Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 161 - 156: Bride Kidnapping (3/3)

Chapter 161: Chapter 156: Bride Kidnapping (3/3)

Lanterns were lit up, and the Imperial Capital welcomed another night of dazzling lights and vibrant nightlife. The vast empire, with its several millennia of rule, had long decayed. If not for the threat of enemy nations looming over them, the lives of the nobility and Martial Artists would inevitably have been even more profligate, and the poor would naturally have become poorer.

Zhou Heng altered his appearance and quietly made his way to the Xiao Family, squeezing into the crowd.

The Xiao Family was a prominent household in the Imperial Capital, second only to the Nangong Imperial Family. This time, they were marrying off the notoriously enchanting Xiao Huoshui, and moreover, the groom hailed from one of the three great families of Bright Moon Country, the Ying Family, so everyone was obliged to attend and liven up the occasion.

Nangong Hong personally attended, but what was originally three Noble Consorts diminished to two, as the Orchid Concubine was nowhere to be found, leaving Nangong Hong’s head shining green, subject to hidden mockery by many.

The wedding was very grand, marred only by an old beggar who had previously shouted about a "blood light disaster." Fortunately, a house servant had chased him away early on; otherwise, it would have been awkward for the guests to hear.

Ying Bingfeng greeted the guests in the main hall. Originally, marrying a Concubine did not necessitate such grandeur. His true intention was to provoke Zhou Heng to show himself, making Mei Yixiang lose hope in him, then extinguish the young man’s life!

But after seeing Xiao Huoshui again, he felt light and fluttery inside. At the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, because Mei Yixiang was present, he couldn’t look closely at Xiao Huoshui, but the second time, the more he looked, the more he felt her reputation as Huoshui was well-deserved, almost losing control and forcefully taking her.

Marrying such a ravishing and seductive concubine was certainly worth it!

What irritated him was that even though he had invited Mei Yixiang, Zhou Heng still hadn’t shown up. His main goal was to make Mei Yixiang give up on Zhou Heng. If Zhou Heng didn’t come, he would merely end up with a beautiful concubine. In comparison to power, beauty wasn’t so important.

—With power, what kind of woman couldn’t he have?

Could it be that the young man knew he would lose Mei Yixiang by doing this and didn’t dare to come? That’s not right; that guy is clearly a straightforward brute, otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to offend him, offend Yue Hu, offend Liu Yue!

Could he still be unaware of the news?

Guests filled the halls, and with the auspicious hour upon them, the wedding ceremony officially commenced. Xiao Huoshui, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, was pushed forward; her face was like jade, radiantly charming, her eyes brimming with coquetry that ignited a fire of desire in one’s belly, turning one into a beast.

"The auspicious hour has arrived, groom and bride, bow to the heavens and the earth!" the officiant yelled at the top of his lungs.

Xiao Huoshui took small steps to Ying Bingfeng’s side, her generous hips bumping left and right beneath the loose wedding gown, still revealing their round and plump shape, making one’s nose bleed.

"Bow to the heavens and the earth!"

"Bow to the high hall!"

"The couple bows to each other!"

While bowing, Xiao Huoshui whispered in a low voice, "Don’t think that just because my family forced me to nod, everything will be fine. From today onward, I will find different men every day to crown you with green hats!"

The Xiao Family’s upper echelon coerced her into nodding her head using her parents’ command as a threat, leaving her with no choice but to agree to the marriage. She was not dough to be kneaded at will and naturally would retaliate in her own way.

Ying Bingfeng nearly twisted his nose in anger; this woman dared to threaten him so boldly!

Hmph, once she’s back at the Ying Family, this woman will realize how naive she was! His women, even if they stripped naked and lay in the streets, no one would dare to take a second glance!

Could any woman be more important than his life?

"Hey, does this count as being married now?" A jarring voice suddenly rang out, drawing everyone’s attention toward its source.

As everyone looked over, the people being observed automatically parted to either side, none of them willing to be mistaken for the speaker, until their gazes finally rested on a young man.

"It wasn’t me!" The man’s reaction was a beat too slow; after a moment’s hesitation, he denied it, only to realize that everyone’s gaze was focused above him. Hurriedly turning around, he saw a tall young man standing behind him—in fact, his own short stature meant that it didn’t matter whether he moved aside or not.

"Zhou Heng!" Many recognized Zhou Heng and immediately exclaimed his name—at the moment of speaking, Zhou Heng had also reverted to his real appearance.

Ying Bingfeng was overjoyed; what he had been waiting for was Zhou Heng’s interference, actually fearing that he wouldn’t appear and disrupt the proceedings, thereby wasting the effort of inviting Mei Yixiang. He sneered, "Zhou Heng, what are you trying to do?"

"Idiot, I’ve always had a habit of snatching brides. Your wife is as beautiful as a flower, something I like very much. I’ve decided to take her as a servant!" Zhou Heng revealed a smile.

Hisss, this guy came to snatch the bride!

Suddenly, those standing beside Zhou Heng scattered back, instantly clearing a huge space around him. No one dared associate with him at this moment—except the short young man, whose reactions were always a step slower, still foolishly standing in place.

Zhou Heng laughed heartily, gave the man a pat on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, you are really loyal!"

The short man looked left and right, finally realizing everyone had fled and dejectedly said, "I’m not loyal! I’m not loyal! I don’t know him at all! Really, I don’t know him!" He pointed at Zhou Heng, desperately explaining to the crowd.

"What audacity!" Liu Qingxuan and Nangong Changkong came out of nowhere, each with a fierce murderous aura on their faces. With the Ying Family intimidating them, Xiao Yuheng and Tian Junzi no longer dared to protect Zhou Heng. That young man today was destined to die!

"My audacity is always large!" Zhou Heng’s figure flashed, unfolding the Swift Cloud Radiant Step, and before the crowd could blink, Xiao Huoshui had ended up in his arms, having been whisked away to the side.

He actually went through with the abduction!

"Zhou Heng—" Ying Bingfeng yelled fiercely; although his intention was to force Zhou Heng to take action, he definitely had not planned for Zhou Heng to succeed! Now, he and Xiao Huoshui had completed the wedding rites, and were truly husband and wife.

Zhou Heng, right before his eyes, made a move to steal someone, instantly casting a shameful green shade over his head.

"Ying Bingfeng, your mother hereby declares that from now on, I am divorcing you!" Xiao Huoshui sweetly wrapped her arms around Zhou Heng’s neck, this man actually dared to stand up against a powerful family like the Ying Family for her, she was simply moved to death!

If there weren’t too many unrelated people here, she really wanted to throw herself at Zhou Heng and let this man enter her body fiercely, only then could she release the passion that was about to explode within her.

To have his bride stolen during the wedding, followed by the bride declaring a divorce, for Ying Bingfeng, this was simply an enormous humiliation, a disgrace that not even the waters of three rivers could wash away, and it would follow him for a lifetime!

This was not supposed to happen!

Ying Bingfeng’s eyes turned bloodshot, he suddenly roared furiously at the sky, and a sword appeared in his hands. With a push off the ground, he flew toward Zhou Heng: "Adulterer and slut, go to hell!"

He couldn’t afford to lose face, no matter how beautiful or glamorous Xiao Huoshui was, those who betrayed him had only one path—death!

"You’re so cruel to your own wife, you really are worse than a beast!" Zhou Heng shook his head with a look of disdain.

Everyone who heard this felt like spitting up blood, as no one would be much better off than Ying Bingfeng in this situation!

"Heaven-Extinguishing Sword!" Ying Bingfeng, though furious, was not chaotic in emotion, he knew Zhou Heng’s movement technique was outstanding, so he went straight for his killer move without repeating his past mistakes.

The Heaven-Extinguishing Sword could emit nearly ten thousand sword lights in an instant, each sword light possessing the killing power of the Land Cleaving Realm, which for someone in the Initial Separation Realm like Zhou Heng, was simply a fatal blow!

Even Martial Artists in the Land Cleaving Realm upon facing this would have no choice but to retreat a great distance!

Zhou Heng’s left hand still held Xiao Huoshui’s slender waist, while his right hand turned into a fist and shot out, amidst the flashing golden light, his Metallic Bloodline was fully activated. He did not need to use martial arts techniques because his Golden Fist was comparable to an Earth-Level Martial Technique.

Boom!

In the immense booming sound, as if time had frozen, everyone could clearly see the Golden Holy Fist invincible to all, shattering one sword light after another, and then struck Ying Bingfeng’s abdomen, sending him flying with a heavy blow.

A streak of blood shot out, Ying Bingfeng crashed heavily to the ground, his mouth hanging with a streak of mournful blood.

What, Ying Bingfeng was actually sent flying and wounded by one punch from Zhou Heng!

Everyone felt like they were dreaming, just a few days ago the two had fought, and though Zhou Heng barely managed to contend with Ying Bingfeng, it was because his movement technique was too fast and too mysterious, allowing Ying Bingfeng to be like a tiger trying to catch a turtle, unable to find a way to bite!

But now—Zhou Heng had just overpowered Ying Bingfeng head-on, which meant his strength had surpassed that of his rival by a margin!

Land Cleaving, Land Cleaving Realm!

Zhou Heng had advanced into the Land Cleaving Realm, otherwise even a freakishly strong Initial Separation Realm could not do this, to leap over a great realm and still crush the opponent, that was simply inhuman!

"Land Cleaving Realm!"

"I’m going crazy, wasn’t Zhou Heng just entering the Spirit Gathering Realm when he participated in the Dayan Conference, how long has it been since then, and he’s already in the Land Cleaving Realm?"

"Compared to him, any genius looks like an idiot!"

"How could there be such an abnormal person!"

Everyone was discussing in hushed tones, Zhou Heng’s speed of cultivation advancement was too frightening.

"Land Cleaving Realm!" Nangong Changkong and Liu Qingxuan’s faces changed simultaneously, this kid was simply inhuman, if given more time to improve, perhaps he would soon advance to the Heaven-Opening Realm, and by then, it’ll be uncertain who would kill whom.

Today, they must kill this kid!

The two Heavenly Monarch Realm elders were full of murderous intent, they would never allow an destined adversary to grow unchecked.

"Blood Light Calamity, oh! Blood Light Calamity!" Just then, another abrupt voice rang out, hoarse and grating.

Whoever spoke out at this moment would become the target of public scrutiny, and everyone immediately looked over, the people obstructing the view parting like the tide, revealing the dwarf who had earlier stood in front of Zhou Heng.

The dwarf immediately burst into tears, shaking his head vigorously and said: "It wasn’t me who said it!"

He always reacted a beat too slow, and after speaking he realized to look back, only to see a sleazy looking old man standing behind him, showing his teeth in a smile when he looked over, at least seven or eight teeth missing.

Zhou Heng also saw, and was instantly covered in black lines, that old man was indeed the Old Swindler who had tried to sell him fake talismans before!

"Ah, ominous signs, Blood Light Calamity! You, you, you, you—" the old man pointed at the crowd one by one, his expression solemn, possessing the air of a worldly expert, but in the next moment he revealed his true colors, pulling out a handful of talisman paper, "This Clear Heart Talisman of mine specializes in treating Blood Light Calamity, only fifty thousand Spirit Stones each, buy one!"

Suddenly, he was seen hawking his wares around the grand hall, shameless and persistent.

Everyone had a feeling of being both amused and frustrated, the scene had been set for a great battle, but with his meddling, it suddenly turned into a farce.

How did such a sleazy old man get mixed in here? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)