My name is Wei Qing, and I want to fight the Xiongnu.

Under Qiao Lan's puzzled gaze, Wei Qing took a half step back, and then, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, kicked the two wooden doors away.

What the hell?

what happened?

Before the people inside could react, Wei Qing suddenly unleashed astonishing speed. Just as the mechanical beast hidden behind the door was about to attack, Wei Qing split into two, simultaneously passing through two afterimages, bypassing the massive mechanical beast, and punching the old man sitting leisurely in the armchair, sipping tea.

The old man froze before he could even bring the teacup to his lips, as the fist drew ever closer to his eyes.

"Your subordinates..."

boom!

Wei Qing's punch landed squarely on the old man's cheek.

Half of his cheek shattered with a crack, scattering wood chips and metal fragments all over the ground.

"Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!"

It wasn't the old man drinking tea who spoke, but the mechanical beast.

As the mechanical beast continued to transform, in the blink of an eye, a space about 1.5 meters long and 70 centimeters wide appeared in the center of the giant mechanical beast's abdomen. Inside sat an elderly man who, judging from his appearance, was nearing sixty.

The old man was the one who just called for a halt.

The old man looked at the smashed mechanical puppet, but instead of fuming, he jumped out of the mechanical beast and began to examine Wei Qing with great interest.

"How did you determine that it was a puppet?"

He believed that his puppet was so perfect that ordinary people could not tell the difference.

Wei Qing frowned slightly. This question was so stupid. A puppet is a puppet. Does it even need to be judged?

"Can you breathe?"

The old man looked blankly at him: "Yes, I do."

How can I stand in front of you and talk to you when I can't breathe?

Wei Qing then asked, "How did you learn it?"

Of course it's innate...

The old man fell silent and stared at Wei Qing as if he were a monster.

After looking at him for a while without finding anything wrong, he finally said, "You should be glad that it's me, Gongshu Wu, who came today. If it were a physician, they would have dissected you."

Wei Qing shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid, I have a knife."

Gongshu Wu was taken aback by the remark, but then he realized it made a lot of sense. This guy was so powerful with his fists, how could he not cut the medical family to pieces with a knife?

Physicians are not good at direct combat; they mostly rely on underhanded methods.

It is said that it is easy to dodge a spear in the open but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark, but Gongshu Wu had a premonition that these so-called methods were not worth mentioning in front of this kid.

Gongshu Wu glanced at the puppet and sighed again.

That's really ruthless. Luckily it's just a puppet; it can be repaired even if it's broken.

If it were me, I'd call a professional team for that punch.

This kid is really confident. Doesn't he worry that if he misjudges the situation, he might actually punch himself to death and end up with no way to clean up the mess?

While complaining, Gongshu Wu also admired Wei Qing's decisiveness in taking action.

He used this trick to outsmart many people.

Humanoid puppets are powerful weapons, while mechanical beasts are actually disguises.

When faced with a mechanical puppeteer, a normal person would think of killing the puppeteer who controls the mechanical beast first.

After all, compared to mechanical beasts, puppeteers are more vulnerable.

Little did they know that this idea had unwittingly led them into a trap they had set for themselves.

Every move of the humanoid puppet is controlled by the puppeteer inside the mechanical beast, so even after the two sides have fought, it is difficult for the opponent to discover that it is fake.

The humanoid puppet is extremely powerful. It can not only trick and lull careless opponents into complacency, but more importantly, it can self-destruct, taking its opponent down with it.

In addition, the mechanical beasts also served to protect the puppeteers, solving the problem of the puppeteers being a burden on the battlefield.

As it turned out, Wei Qing, with lightning speed, raised his hand and smashed the receiving and control part of the humanoid puppet.

This brought the farce to a direct end.

That's right. The biggest problem with this move is that since the humanoid puppet is controlled by the puppeteer, the puppet's strength and speed can be amplified infinitely. The only problem is its reaction speed.

If the opponent's speed exceeds the puppeteer's brain reaction speed, the humanoid puppet will truly become a puppet at the mercy of others.

Wei Qing's speed was astonishing, especially his splitting technique, which greatly surprised Gongshu Wu, leaving him completely caught off guard.

Gongshu Wu stroked his beard and asked in puzzlement, "Your technique just now looked familiar. I feel like I've seen it somewhere before, but I can't quite place it."

"The Xiongnu barbarians?"

"That's right!" Gongshu Wu clapped his hands in sudden realization. "Yes, yes, I've seen similar abilities on the Xiongnu barbarians, but they're different from yours. Besides, you don't seem to have any barbarian markings on you, do you?"

As Gongshu Wu spoke, he reached out and tried to pull Wei Qing's clothes off.

The appearance of the Xiongnu barbarians was not too different from that of humans; they also carried a head on two shoulders.

The difference lies in the fact that the Xiongnu barbarians had barbarian markings on their bodies and that some of the blood of beastmen, and even gods, flowed in their veins.

This can lead to the appearance of certain animalistic characteristics in the body, and in more serious cases, it can even result in complete animalization or atavism.

But no matter how Wei Qing looked at it, they were the purest human race.

Chapter Sixteen: The Most Deadly Kind of Show-Off is the Subtle One.

Not only was Gongshu Wu a little confused, but even the maid Qiao Lan's eyes flickered with suspicion.

Although she had never fought against the Xiongnu barbarians, let alone killed any of them, she had at least seen pigs run, even if she hadn't eaten pork.

There were quite a few Xiongnu barbarian students in the Imperial Academy of Chang'an, and some of them had demonstrated similar abilities.

However, the Xiongnu barbarians had a unique characteristic: when they fought, the barbarian markings on their bodies would generate special energy fluctuations that were easily noticeable.

However, Wei Qing's body showed no similar signs, clearly indicating a significant difference from the Xiongnu barbarians.

Fortunately, Wei Qing's background was easy to find out, otherwise Qiao Lan would have suspected that Wei Qing might be the offspring of a human and a barbarian.

Gongshu Wu looked at Wei Qing's gaze and felt that the gaze was quite familiar, no, it was extremely familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

"I'm not a barbarian, so why would I have barbarian markings?"

Wei Qing thought to himself, "Is this old man scared out of his wits? Why is he talking nonsense?"

Gongshu Wu finally understood why Wei Qing's gaze seemed so familiar.

In the past, when the sons of noble families pestered him with questions about mechanisms, he often looked at them with the same gaze.

Not only are they hopelessly stupid, but they also always spout nonsense. Who else should we despise if not them?

Holy crap!?

I, Gongshu Wu, the next head of the dignified Gongshu family, was actually looked down upon by a mere brat?

Is there no justice left in the world?!

Gongshu Wu studied mechanical arts, but he didn't know much about racial abilities and couldn't give a specific answer. So he patiently asked, "Ahem, I just want to know, you're neither a barbarian nor do you have barbarian markings, so why can you use barbarian abilities? Although... these two abilities are somewhat different..."

Is this all the Gongshu family is capable of?

That's it? That's it? That's it?

While Wei Qing expressed his disdain, he began to reflect on whether his expectations of Princess Yangxin were too high.

Wei Qing asked, "Can the barbarians learn the abilities of the human race?"

Gongshu Wu replied, "Of course."

If they can't learn, why do the Xiongnu barbarians send so many geniuses over every year? Are they just here to act like big shots?

Wei Qing rolled his eyes and said, "That's settled then. Barbarians can learn human abilities, so why can't humans learn barbarian abilities?"

Gongshu Wu was so angry at Wei Qing's answer that he laughed. "Are you just here to make fun of me?"

Humans have certainly studied the Xiongnu barbarians quite a bit over the years.

When the Imperial Academy decided to open its doors to the Xiongnu barbarians, one of its purposes was to study the Xiongnu barbarians.

As a result, hundreds of years have passed, and no research results have been achieved.

Could it be that the top geniuses of the human race over the past few hundred years, who have spent countless human, material, and financial resources but have failed to achieve any results, are not as good as you, a mere slave?

This is an insult to the brilliant researchers of the Han Dynasty over the past four hundred years. I demand that you apologize immediately!

Of course, Gongshu Wu didn't say the last sentence, nor did he continue to ask.

Geniuses all have their own opportunities. Not to mention Wei Qing, Gongshu Wu also had his own secrets.

We're not father and son, so why should I tell you everything?

Who do you think you are?

Gongshu Wu had dealt with many geniuses and knew that geniuses all had their tempers.

In fact, he was also a genius, and his temper was even worse and more eccentric.

If Liu Yangxin hadn't mentioned that Wei Qing had killed seven or eight ram-headed shamans of the Xiongnu tribe with his mortal body, which piqued his interest, Gongshu Wu wouldn't have bothered to come and install a little finger for Wei Qing, no matter how much Liu Yangxin condescended to do so.

Although the situation regarding Wei Qing is still unclear, Gongshu Wu has already come to believe Liu Yangxin's boasts about Wei Qing.

This kid is indeed a mortal who has never cultivated, but in terms of both speed and strength, he is no less than a "thousand-pound strongman".

Coupled with his unpredictable and supernatural abilities, he wouldn't necessarily be at a disadvantage even if he encountered a "one-man army".

Even if you suddenly strike and catch your opponent off guard, even a "warrior capable of defeating ten thousand men" will not be able to withstand it.

No wonder he could kill the ram-headed shaman as easily as slaughtering a dog. No matter how powerful the ram-headed shaman is, he has to kneel down when he encounters a "one-man army".

Gongshu Wu cursed Wei Qing a hundred times in his heart. This guy was a complete charlatan, pretending to be weak while actually being strong. He was incredibly cunning.

But what Gongshu Wu didn't know was that Wei Qing was only seven years old when he first killed the ram-headed shaman.