121: The emperor is arrogant? Go ask him if he can take a beating.

The third day since the Great Xia Dynasty's revival.

Before the mountain gate of the Kaoshan Sect.

A magnificent dragon boat, made of gold and radiating a thousand strands of auspicious Qi, broke through the clouds and stopped arrogantly directly above the Sect.

An old eunuch with a feminine aura, wearing a python robe and a clean-shaven face, held a scroll of golden Imperial Decree. Standing at the bow, he looked down at the floating immortal mountains shrouded in Immortal Qi below with eyes as if looking at dead people.

He cleared his throat, and his shrill, ear-piercing voice, like a demonic sound drilling into the ears, instantly spread throughout the entire Kaoshan Sect.

"The Imperial Decree has arrived—!"

"Kaoshan Sect Revered Master Li Daoxuan, receive the decree!"

The voice echoed through the valley, but no one answered.

Inside the mountain gate, it was still a scene of peace and harmony.

The Disciples who should be farming were farming, and those who should be feeding chickens were feeding chickens, as if they hadn't heard the commotion in the sky at all.

The old eunuch's face instantly darkened.

"How bold!"

"The Great Xia Dynasty's Imperial Decree has arrived, yet you dare to ignore it?!"

"Do you want... your entire Sect to be executed?!"

A terrifying aura belonging to the Peak Soul Transformation Stage suddenly erupted from his body!

However.

Before he could show off his power.

"Noisy."

A drunken and extremely impatient voice came from the dilapidated gatehouse at the mountain entrance.

"What's all the ghost howling about so early in the morning?"

"Don't you know an old man needs to sleep?"

The dilapidated wooden door of the gatehouse opened with a "creak."

Limping Liu walked out unsteadily, leaning on a cane and carrying a wine gourd.

He lifted his cloudy old eyes, glanced at the flashy dragon boat in the sky, and curled his lip in disgust.

"Where did this eunuch come from?"

"Barking around here?"

"Looking for a beating?"

"You...!"

The old eunuch trembled with rage, almost falling off the bow of the boat.

He, the dignified Chief Steward of the Great Xia Dynasty's inner court, beneath one person but above ten thousand, was actually called a "eunuch" by a limping gatekeeper?

"Presumptuous!"

"A mere watchdog dares to be disrespectful to this servant?!"

"Today, this servant will first tear your foul mouth, then..."

His sentence was left unfinished.

"Slap!"

An extremely crisp sound rang out.

The cane in Limping Liu's hand had already flown out at some point.

That seemingly ordinary wooden cane now acted like an indestructible divine weapon, ignoring all spatial distance and landing solidly on the old eunuch's face!

"Pfft—"

The old eunuch spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with teeth, spinning in the air like a top for hundreds of rotations before finally crashing heavily onto the Kaoshan Sect's square with a "thud."

One of his legs was twisted at a bizarre angle.

It was broken.

"I told you, don't be noisy."

Limping Liu yawned, and the cane automatically flew back into his hand.

He turned around, intending to go back inside to continue sleeping... Inside the main hall.

Li Daoxuan was still sitting on the Sect Master's throne, slowly drinking tea.

As if everything happening outside had nothing to do with him.

Below him, several Disciples were surrounding the old eunuch who was still wailing on the ground, pointing and gesturing.

"Revered Master, what should we do with this guy?"

Shi Tian curiously kicked the old eunuch's broken leg. "The bones are quite brittle; he's not even as tough as the Yao Beasts in the back mountain."

Li Daoxuan put down his teacup without even lifting his eyelids.

"Ask him what he's here for."

Xiao Chen took a step forward, looking down at the terrified old eunuch with a cold voice.

"Speak."

"For what reason did your Great Xia Dynasty send you here to die?"

"The... the Imperial Decree..."

The old eunuch tremblingly pulled out the golden Imperial Decree from his robes, his voice filled with fear.

"I... my Crown Prince Highness has ordered... that... that your Sect Master... must go to the Divine Capital to pay homage within three days... and offer all treasures and loyalty..."

"Oh?"

Li Daoxuan finally lifted his eyelids, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"Offer treasures and loyalty?"

"He even wants to appoint me as a Gatekeeping General?"

He laughed.

"This Crown Prince... certainly has quite the nerve."

He turned his head to look at the foodie Disciple next to him who was munching on an apple.

"Shi Tian."

"Someone wants to recruit us."

"Tell me, what should we do about this?"

Shi Tian took a bite of the apple with a "crunch" and said indistinctly:

"What to do?"

"Didn't Revered Master teach us?"

"If you can use your hands, don't use your mouth."

He put down the apple, shouldered the hoe in the corner that was still dripping with soil, and gave a simple smile, revealing two rows of big white teeth.

"I'll go ask."

"Ask that Emperor whatever-his-name-is, and that Crown Prince whatever."

"If their heads..."

"...are harder than my hoe!"

After saying that.

He strode over to the old eunuch, who was already scared witless.

He grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up like a little chick.

"Lead the way."

Shi Tian's voice was filled with an unquestionable dominance.

The old eunuch: "..."

He looked at the plump boy before him, who appeared simple and honest but had eyes more terrifying than a primeval Vicious Beast.

Then he looked at the seemingly ordinary hoe on his shoulder, which made even his Divine Soul tremble.

With a "gulp," he swallowed hard.

He knew.

Today, he seemed to have... kicked a steel plate.

And the kind encrusted with diamonds!

"Off you go!"

Shi Tian didn't bother wasting words with him.

He swung his arm, using the hundred-plus-pound old eunuch like a javelin.

"Whoosh—!"

A piercing sound of breaking air rang out.

The old eunuch turned into a streak of light and was thrown directly toward the Great Xia Dynasty's Imperial Capital, tens of thousands of miles away, at an extremely unscientific speed!

In the wind.

Only Shi Tian's provocative roar remained, echoing in the valley for a long time.

"Go back and tell that bullshit Crown Prince of yours!"

"Want us to submit?"

"Sure!"

"Wash your necks and wait!"

"My Revered Master said!"

"If you're not convinced... come and fight!"