[Wuxia] The Great Tang Dynasty's Hunt for Beauties (Complete) - 1

Synopsis:

Shattering the void, traversing the Tang Dynasty, saving everyone from all their regrets!

Young Master Zhong of the Tang Dynasty, an invincible young marshal, the empire belongs to me, and all the beauties are mine!

Chapter 001: Pickpocket Kou Zhong

As a pickpocket, and a pickpocket with a bright future, skillful hands must first possess speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. The

profession of pickpocketing, relying on hard work to get rich, is not as lowly and despicable as legend portrays, but rather a very noble profession.

Kou Zhong, yes, it's Kou Zhong!

But not the Kou Zhong from *Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty*, but the modern-day professional white-collar pickpocket Kou Zhong.

The new generation's pickpocket leader, Zhu Yuanzhang, is known in Nanjing for his cold-bloodedness, cruelty, and ruthlessness, having fought the old Shanghai pickpocket gang for twenty years to a draw.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang is a novel enthusiast, all the pickpockets in Nanjing are also novel enthusiasts.

October 1, 2009, the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Originally, all pickpockets in Nanjing were given a day off. Who says pickpockets aren't patriotic? Every Chinese person has traditional patriotism in their blood.

When Kou Zhong came out of the train station today, he saw a Japanese woman, and a very attractive one at that.

As a Chinese person, especially one from Nanjing, Kou Zhong had the right, responsibility, and obligation to hate the Japanese. In his eighteen years as a pickpocket, Kou Zhong had ridden countless Japanese women—lolis, teenage girls, young women, wealthy ladies—as long as they were Japanese, Kou Zhong took them all!

Afterwards, he would often run off with all their money, leaving not a single penny.

Looking at that Japanese woman who looked very Japanese, Kou Zhong suddenly felt a surge of excitement. He took out a small mirror and checked himself over. He found himself dressed quite well: a brand-new black suit, a rose-colored tie, shiny leather shoes, hair wax, and gold-rimmed glasses—the look of a successful upper-class man.

Along the way, Kou Zhong attracted quite a few girls' attention.

"Sir, excuse me, are you in the wrong seat?"

Kou Zhong approached the Japanese woman and politely smiled at the passenger sitting next to her.

"No, my ticket clearly says carriage six, seat thirty-four."

The other man was clearly a lecherous fellow, his lecherous eyes constantly scanning the Japanese woman's chest and legs. Seeing Kou Zhong's smile, he angrily retorted. As he spoke, he took out his train ticket from his pocket.

"Sir, please check again, is your carriage number six or nine?"

Kou Zhong also took out a train ticket from his pocket, held it in his palm, and smiled at the other man.

"It's...it's nine!"

The passenger started to say six, but upon looking at his train ticket, he thought he was seeing things. When did the number change to nine? The passenger's expression changed several times, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he got up from his seat, deliberately pressing down on the Japanese woman before doing so, his face flushed, and said, "Sorry, I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention and twisted my ankle."

As he spoke, the passenger rubbed against the Japanese woman a few more times before reluctantly getting up.

Kou Zhong still had a smile on his face, but it was slightly stiff.

"Damn it, I've run into a master of lust."

Kou Zhong cursed inwardly, then smiled and said softly to the Japanese woman, "Miss, if you don't mind, may I sit on the outside?"

Upon hearing this, the Japanese woman opened her captivating eyes, looked Kou Zhong up and down, smiled charmingly, and swayed her soft, beautiful body to sit on the inside.

After Kou Zhong sat down, he took out some snacks from his briefcase and placed them on the table. He then asked the waiter for two bottles of nutritional drinks, elegantly sipping the snacks while calculating the time.

"Beautiful lady, are you also in Shanghai on a business trip?"

Seeing the two men opposite him already dozing off, Kou Zhong gently nudged the Japanese woman's arm and smiled. The

Japanese woman nodded.

"Beautiful lady, would you like some sunflower seeds?"

The Japanese woman shook her head.

"Beautiful lady, do you like Shanghai?"

The Japanese woman nodded.

"Beautiful lady, may I ask your name?"

Upon hearing this, the Japanese woman neither nodded nor shook her head, but gazed at Kou Zhong with deep affection, making Kou Zhong feel lightheaded, his heart racing with excitement.

"Liang Mei'er, the wind is quite cold tonight, should I go close the window?"

Kou Zhong said, his face flushed, and was about to get up to close the car window.

A charming smile appeared on the Japanese woman's lips. She stretched out her slender hands, one gently pressing down on Kou Zhong's outstretched hand, while the other quickly reached down to Kou Zhong's lower body.

"Oh..."

Kou Zhong's body trembled violently, letting out a joyful groan, instantly becoming erect.

Seeing this, the Japanese woman smiled seductively at Kou Zhong, her beautiful eyes flashing with surprise and excitement.

Then, the Japanese woman took the initiative, and they began to kiss passionately. Just as Kou Zhong was about to penetrate her, a problem arose.

"It's my first time, I... I don't like anal sex,"

Kou Zhong said, shaking his head, his face flushed red.

Kou Zhong then accidentally saw something he shouldn't have seen: a small worm dangling between the Japanese woman's legs.

"A transvestite!"

Kou Zhong exclaimed, almost becoming impotent.

The Japanese transvestite smiled sweetly, her face flushed, and sat down on Kou Zhong's lap.

"Damn it, you forced me to do this, you little Japanese devil!"

In a fit of rage, Kou Zhong cursed under his breath, a flash of silver light appearing in his hand as he swiftly slashed towards the Japanese transvestite's throat.

Kou Zhong was fast, but the Japanese transvestite was faster.

A gleaming dagger had already pierced Kou Zhong's waist.

“You little Japanese…”

Kou Zhong’s eyes were bloodshot, his face pale, and he let out an angry roar, grabbing the Japanese transvestite with both hands and throwing him out the window.

“Baka!…”

The Japanese transvestite finally uttered his first words to Kou Zhong, which were also his last.

The Japanese transvestite’s eyes widened, looking at Kou Zhong with disbelief and terror, and he quickly covered his throat with both hands, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t stop the blood from gushing out.

Unexpectedly, the highest level of pickpocketing, selflessness, and the unity of man and knife, was something Kou Zhong realized in his last moment.

The night wind was a little cold. Kou Zhong’s face was pale, his mind was blurred, and his eyes were dim as he stared at the dark and deep night sky, muttering to himself, “The train should have arrived in Yangzhou by now. If I could really become Kou Zhong, how wonderful that would be… Ziling…”

Chapter 002 Unity of Man and Knife

“Young Master Zhong, I’m here, I’m here… Waaah…”

When Kou Zhong woke up, he vaguely heard someone sobbing beside him.

Kou Zhong opened his eyes, feeling dizzy and disoriented. The first thing he saw was a fair-skinned boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old, with red and swollen eyes, and wearing a hemp garment covered in patches.

Looking up at his dwelling, he saw a dilapidated shack with holes everywhere in the roof. Although some planks covered the bricks and tiles, the erosion from wind and rain, and the bites from ants and insects, made it a dangerous and uninhabitable place.

"Young Master Zhong, you're awake! You're finally awake! You scared me to death, boohoo..."

Upon seeing Kou Zhong awake, the fair-skinned young man was overwhelmed with emotion, tears and snot streaming down his face.

"Young Master Zhong?"

Upon hearing this, Kou Zhong felt a deafening boom in his mind, followed by a rapid flood of fragmented memories. In an instant, Kou Zhong understood the whole story.

It turned out that during his fight with the Japanese transvestite, his final move—the highest level of pickpocketing, a state of complete selflessness and unity between man and knife—had caused the pickpocket's knife to cleave through the void, creating a small stream of super-energy particles within a radius of no more than one centimeter. The powerful suction pulled his soul in, and it

happened to land on Kou Zhong in the Tang Dynasty timeline. Kou Zhong remembered that the soul of the Japanese transvestite had also followed him.

"Ziling, quick, where's that Japanese samurai?"

Kou Zhong's heart tightened, and he abruptly sat up in bed, grabbing Xu Ziling's arm and asking urgently.

With a "thud," the wooden plank bed beneath him shattered into pieces due to Kou Zhong's excessive force. Kou Zhong groaned in pain and collapsed among the mud bricks and grass.

"Kill him!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziling's body jolted violently, a flicker of fear, excitement, bloodlust, and cruelty flashing in his eyes. His face paled, and he trembled, uttering words filled with immense hatred and killing intent. [Gift! Human First Oil Spray Male Delay Aerosol External Long-Lasting God Oil Adult Sex Toy Anti-Premature Ejaculation Click to Enter

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"Killed, killed is good."

Upon hearing this, Kou Zhong felt a sense of relief and asked in a nearly exhausted voice, "Young Master Ling, where is the body?"

"There... there!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziling pointed to the haystack in the corner with a trembling voice.

"Young Master Ling, water..."

Kou Zhong was shocked upon hearing this and said with a feeling of nausea.

"Glug... glug..."

After drinking two large bowls of water, Kou Zhong finally regained some strength, and his soul and body became more integrated.

"Young Master Ling, quickly help me up."

Kou Zhong said to Xu Ziling anxiously, as if he remembered something.

"Young Master Zhong, what do you want to do?"

Xu Ziling asked anxiously with lingering fear, his face full of concern.

"Money, the one tael of silver and fourteen copper coins we saved are still under the bed."

Kou Zhong said anxiously. As soon as Kou Zhong said this, Xu Ziling's face turned red.

"Young Master Zhong, don't bother looking anymore, the money's all gone,"

Xu Ziling said in a low voice, his face flushed with embarrassment.

"What?"

Kou Zhong was shocked. This was the money Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had secretly saved to join the rebel army; Kou Zhong had even planned to use it to make a fortune.

He hadn't expected that the inheritance left to him by his predecessor, "Kou Zhong," was gone.

Kou Zhong turned to look at Xu Ziling, whose eyes were red and swollen, his face streaked with tears, somewhat shy, his eyes revealing a hint of shame but no regret.

Kou Zhong glanced at the medicine jar in the corner and immediately understood.

"Young Master Ling, I'm sorry,"

Kou Zhong said earnestly, gazing at Xu Ziling with deep sincerity.

"Young Master Zhong, it's so good you're awake. You've been unconscious for three days and three nights. The money's gone, but we can...we can earn it again,"

Xu Ziling said with a slight smile. It seemed that after learning to read and write, he looked down on his "work."

"Young Master Ling, what are you afraid of? Although we steal, we'll get rich through hard work. We may be thieves, but we have ambition and integrity. I'll even have you as my general someday."

Kou Zhong immediately saw the shame in Xu Ziling's eyes and felt compelled to correct his mistaken thinking, offering him a lecture.

"Young Master Zhong, didn't you say you wanted me to be the Prime Minister last time? Why are you making me a general this time?"

Xu Ziling looked at Kou Zhong in surprise, then said with a sigh of relief.

"We're brothers for life. Who else would you trust if not me? Would I point you down a dark path? When I become emperor, I'll bestow upon you the title of 'One-Word King,' and we'll share wealth and glory. The Twin Dragons of Yangzhou, with boundless power. For a thousand generations, we'll unify the martial world."

Kou Zhong looked at the "womanizing and friendless" Xu Ziling and spoke with great ambition.

"Young Master Zhong, I've noticed you've changed a lot since I woke up."

Xu Ziling looked at Kou Zhong with some confusion and asked.

"Nonsense!"

Kou Zhong roared at Xu Ziling, "Young Master Ling, haven't you heard the saying 'Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune'? I, Young Master Zhong, have survived a great calamity, of course I'll change, and I'll change drastically!"

"Drastic change, do you understand?"

Kou Zhong said, his anger rising. He pulled a broken knife from the haystack, quickly went to the corner, and parted the haystack. There lay a mangled corpse, limbs flailing, swarming with insects. Kou Zhong felt like vomiting, but he couldn't, lest it leave a lasting impression on Xu Ziling.

"Damn it, you Japanese bastard, I'll teach you to kill me, Young Master Zhong! I'll teach you to kill me, Young Master Zhong!"

Kou Zhong took a deep breath, gathering his emotions, and unleashed a torrent of curses filled with boundless rage and hatred. He raised his broken knife and slashed downwards with fury.

"Thump thump thump...crack..."

A series of rapid sounds of iron blades slicing through flesh rang out, blood and gore flying everywhere, making Xu Ziling feel nauseous. Then, Kou Zhong's broken blade slashed faster and faster, so fast that the blade shadows were numerous, dazzling Xu Ziling and leaving him dumbfounded.

"Man and blade as one!"

Kou Zhong suddenly roared, his voice reverberating for thousands of feet.

"Bang!"

After a loud crash, the world instantly fell silent.

"Young Master Zhong, be careful!"

Xu Ziling, as expected of one of the Twin Dragons, could still sense the approaching danger even in this situation. He cried out and desperately grabbed Kou Zhong, rolling towards the open space outside the door.

Immediately afterward, a loud "boom" followed, and the house collapsed.

"Young Master Zhong..."

Xu Ziling felt as if his limbs and bones had been shattered, blood spilling from his seven orifices, his mouth gushing blood uncontrollably. Xu Ziling glanced at Kou Zhong, whom he had protected beneath him, his eyes filled with relief.

In the past, it was always Kou Zhong who protected him; he had finally protected Kou Zhong this time.

"Ling Shao, Zi Ling!"

Kou Zhong, snapping out of his daze from the profound state of perfect harmony between man and sword, noticed that Xu Zi Ling was becoming increasingly heavy on top of him. His expression changed drastically, and he cried out urgently, flipping himself over. He saw that Xu Zi Ling's face was ashen, and blood bubbles were constantly spitting from his mouth, clearly indicating internal injuries.

"Ah!"

Having been an orphan in his previous life, Kou Zhong had finally found a brother in this life, only to find that they were destined to be apart. He suddenly looked up to the sky and let out a mournful cry, like a cuckoo weeping blood or a midnight ape howling, tears of blood streaming from his eyes.

"No... Young Master Ling, you'll be alright, you'll be alright! The Longevity Mantra, yes, the Longevity Mantra!"

Kou Zhong, as if grasping at the last straw, scooped up Xu Ziling and ran forward like a madman, bumping into countless people along the way.

Chapter 003: Daoist Shilong

"Shilong... Shilong... You come out here, get out here!"

Kou Zhong, blood gushing from his seven orifices and disheveled hair, carrying Xu Ziling, stormed into Shilong's courtyard like a madman, roaring furiously.

"Insolence!"

The two Shilong disciples, hearing the noise and seeing the scene, were startled. When they came to their senses, their arrogance flared, and they roared, their longswords flying towards Kou Zhong.

"Die!"

Kou Zhong let out a roar like a demon from hell, his broken blade slashing forward relentlessly. The rolling blade momentum and boundless killing intent chilled the two Shilong disciples to the bone. After a moment's hesitation, they lost their lives.

"Shi Long, get out here!"

Blood gushed from Kou Zhong's mouth as he clutched Xu Ziling, two longswords embedded in his arms and shoulders. He roared and howled like a mad dog in Shi Long's courtyard, biting anyone in sight—a truly terrifying sight.

Shi Long, who was meditating on the Longevity Technique, heard the commotion and quickly put the technique away, disappearing in a flash.

Upon seeing the demonic Kou Zhong, Shi Long gasped. He had been preparing to kill Kou Zhong with a single blow, but instead stepped forward and shouted in a deep voice, "Who dares to be so insolent in my Shi Long's courtyard!"

"Shi Long, you are Shi Long!"

Hearing this, Kou Zhong abruptly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Shi Long, his voice trembling as he growled.

"That's right, I am Daoist Shi Long,"

Shi Long said with an air of authority and unwavering fear.

"Alright, alright, alright."

Kou Zhong said "alright" three times, a wicked smile creeping across his lips. He threatened Shi Long, "Hurry up and save my brother, or I'll make sure you, Shi Long, die a horrible death!"

Shi Long, upon hearing this, felt as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world. A boy who knew no martial arts was threatening him! Yet, Shi Long didn't feel threatened at all.

The other man exuded a killing intent, a genuine killing intent, and a kind of imposing aura—a forceful aura, unlike the usual domineering presence. It was an indescribable strength, an aura Shi Long had only seen in a handful of people, and those few were all powerful warlords who ruled their own territories.

"Alright, don't get agitated yet. Let me see your friend."

Shi Long made a decision in an instant, quickly stepping forward and speaking to Kou Zhong.

"Not a friend, but a brother!"

Kou Zhong stubbornly corrected him.

"Bone shattered, tendons severed—how is this possible?"

Shi Long examined Xu Ziling's injuries and gasped several times. Such grievous wounds, to be saved was practically a miracle!

Moreover, the person who inflicted such severe injuries must be a terrifying figure!

"Shi Long, are you going to save him or not?"

Seeing the change in Shi Long's expression, Kou Zhong's terrifying killing intent surged forth like a tidal wave.

"Well, tell me how your friend's injuries were caused,"

Shi Long said with a wry smile, finding it amusing that he was afraid of a young man. He then asked Kou Zhong.

"Perhaps I suffered a qi deviation during my cultivation and was injured by my protective qi,"

Kou Zhong said shamelessly. "You don't need to change the subject. You can definitely heal this kind of injury. It just depends on whether you're willing to give it up. Afterwards, I'll give you a chance to break through the void with your martial arts!"

In fact, there was another sentence in Kou Zhong's heart that he didn't say: "In this world, I am the ruler!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Long was greatly shocked. His expression changed several times, and he looked at Kou Zhong with disbelief, doubt, and fear in his eyes.

"In this world, if I say you can break through the void with martial arts, then you can break through the void with martial arts!"

Kou Zhong said decisively. "Haven't you been unable to comprehend the Longevity Manual? I can tell you definitively that you've been on the wrong track from the very beginning. The Longevity Manual is a method of achieving immortality created by Guang Chengzi, a genuine Daoist scripture. Heaven and earth, yin and yang, change and transform. To cultivate immortality, yin must not be separated from yang, and yang must not lack yin. Both must cultivate together; only then is it the right path. Moreover, an opportunity to break through and then establish yourself is right in front of you. What are you afraid of and hesitating for?"

Faced with Kou Zhong's questioning, Shi Long's heart was filled with turmoil, and he even wanted to kill Kou Zhong!

How did Kou Zhong know the secret of the Longevity Manual? How did Kou Zhong know that the Longevity Manual was with him? Could it be that Kou Zhong was sent by some force to test him? But that doesn't explain it either.

"In this world, if I say you can break through the void with martial arts, then you can break through the void with martial arts!"

Shi Long's mind raced. Kou Zhong's words had just exploded in his head, leaving him in a state of chaos. Arrogance! Utter arrogance! Better safe than sorry. Shi Long's greatest wish was to break through the void with martial arts and achieve immortality. Now, an opportunity was presented to him, and he was absolutely willing to gamble!

"Alright, I'll heal your brother immediately!"

After saying this, Shi Long felt a great sense of relief. Kou Zhong, however, could no longer hold on. His tense nerves relaxed, and before

he could finish his "Thank you..." he collapsed backward.

Three months had passed since Kou Zhong's incident.

Shi Long had not only fully recovered his strength but had also finally broken through the martial arts bottleneck that had bound him for many years, entering the Innate Martial Realm!

Shi Long was overjoyed at this achievement. He had finally seen the path of martial arts and had the qualifications to reach the pinnacle of martial arts.

He had made the right gamble!

Xu Ziling has now reached a first-rate level of cultivation, though his martial arts techniques remain at a second or third-rate level.

As for Kou Zhong?

He's currently cultivating his "Man and Blade as One." Since discovering that his pickpocket knife had also followed him, Kou Zhong has had an idea. He decides to break with conventional martial arts and create a new path to supreme martial arts.

As for the Longevity Formula, he'll leave that to Shi Long and Xu Ziling.

There's a saying from his past life, "Little Li's Flying Dagger never misses," and Kou Zhong decides to transform his pickpocket knife in the Tang Dynasty into "Young Master Zhong's Flying Dagger, slaying gods and demons alike."

Because Kou Zhong has long suspected that Little Li Xunhuan, the Flying Dagger, might have been a pickpocket in his early years, or perhaps even infiltrated a pickpocketing guild for a period. The former is unlikely, given that Li Xunhuan's family produced seven Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations), with three of his sons achieving the third-highest rank. Therefore, the latter possibility is much greater.

Otherwise, wouldn't all modern pickpocket knives look the same as Little Li's Flying Dagger?

"Master."

Xu Ziling and Shi Long woke up at the same time. Xu Ziling quickly went over to massage Shi Long's back and waist, calling out sweetly.

"Hmm."

Shi Long nodded with a smile, "Ziling, today marks the end of the hundred-day period. The foundation of this Longevity Technique is now solid. Tomorrow I'll give you and Kou Zhong a three-day holiday. Go down the mountain and have some fun."

"Master, what about Junior Brother and the others?"

Xu Ziling asked, somewhat tempted.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them. Nothing will happen to them."

Upon hearing Xu Ziling mention the thirty-six promising young men and women around ten years old, Shi Long felt a pang of heaviness in his heart

, but his expression remained unchanged as he spoke. Shi Long had long known that Kou Zhong harbored great ambitions, but he hadn't expected Kou Zhong to be so impatient, as if he anticipated something major was about to happen.

Thirty-six in six months, three hundred and sixty in a year, and at least eighteen thousand in two years.

This was Kou Zhong's minimum requirement. Just thinking about over ten thousand top-tier practitioners of the Longevity Technique suddenly appearing in the martial world made Shi Long's heart race and his blood boil.

Shi Long was indeed wealthy, but supporting over ten thousand people was beyond what even selling his flesh could provide. Therefore, Kou Zhong's plan to sweep through Yangzhou within three days began.

Chapter 004: Poor Zhenzhen

"Young Master Zhong, you're contemplating the universe again?"

Xu Ziling said with a grin as he approached Kou Zhong from behind.

"Hmm."

Kou Zhong nodded. "What I need now is a higher level of understanding, a rapid improvement in my cultivation realm. As for internal energy? Hehe, you'll find out when the time comes. Young Master Ling, how's your Longevity Technique cultivation going?"

"My master said I already possess the internal energy of a first-rate master. All I lack is experience and refinement,"

Xu Ziling said, scratching his head a little embarrassed.

Xu Ziling's rapid progress was entirely due to Shi Long's influence.

To save Xu Ziling, Shi Long expended his pure internal energy, opening up all of Xu Ziling's meridians, creating a prodigy with an innate martial physique.

Then, during their dual cultivation, Shi Long tirelessly explained his martial arts insights to Xu Ziling. Furthermore, Xu Ziling, as one of the Twin Dragons, a half-ruler of this world, possessed exceptional talent and the ability to apply his knowledge, which in turn benefited Shi Long.

Therefore, within a hundred days, Xu Ziling possessed the internal energy of a first-rate master, and Shi Long entered the innate martial realm. This was only because Xu Ziling's cultivation level hadn't improved; otherwise, he would have already reached the Innate Martial Realm, as his Ren and Du meridians were already open.

Their rapid cultivation was definitely not a fluke, but rather a result of perfect timing, favorable location, and harmonious relationships.

"Hmm, not bad,"

Kou Zhong said with a beaming smile.

"Young Master Zhong, what about you?"

Although Xu Ziling was later criticized for being lecherous and neglecting his friends, and for trying to persuade Kou Zhong to surrender when Kou Zhong controlled a third of the world, it wasn't entirely Xu Ziling's fault. First, what man isn't lustful? Second, Shi Feixuan was practically a living enchantress. Third, Xu Ziling had never truly attended school or studied; relying on eavesdropping, you couldn't expect him to understand the political landscape or political maneuvering. Ultimately, Xu Ziling was just a cultured, high-class rogue.

"I'm alright,"

Kou Zhong said modestly. "If you don't believe me, let's have a spar."

"No, no, no!"

Xu Ziling's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He was about to run away when Kou Zhong's violent mental power surged towards him. The mental field of a master of innate cultivation, Kou Zhong's domineering and ruthless "Man and Blade as One," always left Xu Ziling in a sorry state.

Just then, another mental field rushed towards Kou Zhong. This was a scorching field that could incinerate everything. Entering it was like being in a sea of fire, causing unbearable pain.

"Man and Blade as One!"

"Incinerate Heaven and Earth!"

Kou Zhong and Shi Long shouted simultaneously. Their mental fields clashed fiercely. Xu Ziling, like a kite with a broken string, flew backward with a conspicuous trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Master, in a battle between experts, the slightest difference can mean the difference between life and death!"

Kou Zhong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head at Shi Long, saying, "You shouldn't have held back, and you shouldn't have human emotions. To master the perfect Law Domain, you must sever all emotions and desires. Your Fire Force Field Domain has many flaws. Not to mention encountering a Supreme-level expert, even against someone like Shi Zhixuan or Song Que, you would undoubtedly lose."

"Yes, Master will sever all emotions and desires next time,"

Shi Long said, his face pale.

"Master, I'm not asking you to keep saying 'next time, next time.' What I need is a Supreme-level expert as a backup. Master, I need you to become a Supreme-level expert within two years, to become the fourth Grandmaster, do you understand?"

Facing Kou Zhong, who was somewhat furious and whose face was flushed, Shi Long's expression turned ugly.

"Yes, Master understands."

Shi Long had no choice but to steel himself and make a promise to Kou Zhong, secretly cursing in his heart, "Do you think Supreme-level experts are like carrots in your backyard, something you can take a whole basketful of?" Experts like Shi Zhixuan, Song Que, and Zhu Yuyan, who were at the peak of the Innate Realm, had been hovering at the threshold of the Supreme Realm for countless years.

Sigh, never mind, Shi Long was already more than satisfied with being an Innate Realm expert.

Facing Shi Long's blockheaded nature, Kou Zhong really wanted to slap him to death.

Kou Zhong had his reasons for not cultivating internal energy; after all, in Kou Zhong's eyes, the Sacred Relic was already equivalent to ginseng, lingzhi, and a complete tonic soup.

"Young Master Zhong, every time I'm exposed to your and Master's brilliance, I feel like I've aged a lot; I'm almost getting gray hairs."

Xu Ziling said with a hint of complaint as he walked into Yangzhou City arm in arm with Kou Zhong.

"Pah, pah, that's not called old, that's called mature."

Kou Zhong almost spat out blood upon hearing this, laughing, "After we eat some steamed buns at Sister Zhen's, I'll take you to the Yihong Courtyard for some fun."

"I'm not going!"

Xu Ziling trembled upon hearing this, shaking his head like a rattle-drum.

"What are you afraid of?"

Kou Zhong sneered, saying, "In a month, I'll make all the brothels in Yangzhou submit to me. Today we're just collecting some interest. Don't forget how many times that little bastard bullied us. Besides Boss Yan, he's the person I hate the most!"

"Sister Zhen, ten meat buns, please."

Xu Ziling, upon hearing this, pushed Kou Zhong aside, habitually crouching low as he squeezed through the crowd, bending down to call out to Wei Zhenzhen.

"Ah!"

Seeing Xu Ziling suddenly appear, Wei Zhenzhen couldn't help but gasp, her eyes wide with shock.

Wei Zhenzhen was a delicate, pretty girl, with refined features, fair skin, a petite figure, and a gentle personality.

After regaining her senses, Wei Zhenzhen reflexively peeked back, then cried out in pain, her face turning deathly pale, her eyes filled with terror as she lowered her head.

"You little vixen! I've been watching you for ages! You've been so distracted these past few months without any news of those two scoundrels. What, now that they've reappeared, you're thinking of cheating on me? I'll beat you to death, you traitor!"

Old Feng, the wicked woman, glared angrily, wielding a rolling pin, and slammed it against Wei Zhenzhen's arms and body.

"I didn't! I didn't!"

Wei Zhenzhen dared not resist, only pleading and begging for help, looking at Old Feng with pleading eyes, hoping he would intervene and uphold justice for her.

Xu Ziling was stunned, his face filled with panic and helplessness.

"Stop!"

Kou Zhong, seeing this, immediately became anxious, shoving through the crowd, shouting, his eyes blazing, and slapping Old Feng hard across the face. A loud

"smack!"

followed, and the surroundings fell silent.

"You…you…"

Old Feng was lucky she hadn't fainted from Kou Zhong's angry slap.

"What?! You dare hit my sister-in-law Zhen? I'll take your life!"

Kou Zhong roared angrily, his face dark and his eyes red.

"Stop!"

Just then, a dignified voice rang out.

"Master Su, please save my haggard wife! I'll kowtow to you, I'll kowtow to you!"

Old Feng immediately knelt down at Master Su's feet, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Dare to bully my sister-in-law Zhen? Even if the Heavenly King himself came, I'd kill him without hesitation!"

Kou Zhong sneered, threatening Master Su.

"Yes, even if the Heavenly King himself came, I'd kill him without hesitation!"

Xu Ziling, regaining his senses, cried out in shame.

"Xiao...Xiao Zhong, let go!"

Wei Zhenzhen, who had almost fainted from fright, was ashen-faced, trembling as she reached out to grab Kou Zhong, her eyes filled with tears and pleading.

"Yes, Sister Zhen."

Upon hearing this, Kou Zhong obediently released his grip, and Old Feng, the wicked woman, fell from mid-air with a cry of "Ouch!" and fainted.

Chapter 005 Sweeping Yangzhou

"You...you..."

Seeing his wife faint, Old Feng turned ashen-faced with fright. He was about to open his mouth to curse Wei Zhenzhen, but seeing Kou Zhong's cold eyes, he swallowed the words that were about to come out.

"Did you just tell me, Master Kou, to stop?"

Kou Zhong approached Master Su with a cold smile and said in a sinister tone.

"I...I...yes!"

Master Su lost face immediately after being asked by Kou Zhong.

"Very good, very good."

Upon hearing this, Kou Zhong sneered, "What the hell do you think you are, daring to tell me, Master Kou, to stop!"

"Crack!"

With two crisp sounds, Master Su's two wrists were crushed to pieces by Kou Zhong.

"I demand ten thousand taels of silver in compensation within three days. If you don't pay, I'll kill your entire family!"

Kou Zhong kicked Su Ye in the chest, causing blood to flow from Su Ye's seven orifices, and then threatened him.

A collective gasp rippled through the surrounding crowd at Kou Zhong's words.

"Don't look at me with that venomous gaze again. Even if your Bamboo Flower Gang leader, Yin Kaishan, comes in person, I'll still kill you without hesitation!"

Kou Zhong's right foot pressed down on Su Ye's head, grinding it forcefully, and he said coldly.

"Aren't you afraid of the retaliation from the thirty thousand disciples of the Bamboo Flower Gang?"

Su Ye, pale-faced, stared at Kou Zhong and threatened him.

"To the Bamboo Flower Gang!"

Kou Zhong kicked Su Ye in the chest again, sneering, "Three days from now, I want all the Bamboo Flower Gang disciples to leave Yangzhou, or I'll kill them all! Also, I want that Yan Wangba's right arm. You can try to escape, but I'll make sure you suffer a fate worse than death!"

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen anyone bully others?"

Kou Zhong coldly glanced at the onlookers and roared, "Look again, and I'll kill your whole family!"

"Trying to run? All of you, stop right there!"

Kou Zhong rolled his eyes and shouted.

"Young Master Ling, it's up to you."

Kou Zhong winked at Xu Ziling beside him.

"Young Master Zhong, are you really going to do this?"

Xu Ziling asked telepathically, looking troubled.

Kou Zhong's response was to glare fiercely at Xu Ziling.

"Listen up, all of you, repeat after me, the Twin Dragons of Yangzhou possess boundless magical power!"

Xu Ziling coughed and shouted to the crowd.

As soon as Xu Ziling finished speaking, no one answered for a long time. Several people even looked at Xu Ziling with idiotic eyes.

"Didn't you fucking hear what my brother said?"

Kou Zhong's rolling pin flew into the heart of a Bamboo Flower Gang disciple, passing through his chest. The scream of agony made everyone pale.

"Yang... Yangzhou Twin Dragons, boundless magic power!"

"For a thousand autumns and ten thousand years, unifying the martial world."

Seeing this, Xu Ziling quickly stepped forward and shouted. He was a little unaccustomed to Kou Zhong's cold-bloodedness and cruelty.

"For a thousand autumns and ten thousand years, unifying the martial world!"

"Keep talking, wahahaha... hahahaha..." Kou

Zhong laughed wildly, looking up at the sky.

"Yangzhou Twin Dragons, boundless magic power. For a thousand autumns and ten thousand years, unifying the martial world. Yangzhou Twin Dragons, boundless magic power. For a thousand autumns and ten thousand years, unifying the martial world..."

In the afternoon, at Zhao Long's martial arts arena.

"Tian De, what did Zhao Long say?"

Kou Zhong, sitting and reclining on a bamboo chair, spoke to Shi Long's original eldest disciple in a lazy voice.

"N-nothing... I haven't thought it through."

Sun Tian De looked at Kou Zhong with some awe and answered respectfully.

"Young Master Ling, kill without mercy!"

A chilling glint flashed in Kou Zhong's narrowed eyes as he easily pointed forward with his index and middle fingers, speaking sternly.

"Young Master Zhong, I..."

Xu Ziling, his clothes stained with blood, tried to explain, his face pale.

"Xu Ziling!"

Kou Zhong's expression changed drastically upon seeing this. He jumped off the bamboo chair, grabbed Xu Ziling with both hands, and roared, "I wanted you to learn how to survive. Do you understand survival? This world is a dog-eat-dog world, a life-or-death struggle. If you want to survive, you must destroy everything that threatens your survival. Do you understand?"

"Young Master Zhong, but for the sake of survival, you can't make me kill people without reason."

Xu Ziling also grabbed Kou Zhong's collar, his face flushed with anger as he roared.

"Damn it, I can't explain this to you."

Kou Zhong shoved Xu Ziling aside and said to Sun Tiande, "Tiande, you watch over me. This time, none of you are allowed to lift a finger. There are 376 people in the Zhao Long Martial Arts Arena. I want you to watch as Young Master Ling is wiped out, not a single one left alive."

"Yes, Young Master,"

Sun Tiande replied hastily, his face pale. Sun Tiande now understood that in Kou Zhong's eyes, everyone else was nothing except Xu Ziling.

"Young Master Ling, kill without mercy!"

Kou Zhong stared intently at Xu Ziling and said in a deep voice.

"I'll teach you to force me, I'll teach you to force me!"

Xu Ziling, his face streaked with tears, glared at Kou Zhong with hatred, grabbed his long sword, and charged into the Zhao Long Martial Arts Arena with a mad roar. This was the third one they had entered.

Half an hour later, Xu Ziling, covered in blood, walked out with a dazed look in his eyes.

"Kill them all,"

Kou Zhong asked Sun Tiande coldly.

“Killed them all. All 376 people in Zhao Long Martial Arts Arena, regardless of age or gender, were killed by the Second Young Master.”

Sun Tiande felt even greater awe for Kou Zong.

“Hmm.”

Kou Zhong nodded and said, “That’s enough for today. Return to the martial arts arena.”

As Kou Zhong finished speaking, the sounds of gongs, drums, and lamas rang out all around.

“The Twin Dragons of Yangzhou, with boundless magical power. May they reign supreme over the martial world for a thousand autumns and ten thousand years.”

The resounding voices echoed throughout the land, and the names of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling spread throughout Yangzhou overnight.

"Are you still sulking about me?"

Kou Zhong asked as he applied medicinal wine to Xu Ziling's wound.

Xu Ziling buried his head in his pillow, remaining silent.

"Ziling,"

Kou Zhong said, his eyes moist as he looked at the several foot-long knife wounds on Xu Ziling's face, the white flesh gaping open like a baby's mouth. "You are my brother, my only family in this world. Do you know how afraid I am of you getting hurt? Do you remember that night a year ago when I wanted to eat crispy chicken? You told me you got it from a girl at the brothel, but you actually stole it. You even had three ribs broken by Boss Yan. Do you... do you know how I felt when I ate the crispy chicken? It wasn't crispy at all, it tasted like blood. As brothers, we should share good food, good fortune, and hardship. Do you think I feel good about asking you to kill someone today? Ziling, I know you're a good person, kind, and innocent, but in this world, innocent and kind people never live long. I'm so afraid of losing you, my only family, my only brother. Do you understand? Do you know that?"

"Sigh, let me handle tomorrow's and the day after. If you don't want to kill, then let me do it myself from now on."

Kou Zhong wiped away his tears, covered Xu Ziling with the blanket, walked to the door, turned back to give Xu Ziling a deep look, and closed the door.

"Young Master Zhong, I know you mean well, but I really can't stand killing, sob..."

After Kou Zhong left, Xu Ziling turned over, tears streaming down his face as he looked at the dark ceiling, and said painfully in his heart.

"Young Master, the other eight martial arts schools have joined forces and are preparing to attack us together. At that time, I'm afraid our martial arts school will be completely wiped out."

Sun Tiande held back for a long time, but couldn't hold back any longer and said to Kou Zhong in a trembling voice.

"Heroes are born from a hundred tribulations, generals die on the battlefield."

Kou Zhong toyed with a pickpocket knife in his right hand, his eyes flashing with blood-red light, and said in a sinister tone, "What we, the Twin Dragons Society, need are not generals who can fight, but heroes who have survived a hundred battles and a thousand battles. What use are they to me, or to our Twin Dragons Society, if they cannot survive a hundred bloody battles?"

"Survival is only the right of the strong. The life and death of ants are none of my business."

Sun Tiande was stunned for a moment when he heard Kou Zhong's ruthless voice again, and suddenly came back to his senses, only to find that Kou Zhong was already far away, sitting on a bamboo chair carried by eight men.

Chapter 006: Ten Miles of Blood Slope

. Ten miles outside Yangzhou City, at the ten-mile slope,

two forces were facing off, one with more than four thousand men, and the other with eight or nine hundred men.

"Kou Zhong, don't push people to the brink. So what if Shi Long is your master? Do you think we're afraid of you?"

A tall, imposing, dark-faced man, wielding a tiger-headed saber, challenged Kou Zhong amidst a group of dozens of experts.

"Tian De, go tell them that if they don't submit to me in a quarter of an hour, their entire family will be exterminated!"

Kou Zhong, puffing on his snuff bottle, narrowed his eyes, a cruel smile playing on his lips, and lazily spoke to Sun Tian De beside him.

"Master Su, my young master said he'll give you another quarter of an hour to consider. If you still don't submit, your entire family will be exterminated!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Tian De was terrified. His face turned deathly pale as he looked at Kou Zhong, feeling as if his blood had frozen and then boiled. A sinister flush rose on Sun Tian De's face as he stepped forward and roared angrily.

"What? Execute his entire clan!"

"Who does he think he is? The Emperor himself?"

"A lowly pickpocket, what's with all the swagger!"

"Time's up, kill without mercy!"

Kou Zhong narrowed his eyes, a blood-red glint flashing within them. He pointed forward, uttering six murderous words.

"Kill! Leave no one alive!"

Sun Tiande roared, his face flushed, and charged forward first.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Nine hundred disciples of the Stone Dragon Martial Arts Arena, wielding sharp weapons, howled as they charged forward.

Although Kou Zhong couldn't lead the charge, he was absolutely ruthless, his pickpocket's knife reaping one life after another.

"Kou Zhong, take this!"

Thirty second-rate experts, covered in blood, broke through the defenses, surrounding Kou Zhong and roaring as they attacked.

Kou Zhong didn't cultivate internal energy; at most, he was just physically stronger, stronger, and cold-blooded than the average person.

"Man and Blade as One!"

A cold, bloodthirsty smile appeared on Kou Zhong's lips. He suddenly shouted, unleashing his Law Domain, "Man and Blade as One." More than thirty second-rate experts were instantly engulfed in a violent energy field. Kou Zhong's eyes flashed with bloodlust, and his pickpocket knife, trailing streaks of silver light, swiftly slashed through the throats of more than ten second-rate experts.

The moment Kou Zhong made his move, the Law Domain collapsed on its own, and the dozen or so second-rate experts, regaining their senses, immediately retaliated against Kou Zhong. Swords and blades clashed, and killing moves surged like waves.

In an instant, Kou Zhong was covered in blood!

"Young Master Zhong!"

Seeing Kou Zhong stabbed and frozen in place, Xu Ziling, who had secretly followed him, let out a painful howl. His sword slashed through the air, creating a blood wave that rose ninefold, rushing towards Kou Zhong, oblivious to everything in its path, killing as easily as mowing grass.

More than a dozen second-rate experts were instantly stunned. They hadn't expected Kou Zhong to be completely ignorant of martial arts, and they certainly hadn't expected to actually strike him.

A master is indeed a master!

By the time they recovered and tried to attack again, it was too late!

"Man and Blade as One: Spinning Slash!"

Kou Zhong unleashed his Law Domain once more, his pickpocket knife spinning rapidly in his palm like a dazzling meteor.

"Blood Kill with One Sword!" The only middle-aged woman who had dodged Kou Zhong's second fatal blow

cried out, her longsword swiftly piercing Kou Zhong's chest. Immediately afterward, Xu Ziling severed her shoulder and decapitated her.

"Young Master Zhong, Young Master Zhong, don't scare me!"

Xu Ziling supported Kou Zhong, who was covered in blood and riddled with over a dozen weapons, and cried out in terror. For the second time, fear gripped Xu Ziling's heart.

"Young Master Ling, I knew you wouldn't abandon me. Let's brothers unite and kill them all, leave no one alive!"

Kou Zhong coughed up mouthfuls of blood, feeling lightheaded and somewhat delirious. Hearing Xu Ziling's urgent cry, Kou Zhong spat out another mouthful of blood, regaining some clarity. He smiled with relief and said to Xu Ziling,

"Alright, brothers united, let's kill them all, leave no one alive!"

Hearing Kou Zhong's words, Xu Ziling's heart trembled, as if cut by a knife. Xu Ziling roared to the sky, supporting Kou Zhong, and charged forward swiftly.

Xu Ziling had changed. Under Kou Zhong's relentless influence, he had finally undergone a fundamental change.

He had become cold-blooded, regarding life as worthless.

With the core figures of the eight martial arts schools killed, the allied forces naturally fell apart, each acting independently. Furthermore, since Shi Long began cultivating the Longevity Technique, Kou Zhong passed on all of Shi Long's Mountain-Pushing Palm Technique and internal energy cultivation methods to his disciples. With seven or eight second-rate experts, a hundred or so third-rate experts, and nearly eight hundred ninth-rate warriors, coupled with their fearless and valiant nature, the chaotic four thousand-strong allied army was no match for them!

Moreover, Xu Ziling's attacks were no longer merciful; he had completely transformed into clean and efficient killing techniques, discarding flashy moves and creating his own unique set of killing swordsmanship through self-reflection and innovation.

Under Kou Zhong's command, Xu Ziling specifically targeted and killed the remaining second- and third-rate martial arts masters, beheading them.

The allied forces from the eight martial arts arenas finally succumbed to the fear of death, fleeing in all directions or surrendering.

"Hall Master, shouldn't it be our turn?"

Shen Beichang, the Hall Master of the Bamboo Flower Gang's Fengzhu Hall, hiding in the shadows, hesitated as he watched the bloodthirsty disciples of the Shilong Martial Arts Arena. At this moment, a Bamboo Flower Gang leader couldn't help but speak urgently.

"Hall Master, if we kill them all, the entire Yangzhou will be our Bamboo Flower Gang's domain!"

another hall master said excitedly.

It should be known that for today's events, Shen Beichang had secretly and urgently mobilized two thousand elite troops from over twenty nearby counties.

"For our Bamboo Flower Gang, for Yangzhou, brothers, kill!"

Shen Beichang took a deep breath, a resolute look appearing on his cold, handsome face. He waved his hand and gave the order.

"Yes, Hall Master!"

Several Bamboo Flower Gang leaders couldn't help but beam with joy upon hearing the order.

However, the instant Shen Beichang stood up, a tremendous force suddenly surged from behind him.

Shen Beichang barely had a chance to retaliate before being reduced to a cloud of blood mist with three loud bangs, which then turned into acrid smoke.

Several leaders of the Bamboo Flower Gang were dumbfounded.

Shi Long was a true Innate Realm expert; an Innate Realm expert with a Law Domain was absolutely terrifying. At that point, numbers no longer mattered.

The two thousand elite members of the Bamboo Flower Gang perished in an instant under Shi Long's Fire Law Domain, "Heaven and Earth Destroyed."

Shi Long's body trembled, a conspicuous trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. Looking at the nearly one hundred people around him turned to ashes, Shi Long shook his head, his face pale.

It seemed there was always a huge gap between an Innate Realm expert and a Supreme Realm expert.

If he possessed Supreme Realm strength, he could not only easily turn these two thousand men to ashes, but also avoid any serious internal injuries.

Everything comes at a price.

Shi Long would likely be unable to act again for the next seven days.

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