The next day.
Qin Xiao stepped onto the bluestone path.
He wore a dark gold brocade robe and a jade crown. His face was as fair as white jade, and his gaze was profound.
Holding a jade folding fan, he arrived with an elegant and outstanding demeanor.
Qin Xiao looked around.
The cries of peddlers rose and fell.
Pedestrians hurried back and forth.
Shops stood in great numbers on both sides of the street.
It looked incredibly bustling.
"Your Majes... Young Master, it is much more bustling here than in our Northern Liang."
Lu Fengxian looked left and right, completely lacking the demeanor of a fierce general, curiously observing his surroundings.
Northern Liang was a barren land.
Even its wealthiest city could not compare to a tenth of the Great Qin's capital.
"That is only natural," Jia Xu nodded. "The capital is at the feet of the Son of Heaven. The people are wealthy, and the laws are perfect. No one dares to act wildly here, so naturally, the people live and work in peace and contentment."
Looking at such a prosperous scene, Qin Xiao felt deeply gratified in his heart.
As a monarch, what he wanted to see most was a prosperous country with strong people and peace for the commoners.
Only in this way could the Great Qin usher in an era of prosperity lasting ten thousand years!
"Hey! You little brat, why don't you watch where you're going!"
At this moment, someone bumped into Lu Fengxian's abdomen.
He looked down and saw a person in tattered clothes, looking like a beggar, and scolded them.
"S... Sorry..."
The little beggar looked at the tall and burly Lu Fengxian and spoke timidly.
Seeing that she was still young, Lu Fengxian decided not to pursue the matter and lifted his leg, preparing to leave.
However, right at this moment, a loud curse came from behind.
"Quick! The little wench is here! Don't let her get away!"
A group of monks wearing kasayas and wielding wooden clubs charged over aggressively.
Every one of those monks looked ferocious, their eyes glaring so widely they looked as if they were going to eat someone.
They rushed over and, without a word, tightly surrounded the little beggar!
Even Qin Xiao and his group were trapped inside the circle.
The moment these monks charged over, the surrounding pedestrians acted as if they had seen terrifying beasts; their expressions changed, and they hurriedly scattered in all directions.
"Little wench! You sure can run!"
The leading young monk spat on the ground, his face vicious.
"Our brothers wasted a full half-month looking for you. This time, we will definitely torture you well and break both your legs to see if you still dare to run away!"
The little beggar was terrified.
Her eyes revealed fear and despair.
Her lips trembled, and her face was deathly pale.
Thinking of those women locked in cages, her whole body couldn't stop shivering.
"Help! They are bad people! Save me!"
The little beggar let out a desperate cry to the surrounding crowd.
The onlookers all had faces full of indignation.
A few men wanted to step forward to help, but they were stopped by the whispered advice of the people next to them.
"Do you have a death wish! These monks are from the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple!"
"We are just commoners, and these monks have the imperial court behind them. What do you have to fight them with?"
"The last person who went against the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple was beaten to death alive!"
Upon hearing the name of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, many people, despite being filled with righteous anger, felt completely helpless.
Seeing the crowd avoiding them like scorpions and snakes, the little beggar became even more panicked and afraid.
Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, standing with his hands clasped behind his back.
"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, how dare you forcefully abduct a civilian girl in the street!"
The oppressive and domineering voice shocked the scalps of everyone present.
A momentary flash of panic appeared on the leading monk's face, but he quickly suppressed it.
"The Son of Heaven is far removed from the common folk, how would he know!"
"Furthermore... the Son of Heaven will not know about today's matter!"
The leading monk revealed a smug smile.
His Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple was cooperating with numerous officials.
With layers upon layers of cover-ups, so what if this was at the feet of the Son of Heaven?
Without the officials to inform him, the Son of Heaven, residing deep within the palace, was equivalent to a blind and deaf man!
"I am the eldest disciple under the Buddha Son, my dharma name is Fayuan."
Fayuan stared at Qin Xiao and the others, his gaze becoming dangerous.
"Since you know my name, back down immediately, or else I'll arrest you all together!"
Such an arrogant, unbridled person.
It truly made anger flare up in Qin Xiao's heart!
If the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple was usually this arrogant, daring to grab people right under his nose, then just how many malicious deeds had they committed behind the scenes!
Qin Xiao turned his head and glanced at the little beggar.
He felt that this matter was not simple at all.
"Fengxian!"
Qin Xiao raised his hand slightly.
"Understood!"
Lu Fengxian cupped his fists and nodded, immediately stepping forward.
"You group of monks, why are you chasing a little girl?"
Lu Fengxian had a burly figure and a fierce, domineering face; at a glance, he was clearly someone not to be trifled with.
The monk Fayuan couldn't help but take a step back.
"My Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is handling its affairs, what does it have to do with you! If you dare to hinder the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple's business, be careful you don't lose your head!"
He shouted with a stiff neck, his attitude tough and arrogant.
Jia Xu frowned, "This is at the feet of the Son of Heaven. You are openly grabbing people, acting so arrogantly and domineeringly. Are you not afraid of the laws of the land?"
The leading monk sneered.
"The laws of the land? My Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is the law!"
"In the capital, even imperial officials must show respect when they see members of my Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, let alone you lowly commoners!"
He waved his hand.
"Don't waste words with these people! Anyone who dares to interfere, beat them with the clubs without exception!"
With that said, he led five or six monks and charged toward the little beggar.
Seeing this, the little beggar cried even harder.
"You are grabbing me just to lock me up for your own twisted pleasure. Even if I die, I will never let you beasts defile me!"
"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, the heavens are blind! Why let you scourges live for a thousand years!"
Lu Fengxian's anger surged wildly.
"Good, good, good! You bald donkeys have a lot of nerve! You actually dare to commit such vile acts in the street!"
With a flash, he blocked the space in front of the little beggar, raising his fist and smashing it toward the monks!
Bang!
A loud crash!
Lu Fengxian's fist directly shattered the wooden clubs in the monks' hands!
The wooden clubs splintered, sending sawdust flying everywhere!
Lu Fengxian delivered a roundhouse kick!
With a crisp crack, a monk was sent flying straight out, crashing heavily onto the ground!
Lu Fengxian leaped up, landing right beside the monk Fayuan, and swung a heavy slap.
Smack!
A heavy slapping sound suddenly exploded!
Fayuan was sent flying through the air!
He crashed heavily onto the ground, his cheek swollen, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"You... you dare hit me! I am the eldest disciple of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, a subordinate of the Buddha Son!"
The monk Fayuan spat blood, glaring deadly at Lu Fengxian, wishing he could kill him ten thousand times over!
Seeing Fayuan in such a miserable state, the surrounding commoners clapped their hands in cheer!
"Damn it! These monks have been arrogant and domineering, and today they've finally stumbled!"
"How satisfying! How satisfying!"
However, a kind-hearted person still warned Qin Xiao.
"Brother, you are righteous to punish these scourges for us, but the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple has immense power and the backing of the imperial court. Once provoked, there will definitely be endless trouble! Please, brother, sell your land and property today and leave the capital as soon as possible."
"That's right, brother, if you don't leave now, it'll be too late!"
Facing these kind-hearted people, Qin Xiao nodded with a gentle expression, offering no explanation.
He was the Emperor of the Great Qin!
The capital was his territory!
Why should he flee!
Wasn't it just a Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple?
Since they had provoked him, he would simply annihilate them!
Qin Xiao's eyes were indifferent as he looked down condescendingly at the monk Fayuan.
"So what if I strike you? I will even behead you right here in the street!"
"Fengxian! Kill this bald monk!"
"Understood!"
Lu Fengxian drew the sword at his waist.
The long sword left its scabbard.
A piercing aura burst forth from the tip of the blade, thrusting straight at Monk Fayuan's throat!
"No! Please don't!"
"This is the imperial capital! You dare to commit violence and murder in the open streets! The Emperor will certainly not let you thugs get away with this!"
"The Emperor will surely confiscate your wealth and exterminate your entire clans! He will slaughter you all!"
Watching the sharp sword aura approaching, Monk Fayuan was terrified out of his wits and screamed!
At first, he had despised the Emperor and showed utter contempt for the laws of the land.
Yet, at death's door, these were the very words he cried out.
ose... to cooperate with the protagonist! Shen Yuan: I have a system! Protagonist: What? System: Holy crap, you're just spilling it out like that? Shen Yuan: Let's team up, we'll split the system rewards! Protagonist: Fifty-fifty split? Shen Yuan: No way! Protagonist: What!? I'm the one getting beaten up, and I don't get half? Shen Yuan: Forty-sixty split, I get forty, you get sixty! Protagonist: Deal! Big brother, come on, hit me! As long as it doesn't kill me, beat me like you mean it! Shen Yuan: Don't worry... I will definitely protect all of you! No one but me can lay a finger on you! Guard our Heaven's Chosen Ones! I'm the only one allowed to bully them!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
