Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

As Huang Rong looked at the extraordinary man before her, a certain thought in her heart became even more resolute.

The smile on his face faded, replaced by an unprecedentedly solemn expression.

"Your Highness, to be honest, I have a request, and I hope that Your Highness will grant it."

Qin Han shifted his gaze from Guo Fu back to Huang Rong's face.

"Chief Huang and Hero Guo have defended the court against the Mongols for over a decade. Feel free to speak your mind."

Huang Rong's gaze swept around, her voice filled with undisguised weariness and resentment.

"As Your Highness knows, my husband Guo Jing has guarded Xiangyang for many years, all for the sake of the Southern Song Dynasty and to protect the people of the world."

"But the court is corrupt and incompetent, and treacherous officials are in power!"

At this point, Huang Rong bluntly laid her cards on the table, a blazing fire of anger burning in her eyes.

"Lu Wende, the garrison commander of Xiangyang, is nothing but a good-for-nothing!"

"Not only did he intend to resist the enemy, but he also hindered and embezzled military funds!"

"If it weren't for Brother Jing's arduous struggle, if it weren't for the Beggars' Sect disciples risking their lives in battle, and if it weren't for the strong support of many fellow martial artists, Xiangyang City would probably have fallen long ago!"

Huang Rong became more and more excited as she spoke, and her eyes even reddened.

"Even so, those powerful families in the court still regard us commoners as husbands."

"In their eyes, even if Brother Jing makes tremendous contributions, he will ultimately be nothing more than a lowly martial artist!"

"It's common for credit to be stolen, and backstabbing is even more frequent."

"I am truly... unwilling to accept this!"

His words were spoken with such sincerity that Guo Fu, standing to the side, clenched her fists, her face filled with grievance and anger.

The two brothers, Da Wu and Xiao Wu, felt the same way, and their faces turned red.

After Huang Rong finished speaking, she took a deep breath and bowed gracefully to Qin Han.

"I know Your Highness is no ordinary man. The 100,000 troops of the Golden Serpent Camp may not be much to Your Highness."

"But the Guo family still has some influence in the martial arts world, and the Beggars' Sect has millions of disciples all over the world."

"If Your Highness agrees, I am willing to fully support Your Highness in seizing the throne of the Golden Serpent King, in the name of the Beggars' Sect and the Guo family!"

"At that time, Your Highness will raise your voice and call to arms, and the heroes of Shandong will surely follow!"

These words were like a thunderbolt from the blue!

Jiao Wan'er and Situ He were dumbfounded. Huang Rong's words had completely overturned their understanding of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Then the following statement is even more direct.

The Beggars' Sect! The largest sect in the world!

Guo Jing! A renowned hero!

Huang Rong is trying to tie the entire Guo family and the Beggars' Sect to the Qin-Han war machine!

However, faced with such tempting conditions...

Qin Han's face remained completely expressionless.

He knew exactly what was going on.

Guo Jing was selfless in serving his country and its people, and he would simply laugh off any credit that was stolen from him.

But Huang Rong is not Guo Jing.

The only reason she stayed in Xiangyang was because she was utterly in love with that simple-minded Guo Jing.

Now that she's taking such a desperate gamble, without any roundabout testing, it's simply because she sees through him—that the King of Shu is nothing more than a reluctant surrender by the court.

With the abundance of talented people and ample troops in Sichuan during the Qin and Han dynasties, how could Huang Rong not see through his ambition?

I simply don't believe that Qin and Han would have much loyalty to the corrupt Song Dynasty.

This is to find a way out for Guo Jing and the Guo family.

Qin and Han understood everything, but were too lazy to point it out.

His nonchalant attitude, however, was interpreted by Guo Fu as blatant contempt.

Her mother has already said all that, so why are you still acting like you don't care?

Guo Fu's spoiled, spoiled temper flared up immediately.

"I thought he was such a great hero, but it turns out he's nothing special."

"With so many beautiful women around you, you're hardly a gentleman!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Rong nearly fainted from anger at her foolish daughter.

"Fu'er! Shut up! Apologize!"

Su Quan, Jiang Yuyan, and the others also turned cold, their eyes filled with hostility as they looked at Guo Fu.

Qin Han was the only one who didn't react much. Guo Fu was being arrogant, but to put it bluntly, she was stupid.

Even your mother has to use a respectful term for me, so who do you think you are?

Standing behind Qin Han, Dong Tianbao grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.

"Clang!"

A soft clang of a knife.

The Dragon-Slaying Saber had not been drawn an inch from its sheath.

A chilling aura of blade energy swept out!

Guo Fu felt an irresistible and terrifying pressure rushing towards her, and she was instantly frozen into a world of ice and snow!

He caught his breath, his face turned deathly pale, and he uncontrollably stumbled back three steps before collapsing to the ground.

"Fu-mei!"

Da Wu and Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise and, without thinking, were about to draw their swords to protect their sister.

But their hands had just touched the hilts of the swords.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two soft whooshing sounds rang out.

Zhang Junbao simply flicked out two pebbles.

"Clang! Clang!"

Da Wu and Xiao Wu felt a numbness in their wrists, and the long sword in their hands flew out and fell to the ground.

The two looked at Zhang Junbao in horror, only then realizing where they were, and a layer of cold sweat instantly appeared on their foreheads.

Throughout the entire process, Qin Han's expression remained completely unchanged.

Huang Rong's heart sank to the bottom. She quickly stepped forward, pulled Guo Fu up from the ground, and slapped her across the face.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of a slap was especially loud in the night.

"I've really spoiled you! Who gave you the audacity to speak to His Highness like that?!"

Huang Rong was truly enraged, and she used her inner strength in this slap, causing blood to seep from the corner of Guo Fu's mouth.

Guo Fu covered her face, tears welling up in her eyes, feeling both shocked and aggrieved.

It was at this moment that...

Qin Han finally spoke.

"I don't need anyone's guidance in my actions. Lady Guo would be better off going back and discussing it with her husband."

After saying that, he didn't look at Huang Rong and Guo Fu again and walked straight past them.

Dong Tianbao shouldered the Dragon-Slaying Saber, chuckled, and followed.

Zhang Junbao gave Huang Rong a slight bow as a farewell, then turned and followed Qin Han.

Only Huang Rong and her daughter remained by the campfire.

Guo Fu knelt on the ground, tears streaming silently down her face. She felt wronged and scared, completely unable to understand what she had done wrong.

Huang Rong closed her eyes, let out a long breath, and after a long while, spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Do you know that you almost killed everyone today?"

"mother……"

"You think you're standing up for me?" Huang Rong revealed a sharp look in front of her daughter for the first time. "Have you ever considered that either of those two young men could easily wipe us all out?"

Guo Fu was stunned.

"Let's go back. Come back to Xiangyang with me first thing tomorrow morning."

Huang Rong rubbed her temples, looking exhausted as she walked towards her tent.

Behind the shadows of the trees in the distance, Azi was cracking open some melon seeds she had somehow gotten her hands on, tilting her head as she watched Huang Rong leave.

"Tsk tsk, this young lady of the Guo family really doesn't know her place."

She patted the sunflower seed shells off her hands, turned her gaze to the direction Qin Han had left in, and a sly smile curved her lips.

But a brother-in-law is a brother-in-law; he can get Huang Rong to teach her precious daughter a lesson.