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Why can't you try every means to get the woman you like?
Thinking of this, Ning Yuanzhou looked at Ren Ruyi with a lustful look in his eyes.
Ren Ruyi sensed this immediately! Her brows furrowed, and she felt a wave of nausea.
At first glance, this man looked like a large rat, and the metaphor in his eyes and brows was utterly repulsive.
He was looking at her with that kind of gaze, which infuriated Ren Ruyi! If he dared to act rudely later, she would gouge his eyes out to vent her anger!
"Boss!" Before Wei Tingyu could speak, a warrior from the Six Paths Hall stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting to Ning Yuanzhou, and said, "This is Marquis Wei of Jining, the envoy of the great Central Plains nation! The woman beside him is his concubine!"
"Marquis of Jining?" Ning Yuanzhou was taken aback, then nodded.
Since he has ambitions in the court, he naturally cannot truly live a life of leisure! Although he has not shown his face during this period, he has been secretly observing every move in the court.
Ning Yuanzhou was well aware that a powerful state in the Central Plains had sent an envoy to establish diplomatic alliances, and this envoy was none other than Marquis Wei Tingyu of Jining.
I never expected to run into him here, and Wei Tingyu even brought a concubine with him?
Logically speaking, envoys should not bring their wives when visiting other countries, but he brought a female relative, and only a concubine at that! This also shows that this woman must be very much loved by the Marquis of Jining!
"So it's Lord Wei! I've heard so much about you!" Ning Yuanzhou clasped his hands in a fist salute to Wei Tingyu and said, "But... what a pity..."
After saying this, he even showed a very regretful expression.
"Ha!" Wei Tingyu sneered after seeing the other party's clumsy performance, then looked at him and asked, "What does Lord Ning say is a pity? I don't understand."
As he spoke, he even reached out and gently put his arm around Ren Ruyi's slender waist.
Wei Tingyu was very displeased by the hint of lust in Ning Yuanzhou's eyes when he looked at Ren Ruyi. Even if you don't cause me any trouble today, I won't let you off easily.
Seeing that the other party was clearly going to cause trouble first, he was naturally happy to accept this move! He was just afraid that when he retaliated, Ning Yuanzhou wouldn't be able to hold on!
Ren Ruyi felt Wei Tingyu's hand around her waist, but she didn't object or show any dissatisfaction. Instead, she looked up at him and smiled.
But that smile struck Ning Yuanzhou's heart directly.
It should be noted that even husbands and wives, close relatives, usually do not behave so intimately in front of outsiders.
Such a gesture of putting an arm around the waist would be strongly resisted by most respectable women! They would feel that it is disrespectful for their husbands to do this in front of others!
However, Ren Ruyi, a concubine in the Marquis's mansion, showed no dissatisfaction with the Marquis of Jining's intimate gestures. On the contrary, she seemed quite delighted.
This kind of woman, seemingly cold but actually charming, is exactly Ning Yuanzhou's favorite!
What a pity! This woman just happened to be the concubine of the Marquis of Jining. Ning Yuanzhou felt a deep sense of regret.
In his view, if the witness was just an ordinary person, or even a minor official of the Wu Kingdom, he could kill him and then take the woman for himself without any problem.
But he happened to be a foreign envoy! And a marquis at that!
After I killed him, the disappearance of the envoy would definitely cause a huge uproar and shake the entire Wu Kingdom court. In order to give an explanation to the great powers of the Central Plains, they would definitely do their best to search for him.
Then this marquis's concubine cannot be allowed to live! If she gets a chance to spread the news, then I will suddenly become someone that neither country can tolerate, and my future ambitions will be completely shattered!
So although it's a pity, this woman still has to be eliminated!
"Does Your Excellency not understand?" Ning Yuanzheng said with a smile as he slowly walked down the steps and headed towards Wei Tingyu.
"Now that you and your concubine have witnessed all of this, I'm afraid I can't let the Marquis go back!"
"But don't worry, my lord, I'll burn more paper money for you so that you can still enjoy wealth and luxury in the afterlife!"
As Ning Yuanzhou spoke, a sinister smile crept across his lips, and he stood less than three steps away from Wei Tingyu.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly thrust out both palms, aiming directly at Wei Tingyu's face.
However, the speed of his attack was such that even Ren Ruyi could withstand it, let alone Wei Tingyu! Moreover, Ren Ruyi had already made thorough preparations for this guy who suddenly approached her.
Almost the instant Ning Yuanzhou made his move, Ren Ruyi's sword was also drawn, its blade whistling through the air as it hurtled towards Ning Yuanzhou's palm, which was aimed at Wei Tingyu!
Ning Yuanzhou was startled; he hadn't expected Ren Ruyi to have such skills!
He had been hiding behind the screen in the mourning hall and had never seen Ren Ruyi make a move. He could tell from her standing posture that she was indeed a trained fighter, but he still underestimated her strength.
This sword strike was extremely fast. If Ning Yuanzhou hadn't quickly withdrawn his hand, his wrist would have been severed!
A martial artist's instinct compelled Ning Yuanzhou to immediately withdraw his palm, and at the same time, he performed a somersault and kicked Ren Ruyi.
Ren Ruyi's martial arts skills were originally on par with Ning Yuanzhou's, so she naturally countered his attacks with equal skill.
The two of them started fighting right away!
The members of the Six Paths Hall stared wide-eyed at the scene before them. They knew Ren Ruyi was highly skilled in martial arts, but they never expected her to be able to fight Ning Yuanzhou to a standstill!
The two have completely different martial arts styles. Ning Yuanzhou is the kind of person who uses powerful and sweeping moves, while Ren Ruyi is agile and quick with her sword!
Upon seeing this, Ning Yuanzhou couldn't help but reveal a confident smile!
Although Ren Ruyi's fighting style is elegant and agile, it consumes stamina too quickly! At present, the two are evenly matched, but if they can hold on for a while, the opponent's strength will gradually be exhausted, and then he will begin to gain the upper hand!
Once Ren Ruyi is finished, the Marquis of Jining, who has been standing by without making a move, will naturally be his for the taking.
At this moment, Ning Yuanzhou already believed that this so-called concubine of the Marquis's mansion was just a facade. She was probably a highly skilled bodyguard specially arranged by the great power of the Central Plains for Wei Tingyu, the envoy of the Chuwu Kingdom!
Moreover, since Ren Ruyi used her own unique martial arts, Ning Yuanzhou did not recognize her former background as a member of the Zhuyiwei (a type of guard) for a while!
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However, the way things unfolded left Ning Yuanzhou and everyone else present somewhat bewildered, because Ren Ruyi seemed to be launching increasingly fierce attacks, while Ning Yuanzhou's stamina was starting to give out!
As the exchange of attacks between the two sides gradually evolved into a situation where Ren Ruyi was attacking while Ning Yuanzhou could only passively defend, the Six Paths Hall warriors present also noticed something unusual.
At the same time, their eyes were filled with awe when they looked at Wei Tingyu.
How could a concubine in the Marquis's mansion possess such martial arts skills? How could she actually suppress Ning Yuanzhou in a grand battle?
You must know that in these people's hearts, Ning Yuanzhou's martial arts are the best in Wu Kingdom! No one can beat him!
However, it is clear that today is the day when everyone's values will be reshaped!
As time went on, Ning Yuanzhou found it increasingly difficult to maintain his balance! Even his movements became clumsy!
Ren Ruyi, supported by her internal strength far exceeding Ning Yuanzhou's, still moved with remarkable grace and agility! However, unlike Wei Tingyu, she had not yet fully mastered the use of internal strength; otherwise, Ning Yuanzhou would have been defeated long ago!
It seems necessary to further guide Ren Ruyi's internal energy cultivation after today's battle! Wei Tingyu couldn't help but think this as he watched the scene before him.
"What are you all standing there for?" Ning Yuanzhou was really anxious at this moment. After several close calls, he was also certain that if he continued to fight like this, Ren Ruyi would defeat him in less than fifty moves!
He immediately and anxiously ordered the warriors of the Six Paths Hall around him, "Go and subdue the Marquis of Jining!"
Upon hearing Ning Yuanzhou's order, the Six Paths Hall warriors looked at each other in bewilderment.
This seems a bit impolite! You've been at a disadvantage in your struggle with the concubine of the Marquis of Jining, and now you're going to kidnap her husband?
Moreover, you were the one who wanted to kill two people to silence them, yet you're in such a panic now. The Six Paths Hall warriors felt a certain contempt for Ning Yuanzhou's behavior!
But there was nothing they could do; they had to obey orders! With that thought, they could only helplessly turn around and walk towards Wei Tingyu!
After all, Wei Tingyu had never shown his martial arts skills from beginning to end, so in their view, such a pampered marquis who received his title through hereditary privilege was very likely to be completely ignorant of martial arts.
Even if he wanted to learn martial arts, the level of hard training he would endure would certainly not be as high as that of real warriors like himself.
However, just as they surrounded Wei Tingyu and before they could even draw their swords, they heard a whooshing sound of wind, followed by four figures falling from the nearby high walls and rooftops.
These were the four Golden Shadow Guards who had been secretly protecting Wei Tingyu. They were all experienced guards and naturally knew when to make their appearance!
The agility displayed by the four Golden Shadow Guards as they descended from the sky startled the warriors of the Six Paths Hall, for none of them had realized that there were four such experts lurking around their courtyard.
However, they had no way out at this point, and dared not delay any longer. They drew their swords and charged at the four Golden Shadow Guards!
In terms of numbers, they currently have more than a dozen people, so they naturally have the advantage!
However, things didn't go as they expected!
The four Golden Shadow Guards didn't even draw their swords; with just a few punches and kicks, they knocked all the dozen or so Six Paths Hall warriors to the ground in just a few moves!
This was only because Wei Tingyu hadn't ordered them to be killed; otherwise, these dozen or so people would already be a dozen or so headless corpses!
When the Six Paths Hall warriors lying on the ground came to their senses, they couldn't even care less about the pain in their bodies. They could only cower on the ground in shock, waiting for Wei Tingyu's final arrangements.
They already understood that with these four guards standing here, no one from the Six Paths Hall would be able to escape tonight!
Ning Yuanzhou, who had been observing Wei Tingyu and his men out of the corner of his eye, was now even more horrified!
The martial arts skills displayed by these four Golden Shadow Guards were in no way inferior to his own! However, Ning Yuanzhou had always been very arrogant, believing that in terms of martial arts, no one in the entire Wu Kingdom could surpass him!
Besides the concubine who has gradually surpassed him in martial arts, the Marquis of Jining now has four guards with similar skills.
And who knows how many more such people exist in his household and among his subordinates!
His trip to Wu Kingdom is probably not just as it appears, but merely as an envoy!
This Marquis of Jining must have other purposes! Thinking of this, Ning Yuanzhou frowned and actually risked his life to barely dodge Ren Ruyi's sword that was less than an inch away from his neck. Then he used all his skills to attack Wei Tingyu!
Because he now knew that if he couldn't take down Wei Tingyu, the Marquis of Jining, with this move, he would have no chance of survival!
After all, the Marquis of Jining would never let him live, given that he was the culprit who wanted to silence him.
Either way, it's certain death! We have no choice but to fight with all our might!
The Six Paths Hall warriors lying in the courtyard stared wide-eyed, knowing that Ning Yuanzhou had put all his strength into this one move.
His figure swiftly glided across several feet like a ghost, his hand forming an eagle claw as he headed straight for Wei Tingyu's throat.
It's obvious that he's trying to take the Marquis of Jining hostage and use him as a hostage to escape!
Of course, his escape was solely for his own benefit; he couldn't possibly take the fallen Six Paths Hall warriors with him! Everyone understood this, and a sense of gloom settled over them!