What do you say about the King of Qin?
All the officials were watching Chen Qing, the man who was rumored to have personally defeated Duke of Qin Lu Ming of Qin!
Most of the dukes in the court had once served under Lu Ming and believed that the Lu Household was the future successor to the Great Jin Dynasty. However, on the battlefield in Jiangnan, Lu Ming's myth was shattered several times. First, he was tricked by Xiao Mingyue and his entire army was wiped out. Then, he was defeated in public by Chen Qing, suffering defeats in both military ability and personal martial prowess.
Many people hated Xiao Mingyue, but few hated Chen Qing. After all, the Great Jin valued martial prowess, and Chen Qing did not rely on scheming and plotting like Xiao Mingyue. Instead, he genuinely defeated Lu Ming in public, honorably and fairly. It was precisely because of this that not many people in the court objected to the title of King of Qin of Qin at the time.
Now that the Southern Barbarians barbarians are openly provoking us, Chen Qing, who defeated Lu Ming, is practically at the pinnacle of military power in the Central Plains court. How to respond is a question many people are curious about.
What a load of crap!
A Li was so angry she wanted to curse. Who wrote this plot where they had to start a one-on-one fight right from the beginning?
Now that's a problem, what should we do?
"Your Majesty, this problem is truly perplexing," A Li said, mimicking Chen Qing's smile as she looked at Human Dao. "Some nobody from who-knows-where came up with this nonsense, asking to marry the princess whenever he wants, and challenging me whenever he wants."
"I would like to ask one question: on what basis?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Chen Qing's smile, a half-smile on his face, without saying a word.
The Southern Barbarians, however, had icy eyes.
"Does the King of Qin think I am unworthy?"
A Li looked at the emperor, completely ignoring what he said, which made all the civil and military officials laugh.
That's right, that's the style of the King of King of Qin! The second prince of the Wutu Kingdom?
What the heck?
Who gave you the nerve to make such a racket here?
Ao Zhen, standing beside A Li, chuckled. This little fox was quite the show-off; her demeanor clearly implied that only the emperor was qualified to speak with her, and that she shouldn't bother him with some mongrel.
Ao Zhen looked at the emperor, and at that moment the emperor on his seat also looked at Ao Zhen. Their eyes met in the air, silently stirring up a faint lotus flower.
That's interesting.
The emperor smiled slightly. Chu Tianhe had sent a letter saying that a woman had opened the Heavenly River with her bare hands. Not many people knew about this yet, so it must be this woman.
This woman's identity is probably...
"Today I'll see just how untouchable you, this noble King of Qin, really are!"
Wutu Gu remained silent with a gloomy expression, but a burly man beside him grinned and walked directly towards Chen Qing.
"Presumptuous!"
Seeing this, the Duke of Duke of Ning and several other dukes sneered. They had long been disgusted and wanted to make a move, and now they finally had an excuse. Just as they were about to strike, they froze in their tracks.
The burly man beside Wutu Gu completely ignored the dukes' intentions. With a swift movement, he pounced directly on Chen Qing. His sudden burst of power instantly extinguished the dukes' desire to attack, leaving them feeling utterly cold.
What's wrong with this barbarian?
This speed, this pressure... what's going on?
Their martial arts instincts instantly told them what kind of being this barbarian was; even if all of them combined, they wouldn't be a match for him!
When did the Southern Barbarians ever have such figures?
At that moment, they couldn't even utter a sound to warn Chen Qing, because that person's speed was far faster than sound.
The only thing that gave them a little peace of mind was Chen Qing's expression; it remained unchanged, still smiling nonchalantly.
But no one knew what Chen Qing was thinking at that moment.
"Does he really have to be so arrogant?" Before coming here, A Li looked at Shen Laoqi with doubt. "What if someone tries to hit me?"
"You don't need to worry about that," Ao Zhen said. "If anyone makes a move, you just stand there and grin like an idiot. You don't need to do anything. Leave everything to me!"
"Oh my!" A Li smiled charmingly, "She's so reliable!"
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I don't think I'm being silly by laughing right now, do I?
A Li thought to herself.
Bang!
At that moment, the officials of the Great Jin were all wondering how Chen Qing would deal with this suddenly emerging powerful enemy, but none of them expected that he hadn't even thought about how to deal with it.
The one who made the move was the female guard beside her. No one saw clearly how she made the move. All they knew was that in the next instant, the Southern Barbarians who had shocked all the generals of the Great Jin Dynasty was already a pile of shattered flesh and blood, stuck to the conspicuous dragon pillar in the Golden Hall.
Blood stained the entire pillar, and chunks of shattered flesh fell to the ground. For a moment, the entire hall fell silent.
What happened? What did that woman do?
Of all the military generals, only Wutu Gu could barely make out what had just happened.
The moment his subordinate rushed to Chen Qing's side, he was slapped away by the woman next to him.
It was like swatting a fly, and the key was controlling the force; it didn't explode the instant it was knocked down, nor during the process of being swatted away, but it exploded the moment it hit the golden dragon pillar.
He knew exactly what this meant. If it were a normal knockback, given the physical strength of his men, their bodies wouldn't have shattered even if the Golden Dragon Pillar had broken. There was only one explanation for this: his men were already mangled flesh before they even hit the pillar.
The opponent killed him in an instant, yet gracefully controlled the entire process.
They're not even in the same league!!
"Who are you?" Wutu Gu was covered in cold sweat. The moment she made her move, he knew that this woman could easily kill everyone here!
Ao Zhen didn't even bother to glance at the other person. She hadn't taken a liking to anyone in this hall. Of course, the emperor on the dragon throne was somewhat interesting, but the human world was also quite interesting—someone dared to sit on a chair made in the shape of a dragon. What did that mean?
The others were stunned for a moment before they realized that, judging from Wutu Gu's expression, it was the woman beside Chen Qing who had made the move.
That female guard?
This woman killed the Southern Barbarians expert who had just terrified them in an instant?
How did they do it? What methods did they use?
For a moment, all the civil and military officials fell silent. They now understood that neither the Southern Barbarians nor Chen Qing could afford to offend them.
So, is His Majesty aware of this matter?
" Those King shall die!"
Ao Zhen decided not to wait any longer. A piercing gust of wind descended from the sky, piercing through the enormous Golden Dragon Palace. A trident, gleaming with cold light, formed in the hurricane. Ao Zhen no longer concealed himself, and his overwhelming aura erupted. In an instant, all the civil and military officials, including Wu Wutu Gu, knelt down, unable to even raise their heads!
A Li's lips twitched. "Hey, is this some kind of big deal?"
Ao Zhen coldly surveyed her surroundings. If everyone around her was of this level, then any probing was meaningless in her eyes; she would simply kill them all!
As for the people behind the Xiao Household emperor, just how powerful are they? If they don't come out soon, she really will take action.
The only thing that surprised her was the earthly emperor on the dragon throne.
Logically speaking, even if the emperor was protected by human fortune and could not be easily killed, she should not have been so calm in the face of her aura. She could sense that the emperor had not yet reached the Transcendent and, in terms of strength, was even inferior to the Southern Barbarians who had just attacked.
So what enabled him to withstand his own momentum?
Just as I was thinking this, the answer appeared.
Behind the emperor, a jet-black hue suddenly spread out.
Like ink seeping onto cotton paper, the black quickly spreads to the surroundings, and the world seems to freeze in that instant.
Everyone froze for a moment, even the wind blowing down from the sky stopped in its tracks.
A jet-black power blurred the heavens and earth, turning everything black. Only Ao Zhen could see this, but she had no way to tell anyone.
Because this power appeared for only a moment, and in a moment that no one could see, almost no one in the hall noticed it. Their only surprise was that the woman who had been so imposing just moments before had suddenly disappeared!
Only the King of Qin remained, still smiling in the same spot.
At this moment, A Li was completely stunned. She had promised herself she could just smile like an idiot!