Shen Muzhi's internal strength was already profound, and he had reached a bottleneck. However, after consummating his marriage with Yan Xiao, he discovered that his internal strength had shown signs of loosening. With a little practice, he could steadily improve, and after improving by a full 20%, it gradually slowed down.
Shen Muzhi thought that this breakthrough was due to a change in mindset after she and her beloved reached a mutual understanding, and she did not know that it was due to the influence of her speech and laughter constitution.
Not only him, but even Yan Xiao herself didn't know how much benefit Shen Muzhi gained from consummating their marriage.
The only one who knew about this was the Guardian God, but the Guardian God had no intention of telling Yan Xiao.
In the past, Shen Muzhi might have needed to put in some effort to deal with the Miao King, but with his current strength, it's only a matter of time before he can subdue the Miao King, who is already suffering from internal injuries.
The Miao King narrowly dodged an attack, but was forced to spit out a mouthful of blood by the internal force released by Shen Mu.
Her eyes were filled with ruthlessness, but she knew in her heart that if she didn't find a way to escape, she might really die here today.
She gritted her teeth, swallowed the sweet, metallic taste in her throat, and resolutely gave the remaining men on her side a death order: to cover her escape.
Most of these people had signed a death pact with the Miao King, a contract of kinship between the Miao people. If the Miao King died, none of them, including their blood relatives, would survive. Therefore, they had no choice but to risk their lives to protect the Miao King as he left.
With these people risking their lives to protect him and hold off Shen Muzhi, the Miao King, though seriously injured, successfully broke through the encirclement and fled towards the Miao tribe.
Given the Miao King's ruthlessness and difficulty in dealing with her, letting her return to the Miao tribe would be tantamount to releasing a tiger back into the mountains. Lou Guyu immediately became anxious upon seeing this.
Without any hesitation, he raised his hand and knocked out the guards around him who were unsuspecting, and then immediately chased after the direction in which the Miao King had fled.
Although Shen Muzhi was temporarily held back, he took in the entire situation on the scene.
Seeing Lou Guyu chase after him, he couldn't help but frown, who had been very calm. Then, he kicked the person in front of him away in frustration, drew his sword, and charged out, attacking without defending.
He could have dealt with these people in a short time, but he was inevitably injured. However, he didn't care and quickly chased after Lou Guyu.
The Miao King's men tried to stop them again, but were intercepted by the men brought by Shen Muzhi, and the defeat was now inevitable.
Once Miao Wang broke through the encirclement, she dared not linger for even a moment. Just as she was about to reach the retreat route she had arranged in advance, hundreds of people suddenly appeared in front of her. Judging from their aura, they were all experts.
She paused slightly, and upon closer inspection, she discovered that the leaders were two women and several leaders of various factions.
She recognized one of the women; she was Song Zhuxin, the only female city lord. She had also seen portraits of several others; they were the heads of other major powers.
However, her gaze wasn't on those people at all; instead, it was fixed on the woman standing at the head of the group.
Although she didn't recognize the person, she could tell his identity from his eyes and eyebrows.
"Lou, Qing, Xuan!"
The Miao king's voice trembled slightly upon hearing it, while the other party merely raised an eyebrow upon hearing his address.
Then, as if he had seen something dirty, he immediately looked away with a disgusted expression and turned to look behind him.
The Miao King felt offended. The person she had once trampled underfoot and was now daring to look down on her like this, which she could not tolerate.
"You wretch, I should have torn you to pieces back then."
Yan Xiao completely ignored Miao Wang, whom she considered a dying lowly woman; even glancing at her was an act of deference.
Moreover, the Miao King didn't kill the original owner back then not because he was soft-hearted, but because he failed. Saying this now is simply a joke.
She looked behind the Miao King and soon saw the person she wanted to see. Then she gave the person behind her a subtle look.
Zhao Qian immediately understood and whistled in one direction. Immediately afterwards, dozens of guards appeared behind the Miao King, surrounding him completely.
At the same time, Lou Guyu had caught up, but he looked a bit disheveled, with his hair all messed up.
Yan Xiao looked at him with some disdain: "What's your hurry? Do you think I'd let her get away?"
Lou Guyu received a disdainful look from Yan Xiao, quickly smoothed his hair, and grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth. He looked harmless, but his words were somewhat chilling:
"My brother-in-law said he'd cut off this bitch's head and give it to me to kick around with as a ball. I'm just worried that if the ball runs away, I won't have anything to kick anymore."
Lou Guyu had barely finished speaking when Shen Muzhi's somewhat helpless voice came from behind him:
"Are you tattling on me? Do you think I'd really let her get away? Since your brother-in-law said he'd let you kick him around like a ball, he'll make sure you get your fill."
As Shen Muzhi spoke, his gaze shifted to Yan Xiao, and his eyes immediately softened.
"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to wait for me in the city and that I would handle it?"
As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Yan Xiao's wrist. He breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing that it had been carefully bandaged, though his tone still betrayed his concern.
"Does your wrist still hurt?"
Yan Xiao followed Shen Muzhi's gaze and glanced at her wrist, saying nonchalantly:
"It's just a minor injury. If I didn't come, who would play football with Gu Yu?"
The family of three casually decided the fate of the Miao King right in front of him, making the arrogant Miao King feel that he was no different from pigs and dogs in their eyes.
The Miao king was so angry that he trembled all over and was almost going crazy.
Unfortunately, at this point she was clearly already at the mercy of the enemy, and any resistance would be futile.
Shen Muzhi knew very well that the Miao King's personal visit was their best opportunity to kill him. If they let the Miao King return to the Miao tribe, things would become much more complicated.
Therefore, he had already calculated and blocked all of the Miao king's escape routes in advance, determined to save the Miao king's life.
He brought Lou Guyu to Yan Xiao's side. Although he didn't approve of Yan Xiao coming in person, he didn't say anything more, only saying:
"Alright, I'll go and fetch it for you right away."
As he spoke, Shen Muzhi raised his arm, preparing to give his men an order to act immediately.
Upon seeing this, the Miao King was startled, but he feigned composure and quickly spoke:
"Shen Muzhi, you're someone of importance. Don't you think it's unfair to bully the few with numbers like this? If you have the guts, how about a one-on-one duel with me, where life and death are left to fate?"
Upon hearing these words, Shen Muzhi's lips curled up slightly, forming a mocking smile.
He glanced at the Miao king with disdain, and scoffed coldly, his words laced with contempt:
"You dare to challenge me?"
After finishing his speech, Shen Muzhi ignored the Miao King and gestured to his men, making an attacking gesture.
Upon receiving the order, his men rushed towards the Miao King without hesitation and instantly surrounded him.
Wielding various weapons, they launched a fierce and merciless attack on the Miao king.
In an instant, swords flashed and shadows danced, and the scene became extremely intense.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com