Catching Monsters

Chapter 191: Thunder God Curse
Cuilin Garden is an imperial garden with a long history. It covers a vast area in the capital city where every inch of land is valuable. Various kinds of vegetation are planted in it, and a large number of animals are raised for hunting by the royal children.

There are also palaces and villas built inside, which are often used by His Majesty the Emperor to entertain important guests.

At this moment, many dignitaries in the capital had already been notified and headed for Cuilin Palace.

"Fuck, this Tuoba Anyi is really petty, proposing a duel with me..."

Jiang Yun had a gloomy face and was wearing the official uniform of a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He and Xu Xiaogang rushed to the Cuilin Palace side by side.

Normally speaking, a mere Jinyiwei centurion would not be qualified to participate in such an occasion.

But suddenly he was notified to let Jiang Yun get ready, as Tuoba Anyi wanted to challenge him to a duel tonight to liven up the atmosphere.

At this time, Xu Xiaogang was rarely wearing formal clothes. It was a long gown worn by the eldest son of a duke's mansion. The brocade clothes were embroidered with gorgeous patterns. With a little dressing up, he looked like a wealthy young man.

For such occasions, the Duke's Mansion was naturally among the invited guests. Now that the Northern Hu delegation had not left yet, Tao Yuelan, Xu Suwen, and Jiang Qiaoqiao were still living in the palace.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. It's just a beating. It's not shameful to lose to Tuoba Anyi." Xu Xiaogang stayed beside Jiang Yun and said with a smile.

Jiang Yun rolled his eyes at Xu Xiaogang and couldn't help thinking in his heart, it would be fine if he really got beaten, but who knows what Tuoba Anyi was thinking.

What if he kills himself?

Xu Xiaogang looked at Jiang Yun's expression and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong, brother-in-law? Do you still want to defeat Tuoba Anyi? Don't look at Tuoba Anyi, who is only 25 years old. Although he is a Hu man, he is also a rare hero on the grassland."

"His father has more than twenty sons."

"After his father died in battle, Tuoba Anyi was only eighteen years old. Among the brothers of the Tuoba tribe, there were seven or eight who were stronger than him."

"In the end, he became the leader of the Tuoba tribe. Guess why."

"He poisoned all his brothers except himself..."

"Then, in the Tuoba tribe, if there is anyone who is stronger than me, I will pull him to be my sworn brother."

"This person is ruthless and merciless, and his strength should not be underestimated."

"Under his leadership, the Tuoba tribe also annexed several tribes on the grassland in just a few years."

Hearing Xu Xiaogang's evaluation of this man, Jiang Yun frowned even more. This man even poisoned all his brothers.

What's more, I am just a sworn brother.

Soon, the two arrived at Cuilin Palace.

The architectural complex of Cuilin Palace is huge, with pavilions, towers, palaces, temples and other buildings lined up in an endless stream. After entering Cuilin Garden, from afar, one can see many officials in official uniforms sitting here.

Those who were invited were basically officials from the third rank and above.

In front of the palace, on the vast grassland, a bonfire had been lit in the center, and many banquets were arranged nearby.

At the banquet, many officials were already seated according to their status.

Given Jiang Yun's status, he naturally sat at the table at the end.

Xu Xiaogang was also there.

Of course, the people at this table were basically the young and powerful children. Either their fathers were in poor health, or they could not stand the Hu people and were unwilling to attend, so they asked their sons to come to the banquet.

These children of the rich and powerful were originally chatting happily with each other, in a good mood.

Given their status, it is a great honor to be able to attend your majesty's banquet.

They were chatting happily when they suddenly saw Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang appear and sit at the table. Immediately, everyone at the table fell silent.

Jiang Yun looked at the six people, feeling puzzled, and said with a smile: "You guys continue, keep chatting..."

Xu Xiaogang lowered his voice and whispered in Jiang Yun's ear: "Five of these six people have been arrested and imprisoned by you. How can they be happy to see you?"

"Really?" Xu Xiaogang was speechless: "You arrested so many people, of course it's impossible to remember them all."

Jiang Yun bowed to the people at the table somewhat awkwardly.

These people were unhappy when they saw Jiang Yun, but they didn't say much, and they didn't even think about provoking him.

This guy is a lunatic. If you really offend Jiang Yun, who knows when he will go crazy and arrest you.

Soon, Jiang Yun also saw Tuoba Anyi sitting at the main table in the front.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yuzheng appeared.

After taking his seat, the Minister of Rites stood up and said slowly: "Our Great Zhou is a heavenly country. Now the Northern Hu have pledged their loyalty to us. It is a great joy to establish friendship and brotherhood between our two countries..."

After the Minister of Rites said a lot of polite words, he announced on behalf of His Majesty: "According to the tradition of the Northern Hu grasslands, before major banquets, the warriors of each country will compete in martial arts."

It was then announced that Tuoba Anyi and Jinyiwei Captain Jiang Yun would compete in martial arts and the fight would end when it was over.

In the middle of the banquet, an open space was reserved for the two to compete.

Jiang Yun sighed helplessly, stood up and walked forward, and Tuoba Anyi also stood up slowly, looking at Jiang Yun with a bit of amusement in his eyes.

All the civil and military officials present in the court frowned slightly.

All the ministers had more or less heard of Jiang Yun's reputation. Many of the ministers present were busy with their work. Under normal circumstances, they would not be able to remember Jiang Yun, a mere centurion.

But Jiang Yun is not an ordinary centurion.

Many of the ministers present had their children captured by Jiang Yun.

Even if you haven't, you've heard of it.

Of course, most people had inquired about the strength of Captain Jiang in the afternoon. It would have been better if they hadn't asked, but after asking, they found out that he was only at the sixth level of Inner Alchemy Realm.

After all, this is such a solemn occasion for a competition. Some people also want to give advice to Your Majesty. Our Great Zhou Dynasty is full of talented people, so we should find someone stronger to take up the challenge.

Xiao Yuzheng certainly thought so, but Tuoba Anyi insisted and had to compete with his sworn brother.

Jiang Yun and Tuoba Anyi came to the center of the banquet. Jiang Yun took a deep breath. He was carrying many talismans...

Tuoba Anyi stared at Jiang Yun with murderous intent in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Sixty-third brother, I will not take my attack lightly, so be careful!"

After saying that, Tuoba Anyi pulled out a long Northern Hu sword from his waist, and his whole aura changed suddenly.

Li Wangxin, the commander of the Jinyiwei, frowned slightly. An official beside him asked, "Commander Li, how strong is this centurion under your command? Can he defeat this bearded man?"

Li Wangxin shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "This Tuoba Anyi, although he is very young, may have already reached the fifth level of martial arts. He is not that easy to deal with."

As he spoke, Li Wangxin also observed the situation attentively. If there was any mistake, he would rush forward to rescue Jiang Yun.

On the one hand, Jiang Yungang gave him a large sum of money.

On the other hand, His Majesty had also privately instructed him that after all, it was such a solemn occasion and no blood should be shed.

Jiang Yun can lose, but he cannot die.

Most of the people present thought so too, and did not expect Jiang Yun to win.

But at least I can't die at the banquet.

Jiang Yun, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. He took out a thick stack of yellow talismans and looked at Tuoba Anyi solemnly.

He could see the murderous intent in Tuoba Anyi's eyes. This guy probably wanted to take advantage of the competition to kill him.

He took a deep breath, threw the stack of yellow talismans into the sky, and made hand gestures: "Invoke the Thunder God Spell!"

(End of this chapter)