I play the role of Jiajing in Zongwu: What crime have I committed?

Sima Shang's true energy erupted suddenly, and his violent aura swept over Zhu Houcong.

Zhu Houcong, however, remained unmoved, instead revealing a confident smile.

Sima Shang's reaction made him even more certain that he had grasped the other party's weakness.

The various schools of thought in ancient China emphasized the importance of inheritance.

As Li Mu's apprentice, Sima Shang would certainly not stand idly by and watch him be exposed.

Because once the Xiongnu Chanyu knew that the 'war god' who had once struck fear into their hearts was still alive, he would surely seek revenge.

The Qin state, of course, would not let go of this key figure who could potentially organize the remnants of the six states to resist Qin.

After all, he was one of the four great generals of the Warring States period!

"This is the wrath of the emperor."

Zhu Houcong spread his arms wide and laughed, "Sometimes, a single word from the emperor is enough to decide the life and death of many people, including grandmasters."

"Now, can you continue with your so-called 'common man's rage'?"

Chapter 172 Seeking the Dragon and Dividing the Gold: Observing the Entangling Mountain

Sima Shang looked at Zhu Houcong's slightly mocking expression with an uncertain expression.

Zhu Houcong leisurely sat back down in his chair, even having the leisure to raise his glass in a gesture of respect.

"Mr. Sima, now, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

Sima Shang never intended to kill the emperor.

Because Mei Changsu was still waiting for the emperor to kneel down and personally admit his mistake!

My actions today are merely an attempt to force out the true culprit who murdered Meng Zhi.

Now that it has been discovered that the Eastern Depot acted in secret, and Zhu Houcong has unexpectedly seized this handle on his master, it would be better to go with the flow.

"Your Majesty, I was presumptuous today."

"I was so excited by the sight of so many experts in the training ground that I rashly made my move."

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over Zhuo Dingfeng and Xia Jiang.

"Now that things have come to this, if Your Majesty can send someone to defeat me fairly and squarely, I am willing to surrender to the Great Liang and be at Your Majesty's command from now on."

Zhu Houcong was taken aback upon hearing this. He couldn't quite figure out whether Sima Shang's move was a spur-of-the-moment decision or whether Mei Changsu had long wanted to place another person by his side.

Meng Zhi is dead, and Yan Que is dead. Could this person be his third choice?

Zhu Houcong immediately decided to keep Sima Shang alive for now and deal with him slowly later.

"Alright, then I'll give you two choices: a one-on-one duel or a group fight."

"What do you mean?"

"A one-on-one fight is when you challenge all the Grandmasters by yourself, while a group fight is when all the Grandmasters gang up on you."

Zhu Houcong smiled and said, "If you win, you can leave safely today. If you lose, you will have to pledge allegiance to my Great Liang."

Uh!

That's so shameless!

It's clearly the behavior of a street thug.

Upon hearing this, all the officials covered their faces with their sleeves; it was utterly humiliating.

Sima Shang was also stunned by this shameless suggestion, and black lines appeared on his forehead.

However, he knew that it was impossible for all four Grandmasters of the Eastern Depot to be present.

Lin Chen is also hiding in the shadows, waiting for them!

"Okay, I promise you."

Zhuo Dingfeng and Xia Jiang also looked very grim.

As a grandmaster, one must rely on overwhelming numbers to even have a fighting chance.

That's so low-class!

"Mr. Sima, please have a seat for a moment."

Zhu Houcong raised his hand in a gesture, then turned to Cao Zhichun and said.

"Cao Zhichun, immediately go to the Eastern Depot and invite the four Grandmasters here."

"This servant obeys the decree!"

Cao Zhichun hurriedly accepted the order and rode his horse to the martial arts arena.

He had just turned the corner on his horse when he saw two figures appear in the middle of the street.

These were the two puppets, Azure Dragon and White Tiger, controlled by Zhu Houcong.

"Azure Dragon and White Tiger greet Supervisor Cao."

"So you two are Grandmasters!"

Cao Zhichun dismounted hastily and said, "His Majesty has urgently summoned you four Grandmasters to the martial arts arena..."

"knew."

Qinglong raised his hand to stop him.

"The Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise have other important matters to attend to, so we two will go ahead and head over there first."

Before he could finish speaking, two figures had already darted out, disappearing from Cao Zhichun's sight in a few leaps.

Just as the two were about to step into the training ground, a faint and distant voice suddenly came from the void.

"To find the dragon vein and divide the gold, look at the winding mountains; each mountain is a pass, and if there are eight perils at the pass, it will not deviate from the shape of Yin and Yang and the Eight Trigrams."

The voice recited in a strange tone, each word carrying a peculiar rhythm that stirred ripples in the air.

Zhu Houcong's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

Why does this passage sound so familiar?

It seems to be the sixteen-character feng shui secret formula from the novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light"!

Before he could think it through, the surrounding scenery suddenly distorted and changed.

The once clear sky was instantly shrouded in a gray fog.

The land beneath their feet had completely disappeared, replaced by a lake that stretched as far as the eye could see.

They stood on the lake as if walking on flat ground.

"Oh no, we've been ambushed!"

Zhu Houcong immediately realized something was wrong.

He quickly positioned the Azure Dragon and White Tiger back to back, cautiously keeping watch on their surroundings.

He was deeply shaken.

What kind of method was this? It was as if someone had instantly pulled them into another dimension.

The other party is probably not someone to be trifled with!

There's also a sixteen-character feng shui secret technique. How could such a thing exist in this world?

Zhu Houcong frowned, his mind racing.

Just then, in this eerie space shrouded in mist, a white figure slowly emerged from the depths of the gray fog.

He was dressed in white, his long hair flowing, and he gently fanned himself with a folding fan.

Zhu Houcong took a closer look and was immediately dumbfounded.

"Hu Bayi?"

The next second, Azure Dragon and White Tiger exclaimed in unison.

Upon hearing this, the man in white paused with a "snap" of his folding fan, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Hu Bayi?"

"What is that thing?"

"Someone as dashing and debonair as myself would never choose such a vulgar name."

After saying that, he snapped his folding fan shut and bowed with his hands clasped.

"I am Lin Chen, the Pavilion Master of Langya Pavilion. Greetings to both of you."

Lin Chen?

Zhu Houcong suddenly realized why he looked so much like Hu Bayi.

My heart immediately grew even heavier.

I never expected that Lin Chen, the master of Langya Pavilion, would be so powerful in this world.

He dared to show himself and face two grandmasters alone.

This shows that they didn't take their two puppets seriously at all.

"So it was the Lord of Langya Pavilion in person."

Zhu Houcong, controlling the Azure Dragon, let out a cold laugh.

"Rumor has it that Langya Pavilion has always only dealt in intelligence and has never interfered in court politics."

"What, is Pavilion Master Lin going to break this rule today?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's lips curled into a slight smile.

The next second, he gently raised the folding fan in his hand and waved it seemingly casually.

boom!

A terrifying surge of true energy struck, and the Azure Dragon was instantly struck as if by lightning, flying backward and leaving a trail of blood in the air.

He then crashed heavily onto the lake surface ten zhang away, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

With just this one move, Qinglong was seriously injured.

Zhu Houcong was even more horrified when he saw this.

This young man is actually stronger than Sima Shang.

"Who said my Langya Pavilion only deals in intelligence?"

Lin Chen closed his folding fan, the smile on his face gradually fading, replaced by a solemn expression.

"Langya Pavilion also bears the weight of life and death for all humanity."

Zhu Houcong (Baihu) scoffed upon hearing this, giving me a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"I don't have time to joke with you."

Lin Chen smiled, but his eyes were fixed on the white tiger.

"I've come to ask you four Grandmasters, how exactly did you break through to the Grandmaster realm?"

Uh?

Zhu Houcong (Baihu) was speechless for a moment, his face full of confusion. What was there to ask?

"We'll do the same thing as everyone else!"

boom!

Before Baihu could finish speaking, Lin Chen struck out with a backhand palm.

This seemingly casual palm strike contained an overwhelming force.

boom!

The white tiger was also sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, spitting out blood.