Strongest War Emperor

The Hidden Moon Tomb was like a massive palace, filled with countless halls, one after another.

Because most of the factions had been lured deeper into the tomb, the path had been clear for anyone following behind.

At this moment, a group was walking through a long passage leading deep into the tomb.

More than half of the people in this group were old acquaintances of Shen Lang.

They were the same group of youths who had once run off from the Imperial Capital to fool around.

The "Little Overlord Five-Man Team"—Yin Kuang, Su Jin, Lin Yue, Zeng Zuimo, and Shui Buyu—were all among them.

Lang Buqun and Deng Jianchen were nonchalantly trailing behind.

The group of over twenty people seemed completely at ease, looking for all the world like a tour group.

However, if Shen Lang were to see this group, he would definitely be shocked.

This was because Zeng Zuimo, the Little Commandery Princess he had once discovered practicing the Emotional Sword Dao, was now clinging affectionately to Deng Jianchen’s arm, leaning most of her body against him!

Meanwhile, Lang Buqun and Shui Qingwu’s handmaiden, Cai Ying, were nestled close together, exchanging flirtatious glances. Their affection was so thick it was nauseating.

Deng Jianchen, who was at the very back, glanced at the group ahead and lowered his voice. "Zuimo, be honest. Did you drug me that night? I clearly remember just having a little too much to drink and not doing anything. Why were you in my bed?"

Zeng Zuimo’s almond eyes went wide. She viciously pinched Deng Jianchen’s arm with two fingers, and a bloodcurdling shriek immediately echoed through the passage.

The people ahead shook their heads. "Poor Jianchen..."

This sort of thing had happened countless times on their journey, so no one was surprised anymore.

Zeng Zuimo glared at him. "Are you itching for a beating? You forced yourself on me, had your fill, and now you want to skip out on your responsibility? Even if you can get past me, do you think you can get past my father, the Prince?"

"It’s still up for debate who forced whom. Your Cultivation is so much higher than mine..." Deng Jianchen muttered under his breath.

"What did you say!" Zeng Zuimo snorted coldly.

Deng Jianchen shivered. "N-Nothing! I was just saying that having a beautiful confidante like you must be a blessing from my past life!"

"Hmph. I’ll grant that you have some taste!"

Deng Jianchen glanced at Zeng Zuimo and sighed internally. ’Ah, this is tragic... It’s not that Zuimo isn’t beautiful. On the contrary, she’s drop-dead gorgeous with a delicate figure, an absolute rare beauty. And she’s even a Little Commandery Princess of the Purple Chu Country.’

’The problem is, her Cultivation is way higher than mine! I’ll have no rights at home in the future! And on top of that, I have to give up an entire forest for her... Marriage really is a tomb. I’ve already dug myself into that one, and now I have to come here to delve into the Hidden Moon Tomb. What did I ever do to deserve this?’

Zeng Zuimo shot him a strange glare. "What are you mumbling about? Are you unhappy about this? If it weren’t for that old fortune-teller saying that I... Ugh, I let it slip. Let me tell you, Deng Jianchen! We’ve already had the engagement banquet! The entire Imperial Capital knows about us! My father the Prince and your old man are so chummy now they look like they’re gay for each other! If you dare to back out, I’ll chop off your little pecker and feed it to the Zombies!"

Deng Jianchen was on the verge of tears. ’Holy crap, what kind of person is she? She’s a Little Commandery Princess, for crying out loud! How can she say such things!’

"Alas, the greatest helplessness in life is that we can never have a do-over," Deng Jianchen said wistfully, looking up at the ceiling of the passage.

"What do you mean?" Zeng Zuimo didn’t understand.

"I mean, if I could do it all over again, the day Lang Buqun talked me into drinking, I would have beaten him to a pulp, knocked him unconscious, and sold him to a brothel. Then I wouldn’t have gotten drunk, and if I hadn’t gotten drunk, none of this would have happened..."

"Are you looking to die... or are you looking to die?" Zeng Zuimo took out her Longsword and scraped it back and forth against Deng Jianchen’s arm.

Deng Jianchen quickly changed the subject. "Er, speaking of which, your father’s generosity is honestly making me a little uncomfortable. He’s giving us a house, Spirit Pills, and he even had an Artifact Refining Master forge me a full suit of Armor that armed me to the teeth. It’s really strange... I’m just really curious, why does he think so highly of me?"

"You idiot. It only feels strange because you’re used to life beating you down... Oh, right, when are we going to visit Celestial Phoenix City for fun again?" Zeng Zuimo said casually.

Hearing the words "Celestial Phoenix City," Deng Jianchen immediately blew his top. "Fuck that! I’m a swordsman who roams the world! I barely spend any time in bed over a whole year, but ever since we went to Celestial Phoenix City, I’ve spent two-thirds of my time in bed! The feng shui there sucks! I’m never going back!"

"Alright, alright, we won’t go. Besides, Moran and Xiaolang have already left Celestial Phoenix City. We might even see them in the Imperial Capital in a few days... Ooh, look at Lang Buqun and Cai Ying. What a perfect pair of adulterers! It makes me so jealous!" Zeng Zuimo said, pointing at the couple ahead.

Deng Jianchen: "..."

Zeng Zuimo: "Look at those two. They’re a match made in heaven, a pair destined by earth! Especially their aesthetic tastes! It’s a perfect union, two peas in a pod, partners in crime..."

"With all the nonsense you’re spouting, aren’t you afraid the Zombies in this Hidden Moon Tomb will get fed up, climb out of their graves, and strangle you?" Deng Jianchen interrupted her.

"What’s that supposed to mean!" Zeng Zuimo flew into a rage.

Deng Jianchen shrugged. "Nothing. I just think it’s a very strange thing for a chatterbox like you to appear in a tomb this quiet, eerie, Gloomy and Terrifying. If I were a Zombie, I definitely couldn’t stand it."

"Deng Jianchen! Let me tell you, even though my style is sexy, I still have my dignity!" Zeng Zuimo almost exploded on the spot.

...

Six or seven meters ahead of them, Lang Buqun sighed. "Oh, life! Why am I living this kind of life?"

Cai Ying rolled her eyes. "Because you don’t have the guts to change it. Are you just going to mope around like this forever?"

Lang Buqun shook his head. "What I mean is, those bastards outside are acting like saints while making me rush to the front lines like some... uh, gigolo. No, a boy escort! I can’t stomach this... You think this is a vacation? There are Zombies in this tomb, you know?"

As he spoke, he feigned aloofness and lifted his head high.

The moment he looked up, Lang Buqun’s body stiffened, and he immediately lowered his head!

"What’s wrong?" Cai Ying, who was holding his arm, noticed the change and couldn’t help but ask.

"There’s a Zombie," Lang Buqun said, his face looking like he was about to cry.

"Oh." Cai Ying nodded.

Lang Buqun had tried to scare people with Zombies several times along the way.

He’d even gotten beaten up for it. Not just the others, but even Cai Ying no longer believed him.

Lang Buqun let out a long sigh. "You know the story of ’The Boy Who Cried Wolf,’ right? The kid kept lying about a wolf coming, and when the wolf actually came, no one believed him."

Cai Ying rolled her eyes. "I know. You’ve done it many times already. Your face is still swollen from the last time. Have you finally learned your lesson?"

"Mhm. The story of ’The Boy Who Cried Wolf’ taught me that if you’re going to do something, you have to be persistent. As long as you persist, you will definitely succeed," Lang Buqun said with feigned profundity, before tearing his throat out to scream, "Su Jin! Lin Yue! There’s a Zombie!"

His hysterical scream echoed through the passage, making everyone’s ears ache.

Just as everyone was stunned for a moment, a piercing shriek, sharp enough to shatter stone and metal, came from the ceiling.

Billowing black gas swept through the area!

Within the churning black gas, dark figures dove down from the ceiling like a whirlwind!

This scene wasn’t just happening here; it was beginning to unfold all throughout the Hidden Moon Tomb.

The Zombies, which hadn’t been seen for a long time, seemed to have been waiting for the perfect moment to strike. They finally revealed their savage faces.

The time to close the net had arrived.

The situation was growing worse, spiraling out of control.

...

In a great hall some distance away from Lang Buqun’s group...

Hearing Shen Lang threaten Yin Zhen, the members of the Yin Family flew into a rage, shot to their feet, and surrounded Shen Lang completely!

"You reckless fool! How dare you threaten someone from our Yin Family? Are you courting death?"

"You’ll slaughter us if we don’t lead the way? We’ll see if you have the ability!"

"Don’t waste your breath on him! His origins are unknown, he’s eerie and sinister, and definitely not one of the good guys. Kill him!"

Amidst the group’s angry shouts, Yin Lianxing spread her arms and stood protectively in front of Shen Lang.

"Everyone, please calm down! There might be a misunderstanding! This... uncle... he shouldn’t be that kind of person!" The anxiety in Yin Lianxing’s heart was plain to see.

Shen Lang, however, just watched coldly, his expression unchanging, as if the threatening and provocative words from before hadn’t come from him at all.

Yin Zhen stepped forward slowly from the crowd and said in a cold voice, "A side branch is just a side branch. As expected, you’re all traitors who bite the hand that feeds you. This man has already said such things, yet not only are you speaking up for him, you’re even taking his side?"

"Yin Lianxing, do you have any idea what you are doing?"

The members of the Yin Family all glared fiercely at Yin Lianxing, their expressions extremely hostile.

Speaking up for someone wasn’t a big deal; Yin Lianxing had always given everyone the impression of being kind and gentle.

But in this situation, her actions were highly inappropriate.

It was tantamount to opposing the Yin Family, to standing on the opposite side of them!

For a Noble Family like this, such a thing was absolutely forbidden.

Tears welled up in Yin Lianxing’s eyes and fell again...

She didn’t know where she had found the courage to do such a thing just now.

She had only met Shen Lang’s gaze for a moment earlier and felt that his eyes were clear. He couldn’t be a bad person. She was simply afraid he would be outnumbered and killed by the Yin Family.

"Bullying a gentle woman, and one of your own clan at that, is not something a real man does." A calm voice came from behind Yin Lianxing.

To the astonishment of Yin Lianxing and the others, Shen Lang took two steps forward and said grimly, "Yin Kuang and I are old acquaintances, and I have a decent relationship with the Yin Family. I didn’t want to speak so harshly, nor did I wish for a conflict with you..."

"But since you’re all in such a rush to get yourselves killed, I can’t very well just stand by and do nothing."

As he spoke, a series of CRACK CRACK sounds emanated from Shen Lang’s body, extremely jarring in the silent hall.

"What an arrogant bastard! He’s really asking to die!"

The Yin Family members were livid. Their auras surged, the Spiritual Artifacts in their hands blazed with light, and they immediately prepared to strike together and kill Shen Lang on the spot!

Just then, a faint wisp of Death Qi flashed through the effeminate-looking Yin Zhen’s eyes. He suddenly raised a hand and said, "Wait..."