Chapter 57: In the Tian Ce Dynasty, I Never Care About Someone

After arriving in the capital, Xu Zifeng kept causing trouble, never committing a major offense but constantly making minor ones.

He acted like a spoiled aristocrat, lingering for long periods in brothels and harassing virtuous women, earning himself a mountain of curses.

Over time, everyone came to believe he was merely a playboy relying on his father’s prestige.

Xu Zifeng did this to make the late emperor lower his guard toward him and his father.

He was different from birth, with immense ambition—how could he possibly be content as a vassal prince’s heir?

Though he appeared to be running wild in the capital, he was secretly building his own power base.

When the moment came, he would incite his father to rise in rebellion, then strike from within to join forces and seize the empire!

Xue Wu was strong, but only compared to others; in Xu Zifeng’s eyes, he was still far too weak.

Just now, when he insulted Xue Wu’s father, it was deliberate—he knew Xue Wu cared deeply for him, and those words would ignite his rage.

He spent every day scheming to cause trouble; the more chaos he stirred, the safer he felt.

After playing for a while, Xu Zifeng made it look as if the two were locked in a fierce, evenly matched battle.

Feeling he’d played enough, Xu Zifeng’s figure vanished like a ghost from Xue Wu’s sight in an instant.

Xue Wu’s heart leapt in shock; before he could react, his abdomen was struck with crushing force, sending a violent shockwave that whipped up a gust of wind around them.

A searing pain surged through him, making it nearly impossible to breathe.

He was blasted backward, crashing heavily to the ground, dust and debris flying everywhere, utterly humiliated.

Now lying on the ground, Xue Wu convulsed, drool trickling uncontrollably from his mouth, his eyes bulging as if about to pop out.

He groaned in agony, his earlier arrogance completely gone.

“If you have no strength, don’t play the hero saving the beauty—you can’t even beat me, you’re useless!”

Xu Zifeng slowly walked up to Xue Wu, looking down at him with contempt, even giving him a light kick with his foot.

He had revealed only a fraction of his true ability, yet still reduced Xue Wu to this state—his power was immense.

Xu Zifeng’s strength also weighed heavily on Lin Yue’e; she never expected this spoiled aristocrat to be so formidable.

Lin Yue’e wanted to leave, but a hand had already gripped her shoulder tightly.

“Yue’e, I won’t make things hard for you—just come drink with me.”

Xu Zifeng began playing the domineering tycoon role; in his view, all women preferred powerful men like him.

Even if they hated him, after enough conquests, they’d all submit obediently.

Besides being flat-chested, Lin Yue’e was strikingly beautiful, with solid ability and strength—she could be cultivated into a spy.

“Let go, do you dare?”

Lin Yue’e struggled for a moment, then suddenly stopped.

It wasn’t because she gave in—it was because an unexpected figure suddenly appeared behind Xu Zifeng.

The man merely rested one hand lightly on Xu Zifeng’s shoulder, and Xu Zifeng froze, as if locked in place.

Xu Zifeng whirled around and saw a face so handsome it made him feel inferior.

He was already angry at being interrupted, but seeing this man’s looks made him even angrier.

Xu Zifeng roared: “How dare you lay hands on me? Do you know who my father is?”

As the heir to a vassal prince with heavy troops, few dared provoke him.

Anyone who truly struck him would face the wrath of the Southern Pacification Prince.

Yet before Xu Zifeng finished speaking, Li Chen reversed his hand and slapped him like swatting a fly, sending him flying with a thunderous blow.

Xu Zifeng’s body arced through the air before crashing hard to the ground with a loud thud.

His buttocks stuck high in the air, his face planted in the dirt, his clothes and hair caked with dust and grass.

He was knocked unconscious on the spot, a trickle of blood lingering at the corner of his mouth, utterly disgraceful. The air around seemed to freeze; all his men stopped fighting, staring in stunned disbelief.

Just moments ago, Xu Zifeng had been arrogant and invincible—now he lay on the ground like a dead dog, more humiliated than Xue Wu had been.

Li Chen stood in place, not moving a single step, as if he’d merely done something trivial.

Announcing your pedigree? That’s so low-class.

In the Tian Ce Dynasty, I never care about someone’s background when I hit them.

Because no matter how powerful your background is, can it be stronger than mine?

I don’t care who your father is—I’ll hit him too if he stands before me.

Li Chen had been strolling through Li Sining’s mansion when he sensed a strong pulse technique clash nearby, so he came over out of boredom.

He ended up recognizing a familiar face—and this scene unfolded before him.

Xu Zifeng’s henchmen were the first to react; their leader pointed at Li Chen: “You—you did this? Our master is the Southern Pacification Prince’s heir!”

!

At that moment, Lin Yue’e also realized the truth.

She knelt and bowed her head: “Your subject Lin Yue’e pays homage to His Majesty!”

In an instant, all the henchmen froze, then dropped to their knees with a thud.

Xue Wu, who had been convulsing on the ground, forced himself up through sheer pain and knelt before Li Chen.

Such iron will was utterly admirable.

Especially the henchman who had pointed at Li Chen—he was now slamming his head against the ground violently, soon bleeding profusely, his forehead and the floor smeared with blood as he begged Li Chen for forgiveness.

The entire street echoed with the sound of his pounding head.

At this moment, he wished he were the one lying unconscious on the ground.

Because unconsciousness was better than death.

If he’d known this stunningly handsome man was the emperor, he’d never have dared point.

The other henchmen were equally terrified; these lowly men dared not even look at Li Chen, each burying their heads in the ground.

“All of you, rise. Ignorance is no crime.”

Li Chen said casually, then waved them away.

Budebushuo ， Zhequnshouxiapaodezhenkuai ， Gezikangzhetamendezhuzi ， Yiliuyanjiuxiaoshizaizhetiaojiedao 。

Zhengdanglichenzhunbeihelinyueeshuoxieshenmedeshihou ， Linyueededuzifachuleguluguludeshengxiang 。

Congzhongwudaoxianzai ， Tayizhimangzhu ， Doumeikongchidongxi ， Queshiyouxieele 。

Zailichenmianqianchuxianzheyimu ， Taguaibuhaoyiside 。

Lichenshunshikaikoudao ：「 Woyoubangnijiejuelemafan ， Buqingwochidunfanma ？」

Wenyan ， Linyueedaxiguowang ， Shuodao ：「 Ganxiebixialongen ， Weichenrongxingzhizhi ！」

Linyueezhidaofujinyouyijiaxiaoguanzifeichanghaochi ， Tajingchangqu ， Jiuyaoqinglichenyiqi 。

Liarenkebushidiyicichifan ， Zhibuguozhecilinyueezhidaolichendeshenfen ， Jiubijiaojujin 。

Danchidunaniedehenhao ， Zaimeiyoubaolulichenshenfendeqingkuangxia ， Jinkenengdebiaoxianchuduilichendezunjing 。

Nenghehuangdiyiqichifan ， Nazhenshirangtashenshangmeigexibaodoujidong 。

Gonglidechiguanle ， Zhejiaminjianxiaochi ， Lichenjuedeweidaohaibucuo 。

Zaichidongxiqijian ， Lichensaoleyiyanlinyuee ， Shuodao ：「 Zheshenyifuhaitingheshinide ， Ganjuexiangshiweiniliangshendingzuo 。」

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