Fate was something that couldn't be seen or touched. Conversely, it was luck.
When he was in the Immortal Palace, Junior Leopard had heard about it from the Old Master who taught him ancient characters.
Humans had luck, families had luck, sects had luck, and so did countries.
The so-called fate, in a sense, referred to fate. It sounded mysterious, but in fact, it was a little mysterious. It was hard for Junior Leopard to understand it at his current state.
He only knew that the treasure that could stabilize fate referred to the treasure that could extend the fate of a country, a power, or a person.
Different countries, different people, and different powers all had different Karmic Luck. Thus, the treasures used to suppress Karmic Luck were also different. The treasures used to suppress Karmic Luck had to be compatible with one's own strength. Otherwise, not only would it not be able to extend and maintain one's Karmic Luck, it would instead completely suppress one's Karmic Luck.
For example, if an ordinary well-known family, such as the Wu Family, had a psychic celestial device, such as Junior Leopard's Demon Devil Needles, it was enough to stabilize fate. If you put a more advanced celestial device of Mysterious Level in the hands of the Wu Family, the Wu Family wouldn't dare to keep it. A man's wealth was his own ruin!
For a rich country like the Jin, it was enough to stabilize fate with a Pure Yang Celestial Device called the Heavenly Crown of Peace. It should be known that in the dynasties before the Jin, the most powerful one used to stabilize fate was a Mysterious Celestial Device that was close to the Pure Yang Level.
According to the Old Master, if the Jin Emperor didn't mess around, the Heavenly Crown of Peace, a Pure Yang Celestial Device, could at least keep the Jin Dynasty going for a thousand years.
Each well-known family also had their own celestial devices to stabilize their fate. The big tribes of Northern Yuan also had similar things.
For example, the red jade pendant that Junior Leopard had made into a red jade ring was a celestial device used by the Blackwolf Tribe to stabilize fate.
This celestial device was at most a psychic celestial device. However, because of its rare space property, the Blackwolf Tribe was able to make a comeback after several disasters. But now, this thing had fallen into Junior Leopard's hands. The luck of the Blackwolf Tribe had come to an end.
As for the Clear Glass Jade Bottle, it had long surpassed the Celestial Artifact and was an Immortal Artifact. This thing must never be used to suppress Fate. Anything that was suppressed would die. Unless one had truly conquered the world, only then would one have the qualifications to use an Immortal Artifact to suppress Fate. However, to truly conquer the world, this kind of thing was only imagined by some famous lunatics in history.
Although the current Jin Emperor was ambitious, he was not that psychopath. Therefore, he didn't need the Clear Glass Jade Bottle to stabilize fate.
"Renzhen Cuo, how did Wang Hua know that you have the holy relic of the Blackwolf Tribe and that it belongs to the Wang Family?"
After getting along with her for a few days, Junior Leopard already knew that the name of the Princess of the Blackwolf Tribe was Renzhen Cuo. Renzhen Cuo seemed to take the situation seriously and became obedient to Junior Leopard. She was very careful when serving Junior Leopard. Although she was still a little clumsy, she did a good job considering her previous identity.
Hearing this, Renzhen Cuo revealed a sad expression. "After the Blackwolf City was captured by you, my father asked me to escape with the holy relic. I hid it in a secret place. Later, on my way to escape, I met your soldiers, who caught me and took me to Yunzhou. I thought I would never have the chance to return to the prairie in my life. Unexpectedly, Wang Hua bought me in Yunzhou!"
"Then you followed them back to the prairie?"
"Yes, we were all sinners and had been acting as guides. I didn't expect that I would be recognized by a bastard!" Speaking of this, Renzhen Cuo's face flashed with anger. She gritted her teeth. "I thought he was a good person. I didn't expect that after getting the holy relic of the Blackwolf Tribe, he would go to the Wang Family and tell on me. I really thought he wanted to help me revive the Blackwolf Tribe!"
"What a fool!" Junior Leopard laughed. "It seems that this little girl was cheated of her money and sex." After a few conversations, Junior Leopard figured out the whole story.
The man who recognized Renzhen Cuo was called Temur, a warrior of the Blackwolf Tribe. When he first saw the little girl, he was very excited and pretended to be loyal to her. But the next moment, he sold Renzhen Cuo to the Wang Family. He was also instructed by the Wang Family to secretly spy on Renzhen Cuo. Later, when Renzhen Cuo took back the pendant, he tried to rob it. However, he didn't expect that Renzhen Cuo would see through him. She took advantage of his unpreparedness and cut off his penis. Then she escaped and sneaked into Junior Leopard's territory.
"Well, I understand what happened. You can leave and stay here with me. I can guarantee that I won't hurt you. However, you'd better put down your idea of reviving the Blackwolf Tribe. Times have changed. Northern Yuan has perished. It's impossible for you to revive the Blackwolf Tribe!"
"Of course I understand. I've thought it through these years. The fate of the people of the Central Plains is flourishing, but the Everlasting Heaven has abandoned us. Now the prairie has been divided to powerful people like you. We have no chance at all!"
"It's good that you can recognize the reality!" Seeing Renzhen Cuo's disheartened look, Junior Leopard nodded and smiled.
At this moment, Jiang Xiao's voice came from outside the tent, "Your Excellency, the Wang Family has come again!"
"Is there no end to it?" Junior Leopard sneered. When he was talking to Renzhen Cuo, he had already felt the spirit of more than a dozen masters approaching. But he didn't care, because these masters' spirits were not stealthy. They approached his tent at the walking speed of a normal person. What's more, in front of these masters was Jiang Xiao's spirit, which he was very familiar with.
"Let them in!"
"Yes!" Jiang Xiao answered outside the tent. He turned around and said to the dozen masters behind him, "Everyone, please come in!"
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This time, there were many people from the Wang Family, led by a woman.
"Wang Yue-er from the Wang Family of Cenzhou greets Your Excellency Zhou!" Wang Yue-er walked up to Junior Leopard and cupped her hands.
"Wang Yue-er!" Junior Leopard's eyes lit up. This was a famous woman. "Hahahaha, it's Miss Wang. Welcome, Miss Wang. Please forgive me for not going out to meet you!"
He stood up from his seat and walked up to Wang Yue-er with an apologetic look.
"Your Excellency Wang, you're too polite. I came without an invitation. Please forgive me!"
"Hehe!" Junior Leopard laughed dryly. "Miss Wang, please take a seat. Jiang Xiao, ask someone to serve tea!"
"Yes!" Jiang Xiao nodded and walked out of the tent with Renzhen Cuo naturally.
After everyone sat down, Junior Leopard smiled and said, "I wonder what brings Miss Wang here?"
"This time, Yue 'er has come to visit Lord Zhou. Firstly, it's to apologize to Lord Zhou for my cousin's offense a few days ago. Secondly, it's because of that escaped slave. Please give Yue' er some face and let us take that escaped slave away and discipline him properly!"
"Hehe, Miss Wang, you're too serious!" Junior Leopard laughed dryly, but he felt a knot in his heart. "Damn it, I'm only 17, and you're already 37. In terms of age, you're more than old enough to be my mother. How dare you call yourself Yue 'er, my god!"
Young Miss Wang was 37 years old this year. However, she was indeed beautiful, too beautiful. Even Junior Leopard, who had the memory of his previous life and had been bombarded by computer PS technology for decades, had to admit that Wang Yue-er was a great beauty after seeing her.
It was precisely because she was a great beauty and came from an illustrious family that she was known as the first beauty in Jianghu more than 20 years ago, attracting the pursuit of countless young heroes. It was said that 20 years ago, because of her, there were no less than 100 duels, and they were all famous young heroes in Jianghu at that time, just like Junior Leopard.
Furthermore, even though she was close to forty years old, she still looked like a young woman in her twenties. She was beautiful and charming, and compared to young and inexperienced women, she had an even more charming temperament.
Of course, one should not think that the first beauty in Jianghu 20 years ago was just a vase. In fact, she was a famous martial arts expert in Jianghu.
Wang Yue-er was born with great intelligence and comprehension. When she was 17 years old, her cultivation had already reached Level Four. She was one of the most famous martial arts experts in the young generation in Jianghu.
Young, beautiful, noble, and skilled in martial arts, all of these became the most beautiful scenery in Jianghu. It could be said that the whole Jianghu was crazy for this woman.
Unfortunately, she was 37 years old today!
Although she still looked like she was in her twenties, Junior Leopard had no interest in her.
"I've already taught Wang Hua a lesson. Let bygones be bygones. As for the escaped slave you mentioned, to be honest, I haven't found any escaped slave here. You know, my territory has a radius of 600 miles, with mountains and rivers. Even if someone escaped into my territory, he could find a random place to hide. Even if he was frozen to death, drowned, or eaten by wolves, no one would know. Don't you think so?"
"Your Excellency Zhou's words make sense. Originally, I shouldn't bother you with this matter, but someone happened to see the escaped slave in your territory. He also said that the escaped slave had been taken in by Your Excellency. Therefore, I came to find you, Your Excellency!"
"Hahahaha!" Zhou Bao burst into laughter. "Really? Then I really want to see which bastard has eyes on his body. Miss Wang, words alone are no proof. Please show me the evidence!"
"Okay!" Wang Yue-er said confidently. She leaned to one side and nodded to a cyan-clothed servant standing beside her. Then the cyan-clothed servant stepped forward.
"This is my servant, Temur. He was the one who first found the escaped slave!" Wang Yue-er pointed at the pale man and said, "The maid who stood beside you just now is an escaped slave of the Wang family. Her name is Renzhen Cuo, and she used to be the princess of the Blackwolf tribe. If Your Excellency Zhou has any questions, you can ask her!"
"This is funny. If you randomly point at a servant and ask him to testify that my maidservant is the escaped slave of the Wang Family, then I can also randomly find someone to say that this guy called Temur is a lost dog of the Wang Family for 20 years!"
"Your Excellency Zhou, don't jump to conclusions. This is just one of our witnesses. I have another one who can prove that your maidservant escaped to your territory on the day when the Wang Family chased after the escaped slave. She was caught by your people and became your maidservant two days later, serving you!"
"There's such a thing?" Junior Leopard raised his eyebrows. "Then I'd like to see who the witness is!"
"It's Your Excellency's subordinate!" While speaking, Miss Wang clapped her hands and a man outside the tent lifted the curtain and entered.
"This is Your Excellency Zhou's subordinate. You should know him, right?"
Junior Leopard looked at the man. He was a man in his thirties with one arm missing. Junior Leopard had an impression that he was one of the first group of vagrant herdsmen to enter his territory.
"My subordinate? Hehe, to be honest, I really don't know him. Miss Wang, you should know that since I came here, I've been staying in this tent all day and rarely go out. The specific affairs are all handled by Jiang Xiao. Jiang Xiao, come in and see if you know this person!"
"I don't know him!" Jiang Xiao's voice could be heard even before the curtain was lifted.
The curtain of the tent was lifted again. Jiang Xiao walked in with Renzhen Cuo. "Go and serve tea to the guests!"
Renzhen Cuo answered in a low voice. She lowered her head and poured a cup of tea for Junior Leopard. Then she carefully walked to the front of the Wang Family and poured tea for them one by one.
"Zhou Bao, the person is right in front of you. How dare you not recognize him!"
Just as Renzhen Cuo was pouring tea for the guests, one of the Wang Family's people suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Renzhen Cuo screamed and the tea in her hand spilled all over the ground.
After the scream, there was a moment of silence in the tent.
Junior Leopard's eyes narrowed slightly. He raised his head slightly and a cold smile flashed across the corner of his mouth.
"Miss Wang, I think you'd better change the owner of the fief next to me!"
"What do you mean?" Wang Yue-er's expression changed and her tone became cold.
"I really don't like this Wang Hua. If I let him be my neighbor, I'll become very irritable. Once I'm irritable, I'll kill someone. Today, for the sake of you, Miss Wang, I won't kill him. However, I can't guarantee that I won't kill him when I see him in the future. So, for the sake of the Wang Family's interests, you'd better change the owner!"
"Are you threatening me?!"
"I'm just giving you a piece of advice!"
"Your Excellency Zhou, don't forget that this fief doesn't belong to the Wang Family, but to the current Emperor. The Wang Family has no right to change it!" Wang Yue-er said. "Do you think you have the right to change it?! Or are you trying to tell us that you'll kill a meritorious minister who made great contributions to the destruction of Northern Yuan? "
"So what if he's a meritorious minister? He pulled and pulled my handmaiden in my tent with evil intentions. Even if this matter is brought to the Emperor, I'm not afraid!" Junior Leopard shouted harshly and pointed at Wang Hua. "Let go of her, or I'll kill you immediately!"
"Pa!" With a crisp sound, Wang Yue-er smashed the handle of the chair. She turned her head and said, "Wang Hua, let go of her hand!"
"Yes!" In front of Wang Yue-er, Wang Hua was like an obedient cat and let go of Renzhen Cuo's hand.
"Your Excellency Zhou, as you can see, this woman is an escaped slave of the Wang Family. She stole the treasure of the Wang Family. For your sake, I can let her go, but she must hand over the treasure she stole!"
"She's not an escaped slave of your family. She's my handmaiden." Junior Leopard sneered. "She's a handmaiden who came from Yunzhou with me. Miss Wang, I think you'd better find your escaped slave elsewhere!"
"Zhou Bao, it seems that you're determined to be the enemy of the Wang Family!" Wang Yue-er said in a low voice.
"If you insist on using the Wang Family to pressure me, there's nothing I can do!" Junior Leopard sneered. He gently picked up the teacup and took a sip. "I'm sorry, Miss Wang. My temple is too small to accommodate the people of the Wang Family. Everyone, please go back. Jiang Xiao, see the guests out!"
"Zhou Bao!"
"What? Miss Wang, do you still want to play with me?" Junior Leopard raised his eyebrows and a trace of a sneer flashed across his face. "Today, you brought seven Level Four, three Level Five, and one Level Six. Plus you, a Level Six, not counting that trash, there are a total of 12 people. Believe it or not, I can smash all of you with one hammer!"
"Good, very good!" Wang Yue-er took a deep breath and stood up. She forcibly suppressed her anger. Since she was born, it had been nearly 40 years. Even her parents had never spoken to her with this kind of attitude, let alone a 17-year-old kid.
"Since Your Excellency Zhou has ordered us to leave, I, Wang Yue-er, am not a shameless person. I just hope that Your Excellency Zhou will not forget what happened today!"
"My memory has always been bad. But when the time comes, Miss Wang, just remind me in time!" Junior Leopard sneered and put the teacup in his hand on the table. "Have a good trip. I won't see you out!"
"Let's go!" Wang Yue-er swung her sleeves and turned to leave.
"Wait!"
"What? Your Excellency Zhou still wants to keep us here?"
"It's none of your business!" Junior Leopard smiled coldly and looked at the witness with a broken arm who had already turned around. "What? You want to leave too? That won't do. I've decided to hang you to death. If you leave, who else can I hang?"
"This, you, Miss Wang, save me. You said you would take me away. Miss Wang, you said …!"
Wang Yue-er glanced at him and turned to look at Junior Leopard.
"Miss Wang, you don't want to leave? Do you want to see how I hang this guy?"
"Humph!" Wang Yue-er swung her sleeves and left with the disciples of the Wang Family, ignoring the man with a broken arm.
Your Excellency, please spare my life. Your Excellency, please spare my life. I was confused, I …! "The witness with a broken arm suddenly knelt down.
"Jiang Xiao, build a wooden stake at the edge of the Wang Family's territory and hang him there!" Junior Leopard waved his hand and said.
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
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"This is too much, too much. This Zhou Bao, relying on his martial arts, dared to look down on the Wang Family. Cousin, why didn't you take action just now? Even if he is a Level Seven expert, there are so many of us …!"
"Shut up!" He's a Level Seven expert and he destroyed the entire Cool Breeze Gang by himself. We're not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth. I'll report this matter to the Family Head. Don't ask about it. Three days later, you and I will go back to the Central Plains together. Wang Fu will take care of everything here! "Wang Yue-er snorted coldly and glared at Wang Hua." You're such a useless thing. You can't even look after a little girl. How dare you talk so much here? Do it. Do it! He's a Level Seven expert and he destroyed the entire Cool Breeze Gang alone.
"Ah? Why? This is my fief! "
"Your fief? If you die, no matter how big the fief is, it will be useless! "
"I don't believe he dares to kill me!"
"Of course he dares. With his strength, it's too easy for him to kill you without anyone noticing. He won't leave any evidence at all. He's already determined to kill you. You'll die if you stay here!"
"But …!"
"It's decided. Don't say anything more!" Wang Yue-er said in a low voice.
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"Your Excellency, he has been hanged to death!"
"Okay, just hang him there!" Junior Leopard said, "Let everyone see what will happen to those who betray us!"
"Yes!" Jiang Xiao replied, "But, Your Excellency, is it appropriate to do this? This Wang Yue-er is not simple. I heard that in the past …! "
"What happened to her in the past was the biggest gossip in Jianghu. It was widely spread in Jianghu and was even written into a book. How could I not know?" Junior Leopard said.
"Then why …!"
"What's wrong with me? Let me tell you, this woman lives like a princess and is used to being bossed around. She has been flattered for 20 to 30 years, almost to the point that she doesn't even know what she is now. Don't spoil this kind of woman, the more you spoil her, the more outrageous she will become. Just ignore her, she can't do anything big!"
"Yes!" Jiang Xiao replied. Although he did not agree with Junior Leopard's words, Junior Leopard was no longer the Junior Leopard of a few years ago. At that time, he still dared to fight with Junior Leopard. But now, Junior Leopard's cultivation had reached Level Seven. Although he was very gentle to his subordinates, the spirit of an expert that he revealed intentionally or unintentionally made Jiang Xiao, who was only at Level Three, unable to resist. When Junior Leopard made a decision, even if he had a different opinion, he did not have the courage to refute.
"I know what you are worried about. If this Wang Yue-er was 20 years younger, I would also be worried that those infatuated women would come to trouble me. But now, she is almost 40. Those infatuated women who chased after her, the young heroes who left countless romantic stories, will stand up for her? Old Jiang, if it were you, would you?! "
"Uh, this!" Jiang Xiao blushed. Thinking of Wang Yue-er's beautiful face, he said shyly, "Your Excellency, I'm not sure!"
"Humph, infatuated women!" Junior Leopard scolded with a smile and turned to leave.
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At midnight, the prairie seemed particularly quiet. Above the cold sky, a round moon hung in the middle of the sky, sprinkling its watery moonlight on the earth. The whole prairie was covered in frost.
Suddenly, the sky darkened. A dark cloud came from nowhere and blocked the bright moon. The prairie suddenly became dark. Then, more and more dark clouds appeared in the sky, getting denser and denser.
"Boom —!"
A muffled thunder suddenly sounded. Bright lightning illuminated the earth in an instant.
"Boom, boom, boom —!"
After the first clap of thunder, a second, a third, and a fourth followed shortly after.
The rolling thunder exploded one after another. The rumbling thunder resounded through the prairie.
"Strange!" Junior Leopard opened his eyes abruptly, as if he had been startled. His face suddenly turned pale.
"Why is my heart beating so fast? Why do I feel that something is going to happen? I'm only at Level Seven. How can I have such a strong premonition? How can there be —!"
He stood up from the bed and opened the tent curtain. Bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky. He didn't care at all. When he looked up, he was stunned, "What is that?! A mirage? "
The moonlight on the prairie had been completely blocked by the sudden dark clouds. There was no light at all. It was so dark that one couldn't see his fingers. Everyone had already hidden in their tents. Even if they were awake, they wouldn't walk out of their tents like he did. Even if they walked out, they wouldn't see anything.
However, Junior Leopard saw it clearly. In the distant eastern sky, there was a huge city ruin floating in the sky.
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