Chapter 53 (2/2)

Bai Chenyi had long expected that this news would soon arrive at the Emperor’s ear, so he was prepared to give his answer. But what he did not expect was that General Bing had spoken up before he could.

“Your Majesty, this general greets the Emperor,” General Bing said as he greets the Emperor with a salute. “It is like this… when this general arrived here, both Meng Chen and that young man were already having a dispute. I only gave them the easiest solution to their bickering.”

“Oh? Then all of this is due to your idea, General Bing?” Qin Yijun asked with an eyebrow raised.

“Yes, ah! They are both young men, fighting with their mouth about who is stronger. Isn’t that just a shame? So, I suggested that they spar. Who would’ve known that the young man fighting Meng Chen is another disciple of that old man Hao Shuren. It was said that he no longer accepts disciple and yet, another one popped up!”

As General Bing spoke, Qin Yijun’s eyes were trained on Lin Xiao’s figure who seemed to be dancing with the wooden sword in hand. His feet were light, and each swing of his sword is filled with a strong force. His figure would sometimes overlap with a silhouette that exists in Qin Yijun’s memories before diverging again.

Meng Chen, who is the victim of Lin Xiao’s assault could no longer keep up. Knowing that the sword is only made of wood and that it would not cut his flesh, Meng Chen decided to cheat. He let Lin Xiao’s wooden sword hit his body and though the force is enough to make him wince in pain, he quickly grabbed Lin Xiao’s wrist to keep the other in place.

Lin Xiao had not expected this kind of dirty move from Meng Chen. He tried to pull away, but Meng Chen held his wrist in a tight grip. “Brother Meng, doing this kind of thing is cheating, ah! Since we are sparring, we should treat it as if we are holding a real weapon. Since you let the wooden sword in my hand hit you with such force, you would’ve been severely injured so this can be counted as my win.”

“Says who? The match is not over yet!” Meng Chen growled as tightened his grip on Lin Xiao’s wrist and pulled the other closer. “When it comes to fights, one must do whatever they can to win! So, what if my method is dirty?” Meng Chen said as he pulled his head back slightly before moving them forward, attempting to give Lin Xiao a headbutt.

Lin Xiao saw his move and his eyes narrowed dangerously. “Brother Meng is indeed right. Then please don’t blame Lin Xiao for being ruthless,” Lin Xiao said before he lifted one of his legs and delivered a kick right between Meng Chen’s legs.

A collective hiss could be heard from those surrounding them. Qin Yijun still had a stoic expression on his face as he witnessed the scene, but he could feel his palm getting wet from the sweat. He turned his head to General Bing, and he could see the man’s face had paled considerably. Both of General Bing’s hands had unconsciously gone to cover his groin area.

To his other side, Qin Yijun saw that General Bai had turned his head sideways with both eyes closed. When he returned his gaze to Lin Xiao, he saw that Lin Xiao had already pulled his leg down and was staring at Meng Chen.

Meng Chen was also staring at Lin Xiao with disbelief before his eyes rolled to the back of his head. Then, his body slumped forward, and Lin Xiao simply side-stepped to avoid the other.

“Oh, I heard a body hitting the ground and the crowd is now silenced… has the match been concluded? From the crowd’s reaction, it seems that Xiao-er won the match?” as someone who did not get to see what had just transpired, Long Yinlian was the only person who did not get to share Meng Chen’s pain.