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"Lord Chen Qingfeng, is that right?"
Wolf Peach spoke coldly.
Chen Qingfeng smiled calmly and replied, "It's me."
"I had heard that Lord Chen's swordsmanship was superb, and even my junior sister was defeated by you."
"You are an envoy from Southern Qing, and my junior sister is a holy maiden from Northern Qi. Perhaps it's somewhat inappropriate for her to sit with you? (Inner skirt)"
Chen Qingfeng said with a dismissive expression:
"What's inappropriate?"
"I feel very good."
Upon hearing what Chen Qingfeng said, Lang Tao's expression immediately turned ugly, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes.
"Duoduo, come with me to the other side and take a seat!"
After a moment of silence, Lang Tao looked at Haitang Duoduo.
However, to Lang Tao's surprise, Haitang Duoduo did not respond, but instead glanced at Chen Qingfeng.
The way he looked at it was as if he was asking Chen Qingfeng for something.
At this moment, Chen Qingfeng smiled faintly and said:
"Lord Langtao."
"Getting Miss Duoduo back isn't something that can be done with just empty words!"
Upon hearing Chen Qingfeng's words, Lang Tao's anger was instantly ignited, and she said coldly:
"In that case, I would like to request that Lord Chen exchange a few moves with me."
"Let's just consider this as adding to the festivities of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet!"
Without waiting for Chen Qingfeng's reply, Lang Tao looked at Zhan Doudou and shouted, "Your Majesty, please allow me to use the knife!"
Zhan Doudou smiled, greatly admiring Lang Tao's courage and momentum, and said approvingly:
"That's right!"
"This is purely a martial arts exchange; do not regard it as a matter of the imperial court's prestige."
"Regardless of victory or defeat, I will reward you."
While saying this, Zhan Doudou was also quite looking forward to it.
Although I had heard before that Chen Qingfeng's martial arts skills were extremely impressive.
He repeatedly defeated three ninth-rank martial artists: Uesugi Tiger, Haitang Duoduo, and He Daoren.
But she also wanted to see for herself whether Chen Qingfeng was really as powerful as the rumors suggested.
At this moment, Lang Tao glanced sideways at Chen Qingfeng, looking ready to pounce.
Chen Qingfeng sat in his seat, pondering that he hadn't even said whether he agreed or not, yet Lang Tao had already begged Zhan Doudou to allow him to use his knife in front of the palace.
"Since he wants to play, then let's play along."
Chen Qingfeng muttered something to himself and slowly stood up.
The Northern Qi court officials in the hall were all thrilled to see this, especially the military officers, who were filled with anticipation.
"Lord Wolf Peach is about to make his move!"
"This time we will definitely be able to suppress the arrogance of Chen Qingfeng, the envoy from Nanqing."
"To make the Holy Maiden of Northern Qi sit with him is truly despicable!"
"Just a lowly envoy, does he really think he's something?"
"..."
Many court officials whispered among themselves, harboring considerable dissatisfaction with Chen Qingfeng, the envoy from Nanqing.
Since neither the Empress Dowager nor Zhan Doudou had said anything before, they dared not utter a word.
Now that the Grand Preceptor's first disciple, Lang Tao, has stepped forward, they have gained a lot of confidence.
Seeing Chen Qingfeng stand up, Haitang Duoduo quickly stood up as well, looking at Lang Tao with slight anxiety:
"Senior brother."
"Maybe... we should just forget about it!"
Wolf Peach suddenly frowned, looking at Begonia Blossom with a puzzled expression.
"how?"
"Junior Sister, do you not believe in your senior brother's strength?"
Haitang Duoduo was stunned, unsure how to respond.
Previously, she had asked Chen Qingfeng whether his martial arts skills had reached the level of a grandmaster.
Chen Qingfeng didn't hide it and admitted it.
My senior brother is very strong.
But he's not strong enough to fight a Grandmaster yet.
She wanted to persuade Lang Tao to stop, partly to save face for him.
At this moment, the expressions of the Northern Qi officials in the hall varied.
Some people looked on with awe, while others were secretly excited, after all, Lang Tao was a ninth-rank master, whose strength was second only to Ku He.
Chen Qingfeng was also very strong, defeating three ninth-rank masters in succession: Shangshan Hu, Haitang Duoduo, and He Daoren.
If these two were to spar, it would surely be a fierce battle.
What's going on with Wolf Peach?
Why challenge Young Master Chen?
"Is he here to ruin what should have been a birthday banquet?"
Upon seeing this, Shen Wan'er looked worried.
She also knew that Chen Qingfeng's martial arts skills were not weak.
However, Lang Tao was renowned in Northern Qi and was also the emperor's tutor, so naturally he was worried that Chen Qingfeng was no match for Lang Tao.
Fan Xian sat in his seat and looked at Lang Tao with a meaningful gaze.
"This guy probably doesn't know how powerful his older brother is, does he?"
"A ninth-rank official is very strong."
"But in front of my older brother, it seems... he's not good enough!"
Fan Xian also had his own assessment of Chen Qingfeng's abilities.
While it's impossible to definitively say that Chen Qingfeng is a Grandmaster, at least those at the Ninth Rank are no match for him.
Uesugi Tora, who had previously tried to intercept them, was instantly killed by Chen Qingfeng with a single sword strike.
Later, they encountered Haitang Duoduo, whom Chen Qingfeng subdued with just one finger.
After entering the capital city, Chen Qingfeng was challenged by He Daoren, and defeated him with a single sword strike.
In Fan Xian's opinion, if Lang Tao were to challenge Chen Qingfeng at this time, he would probably be asking for trouble!
For a moment, the entire hall was completely silent.
Everyone was waiting for Chen Qingfeng's response.
Chen Qingfeng remained calm and smiled lightly:
"Since Commander Wolf Peach wants to have a friendly spar, how could I possibly disappoint you?"
Upon hearing Chen Qingfeng's agreement, many Northern Qi court officials secretly mocked him:
"How overestimating yourself!"
"That's good. With Lord Langtao taking action, he'll surely be able to teach this Southern Qing envoy a lesson!"
"Let him see that our Northern Qi martial arts also have strong individuals!"
"..."
Just then, Lang Tao suddenly took a step forward, and his true energy exploded out.
"boom!"
The oppressive aura of a peak ninth-rank official rose like a sudden gust of wind, causing the cups and plates in the hall to tremble slightly.
The next moment, he reached out with his right hand, and a curved knife tucked at his waist was instantly drawn.
"call out!"
The blade flashed like a river, a silver ribbon piercing straight towards Chen Qingfeng.
Seeing the imposing force of Lang Tao's attack.
The people of Northern Qi were extremely excited.
"What a quick knife!"
"This power is truly terrifying!"
"As expected of a peak ninth-rank martial artist, this single strike will likely decide the outcome!"
"..."
Everyone secretly thought that Lang Tao's strike was powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, and Chen Qingfeng was bound to lose.
Shen Wan'er's heart leaped into her throat upon seeing this.
He was hoping that nothing bad would happen to Chen Qingfeng.
Zhan Doudou noticed this, and a barely perceptible glint of something unusual flashed in her eyes.
Lang Tao was her martial arts master, so she naturally knew how strong he was.
This strike was swift and powerful.