The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 127: Dignity

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Dignity

"I never imagined the soldiers of the Imperial Dynasty to be so incapable."

Qin Jun snorted coldly, his tone full of mockery.

The others were also somewhat indignant. Fa Hai spoke in a cold voice, "This monk didn’t expect that the Nanzhuo Dynasty would become increasingly decadent."

In the ten-plus years since Fa Hai had descended into the world, the Yehua Temple he joined was a superpower on par with the Seven Major Sects of the Nanzhuo Dynasty, so naturally, he was not afraid of the Nanzhuo Dynasty.

"Just bear with it."

Ye Xuan sighed; the rest felt the same. They couldn’t just turn around and go home, right?

As for barging in?

The consequences would be too great, possibly even implicating their own kingdom!

Just as everyone was preoccupied with their thoughts, the line gradually moved forward. Zhang Yue, who was at the back, was staring at Qin Jun with a venomous gaze, wishing he could tear him to pieces.

It took about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before it was finally Qin Jun and the others’ turn.

Qin Jun had been observing which soldiers had decent character throughout, so he commanded the guards to approach those soldiers whose conduct was not clean. Then he had the four ladies line up in front of the soldiers he deemed to have upright conduct, a move that touched Zhu Yanqing and Yang Lan.

Looking at Ye Xuan, Zong Yan, and Murong Xuan, they were only looking after themselves, unlike Qin Jun who was so considerate.

"Humph!"

Yang Lan huffed coldly at Ye Xuan and the other two before she took the lead and walked toward the gatekeeping soldiers, leaving the three men puzzled.

Qin Jun followed behind Li, with Daji and Zhu Yanqing ahead. The four women’s figures were graceful, attracting the attention of many gatekeeping soldiers, as well as sympathetic glances from other cultivators.

The soldier checking Yang Lan had a stern face and spoke in a grave voice, "Lift your veil!"

If it had been one of the other gatekeeping soldiers, they would have insisted on doing it themselves.

After seeing Yang Lan’s face, the stern soldier began to ask for some basic information, all of which was recorded inside a blue crystal ball as big as a basketball, supported by three wooden racks and flickering with lightning inside.

Despite its elegant appearance, it was actually a profound-grade instrument with no offensive power, only used for recording information and called the Sub Ball.

The Sub Ball was divided into a main ball and sub balls, with the main ball receiving all information summarized from the sub balls. If a sub ball was damaged, it was no big deal, but if the main ball was damaged, all the information would be destroyed, so the main ball was extremely important.

Generally speaking, the larger the main ball and the more sub balls there were, the higher the grade of the Sub Ball.

Not all kingdoms had such high-grade instruments; at least the Qianyue Kingdom and the Canglan Kingdom did not.

Soon, Yang Lan passed the identity check without issue. Next was Zhu Yanqing; the moment she lifted her veil, the stern soldier’s expression froze, making Qin Jun sigh, realizing the gap in beauty between Yang Lan and Zhu Yanqing was indeed vast.

Zhu Yanqing slightly furrowed her brows and asked in a firm voice, "May we begin now?"

The stern soldier quickly came to his senses, then awkwardly started to inquire about Zhu Yanqing’s identity information.

A thin and tall soldier beside him had also noticed the stern soldier’s abnormal behavior. He couldn’t help wondering since this fellow was usually indifferent to women, almost as though he was asexual. Why did he space out just now?

As he turned to look at Zhu Yanqing, even her back profile was charming enough to make one unable to resist the urge to indulge in her fragrance.

Seeing this, the thin and tall soldier couldn’t help but edge closer to her, a move that made Qin Jun and the others frown and fear the worst.

"Yo! It turns out to be a beauty. Such looks are quite rare."

The thin and tall soldier marveled, his eyes practically gleaming with malicious intent.

Having said that, he actually reached out to grab Zhu Yanqing, causing her to instinctively step back. Yang Lan, who stood behind the gatekeeping soldiers, also tensed up. Although she usually disdained Zhu Yanqing’s posture, after all, she was a sister from the same Sect; she instinctively looked at Ye Xuan and the other two, hoping they would come up with a solution.

Yet, Ye Xuan, Zong Yan, and Murong Xuan pretended as if they had seen nothing.

This scene was just like three years ago; when she had been wronged, Ye Xuan didn’t stand up for her either.

At this moment, Zhu Yanqing was also panicked, her right hand instinctively reaching for the long sword at her waist. Seeing this, the thin and tall soldier grew even more excited, licking his lips as he slowly approached Zhu Yanqing.

"Hey, don’t go too far," the stern soldier suddenly spoke out, furrowing his thick brows, clearly displeased by the thin and tall soldier’s behavior.

Unfortunately, the thin and tall soldier took no heed, waving him off with a laugh, "Don’t worry, I’m just going to check her, not going to bed with her!"

Such blatant words made the cultivators in line frown, some even whispered amongst themselves, but all were afraid of being heard and then denied entrance.

The Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition was seen by cultivators from the kingdoms as an opportunity akin to Leaping the Dragon Gate. Who would willingly give it up?

If successful, they could completely transform and become above others; if they lost this chance, they would only be active within their own kingdom and reaching higher skies would be difficult.

Ye Xuan and the others shared this mindset, so they could only endure!

Even Ye Xuan, who fancied Zhu Yanqing, had to give up the woman he loved in the face of opportunity.

"Hey! As soldiers of the Imperial Dynasty, don’t you feel ashamed bullying us like this?"

An inappropriate voice suddenly rang out, striking the ears of the gatekeeping soldiers harshly.

The face of the thin and tall soldier instantly turned cold, and then following the direction of the voice, he laid his eyes on Qin Jun.

"You little brat, what do you mean by that? Are you denigrating the majesty of my Imperial Dynasty?" the thin and tall soldier barked angrily, quickly framing Qin Jun with a groundless accusation.

Unfortunately for him, he was facing Qin Jun, a crosser who had reached a proficient level in verbal sparring.

"How dare I? You are from the Imperial Dynasty, we are from the kingdoms, it’s like one big Clan, you as the elders and us the younger ones. Have you ever seen elders bullying the young ones?" Qin Jun feigned grievance, leaving the thin and tall soldier at a loss for words.

Should he continue and thereby be perceived as bullying the young, or if he stopped, wouldn’t it seem like he was scared?

Scared of a little whippersnapper from the kingdom!

"Humph! You have the gift of the gab but today I must inspect her!" the thin and tall soldier roared, and no sooner had his words faded than he reached out his claw towards Zhu Yanqing.

Zhu Yanqing naturally wouldn’t let him succeed and promptly retreated, ending up behind Qin Jun.

Qin Jun was speechless; he had spoken up because once Zhu Yanqing was targeted, Daji and Li would inevitably be next. Why not take the opportunity to save this beauty? And now that Zhu Yanqing sought refuge behind him, as a man, Qin Jun had no choice but to see it through to the end.

After all, they were acquainted.

"Everyone, we may be here for the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition, but are we willing to sacrifice our own dignity for it?"

Qin Jun suddenly called out loudly, his voice reaching every person at the city gate, causing everyone’s eyes to turn towards him.

The word ’dignity’ touched the hearts of many.

"You little brat, what are you trying to say?" The thin and tall soldier was even angrier.

Although they were wanton, if things got out of hand and word got out, it wouldn’t sound good. After all, the Nanzhuo Dynasty was part of the Righteous Dao, endorsing the main ethos of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and sense of shame.