boyutpedia Chapter 34 Standoff
Chapter 34 Standoff
"Big steamed buns, fresh big steamed buns!"
Despite the approaching war, the Jin dynasty's upper echelons felt immense war pressure from the Mongols.
But for the common people, especially those in Zhongdu, they felt no pressure from the war at this time.
After all, war is a very distant thing for them.
More than the war, they were concerned about whether they and their families would have another meal after they finished eating today.
The only place where they could feel the pain of war was the constant conscription of able-bodied men and the ever-increasing taxes.
"This Zhongdu is indeed the capital of the Jin Dynasty; it's quite lively."
Huang Rong commented that this was actually her first time visiting Zhongdu as well.
Where is Qiu Chuji?
Huang Rong turned to ask Li Ke.
"I don't know, they might be on their way, or they might already be at the Prince Zhao's residence."
After all, Master Qiu had taken Yang Kang as his disciple.
Upon hearing Yang Kang's name, Huang Rong looked at Guo Jing with curiosity.
She had already heard that Guo Jing and Yang Kang's fathers were close friends who had shared life and death.
I wonder if Guo Jing and Yang Kang can recreate the friendship of their fathers.
"Then let's go to Prince Zhao's residence and see what's going on."
As she spoke, Huang Rong became somewhat eager to try.
"No need, Yang Kang is probably already here."
Looking at the martial arts contest for marriage sign lying horizontally not far away, Li Ke said thoughtfully.
"A martial arts contest to choose a husband?"
As the two looked over, they saw two monks and an old man, who knew some martial arts, jump onto the stage and start hurling insults and mockery at each other.
Turning our attention to Yang Tiexin and Mu Nianci, who were standing in the corner of the stage, we discovered that Mu Nianci was also a beautiful woman.
Although she was slightly less impressive than Huang Rong, she was still a girl who caught everyone's eye.
However, as Li Ke was sizing up Mu Nianci, he noticed that Yang Tiexin's face on the stage had turned completely dark.
They simply grabbed the monk and the old man, one in each hand, and threw them off the stage.
"I'm here to hold a martial arts contest to find a worthy husband, not to watch a spectacle!"
Yang Tiexin, his face darkening, glanced around and continued with a stern expression:
"Anyone else want to come up?"
Faced with Yang Tiexin's question, the people present exchanged glances.
Then a young man dressed in fine clothes stepped out of the crowd, about to use his light-footed skills to go on stage for a martial arts competition.
However, Li Ke directly used the Golden Goose Skill to come to his side and pressed his body back down as he was taking off.
"Impressive lightness skill, impressive power!"
Yang Tiexin's eyes lit up; this young Taoist priest looked to be no more than 18 years old.
The fact that he possesses such profound skill suggests he must be a direct disciple of a major sect.
However, Li Ke had no idea what Yang Tiexin was thinking behind him; Li Ke's gaze remained fixed on Yang Kang.
He immediately released a trace of killing intent, and then said:
"This is a martial arts contest to choose a husband, not a place for you to play around."
Mu Nianci was a good girl, but she ended up meeting a scumbag named Yang Kang.
This time, he had to stop this tragedy no matter what, and prevent Yang Kang from harming Mu Nianci.
"Who are you?"
After being pinned down, feeling Li Ke's immense strength and seeing Li Ke's considerable skill, Yang Kang's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
This guy looks two or three years younger than him, so it's understandable that his skill level is not low, but his strength is also enormous.
"Li Zhiguang, a third-generation disciple of the Quanzhen School."
Upon hearing the name Quanzhen Sect, Yang Kang's expression softened slightly, but it remained quite sour.
"Hmph, let go of me. For Master Qiu's sake, I can pretend this never happened."
With a stern face, Yang Kang began to threaten.
"You learned the martial arts of my Quanzhen Sect, yet you won't even call me 'Master,' ha..."
As he spoke, Li Ke shook his head, feeling sorry for Qiu Chuji.
"What did you say?"
Li Ke's words seemed to deeply irritate Yang Kang's sensitive nerves, and he immediately became angry.
"Snapped!"
Slapping away Li Ke's hand from his shoulder, Yang Kang immediately channeled his inner energy and unleashed an unknown palm technique, striking towards Li Ke's chest.
If this palm strike landed, it would be enough to seriously injure any martial artist.
"Snapped!"
Fist against palm, the clash of internal forces raised a cloud of dust.
"Hmph, you dare to fight me with such little internal strength?"
After that brief clash of internal forces, Yang Kang keenly sensed Li Ke's general condition.
He has probably only opened up about six or seven meridians, which is far less than the ten meridians he has already opened.
Although he realized that Li Ke possessed "innate superhuman strength" which could greatly enhance his combat power, he was still confident that he could defeat Li Ke.
Simply because he has more internal energy and stronger explosive power, he can wear down this little Taoist priest.
Poor Yang Kang was unaware that although Li Ke had only opened up 6 meridians, his actual endurance was far greater than he had imagined.
If this drags on, it's really hard to say who will win or lose.
"How dare they lay a hand on the young prince! They're practically courting death!"
As Yang Kang made his move, the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River, who had been hiding in the crowd, also jumped out and surrounded Li Ke.
Seeing this, Guo Jing and Huang Rong also jumped out and stood on the two flanks to protect Li Ke.
"It's you!"
The Yellow River Ghost noticed Guo Jing, and his eyes immediately turned red.
"Young Prince, that guy is a spy sent by the Mongols!"
Back then, we had already laid a trap for Temujin, and it seemed we were about to successfully capture and kill him.
As a result, this guy jumped out, not only protecting Temujin but also ruining our plans.
Otherwise, if we had been able to capture and kill Temujin back then, we wouldn't be facing so much trouble today.
Sha Tongtian, one of the Four Devils of the Yellow River, looked at Guo Jing and said through gritted teeth.
He was severely scolded for what happened back then.
Subsequently, due to his incompetence, he was reassigned by Wanyan Honglie to work alongside the young prince, specifically to protect Yang Kang.
This situation, where a promotion in name only meant a demotion and little chance for merit, infuriated the Four Devils of the Yellow River.
"Is that so?"
Yang Kang's eyes lit up immediately, and he set his sights on Guo Jing.
He was very ambitious and had a great passion for power. If he could capture the guy who had sabotaged the capture and killing of Temujin, he would be very interested.
That would surely please his father, Wanyan Honglie, and the court would reward him with a high-ranking official position.
Thinking of all this, Yang Kang immediately became restless and prepared to use his methods to capture Guo Jing.
"stop!"
Seeing this, Huang Rong immediately rolled her eyes and shouted:
As everyone stopped what they were doing, Huang Rong pointed at Guo Jing and said:
"Yang Kang, this is your brother. Your father, Yang Tiexin, and Guo Xiaotian were sworn brothers, brothers who would exchange their lives for each other."
Now you're going to attack your own brother? Are you trying to be a beast?
Upon hearing these words, Yang Tiexin and Mu Nianci on the stage were instantly stunned.
Yang Tiexin's hands trembled slightly, as if he was extremely agitated.