Chapter 142

Jizhou City was bustling beyond measure. Because Prince Shun had set up an arena with a reward of a hundred gold pieces, countless martial artists had flocked to Jizhou, hoping to win Prince Shun's favor.

Only one person could claim the hundred gold pieces, but becoming Prince Shun's guard was also a shortcut worth taking.

Every year, skilled martial artists were selected as Prince Shun's guards, and all the martial artists hoped that good fortune would descend upon them.

After Rong Xi and the other two entered the city, they found an inn and settled in.

He shared a room with Qin Ke, while Golden Lucky had one to himself.

It was noon now, and the market streets thronged with people. The many martial artists who had come here had left shopkeepers and vendors laughing all the way to the bank.

"Prince Shun has many eyes and ears within Jizhou City. If he comes looking for a spar with you, what will you do?" Rong Xi teased Qin Ke.

For someone like Qin Ke, news of his arrival would surely reach Prince Shun's residence the moment he entered the city.

Given Prince Shun's temperament, once he learned of it, he would certainly come charging over with his saber at once and battle Qin Ke for several hundred rounds.

Hearing this, Qin Ke calmly sipped his tea. "It is nothing. Golden Lucky can fight him."

With Golden Lucky standing in front, Prince Shun would not pester him so relentlessly.

Sure enough, before long, Prince Shun barged straight into the inn, carrying a long saber as he came looking for Qin Ke.

He was rough-featured, but having been born into the imperial family, his features were still strikingly handsome. Yet the aura surrounding him was enough to make ordinary people afraid to