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Chapter 174 It’s Better for You to Be a Dead Person
at this time.

Yang Guang shouted again: "Brother Shen, save me!"

The brothers Yuwen Huaji and Yuwen Zhiji were stunned at once. They didn't know why he suddenly called out like that, and they didn't know who the 'Brother Shen' he was talking about was.

Just when the two of them were stunned.

Suddenly, a figure rushed into the hall from outside.

The person came so fast that it felt like a gust of wind passing by.

There was another figure in the hall.

Seeing Shen Lang appear, Yang Guang grabbed a life-saving straw and hurriedly said, "Brother Shen, save my life. I can give you any concubine in the palace you like! I can also give you my gold, silver and jewelry."

Shen Lang laughed at Madam Xiao and the other concubines in front of him. The two of them could be considered as kindred spirits, and he expected that the other party would help him.

"Who is it?" Yu Wenzhi asked in a deep voice.

"Shen Lang!"

When he arrived, he discovered that except for the bedroom, the entire imperial city had quietly fallen into the control of Yu Wenzhi and the rebels led by him.

Yang Guang was doomed.

As for Concubine Xiao and Zhu Guier, he had already sent them out of the palace in advance.

When they heard his name, Yuwen Huaji and Yuwen Zhiji immediately looked ferocious.

"Are you the one who killed Yuwen Wudi of my Yuwen family?"

"Are you talking about Yuwen Wudi who stole my horse?" Shen Lang nodded. "Yes, he actually dared to steal my horse. Naturally, he must not be forgiven."

Yuwen Zhiji said coldly, "You also captured Chengdu for the Dongming Sect?"

"That's right." Shen Lang nodded, "It's me too."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuwen Zhiji shouted loudly, walked over more than ten people, stood up from the ground, and rushed towards Shen Lang.

The long sword stabbed out like lightning.

Shen Lang hooked his toes and raised his sword to block.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

In less than a moment, the two of them started fighting.

When Yuwen Zhiji's sword touched Shen Lang's long sword, he knew something was wrong. He felt that the opponent's true energy was extremely hot, coming through the sword and attacking his meridians in an instant. His own icy energy seemed to be counteracted by the opponent's extremely mysterious true energy, and he could not resist it.

His skills were far inferior to Yu Wenzhi's, and just from this fight, his momentum was not as fierce as before.

Yuwen Zhiji suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and then he understood why Yuwen Chengdu and Yuwen Wudi both suffered great losses at the hands of this man. He was afraid that only his brother Yuwen Huaji could control this man.

But there was no time to think about these things now, as he saw the opponent's sword attacking again.

Yuwen Zhiji ignored the energy still surging in his body and followed suit to meet the attack.

"Qiang!"

Yuwen Zhiji groaned miserably, blood spurting from his mouth. Shen Lang stabbed him with his sword, sending him flying backwards and falling heavily at Yuwen Zhiji's feet.

Not only did he spit out blood again, but the internal energy in his body was also stimulated by the opponent's impact, almost causing his meridians to burst and his internal organs to bleed.

In this confrontation, one person fought with all his strength while the other responded casually, but the winner was decided immediately.

Yang Guang was delighted: "Yu Wenzhi, I want to see how you can rebel today!"

Yu Wenzhi's face was gloomy. He waved his hand and said, "Shoot!"

Now is the critical moment, he is too lazy to talk nonsense.

In the blink of an eye, a rain of arrows filled the sky and shot towards Shen Lang.

These countless powerful arrows were all shot out with accumulated strength, and they were both fierce and accurate.

Yu Wenzhi thought to himself: Even if Ning Daoqi came in person, it would be difficult for him to block it.

Faced with the countless powerful arrows that were shooting at him in an overwhelming and dense manner, Shen Lang appeared extremely calm and composed.

He said calmly, "Today I will show you what real martial arts are!"

The moment he finished speaking, an invisible pressure suddenly burst out from him.

The air that was originally flowing around him suddenly became still as if being pulled by some mysterious force, as if time had frozen at this moment.

However, this strange calm only lasted for a moment. The next moment, the still air began to gather together frantically at an astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, the air condensed into a long sword that flashed with cold light.

This long sword is completely condensed from extremely sharp sword energy. A layer of faint white light surrounds the sword body. The light is like a substance, constantly swallowing and expanding, emitting a heart-pounding and terrifying aura.

From a distance, this long sword formed by sword energy seems to stand in front of Mount Tai, giving people an irresistible sense of oppression.

Everyone present felt their breathing stagnate, as if a thousand-pound rock was pressing on their chest, so heavy that it was almost impossible to breathe.

At the same time, the entire hall was instantly filled with endless sword energy.

These sword energies crisscrossed and filled every corner.

Not only did it cut off all the powerful arrows, but even the long swords held tightly in everyone's hands seemed to sense the presence of this powerful sword energy and began to tremble violently.

It was as if they had seen the king of swords, and they could no longer suppress the fear and awe in their hearts.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a series of crisp sounds, the long swords in everyone's hands broke free from the scabbards uncontrollably and flew straight to the ground.

After these long swords were inserted into the ground, they continued to sway back and forth, making a buzzing sound, as if they were paying homage to the long sword condensed from sword energy.

Seeing such a magical and shocking scene, Yuwen Wenji and Yuwen Zhiji's eyes widened and their faces showed disbelief.

They never imagined that Shen Lang's martial arts could reach such an incredible level - gathering energy into a sword!
Such unfathomable martial arts attainments were beyond their imagination.

The surrounding soldiers were also filled with horror, and for a moment they didn't know what to do.

Yang Guang laughed out loud when he saw this scene: "Yu Wenzhi, you traitors, today is the day you die!"

Just as he laughed, several long arrows suddenly pierced his chest, abdomen, shoulders, etc.

Shen Lang sent him a message: "It's better for you to be a dead person."

"Uh...uh..." Yang Guang's face was full of disbelief.

I have offered all my concubines to him, but he actually wants to kill me?
Yang Guang's body was shaking and he was about to fall to the ground.

Shen Lang hurriedly supported him and shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

But now Yang Guang could no longer answer him.

However, Shen Lang still put his ear to his mouth and nodded from time to time: "Okay, I understand. I promise you, I will definitely fulfill your last wish and take good care of Concubine Xiao and Princess Nanyang for you. You can go with peace of mind. The family must be complete."

Princess Nanyang was the eldest daughter of Yang Guang and Concubine Xiao. She was said to be beautiful and well-behaved. She married Yuwen Shiji, Yuwen Huazhi's second brother, at the age of fourteen.

Yang Guang's distracted eyes were full of resentment. He didn't say anything, so what did he hear?
Unfortunately, he no longer had any strength left and darkness quickly enveloped him.

Shen Lang put down his body with a look of grief and anger.

Then they shouted, "Yang Guang is dead, killed by the traitor Yu Wenhuaji!"

Yuwen Huaji and Yuwen Zhiji were stunned. What was going on?
Before the two brothers could figure it out, Shen Lang said, "Yu Wenzhi, now that Yang Guang is dead, I have to protect his concubines. He also asked me to take good care of Princess Nanyang. Do you want to fight me to the death, or let me take these people away?"

Yu Wenzhi's expression changed back and forth, and the soldiers next to him turned to look at him.

Shen Lang's move just now has shocked everyone in the audience. They believe that they are no match for Shen Lang. Knowing that they will die, they still want to die. They are crazy.

Yuwen Zhiji said coldly: "You killed my Yuwen family members and ruined my Yuwen family's good deeds, and you actually want to take these people away?"

"Hmm?" Shen Lang frowned and stretched out his hand to grab at the air.

In just a moment, Yuwen Zhiji, who was several feet away, was horrified because he found himself being sucked into the other party's hand by a huge suction force.

That hand was like a pair of pliers, tightly gripping his neck. The speed and strangeness of the method were the most unusual things he had ever seen in his life.

Not to mention him, even Yu Wenzhi who was standing next to him didn't know how the other party did it.

At this moment, they realized that the other party just wanted to play with them like a cat plays with a mouse, not to kill them.

Shen Lang grabbed Yuwen Zhiji's neck and lifted him up: "Yuwen Zhiji, haven't you made up your mind yet? If I use more force, Yuwen Zhiji will die."

Yu Wenzhi's eyes were filled with rage, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You can only take these concubines with you. Yang Guang's body must be left behind, and you cannot kill Zhiji."

"Okay!" Shen Lang said, "We'll release him after we leave. Have someone prepare carriages and horses outside the palace."

Yu Wenzhi's expression changed back and forth. Seeing that Yu Wenzhiji was about to die at any time, he had no choice but to give orders to the soldiers around him, then raised his hand and stood aside.

The rest of the soldiers immediately split into two groups and stood guard cautiously.

"Let's go!" Shen Lang said to the concubines behind him.

These concubines had all had affairs with him several times, and he couldn't let them all die here. Although the concubines were trembling with fear, they could only pin their hopes on him at this moment and all gathered around Shen Lang.

Everyone walked slowly outside.

Yu Wenzhi sent his soldiers to follow closely, waiting for an opportunity to rescue Yu Wenzhiji.

Only a burst of shouting was heard outside the palace, and countless rebel soldiers with white bands on their heads rushed out of the woods and killed the people in the palace.

There were flashes of swords and shadows everywhere, and the sounds of shouting, killing and crying could be heard everywhere.

Everywhere were people chasing and fighting each other, and several temples were emitting fire and thick smoke, blocking out the sun and moon.

Blood and corpses were everywhere, and the imperial city had turned into a killing hell on earth.

When several soldiers saw Shen Lang coming out with a group of concubines, they didn't have time to think about anything else and just picked up their swords and started chopping.

Shen Lang hooked a long sword with his toes, sank his strong wrist, and swung the sword everywhere. A powerful sword energy penetrated the edge, and immediately four or five people fell backwards and died on the spot.

But perhaps because Yu Wenzhi promised huge benefits, there were many people who were not afraid of death. In the blink of an eye, more than ten rebel soldiers rushed over.

The long sword in Shen Lang's hand flashed with lightning, and he slashed with incredible speed, and immediately three more enemies fell backwards and died.

After walking a few steps with the group of concubines, they suddenly heard deafening cries from the house next door. Glancing over, they saw more than a dozen rebel soldiers pinning several palace maids to the ground and committing beastly acts.

Shen Lang waved his hand and slashed out several sword energies, strangling all the soldiers to death.

Seeing this scene, the surrounding soldiers were frightened out of their wits.

"Yuwen Zhiji, if you let someone attack again, Yuwen Zhiji will be dead!" Shen Lang reminded.

Yu Wenzhi was already furious and his face looked extremely ugly.

Seeing that Yuwen Zhiji looked like he was about to die, he could only reluctantly say, "No one is allowed to attack! Let them go!"

"Let's go." Shen Lang reminded.

When he led the concubines out of the palace, he saw seven or eight carriages outside.

Yu Wenzhi, who had been following behind, spoke again: "I have let you go, let Zhiji go!"

Shen Lang didn't think of continuing to use Yuwen Zhiji to threaten him. After bringing all the concubines onto the carriage, he threw Yuwen Zhiji out.

"Give it back to you! Remember to send Princess Nanyang here. If Princess Nanyang loses even a hair, I will wipe out your entire Yuwen clan!"

Yu Wenzhiji caught Yu Wenzhiji, but found that Yu Wenzhiji was seriously injured.

The soldiers asked, "General, shall we give chase?"

"Don't chase him, go in and take care of the aftermath first." Yu Wenzhi said coldly, and ordered people to take care of the injured Yu Wenzhiji.

What he needs to do now is to consolidate the fruits of victory instead of chasing after a powerful enemy with extremely profound skills!
……

From time to time, rebel soldiers rode through the streets, shouting, "The tyrant emperor is dead!"

The whole Jiangdu was boiling.

The fire in the imperial city dyed half of the sky of this big city blood red, and thick smoke billowed above the imperial city.

Some were so scared that they found a place to hide, while others set off firecrackers to celebrate. The young and strong rushed to the imperial city to look for Yang Guang's body, wanting to burn him to vent their anger, or hoping to get some of the remaining treasures left by the tyrant from the hands of the rebels.

The government's granaries were broken into and looted.

Some rebels even took the opportunity to break into people's homes, rape and plunder, and clashed with the residents. The entire Yangzhou city was in chaos, and Yu Wenzhi and others were unable to control it.

Groups of rioters on the streets were armed with sticks, swords and guns. When they saw the lone Sui soldiers, they rushed up and attacked them, completely ignoring whether they were heroes who killed the tyrant emperor, showing their deep hatred for the Sui soldiers and the government.

Shen Lang's convoy was traveling on the street when a group of over a hundred rebel soldiers rushed over. They attacked anyone with weapons as soon as they saw them, killing them so hard that the screams and cries were deafening, and everyone scrambled to dodge and escape.

It seems that this was not an organized action, but a spontaneous act of revenge by the rebels.

The people were so frightened that they ran in panic and fled to the other end of the alley.

Then these rebels rushed towards Shen Lang's convoy, but they didn't know who they had offended.

When the convoy left, only corpses were left on the street.

The convoy continued to rush ahead, and tens of millions of people were seen rushing forward. People and vehicles were competing for the road, and crying and shouting were deafening. It was impossible to tell who was a soldier and who was a bandit. Everyone was rushing to seek refuge elsewhere.

The sky was filled with thick smoke and dust blown over from the imperial city, and the beautiful Yangzhou city was transformed into a horrific scene of Shura hell.

As they approached the entrance of an alley, they heard a commotion ahead and heard someone shout, "By order of the new commander, Yu Wenhuaji, you must turn back immediately or you will be killed without mercy."

Everyone shouted in unison and rushed towards the port without paying any attention. In an instant, the flow of people returned to normal, and the rebel leader who had just spoken was nowhere to be found.

After finding Concubine Xiao and Zhu Guier, Shen Lang continued to lead the concubines out of the city and found a ship belonging to the Yuwen clan.

He convinced them with virtue and ordered them to sail away.

Only after they were far away from Yangzhou did the concubines feel relieved.

"Now that Yang Guang is dead and the world is in chaos, what are your plans?" Shen Lang asked the concubines who were still pale.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xiao, Zhu Guier and other concubines immediately knelt down and begged:

"Sir, now that the emperor is dead, what can we, powerless women, do? We only ask to be by your side."

"Please be merciful and let me stay by your side."

"I am also willing to follow you, sir."

"..."

Faced with such a chaotic situation, anyone with a normal mind would know what to choose.

Shen Lang was just playing around with them, so how could he allow so many people to follow him?

Saving them from the scourge of war is already the most we can do.

Besides, he only wanted to take Concubine Xiao and Zhu Guier to Luoyang.

After reuniting with Yun Yuzhen, he handed these concubines over to her for settlement.

Upon learning of Yang Guang's death, Yun Yuzhen expressed her own opinion: "Yu Wenzhi hasn't even looked in the mirror. He has more than enough martial arts skills, but not enough reputation. Once the news of the tyrant's murder reaches Luoyang, those powerful officials will support the King of Yue as a puppet emperor."

"That's why I'm going with Concubine Xiao and Zhu Gui'er." Shen Lang took out the will, "This is Yang Guang's will. Can I be the emperor with this?"

Yun Yuzhen opened it and took a look. The will chose King Yang Tong of Yue as the emperor.

He shook his head and said, "Even a will is just a piece of waste paper. In this era, whoever holds military power controls the overall situation. Otherwise, even if one possesses unparalleled martial arts skills, he is nothing more than an outstanding warrior or assassin."

"What about this?" Shen Lang took out the jade seal again.

Yun Yuzhen chuckled, "Now that the Heshi Bi has been rumored to have appeared, it's useless for you to just have Yang Guang's jade seal, not to mention that you don't even have a single soldier."

"You hit the nail on the head." Shen Lang asked casually, "What's the Li family's current movements?"

Yun Yuzhen said, "Although Li Yuan was not as good as the other clans, he could be considered a dog father, but he gave birth to a tiger son, Li Shimin. He used deception to trick the Turks and Liu Wuzhou into not attacking Taiyuan, leaving the Li clan with no worries. He even used a surprise attack to defeat Song Laosheng, capture Chang'an, and crown Dai Wang Yang You as emperor, nearly angering Li Mi to death."

She sighed and said, "The Sui Dynasty is now in name only. Although its descendants have been enthroned as emperors, it is only a short-lived revival. After a while, it will be over. For those who are determined to unify the world, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Are you planning to join the fight for the throne?"

"Didn't you say I don't even have a single soldier?" Shen Lang shook his head. "Although I'm personally very strong, I'm still no match for Li Mi, Yu Wenhuaji, and others. What can I use to fight them?"

"I thought you were relying on the will and Empress Xiao to fight for the throne." Yun Yuzhen said with a smile, "It seems I won't be able to become a concubine."

Shen Lang rubbed her buttocks and said, "What's so good about being an emperor? There are endless official duties to deal with all day long. You should take care of Yang Guang's concubines."

"Since you have entrusted this matter to me, I will naturally do it for you." Yun Yuzhen agreed readily.

After resting for a few days and bidding her farewell, Shen Lang took Concubine Xiao to the Yuwen clan to ask for Princess Nanyang.

Before Yang Guang died, he promised to take good care of Empress Xiao and Princess Nanyang.

How can you go back on your word and still gain wealth?

We must take good care of both mother and daughter.

With Concubine Xiao coming forward, Princess Nanyang would not have any suspicions.

……

Yu Wenzhi and his men were handling matters in the hall, and there was a lot of noise.

But in an instant, the noisy hall suddenly became silent.

Everyone's faces were filled with horror and surprise.

Because everyone heard these four words clearly:

"Shen Lang visits!"

……

(End of this chapter)