Being angrily rebuked by Yu Zhu, Zhan Feng's face stiffened, looking extremely embarrassed.
At this moment, Yun Xi had already rushed to the arena. Shouting angrily at the people entangled in the fight, she said,
"That's enough! The result is obvious. There's no need to continue. Do you still want to exhaust the prince to death?"
After such a long competition, no one had tried to stop it, which worried her. Qi Rong was willing to fight the enemy but was unable to continue.
If this went on, he would either be exhausted or the remaining poison in his body would flare up, and he would die!
Qi Yu, who had been concentrating on watching the match, immediately turned around when he heard Yun Xi's voice. Seeing that she was about to get on the arena, he quickly stepped in front of her.
"Yun Xi, swords have no eyes. You can't go up there!"
Seeing this, the Zhen brothers also rushed over in a hurry. However, Yun Xi bent down and slipped under Qi Yu's arm, then went straight onto the arena.
After hearing Yun Xi's scolding, the people from Ke Ke Qin ignored it and showed no sign of stopping. Instead, they attacked Qi Rong even more frantically.
It was as if they were betting on the last bit of time to kill Qi Rong on the arena openly!
"Get off!"
Since Yun Xi appeared, Qi Rong had unconsciously quickened his offensive. He said in a deep voice to Yun Xi who had just got on the arena.
He wanted to quickly break free and rush to Yun Xi's side, but the warriors from Ke Ke Qin deliberately blocked his way, preventing him from getting close to Yun Xi.
The Third Prince Yuan Zhen gave a look to one of the warriors. Understanding his meaning, the warrior immediately raised his long knife and slashed at Yun Xi who was getting on the arena. Shouting, he said,
"The arena is a place forbidden to women. No one is allowed to defile this holy land!"
Seeing these people acting like madmen and the long knife slashing at her, Yun Xi's eyes turned cold. She subconsciously bent down to avoid it.
Seeing this, Qi Yu's heart almost jumped out of his chest. Immediately, he flew forward and blocked in front of Yun Xi. The Zhen brothers also angrily rebuked,
"This is the imperial city, not a place for you to act recklessly!"
Just as Zhen Yuanfeng was about to make a move, he saw the man being kicked far away by Qi Rong in an instant. Then, Qi Rong flew forward, raised his sword and suddenly cut off the man's arm that was holding the knife!
Even so, Qi Rong still didn't stop. Before the others could save the man, Qi Rong then cut off his other arm. Grabbing the man's long braid and stepping on his back with one foot, there was a snap!
The man's shrill scream hadn't stopped when he ended his life in a very strange posture!
Qi Rong sprang up and then rushed towards the second and third people. Blood spattered everywhere, and the arena was soaked in blood. Seeing such a bloody scene, the people around only felt a chill run down their spines. Some of them even began to retch.
Until only Yuan Zhen, whose face was ashen and whose feet felt like they were filled with lead, was left on the arena. Qi Rong stared coldly at him and said in a gloomy tone,
"Do you still want to compete?"
Qi Rong was like a demon from hell.
A drop of blood slid from Qi Rong's forehead to his lips. His smile looked extremely strange, shocking people's souls and making Yuan Zhen's whole body tremble involuntarily.
The ten warriors he had brought from Ke Ke Qin had all been killed by the other side in an instant. This was something he could never have imagined!
If he hadn't seen that the other side was also injured and bleeding, he would even have suspected whether the other side was a human being!
If he was a human being, why did he seem to see a scene from hell just now?
Such cruel and ruthless means even made Yuan Zhen feel scared!
But the most important thing at the moment wasn't his thoughts. It was how he would explain the loss of so many people to his tribe when he went back!
"Prince Xian, do you want to deliberately provoke a conflict between Ke Ke Qin and the Central Plains?"
Yuan Zhen pointed at Qi Rong and sneered loudly. His face was full of anger.
Then, he knelt down heavily in front of the emperor on the high platform.
"Your Majesty, please make a fair judgment! I just wanted the warriors of Ke Ke Qin to learn from Prince Xian's martial arts. However, he killed all ten warriors. Please give Ke Ke Qin justice!"
"Yuan Zhen, it's not this prince who wants to provoke a conflict, but you of Ke Ke Qin! If you hadn't pressed on step by step and targeted this prince's woman, this prince originally intended to spare your lives."
Qi Rong slowly walked to Yun Xi's side, pulled her out from behind Qi Yu, and raised his hand to cover her eyes.
"Moreover, His Majesty said before that life and death would be at one's own risk. Do you want to defy the imperial edict?"
Yun Xi smelled the strong smell of blood on Qi Rong's body. Her heart was pounding like a drum at the moment.
She originally thought that Qi Rong was cornered by the other side and was worried that he would be seriously injured, so she ran onto the arena without thinking.
Unexpectedly, Qi Rong had killed all of them? Moreover, each of them died in a miserable state that was unbearable to look at!
"Prince Xian is right! Such a cancer that hinders the harmony between the two sides should be eradicated as soon as possible!"
A resounding voice came from one side. It was Prime Minister Yun Sheng who had rushed here anxiously.
He looked at his daughter who was safe and sound with a panicked heart, feeling extremely scared.
Although he blamed Qi Rong for putting his daughter in such danger, it was indeed too much for Ke Ke Qin this time!
"Your Majesty, these people can be so arrogant under the feet of the Son of Heaven, acting recklessly without any regard for your presence. If these people are allowed to return to Ke Ke Qin, it will surely bring bad consequences! By then, it will be too late to eliminate the disaster!"
Yun Sheng knelt down respectfully. The reason he stated was so powerful that the emperor's face turned cold after hearing it. He stared sharply at Yuan Zhen.
In the previous competition, he had made it clear that the remaining people would compete with Qi Rong. However, just as the result was about to be revealed, Yuan Zhen had brought the previous people onto the arena without permission.
Although he didn't care about Qi Rong's life or death, Yuan Zhen's doing so in front of everyone obviously ignored his existence!
"Yuan Zhen, do you have anything else to say?"
Seeing the emperor's cold expression, Yuan Zhen couldn't help but look at the Empress Dowager with a pleading look. The Empress Dowager lowered her eyes and then turned to the emperor and said in a low voice,
"Son, after all, there are differences between the traditions of Ke Ke Qin and those of our Central Plains. It's inevitable that there will be some misunderstandings. But Prince Xian killed all the top ten warriors of Ke Ke Qin. This is really a bit too much."
Then, the Empress Dowager's face darkened, and she reminded lightly,
"Don't forget, our ancestors also came from Ke Ke Qin..."
Therefore, the strength of Ke Ke Qin should not be underestimated!
Now, Ke Ke Qin bordered the Li State and guarded the northwest gateway of the Liu State. It had also been raising war horses for the Liu State. It was impossible to suppress them. They could only choose a gentle attitude to get along with them.
This was also the important reason why the royal family attached so much importance to Ke Ke Qin and would marry into them every twenty-odd years!
The emperor naturally understood what the Empress Dowager said. However, thinking of the other side's previous bad behavior, he found it difficult to calm his anger.
Moreover, it was Qi Rong who had killed those people. How could he explain it to Ke Ke Qin?
Just as the emperor was hesitating, Qi Rong suddenly said,
"Brother Emperor, I didn't kill those people just for my own self - interest. It's because they really deserved to die!"
Saying this, Qi Rong made a gesture to Zhan Feng. Understanding his meaning, Zhan Feng soon ordered someone to escort an old palace maid into everyone's sight.