Li Xue wiped away her tears and forced a smile. "What are you puzzled about?" Her voice was trembling, just like her emotions.
How could Ling Tian not know? He sighed in his heart and changed the topic. "I'm curious. In our world, monogamy is the norm. Why don't you feel conflicted about it?"
"Monogamy?" Li Xue laughed mockingly. "Who are you trying to fool? Brother Tian, you're also from a big family. Do you really not know? Even the elders in our previous life, which one of them only had one wife? Which one of them didn't have at least three to five wives living together? Which one of them didn't have a few mistresses outside? Monogamy? Are you trying to make me laugh? "
"Not to mention a big family like ours, even a small business owner would be embarrassed if he didn't have a single mistress! Even if he's just a small police chief, how could he not have many lovers outside? " Li Xue chuckled. "Without money, power, and talent, even if you have monogamy, you won't be able to find a good one. As for those with power and power, hehehe … I won't say. Think about it yourself. "
Ling Tian smiled and said, "I'm not talking about others. I'm talking about you. Don't you have any thoughts?"
Li Xue snorted and pinched Ling Tian's arm. "Of course I have thoughts! But so what if I have thoughts? Will you abandon your other mistresses because of me? Will you? You don't have to answer this question. Everyone knows it in their hearts. I won't really mind. "
Li Xue harrumphed angrily, "Besides, this world is already a different one, where the strong are respected. You're walking the path of an emperor. If you only have one wife, the world will think that you're crazy. "
Ling Tian let out a long sigh of relief, putting on a look of relief as though a burden had been lifted from his shoulders, "This world is really good."
Li Xue's brows furrowed and her almond eyes widened. Suddenly, she asked fiercely, "Tell me honestly. Is the reason why you want to become an emperor because you want to have 72 concubines? There's a new person on the wedding night?! "
"No!" Ling Tian said righteously. He shook his head and said, "How is that possible? Am I that kind of person? Besides, having seventy-two concubines in three palaces and six courtyards is a bit too little. At the very least, there should be three thousand beauties in the imperial harem. "
"You! I'll bite you to death! How dare you be so arrogant when I didn't bite you just now! "Li Xue was furious and she pounced on him.
"You said you wouldn't mind. If you bite me, I'll bite you first. Ugh …"
Yep, the two of them were biting each other. See no evil, hear no evil, do no evil … that …
*****
While Ling Tian's side was filled with tenderness and sweetness, Eastern Zhao's war had already reached the heavens. Wails and cries were everywhere, and the scene was desolate.
Shen RuHu's army finally came into contact with DongFang JingLei. At this time, DongFang JingLei was being pursued by the troops of Eastern Zhao. There were over five thousand of his subordinates by his side and almost all of them were injured.
Following which, both sides did not waste any time and charged forward at the same time. A chaotic battle ensued.
Shen RuHu's intention was clear. He wanted to create a chaotic situation here. He wanted to buy time for the Sobbing Ghost Mountain Pass. Naturally, he did not want to waste any time. The more chaotic the battle, the better. That way, more attention would be focused on this area.
Just as the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle, Ling Jian was dressed in black robes as he silently snuck into the land of Eastern Zhao. He was like a specter, like an arrow that was released from a bow, piercing into the heart of Eastern Zhao.
His target was the temporary residence of the Eastern Zhao's Emperor, DongFang MingRi. Yan Yang City!
Eastern Zhao's temporary capital, Yan Yang City.
The sun was setting in the west and the autumn wind was blowing. The boundless darkness was about to descend upon the land once again.
Ling Jian, who was hidden in the bushes, had a cold expression on his face. His eyes were like a hawk's as he sized up the majestic and solemn city in front of him. He was like a god that was standing in the clouds, looking down on the earth mercilessly.
This time, when he followed Ling Tian out, especially when he followed Ling Tian up to the peak of the mountain, Ling Jian was enlightened. Even after that humiliating battle with Li Xue, his Sword Dao that had not made any progress had successfully broken through the solid bottleneck at that moment!
This was especially so when Ling Jian witnessed the collapse of the towering mountain that he had once stood on. At the same time, he felt as though an obstacle that had been standing on for a very long time had suddenly collapsed!
There were only things that could not be thought of, but there was nothing that could not be done!
From that moment onwards, Ling Jian's eyes were filled with light. The path ahead was infinitely bright. The sword techniques, saber techniques, fist techniques, movement techniques and all the other techniques that Ling Tian had taught him were like a clear stream that flowed slowly through Ling Jian's heart. All the questions that he did not understand and all the questions that he had in the past suddenly became clear at that moment.
At that moment, Ling Jian had a subtle feeling of being enlightened and becoming a Buddha on the spot!
At that moment, Ling Jian clearly understood that his martial arts had improved greatly. If he were to face Li Xue again at this time, Ling Jian was confident that even if he did not dare to say that he would win, he would definitely not lose!
This was a breakthrough in his realm and also a revival of his confidence!
At that moment, Ling Jian's confidence reached a new peak, a whole new peak!
He dared to challenge anyone, any expert in the world!
On Ling Jian's thin shoulder, a black sword hilt protruded diagonally. On top of it, a black sword tassel slowly fluttered, like the flag of a demon, slowly fluttering. Its sharp fangs had already been revealed.
Ling Jian finally stood up slowly from the bushes. His cold eyes were like two indestructible sharp swords as he looked at the dark city in the distance.
In the instant that he stood up, boundless darkness suddenly descended upon the earth like a monarch!
Ling Jian was like a wisp of smoke as he swept past the wasteland at high speed.
His cold eyes seemed to have foretold that Yan Yang City would be filled with boundless blood tonight!
Tonight, he would no longer be lonely!
Even with Ling Jian's cold temperament, his blood was boiling.
In the past ten years, Ling Jian had been in charge of the First Pavilion at such a young age. His footprints had practically covered the entire world. From an unknown small assassin organization to the current Number One Pavilion under the Heavens, the illustrious name of the Assassin Tower's Master resounded throughout the world. There was no one who did not know of him! However, no one knew that the leader of the number one assassin organization under the heavens was actually such a young man!
In the past ten years, the number of people who had died under Ling Jian's sword was more than ten million. The boundless slaughter had already tempered Ling Jian's mental state a thousand times! In Ling Jian's eyes, he was already used to seeing things that would cause the faces of most people to change in color, as though he was an ancient well that did not have any ripples.
In this world, there weren't many things that could cause Ling Jian to change his expression. Those that were worthy of Ling Jian's attention were even rarer. No matter how dangerous the mission was, Ling Jian had never backed down and had never failed!
With regards to killing, regardless of who it was, Ling Jian had absolute confidence. The long period of victory had already nurtured his desire for victory! Even when facing Yu ManLou that day, Ling Jian still had absolute confidence and would not be agitated in the slightest!
Because no matter how powerful Yu ManLou was, he was still only the Family Head of an aristocratic family! Even if he, as the Family Head, was more respectable than all the monarchs in the world, he was still a Family Head! However, he was only a Family Head at the end of the day. Over the years, more than one Family Head had died under Ling Jian's sword. Ling Jian was already numb to the word 'Family Head'.
While he had almost lost his life that day, the current Ling Jian was even stronger and he believed that the current Ling Jian would not fail again! There was no one in the world that Ling Jian did not dare to kill!
And the person that Ling Jian was about to assassinate today was an existence of an even higher level, the monarch of a country, the ruler of Eastern Zhao, DongFang MingRi!
In Ling Jian's mind, this feeling was truly different. The excitement that he rarely felt before killing someone had already appeared in front of him. Ling Jian had killed countless people and had killed all kinds of people. From the commoners to the ministers, all of them were drenched in blood under Ling Jian's sword. However, he had never killed the monarch of a country!
Originally, he had the chance to kill the royal family of the Northern Wei. But because he wanted to personally kill the crown prince of the Northern Wei, Wei Chengping, he missed the chance and allowed Ling Chi to snatch the opportunity to kill the monarch of a country. Although killing the monarch of the Northern Wei back then wasn't difficult at all!
But Ling Jian had always felt that it was a pity.
But now, the chance had come once again! If he could successfully kill the monarch of Eastern Zhao under the protection of the Eastern Zhao guards, Ling Jian would feel a great sense of accomplishment. And what Ling Jian was chasing after was this sense of accomplishment, followed by the emptiness in his heart.
Only at that moment would Ling Jian be the happiest.
Just like how Ling Tian had killed the Family Head of the powerful DongFang Family back then, how happy was that!
Ling Jian could already see DongFang MingRi falling under his sword, with blood splattering everywhere and his head flying high into the air, before being caught in his hands.
If this assassination was completed perfectly, then Ling Jian's next target would be the number one expert in the world, Justice!
Borrowing the cover of the night, Ling Jian didn't even pass through the city gates. Instead, he jumped a few feet high from the city walls as though he was stepping on a ladder. Exerting strength in his legs, he quietly flew up the city walls like a black bird. Then, he made use of the shadows to avoid dozens of patrolling Eastern Zhao soldiers and walked leisurely on the wide streets of Yan Yang City.
The night in Yan Yang City was completely silent, as though it was a dead city. Because night had just fallen, even the night watchman had yet to come out. Compared to Sky Bearing City, Bright Jade City, and Gold Jade City, Yan Yang City was truly a little petty.
Occasionally, there would be a few patrolling soldiers carrying swords and spears. Ling Jian would also casually hide in the shadows. A few patrolling soldiers even brushed past Ling Jian's clothes without any reaction. Never would they have imagined that the most frightening assassin in the continent was just a step away from them. If they were to find out, they would probably be so frightened that they wouldn't dare to sleep for a few months. How was this any different from brushing shoulders with the god of death?
For those few coincidental encounters, Ling Jian was even prepared to kill them to silence them. However, those patrolling soldiers actually walked past him with lewd smiles, as though it was a natural thing to do. Even when they could see Ling Jian just by tilting their heads, those fellows still stubbornly walked over while bragging …
This even made the number one assassin who was prepared to kill someone feel depressed. So many soldiers, so many patrolling soldiers. Ling Jian even felt that he could bring 10,000 people in without making a sound, and these idiots definitely wouldn't be able to discover him.
This was simply short-sighted!
Or perhaps they were completely disregarding him!
Just when the flames of war were raging, the guards here were actually so lax! Ling Jian couldn't help but sigh in amazement at his assassination target. It wasn't difficult to train an elite army. As long as one spent time and skill, they would be able to form an elite army in a short period of time. After that, they would only need to undergo the baptism of battle, and the elite army would be fresh out of the furnace.
However, to spend so much effort and money to train a motley crew was truly incomprehensible. Even if they didn't know anything about military training, they shouldn't be able to train such a bunch of pig-headed soldiers, right? Thus, it could be said that the Eastern Zhao military officer in charge of training the soldiers was truly capable.
Ling Jian couldn't help but praise them in his heart. For the Eastern Zhao military officers to be able to gain the admiration of the number one assassin in the world, he didn't know if they should feel proud or sad for them.
After walking around the city like a ghost, Ling Jian had already determined from the degree of security that the Eastern Zhao Emperor, Dongfang Mingri, was temporarily staying in the Yan Yang City's City Lord's Mansion. Naturally, the City Lord's Mansion had become a temporary residence.
Since the target had been determined, Ling Jian began to explore the terrain, setting up his path of advance and retreat.
There were quite a number of patrols in Yan Yang City, and there were a few times when they almost met the stealthy Ling Jian. This kind of feeling of being on edge made the great assassin Ling Jian very uncomfortable. In the end, he decided to brazenly jump out and look around. What was the most suitable place to enter, what was the best place to retreat after the assassination, and what was the best place to escape if he was injured. There was a blind spot in that direction …
He really didn't know if he should praise Ling Jian for his courage or ridicule him for his foolishness.
In the end, Ling Jian simply took off his sword from his back and used it as a ruler to measure. While he was measuring, a group of patrols coincidentally walked towards him. The dim light from the lanterns shone on Ling Jian's body.
Ling Jian felt a little gloomy in his heart and simply stood there without dodging. Since he wasn't in a good mood, killing a few people to relax was something that he could consider. As for alarming Dongfang Mingri … if he was alarmed, then so be it. It wasn't a big deal. At most, it would be a little more difficult for him to assassinate. However, it was a good opportunity for him to once again enter a life and death situation.
Ling Jian gripped the hilt of his sword and looked coldly at the group of twenty or so patrols walking towards him. His eyes grew colder and colder as he prepared to unsheathe his sword!
At this time, something unexpected happened that made Ling Jian not know whether to laugh or cry and even made Ling Jian furious.
The leader of the patrols slowly walked towards him with a lantern in his hand. When he saw that Ling Jian didn't dodge at all and was dressed in black with a sword in his hand, the leader looked at him with surprise. Just when Ling Jian was about to unsheathe his sword and kill, the leader actually bowed towards Ling Jian and said flatteringly, "Thank you, sir."
Ling Jian was flabbergasted, before he raged, "Do you recognize me? Why are you calling me sir? Hmm? "
The leader bowed even more humbly and said, "Please calm down, sir. This subordinate will leave immediately. I won't dare to disturb you. Please forgive me, sir."
Ling Jian felt a little gloomy and grabbed the leader's sleeve. He pointed at himself and asked with gritted teeth, "Have you seen me before?! How can you be so sure that I'm your superior? How can you be so careless! Let me tell you, I'm an assassin, an assassin who is here to assassinate the monarch! Do you understand? "
The leader laughed dryly and wiped his cold sweat with his arm. He laughed and said, "You really know how to tell jokes. You really know how to tell jokes. Hehe, hehe." After thinking for a while, he nodded and bowed again, "Looking at sir's posture, you are definitely an expert from the palace. How can I be so blind as to think that sir is an assassin? Besides, with sir here, which assassin would dare to come? Please don't make fun of this lowly one! If sir wants to find someone to make fun of, this lowly one will find two smart and handsome ones for sir! "
Ling Jian was stunned by his words and let go of his collar in surprise. He suddenly understood the meaning of his words and shouted angrily, "Bah, what nonsense are you talking about! Look at how cowardly you all are! Hmm? Are you patrolling or shopping? What can you find by patrolling like this? A bunch of bastards! Even if the assassin is right in front of your eyes, you won't be able to recognize him! Why aren't you getting out of here?! "
"Yes, yes, yes. Sir, we will get out of here. Hehe, hehe." After another round of bowing and bowing, the whole team bowed to Ling Jian and hurriedly slipped away.
An angry low voice came from afar, "F * ck! He dares to say that I am a coward. Isn't he a coward eunuch himself? He comes out every day to act mysterious and wants to fool me? Damn it, even if I am a coward, I am still better than this coward who only knows how to harm children all day. Bah! He still has the face to talk about us. He is really looking down on us. "
"Captain is wise. If not for his intelligence, I really don't know how to deal with that coward eunuch …"
"That's right, that's right. Looking at that dead face, other than someone from the palace, there can't be anyone else. That poor fool really thought that he would become a turtle after putting on a tortoise cover … What a joke!"
"Hahaha …" There was a burst of laughter.
Eunuch? Coward? Coward?! Become a turtle after putting on a tortoise cover?!!
These words made Ling Jian, the number one assassin in the world, so angry that his mouth and eyes were slanted and his limbs turned cold! Am I like this?!
Just as he was about to turn around to look for trouble with this bunch of bastards, they had already disappeared. It was obvious that after shaking off Ling Jian, this bunch of bastards were afraid that this eunuch might really want them to find trouble for themselves. In order to avoid trouble, they had already taken a detour and slipped away …
Ling Jian snorted heavily. His face that had not changed for a thousand years turned red with anger. He could not help but slash his sword at the wall beside him.
Noisy footsteps could be heard and another group of people came over. Seeing Ling Jian standing upright in the middle of the road, they were stunned for a moment. Then, as though they had seen a devil, all of them saluted in unison and left at the same time while sticking to the corners of the wall.
Ling Jian was so angry that he started laughing.
This Eastern Zhao's Yan Yang City was too … f * cked up!
This could not be blamed on the patrolling soldiers for not fulfilling their duties. This was the Eastern Zhao Country's own fault.
Before DongFang JingLei's rebellion, he had sent a group of powerful sword experts to assassinate the Eastern Zhao Country's Emperor, DongFang MingRi. This had caused a huge commotion in the Eastern Zhao Imperial Palace, and it was because of this group of people that DongFang JingLei decided to launch a coup and chase DongFang MingRi's entire royal family out of the capital.
The number of casualties caused by this group of assassins was immeasurable. Most of the beauties in the harem were weak and powerless. Naturally, they were chopped up like vegetables by these martial arts experts without any ability to resist. One of DongFang MingRi's most beloved concubines died on that day. As the Emperor of the country, DongFang MingRi, after using his powerful martial arts to kill several people, he finally suffered heavy injuries under the enemy's life for life.
This assassination incident was a great warning to DongFang MingRi! DongFang MingRi finally realized that even the inner court of the Imperial Palace was not safe for these martial arts experts.
Ever since he was chased out of the capital because of this incident, it became the greatest humiliation of DongFang MingRi's life! As the Emperor of the country, he was actually forced into a corner by a traitor. If this could be tolerated, what could be tolerated?
DongFang MingRi naturally understood that it was due to the chaos caused by the assassins that day that led to DongFang JingLei's successful rebellion. DongFang MingRi instantly hated the word assassin to the bone, but was also extremely fearful of them.
Ever since he had moved to Yan Yang City, DongFang MingRi had immediately started to counter the assassins. En, he had the experts of the Imperial Palace wear black robes and masks to loiter around outside, causing the guards to be on high alert. Everyone was even more conscientious, not allowing any assassins to sneak in.
This could also be considered a drill. In any case, it was better to be prepared!
Naturally, the experts of the palace had been severely punished by the emperor for sneaking into the palace that day. Naturally, they had developed resentment towards the imperial guards outside. In their minds, it was only because the imperial guards were useless that the assassins were able to sneak in. As for the Imperial Guards' failure to perform their duties and causing them to be punished, all of them were extremely angry.
Now that they had received the Emperor's order to openly defend against assassins, they naturally would not let go of this opportunity to avenge private wrongs. In the past few days, under the pretext of training, they had actually abused the Imperial Guards more than once. There were also some palace servants of the internal court who were physically handicapped and mentally perverted. They caught the handsome soldiers and played with them, but the soldiers had no place to complain. Over time …
This led to a direct result. Now, the Imperial Guards, especially the younger ones, would run away as soon as they saw someone wearing a black suit, as if they had seen the God of Plague. Especially when Ling Jian looked as though he was looking for trouble, standing in the middle of the street and waving his sword openly … who had ever seen such an arrogant assassin? (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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