Chapter 419: A Marriage of Convenience (Part 9) [Seeking Monthly Tickets]
The essence of traditional Chinese culture lies in the catharsis of the speaker and the fury of the listener. Unfortunately, this kind of traditional Chinese culture, like "little scoundrel," is mixed with some foreign elements, which the natives of this world cannot understand, let alone the relatively backward people of Shiwu.
As for things like "attending a banquet"...
Combining Shen Tang's fierce aura with the murderous arrow he had just fired, he could barely comprehend five-tenths of it.
The man from Shiwu, who had just narrowly escaped death, covered his face, his expression filled with rage, and shouted in broken, unintelligible language, "Who! Who fired that arrow! Are you looking for death?"
In just a short while, the motorcycle came speeding over.
I had to brake suddenly to avoid stepping on the person.
Shen Tang, perched on the mule, wore a cold expression. He had already sheathed his bow and arrows, replacing them with the simple yet slender Mother's Sword. The blade was pressed directly against the man's brow as he looked down at him and said, "You little bastard, you're the one courting death!"
Although the man was arrogant, he toned down his arrogance after seeing who it was. Of course, the most important reason was that he was surrounded by Shen Tang's soldiers, each of whom had a fierce look in their eyes, making people feel cold to the bone.
He managed to calm himself down.
Seeing him shut up, Shen Tang coldly shifted her gaze, sweeping it over the other people who had been surrounded and subdued. Judging by their attire, these were all personal guards of the Ten Crows envoy team, a total of ten people. She sneered, "I've always upheld the principles of 'fairness and justice,' and I won't easily use violence to force people into submission. Someone tell me, what's going on here? Why is it so lively?"
Although he said that, everyone could feel the chilling killing intent gleaming in his eyes.
Bai Su stepped forward timidly, biting her lip lightly, her eyes slightly red, and said, "Reporting to Lord Shen, we were all peacefully inside the tents when suddenly some of my sisters said they saw several shadowy figures sneaking into our tents, intending to commit beastly acts. We fought back together and shouted for help. At first, we thought they were bandits or thieves and were prepared to kill them on the spot, but who knew they were actually..."
The scene was somewhat chaotic.
Everyone seized the opportunity and started beating each other up.
These few of the Ten Crows' personal guards were beaten black and blue, and those who fared slightly better were still disheveled.
Unfortunately, they failed to kill the man before he revealed his identity, which instead attracted the attention of the Ten Crows delegation, resulting in a stalemate between the two sides.
Xu Quan, mimicking Bai Su, wiped away non-existent tears with his sleeve: "Shen Jun, please understand, if the rescue hadn't arrived in time, we would probably have already fallen victim to these beasts. Who knew these people would be so unrepentant, and even... even say..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Quan was already sobbing uncontrollably, his head lowered, his back to everyone, leaning against Bai Su's shoulder, as if afraid that no one would see his upturned lips.
Shen Tang: "..."
If Xu Wenzhu saw his cousin acting like this, he wondered if he would grab a knife and fight her to the death.
Is that really true?
Shen Tang turned to look at several of the Ten Crows' personal guards, as well as the Ten Crows' envoy who had come to take people away after hearing the news. Although this Ten Crows' envoy was not a high-ranking and powerful figure like Su Shiyilu, he was still a nobleman who had come to gain experience. Having acted arrogantly in the Ten Crows' territory and witnessed firsthand the chaos in the Geng Kingdom's court and the sycophancy of those in power towards the Ten Crows, his confidence was overflowing.
The man before me, Shen Tang, is nothing more than a minor prefect...
How dare you disrespect me?
He was fearless and sneered arrogantly, "So what if it's true? What's wrong with my brothers and I coming here to have some fun and relax? But Prefect Shen, take a good look at the situation. If you don't want to die, put down your sword!"
Their personal guards were different from their so-called retainers.
The retainers were private armed forces, mostly composed of people who had sold themselves into slavery or were commoners of low status. However, their personal guards were all young descendants of relatives or friends from their respective tribes.
Any one of them could be of noble birth!
They are far superior to these lowly people before us.
Shen Tang did not do as instructed, but asked again.
"What other excuses do you have?"
The man got angry and was about to point his finger at Shen Tang and start cursing: "You filthy thing, can't you understand human language..."
Before he could finish speaking, he caught a glimpse of a snow-white figure out of the corner of his eye.
Immediately following was a gushing jet of blood that splattered all over his face. The head of the soldier whose forehead Shen Tang had pressed against was propelled high into the air by the blood jet, before crashing back to the ground with a thud. His face was covered in blood and filth, yet he still stared with disbelief in his eyes.
Before anyone could react, their head rolled to the ground!
Shen Tang twirled her sword.
He said calmly, "The others were killed as well."
The soldiers were already eager to fight, and upon hearing the order, they responded loudly with "Yes, sir!" followed by swift and decisive strikes.
Before they could even recover from the shock of Shen Tang daring to kill directly, the King of Hell was already whispering in their ears, demanding their lives!
As the second and third screams rang out in succession, the Ten Crows envoy trembled with rage. His voice rose and became sharper, but what came out was a series of hurried and angry words in unfamiliar language.
How could Shen Tang understand that?
If you don't understand, just pretend you didn't hear it.
He gave Gu Chi and Jiang Sheng a meaningful look.
One is imprisoned, the other is silenced.
The Ten Crows Envoy's hands were tightly bound by ropes formed from condensed literary energy. He opened his mouth wide but couldn't utter a sound. He was both angry and anxious, his face turning red with rage. Unfortunately, he was imprisoned in place and couldn't even move his feet. He could only watch helplessly as several of his personal guards were slaughtered. Some of the quicker ones tried to escape, but they tripped over their own feet after only a few steps.
Terrified, he rolled over, only to be met with several large knives falling on his face, as dense and swift as chopping dumpling filling.
Seeing that the guards who had come to "steal the jade and fragrance" were all dead, Shen Tang felt relieved and her mood improved. Under the furious glare of the other party, she spoke leisurely.
"Our duty is to escort the princess safely to the Ten Crows royal court for her wedding. These 'maids' are all part of her dowry, representing the princess's dignity! Even if they are to be distributed as rewards, it should be decided after the wedding by the eldest prince and the princess! You barbarians of the Ten Crows are crude, ignorant, and lack manners, shame, and ethics. To dare to covet them is to covet the princess and disrespect the royal family. To uphold the dignity of the Geng Kingdom and the diplomatic relations between our two countries, we must condemn these treacherous traitors who harbor ulterior motives and intend to sow discord between our nations—"
"He deserves to die! He must die!"
"First, send someone to escort the messenger back safely. If he asks, just repeat what I just said."
Jiang Sheng cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
"Pfft!" The envoy suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his lips bleeding and his face contorted with rage. He forcefully broke the silence, making his voice hoarse and rough. "You surnamed Chen, you've got guts! Believe me or not, I'll lead my troops to raze you to the ground right now!"
Shen Tang took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped the blood off the sword, retorting sarcastically, "I was just following the rules, and that applies to everyone. I warned you before we left the pass not to try anything funny! Heh, you didn't believe me and wanted to try your luck, but you ended up knocking your head off and now you're blaming us? Do you really think the Geng Kingdom is weak and afraid of you Ten Crows?"
The last sentence was resounding and righteous.
The envoy was intimidated by her fierce aura and felt a momentary fear, but it quickly dissipated and was replaced by a raging fire of anger, his chest heaving.
Ruthless: "Fine! You just wait!"
Shen Tang snorted coldly and raised her hand to signal him to be sent back.
He instructed the others to do what they were supposed to do.
Watching the other person's furious back, Jiang Sheng frowned almost imperceptibly: "My lord, regarding this matter..."
"You think I was too reckless?"
"Not really, it's just that killing a few of their personal guards was justified and wouldn't cause any problems. It's just... it's not a good idea to just let this person go." If he were given the man, he could do something to him to reduce future trouble.
Shen Tang said, "It'll happen sooner or later."
If we don't kill them now, they'll turn around and kill us later.
The current concern is Su Shiyilu's attitude, but considering the current situation, the latter will not turn against her now. He will at least wait until he reaches the Shiwu Royal Court, or until Shen Tang returns to Yonggu Pass, and then repeat the same method, attacking the city, killing her, and hanging her body upside down.
Speaking of Su Shiyilu...
Jiang Sheng said, "...This person has a very strong aura."
How do you determine whether an enemy is valuable?
Just look at the aura emanating from the other person.
If I get the chance, I'll kill this guy first.
"Um."
Shen Tang understood the implication in Jiang Sheng's words, nodded, and sent someone to inform the princess that he had something to attend to and would not be going.
That night, apart from Shen Tang's group, no one else slept soundly, especially Su Shiyilu, the leader of the Ten Crows delegation. The old man was just about to embrace his concubine and begin a pleasant night, when he was frightened back by the howling of ghosts outside the tent.
Completely losing interest, he grabbed his clothes and threw them on irritably, yelling, "Who's wailing outside!"
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(End of this chapter)
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