Chapter 450: Chapter 450: Don’t Look Down on Women
Hum!
After hearing Xiao Zhe’s speech, the fifteen thousand elite guards experienced a jolt in their minds.
If Yang Xiao can truly do this, naturally, it would be best to accept Yang Xiao as the boss. Everyone has personally witnessed Yang Xiao’s capabilities, only such a person can lead us all to face the upcoming wars, and moreover, Yang Xiao’s policies of governance can greatly benefit us all.
If we were to go back and engage in internal struggles again, it would be the ordinary people who suffer.
As fifteen thousand elite guards, the majority of them hope to settle down instead of continuing the endless killing and losing lives in vain.
Someone shouted:
"Yang Xiao, can you really fulfill your promise? Forget about a 20-80 split, even a 30-70 or 40-60 split would be acceptable to us."
Yang Xiao replied with a faint smile:
"You can ask the six thousand brothers and sisters behind me; our policies in Nanmu City have always been like this. Moreover, since the day I became the City King, I’ve rarely touched the public resources contributed by everyone. Most of the evolution resources are used to help those excellent brothers and sisters to increase their Evolution Levels."
As Yang Xiao spoke, many were immediately swayed.
"Alright, Yang Xiao, come be our boss. Just don’t make us engage in relentless killing," someone said.
"I’m sick of fighting every day. Several of my brothers have already died."
"Our current Evolution Levels are low because the resources have been handed over. If we can really have a 20-80 resource split, I can move up a Level next month."
"Fine, Yang Xiao, we welcome you as our boss."
...
Zhou Hua and a dozen other leaders with Enhanced Gene Primary Level exchanged glances. They all wanted to be the boss, but they knew that none of them had that capability.
Gong Yu, Xia Luo, Xiao Zhe, Zhao Gang, Long Yongjun, and others stepped forward. Xia Luo looked over at the silent Zhou Hua and scoffed:
"Zhou Hua, don’t tell me you want to be the boss?"
Stunned, Zhou Hua immediately responded:
"Heh, I don’t have that kind of ability."
"Well, good to know you understand that. If you wish to be the boss, duel with me right now. If you don’t have the ability, then best to die without that aspiration."
Zhou Hua was taken aback as he realized that Xia Luo was warning him. This critical moment was not the time for Yang Xiao to kill him; as long as he cooperated accordingly, Yang Xiao would still make significant use of him. So he said loudly:
"Brothers, Xie Jun is dead, and our four cities are now like dragon without a head. I don’t believe I have the capability to be the boss, and I think neither do any of you here. If we all go back and fight amongst ourselves, we’ll find no peace. Wouldn’t it be better to honor Yang Xiao as our boss? What do you say?"
Zhou Hua, once the deputy to Xie Jun, also had some stature in the eyes of the crowd. Now that he had spoken, the others naturally had no objections.
Especially the ordinary guards below, who shouted loudly:
"Alright, we acknowledge Yang Xiao as our boss."
"I agree!"
"I agree too!"
...
Moments later, the scene erupted in chanting:
"Yang Xiao, Yang Xiao, Yang Xiao..."
"Greetings to the Boss!"
Fifteen thousand people kneeled in unison.
Yang Xiao smiled and breathed a sigh of relief as he managed to control a potentially chaotic fight.
"Good, since my brothers hold me in high regard, I swear that I will not let down the trust of my brothers and sisters. From now on, the severe policies of Xie Jun’s regime are abolished. From now on, when hunting Mutated Creatures, you only need to hand over 20% of the resources.
Also, I hereby set three unbreakable rules: those who commit murder, insult women, or rob others of their property shall be killed without mercy, no matter who they are!"
"Yay! Long live Yang Xiao!"
"Long live the Boss!"
...
The shouts of fifteen thousand people thundered through the air.
"Everyone, go back to your respective places now. Positions will remain unchanged for now. Zhou Hua, how many of you have broken through to the Enhanced Gene Primary Level?"
"Reporting to the Boss, there are a total of twenty people now."
"Good, you twenty stay here. The rest return to your respective stations along the original route."
Zhou Hua was taken aback and asked:
"Boss, is there something?"
Yang Xiao said with a laugh:
"Don’t worry, I have no interest in killing you. If I wanted to kill you, I could do so anytime and anywhere without resorting to any tricks."
Zhou Hua’s face went through a series of awkward expressions.
After the withdrawal of the 15,000 troops, Yang Xiao also ordered the 6,000 behind him to retreat. Bringing Gong Yu, Xia Luo, Xiao Zhe, and others, including Zhou Hua and twenty other experts, they went directly to Shaolin Temple.
Zhou Hua and his nineteen brothers felt uneasy, not knowing what Yang Xiao had in store for them. However, Yang Xiao spoke the truth; if he wanted to kill Zhou Hua, he could do so at any time and without any sneakiness. But, what was the reason for keeping them?
Nevertheless, Zhou Hua and the others felt very nervous.
Yang Xiao led everyone to the square of Xianan University and said to Zhou Hua:
"Zhou Hua, all of you are at the Enhanced Gene Primary Level. Xia Luo and his peers are at the same level as you. Xia Luo, have a spar with Zhou Hua. Stop at the first touch."
"Ah?"
Both Zhou Hua and Xia Luo were taken aback, not sure what Yang Xiao was plotting.
"Don’t hesitate. Come on, both sides are not to use Beast Soul or Soul Skills. Use the other cultivation skills you practice regularly for the competition, and stop at the first touch."
Without hesitation, Xia Luo drew his longsword and saluted Zhou Hua with a fist:
"Brother Zhou, please!"
Zhou Hua had no choice but to take out his longsword and reply:
"Please!"
In a flash, Xia Luo flicked his longsword, thrusting at Zhou Hua.
Zhou Hua was taken aback. ’Damn, how is Xia Luo so fast?’
Xia Luo’s longsword pierced the air, heading straight for Zhou Hua’s throat. Zhou Hua hurriedly raised his sword to block. Xia Luo flashed by his side, and with a reverse strike of the longsword, he aimed at Zhou Hua’s back.
Zhou Hua was startled, feeling a killing aura coming on. Just when he was about to turn around and counterattack, he felt his back lightly tapped. When he turned to look, Xia Luo had already retreated several meters, saluting with a fist:
"Brother Zhou, thank you for letting me win!"
Zhou Hua was dumbfounded. ’I lost?’
The nineteen experts at the Enhanced Gene Primary Level who came with Zhou Hua were internally shocked. As bystanders, they saw clearly how Xia Luo had subdued Zhou Hua with two swift moves. However, with the last reverse strike, Xia Luo merely lightly tapped Zhou Hua’s armor before retreating. If it had been a fight to the death, Zhou Hua would have been dead.
Yang Xiao said indifferently:
"Don’t doubt it. Xia Luo’s gene level is just Enhanced Gene Primary Level. Anyone else want to give it a try?"
A tall young man shouted:
"Let me try."
His name was Jiang Yun, a fierce man wielding a 2-meter long saber, using the Fiery Flame Saber Technique learned from a fire lizard.
Among the twenty experts present, Jiang Yun was second only to Zhou Hua.
Just as Xia Luo was about to engage, Yang Xiao gestured with his hand:
"Xia Luo, there’s no need for you to fight. Huang Wen, you go."
Huang Wen stepped forward, drawing out a crimson longsword.
Seeing that it was a girl, Jiang Yun immediately said:
"Boss, you’d better let Brother Xia Luo fight me, or put up another man. It doesn’t feel honorable to fight a girl!"
"Heh, wait until you can actually beat her, then talk. Huang Wen, go ahead!"
With a pleasant laugh, Huang Wen leapt into the air, covering over twenty meters, her longsword swirling towards Jiang Yun like a flood dragon.
Huang Wen had cultivated the ancient martial arts of the Shenming Mountain Sect for three months now, achieving great skill in swordsmanship, inner strength, and qinggong.
"Ah, you’re actually coming at me? I never hit women, sigh,"
Jiang Yun sighed, but then sensed something wrong. Huang Wen’s longsword suddenly released a 1-meter-long sword qi, carrying an awe-inspiring pressure, and stabbed directly at him.
Jiang Yun quickly used his saber to defend, but to his surprise, Huang Wen’s sword qi suddenly grew to over 2 meters long.
Swoosh!
The piercing sword qi passed by Jiang Yun’s saber, pointing right at his forehead.
Jiang Yun yelled in fright, a chilling fear rising from within.
Huang Wen smiled faintly, retracting her sword qi, and said:
"Don’t underestimate women! Killing you would take just a minute."