126: Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you kill me?

“Who dares to kill me?”

“Who dares to kill me?”

“Who dares to kill me?”

Chu Qing’s voice echoed throughout the vast Xian Yuan Restaurant.

The already silent Xian Yuan Restaurant became even more so.

Downstairs:

Zheng Zhixiang said coldly, “Boy, there are plenty of people who dare to kill you.”

“Don’t you believe that the Wubao Lords around you are all sharpening their blades, ready to kill you right now?”

Chu Qing smiled.

He didn’t turn his head, spread his arms, and said to the Wubao Lords with his back to them:

“Come, do you dare to kill me?”

“I’ll just stand here, not moving a muscle.”

“Who dares to kill me?”

The more than thirty Wubao Lords, with serious expressions, exchanged glances and said in unison:

“Master Qing, we would never dare!”

“Anyone who harms a single hair on Master Qing’s head is going against our Fortified Manors.”

What kind of joke was this?

Although Zheng Zhixiang was ruthless.

But, Chu Qing was even more ruthless.

This guy truly exterminated entire families at the drop of a hat!

Chu Qing smiled, pointing at Zheng Zhixiang and saying:

“You, merely a rebel, merely a defeated dog.”

“What are you, to dare to make the Fortified Manors kill me?”

“You are useless!”

After speaking, he shook his finger.

At this moment, Zheng Zhixiang’s heart pounded faster with anger.

He wanted to kill Chu Qing immediately.

But, he knew:

If he personally killed Chu Qing, it would seem like a win, but in reality, it would be a loss.

Because his loyal followers, who should have sided with him, would betray him again.

If this got out, it would make certain people lose faith in the rebels.

So... Zheng Zhixiang spoke, his voice echoing like clashing metal:

“The Imperial Star is wavering, and beacons of war are everywhere!”

“How much longer can this Empire exist?”

“Do you want to be buried with the Empire?”

The Wubao Lords stirred.

They weren't fools; they had long noticed the Empire’s instability and that its days were numbered.

They had no confidence in the Millennial Calamity whatsoever.

Therefore, they wanted to join the rebels and board the great ship of the new era.

But... they stared at Chu Qing’s back, their eyes complex.

Chu Qing smiled and said, “Wubao Lords, I now allow you to go down and join the rebels!”

“If anyone wants my head, you can also ambush me now!”

“Don’t worry, I won’t turn around.”

“Anyone can chop off my head.”

“Come, chop me!”

The Wubao Lords remained silent.

Chu Qing smiled, and again shouted loudly, “Come, chop me!”

As he spoke, he even pulled off his upper garment, revealing his bronze skin.

He gestured at his neck with his finger, and again shouted loudly, “Come, chop me!”

The Wubao Lords were terrified, and more than ten of them stumbled backward, shaking their heads frantically and saying, “We would never dare to harm a single hair on Master Qing’s head!”

Chu Qing burst out laughing.

He pointed at Zheng Zhixiang and said, “You, you are incompetent!”

“You want to kill me, but you don’t dare to act.”

“Your former lackeys don’t even dare to harm a single hair on my head.”

“Tell me—what other tricks do you have?”

Zheng Zhixiang was expressionless.

At this moment, the murderous intent in his heart was at its peak.

“Are you truly not afraid of death?”

“Do you truly believe I wouldn’t dare to strike you down?”

Zheng Zhixiang stood up, extended his hand, and a heavily armored guard presented him with a long saber.

“I’ve practiced martial arts since childhood, and my most favored weapon is the long spear.”

“But, you are not worthy of me using my long spear.”

“Today, I will use this saber to cut off your head!”

As he spoke, his killing intent surged.

At this moment:

Everyone knew that Zheng Zhixiang was truly going to kill someone.

Chu Qing smiled and said, “Everyone in Shiji County can die, but I, Chu Qing, cannot die!”

“Everyone in the Great Qian Empire can die, but I—Chu Qing—cannot die!”

“I fear death more than anyone.”

“But... what are you? Do you dare to kill me?”

Roar!

With a roar, Zheng Zhixiang leaped into the air, directly to the third floor, and then, leaping again, he charged straight for Chu Qing on the top floor.

In mid-air, his saber light was brilliant, like a cold moon descending from the sky.

With this strike, he was confident he could cut down anything.

But, the next second, his pupils contracted.

Because:

In his line of sight, a hand appeared.

That hand was withered, like the hand of a dried corpse.

The hand wasn't large.

But, it was overwhelming, like a millstone, like the sky, about to grasp him in its palm.

A master!

A master among masters!

Zheng Zhixiang roared, his body stopping abruptly in mid-air, and the saber light, like a cold moon, shattered with a crash.

The next second:

Zheng Zhixiang’s massive body actually fell from the sky, crashing heavily onto the first-floor pavement.

Boom!

The pavement exploded, stone chips splattered, and dust rose everywhere.

When the dust settled, The Crowd discovered in horror:

The famous Zheng Zhixiang was actually kneeling on one knee on the ground, blood spurting from his pores, staining his clothes red.

Drip!

Drip!

Blood dripped.

Zheng Zhixiang tried to get up.

Boom!

Chu Qing descended from the sky.

His feet landed, and the ground cracked.

He pressed one hand on Zheng Zhixiang’s head, pushing him down forcefully.

“Kneel properly!”

Boom!

The heavily injured Zheng Zhixiang knelt again on one knee.

The Crowd was horrified.

Zheng Zhixiang was a well-known powerhouse.

Even with severe injuries, he wasn’t someone any random person could bully.

However:

Chu Qing suppressed him with just one hand.

At this moment, someone gasped in surprise:

“Master Qing has a golden tattoo on his body!”

“What a beautiful tattoo!”

“What is this?”

Zheng Zhixiang was horrified.

He looked up, and after seeing the tattoo on Chu Qing’s body, he then looked at the dean under the Black Robed People behind him, and smiled sadly:

“365 Perfected Golden Tendons!”

“Amazing!”

“No wonder you have a super expert by your side.”

“Which Young Master of a Prominent Family are you?”

Chu Qing was silent, at this moment, he wanted to crush Zheng Zhixiang’s head.

The result was:

Even with all 365 Golden Tendons fully activated, he could only barely make the heavily injured Zheng Zhixiang kneel.

He couldn’t kill him at all.

He said with some disappointment:

“I, I come from humble beginnings, dressed in coarse cloth and barefoot!”

Zheng Zhixiang didn't believe it at all.

Chu Qing patted his head and said, “Now, negotiations officially begin.”

After speaking, he withdrew his hand.

Because:

The heavily injured Zheng Zhixiang had been resisting.

Even with his 365 Perfected Golden Tendons, he couldn't suppress the heavily injured Zheng Zhixiang for long.

This guy was too strong.

300 Golden Tendons, three hundred Golden Bones, his Flesh, internal organs, all had been cultivated to a very high Realm.

Even his Skin and Hair Realm had reached a very high level.

Although he was severely injured, he was still very formidable.

Chu Qing couldn't hold on.

But, it didn't matter.

Chu Qing believed that in just a few years, he would be able to suppress the opponent with one hand.

Zheng Zhixiang said coldly, “How do we negotiate?”

Chu Qing smiled and said, “I’ll give you two choices!”

Zheng Zhixiang’s pupils contracted.

Chu Qing was too domineering.

Starting with two choices, was this... a negotiation?

“First: Your rebels occupy Shiji County; but, you must pay me one hundred pearls and fifty portions of the highest-grade bone-refining resources every day.”

Zheng Zhixiang was silent.

After a while, he said, “If I agree to this condition, won’t I become your lackey?”

Chu Qing laughed and said, “You are already a dog!”

Zheng Zhixiang’s eyes widened in anger, his killing intent chilling.

He just wanted to punch Chu Qing to death.

However:

The Black Robed People behind Chu Qing made his intelligence regain the upper hand.

“No, I don’t agree to that!”

Chu Qing sighed inwardly, then continued:

“Then, the second condition: Your rebels will never set foot in Shiji County!”

“If you encounter anyone from my Shiji County, you must retreat three paces!”

Zheng Zhixiang suddenly said, “Don’t think that just because you have an expert protecting you, you can do whatever you want!”

“Do you believe I can lead tens of thousands of troops to massacre Shiji County?”

Chu Qing nodded, and said seriously, “I believe it!”

Zheng Zhixiang said, “The general trend is irreversible; your resistance is simply a joke.”

“You should join us.”

Chu Qing smiled and said, “General trend? Tens of thousands of troops?”

“In Shiji County, I—Chu Qing—am the general trend.”

Zheng Zhixiang was stunned, he suddenly realized that Chu Qing was even more arrogant and brazen than he had imagined.

“Tens of thousands of troops sweeping through, can you stop them?”

Chu Qing said disdainfully, “Killing a few hundred rebels a day, how long do you think tens of thousands of troops would last me?”

The people around were dumbfounded.

Good heavens, killing a few hundred people a day?

What kind of thinking is this? What kind of person could say such a thing?

Even if there were tens of thousands of motionless pigs, no one could kill them all!

Zheng Zhixiang was stunned for a moment, and said, “Killing a few hundred people a day? You wouldn’t flinch? You wouldn’t feel soft-hearted?”

Even a butcher, after killing too many pigs, would feel fear.

Historically, even famous butchers only had armies massacre cities.

Who would dare to say that they could kill tens of thousands of people without feeling soft-hearted or flinching?

Chu Qing, with every word, talked about killing a few hundred people daily, and wanting to kill tens of thousands?

How could that be possible?

Chu Qing smiled and said, “We Martial Artists can turn iron into mud; can human heads be harder than iron?”

“My heart is like iron and stone, how could I be soft-hearted?”

“Alright, tell me, between the two conditions, which one do you choose?”