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Zhou Chen never expected that he would come to him early in the morning just to compete in a martial arts competition.

"Princess, isn't it a bit inappropriate to compete here?"

Mu Nihuang looked disapproving and said straightforwardly, "What's inappropriate? Brother Chen, you are from the martial arts world, and I am from the military. I speak more directly and don't know how to beat around the bush. I just say what I think. I admire your martial arts very much, so please give me some advice."

Zhou Chen smiled bitterly and said, "It seems like I have no choice but to agree."

Mu Nihuang was very straightforward and said, "Brother Chen, please follow me to the martial arts arena."

Although it was a temporary military camp, the soldiers also needed training, so a training ground was naturally needed.

After Mu Nihuang finished speaking, she led the way and left in a swift and decisive manner, without wasting a moment.

Zhou Chen had no choice but to follow behind.

Mu Qing, who came with Mu Nihuang, deliberately stopped and walked side by side with Zhou Chen with a vigilant look on his face.

"You must be Gongzi Yu, right? Be careful when you compete with my sister later. If you hurt my sister, I will not let you go."

Zhou Chen didn't take this soft threat seriously at all and just glanced at Mu Qing lightly.

This attitude of disregard and contempt made the young and energetic Mu Qing very angry.

"Hey, what's that look in your eyes? What do you mean? Don't think that you are arrogant just because you are ranked seventh on the Langya Master List. Let me tell you, this is our Mu family's military camp. Do you believe that with one order from me, thousands of troops will destroy you?"

Mu Qing put on a murderous look and said, "Brother, I can't beat you in a one-on-one fight, but if we have more people, we can scare you to death."

But Zhou Chen still ignored him. Instead, he suddenly shouted at Mu Nihuang in front of him: "Princess, Prince Mu said he would use the army to destroy me. Don't you want to do anything about it?"

The proud Mu Qing suddenly looked confused, pointed at Zhou Chen with trembling lips, and shouted in disbelief: "Mr. Yu, are you a man? You..."

This is so unsportsmanlike. He was just pretending to make a threat. Who knew Zhou Chen was so insidious and actually complained?

Mu Nihuang was only a few meters ahead, so she could naturally hear the conversation between Mu Qing and Zhou Chen, but she ignored it.

She felt that Zhou Chen was a famous knight in the martial arts world, and was praised by Wei Jing'an for his extraordinary knowledge. He would definitely have no problem dealing with her underage brother.

But she didn't expect that Zhou Chen actually ignored Mu Qing and came to her to complain. This made her surprised and amused, and she thought that this person was quite interesting.

You have to know that she grew up in the military camp with her father since she was a child, and she led the army alone for eight years and held a high position. If she didn't have enough majesty, how could she, as a girl, suppress 100,000 cavalrymen?

Ordinary men didn't dare to look her in the eye. This was the first time she met a man like Zhou Chen who was not affected by her aura at all and could even joke and act weird in front of her.

She put away the smile that appeared unconsciously on the corner of her mouth, turned around, and scolded Mu Qing with a stern face.

"Qing'er, I have told you many times not to take advantage of your status to show off, but it seems you still haven't listened to me."

Mu Qing was most afraid of her sister, so she quickly argued: "Sister, you misunderstood, I didn't, I was just joking with him, I didn't mean any harm, you really misunderstood me."

Mu Nihuang snorted coldly and continued to scold with a serious face: "It doesn't matter whether I misunderstood you or not. What matters is that you shouldn't treat our guests like this. You are no longer a child. As the heir to the Mu Palace, you must show your magnanimity and apologize to Brother Chen immediately."

Mu Qing's face flushed, but she didn't dare to disobey her sister's order. She could only shrug and apologize to Zhou Chen in a low voice: "I'm sorry."

Zhou Chen scratched his ears: "Ah? What did the little prince say?"

Mu Qing was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he wanted to go up and slap Zhou Chen twice, but facing his elder sister's cold gaze, he couldn't muster the slightest bit of resistance.

He gritted his teeth and yelled, "I'm sorry."

Zhou Chen then patted his shoulder with a smile and said, "Young Prince Mu, there is no need to apologize so solemnly. I forgive you."

When Mu Qing saw Zhou Chen's smile, he was even more furious. He realized that this Gongzi Yu was deliberately making trouble and trying to embarrass him. He would remember this grudge.

Mu Nihuang became even more curious. It seemed that she had just met this Gongzi Yu yesterday. How did he know that Mu Qing was afraid of her?

She was strict with Mu Qing, but in front of outsiders, she would still give Mu Qing face, so not many people knew that Mu Qing was afraid of her.

With such curiosity in mind, several people soon arrived at the martial arts field.

There was a huge empty training ground, where a team happened to be training. When they saw Mu Nihuang and his men coming, the soldiers immediately raised their heads and chests, their morale soared, and the invisible aura of a battlefield lingered in the training ground.

Zhou Chen was secretly amazed. He was not shocked by these people's gazes, but was surprised by Mu Nihuang's majesty and cohesion.

Just by seeing Mu Nihuang appear, these soldiers became full of fighting spirit. This is not the treatment that an ordinary coach can get.

When the military camp learned that Mu Nihuang was going to compete with Gongzi Yu, there was an uproar and many people rushed over to watch the duel between the masters of the Langya List.

Zhou Chen and Mu Nihuang stood in the middle of the martial arts arena. The people around them retreated several dozen feet away, staring at the arena nervously.

The soldiers in the southern border must hope that Mu Nihuang can win, but those who are knowledgeable know that Gongzi Yu can make such a big name and rank higher than Mu Nihuang on the Langya Master List, which must be extraordinary.

"Sister, beat this guy to a pulp!"

Mu Qing danced the most actively, shouting and yelling towards the martial arts arena with his teeth bared. He was the only one who dared to be so arrogant.

Mu Nihuang had ignored everyone else at this time, only Zhou Chen was in her eyes.

"Brother Chen, what weapon do you use? I'll have someone get it for you."

"Sword."

"it is good."

Mu Nihuang immediately ordered his subordinate to fetch his sword.

As a martial arts master, Mu Nihuang's sword is naturally not a decoration, but a rare sword.

Zhou Chen took the sword and felt it was very convenient. After taking it out of the scabbard, it was even colder, without any extra decoration.

Mu Nihuang uses a goose-feather scimitar. She has fought on the battlefield many times, so she is the most powerful and skilled at fighting on the battlefield, especially fighting on horseback. On the battlefield, the lethality of a knife is definitely far greater than that of a sword.

However, the duel with Zhou Chen was a competition of martial arts, so she did not choose to fight immediately, but just fought with Zhou Chen on the ground.

"Brother Chen, please."

Zhou Chen's expression became serious, and he also saluted with his fists: "Princess, please."

Although her ranking on the Langya Masters List is higher than Mu Nihuang's, and she is confident that she is stronger than Mu Nihuang, she will not underestimate Mu Nihuang when they really fight.

Sometimes the outcome of a martial arts competition is also related to many external factors. Look at the pairs of eyes around him that are staring at him with murderous intent. If he did not have a strong psychological quality, his mentality would really be affected by these thousands of soldiers.

Mu Nihuang's eyes were full of admiration. Zhou Chen could remain calm in such an environment. His intelligence was truly extraordinary.

"Shh!"

Mu Nihuang took the initiative. This is her personality. She will act decisively and immediately when she says she will.

Zhou Chen did not dodge. After Mu Nihuang attacked, he moved as fast as a rabbit, and his sword clashed with Mu Nihuang's scimitar.

"clang!"

The swords collided, making a sound like the clashing of metal. Zhou Chen didn't react much, but Mu Nihuang felt her right hand holding the knife go numb.

Obviously, its scimitar was more powerful in chopping and slashing than Zhou Chen's sword, but after the contact, she was the one who suffered a loss, which showed that Zhou Chen's strength was much stronger than hers.

"Dang Dang Dang..."

The two men swung their swords, fighting faster and faster. The two figures kept crossing each other, and the swords kept colliding. It looked very intense.

In the blink of an eye, the two men exchanged dozens of moves. Among the people watching the fight, only a few could see what was going on.

At the beginning, it was Mu Nihuang who took the initiative to attack, and Zhou Chen was more defensive than offensive. But after fifty moves, the situation was reversed, and Zhou Chen became more offensive than defensive. Mu Nihuang's offense gradually began to lose strength, and she had to passively defend.

The soldiers in the southern border were all worried about Mu Nihuang. Although they all had full confidence in their own princess, after dozens of moves, even the dumbest person could see that this Young Master Yu was extraordinary, and their princess might really suffer.

Seeing that his sister was unable to win the battle, Mu Qing became anxious and pulled over a general next to him.

"General Changsun, do you think my sister can win?"

General Changsun, who was being held back, looked hesitant, not knowing how to answer. Mu Qing hurriedly urged him, "Tell the truth."

General Chang Sun then replied, "It's difficult, very difficult. This Young Master Yu is really strong. I can't tell how strong he is. But based on the strength he has shown, the chances of the princess defeating him are slim."

What he said was already out of consideration for Princess Nihuang's face. In fact, after dozens of moves, he saw that Gongzi Yu was slowly gaining the upper hand. However, Princess Nihuang's martial arts were not to be underestimated. In addition, Princess Nihuang had a strong and tenacious character and had experienced the weak defeating the strong before.

But judging from the situation, Gongzi Yu does have the advantage.

Mu Qing was a little unhappy when he heard this, but he was not angry. He just snorted in dissatisfaction: "This Gongzi Yu, it seems that this prince underestimated him. He really has some skills."

Hearing Mu Qing's arrogant words, General Chang Sun showed a wry smile. This Young Master Yu had more than just some skills. His martial arts were definitely rare in the world. No wonder the Langya List ranked him seventh on the master list.

Especially since Gongzi Yu still looks very young and has a lot of room for improvement. His ranking will only get higher and higher in the future, and he may have a chance to reach the top.

Zhou Chen and Mu Nihuang fought for dozens of moves. They had already exchanged more than a hundred moves, which amazed the people watching around them.

This kind of confrontation between top masters is really rare for ordinary people to see.

Suddenly, Zhou Chen and Mu Nihuang's swords clashed again, and then a shocking scene happened.

The two men's weapons collided with each other, and the next moment the swords flew out of their hands at the same time and fell to the ground not far away.

Zhou Chen exhaled, then clasped his fists and said, "My Lord, this is a great move. I admire you."

But Mu Nihuang didn't appreciate it. Instead, she snorted in dissatisfaction: "Brother Chen, don't look down on me. If you want to win, just win honestly. Why do you have to use such a trick?"

Zhou Chen quickly explained: "My princess misunderstood. I didn't do it on purpose. It's just that my skills have reached a bottleneck recently, and there are some flaws in my mind. In addition, swordsmanship is not my best, so I made such a mistake."

This was half true and half false. It was true that his skills had reached a bottleneck, and swordsmanship was indeed not his best offensive method, but the last time the sword slipped out of his hand, it was more or less a bit of acting.

Mu Nihuang looked at Zhou Chen doubtfully. The sword skills Zhou Chen had just demonstrated were not weak at all. Wasn't this what he was best at?

But compared to this, she was more interested in what Zhou Chen said about his martial arts reaching a bottleneck. Does this mean that Zhou Chen's internal strength is about to break through again?

Even without a breakthrough, I could already suppress him. If he did break through, I'm afraid he would be able to break into the top three on the master list.

Even though she had seen many people with extraordinary talents, she was still surprised by Zhou Chen's talent. No wonder he was able to make it onto the list of masters in just a few years and quickly occupy the second place on the list of young masters.

Looking at the entire Langya master list, Zhou Chen is the youngest, so it is no exaggeration to say that he has the brightest future.

"That means Nihuang misunderstood Brother Chen."

After the competition, Mu Nihuang invited Zhou Chen to have lunch together, not just with her, but with a group of generals.

Later, in a meeting after the meal, she appointed Zhou Chen as the lieutenant general of the Mu family army and allowed Zhou Chen to participate in military and political meetings.

Speaking of the Southern Border Army, it is actually divided into two parts. One part is the Mu Family Army under the command of the Yunnan Mu Palace, which is permanently stationed in the southern border, and the other part is the Southern Border Defense Army directly under the central commander.

The Mu Family Army is somewhat similar to the former Chiyan Army. It is a special branch of the Daliang army. It has a total of 50,000 troops and is directly commanded by the Mu Palace. In name, it is still the Daliang army, but in fact it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the private army of the Mu Palace.

The other part is the Southern Border Defense Force, which also has a strength of 50,000. The commander is sent by the imperial court. Their purpose is not only to guard the southern border, but also to control Prince Mu’s Palace.

However, once a war breaks out, Prince Mu's Palace can merge the two armies and unify their command at the same time. This can be considered as wartime command, but it does not have the power to mobilize troops in peacetime.

Therefore, Mu Nihuang could appoint Zhou Chen as the lieutenant general of the Mu family army, but she could not arrange Zhou Chen to the southern border defense force.

However, after Mu Nihuang took command of the southern border, the situation became different. Perhaps it was because of her strong personal charm, or her fierce methods, the 50,000 southern border guards seemed to follow Mu Nihuang's orders.

This is also the reason why in the original plot, Emperor Liang was so afraid of Mu Nihuang and tried every means to help Mu Nihuang propose marriage and keep Mu Nihuang in Jinling City.

For an emperor with a strong desire for power, he could never tolerate such a time bomb appearing on the border. The southern border was the southern border of his Emperor Liang, not the southern border of Prince Mu's Palace.

In the next few days, Mu Nihuang and his subordinates adopted many of Zhou Chen's strategies and began to practice them.

After spending a few days together, Zhou Chen also admired Mu Nihuang very much. It was indeed not easy for this woman to have the reputation she had today. He also rarely saw a woman as self-disciplined as Mu Nihuang.

He stayed in the military camp every day, either discussing the situation or conducting military exercises. He was hardly idle for a moment. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to military defense to the point of forgetting everything else.

Anyway, in Zhou Chen's opinion, doing this every day is really boring. If he is allowed to continue like this, he may be able to persist for a period of time, but it is absolutely impossible for him to persist for so many years like Mu Nihuang.

Sure enough, you will never see what others have experienced behind their success. You can only see the bright appearance but not the inner efforts.

On this day, Zhou Chen accompanied Mu Nihuang to inspect the Jinsha River Basin. Looking at the endless Jinsha River, Mu Nihuang had a solemn expression.

"Brother Chen, what do you think Nanchu has been planning since they have not made any move for so many days?"

Zhou Chen said: "When it comes to marching and fighting, I am definitely not as good as the princess, but in my opinion, there are only a few types."

"First, the Southern Chu Army has fought with you many times, and you are under pressure to attack. Although you have gained an advantage in the naval battle this time, you dare not attack rashly. You may be gathering your forces, and perhaps the next attack will be more swift than before."

"Secondly, the lack of an attack for such a long time may be related to the rear, but I don't know what it is specifically. However, I traveled to Southern Chu more than two years ago. The literary style of Southern Chu is much worse than that of Daliang, but the martial arts style is very strong, and the desire for martial arts is also very strong. Sooner or later, they will march into the Central Plains, and this time may be a beginning."

"In fact, it's not just Nanchu. Dayu, Beiyan, Yeqin, Donghai and other places also have the intention of annexing Daliang. However, due to the terrain and population problems of Beiyan, it will take time for them to launch a large-scale war. And Dayu is actually the second largest country after Daliang. If it weren't for the Battle of Meiling, where 200,000 troops were slaughtered by the Red Flame Army, how could it have maintained peace for ten years?"

"As for Yeqin and Donghai, they are both small countries with limited national strength and cannot influence the situation. However, if a war breaks out between major powers, their role will be infinitely enhanced."

These were his feelings from traveling around the world in the past few years. He had stayed in several countries for a year or so. Although he had never stepped into the high-level positions of various countries, with his vision, he could still see many problems.

Mu Nihuang suddenly turned around and looked at Zhou Chen. She had just casually asked about the Nanchu navy, but she didn't expect Zhou Chen to have such feelings and even talked about things in various countries.

"Brother Chen is well-informed. Nihuang admires him. The former Red Flame Army is now a rebel army, but from Brother Chen's tone, it seems that he admires the Red Flame rebel army?"

Zhou Chen felt more than just admiration in his heart. He was one of the soldiers who had witnessed the rise and fall of the Red Flame Army with his own eyes.

It was a terrifyingly strong army, especially under the leadership of Lin Xie, it was invincible. If it weren't for...

Zhou Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "I can't say I admire him, but I feel a little sad. If it weren't for that battle that destroyed the 200,000-man army of Dayu, how could there be peace on the border?"

Mu Nihuang sighed: "Yes, even a man like Brother Chen can see through it, but some people can't see clearly..."