The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 375 Next year, let's go to the palace of the Great Jin Kingdom for some fun!
Huang Yaoshi, the Eastern Heretic, remained silent for a while.

A surge of arrogance, disregarding all worldly norms and laws, welled up within him, and he sneered, "The Song Dynasty court is filled with a bunch of good-for-nothings; and many are secretly colluding with the Jin Dynasty, betraying their promises."

"Those who can truly be called heroes are few and far between!"

"What's the point of keeping such a court? It would be better to have a different emperor and a different group of officials."

Hearing these words, which were even more impolite than those of Hong Qigong, the old eunuch's brows twitched.

The spectators on the four city walls, especially the martial arts masters, cheered loudly.

Many others were also hurling insults at the names of some of the treacherous and wicked officials in the court.
The crowd was filled with righteous indignation and outrage.

"You are not allowed to insult court officials."

"presumptuous!"

"shut up!"

"If you dare to insult the court officials and the emperor again, you will all be arrested!"

The eunuchs, imperial guards, and Song soldiers and generals around them shouted angrily and drew their weapons.

The situation suddenly became tense!

Perhaps seeing that even the old eunuch in the imperial city was no match for Xu Xingchen, the group of martial arts masters on the city wall became more confident and started shouting loudly.

"Why can't we criticize the treacherous officials in the court? They deserve to be criticized!"

"They're not just being cursed; the government wouldn't be satisfied unless they're executed. They're masters at oppressing the people, yet they run faster than anyone else when facing the soldiers of the Great Jin Kingdom."

"That's right. Those people can only wag their tails and beg for mercy when facing the Jin army; but towards our Song hero, General Yue, they're utterly wicked and heinous; they're terrified that General Yue will return to Bianliang and defeat their master, so they won't get a taste of that hot dog shit."

These martial arts masters, though prominent figures in their respective regions, could swear with incredible fluency, gusto, and utter depravity.

The eunuchs, imperial guards, soldiers, and officers around him were all red-faced and sweating profusely, and could only keep shouting nonsense like "Insolence!" and "Shut up!"

To actually take action?

But they dared not!

The extraordinary martial arts skills displayed by those few people in the imperial city during their battle had terrified them.

Their weapons are insufficient to rely on!

Their martial arts skills alone are not enough to rely on!

Even their ancestors cannot be relied upon!
In this extremely unfavorable situation, they dared not act rashly, for fear of provoking a major battle and losing their lives here.

As for the princes, ministers, and officials in the imperial court, what's wrong with letting them scold us?!

If princes, ministers, and officials act improperly, can't people even criticize them?!
Most importantly, it's not like I'm criticizing the imperial guards.

All they need to do now is fulfill their responsibilities and "try their best" to curb the arrogance of these江湖人士 (jianghu figures).

That's good!

Inside the imperial city.

Ouyang Feng, dressed entirely in black, spat out a mouthful of blood and spoke in a voice as sharp as a sword: "Brother Yao is absolutely right! The officials and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty are all a bunch of cowards and bastards."

"They only know how to hide in Lin'an City, enjoying money and beautiful women; they know absolutely nothing about fighting."

"Even those who have rendered meritorious service are framed, falsely accused, and beheaded; they are afraid that if they cannot become puppet emperors, they will not have the opportunity to perform the sheep-leading ceremony before the Jurchens."

"A court like this is better off without!"

Compared to Huang Yaoshi's contempt and disdain for feudal etiquette, and his hatred for the inaction of the Song Dynasty court officials, Ouyang Feng, whose home was in White Camel Mountain in the Western Regions, had even fewer scruples, and his cursing was incredibly unrestrained and exhilarating.
These extremely harsh words reached the ears of the old eunuch not far away, causing his brow to twitch and his eyes to flash with a sharp light.

However, he was indeed very good at maintaining his composure, and he pretended to be deaf and dumb, and did not say a word.

They turned their gazes solely to Xu Xingchen, eager to hear what this new number one martial arts master would have to say!

The old eunuch was secretly praying that the young man before him wouldn't say anything too offensive; otherwise, he couldn't beat him in a fight, and if he went back and told the emperor the truth, he feared he would infuriate him.
Xu Xingchen had originally intended to take this opportunity to rant about the inaction of the Song Dynasty court, but seeing how helpful Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Feng had been, he abandoned the idea.

After a moment of contemplation, Xu Xingchen looked up at the old eunuch and slowly said, "Senior, please go back and tell the Emperor to rebuild the Imperial City. When we're in the mood, we'll come here again to hold the grandest martial arts tournament in the world."

The old eunuch finally couldn't take it anymore. He rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Is this how you explain things to the Emperor and to the Great Song Dynasty? This is utterly lawless and deserves to die!"

Xu Xingchen said calmly, "Senior, there's no need to be angry! If this incident can help the Song Dynasty's officials and court to revitalize and strengthen their power, it would be a cause for celebration."

"If the princes, nobles, and officials of the Song Dynasty remain obstinate and continue their decadent lifestyles..."

"If they can submit to the swords of the Great Jin Kingdom, why can't they submit to our superior martial arts?!"

Then, under the old eunuch's glaring gaze, he coldly uttered a few sharp words, as if they were knives and swords: "Either live a wretched life, or fight to the death to defeat us."

"The Song Dynasty had no other choice but to follow these two paths!"

The old eunuch trembled slightly with anger, his cheeks twitching violently. It took him a long time to suppress the rage in his chest. Faced with these rebellious individuals, each one more disrespectful to the Song Dynasty court and the emperor than the last, each one more lawless and hurling insults than the last, he had no desire to speak.

Even though he could hear the anger of disappointment and regret over the murder of General Yue Fei from their mouths.
He was also unable to speak!
If you can't beat them in a fight, and you can't win an argument with them, then speaking up will only add to your troubles.

Seeing the old eunuch feign deafness once again, Xu Xingchen smiled calmly and turned to the four people, saying, "Four seniors, how are you feeling now? Can you use your lightness skill to fly out of the city?"

Hong Qigong immediately replied, "No problem, our health is fine now!"

Zhou Botong laughed heartily: "Let's go! Let's go! We've had our fill of fighting tonight, there's no point in staying any longer!"

Although Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Feng did not speak, their starting steps already revealed their attitude.

Xu Xingchen walked last.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, looked back at the old eunuch, and then glanced around at the group of observers on the walls of the imperial city.

He suddenly laughed and said loudly, "We all had a great time tonight! How about we go to the capital palace of the Great Jin Kingdom again on the night of the full moon next August 15th?"

Upon hearing this, the old eunuch suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with two piercing beams of light.

The spectators on all four city walls gasped in unison, their cries echoing in the dim night.

The eunuchs and imperial guards of the Song Dynasty palace, as well as the soldiers and generals of the Song Dynasty, all had flushed faces, their eyes shining, and they cheered loudly.

Their thoughts were nothing more than gloating.

I feel a sense of satisfaction when I think that if my family is unlucky, other families will be unlucky too!

If a major battle like tonight were to break out in the capital palace of the Great Jin Kingdom, the imperial city would be razed to the ground by these few individuals.
This kind of equal treatment will make them feel much better!

The masters in the martial arts world were also cheering and applauding loudly.

Their thoughts were much simpler; each of them feared nothing more than a peaceful world, and they also felt that Xu Xingchen's words greatly boosted the prestige of these martial arts figures.

That's really impressive!

Of course, some people were taken aback when they heard the news.

Master Lingzhi, Thousand-Handed Butcher Peng Lianhu, Ginseng Immortal Old Monster Liang Ziweng, Ghost Gate Dragon King Sha Tongtian
The retainers of Wanyan Honglie, the sixth prince of the Jin Dynasty, all frowned and their expressions changed.

They barely needed to think about it to know the earth-shattering impact Xu Xingchen's words would have on the Great Jin Dynasty's court if they were to spread.
A group of spectators waiting outside the imperial city.

Although I don't know what those people on the city wall were shouting and cheering about, I imagine that if it wasn't the end of a battle for supremacy, then something extraordinary must have happened.

One by one, they gazed anxiously and eagerly at the top of the city wall, hoping to get news from inside as soon as possible.

In the imperial city.

The four men, including Hong Qigong, who were walking in front, paused in their tracks upon hearing Xu Xingchen's words and turned around to look.

That questioning look clearly conveyed the question: "Kid, are you telling the truth or not?"

Zhou Botong was the first to react, and said happily, "That's good! We can have a fight every year; after the fight, we can go back and practice our martial arts properly. In this way, our martial arts will definitely progress very quickly!"

Hong Qigong pondered for a moment and said, "This matter is not impossible!"

Huang Yaoshi frowned, somewhat unwilling to continue fooling around with them.

He wouldn't have come to tonight's battle if he hadn't promised it on Peach Blossom Island.

He's not the type to join in the fun!

Of the four, Ouyang Feng was the most proactive.

He was the first to be eliminated in the previous battles, and he was very unwilling to accept it. If he had a chance to fight again, he would definitely not let it go.

Moreover, he always kept in mind what Xu Xingchen had said on Peach Blossom Island.

Originally, he was somewhat skeptical.
Seeing that this young man had actually defeated the old eunuch in the palace, all doubts in my heart vanished instantly.

As Xu Xingchen and his group of five walked up the steps to the top of the city wall, everyone nearby immediately made way for them, looking at the most powerful masters in the world with admiration and respect.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The Seven Masters of Quanzhen leaped over and landed beside Zhou Botong, bowing and saying, "Uncle-Master!"

Guo Jing and Huang Rong also leaped out from the crowd.

Guo Jing landed next to Hong Qigong and Xu Xingchen.

Huang Rong then landed next to Huang Yaoshi.

"Disciple greets both masters!"

"Father, are you alright?!"

The Seven Heroes of Jiangnan, who were in the crowd, remembered Xu Xingchen's instructions and did not jump out to join in the fun!

(End of this chapter)