I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 432 New, Fifteen in Panic
On the city wall, Dugu Ming looked extremely disheveled.

Although he had secretly escaped when Dugu Yifang gave him a signal, he was still caught by Granny Wushuang.

Besides Granny Wushuang, the Ming family members led by Youruo and Mingyue also went up to the city wall.

"Young Master Ying, where is Dugu Yifang?"

Hearing Mingyue's question, Ying Xun nodded and said, "Yes, the head is in his hands, and the body is underneath."

Dugu Ming had considered that his father might be defeated, and he had considered that his father might die, but he never expected that his father would die a gruesome death.

"Ying Xun, I'm going to kill you!"

His eyes were bloodshot. He broke free from the Ming family disciples who were holding him and roared as he charged toward Ying Xun.

Unfortunately, before he could reach Ying Xun, he was slapped off the city wall by Granny Wushuang.

The people who were venting their anger on Dugu Yifang's corpse immediately surrounded him when they saw Dugu Ming fall from the city wall.

"What do you want to do? I am the young city lord. If you dare to touch a hair on my head, I will make you wish you were dead."

They're father and son, even their threats are the same.

"Living in Wushuang City, every day is worse than death."

“My poor daughter was violated by your guards. She went to your city lord’s mansion to seek justice, but her leg was broken. I have long wished I were dead.”

“Every year, all sorts of exorbitant taxes and levies are levied under various pretexts. Even in years of abundant harvest, people still go hungry. Parents at home starve to death in order to save a bite to eat. You and your father both deserve to die.”

"Beat him to death, beat him to death..."

The crowd grew increasingly enraged, and the resentment and hatred they had accumulated towards the city lord's mansion erupted like a volcano.

Everyone's eyes were filled with resentment, like wronged souls crawling out of hell, wishing they could tear Dugu Ming to pieces, eat his flesh, and drink his blood.

Soon, the crowd overwhelmed Dugu Ming, and no matter how he shouted and begged for mercy, it was to no avail.

A piercing scream tore through the sky and lingered for a long time, like the mournful cawing of crows, sending chills down one's spine.

"...pervading the ten directions, constantly using its divine power to rescue all sentient beings from delusion, yet sentient beings are unaware of this, like the blind seeing the sun and moon..."

Ying Xun muttered incantations and recited the "Taishang Jiuku Jing" to help Dugu Ming and Dugu Yifang pass on, thus settling the karmic debt between them.

Then, he slightly raised his head, his voice clear and resonant.

"Now that the Demon Lord has arrived, why not show yourself?"

After waiting for a while without any response, Ying Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Looks like they've left."

Then, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura instantly weakened, and his body went limp.

"You stinky Taoist priest."

"Young Master Ying."

You Ruo and Ming Yue spoke at the same time, supporting Ying Xun from the left and right.

"I'm fine, just a little exhausted. I'll be fine after a few days of rest." Ying Xun shook his head. Although Dugu Yifang hadn't caused him any serious injuries, the two sword strikes he used to save the people had almost exhausted his strength, leaving him somewhat weakened.

"Mingyue, you take the lord down to rest first, leave this to me."

……

Half a month later, at the City Lord's Mansion.

With Dugu Yifang dead, Wushuang City needs a new city lord to take charge.

Granny Wushuang wanted to recommend Ying Xun for the position, but unfortunately Ying Xun had no interest in the city lord's position.

So, at his suggestion, Mingyue became the new city lord of Wushuang City.

Because Wushuang City was in dire need of reconstruction, the city lord, Mingyue, was extremely busy, leaving early and returning late almost every day.

Late that night, Mingyue had just returned home when she saw Mingxin and Minghui sitting on the threshold of the gate, their little heads nodding as if they were about to fall asleep.

"It's so late, why aren't you two asleep yet?"

Upon hearing this, the two girls instantly perked up, their eyes lighting up.

"Sister Mingyue, you're back! Big brother is leaving. Can you try to persuade him not to go?"

"Yes, Sister Mingyue, you must persuade Master to stay."

Mingxin, who calls him her master, is naturally referring to Ying Xun.

Although Ying Xun did not take her as his disciple, Mingxin had come to regard him as her master after the past two weeks of guidance, and she called him "master" all the time.

"Young Master Ying is leaving?"

Mingyue was startled. Suppressing the strange emotions rising in her heart, she said softly, "It's getting late. You should all go to sleep first. I'll go and have a chat with Young Master Ying."

"Yes, Sister Mingyue, you must keep Master here."

"I try my best."

Mingyue smiled gently, instructed the maids accompanying her to take the two little girls away, and then walked towards the small courtyard where Ying Xun was temporarily staying.

Although it was late at night, the lights in the room were still on.

Mingyue lingered outside the room for a while before finally mustering the courage to knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

After receiving a response, Mingyue pushed open the door and went inside. She saw Ying Xun bent over his desk, writing something.

"Young Master Ying."

Mingyue called out.

Ying Xun put down his pen, looked up and smiled, "Miss Mingyue, perfect timing, I have something to tell you."

"What do you wish to say, Young Master Ying?"

As Mingyue spoke, she walked to the table.

Ying Xun picked up a stack of Xuan paper covered with writing and handed it to her: "These are some suggestions I recently wrote about the future development of Wushuang City, based on the situation around it. You can take a look. If you think they are suitable, then implement them. If you think they are not suitable, then just pretend you didn't read them."

In the past two weeks, in addition to instructing the two girls in martial arts, Ying Xun has also often gone out for walks, discovered many problems, and then formulated some development plans.

Having been emperor twice, his ability to govern a region was naturally unmatched by ordinary people.

The outline written on just the first sheet of paper was enough to shock Mingyue.

The problems that followed, and the solutions they provided, astonished Mingyue even more.

Ying Xun ignored her and picked up his pen to write again.

Time passes minute by minute.

After Mingyue finished reading the last piece of paper, she remained silent for a long time, secretly glanced at Ying Xun, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Young Master Ying, do you think I'm unsuitable to be the city lord?"

"Why do you say that?"

Ying Xun looked up at her, and in the lamplight, her face showed a look of dejection and loss.

In an instant, Ying Xun understood why she had asked that question.

“You’ve only just become the city lord, and you’ve already done a great job. No one can be perfect in everything; there are always things you’ve overlooked.”

“But you’ve considered everything very comprehensively. I’ve lived in Wushuang City for over ten years, and I’m not as good as you at identifying problems in the last few days, not to mention the plans you’ve drafted. I doubt I could come up with such a perfect plan in my entire life.” “No matter how good a plan is, it needs the right people to implement it. As the lord of a city, all you need to do is grasp the overall direction, discern whether the plans proposed by your subordinates are good or bad, and know how to use people wisely. I trust your judgment and believe that you can be a good lord of Wushuang City. Of course, the most important thing is to treat the people well. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. If you are too harsh on the people, the city will collapse sooner or later.”

"Thank you, Young Master Ying. Mingyue will remember this."

Mingyue bowed respectfully and asked, "Young Master Ying, do you have any other ideas for the future development of Wushuang City?"

Noticing her gaze, Ying Xun shook his head and smiled: "This is not a plan, it's a list of panic."

"Ok?"

“Since the madman Bai Xiao wrote a list of twelve terrors, and I have nothing better to do, I’ll write one myself,” Ying Xun explained.

Then, with a flick of his long sleeves, a scroll of silk slowly unfurled, and the top of the scroll fell into Mingyue's hands.

The opening preface essentially states that the Twelve Horrors by Bai Xiaokuangsheng represent some outdated individuals or things that are no longer sufficient to express the true horrors of the world. This list of horrors, however, is what truly terrifies the world today.

The first sign of panic was the World Society.

The World Society is the most powerful force in the martial arts world today, with the potential to sweep across the land. Its leader, Xiong Ba, is a disciple of the Three Wonders Elder, possesses superb martial arts skills, is ambitious, and is blessed by destiny, enjoying ten years of good fortune.

Over the course of these ten years, they were invincible and established an unparalleled hegemony.

Now, ten years have passed. The grand ambitions and great achievements have reached their peak, but from prosperity comes decline, and in the end, nothing more than a handful of yellow earth.

The second source of alarm – the Sword Saint.

Sword Saint Dugu Jian, peerless sword master, born sword fanatic, began learning sword at the age of five, surpassed his master at the age of seven, became famous with a single sword at the age of nine, and had an epiphany about the way of the sword at the age of thirteen. He once traveled to Japan to seek the pinnacle of the way of the sword and created the eighteen forms of the Holy Spirit Sword Technique.

He once fought a three-day, three-night battle against the world's number one assassin organization, Tianchi, using the Holy Spirit Sword Technique, leaving only the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi to flee. Later, after being defeated by the martial arts legend Wuming, he retired from the martial arts world and devoted himself to studying the way of the sword.

Now, the Sword Saint has advanced the Holy Spirit Sword Technique to the Twenty-Second Sword Technique, making it increasingly unfathomable, and few in the world can rival him.

If one day he comprehends the Twenty-Three Swords Technique, he will surely shake the world, and even the martial arts legend Wuming will be unstoppable.

The third shock – the martial arts legend, Nameless.

The master of the Heroic Sword, a successor of the Sword Sect.

Upon entering the martial arts world, he defeated the Sword Saint, gaining unparalleled fame. Later, he single-handedly defeated the ten major martial arts sects, causing a period of decline in the martial arts world that has yet to recover. Due to the many grudges he had made, his wife was poisoned, so he faked his death and went into seclusion.

Now his cultivation has reached a higher level, reaching the Heavenly Sword realm, capable of making ten thousand swords submit. He is indifferent to fame and fortune, cares about the world, and his cultivation is unfathomable.

The fourth terror – the immortal god.

A god from the Bu clan, whose martial arts talent is unparalleled. He is well-read and once studied under the Shaolin Temple, where he mastered all of Shaolin's martial arts in a short period of time. Later, he comprehended the profound meaning of the fifth level of Yuanji Maha Wuliang in the Wooden Dummy Alley.

Possessing the two great divine skills of the Heaven-Shifting Divine Technique and the World-Destroying Demon Body, he broke the forty-year limit of the clan gods, founded the Searching God Palace, and almost ruled the world several times, but ultimately failed. Now he possesses the immeasurable Maha, and there is hardly anyone in the world who can rival him.

An invincible and immortal god would likely be an unimaginable catastrophe for the world.

But can immortality truly mean eternal youth and immortality?

The Fifth Panic – The Demon Lord.

Where there are gods, there must also be demons.

The Demon Lord Bai Suzhen is like a peerless demon lord who stepped out of a mythical world. She is also an immortal being, and her six great demon saviors are incredibly powerful.

However, the god is not a true god, and the demon is not a true demon.

The demon possesses compassion; with a demonic heart, he saves all living beings.

The seventh terror – Indra.

The Lord of Tianmen, whose influence is almost ubiquitous throughout the martial arts world, is capable of sweeping across the land once mobilized. As the Lord of Tianmen, Emperor Shitian must be extraordinary.

He calls himself Heaven, how arrogant! Yet he once drank phoenix blood and has the ability to bring the dead back to life. He is a legendary figure who lived for nearly two thousand years, with a lifespan that is almost eternal and unfathomable martial arts skills.

For ordinary people, is it not the heavens?
Unfortunately, martial arts talent is limited, and even after a thousand years, it may not be able to outlast a martial arts genius by a few decades.

How laughable, how pathetic, how lamentable!
The Eighth Panic - Wu Wudi.

This is a martial arts prodigy whose curses could not stop him. He created the Ten Strongest Martial Arts and was known as the "Ten Strongest Martial Artists". Later, he summarized his own Ten Strongest Martial Arts and created a supreme martial art that is divided into external and internal styles - Xuanwu True Skill.

With unparalleled Xuanwu True Skill, he once defeated Di Shitian, who had lived for a thousand years. In the end, he went into hiding, his identity unknown, like a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail.

The Ninth Panic – The Water God Ancestor.

The patriarch of Shenlong Island was originally an ordinary person on Shenlong Island. He accidentally injured a dragon and was bathed in its blood, which gave him a pair of dragon arms with unparalleled power. He slept deep in Shenlong Island all year round, and each time he awoke, he needed the blood of the four divine beasts as a catalyst.

The tenth terror – the four divine beasts.

The four mythical beasts are the dragon, phoenix, divine tortoise, and qilin.

Among the four divine beasts, the dragon, phoenix, and divine tortoise each created a powerful being who could look down upon the mortal world, while the qilin created the Fire Qilin Sword, the Nie family's Mad Blood, and that guy's Qilin Arm.

The divine phoenix and divine tortoise are now impossible to find, but the divine dragon and qilin still exist in the human world. If one can obtain qilin blood and dragon essence, even just a part of it, one can live forever and be hard to find an opponent.

The eleventh shock – the four strange stones.

The four unique stones are: White Dew, Black Cold, Ice Soul, and Divine Stone.

Legend has it that the four extraordinary stones were left behind by Nuwa when she mended the sky, and each possesses its own unique characteristics.

Bai Lu has been forged into the Snow Drinking Blade and belongs to the Nie family.

Hei Han was acquired by the Sword Worship Manor, who attempted to forge an unparalleled sword.

Ice Soul can prevent all things from decaying or incorrupting for eternity, and it is kept in the Hero King's Mansion to preserve the bodies of his ancestors.

The last divine stone is a naturally formed divine weapon. Even if an ordinary person obtains it, they can kill top experts. If it is obtained by an expert, it will surely attract worldwide attention.

The Twelfth Terror – The Heavenly Cry Sutra.

This scripture contains the first character created by Cangjie, possessing magical power that allows those who see it to gain infinite mysteries, as if they were connected with heaven and earth.

To possess this one character is to witness the full wonders of the universe, but the person who sees it will also be cursed by the heavens, suffering a fate worse than death!
The Thirteenth Panic - A Love That Could Topple a City.

This is an unparalleled and invincible move.

This move only appeared once before, during the Three Kingdoms period a thousand years ago, and was executed by Guan Yu, the God of War. A magnificent city was destroyed in a single move. When the move was executed, it seemed to transcend time and space, making it impossible to defend against.

Without a doubt, this is a move that is comparable to the yet-to-be-released Sword Twenty-Three, and may even be superior.

The Fourteenth Terror – Maha Boundless.

This is also an unparalleled feat. Maha is a Sanskrit word meaning incomparably great. The so-called "Maha-immeasurable" refers to infinite power.

This unique skill was gleaned from Bodhidharma's observation of two natural phenomena in the heavens and earth, and these two forces are—wind and clouds.

The wind is boundless, the clouds are ever-changing, gathering the power of heaven and earth, inexhaustible and ever-flowing.

Rumor has it that when this power reaches its peak, it can even travel through the past and future.

This power was originally a power possessed only by "Heaven," but it has been stolen by gods and demons; whether this is a blessing or a curse remains to be seen.

The fifteenth shock—him.

Among the twelve terrors in Bai Xiaokuangsheng's works, he is the most mysterious and powerful being; the other terrors merely serve to highlight his existence.

He loved to laugh, hence the name "Xiao Sanxiao" (meaning "Three Laughs").

Having obtained the blood of the divine tortoise, he lived for over three thousand years, witnessing the rise and fall of humankind and comprehending the changes of life and death. No one knew his true nature, nor how strong he truly was.

He was a hermit living in seclusion, yet also a passerby in the mortal world.

He used the world as a chessboard and people as pieces to set up his plans, all to resist that catastrophe that would last for millennia. But he may also be the one who instigated that catastrophe.

(End of this chapter)