Chapter 19: Crazy Decisions
The spear shot by Houyi's bow penetrated through the dragon's left eye and out of its forehead, a fatal shot that caused the dragon to die violently on the spot.
The Dragon Knight fell to the ground along with the dragon, and with the dragon on his back, although his life was not in danger, he was seriously injured and fell unconscious on the spot.
After the crowd of onlookers were shocked, they let out earth-shattering cheers.
While the crowd was cheering, deep inside the palace, the Emperor's Xuanzu, a hundred and seventy year old man, sighed to the sky, "As expected, it is really unbelievable"!
After the battle in the palace, Chen Nan was famous in Chu, soon the news spread rapidly throughout the continent, most practitioners know that there is a young man in Chu who bends his bow and shoots the heavenly dragon, Chen Nan became famous in one battle.
A few days ago, Qi Shi House in and out of the people in an endless stream, the dynasty of military officials, military experts, all come to pay tribute to Chen Nan, and even a lot of door-to-door marriage proposal people.
After Chen Nan's great defeat of Long Qishi, the status of Qishi House was once again elevated, and every Qishi was honored, which caused the wind of cultivation in Chu to flourish.
Inside the Chu Palace, Emperor Chu Han and Eldest Princess Chu Yue were having a secret discussion.
Chu Han said: "Have the three Dragon Riders returned to Tianyang Kingdom?
Chu Yue said: "Yes, they are on their way back."
Chu Han sighed: "These three people are young geniuses, they are all rare wizards, but unfortunately they are not from my Chu country, so we must not let them leave here, or else twenty years later Tianyang country may have three more supreme masters."
Chu Yue laughed and said: ''Father's concern is very true, I have already flown a pigeon to send a letter, when they return to the border of Tianyang Kingdom, that will be the day they are killed.''
Chu Han nodded and said: ''They are all seriously injured, this matter is easy to handle, but Chen Nan's matter is more troublesome ah''
Chu Yue's eyebrow slightly frowned, said: "Father, we in the eve of the birthday banquet will be Nalan Ruoshui married to Sima Lingkong, is it a little hasty Cinnan if he learns about this will certainly be resentful."
Chu Han said: "I thought that he was only able to draw Hou Yi's bow, who would have thought that he is also a level 3 martial artist who has reached the realm of sword qi out of the body".
Chu Yue said: "Yesterday, I had asked those profound Qi Shi in Qi Shi House, and they said that Chen Nan has great potential, and that in time, he might not be able to surpass senior Zhuge Zhanfeng." Chu Han sighed: "In a few days, he will be able to surpass senior Zhuge Zhanfeng.
Chu Han sighed: "In a few days it will be Sima Lingkong's wedding day, if Cinnan can't withstand the blow, it's really not good, maybe he'll turn against my Chu and join another country, if that happens, not only will my Chu lose a genius, but it will also attract the ridicule of other countries."
Chu Yue said: "Otherwise, we should hurry to take back the Hou Yi bow now, if he really rebels against my Chu, and he takes the Hou Yi bow with him, that would be bad."
Chu Han said: "No, if that happens, it's like forcing him to rebel against Chu. Let's wait until this storm passes, I expect that nothing will change.''
Chu Yue thought for a moment and said, ''There is actually nothing wrong with Father making such a decision. Although he has excellent potential, in the end, he is only a cultivator, how can he not be compared to a large family with great strength."
Soon the Chu Emperor sent someone to the Qi Shi Residence to reward Chen Nan, giving him 50,000 gold coins, 100 silk horses, and another title of Protectorate Qi Shi. This could be said to be a great honor. Qi Shi was already honored, and adding the title of "Protector of the Country" made his status even more honorable.
All the Qi warriors congratulated Chen Nan, and the old Poison Monster joked, "You're really something, one shot, one stick, one arrow, and you got the title of Protector of the Nation, you're really something!
The old witch squeezed through the crowd and said to Chen Nan: "Young man, I have to remind you, if you go to the Western Continent in the future, you must be careful. The black dragon you shot in the palace martial arts arena is the mount of the western dragon rider Jason, Jason is aloof, he doesn't like to socialize with people, he doesn't have any friends, but he treasures that black dragon as if it's his life, now that you've shot it to death, sooner or later, that old man will look for you," Chen Nan nodded.
Chen Nan nodded, he had long guessed that the black dragon was not the mount of that dragon knight.
For a few days Chen Nan's scenery was boundless, causing the severely injured Sima Lingkong to be cynical, although he had also received a heavy reward, he was still inferior to Chen Nan. In the end, he moved out of the Qishi Mansion in a fit of anger and went home to recuperate from his injuries.
On the fifth day after the palace battle, a shocking news rang in Chen Nan's ears.
"The Emperor has granted a marriage for Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui, and the wedding date is set for five days later"
When Chen Nan heard this piece of news from the old Poison Monster's mouth, his complexion changed drastically and his heart was in turmoil. He originally thought that even if the Emperor did not marry Nalan Ruoshui to him, he would not give her to Sima Lingkong in the near future, and would definitely delay the marriage for some time before making a decision.
However, this is not the case.
He made such a great achievement for the Royal Family, but the Royal Family did not take into account his feelings and made a decision so quickly, he did not expect such an outcome no matter what.
Chen Nan's eyes flashed with light, and a violent aura appeared on his face.
The old Poison Monster was startled and said, "What's wrong with you, kid?"
"Ah," Chen Nan shouted, sound waves like rolling thunder stirred in the sky above the Qi Shi Mansion, and everyone within a ten-mile radius heard the angry voice.
Chen Nan's hair was furious and his face was fierce, his body's golden light flourished, and the golden aura surging outside his body was burning like a blazing fire.
The old Poison Monster was so frightened that he ran from Chen Nan's house to the courtyard.
"Puff."
A golden sword qi struck through the roof.
"Giggle."
"Giggle."
Countless sword qi came out from the house through the wall, the sword qi rays were bright and dazzling, vertical and horizontal, flashing in the air like lightning, and in a rumbling sound, the entire house collapsed.
Chen Nan stood on top of the rubble for a long time.
The old Poison Monster carefully walked over and said, "Chen Nan are you alright?"
Chen Nan calmed the anger in his heart and his face gradually recovered.
"Alas, it would be a lie to say I'm fine, I didn't expect the Emperor to do this to me."
The old poisonous monster said: "Five days ago, the emperor gave you the title of Protector of the country, but did not mention Nalan Ruoshui's matter, the intention is already very obvious".
At this moment, those Qi Shi in the Qi Shi Mansion came to Cinnan's courtyard, seeing the rubble in front of them, they were not surprised and knew why Cinnan was angry. They had long been informed of the matter between Chen Nan, Nalan Ruoshui, and Sima Lingkong, and now that they had heard of the Emperor's marriage for Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui, they all felt injustice for Chen Nan.
"Alas, Cinnan has just made a great achievement for Chu, but he never imagined that"
"life's not as good as it should be."
"Young man, think about it."
The people spoke out to console Chen Nan.
Chu Yue also got the report, frowned and said: "I hope he won't make any mess."
Three more days passed in the blink of an eye, and in two more days, it would be the wedding day of Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui. Now Sima Lingkong's injuries had healed, in recent days he was not as scenic as Cinnan, but he finally embraced a beautiful woman, he could imagine Cinnan's sorrowful appearance at this time, thinking of this the corner of his mouth showed a hint of a smile, he decided to take a look at the Qi Shi House.
Sima Lingkong spring breeze, see who all greeted, he turned left and right to Chen Nan's courtyard, coincidentally at this time Chen Nan went out, and he hit a face to face.
"This is not the protector of the country Qi Shi well, to where to go little brother is about to pay a visit to the protector of the country Qi Shi adults." Sima Lingkong bit the word "Protector of the Realm" heavily every time, and his face was full of derision.
Chen Nan's anger raged, a cold light flashed in his eyes, but slowly calmed down.
"Sima Lingkong, you don't want to be complacent, although the emperor gave you a marriage, but the importance is not you, is valued by your father, is your family, you are just a second generation ancestor".
Sima Lingkong laughed coldly: "no matter what you say, one thing can not change, two days later Ruoshui and I will be married, the groom is not you, hehehehe.
"Sima Lingkong, get lost, I don't want to see you."
"Alright, since Lord Protectorate Qi Shi has already given his word, I'll take my leave, but you must come to my wedding in two days, well, you can come and make a mess in the bridal chamber at that time, hehehe."
Chen Nan's face turned blue as he watched Sima Lingkong gradually walk away, he smashed the door behind him with a palm strike.
When Chen Nan appeared in front of the old Poison Monster, he startled the old man.
"Hey, kid why do you look so ugly, are you sick?"
"Pervert old man, I'm asking you, where does Ruoshui's family live"
"You what do you want to do kid you can not fool around, if you want to rob the marriage, I advise you to be exempted. In the past two days, the Princess has sent a large number of highly skilled warriors to the left minister's residence to protect Nalan Ruoshui, you don't have half a chance."
Chen Nan's face changed, secretly sighing that the Eldest Princess was indeed brilliant, and had actually calculated the actions he might want to carry out.
The night was as watery as water, all was silent, this was destined to be a sleepless night.
Chen Nan tossed and turned, thinking over and over again: "What should I do Maybe I and Ruoshui can't talk about any feelings between us, but there is still a good feeling between us. Is it possible to watch her marry that bastard and fall into the fire pit" Finally, his eyes shot out two divine lights and he said to himself, "Let me go crazy, I don't want to leave any regrets"
Although he had made a decision, he was vaguely uneasy in his heart.
"So many unexpected things have happened in just less than three months, I must leave here as soon as possible after resolving this matter"
Eventually he entered dreamland.
Early in the morning, Chen Nan ran to the old Poison Monster's courtyard.
Looking at him with a smile on his face, the old Poison Monster was skeptical and said: "Kid, his face has been ugly for days, why has it suddenly turned sunny?
Chen Nan said, "Let's talk in the house."
After entering the house, he quickly pointed a dozen big points on the old Poison Monster's body, although the old Poison Monster's kung fu was not bad, but it was just barely good, it could not be compared to the rank masters.
"What are you doing?
"Shhh, don't shout, I just want to talk to you."
"If you want to talk to me, you don't have to point me out."
"I'm afraid you won't want to talk to me because what I want to talk to you about is so shocking, that's why I'm doing this."
"Tell me, what is it?"
"I know you're the best poisoner in Chu. I want to ask you for a prescription."
"What kind of medicine?"
"It won't hurt a person's life, it will only make one's cultivation temporarily vanish."
When the old poison monster heard this, he immediately exclaimed: "What are you going to do, do you really want to make a big fuss?"
"Not bad, do you have that kind of medicine or not?"
Old Poison Monster broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this and said, "Cinnan don't mess around, there are so many experts in the Imperial Capital, you can't possibly succeed."
Chen Nan looked at Old Poison Monster's eyes and said, "There are so many experts, but I have Hou Yi Bow, no one can stop me."
Old Poison Monster trembled, "If you make a scene in the Imperial Capital, even if you are able to escape, you will provoke Chu to use endless pursuit."
"I don't need you to care, do you have that kind of medicine or not, pervert old man?
"No, I don't."
"I know you're not telling the truth when I look at your face. I don't think you'd be willing to part with it based on our friendship.
"It's not that I can't let go, I can't bear to see you jumping into the fire."
"I said I don't need you to care, I am absolutely not in danger, you just need to give me that kind of medicine."
The old poisonous monster said with a bitter face: "You are not in danger, but I am definitely in danger, when something happens, you will be gone, what should I do, it will definitely be investigated to my head".
Chen Nan thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, after you give the medicine, I will knock you out, then you can say that I took it by force."
"No way." The old Poison Monster stared back and forth, saying, "This method is too clumsy, if so, after being found out, I can't even run away if I want to."
Cinnan said, "Then what should I do Tomorrow is Ruoshui's wedding day, if I am not able to save her from the wedding, her life will be ruined."
"Do you have to take the risk? Aren't you able to" He wanted to say the word 'give up', but in the end he couldn't say it no matter what. He looked at Chen Nan's resolute expression and finally sighed, saying, "Alright, I'll give up. You once gave me a Poison Scripture, to me, that was a heavenly favor, even if it cost me my life, I would still give it to you, so I'll repay you with my life today."
Chen Nan looked at the old Poison Monster with a smile on his face and said: ''You really want to repay me with your life then fine, after you give me the medicine later, I will kill you, so that you don't have to suffer when you are tortured.''
The old poisonous monster shouted: "You are really vicious, you have no sympathy at all. Alas, it seems that I can't stay in the imperial capital anymore, after I give you the medicine, I will immediately leave the imperial capital and run to another country."
After the old Poison Monster's acupoints were undone, he asked: ''How exactly do you plan to act''
Chen Nan said, "I plan to make my move at the wedding tomorrow."
"You are crazy, General Sima Changfeng and the left minister Nalan Wencheng are both important ministers of Chu, and when they are married, they will invite the Emperor to the wedding, and Sima's house will be as strong as a brick wall. You chose to do it at that time, it is simply asking for death, it would be better to go directly to the left minister's residence to rob people now."
"Hehehe" Chen Nan laughed coldly: "Since I want to make a scene, I have to make a big scene, I want to save Nalan Ruoshui in front of the Emperor, in front of the civil and military officials. I want to make Chu lose face, what the three Dragon Knights of Tian Yang Kingdom didn't do, I'll do it for them, I want to slap Chu Kingdom hard"
The old Poison Monster was dumbfounded and muttered: ''Crazy crazy, if this matter is spread to other countries, it will definitely cause Chu to lose face, and then you will be subjected to crazy retaliation, you are simply a crazy person''
Chen Nan laughed coldly: "That day I fought two Dragon Qi Shi in the palace, it seemed easy, but in fact it was extremely dangerous, I fought with my life to save the dignity of Chu, but what was the result"
Old Poison Monster said: "This matter is really mishandled by the emperor, at the time of your great achievements, Nalan Ruoshui was given in marriage to someone else, it is indeed chilling."
Chen Nan said: "You feel cold, do you think I can swallow this breath? The experts in the imperial capital, the most worrying thing for me is the cultivators in the Qi Shi Mansion who have reached the rank realm, if I can make these people unable to do anything for the time being, the pressure on me will be much smaller."
Old Poison Monster said: "When I first entered the Qi Shi House, I saw you honestly, but I didn't expect that after only a few days of work, you were like a new person, not only did you suddenly have a terrifying cultivation, but you also became so crazy. What bad luck, how did you let me meet you" he sighed and continued, "In order to return your favor, today I will add some ingredients in the kitchen to cause them to have a seizure tomorrow at noon."
"Perverted old man thank you so much."
"Alas, after living in the imperial capital for several years, I really can't leave. Kid, what are your plans? After making a mess in Sima's residence, where are you going to take Nalan Ruoshui?"
"I don't know, as long as we escape from Chu."
"You're a confused kid, if you escape to a vassal state of Chu, you'll be killed just the same. I'll show you a famous path. Have you heard of the Free City?"
Chen Nan felt it was familiar, after carefully recalling it, he remembered, for nearly a month, he had read countless books in the Royal Cadastral Room, and although his understanding of the continent's topography was not very precise, he knew a rough idea.
When the Immortal Illusion Continent and the Demon Illusion Continent were connected together, their junction rumbled with endless tall mountains, resulting in hundreds of thousands of miles of uninhabited land. In this vast mountain, although people are rare, but the fierce birds and beasts can be found everywhere, there are not only dragons in the West, the ancient legacy of the giants, there are many unheard of powerful beasts, and even the legendary monsters.
Later on, the connection between the East and the West became closer and closer, and people passed through many obstacles and finally opened up a road connecting the East and the West in the middle of the great mountains. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, a large-scale war broke out between the east and the west, and this road became a road of war, where rivers of blood flowed, thousands of dead bones, and countless souls were buried here.
After the end of the war between the East and the West, this road was abandoned for a long time before it slowly resumed passage. Because of the long and dangerous road, along the way gradually appeared some inns, for the people to stop, replenish supplies. Later, with the frequent exchanges between the East and the West, some places gradually formed villages, and then after thousands of years of development, this road appeared in a large and prosperous city, which is the city of freedom.
Freedom City does not belong to any country, it is an independent city, due to its special geographical location, it is the most important hub city connecting the east and west main road, so its degree of prosperity is no less than the imperial capital of Chu, Pingyang City.
The City of Freedom is also known as the City of Sin, it is an independent city that is not controlled by any country, so many of the most wanted criminals on the continent have fled here, making this place a mixed bag of fish and dragons. However, anyone who escaped here does not dare to do anything wrong again, because there are many strong people here, deterring those who are not peaceful. Therefore, although the City of Freedom is also known as the City of Sin, there are very few sins occurring, and those who live here have to abide by the rules of the city.
Although Sin City is only a city, there are many powerful cultivators living here, making the wind of cultivation very strong in Freedom City. In addition, here there is a famous continental Kamikaze Academy, it and the City of Freedom as a long history, can be traced back to a thousand years ago, the continent can be comparable to the number of colleges, Kamikaze Academy of the best experts from generation to generation people out.
Because of all these reasons, the City of Freedom was famous on the continent, becoming a dazzling pearl in the continent's famous cities.
Thinking back in an instant, Chen Nan already understood what kind of place the City of Freedom was.
"I know this place, it is indeed a good place."
Old Poison Monster said, "More than that, it's simply paradise, you don't know how prosperous it is there, the casinos and the wind and moon places are really nostalgic, I haven't set foot there for ten years."
Chen Nan said, "You old immodest, your beard is white, and you still have those seven and eight thoughts in your head."
Because I have a young heart, hehehe" the old poisonous monster smiled smugly: "You know the freedom of gold everywhere, as long as the skill is strong, to money very fast, you can go to the nearby mountain range to hunt those powerful magical beasts, with the magical beasts in the body of the precious magic crystal core in exchange for a huge amount of wealth; you can also be a free hunter to catch criminals, in exchange for high rewards, but if you escape there, or a low-profile a bit better, after all, you are also a fugitive". are a fugitive yourself."
Chen Nan knew that magical beasts were the creatures of the original magical continent, and were born with the ability to cast magic, low-level magical beasts would only be able to cast some simple magic, such as the snow hare would only be able to spit out ice arrows, and the fire fox would only be able to spit out flames. Only the higher beasts can cast some powerful magic, such as the thunder beasts put the lightning and so on. The magical beasts have a magic crystal core in their body, the higher the level of the magical beasts, the more precious the magic crystal core in their body, the magic crystal core is a precious material that magicians can't do without when they are researching magic, so the price is very expensive.
Old Poison Monster had a piggish look on his face as he said, "The City of Freedom is full of beautiful women, especially the girls from the Divine Wind Academy, they are simply the best of the best."
Chen Nan cursed in a low voice, "You perverted old man is really old and immodest."
The old Poison Monster rambled on, saying, ''There are very few regular students who are able to enter the Divine Wind Academy because its requirements are very harsh, and only young powerhouses who have reached the Rank Realm are allowed to enter. However, there are many informal students, because the Divine Wind Academy is famous on the continent, and the princes and nobles of many countries rely on their connections to send their sons and daughters to the Divine Wind Academy. If you run into a royal son or a princess there it's normal, think about it, how exciting, so many princesses, county lords, and noble daughters of the marquis family, if you can get in, you'll simply die of happiness.''
Chen Nan fiercely knocked on the old Poison Monster's head and said, ''You old philistine, hurry up and think about the matter at hand.''
Old Poison Monster was like a deflated ball, he immediately wilted, and said with a sad face, "Alright, I'll add the ingredients in the kitchen later, and then I'll escape from the Imperial Capital in the night, I won't greet you when I leave, I hope to be able to see you in the City of Freedom."
"Perverted old man, thank you" Tatsunami turned around and walked out.
As the night fell, the old poisonous monster fled the Imperial Capital.
A bright moon hung high in the sky, under the watery moonlight, Chen Nan felt his mind was at peace, he was ready for a great battle.
