36: Chapter 34: The True Nature of the Crown Prince!
36: Chapter 34: The True Nature of the Crown Prince!
“Who are you?”
The towering giant, standing three ters tall, set his great sword aside, picked up the exposed intestines, secured them back into his abdon, and struggled to regulate his breathing…
He hadn’t been this serious even when facing the endless horde of evil ghosts before, but instinctively, he felt that the being before him was even more formidable than his own father!
“Strength of Lei Xiang…
not bad, not bad,” the frail figure slowly approached, and as he drew closer, everyone could see clearly that not only was this person short and rather unattractive, but with a nose like Lei Gong’s and a monkey-like face, he was both ridiculous and ugly, especially when he smiled, like a circus monkey dressed in clothes.
Yet, it was this creature whose approach made all the evil ghosts kneel on the ground, daring not to make the slightest move.
The Crown Prince also looked at him with utmost seriousness.
This person before him gave him a peculiar feeling, a sense of unattainability that he had only ever perceived in his father the emperor and the Duke of Qin.
“Golden Crow?”
The feeble figure eyed him as if he had spotted a treasure, his eyes shining bright as he hurried forward!
“Stop!!”
The guard could hesitate no longer and drew his sword, cleaving down at the person!
The guard seed massive and clumsy, but when he took action, he was incredibly swift.
His sword-draw was so fast it left afterimages, and in a blink, the great sword brought a ten-ter-long blade arc, the terrifying force sending countless evil ghosts kneeling nearby flying!
Bang!
Another strange scene occurred…
No one doubted the power of the guard’s sword strike.
The Hong Family Blade Technique was exquisite, and combined with the Strength of Lei Xiang, it was unstoppable.
Facing this eerie old man, the guard didn’t dare to hold back and exerted all his strength.
The re pressure of the strike crushed many of the kneeling evil ghosts into mush, yet the mont it reached the frail figure of the old man, it ca to an abrupt halt!
The sword…
stopped mid-air, as though ti had frozen, the pause button hit.
But the guard’s sweat-drenched forehead indicated that it was not so…
The reason the sword had stopped was that it had been caught between two fingers, dry as kindling, preventing it further descent by even a fraction of an inch.
The force behind the sword strike seed to vanish into thin air, not even lifting a speck of dust off the ground.
The bizarre scene rendered everyone speechless.
“Has General Hong exhausted his strength?” the Imperial Tutor muttered softly, perplexed.
The Crown Prince, standing beside him, shook his head in stupor.
As a bearer of the Golden Crow Bloodline, he could see more clearly than his Imperial Tutor; Hong Wu had not exhausted his strength.
On the contrary, this strike was formidable, even more so than the one fueled by rage when his intestines had been torn out by the evil ghosts.
Normally, this strike would have pulverized even the earth around it upon impact!
But that didn’t happen, not for lack of strength, but because the force had been neutralized.
When that old fellow caught Hong Wu’s sword with his fingers, he flicked it upward with a suprely skillful force, precisely nullifying Hong Wu’s sword strike’s power, no more, no less, leaving not even the dust on the ground disturbed…
He was now certain, the fellow before him could not be defeated, even if his father the Emperor were present!
“May I ask for the senior’s na?” the Crown Prince rose weakly, bowing respectfully.
“Na?” The old man cackled, “You, a spent husk with your vitality drained, dare to ask?”
The Crown Prince replied with a wry smile, bowing his head, “Senior is right.
In my current ghastly state, I truly am undeserving…”
The scene only increased the scorn in the other’s eyes.
“I cannot stand hypocrites like you…” the old man pointed at him, “You clearly betrayed your subordinates, yet you put on a pitiable face, making a show of asking them to leave you.
If you really had the heart, why did you not stop the magician from demanding this guard’s heart earlier?”
The Crown Prince remained silent, a glint of gloom flashing in his eyes.
“How dare you!” roared the Imperial Tutor, pointing at the man, “You must not be disrespectful to His Highness, the Crown Prince!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a malicious grin crossed the old man’s face.
Holding General Hong’s sword firmly with his fingers, he spat a glob of phlegm at the Imperial Tutor who dared to point at him!
In the next instant, the Imperial Tutor felt a numbness sweep over his body, as though half of the world suddenly vanished.
The others nearby, including the Crown Prince, wore expressions of horror, for they could see that half of the Imperial Tutor’s body had been obliterated by that spit…
Like a cannonball, the spit shattered half his flesh and blood, while like a knife, it cleaved, leaving the other half of his body standing dumbfounded in place!
“Xun Ruo!” The Crown Prince hurried to support him.
The Imperial Tutor’s eyes moved.
He wanted to know what had happened.
As he tried to speak, the Crown Prince embraced him, and suddenly, the other half of his world disappeared as well…
With a bang, the other half of the body the Crown Prince was holding burst open, turning into a ss of blood and flesh.
As the blood and flesh exploded, the Crown Prince had already dodged away with astonishing speed; so close yet his clothes remained untouched by the gore, surprising all the surrounding guards…
“Hahahaha…” The old man broke into maniacal laughter.
“What is your purpose in mocking us so, senior?” the Crown Prince exclaid in angry embarrassnt!
“Just for fun…” the old man chuckled coldly, “If you’re truly aggrieved, why don’t you co up and fight to the death?”
“You…”
It was then that everyone saw that the Crown Prince, who had previously seed to struggle even to breathe, not only retreated with agile movent but also burst into flas of the Golden Crow when angered.
The sword-wielding Hong Wu was stunned; even he understood now that the Crown Prince had been pretending from the start, he clearly… had the strength…
“Hahahaha!” The old man laughed even more wantonly.
“Hong Wu, no matter what, block this old fiend!” The Crown Prince’s face was fierce, but he retreated rapidly, while Hong Wu and the other guards watched, their expressions a mix of puzzlent and despair.
“Little brat, you really want to block for such a trifle?” the old man sneered.
Hong Wu took a deep breath, redoubling the strength in his hands.
Despite the splitting pain in his palms, the opponent remained unmoved.
Hong Wu forced a smile and said, “To die at the hands of soone as formidable as you, I’d say it’s worth it!”
The old man’s smile faded, “You’ve got guts!”
No sooner had he spoken than the sky resounded with the robust neighing of horses, just as it seed they were about to fight to the end.
Everyone was startled and turned to look!
The Crown Prince, who had been ready to flee, changed complexion drastically; he could see clearly that this horse belonged to the Ghost General that had driven him onto the Path of Yin and Yang previously!
With a terrifying old monster behind, and now blocked ahead, was this a sign from heaven that he was dood?
Wait… sothing’s not right!
The Crown Prince, with his astonishing eyesight as a mber of the Golden Crow Bloodline, realized in the next second that the riders on the horse seed unlike the ones before, and among them was soone he seed to recognize!
“Could that be Wang Ye, the junior minister of the Judicial Court?”
His voice bood, a stark contrast to his previous show of weakness.
Chen Qing, upon the horse, glanced over and then comnted, “So that’s the Crown Prince?
Not too shabby; I was worried he couldn’t hold on, but there he is hopping around…”
Wang Ye’s face was expressionless as he scanned the situation below; when his eyes t the Crown Prince’s again, there was a hint of cold mockery in them.
Every soldier was fighting bloodily, with the vanguard, Hong Wu, especially covered in wounds, yet our esteed Crown Prince remained spotlessly clean…
Despite possessing the Divine Power of the Golden Crow, despite still having the strength, he did nothing to protect himself…
He remained as indifferent and insincere as ever…
“Ghost Doll?”
The old man looked at the figure on the Ghost Horse in surprise, “Aren’t you…”
The Ghost Doll frowned, “Who are you?
Do you recognize , Nezha?”
“Nezha?” the old man blurted out, suddenly dumbstruck.
Chen Qing quickly dismounted and, along with Wang Ye, stepped forward to salute, “We’ve t the Crown Prince.”
“With everything that’s happening, why bother with such empty formalities?” The Crown Prince hurried forward, eyeing the towering Ghost Horse, “Can you control this thing?”
Wang Ye nodded, pointing at the Ghost Doll, “We have an agreent with this demon spirit, but after the fact, ten thousand lives will be needed to pay.”
The Crown Prince looked at the Ghost Doll, and the Ghost Doll cracked a grin, revealing sharp teeth.
“I promise!” The Crown Prince hastily nodded, “I ask the elder to trouble yourself, ten thousand human lives will surely be delivered once I make a successful escape, I swear on the Siao Family bloodline, never to renege!”
Chen Qing: “…”
You’re so casually swearing on your family bloodline, does your father know?
They say the son of a hero can be a good warrior, but this successor, the Crown Prince, seems… unreliable.
Wang Ye looked at him indifferently, “Your Highness is mistaken, it’s just ten thousand cattle and horses that are needed.”
The Crown Prince’s complexion stiffened, and he glanced at Wang Ye in annoyance, then said, “Even better, let’s not waste words, hurry on, that old man over there is extraordinary, and is not to be opposed by force!”
Chen Qing glanced in that direction but shook his head, “Your Highness, we can’t leave.”
“Why not?”
The Crown Prince stared at Chen Qing; if it weren’t for his ignorance, he looked as if he knew profound secrets and the Crown Prince truly wanted to tear him apart!
“If we really run, we’ll truly die…” Chen Qing sighed, moving forward to salute the old man, “Student Chen Qing, it’s an honor to et the esteed King Chu Jiang!”
The old man’s casual expression froze, then he widened his withered yellow eyes, looking curiously at Chen Qing, “You recognize ?”
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