As darkness fell, Xia Miaoyu left the tent to the injured Ning Chen. With no one to bother him, he sat down and began his meditation. Suddenly, a bloodstained golden scroll fell out from his upper robes filling the tent with a radiant golden aura. It then transformed into a ray of light that shot right into his Dantian, settling …

It was a death that could be only be described as egregious. With all the experts gathered here, even if it meant dying to the blade of an ordinary guardsman, the wasteland wolf’s death would not have been such a tragedy. And yet, it died to the weakest of the weak, Ning Chen. The wasteland wolf’s only consolation was that …

Time seemed to freeze for Ning Chen as the long sleeves of his robe were cut to pieces with a soft whoosh, showering his frozen body in an explosion of cloth, turning his robe short sleeved in an instant. “^%@#*” Ning Chen jumped back in shock as his mind finally caught up to his brush with death. His finger shot …

Two minutes of cultivation later, Ning Chen had already reached his limit. His back was wet from exertion and pain from his body, particularly his left leg which burned with a spicy and empty sensation. Having no other choice, he began circulating the True Qi around his dantian, slowly channelling it to his left leg. Slowly but surely, the sensation …

Zhenji had lost, not only did they lose 20,000 warhorses, they had lost the ability to wage any effective war for the next 10 years, With a black and white document and the Zhenji monarch’s seal to validate the agreement, there was no way for Zhenji to back out of this. More importantly, Grand Xia was still the strongest empire …

Within the Imperial Physician’s pharmacy… As Ling Xiao sifted through the mountains of remedies, he grumbled, “Ning Chen, are you sure that this will work?” “Of course it’ll work, why else would I look for you then?” Ning Chen stuck his head out of a pile of remedies and replied. “*cough cough* I swear I’ll suffocate to death before that.” …

Dusk descended prematurely on the vast expanses of the Northern Plains. Under the glimmering stars, tents after tents from the military stood erect along the borders of the Northern Plains. Beside them, the war horses neighed, filling the air with their wispy white breath as they breathed. Within the military strategist’s tent, a series of light coughs echoed. As Fan …

With two of the three couplets answered, Ning Chen began answering the last couplet. However, it was at this moment that the emissary of Zhenji made his move. With a stealthy swish of his sleeves, a gust of wind blew forth and rushed for the incense stick in the entranceway. The military officials were stunned by his sheer audacity and …

Blood streamed out the corners of Ning Chen’s mouth as his True Qi ran amok in his body. He immediately focused his psyche, blocking out any distractions and began reforming his collapsed Qi flow. “How…” Qing Ning’s eyes opened wide the very next second as a layer of frost began to form around the room. The temperature instantly dropped to …

It was a simple request and yet it was one that shocked the entire hall. The court officials glanced at Qing Ning before shifting their eyes onto the Empress. Everyone knew that this girl was the most trusted confidant of the Empress, that fact that she issued a challenge could only mean one thing. Her Majesty was furious! The officials …