Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 146 The tragic fate of the foolishly loyal!

Contrary to what he had imagined, Fang Xu originally thought that Xia Mukuan, as the king of Fushan Kingdom, would definitely dispatch a large number of troops to surround the palace and prevent them from getting close.

However, when the Shengxian Society members rushed into the palace, they found that except for the guards they met at the palace gate, there were not many soldiers defending the palace.

"Brother Kuang Ju, how many soldiers does Fushan Kingdom have?" Fang Xu asked Kuang Ju beside him as he approached the target palace.

"Troops?" Kuang Ju was stunned for a moment and said, "There should be 800,000 soldiers. It is said that there is also a Shenxiao Guard composed of pure warriors, which also has tens of thousands of people."

An army of 800,000 soldiers and the Divine Sky Guard composed of tens of thousands of pure warriors...where did these people go?
Why were the only ones stopping him and his companions the imperial guards?
Thinking of this, Fang Xu couldn't help but frown.

However, before he could figure it out completely, the scene in front of him gave him the answer directly.

Deep inside the palace, in front of a hall that had obviously just been renovated, countless soldiers dressed in shining armor, holding sharp spears and exuding a faint murderous aura appeared in front of everyone.

"The Divine Guards!?"

Seeing this scene, Kuang Ju was a little surprised.

Fang Xu also noticed the soldiers in the square in front of the palace at this time.

Their general cultivation level is above the fifth level of martial arts apprentices, and some of the thousand-man commanders may have reached the level of martial arts masters. Their strength is similar to that of the soldiers of a state in the Yu Kingdom.

The leader of the Shenxiao Guards is a general who has reached the ninth level of martial arts cultivation and looks a little old.

"Elder Gong!"

Seeing the people from the Ascension Society coming to attack, the old general shouted loudly:
"I know I can't stop Elder Gong!"

"But I just want to ask Elder Gong for an explanation!"

Gong Wanrong walked slowly to the front, looked at the old man and said calmly: "Lord Cui, I will give you a chance, ask."

The old general, known as Cui Hou, cupped his hands, stared at Gong Wanrong and said, "Does the Ascension Society want to destroy the royal family of Fushan and replace them?"

Destroy the royal family and replace them?
Hearing this, Gong Wanrong smiled.

"Lord Cui, do you think I would be that boring?"

"The throne of the small Fushan Kingdom is not something that even the elders of the Ascension Society would take seriously, let alone me."

"Only Xia Mukuan regards it as a treasure."

"Why did Elder Gong lead all the members of the Ascension Society to rush out into the palace of our Fushan Kingdom today?" Marquis Cui asked.

Gong Wanrong looked at Lord Cui with some pity, shook her head slightly and said, "Lord Cui, Lord Cui, I have always respected your loyalty to the country, but now it seems that your loyalty is not to Fushan Country, but to Xia Mukuan and the royal family."

It was obvious that Lord Cui and even the Shenxiao Guards under his command might not know what Xia Mukuan was planning.

"The king and the country are one. I am loyal to the royal family, which means I am naturally loyal to the people of Fushan Kingdom!" Lord Cui's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he seemed to not think he had done anything wrong.

"Fang Xu."

Gong Wanrong was too lazy to waste words with this old stubborn man and just shouted.

Fang Xu slowly came up to him: "Elder."

Gong Wanrong glanced at him and said calmly, "This man's name is Cui Hou, he is a martial arts master of the ninth realm, the leader of the Shenxiao Guards of Fushan Kingdom, and he is also a general who has fought many battles. You can go and give it a try."

"If you can defeat him, spare his life."

Gong Wanrong's voice was loud, so the disciples of the Ascension Society behind her and Lord Cui opposite her could hear it clearly.

As for Fang Xu's realm, everyone present could naturally see clearly that he was only at the level of a martial artist.

Let a little fellow who is a martial artist at the first level challenge a veteran martial artist at the ninth level, and say that you want to spare the other person's life?
All the disciples of the Ascension Society branch of Fushan Kingdom were a little surprised.

They knew that Fang Xu was from the State of Yu, and that he seemed to be here to carry out a mission to advance to the level of an inner sect disciple.

The Yu Kingdom Ascension Association branch is much stronger than the Fushan Kingdom branch, but an outer disciple shouldn't be so perverted, right?

On the opposite side, Cui Hou was also looking at Fang Xu.

Seeing that he only had the strength of a martial artist, a deep sense of humiliation surged in my heart.

"Elder Gong, a man can be killed but not humiliated!"

"I may be old, but the sword in my hand is still sharp!"

"The elder let such a little fellow spare my life, I will not show mercy."

Gong Wanrong ignored him, glanced at Fang Xu and said, "Go ahead."

Fang Xu bowed, without even picking up his weapon, he walked calmly towards the tens of thousands of Shenxiao Guards.

"General Cui, my name is Xia Xu, and I am here to ask for your advice."

Seeing that Fang Xu didn't even have a weapon in his hand, Cui Hou's face became even uglier, and he immediately said in a cold voice: "Boy, are you too arrogant?"

Fang Xu smiled faintly: "The kid is good at boxing and kicking, and it's definitely not that I look down on the old general."

Hearing this, Cui Hou immediately stuck the big knife in his hand to the ground and walked over with bare hands.

"I am also good at fists and kicks. Come on!"

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to take advantage of him and would rather give up the broadsword he was good at, Fang Xu couldn't help but laugh.

Although he is an enemy, this old man is actually a person worthy of respect.

He's just a little bit stubborn and blindly loyal.

The two sides took up their positions, Fang Xu took the lead in the counterattack, and rushed directly towards Cui Hou with a punch!

A straight punch flew towards Cui Hou's chest. The momentum seemed very strong, but there was a hint of contempt in Cui Hou's eyes.

In the eyes of warriors, this kind of behavior of attacking the opponent's vital points right from the start is undoubtedly full of loopholes. Fang Xu used this move at the beginning, and even Cui Hou felt that he should not have experienced many battles.

But a martial artist in his twenties who is at the first level of martial arts is nothing in a force like the Ascension Society that is full of geniuses, right?

Why did Gong Wanrong personally ask him to deal with her and even said that she wanted to spare her life?
Cui Hou was an old general who had experienced many battles. The moment contempt arose in his heart, he quickly suppressed it.

Seeing Fang Xu's fist approaching, he immediately decided to ignore the exposed flaws and block it first to see how strong this kid was.

A pair of big hands grabbed Fang Xu's fist. Although Cui Hou's move looked conservative, it was a move that could be used both for attack and defense.

If this attack could block Fang Xu's fist, he would be able to follow up with the rest of the moves in an instant and inflict severe damage to Fang Xu!

When Fang Xu saw Cui Hou reaching out to grab his fist, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his body suddenly stopped rushing forward. The next moment, he stepped on the ground and bent his elbow upwards!
Single sheep top!
His body had been strengthened by the raw energy of the Shimen world and had already reached the limit of a martial artist. In addition, he had an additional strength of more than two thousand and the power-manipulation skills learned in the Divine Weapon Hall.

The power contained in Fang Xu's single sheep head attack is definitely beyond anything he had ever experienced before.

Ok?
Seeing Fang Xu suddenly change his attack method, Cui Hou reacted quickly and immediately crossed his arms in front of him, ready to block Fang Xu's attack!
boom!
The tip of his elbow collided with Cui Hou’s arms wearing shin guards!
The terrifying force directly shattered the fine shin guards on Cui Hou's arms, and even the sleeves of his arms were torn into rags.

Cui Hou's body was knocked back several feet by Fang Xu's attack. In the end, he was able to stand with the help of several lieutenants.

Seeing this scene, all the disciples of the Ascension Society behind Gong Wanrong were stunned.

"What a powerful force!"

"General Cui Hou's strength is enough to rank in the second echelon among martial artists, but he was actually knocked back several feet by Junior Brother Fang's attack, and even the armor on his arms was shattered!"

"This kind of power is comparable to that of a ferocious beast. Could it be that Junior Brother Fang is a demon?"

"Too strong! Although I have the strength of a seventh-level martial artist, I definitely can't block this attack from Junior Brother Fang!"

The disciples of the Ascension Society of Fushan Kingdom spoke in astonishment.

"Master, this little guy is really a monster."

"Only a country as vast and populous as Yu could give birth to such an enchanting genius."

"Marquis Cui is such a cautious person, he certainly didn't underestimate the enemy. This little guy defeated him with one blow, it seems that he really deserves to be spared."

Beside Gong Wanrong, several elders and deacons who had reached the level of Martial Honored could not help but admire when they saw this scene.

A gleam of approval flashed across Gong Wanrong's beautiful eyes.

Fang Xu's attack seemed simple, but it was very sharp.

It was because veteran warriors like Cui Hou who had experienced many battles were cautious. If it were some other martial artists at the ninth level of martial arts, if they had even a trace of contempt for Fang Xu, they would have been seriously injured if not killed after being hit by Fang Xu.

On the opposite side, Cui Hou shook his almost unconscious arms, looked at Fang Xu with a serious expression and said:
"I have overestimated you, but I didn't expect you to be so strong."

Fang Xu smiled faintly and said, "Old General, I've already told you that I'm good at fists and feet. You don't have to feel embarrassed. Just pick up your weapon."

When Lord Cui heard this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his old face, but he knew in his heart that if he really insisted on not taking up his weapon, he would not be able to get away with it.

"Well, let me see the genius of the Ascension Society."

Grabbing the saber standing next to him, Cui Hou's aura instantly reached its peak, and he slashed at Fang Xu!

As a martial artist at the ninth level, he has become very skilled in releasing his energy.

When the sword was chopped down, the terrifying blade light spanned a distance of several feet and slashed directly towards Fang Xu's body!
Faced with such a terrifying knife, Fang Xu's eyes flashed with excitement, and he immediately threw a punch!
when!
The fist reached mid-air, and the shadow of a large bronze tripod appeared!

The next moment, the terrifying blade light directly slashed on the cauldron, making a low sound of metal clashing!

Fang Xu did not retreat. The moment he defeated the sword light, he rushed directly towards Cui Hou!

Roar!
A ferocious tiger emerged from his body, and Fang Xu threw a punch like a tiger pouncing on its prey, making Cui Hou a little dazed!

What kind of martial arts is this?

And what was that huge bronze tripod that just disappeared?
Feeling Fang Xu's weirdness, he didn't dare to think too much and focused his mind to deal with it with all his strength.

Fang Xu is good at boxing and kicking, and he is good at swordsmanship, so naturally he cannot give the other party a chance to get close.

Cui Hou waved the saber in his hand, using the advantage of the weapon's length to force the enemy to retreat.

However, no matter how densely Cui Hou's sword danced, or how sharp the sword light was, Fang Xu's body was as agile as a monkey. He shuttled between the many sword lights and quickly approached Cui Hou.

"This skill must be at least fourth rank, right?!"

"Incredible! It's incredible!"

"With such dense blades, I thought he would temporarily avoid it and look for another opportunity, but I never thought..."

"Not only his body movements, did you notice that when Junior Brother Fang pounced on him just now, the shadows that appeared on his body and the shadows that occasionally appeared on his body now all seemed to come from the ferocious beast?"

……

All the disciples of the Fushan Kingdom's Ascension Association were shocked by the strength displayed by Fang Xu.

Cui Hou saw that no matter how he attacked, it seemed difficult to stop Fang Xu from approaching, so he immediately made up his mind and held the long sword in his hand horizontally. The next moment, a terrifying murderous aura suddenly emerged from his body!
These terrifying murderous auras slowly combined with Cui Hou's own blood, causing his eyes, which were originally black and white, to gradually be filled with black.

Seeing this scene, all the Shenxiao guards behind him retreated dozens of feet in unison, with a hint of fear in their eyes, but more of fanaticism.

Looking at Cui Hou who had undergone such a change, Fang Xu frowned slightly.

What is this?
Martial arts?

Or a secret method? Behind him, a martial arts steward from the Ascension Society of Fushan Country stared at the changes in Cui Hou's body and said to Gong Wanrong: "Master, what Cui Hou used is..."

Gong Wanrong glanced at Cui Hou and said calmly: "It can be considered a secret method, but it is not yet perfect."

"It should be that Lord Cui wanted to merge the murderous intent he had accumulated over the years with his own blood and energy, sacrificing part of his rationality in exchange for an increase in his own strength."

"Pity."

Seeing that Lord Cui's aura was getting stronger and stronger, Gong Wanrong shook her head, walked slowly towards Fang Xu and said, "He is not someone you can handle in this state. Let me do it."

"Elder, let me try again." Fang Xu slowly clenched his fist and rushed forward!
Gong Wanrong was slightly stunned, but then she didn't care too much. She just secretly mobilized all her energy, ready to rescue Fang Xu at any time.

"what!"

After using the unfinished secret method, Cui Hou's aura became violent. Seeing Fang Xu rushing up, he raised his head and let out a roar, then rushed forward with a saber in hand!

As soon as the two sides came into contact, Fang Xu realized that the murderous intent emanating from Cui Hou's body was invading his body and affecting his sanity in a way that was imperceptible to him.

In this state, the longer I dragged on, the more murderous intent would invade me, and eventually my sanity would probably be completely infected by the murderous intent, causing me to completely lose my basic ability to judge things.

If it were someone else, they might be helpless in the face of such a move.

But Fang Xu was not worried at all.

When he was in Liangzhou, he practiced asceticism with Kulun. His soul power was very strong and he didn't care about these things at all.

Moreover, as soon as Cui Hou's murderous intentions invaded his body, Fang Xu felt a burning sensation in his chest. The Yanshenzang beast skin that had been integrated into his body obviously had a good inhibitory effect on these murderous intentions.

Clang!
The shadow of the bronze tripod reappeared, blocking Cui Hou's violent attack. At the same time, Fang Xu took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, slapping the hilt of the saber with his palm!

A terrifying bear phantom appeared, and Cui Hou, who had already fallen into a violent state, was hit by his paw and took two steps back. Fang Xu took the opportunity to jump up and kicked the hilt of the knife that was already against his chest twice!
Cui Hou retreated again.

Fang Xu took over and jumped into the air, his body like a flying bird and his fist like a fierce tiger, and punched Cui Hou on the head!
"Roar!"

After suffering a series of blows, Cui Hou let out a roar that was not like that of a human. The murderous aura in his body burst out again. He stopped retreating and slashed at Fang Xu in mid-air with a sword!

Not far away, Gong Wanrong, who saw this scene, immediately prepared to take action.

In her opinion, it would be difficult for Fang Xu to dodge the knife since he was in mid-air and had no leverage.

However, before she moved, the bird shadow on Fang Xu's body in the air suddenly disappeared, and her whole body fell directly and quickly to the ground!

Cui Hou's horizontal slash passed right next to his scalp!

After landing on the ground, Fang Xu rolled over and punched Cui Hou in the chest!
The fist wrapped in red light was like a tiger's head with its bloody mouth wide open, hitting Cui Hou's chest directly!
Bang!
Cui Hou's body was knocked away, and the murderous aura on his body dissipated a lot in an instant.

Seizing this opportunity, Fang Xu rushed forward and chased Cui Hou's retreating body with a series of quick punches!
The fist with terrifying force made the armor on Cui Hou's body bang!

Until the end, the shining armor was directly smashed to pieces by Fang Xu, and the murderous aura of Cui Hou also completely dissipated at this moment!
puff!
Cui Hou, who was flying backwards, spat out a large amount of blood mist from his mouth, which fell heavily in front of the Shenxiao Guards.

"General!"

"Old General!"

……

Upon seeing this, several deputy generals of the Shenxiao Guards hurriedly supported Cui Hou. He was in a depressed state, and seemed to have suffered serious injuries. Two of the deputy generals whose strength was at the fifth level of martial arts immediately drew the weapons at their waists, ready to rush up and fight Fang Xu to the death.

"stop……"

Cui Hou struggled to stand up, looked at the two and said, "Come back..."

The two looked at Fang Xu, then turned back to look at Cui Hou, and returned to him somewhat unwillingly.

With the help of several people, Cui Hou stood up, looked at Fang Xu with a complicated expression and said: "I am defeated, thank you for your mercy, young man Fang."

Although he had just used the secret technique and lost most of his sanity, Cui Hou could feel that Fang Xu did hold back in the end.

Otherwise, I would definitely have turned into a corpse now.

Fang Xu retracted his fist, looked at Cui Hou with a smile and said, "You are too polite, old general."

After saying that, he slowly walked up to Gong Wanrong.

"Yes, I thought I had to save you." Gong Wanrong said with a faint smile, then looked at Cui Hou and said, "Let your Shenxiao Guards retreat. This matter has nothing to do with you."

"If you knew what Xia Mukuan was doing, you probably wouldn't be so pedantic."

Facing Gong Wanrong's gaze, Lord Cui shook his head slightly and said, "As a minister of the emperor, I should share your worries. No matter what your emperor wants to do, as a minister, I and the Divine Sky Guards will not let the elders and you pass even if it means sacrificing our lives."

After saying this, he forced himself to stand up straight, looked at the Shenxiao Guards behind him and roared: "Shenxiao Guards, prepare to die!"

Clang!
As soon as he finished speaking, tens of thousands of Shenxiao Guards behind him drew their weapons in unison, with determined looks on their faces.

Seeing this scene, Gong Wanrong frowned slightly, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.

Although the Ascension Society only has a few hundred people, it is not difficult to kill all the Shenxiao Guards in front of them.

But the problem is, if they kill all these Shenxiao Guards, what’s the difference between them and those crazy guys in Yanshen Sect?
"Elder Gong..."

"Elder!"

"Take charge..."

After standing up, a group of martial arts deacons and elders from Fushan Kingdom became anxious. As people from Fushan Kingdom, they naturally did not want to raise knives against their compatriots, for fear that Gong Wanrong would give the order to take action in a fit of rage.

Gong Wanrong ignored him and just looked at the Shenxiao Guards and Cui Hou quietly and said coldly: "Three breaths, those who don't retreat will die!"

As she spoke, the terrifying aura that belonged only to the seventh level of Martial Honor burst out from her body, causing the Shenxiao Guards present to tremble involuntarily.

However, just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a voice suddenly came from the hall behind Shenxiaowei.

"General Cui is so brave, he is worthy of being the person I trust the most!"

"The loyalty of the Divine Sky Guards is commendable, and they are worthy of my devoting all our national strength to train them!"

When this voice was heard, all the Shenxiao Guards made way.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

……

Amid the roar of the Shenxiao Guards, Xia Mukuan, Xia Yan, Lianshan Granny, and Zhong Zhou slowly walked towards the main hall.

"How is General Cui's injury?"

Arriving in front of Marquis Cui, Crown Prince Xia Yan quickly supported Marquis Cui's body and spoke with concern.

Cui Hou bowed his hands in shame and said: "I am incompetent and seriously injured. I don't have the strength to fight anymore."

Xia Yan smiled faintly: "This way..."

puff!
A sharp dagger stabbed directly into Cui Hou's chest.

"Since you don't have the strength to fight again, there's no point in keeping it."

Cui Hou's eyes widened, looking at the dagger stuck in his chest with some disbelief.

This dagger is a fourth-grade treasure. It seems to be the gift I gave to Xia Yan when he was born?
"you……"

Cui Hou wanted to say something else.

However, Xia Yan twisted the dagger with a ferocious look on his face, completely crushing Cui Hou's heart. Seeing a large amount of blood spitting out of his mouth, Xia Yan slowly pulled out the dagger, stared at the bright red blood on it and smiled faintly: "The dagger given by the old general is really sharp."

"Pfft!"

Cui Hou's body fell to the ground with his eyes open.

A group of deputy generals rushed up one after another!
"General!"

"Old General!"

"General!"

……

These deputy generals are all old subordinates who have followed Cui Hou for decades, and the relationship between them is already like that of father and son.

Now seeing him being killed, several deputy generals looked at Xia Yan with tears in their eyes and anger in their hearts.

Xia Yan smiled faintly and said contemptuously: "Do you want to rebel?"

Several deputy generals were stunned, and then one of them suddenly drew his weapon and shouted angrily: "The old general has fought for Fushan country all his life and has been loyal to it, but now he has ended up like this, so what if we rebel!"

"Revenge for the old general!"

"Revenge for the old general!"

……

All of a sudden, all the soldiers of the Shenxiao Guard responded to his call, raised their weapons and surrounded Xia Yan and his son!

"Father, I have already said that these traitors only care about this old man Cui Hou and not the royal family at all."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mukuan looked at the Shenxiao Guards with a look of regret and said, "Your actions really make me sad."

"National Division……"

Glancing at Zhong Zhou beside him, Xia Mukuan waved his hand.

Zhong Zhou slowly grinned, revealing a mouthful of broken yellow teeth, and said, "Hehe... I told Your Majesty a long time ago that there is no need to be lenient. With these tens of thousands of warriors, the energy of the sacrifice will be even stronger."

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure suddenly flashed!
next moment!
Scarlet mist suddenly filled the air above the heads of tens of thousands of Shenxiao Guards!
Before all the Shenxiao Guards could figure out what was going on, the scarlet mist had already enveloped them.

"what!"

"Cough cough!"

"poisonous!"

"save……"

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

……

This scarlet mist seemed to be some kind of extremely powerful poison. The moment the warriors of the Shenxiao Guard were enveloped by the mist, they all showed expressions of pain!

Afterwards, strange and hideous black lines appeared on the faces of the Shenxiao Guards at a speed visible to the naked eye!
All eyes turned scarlet at this moment, and beast-like roars came from their mouths.

On the opposite side, Gong Wanrong saw that the scarlet mist was so strange, so she naturally did not dare to let the mist get close to the people of the Ascension Society. She waved her sleeves suddenly, and hurricanes rolled up to blow away the mist.

"Elder Gong, please ask you and everyone from the Ascension Society to test the strength of some of these test subjects for me." Zhong Zhou came to Xia Mukuan's side again, with a weird smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)