Chapter 124: Daring to Disrespect the Northern Border King, Seeking Death!
Xia Lengchan hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, this man is Yang Bugui, the third Great Commander of the Southern Territory."
Ye Feng nodded without saying much. He wasn't about to concern himself with a mere Little Commander. It would be a different story if it were a Domain Lord of the Nine Domains of the Southern Territory. A Little Commander simply wasn't significant enough.
But who knew that upon hearing this, the third Great Commander, Yang Bugui, sneered coldly and said, "Xia Lengchan, you're a commander of the Southern Territory after all. Yet you defected to the Northern Border. The King of the Southern Territory is still in seclusion. Did he nod in agreement?"
Xia Lengchan snorted coldly and replied, "It has always been permitted for commanders of the Four Realms to voluntarily follow a king of their choosing. This is a rule that was established long ago!"
"That may be so, but shouldn't one still consider personal loyalty?"
Yang Bugui looked disdainful and mocked, "Over the years, the King of the Southern Territory has treated you well. You switch allegiance just like that, how is that different from deserters on the battlefield?"
"Yang Bugui, watch your mouth," Xia Lengchan burst out angrily. "As for the King of the Southern Territory, I will report to him once he comes out of seclusion. It's not your place to point fingers here!"
Li Jingang and Zhuge Yu were equally furious and shouted, "The two of us also plan to follow the Northern Border King. Yang Bugui, mind your words carefully. Calling us deserters is a capital offense of slander!"
Yang Bugui laughed scornfully and said, "Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous. You three, as commanders of the Southern Territory, should at least look to switch to a stronger domain, shouldn't you?"
"Look at this one, a cripple in a wheelchair with broken legs, and you decide to defect to his command? What should I call you, brainless or blind? It's no wonder after so many years, the three of you are just Little Commanders at the bottom of the list!"
"How dare you!" Sima Zhantian erupted in anger, standing up abruptly and biting out, "Disrespecting the Northern Border King is tantamount to seeking death!"
Yang Bugui regarded him with contempt and scoffed, "Who are you to speak here?"
Sima Zhantian's teeth were practically grinding together in rage. He thought he was arrogant enough, but now someone was outdoing him by a hundredfold. How could he, with his explosive temper, tolerate this?
Just as Sima Zhantian was about to take action, Ye Feng suddenly raised his hand and commanded, "Stand down!"
Sima Zhantian reluctantly stepped back. No matter how furious he was, the Northern Border King's order was paramount; he would never disobey.
Seeing this, the third Great Commander of the Southern Territory, Yang Bugui, couldn't help but sneer. His face was even more arrogant, as if to say, you wouldn't dare lay a hand on anyone in the Southern Territory.
However, Ye Feng simply lifted his head slightly, a smile on his face as he said, "Yang Bugui, as the third Great Commander of the Southern Territory, you ought to understand the rules of our nation. I ask you, within the Four Realms, if someone dares to speak irreverently towards the King of the Four Realms, how should they be dealt with?"
This question completely stumped Yang Bugui; he just stood there, momentarily unsure of how to answer.
He could see that the young man in the wheelchair, though still smiling, had a pair of eyes that were extremely sharp.
But just then, a cold shout suddenly came from the west, "According to the rules of our nation, if anyone dares to show disrespect to the King of the Four Realms, regardless of who he is, they shall be put to death without mercy!"
While he spoke, a middle-aged swordsman, about forty years old, clad in a white robe with a lean figure carrying two longswords on his back, walked over step by step.
Xia Lengchan approached and whispered to Ye Feng, "Your Majesty, this man is called Moo Xilin, the second Great Commander of the Southern Territory, a very formidable swordsman. It is said that he is a lay disciple of the Heng Mountain Sword Sect from the Southern Peak!"
Ye Feng nodded and turned his gaze towards the newcomer.
The swordsman Moo Xilin, with his two longswords and white robe, approached in an elegant manner. Taking step by step until in front of Ye Feng, he did not even bother with a salute but just snorted coldly, "However, no one has ever dared to commit violence in the base camp of the Southern Territory, let alone killing a Southern Territory commander."
"Until now, no one has dared to do so!"
These words were undoubtedly directed at Ye Feng, the Northern Border King. Yang Bugui snorted, as if to concur.
The atmosphere tensed up once more. At this point, not only Sima Zhantian but even the usually good-tempered Xiao Chuanqi was on the verge of rage.
Ye Feng, however, still wore a slight smile as he looked at the two and said, "It seems to me that both of you are rather dissatisfied with me, aren't you?"
Yang Bugui snorted again, seeming too lazy to respond.
Swordsman Moo Xilin turned his head to the side, feigning deafness. It wasn't merely dissatisfaction; he thoroughly looked down on Ye Feng.
The Northern Border King? Now he was nothing but a crippled man in a wheelchair. In their eyes, Ye Feng no longer deserved to occupy that position.
Furthermore, there were already rumors from the Northern Border that the imperial city had sent a powerful figure to take over the Northern Border Army and that they had essentially become the proxy king of the Northern Border. Thus, of course, they believed the wheelchair bound king before them would sooner or later be replaced.
And this was precisely the reason Yang Bugui and Moo Xilin harbored such brazen confidence!
Ye Feng's smile abruptly ceased as he said sternly, "In light of the blood you've shed for the country on the battlefield, I shall give you one opportunity."
Yang Bugui scoffed, "And what would that be?"
Ye Feng replied, "You each have one chance to strike. I will remain seated in my wheelchair, and you can use your full power. If you can make me retreat even slightly, then I lose, and I, the king, will turn around and head straight for the Southern Territory, never to set foot in it again!"
"Is that a true promise?" Yang Bugui immediately asked.
"A king's word is as heavy as the nine tripods!" Ye Feng sneered, these two commanders from the Southern Territory might have been slightly stronger ants in his eyes.
Daring to prance about in front of the lion king, wasn't this courting death?
Moo Xilin said gravely, "I have devoted my life to the martial arts with these two swords. If you agree that I can use them to attack, then you have my consent."
Ye Feng laughed, shaking his head, "It's not just two swords, even if you wield a hundred, I would not mind!"
"Alright, then I have no objections either!" Moo Xilin said, then slowly backed away, forming a pincer attack with Yang Bugui.
Sima Zhantian saw this and roared, "My lord, no need to use a butcher's knife to kill chickens. Let your subordinate handle it and slice them down!"
"Stand down," commanded Ye Feng with a wave of his hand.
Deciding to take action personally, Ye Feng certainly had his calculations, one aspect was to reveal his own strength to better plan the next moves.
Secondly, it was to establish his authority. Today, he was going to use these two men to assert his dominance in the Southern Territory!
Seeing this, Sima Zhantian and the others could only retreat to the side.
Moo Xilin stated, "This is at your own request. Blades and swords have no eyes, so if you get hurt or stabbed to death by accident, don't blame us!"
Ye Feng scoffed, "Hurt me? You two don't have the capability. If you're going to strike, then come at me. No need for so much useless talk!"
"Fine, since you're looking for discomfort yourself, then you can't blame us!" With a gnash of his teeth and a roar, Yang Bugui clenched his fist and swung a vigorous punch towards Ye Feng.
He had absolute confidence in his own strength. With this punch, not to mention a person, even a cow would be killed instantly.
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However, in the next moment, Yang Bugui realized he was severely mistaken!