Chapter 208: Three Days to Claim Your Head?
The cold voice reverberated throughout the venue, and everyone’s gaze turned to the standing Mu Zhaoxue.
At this moment, Mu Zhaoxue perfectly demonstrated what it meant to be heroic in the eyes of the crowd.
It turned out that women could also be so cool and charismatic at times.
Qin Zhen, standing aside, was taken aback as well.
It was at this moment that everyone remembered a serious question.
Indeed, although Qin Bei had only recently risen to fame as a genius prince, his wife, Mu Zhaoxue, had long been renowned.
She was the true first saint of the Kingdom of Wu!
Not just a burden!
The spotlight on Qin Bei had overshadowed her, especially since Mu Zhaoxue had intentionally suppressed her own status.
After all, being too noticeable as a newcomer is not exactly a good thing.
This led to a distorted perception of Qin Bei’s wife.
They completely forgot that the strongest among them was not Qin Bei, but the one who quietly followed him—Mu Zhaoxue.
As for Ji Zhuyue, the onlookers could not fathom her cultivation, merely thinking of her as a maid.
Mu Zhaoxue knew Ji Zhuyue’s intentions.
Therefore, before Ji Zhuyue could step forward, she decided to take the lead herself.
Her Empress was undoubtedly more capable than herself. If only one of them could comprehend the “Void Sutra,” Mu Zhaoxue would choose Ji Zhuyue.
Because Ji Zhuyue had a better chance of success, and the benefits from such success would be larger.
Whether it was for the entire Kingdom of Wu, or for the alliance between Wu and Great Xia.
Or just for the small family of the Northern Prince’s Mansion.
Everyone would gain more from it.
Thus, compared to these benefits, Mu Zhaoxue felt sacrificing some of her own gains was acceptable.
Her thoughts aligned surprisingly well with Ji Zhuyue’s.
It’s just that both were looking to sacrifice themselves.
…
“Right, I almost forgot about this one. She’s not just a pretty face; she’s already in the Nascent Soul stage. Taking care of Ling Tianyi shouldn’t be a problem.”
“Then it seems Ling Tianyi is done for; he probably won’t make it out of this royal tomb.”
“That’s a given! He’s already sacrificed his opportunity to enter the inner circle. Does it make sense to let him leave this royal tomb?”
…
The crowd buzzed with chatter. Qin Zhen glanced at Mu Zhaoxue and then said to Qin Bei, “If you really want to deal with Ling Tianyi, let your sister-in-law handle it. This seems like the best option. You need to enter the inner circle and break into the core area!”
Qin Zhen knew this kind of sacrifice might not be ideal.
However, compared to the impossibility of getting Qin Bei into the inner circle, this was the best option.
Moreover, for Qin Zhen, there’s a difference between kin and strangers. Even though Mu Zhaoxue and Qin Bei were now a couple, Qin Zhen still thought Qin Bei was more important than Mu Zhaoxue.
This was a perfectly reasonable stance.
Yet while everyone thought this was the best choice, Qin Bei chose otherwise.
He reached out to grab Mu Zhaoxue, who was about to leave.
This girl was in such a rush, fearing that Ji Zhuyue might compete with her and create a conflict, so she was about to bolt right after speaking.
Fortunately, Qin Bei stopped her.
“What’s the hurry? Who said we must send someone to deal with them?”
Qin Bei shook his head with a smile.
“What?”
Mu Zhaoxue was puzzled, not quite understanding what Qin Bei was getting at.
“Quite simply… just watch!”
Without further ado, a longbow appeared in Qin Bei’s hands for all to see. SFX: whoosh!*
“What’s this? I can’t tell what kind of weapon it is!”
“I can’t tell either. I thought Prince Bei uses a spear? When did he start using a bow?”
“And I haven’t heard that he acquired a powerful bow. Besides, at Prince Bei’s level, even if the bow is top-notch, he couldn’t possibly shoot down Ling Tianyi a hundred miles away with one arrow, right?”
…
The puzzlement was not limited to the others; Mu Zhaoxue and Ji Zhuyue were also confused.
Because even they had no idea when Qin Bei would start using a bow and arrow.
But after a careful examination, they spotted the issue.
The bow in Qin Bei’s hand wasn’t a real weapon at all.
Or more accurately, it wasn’t a tangible weapon but, rather, a bow temporarily formed from soul power.
Those who recognized the distinct nature of this bow were left in shock.
In that moment, they finally realized how far Qin Bei’s soul power had advanced.
It was even higher than many present in the Nascent Soul Realm!
This revelation left the onlookers envious, as it confirmed the validity of the twelve thousand sixth-order soul pearls.
Yet the crowd still had questions.
Even with such powerful soul power, what good would it do?
Let’s not even think about killing someone a hundred miles away; even taking down a target ten miles away would be difficult!
Numerous cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm did not believe they could manage such a feat.
Just as everyone was still scratching their heads, Qin Bei produced several sixth-order soul pearls from his Cosmos Bag.
One of them shattered, releasing the soul power within, which formed into an arrow that landed on the longbow. SFX: crash!*
The audience was mystified by Qin Bei’s antics. SFX: huh?*
Qin Bei then extracted an unfamiliar item from his bag, something no one recognized.
Only Qin Bei understood.
These were land mines that the system had awarded him, and of course, he also purchased some for a hefty cost of a hundred krypton gold points each.
In his bid to intimidate everyone, Qin Bei splurged 20,000 krypton gold points to stockpile two hundred of them!
If a land mine detonated in front of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, they wouldn’t make it out alive.
And here was Qin Bei, directly using two hundred of the things.
This wasn’t just about taking down Ling Tianyi but also to instill fear in everyone present!
Drawing the bowstring, the arrow made from soul power carved through the air, loaded with dozens of land mines, heading straight toward Ling Tianyi’s direction. SFX: whoosh!*
As they beheld this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.
What was Qin Bei planning?
Was he shooting an arrow just to warn Ling Tianyi and the others?
The issue was, could any arrow even reach a hundred miles?
Clearly, Qin Bei’s power wasn’t sufficient.
As expected, the very next moment, they saw the launched arrow slowly fade from view, clearly a result of inadequate strength.
But just when everyone thought those odd beads would plummet to the ground, one soul pearl exploded, transforming back into an arrow and propelling the strange beads forward. SFX: boom!*
Round and round it went.
Everyone caught on to the reality that the soul pearls could be used this way.
No wonder Qin Bei opted for that odd longbow.
SWOOSH~
While everyone was preoccupied with that spectacle, Qin Bei let loose another arrow. SFX: fwhoosh!*
SWOOSH~
Another arrow flew out.
“What’s he trying to do? Send three arrows to tell Ling Tianyi he isn’t to be trifled with?”
“Even if he manages to get those there, there’s no killing power. At most, it would only serve as a warning to Ling Tianyi.”
“My guess is, Prince Bei is signaling, ‘Kid! Just wait, in three days, I’ll claim your head!’”
“Ha! If Ling Tianyi actually saw those three arrows, he would’ve bolted long ago. Why wait three days? What a joke!”
…
Looking at these three harmless arrows, nobody really understood what Qin Bei was up to.
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