Chapter 35: Pao Qin's Butchering of an Ox (Part 1)

  Qin Yifan actually let such a delicate girl go outside to move those cows in? No, everyone didn't hear wrong, Qin Yifan indeed used the word "move". Is this petite girl even stronger than that robust barbarian big man?

  Except for a few people, everyone thought Qin Yifan was wrong, let this petite girl who hadn't shown her face yet bring those cows in!

  Long Tongling was not one to be misunderstood, although he didn't directly see Qin Xiaoling's thousand-year-old corpse identity. However, comparing the strength of a zombie and an ordinary strong person is obviously not worth mentioning. As for Lin Qiulü, she completely disapproved of Qin Yifan's despicable tactics, saying that a powerful thousand-year-old corpse like him competing with a barbarian commoner in strength was nothing but bullying.

  As for the General and the Emperor, there was not a hint of tension. Since Qin Yifan had stepped forward, there was nothing to worry about. With the General's understanding of him, Qin Yifan had never had the habit of speaking recklessly.

  It's unclear whether Qin Xiaoling understood Qin Yifan's words, but she turned around and walked away. The imperial guards passing by all made way for her.

  Everyone is eager to know whether Qin Yifan, who has just made the emperor overjoyed with his treasure and greatly increased his prestige, can still give everyone another miracle. Although it sounds like everyone is very happy, what really matters is whether there is real talent and substance that can truly intimidate these foreign envoys.

  Holding the familiar kitchen knife in one hand, Qin Yifan stood quietly in the center of the arena, waiting for Qin Xiaoling to bring in those cows. With Qin Xiaoling's strength, it was no problem to move those fierce cows one by one, as long as she casually brought in just one, that burly man known as Hercules would be defeated. A woman from the Central Plains Heavenly Dynasty also had such strength, what else did they have to show off?

  However, when Qin Xiaoling was not around, everyone's attention was focused on Qin Yifan. His coarse linen clothes, robust physique, and very young face all seemed to suggest that he was a straightforward person. Those two treasures, who knows what kind of luck he had to get his hands on them? This time, he rashly stood out, although his words were reasonable, but if he wasn't a match for the foreign scholars, it would be a great loss of face.

  Most people present didn't think highly of Qin Yifan, but now that things have come to this point, they had no choice but to go along with it. From the butcher knife he prepared, you could tell that compared to others, there was still a certain gap. Although using that foreign butcher's knife was somewhat inappropriate, this was what kind of occasion? Using an ill-fitting butcher knife would only make losing even more embarrassing.

  Country bumpkins are just country bumpkins, they only know how to act impulsively when their brain gets hot, and don't even understand the principle of "first sharpening one's tools before doing a good job". It seems that this time it won't be so great! Other people's butcher knives are slender and narrow, truly conforming to the description in "Cook Ding Cuts Up an Ox" of being able to move with ease. But Qin Yifan's butcher knife, no matter how you look at it, is just like a vegetable cleaver with a slightly narrower blade. No, this is clearly just a vegetable cleaver, not even as good as the thin-sliced vegetable cleaver used by chefs. How can he possibly cut up an ox?

  During this waiting period, several ministers didn't think much of Qin Yifan and began to ponder how to find a way to deal with the words of those barbarian envoys in a situation where Qin Yifan wouldn't be too embarrassed. They couldn't let one person humiliate the entire Heavenly Dynasty.

  The site has been cleaned up, the pile of beef bones and cowhide that the butcher made earlier has been moved away, even the bloodstains on the ground have been cleaned up spotlessly, leaving only a few wooden frames and several new wooden basins underground to hold the meat after the next cattle slaughter.

  Qin Xiaoling didn't keep everyone waiting for long, and soon they heard the commotion from the direction of the palace gate. However, it wasn't the heavy footsteps of the Great Han warriors carrying the rhino, but rather the cries of alarm from several imperial guards.

  As the cries of surprise drew closer, everyone also saw the situation on this side. It was just at first glance that all the people, like those imperial guards, involuntarily let out a cry of surprise. There were several whose voices were particularly loud, and after crying out in surprise, they came to their senses, realizing that this was in front of the emperor, and losing one's composure before the ruler could also be considered a crime, so they immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly covered their mouths.

  However, at this moment everyone's attention is focused on Qin Xiaoling, and no one notices these slightly louder voices. Even the emperor himself seems to have exclaimed in surprise, standing up with interest, looking high at the situation over there.

  As the Imperial Guards parted, what people saw first was surprisingly several yaks stacked on top of each other, three at the bottom and two on top. The yaks were all tied up with their four hooves bound together, mooing loudly but unable to move an inch. This yak was slowly moving towards the center of the arena.

  Can't see the person, to be precise, Qin Xiaoling's figure is too petite, compared to the volume of the five yaks, it was directly ignored. Everyone's eyes were wide open, and they only saw those five yaks, each weighing over a thousand pounds, slowly approaching the center of the arena as if suspended in mid-air, without making any heavy footsteps. It can be said that Qin Xiaoling, who was holding up the five yaks below, was walking leisurely, without any signs of exertion.

  Her entire body was covered in black gauze, so no one could see Qin Xiaoling's expression or face at this moment. If it weren't for witnessing such a miracle with their own eyes, who would have dared to believe that the giant rhinoceros, which even a carefully selected barbarian strongman could only lift with great effort, was actually carried back five times by this delicate and weak-looking woman.

  Now people basically understand why Qin Yifan used a moving word at that time. He didn't misunderstand, it was everyone else who misunderstood. But who can believe and dare to believe without seeing it first?

  As they walked to the center of the arena, the five yaks were gently set down, just like Qin Xiaoling setting down a few precious and fragile cups. The lower yak touched the ground, as if still afraid of being pressed by the upper yak, stretched out its two hands, and with one hand holding one head each, lifted up the top two heads effortlessly and put them aside.

  Several barbarian envoys and the few remaining tribal members on the scene were shocked by Qin Xiaoling's move, leaving them speechless for a moment. Although they had expected that those generals would not show up in this matter, even the top masters of the Imperial Guard would not deign to compete with the selected barbarian warriors, but unexpectedly, there was Qin Yifan, and what's more, there was also Qin Xiaoling, who looked even more terrifying than Qin Yifan.