Chapter 90

Chapter 91: Ancient Leather Book, Mysterious Voice

As the voice appeared, a towering figure emerged, most striking was his bald, shiny head.

Emperor Wu was instantly startled!

Meng Chong?!

The ministers were also greatly surprised, Meng Chong?

They were no strangers to Meng Chong, after all, they often gritted their teeth in hatred!

Why did he come?

And how did he break into the court?

Emperor Wu abruptly stood up, his face filled with shock.

"Guards, seize him!"

This is the imperial palace, a place of great importance for the court, and Meng Chong actually broke in?

Are the imperial guards and palace attendants all useless?

"Meng Chong, surrender!"

The generals in the hall were instantly invigorated, seeing an opportunity to earn merit.

Roaring, they all rushed forward.

Meng Chong extended his hand, picking up the generals like chickens and throwing them out.

Seeing Meng Chong toss the generals out of the hall as if they were chicks, the ministers were almost frightened out of their wits.

Among the generals, there were no shortage of top-notch experts!

They couldn't even put up a fight?

Emperor Wu was even more frightened, his face turning pale, wanting to hide but unable to.

Meng Chong grabbed him and said with a grin, "Emperor Wu, you owe me ten thousand taels of gold, a three-thousand-year-old ginseng, and ten precious herbs, haven't you forgotten?"

"No... no, I haven't forgotten!" Emperor Wu almost fainted, trembling.

Meng Chong sat on the dragon throne, took out the alliance leader's token, and slammed it on the table, saying, "This is the alliance leader's token. According to the rules, you should grant me the title of Marquis, but I don't like it, so I won't accept it. Go to your imperial treasury and move some things as compensation, that's very reasonable, right?"

Emperor Wu nodded, "Reasonable! Reasonable!"

He just wanted to get away from Meng Chong, this villain, and then order the palace experts to surround and kill him!

The ministers in the hall, seeing that Meng Chong wasn't paying attention to them, exchanged glances and, in perfect unison, shakily retreated, preparing to make a run for it.

As for Emperor Wu's life or death, they were powerless!

After this, just change the emperor, how simple, no need to risk their lives!

And they couldn't even fight back!

Meng Chong, seeing the ministers timidly and quietly retreating, chuckled, "Emperor Wu, your ministers aren't very loyal, are they?"

The ministers were startled and hurriedly stopped.

Emperor Wu was so angry he gnashed his teeth!

"Your Majesty, we are loyal, we are going to gather reinforcements to save you!"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, we are going to gather reinforcements."

The ministers said sheepishly.

Meng Chong, holding Emperor Wu, said sternly, "Emperor Wu, you helped me take revenge, so I won't make things difficult for you. I know you are不服 (unconvinced), it's said that the Wu Kingdom's Heavenly玄Guard is the nation's elite force.

"I'll give you a chance to use the Heavenly玄Guard. If you can kill me, it's your skill."

His senior brother single-handedly crushed the Qi Kingdom's Divine Might Army, so he would crush the Wu Kingdom's Heavenly玄Guard.

Meng Chong thought to himself.

"Really?"

Emperor Wu was overjoyed.

No matter how strong Meng Chong is, can he really fight the Heavenly玄Guard alone?

"Of course!"

"Alright, then let's go to the training ground for a battle!"

The ministers were shocked, thinking Meng Chong had lost his mind.

Fight the Heavenly玄Guard alone?

Then they were overjoyed, this kid is dead for sure!

At the Heavenly玄Guard training ground, a solemn atmosphere prevailed.

Meng Chong stood alone in the center, surrounded by heavily armored Heavenly玄Guards.

Emperor Wu, gritting his teeth, angrily ordered the commander of the Heavenly玄Guard, "Kill him!"

"Yes!"

The commander of the Heavenly玄Guard nodded solemnly.

Rumbling!

The Heavenly玄Guard charged from all sides, sealing off all of Meng Chong's escape routes and hiding spaces.

Long spears thrust forward, using the momentum of the charging horses, piercing Meng Chong's body.

However, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The spears snapped in half, and Meng Chong was unharmed.

"Just that?"

Meng Chong laughed, his body glowing with a golden light, like a golden-robed arhat, sweeping through the Heavenly玄Guard alone.

The ministers were stunned.

Emperor Wu's face was blank, muttering, "How is this possible! That voice deceived me, saying that no one can become a martial artist here? How dare it deceive me!"

Seemingly recalling something, Emperor Wu's face turned extremely dark, gnashing his teeth.

Meng Chong came to Emperor Wu, touched his bald head, and chuckled, "Emperor Wu, what do you think?"

Emperor Wu took a deep breath, "Meng Chong, whatever you want, I will give you, even the titles of Marquis or Duke!"

"Titles of Marquis or Duke are unnecessary. Prepare the rewards I asked for, and in exchange for the title of Marquis, I'll take your imperial treasury."

Meng Chong had already made up his mind.

"Agreed!"

Emperor Wu gritted his teeth and nodded.

In the Wu Kingdom's imperial palace, boxes of gold ingots were placed before Meng Chong.

Looking at the gold ingots, Meng Chong paused, "I'll leave the gold here for now, it's inconvenient to carry."

"Alright!"

Emperor Wu was straightforward.

Meng Chong put away the three-thousand-year-old ginseng and ten precious herbs, indicating for Emperor Wu to lead the way to the treasury.

Upon arriving at the treasury, Emperor Wu did not enter.

"You can take everything, I will give it all to you!"

Emperor Wu took a deep breath and said solemnly.

Meng Chong entered the treasury and began selecting treasures.

"The books and such that Master needs are easy to find, but jewels are useless.

"This imperial treasury is no good, mostly jewels, a few precious herbs, take them all."

Meng Chong walked around the treasury, somewhat disappointed.

After becoming a martial artist, jewels no longer attracted him.

Apart from some books to take back for his master, there wasn't much suitable.

"Let's look around."

Meng Chong carefully examined, suddenly seeing an ancient leather book on a shelf.

"What is this?"

It was an ancient leather book, made from an unknown material, looking very old.

On the cover of the ancient leather book, two powerful characters.

"Tai Cang?"

Meng Chong opened the cover, but saw no text, only some lines drawn, curved and twisted, seemingly following a certain pattern.

"Can't understand it, take it back for Master to see."

Meng Chong took the ancient leather book.

Leaving the treasury, Meng Chong said boldly, "Emperor Wu, I've chosen the treasures. In gratitude for your help in my revenge, I won't empty your treasury."

Emperor Wu's face was dark, but he said nothing.

"I'm leaving!"

Meng Chong came and went hastily, his purpose achieved. The enmity with the Wu Kingdom was settled, it was time to return and diligently practice martial arts.

After Meng Chong single-handedly defeated the martial experts on Tianping Mountain and the Heavenly玄Guard in the Wu Kingdom's capital, the news spread.

He shocked the Wu Kingdom once again.

Many people in the Wu Kingdom recalled the rumors of Qi Kingdom seeking experts, and were amazed that there were really such experts in the world?

Is there really an incredibly powerful martial path?

In a certain place in the Wu Kingdom, the renowned martial veteran Wu Senior, upon learning that Meng Chong single-handedly defeated the Heavenly玄Guard, his eyes widened, deeply shocked.

Seemingly recalling something.

"Granddisciple, come quickly!"

Two granddisciples ran over quickly.

"Grandmaster, what do you need?"

"Quickly, pack your things, prepare for the journey into the Endless Mountains!"

Wu Senior instructed his granddisciples.

In his mind, he recalled a special place he had entered in the Endless Mountains to avoid his enemies' pursuit when he was young.

At the time, he didn't dare to go deeper, fearing he wouldn't be able to come out.

Now, thinking about it, could there be an opportunity there?

"If I were twenty or thirty years younger, I would go alone!"

Wu Senior felt some regret.

Meng Chong, riding a horse, carrying the spoils of his journey, was returning to Yunshan County.

He didn't realize that when he displayed his incredible strength, Emperor Wu was shocked, but it was a shock of unexpectedness, not the kind of shock that shattered the worldviews of the ministers.

In a secluded part of the Wu Kingdom's imperial palace, a solitary courtyard stood, without eunuchs or palace maids, with some newly grown weeds.

Emperor Wu, with a fluctuating expression, walked in.

The chief eunuch stopped outside the courtyard, while Emperor Wu walked in alone.

Emperor Wu entered the courtyard and walked to the hall in the center.

Pushing open the door of the hall, unexpectedly, there was a stone room inside!

The stone room was not large, about ten feet square, seemingly carved from a single massive stone.

The surface of the stone room was weathered, showing its age and the passage of time.

Emperor Wu stood at the door of the stone room, his eyes dark, his expression solemn.

Stepping into the stone room, the light dimmed, the dark stone room seemed desolate.

"Today, a person came to my palace, and with his own strength, defeated my Heavenly玄Guard. You said there are no martial artists, that it's impossible to become a true martial artist, how do you explain this to me!"

Emperor Wu suppressed his dissatisfaction and anger, speaking in a low, deep voice.

The voice echoed in the stone room, and after a while, a voice suddenly sounded.

The voice appeared out of nowhere, impossible to pinpoint its source, as if the stone room itself was speaking.

The mysterious voice, with a tone of doubt: "Martial artist? Impossible, in the borderlands of Tai Cang, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been extinguished, making it impossible to cultivate into a martial artist."

"Bullshit! What is Meng Chong if not a martial artist? I asked you to teach me cultivation, but you always said the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been extinguished, to deceive me!"

Emperor Wu said angrily.

"Is he really a martial artist?"

The mysterious voice still doubted.

"How could I lie to you!"

The mysterious voice fell silent for a while before saying, "He must be a martial artist from the Inner Domain, but why would an Inner Domain martial artist come here?"

Emperor Wu snorted, "You talk about Inner Domain martial artists, but our Wu Kingdom has never seen one since its founding!"

"Your Wu Kingdom is too young, how could you have seen one? Besides, even if a martial artist came, you wouldn't know."

The mysterious voice seemed to be recalling, "The last time an Inner Domain martial artist came to the borderlands was... three thousand years ago."

"I knew you would use the Inner Domain martial artist to deceive me, but this time, I'm telling you, he is not from the Inner Domain, his name is Meng Chong, and he is from our Wu Kingdom.

"He once tried to assassinate me, and at the time, his strength was just comparable to the top martial artists in the world. In less than a year, he has become so powerful, and you still want to deceive me, saying it's impossible to cultivate martial arts?"

Emperor Wu suppressed his anger.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! In the borderlands of Tai Cang, it is absolutely impossible for a martial artist to appear!"

The mysterious voice's tone was agitated.

"I saw it with my own eyes, do you still want to deceive me? Moreover, it is rumored in Qi Kingdom that a world-class expert has appeared, and a powerful martial artist has single-handedly suppressed the Qi Kingdom!"

Emperor Wu roared, his face red with anger.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The mysterious voice didn't believe it.

"If you don't teach me cultivation, I'll destroy this stone room!"

Emperor Wu threatened.

"Ha ha ha, destroy it if you want, do you think you can destroy it? Do you think destroying the stone room will get rid of me..."

The mysterious voice laughed, but it sounded somewhat deranged.

"All deceivers, don't try to deceive me again, I won't fall for it, ha ha ha... deceivers, all deceivers, I won't fall for it again..."

The mysterious voice laughed madly, as if mentally deranged, repeatedly muttering: deceivers, all deceivers, I won't fall for it again...

The voice in the stone room gradually faded away.

Emperor Wu's face was fluctuating, with anger, helplessness, and unwillingness.

He glanced around the stone room, then left with a dark face.

Leaving the stone room, he walked out of the hall, closed the door, and before leaving the courtyard, he glanced at the newly grown weeds.

He ordered, "As usual, pick someone from the death row to clean the weeds, and once it's done, dispose of them."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The chief eunuch bowed.

Meng Chong returned to Yunshan County.

"Master, what is this?"

He arranged all the books and brought the ancient leather book to Li Xuan.

"Hmm?"

Li Xuan took the ancient leather book and was immediately stunned, this ancient leather book was unusual.

The material was not simple, not made from ordinary animal skin.

Moreover, it looked very old, with two large characters on the cover: Tai Cang.

"Tai Cang? What is it?"

Li Xuan was puzzled, flipping through the book, he saw not lines of text, but some lines, fine and seemingly scattered, but upon closer inspection, they formed a pattern.

"Rune?"

Seeing the lines drawn in the book, Li Xuan's first thought was runes.

But upon closer inspection, it didn't seem like runes.

"Not like runes, not much like a map..."