Chapter 68

A lord who doesn’t seek recommendation votes isn’t a good lord!

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Outside, a fierce battle was raging. In the originally tranquil night, the sound of weapons clashing occasionally echoed. The people inside the cave, of course, couldn’t be unaware. The handsome men and beautiful women in the mountain’s belly couldn’t help but crowd towards the cave entrance, eager to peek outside and see what was happening. Since Tang Sen was guarding the narrow passage at the cave’s entrance, several of the beautiful women simply sprawled on his back.

Tang Sen quickly turned his head and shouted, "Don’t crowd over here! Have you forgotten what I said? No one is allowed to stick their heads out. If anyone gets captured by the monsters and becomes a hostage, it will complicate the rescue operation."

The handsome men and beautiful women were startled and immediately came to their senses, quickly retreating.

Tang Sen approached the cave entrance alone. The battle was taking place in the front garden, quite far from this cave. He couldn’t see what was happening, but the mountain was quiet, and the echoes in the valley allowed him to clearly hear the clashing of weapons, Hu Niu’s tiger roars, and Sun Wu Kong’s hearty laughter. From the sounds of these two, it was evident that Sun Wu Kong had the upper hand; otherwise, he wouldn’t be so relaxed.

Since he had moved too close to the cave entrance, the wolf demon outside saw Tang Sen and shouted, "What are you looking at? Get back into the cave quickly."

Tang Sen smiled and said, "I’m here to see how you die!"

"Bold!" The wolf demon was furious, opening its blood-red mouth and baring its fierce fangs. "You little brat, are you tired of living? Don’t think that just because the Great King glanced at you, you’ve forgotten you’re a captive. I can crush and eat you at any time. Get back into the cave."

Tang Sen had no interest in arguing with a wolf; it would only lower his standards. What’s the difference between arguing with a wolf and a dog? So he smiled without a word, standing a few meters inside the narrow part of the cave entrance, adopting a stance that could hold off a thousand men, fearlessly staring down the wolf demon.

The wolf demon’s eyes slowly changed. It sensed that Tang Sen wasn’t afraid of it... It began to seriously consider whether to give this defiant human a lesson.

At this moment, a rabbit demon ran over, shouting in a hurry, "Big Brother Wolf... The Great King has ordered... A powerful demon has come to the front mountain, apparently targeting our handsome men and beautiful women. The Great King wants you to take all the handsome men and beautiful women to the back mountain for supervision... If the other side tries to snatch them, you are allowed to use them as hostages."

The wolf demon grinned, "Did the Great King say what to do if the hostages resist or try to escape?"

The rabbit demon replied, "The Great King said that if that happens, you are allowed to beat them, but not to cripple or kill them. They are important goods and need to earn money for us."

"Very good!" The wolf demon laughed. "Then I can beat someone right now."

The wolf demon turned and pointed at Tang Sen with its paw, "Boy, come here. I promise not to hit your face; your handsome face can earn money... But whether your ribs will break, I can’t guarantee."

Tang Sen didn’t bother to respond, standing calmly in the narrow passage, not moving an inch.

The wolf demon frowned, "Hey, I’m talking to you. Didn’t you hear me, boy?"

Tang Sen slowly replied, "I only talk to those who are polite. I don’t care about impolite demons."

"Roar!" The wolf demon roared in anger, no longer caring about not hitting his face. Its paw, carrying a gust of foul wind, lunged straight at Tang Sen’s face.

This wolf demon was actually quite strong, having cultivated for several hundred years. Its claws had the strength of several hundred pounds, and no ordinary human could stand against it. From the wind of its claws, Tang Sen could tell that the wolf demon’s strength was roughly on par with ordinary heavenly soldiers... Well, they were all minions!

Tang Sen stood still, waiting for the wolf’s paw to strike his face.

The group of handsome men and beautiful women standing far behind him couldn’t help but exclaim, "Oh, Master Tang Sen..."

Several of the beautiful women covered their faces, unable to bear to watch.

Tang Sen remained calm, and as the paw was about to hit his face, he suddenly tilted his head, and the paw brushed past his cheek. The wolf demon couldn’t help but exclaim, "Huh?"

At that moment, Tang Sen suddenly struck out, grabbing the wolf demon’s wrist.

"Seems you know a bit of martial arts?" The wolf demon laughed. "So what? With human strength, what can you do by grabbing my wrist..." Before it could finish, Tang Sen had already swung it around and thrown it like a burlap sack.

The wolf demon was thrown over ten meters away, like a cannonball, crashing into a towering tree outside the cave. The tree swayed, and if it had been smaller, it would have been snapped. The wolf demon’s bones almost shattered from the impact, and it slid down the tree trunk, unable to maintain its half-human, half-wolf form, revealing its true form as a large gray wolf.

"Wow!" The fifty or so small demons guarding outside the cave were in an uproar.

"Who is this guy?"

"He actually defeated Big Brother Wolf?"

"Oh... This is impossible!"

"No human can do that."

The small demons screamed and panicked.

The handsome men and beautiful women inside the cave, however, cheered, "Wow, Master Tang Sen really has true skills."

"Good hit, I’ve been eyeing that wolf for a while."

"Beat them up, get revenge for us."

The wolf demon was the most vicious demon in the garden, often terrorizing the handsome men and beautiful women. Everyone had long been annoyed by it, and many had cursed it to a bad end. Now seeing it defeated, how could they not be happy?

The handsome men and beautiful women grew bolder and wanted to crowd towards the cave entrance again. Tang Sen turned and said irritably, "All of you, go back. You’re getting excited over a small demon? There are still two big demons on the other side."

This statement frightened the handsome men and beautiful women, and they retreated back into the cave. However, their eyes now held more trust, and they all looked at Tang Sen with admiration.

The demons outside gathered in front of the cave. The small demons were eager to rush in and grab Tang Sen, but the cave entrance was too narrow, only allowing two or three people to pass side by side. Three fox demons rushed in together, extending their claws to attack Tang Sen, but their strength was negligible to him. Their movements were also clumsy, and they couldn’t coordinate to surround him. Tang Sen swung his fists, and with three thuds, the three fox demons were thrown out of the cave.

A bear demon pushed through the small demons and shouted, "Damn you, do you want to rebel? Don’t think that a bit of strength can make you rebel. In terms of strength, I don’t yield to heavenly generals."

Tang Sen smiled without a word. Whether you yield to heavenly generals or not is none of my business; I just want to guard this cave entrance and prevent you from taking hostages.

The bear demon roared, its voice quite intimidating. It swung its bear claws at Tang Sen. Tang Sen, without a weapon, felt it was difficult to defend against the sharp claws and picked up a large stone from the ground, about the size of a washbasin, and thrust it forward. The bear claws hit the stone, and with a loud bang, the stone shattered, sending debris flying.

But the stone slowed the bear claws, and Tang Sen reached out, grabbing the bear demon’s wrist.

The bear demon laughed, "Do you think I’ll be as weak as Brother Wolf? Come on, let’s compare strength." It used all its strength, roaring, trying to break Tang Sen’s hand.

"Insane!" Tang Sen summoned his divine power, feeling a lightness in his hand. When he first became the guardian of the housebound girl, he could skillfully wield a 430-pound heavenly sword. Later, as he traveled, his followers increased, especially after the battle at Gao Lao Village, where his divine power greatly increased. Now, Tang Sen was using several thousand pounds of strength, and the bear demon’s strength was no match.

Tang Sen swung the bear demon like a burlap sack, using both hands, and with a shout, threw it out.

The bear demon flew over ten meters away and crashed into a towering tree, different from the wolf demon, it snapped the tree... The fallen tree crashed down, pinning the wolf demon under it. Both the bear and the wolf revealed their true forms, unable to move under the tree.

"Wow!" The small demons outside were in an uproar again.

The handsome men and beautiful women inside the cave were also excited again. Several of the beautiful women cheered, "Master Tang Sen is so skilled. If you were to leave the monastic life, we would be willing to marry you."

"I’m dizzy!" Tang Sen was drenched in sweat. "I’ve never been a monk, how can I leave the monastic life?"

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