【Sensing that the host was hesitating, the System issued options】
【1. Agree to the Black Cavalry's conditions. Reward: A breath of innate wretchedness】
【2. Reject the Black Cavalry's conditions and flee alone. Reward: Top-tier Qinggong, Rat Scurrying cultivation method】
【3. Reject the Black Cavalry, kill them here, and join the Shuoyan Tribe. Rewards: cavalry mastery skill blessing, Countercharge Cavalry Manual, wolf cavalry cultivation method, twenty thousand sets of complete Wolf Cavalry equipment, Phoenix-Winged Purple-Gold Crown, golden chainmail armor, Lotus-Silk Cloud-Treading Boots, one-grade martial arts advancement, one Overlord Spear, Myriad Demons Dancing Spearmanship（Perfection）】
Li Zhen's eyes widened.
Wasn't the System practically pointing at its own forehead and telling him which one to choose?!
If he still couldn't understand this, there would be something wrong with his brain!
“I choose three!”
Li Zhen immediately recited inwardly.
【Rise up!】
“Shuoyan Yu'er has opposed the Black Cavalry. From this day forth, Dan Prefecture's Shuoyan Tribe is erased from the rolls!” The black cavalry commander's low voice sounded like the judgment of death itself.
He dared to say such things with only a hundred cavalry.
The confidence behind him was plain to see.
The instant he finished speaking,
Li Zhen raised his head.
For some reason, when the black cavalry commander met Li Zhen's starkly distinct black-and-white eyes, a trace of fear actually arose in him!
“Sigh!”
Following a soft sigh,
Li Zhen's hand pressed against his longsword. In the next instant, his body suddenly leaped, slicing through the air and leaving behind an afterimage!
“Not good!”
The black cavalry commander had also weathered countless battles, and instinctively hurled the long spear in his hand.
Unfortunately, how could an afterimage be pierced?
The long spear stabbed into the ground, sinking three inches into the earth.
Li Zhen's body reached the Tall warhorse almost instantly, his feet lightly touching down on the horse's head.
The longsword gleamed with a faint golden radiance in the black cavalry commander's eyes.
At such speed, the others had no time to react. When they looked up, they saw a flash of golden radiance!
The black cavalry commander's head was separated from his body!
Thud!
The sound of the head hitting the ground came with a splash of blood blooming in the air, turning the scene crimson in an instant!
The black cavalry commander was dead!
The open wilderness fell utterly silent!
Everyone stared at the figure standing proudly with sword in hand.
The faint smell of blood reminded the Black Cavalry that their second rank martial practitioner commander had been killed by Li Zhen with a single sword stroke to the throat!
Li Zhen knew martial arts!
Those four words struck deeply at their hearts.
“Kill him and avenge the commander!”
Someone shouted!
The Black Cavalry spurred their horses into a charge.
They did not care whether Li Zhen was the chancellor or anyone else; in that instant, they had no time to think about so much!
The black tide surged toward the figure and engulfed him. From high above, Li Zhen seemed moments away from being swallowed!
Li Zhen drew a deep breath.
If they did not attack, he would have found it difficult to make the first move. Great Yu, farewell!
Crack!
Li Zhen shattered the longsword in his hand. Countless blades of light floated in the sky, buoyed by golden true qi, creating an eerie sight!
“I shall send you all on your way!”
As his voice fell, Li Zhen casually waved his hand. The blades scattered across the sky seemed to possess a will of their own, dancing through the air and forming a beautiful scene!
Puff, puff, puff, puff!
Blood blossomed one spray after another.
The Black Cavalry fell to the ground in masses!
Not a single cry rang out. Every strike hit a vital point, killing in one blow!
The golden radiance vanished as the Black Cavalry fell.
This sight left the people of the shuoyan tribe watching from behind too stunned to breathe.
This was the power of a martial practitioner!
A terrifying power!
Li Zhen tossed the hilt in his hand onto the ground, clapped his hands, and lightly leaped back to the earth.
They had acted under military orders, while this was his own choice. From this day forward, he would part ways with Great Yu!
There was no need for so many sentiments!
A killing was a killing!
Over the years, countless great clans and noble families had died indirectly by his hand, their estates confiscated and their members exiled!
Only now did Shuoyan Yu'er realize that Li Zhen had been completely teasing her moments ago!
Even more unexpected was that Li Zhen had not only shaken the world with his literary ability; his martial prowess was just as ferocious!
With these more than one hundred Black Cavalry dead by Li Zhen's hand, the men of the Shuoyan Tribe began breathing heavily.
It seemed that... a barrier had broken.
The Black Cavalry were human too!
The Black Cavalry could also be massacred like them!
“Shuoyan Yu'er, do you want to become the woman of the king... of the entire world?”
Li Zhen turned around and looked at Shuoyan Yu'er with amusement.
Since the System had given him so many things, it would seem rather wasteful not to use them.
Besides, it seemed rather interesting.
Throughout the ages!
Capturing the Wolf at mount Langju had been the lifelong wish of countless generals, but the Southern Expedition to Capture the Dragon seemed to have been attempted by very few. Since that was the case, he would experience it for himself!
The Central Plains had more than one dragon!
Shuoyan Yu'er raised her head and stared intently at Li Zhen.
“Can you avenge me?”
“One month!”
Hearing Shuoyan Yu'er, Li Zhen raised three fingers and looked at the sea of Shuoyan Tribe men behind her.
“During this month, I will teach you cultivation methods, teach you skills, give you armor, and increase your battle strength!
After one month, I will take you to the Xunfeng Tribe and avenge you!
But in exchange, I want to marry your master. I want to become the king of the Shuoyan Tribe!
I will lead you onto a supreme and glorious path!”
With his hand still raised, Li Zhen instantly stirred the entire Shuoyan Tribe's desire for revenge!
Dan Prefecture!
A place that valued personal charisma and valor above all else!
No one cared about status, identity, or bloodline.
Here, everything came down to one word: toughness!
The Great Yu Black Cavalry were tough. That was why their commander dared to lead a hundred cavalry across the grasslands and threaten a tribe with twenty thousand able-bodied men!
And now, having unquestionably defeated the Black Cavalry, Li Zhen possessed nearly perfect personal charisma!
Shuoyan Yu'er gazed at the figure that seemed to gather the light of heaven and earth.
Li Zhen turned to Shuoyan Yu'er, walked over, and swept her into his arms. Amid earth-shaking cheers, he entered a somewhat luxurious small tent beside the main tent.
Shuoyan Yu'er did not resist.
The women of Dan Prefecture had always been treated as objects of exchange.
It was said that a nation was truly conquered when its enemy king was taken as a prisoner of War.
If he wanted to truly subdue the Shuoyan Tribe,
he first had to subdue their master!
This was an eternal, unchanging truth!
“Yu'er...”
“Mm...”
A day and a night passed in silence!
..
Early the next morning.
The moment Li Zhen opened his eyes, he saw Shuoyan Yu'er, dressed in plain clothes, carrying various foods.
The glimpses of her hidden beauty whetted Li Zhen's appetite.
Two hours later.
The sun stood high in the sky!
The sun hung overhead!
After dressing neatly, Li Zhen looked at Shuoyan Yu'er with a broad smile.
“Why are you looking at me? How annoying!”
“Hahahahaha!”
Li Zhen laughed uproariously!
Five years in Great Yu were not worth a single day in Dan Prefecture!
Now, have him return to Great Yu?
Even a dog would refuse to live that way!
“Have those Black Cavalry all been dealt with?”
“They have!”
“Gather the able-bodied men of your tribe! Today is the day to fulfill my promise!”
Li Zhen stretched his body.
Serving others would never compare to being one's own master!
“You really have a cultivation method to teach us?” Shuoyan Yu'er looked at Li Zhen with earnest eyes.
Li Zhen reached out and lightly tapped her delicate nose.
“Would I lie about that?”
“But the Nine Provinces of the Central Plains do not allow us to learn cultivation methods!”
“Who still cares about that now? Learning a cultivation method is only the beginning. Not only must you learn it, you must practice it!”
Li Zhen said calmly.
He had already chosen his path, so what was there to fear? If he worried about wolves ahead and tigers behind, what could he accomplish?
If he could assist a Great Yu beset by wind and rain into becoming what it was today, he could also lead the Shuoyan Tribe to sweep across the world from Dan Prefecture!
As for supposedly letting the foreign race enter through the pass?
Ridiculous!
As long as he was the one in charge, they were his people. There was no distinction between inside and outside!
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