This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

However, this was only a minority. After all, this was Yong'an City, the capital of the Great Qian Dynasty. How could the onlookers tolerate it? Angri curses instantly echoed outside Yong'an City.

"Where did this barbarian come from, daring to shout outside my Great Qian capital? Is there any brave warrior who can take his head? I'm willing to pay a thousand taels of silver!"

"You son of a bitch, I can't stand it anymore! This barbarian from the north is running wild in our Yong'an City. If we don't teach him a lesson, he'll think there are no men in Yong'an!"

"Barbarians must die!"

"A bunch of uncivilized savages, do they even deserve to enter our Yong'an?"

. . .

The rising and falling shouts of curses did not shame the wild man; on the contrary, they excited him even more.

"A bunch of spineless cowards, all they do is hurl insults. I'm standing right here. Anyone want to come up and challenge me? You were all cowards on the Northern Battlefield. Are you sure the people in the Great Qian capital are cowards too? Haha."

Seeing these arrogant people blocking the main gate of Yong'an City, many people couldn't resist rushing forward.

"I've come to meet you, I am..."

"Enough with the nonsense, I have no interest in the names of dead people."

Just as someone rushed out, before he even reached the savage, a figure descended from the sky. With a tremor of the earth, the man was stomped to the ground, coughing up blood. His disbelieving eyes betrayed his immediate regret. Then, his head lolled to the side, and he showed no signs of life.

He crushed a person with a single kick, which shocked everyone present.

"What a brutal way to attack," someone remarked.

"Haha, so all the men in Yong'an are such good-for-nothings. Don't blame me for playing with your women then,"

The arrogant laughter made even the officials at the very front of the assembly frown; this was a public slap in the face to the Great Qian Dynasty.

"Is anyone else here? I can kill you trash without breaking a sweat. I can crush one of you with my hand or stomp one of you with my foot. How boring!"

Anger spread throughout Yong'an City, and the commotion attracted a growing crowd. But upon witnessing a barbarian overpowering Yong'an, the crowd's anger flared even more intensely.

"How dare you barbarians run rampant in my Yong'an City? I've come to deal with you!"

A镖客 (bodyguard/courier) wielding a long spear leaped down from the city wall, his spear pointed at the barbarians with immense downward force.

"This is the Soul-Chasing Spear from the Tianxia Escort Agency. That barbarian is doomed now!"

Before the man could finish speaking, a mocking smile appeared on his lips. He raised his fist with one hand and struck directly at the Soul-Chasing Spear.

"Break it!"

To everyone's astonishment, the Soul-Chasing Spear, which had fallen from the sky, was struck at the tip by a fist, then began to shatter, continuing until the very end. The fist's force remained undiminished, striking the attacker directly in the chest.

With a "whoosh," blood spurted into the air, and the figure wielding the Soul-Chasing Spear was sent flying by a punch, falling into the crowd, his fate unknown.

"Hiss," a chill ran through him, and looking at the barbarian again, his fist was completely unharmed.

Only then did some of the civil and military officials open their eyes, all staring at the two at the front, waiting for them to speak. However, the two elderly men at the front merely frowned, their eyes remaining closed, as if everything was irrelevant to them.

Xiao Xingchen was also puzzled by this. Where were the military officers of the Great Qian Dynasty?

The first question is why there are no officers at the main gate of Yong'an City.

My second question is, why the hell did so many civil and military officials come to greet this enemy state entering the capital? Anyone who didn't know better would think it was Emperor Wu returning to the capital.

His third question came from looking up at the princes' camp. How could they still be chatting and laughing at this point? Wasn't this a slap in the face to them?

His fourth question was that the wagons, seemingly waiting in the distance, had stopped in place, as if awaiting the outcome at the gate. Xiao Xingchen understood this perfectly; after all, they were there to intimidate the Great Qian, and they wouldn't enter the city until the intimidation had been completed.

At this moment, he was pulling Lan Beitang back, preventing him from rushing in. If he hadn't been held back, the scholar swordsman would have already drawn his sword and gone to fight.

Seeing Lan Beitang's puzzlement, he shook his head slightly.

"Don't be impulsive, I have a feeling something is wrong."

But Xiao Xingchen couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong. Putting himself in their shoes, if this Great Qian were the Great Xia of his previous life, and the Japanese pirates dared to be so arrogant at his doorstep, he was sure he would use a human wave to crush those arrogant little dwarfs.

However, while the anger of the people of Daqian was ignited, those of high status remained calm and composed, seemingly unaffected by anything.

"Could there be a backup plan?" Xiao Xingchen murmured.

Daji's lips curled into a smile, quite certain of Xiao Xingchen's guess. After glancing into the distance, she felt it necessary to remind him, lest he cause any more trouble.

"Someone is heading this way. The people you see are probably waiting for that person."

Daji's voice echoed in his mind, causing Xiao Xingchen's eyes to flicker.

That's right. The civil and military officials are not welcoming the wilderness, but another person. But who has such grand airs that they would have all the officials personally welcome them?

It's important to understand that the Princess's return to the capital was merely caused by the Crown Prince and other princes making a fuss, but the identity of the person who has arrived now...

"Hmph, a bunch of useless trash. Are all the men in Yong'an City dead? If there aren't any men, I'm going to start stealing women."

The barbarian continued to laugh loudly.

"Chaolumen, this is where you went wrong. They sent civil and military officials to welcome us, and you dared to embarrass them in public. Luckily, they have a good temper and didn't hold it against you. Don't make too many demands later; just a few princesses to warm the bed will be enough."

"Women from Daqian are soft and fragrant, haha,"

Another foul sound rang out at the city gate. People saw a man and a horse galloping rapidly towards them from the caravan that had stopped in the wilderness. They rode all the way to the walls of Yong'an City before slowing down, and then a blood-red flag was flung out.

It was placed precisely at the very front of all the officials.

"The Blood-Stained Banner of the Wilderness, why don't you kneel and pay homage?"

Even Xiao Xingchen couldn't help but let out a sound this time, looking completely astonished.

"I rely on?"

I've seen impressive people, but I've never seen anything like this. Making people kneel before the enemy flag at the very gates of the Great Qian Dynasty—is this guy missing a screw in his head? Does he not know how to spell death?

Meanwhile, his hands were also busy, pulling hard on Lan Beitang, who was trying to rush out.

"Don't stop me, I'm going to kill this arrogant barbarian!"

"Brother Lan, don't be impulsive. Take my advice. Don't be fooled by his current antics; he'll definitely make him drag Qingdan away in a moment."

If Lan Beitang was so enraged, one can imagine how others were.

The people were furious, and the crowd began to surge. If this continued, there would definitely be a big mess. Xiao Xingchen thought to himself, "It's really strange that they can tolerate this."

Those wild and uncivilized people are getting too big for their britches, while the officials on the Great Qian side haven't made a single move.

As expected, after the blood-red flag was thrown out, the true master seemed enraged. A flying sword carrying flames shot out from the city, aimed directly at the blood-red flag, intending to cut it in two.

The rider then showed a satisfied expression and turned to the rough-looking man from before, saying...

"Chao Lumen, your opponent has arrived. Go and crush him."