AGM 303 - The Strength of Fatty


    Chu Mang was boiling with anger when he heard her story. Ye Xi’s father didn’t like the shackles of power and hence chose to be unfettered, yet such a thing still happened to him.


    Fan Le narrowed his eyes, “Ye Xi, the King’s Consort’s older brother, does he know the identity of your mother?”


    “I’m not very sure about that.” Ye Xi shook her head, as Fan Le’s eyes shone with a strange glow. Fan Le then continued, “Back then, I’m sure your mother would have revealed her identity, yet, the elder brother of the Conferred King’s consort still did what he did. I think, things might not be as simple as what you’ve always imagined.”


    “Are you saying that man might have done what he did because he was under the orders of King Yi? But... that man was eventually killed by my father.” Ye Xi wiped her tears away, bitterly smiling as she shook her head. “I’m sorry for breaking down like that. Bro Wentian, Big Bro Chu Mang and Fan Le, you guys better leave this ce. You might get caught in the middle of this conflict between my family and theirs. That young lord just now was the second son of King Yi.”


    “Silly girl, don’t worry, your Big Bro Chu Mang is also a High Prince. His older brother is the Emperor of a country.” Qin Wentian smiled. Qiyun was only a small country that was under the administration of the Ouyang Aristocrat n, and so Qin Wentian did not ce much importance to it.


    Even the most casual factions of power from the Moon Continent couldpletely eradicate a small country like this with ease.


    Ye Xi nced doubtfully at Chu Mang, “Big Bro Chu Mang, is that true?”


    “Yeah, Wentian gave the ruling authority to my elder brother, and my elder brothermanded me to roam the world,” Chu Mang straightforwardly replied. Ye Xi felt slightly confused when she heard his words but didn’t probe further. And as the four of them continued chatting, the atmosphere soon lightened up again.


    Qin Wentian, Chu Mang and Fan Le actually all seemed very ordinary. Qin Wentian was gentle and quiet. Fan Le loved to joke around with his somewhat shameless personality, but at heart, he was a good person. Chu Mang was honest and uplicated, giving people the feeling that he was a big softy. It had been too long since Ye Xiughed so much in thepany of others.


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    The rays of the sun cascaded onto the great earth, heralding theing of a new dawn. The weather today was extremely fine as well, and at this moment, there were already a few people standing guard at the front-most stone tforms in the Gazing-Dragon Mountain Rampart. The others in the crowd stood to the side as the ce was drowned by all the voices deep in discussion.


    “Brother Wentian, let’s leave.” Ye Xi pulled on the sleeves of Qin Wentian, yet he continued sitting there. He then smiled at her, “Ye Xi, is your fathering here today as well?”


    “Yeah, for his safety, his highness allowed him to be his personal bodyguard and has treated him very well. I’m sure he’ll be here today as well.” Ye Xi lightly nodded her head.


    “You will be able to see your father then, why do you want to leave?” Qin Wentian gently smiled, yet Ye Xi still felt a faint sense of worry.


    “Sleeping God, bettere over here. We are not allowed to stay near the front-most tforms.” Somebody in the crowd tried to persuade him out of a sense of goodwill.


    “The whole lot of you better know what’s good for you. The High Princese here at this time every year just toprehend the depictions. This matter is extremely crucial to them, so if you offend them, the only path remaining is death.”


    “Thank you for everyone’s kindness, but... isn’t that guy standing there as well?” Qin Wentian pointed to a figure not far away. The figure was a swordsman, who had a rusty long sword strapped upon his back. The swordsman sat quietly alone, immersed in his ownprehensions, with nothing else beside him.


    The crowd rolled their eyes. Was Sleeping God still asleep? That swordsman was someone even the High Princes would show respect to, so it wasughable to evenpare himself to such an esteemed character.


    “Brother Wentian, his name is ‘Thirteen’, and he’s the number one swordsman in Qiyun. The Mandate heprehends is the Mandate of Sword and it’s already at the Transformation Boundary of the first level,” Ye Xi exined in a low voice. Qin Wentian nced at that young-looking swordsman in astonishment. Being at the sixth-level of Yuanfu wasn’t anything much, but his Mandate had already reached the Transformation Boundary at such a young age. How astounding.


    “Not bad. He has a few shades of my talent but our levels are still far apart.” Fatty grinned. Ye Xi rolled her eyes, this fatty was only good at one thing—blowing his own trumpet.


    Right then, a group of about thirty to forty people walked over to the stone tforms.


    The second son of King Yi, which was the young lord from yesterday, led the way. However, a severe frown soon appeared on his face as he turned his gaze towards the mountain rampart, his eyes glinting with a cold light. Qin Wentian and the other riffraff were still hanging around, tantly defying the orders he had given them yesterday.


    “Didn’t I say that I didn’t want to see your faces here?” the young man shouted in a rage as killing intent gushed out from him. “Ye Xi, do you really think that because of his highness, I wouldn’t dare to kill you?”


    “But, why can’t we stay here?” Fan Le asked in an innocent voice.


    “If the High Princes weren’t here today, I would definitely ughter the whole lot of you. Never mind, I’m feeling merciful. I shall give you all ten breaths of time, so if you want to live, you’d better get out of my sight,” the young man spoke, as a dangerous glint shed in his eyes. After speaking, several of his bodyguards stepped forwards, surrounding Qin Wentian and the rest.


    Soon after, the entire entourage arrived. The three High Princes stood in the middle of the protective guards, each of them exuding an extraordinary demeanor. At that moment, a middle-aged man left the side of one of the High Princes, walking out as he spoke, “Xi`er, what are you doing here? Leave quickly.”


    “Father.” Ye Xi gazed at the middle-aged man, as she lowered her head. She then turned to Qin Wentian, “Brother Wentian, let’s leave.”


    “Ye Xi, why do we need to move? Does this ce have the name of its owner imprinted on it? Anyway, this ce is the best spot for us toprehend the depictions, so let’s just stay here instead.” Qin Wentian smiled at Ye Xi. His smile was exceedingly calm, as though he didn’t put the ire of the young lord in his eyes at all.


    “You pieces of shit.” The young man’s eyes shed fire as he stared at the group on the three front-most stone tforms. This bunch of riffraff was obviously intent on upying the positions that were to be used for the High Princes.


    Even the swordsman ‘Thirteen’ sat on a stone tform that was more to the side, indicating he was giving face to the High Princes of Qiyun.


    “Brother Thirteen.”


    At this moment, one of the High Princes called out. Thirteen shifted his gaze over and lightly nodded in response, “Your highness.”


    “The effort Brother Thirteen puts in his cultivation puts me to shame. I’ll pray for your sessful breakthrough to the Heavenly Dipper Realm.” That High Princeughed, extremely courteous. Thirteen calmly replied, “I shall try my best, thank you for the well wishes.”


    After which, that High Prince’s nce shifted onto Ye Xi as he spoke to Ye Xi’s father, “Uncle Ye, look how big Ye Xi has grown. Quickly, ask her toe over.”


    Ye Xi’s father hesitated slightly before calling out, “Ye Xi,e here.”Ye Xi cast a nce at her father before shaking her head and gesturing to those at her side, “Father, these are my friends, Brother Wentian, Big Bro Chu Mang, and Fan Le.”


    “Stop acting wilful,” Ye Xi’s father lightly berated. After which, he turned to Qin Wentian and the rest, “Friends, Ye Xi is too insensible, could you guys leave first?”“Uncle Ye, the Gazing-Mountain Rampart is a ce that’s free for all to visit and there are plenty of stone tforms here as well, why do we have to leave?” Fan Le grinned.


    “Don’t hurt Ye Xi,” that High Prince indifferentlymanded. This undoubtedly meant that Qin Wentian and the others could be killed without mercy.


    The young man nodded, he immediately understood what he should do. With a wave of his hands, three other silhouettes stepped out, their bodies radiating an ice-cold killing intent.“I’ve already reminded you that the High Princes would visit the Gazing-Mountain Rampart today. Yet, you guys still persisted in courting your own deaths. Let me send you to hell then,” that young man coldly stated. The three guards he sent out weren’t weak, all of them were at the fifth-level of Yuanfu.As for Qin Wentian’s group, the three of them were all extremely young, Chu Mang was the oldest, about twenty plus of age while Qin Wentian and Fan Le weren’t even twenty. It was more than sufficient to send out three cultivators at the fifth-level of Yuanfu to get rid of them.


    The spectators at the side all felt that it was a great pity. This Sleeping God and Axe Demon were extremely humorous people throughout this period of time where they had cultivated together. They didn’t deserve to die like this.


    “Brother Mang, they’re saying that we need to piss off during their visit. What do you think we should do?” Fan Le’s fleshy face scrunched together as he continued grinning, yet his eyes shed with a cold fire.“Do you want to do it? Or do you want me to do it?” Chu Mang cut to the chase.


    “Let me do it then, there’s no need for you to act yet.” Fan Leughed, as his eyes lighted up. His Arrow-type Astral Souls were released, as a resplendent bow took form in his hands, coalesced from Astral Light.


    “Huh?” The crowd were all dumbfounded by Fan Le’s action. That fatty wanted to fight them head on?


    But he was facing against three cultivators at the fifth-level of Yuanfu.


    “Courting death.” One of the guards instantly increased his speed, moving towards Fan Le. He mmed forth with his fist, the might of his strike was like a gigantic boulder rolling down the mountains. It was extremely terrifying.However, at the same instant, a golden streak of arrow-like lightning, imbued with relentless mes, fired forth from Fan Le’s bow.


    Swift, extremely swift. Like Chu Mang, Fan Le had alreadyprehended the first level of insights into the Mandate of Arrows, Insta-shot.


    Insta-shot at the Advanced Boundary granted an ordinary arrow an increment of speed by a factor of four times.


    Speed was also strength, and considering arrows were always unleashed during the instant of explosive momentum, how could archers not be tyrannical?“Chi!” A crisp sound echoed, as the manifestation of that fist attack was shattered into nothingness. The arrow instantly reached the guard, whose countenance drastically fell when he felt the power of the attack. His Astral Soul then red as his entire body gained stone-like properties.


    BOOM! The arrow of Fan Le collided into his stoneskin, driving him backwards. Fan Le actually seeded in wounding the guard despite the guard’s heightened defense.


    At the same instant, the second and third arrows prated through space, piercing right into the centre of the guard’s brow, activating a terrifying ze that erupted into an inferno.


    Describing the battle itself had taken time, but in actuality it happened in the blink of an eye. The other two guards stared dumbfoundedly as theirpanion burnt into ashes. How could Fan Le miss this opportune moment where their attentions were distracted? Grinning shamelessly, he immediately let go of two arrows. Two golden streaks of lightning zoomed past, killing the other two within a breath of time. Just like that, three cultivators at the fifth-level of Yuanfu had been in.Everyone in the crowd had frozen in shock while witnessing the entire scenario.


    The strength of this fatty was also on the fifth-level of Yuanfu. But the will of his Mandate incorporated the power of his bloodline limit.


    Fan Le didn’t lower his bow. On the contrary, he nocked an arrow aiming straight at the young lord that was the son of King Yi.


    A smile curled on his face, bringing to mind the sly smile of a devil. The young lord met his look and his face instantly paled!