Chapter 302
Chapter 302
Chapter 302: Master lang is going to defy the heavens again! The scariest person in history
Translator: 549690339
As soon as he said that, the Zhongshi’s expression changed.
Ever since she was young, no matter where she went, she had always been bossy and did whatever she wanted.
Her father, Zhongyao, was still strict, so she didn’t dare to act rashly. However, in front of other people, she could get whatever she wanted.
Especially in front of ning yuanxian.
The zhonghuang concubine was her aunt, and the king, ning yuanxian, indulged her far more than Princess Ning Yan.
This indulgence was not only because of love, but also because of political factors.
Ning yuanxian needed the Zhong family.
Of course, the Zhong family also needed a monarch.
Zhong Yao’s 100000-strong Army followed his lead, and the Zhong family had led the Western Army for more than a hundred years.
However, this Army still belonged to the State of Yue. Their weapons, armor, and rations were all provided by the State of Yue. Their pay was also paid by the state treasury.
Of course, the Zhong clan had their own private army, and there were a lot of them, but they only had about 10000 men.
For the past hundred years, the Zhong family might have been arrogant and domineering, but they had no problems in terms of loyalty.
Although Zhong Yao and ning yuanxian were not close, at least he had followed every decree of ning yuanxian. Not only did he not resist, but he also did not pretend to obey but secretly disobey.
In this regard, Zhong Yao had done even better than Zheng tuo, who was once ning yuanxian’s direct descendant.
The official’s role was still very good.
It was precisely because of this that even though ning yuanxian and Zhong Yao were not close, he still trusted him.
More importantly, the Zhong family’s prestige in the Western Army was too high. They had to fight against the Chu army without the Zhong family.
It was precisely because of this that ning yuanxian would grant all of the master’s requests, and pampered him even more than his own daughter.
This was the first time that ning yuanxian had rejected her directly. It could be considered as a small slap in the face.
The seed Master was stunned.
Then, she widened her eyes and looked at Shen lang.
This was the first time she looked at Shen lang in the eye. Initially, she thought that he was just some random nobody.
His Majesty actually rejected me because of him?
This man was actually so beautiful, even more beautiful than a woman?
However, zhongshishi didn’t like this kind of man. She liked men who were handsome.
Not only must he be handsome, but he must also be full of manliness.
For example, a man like Zhu hongxue and a man like her future husband.
Zhongshishi’s fiancé was the third Prince, ning Qi.
Of course, Zhongshi and ning Qi were very close, like real siblings.
She didn’t think it was a bad thing to marry ning Qi.
Later, for some reason, the two people’s marriage was not settled.
Of course, this matter had never been made public. Whether it was their secret engagement or the cancellation of the engagement, it was still a secret.
The reason was simple!
Because of close relatives.
The ning family and the Zhong family had been married for a long time. After that, there were several couples who had children with problems.
Ning Qi’s mother was zhongshishi’s aunt.
In this case, the child born from the marriage between two people would also be risky. It would be fine if it was an ordinary noble family.
If one child wasn’t enough, he could have two or three children.
But ning Qi was a Prince, and he had to fight for the throne. He couldn’t take such a risk.
Therefore, Zhongyao took the initiative to propose that the two families still had a marriage alliance, but she would marry Zhongying to ning Qi. Her blood relationship with ning Qi was further, more than three generations.
Furthermore, planting a Warbler would also be more dignified and generous, more suitable to be the mother of the world.
Zhongshi Shitai was bold and wild, and was indeed not suitable to be the Queen.
As a result, zhongshishi’s lifelong event was delayed.
She was still unmarried at the age of nineteen.
Of course, the princess of Zhenxi city did not have to worry about marriage.
Even though he had a fierce and domineering personality, she was still the number one beauty in the Western border of Yue State, and was on par with Jin Mulan as the Pearl of East and West.
Moreover, the Zhong family’s power far exceeded the Jin family’s.
Therefore, there were tens of thousands of men pursuing Zhongshi. It was simply a blur to the eyes.
Now, it seemed that there was finally some news.
Zhongshi was here for a blind date. She heard that the man on the other side had a very noble status.
“You? who?” Zhongshi asked.
“Shen lang.”
The Zhongshi opened her eyes and said,”you are Shen lang?” Jin Mulan’s son-in-law?”
Then, the seed Master surrounded Shen lang and looked him up and down for a long time.
not only is Jin Mulan’s martial arts lousy, but her taste is also bad. Why did she pick a pretty boy like you who is only good for show but useless? ” it seems like she will never be able to catch up to me in this lifetime. She’s not as pretty as me, her figure is not as good as mine, and the husband she’s married to now can’t even compare to me, ” Zhong Shishi said.
Then, the seed Master no longer looked at Shen lang and turned to ning yuanxian.
Your Majesty, I don’t care. I’m going to take The Hunting Ground anyway. It doesn’t matter who you give it to.
Ning yuanxian said,”Shishi, I did give the North Park hunting ground to Shen lang and Ning Zheng for them to train their soldiers. It’s a serious matter.” Why don’t you move to another place, or I’ll let you live in the West Garden Manor, okay? It’s much more comfortable than The Hunting Ground in the North Garden.”
In order to please this little devil, ning yuanxian really had no other choice.
The conditions in the West Garden Manor were indeed much better. It could be considered as ning yuanxian’s summer resort, with beautiful scenery and pavilions inside.
Originally, she was satisfied with living in the West Garden Manor, but now she couldn’t stand it anymore.
In this world, no one can snatch things from me.
Even if ning Meng was a Princess, I still beat her up until she cried when she was young, and then I took her things away.
What’s a mere son-in-law like Shen lang?
So what if your Jin family has the raging tide city? how many soldiers do you have in total? Being alone overseas and not in the core of power, what was so great about it?
You want to compete with me? No way.
Zhongshi immediately sat down, crossed her legs, and played with the Golden whip in her hand.
Hmph, it’s useless even if you give it to him. I’ll just snatch it back.
As soon as he said this, the monarch was helpless.
He really had no way to deal with this lawless little ancestor.
After all, she was not his daughter, so he could not discipline her too much.
The zhongs were powerful, but they were loyal to the country.
If Zhong Shishi forcefully snatched it, no one would be able to do anything to her.
This girl could be persuaded by reason but not forced.
The Zhongshi said to Shen lang, ” His Majesty has been given to you by the northern hunting ground. You can go and stay there. Bring your men along. As soon as you go, I’ll rush in with the Army and occupy it, and then drive you out. What can you do? I have two thousand men, how many do you have? Let’s have a fight and kill until blood flows like a river?”
“Nonsense, nonsense!” Ning yuanxian chided, then immediately softened his voice and said, Shishi, what’s so good about the North Garden hunting ground? it’s been abandoned for a long time. The West Garden Manor is much more comfortable.
“No, I want the northern hunting ground.” Zhongshi said coldly.
Then, she stood up and walked out.
“I’m going to take the soldiers and occupy it now. What can you do as a live-in son-in-law?”
“Wait!” Shen lang said.
“How is it?” Zhong Shishi asked. You want to admit defeat? No way!”
“I heard that you injured my wife?” Shen lang asked.
“Yeah, so what if she vomited blood?” Zhong Shishi replied. Can you blame me for her poor martial arts?”
“Have you heard of my martial arts?” Shen lang asked.
&Nbsp; ” trash, scum, ” Zhong Shishi said, ” there aren’t many trash like you in the world.
“Congratulations, you are right,” Shen lang said.
The seed Master looked at Shen lang for a while and said, ” then there’s one redeeming point about you. At least you know that you’re trash.
since you want the northern hunting ground, I want it too, ” Shen lang said. why don’t we have a martial arts competition to decide? ”
“A martial arts competition?” Jin Mulan’s bloodline is too weak, ” Zhong Shishi said. she wasn’t my match a few years ago, and she’s even less of a match now. She lost in ten moves before, and now she’s going to vomit blood in three moves.”
it’s not my wife who’s competing with you, ” Shen lang said. it’s me.
Everyone present was stunned by his words.
You, Shen lang, and the Zhongshi?
Don’t joke around.
You, Shen lang, are so weak that you don’t even have the strength to sleep with a woman. You’re just like a piece of trash.
Although Zhongshi was arrogant and domineering, she had a high bloodline talent and was quite passionate about martial arts.
Her martial arts skills were really high.
She had indeed defeated Jin Mulan a few years ago.
A few years ago, she had even beaten Princess ning Meng to tears.
Therefore, she could easily defeat Shen lang with just half a finger.
No, just half a fingernail would do.
“Really?” Zhongshi’s eyes lit up.
Shen lang said,”really!” The Hunting Ground belongs to whoever wins the competition.”
“When?” Zhong Shishi asked.
“Three days later!” Shen lang said.
“It’s a deal!” Zhongshi was extremely excited.
“It’s a deal!”
Then, the seed Master ran away quickly.
She was afraid that ning yuanxian would stop her.
She did not like Shen lang from the first time she saw him, and she had the urge to kill him.
After hearing that he was Jin Mulan’s husband, this impulse became even stronger.
There was no other!
She was unhappy that Jin Mulan was as famous as her.
What Princess of the Western Garrison city? what Princess of the Black Tortoise city?
What Pearl!
In the seed master’s eyes, she was unique. She was more beautiful than anyone else and more powerful than anyone else.
What right do you have to be as famous as me?
However, Jin Mulan’s beauty and figure were indeed top-notch.
It was for this reason that the Zhongshi would cause trouble for her whenever she saw Mulan. A few years ago, she even injured Mulan.
In short, other than her beautiful face and figure, this girl was simply something that people and ghosts hated.
Ning Meng was just pretending to be a scourge.
However, this Seed Master was really lawless.
As Mulan’s husband, Shen lang had to take revenge for his wife and teach this lawless girl a lesson.
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After the seed Master left.
“Shen lang, are you sure you’re not crazy?” the monarch said seriously.
“No!” Shen lang shook his head.
The monarch asked,”just for the northern hunting ground?” This girl is here for a blind date, she won’t be staying for long.”
“Who is it?” Shen lang asked.
“A noble from the great Yan Empire,” the monarch replied.
Shen lang said,”which one of you in the great Yan Empire is blind?” You actually took a fancy to her?”
The monarch did not answer.
However, the truth was that many men liked Zhongshi because she was too beautiful and had a hot figure.
Shen lang said, ” Your Majesty, I’m not only doing this for the North Garden hunting ground. The main thing is to take revenge for my wife. A few years ago, the zhongshishi injured me, Mulan. My heart hurts so much. At that time, I swore that I would definitely take revenge.”
Beside him, eunuch Li Sun couldn’t help but think of the SU family.
Just because su jianting had cut su Peipei, Shen lang had annihilated the SU family.
Zhongshishi had injured Mulan, so the hatred between them would be even greater.
It’s said that eunuchs like us are small-minded, but your Master Shen’s mind probably can’t even fit in a sesame seed.
“Nonsense!” Zhongshi is here for a blind date, ” ning yuanxian said. he’ll leave in a few days. You should leave the capital for a few days and go home. You’ve been away for more than half a year, and your family probably misses you a lot.
To the monarch, 1000 Shen langs would not be a match for the zhongshishi.
“Young master Shen, zhongshishi’s martial arts are stronger than your wife’s, and also stronger than Princess Ning Yan’s,” the great eunuch Li Sun said after some deliberation.
I know, ” Shen lang said. with my weak body, 100 of me can’t even defeat half of her finger.
To be honest.
When Mulan was in love with Shen lang, she had to be careful in case she hurt Shen lang while she was in love.
In Mulan’s eyes, her husband was like a delicate porcelain vase that had to be carefully protected. She was afraid that her heart would break.
“But I can win!” she once made my wife vomit blood, ” Shen lang said. I will make her vomit blood too.
“Young master Shen, I know you have a lot of tricks up your sleeve,” said Li Jing,”but a battle between Masters can decide the outcome in an instant. You didn’t even have time to use your techniques before Zhongshi knocked you down. Moreover, this girl is lawless and won’t show any mercy.”
Of course, Shen lang knew.
Once the competition started, the seed Master would be able to defeat Shen lang in less than 0.5 seconds.
But,
Shen lang would be faster.
Just as the seed Master got close to her, she would be hit before she could even make a move.
At most, 0.1 seconds!
Unless the Zerg master’s martial arts were so high that they could form an air wall with their inner force and true Qi.
But she was not at that level yet.
“Are you sure?” asked the king, ning yuanxian.
“I’m sure!” Shen lang nodded.
“Young master Shen, shouldn’t you reconsider this matter? it’s too risky.” Li Sun said. If anything goes wrong, the consequences will be irreversible. This girl is vicious and will not show mercy.”
“There won’t be any” what ifs,”” Shen lang said.
“Young master Shen, you’re someone who will do great things. You don’t have to take risks for such a small matter. It’s fine to give way to a girl like zhongshishi,” Li Jing said.
“Eunuch Li, I’ve never been someone who does big things,” Shen lang said.
Ugh!
Eunuch Li Sun was speechless.
All this while, Shen lang had been doing great things.
Whether it was to resist the new governance for the Jin family, or to take over the raging tide city, go to the Qiang Kingdom, and eliminate the SU family’s rebellion.
Each one was bigger than the last.
Li Sun had almost forgotten that Shen Lang’s motive was to take revenge.
His ultimate goal was to have no grudges in the world.
To him, there was nothing more important than revenge, not to mention the fact that he had injured Jin Mulan.
It was useless to tell him that it was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
He was either incapable, or if he could, he would definitely take revenge immediately.
To others, it was impressive that he had used five months to destroy the entire su clan. However, to Shen lang, he had to endure the humiliation.
“Are you sure there won’t be any danger?” ning yuanxian asked again.
“Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I’m sure it’ll be safe,” Shen lang said.
Ning yuanxian ignored him and left.
He was tacitly agreeing!
From this, it could be seen that in his heart, he was already very impatient with the seed Master. However, he was helpless.
However, as the monarch, he naturally wouldn’t say anything. Then go ahead and have a martial arts competition. You can beat up the seed Master and make her vomit blood.
He could only pretend that he did not know.
He even issued a decree to reprimand them, constantly calling for them to stop the competition.
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The news of Shen Lang’s duel with the seed Master instantly caused an uproar in the capital.
Everyone was shocked again.
Shen lang, can you stop for a while?
How many people did you kill in the Enke exam? How big of a mess did you cause?
It’s only been a few days, and you’re out to stir up trouble again?
However, this time, Shen lang was really courting death.
How high was the zeshishi’s martial arts?
“You’re a complete waste, Shen lang. You’re probably passive when you sleep with women. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have enough strength.”
You’re so useless that you can’t even lift a sword that weighs ten Jin.
You can’t even beat a teenager, let alone a Zhongshi.
In terms of pure martial arts.
Huang Feng, Shen Shisan, and even Wu lie were no match for zhongshishi.
On the other hand, the yellow Phoenix could defeat more than 100 Shen langs.
Thus, this battle was like a rabbit fighting a Tiger. Death was certain.
After the initial shock, countless people in the capital were overjoyed.
“Shen lang, you trash, you provoke this and that every day.”
Now that he had provoked a Seed Master, he was really courting death.
Even if she killed you, it would be in vain.
Then, countless people prayed in their hearts that time would pass quickly and that the competition would begin.
Zhongshishi, although you’re a disaster, you’re still a monster.
However, in comparison, Shen lang was more annoying.
Hurry up and kill Shen lang. You’re doing the people a favor and you’re avenging all of us.
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Evening!
The seed Master impatiently sent a letter of challenge.
They agreed to have a Kung Fu competition three days later on the drill ground of The Hunting Ground.
Although it was said that he would stop there, swords had no eyes. If there was any injury or even death, it was also the will of heaven.
Although it was not a life and death contract, it was not far from it.
Shen lang signed the letter of challenge without hesitation.
Thus, the competition between the two was officially set.
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Ku Huanhuan looked at Shen lang in disbelief. After a long time, he said, ” “Young master Shen, it’s a good thing you’re not the Lord. Otherwise, we would have gone crazy.”
There wasn’t a main Guild in the world that was like this, right?
He would make soul-shattering decisions every two or three days.
It seemed that His Highness Ning Zheng was not bad, at least he was steady.
His Highness Ning Zheng was also very helpless.
Everyone knew that a Seed Master could not be provoked, but Shen lang was provoked the moment he left.
And he wanted to have a Kung Fu competition with her? They even signed the so-called life and death contract.
“Can I still stop you?” Ning Zheng looked at Shen lang for a long time.
Shen lang shook his head.
“What if I get someone to tie you up and send you to Xuanwu city to seek shelter?” Ning Zheng asked.
As soon as Ning Zheng said this.
Ku Huanhuan was restless.
“I’m sorry, I can’t let you take the risk. I can’t let you die!” “Attack!” Ning Zheng waved his hand and ordered.
Ku Huan didn’t even need to make a move.
Slave Xian went forward and captured Shen lang easily with less than one-tenth of his strength.
I’m sorry, young master. We can’t just watch you die.
Then, two people came in.
They were Bing ‘er and Jin mucong.
Two maids went forward and tied Shen lang up with silk.
“Bing ‘er, you’re also in there?” Shen lang was shocked.
“My husband, you are my God. You are my life. I will never let you die.” Bing ‘er said softly.
Jin mucong said,”brother-in-law, you can’t even defeat me. How are you going to compete with zhongshishi?” She can kill you in an instant.”
Shen lang could not defeat Jin mucong. In fact, he could not even defeat Bing ‘er.
Jin mucong and Shen thirteen were worlds apart, but Shen thirteen was defeated by Mulan in a second. A few years ago, Mulan couldn’t even withstand 10 moves from the Zhongshi and was beaten to the point of spitting blood.
Because of her bloodline, zeshishi’s martial arts improved by leaps and bounds, and she would only become more powerful.
Bing ‘er kissed Shen Lang’s face and said, ” “Son-in-law, it’s been hard on you. We will use the most comfortable carriage to send you back to Xuanwu city to avoid disaster for a few days. Miss must have been thinking about you so much that she’s going crazy. If she knew about this, she would definitely not agree.”
Shen lang said loudly,”I will win. I will definitely win.” Your Highness ningzheng, please let me go!”
I’m sorry, ” Ning Zheng said. it’s too dangerous. We won’t let you take the risk.
Then, Shen lang was stuffed into the comfortable carriage.
Kutou Huan personally led his men to escort him back to Xuanwu city to avoid disaster.
Shen lang was helpless.
Pig teammates, you pig teammates.
You’ve ruined my plans.
You’re stopping me from taking revenge.
Shen lang shouted, ” happiness in misery! I order you to untie me immediately!
Ku Huan said, ” young master, just now, I used less than one-tenth of my strength to capture you. You had no power to resist at all. But even ten salve slaves can’t beat Zhongshi, how can you fight him?”
After saying that, ku touhuan drove the carriage away.
In order to stop Shen lang from screaming, he even poked Shen Lang’s acupuncture points so that he could not struggle or make a sound.
Just like that, Shen lang left the capital for no reason and returned to Xuanwu city to avoid trouble.
As for the contract, he would just pretend that nothing had happened.
Of course it was shameful to be a deserter.
But,
Shen lang was shameless to begin with, and he probably did not care about losing face.
Master lang had not been suppressed by King Qiang, arugan, or su Nan ever since he started cultivating. Instead, he was suppressed by Jin mucong and Bing ‘er.
The creation of the human world was really too amazing.
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Midnight!
Ku Huan and Shen lang had already escaped more than 200 miles out of the country.
The horse’s power was exhausted, so he stopped for a moment.
In at most two hours, he would have to rush on his way again. He could not stop.
Moreover, Xuanwu city wasn’t enough. They had to go directly to raging tide city.
In any case, the seed Master wouldn’t be able to stay for long, so he just had to drag this competition over.
Ku touhuan was a master of martial arts, so of course he knew the standard of a Seed Master.
Not to mention Shen lang, even slave Xian, Shen Shisan, and Zhong Shishi could kill him in half a breath.
Happy head only rested for less than half an hour.
Suddenly, his expression changed!
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”
Dozens of black shadows appeared in an instant.
What followed was the rapid and concentrated sound of horse hooves.
The experts of the Zhong clan and Xue clan had surrounded kutou Huan and the others in a short time.
A moment later!
Zhongshi and Prince Xue Pan appeared.
“You’ve signed a contract for the competition, and you still want to run? In your dreams!”
The Xue family heir Xue Pan’s eyes were filled with mockery,”Younger brother-in-law Shen, since you want to escape, then why sign the life and death contract?”
Ku Huanhuan didn’t say another word, directly drawing his sword and saying,”Protect the young master and fight to the end!”
Immediately, the dozens of Warriors under his command also drew their swords.
Both sides instantly drew their swords and prepared to fight.
The Xue family and the Zhong family were using more and more Warriors.
In the end, there were a few hundred people, ten times more than the number of people who had suffered.
Xue Pan said,”if you agree to a bet, you must accept your loss. Since we’ve signed the tournament contract, we’ll carry it out.” Ku Yichen, you have two choices. One is to start a war and kill everyone. Or, we can send Shen lang back to the capital and let him continue with the battle with Shishi.”
“Come, let’s see if I can fight one against a hundred!” Ku Huanhuan’s eyes narrowed.
“Jia, Jia, Jia!”
Another group of cavalrymen quickly arrived.
They were the cavalrymen of the governor’s office in tianyue city, under the command of the third Prince, ning Qi.
This time, the Xue family, the Zhong family, and ning Qi’s cavalrymen had a total of more than a thousand people, dozens of times more than the bitter joy.
“Do it!”
Xue Pan gave the order and a few hundred Warriors charged towards ku touhuan.
However, the next second!
The two figures, one tall and one short, quickly stopped.
They were dumb and Sword King Li qianqiu.
The two of them were not in the capital most of the time because every day was precious to dumb. They could not delay him from becoming the number one master in the world.
The sword King Li qianqiu looked at Shen lang and could not help but laugh.
“General ku, return to the capital,” he said to ku Huan.
Ku Huanhuan said,”but he he!”
The underlying meaning was clear. Shen lang would be courting death if he returned to the country.
“Let’s go,” the sword King Li qianqiu said.
Ku Huanhuan helplessly ordered.
They escorted Shen Lang’s carriage back to the capital.
The duel contract continued!
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It was already dawn when they returned to the capital.
In the secret underground room.
Shen lang looked at the sword King Li qianqiu in a bad mood.
“Senior Sword King, you can laugh if you want to.”
The sword King Li qianqiu couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
He had never seen Shen lang being so humiliated in front of Bing ‘er, who loved him, Jin mucong, and Ning Zheng, who cared about him. Shen Lang’s flowery words were useless.
They were directly suppressed by force.
“Don’t blame them,” li qianqiu said,”they really care too much about you. They don’t know much about this, so they don’t know that you’re almost 100% confident.”
“Why would I blame these two idiots?” Shen lang said helplessly.
He really wouldn’t blame her.
When Shen lang went on adventures previously, he was always protected by experts. At least, his personal safety was not a problem.
But this time, he was going to fight the seed Master personally.
Of course, Bing ‘er would not tolerate it. It was useless even if he explained to her that he would win. She only wanted Shen lang to be 100% safe and did not care about anything else.
“This thing of yours is so precious, are you sure you want to use it on a Zhongshi?” li qianqiu asked.
This thing was indeed precious, more than a hundred times more precious than the potions he had refined, and it could not be regenerated.
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The next day!
The news of Shen Lang’s escape spread throughout the entire capital.
It was definitely solid.
Everyone was sure that Shen lang was at his wit’s end.
In the face of an absolute difference in strength, he could no longer perform miracles.
Otherwise, why would he run away?
Moreover, they had been blocked by the Army of the Xue clan and the Zhong clan.
This time, Shen lang would definitely die!
Even if the ocean water flowed backward, even if the mountains and rivers collapsed, there would be no other ending.
The only result was ...
Shen lang was instantly killed, and everyone was looking forward to it!
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Time flew!
The third day arrived.
It was time for the duel between Shen lang and the seed Master!
Countless influential people left the capital and headed to the northern hunting ground to watch the show.
It was not a big show, but a good show.
It was a good show of Shen lang being killed instantly.
The king could no longer pretend to be indifferent and directly gave the decree.
When Shen lang and the Zhongshi duo fought, they would stop at a certain point and would not harm the other party’s life!
After Zhongshi received the decree, she sneered, ” Don’t worry, I will definitely not kill Shen lang. At most, I will castrate him.
After Shen lang received the decree, he sneered, ” don’t worry, I won’t kill Zhongshi. At most, I’ll break her ribs and make her vomit blood.
Then, the two of them left the capital with their team and headed to the northern hunting ground for the most ridiculous martial arts competition in history!
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