I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 482 Reason
Indra fled.

But before he escaped, he left everyone with quite a few questions.

Who exactly was Ying Xun?

Why would Indra, who has lived for over a thousand years, call him the Nineteenth Prince?
What is his relationship with Indra?
Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Ying Xun did not hide anything and slowly said, "From my conversation with Di Shitian just now, you should be able to tell that Di Shitian and I are actually from the same era. Di Shitian's original name was Xu Fu."

"Xu Fu?!"

The clay bodhisattva exclaimed in surprise: "Could it be Xu Fu, who in history concocted the elixir of immortality for the First Emperor?"

"Yes, that's him."

"And who are you, young master?"

"I... I don't know if I'm recorded in history. I'm the nineteenth son of Qin Shi Huang. As for how I've lived for over a thousand years, I don't even know myself. I fell into a deep sleep when I was young, and when I woke up, the world had changed beyond recognition."

It was probably too much to imagine, and everyone present was stunned.

Apart from Ying Xun and Li Yi, and the Blood-Clad Guards who accompanied them.

"Master, Wuming has been rescued and is now recuperating in the imperial city."

Ying Xun hummed in agreement, signaling him to continue.

"There's also Jue Wushen who's going to issue you a challenge, inviting you to a decisive battle in the capital in half a month. If you don't show up, he's going to claim victory in Pingzhou. This matter will soon spread throughout the martial arts world."

"Half a month later?" Ying Xun chuckled. "I'm not going to look for him, but he's come looking for me instead. Interesting. Well, I'll just wait for him for half a month then."

"And another thing..." Li Yi hesitated, then gestured for Ying Xun to speak on the other side.

Ying Xun understood. He and the others went to the other side, and after activating the Boundless Realm to isolate them from the others, he spoke up: "What else is there? Tell me."

"Master, I have taken a liking to a woman."

Is it really worth talking about having your eye on a woman behind other people's backs?

Ying Xun was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Who have you taken a fancy to? It's not some princess of the current dynasty or something, is it?"

Li Yi shook his head, but before he could speak, a Blood-Clad Guard laughed and said, "Patriarch, Brother Li has taken a fancy to Jue Wushen's woman."

Ying Xun was taken aback. "Yan Ying?"

Li Yi nodded without saying anything.

To be fair, Yan Ying is indeed very charming. As the former number one beauty in the martial arts world, she is naturally quite beautiful. It is not surprising that Li Yi would be attracted to her. But her age... should be around forty years old, and the two are about ten years apart.

A ten-year age gap is something most people in this era would find unacceptable.

However, Ying Xun, whose soul had been tempered by modern society, did not see any problem with it.

only……

Ying Xun smiled inexplicably and suddenly asked, "Do you consider yourself a master?"

The reason he asked this question was because he remembered a joke from the past—"If you're not a master, how dare you dream of being Nie Feng's father?"

Look at the men Yan Ying has been with: Nie Renwang, Xiong Ba, Po Jun, and Jue Wushen. Among them, Po Jun, who is the weakest, was still a formidable expert in the first part.

Li Yi naturally didn't know why Ying Xun asked such a question, but with his current strength, looking at the entire martial arts world, although he was not as good as the likes of Jue Wushen and Po Jun, he was still worthy of being called a master.

So he nodded and asked in confusion, "Patriarch, why do you ask that?"

“If you’re not a master, you can’t keep Yan Ying. And not only do you have to be a master, you also have to be powerful and influential to make Yan Ying willingly follow you.”

Why did Yan Ying abandon Nie Renwang and follow Xiong Ba in the first place? It was because Nie Renwang was content with being ordinary.

To deal with a woman like Yan Ying, you not only need to be strong, but also powerful and influential.

"Of course, none of that matters. What matters is why you're asking me to help you steal a woman?"

Li Yi shook his head: "I dare not trouble the patriarch. You can just help me kill Jue Wushen and Po Jun."

"Row!"

After saying this, Ying Xun removed the Boundless Realm, and then You Ruo's voice came over.

"Young Master Nineteen, what are you talking about behind my back?"

"It's nothing, just talking about things in the capital." Ying Xun walked over to her, then looked at Bu Jingyun: "By the way, Wuming has been rescued and is now recuperating in the capital. What do you think? Should I have someone take you to him, or will you come with us?"

Bu Jingyun shook his head and asked in return, "Are you aware that Jue Wushen has issued you a challenge?"

"Just found out."

Bu Jingyun paused for a moment, then said, "I'll go with Chu Chu to see her father. I'll come back to see you in half a month."

"How about we eat before we leave?"

Ying Xun knew that Bu Jingyun did not want to stay with Xiong Ba, but it was noon, and out of courtesy he should invite Bu Jingyun to have a meal before leaving.

Based on his understanding of Bu Jingyun, he thought Bu Jingyun wouldn't agree, but to his surprise, Bu Jingyun nodded.

Half an hour later.

After finishing his meditation, Xiong Ba found Ying Xun cooking in the kitchen.

Now that the suppression of Emperor Shitian's true energy within him is gone, his martial arts have recovered to seventy or eighty percent of their former level. However, compared to his former high spirits, he is now noticeably more low-key and reserved.

"Thank you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would not have escaped death today."

Xiong Ba was referring to Bu Jingyun. Although he had been recuperating, he had still overheard many things.

The reason why Bu Jingyun ended their feud with a single sword strike was because Ying Xun and Bu Jingyun made a deal.

"Father-in-law, you are too kind. After all, You Ruo and I are husband and wife, and I naturally cannot watch you die in front of me."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Ba was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "In that case, marrying Youruo to you was truly the wisest decision I ever made in my life."

Upon hearing this, the constable chimed in, "As far as I know, when your brother-in-law joined the Heavenly Society, he was just an unknown nobody. How could you have agreed to let your sister marry him?"

His words touched me.

"Touched you?"

The God of Catcher clearly didn't believe it. He knew all too well how cold-blooded and ruthless his father was, and that words couldn't move him at all.

“I know you’ve always thought I’m heartless, but you and You Ruo are my children after all. I agreed to let You Ruo go with him back then. I can’t deny there were other reasons, but I was mostly moved by his words. Otherwise, with his strength at the time, he would never have been able to take You Ruo away. I just didn’t expect that when he reappeared in just six months, I was no match for him.”

As he finished speaking, Xiong Ba couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

You Ruo glanced at Xiong Ba, then turned and asked, "You stinky Taoist priest, what did you say that moved my father?"

Her question also drew the attention of everyone else in the kitchen to Ying Xun.

"They didn't say much, just that you'd die if you stayed with the World Society. All that talk about doing it for your own good was just a form of moral blackmail. They never considered your feelings, and I..."

You Ruo nodded in agreement and smiled, "And what about you?"

Ying Xun looked at You Ruo with a serious expression and said, "And I can give you a life where spring is warm and flowers are in bloom, and you can face the sea. I can take you to every place in this world and let you see all the splendor of the world."

From Mohe in the east, watch the sunrise; from Wuqia in the west, watch the sunset.
From the vast grasslands in the north, galloping on horseback; to the boundless blue waves in the south, setting sail on distant voyages.

Life between heaven and earth is as fleeting as a white horse flashing past a crack in the wall. Go out and the world is right before your eyes; stay put and the world is just what you see before you.

Although you are the young lady of the World Society and may become the leader of the gang who inherits your father's legacy in the future, you are still just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. I don't want you to see yourself as seventy or eighty years old when you are only seventeen or eighteen.

I want you to live the life you desire, to be able to pluck flowers and brew tea while listening to the rain with your left hand, or to wield a sword with your right hand and defy all evil. I hope you live a happy life.

"Whether you choose self-discipline and adherence to propriety or reckless abandon, you can do whatever you want with me."

After Ying Xun finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the kitchen as everyone lost in their own thoughts.

The first to be affected was You Ruo. She was completely stunned by Ying Xun's words, because the kind of life Ying Xun described—riding a horse and sailing far away—was exactly the life she wanted most. But she was confined to the lakeside cottage and couldn't even dream of it.

However, the most excited ones were not her, but Qiu Jin and Lian Xiang, who were helping in the kitchen. Which young girl doesn't dream of love? So the two of them almost got pregnant by Ying Xun's words, "I'll show you all the splendor of the world."

As for Wen Chou Chou and Bu Shen, they were equally excited, unable to hide the smiles on their faces.

Ying Xun also laughed: "Of course, you know what kind of person your father is. He wasn't fooled by my words back then. After weighing the pros and cons, he made a condition."

"What conditions?"

"He said that as long as I can defeat the World Society in a year, I can take you away from the World Society with my own abilities and let the whole martial arts world know that the future husband of the World Society's young lady is a person with real skills."

This is one of the reasons why Xiong Ba was willing to let You Ruo leave the World Society with him.

As the saying goes, although Xiong Ba was a ruthless and tyrannical ruler who would rather betray the world than let the world betray him, he still had fatherly affection for his children.

"Is it really that simple? No other plans?"

The God of Catchers looked at Xiong Ba, his eyes filled with suspicion.

There were certainly other plans, but as Ying Xun's strength increased, You Ruo fell hopelessly in love with him, and the World Society changed hands, all his plans fell through.

Xiong Ba sighed inwardly, but snorted unhappily without saying a word.

Ying Xun then smiled and said, "Although my father-in-law was a scoundrel in the past, it cannot be denied that he still had fatherly feelings for you two siblings. Of course, compared to you, my brother-in-law, he definitely loved my wife more."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Ba snorted again in displeasure: "How can I not be a decent human being? If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all!"

"Fine, I won't talk anymore, I won't say anything more."

As a son-in-law, Ying Xun still gave him face, but as a daughter, You Ruo didn't give him any face at all, and said angrily: "What you did was humane? Putting aside everything else, just take Kong Ci, he treats you like a father, and what did you do?"

In the past, Xiong Ba would have been furious if You Ruo had confronted him like that.

But now, he just sighed and left the kitchen looking somewhat dejected.

This reaction was so unexpected that You Ruo asked in a daze, "Was I a bit too much?"

“Since he did it, he shouldn’t be afraid of what others say. It’s not excessive at all.” The God of Catcher looked back at Xiong Ba’s departing figure and laughed, “Let’s ignore him and hurry up and cook.”

Another half hour passed, and the food was finally served.

Because Bu Jingyun and Xiong Ba didn't get along, the atmosphere at the dinner table was somewhat oppressive.

Fortunately, perhaps because he was already full of anger from You Ruo and Bu Shen, or perhaps because he felt a little awkward eating at the same table with Bu Jingyun, Xiong Ba put down his chopsticks early and went back to his room to meditate and cultivate.

Xiong Ba's departure made the atmosphere at the dinner table lively.

After everyone had a pleasant meal, Bu Jingyun, Nie Feng, Qin Shuang, and Yu Chuchu bid farewell and left Taiping Village.

Those who left with them included the God of Catchers and Li Yi, along with a group of Blood-Clad Guards.

……

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

The news that Jue Wushen, the master of the Wushen Palace, had issued a challenge to Ying Xun, who was in a state of panic, had spread throughout the entire martial arts world.

Undoubtedly, the battle between Ying Xun and Jue Wushen is the hottest topic right now, and many places have even set up betting odds for their fight.

Surprisingly, the number of people who bet on Wushen was far greater than the number who bet on Xun Ying.

This is understandable, after all, Juexin alone, with three thousand Ghost Chaluo, stirred up a bloodbath in the entire martial arts world, and even the martial arts legend Wuming was captured.

Now, however, it is Jue Wushen, the master of the Wushen Palace, who is undoubtedly far stronger than Jue Xin.

In contrast, although Ying Xun had a great reputation, only a few people actually took action against him.

The key issue is that the battle records spread by these few people are often considered exaggerated by those in the martial arts world.

Many people in the martial arts world believe that Ying Xun's strength is about the same as Wuming from the Fifty Myth, but Wuming was captured by the Wushen Jue Palace, so the outcome is obvious.

Even if we assume that Ying Xun's strength is above that of Jue Wushen, can Ying Xun really win?

Not necessarily.

Because the battle between the two was not just about winning or losing, but about life and death.

Besides himself, there are eight thousand demons and demons.

In other words, what Ying Xun was facing was not just Jue Wushen alone, but the entire Wushen Jue Palace.

In short, the battle between the two was the most anticipated battle in the martial arts world at that time, and countless martial arts practitioners gathered in the capital from all directions.

However, to everyone's surprise, Ying Xun did not appear.

Yes, Ying Xun did not appear on the day of the duel.

The reason is simple: the winner in Anzhou City has changed.

The people from Tianmen attacked Zhao Huaien, trying to capture him. Although Zhao Huaien was not captured, he was seriously injured and on the verge of death, forcing Ying Xun to rush back to Anzhou City.

The fact that Ying Xun did not appear was, in the eyes of most people, because Ying Xun felt he was inferior to Jue Wushen and dared not accept the challenge.

This brought mixed feelings of joy and sorrow to many people in the martial arts world.

To their delight, they won a small sum at the gambling table.

Tragically, no one in the Central Plains martial arts world could resist the Wushen Jue Palace, and the entire Central Plains martial arts world, and even the land of China, might fall under the rule of barbarian tribes.

As for Jue Wushen himself, his confidence was greatly boosted by Ying Xun's absence, and he planned to destroy the Ying family of Anzhou in one fell swoop.

In this way, we can force Ying Xun to show himself, let the people of the Central Plains witness the strength of the Wushen Jue Palace, intimidate all sides, subdue the capital region, and ensure that his grand plan to take over the Central Plains goes smoothly.

Therefore, on the tenth day of the ninth month, Jue Wushen mustered five thousand soldiers and marched towards Anzhou City in a grand manner.

Along the way, Zhongran saw people from the Central Plains spying on them, but as long as they didn't block the road and do something reckless, Jue Wushen didn't care at all.

This added over a thousand more martial arts practitioners from the Central Plains to the original force of five thousand.

A large portion of them wanted to go to Anzhou City to help fight the Japanese pirates.

Some people just wanted to see if Ying Xun would be forced out, and wanted to witness the legendary methods of the "Fearful and Panic" (a term used to describe someone in a state of panic).

A very small number of people harbored malicious intentions and wanted to seize the wealth of the winners while the Wushen Jue Palace and the Anzhou Winners were locked in a fierce battle that left both sides severely weakened.

After all, the winners in Anju are known for being very wealthy.

(End of this chapter)