Chapter 166 Becoming a Villain
"This Marquis, Zhu Chengwu, the Earth's Core Fire Lotus..."

While Dai Ziyu and Zhu Chengwu were debating, Yin Baiyan, who had brought Dai Ziyu here, frowned and kept muttering to himself.

"I remember now. You are Zhu Chengwu, the son of the Ming Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You were granted the title of Marquis of Fu'an in Xuzhou. You are also the first martial arts legend to defeat a master with a first-class reputation in the 300 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!"

After knowing a lot of key information, Yin Baiyan finally remembered why she felt that the initial self-introduction of the person in front of her was so familiar.

The booklet given to her by her adoptive father Guan Shanyue, which recorded the names of all the great masters and influential figures of the six dynasties, mentioned the name Zhu Chengwu and some of his information.

The name Zhu Chengwu occupies a considerable space even in the booklet that Guan Shanyue gave to Yin Baiyan.

That's why Yin Baiyan, who treated the booklet as a legend, was able to remember the name and the introduction of the name in the booklet so quickly.

Yin Baiyan once thought that the records and introductions in that booklet were exaggerated. After all, it was too incredible for one person to destroy a city and the aftermath to destroy a mountain!
Perhaps the master who surpassed the limits of human power recorded in the booklet was at the same level as my adoptive father.

The author just made some artistic processing.

But now Yin Baiyan finally understood that she was right, but also wrong!

The records in the booklet have indeed been artistically processed, but this artistic processing is not to publicize the power of the people in the booklet, but to avoid overly undermining the confidence of other practitioners.

"Oh! I didn't expect that in a small foreign country like Nanzhu, there would be people who knew my name!" Zhu Chengwu turned his head to look at Yin Baiyan, with an unspeakable question in his tone.

Small foreign country

When everyone present heard Zhu Chengwu's address to the Nanzhu Kingdom, they suddenly became angry.

The sense of family and country is the characteristic of this era.

But when they thought about the gap in strength between themselves and Zhu Chengwu, they had to suppress their anger.

For most people, patriotism is not as important as life.

"Marquis Fu'an is the legitimate son of the Ming Emperor. Aren't you afraid that it will affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries when you speak like this?"

Yin Baiyan frowned her heroic brows and said so to Zhu Chengwu.

Yin Baiyan's words made Dai Qian and Tong Wuji stare at Zhu Chengwu intently.

They wanted to see how this uninvited guest whose origin was discovered by Yin Baiyan would answer this question.

Can this question frighten the powerful enemy in front of us and make him retreat?

"Diplomatic relations? It seems that you only have a superficial understanding of me!

But it doesn’t matter!

Xue Jingling, Dai Qian, hand over the Millennium Ice Soul to me, and I will not kill you!"

Zhu Chengwu first looked at Yin Baiyan and sneered, then turned to Xue Jingling and Dai Qian and said.

Zhu Chengwu was no longer interested in talking to Yin Baiyan and others in front of him!
With just a few words, Yin Baiyan had exposed her and their ignorance.

Affect diplomatic relations?

Zhu Chengwu didn't know how people from a small country like Nanzhu had the courage to say such things.

Is it true that in their eyes, I am the southern candle of the world?
Of course, what made Zhu Chengwu most emotional and speechless was that this sentence was actually spoken by a wanted criminal wanted by the authorities of Nanzhu Kingdom.

Doesn't she, or do they, have any idea at all?

They cannot represent the Nanzhu Kingdom!
"As the legitimate son of the Ming King, Marquis Fu'an, you..."

Dai Qian was about to question Zhu Chengwu.

But he found that Zhu Chengwu suddenly took action, and with light steps, a big hand had already reached Dai Qian's throat.

"Long Fei..."

With a soft shout, an extremely cold air suddenly appeared in front of Dai Qian, blocking Zhu Chengwu's big hand that was about to grab Dai Qian.

However, it was Xue Jingling, who had been paying attention to Zhu Chengwu's actions, who saved Dai Qian at the last moment.

But Xue Jingling's rescue action made her lose control of the distance.

“Xue Jingling, you are worthy of being the companion spirit of the high-level rare treasure of heaven and earth, Millennium Ice Soul!

You can actually keep up with my movements like this!
However, you actually let me get close to you in order to protect a mortal?
Have you forgotten your strengths and weaknesses?

Even if you have some of the essence of high-level treasures of heaven and earth, and the geographical advantage of the thousand-year-old ice valley, you, who are a magician, cannot fight against me in close combat!"

Zhu Chengwu praised Xue Jingling for her swift actions, and then took advantage of the close distance between the two to launch a violent attack on Xue Jingling.

After the tentative fight just now, Zhu Chengwu already understood the current strength of Xue Jingling.

It is almost equivalent to the magical power of a person who has just achieved Yang God.

The reason why she was able to compete with Zhu Chengwu just now was only because Zhu Chengwu was injured and intended to test her, so he did not use his full strength.

In addition, the geographical advantage of the Millennium Ice Valley allowed the Snow Crystal Spirit to set up a magic formation in advance.

But even so, Xue Jingling could only barely tie with Zhu Chengwu just now.

Now, in order to rescue Dai Qian, Xue Jingling has lost the most important distance between a magic master and a martial arts master. This mistake is enough for Zhu Chengwu to seize the opportunity to pursue Xue Jingling relentlessly until he completely defeats her.

This was indeed the case. As Zhu Chengwu seized the opportunity when Xue Jingling got close to him and started a close combat, Xue Jingling was suppressed by Zhu Chengwu the whole time.

This can be seen from the fact that Zhu Chengwu still had the energy to speak, while Xue Jingling was under so much pressure that she didn't even have the chance to speak back.

As time passed, as Zhu Chengwu and Xue Jingling continued to fight, their internal energy collided, and waves of heat appeared in this extremely cold place like the Millennium Ice Valley.

"Oh no, Snow Crystal Spirit is going to lose!"

Feeling that the temperature at the place where Zhu Chengwu and the Snow Crystal Spirit were fighting was getting higher and higher, and the range that could be affected by the extremely cold figure of the Snow Crystal Spirit's incarnation was getting smaller and smaller, Dai Qian, Tong Wuji and others suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Xue Jingling, we are here to help you!" Dai Qian rushed towards Zhu Chengwu without thinking.

Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan also chose to follow.

Perhaps it was not that Dai Qian and his team did not understand the situation clearly, or did not realize the huge gap in strength between them and Zhu Chengwu and Xue Jingling, but that they had no choice.

Once the Snow Crystal Spirits were defeated, they would have no power to resist Zhu Chengwu.

Even if Zhu Chengwu didn't kill them, without the Snow Crystal Spirit as a backer, Guan Shanyue and those warriors who had ill intentions towards them would be enough to eat Dai Qian and the others alive!

Therefore, Dai Qian and his companions had no choice but to help Xue Jingling.

He hopes to be the key straw that affects the battle between Zhu Chengwu and Xue Jingling.

Sometimes, there are choices that you know are not good, but you have to make them.

Because there is no other choice!

Just like Dai Qian and others now.

"Hmph, over your own strength!"

Zhu Chengwu's remaining strength burst out, and several flaming arrows flew out from the flames surrounding him, shooting at Dai Qian, Tong Wuji and others. Dai Qian and Tong Wuji were indeed the top five or even top three masters in Nanzhu National Middle School.

At the last moment, he actually used the sword in his hand to block the flaming arrow that Zhu Chengwu shot with his remaining strength.

But Yin Baiyan, a girl who was not yet in the first-rate category, did not have that ability.

However, fortunately, when Dai Qian discovered that the flaming arrow shot by Zhu Chengwu was very powerful and Yin Baiyan might not be able to resist it, he used the sword in his hand to help Yin Baiyan, so that Yin Baiyan was not shot to death on the spot, but was only seriously injured.

But the result of Dai Qian's rescue of Yin Baiyan was that because of his distraction, Dai Qian, who had the strength to deal with Zhu Chengwu's remaining attack, was shot through the shoulder by Zhu Chengwu's second flaming arrow.

"Long Fei..."

Seeing Dai Qian injured, Xue Jingling immediately let out an anxious cry.

She was fighting with Zhu Chengwu and was at a disadvantage, but she actually wanted to rescue Dai Qian, and in order to rescue Dai Qian, she exposed her back to Zhu Chengwu.

Faced with such a flaw and such an opportunity, Zhu Chengwu would certainly not let it go.

"Fire Palm!"

Zhu Chengwu slapped Xue Jingling on the back.

After being hit on the back by Zhu Chengwu's powerful blow, Xue Jingling flew forward immediately, and the extremely cold air that made up her body flickered, dissipated, and flickered.

Fire and ice counteract each other!

After being hit by Zhu Chengwu's powerful Fiery Palm, the Snow Crystal Spirit's body was almost shattered by Zhu Chengwu.

"Women are always too sentimental and too emotional!"

Zhu Chengwu looked at Xue Jingling who flew forward and fell to the ground, right next to Long Fei's husband Dai Qian, and sighed sincerely in his heart.

Doesn’t Xue Jingling know that once she is defeated, no matter whether she saved Dai Qian or not, or whether Dai Qian dies or not, the outcome for him and Dai Qian will be the same?
In such a situation, he still dared to be distracted by saving people and even exposed his flaws. It was simply unreasonable!
The same goes for Dai Qian. He clearly knows that he means a lot to Xue Jingling, but he still shows up to influence Xue Jingling's fighting mentality.

Even when he was clearly capable of blocking Zhu Chengwu's remaining attacks, he went to save Yin Baiyan, causing him to get injured, which led to Xue Jingling's complete defeat.

To Yin Baiyan, Dai Qian's behavior was indeed a show of affection and righteousness.

But is this really a good choice?
No matter what, Zhu Chengwu would never choose Dai Qian.

Xue Jingling's emotional behavior made Zhu Chengwu remember it deeply in his heart as a negative example.

Zhu Chengwu will never be like Dai Qian and Xue Jingling, who lose their rationality and are controlled by others because of emotions.

However, just as Zhu Chengwu was reflecting on Xue Jingling and Dai Qian's behavior as a warning to himself, Xue Jingling and Dai Qian, who had also fallen to the ground and were also seriously injured, looked at each other, endured their injuries and slowly crawled on the ice, and finally held their left hands together.

When the two held each other's hands, they seemed to be afraid of nothing, and looked at Zhu Chengwu standing in front of them with a smile on their faces.

It seems to be saying, if you want to kill, just kill!
“Very sincere emotion, admirable emotion!
You guys really act like the protagonists by doing this, and I am the villain!
But can you really become the protagonist?
I give you time, and I also give God time. I want to see if God will send someone to save you!

Will I become a villain and die in vain? "

Standing aside and watching Dai Qian and Xue Jingling squirming for a long time before finally squirming together, Zhu Chengwu stood still and said so.

Tong Wuji, Yin Baiyan and Dai Ziyu, who were either lying or standing not far away, were completely ignored by Zhu Chengwu. Now Zhu Chengwu's eyes were only on Dai Qian and Xue Jingling, two guys who looked very much like the male and female protagonists.

Zhu Chengwu did not even take the high-level rare treasure, the Millennium Ice Soul, which was within his reach from Dai Qian's body.

This went on for a long, long time, almost half an hour!

Zhu Chengwu, who had been eager to do something several times, finally seemed unable to hold back.

He decided to completely eliminate these enemies who had no ability to resist and take away the Millennium Ice Soul.

"Eh~~"

However, at this moment, Zhu Chengwu, who was about to take a step towards Dai Qian and Xue Jingling, suddenly uttered a light exclamation and stopped in his tracks.

"Someone actually came? You really look like the protagonists? Then I will see if this person has the ability to save you from me!"

Zhu Chengwu stopped again and said this to Dai Qian and Xue Jingling.

After hearing Zhu Chengwu's words, Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan, who had just been planning to fight to the death, immediately reinserted their long swords which they had already pulled out an inch.

Zhu Chengwu seemed unaware of all this.

In other words, Zhu Chengwu discovered it, but didn't care.

After seeing Zhu Chengwu defeat Xue Jingling, Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan had planned to fight to the death and die together with Xue Jingling, Dai Qian and others.

But at that time Zhu Chengwu suddenly stopped moving.

He also said some confusing words like "protagonist" and "villain".

Although it was the first time that Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan heard the expressions "protagonist" and "villain", but based on Zhu Chengwu's previous and subsequent words, Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan roughly understood the meaning of Zhu Chengwu's words.

Since Zhu Chengwu had no plans to take action for the time being, Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan, who were ignored by Zhu Chengwu, immediately pretended to be indifferent.

After all, the longer time goes on, the more likely it is that something will change.

Although they also know that the possibility of variables occurring is extremely small.

No one in the entire Nanzhu Kingdom can be Zhu Chengwu's opponent.

But no matter how small the chance is, it is still a chance. Neither of them is a match for Zhu Chengwu. They have no way to deal with Zhu Chengwu, so they can only hope for a miracle when something changes.

The attraction of high-level treasures from heaven and earth is so great that since it can attract one Zhu Chengwu, it may be possible that it can attract a second "Zhu Chengwu".

When the time comes, they might be able to...

For this tiny possibility of change, for this tiny hope of survival, Yin Baiyan and Tong Wuji even covered Dai Ziyu's mouth from the very beginning, and they themselves did not say a word.

I was afraid of attracting Zhu Chengwu's attention, causing Zhu Chengwu to lose his patience and take action.

Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan both have too many things to accomplish and don't want to die now.

But to Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan's disappointment, the changes and opportunities never came.

Just now, when they saw that Zhu Chengwu seemed to finally be unable to hold back and was about to take action, Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan were almost in despair. They just wanted to fight to the death and die standing.

I didn't expect there would be such a dramatic turn of events at the end!
After hearing Zhu Chengwu's words and seeing Zhu Chengwu shift his gaze outside the Millennium Ice Valley, not only Tong Wuji and Yin Baiyan had hope in their eyes.

Even the light in Dai Qian and Xue Jingling's eyes became brighter.

It is good to be buried together after death!
But wouldn’t it be better to be born and sleep together?

"Oh~ it's an old friend who's here! Looks like I have to go out and greet him!"

As the person approached, Zhu Chengwu's sense of his aura became clearer.

Zhu Chengwu never thought that it would be him who came.

(End of this chapter)