Bab 16 - The appearance of Imperial Princess Qin
The Lu family's main hall.
"Baaammm!…" The handrail on Patriarch Lu's wooden chair had been smashed.
He couldn't keep his rage in check after returning from the courtyard of the front door.
"Oh, no... After all, I need to apprehend him and make him repay the debt..." Coldly, Patriarch Lu snorted.
Lu Feng, who sat in front of him, shook his head calmly as he looked at his father.
"I will dispatch a dozen elite Lu family guards to arrest him... "This masked youth will die sooner or later," Patriarch Lu added.
"Father... It appears your son is being arrogant with his words..." Lu Feng, who had been staring at his father silently, spoke up.
"My son... What are your thoughts? ..." Patriarch Lu Tian inquired, knowing that he could only solicit his Son's opinion.
"As your son previously stated, Father must be cold-hearted, or else the Lu Family will suffer another loss..." Lu Feng elaborated.
"Hmm..." Lu Tian, the Patriarch, nodded.
"Knowing your opponent first will ensure that you win every battle. Father, this masked man is obviously not simple, and there are two ways for us to lose the Lu family's Five Elite guards..." Lu Feng voiced his opinion.
"First, as Father predicted, he must have a Treasure that can increase his Quality realm, and second, the intervention of a third person with a relatively high cultivation realm, possibly even higher than Father's current cultivation..." Lu Feng elaborated.
Patriarch Lu deliberated over his son's words. If the former possibility seemed far-fetched, it was because the existence of a Treasure capable of increasing a cultivation realm was unheard of.
The second possibility is understandable, as is why the other party could stymie the cultivation of the second son. Patriarch Lu Tian was well aware of his second son's folly in lying about the existence of a Treasure that could increase the cultivation realm.
"Should my son remain silent?..." Patriarch Lu Tian inquired.
"Father... We shouldn't be careless until we know who the other party is and what their background is..." Lu Feng proposed.
"Hmm..." Patriarch Lu Tian clenched his teeth in silence, clearly only having his first son's suggestion as an option.
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Everyone in Yangzhou has been looking forward to this day. Be it a cultivator, a mortal, an aristocratic family, or something else.
The area is large enough to cover hundreds of square meters, similar to a city square. but deliberately designed to be difficult.
There is a stage in the center for cultivators who want to participate in challenges. While there are many spectators on both sides who want to be eyewitnesses to the cultivator who will win.
There were clearly no equals among the spectators, as cultivators could stand at the front, followed by aristocratic families, and then mortals who watched from a distance.
The VIP area is reserved for the guest of honor and extended family, such as the Lu, Tang, and Su families.
Today was undoubtedly the day the Gu Mei Sect's envoy arrived to pick up the Su Family's daughter Su Xia, who possessed the Phoenix cultivation talent.
Su Xia, an outer disciple of the Gu Mei Sect, was also arrogant, accepting any challenge from any side as long as it was of the same age as himself.
"Welcome to Yangzhou City, Sect Envoy Gu Mei..." An elderly man greeted the arrival of a mature woman dressed in seductively tight clothing. No one, however, dared to look at the body.
"Um…" The other party was sect emissary Gu Mei, who disguised herself as a Qin Empire princess and was the only Star Warrior shutter cultivator to visit Yangzhou.
Qin Nara chose to remain in the Gu Mei sect rather than enjoy her status as a princess in the Qin Empire's northern sacred continent region.
Everyone had to bow and even kneel in front of him as he walked to the VIP seats provided by the general manager.
Qin Nara had an extremely cold face behind the veil that covered her face; she was like two different people when compared to her smiling self while staying at the previous inn.
His expression was as cold as a snowstorm, but his smile was as bright as the sun.
"Qin Princess Welcome..." Su Xia, another beautiful woman, greeted, followed by the Patriarch of the Su Family.
"Sister Xia, you can call me Senior Nara because we belong to the same sect..." Qin Nara smiled briefly before returning to his cold demeanor.
"Nara, Senior Please advise..." Su Xia exclaimed happily, as if he were climbing the stairs, when he learned that the Emissary of the Gu Mei sect was the Qin Empire's Princess.
Su Xia was a very ambitious person who wished to walk upright on the sacred continent teeming with Star King realm cultivators.
"Sister Xia, you appear to be making a scene..." Qin Nara said as she looked around her.
"Senior Nara, I'd like to put my fighting skills to the test, and I'm hoping Senior Nara is aware of my martial arts flaws..." Su Xia stated steadfastly.
"I heard you recently violated your marriage contract..." Qin Nara inquired once more.
Su Xia appeared to be Qin Nara's reflection. Qin Nara chose to stay in the Gu Mei sect rather than leave her comfortable residence because she opposed the Qin Empire's political marriage.
"As Senior Nara is aware, I Su Xia do not wish to marry a mortal and prefer to control my own destiny with these two hands..." Su Xia elaborated.
Qin Nara was unfamiliar with the internal affairs of Yangzhou City, but she understood Su Xia's ambition.
In a world where the powerful control everything, as Qin Nara does, she wants to control her own destiny rather than following the Qin Empire's political marriage.
"Princess Qin... The Tang family greets you..." Qin Nara was greeted by Patriarch Tang Murai and his son Tang Zen.
"Princess Qin... The Lu Family cordially welcomes your arrival..." Qin Nara was greeted by Patriarch Lu Tian and his Son Lu Feng.
"Um..." Qin Nara responded with a simple nod.
Other aristocratic families take turns welcoming Qin Nara, and the challenge event will take place because all of the invited guests have arrived.
Su Xia jumped beautifully on the designated stage without using a host or battle guide.
"As you all know, I am Su Xia from the Su family, and I am beginning my destiny with my own two hands; anyone over the age of 16 can take on the challenge in exchange for a marriage contract with me..." Su Xia said confidently behind the veil that he believes many people desire beauty like her.
"I'll be the first to stand up..." A young man dressed casually but with a lot of charisma stepped forward.
He clearly came from an aristocratic family, but he didn't stand out like the Tang, Lu, or Su families.
Because he had the Five Star Beginner realm, the young man smiled confidently and went to the general officer to clarify his age.
It was a specific artifact that became the city of Yangzhou's sole artifact. These artifacts can accurately determine a person's age.
"At the age of 16, you can accept the challenge..." If the other party accepted the challenge, the general officer nodded in agreement.
"Miss Su Xia... please direct..." The young man sounded like a poet. Every action appeared to be graceful.
"Okay, the rules... Choose between surviving three attacks from me and attacking me three times..." Su Xia stated coldly behind the veil that concealed her beauty.
"I decided to defend..." The adolescent immediately applied his martial arts technique.
Martial Arts, Seastone Defense
The dark black Qi energy gradually shrouded his body, forming a protective wall.
"Um…" Su Xia took a very thin sword from its scabbard, a silver grade but slightly thin sword, and made some very beautiful moves.
Sunflower Slash, Martial Technique
"South..."
Su Xia's black hair and beautiful clothes were blown away by the wind, but her beautiful face was hidden behind a veil, and a yellow energy wrapped around her sword.
Su Xia, who had gathered all of his Qi energy in his silver grade sword, quickly and powerfully aimed his sword slash at his opponent.
"Crack..."
The sea stone defensive wall shattered instantly, and the young man was thrown far back, coughing up blood before fainting.
"Strong... Really strong..."
"Deserves to be regarded as a genius of his generation..."
"It's difficult to beat Miss Su Xia at her age..."
"It's no surprise that the Gu Mei sect immediately recruited him..."
The entire audience burst out laughing in response to what was happening on stage.
"Of course, it's Tang Hu who wants to participate in the challenge," said a young man in a white mask with a smile on his face.