War God Long Ao

Dugu Bai's meaning was simple: showing mercy to your enemies was being cruel to yourself.

One must always be decisive and ruthless when dealing with enemies.

Celestial State was a great distance from Chizhou. At their current pace, the journey would take the trio at least half a month.

In just seven days, Long Ao and his companions had left Celestial State and entered the borderlands between it and Chizhou. All of Kyushu was interconnected, merely divided into nine territories.

"Brother Long, Xiaojun, you two need to be careful. The borderlands of Kyushu are all chaotic. They don't belong to any state, so all kinds of villains and murderers come here to take refuge."

Long Ao nodded. He had heard a little about the borderlands of Kyushu, and he knew the border between Celestial State and Chizhou was particularly lawless.

Xia Jun chuckled. "What's there to worry about? With our combined strength, I'd like to see what sorry bastard would dare to cause trouble for us."

Hearing this, Long Ao and Dugu Bai laughed as well.

Long Ao, Xia Jun, and Dugu Bai represented the three most powerful members of Celestial State's younger generation. Unless they ran into a Void Martial Artist, who could possibly stand against them?

"I planted the trees, I paved the way. If you wish to pass, you'll have to pay!"

The laughing trio froze the moment they heard the sudden voice. They had just been boasting that no one would be foolish enough to cross them. And now this?

The three of them turned to find seventy or eighty people had appeared before them. Each one was burly and barrel-chested, with a vicious look on their face. They were clearly a gang of bandits.

'We've run into bandits?'

"You son of a bitch, is that the only line you know? You're a disgrace to my She Village! Get the hell out of the way."

"Chieftain, please."

Just then, the crowd of seventy or eighty men parted, and a young woman emerged from the back. Her features were quite masculine, but there was no denying her extreme beauty—a kind of rugged, handsome beauty.

The moment he saw her, Xia Jun's body trembled violently for some reason, and his heart gave a lurch.

"Damn... I can't... I..."

Seeing Xia Jun stammering incoherently, Long Ao and Dugu Bai were both curious, wondering what was wrong with him.

The young woman's name was Snake Princess. She was the Chieftain of She Village and an Innate Unity Martial Artist, considered quite a powerhouse in the region.

Snake Princess saw the young man across from her staring intently, a strange, half-formed smile on his face. He seemed agitated, yet his gaze held a hint of infatuation.

Glaring at him, Snake Princess said coldly, "Hey, you with the shifty eyes! What are you staring at?"

Following her gaze, Long Ao and Dugu Bai glanced at Xia Jun. The sight startled them. Xia Jun was practically swooning. 'Is he serious?'

'But Xia Jun is the Young Sect Leader of the Golden Sun Sect and a renowned name on the Wind and Cloud Ranking. He could have any woman he wanted. Besides, he wasn't a pervert or a philanderer, so what was happening to him now?'

"Xiaojun, what's wrong with you?"

"I don't know. When I saw her, I just had this strange feeling."

'A strange feeling?'

Dugu Bai seemed to realize something. He quickly spun Xia Jun around and struck him on the back. Slowly, Xia Jun regained his senses.

Covered in a cold sweat and completely unaware of what had just happened to him, Xia Jun said with lingering fear, "What a terrifying Charm Technique. If it hadn't been for Brother Dugu, I'm afraid I would've been done for."

'Charm Technique?'

Hearing Xia Jun mention a Charm Technique, Long Ao and Dugu Bai instantly understood. 'Could it have been that woman?'

They both looked at the handsome woman across from them. If they hadn't heard it for themselves, they never would have believed it. They had already sensed she was merely an Innate Unity Martial Artist, whereas Xia Jun was an Earth Emperor Martial Artist. For him to nearly fall under her spell... what did that imply?

It could only mean one thing: the bandit woman's Charm Technique was incredibly powerful.

Snake Princess seemed a little surprised herself. She smiled and said, "Of the three of you, your resolve is the weakest. I thought I could get you."

'So it was her.'

"Who are you?"

"Hahaha, you dare ask who our Chieftain is? You three greenhorns, listen up! This is the Chieftain of our She Village, the stunningly beautiful Snake Princess—so gorgeous that people adore her, flowers bloom in her presence, fish leap from the water, birds break into song, and even coffins pop their lids just to get a look! Now that you've seen our Chieftain, aren't you going to get on your knees?"

Hearing such a long-winded introduction, Long Ao and his friends felt an urge to laugh.

Still, the trio remained on high alert. While Snake Princess's martial prowess seemed average, her Charm Technique was clearly exceptional. The fact that she had nearly ensnared Xia Jun proved that much.

"Enough nonsense," she said. "If you three want to get past this lady, you'll have to leave something behind."

"And what might we have to leave behind to pass, Chieftain Snake Princess?"

It was still early, so Dugu Bai and his friends weren't in a rush. They figured they might as well play along with the beautiful bandit. Besides, they were curious about her true identity. A person with such a potent Charm Technique couldn't be ordinary.

Snake Princess thought for a moment. "It's simple," she said. "Leave this one here to be my husband, and the other two of you can go."

When they saw Snake Princess point at Long Ao, declaring she wanted him as her husband, Dugu Bai and Xia Jun burst out laughing. 'When a woman gets this assertive, she's scarier than any man.'

They had heard of chieftains taking captive wives, but never a captive husband.

"Brother Long, looks like you've hit the jackpot."

"Brother Long, why not just go along with it? This Chieftain Snake Princess isn't half bad."

Seeing Dugu Bai and Xia Jun teasing him, Long Ao looked on with a helpless expression. He'd seen his share of formidable men, but never a woman this brazen. 'Compared to her, even the toughest men are nothing.'

"What's your name?"

"Ahem, Chieftain Snake Princess, my name is Dugu Bai," he interjected. "And these are my good brothers, Xia Jun and Long Ao. By the way, you mentioned wanting my brother to be your husband... I was wondering if I might be a candidate as well? An extra husband couldn't hurt, right? What do you think?"

Long Ao and Xia Jun were stunned to hear Dugu Bai flirting with Snake Princess. Given his personality, they would've expected him to attack, not crack jokes. 'Could it be that he's taken a liking to her?'

Long Ao and Xia Jun exchanged a look and both took an awkward step back. Dugu Bai paid them no mind, his smiling gaze fixed on Snake Princess.

"With a face like yours? Get lost," she scoffed. "Long Ao, I want you. The other two can scram. This lady is having her wedding night tonight!"

PFFT! Hearing this, Long Ao stumbled and nearly fell over.