Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

At a forward outpost twenty miles outside the Laoshan Garrison, a large group of armored Luchuan soldiers sat in orderly formation, constantly whistling mocking slogans at the female slaves who were chopping wood and starting a fire not far away.

In just a few days, the captured Nanzhao female slaves all looked numb, as if they had already adapted to their changed status.

"Hey hey hey..."

Just then, several soldiers from Luchuan approached them and let out malicious laughter.

Suddenly, they all pounced on her, pinning the female slave to the ground.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding Luchuan soldiers erupted in mocking cheers.

The female slaves were terrified and helpless. Faced with the abusers' humiliation, they seemed to have no choice but to silently endure it.

In the distant dense forest, Shen Lang and Jiang Shangxian, who had just returned from negotiations with the Kingdom of Mubang, were each holding a monocular scope to observe the terrain of Laoshan when they happened to encounter this scene.

"Beasts, they're utterly beasts!"

Jiang Shangxian put down the viewing mirror, trembling with anger.

"Brother, I just calculated that there are fewer than two hundred Luchuan soldiers here, and no more than five of them are martial artists."

"With your and my combined strength, eliminating them and rescuing these people shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Shen Lang put down the viewing mirror, glanced at Jiang Shangxian's chubby face, and then shook his head.

"It would be unwise to alert the enemy; I advise Your Highness to remain calm."

"What? You can tolerate this?" Jiang Shangxian tried to widen his eyes, which were so big they were hard to see. "What is the one thing a man can't tolerate the most?"

Seeing his female compatriots being violated by a group of beasts would make any man indignant.

Shen Lang held up the viewing mirror again and casually joked, "I didn't realize, Your Highness, that you're quite patriotic."

"Nonsense! I am a member of the royal family of Chu. If I don't love my country, who will? Seriously, can you really tolerate this kind of situation? My blood pressure is about to explode."

Shen Lang suddenly frowned, put down the viewing mirror, thought for a moment, then raised it again and peered into the distance.

"I'm talking to you. You have to take care of this. With my fiery temper, I absolutely cannot tolerate such a thing happening right under my nose."

Shen Lang nodded: "We really have to do something about it. After all, we're all men. Who wouldn't have their blood pressure skyrocket if they saw this?"

Jiang Shangxian was overjoyed: "This is the good brother I know. I still remember when we joined forces and fought our way in and out of the 100,000-strong Northern Yan army seven times..."

"How dare you bring this up? Because of you, this burden, I almost couldn't escape unscathed. Looking back at the path you led, it's truly..."

"Alright, alright, that's ancient history, why bring it up? This time, I will not back down, I am determined to stand with you through thick and thin."

Shen Lang nodded vigorously: "Well said, let's begin then?"

Jiang Shangxian was taken aback: "Huh? It's starting already? Aren't you going to make some plans?"

Shen Lang patted Jiang Shangxian on the left shoulder and gave him an approving look: "With your wisdom, Your Highness, combined with my strength, do we even need a plan to deal with a group of Karami?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shangxian immediately realized its merit: "That makes sense, then..."

"Then Your Highness, please go and die first!"

Suddenly, Shen Lang kicked Jiang Shangxian in the butt, throwing him out of the dense forest.

Instantly, Jiang Shangxian rolled low into the dense forest like a ball of flesh.

"Damn it, you surnamed Shen, you dare to scheme against me! I wish you a happy family reunion, oh my god!"

The pig-like screams immediately alerted the Luchuan soldiers, who grabbed their weapons and looked toward the source of the sound.

Those female slaves whose clothes were torn to shreds were thus fortunate enough to escape unscathed.

When Jiang Shangxian landed in disarray and collapsed to the ground, regaining his senses, he was already surrounded by fierce-looking soldiers from Luchuan.

"You bastard Shen Lang, you've really screwed me over this time."

Faced with this situation, Jiang Shangxian was on the verge of tears.

"Who are you? Come here and talk to me!"

A general from Luchuan loudly questioned Jiang Shangxian.

Jiang Shangxian struggled to his feet, dusted himself off, and squinted as he replied frankly:

"If I told you that I was just here to enjoy the scenery, would you believe me or not?"

Luchuan general: "???"

The next moment, Jiang Shangxian turned around, raised his right hand, pointed to the dense forest and said, "What a magnificent landscape! In this scene, I, the King, will compose a poem on the spot."

Ah~ The wind stops, the rain ceases, the sea is calm, the waves roll for a thousand autumns, and the mountain peaks rise one after another.

The surging waves rise over the ravines and rivers, the southern frontier is silent as war ceases, only broken armor and banners remain.

This series of brilliant maneuvers completely baffled the Luchuan soldiers, leaving them momentarily at a loss as to what to do.

After reciting the poem, Jiang Shangxian turned around and smiled...

The saying goes that a slight smile is lewd, but Jiang Shangxian's smile can make people vomit.

"vomit--"

One of the soldiers from Luchuan vomited a pile of filth on the spot, and saw stars before his eyes.

"Gentlemen, I'm taking my leave now. You may continue with your business. I leave quietly, just as I came quietly. I wave my sleeves, without a trace of emotion."

Jiang Shangxian smiled and pushed his way through the crowd, inwardly screaming, "You can't see me! You can't see me! You can't see me!"

Just as he squeezed out the last person, the leader of the Luchuan soldiers finally realized: "This man is a spy from Chu! Grab him, don't let him get away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the Luchuan soldiers rushed towards Jiang Shangxian.

"My goodness!"

Jiang Shangxian roared and used all his strength to run forward frantically.

Suddenly, yellow sand billowed up, and Jiang Shangxian, weighing nearly 300 pounds, ran at three times the speed of Usain Bolt, leaving hundreds of Luchuan soldiers chasing after him in the dust.

"This guy is too arrogant! We must capture this fat pig and not let him get away!"

Enraged, the Luchuan general immediately channeled his inner energy and gave chase.

And so, this amazing scene unfolded on Laoshan Mountain: a fat man was running ahead, and a group of monkeys were chasing after him.

In the end, they still couldn't catch up.

After a grueling marathon that lasted for about 35 minutes, Lu Chuanbing, exhausted to the point of almost vomiting blood, finally cornered Jiang Shangxian in a dead end in a valley.

"Run! You, you, keep running!"

The general from Luchuan was at the peak of the Acquired Realm, with one foot already in the Transcendent Realm, yet he was still panting heavily.

The ordinary soldiers behind them were even worse off; many vomited, and some even fainted on the spot due to severe lack of oxygen.

"Don't come any closer! I'm a coward, don't come any closer!"

Facing the approaching Luchuan soldiers, Jiang Shangxian held a two-pound golden melon hammer, retreating while warning them.

It looked like a frightened fat sheep, cornered by hyenas.

bass--

Once he caught his breath, the Luchuan general drew his sword and approached Jiang Shangxian with a ferocious expression.

"I'm going to use your fat man's flesh as a snack with my drinks!"

Seeing the murderous intent in the eyes of the Luchuan general, Jiang Shangxian trembled with fear and gripped the golden mace in his hand even tighter.

"Don't come near me! I'm trembling with fear!"

"Go to hell, you fat pig!"

The general from Luchuan roared and swung his sword at Jiang Shangxian.

"Ah~"

Suddenly, Jiang Shangxian shouted and swung his golden mace first, smashing it onto his opponent's helmet a second before the opponent could get close.

The blunt weapon immediately caused penetrating damage to the opponent, and the Luchuan general, caught off guard, suddenly felt dizzy.

But Jiang Shangxian's output did not stop.

"You scared me to death!"

"You scared me to death!"

"You scared me to death!"

He shouted slogans as he hammered away, smashing his opponent until he bled from all seven orifices and knelt before Jiang Shangxian.

Only after the helmet was smashed and his brains shattered, confirming that his opponent wouldn't harm him, did Jiang Shangxian breathe a sigh of relief and kick him dozens of meters away.

"I was so scared my hands went limp!"

This explosive scene left the other Luchuan soldiers present speechless.

Just then, a "Ah-da" was heard.

Jiang Shangxian instantly displayed the aura of a tiger vanguard, forcing the hundreds of Luchuan soldiers in front of him to take a step back.

"Attack me all at once! I'm so scared I've lost my mind!"