Empress, please have some self-respect. I am not your husband.

The people of Qian Kingdom were taken aback at first, but then their faces lit up with joy. The young Emperor Qian hurriedly said, "Quickly! Bring them here!"

Yu Ningyan frowned slightly, and gave a disdainful laugh: "So what if the imperial edict has been answered? Do you all think that you can break the deadlock with someone of unknown origin? That's wishful thinking!"

Despite being in the Qian Kingdom, Yu Ningyan was so arrogant. Even though the people of the Qian Kingdom were furious, they couldn't utter a single harsh word. This showed that compared to the powerful Western Chu, the Qian Kingdom was really too weak.

In a short while, Lu Feng and Qin Xinyi appeared in everyone's sight.

Upon seeing that his daughter had also come, Qin Ming, the Minister of Revenue of Qian Kingdom, was immediately taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Xinyi, what brings you here? Could it be that you were the one who took down the imperial edict?"

Emperor Qian was also puzzled, but his gaze fell on Lu Feng, who was holding the imperial edict, and he secretly sized him up.

Qin Xinyi shook her head slightly and glared at Lu Feng beside her, "It was Lu Feng who exposed it."

Now that we've arrived at the training ground, it's too late for you to regret it!

She felt a little annoyed and pondered how to defend Lu Feng later.

But Qin Ming was startled when he heard the name Lu Feng, and stared at Lu Feng as if he had seen a ghost: "You are Lu Feng!"

Lu Feng simply nodded slightly, but Emperor Qian's suspicions only grew, and he asked, "Minister Qin, what exactly happened?"

Faced with His Majesty's question, Qin Ming dared not conceal anything and honestly told him everything.

When the civil and military officials heard that Old Master Qin actually wanted to marry Qin Xinyi to Lu Feng, they were all quite surprised. Qin Xinyi was a top beauty in the capital, and she was also a dream goddess for many young talents in the capital.

But it's no secret that Qin Xinyi is in love with the Crimson Flame War God. Could it be that Lu Feng acted rashly and tore up the imperial edict just out of jealousy?

Emperor Qian thought so too, but at this moment, facing Western Chu, none of his civil and military officials dared to accept the challenge, so he could only place his hopes on Lu Feng.

"Lu Feng".

Lu Feng, who had been silent all along, finally spoke, his tone neither humble nor arrogant: "This humble subject is here."

"Do you dare to accept the challenge from Western Chu?"

Just as Lu Feng was about to agree, Qin Xinyi, who was standing to the side, became anxious. Not wanting to see Lu Feng die, she quickly spoke up: "Your Majesty, Lu Feng acted impulsively. Please forgive him."

Lu Feng was speechless. In order to prevent Qin Xinyi from ruining things, he interrupted her, saying, "It's just the mere Western Chu. Lu Feng is willing to accept the challenge."

"Lu Feng, are you looking for death?!" Qin Xinyi was furious.

The mere mention of the four characters "Western Chu" further displeased Princess Yu Ningyan and her subordinates: "Where did this clown come from, daring to look down on my Western Chu!"

"You're so arrogant and ignorant!"

"Arrogant!"

Emperor Qian and his civil and military officials frowned. This kid was far too arrogant and presumptuous. This was the Western Chu Kingdom!

The most powerful dynasty among the four kingdoms.

Young people really don't know that there are always people more capable than themselves, and that there's always something beyond their understanding.

At the moment, everyone had a bad impression of Lu Feng, and one person couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, this boy is arrogant and unruly, and cannot be entrusted with important responsibilities!"

Lu Feng laughed and glanced at the speaker: "You seem quite humble and polite, so why didn't you accept the challenge from Western Chu? Is it because you don't want to, or because you're afraid?"

"You!" The minister who spoke immediately turned red with anger.

A military officer who was on good terms with him sneered: "You ignorant brat, the first question in the Western Chu competition is a 500-jin giant cauldron. This is clearly a way to make things difficult for people. You try to lift one up and let me see!"

Lu Feng laughed dismissively: "You blame your opponents for making things difficult just because you're incompetent? If you couldn't have children, would you blame your wife for making things difficult for you?"

"You scoundrel! How dare you humiliate me like this!" The military officer was furious.

Some of the ministers nearby almost burst out laughing, because Lu Feng was right.

Yu Ningyan and the other members of the Western Chu delegation found the situation amusing, but Emperor Qian naturally wouldn't let them continue to laugh at him, and he shouted, "Enough!"

Then he looked at Lu Feng and asked, "Lu Feng, are you confident that you can solve the first question of Western Chu?"

The guy in front of her was tall and slender, looked frail and sickly, and didn't seem like someone with superhuman strength at all, so she was very suspicious.

Unexpectedly, Lu Feng made another arrogant statement: "It's just a mere five hundred catties, easy as pie."

Princess Yu Ningyan of Western Chu chuckled, "What a madman! I'll see how you lift this five-hundred-pound bronze cauldron!"

It's clear they're going to go head-to-head with Lu Feng.

Given the current situation, looking at Lu Feng's confident face, Emperor Qian, though not entirely convinced, made up his mind, since only Lu Feng dared to accept the challenge.

"Lu Feng, I hereby order you to lead the army against Western Chu!"

As he spoke, Emperor Qian paused for a moment, then glanced at Qin Xinyi with a hint of apology, "As long as you win, I will grant you and Qin Xinyi a marriage!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Xinyi and Lu Feng were stunned. Qin Xinyi immediately glared angrily at Lu Feng: "You despicable scoundrel, this is your real purpose, isn't it!"

Lu Feng was taken aback, realizing he had been misunderstood. Just as he was about to explain, Yu Ningyan spoke up: "Fine! Lu Feng, is that it? My Western Chu accepts the challenge. I'd like to see just how capable you are!"

Lu Feng shook his head inwardly, glanced at Qin Xinyi whose beautiful eyes were almost spitting fire, and decided to explain to her later. He ignored Yu Ningyan and looked at Emperor Qian: "Your Majesty, I am willing to fight, but I hope that after I break the deadlock, Your Majesty can grant me a request."

Emperor Qian frowned slightly, feeling that he was pushing his luck, and the civil and military officials also looked displeased.

After only a slight hesitation, Emperor Qian nodded: "I agree."

"It's a deal?"

"You have no joke!"

"it is good!"

Lu Feng nodded, then turned to Yu Ningyan: "Let's cut to the chase and get started!"

Yu Ningyan said proudly, "My Western Chu warriors have already lifted that bronze cauldron; now it's your turn!"

Lu Feng glanced at the bronze cauldron on the training ground and sneered, "It's just a cauldron. You lift 500 jin, and I'll lift 1,000 jin. As long as I lift it, you Western Chu will lose. How about it?"

"Shameless talk!"

Yu Ningyan scoffed, "No one in the entire Qian Kingdom, whether civil or military, can lift 500 jin, yet you dare to dream of lifting 1,000 jin? Fine! If you alone can lift it, we'll consider this the first round a loss!"

Lu Feng laughed: "Then bring me another cauldron!"

"go with!"

Yu Ningyan looked at a burly man in her group, who was obviously the one who had brought the giant cauldron earlier. She saw him walk into the distance, lift another bronze cauldron, walk onto the training ground, and then slam it down heavily, causing dust to fly up and shocking the Qian people present.