Chapter 19 Crazy Decisions

　　The spear shot by Houyi's bow penetrated through the dragon's left eye and out of its forehead, a fatal shot that caused the dragon to die violently on the spot. 　　The Dragon Knight fell to the ground along with the dragon, and with the dragon on his back, although his life was not in danger, he was seriously injured and fell unconscious on the spot. 　　After the crowd of onlookers were shocked, they let out earth-shattering cheers. 　　While the crowd was cheering, deep within the palace, the Emperor's Xuanzu, the one hundred and seventy something year old man, looked up to the sky and sighed, "It's just as I expected ...... it really is unbelievable!" 　　After the battle in the palace, Chen Nan became famous in Chu, soon the news quickly spread throughout the continent, most cultivators know that Chu has a youth who bends his bow and shoots a heavenly dragon, Chen Nan became famous in one battle. 　　A few days ago, Qi Shi House in and out of the people in an endless stream, the dynasty of military officials, military experts, all come to pay tribute to Chen Nan, and even a lot of door-to-door marriage proposal people. 　　After Chen Nan's great defeat of Long Qishi, the status of Qishi House was once again elevated, and every Qishi was honored, which caused the wind of cultivation in Chu to flourish. 　　Inside the Chu Palace, Emperor Chu Han and Grand Princess Chu Yue were having a secret discussion. 　　Chu Han said, "Have those three Dragon Riders already returned to Tianyang Kingdom?" 　　Chu Yue said, "Yes, they are on their way back." 　　Chu Han sighed, "These three are all young geniuses, they are all rare talents, but unfortunately, they are not from my Chu Kingdom, so they must not be allowed to leave in this manner, or else twenty years from now the Tianyang Kingdom may have three more outstanding experts." 　　Chu Yue laughed and said, "Father's concern is very true, I have already flown a pigeon to send a message, when they return to the borders of the Tianyang Kingdom, that will be the day they are killed." 　　Chu Han nodded and said, "They are all seriously injured, this matter is easy to handle, but Chen Nan's matter is more troublesome!" 　　Chu Yue frowned slightly and said, "Father, is it not a bit hasty for us to bestow Nalan Ruoshui's marriage to Sima Lingkong on the eve of the birthday banquet? Cinnan will definitely harbor resentment if he learns of this." 　　Chu Han said, "I thought that he was merely capable of pulling back the Houyi Bow, who would have thought that he was also a Level 3 Martial Artist who had attained the Sword Qi Out of Body realm?" 　　Chu Yue said, "Yesterday, I had asked those profound Qi Shi in the Qi Shi Residence, and they said that Chen Nan has great potential, and that in time, he might not be able to surpass Senior Zhuge Zhanfeng." 　　Chu Han sighed, "In a few days, it will be Sima Lingkong's wedding day, if Chen Nan can't withstand the blow, it's really not good! Perhaps he will turn against my Chu and join another country, if that happens, not only will my Chu lose a genius, it will also attract ridicule from other countries." 　　Chu Yue said, "Otherwise, let's hurry up and take back the Houyi Bow now, if he really turns against my Chu and he takes the Houyi Bow with him, that would be bad." 　　Chu Han sighed, "If that happens, it's equal to forcing him to oppose Chu. Let's wait until this storm passes, I expect that nothing will change." 　　Chu Yue thought for a moment and said, "There is actually not the slightest thing wrong with Father making such a decision. Although he has excellent potential, in the end, he is only a cultivator, how can he not be compared to a large family with great strength." 　　Soon the Chu Emperor sent someone to the Qi Shi Residence to reward Chen Nan, giving him 50,000 gold coins, 100 silk horses, and another title of Protectorate Qi Shi. This can be said to be a great honor, Qi Shi is already honored, and with the title of "Protector of the State", the status is even more honorable. 　　All the Qi warriors congratulated Chen Nan, and the old Poison Monster joked, "You're really good, one shot, one stick, one arrow, and you got the title of 'Protector of the Nation', you're really something!" 　　The old witch squeezed through the crowd and said to Chen Nan, "Young man, I have to remind you, if you go to the Western Continent in the future, you must be careful. The black dragon you shot in the palace martial arts arena is the mount of the western dragon rider Jason, Jason is aloof, doesn't like to socialize with people, doesn't have any friends, but only treasures that black dragon as if it were his life. Now that you've shot it dead, that old devil will find you sooner or later." 　　Chen Nan nodded, he had long guessed that the black dragon was not that dragon knight's mount. 　　For a few days Chen Nan's scenery was boundless, causing the severely injured Sima Lingkong to be cynical, and although he was also heavily rewarded, he was still inferior to Chen Nan. In the end, he moved out of the Qishi Mansion in a fit of anger and went home to recuperate from his injuries. 　　On the fifth day after the palace battle, a shocking news echoed in Chen Nan's ears. 　　"The Emperor has granted a marriage for Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui, and the wedding date is set for five days later." 　　When Chen Nan heard this piece of news from the old poison monster's mouth, his complexion changed drastically, Ruoshui was going to fall into the fire pit after all. He originally thought that even if the Emperor did not bestow Nalan Ruoshui to marry him, he would not bestow her marriage to Sima Lingkong in the short term, and would definitely delay this marriage for some time before making a decision. 　　However, this is not the case. 　　He made such a great achievement for the Royal Family, but the Royal Family did not take into account his feelings and made a decision so quickly, he did not expect such an outcome no matter what. Chen Nan's eyes flashed with light, and a violent aura appeared on his face. 　　The old Poison Monster was startled and said, "Kid what's wrong with you ......" 　　"Ah," Chen Nan shouted, sound waves like rolling thunder stirred in the sky above the Qi Shi Mansion, and everyone within a ten-mile radius heard the angry voice. Chen Nan's furious hair and face were hideous, his body's golden light flourished, and the golden aura surging outside his body was burning like a blazing fire. 　　The old Poison Monster was so frightened that he ran from Chen Nan's house to the courtyard. 　　"Giggle." 　　A golden sword qi struck through the roof. 　　"Gimme," "gimme."...... 　　Countless sword qi came out from the house through the wall, the sword qi rays were bright and colorful, longitudinal and agitated, resembling lightning flashing in the air, and the entire house collapsed amidst the rumbling sound. 　　Chen Nan stood on top of the rubble for a long time. 　　The old Poison Monster carefully walked over and said, "Chen Nan ...... are you alright?" 　　Chen Nan calmed the anger in his heart and his face gradually recovered. 　　"Alas, it would be a lie to say that I'm fine, I didn't expect the Emperor to treat me like this, it's really chilling." 　　Old Poison Monster said, "Five days ago, the Emperor gave you the title of Protector of the Nation Qi Shi, but did not mention anything about Nalan Ruoshui, the intention is already obvious." 　　At this very moment, those Qi Shi in the Qi Shi Mansion had come to Chen Nan's courtyard, seeing the rubble on the ground in front of them, they were not surprised and knew why Chen Nan was angry. They had long been informed of the matter between Chen Nan, Nalan Ruoshui, and Sima Lingkong, and now that they had heard of the Emperor's marriage for Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui, they had felt injustice for Chen Nan. 　　"Alas, Chen Nan has just made a great achievement for Chu, but I can't imagine that he ......" 　　"Nine out of ten people are not happy in life ......" 　　"Young man think about it a little more openly." 　　...... 　　The crowd had spoken out to console Chen Nan. 　　Chu Yue had also gotten the report, frowned, and said, "I hope he doesn't make any mess." 　　Three more days had passed in the blink of an eye, and in two more days it would be the wedding day of Sima Lingkong and Nalan Ruoshui. Now that Sima Lingkong had recovered from his injuries, he was not as scenic as Cinnan in recent days, but he would end up holding a beautiful woman. He thought that Cinnan also liked Nalan Ruoshui, and guessed that the other party must be overwhelmed with grief and indignation at this time, thinking of this a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he decided to go to the Qi Shi Mansion to have a look. 　　Sima Lingkong was so happy in spring that he greeted everyone he saw, he turned left and right and came to the courtyard outside of Chen Nan's courtyard, coincidentally at this time, Chen Nan went out and struck a face to face with him. 　　"Isn't this the Protectorate Qi Shi, where are you going? Little brother is about to pay a visit to Lord Protectorate Qi Shi." Sima Lingkong bit the word "Protector of the Country" heavily every time, and his face was full of ridicule. 　　Chen Nan's anger raged, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Although he did not have any love for Nalan Ru now, he had eventually developed a good feeling, and the other party had his shadow in her heart, so he could not tolerate the misfortune of this strange woman who had been so kind to him. 　　"Sima Lingkong you less want to be complacent, although the emperor gave marriage for you, but valued is not you, valued is your father, is your family, you are just a second generation ancestor!" 　　Sima Lingkong laughed coldly, "No matter what you say, one thing can't be changed, two days later Ruoshui will be married to me, the groom is not you, hehehe." 　　"Sima Lingkong get lost, I don't want to see you." 　　"Alright, since Lord Protectorate Qi Shi has already given his word, I'll take my leave, but you must come to my wedding in two days, ah, well, you can come and make a mess of the bridal chamber at that time, hehehe." 　　Chen Nan's face turned blue as he watched Sima Lingkong gradually walk away, and he smashed the gate behind him with a palm strike. 　　When Chen Nan appeared in front of the old Poison Monster, he startled the old man. 　　"Hey, kid why do you look so ugly, are you sick?" 　　"Perverted old man, let me ask you, where does Ruoshui's family live?" 　　"What do you ...... you want to do? Kid you don't want to fool around, if you want to rob the marriage, I advise you to be exempt. In the past two days, the Grand Princess dispatched a large number of warriors with high cultivation to the Left Minister's residence to protect Nalan Ruoshui, you don't have half a chance." 　　Chen Nan's face changed, secretly sighing that the Grand Princess was indeed brilliant, actually calculating the actions he might want to carry out. 　　The night was as watery as water, all was silent, this was destined to be a sleepless night. 　　Chen Nan tossed and turned, thinking repeatedly: "What should I do? Is it possible to watch Ruoshui marry that bastard?" Finally, his eyes shot out two lines of divine light, and he said to himself, "Ruoshui has a great favor for me, and there is a trace of me in her heart, I can't give her any promises, but by no means can I stand by and watch her jump into the fire pit, I must stop this wedding, and I mustn't leave any regrets!" 　　Although he had made a decision, there was still some uneasiness in his heart. 　　"So many unexpected things have happened in just less than three months, I must leave here as soon as possible after resolving this matter." Eventually he entered dreamland. 　　Early in the morning, Chen Nan ran to the old Poison Monster's courtyard. 　　Looking at his face full of smiles, the old Poison Monster was suspicious for a while and said, "Kid, your face has been ugly for days, why has it suddenly turned cloudy?" 　　Chen Nan said, "Let's talk in the house." 　　After entering the house, he quickly ordered a dozen big points on the old Poison Monster's body, although the old Poison Monster's kung fu was not bad, it was just barely good, it could not be compared to a ranked expert. 　　"Kid what are you doing? You ......" 　　"Hush, don't shout loudly, I just want to talk to you properly." 　　"Want to talk to me, also don't need to point my acupuncture point right?" 　　"Because what I want to talk to you about is too shocking, I'm afraid that you don't want to talk to me, so that's why I came up with this plan." 　　"Tell me, what exactly is it?" 　　"I know that your poison skill is the best in Chu, I want to discuss a party of medicine with you?" 　　"What kind of potion?" 　　"It won't harm a person's life, taking it will only cause a person's cultivation to be temporarily reduced to nothing." 　　When the old poison monster heard this, he immediately exclaimed, "What exactly are you going to do, kid, do you really want to make a scene?" 　　"Not bad, do you have that kind of medicine or not?" 　　The old Poison Monster broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this, saying, "Chen Nan don't mess around, there are so many experts in the Imperial Capital, it's impossible for you to succeed." 　　Chen Nan looked at Old Poison Monster's eyes and said, "There are many experts, but I have Hou Yi Bow, no one can stop me." 　　The old Poison Monster trembled and said, "If you make a scene in the Imperial Capital, even if you are able to escape, you will provoke Chu to use endless pursuit." 　　"The world is so big, and I have a not-so-weak martial arts skill, if I want to evade Chu's pursuit, I can still do it easily. Perverted old man do you have that kind of medicine or not?" 　　"No ...... no." 　　"Liar, one look at your expression I know you did not tell the truth, I think with the friendship between us two, you are not so bad that you can not afford to give up, right?" 　　"It's not that I can't give up, I really can't bear to see you jump into the fire pit." 　　"I've said I don't need you to care, I'm absolutely not in danger, you just need to give me that kind of medicine." 　　The old poison monster said with a bitter face, "You are not in danger, I am definitely in danger. By the time something happens and you walk away, what will I do, surely it will be investigated to my head?" 　　Chen Nan thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't matter, after you give the medicine, I'll knock you out, at that time, you'll say that I took it by force." 　　"No way." The old Poison Monster glared back and forth, saying, "This method is too clumsy, if so, after being found out, I won't be able to run away even if I want to." 　　Chen Nan said, "What then? Tomorrow is Ruoshui's wedding date, if I am not able to save her from the wedding, her life will be ruined." 　　"Do you have to take the risk? Aren't you able to ......" He wanted to say the word "give up", but in the end he couldn't say it no matter what. He looked at Chen Nan's resolute expression and finally sighed, saying, "Alright, I'll give up. You once gave me a Poison Scripture, for me, that was a great favor, even if it cost me my life, I would still give it to you, so I'll repay you with my life today." 　　Chen Nan looked at the old Poison Monster with a smile on his face and said, "You really want to repay me with your life? Alright then, after you give me the medicine later, I'll kill you so that you don't have to suffer when you're severely tortured then." 　　Old Poison Monster shouted, "Brat you are really vicious and have no sympathy at all. Alas, it seems that the imperial capital can't stay any longer, after I give you the medicine, I will immediately move away from the imperial capital and run to another country." 　　After the old Poison Monster's acupoints were undone, he asked, "How exactly do you plan to act?" 　　Chen Nan said, "I plan to make my move at the wedding tomorrow." 　　"You ...... are crazy, Great General Sima Changfeng and Left Minister Nalan Wencheng are both important ministers of the Chu Kingdom, the two of them have tied the knot as children's parents, and will surely invite His Majesty to attend the wedding, and by then Sima's residence will surely be as solid as a bronze wall. You choose to do it at that time, simply ...... simply in self-seeking death, might as well now directly go to the left minister's residence to rob people." 　　"Hehehe ......" Chen Nan sneered, "Since I want to make a mess, I have to make a big mess, not only do I want to save Ruoshui, but I also want to stir up trouble in front of the Emperor, in front of the civil and military officials. I want to make Chu lose face, what the three Dragon Knights of Tianyang Kingdom didn't do, I'll do it for them, I want to slap Chu Kingdom hard!" 　　The old Poison Monster was dumbfounded by what he heard and muttered, "Crazy! Madman! If this matter is spread to other countries, it will definitely cause Chu to lose face, and then you will be subjected to insane retaliation, you are simply a madman!" 　　Chen Nan laughed coldly, "That day when I fought two Dragon Qi Shi in a row in the Imperial Palace, it seemed easy, but it was actually dangerous to the extreme, I fought for my life to save the dignity of Chu, but what was the result?" 　　Old Poison Monster said, "The Emperor did mishandle this matter, giving Nalan Ruoshui in marriage to someone else at a time when you have made great achievements is indeed chilling." 　　Chen Nan snorted coldly and said, "The experts in the imperial capital, what worries me the most are the cultivators in the Qi Shi Mansion who have reached the rank realm, if I can make these people unable to make a move for the time being, my pressure will be much less." 　　Old Poison Monster said, "When I first entered the Qi Shi Mansion, I saw that you were honest, but I didn't expect that after only a few days of work, you were like a new person, not only did you suddenly have a terrifying cultivation, but you also became this crazy. What bad luck, how did you let me meet you?" He sighed and continued, "In order to return your favor, today I'll add some 'ingredients' in the kitchen to make them seize tomorrow at noon." 　　"The perverted old man is so grateful to you." 　　"Alas, after living in the Imperial Capital for several years, I really can't leave. Kid what are your plans, after the big mess at Sima Mansion, where do you plan to escape to with Nalan Ruoshui?" 　　"I don't know, as long as I escape out of Chu." 　　"You brat are really confused, if you escape to a vassal state of Chu, it will be just as difficult for you to escape the calamity of killing. Let me show you a famous path, have you heard of the City of Freedom?" 　　Chen Nan felt that it was familiar, after carefully recalling it, he remembered, in the past month, he had read countless books in the Royal Cadastral Room, and although his understanding of the continent's topography was not very precise, he knew a rough idea. 　　When the Immortal Illusion Continent and the Demon Illusion Continent were connected together, their junction rumbled with endless tall mountains, resulting in hundreds of thousands of miles of uninhabited land. In this vast mountain, although people are rare, but the fierce birds and beasts can be found everywhere, there are not only dragons in the West, the ancient legacy of the giants, there are many unheard of powerful beasts, and even the legendary monsters. 　　Later on, the connection between the East and the West became closer and closer, and people passed through many obstacles and finally opened up a road connecting the East and the West in the middle of the great mountains. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, a large-scale war broke out between the east and the west, and this road became a road of war, where rivers of blood flowed, thousands of dead bones, and countless souls were buried here. 　　After the end of the war between the East and the West, this road was abandoned for a long time before it slowly resumed passage. Because of the long and dangerous road, along the way gradually appeared some inns, for the people to stop, replenish supplies. Later, with the frequent exchanges between the East and the West, some places gradually formed villages, and then after thousands of years of development, this road appeared in a large and prosperous city, which is the Freedom City. 　　Freedom City does not belong to any country, it is an independent city, due to its special geographical location, it is the most important hub city connecting the east and west main road, so its degree of prosperity is no less than the imperial capital of Chu, Pingyang City. 　　The City of Freedom is also known as the City of Sin, it is an independent city that is not controlled by any country, so many of the most wanted criminals on the continent have fled here, making this place a mixed bag of fish and dragons. However, anyone who escaped here does not dare to do anything wrong again, because there are many strong people here, deterring those who are not at peace with themselves. Therefore, although the City of Freedom is also known as the City of Sin, there are very few sins occurring, and those who live here have to abide by the rules of the city. 　　Although Sin City is only a city, there are many powerful cultivators living here, making the wind of cultivation very strong in Freedom City. In addition, here there is a famous continental Kamikaze Academy, it and the City of Freedom as a long history, can be traced back to a thousand years ago, the continent can be comparable to the number of colleges and it, Kamikaze Academy of supreme masters from generation to generation people out. 　　Because of all these reasons, the City of Freedom was famous on the continent, becoming a dazzling pearl in the continent's famous cities. 　　Thinking back in an instant, Chen Nan already understood what kind of location the City of Freedom was. 　　"I know this famous city, it is indeed a good place." 　　The old poisonous monster said, "More than that, it's simply paradise, you don't know how prosperous it is there, the casinos, the wind and moon places ...... are really nostalgic, I haven't stepped into there for ten years." 　　Chen Nan said, "You old immodest, your beard is white, and you still have those seven and eight thoughts in your head." 　　"Because of my young heart, hehehe ......," the old poisonous monster smiled smugly, "You know what? Freedom everywhere is gold, as long as the skill is strong, to money very fast, you can go to the nearby mountain range to hunt those powerful magical beasts, with the magical beasts in the body of the precious magic crystal core in exchange for a huge amount of wealth; you can also do a free hunter to capture the key criminals, in exchange for a high reward ...... However, if you escape there, or lower profile better, after all, you are also a fugitive yourself. is also a fugitive." 　　Chen Nan knew that magical beasts were the creatures of the original Magic Fantasy Continent, with the ability to cast magic with their birth, the lower magical beasts would only be able to cast some simple magic, such as the snow hare would only be able to spit ice arrows, and the fire fox would only be able to spit flames. Only the higher beasts can cast some powerful magic, such as the thunder beasts put the lightning and so on. The magical beasts have a magic crystal core in their body, the higher the level of the magical beasts, the more precious the magic crystal core in their body, the magic crystal core is a precious material that magicians can't do without when they are researching magic, so the price is very expensive. 　　Old Poison Monster had a piggish look on his face as he said, "The City of Freedom is full of beautiful women, especially the girls from the Divine Wind Academy, they are simply the best of the best." 　　Chen Nan cursed in a low voice, "You perverted old man is really old and immodest." 　　The old Poison Monster rambled on, saying, "There are very few regular students who are able to enter the Divine Wind Academy because its requirements are very harsh, and only young powerhouses who have reached the Rank Realm are allowed to enter. However, there are many informal students, because the Divine Wind Academy is famous on the continent, and the princes and nobles of many countries rely on their connections to send their sons and daughters to the Divine Wind Academy. If you run into a royal son or a princess there it's normal, think about it, how exciting, so many princesses, county lords, and noble daughters of the marquis family, if you are able to go in, you will simply die of happiness." 　　Chen Nan fiercely knocked a blow on the old Poison Monster's head and said, "You old philistine, hurry up and think about the matter at hand." 　　The old Poison Monster was like a deflated leather ball, immediately wilted, and said with a sad face, "Alright, I'll add the 'ingredients' in the kitchen later, and after that I'll escape from the Imperial Capital in the night, and I won't greet you when I leave, so hopefully I'll be able to see you in the City of Freedom." 　　"Perverted old man, thank you!" Chen Nan turned around and walked out. 　　As the night fell, the old poisonous monster fled the Imperial Capital. 　　A bright moon hung high in the sky, and under the watery moonlight, Chen Nan felt his mind was at peace, and he was ready for a great battle.