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

"Su Qingfeng, who's on your side? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll get rough with you."

"We've stamped it, you can't deny it now."

Yaoyue hadn't expected Su Qingfeng to bring up kissing in public, and she knew without looking that Lianxing was staring at her. Her face burned, and she wished she could strangle Su Qingfeng immediately.

Su Qingfeng glanced at Yaoyue's expression, then turned to look at the man beside Zi Nu—that must be Han Fei.

He was somewhat surprised that Han Fei, instead of handling state affairs in Han, had come to the Sui Dynasty. Now that Han Fei was traveling with Wei Zhuang and Zi Nu, it seemed that the Quicksand organization had already been established.

Su Qingfeng secretly planned to take Zi Nu away. Her fate was likely grim if she followed Han Fei and Wei Zhuang.

Although the animation doesn't explicitly reveal Zi Nu's fate, her Crimson Serpent Sword later appears in Princess Hong Lian's hands, and Zi Nu disappears without a trace, likely perishing in the upheaval in Korea. Su Qingfeng doesn't want her to repeat the same mistake.

As for Han Fei, this intelligent man destined for tragedy, Su Qingfeng didn't want to get too involved. Having already invested in King Ying Zheng of Qin, he knew the fate of the six states was already sealed.

"Su Ming, order the Xiaoguo Army to break camp and enter the city."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Su Qingfeng, pulling the blushing Yaoyue along, gave instructions to Shi Feixuan and the others beside her:

"Wanwan, take this woman to the carriage. Lianxing, stop looking, get in and let's go. Zhu Yuyan, proceed according to plan, Wanwan will contact you later."

As dusk approached, Su Qingfeng was unwilling to spend the night in the countryside. There was an imperial palace in Yangzhou city, and he planned to stay there temporarily and take a look at the palace scenery.

Inside the carriage, Consort Yan and Changsun Wuhou were still recuperating and healing, and Su Qingfeng did not disturb them.

Yaoyue and Shi Feixuan sat on either side of him, opposite Wanwan and the furious Zinu, while Lianxing sat next to Yaoyue. To Su Qingfeng's surprise, Zhu Yuyan also boarded the carriage.

He was puzzled: now, there were martial artists searching for Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling everywhere outside Yangzhou City, and even Fan Qinghui had been mobilized, so why did Zhu Yuyan only send Bai Qing'er with the Four Enchantresses? Wasn't she worried that the Longevity Formula would fall into Fan Qinghui's hands?

Su Qingfeng glanced at Zi Nu, who was glaring at her, shrugged, and ignored her. Zi Nu had been silenced by Wan Wan's acupoint and was unable to speak at the moment.

He turned to Zhu Yuyan and asked, "Your old rival Fan Qinghui has gone to seize the Longevity Scripture, why aren't you going?"

Zhu Yuyan replied leisurely, "I have my own plans."

Even if I went, I wouldn't be able to snatch the Longevity Manual. There are too many grandmasters here this time. Whoever gets it will be besieged by others. I'm not going to be foolish.

Furthermore, it's not certain whether the Longevity Formula can truly grant immortality. I'm starting to suspect that you've already succeeded, otherwise why don't you send troops to find those two thugs?

Tsk, Zhu Yuyan's intuition is too accurate; she's truly a master strategist. It seems we need to have the army put on a show to avoid arousing suspicion from the other grandmasters. "Guan Guan, have Su Ming send two thousand-man squads to find Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, just to make a show of it."

Wanwan looked at her master upon hearing this, surprised that Zhu Yuyan had guessed that the Longevity Formula was in Su Qingfeng's hands. She smiled at her master and replied, "Alright."

"Su Qingfeng, you really got the Longevity Manual! How on earth did you manage to get your hands on it?" Upon seeing Su Qingfeng's instructions and Wanwan's expression, Zhu Yuyan immediately concluded that Su Qingfeng had obtained the Longevity Manual. However, she couldn't understand how Su Qingfeng, who had never been to Yangzhou, knew the whereabouts of the Longevity Manual. This man seemed to know many secrets of the martial world, becoming increasingly unfathomable.

Lianxing looked at Su Qingfeng in surprise. She had followed him all the way to Yangzhou and hadn't seen him leave in private. Suddenly, she remembered that Su Ming, the commander of Su Qingfeng's secret guards, had gone out, so she asked, "Su Qingfeng, was it Su Ming who went to Yangzhou to find him?"

Hearing her question, Su Qingfeng recalled that the guards had mentioned being followed, and it seemed to be Lianxing. He smiled and took the Longevity Mantra from Shi Feixuan, handing it to Lianxing: "You've been following me all this way, so you should know I haven't left. That's right, Su Ming found this; this is the Longevity Mantra."

Lianxing took the manual and asked curiously, "Su Qingfeng, can one truly achieve immortality by practicing the Longevity Technique?"

Yaoyue chimed in, "No, this is just an internal cultivation technique; it cannot grant immortality."

Su Qingfeng, holding Yaoyue, asked with some doubt, "You haven't read the Longevity Manual, how do you know it can't grant immortality?"

Yaoyue scoffed, "If I hadn't covered for you, those grandmasters outside would have overheard everything you said in the carriage. You fool."

"Oh dear, I really didn't notice. Thank you so much, I'll treat you well from now on."

"Get lost, you don't need it."

Yaoyue pushed open the door and sat back down on the soft couch inside the carriage. She was utterly helpless with Su Qingfeng and just wanted to be alone to sort out her feelings for him. But no matter how much she thought about it, she still couldn't figure out what their relationship was—after all, they were too far apart in age.

Zi Nu was shocked. Looking at the crowd around her, she couldn't believe that Wu Xiangjun had already found the Longevity Manual so soon after arriving. Tens of thousands of martial artists in Yangzhou had searched for more than a month without any clues. How did he know the location of the manual? Seeing that Wu Xiangjun, this lecherous man, was still laughing and talking with other women, Zi Nu could hardly suppress her murderous intent.

After she was abducted, she seemed to have been forgotten by these people. Zi Nu didn't understand why Wu Xiangjun had captured her—was it because she had once tried to kill him, and he deliberately captured her to torture her?

Knowing that Lord Wu Xiang was known for his lust for beautiful women, Zi Shen couldn't help but show some unease.

Han Fei was completely stunned. He had seen everything that had just happened clearly: from Wu Xiangjun being thrown out and bumping into Zi Nu, to Zi Nu trying to kill Su Qingfeng but being stopped by a woman, and finally being subdued by Yao Yue, the Palace Master of Yihua Palace... Everything happened too fast. By the time he reacted, Wu Xiangjun had already taken Zi Nu away.

Han Fei panicked immediately. He knew that Lord Wu Xiang was an absolute lecher, and if Zi Nu fell into his hands, her chances of survival were slim. He immediately tried to step forward to demand her release, but after only a few steps, he was stopped by Su Qingfeng's guards pointing crossbows at him, which frightened him into stopping abruptly.

Han Fei knew no martial arts whatsoever, so he dared not force his way into the carriage guarded by the guards. He could only hurriedly bow to a guard captain and say, "Captain, please inform Lord Wu Xiang that Han Fei requests an audience."

Su Zhong, the deputy commander of the secret guards, glanced at him and said indifferently, "His Majesty is busy and has no time to see you. Please leave."

Su Zhong knew in his heart that the woman brought into the carriage was probably no longer related to Han Fei—no woman who caught the emperor's eye had ever escaped. Even someone as ruthless as Yao Yue had submitted, hadn't she? Even the Yin Empress Zhu Yuyan seemed to have ties to the emperor. With so many powerful women around the emperor, how many in the martial world dared to provoke him?

Han Fei, however, refused to give up and hurriedly said to Su Zhong again—

Su Zhong looked at Han Fei pitifully and said, "My friend offended Lord Wu Xiang just now. She didn't mean it. I beg the commander to help me convey a message to Lord Wu Xiang. We are willing to apologize, we just ask that our friend be released."

The other party coldly replied, "Impossible. Your female companion intended to assassinate the emperor; there is absolutely no reason for her to be released. Leave immediately, or don't blame us for being impolite."

At this moment, the magistrate stepped out of the carriage and asked Su Zhong, "Su Zhong, where is Su Ming?"

Su Zhong quickly stepped forward and respectfully replied, "Reporting to the headquarters, Commander Su Ming is currently leading men on a patrol around the perimeter."

The guild leader glanced at Han Fei and instructed Su Zhong, "Send someone to inform Tong Hu to dispatch two thousand-man squads to find the two thugs who escaped Yangzhou City with the Longevity Manual. Just find out their whereabouts; there's no need to arrest them."

"Yes, Master." Su Zhong immediately ordered the guard beside him to deliver the message.

Seeing Han Fei still standing anxiously to the side, Guan Guan knew he had come for Zi Nu and understood that Su Qingfeng had feelings for that woman. She knew Han Fei was destined not to be able to take her away this time. She smiled gently and said to Han Fei, "Why haven't you left yet? Someone who doesn't know martial arts dares to come and join the fun? Do you really think you're Su Qingfeng? Leave now, this isn't a place for you."

Han Fei hurriedly called out to her, "Master, please wait. My friend Zi Nu was just taken away by you. She was in the wrong. Could you please be merciful and release her?"

Guan Guan's eyes darted around mischievously, and she laughed, "Don't even think about it. That Zi Nu will be Su Qingfeng's concubine from now on. Go back by yourself." Seeing Han Fei's shocked expression, she shook her head and ordered, "Su Zhong, send the order to depart."

Han Fei stood frozen in place, his mind in turmoil: Zi Nu had been forcibly taken as a concubine by Lord Wu Xiang? This was clearly abduction of a commoner's daughter, but he knew no martial arts and was powerless to help. Watching the army escort the carriage further and further away, he could only pace anxiously.

The Quicksand organization has only just been established; are they really going to lose Zi Nu like this? Wei Zhuang is still sparring with Ximen Chuixue by the lake; what should they do now?

Inside the carriage, Su Qingfeng caught a glimpse of Zi Nu's panicked eyes but paid it no mind. He didn't intend to trap Zi Nu forever; it was just not the time to let her go yet—he still wanted to go to the Eastern Continent to meet those legendary figures, and perhaps he would travel with Zi Nu then.

Zhu Yuyan and Lianxing glanced at the Longevity Formula, then looked away with little interest.

Su Qingfeng, this Longevity Technique is impossible to practice; without the corresponding attributes, it's a complete waste of time.

Who said that? Didn't you see my wife practicing this longevity technique right next to me?

Zhu Yuyan glanced at the strikingly beautiful woman and said with a smile:

Your wife is indeed very lucky. The Longevity Manual is, after all, a Heaven-level secret manual, and it even has attributes. If she can truly master it, her future achievements will surely be extraordinary.

Su Qingfeng glanced at Yan Fei and Changsun Wuhou, and smiled slightly:

My wives are not just for show. Jing Ni is already a Grandmaster, and Yan Fei will soon reach that level as well. Although Changsun Wuhou has only just begun learning martial arts, with my help, he will soon become a master as well.

Su Qingfeng suddenly remembered the bet he had with Yaoyue. Although Guanguan had interfered last time and the bet wasn't finished, he didn't plan to bring it up again. In any case, whether or not there was a stake between them didn't really matter.

Su Qingfeng reached into his robes—actually his system space—and took out a box, handing it to Shi Feixuan:

Feixuan, there is a vermilion fruit inside. You should eat it when we settle down to rest.

This Vermilion Fruit can increase your cultivation by thirty years. If you can fully absorb its energy, you might be able to break through to the Grandmaster level. Even if you don't break through, you can still reach the peak of the Grandmaster level. At that time, even Empress Zhu Yuyan will be unable to do anything to you.