The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 119: Farce

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: Farce

Atop the walls of Cliff Pass, Su Mingsheng looked helplessly at Su Liejie on the watchtower’s pinnacle.

"You little rascal, why are you drinking again, get down here now!"

Su Mingsheng cursed, causing the soldiers on the wall to reveal mocking smiles. The Canglan Quartet’s reputation wasn’t small within the kingdom, and Su Liejie’s rapid rise to fame was also because his father was the leader of the Canglan Quartet.

Otherwise, how could he have the opportunity to challenge so many talents? If he were a nobody, the talents would not even bother with him.

"Yo, father, why are you here?"

Slightly tipsy, Su Liejie swayed with his wine cup and asked with a smile. As a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Foundation Establishment Realm, he naturally couldn’t be intoxicated by mere mortal wine; he just enjoyed the feeling, and if serious, he could dispel the effects of alcohol instantly.

Su Mingsheng was so angry that if it weren’t for the presence of the public, he would kick Su Liejie off the watchtower.

"Come down, I have something to tell you!"

Su Mingsheng said solemnly, his tone somewhat heavy, which made Su Liejie sober up. The flush of intoxication on his face faded visibly to the naked eye as he leaped down and landed beside Su Mingsheng.

Although he seemed frivolous most of the time, when he was serious, it was easy for him to dazzle girls in the spring of their youth.

"Speak, father, why do you have time to find me? I thought you had forgotten about your son," Su Liejie yawned, his eyes looking down the city walls but deliberately avoiding Su Mingsheng.

Although Su Mingsheng was furious, he still suppressed it and said earnestly, "Don’t challenge Qin Jun."

Su Liejie’s pupils shrank, and the languid look on his face immediately tightened up. He stared into Su Mingsheng’s eyes and asked coldly, "Why?"

"You are no match for Qin Jun!" said Su Mingsheng solemnly.

But that single sentence almost set Su Liejie off, and anger flashed in his eyes.

He couldn’t help but recall his childhood when the famous Su Mingsheng had always looked down on him, thinking he was weak. Even though he had proven himself time and again, it seemed he was still unworthy in Su Mingsheng’s eyes.

This time, he wanted to challenge Qin Jun and elevate the prestige of the Canglan Kingdom’s talents, but his own father was stopping him.

His heart immediately filled with rage, and his determination to challenge Qin Jun became even more resolute.

"Qin Jun, he..." Su Mingsheng had just wanted to say that Qin Jun had already broken through to the Golden Elixir Realm when an inappropriate voice came from below.

"Who the hell is Su Liejie? Get down here!"

The speaker was none other than Qin Jun, who spoke rudely, turning the heads of civilians, cultivators, and soldiers on the streets and atop the city wall.

Su Liejie, already in a bad mood, raised his palm and blasted it toward Qin Jun. Spiritual power surged out of his body, transforming into a giant azure palm pressing down upon Qin Jun.

Seeing this, Qin Jun didn’t dodge, instead, he lifted his hand and a bolt of lightning easily pierced through the azure palm.

This spectacle made Su Liejie raise an eyebrow; he had thought Qin Jun was just a clown, but it turned out he had real ability.

However, he didn’t take it to heart. The blow he had just delivered was casual, and moreover, his expertise was not in palm techniques but in swordsmanship.

"That’s Qin Jun!"

Su Mingsheng warned in a low voice, cursing inwardly that it was bad for Qin Jun to have come so quickly looking for trouble.

As expected, as soon as Su Liejie heard, he leaped down, landing in front of Qin Jun.

Qin Jun looked at him with a teasing expression, with Li Yuanba, Qin Yun, Li, the Bloodblade King, and Ye Xuan standing behind him. The others were resting in the inn.

"I heard you’ve been waiting here for me, wanting to challenge me?" Qin Jun crossed his arms in front of his chest, assuming an arrogant posture.

He was planning to provoke Su Liejie, ideally to make him lose his cool.

"Exactly!"

Su Liejie declared coldly, lifting his right hand as a white jade longsword appeared out of thin air.

At that moment, Su Mingsheng followed by jumping down. He bowed with clasped hands and said apologetically, "His Highness King Yue, please don’t stoop to the level of children. On his behalf, I apologize to you."

Boom!

The entire street instantly erupted, and who was Su Mingsheng?

He was the leader of the Canglan Four Heroes, and he actually offered an apology to Qin Jun. Cultivators and civilians alike couldn’t help feeling a sense of utter despair, as if their idol had collapsed.

"My god! Is that Su Mingsheng?"

"How can he demean himself like this!"

"This is disgraceful!"

"Look at the expression on Su Liejie’s face, it’s clear that he is Su Mingsheng."

"Tsk tsk, there’s a good show coming up, Su Liejie stood guard for so many days, and now his father comes to apologize to his opponent..."

The discussions around him entered Su Liejie’s ears, making his face even uglier.

Qin Jun’s face showed a look of mixed laughter and tears, what was going on here?

"Father! Move aside!"

Su Liejie let out an angry shout, then brushed past Su Mingsheng and charged toward Qin Jun, his long sword aimed to strike at the throat.

Qin Jun simply took out his Silver Dragon Executioner Spear, ready to defeat Su Liejie fair and square.

Little did he know, Su Mingsheng instantly appeared between the two, grabbing Su Liejie’s wrist with one hand, rendering him immobile.

Su Liejie was almost exploding with rage, wishing he could stab his father in front of him with his sword. How could he have such a pig-headed father!

"Father! What on earth are you trying to do!"

Su Liejie asked angrily. He, too, cared about face. Before this battle, he had made a point of getting the word out, so the whole country knew. But just when it came down to it, his father stepped out to stop him and even apologized to him and Qin Jun.

Didn’t this imply that Su Liejie was inferior to Qin Jun?

If this got out, how could he carry on?

Su Mingsheng was also very ashamed, but he was more afraid of his son dying at the hands of Qin Jun, especially with Li Yuanba standing behind Qin Jun; he dared not let his son take action.

"You’re no match for him!"

Su Mingsheng said in a deep voice, unfortunately, these words did not persuade Su Liejie but added fuel to the fire, infuriating Su Liejie even more.

Qin Jun was speechless, and the people behind him, including Qin Yun, exchanged glances, not expecting the great duel between two geniuses to turn out like this.

At the same time, they were curious about what Qin Jun had done to Su Mingsheng, causing him such fear that he even dared not let his son have a one-on-one with Qin Jun.

Facing everyone’s peculiar gazes, Qin Jun shrugged his shoulders, indicating innocence.

However, he couldn’t let Su Mingsheng continue acting rashly. He was on a mission after all, what was a bit player like him getting involved for?

"Rest assured, I will stop at the point of contact with your son, and will not take his life," Qin Jun said aloud, allowing Su Mingsheng’s suspended heart to fall, and shaking Su Liejie with anger.

This statement also implied that Qin Jun could kill Su Liejie.

As the number one genius of the Canglan Kingdom, how could Su Liejie withstand this?

"Hmph! It’s not certain who will die yet!" Su Liejie snorted coldly, then pushed Su Mingsheng away and stabbed at Qin Jun with his sword. This time, Su Mingsheng finally did not stop him.

Everyone tensed up again, which first-genius of their respective countries would come out on top?

Naturally, they hoped Su Liejie would win. If the second genius had already lost to Qin Jun, and now the first genius were to lose as well, wouldn’t that mean that the Canglan Kingdom was inferior to the Qianyue Kingdom?