NOVEL WEB Chapter 125: Do You Really Think I Wouldn't Dare to Kill You?
Just as Yang Bugui's fist was about to strike, Ye Feng raised his hand.
With a casual lift of his hand, he grabbed the other's wrist, and no matter how much Yang Bugui struggled, he couldn't break free.
A mere Master of Inner Force dares to act up in front of a Martial King, this is simply ignorance of the highest order!
Ye Feng still sat in his wheelchair, his arm suddenly exerting force, using only a fifth of his power.
Everyone heard a loud bang!
Yang Bugui was directly sent reeling back, staggering uncontrollably, until he finally fell on his bottom on the ground, looking extremely embarrassed.
On this side, Moo Xilin, a secular disciple of the South Hengshan Sword Sect, swung his longsword in mid-air, creating several dazzling sword blossoms as he cunningly thrust forward.
Ye Feng raised his hand again, and with his right index and middle fingers, he flicked upwards twice, easily pinning Moo Xilin's two longswords between them.
"Is this the extent of your abilities, trying to show off in front of me?"
With a cold snort from Ye Feng, his fingers applied force, and with a clang, the longsword broke into two pieces.
The entire person of Moo Xilin, the second Great Commander of the Southern Territory, stumbled backward, and even the hand that held the sword drooped down.
Sima Zhantian couldn't help but sneer, "I thought you had some skills, but it turns out to be nothing more than amateurish kung fu, akin to wielding a broadsword in front of Guan Gong!"
Xia Lengchan stepped forward and shouted, "Yang Bugui, Moo Xilin, are you two convinced now?" Explore more stories with empire
Yang Bugui scrambled up from the ground and gritted his teeth, "The Northern Border King is indeed skilled, I have nothing more to say, farewell!"
Having said that, he turned around to leave.
"You stop right there!" Ye Feng's expression suddenly turned stern as he coldly said, "You think you can just leave like that? Who do you think I am?"
Yang Bugui had no choice but to stop in his tracks and demanded, "May I ask if the Northern Border King has any further advice?"
Ye Feng looked at him intently and said word by word, "Do you really think that in the Southern Territory, I wouldn't dare to kill you?"
"You truly..."
Yang Bugui's whole body shuddered, and a chill suddenly rose along his spine, he felt it, when the Northern Border King uttered those words, a murderous intent burst forth from him.
He was truly intending to kill, but did he really dare? After all, this was the Southern Territory, not his Northern Border!
"Yang Bugui has disrespected his superior, slandered me, showed disrespect to me, and even attempted to assassinate me. According to the national law, such a crime is punishable by death!" Ye Feng's voice was loud, even those near the square could hear.
"I... am not the Northern Border King, I have not..."
"Sima Zhantian, take to the field and behead him!" Ye Feng didn't give the other party a chance to explain and commanded immediately.
"As my lord commands!" Sima Zhantian, already impatient, had launched himself forward even before Ye Feng finished speaking, lifting his broadsword high.
Yang Bugui had already suffered internal injuries from Ye Feng's earlier shock, and with Sima Zhantian's strength as a Huajin Grandmaster, which could easily crush him, how could he possibly resist? As the broadsword came down, his head was severed in an instant.
With a spurting gush of blood, Yang Bugui's head rolled to the ground, and by some cruel twist of fate, it stopped right at Moo Xilin's feet.
By now, Moo Xilin was already scared out of his wits, trembling uncontrollably.
He could not believe that the Northern Border King would dare to kill, and to take a life so decisively at that, the life of a commander from the Southern Territory.
In other words, he would certainly dare to kill him as well!
Without any hesitation, Moo Xilin suddenly knelt to the ground with a plop, kneeling before Ye Feng.
"I acknowledge my wrongdoing. I was disrespectful to the Northern Border King just now, and I implore the Northern Border King's magnanimity to forgive my insolence!"
Ye Feng's expression remained unchanged as he indifferently said, "Considering your sincere repentance, I shall spare your life for now!"
Moo Xilin kept kowtowing and bowing, saying, "Thank you, Northern King, thank you for your mercy in sparing my life!"
Ye Feng glanced at Yang Bugui's head and snorted, "The Third Commander of the Southern Territory, Yang Bugui, just attempted to assassinate me and has now been executed by me. Commander Moo, I'll need you to convey this to the other generals and the Lord of the Nine Domains!"
Moo Xilin was suddenly taken aback, looking up at the young sovereign who stood unwavering like a mountain, he suddenly understood.
The other party intended to assert his authority. He wanted to establish his might in the entire Southern Territory through Yang Bugui's head; in other words, he planned to kill Yang Bugui from the beginning.
Poor Yang Bugui, foolishly rushing into the trap, it was truly a death wish!
However, it must be said that the Lords of the Nine Domains of the Southern Territory are not ordinary people. Since the King of the Southern Territory took office, he has been at a loss as to how to deal with these nine Lords. He has tried several times to subdue and to rally them, but has always returned empty-handed.
Would these nine Domain Lords accept the Northern Border King's authority?
Obviously, that would be impossible!
"I will obey the Northern Border King's Order and relay the message. By the way, Northern Border King, would you like me to summon the Lords of the Nine Domains to the Base Camp to receive you and the Northern soldiers and cleanse the dust of travel?" Moo Xilin said as he stood up.
His words were watertight, directly putting forward the Lords of the Nine Domains, thus reducing his own pressure significantly.
As long as the Northern Border King agreed, the situation would become tense whether the Lords came or not.
Ye Feng, a very astute person, immediately saw through the other's cunning plan, and waved his hand slightly, "No hurry, we are weary from our journey. Let us find a place to settle first, and after I meet with the King of the Southern Territory, we can discuss other matters!"
"Yes!" Moo Xilin did not dare to speak further, bowed, and withdrew, but the smile on his face quickly turned gloomy as he turned away.
Ye Feng glanced sideways and asked Xia Lengchan, "This Moo Xilin is a lay disciple from the South Hengshan Sword Sect; do you know how well-regarded he is in the Sword Sect?"
Xia Lengchan bowed and replied with a bitter smile, "Your Majesty, I am ashamed, I don't know much about Moo Xilin, and even less about the South Hengshan Sword Sect."
Zhuge Yu, who was by his side, quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard a thing or two about him."
"Let's hear it!" said Ye Feng with a nod.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
Zhuge Yu, opening his fan out of habit, said, "Although Moo Xilin is slightly stronger than us, his swordsmanship is quite ordinary, and his reputation and status within the South Hengshan Sword Sect isn't high. Otherwise, he wouldn't just be a lay disciple, but..."
"But what? Why can't you just spit it all out? Must you always be so cryptic?" Sima Zhantian cursed, hot-tempered as always.
Ye Feng just smiled and shook his head, without saying a word.
Zhuge Yu continued, "But Moo Xilin has an elder brother whose status in the South Hengshan Sword Sect is very high; he's a swordsmanship genius. And this elder brother of his just so happens to be the Chief Military Instructor under one of the Domain Lords of the Nine Domains of the Southern Territory."
"Which Domain Lord?" Xiao Chuanqi couldn't help but ask.
"The Hengling Domain Lord!" Zhuge Yu replied with a bow.
"Hengling Domain Lord? I'll remember that," said Ye Feng with a nod, and then waved his hand, "Let's go, we'll settle down first!"