Chapter 112
When Xue Jin'an suddenly threw the Fifth Prince as a projectile, it really startled everyone. At that moment, they thought the Seventh Prince was looking for an opportunity to get revenge on the Fifth Prince.
The moment the Fifth Prince pulled out the dagger, everyone's expression changed.
It is important to know that in the capital city, one must be searched before entering the palace gates. Entering the Qian Yuan Palace requires a second search to ensure that no one is carrying any opened weapons or other prohibited items. Even though these searches are not as strict as those for the imperial examinations, where one must remove all clothing if necessary, they are certainly not to the point where someone can bring in a dagger with their sleeve.
Didn't you see that the Third Prince's whip was brought to him by eunuchs, instead of being taken off his body?
However, it was their Fifth Prince who wielded the dagger, and he was dealing with the Rongdi people, who were in a hostile position. The matter of the dagger could not be investigated for the time being. Even if the emperor had many thoughts, he could only suppress them. At this point, no one thought that Xue Jin'an's actions were an impromptu act of retaliation. Whether it was the people of Daqi or the foreign envoys, they all believed that this was a tacit joint action between Xue Jin'an and the Fifth Prince. They even thought to themselves that the Seventh Prince and the Fifth Prince were truly the best partners with strong strength.
No one knows what kind of curses the Fifth Prince, one of the best partners, was using in his mind to furiously curse the other.
But despite the criticism, the things that need to be done should still be done.
The Fifth Prince was always an opportunist, believing in striking when the time was right and showing no mercy. Therefore, the moment he drew his dagger, he was aiming directly to kill Weng Tianxin. A layer of internal energy adhered to the blade, making the already razor-sharp blade even more chilling. He aimed for the most fatal spot, the heart, at the most cunning angle, which could not be described as anything less than ruthless and vicious.
Unfortunately, the Fifth Prince is not Xue Jin'an. He cannot kill without a trace of murderous intent. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, some of it still leaked out subtly, and just a little bit was enough to trigger a danger warning for humans.
No matter how much Weng Tianxin admired the Central Plains culture and how he disguised himself as a Confucian scholar, he was still a grassland bandit who grew up on the grasslands and had been riding horses, shooting arrows and hunting since childhood. His agility and martial arts skills were not weak. The moment he sensed the danger, he reacted quickly and rolled on the spot to avoid the killing move.
However, the Fifth Prince had an even more insidious trick up his sleeve. When one trick failed, he came up with another. As he landed lightly, a groin kick seemed to be casually aimed at Weng Tianxin's vital spot.
Weng Tianxin's pupils constricted, and after seeing clearly where the kick was aimed, his face turned green. However, he reacted quickly and kicked the Fifth Prince's outstretched leg at the most vulnerable ankle. The force, combined with the subtle internal energy, was more than enough to break the ribs of an adult.
This counterattack was clearly a retaliatory statement: "If you dare to be so shameless as to stick out your leg, I'll just chop it off."
Just as Weng Tianxin sensed the murderous aura emanating from the Fifth Prince when he unleashed his full power, the Fifth Prince could also sense it. He instinctively felt something was wrong, and with a sharp twist of his waist, he pulled back the insidious, life-threatening kick that was halfway through its flight. Then, propelled by inertia, he staggered and was about to fall to the ground.
Weng Tianxin, who kicked at thin air with all his might and knew clearly that he hadn't kicked anyone: ??
The Fifth Prince looked as if he had been kicked hard in the foot. His face turned pale, and he staggered back two steps with a pained expression and tears in his eyes. When he fell to the ground, he didn't even hug his knee or cover his ankle, but let out a pitiful groan.
He looked exactly like someone who had been bullied badly.
Weng Tianxin's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes hardened. He had no intention of letting him finish his act. The Rongdi soldiers beside him had already rushed out. Their weapons had been mostly taken away when they came in, and Weng Tianxin had personally ordered them to be handed over.
Fortunately, the grassland boys had all grown up fighting with wolves on the grasslands, so they didn't rely on weapons. They would just raise their fists and charge in without hesitation. Amidst the whooshing sound of their fists cutting through the wind, Weng Tianxin pretended to be severely frightened and didn't react at all, showing no intention of stopping them.
The Fifth Prince and Weng Tianxin's eyes met briefly in the air, then quickly looked away, both thinking the same thing: "Tsk, another black-hearted, rotten-skinned devil." And that wasn't someone who would take a beating from just anyone; his singing, recitation, and martial arts were abruptly interrupted as soon as they began.
His reaction was incredibly swift. He appeared to be blessed by Lady Luck, looking disheveled, slow, and pitiful, narrowly avoiding each deadly attack. Soon, someone noticed something amiss.
"Fifth Brother... his martial arts are so powerful." The Second Prince gripped his wine cup tightly, trying his best to remain calm, but he couldn't help but grit his teeth as he spoke.
"Xiao Wu is just physically weak, not lacking in talent." The eldest prince maintained a better facade than the second prince. As he said this, his suspicions were no less. He couldn't help but wonder: Xiao Wu is hiding his martial arts skills, but what about his other brothers? Are they also hiding their abilities? How many trump cards do they hold?
The eldest prince tried to comfort himself, saying that the seventh prince and the fifth prince were exceptions, but a voice in his heart said: There have already been two, so they are no longer exceptions.
A vague sense of panic welled up in the eldest prince's heart. He felt himself drifting further and further away from that position, and his competitors were multiplying...
Even Prince An was somewhat taken aback. The main reason was that the Fifth Prince's sickly image was so deeply ingrained in people's minds that it had become a label, much like Xue Jin'an's fearsome image. No one had ever imagined that the Fifth Prince could also fight. Even if he didn't seem very skilled, it was still surprising enough.
Among the royal family members present, the only one who could remain calm was probably the eldest princess. She was even more certain of one thing: in the matter of the Gu worms, the fifth prince was indeed not as innocent as rumored. The logical inconsistencies in some parts of Xiao Shu's death might be due to the absence of the fifth prince's involvement.
The eldest princess's suspicion of the fifth prince stemmed from two main points. First, it was based on who benefited from Xiao Shu's death, a purely rational and logical judgment. Second, the eldest princess never believed that it was already surprising enough that a child with such a pure heart as the sixth prince could emerge from among the children born to the emperor and his concubines in a place like the palace. She believed it was absolutely impossible for such a saintly person who repaid evil with kindness to grow up.
In Xue Jin'an's words: "We have absolutely no genes for this, so we can only rely on mutation."
While everyone else was astonished that the Fifth Prince actually possessed martial arts skills, the Eldest Princess was more concerned with the methods he used. Sure enough, he was exceptionally talented in techniques like sneak attacks.
The Fifth Prince fought with the Rongdi soldiers for a while. He realized that they were also holding back their strength and did not intend to kill or cripple him. However, they were keeping him occupied and preventing him from leaving the battle or speaking.
The Fifth Prince knew that he wouldn't be able to escape unless he used 80% of his strength. The more tense the battle became, the calmer his mind became, and he understood Xue Jin'an's revenge. It wasn't just about throwing him out to fight the Rongdi people; the key was to remove his disguise and expose his martial arts skills. Not just to let them know he knew martial arts, but to completely reveal how much internal energy he had and how many people he could defeat, thus drawing all his brothers' attention to him.
This is not a good thing for the Fifth Prince. Once his martial arts skills are exposed, his innocence will be completely exposed. It's one thing for others, but the Emperor will definitely put him and Xiao Shu together in his mind and think that they are a poisonous woman and a wicked child. At that time, his actions will definitely be greatly restricted.
A fierce glint flashed in the Fifth Prince's eyes. He had no intention of sitting idly by and waiting to be killed. He suddenly changed the ferocity and momentum of his attacks, making his speed and strength a level faster than before, catching the Rongdi people, who had become accustomed to his rhythm, off guard.
Then the Fifth Prince turned and ran wildly toward Xue Jin'an, finally able to utter a complete sentence as he uttered rapidly: "Seventh Brother, save me! I can't hold on much longer!"
Yes, that's right. The Fifth Prince has decided to return the trap the Seventh Prince set. As long as the Seventh Prince makes a move, everyone's attention will be drawn to him, and he can continue to act lawlessly.
The Fifth Prince lured the Rongdi people to Xue Jin'an's side with unprecedented speed. He tried to slip behind Xue Jin'an, but Xue Jin'an once again grabbed him by the back of his collar with lightning speed.
The Fifth Prince, clearly suffering from PTSD, grabbed Xue Jin'an's arm, unconsciously pressing his own weight down to prevent himself from being lifted up and tossed around like a gun. His voice, devoid of any pretense or affectation, was low and carried a warning: "Xue Jin'an, once is enough. Don't go too far."
"I won't let you down this time," Xue Jin'an said.
"Really?" The Fifth Prince looked at him with some suspicion, his body unconsciously relaxing upon hearing those words.
Then he heard Xue Jin'an nod and say, "Yes, I won't throw you away. I'm missing a weapon, and your height and weight meet the requirements."
The implication is that you are now my weapon.
Fifth Prince: "???"
"Xue—" Before the Fifth Prince could even press down on his substitute again in alarm, he had already been flung up by Xue Jin'an as a weapon, in a sweeping motion.
Xue Jin'an, you've won! The Fifth Prince's face was completely distorted. He couldn't take it anymore and finally decided to grant Xue Jin'an's wish and expose his true nature and power. In fact, if he didn't expose it, he would have no way to break free from Xue Jin'an's control.
The Fifth Prince broke free from Xue Jin'an's grasp and rushed to the table. To prevent Xue Jin'an from bothering him again, he offered him a weapon—a plate of broad beans.
Although he had never witnessed Xue Jin'an's finger-flicking skill, he had heard that he had dismantled the Princess's carriage in a few moves, leaving his father, the Prince Consort, sitting directly in the ruins. Even from this rumor, he could tell how formidable Xue Jin'an was.
"Seventh brother, help me beat them up, shoot them to death!" The fifth prince continued to stir up trouble even after they were no longer in the fighting environment.
Xue Jin'an saw that the Rongdi soldiers rushing towards him were still attacking even after their opponent had fallen. Instead, at Weng Tianxin's signal, they seemed to want to take advantage of the situation and test his skills.
Xue Jin'an didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up the trembling plate and with a few "whoosh" sounds, the Rongdi people's knees buckled and they knelt down.
"Hey, who told you to meddle in other people's business?" The Third Prince's displeased voice came over.
Xue Jin'an had been too smooth just now, and he also knocked the Third Prince's opponent, the fourteen-year-old, nine-foot-tall Rongdi prince Batu Na, to his knees with a broad bean.
Batu Na was originally competing with the Third Prince in strength. The Third Prince kept trying to put a noose around his neck. Batu Na was also very straightforward, so he silently competed with the Third Prince. In the end, the two of them pulled on each other's fierce snake whips to wrestle.
Just then, Xue Jin'an casually struck Batu's knee with a broad bean, and the excruciating pain caused him to immediately lose his strength and kneel down.
The Third Prince frowned. Instead of taking the opportunity to strangle Batu, he withdrew the whip and looked at the direction from which the hidden weapon had come. When he saw that it was Xue Jin'an, he didn't curse him out loud, but only said, "Don't do it again."
Xue Jin'an's move shocked Weng Tianxin quite a bit, while the people on the Daqi side remained quite calm. The one who couldn't make a move was the Seventh Prince, and it wouldn't be surprising if the Seventh Prince used any tricks.
Weng Tianxin was so shocked that he could no longer sit still. His eyes were filled with trembling and disbelief as he looked at Xue Jin'an.
He couldn't see any internal force attached to those broad beans! To be able to knock down several of their top Rongdi warriors with ordinary broad beans was no small feat! The saying goes, great skill appears clumsy, returning to simplicity; the more refined a master's internal energy, the simpler their attacks often are.
A single slash, a single sword strike, a single opening move is enough to make one see the difference between them; even a falling flower or a plucked leaf can be deadly.
But something's not right. The age is wrong. How old is the seventh prince of Daqi? How could he possibly have such profound skills? No, wait! Weng Tianxin suddenly remembered what his father had told him before he came.
His father, Bileg, is the prime minister of the Rongdi people. He is currently studying the sand table games that were popular recently in Qizhou Town. These sand table games contain many amazing weapons. In addition, his father studies the martial arts manuals that appear in them the most.
My father said that if the people of the Central Plains dared to bring out these things, they must exist. The Northwest Army had an unparalleled master behind them, and he personally led the team to Daqi, which was partly a test.
Now, a mere seven-year-old seventh prince has been discovered. Weng Tianxin's thoughts wandered and continued to race downwards. He remembered his father mentioning a cultivation technique in those sandbox games that, if practiced, could rejuvenate him and turn him into a child.
"The Longevity Technique! The Child Granny of Tianshan!" Weng Tianxin was greatly shocked.
In fact, not only was Weng Tianxin filled with excitement and doubt, but Helian Cheng felt the same way, though his thoughts did not stray.
Helian Cheng had noticed Cui Zui's military skills when they fought, and he vaguely recognized them as having the characteristics of his Northwest Army. He didn't take it seriously at the time, but when he saw the Seventh Prince make a move, he saw that every move he made was based on the Northwest Army and was even a move from his personal guard.
Although the basics are similar, the teaching methods of each general are quite different. Over the years, Helian Cheng's personal guards have long been accustomed to the same habits. However, even so, the absolute standard of a movement that is so perfect that even he himself might not be able to achieve it, he has only seen in one person.
Long Aotian!!!
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