Looking at the blood on his arm, the leader gradually calmed down. The beggar's knife had not only broken through his true energy defense, but also cut through his thick armor and injured his bone.
You should know that I not only have the protection of true qi, but also the protection of armor. Even a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator's slash or sword strike cannot achieve this level. This beggar's slash not only completed the entire attack, but also damaged my bones!
The leader looked down at the wound on his arm and could clearly see the bare white bone inside; this strike was truly masterful.
"Who exactly are you?" The leader had to cover his wound with one hand, otherwise he wouldn't be able to stop the gushing blood.
The leader stared intently at Chen Zhou, as if trying to discern something from his eyes.
However, Chen Zhou remained calm, looked at the leader, and slowly said, "Who I am is not important. What is important is that you are preventing me from seeing my junior sister."
After speaking, Chen Zhou suddenly realized that he still had something to say. Now that the deterrent effect had been achieved, the injury was not fatal to the Foundation Establishment stage leader, and his purpose of deterrence had been achieved.
So Chen Zhou immediately added, "You just need to remember that my name is Chen Zhou. If anyone asks later, just say my name."
Chen Zhou said loudly, and immediately used the movement technique of Xingyi Cloud Sword to appear on the carriage in the blink of an eye!
"That thief got into the princess's carriage!"
"What are you guards still standing there for? Why aren't you protecting the princess! The princess is about to be killed!"
"Yes! We, the people, pay taxes to the Southern Kingdom, are we just here to support a bunch of good-for-nothings like you!"
"You only know how to show off your power in front of our people, but when faced with real difficulties, you just stand here and do nothing?!"
...
At this moment, everyone on the street looked up, watching the scene and criticizing it. The guards' faces were ashen; seeing their leader suffer a setback, they naturally dared not risk their lives! That person's strength was so terrifying; he could very well finish them off with a single move!
So these people wisely stayed put and didn't want to get involved in this mess.
"Shut up, all of you! We soldiers of the North will not tolerate your Southern people commenting on our soldiers!" The leader immediately retorted loudly upon seeing this scene, and the people present wisely shut up. They all looked at the guards in shock.
These guards are not from the Southern Kingdom?
Are they from the North?
Suddenly, everyone realized that the princess's wedding day was just around the corner! The wedding to Yu Fengyu, the third prince of the Northern Kingdom, had arrived! Therefore, the Northern Kingdom had practically sent a small army to escort the bride! These guards were probably from that army!
"It seems the news that the princess is getting married is true..." a commoner murmured.
They had all heard the news, but they didn't expect the date to come so soon, in just the next few days.
“The princess is marrying the third prince of the Northern Kingdom. It is said that the third prince is the most powerful heir to the throne of the Northern Kingdom. The princess is very likely to become the empress of the Northern Kingdom! What’s wrong with that? It can also provide greater protection for our Southern Kingdom!” Immediately, a reasonable person spoke up. This person was obviously a scholar.
Immediately, the street became abuzz with discussion. They had assumed the soldiers wouldn't do anything to them at this moment, so they all started talking about it.
Chen Zhou slowly lifted the curtain, but unexpectedly, just as Chen Zhou's hand touched the curtain, Jiang Ying opened it first.
In an instant.
Their eyes met.
Jiang Ying was dressed in a long white dress and wore a white headdress. Her entire outfit was white, making her appear to Chen Zhou like a fairy descended from heaven. Chen Zhou stared at Jiang Ying, momentarily at a loss for what to do. He could only stare blankly at her.
Jiang Ying stared blankly at Chen Zhou, her expression gradually changing. Finally, two lines of tears slowly flowed from Jiang Ying's eyes and fell to the ground. Seeing those tears, Chen Zhou was even more at a loss.
"Junior Sister?"
Chen Zhou tentatively said something.
Upon hearing Chen Zhou's words, Jiang Ying simply nodded quietly and said, "You shouldn't have come."
"Why?" Chen Zhou asked subconsciously, as if he were possessed.
Chen Zhou and Jiang Ying's conversation was very ordinary, but it revealed their true feelings.
“This is not a place for you,” Jiang Ying said quietly.
The two remained locked in this stalemate. Chen Zhou had originally planned to take Jiang Ying away directly, but for some reason, he just couldn't take that step or reach out his hand.
"Then where should I go?" Chen Zhou asked slowly.
“The sky is high enough for birds to fly freely. This small southern country is not your place to stay. You should belong to this land.” Jiang Ying thought for a moment and continued.
"Your body..." Just as Chen Zhou was about to answer, Jiang Ying suddenly realized something and immediately spoke.
"I'm fine. Did they force you?" Chen Zhou continued to ask. He had already heard the discussions on the ground, and with what the leader had said earlier, it seemed that the leader was speaking to the civilians on both sides, but in fact, he was speaking to him.
The leader wanted to tell Chen Zhou that he had offended not only the Southern Kingdom, but the entire Northern Kingdom.
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