King of Qin alone, still smiling in place...

At that moment, Ali was completely stunned, weren’t they agreed that all he had to do was to keep a stupid smile?