War Generals of the Four Nations

"Capture that ox for me, what are you waiting for!" the youth shouted, and the crowd finally reacted, turning to surround and capture the Green Ox. As for Zheng Donglin, they all secretly looked down on him, ignoring him as just a cowherd boy not worth their concern.

"Begone!" Zheng Donglin flew through the air, landing in front of the Green Ox. He unleashed a palm strike, a gale rose, and the large men were thrown back by a massive force.

"High-level martial artist." They looked up at Zheng Donglin’s straight back and spoke in fear.

"Your Excellency, you may be an expert, but you should know this is not a place for you to act as you please; this is the Yunluan Bureau estate." One of them spoke up, setting aside his fear to threaten him.

Remember, they were currently within the territory of the Yunluan Bureau, the place with the strictest security in Xiangdong City; even an expert wouldn't dare to cause trouble excessively.

"Kid, let me see what you can do," the youth said enviously; he didn't believe a cowherd boy could have a higher martial realm than him.

"Your Excellency, I advise you to turn back now; today's matter can be overlooked." The youth's subordinates spoke.

Seeing that Zheng Donglin didn't answer, they thought he had hesitated and were about to step forward to capture the Green Ox when they heard Zheng Donglin speak coldly:

"Do you wish to die?"

"Kid, try acting and see; I don't believe you can leave the Yunluan Bureau alive." The youth smirked.

"Your Excellency, we have good intentions but you refuse them, so don't blame us. Charge and catch it!" a subordinate threatened in a deep voice, pointing at the Green Ox.

"You wish to die?" One charged forward, intending to catch the Green Ox, but suddenly felt his entire body lifted into the air. Zheng Donglin had gripped his throat and spoke indifferently.

"Let him go!" the rest shouted.

The smile on the youth's face deepened. Kid, are you angry? Let's see if you can fight me.

"What are you waiting for? Catch the ox!" the youth ordered with a wave of his hand.

"Crack!" They were suddenly stunned. The subordinate in Zheng Donglin’s hand had his neck snapped, his head lolling to one side. Zheng Donglin threw the corpse to the ground as if nothing had happened.

"He killed someone!" they shouted, causing the entire estate to be shaken. People flocked out in increasing numbers, filling the courtyard in an instant.

"Audacious madman, surrender immediately!" The group, seeing someone had died, shouted in fury.

"A Bin, what are you doing?" Jiang Hui pointed at Zheng Donglin, her finger trembling.

"He wanted to take my ox," Zheng Donglin said indifferently, pointing at the youth in flowery robes.

"Lies! Everyone, capture him; he killed one of my subordinates." The youth smirked.

"Don't, please spare A Bin, I will compensate you," Jiang Yunier said, her face pale.

"Little lady, how about marrying me? I will only cut off his hands, break his legs, and then kick him out of the Yunluan Bureau." The youth in flowery robes, seeing Jiang Yunier was beautiful, licked his lips greedily.

"Qin Ye, don't go too far!" Jiang Hui shouted in anger.

"So this is Jiang Hui, your younger sister?" Qin Ye raised an eyebrow as if realizing something, tapping his hand.

"Hmph!" Jiang Hui snorted. The opponent was also a member of the Yunluan Bureau like her, and his rank was one level higher. Not to mention, he had a clan backing him—a medium-sized clan in Xiangdong City, one level larger than her Jiang family.

"Little lady, what do you think? Spare him or not? If you make me wait, I might change my mind." Qin Ye smiled.

Jiang Yunier’s face was pale, and she stood motionless, her hands clutching the corner of her clothes. Jiang Xin said nothing, nor did Uncle Fu; only worry was evident on his old face.

"Second Young Lady, don't worry about me. Someone like him cannot do anything to me." Zheng Donglin looked coldly at Qin Ye.

"Audacious madman, killing in broad daylight and daring to talk back. Men, capture him!" Qin Ye, seeing he was being looked down upon, shouted as veins bulged on his forehead.

The crowd charged in with a variety of weapons: blades, swords, spears—a sky full of weapons aimed at Zheng Donglin.

"A Bin!" Uncle Fu and Jiang Yunier almost screamed. They only saw Zheng Donglin flash a smile before he was covered by the countless weapons.

"Boom!" A world-shaking sound rang out, and the entire Yunluan Bureau estate shook slightly. A group of people spat blood and were thrown back, their weapons all shattered. Zheng Donglin shook his wrists.

"Do you still want to charge?" Zheng Donglin asked indifferently.

People like Jiang Yunier, Jiang Hui, and Uncle Fu, who didn't know about Zheng Donglin killing Li Yuan, were all shocked, their mouths agape as they looked at him.

"A Bin!" Jiang Hui stared at Zheng Donglin’s figure, unable to believe when he had become so powerful.

"A Bin, you hid your martial arts from me, how wicked!" Jiang Yunier put her hand to her chest and spoke loudly.

"How fortunate." Uncle Fu’s wrinkled face relaxed, and he thought to himself that it seemed A Bin had truly grown up, with full feathers, and now the vast sky was his to fly through.

"A Bin, hurry and leave! Currently, the experts of the Yunluan Bureau haven't arrived; you can still escape." Jiang Hui shouted. Being in the Yunluan Bureau, she naturally knew that many great figures were hidden here. Don't look at the people Zheng Donglin knocked down and underestimate them; they were just low-level soldiers. She had heard rumors about the Bureau Chief, a person with terrifying strength, not to mention the young Vice Chief who had just taken office. They were all human-shaped monsters. No matter how formidable Zheng Donglin was, he couldn't fight them.

"Jiang Hui, you are out of line!" Qin Ye looked at Jiang Hui in anger.

"I have no reason to flee. I did nothing wrong; they wanted to steal my ox," Zheng Donglin said indifferently.

Jiang Hui’s eyes were full of disappointment; she didn't think Zheng Donglin would be so arrogant and stupid. They didn't care about the beginning or end of the story; they only knew you had killed someone inside the Yunluan Bureau. The fate of someone who killed inside the Yunluan Bureau was only one: death.

"Kid, you have the guts to stay here. Even if you escape, you won't avoid the pursuit of the Yunluan Bureau experts. Not just you, even Li Yuan of the Xinming Stockade was killed by us." Qin Ye spoke with a tone of contempt.

"Li Yuan." Hearing Li Yuan, Zheng Donglin instinctively smiled; it seemed they didn't know he had participated in the massacre at the Xinming Stockade. Don't think he couldn't kill Li Yuan. Even compared to Su Dongliu, Zheng Donglin could have more easily killed Li Yuan. After comprehending the Tai Xuan Art, his terror had reached a frightening level; currently, he feared only experts at the Seventh Grade or higher could compete with him.

"Clack, clack." The sound of slow footsteps rang out, but amidst the current tense atmosphere, it became incredibly clear.

Everyone's eyes in the courtyard moved toward the sound of the footsteps to see who had just entered. Appearing in their sight was a youth dressed in black, his hair tied high, his face resolute with clear features, and a sword hanging at his waist.

"Greetings, Vice Chief!" everyone shouted in unison, including Qin Ye and Jiang Hui.

A hint of awe appeared in Jiang Hui’s eyes. That was the new Vice Chief who had just taken office not long ago, the one who had brought back the head of Li Yuan, the serial-killing bandit.

Qin Ye couldn't help himself; his body trembled slightly, and he didn't dare look directly into the eyes of the youth before him. This person's entire body radiated a heavy pressure to the extreme, suppressing him so much he couldn't breathe. That was the majesty of a powerhouse.

"Reporting to the Vice Chief, the person before us has killed someone at the Yunluan Bureau," Qin Ye said in a low voice.

"Brother Donglin." One thing that turned Qin Ye to stone was that the new Vice Chief of the Yunluan Bureau, the one who made everyone fear just from his aura, was smiling at Zheng Donglin.

"So it is Brother Su Dongliu, my apologies." Zheng Donglin smiled. The person before him was indeed the new Vice Chief, Su Dongliu, his friend.

"What business brings you all the way here?" Su Dongliu asked in surprise. They had just said goodbye yesterday, and he hadn't expected to see Zheng Donglin again the next morning.

"I have some matters and had to stop by to pick up the Eldest Young Lady," Zheng Donglin said, looking over at Jiang Hui, who was watching them intently.

Jiang Hui, seeing Zheng Donglin look back at her, was panicked; for some reason, she now seemed to have a bit of wariness toward A Bin. When she saw Su Dongliu also turn and smile at her, her mind suddenly went into a frenzy.

"Sister..." She nodded awkwardly like a chicken pecking at grain. Jiang Yunier beside her had to pull her to remind her.

"It seems that guy is one of your Yunluan Bureau people, Brother. He just wanted to steal my ox, and when he couldn't, he intended to kill me to silence me," Zheng Donglin said.

"What is the meaning of this?" Su Dongliu’s face turned purple with rage as he turned to bark at Qin Ye.

Qin Ye lowered his head, not daring to look up, his face as white as a sheet, knowing that things were bad.

"Speak!" Su Dongliu ordered, his gaze looking down from above.

"I, I..." Qin Ye stammered in fear, his legs twitching violently, almost sticking together.

"Hmph, drag him out, one hundred strokes, dismiss him, and fine the Qin family one hundred taels of silver." Su Dongliu waved his hand, and immediately people stepped forward to cuff Qin Ye’s hands and drag him away, despite his struggling.

"As for that corpse, send someone to clean it up immediately." Su Dongliu ordered.

"Yes." The crowd bowed, not daring to disobey.

"I didn't expect you to be so majestic at the Yunluan Bureau, Su Dongliu. It seems giving up the Yunluan Bureau token was a mistake on my part." Zheng Donglin said regretfully.

"If you want, I'll give you the position of Vice Chief," Su Dongliu glanced at him.

"I was only joking." Zheng Donglin shrugged.

"A Bin, I have something to say to you." Jiang Xin finally spoke up.

"If the Clan Head has something, please say it." Zheng Donglin was surprised.

"Long ago, our Jiang family once had an ancestor who was a General, but that was a very long time ago. We still keep a treasure passed down by that ancestor. But no one in my Jiang family follows the path of a martial artist, and I only fear that something might happen on this trip to the Central Province, so I want to give it to you." Jiang Xin spoke in a deep voice. He went into the carriage and took out a wooden box, having to use all his strength to pull it out.

"This is the Bawang Spear, the heirloom of the Jiang family for generations." The wooden box opened, and a blazing red long spear appeared, its body covered in patterns, revealing an aura of vicissitudes through the ages.

"Bawang Spear? Could it be the weapon of Jiang Shenqiang, one of the War Generals of the Four Nations?" Su Dongliu was shocked.

"Indeed, it is the Bawang Spear." Jiang Xin said proudly: "But for generations, our Jiang family has declined, leaving only enough wealth to be comfortable. I only feared enemies would come to our door, so we had to retreat to a remote corner of the Xi Shan Dynasty to avoid trouble. The Bawang Spear has thus remained in obscurity, and the people of the world no longer remember it."

The North had four great Kingdoms: Xi Shan, Da Li, Lian Zheng, and Zheng Wu. A nation that wanted a place on the map had to have absolute military strength. Among them, the most famous people who led the military of each country were known as the War Generals of the Four Nations.

Jiang Shenqiang of the Xi Shan Dynasty.
Bai Jian of the Da Li Dynasty.
Li Mu of the Lian Zheng Dynasty.
Lun Hu of the Zheng Wu Dynasty.

Every one of them was a military pillar of a nation. When they went to the battlefield, their reputation alone was enough to make enemy nations surrender automatically.