The spear shot by Hou Yi's bow penetrated the dragon's left eye and came out of its forehead. This fatal spear and arrow killed the dragon instantly.
The dragon knight fell to the ground together with the dragon, with the dragon at the bottom. Although his life was not in danger, he was seriously injured and passed out on the spot.
After being shocked, the onlookers let out loud cheers.
While everyone was cheering, deep in the palace, the emperor's ancestor, an old man in his 170s, looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's just as I expected...it's really unbelievable!"
After a battle in the palace, Chen Nan became famous in the Chu country. Soon the news spread quickly throughout the mainland. Most practitioners knew that there was a young man in the Chu country who could bend a bow and shoot a dragon. Chen Nan became famous in the first battle.
In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people coming in and out of Qishi Mansion. Military attachés from the court and masters from the army all came to visit Chen Nan. There were even many people who came to propose marriage.
After Chen Nan defeated Long Qishi, the status of Qishi Mansion was once again improved, and every Qishi was highly respected. This made the cultivation trend in Chu country flourish.
In the palace of Chu State, Emperor Chu Han and Princess Chu Yue were having a secret discussion.
Chu Han said: "Have those three dragon knights returned to Tianyang Kingdom?"
Chu Yue said: "Yes, we are on the way back."
Chu Han sighed: "These three people are all young heroes, and they are all rare talents. Unfortunately, they are not from our Chu country, so we must not let them leave like this, otherwise there may be more people in Tianyang Kingdom in twenty years."
Three outstanding masters."
Chu Yue smiled and said: "My father is very worried. I have sent a message to them by flying pigeons. When they return to the border of Tianyang Kingdom, that will be the day they die."
Chu Han nodded and said: "They are all seriously injured. This matter is easy to handle, but Chen Nan's matter is more troublesome!"
Chu Yue frowned slightly and said: "Father, are we a little hasty in marrying Nalan Ruoshui to Sima Lingkong on the eve of the birthday banquet? Chen Nanruo will definitely feel resentful when he learns about this."
Chu Han said: "I thought he could only draw Hou Yi's bow. Who would have thought that he was a third-level warrior who had reached the realm of sword energy leaving the body?"
Chu Yue said: "I asked the Qishi Mansion yesterday who have advanced skills. They said that Chen Nan has great potential, and given time, he may not be able to surpass Senior Zhuge Chengfeng."
Chu Han sighed: "In a few days, Sima Lingkong's wedding will be held. If Chen Nan can't withstand the blow, it will be really bad! Maybe he will turn against our great Chu and defect to another country. If so,
Our country, Chu, not only lost a genius, but also attracted ridicule from other countries."
Chu Yue said: "Why don't you take Hou Yi's bow back now? If he really rebels against our Chu country and he takes Hou Yi's bow away, it will be bad."
Chu Han sighed, "If that's the case, it's like forcing him to rebel against Chu. Let's wait until this crisis has passed. I don't think anything will happen."
Chu Yue thought for a while and said: "There is nothing wrong with my father's decision. Although he has great potential, he is only a cultivator after all, and he cannot compare with a powerful family."
Not long after, the Emperor of Chu sent someone to the Qishi Mansion to reward Chen Nan, giving him fifty thousand gold coins, one hundred bolts of silk, and the title of Qi Shi Protecting the Country. This can be said to be a great honor. Qi Shi is already noble, and in addition,
With the title of "Guo Guo", the status becomes more honorable.
All the strange men congratulated Chen Nan, and the old poisonous monster joked: "Boy, you are really good. With one shot, one stick, and one arrow, you can get the title of 'Protector of the Country'. It's really amazing!"
The old witch squeezed through the crowd and said to Chen Nan: "Young man, I want to remind you that if you go to the Western Continent in the future, you must be careful. The black dragon you shot at the palace martial arts arena was the Western Dragon Knight Jason
The old ghost's mount, Jason, is withdrawn and doesn't like to interact with others. He has no friends. He only cares about the black dragon as much as his life. If you shoot it now, the old ghost will find you sooner or later."
Chen Nan nodded, he had already guessed that the black dragon was not the dragon knight's mount.
In the past few days, Chen Nan had enjoyed endless fame, which made Sima Lingkong, who was seriously injured, jealous and resentful. Although he also received a heavy reward, it was still inferior to Chen Nan. In the end, he was so angry that he moved out of Qishi Mansion and went home to recuperate.
On the fifth day after the battle in the palace, a piece of shocking news echoed in Chen Nan's ears.
"The emperor has granted marriage to Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui, and the wedding date has been set for five days."
When Chen Nan heard the news from the old poisonous monster, his expression changed drastically. Ruoshui would still fall into the fire pit. He originally thought that even if the emperor did not grant Nalan Ruoshui to marry him, he would not marry him in the short term.
He will marry her to Sima Lingkong, and he will definitely delay the marriage for a while before making a decision.
However, it is not.
He had made such great contributions to the royal family, but the royal family did not consider his feelings at all and made a decision so quickly. He never expected such a result. Chen Nan's eyes flashed, and there was a hint of violence on his face.
spirit.
The old poisonous monster was startled and said: "Boy, what's wrong with you..."
"Ah" Chen Nan shouted, and the sound waves surged over the Qishi Mansion like rolling thunder. Everyone within a ten-mile radius heard the angry voice. Chen Nan was furious, with a ferocious face. His body was filled with golden light, and a surge of light surged out of his body.
The moving golden light is burning like a blazing flame.
The old poisonous monster was so frightened that he ran out of Chen Nan's house into the courtyard.
"Chi"
A golden sword energy penetrated the roof.
"Chi", "Chi"...
Countless rays of sword energy came out from the house through the wall. The sword energy was bright and dazzling, turbulent and flashing in the air like lightning. Amidst the rumble, the whole house collapsed.
Chen Nan stood on the rubble and said nothing for a long time.
The old poisonous monster walked over cautiously and said: "Chen Nan... are you okay?"
Chen Nan calmed down the anger in his heart and his face gradually recovered.
"Oh, if you say it's okay, you'd be lying. I didn't expect the emperor to treat me like this. It's really heartbreaking."
The old poisonous monster said: "Five days ago, the emperor gave you the title of Protector of the Country, but he didn't mention anything about Nalan Ruoshui. His intention is already obvious."
At this time, the Qishi from the Qishi Mansion came to Chen Nan's courtyard one after another. Seeing the rubble in front of them, they were not surprised. They knew why Chen Nan was angry. They had already known that Chen Nan and Nalan Ruo
What happened between Shui and Sima Lingkong. Now that they heard that the emperor had granted marriage to Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui, they all felt aggrieved for Chen Nan.
"Alas, Chen Nan has just made great contributions to Chu State, but unexpectedly..."
"Nine times out of ten, life will be unsatisfactory..."
"Young man, you might want to drive some."
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Everyone offered words of comfort to Chen Nan.
Chu Yue had also received the report, frowned and said, "I hope he won't cause any trouble."
Three more days have passed in the blink of an eye, and in two days it will be the wedding day of Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui. Now Sima Lingkong's injury has recovered. Although he has not been as beautiful as Chen Nan in recent days, he will eventually embrace the beauty.
He thought that Chen Nan also liked Nalan Ruoshui, and guessed that the other party must be extremely sad and angry at this time. Thinking of this, a smile appeared on his lips, and he decided to go to Qishi Mansion to have a look.
Sima Lingkong was so proud that he greeted everyone he saw. He turned left and right and came to the outside of Chen Nan's courtyard. It happened that Chen Nan went out and hit him in the face.
"Isn't this the Protector of the Country? Where are you going? I'm about to pay a visit to the Protector of the Country." Sima Lingkong bit the word "Guoguo" hard every time, with a look of ridicule on his face.
Chen Nan was furious, and his eyes flashed with cold light. Although he had no love for Nalan Ruo now, he had developed a liking for Nalan Ruo after all, and she had his shadow in her heart. He could not tolerate the misfortune of this strange woman who was kind to him.
"Sima Lingkong, don't be proud. Although the emperor granted you a marriage, it's not you who values you. What values you is your father and your family. You are just a second-generation ancestor!"
Sima Lingkong sneered and said: "No matter what you say, there is one thing that cannot be changed. Ruoshui will marry me in two days, and the groom will not be you, hehe."
"Sima Lingkong, get out of here, I don't want to see you."
"Okay, now that Lord Protector of the Country has spoken, I will take my leave, but you must come to my wedding in two days. Well, you can come to the bridal chamber then, hehe."
Chen Nan's face was livid, watching Sima Lingkong gradually walk away, he smashed the door behind him with one palm.
When Chen Nan appeared in front of the old poison monster, he was shocked.
"Hey, kid, why do you look so ugly? Are you sick?"
"Perverted old man, let me ask you, where does the Ruoshui family live?"
"You...what are you going to do? Boy, don't do anything stupid. If you want to steal the bride, I advise you not to do it. In the past two days, the eldest princess has sent a large number of highly skilled warriors to Zuo Xiang's Mansion to protect Nalan Ruoshui. You
No chance."
Chen Nan's face changed, and he secretly sighed that the eldest princess was really amazing, and she actually calculated the actions he might take.
The night is as dark as water and everything is silent. This is destined to be a sleepless night.
Chen Nan tossed and turned, thinking repeatedly: "What should I do? Do I have to watch Ruoshui marry that bastard?" Finally, his eyes shot out two rays of light and said to himself: "Ruoshui has been very kind to me, and I have it in my heart."
I can't make any promises to her even if there is a trace of me, but I can't just watch her jump into the fire pit. I must stop this wedding and I can't leave any regrets!"
Although he made a decision, he still felt a little uneasy.
"In less than three months, so many unexpected things have happened. After solving this matter, I must leave here as soon as possible." Finally, he fell asleep.
Early in the morning, Chen Nan ran to the old poisonous monster's courtyard.
Seeing the smile on his face, the old poisonous monster became suspicious and said, "Boy, my face has been ugly for several days. Why did it suddenly turn sunny?"
Chen Nan said: "Let's talk in the room."
After entering the house, he quickly tapped more than a dozen large acupuncture points on the old poisonous monster's body. Although the old poisonous monster's kung fu was good, it was only barely good and could not be compared with the masters of the same level.
"Boy, what are you doing? You..."
"Shh, don't shout too loud, I just want to have a good talk with you."
"If you want to talk to me, you don't need to touch my acupuncture points, right?"
"Because what I want to talk to you about is too shocking, and I'm afraid you won't want to talk to me, so I took this step."
"Tell me, what is it?"
"I know that your poison skills are the best in the Chu Kingdom. Would you like to ask for a potion from you?"
"What medicine?"
"It won't hurt people's lives. After taking it, it will only temporarily reduce one's cultivation to nothing."
When the old poisonous monster heard this, he immediately screamed: "Boy, what are you going to do? Are you really going to make a scene?"
"Yes, do you have that kind of medicine?"
The old poisonous monster broke into a cold sweat when he heard this and said: "Chen Nan, please stop fooling around. There are so many masters in the capital, you can't possibly succeed."
Chen Nan looked into the eyes of the old poison monster and said: "Although there are many masters, I have Hou Yi's bow, no one can stop me."
The old poisonous monster said in a trembling voice: "If you make a big fuss in the imperial capital, even if you can escape, you will provoke an endless pursuit from the Chu State."
"The world is so big, and I have strong martial arts skills. If I want to avoid Chu's pursuit, I can easily do it. Perverted old man, do you have that kind of medicine?"
"No...no."
"You're lying. I can see from your expression that you're not telling the truth. I think with our friendship, you won't be reluctant to let go, right?"
"It's not that I can't bear it, I really can't bear to see you jump into the fire pit."
"I already told you that you don't have to worry about it. I'm absolutely not in danger. You just need to give me that medicine."
The old poisonous monster said with a bitter look on his face: "You are not in danger, I am definitely in danger. If something happens, and you leave, what will I do? You will definitely be traced to me?"
Chen Nan thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter. After you give the medicine, I will knock you out. Then you will say that I took it by force."
"No." The old poisonous monster glared repeatedly and said, "This method is too clumsy. If it is like this, I won't be able to run away even if I am found out."
Chen Nan said: "What should we do? Tomorrow is Ruoshui's wedding. If I can't rescue her at the wedding, her life will be ruined."
"Do you have to take risks? You can't..." He wanted to say the word "give up", but in the end he couldn't say it anyway. He looked at Chen Nan's determined look and finally sighed.
He took a breath and said: "Okay, I'll risk it. You once gave me a poison sutra. For me, it was a great favor. Even if it takes my life, I will give it to you. Today I will give it to you."
Let your fate repay you."
Chen Nan looked at the old poisonous monster with a half-smile, and said: "Do you really want to repay me with your life? Well, after you give me the medicine later, I will kill you to prevent you from being tortured.
Suffer from time to time."
The old poisonous monster shouted: "You brat, you are so cruel and have no sympathy at all. Alas, it seems that I can't stay in the Imperial Capital anymore. After I gave you the medicine, I immediately left the Imperial Capital and went to another country."
After the old poison monster's acupuncture points were unlocked, he asked: "What are you going to do?"
Chen Nan said: "I plan to do it at the wedding tomorrow."
"You... you are crazy. General Sima Changfeng and Left Chancellor Nalan Wencheng are both important ministers of the Chu State. They are married as sons and daughters. They will definitely invite the emperor to attend the wedding. When the time comes, Sima's Mansion will be as strong as a copper wall. You
Choosing to take action at that time is simply... you are asking for death. It is better to go directly to Zuoxiang's Mansion to rob people now."
"Hehe..." Chen Nan sneered and said: "Since we want to make a fuss, we have to make a big fuss. Not only do I want to rescue Ruoshui, but I also want to make a fuss in front of the emperor and all the civil and military officials. I want to
Let Chu State lose face. What the three dragon knights of Tianyang State failed to do, I will do it for them. I will give Chu State a hard slap in the face!"
The old poisonous monster was stunned when he heard this, and murmured: "Madman! Madman! If this matter spreads to other countries, it will definitely make Chu State lose face. Then you will suffer crazy revenge. You are simply a madman."
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Chen Nan sneered and said: "That day, I fought two Long Qishi in the palace. It seemed easy, but in fact it was extremely dangerous. I risked my life to preserve the dignity of Chu State, but what was the result?"
The old poisonous monster said: "The emperor did not handle this matter properly. When you have made great achievements, it is really chilling to give Nalan Ruoshui to others in marriage."
Chen Nan snorted coldly and said: "Among the masters in the imperial capital, what worries me the most are those cultivators who have reached the level of Qishi Mansion. If I can temporarily stop these people from taking action, my pressure will be much less.
"
The old poisonous monster said: "When I first entered Qishi's Mansion, I saw you as an honest person. I didn't expect that in just a few days, you seemed to have changed into a different person. Not only did you suddenly acquire a terrifying level of cultivation, but you also became so crazy.
What an unlucky thing, how did I meet you?" He sighed, and then said: "To repay your favor, I will add some "spice" in the kitchen today to make them have an attack at noon tomorrow."
"Perverted old man, thank you so much."
"Oh, I have lived in the imperial capital for several years, and I really can't bear to leave. What are your plans, kid? Where do you plan to take Nalan Ruoshui and escape to after the commotion in Sima Mansion?"
"I don't know either, just escape from Chu."
"You are such a confused boy. If you escape to a country affiliated with Chu State, you will not be able to escape death. Let me show you a famous road. Have you ever heard of the Free City?"
Chen Nan felt that it was very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that in the past month, he had read countless books in the Royal Book Room. Although his understanding of the continent's landforms was not very precise, he had a general idea.
When the Fairy Continent and the Magical Continent were connected, a series of tall mountains rose up at the junction, leaving hundreds of thousands of miles without human habitation. In this vast mountain, although there were few human traces, ferocious birds and beasts were everywhere.
It can be found here that there are not only dragons from the West, giants left over from ancient times, but also many unheard of powerful monsters, and even legendary spirits.
Later, the connection between the East and the West became closer and closer. People passed through many obstacles and finally opened up a road connecting the East and the West in the mountains. Unfortunately, not long after that, a large-scale war broke out between the East and the West, and this road became a war.
The road is filled with rivers of blood, thousands of withered bones, and countless heroic souls have been buried here.
After the war between the East and the West, this road was abandoned for a long time before it was slowly restored to traffic. Because the road was long and difficult, some inns gradually appeared along the way for people coming and going to stay and replenish supplies. Later, with the frequent travel between the East and the West,
Villages gradually formed in some places, and then after thousands of years of development, a prosperous big city appeared on this road, which is the City of Freedom.
The City of Freedom does not belong to any country. It is an independent city. Due to its special geographical location, it is the most important hub city connecting the east and west. Therefore, its prosperity is no less than Pingyang City, the imperial capital of Chu State.
The City of Freedom is also known as the City of Sin. It is an independent city and is not controlled by any country. Therefore, many wanted criminals on the mainland have fled here, making the place a mixed bag. However, no one who escapes here dares to
If you continue to act recklessly, there are many strong people here, which will intimidate those who are restless. Therefore, although the Free City is also called the City of Sin, crime rarely occurs, and everyone who lives here must abide by the city rules here.
Although the City of Sin is only a city, there are many powerful practitioners living in seclusion here, which makes the practice of Freedom City very strong. In addition, there is a Kamikaze Academy that is famous in the mainland, and it has the same history as the City of Freedom.
It has a long history and can be traced back to thousands of years ago. There are countless academies on the mainland that can compete with it. There are countless masters from Shenfeng Academy who have been born for generations.
Because of all the above reasons, the City of Liberty is famous in the mainland and has become a dazzling pearl among the famous cities in the mainland.
Looking back for a moment, Chen Nan already understood what kind of place the Free City was.
"I know this famous city is indeed a good place."
The old poisonous monster said: "It's more than that. It's simply paradise. You don't know how prosperous it is there, with casinos and romantic places... It's really nostalgic. I haven't stepped foot there for ten years."
Chen Nan said: "You are an old man, your beard is all white, and you still have all kinds of thoughts in your mind."
"Because I have a young heart, hehe..." the old poisonous monster said with a proud smile: "You know? There is gold everywhere in freedom. As long as you are strong and strong, you can make money very quickly, and you can go to the nearby mountains to hunt those powerful ones.
Warcraft, use the precious magic crystal core in Warcraft in exchange for huge wealth; you can also become a free hunter to capture key criminals in exchange for high rewards... However, if you escape there, it is better to keep a low profile. After all, you are also a
A fugitive."
Chen Nan knew that Warcraft was a creature of the original Magical Continent, and was born with the ability to cast magic. Low-level Warcraft could only cast some simple magic, such as the Snow Rabbit that could only spit out ice arrows, and the Fire Fox that could only spit flames. Only high-level Warcraft
Only then can you cast some powerful magic, such as the thunder and lightning released by thunder beasts. Each monster has a magic crystal core in its body. The higher the level of the monster, the more precious the magic crystal core in its body is. The magic crystal core is the magic crystal core that the magician leaves when studying magic.
It is a precious material that cannot be opened, so the price is very expensive.
The old poison monster looked like a pig brother and said: "There are so many beauties in the Free City, especially the girls from Kamikaze Academy. They are simply the best of the best."
Chen Nan cursed in a low voice: "You perverted old man is so immoral."
The old poisonous monster kept talking: "There are very few regular students who can enter the Kamikaze Academy because its requirements are very strict. Only young and powerful people who have reached the level can enter. But there are many informal students because the Kamikaze Academy has very strict requirements.
The Wind Academy is well-known in the mainland. Princes and nobles from many countries rely on their connections to send their children to the Divine Wind Academy. It is normal to meet a prince or a princess there. Think about it, how exciting it is.
, there are so many princesses, princesses, noble ladies, if they can go in, they will be extremely happy."
Chen Nan hit the old poisonous monster hard on the head and said, "You old nymphomaniac, think about what's happening in front of you."
The old poisonous monster wilted immediately like a deflated rubber ball, and said with a sad face: "Okay, I'll add ingredients in the kitchen later, and then I will escape from the imperial capital overnight, and I won't say hello to you when I leave.
Hope to see you in the Free City."
"Perverted old man, thank you!" Chen Nan turned around and walked out.
As night fell, the old poisonous monster fled the imperial capital.
A bright moon hung high in the sky. Under the watery moonlight, Chen Nan felt his soul was at peace. He was ready for a war.