"Greetings, Aunt!"
Chen Qing, quite shameless, quickly bowed and accepted the kinship with a smile!
Faced with Chen Qing's eagerness to take advantage of the situation, the Princess giggled, narrowed her phoenix eyes, and scrutinized Chen Qing from head to toe for a long time. "You've controlled Shen Laoliu?"
"Exactly!" Chen Qing replied honestly.
There's no need to lie. Shen Laoliu is under control, so it's unrealistic to use him to deceive the Princess and her group face to face. Getting the Princess and her group into his scheme is already the maximum they can manage, so it's better to be honest with them.
The eldest princess nodded and sighed, "My younger brother has repeatedly misjudged people, but this time his judgment is truly remarkable. He's found an exceptional son-in-law, Chen Long. Shen Laoliu, with so many trump cards at his disposal, actually managed to fall for you. Young man, you're truly remarkable!"
"Auntie, you flatter me," Chen Qing said, bowing respectfully without a trace of pride. "Auntie is truly a peerless heroine. I am deeply honored to be related to you!"
"You have quite the sweet tongue," the princess chuckled, stepping forward. "Submit to me, and you will remain the consort of the Xiao Household. After I win, I will bestow upon you the title of king, and the land of Jiangnan will be yours as well. How about it?"
What a huge pancake!!
Even Chen Qing was moved by the offer. It was incredibly generous. As far as he knew, since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, there had been no kings. Even someone like the Duke of Qin in the past eventually became a duke. If he could become a king or marquis, he would truly be starting a new era in history.
Frankly speaking, given the current situation, cooperating with this person offers the best chance of success!
Although the other party's methods are insidious, their status is very upright. Now that the Duke of Qin's life or death is unknown, and his power has been almost completely taken away, if something happens to that person in the capital, the most important person in the world will be this woman in front of us. Cooperating with her will save us a lot of trouble, regardless of whether the other party wins or loses in the end.
but
Taking a deep breath and banishing the temptation from her mind, Chen Qing shook her head at the incredibly assertive woman before her and firmly stated, "I cannot comply!"
"Good!"
The moment the word "good" was uttered, a murderous intent arose instantly. The princess didn't even ask the reason before the ten black figures at the front instantly attacked Chen Qing!
The fact that the other party was able to take down Shen Laoliu and gain such an advantage in such a chaotic situation speaks volumes about their extraordinary skills and resolute character. Once they disagreed, there was no need to persuade them anymore!
The ten dark figures were all high-ranking subordinates of Shen Laowu. After occupying the bodies of martial generals with abundant qi and blood, their strength evolved extremely rapidly. Almost all of them reached the top-tier First Rank level, just one step away from the Above First Rank first-rank level of the Duke!
These ten masters, with their mere killing intent, possessed the power to seal off the heavens and earth!
Faced with that incredibly fierce aura, Chen Qing didn't even flinch. After accumulating so much experience, he already had enough to protect himself!
Bang!
As the golden light descended, an incredibly burly figure stood before Chen Qing, as solid and imposing as a mountain, steadfastly blocking the oncoming killing intent!
"Insolence!" the burly man roared, slamming his massive hammer, which was sized to fit his body, down high into the air. The force of the blow was so strong that it blinded everyone, and the ten men who rushed forward in the front row were all knocked back by the single strike!
"Oh?" The princess's eyes lit up as she squinted at the man. This man possessed extraordinary strength, already at the Above First Rank expert, and his power was pure, comparable to that old fellow from the Hong Household who possessed the Thunder Elephant Bloodline!
Once the big man landed a blow, he pressed his advantage relentlessly. Fully armored, he charged into the horde of zombies like a war chariot. Wielding a blunt weapon, his moves were wide and powerful, displaying unparalleled boldness. Each strike sent dozens of elite zombies flying!
"What a fierce warrior!" Shen Laowu's eyes lit up. Ancient Insect like him love warriors with extraordinary strength. If such flesh and blood were parasitized by his superior relatives, it would surely evolve into the most powerful weapon in the world.
The eldest princess frowned, sensing something was amiss. This burly man was quite formidable, but judging from his movements, aside from his strength, he was far inferior to the Hong Household's martial artist in many aspects, and was probably still some distance from being Above First Rank martial artist.
Such strength naturally makes one a rare powerhouse in this world, but surely it's still insufficient against oneself?
Even with the magic array's support, she didn't think the other party posed any threat.
But why did she feel a strange sense of unease?
"Lock the formation!"
Shen Laowu personally gave the order, and the dozens of First Rank living corpses that had been repelled rushed forward again, forming a locking formation to block the big man in coordination with the surrounding soldiers. Clearly, Laowu did not want to let go of this body.
But neither Chen Qing nor the burly man seemed to care about being surrounded.
"That's great!" The big man was not afraid of being surrounded at all. He became more and more excited as the fight went on. In just a dozen breaths, the elite zombie army lost more than a hundred men against Xu Hu alone!
This loss pained Shen Laowu greatly, and made the Eldest Princess feel even more uneasy.
She is a top-tier martial artist and is very clear about the weaknesses of high-level martial artists on the battlefield!
Yes, it's about physical strength!
Advanced martial artists possess explosive power that lower-level martial artists lack, and their vital energy is a hundred times stronger. So why can't an advanced martial artist fight against ten thousand opponents single-handedly?
Because of physical strength!
The body cannot control the powerful burst of qi and blood. When faced with a planned locking formation, the stamina of a high-level martial artist will be rapidly depleted. Therefore, the direct line of each aristocratic family will train a group of personal guards and several deputy generals from affiliated families, in order to avoid being targeted by the locking formation on the battlefield and to help reduce the burden on their direct line masters.
But this guy seems different.
The princess narrowed her eyes. She rarely saw a warrior who dared to face the battlefield's locking formation alone. Even she, with her Golden Crow Bloodline and extremely powerful killing range when unleashed, dared not easily allow herself to be trapped by the locking formation.
But he was different; he seemed to be enjoying it.
She glanced at Chen Qing, who still maintained his gentle and harmless demeanor, but showed no sign of worry, which made her feel increasingly uneasy.
She quickly noticed something was wrong.
The burly man, when he started fighting, had a strange sense of rhythm. As a top martial artist, she couldn't understand the principle, but she could feel that he was getting stronger and stronger with this strange rhythm, while the zombies surrounding him were inexplicably starting to weaken.
This struck her as incredible. She had tested the stamina of the zombies; they were almost several times that of the living. How could they possibly lose to mortals in a contest of physical strength?
"Don't even think about capturing him alive, just kill him. It doesn't matter if his body isn't perfectly preserved!" the princess said decisively.
Shen Laowu frowned, but nodded nonetheless. Although he coveted the big man's body, he knew the gravity of the situation. With a wave of his hand, the eyes of his high-ranking subordinates flashed with crimson light, and they all stepped forward!
Seeing this, Chen Qing waved his hand, and in the next instant, the surrounding magic arrays lit up, and countless sharp elemental lines instantly cut through the princess's formation. Barriers shot into the sky, and it seemed that they would completely separate her army in the next instant.
Neither Shen Laowu nor the Eldest Princess showed any surprise at this scene. From the moment they learned that Shen Laoliu had been taken into custody, they had prepared for the worst!
"As expected." Shen Laowu's face was grim. "They've mastered Laojiu's Insect Spell, and can completely control Laoliu!"
"Break the formation!" the princess ordered without hesitation.
A struggle flashed in the eyes of countless high-level bloodlines, but under Shen Laowu's suppression, they all roared and leaped into the air, directly crashing into the newly appeared barriers!
The flesh and blood exploded the moment they touched the barriers, and terrifying bloodlust, carrying a sense of decay, visibly spread across the barriers. The next second, the barriers shattered one after another!
Chen Qing was not surprised at all. This was his original plan. There are two ways to break a powerful magic array. One is to break it with magic. But if it is only like that, it would be very unfair to the martial arts lineage. If martial arts do not have the ability to break arrays, then sorcerers will have a crushing advantage over martial arts on the battlefield. That would be an imbalance between professions.
The warriors who want to break the formation rely on their essence and blood!
The stronger the essence and blood, the more powerful the impure energy it generates can break all laws in the world. As long as the quantity and quality are sufficient, even the most ingenious magic array can be broken!
But since it was expected, there must have been a backup plan!
Just as all the barriers were shattered by the sacrifice of Shen Laowu's high-ranking relatives, a surprise force suddenly emerged from beneath the broken barriers!
Countless zombies and soldiers burst forth from the rubble, their battle cries converging from all directions like a tsunami. With overwhelming momentum, the two armies clashed amidst their roars, entering a truly brutal and brutal battle!
"As expected, there were soldiers lying in ambush." Shen Laowu frowned deeply. " Laoliu's family has been taken into custody, and I also smelled the scent of other family members. If I'm not mistaken, they belong to Laoqi!"
" Princess White Jade?" The eldest princess smiled slightly. This was not the first time she had heard Shen Laowu mention this name.
"Be careful, that woman is troublesome!"
"She's not the only one in trouble!" The eldest princess coldly surveyed her surroundings. "If I'm not mistaken, the Shen Family has probably also been won over by him!"
Shen Laowu's expression turned serious. The Shen Family had suffered heavy losses, but those remaining were still all First Rank- grade sorcerers, making them a troublesome group to deal with.
"There's another issue that's been bothering me." The princess looked at the burly man in the center of the battlefield.
"What's wrong?" Shen Laowu asked curiously.
"That big guy isn't right," the princess frowned. "His physical strength isn't normal, and..."
She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that the rhythm of the energy emanating from the other person was somehow driving something.
Finally, after nearly a quarter of an hour of fighting between the two armies, she noticed something, and her face turned deathly pale!
Such a thing actually happened!!
This chapter took me four hours to write; I was completely stuck.
I'm so sorry, I boasted yesterday that I'd publish the article on time today. I really won't dare make that promise again if I don't have a stockpile of drafts!