In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

"My lord, you must leave quickly! I'll fight them to the death and clear a path through them!" Liao Bing shielded Shen An in front of him.

"I admire your bravery, but we haven't reached that point yet." Shen An waved his hand, signaling Liao Bing to leave.

"My lord, do you intend to negotiate with them? They outnumber us, and I'm afraid they won't give us a chance to talk!" Liao Bing said worriedly.

"The strong will not negotiate with the weak! Negotiation is meaningless!" Shen An shook his head and said.

"Hehe, so you must be Shen An. You see things very clearly. You're right, the strong won't negotiate with the weak."

"If you don't want to die, come with us now. The military governor is very eager to see you!"

A dark-faced man rode out on horseback from the Black Spirit Army: "I forgot to introduce myself, I am Xu Houtian, the Deputy Commander of the Army under the Jiedushi!"

"Are you Yang Ke's deputy general?" Shen An asked without even looking up.

Seeing Shen An's arrogant attitude, Xu Houtian was quite annoyed: "Shen An, don't push your luck! Don't you know your situation? We are the strong, and you are the weak! Adjust your attitude!"

"Xu Houtian, you're absolutely outrageous!" Shen An's words left Liao Bing and the others stunned.

He thought he had misheard.

Upon careful recollection, he realized he hadn't misheard; Liao Bing had indeed said that Xu Houtian had turned the world upside down!

But they are the ones with fewer people now.

How does that make someone a strong person?

Shen An must have misspoke.

Xu Houtian laughed outright: "Shen An, do you even know how to choose your words? You don't actually think you're the stronger party, do you?"

"I am the strong one, otherwise why would I use the term 'Reversing the Heavenly Gang'?" Shen An retorted.

"Heh, Shen An, can't you do math? We have three thousand men, and your few numbers aren't even enough to fill our teeth! You dare to call yourself a strongman? You're not worthy!" Xu Houtian felt he had learned something new. He had seen people talk big before, but he had never seen anyone like Shen An talk big.

Liao Bing felt uneasy listening to this. Did Shen An really think that just making this phone call would make the other party afraid?

That's impossible!

But based on his understanding of Shen An, it shouldn't be like this!

Just as he was completely baffled, Shen An spoke up: "Xu Houtian, you say I'm not worthy? Then do you know whose successor I am?"

Liao Bing's heart skipped a beat. He had always wondered whose successor Shen An was!

Now we actually know!

Could it be some being whom they all look up to?

After saying that, how could it scare Xu Houtian so much that he turned and ran away?

Correct!

That must be true!

Xu Houtian was clearly wary. He always felt that Shen An had powerful backing, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant.

He then asked, "I really don't know. Why don't you tell me so I can hear it too?"

"Because I am a descendant of the dragon! Therefore, I am the strong, and you are the weak!" Shen An replied earnestly.

"Hahaha!"

Xu Houtian and the people behind him burst into laughter.

Liao Bing and the others were full of question marks. Their lord, wasn't this nonsense?

Did they think Xu Houtian was a three-year-old child?

"Commander, I think this man is deliberately stalling for time, waiting for reinforcements. We should act quickly, subdue him, and hand him over to the military governor!" the man behind Xu Houtian reminded him.

Xu Houtian suddenly realized what was happening: "Damn it, we almost fell for this kid's trick! Brothers, get to work!"

"Hehe, it seems you don't believe I'm a descendant of the dragon, right? Then I'll show you the power of the Dragon God that the Dragon God passed down to me!" Shen An said calmly.

"Commander, don't waste your breath on him!"

"Wait!" Shen An raised one hand to signal a halt: "You'd better take a look first, otherwise, if the Dragon God punishes you in the future, none of you will survive!"

"Heh, fine, Shen An, I'll give you a chance." Xu Houtian sneered.

He had his own plans; Shen An's actions were a self-inflicted wound.

Originally, Shen An had two hundred people on his side, which could put up a little resistance. But once Shen An's scheme backfired, would the others still follow this kind of swindler?

Perhaps they can be taken down without lifting a finger.

That's incredibly foolish.

At this thought, they saw Shen An take out a pottery jar as thick as an arm.

Liao Bing and his men frowned, thinking that Shen An would use some kind of talisman to summon the Dragon God.

And this is what they got!

They also felt that Shen An had gone too far this time.

If Shen An makes a mistake and the morale of the army collapses, things will become very difficult.

"My lord, you..." Liao Bing tried to persuade him, but Shen An gestured for him to remain silent.

This is a dynamite canister that he made before.

To prevent unforeseen circumstances, carry it with you at all times.

He originally intended to trick people, but now he has to resort to charlatanry.

During the era of the Great Liang Kingdom, gunpowder had not yet been invented, and they had never seen the sound of an explosion.

Shen An coughed lightly and said, "This is the power of the Dragon God bestowed upon me by the Dragon God. Fire is all that is needed to activate this power. You all had better stay far away, otherwise, once the power is activated, anyone who gets close, no matter how skilled they are in martial arts, will either die or be seriously injured!"

"Heh, the power of the Dragon God?" Xu Houtian sneered again.

"What? You want to take the power of the Dragon God head-on?" Shen An asked.

"Heh, so what if I don't back down? I'm going to take the power of the Dragon God head-on!" Xu Houtian said with great disdain.

He wasn't brainless; in his understanding, the object was just a broken pottery jar. If it was thrown at him, he could easily cut it in half with a knife. What threat could it pose?

It was just Shen An spouting nonsense.

What he wants now is to completely expose Shen An's tricks.

"Commander Xu is truly valiant! A mere mortal dares to face the power of the Dragon God!" Shen An gave a thumbs-up. "I admire your courage, so I will grant your request. Now, get ready!"

"Hehe, come on!" Xu Houtian stepped forward, puffed out his chest, and his broad body gave people the feeling that one man could hold off ten thousand.

"good!"

Shen An first took a few steps back, then blew on the tinderbox and lit the fuse on the pottery jar.

Just before it was about to detonate.

Shen An then threw it with all his might!

Xu Houtian looked disdainful, drew his sword, and slashed at the target.

But we're still waiting for him to strike!

With a loud "BOOM!", the explosive canister exploded in mid-air less than half a meter away from him.

Xu Houtian, who had just been so imposing and seemingly invincible, was knocked to the ground by the shockwave of the explosion, even though he weighed over 200 pounds.

Those who were close to him were not spared either; all eight people in the circle were blown to the ground.

Even those who were far away were struck by the unprecedented explosion, causing ringing in their ears.

It took a while for things to return to normal!

Those who weren't blown away looked up at that moment.

Xu Houtian's fate is unknown. Of the other eight people who were knocked down, some had broken arms or legs, some were wailing in pain, and some were motionless like Xu Houtian.

This scene deeply moved them all.

They had never seen anything so powerful in their lives.

How could this possibly be the work of human beings?

Liao Bing and the others also had their pupils shrink. They really couldn't believe that Shen An actually had the power of the Dragon God!

This couldn't possibly be done by human power!

Liao Bing and the others were immediately overjoyed: "My lord, you, you are truly a descendant of the dragon!"

For the first time, Shen An displayed smugness: "Otherwise what? Besides me, Shen An, who else in this world possesses the power of the Dragon God? I am naturally a descendant of the dragon!"

After saying that, Shen An coldly swept his gaze over Xu Houtian's men: "Didn't you come here to arrest me? Come on! If you dare to arrest me now, the Dragon God will surely come for you tomorrow and slaughter you all, including your families!"

Don't blame me for not warning you!

Xu Houtian's men looked at each other.

Everything before their eyes was beyond their imagination.

In ancient times, almost everything that couldn't be explained was attributed to ghosts, monsters, and snakes.

This time is no exception!

Even though they numbered three thousand, the scene of the explosion was still incredibly shocking.

This was definitely not something that could be done by human hands.

Then there's only one possibility!

Shen An is truly a descendant of the dragon!

Although his Dragon God power couldn't kill them all, they were afraid of offending the Dragon God!

If they were to be targeted, how could they, mere mortals, possibly stand against the gods?

"Come on! Hurry up!" Shen An shouted at them with great momentum.

And now, the weather is cooperating.

Thunder and lightning flashed across the sky.

Xu Houtian's men felt as if a thunderbolt had struck them.

"Oh no! The Dragon God is coming! Run! Run!"

Someone shouted, and the others also looked terrified, turned around and ran, not caring about Xu Houtian's life or death.

quickly!

The three thousand people who had surrounded them all vanished before their eyes.

"Hahaha, my lord, let's go after them! If the Dragon God comes, we have nothing to fear!" Liao Bing said excitedly.

"There's no such thing as a dragon god. I'm lying to them. Look at Xu Houtian, is he still breathing? If he's not dead yet, keep him alive, and finish off the rest!"

Shen An patted Liao Bing on the head, then shouted to the others, "Back as fast as you can!"

Liao Bing's excitement immediately diminished by more than half: "My lord, is there no Dragon God? Then why were you holding that broken pottery jar just now? It was clearly incredibly powerful, wasn't that the power of the Dragon God?"

"I'll explain when we get back. Once they realize what's happening, we won't be able to escape!"

Shen An said anxiously.

Liao Bing then realized that everything that had just happened was fake.

He dared not stay any longer. If the Black Spirit Army caught up with them, none of them, except Shen An, would survive!

Liao Bing immediately went to check and found that Xu Houtian was still alive, but had been knocked unconscious by the explosion.

He immediately lifted them onto the carriage, and then finished off all the people who had been hit by the bomb.

Everyone immediately ran away.

About 15 minutes later.

The fleeing Black Spirit Army discovered that the lightning in the sky had disappeared, and there was no Dragon God at all!

They then realized they had been tricked!

"Everyone, listen up! Chase him! We cannot let Shen An escape!"