Chapter 420: Something Is Not Right
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que and his three thousand soldiers were now heading to the Imperial City.
They were all in very high spirits.
This army had won many battles in the past few days. They felt invincible!
They felt very confident with themselves and said that they would easily take the Imperial City back within two hours.
When Xu Que arrived at the city gates, he saw tens of thousands of soldiers standing upon the city wall and smiling down at him.
Xu Que raised a hand and his soldiers stopped.
"Why are they smiling? It's as if they are welcoming us!" Xu Que frowned.
Buttface said, "They want us to be less alert. When we approach them, they will definitely shoot us! We'd better return to Snow City and come back in a few days."
Xu Que gave him a slap on his head and shouted, "F*ck off! It must be because they are afraid of us and are about to surrender."
"You are too full of yourself!" Buttface said.
Seeing this, the soldiers all laughed.
They had been watching Xu Que and this dog quarrelling the whole way. They were amazed that they still had the energy to bicker with each other.
Meanwhile, a few soldiers of the Imperial City were riding towards them.
"Welcome! Hero Zhuge, we have been waiting for you for a long time. We have already taken control of the entire city!"
What?! The whole city is under their control? Are they on my side? No way, the Imperial City would not be that easy to take back.
"Shoot them!" Xu Que shouted.
A few Rocket Guns were carried over. The soldiers then targeted the approaching soldiers of the Imperial City.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Imperial City stopped smiling and screamed, "Don't! Hero Zhuge, we are on your side."
"Nonsense! What proof have you got to prove that you are on our side?" Buttface said.
The soldiers hurriedly said, "Yesterday, we heard that the Ice Queen was injured and had fled. The Water Empress is about to come back. We have also heard that Hero Zhuge has taken back all the lost cities in two days, and we admire you so much. Then we killed the traitors in the city and took control of the city!"
"Huh? The Ice Queen was injured and has fled? Why haven't I heard of this?" Xu Que was surprised.
Back at the Holy Ground, he had only seen the message left by the Water Empress on the ground, and had not seen the Ice Queen. He knew that the Ice Queen had been at the Holy Ground and there was a high chance that she had disappeared somewhere with the Water Empress.
Everything just happens too fast!
"Hero Zhuge. The Princess Zi Xuan saw the Ice Queen running away herself. We were not able to take back the Imperial City without her," a soldier of the Imperial City said.
Zi Xuan? Haha, I almost forgot, she is the younger sister of the Water Empress.
"Where is she now? Tell her to come and see me or I will shoot you!"
Hearing this, the soldiers felt a bit reluctant.
A princess cannot come out like this, it is too informal! But they are really powerful… if we do not ask the princess to come out and see him, what happens if he really shoots us?
"Is she coming or not? If she does not come, I shall shoot you now! The army behind me can no longer wait to kill you all!" Xu Que shouted.
How shameless he is! He is calling his force of three thousand soldiers an army?! We have a hundred thousand soldiers and some leaders who are in the Infant Transformation Stage. Why should we act at his behest?!
Still, they had no option but to continue smiling at Xu Que.
"It's you!" a female voice spoke.
Xu Que looked up to the city wall and saw a young woman standing on the city wall.
"Zi Xuan!" Xu Que laughed and asked the soldiers to withdraw the Rocket Guns.
When the Ice Queen had first taken the Water Nation, she had simply imprisoned Zi Xuan in the palace.
But over the last two days, she had heard that all ten cities had been reclaimed by a young man. She had immediately guessed that the young man was Xu Que.
So when the Ice Queen had been injured, she had instantly sent someone out to assassinate the traitors in the city and take back the Water Nation. Today, having heard that Xu Que had come to the Imperial City, she had quickly come out to meet him.
When she called out 'Xu Que', everyone at present was confused.
She called him 'Xu Que'?
Then Xu Que proudly entered the city with his soldiers.
Compared with the other ancient cities, the Imperial City looked much grander. Thanks to the Water Empress, the economy was very good and all the citizens were living a happy and peaceful life. There were many cultivators carrying advanced magic weapons and walking on the street.
On the way to the palace, Zi Xuan was frowning. She did not say anything to Xu Que.
Xu Que thought that she was still holding grudge against him about the Flaming Sun Princess, so he did not say anything to her either. Instead he talked with a random soldier and asked him what had happened between the Ice Queen and the Water Empress.
"As I have been told by Princess Zi Xuan, one night when she was walking in the palace, she saw the Ice Queen coming out from the treasure vault. The Ice Queen looked very pale and there was blood on her collar. It was clear that she was badly injured. Then Princess Zi Xuan went to her and asked what had happened. The Ice Queen told her that she had been hit by the Water Empress," the soldier said.
Hearing this, Xu Que was stunned.
It seems that the Ice Queen failed to kill the Water Empress and was almost killed by her.
"Why she did not kill Princess Zi Xuan that night?" Xu Que asked.
"Actually, ever since the Ice Queen began taking over the Water Nation, she has not done anything bad. Everything is as it is was before. After she was injured, she just spoke with Princess Zi Xuan for a while and hurriedly left. Someone said that she had gone abroad."
Xu Que frowned.
Something is not right!
Chapter 421: The Bedroom of the Water Empress
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Later, Xu Que and his three thousand soldiers settled down in the palace. They were looked after by the maids and eunuchs as if they were royals.
After all, they had taken back all the lost cities, so they deserved to be treated like this. When the Water Empress returned, they would surely receive rewards.
The soldiers of Snow City all felt very lucky that they had followed Xu Que.
At midnight, Xu Que sat in a yard, smoking.
Buttface was very curious about his cigarette and asked if he could have one from him. He took a small drag and almost choked to death. He lay on the ground and stared at Xu Que.
"You are really a freak. How can you act so comfortable smoking this sort of trash!"
"Buttface, shut up! I am thinking, do not disturb me!" Xu Que said impatiently. Then he fell into deep thought again.
Buttface asked, "Are you planning to take over the remaining four nations?"
"Why on earth would I want to attack the remaining four nations? I was thinking about what that soldier had said to me earlier. Don't you find it odd that the Ice Queen left just like that?" Xu Que frowned. Clearly, he still did not believe what he had been told.
The Ice Queen was injured by the Water Empress and then ran back to the palace. When she was seen by Zi Xuan, she told her what had happened and then simply left. I just find this too hard to believe.
The Ice Queen is such an ambitious woman, it is impossible that she would so easily give up the whole city.
"You are right. This indeed sounds very odd! She has been planning to take over the Water Nation for fifty years, she wouldn't abandon this city like that." Buttface nodded.
"I knew it. See? Even someone as stupid as you can agree that this is very odd. How can it be possible that no one else ever doubts this? I think we have been tricked!" Xu Que said.
Buttface nodded, then realized Xu Que was making fun of him. "Who said that I am stupid? It's typical for ordinary people to believe this hoax, but I am different, as I am very clever."
"Shut up! Whenever you open your mouth and start to talk, I just want to give you a slap!" Xu Que said, standing up.
Hearing this, Buttface shied away and shouted, "Seriously? What is wrong with you?"
"I'm just kidding. By the way, I think the Ice Queen is still in the palace, she must be hiding somewhere." Xu Que frowned.
"I agree with you." Buttface nodded.
"I think I will have to pay a visit to the Water Empress' bedroom!" Xu Que said rather seriously.
"What?! Why are you going to the Water Empress' bedroom?" Buttface was stunned. "You are not going to take this opportunity to f*ck someone in her bedroom, right?"
"Nonsense! I am not that sort of person. Now think, you idiot. There is only one place that is the safe in the entire palace, and that place is the Water Empress' bedroom. Apart from the Water Empress herself, no one would dare enter. So if the Ice Queen is still in the palace, she must be hiding there!" Xu Que said.
Buttface wanted to say something to contradict with him, but he felt his words made sense.
Then he sat on the ground and said, "You go then, I am going to sit here and absorb the energy of the moon!"
"B*stard! You are so lazy!" Xu Que cursed.
In fact, he had not intended to take Buttface with him in the first place.
In the blink of an eye, he left the yard.
The layout of the palace was not that complicated, and there were many ponds around. In certain places, the water element Qi rose up from the ground.
Due to this, the entire palace was shrouded by fog and had been like that for years. Once a normal person stepped into the palace, they would be bound to get lost.
For Xu Que, the fog was not a big deal. With the help of True Core Strength, he could see his surroundings clearly.
On his way to the Water Empress' bedroom, many maids, eunuchs and guards greeted him and called him 'General Zhuge', or 'General Xu."
In case people found out that he was heading to the Water Empress' bedroom, Xu Que pretended that he was just taking a walk after dinner.
He casually walked around, humming a tune. Some guards walked past him and looked at him as if he was a crazy person.
Xu Que shouted, "Don't give me that look, I was just humming! Do your work!"
After a while, he finally arrived at the Water Empress' bedroom. It was dark inside and there were a few soldiers patrolling outside.
He hid in a dark corner and use his God's Strength to search the bedroom, trying to find out if there was anyone inside.
But as soon as his God's Strength touched the bedroom, it bounced back.
"What?" Xu Que was surprised.
Ding. "Magic array detected. To break it, spend 500 Acting Tough Points. Yes or No?" The sound of the notification rang in his mind.
"No. Since it is blocked, I will check it out myself!" Xu Que said.
500 Acting Tough Points?! I'm not stupid.
Over the past two days, Xu Que had already spent over ten thousand Acting Tough Points. After doing some calculations, he found that he had only earned eight thousand points... but to please the Water Empress, he did not mind.
The next moment, he changed into some leaves and snuck into the bedroom.
As soon as he got in, he stopped to breathe and hid himself.
He looked around. He could smell a fragrant aroma, which reminded him exactly of the scent of the Water Empress' oft-used perfume.
When he was about to walk, a ray of light appeared, quickly turning into a big bowl that covered him. Then the bowl changed into an ice prison.
A woman slowly walked out, sneering. "You really are clever! Still, how dare you enter the Water Empress' bedroom?"
Chapter 422: The Ice Queen
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que did not dodge, since he was not afraid of the magic inscriptions of the category of either water or ice. After all, he had come from Fire Country.
Still, he was stunned when he saw that young woman.
He had seen many beautiful women since coming to the Cultivation World, but the woman in front of him was amazingly charming.
Her skin was flawless. Her face was as beautiful as a blooming flower, her eyebrows were as black as the grass on a mountain in the early spring, and her eyes were as gentle as rippling water in fall.
Best of all, she had a pair of long, slim legs. Her breasts, her waist and her hip were just perfect! She looked very seductive.
Her personality was totally different to that of the Water Empress.
The Water Empress was mature and demure. Her body was also perfect, and no matter what she wore, her curves could always be easily seen. She was elegant, just like an angel from heaven.
Meanwhile, the woman in front of Xu Que looked as if she could be a member of the Asura—a class of divine beings in Buddhist mythology. With her beauty, she could easily seduce all the men in the world.
She was currently at Level 7 of the Infant Transformation Stage!
"Hello, beautiful. Are you the Ice Queen?" Xu Que smiled.
He was not stupid—he knew the woman in front of him was the Ice Queen. Besides, he could tell that she was injured and that the True Core Strength inside her body was in disorder.
Liu Jingning looked at Xu Que.
When she had been at the Snow Mountain, she had known how powerful Xu Que was. After finding out that he was one of the disciples of Duan Jiu De, she had grown more curious about him.
When she heard Xu Que call her 'beautiful', she smiled.
"Hero Zhuge, you are really something." Liu Jingning laughed, and she now looked more charming.
"Yes!"
Hearing this, Liu Jingning was stunned and then she laughed again. Her breasts moved up and down while she was laughing…
Xu Que stared at her breasts and started to enjoy it.
Liu Jingning knew that he was staring at her breasts, but she did not mind. She said, "Hero Zhuge, you are very humorous. In fact, I am very curious about your identity. Since you dare to come to Jiang Hong Yan's bedroom, I believe that you two must be getting along with each other very well."
Jiang Hong Yan?
This was the second time that he had heard the Water Empress called by her full name.
Before, he had never known that the surname of the Water Empress was 'Jiang'.
That surname had a long history.
It was noted in the Huaxia Mythology that the Yan Emperor had been born alongside the River Jiang, so he had taken on that surname. The Jiang Ziya in The Investiture of the Gods was the offspring of the Yan Emperor.
Xu Que was a bit surprised by her words. He then smiled: "Well, the relationship between the two of us is a bit complicated. Besides, you are now in her bedroom, which means that you two must be very close."
Liu Jingning sneered. "I am the Queen, so I would be her matriarch!"
"Anyway, why are you hiding here? Are you staying here until you recover or are you planning to occupy the Water Nation again?"
Liu Jingning shook her head and said, "The reason why I came all the way to the Water Nation is simply because I need to get a specific item. But now that I know I can never get it, what's the point of having this city back?"
"So you staying here until you recover?" Xu Que was still very doubtful.
Liu Jingning said gently, "I've also been waiting for you."
Xu Que laughed. "Ha, I see. Then let's hurry up and not waste any time. Take off your clothes."
Liu Jingning was very calm. She smiled. "I see. But this is normal, a young man of your age is always thirsty for sex. Unfortunately, I am not interested in a small guy like you!"
F*ck!
Xu Que was a bit unhappy. "You have not even seen my penis!"
Liu Jingning shook her head and said, "You are still too young. You are gifted, but your mind is not yet powerful, you are still trapped by human emotions and lust. Maybe after a few centuries, you will be as strong as us."
"Beautiful, I never thought that you would be so good at acting tough too!" Xu Que sneered.
If cultivation means that I should give up human's emotions and lust, I'd rather not continue with cultivation anymore. Anyway, I can upgrade by increasing my Acting Tough Points!
Liu Jingning smiled. She knew that Xu Que had not taken her words seriously, but she did not care.
"Let's get back to business. Firstly, I hid here to see if you could find me. Secondly, I want to personally ask you some questions."
"I'm sorry, but I don't want to answer any questions. Now leave the Water Nation and never come back, otherwise I will kill you."
He had gone to such great lengths to win the entire Water Nation back—the last thing he wanted was for the Ice Queen to continue causing trouble for him. Otherwise, all his efforts would have been futile.
Liu Jingning was a bit surprised. Just then, he had seemed like a humorous gentleman, but now he had become a cruel man.
"It seems that you have misunderstood me. But... you have to recognize that you have been imprisoned by me!" Liu Jingning laughed.
She was very confident that Xu Que could not break out, since even the Water Empress had failed to break out.
"Ha. I am imprisoned by you? When did this happen? Oh, you mean the ice cage? Hahaha, I did not even notice it!" Xu Que laughed.
Liu Jingning said, "I know you have powerful backup. I do not want to be your enemy. I just want to make one thing clear! If you answer my question, I will let you go! I promise!"
Suddenly, Xu Que hold up his hand. A ball of black fire appeared on his palm. It was the Eight Waste Destruction Flame!
The next moment, he hit the ice cage with his palm.
Bang!
The ice cage collapsed and began to melt. Soon, it became a thread of white smoke and vanished.
Seeing this, Liu Jingning was shocked and her eyes were wide open.
Xu Que walked up to her and smiled. "I wasn't listening. Would you mind saying that again?"
Chapter 423: The True Identity of the Water Empress
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Liu Jingning was totally shocked.
He destroyed the magic inscriptions for my cage with just one hit! I cannot believe this.
She stared at Xu Que's palm and asked, "What is that fire?"
Xu Que looked at Liu Jingning and smiled: "I have said already that I do not want to answer any of your questions. Are you going to stay or leave? If you choose to leave, then leave! If you want to stay, then let's fight!"
"There is no need to be like this. I just want to ask you some questions which concern Jiang Hong Yan's safety. Are you sure you really don't want to answer any of them?" Liu Jingning did not want to fight with Xu Que, so she told him that the questions had a lot to do with the Water Empress' safety.
Hearing this, Xu Que frowned and said, "How?"
Liu Jingning then said, "You do not know who Jiang Hong Yan really is? It seems that she simply regards you as her inferior, not her helper!"
"What do you mean?" Xu Que asked.
"Nothing. Since she has not told you about this, that means she did not want to drag you into this mess. There is also no need for me to ask you!" Liu Jingning was a bit disappointed. She shook her head, about to leave.
"Wait!" Xu Que shouted. "Tell me everything you know."
Liu Jingning smiled and shook her head. "Although I do not get along with her now, when we were young, we were very good friends to each other. This is her business, and it should be up to her to tell this to others. It is not my place to tell you!"
"I asked you to leave and you did not leave. Now I will not let you go!" Xu Que sneered.
In fact, he already knew that there was something about the Water Empress that he did not know. Since the Ice Queen did not want to tell him, he though that perhaps he should just stop—after all, it was private.
But the Ice Queen had said that this had a lot to do with the Water Empress' safety, which meant that the Water Empress might have been in danger.
Liu Jingning was angry. She said in a low voice, "Young man! You really want to fight me? You are too full of yourself. If it were not for the powerful backup you have, I would already…"
"Ha, strange how I have no idea what this powerful backup is. I think it is you who are arrogant. Killing you would be a piece of cake for me."
Xu Que sneered.
In a moment, an eight-star sword appeared in his hand.
Liu Jingning suddenly recalled what Hong Yan had told him.
This young man killed the Old God of Killing and the late Emperor of Fire Country. Abroad, only the Holy Son, or the elite among the holy sons, can be as powerful as he is.
"Maybe I was wrong about the relationship between you and Hong Yan."
Liu Jingning mocked herself and looked at Xu Que.
"Young man, are you in love with Hong Yan? Is that why you are so concerned about her safety?"
"It's none of your business!" Xu Que replied.
Hearing this, Liu Jingning laughed. "You aren't joking. You know, we just regard you as someone who is younger than us. You cannot possibly be in love with her."
"Stop laughing!"
Xu Que waved his wrist and executed The Nine Grids Sword Art of Celestial Thunder. In the blink of an eye, the sword was against Liu Jingning's neck.
"I do not care how you two see me. Tell me, what happened to Hong Yan? Where is she?"
Liu Jingning was shocked when she saw the sword—she had not even noticed any of this happen.
She sneered. "Young man! Let me tell you, Jiang Hongyan is not someone you can love. First, she is a member of the Jiang family. Second, she is cursed. If you are really in love with her, I suggest you forget her soon."
Liu Jingning snapped her fingers, and the next minute, a coldness quickly filled Xu Que's body.
His arm felt numb and there was now a thin layer of ice on his arm. Meanwhile, he felt that his True Core Strength had been blocked somehow…
He sneered and began to activate the Mystical Fires inside him, trying to stop the coldness.
Liu Jingning smiled and snapped her fingers again. The space between them twisted and her body grew transparent. At last, she disappeared.
"Young man. It is not that easy to kill me. Remember Jiang Hong Yan is not in danger now, but she will be in danger soon! I suggest you forget her and never, ever have anything to do with her. Otherwise, no matter how gifted or powerful you are, you will lose your life for her!"
She was clearly using an advanced magic inscription.
Bang!
He managed to expel the coldness from his body. The ice on his arm fell into pieces.
He could not feel Liu Jingning's presence anymore. She had run away.
"F*ck! I was tricked!"
When his arm was still frozen, he could have still killed her if he wanted.
Although Liu Jingning was injured, she still managed to run away. How powerful that woman is.
The reason why he had not killed her was because he wanted to know the secret behind Hong Yan. But he had never thought that she would be able to use such an advanced magic inscription.
"Well, I should upgrade my own magic inscriptions now!"
Chapter 424: It's Damn Cheap
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que was confused by what the Ice Queen had told him before disappearing.
The Water Empress is not in danger now, but she will be in danger in the future? The Ice Queen can predict the future?
Thinking, he shook his head.
Anyway, at least the Water Empress is not in danger now. I should just wait until she comes back, then I will ask her myself.
Now it is time for me to upgrade my magic inscriptions.
Recently, Xu Que's body had become much stronger as he had been practicing the Hell King's Prison Suppression Style, as well as techniques from the Killer Book, the Killer Sword and the Buddha's Fiery Lotus. Now no one of his stage would be able to defeat him, and he would be able to kill someone at a higher stage.
However, after being tricked by Liu Jingning, he realized that his current magic inscriptions should be upgraded.
"It seems that staying in the five nations can no longer really help me accumulate Acting Tough Points," Xu Que murmured and summoned the System.
On the screen, he pressed the 'Skill' button, and chose the Celestial Stage. With the Acting Tough Points he got, he could buy any magic inscription that he wanted.
In the Celestial Stage, most of the inscriptions were subsidiary ones that could not quickly kill an enemy.
Soon, he spotted a inscription he liked.
The Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders.
It was a tactic of the Advanced Earth Rank in the Fight Break Spheres. In the Sphere of Immortals, it could be regarded as a high-grade celestial art.
After a while, the host would be able to create a thunder shadowmeld of their own. After fully mastering this tactic, the shadowmeld could become as strong as the host, and the host would be able to control it with his Soul Strength. As long as the host lived, the shadowmeld would not die. But the host would have to master the Three Thousand Volts Lightning first!
Price: 300 Acting Tough Points…
"This is nice. I will take this. But the Sky Rank is the highest rank the System has? Well, I just feel like I have overestimated this System," Xu Que said and bought this the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders.
After all, he had mastered many powerful magic inscriptions, but with these inscriptions, he would only be able to kill someone who was one level above him.
The System replied, "To buy magic inscriptions of a higher grade, you must upgrade the entire System. This will cost you twenty thousand Acting Tough Points."
"No, no, no, no. I will not upgrade the System!" Xu Que refused.
It was simply too expensive…
If I had not bought the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders, I would probably upgrade this System. Now that I might be able to have a shadowmeld of my own, in the future, I will just rely on my shadowmeld. If it loses, I will still be able to fight. And as long as I am alive, it would not die…
However, when he bought the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders, he found that his Skill Essence had almost been completely consumed. There were only around ten points left.
All these years, he had been stealing magic inscriptions from others' treasure vaults, and as soon as he had gotten them he would immediately let the System recycle them in order to obtain Skill Essence. With Skill Essence, he would upgrade other magic inscriptions, such as the Three Thousand Volts Lightning, the Flame Devouring Wave and the Six Corporeal Forms.
As for magic inscriptions such as the Troop (one of the Nine Secrets) and the Buddha's Fiery Lotus, the process of upgrading had not been completed yet, since these inscriptions belonged to the Sky Rank and would require more Skill Essence.
As for the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders, the higher his proficiency was, the stronger his shadowmeld would be. When the degree of his proficiency reached ten percent, the shadowmeld would become as powerful as its host.
Due to this, Xu Que needed to exchange for Skill Essence with a huge number of magic inscriptions. Only then would he able to use Skill Essence to upgrade the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders.
…
The next morning, he left the palace and headed to the center of the city. He set up a wood plate and wrote a few lines of writing on it: 'buying various kinds of magic inscriptions for a high price!'
Most of the cultivators and citizens in the Imperial City did not know about Xu Que, so not many people had showed much interest in him before. But after setting up this plate, people began to show interest.
"High price?"
"Magic inscriptions are very precious, I don't think anyone would be willing to sell them."
"How naive this young man is! How many Spirit Stones has he got, really?"
Many people shook their heads and left. A few people asked him how much money he would give.
Seeing this, Xu Que was a bit unhappy and said, "Do not miss this opportunity. I am from the Exploding Heavens Faction and intend to buy magic inscriptions for a high price! Come and have a look!"
Then he summoned his system storage and poured out millions of low-quality Spirit Stones on the ground.
Throughout the years, he had killed countless people and gotten countless storage rings. There were not only millions of Spirit Stones of low quality, but also a great number of Spirit Stones of medium, high and top quality.
He had poured out millions of Spirit Stones of low quality to appeal to the people, and he had intend succeeded at stunning all the cultivators who were present.
Spirit Stones were the universal currency in the World of Cultivators. They could not only be used to enhance the abilities of their holders, but could also be used as a currency to buy either magic weapons or medicine.
The people from a few small-scale factions were also stunned. "Where has he come from? Does he just carry around a bunch Spirit Stones like this?"
"Can it be possible that he stole these stones from his home?"
"He is really bold. Although this is the Imperial City, there are still plenty of bad guys around here, especially these days."
"If he is seen by the Gang of Twelve of the Imperial City, he will definitely be robbed."
"A few days ago, a thug took a young girl away in a broad daylight and made her his concubine, but he was not arrested simply because his cousin was a member of the Gang of Twelve."
A middle-aged man walked forward and smiled. "Young man, I am the boss of Zhai Bao Ge, a store in which I sell all kinds of magic inscriptions. I am planning to leave here in a few days. If you have enough Spirit Stones to buy my store, I can sell it to you."
"Oh? How many magic inscriptions you have got in total?" Xu Que became interested.
"Around fifty books of them. One is of the Earth Rank, thirty are of the Black Rank and twenty are of Yellow Rank." the man said.
Xu Que was a bit upset. "Only one is of the Earth Rank? Well, never mind. I will buy them all. How many stones do you want?"
"Huh…" the man was speechless.
Only one is of the Earth Rank? What are you talking about? The magic inscription itself is very precious. The Zhai Bao Ge is a huge store in the city. Even if I had one of the Sky Rank, I would not possibly sell it to anyone else.
The man thought for a while and said, "Eight million Spirit Stones of low quality, what do you think? After all, my store is quite a famous one here."
Eight million Spirit Stones?
Everyone at present was surprised.
Can this young man really afford that?
In fact, the middle-aged man did not think Xu Que would have that many stones. He had been trying to sell his store for days and he had received no buyers yet. Now he had met Xu Que. Although he did not feel very positive about this, he still wanted to have a try.
"Fine! No problem! Eight million Spirit Stones equals to just eighty thousand Spirit Stones of medium quality. It's damn cheap!"
Chapter 425: Magic Inscriptions of Star Rank
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In the World of Cultivators, the exchange rate between the Spirit Stones of low and medium quality was 100 to 1.
A hundred Spirit Stones of low quality equalled to one Spirit Stone of medium quality, and a hundred Spirit Stones of medium quality equalled to one Spirit Stone of high quality.
Xu Que had looted many treasure vaults and imperial tombs and had thus obtained around a few million Spirit Stones of medium quality, which meant a few hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones of low quality.
Moreover, he had around a few million Spirit Stones of high quality and tens of thousands of top ones. He was like a walking treasure vault. His fortune could outweigh the fortune of two or three countries put together.
Seeing this, everyone was shocked.
Who is he? He even thinks eight million Spirit Stones is cheap? Does he have a rich dad?
The middle-aged man of the Zhai Bao Ge was thinking the same thing. He had expected Xu Que to bargain with him…
This young man is really…
The man hurriedly said, "Young man, why not pay a visit to my store?"
"Good! Show me the way. Anyone who wants to sell his magic inscriptions can come to me!" Xu Que replied.
He quickly picked up all the stones on the ground and left with the middle-aged man.
The Zhai Bao Ge was located in the fringes of the Imperial City. It was not very large, and was at most as big as a small room. There were a few bookshelves inside.
"Young man, all the magic inscriptions of the Black and Yellow Ranks are all in the shelves. As for that Earth Rank one, since it is very precious, I always take it with me. Have a look," the man said, taking out a jade bamboo slip. Then he handed it to Xu Que.
Xu Que scanned it with his Soul Strength and found that the inscriptions were all about swords and things alike. He immediately lost interest and decided to let the System recycle it.
The man was surprised when he saw Xu Que shaking his head. He then asked, "Young man, what is wrong?"
"Nothing. It is just the inscriptions in this book are a bit lame. Anyway, I will take them. Here are the stones." Xu Que said while taking out eight hundred Spirit Stones of high quality.
The middle-aged man was surprised by his generosity.
Normally, only people of high rank possessed Spirit Stones of high quality. He had never thought that the young man in front of him would be so generous.
It seems that this young man is someone of high rank!
Xu Que stood in front of the bookshelf and put all the books into the system storage. Then he ordered the System to recycle all of them.
Ding! "'Water Cloud Mind' has been recycled. The reward is 20 Skill Essence."
Ding! "'Sea Controlling Palm' has been recycled. The reward is 19 Skill Essence."
Ding! "'Blue Water Inscription' has been recycled. The reward is 30 Skill Essence."
…
Soon, all the magic inscriptions, including the one of the Earth Rank, had been recycled.
Suddenly, the System stopped and a notification rang.
Ding! "There are some magic inscriptions of the Star Rank in the book 'Heavenly Water Sword', should the process of recycling stop?"
"What? A magic inscription of Star Rank? I have never heard of this before," Xu Que said.
He had thought that there were only four Ranks in total—Black, Yellow, Earth and Sky.
After hearing this, Xu Que got very excited and could not keep calm.
The Nine Secrets and the Buddha's Fiery Lotus, which are two very powerful magic inscriptions, are of the Sky Rank. The inscription of the Star Rank must be even more powerful.
Ding! "If the host upgrades the System to version 4.0, the inscriptions of Star Rank will show up in the System store."
"Give me that book of Star Rank!" Xu Que did not want to upgrade the System since it would cost him about twenty thousand Acting Tough Points. He only wanted to find out what sort of magic inscriptions could be put into the category of Star Rank, which had to be higher than Sky Rank.
Ding! "The 'Heavenly Water Sword' is already stored in the system storage."
He immediately took it out from his storage.
The System said that a few magic inscriptions were mixed in with the other content of the 'Heavenly Water Sword', how can I find them?
Seeing Xu Que holding that book, the middle-aged man then said, "Young man, are you interested in swordplay? This book is very common. I bought it from an overseas seller. With the stones you have, you can go to the auction and buy some magic inscriptions of Sky Rank."
"Okay. You can leave now. If you want to sell magic inscriptions again, remember to come to me," Xu Que said.
The man was about to leave. Then he turned back and put a thousand Spirit Stones of low quality on the desk.
"By the way. This is the street fee of this month."
"What?! Street fee?" Xu Que stopped the middle-aged man.
"You don't know about this? Anyone who is doing business in the Imperial City has to pay the street fee to the Gang of Twelve every month."
"How dare they! Anyway, you take them back. I do not intend to continue running this store. I will teach them a lesson for you sake." Xu Que waved his hand.
Hearing this, the man said: "don't say that! You will put yourself in danger. One member in the Gang of Twelve is the relative of the royal family, he is the only son of the third Duke. Even the Water Empress dares not punish him!"
"No way! I heard that the Water Empress is very decent and has been managing this country very well. How can this sort of person not be punished?" Xu Que felt interested.
The man sighed. "both the late King and the few dukes did not have many offspring. During the war between us and the Metal Nation, most of their offspring died. Currently, the third duke has only one son, who can still produce 'pure' offspring for the royal family. Although the Water Empress is now ruling the country, she is still a woman, and her bloodline will not be pure. That is why the Water Empress does not punish him."
"Men are superior to women? This sort of idea is completely wrong and should be abolished. You should leave now." Xu Que cursed a bit and began to study that book again.
He sat in the Zhai Bao Ge and studied the book for a long time, but failed to find the inscriptions he needed.
He summoned the System and asked, "Are you sure you're not joking? Where are the magic inscriptions of the Star Rank?"
Ding! "The inscriptions are buried in the sentences in the book. To decipher it, you need to spend one hundred Acting Tough Points."
"Fine! You really are greedy! Help me to decipher it and then put it into a jade bamboo slip!"
He could not wait to find out what the inscription of Star Rank was like.
Ding! "Already deciphered. You have lost a hundred and ten Acting Tough Points."
"What?! You just said 'one hundred Acting Tough Points', why did you charge me an extra ten points?"
Ding! "Making the jade bamboo slip costs ten points."
Chapter 426: One turning into Three Pure Ones
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
He was speechless.
But he could not do anything about it. He had decided not to return the Acting Tough Points he had loaned.
"The deadline is in nine months later… by that time, I would have already revived the Exploding Heavens Faction. Then no one would dare ask me to pay back the debt."
Anyway, he now had a new jade bamboo slip, and the hidden magic inscriptions of the Star Rank were written upon it.
"Let me have a good look at you!" Xu Que smiled and scanned it with his Soul Strength.
The next minute, he exclaimed: "holy sh*t! 'One turning into Three Pure Ones'? I haven't seen it in the System, and I never thought that such a thing would be here."
'One turning into Three Pure Ones' was a very powerful magic inscription. Having featured in ancient Chinese fairy tales, it had been created by Taishang Laojun, the Heavenly Lord of Tao and Virtue.
It was said that when he had been fighting against the Tong Tian Leader, he had created three pure ones: the Jade Pure One, the Supreme Pure One and the Grand Pure One.
Xu Que was surprised when he read the description of the magic inscription.
"One turning into Three Pure Ones (chapter three)" :
'The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced All things. The three turned into three chi, the three chi then turned into three pure ones. When the owner collects all the chapters, he can master this magic inscription and even choose his own fate!'
…
Why is the 'One turning into Three Pure Ones' a bit different from what I imagined it to be in this world? It seems stranger.
"System, are you sure this book is real? It did not even mention any techniques. Must I really make a great effort to master this inscription, simply to change my own fate? Is it really necessary?" Xu Que asked himself.
He himself was not afraid of anyone—otherwise he would not have dared establish the Exploding Heavens Faction.
Therefore, he did not think he needed to change his own fate. Although this inscription was one of the Star Rank, it had no techniques, and this made Xu Que feel rather upset.
"I have been refining the skills of the ancient five elemental arts, and I have learned the effect of the Qi of five elements. As for the inscription of Star Rank, I would have to wait until I finishing mastering it to see what happens… I don't even think I can wait that long!" Xu Que said. He still did not believe it was real.
After a while, the System said, "It is an original inscription of this world. What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational."
"What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational? I can't believe you're talking about philosophy with me now…" Xu Que was confused.
Then he threw that book back into his storage.
Fine. Anyway, that book did not cost me anything and now it is of no use to me, so I shall just put it aside. Besides, I would have to master the first chapter and the second chapter before I can practice the third one! This is ridiculous!
"I still have the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders. After I master that, I will be invincible. System, use all the Skills Essence to upgrade the 'the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders'."
All the fifty books he bought were recycled and turned into 1500 points of Skills Essence.
Ding! "1500 Skills Essence consumed. Upgrading, 30 percent."
What the f*ck!
Xu Que was stunned.
I have f*cking spent 1500 Skills Essence, but the process of upgrading is still 30 percent?!
"Never mind. You must be a fake System, I no longer want to ask anything from you," Xu Que said angrily. He felt as if he would explode if he heard one more word from the System.
…
There was a restaurant on the other side of the street, from which people were coming and going.
On the second floor, there were only a few young people drinking and eating.
Although it was crowded downstairs with many people, no one dared to go upstairs.
"Haha, Young Twelve, it is really a great honour that you have come to our restaurant!" a chap in blue clothes said to a handsome young man.
The handsome young man, who he had addressed as 'Young Twelve', smiled. "Before, the Imperial City was under the Ice Queen's control and I was forbidden to go out. Now that she has run away, I can finally enjoy myself around the city!"
The other young men and women sitting next to him asked with excitement, "Have you found something interesting? Tell us and show us! We have also been grounded for the past few months and we are so bored."
"Yes! When that Ice Queen came here, I couldn't even step out of my room. I have to enjoy myself today!"
"Luckily that Ice Queen left in the end, otherwise I might have died of boredom."
"I heard that the Water Empress sent a powerful General called Zhuge to reclaim the Imperial City, do you know who he is?"
"I think he must be very old, otherwise he wouldn't be so powerful! I have been told that he managed to take all the lost ten cities back within just two days."
"That can't be true. But anyway, that man must be very old and powerful."
Obviously, these young people did not know what had really transpired.
The handsome young man was the only son of the third Duke. The young people surrounding him were all members of his gang. He heard what they were talking about and sneered. "No matter how powerful he is, he is just a servant to us royals, isn't he?"
Hearing this, the young men and women around him all laughed. "Yes, you are right! No matter how powerful he is, he will have to kill the enemy and protect the country for your sake."
"Let's drop this tedious topic, remember we come out for fun today. I heard that there was a young man wanting to buy some magic inscriptions today. They said that young man had a million Spirit Stones of low quality!" Young Twelve smiled. He was playing with a cup in his hands and staring at Zhai Bao Ge, which was on the other side of the street.
"I see… you want to go play with that young man!"
"I heard that he has bought the Zhai Bao Ge, so he must have plenty of Spirit Stones."
"No wonder Young Twelve came to this shabby restaurant. See, Zhai Bao Ge is just on the other side of this street," a young man said, pointing to the shop.
Chapter 427: You Are Going To Die Now!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Haha. He looks so handsome!" a young woman said excitedly when she squinted inside the Zhai Bao Ge.
A young man next her said in a low voice, "Are you blind? Our Young Twelve is much more handsome than him!"
The young woman smiled. "Of course, our Young Twelve is the most handsome man!"
Clearly, Young Twelve was greatly respected by them. The rest of the young men and women around him all looked like they came from high ranks as well, but they were still trying to flatter Young Twelve.
"Don't talk nonsense! Let's make a bet first. I have sent someone to make trouble for him. Let's see if he will fight back or not," Young Twelve said.
These young people all said together, "He will definitely not fight back!"
"How dare he fight back? How dare he hurt Young Twelve's people?"
"We should make a bet on whether he will cry or not. Haha!"
...
In the past, when the Water Empress was still in the city, Young Twelve would behave himself and would avoid taking things to the extreme. Due to this, the Water Empress had not been too strict on him.
Now, apart from the Princess Zi Xuan, Young Twelve was the most powerful man around and no one dared to offend him or his servants.
So as for their bet, they all made a bet that Xu Que would not dare to fight back.
Young Twelve suddenly laughed: "You guys are too dumb! That young man must is new to this city. He might not even know about me, which means he will definitely fight back. Otherwise, what's the point of making trouble for him?"
"That totally makes sense, I suddenly realize that I have never seen him before," a young man said.
"Then there is a great chance that he will fight back!"
"It's getting more and more interesting."
The rest of the people all got very interested in this bet.
"Let's have a bet on how many times he will hit my servants. Count carefully—if he hits my servants once, I will punch him ten times later!" Young Twelve smiled.
Hearing this, the young people at present were surprised and felt a bit sorry for Xu Que.
…
Meanwhile, Xu Que was about to leave the Zhai Bao Ge.
He was now very angry. He had expected to finish the process of upgrading the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders…
He would have to buy at least another hundred books of magic inscriptions to be able to fully upgrade the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders. The owner of the Zhai Bao Ge had been an exception. Others would not be willing to sell their own precious magic inscriptions.
Xu Que was feeling rather upset as he walked out of the Zhai Bao Ge. Suddenly, a few people appeared and stopped him.
They were all very strong and wearing terrifying expressions on their faces. They were in the Golden Core Stage, but they were not afraid of Xu Que at all.
One of the men stared at Xu Que and shouted, "Young man, where is the owner of the store?"
"I am the owner. I am not in a great mood now, so please f*ck off!" Xu Que was feeling even more now irritated due to the appearance of these odious men.
"How dare you talk to us in this tone? Do you have any idea who you are talking to?" a man said.
"I don't care! Now f*ck off!" Xu Que said impatiently.
People in the street were drawn by the bickering and they all gathered around the store.
"They are the servants of Young Twelve! That young man must be mad, otherwise he would not dare to speak to them like that!"
"He is doomed. He just bought this store with eight million Spirit Stones of low quality, and now they are making trouble for him."
"He must be new to this city, I do feel sorry for him."
…
People began to feel sorry for Xu Que.
On the second floor of the restaurant, a young man said, "Young Twelve, people are gathering, what if the Water Empress finds out about this…"
Young Twelve smiled: "do not worry! The more people there are, the more interesting things will be! Remember to count how many times he hits my servants!"
"Yes!" These young people got excited again.
…
In the Zhai Bao Ge, one of the odious men said, "Young man, we do not want to make things difficult for you. Just give us the street fee. Since you are new to this city, you can just give us ten thousand Spirit Stones for this month."
You must be out of your mind! How dare you try to collect the damn street fee from me?
Xu Que sneered. "I see, the Gang of Twelve has sent you here!"
The odious men snickered. "Give us the street fee! Otherwise, you will regret it later!"
"But I heard that it is one thousand Spirit Stones per month. Are you f*cking out of your mind? You want to take ten thousand Spirit Stones from me?" Xu Que sneered and felt extremely angry.
Hearing this, all the people present took a deep breath.
Is this young man mad?! He already knows that these people were sent by the Gang of Twelve, he should at least change his tone. Young Twelve is notorious for his bad temper, anyone who offends his servants will be severely punished!
"How dare you!" the odious men said together. "How dare you talk with us like this? You have offended us, which means you have offended Young Twelve! We are the bosses around here, if we want you to hand us ten thousand Spirit Stones, you must do as we instruct. We can even ask you to hand us a hundred thousand Spirit Stones if we want. Indeed, I have changed my mind now—you'd better kneel down in front of us and give us a hundred thousand Spirit Stones… otherwise you will die tonight!"
The people present all shook their heads and looked at Xu Que with great sympathy.
Hearing this, Xu Que sneered. "you are just the dogs of the Gang of Twelve. How dare you stand in front of me and threaten me? Let me tell you one thing, you are going to die now!"
The next moment, a sword flew through the air like lightning, right in front of these odious men.
Chapter 428: You Have Got More People On Your Side
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In a split second, the throats of all the men were cut. Blood spurted out as their lifeless bodies fell to the ground.
Everyone at present was stunned. No one made any sound.
No one saw had seen where the sword had come from, and they could not believe that Xu Que had dared kill people in the street in broad daylight. And even worse, he had killed Young Twelve's servants.
On the second floor of the restaurant, the youths were all silent and shocked.
"He... he killed... people!" a young woman said while her body trembled.
"Killing a person in the Imperial City is a capital crime!"
"He must be mad!"
They could not believe their eyes. After all, no one had ever killed anyone before under the rule of the Water Empress.
Young Twelve, however, smiled and got very excited.
He laughed. "It's getting more interesting! He's killed people, so I can too!"
"What?!" the young people were confused.
"Young Twelve, you're joking, right? What if the Water Empress comes back?"
"There is no need to be afraid. He has already committed a capital crime. Even if the Water Empress comes back, I can just say that I killed to protect the civilians, then she will have no choice but to reward me!" Young Twelve sneered.
"Haha! Our Young Twelve is really smart!"
"But that young man is in the Infant Transformation Stage, I don't think we can beat him!" a young man said.
Young Twelve said, "Take my token with you and bring a thousand soldiers here. Tell them to catch that young man who has just committed a capital crime."
"Yes!"
A young man took the token and hurriedly got off the restaurant.
…
Everyone was staring at Xu Que. Their eyes were full of fear and surprise.
Xu Que casually took back his sword as if nothing had happened.
He glanced at the corpses on the ground and said, "I have told you already that I am not in a good mood today. I finally had the chance to take a break today. Do you know killed a whole lot of people just two days ago? Did you really think I would be Mr Soft?"
Hearing this, the people at present were almost frightened to death.
He killed many people just two days ago? And he finally took a break from it? Does that mean he is a professional killer or someone who kills people everyday or something? No wonder he is acting so calm…
"Ladies and gentlemen!" Xu Que said and looked at them.
Does he want us to be his witnesses? I cannot possibly do this, I do not want to offend Young Twelve!
Thinking of this, many people tried to leave..
Xu Que suddenly took out a wood plate. There were a few words on it, which read 'buying various kinds of magic inscriptions for a high price'. He shouted, "Do not miss this great opportunity. I would love to buy magic inscriptions for a high price. Anyone who is interested, come to me!"
What?! What's wrong with him? Seriously, you just killed people, don't you want to run away? Instead, you are staying here and trying to do business? You are really very bold…
After a long while, no one came forward. This made Xu Que feel a bit upset.
"Should I go and loot a rich family or steal things from a treasure vault?" Xu Que murmured.
Right at that moment, the soldiers arrived.
"Get out of the way! Young Twelve's forces are here to catch the man who just killed people," shouted a young man leading the soldiers.
As soon as the people heard the name 'Young Twelve', they all backed away.
A few young men and women appeared. Behind them were a thousand strong soldiers who were all carrying broadswords on their backs.
"These are the finest soldiers of the third Duke!"
"Crickey! This young man is doomed!"
"He has killed people! He is guilty!"
…
Young Twelve, together with his young friends, walked towards Xu Que and stopped in front of him.
Young Twelve looked at Xu Que and smiled.
A young man said, "How dare you kill people in broad daylight?"
"It's none of your business!" Xu Que replied.
A soldier looked at the corpses on the ground, then he looked at Xu Que and said, "We are the soldiers of the third Duke. You have committed a crime, so please follow us to the Duke's residences."
"Who said I killed them? Do you have any proof?" Xu Que said.
Everyone was surprised by his words.
"Anyone who saw it please come forward. I will not hold a grudge against you as long as you do not slander me!" Xu Que shouted, holding his sharp sword in his hand.
You have taken out your sword, yet you're saying you won't hold a grudge?
The people around him did not want to get into trouble. They did not say a word.
The soldiers had no idea what to do and all looked at Young Twelve.
Young Twelve smiled. "I did!"
"Oh! Really?" Xu Que smiled back. "Fine. I did kill them. So what?"
"Well, you have committed a capital crime. You had better come with us!" Young Twelve sneered and ordered the soldiers to catch him.
"You have got more people on your side, this is really unfair!" Xu Que cursed.
"To be honest, I sent those odious men out to make trouble for you. You have killed them and broken the law. We have plenty of people, you cannot get out from this!"
"Oh, I have got more people than you think!" Xu Que was amazed.
I was just thinking of ways to get enough magic inscriptions, and now you are going to take me to your residence. Haha!
Xu Que took out a Message Delivering Paper and shouted, "Soldiers of Snow City, come to the third Duke's residence. We are going to loot their house!"
...
Chapter 429: You Are Angry? Well, That's What I Want!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que's voice was so loud that his voice echoed through the whole Imperial City.
All the patrolling maids and eunuchs were very surprised, as were the three thousand soldiers of the Snow City.
"Is this the voice of General Zhuge?" someone asked while looking at the sky.
"Are we going to loot things again?" a soldier asked excitedly.
"This time is the third Duke's house?"
The soldiers of Snow City all got excited.
"Now, everyone follow me. We are going to meet with General Zhuge and loot the third Duke's residence!"
"Yes!" the soldiers replied.
Seeing the marching soldiers, the guards, the maids and the eunuchs were all frightened and hid away.
"Did the third Duke do something to make them angry?"
"Something serious is going to happen!"
"The third Duke is doomed!"
…
In the bedroom of the Princess Zi Xuan, Zi Xuan awoke to the sound of Xu Que's voice. Immediately, she shouted, "Go and find out what has happened!"
"Yes!" a maid answered.
Buttface woke up in the yard. He looked around and did not see Xu Que. Then he said angrily, "Sh*t! He is leaving me here and going to loot things himself?"
He quickly jumped up and dashed out of the yard.
…
Xu Que burned the Message Delivering Paper and smiled at the Young Twelve.
Is he crazy? He just said he is going to loot the third Duke's house. Where on earth did he come from? How can he be so tough knowing that the person in front of him is Young Twelve?! Is he just trying to act tough?
People at present were confused.
Young Twelve said, "Don't be ridiculous! You want to loot the third Duke's residence? Even the Water Empress would not dare to loot it for no reason!"
"The Water Empress is just too kind to do that! I am different. I am looting your house simply to save the world. There is no need to fuss, looting a house is just like a person's life—it will end in the blink of an eye." Xu Que shamelessly laughed.
Is he joking?! What does saving the world have to do with looting the third Duke's house?
Young Twelve was a bit gloomy and sneered, "Arrest him right now!"
"Yes!" all the soldiers came up and surrounded Xu Que.
Xu Que sighed, and took out his sharp sword.
Just as he was about to make his move, the soldiers of Snow City arrived.
"Hurry! Hurry! Let's loot the third Duke's house!"
"Get out of my way! I am coming!"
All the people turned around and were shocked by what they saw.
A huge amount of soldiers were marching towards them, and in front of them was a large dog!
When Buttface saw Xu Que being surrounded by the soldiers of the Imperial City, he became afraid and tried to run away. But the road had been blocked by the soldiers of Snow City…
A soldier of Snow City sneered and walked past Buttface. "Are they insane? General Xu Que cannot possibly be trapped by just a thousand soldiers!"
Hearing this, Buttface asked him: "how about us? How many people have we got?"
"Three thousand!"
"Haha! We have more people than them! Let's go and loot their house!"
The soldiers of the Imperial City, as well as Young Twelve, were stunned. They had never thought that Xu Que could make so many people come and help him in such a short amount of time.
"Xu Que, let's loot their house!" Buttface said excitedly.
Seeing the soldiers of the Snow City, the soldiers of the Imperial City did not dare to make a move.
Suddenly, all the soldiers of the Snow City knelt down and shouted, "General Zhuge!"
Their voices were as loud as the thunder.
General Zhuge?! What the hell!
Young Twelve and the young fellows in his gang were totally stunned.
He is General Zhuge? The man who took back all the lost cities in less than two days?!
"This can't be true!" a young man said.
The people in the crowd also began to talk about this amongst themselves.
"I can not believe my eyes, I never thought that General Zhuge would be so young!"
"My god! He is the General Zhuge who has been called the devil!"
"No wonder he is so calm and tough!"
…
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough successfully. The reward is 900 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough successfully. The reward is 320 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for acting tough successfully. The reward is 350 Acting Tough Points!"
…
The sound of the system notifications kept ringing.
Xu Que looked at the stunned Young Twelve and smiled. "You said you wanted to arrest me. Come and arrest me!"
The Young Twelve said angrily, "I am not afraid of you. Don't forget that my father is the third Duke! You have no right to touch me!"
"Ha!"
Xu Que was amazed by his words. He reached out with a finger and poked Young Twelve in his chest.
"I am touching you now! What can you do about it? Are you angry? Are you angry? Well, that's what I want!"