Martial Arts Universe: With a single command, 100,000 iron cavalry will sweep across the martial wor

Yan Fei suppressed her emotions and shoved Su Qingfeng away. She couldn't kill this scoundrel now; she would settle accounts for what happened today sooner or later.

Seeing her release her grip, Su Qingfeng shrugged. If Yan Fei had actually made a move, he would have instantly teleported away—he always remained wary of this dangerous Dongjun. However, the fragrance emanating from Yan Fei was quite elegant; he couldn't tell if it was her natural scent or incense.

Turning his head, Su Qingfeng saw Duan Zhengchun groaning incessantly because of his broken legs. He couldn't help but frown: A martial arts master, and a master of innate skill at that, is making such a fuss over losing both legs.

"Duan Zhengchun, shut up! If you shout again, I'll have the Yin-Yang School's Dongjun continue to serve you."

Duan Zhengchun, covered in sweat, pleaded:

"Lord Wu Xiang, please spare me... I will never oppose you again, and I will never seek revenge."

Su Qingfeng walked over and slapped him across the face:

"Duan, you heard what Wanyan Kang said just now. You should also write a letter to your emperor brother and ask him to send 500,000 taels of gold, or I will hand you over to Dongjun again."

Looking at Duan Zhengchun, Su Qingfeng thought of Li Qingluo and Wang Yuyan. This man couldn't be killed now, but he couldn't be let go either. He was determined to destroy Dali, and for now, Duan Zhengchun was still somewhat useful.

When we get back, let's hand him over to Li Qingluo for disposal first. It'll also be a good opportunity to see if Li Qingluo still has feelings for him.

"Yes, yes, I'll write the letter right away..."

Duan Zhengchun was terrified of Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School. If it hadn't been for Wu Xiangjun's quick intervention, he probably wouldn't have been able to save his arms.

Duan Zhengchun, recalling the scene of his leg bone being broken by Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School, trembled with fear. Seeing his terror of Yan Fei, Su Qingfeng smiled and continued her threat:

"By the way, tell your brother the emperor that Donghuang Taiyi of the Yin-Yang School is currently in the Song Dynasty. If he doesn't send money, Donghuang Taiyi might go to Dali himself."

"Hiss... I will definitely make it clear in the letter." Duan Zhengchun gasped. He hadn't expected that Donghuang Taiyi, the leader of the Yin-Yang School at the Celestial Realm, would also come to the Song Dynasty. Now he had given up hope that the Grandmaster of Tianlong Temple would come to his rescue. He didn't even want the experts from the temple to come. If Donghuang Taiyi was really at Wu Xiangjun's residence, he was afraid that they would only be throwing their lives away.

Upon hearing Su Qingfeng's words, Consort Yan frowned. She hadn't expected Su Qingfeng to actually use the Yin-Yang School to threaten Duan Zhengchun, and even lied to him that Donghuang Taiyi had arrived in the Song Dynasty. Consort Yan now had a new understanding of Su Qingfeng's cunning.

Seeing the surrounding martial arts figures quickly departing, Su Qingfeng immediately ordered, "Wang Meng, assemble the army and return to Gusu City."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Qingfeng ignored Yan Fei beside him and walked straight towards the carriage. It was getting late, and he wanted to return to Suzhou before dark.

Seeing that this scoundrel was ignoring her and about to leave, Yan Fei clenched her fists, wanting to give him a good beating. She hadn't expected Su Qingfeng to use her and then discard her. She took a deep breath, calming herself. She couldn't act impulsively now; there would be a time to teach this scoundrel a lesson.

When Su Yan saw Su Qingfeng approaching from the carriage, she immediately jumped down and ran to his side, asking, "Father, are we going back to Suzhou City?"

Su Qingfeng ruffled her hair and laughed, "Of course we're leaving. Are you suggesting we stay overnight in the apricot grove?"

Su Yan chuckled and grabbed Su Qingfeng's hand: "Father, you should ride back on horseback. The carriage is full of women now, so don't get on."

Su Qingfeng glanced at the carriage and then remembered that Abbess Miejue was injured and resting inside, and Zhou Zhiruo, Huang Rong, and the others should also be inside. It was indeed inconvenient for him to get in this time.

"I know, you'll get what's coming to you when you get back."

Su Yan held his hand, asking with some worry, "Dad, do you think Mom will really hit me?"

Although Su Qingfeng didn't scold her much for secretly running away from Suzhou, she was still afraid her mother would be angry. She knew her mother wouldn't lay a hand on her, but the thought of being constantly watched by her mother made her very uncomfortable.

Su Qingfeng smiled at the clever little devil: "If you remove the word 'ma', you'll understand."

Su Yan knew she would inevitably get a scolding from her mother upon returning home. Suddenly, she remembered the women she had seen during the day—they were all definitely connected to her father, and perhaps one of them would become her new concubine someday. Thinking of this, her eyes lit up, and she said to Su Qingfeng with a grin:

"Father, you have to help me this time, or I'll tell Mother about all the girls you met here."

"Oh dear, I'm completely innocent with them, don't talk nonsense!"

"Does being completely innocent mean we can just hug and kiss freely?"

"Uh... that's just politeness."

"Dad, don't try to fool the child. Anyone who lies to children is a bad guy."

***

Three days later

The story of Xingzilin has spread throughout the martial arts world of the Song Dynasty. The fact that Shaolin and the Beggars' Sect dared to attack a princess of the Song Dynasty is tantamount to treason, and everyone in the martial arts world is shocked.

Hong Qigong, the leader of the Southern Beggars' Sect, not only participated in the incident but also dragged the Northern Beggars' Sect into it, leading to the annihilation of the Beggars' Sect members by Wu Xiangjun's army at Xingzilin. None of the Northern Beggars' Sect members survived, but Hong Qigong narrowly escaped. Now, the elders of the Northern Beggars' Sect are demanding an explanation from Hong Qigong, and several clashes have broken out between the Northern and Southern Beggars' Sects, resulting in heavy casualties.

Suzhou City, the residence of Lord Wu Xiang.

Su Qingfeng sat in his chair, listening to Wang Meng report on recent developments. The army was conducting widespread searches within Suzhou City; the Beggars' Sect's branch had been wiped out, and Beggars' Sect members hiding within the city had been successively executed. Su Qingfeng gave an order to Wang Meng, the commander of the Xuanwu Legion:

"Wang Meng, now that the Beggars' Sect's influence in Suzhou has been eliminated, the next step is to target Buddhist temples. All temples within Suzhou's borders will be demolished. Any monks who dare to resist will be killed without exception; those who do not resist will be expelled from Suzhou. From now on, no more Buddhist temples will be allowed in our territory."

Wang Meng reminded him with some hesitation:

"Your Majesty, this move may draw criticism from some Buddhist believers in the city."

Su Qingfeng laughed and said:

"What are you afraid of? The population of Suzhou is growing daily. Anyone who dares to speak up for the monk will be immediately expelled from the city. I want to see who else dares to say a word. Go and prepare."

Since the abolition of exorbitant taxes and levies, the population of Suzhou has nearly doubled, and the city has become increasingly prosperous. Although troops have been deployed throughout the city to hunt down the remaining members of the Beggars' Gang these past few days, the lives of ordinary people have not been disturbed in the slightest.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing Wang Meng leave, Su Qingfeng rubbed his forehead. At present, Suzhou City had not yet officially established any government offices, and numerous affairs were piling up. He had neither strategists nor civil officials at his disposal. After much thought, he even came up with the idea of ​​"kidnapping" a few civil officials to come.

Just then, Jingni came in from outside the door. Seeing him rubbing his head, she asked with concern, "Husband, what's bothering you again?"

Su Qingfeng reached out and pulled her into his arms, replying with a smile, "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about where to find capable civil officials. The number of people in Suzhou is increasing, and ordinary officials can't handle it. If there are no civil officials to govern, I'm afraid there will be trouble sooner or later."

As he spoke, he looked at Jingni's beautiful face, recalling that night after returning from the apricot grove, when he went into her room. Though shy, she didn't resist, and so it ended. Jingni blushed slightly, leaning against him and whispering:

"It's time to find some talented civil officials. Huang Rong's father seems quite capable. He's been teaching her poetry, calligraphy, and painting for the past few days. I think Huang Yaoshi might be able to become the prefect of Suzhou."

Su Qingfeng shook his head: "He won't agree. People of the martial world ultimately don't want to be officials."

"That's true... By the way, where's Yan'er?"

Jingni felt somewhat helpless when Su Yan was mentioned. This child now spends half the day studying and the other half running around. She was really afraid that she wouldn't be able to control this crazy girl in the future.

"She went out to play. She said today is the day Bai Xiaosheng announces the list, and she's probably at Songhelou Restaurant asking around right now."

Su Qingfeng was quite interested in the martial arts rankings. He could learn from them which stories were incorporated into this martial arts world, and which masters and powerful figures would be on the list.

"These various lists, which change every thirty years, are being released this year; it's quite interesting. Madam, do you think Bai Xiaosheng is a person or an organization?"

Jingni nodded seriously:

"It must be an organization. Otherwise, after hundreds of years, the people would be long gone. And since they are so familiar with the affairs of the martial arts world, it must be quite large."

Su Qingfeng thought so too. The Xuan Tian Continent is so vast, how could one person possibly know so many secrets of the martial world?

"Yes, that's right. We need to keep an eye on this all-knowing scholar in the future. I just wonder if the list of top scorers will be released today..."

"The news should arrive by noon."

Inside Songhelou,

Su Yan, Huang Rong, and Zhou Zhiruo sat by the window, drinking tea and waiting for the results.

Bored, Su Yan leaned closer to Huang Rong and asked:

"Sister Huang, what kind of ranking do you think will be released today? Could it be a ranking of the most beautiful women in the martial arts world?"

When Huang Rong was pulled over by Su Yan, she was in a bad mood. All she could think about was how to get revenge on Su Qingfeng. She had tried several times but failed. Now she didn't care about any rankings or anything like that. She was only thinking about how to make Su Qingfeng suffer a loss.

"How would I know? I've only just started out in this world, and there are many things I don't know."

Seeing Huang Rong's dejected appearance, Su Yan couldn't help but laugh. She knew that Huang Rong always went against her father, but Huang Rong always lost, so Huang Rong must be feeling very frustrated right now.

"Sister Zhou, do you know?"

Looking at the lively scene around her, Zhou Zhiruo smiled slightly: "I don't know, but we'll find out soon, so don't be too anxious."

"Then let's wait a little longer."

With nothing to do, Su Yan thought of Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School, who always disliked her father and opposed him at every turn, and felt a little helpless. Several times, if she hadn't been by her father's side, Dongjun probably would have already attacked him. Thinking of the things her father had said that infuriated Dongjun, Su Yan couldn't help but laugh and cry.

She turned to Zhou Zhiruo and Huang Rong and said:

"Why do you think Dongjun of the Yin-Yang School always picks on my father? Sister Huang, what did my father do to offend her?"

Huang Rong immediately perked up upon hearing this:

"Is that even a question? It must be that your damn father had some wicked thoughts about the Yin-Yang Master Dongjun. Dongjun found out, so naturally he's going to oppose him to the end."

Now Huang Rong and Dongjun Yanfei are friends on the same side. They have a common enemy and both want to teach Su Qingfeng, that bastard, a lesson.

Zhou Zhiruo also said to Su Yan with a confident expression:

"That's right, your father is a bastard. He must have had evil intentions towards Dongjun Yanfei. Su Yan, think about it, Yanfei is so beautiful and has such a noble temperament. Your father was probably lustful at first sight, which is why Dongjun has been trying to settle scores with him."

Su Yan realized she had asked the wrong person. Zhou Zhiruo and Huang Rong both had a lot of grievances against her father, and despite not knowing the full story, they were making wild guesses and saying things that slandered him. Su Yan glanced at them and silently lowered her head.

"The martial arts rankings are out! The martial arts rankings are out!"

Hearing the commotion, Su Yan, Zhou Zhiruo, and Huang Rong all looked up at the high platform of Songhe Tower. Several people were already posting the martial arts rankings on the platform.

The martial arts practitioners in Songhelou all gathered around, waiting to see what kind of list would be released this time, and curious whether any new faces would appear on it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the martial arts rankings, which are updated every thirty years, have now released their first list—the Martial Arts Beauties Ranking. Although only ten stunning beauties are listed, it's possible that some reclusive beauties are not on the list."

In the world of martial arts, there are always some stunning beauties who remain unknown but possess breathtaking looks. Like Lin Chaoying of the Song Dynasty, Bi Xiuxin of the Sui Dynasty, and Lianxing of the Ming Dynasty thirty years ago. Today, let's take a look at who's on this newly released list of beauties.

As soon as the list was posted, all the martial arts practitioners in Songhelou peeked out to look.

Su Yan, Zhou Zhiruo, and the others remained seated, yet they could clearly see the rankings on the platform. The rankings are as follows:

Tenth place: Da Ming, Lin Shiyin.

As the poem says: "Even the lotus cannot compare to her beauty; the breeze from the water pavilion carries the fragrance of pearls and jade."

Lin Shiyin is the cousin of Li**, the "Little Flying Dagger" of the Ming Dynasty. She has a close relationship with Wu Xiangjun of the Song Dynasty. Because she does not practice martial arts, she is ranked lower.

Ninth place: Lin Xian'er from the Ming Dynasty.