Chapter 2005: War Dance! (1/2)
Edited by: Michyrr
”Your Majesty!”
The old eunuch looked at the Sage Emperor in shock.
But the Sage Emperor had ceased to pay attention to the eunuch after giving his order, his flashing eyes staring viciously at Wang Chong.
Wang Chong, We would like to see just how bold you are! If you dare to kill An Yaluoshan, We will seize you and have you and your entire family executed!
He stared at Wang Chong, his eyes viciously glinting.
Bang!
At the center of the Pavilion of Petal and Sepal, An Yaluoshan paled in fright and tried to dodge to the side, but how could he possibly dodge one of Wang Chong's attacks?
Stellar Energy exploded, and An Yaluoshan was pushed back several steps by Wang Chong's attack amid the sound of tearing silk. But he managed to take Wang Chong's attack.
”Warning! User's Destined Foe has received the protection of the Power of the World! Within three hundred feet of the Destined Foe, all of user's attacks will be weakened by 30%.” The Stone of Destiny's voice rang out in Wang Chong's mind.
A dark cloud passed over Wang Chong's eyes.
The Power of the World again!
From the moment he reincarnated, Wang Chong had been at odds with the world. As a reincarnator, he was constantly dealing with the constraint and expulsion of the Power of the World, which constantly wore away at his Destiny Energy.
And now, An Yaluoshan, this person who was clearly so crucial to the destruction of the world, was somehow the 'Child of the World' and receiving its support.
No matter how strong Wang Chong was, a thirty percent reduction was an enormous constraint.
But Wang Chong simply narrowed his eyes and took a step forward, moving his body like he was stepping on the stars, and he thrust his sword again at An Yaluoshan.
”Ah!”
The crowd cried out in alarm, some of them so frightened that they knocked over their goblets.
”Stop him!”
”King of Foreign Lands, what are you doing?”
The officials turned pale with fright, particularly those who were on good terms with Wang Chong.
Wang Chong was vital to the court, and the results would be unimaginable if he were not there to oversee things.
”Wang Chong, what are you doing? You dare to act so impudently in front of His Majesty!?” A dignified voice rang out. On the left side of the 'U', seated close to the Sage Emperor, Prime Minister Li Linfu frowned as he stood up and rebuked Wang Chong.
As the leader of the officials, he had every reason to stand up and stop Wang Chong, whether it was for the sake of law and order or for An Yaluoshan's sake.
”Lord Prime Minister, please hold!”
A hand extended and held back Li Linfu.
”Huang Huanzhi?” Li Linfu turned and saw that the one stopping him was the Minister of Rites, Huang Huanzhi.
”Milord, please notice that the King of Foreign Lands is not randomly attacking the Andong Protector-General. He is performing a sword dance, also known as the War Dance!”
Minister of Rites Huang Huanzhi shook his head and explained.
”According to the 'Zuozhuan', two thousand years ago, when King Wu of Zhou overthrew Zhou of Shang, the brave soldiers of the Ba army used their song and dance to convince the Shang people to rebel. Thus, the ancients said, 'King Wu overthrew Zhou with song and dance'.
”Later on, in the Qin and Han, this dance was also used in battle. During charges, it was used to heighten morale, and Emperor Wu of Han praised, 'This is the dance King Wu used to bring down Zhou', and decreed that it should be studied. Thus, it became what we now know as the War Dance.
”The War Dance is a traditional martial amusement of our people, a dance of generals. For the King of Foreign Lands to perform it for the Sage Emperor is not a problem. Milord, pay attention to his feet. You will notice that the King of Foreign Lands' steps are different from how one normally attacks.”
Huang Huanzhi paused a moment before continuing his explanation.
”The dance King Wu used to bring down Zhou was lost sometime in the Han. It was only because I came across related records in my reading that I was able to recognize it. I did not think that the King of Foreign Lands was such an erudite scholar that he even knew the lost War Dance!”
Huang Huanzhi sighed in admiration.
Li Linfu was dumbfounded, and when he turned to look back at Wang Chong, he was rendered speechless.
But the most shocked by this sight were not the civil officials or Li Linfu, but Cui Qianyou, Gao Shang, and Tian Chengsi, who had returned at some point.
Dragon Qi was invisible, and not even the strongest martial artists were capable of perceiving it.
Gao Shang had relied precisely on this point in developing this audacious plan to steal Dragon Qi.
They had believed that, since Dragon Qi was invisible, nobody would notice them stealing it. Moreover, with so many foreign emissaries present and the Sage Emperor himself presiding, a single dance should have been enough to draw away everyone's suspicions. But to their surprise, Wang Chong had directly intervened at this critical juncture.
None of them knew if Wang Chong could see the truth, but they could not stop now.
”King of Foreign Lands, please hold. How could we miss out on this performance!?”