"Let's go. We shall go and welcome Qin Xiao."
Shen Han's eyes gleamed with a vicious and ruthless light. His cassock fluttered without any wind, and his overwhelming aura covered the area, shaking the ground until spiderweb-like cracks split open across it.
Clatter!
Inside and outside the courtyard.
Three thousand bare-chested monks with bronzed skin stood expressionless, gripping demon-subduing staffs. They exuded a murderous aura.
Standing on the steps, Shen Han looked down at his disciples, a gratified smile curling the corners of his mouth.
After fighting Qin Rushuang, these three thousand men had all experienced a massive improvement in their strength.
By combining into a military formation, they could briefly hold their own against a Supreme Grandmaster!
This was Shen Han's trump card!
Shen Han walked toward the outside of the courtyard. The three thousand monk soldiers followed closely behind, their murderous intent chilling the air, looking like three thousand guardian deities.
.....
"Why are there so many white bones on the back mountain?"
Emperor Qinwu led his people to the back mountain.
In the forests of the back mountain, eerie white bones littered the ground.
Women's clothing hung from the branches, fluttering and dancing in the wind.
The scene was absolutely spine-chilling!
Qin Ruyan stepped on the ground, producing a sharp crack.
She looked down.
It was a shattered skull!
"Ah!"
All color drained from Qin Ruyan's face in terror. She let out a piercing scream, jumped three feet into the air, and retreated frantically to hide behind Emperor Qinwu.
"Imperial Father... so many bones... exactly how many people have died here!"
Her voice was filled with terror and a hint of a sob.
Emperor Qinwu's face darkened. He scanned the surroundings; there were at least a thousand skeletons.
Involuntarily, his fists clenched tight.
He remembered the words Qin Xiao had said.
At first, he hadn't taken them seriously.
Thinking about it now, his scalp went numb!
These monks were so audacious and reckless. What if something happened to his precious daughter?
Empress Dowager Wen looked horrified, covering her mouth with one hand as if she were about to vomit.
"Husband, hurry! Hurry and find Shuang'er. If anything happens to her, I won't live either!"
The unease in her heart grew stronger, her heart trembling precariously.
She dared not imagine what kind of inhumane torture her daughter would suffer if that had truly happened!
At the same time, her resentment toward Qin Xiao deepened.
Why!
Why didn't Qin Xiao say something sooner!
Why didn't Qin Xiao just come straight here instead of wasting time with them!
"Entire army, speed up!"
Emperor Qinwu roared angrily.
He led the fifty thousand imperial guards toward the mountain at top speed.
Running up a mountain was extremely physically draining.
Not to mention that the imperial guards were clad in heavy armor.
They clanked as they ran, panting heavily.
If the fifty-thousand-strong army ran up the mountain, they would likely collapse from exhaustion, losing all combat capability.
But right now, Emperor Qinwu could not care less about that.
His only thought was to protect his daughter.
Meanwhile, Qin Xiao merely led his army at a leisurely pace.
"They were also unfortunate souls. Gather up these remains and bury them."
Qin Xiao sighed as he looked at the bones scattered everywhere.
When he looked up again toward the back mountain of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, his eyes suddenly turned incredibly ruthless!
Today, he was going to flatten this den of thieves!
Half an hour passed.
Emperor Qinwu and Qin Xiao consecutively ascended the mountain and reached the peak.
There was a massive Buddhist hall here.
Surrounded by green shade, the area was flat. The Buddha statues at the entrance were solemn and dignified, exuding an air of compassion.
If one ignored the mountains of white bones at the foot of the hill, this place truly looked like a grand Buddhist temple.
Unfortunately, beneath the Buddha's seat, there had always been demons and monsters, wailing commoners, and corpses littering the ground.
When Empress Dowager Wen and the others saw Qin Xiao leisurely coming up the mountain, they could not help but roll their eyes.
They were panting from exhaustion, their legs numb.
Yet Qin Xiao was acting as if nothing was wrong.
Was Qin Xiao not anxious at all?
Qin Rumeng and Qin Ruyan could not hold back and went up to confront Qin Xiao.
"Come back!"
Emperor Qinwu noticed something was amiss and growled low.
"Are you two looking to die?"
"Imperial Father, how could Qin Xiao possibly kill us!"
Qin Rumeng looked indignant.
"What time is it now? Eldest Sister is in danger at any moment, yet Qin Xiao acts like nothing is wrong! Why should he get to be so relaxed!"
After saying this, she was about to go settle the score with Qin Xiao.
But the moment her eyes met Qin Xiao's, her entire body shuddered!
An icy chill swept through her body, suddenly dropping the temperature of her burning body, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her from head to toe.
That gaze was filled with killing intent!
It was as if, should she say one more word, Qin Xiao would kill her instantly!
For a moment, no one dared to speak up.
Just as everyone was catching their breath.
Clatter.
A series of footsteps rang out.
"Imperial Father, why are you here?"
The voice arrived before the person.
Everyone looked toward the source of the voice.
They saw Shen Han stepping out of the Buddhist hall. Dressed in a glazed golden cassock, he looked imposing, handsome, and elegant.
His face was handsome, and his brow revealed a cold and aloof arrogance.
Seeing the newcomer, Emperor Qinwu flew into a rage.
"You beast! You finally show yourself! You dared to bully my daughter. Kneel down and submit to the law immediately!"
Shen Han remained unmoved, merely sweeping his gaze around.
The fifty thousand imperial guards were covered in sweat and looked utterly exhausted, their bodies bent slightly under the weight of their heavy armor.
Clearly, they were in a state of extreme fatigue and were nothing to fear.
On the contrary, although Qin Xiao's soldiers were full of energy and had high morale, they were all cavalry, which posed little threat in this mountainous forest.
This place was his, Shen Han's, home ground.
It was also the place where he, Shen Han, would lay the foundation for his grand hegemony!
However...
Shen Han's eyes flickered with a dark light.
Before that, he needed to deal with Emperor Qinwu first!
Facing Emperor Qinwu's questioning, Shen Han put on a look of bewilderment and confusion.
"Imperial Father, when have I ever bullied Shuang'er?"
"Shuang'er and I are deeply in love, and I cannot live without her in this life. Marrying Shuang'er is a tremendous blessing. Why would I ever harm Shuang'er?"
His acting was flawless, carrying just the right amount of grievance, leaving everyone present unable to find any flaws.
Even Emperor Qinwu's eyes revealed a hint of hesitation.
What was going on?
This was different from what he had imagined.
Logically speaking, Shen Han should be holding Qin Rushuang hostage.
A massive battle between the two sides should be on the verge of breaking out.
But now, Shen Han came out alone, his attitude humble, his tone aggrieved, and his eyes confused.
He looked exactly like an innocent person!
Qin Rumeng suddenly had an epiphany. Her eyes lit up frighteningly, as if she had discovered the truth.
"Since Brother-in-law is a good person, then there is only one truth!"
"Imperial Father, Imperial Mother, Qin Xiao must have deceived us!"
"We listened to Qin Xiao's one-sided story and wronged Brother-in-law! He promised Sister that they would be together forever; how could he possibly harm her!"
"Those bones covering the ground might all belong to bad people! They don't prove that Brother-in-law wants to harm Sister!"
"From the very beginning, Qin Xiao has been leading us on. Qin Xiao just wants us to break ties with Brother-in-law!"
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
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!
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
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...
