Chapter 26: Humiliation

  The door of Jiangnan opened, and with a cold gaze, he saw Mu Qin Nan proudly showing off to several young nobles. These young nobles were dressed in luxurious clothes, and they should all be from extraordinary backgrounds, similar to Mu Qin Nan's status. Especially the young man at the forefront, wearing a yellow robe, was elegant and refined, with an extraordinary demeanor that caught the eye. However, his face had a somewhat pale complexion, and he was indeed the owner of the heavy footsteps that Jiangnan had heard earlier, the Fourth Prince mentioned by Mu Qin Nan.

  Mo Qin Nan brought so many young masters to Jiangnan's foothold at dawn, apparently not only to show off and intimidate them, but also to take advantage of the victory and launch a fierce attack on Jiangnan, making it impossible for Jiangnan to lift its head in front of him forever.

  These aristocratic young men saw Jiang Nan walk out the door, some with a look of disdain, some with schadenfreude, and others with sympathy.

  The fourth prince alone saw Jiang Nan, a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he stepped forward with a big step, cupped his hands and smiled: "Little King Su Huan, I've seen Brother Jiang."

  "The young master has met the fourth prince." Jiang Nan replied calmly and returned the courtesy with a bow.

  Su Huan's face was gentle and smiling: "Xiao Wang is weak and sickly, living in the Medicine King's mansion, learning to refine pills, and is also a guest. Brother Jiang doesn't need to be so polite. Brother Jiang has a good temper, able to endure until now, if it were Xiao Wang, he probably wouldn't be able to bear it. Brother Jiang, I'll introduce you, this is Lu Zhongxiang, the young master of the Lu Hou Fu."

  Jiang Nan looked at Lu Zhongxiang, cupped his hands and bowed. Lu Zhongxiang was about twenty years old, with a proud expression. He snorted through his nose, clearly not taking Jiang Nan seriously.

  "These two are Tian Ming and Tian Yu of the Shang Wang Fu, both are rarely seen martial arts masters." Su Huan continued to introduce, smiling.

  Shang Tianming and Shang Tianyu, two brothers, one fat and one thin, stood shoulder to shoulder, sneering: "How dare you. Fourth Prince, this Jiang fellow is just a refugee who escaped from disaster, in my Jianwu country, he's nothing but a lowly servant, why must the Fourth Prince lower himself?"

  The remaining person was also extremely tall, and it was Yue Feng, the elder brother of Princess Ling'er of the Medicine King's Manor. He had a good sense of propriety and did not act arrogant because of his status.

  Su Huai was also very displeased in his heart. Others couldn't see Jiang Nan's formidable side, but he could see Jiang Nan's strength at a glance. Among the people present, except for him, no one would be Jiang Nan's opponent, which is why they were so grandly introducing everyone to Jiang Nan. However, these young masters of aristocratic families were arrogant and didn't take it to heart. They heard that Su Qin Nan said Jiang Nan was defeated by his hands and was severely humiliated, so they looked down on Jiang Nan.

  Mu Qin Nan saw Su Huan being unusually friendly to Jiang Nan, and felt extremely displeased in her heart. This fourth prince had been living in the Medicine King's residence for a long time, but he was naturally aloof and didn't bother with anyone. No matter how hard she tried to please him, she hadn't received any favor from Su Huan. Unexpectedly, when Su Huan met Jiang Nan for the first time, he took the initiative to make friends with her.

  Other young masters of aristocratic families were also surprised. Su Huan, as the fourth prince of Jianwu Country, not only had strong cultivation and was a top figure among his peers, but he was also very proud and rarely took the initiative to make friends with others. Unexpectedly, he actually took the initiative to befriend Jiangnan, a descendant of the Central Plains.

  Mu Qin Nan stepped forward, gazing south at the Jiangnan region. With a cold smile, he said: "Younger brother Jiang, did you sleep well last night? Has your injury relapsed?"

  "How dare you!"

  Jiang Nan's face had always been full of smiles, but upon hearing his words, her expression suddenly turned cold and she said icily: "What are you? Are you qualified to call Jiang Laoxiong 'brother'?"

  Qin Nan's face suddenly changed, and his blood rushed to his face, turning bright red. His handsome face twisted into a scowl as he growled: "You, Jiang, what did you just say?"

  Jiang Nan sneered and said indifferently: "I told you what kind of thing you are. What, does Gongzi Mu not accept it?"

  Su Huan's face showed a look of surprise, he had originally thought that Jiang Nan would endure and not speak out, but did not expect that Jiang Nan would actually erupt at this time, publicly and fiercely slapping Miao Qin Nan in the face, making him embarrassed. He thought to himself: "I had thought that this Brother Jiang could swallow his anger and hold back his voice, but it turns out he's also a hot-tempered man. This person will definitely seek revenge for any grudges, can only be befriended, cannot be offended."

  Lu Zhongxiang, Shang Tianming, and Shang Tianyu were also extremely surprised to hear that Jiangnan had been so humiliated by Mu Qinnan. They had already heard about the incident where Jiangnan was humiliated in front of Yue Ling'er yesterday, and they knew that Jiangnan's cultivation and strength were far inferior to Mu Qinnan's. It was almost unbelievable that he had nearly been killed by Mu Qinnan, and they couldn't understand how this outsider had the audacity to provoke Mu Qinnan.

  "Some people just don't know how to live or die."

  Lu Zhongxiang shook his head and sneered coldly: "You have no real ability, yet you're still so arrogant. No wonder Brother Mu made a move against you yesterday. Brother Mu has a good temper, he didn't kill you on the spot. If it were me, Jiang, you would've been a corpse long ago!"

  Jiang Nan raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, saying lightly: "What are you?"

  Lu Zhongxiang was furious and just about to step forward when Mu Qin's face turned darker than ever, he stretched out his hand to block Lu, gritting his teeth and saying: "Brother Lu, this is my business, I'll settle it myself."

  Lu Zhongxiang glared at Jiangnan fiercely, gritting his teeth and saying: "Brother Mu, don't beat him to death yet, let me vent my anger too! I want to make him regret being born in this world!"

  Yue Feng hesitated for a moment, not making a sound. He thought to himself: "Ling'er is the princess of my Medicine King's Manor, what kind of status is that? This Jiang Zikuan is after all just a remnant of the Central Plains, with no power or influence, it's not worth offending Mu Qin'nan for him. I'll let him suffer a bit, let Qin'nan vent her anger, then I'll rescue him, and that will count as repaying his kindness in saving me."

  Murderous intent shot out of Qin Nan's eyes as he took large strides forward, his face twisted in a ferocious grin. "You're surnamed Jiang, it seems you didn't learn your lesson yesterday! Yesterday, I showed mercy and spared your life! This is what you get for seeking death yourself, don't blame me!"

  "In the eyes of Jiang Nan, a flash of sharp light, smiled and said: 'I heard that Jianwu country is built on martial arts, respecting the strong. If you want to prove yourself in my eyes as something, then show your skills, let me admire your skills.'"

  "I was just thinking of that!"

  Qin Nan gritted his teeth, his face twisted in a ferocious scowl. He unleashed the strongest technique of the Divine Wood True Energy, and the air was filled with the sound of falling leaves. The true energy transformed into swirling leaves, creating an atmosphere of desolation and bleakness. With a cruel smile, he said: "You want to be humiliated again? I'll grant your wish, but this time you won't be so lucky. I'll beat you to death, crushing every bone in your body inch by inch, making you scream in agony until you die!"

  As they spoke, his divine wood true energy's power had already been urged to the maximum. The "Unbounded Falling Wood" move was made by him with a magical and subtle change, even making Mu Qin Nan somewhat self-satisfied: "This move of mine is an unprecedented explosion, this Jiang youngster will surely die..."

  He had not yet finished his thought, when suddenly a loud dragon's roar rang out. A palm came forth to meet the falling leaves filling the sky. The true energy in the center of the palm surged and transformed into a coiling dragon with its jaws wide open and claws dancing wildly. It shook its head and swished its tail, summoning the wind and rain. With a whoosh, it swept away all the fallen leaves in the sky!

  His most proud move, when its power was fully unleashed, was shattered by this palm, leaving nothing behind!

  Bang!

  The dragon flashed and disappeared, turning into a palm that slapped heavily on Mu Qin Nan's face.

  "Ah!"

  Qin Nan let out a miserable cry, his body sent flying by the palm strike, spinning like a top in mid-air, flying out several meters before crashing into the wall with a loud "thud", causing half of the stone wall to collapse!

  Yue Feng was stunned, staring blankly at the scene. He had originally planned to intervene and stop the two of them as soon as Jiang Nan was in trouble, but he hadn't expected the situation to be completely turned upside down. Mu Qin Nan didn't even block a single move from Jiang Nan before being slapped flying by him!

  Lu Zhongxiang, Shang Tianming and others did not expect that they would not be defeated by Jiangnan, but by Mu Qin'nan. Mu Qin'nan not only defeated them, but also defeated them thoroughly, losing all face.

  Being slapped in public is a humiliation worse than being killed.

  The fourth prince, Su Huan, was also extremely shocked and had not expected such a situation. Mu Qin Nan was known for his sharp tongue and liked to show off, having previously mentioned the humiliation of Jiangnan. This time, he came with several other young masters from prominent families, seemingly intent on humiliating Jiangnan again in public. Little did they know that Jiangnan would return the favor twofold!

  "Interesting, really interesting..." Su Huan blinked her eyes and muttered to herself, her gaze at Jiang Nan was filled with even more curiosity.

  "I'm going to kill you!"

  A furious roar came from the pile of rocks, and then Qin Nan burst out of it, his face swollen like a pig's head, one eye reduced to a slit, while the other gleamed with a cold light. He pounced on Jiang Nan, shouting: "You stinky little brat, I'll tear you into a million pieces!"

  Bang!

  He hadn't even rushed to Jiangnan's face when he was slapped again, and once more he was severely flung back, falling several meters away. This time, Jiangnan had hit the other half of his face, making that half look like a pig's head as well.

  Qin Nan's eyes flowed with tears, it was the first time in his life that he had been so humiliated, and he even wanted to die. He let out a loud roar, just about to get up again and fight Jiang Nan to the death, when suddenly everything went dark in front of him, followed by a large foot stepping on his face, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't get up.

  "Brother Mo, I've told you what kind of person you are, why don't you still not accept it?" Jiang Nan's foot exerted a slight force, almost stomping his head into the mud, and smiled.

  Lu Zhongxiang, Shang Tianming, and Shang Tianyu couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines as they muttered to themselves: "Was it this kid or Mu Qin'nan who was humiliated in public yesterday? This kid is so fierce, how could Mu Qin'nan have humiliated him..."

  Yue Feng saw the situation and secretly sighed in his heart: "Mu Qin Nan is finished, being slapped twice in public and trampled underfoot, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold his head up for the rest of his life..."

  Ma Qin Nan was furious, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't escape from Jiang Nan's feet. She was both angry and humiliated, her eyes rolled back and she foamed at the mouth before fainting dead away.

  From then on, Shang Tianming and Lu Zhongxiang no longer held any contempt for Jiangnan.

  Jiang Nan lifted his foot and let Mu Qin Nan go, turning to walk towards Lu Zhongxiang. Lu Zhongxiang couldn't help but reveal a few points of panic, his face stern and severe, shouting: "Surnamed Jiang, what do you want to do?"

  "What do I want?"

  "You just said I was arrogant and didn't know when to stop, wanting to personally teach me a lesson? Well, now I'll be arrogant once."

  Lu Zhongxiang's eye muscles twitched, and he said sternly: "I am the son of the Lu Marquis' manor, while you are just an outsider, a remnant of the Central Plains. If you offend me, you will die without even knowing how..."

  Before he finished speaking, Jiang Nan punched him in the face with a loud crash, sending him flying. His nose bridge was broken and blood and tears flowed freely.

  "What a thing!"

  Jiang Nan withdrew his fist and said coldly: "I have shown mercy, otherwise this punch would have shattered your head instead of just disfiguring your face. Get out!"

  Lu Zhongxiang swallowed the surging blood in his throat, glared at Jiangnan with a fierce gaze, his eyes filled with anger, humiliation and undisguised killing intent, and silently supported Mu Qin'nan as they left.