C95 The Lash of an Angry Whip

In the study room.

Clad from the bottom-up in the attire of a night walker, butler Luo Ang, who was already over seventy years old, bowed his head slightly and said, “My prince, I have already done as you asked and from what I uncovered, the strength of that Young Master Zhan is indeed out-of-the-ordinary. Before I even made a move, he seemed to have already detected my presence, and even managed to escape through my many attempts to hold him back.”

“His palm technique was extremely powerful. From what I can see, it was at least an Earthen Taboo Martial Skill. Seeing his fighting skills, I feel that he has an 80% chance of success. If anyone with a deeper cultivation level uses that palm technique, it would instantly eliminate someone of the same cultivation level.”

“In addition, the Young Master Zhan possesses several types of elements in his fighting stance. As far as we know, they include fire, thunder, and gold.”

After he spoke until there, Luo Ang said nothing else.

Having been a butler for several decades in the Duke Palace, it was very clear to him what he should say or shouldn’t say. Zongzheng Qingxuan’s temper was notorious in these parts.

As for the report of the test results, he only needed to keep his details clear and straight to the point.

Adding too many embellishments would cause Zongzheng Qingxuan to be dissatisfied.

Zongzheng Qingxuan paused his reading and decided to put down the book in his hand, a look of astonishment emerging on his face.

“Heaven’s Token Martial Skill! With all three elements of fire, thunder, and gold, I’m afraid that even five hundred years from now, no talent from my Sky Wind Country would be a match for him. However, he is only sixteen years old and has a cultivation of only a Four Star Martial Practitioner. That is bizarre."

As he mumbled this under his breath, the corners of Zongzheng Qingxuan’s mouth lifted into a faint smile.

In his thinking, anyone who possessed all three attributes and had a Heaven’s Token Martial Skill should at least have the strength of a peak Martial Expert at the age of sixteen or seventeen.

But Zhan Tianming was only a Four Star Martial Practitioner, which was a vast difference from the talent he was capable of.

Ultimately, this was not something Zongzheng Qingxuan could easily wrap his mind around.

Even as he continued to think about it, he could not put two and two together.

Finally, he raised his eyes, looked at Luo Ang, and said to him, “Find a way to get that guy and Wanyou closer, and see how they act around each other. If this is something I can use, I will continue to cultivate their relationship. If that is not a sure thing, then let’s watch and see if he becomes a stumbling block. If he becomes a nuisance, then let’s get rid of him as soon as possible.”

“Yes.” Luo Ang nodded his head in agreement.

After Luo Ang left the room, Zongzheng Qingxuan once more picked up the book on the table again and continued reading.

But at this very moment, a black shadow emerged and knelt in the study room.

“Reporting to Your Highness, a Jiuyuan County spy is ready to give you an urgent message.”

As he said this, the man in black peeled out a small piece of paper from out of his clothes and handed it over using both hands.

Seeing the three red lines printed on the slip of paper from where he was sitting, Zongzheng Qingxuan’s eyes suddenly shrunk in their sockets. He hurried to retrieve the slip of paper, his eyes quickly sweeping through the words printed on the page.

One red line stood for a major event. And three red lines would indicate one earth-shattering event that needed attention immediately.

At this time...

Swish!

Out of his expectations, a tiny silver light flashed from the sleeve of the black-clothed man and slashed in the direction of Zongzheng Qingxuan’s neck.

The blow happened in a flash and was as fast as lightning!

Out of shock, Zongzheng Qingxuan instinctively retreated out of reflex.

However, at this very moment, another person entirely clothed in black appeared out of nowhere behind him and viciously proceeded to slap at his waist.

He was surrounded. One in front and one in back.

On the other side.

A group of guards had been alerted to Zhan Tianming’s battle with the black-clothed man and were rushing over. The guards found a servant girl and asked that servant girl to show the way for Zhan Tianming, while the guards went in search of this so-called black-clothed man.

Very quickly, the servant girl led Zhan Tianming to the outside of Zongzheng Wanyou’s courtyard.

“Young Master Zhan, please wait here for a moment. I will go inside and notify the Princess of your presence.” The servant girl said this while bowing down towards Zhan Tianming.

“Even if your status is servant or slave, in the future, you don’t need to be so polite in front of me,” Zhan Tianming said.

Submissive master-servant in feudal society had no place in his dictionary.

The servant girl also liked Zhan Tianming’s easy-going attitude, so she didn’t bother to suppress her laughter, and then went to inform her mistress, while Zhan Tianming waited in the courtyard.

Very shortly, the servant girl returned.

“Young Master Zhan, the Princess invites you in.”

Zhan Tianming nodded his head and followed the servant girl inside.

Following the servant girl’s lead, Zhan Tianming quickly arrived at the inner courtyard and was met with the scene of Zongzheng Wanyou using a whip to ruthlessly batter the wooden stake and Xiang'er who was standing at the side, looking on with a terrified expression on her face.

Clap...

Clap...

Each time the whip in Zongzheng Wanyou’s hand slashed through the air, it brought with it streaks of lightning. Her whip lashes on the wooden pillar were so frequent and direct, it had split its skin wide open and wooden chips flew in every direction.

It was obvious Zongzheng Wanyou had in her arsenal a Lightning Attribute.

“No wonder her temper is so explosive. It’s all due to the Lightning Attribute.” Zhan Tianming quietly muttered in his heart.

It was common knowledge that the elemental attributes of a human’s body would be able to affect a person’s temperamental nature to a certain degree.

You can see this with Feng Wushuang, who had an open-minded personality but was known for her fiery temper.

This was all because of her Fire Attribute.

Even though the owner of the Lightning Attribute wasn’t as hot-headed as the owner of the Fire Attribute, her temper definitely was categorized as a thunder in the Divine Punishment. If anyone dared offended her, she would not hesitate to show them their place and with absolutely no remorse.

Wait a second...

Zhan Tianming’s heart jumped in his chest.

Damn!

Why did it have to be like this?

Looking at the damage Zongzheng Wanyou had done to the wooden stake, Zhan Tianming immediately felt an itch in his throat and a chill invade his body.

Because spelled out on the wooden stake was the word ‘thief.’

There was no need to point any fingers. Zhan Tianming instantly knew that the ‘thief’ referred to him.

Phew...

Bang!

With one violent lash, the wooden stake with the word ‘thief’ written on it, was splattered into a million pieces.

At this moment, Zongzheng Wanyou seemed to sense his presence. She turned her enraged features in his direction. Her pair of beautiful eyes swept the courtyard and then latched onto Zhan Tianming as if she wanted to devour him whole.

But luckily, Zhan Tianming was able to calm his nerves and did not run in the other direction.

“Humph! What are you doing here, you despicable thief?” Zongzheng Wanyou snapped.

She’s certainly not in the best of moods right now.

Moreover, that fool Zhang Bao had just shown up. When they had first met, he had surrounded her with handclaps while saying ‘what a beautiful wife’ over and over again.

Seeing that idiot Zhang Bao again, Zongzheng Wanyou had had enough.

The thought of tying the knot with such a person was enough to make her rage.

Zhan Tianming grinned. “Princess Wanyou, why such a dark expression on your face? Has someone angered you?”

“Hmph, how’s that any of your business?” Zongzheng Wanyou snorted lightly.

Then, the sound of the whip shook the air around them.

Clap!

The green bricks around Zhan Tianming’s feet crackled with static electricity. The body of the whip was like a huge black snake, lying in wait on the ground. It was as if the moment Zhan Tianming made a move, it would not bother to hang back before striking and tearing him apart limb from limb.

“Sigh, as expected, all women are tigers.”

Zhan Tianming could not help but sigh exasperatedly.

Just as Zhan Tianming was mumbling under his breath, Zongzheng Wanyou took that chance to walk over angrily.

Those beautiful eyes stared straight at Zhan Tianming, without blinking.

“Humph! Thief, I’m here to settle the score regarding you sneaking a peek at me back then.”