Chapter 323: Wish Fulfillment, a Powerful Henchman (1/2)
Chapter 323: Wish Fulfillment, a Powerful Henchman
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The second year of Yongping of Great Jin.
It was the fourth year after the collapse of Northern Yuan, Jin's great enemy for the last 10,000 years. The world, which had been gradually getting peaceful, was stirred up once again by a young man named Zhou Bao.
Breaking into the Mingyi School alone, he had challenged more than 20 experts and Elders one on one, including the Sect Leader of the Mingyi School and three Level Nine experts, and had won.
More than 20 Elders and experts of the Mingyi School were badly hurt, an Elder at Level Nine died, and the Leader, Wang Daohong was unconscious. This had created the most sensational murder case in 3,000 years.
And the name ”Zhou Bao” once again spread out all over the world.
It was completely different from what had happened before. This time, he made a big splash with his boundless power. Because of the battle on Mingyi Lane, all the representatives of Jin's strongest well-known families witnessed the birth of a legend, a peerless expert.
”His combat capability is far superior to that of experts at Level Nine!” This was what the mysterious expert at the Mysterious Realm of the Mingyi School thought of Zhou Bao.
The combat capability far superior to Level Nine? What did that mean?
That, of course, meant that he had reached the Mysterious Realm. Zhou Bao was a Mysterious Realm expert! Above all, he was not yet even 20 and had just turned 17 this year!
A Mysterious Realm expert at 17!
He challenged one of the world's three major schools, the Mingyi School, and did not leave until the Old Weirdo at the Mysterious Realm who guarded the school had punished two Elders for their offense. What strength and prestige were these?
He already had such great strength and courage now. What would the future hold?
What would Zhou Bao achieve in the future?
Nobody knew!
Perhaps even the fabled Powerful Divines from the antiquity times could only achieve such a feat!
Perhaps he was the reincarnation of one of the Powerful Divines from antiquity times, thereby giving him such power at his age.
For a while, rumors were rife. All eyes were fixed on the northwest, on the unprecedented man who had made his name in the world.
To their disappointment, however, after returning to the northwest, Zhou Bao underwent closed-door training again and stopped showing up.
10 days after the battle on Mingyi Lane,
another piece of news about Zhou Bao spread throughout the world.
Since Wuyang County Governor, Zhou Bao, made great contributions to the country by opening up the commercial routes, taking in the refugees, and sharing the country's worries in the northwest region, he was made Wuyang Earl and granted the title of the Crown Prince's tutor, and his territory was extended by 150 km and would be guarded for generations. In addition, he would marry Princess Qingyang Yan Yunfei as his legal wife, build Wuyang Earl's Mansion, and choose a lucky day to hold the wedding!
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”Haha, the emperor really has the cardinal principles in mind! He's actually giving me the little beauty. Haha...”
Taking the imperial edict and sending away Chi Hengxing, who sent the imperial edict for the second time, Zhou Bao laughed.
Wang Cheng, Jiang Xiao, and Zhu Ba, his three most trusted subordinates who were standing to the side with extremely strange expressions, alternately looked at Zhou Bao and the imperial edict in Zhou Bao's hand and exchanged glances, not knowing what to say.
Their superior was so extraordinary that he had done so many big deals that had all amazed them. It had been more than 10 days since it happened, but they still seemed to be in a dream.
Originally, they thought that Zhou Bao was only a Level Eight expert with a bunch of friends who were experts, having the Tian Long Taoism as his backer, and therefore, was so arrogant and unscrupulous. Now they knew that, compared to Zhou Bao's actual strength, his behavior was actually a little low-key.
It was the Mysterious Realm!
Those two words had always been associated with Old Weirdos, Patriarchs, and old Immortals. Even the Three Grandmasters of Northern Yuan, who had been confronted with the whole martial arts world of Great Jin for more than 200 years, had only reached the peak of Level Nine.
If the three experts at the peak of Level Nine intimidated the martial arts world of Jin for more than 200 years, then what about an expert in the Mysterious Realm?
It was known that in the battle on Mingyi Lane, Zhou Bao defeated three Level Nine experts. Although the three were not as powerful as the Three Grandmasters, together with the more than 20 experts and Elders and their formation, their combat capability should have been equal to that of the union of the Three Grandmasters.
Such a strong lineup, however, was defeated by this indecent teenager who was laughing and saying ”little beauty”. And it was a head-on confrontation, not a sneak attack. What kind of monster was this teen in front of them?
Monster?
No, he could not be called a monster, but a demon.
Seeing that Zhou Bao had seemed to have been dizzy with his achievements for a long time, Jiang Xiao finally coughed twice to interrupt his delusion.
”Your Excellency Jiang, do you have a sore throat? Why are you coughing?” Zhou Bao was dissatisfied with Jiang Xiao's interruption of his delusion and squinted at Jiang Xiao. ”What, I'm getting married. Aren't you happy?”
”Hehe, yes, of course, we're happy that you're getting married!” Jiang Xiao forced a smile. He was not afraid of Zhou Bao's dissatisfaction because after staying with him for so many years, he knew Zhou Bao's temper. He was not a meticulous person; on the contrary, he was very easy-going. Although he was sometimes childish and audacious, in general, he was a good boss. He had the courage to assign rights to his subordinates, which was good for them.
Of course, this was related to the strength of Zhou Bao. By virtue of his strength, even if he divided up all his rights, no one would dare to seize power but would only do things better for him with the rights that he had given them.
”Your Excellency, the imperial edict has been received. And the princess is going to marry you. What is the procedure of the marriage? Your Excellency, please make a decision!”
”Make a decision? For what?” Zhou Bao winked, thinking that he had indeed been a bit carried away just now. The marriage was settled, but marrying a princess was no small thing. He did not like Jin Emperor Yan Yuntian, but he was about to marry his daughter and should not hold a grudge against him. Therefore, he had to arrange the procedures and etiquette of the marriage. Thinking about that, he felt that it was very complicated and he became annoyed.
”Didn't Chi Hengxing say that? Soon, the Ministry of Rites of the Imperial Court will send someone here and build an Earl Mansion. So you will have direct contact with the people of the Ministry of Rites. Besides, although it's my wedding, it's definitely not something that I can decide. Holding the wedding in Yunzhou, well, in Qingyang Market, you and Excellency Wang can go there and prepare it now, just tell me the time. I'm going to do closed-door training! Zhu Ba, follow me!”
”Yes!”
The three men exchanged glances. Wang Cheng and Jiang Xiao smiled bitterly, while Zhu Ba beamed with delight.
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”Zhu Ba, what are you laughing about? After all this time, you still haven't made any progress in your cultivation. Have you spent the last few months visiting prostitutes?”
After Wang Cheng and Jiang Xiao had left, Zhou Bao took Zhu Ba into the back courtyard, gave him a stern look, and scolded him.
”Uh, Your Excellency, I wouldn't dare!” Zhu Ba's smile instantly turned into a grimace. ”You can't compare your progress with common people like me! In your eyes, I'm not making progress, but I am indeed. My cultivation is now at Level Six. If I go any further, it will be at Level Seven. Level Seven, Your Excellency! This is what I have been dreaming of. But it's not that easy!”
”What's hard about it?” Zhou Bao threw a small white porcelain bottle into Zhu Ba's hand. ”You possess the Bloodline Power from the antiquity times. With your current cultivation, you should already have felt it. It's only because your cultivation is not high that this power is not fully aroused. As long as you work hard to break through to Level Seven, you will naturally understand it. Then your strength is bound to advance quickly. At that time, any ordinary Level Seven expert will be no match for you, and you will be a deterrent everywhere you go. Inside this bottle are nine Bone-Forging Pills, whose effect is much greater than that of the Bone-Forging Soup. I'll teach you some punching skills. As long as you practice earnestly, within three years, you will be able to break through to Level Seven and become an expert. Understand?”