Strongest War Emperor

”Jianchen, save your breath. How can you still shout so loud when you’re this injured?” Cai Ying and Lang Buqun rushed over to support Deng Jianchen.

Deng Jianchen looked at the two of them, his eyes welling with tears. ”Damn it! That bastard couldn’t beat my big brother, so he took it out on me with two palm strikes! Several of my meridians are broken, and my whole body’s so weak I can’t even crawl...”

Cai Ying glanced at Yun Qing, who was currently occupied with Yin Kuang and the others. She paused for a moment and said, ”Yun Qing’s chest is soaked. Did you do that?”

Deng Jianchen said with righteous indignation, ”That bastard said they had booked the entire Hidden Fragrance Pavilion. I mocked him, saying he couldn’t last more than two minutes on top of a woman. He got so embarrassed he turned to anger and started insulting my family, so I just happened to splash a bowl of tea on him... What, was that wrong?”

”You’re the man!” Lang Buqun and Cai Ying gave him a simultaneous thumbs-up.

”Damn it! When I get back to the Imperial Capital, I’ll have my old man bring an army and level Celestial Phoenix City!” Deng Jianchen yelled in frustration.

Lang Buqun paused. ”Your old man’s a Civil Servant. Can he even mobilize an army?”

”Fuck, I’m just trying to scare them, alright?!”

”Alright, alright, whatever you say!” Lang Buqun said, holding back a laugh. ”Speaking of which, you actually dared to splash water on a Spirit Martial Realm Sixth Heaven master. You’ve got some serious guts. The fact that you can still talk this loudly is just your good luck...”

”Fuck! I’ve even dared to chop up a Spirit Corpse. You think I’d be scared of that Yun Qing? Back when I drank the Giant Potion, I was unbelievably fierce and powerful!” Deng Jianchen said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

”The Giant Potion, huh... Jianchen, after you took it, did... you know... it get any bigger?” Lang Buqun suddenly asked.

”...”

”It didn’t get bigger? Then what’s the point of calling it a Giant Potion? You took it for nothing... Forget it. Since you can’t get up, I guess this rogue will have to handle it myself!” After speaking, Lang Buqun immediately ran off and positioned himself at the edge of the battle.

”Damn it, don’t you run! I promise I won’t hack you to death!” Deng Jianchen was furious.

”Huh? What’s Buqun doing? Why is he just circling around?” Cai Ying couldn’t help but ask, seeing Lang Buqun walking in circles around the fight.

Deng Jianchen rolled his eyes. ”I don’t even have to guess. I know that scoundrel is getting ready to screw over Yun Qing. When it comes to dirty tricks, even I have to admit I’m no match for him. Too bad I can’t stand up. Cai Ying, help me up for a second... Relax, relax, I won’t take advantage of you. My heart belongs to another, and you’re already spoken for...”

”Bullshit! Who’s spoken for?” Cai Ying glared at him.

Deng Jianchen chuckled dryly. ”Did you think I couldn’t tell from the way you stare at that scoundrel Buqun?”

”My... My eyes? What about them?” Cai Ying’s gaze started to shift evasively.

”’The person in the thick of it is confused, while the onlooker sees clearly.’ That look in your eyes is one of a girl in... love. You just haven’t noticed it yourself...”

He didn’t dare continue, because Cai Ying was already pressing her sword against his neck, a murderous glint in her eyes.

”Stop, look over there! Look! He’s about to make his move!” Deng Jianchen quickly tried to divert Cai Ying’s attention.

Cai Ying faltered, and sure enough, her gaze shifted to the side.

Lang Buqun was seen taking a few more steps around the circle, seemingly checking the wind direction. Suddenly, he produced a bundle of tinder from nowhere and began sprinkling a powdery substance onto it.

’What on earth is that guy doing?’

Just as Cai Ying was wondering, she saw Lang Buqun shoot out a fireball, igniting the tinder.

The small bundle of tinder flared up brilliantly for a moment before instantly vanishing. A huge cloud of thick smoke billowed out, and with a gust of wind, WHOOSH, it completely enveloped Yun Qing, Yin Kuang, and the others who were fighting.

”COUGH COUGH COUGH! Who the hell dares to pull a fast one on me?” Yin Kuang’s voice came from within the smoke.

”What’s this trickery?” Su Jin exclaimed.

Immediately after, the figures of Yin Kuang, Su Jin, and the others shot out of the smoke.

”That guy! He’s even taking out his own people!” Cai Ying exclaimed.

Deng Jianchen laughed mockingly. ”That’s his strategy. Take everyone down first, then rescue his own side... He’s pulled this move countless times.”

THUMP!

A figure just so happened to charge right toward Lang Buqun. It was none other than Yun Qing of the Imperial Dragon Sect.

Seeing Lang Buqun standing there smugly, swaying back and forth with the bundle of tinder, Yun Qing roared in fury, ”Lang Buqun, what are you doing!”

”Not doing anything,” Lang Buqun said, giving him an innocent look. He casually held the tinder out in front of Yun Qing. ”I just saw you all were having an exciting fight, so I thought I’d light a smoke signal to cheer you on. It’s just ordinary smoke, not poisonous. What’s there to be afraid of?”

”Hmph!”

Yun Qing hadn’t noticed anything unusual about the smoke. He snorted coldly and immediately turned to walk back into the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion.

”Hey, wait a second.”

Lang Buqun called out to him.

Yun Qing sneered. ”What, are you also planning to stand up for Deng Jianchen? You think you’re worthy?”

”No, what I mean is, after inhaling that smoke just now, don’t you feel a little dizzy? Don’t you feel your Spiritual Power circulation getting sluggish?”

Lang Buqun said leisurely.

”You...” Yun Qing’s expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to speak, several THUDS sounded out as Yin Kuang and the other four on the other side all collapsed weakly to the ground.

”Bastard, you dare trick me! I’ll cripple you!” Yin Kuang yelled.

Lang Buqun just chuckled, hurried over, and took out a small bottle, waving it under the noses of Yin Kuang and the others a few times.

Yin Kuang and the others, who had just collapsed, immediately recovered and got back to their feet.

”You’ve got some skills, kid!”

Yin Kuang, Zeng Zuimo, and the others gave him a thumbs-up.

”Lang Buqun!” Yun Qing shouted coldly, reaching out to grab him. However, his movement seemed to have lost much of its former strength; it was limp and powerless.

Lang Buqun spun around, opened his mouth, and instantly spat a mouthful of smoke into Yun Qing’s face.

Before Yun Qing’s hand could even touch Lang Buqun’s clothes, he grunted and collapsed to the ground as well.

The smile vanished from Lang Buqun’s face in an instant, replaced by a fierce glint in his eyes. He tossed aside the tinder, grabbed Yun Qing by the collar with his left hand, and lifted him up. SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! He delivered three hard slaps across his face.

As he held Yun Qing up and slapped him, he cursed, ”Deng Jianchen is my brother! You think I can’t stand up for him?”

SLAP!

”You think I’m not worthy?”

SLAP!

”Tell me, am I worthy or not?”

SLAP!

”I’m talking to you, and you’re not saying anything? Take this!”

After the slaps, Lang Buqun went berserk. He sent the barely-standing Yun Qing to the ground with a single punch, then followed up with a frenzy of kicks and punches, raining blows down on Yun Qing’s body until he was screaming in agony.

Yin Kuang and Shui Buyu, who had just gotten back on their feet, couldn’t bear to watch anymore and grabbed him to pull him off.

”Buqun, you’re going too far. How could you do this...” Zeng Zuimo said, looking at Yun Qing with pity.

Yun Qing was so moved he wanted to cry.

’Look, this is what a scion from a Great Noble Family is like. They know their limits. A fight is a fight, but at least they won’t go crazy like Lang Buqun.’

Just as Yun Qing had this thought, Zeng Zuimo stomped her foot onto his chest, nearly making him pass out from the lack of air!

Zeng Zuimo raised her hand and delivered two slaps that left Yun Qing dazed and confused, then said, ”I’m warning you, Lang Buqun, don’t do this again next time! You absolutely cannot hog all the fun! You have to call us over!”

SLAP! SLAP! As she spoke, she delivered two more slaps, her strikes much more powerful than Lang Buqun’s.

”Zuimo’s right!”

Shui Buyu and the others shot Lang Buqun a harsh glare before pouncing like a pack of wolves. They surrounded Yun Qing, who was already lying on the ground with a face swollen like a pig’s head, and gave him a savage beating.

”Son of a bitch, so what if you’re in the Spirit Martial Realm? You think that gives you the right to hit my friend?”

”Beat him to death! Cripple the bastard! You dared to stare at my chest when we were fighting earlier! I’ll give you something to look at! Still looking!”

”You must be tired of living, offending all of us!”

”Beat him! Beat him ’til he’s smoking! I, Lin Yue, haven’t beaten up a man in a long time...”

Squatting next to Deng Jianchen, Cai Ying’s eyes were filled with a dazed look. ’Buqun is so amazing... he can even take down a Spirit Martial Realm Sixth Heaven master. He’s so cool...’

”Alas, the maiden is willing, but the man is not. Like flowing water and fallen petals, spring has gone, separating heaven and the Mortal World!” Deng Jianchen sighed repeatedly.

Cai Ying glared at him. ”What did you say!”

”I said they’re having a blast beating him up, and I can only watch. How pathetic!”

...

Inside the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion, Xu Daolin and Long Fong were flanked by a group of courtesans, sipping wine and enjoying themselves so much they’d forgotten everything else. Suddenly, they heard Yun Qing’s miserable wails from outside.

Xu Daolin frowned. ”It seems Senior Brother Yun Qing has run into some trouble.”

Long Fong was puzzled. ”That doesn’t make sense. Even though he’s injured, he’s still at the Spirit Martial Realm Sixth Heaven. In a place like Celestial Phoenix City, there shouldn’t be anyone who can threaten him... Forget it, let’s go take a look. That useless oaf.”

With that, Long Fong pushed aside the women next to him and strode out of the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion with the gait of a dragon and the stride of a tiger.

The moment he stepped out of the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion, Long Fong’s blood boiled with rage, and he roared, ”Stop! Yin Kuang, you all have some nerve!”

Yin Kuang, Zeng Zuimo, and the other three reacted instantly, shooting backward and each slapping a Defense Talisman on themselves.

’Long Fong’s family is no smaller than theirs, and his Cultivation is formidable. It’s best to be careful.’

”Sen’r Bruddah... ’twas Lang Buqun...”

Yun Qing, beaten until his face was swollen like a pig’s head, mumbled incoherently. He lay on the ground, so aggrieved he was on the verge of tears.

A fierce glint flashed in Long Fong’s eyes. His figure flickered, and he shot like lightning toward Lang Buqun, who was standing next to Yin Kuang.

”Lang Buqun, do you think I don’t dare to kill you?”

In his fury, Long Fong attacked without mercy, intending to gravely injure Lang Buqun with a single palm strike.

Lang Buqun’s eyes narrowed. With swift reflexes, he slapped a Gold Defense Talisman on himself and was already retreating.

Just as Yin Kuang and the others were about to charge forward, a flash of sword light suddenly appeared out of thin air at the street entrance, slashing toward Long Fong.

Sensing the Powerful Qi crisscrossing within the Sword Qi, Long Fong rotated his right palm, turning it into a fist, and punched straight at the incoming attack.

BOOM!

A violent surge of Powerful Qi erupted outward, forcing Yin Kuang and the others, who couldn’t keep their footing, to retreat repeatedly.

As for Long Fong, who had taken the sword strike head-on, his face flushed crimson as blood rushed to his head. He stumbled backward, shattering several bluestone tiles on the ground before he finally managed to stop.

”Chu Qingcheng!” Long Fong’s gaze sharpened.

”Grasses spread far across the plains; in spring slumber, I don’t notice the dawn. When will the spring flowers and autumn moon end? Everywhere I hear the cry of birds... Everyone, long time no see. I trust you’ve all been well?”