612 Release (2/2)

King Shengri consulted with his entourage and nodded. The officer in the front immediately said, ”All right. Dragon King. Please move back to make room for the competition. One round per life.”

The previous competition was to kill until the last fifty people were left, but now winning one game could save one person. King Shengri had actually made a great concession. The Dragon King's image immediately grew larger. Many kung fu practitioners greatly envied the subordinates of the Dragon King and regretted not joining the Dragon Army earlier.

Old Man Mu was not satisfied and jumped out to argue, whining, ”Unfair, it's unfair. We have over a dozen people, so should we let the Dragon King fight more than a dozen times? Let's decide on one go, with the winner taking all!”

Without even asking King Shengri for directions, the officer simply replied, ”Old Man Mu is not in the pool. He humiliated the Khan's family and must pay the price today.”

”Hey, hey, even King Rizhu spared me. Who do you think you are to spew bullshit here?”

”I'm the brother of King Rizhu's princess consort.” With that being said, the officer rode back to the soldiers.

Old Man Mu winked and complained in a low voice, ”When will this be over? Will the princess consort's bastard son also come to me to avenge her in a couple of days? It's not me who killed her.” When he looked up at the Dragon King, he put on a walnut-like smile and said, ”Thank you for saving me just now. I'm too ashamed to say anything now.”

”Then don't.” Gu Shenwei beckoned for the other people to back off while he himself drew his Five Peaks Saber, ready to face the first opponent.

Old Man Mu still wanted to say something when Shangguan Fei exhorted, ”Let the Dragon King focus on the competition. He'll find a way to save your life in the end for sure.”

”What if the princess consort's parents and brothers all come out against me?”

”It's all under the Dragon King's control. You just have to put your hopes on him. The Dragon King won't give up on anyone, even the most useless man of his, right? Why are you asking for trouble …”

Shangguan Fei pushed Old Man Mu away, hoping that the Dragon King would notice his flattery.

King Shengri took a glance at the thirty or so kung fu experts of the Central Plains and said, ”Armies are to be maintained for years but used on a single day. Who will be the first to fight for me?”

Those who killed their relatives or friends would eventually bear a heavy burden but competing with the Dragon King of the Western Regions wouldn't be such a problem. So the kung fu experts all rushed forward to show their willingness to fight and almost started a brawl in front of the lord.

King Shengri was very satisfied. Although the Dragon King's action had been unexpected, it had made the game more interesting. ”You go.”

Yang Yingshu of the Qingcheng Sect strode towards the Dragon King with two short halberds.

He had once competed with Chu Nanping under the command of Tuosai, the son of King Riyao. At that time he used the false name 'Yang San' and wielded dual swords. Now that his identity had been revealed, there was no need to cover up anymore. Actually, the weapon that he was the most proficient in was a double halberd.

”I am Yang Yingshu from the Qingcheng Sect. Dragon King, the hatred between us will come to an end today. I won't let the Xia brothers and senior brother Gu die in vain.”

Old Man Mu put his worries aside for the moment and began to educate Shangguan Fei on the spot, ”You see, the people of the Central Plains are really good at talking. Instead of trying to save his fellow disciples that are still alive, he is trying to avenge the dead and is speaking with fervor and assurance. This is also a kind of freedom. It's a bit low-leveled, but at least it can help reduce his self-reproach.”

Shangguan Fei nodded approvingly.

Upon hearing these words, Yang Yingshu blushed slightly but didn't move his eyes from the Dragon King.

”Alas, he's just one step short of success. His level drops a bit when he blushed. It's really a pity.” Old Man Mu shook his head.

”Let me compete in the first round,” Chu Nanping requested.

Zhang Ji had once said that a king should not abase himself to attend the warrior contest and Gu Shenwei agreed with him. But today was different. It would be very important for him to come forward and save the lives of all his subordinates.

”No, this guy is easy to deal with.”

Yang Yingshu was both impatient and irritable. For one thing, he felt that it was a disgrace to openly fight for the Norland. For another thing, he was very concerned about his own life. He was, therefore, eager to finish this quickly so that he could render some outstanding services to King Shengri and perhaps even take advantage of that opportunity to rescue some of his fellow disciples of the Qingcheng Sect.

Being impetuous, greedy, and lacking any planning, he had committed all the taboos of a kung fu competition. Even so, the audiences both inside and outside were still astounded when he wasn't able to block the Dragon King's saber in the first exchange. He threw his halberds down, clawed at his throat, and slowly fell down.

It was from this moment on that the fame of the Dragon King would spread among the people of the Central Plains, but it would take a few more months for it to reach the Central Plains.

King Shengri's face darkened. These so-called kung fu experts of the Central Plains boasted loudly when recommending themselves, but he didn't expect them to be so vulnerable.

The herald admired the Dragon King very much, as could be seen when he rode forward and said, ”The Dragon King can let one person go.”

Gu Shenwei turned around and looked at his fifteen subordinates.

Shangguan Fei looked excited. The Dragon King had won so fast that he didn't even have any time to cheer for him, so he could only mutter in his heart, ”Choose me please.”

”You.”

The Dragon King's eyes fell on Tie Linglong instead.

Tie Linglong stubbornly raised her head. She wanted to say that she was not his subordinate and didn't need him to save her but she quickly understood the meaning of the Dragon King's eyes. Although they had not interacted for over a year and she was full of resentment towards him, she still had a tacit understanding with the Dragon King as she did before, which was one of the lessons she had learned as a bodyguard.

She had to find Lotus, and the Dragon King's message could not be clearer: only Lotus could save all of them.