Distant Mountain Battle Song

Chapter 45 The Great Hero Peng Zeng
Upon hearing this, the burly man sheathed his spear, leaned down to look at Yun Ce, and asked, "What did you say?"

Yun Ce walked up to Quanmaogua, stroked its curly fur, and looked up at the burly man again, saying, "I really like this horse, sell it to me."

The burly man chuckled, hung his lance on the saddle, leaped off his horse, and continued to look down at Yun Ce, saying, "This is a Northern Dragon-type Thunder Smoke Beast."

Yun Ce raised his hand and stroked the long face of the Fist-haired Beast. The creature also affectionately rubbed his hand. When the Fist-haired Beast's wet nose came close to the wristband, it looked up at the burly man and said, "Name your price."

The burly man looked at the Thunder Smoke Beast, which was very affectionate with Yun Ce, with suspicion, and stretched out his fist, saying, "Take three punches from me, and this Northern Dragon-type Thunder Smoke Beast will be yours."

The burly man was a full two meters tall, and his arms looked thicker than Yun Ce's thighs. When he clenched his fists, his knuckles cracked, and his thick calluses were incredibly intimidating.

Looking at that fist, Yun Ce couldn't help but swallow hard. He wondered if he could withstand three heavy punches from such a person.

Soon, Yun Ce felt at ease. He was no longer the ordinary Yun Ce on Earth, but a super Yun Ce enhanced by the dragon. Even space travel couldn't kill him, so he didn't believe this big Han native could do anything to him.

The burly man noticed Yun Ce's unease. Without saying a word, he exhaled and punched a tree with a diameter of about half a foot. The tree trunk didn't move, but with a crack, it snapped in half.

The burly man swung his arm to block the falling tree, sending the upper half of the tree flying more than three meters away.

Yun Ce's eyes narrowed; the man before him was truly a hero whose strength could be matched by a horse running on his arm.

Yun Ce wasn't the only one surprised. E Ji's mouth dropped open. After a moment of stunned silence, she ran over like lightning, grabbed Yun Ce's arm, and said to the burly man with a fawning smile, "We can't afford it, we can't afford it."

Feng An limped over and bowed to the burly man, saying, "Are you the legendary wandering knight?"

The burly man politely returned the greeting with a cupped-hand salute, saying, "Thunder God Peng of the Drought!"

Liang Kun also stepped forward and bowed, asking, "Are you going to Pingyuan City, sir?"

Peng Zeng laughed and said, "I heard that a villain committed murder and massacre in Pingyuan City. I am going to retrieve the head of the chief villain and seek justice for the people who died unjustly."

Liang Kun bowed deeply and then said gratefully, "In the end, there are still people who care about the lives of us commoners. However, the bandits in Pingyuan City are numerous and powerful. I heard that there is also a humanoid pig demon mixed in among them. The city lord of Pingyuan City, Zhang Gong, was a man of great talent and martial arts skills. He was killed by that pig demon with a single punch."

If you, sir, go to Pingyuan City, you should be cautious.

Peng Zeng nodded and said, "Thank you for telling me. In my opinion, although the bandits are numerous, they are just a rabble. Although the pig demon is brave, he is just an uncivilized beast. I am fully prepared for my journey."

Feng An exclaimed in admiration, "Indeed, those who have the heart of a tiger are fearless. In that case, we dare not delay your journey, hero. We will take our leave now. When we arrive in Sheyang City, we will spread the word about your chivalrous spirit and courage to all."

Peng smiled and bowed, saying, "In that case, thank you for your trouble!"

Having said all that, everyone thought the hero would immediately mount his horse and charge towards Pingyuan City amidst billowing dust, seeking revenge for the dead civilians.

As a result, Peng Zeng did not leave, but stared at Yun Ce, who was about to be dragged away by E Ji, and said: "Hero, I have not yet thrown a punch."

Eji continued with a forced smile, saying, "We don't want to buy it, and we can't afford it. Please forgive us, sir."

The smile in Peng Zeng's eyes slowly faded, replaced by a chill. He said to Yun Ce, "If you say three punches, then three punches. Not one less."

Feng An quickly said, "Great hero, you are an unparalleled master. Why bother with such formalities? If you are unhappy, I will apologize on your behalf."

Liang Kun bowed repeatedly and said, "Please forgive me, great hero."

Peng Zeng pushed aside Feng An and Liang Kun, who were blocking his way, and walked over in two strides. Looking down at Yun Ce, who was being tightly embraced by E Ji, he said mockingly, "I thought you were a good man. What's the meaning of hiding in a woman's arms now?"

Yun Ce pushed E Ji aside, stood up straight, and said, "If I survive three punches, is this horse mine?"

Peng Zeng laughed loudly, "Of course! Who in the world doesn't know Peng Zeng, the Thunder of the Drought? He's a hero who doesn't hold back."

Yun Ce nodded and said, "In that case, let's do it."

Peng Zeng sneered and said, "If you think I will show mercy, you are wrong. A man's word is his bond. Today I will teach you a lesson. Not everyone will tolerate your rudeness just because you are weak."

Yun Ce looked into Peng Zeng's eyes and said, "I am humbled and will learn from you!"

Peng Zeng laughed loudly, and amidst E Ji's shrill scream, he punched Yun Ce in the cheek. Yun Ce, who was originally standing in front of Peng Zeng, was immediately sent flying seven or eight meters away. After landing, he slid a long distance on the weeds before coming to a stop.

Eji ran towards Yun Ce, who was motionless in the distance, crying and wailing. Peng Zeng sneered, grabbed the reins, and prepared to mount his horse and leave. He was certain that the punch he had just given was enough to kill that arrogant brat.

Before he could mount his horse, he heard someone behind him say, "Two more punches." Peng Zeng's expression hardened, and he slowly turned around. He saw Yun Ce slowly getting up from the ground. He seemed unharmed, except that his nose was slightly crooked. After he twisted it with his hand, his nose returned to normal, but blood was gushing out of both nostrils.

Eji stretched out her arms, about to shout with joy, but Yun Ce tore open her sleeve, took out a strip of cloth, tore it in two, crumpled it into two cloth balls, and carefully stuffed them into her nostrils to stop the gushing nosebleed.

Looking at Yun Ce who had come to him again, Peng Zeng's face became extremely solemn. Only he knew that he had not held back with that punch just now; it was a punch with the force of a thousand pounds.

Feng An and Liang Kun were completely stunned. They knew Yun Ce was very strong, even capable of killing the Dog Skin King amidst an encirclement of hundreds of dog skin thugs. They never imagined that his strength would be this great.

Yun Ce spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and said to Peng Zeng, "Don't hit his nose this time."

Peng said, "If you can withstand one of my punches, you are a hero. I have important business to attend to today, so I will spare your life for now."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ce opened his mouth, revealing his bloody teeth, and said, "What you just said is very good. A person cannot break their word."

Before he could finish speaking, Peng Zeng suddenly thickened and quickened his arm, his fist slamming into Yun Ce's neck with a whooshing sound.

This time, Yun Ce flew sideways, covering a distance of ten meters in mid-air, before gliding through the weeds for another five or six meters.

Everyone stared blankly as Yun Ce, who had fallen to the ground, stood up again, rubbing his neck as he approached Peng Zeng and said, "Try it on the right too."

As he spoke, he pulled a blood-stained strip of cloth from his nostril. After being punched, his nose stopped bleeding.

Peng Zeng stared blankly at Yun Ce and asked, "Who are you?"

Yun Ce smiled and said, "I am Liu Chang'an, a scholar from Pingyuan City."

Peng Zeng snorted coldly and said, "So, our meeting today is an ambush, an ambush by traitors, the purpose of which is to stop me."

Yun Ce shook his head and said, "No, it was just a chance encounter. We were avoiding you, but you came looking for us. If you had ignored us, given your horse's speed, you would have reached Pingyuan City before dawn and started avenging the dead people."

Now, if you throw another punch, your horse will become mine, and it will take you four days to reach Pingyuan City to realize your ideal of avenging the people.

The speed was a bit slower, but the result was about the same.

Peng Zeng's body trembled slightly, and the handsome young man in front of him suddenly appeared incredibly ferocious in his eyes.

Seeing that Peng Zeng remained motionless for a long time, Yun Ce spat out another mouthful of bloody saliva and said, "One more punch!"

Peng Zeng glanced at the lance he had hung on the saddle and felt immense regret for his impulsive actions. If his first punch was only meant to kill an arrogant ordinary person and he had only used 70% of his strength, then the second punch was definitely the most powerful punch he could ever throw in his life.

However, the second punch was not as effective as the first.

Now, how can he possibly throw his third punch?

"This dragon-type Thunder Smoke Beast is my family's destiny and cannot be given to others."

Yun Ce's gentle face turned irritable, and he said coldly, "Since this horse is your life, and when I asked you, you replied that you wouldn't sell it, I won't force you anymore."

"You just had to hit me three times! Let me tell you, if you don't kill me today and don't give me a horse, then it'll be my turn to kill you."

Even as Yun Ce was speaking, Peng Zeng's face gradually turned red, and his eyes gradually became tinged with red. He began to mutter to himself. For some reason, Yun Ce felt that this guy's arms had grown longer.

The next moment, Peng Zeng's arms shot up with lightning speed, and his two fists accurately struck Yun Ce's temples. With a loud bang, Yun Ce's leather boots immediately cracked, and his feet sank more than an inch into the ground.

Peng Zeng slowly moved his fists away, expecting to see a face bleeding from all seven orifices, but instead saw a smiling face.

Yun Ce pushed aside the puppet-like Peng Zeng, pulled on the reins of the Thunder Smoke Beast, and said to E Ji, "Look closely, we have a fine horse now."

Eji, who had been watching the scene with bated breath, suddenly brightened up after hearing Yun Ce's words. At that moment, she clearly understood one thing: this seemingly fierce beast was actually no match for her man.

If her man couldn't defeat this person, Eji was prepared to collect his body and live as a widow, and even prepared to become his spoils of war.

Now that this guy can't beat her man, Eji thinks that this big guy named Pengzeng should be just as prepared as she is.

(End of this chapter)