Chapter 7: Human Feelings

  Against everyone's expectations, Nian Wushuang actually walked towards Tang An!

  Under the faint light of the fire, Tang An only saw Nian Wushuang's pair of eyes.

  His eyes were ordinary, looking straight and calm, with no special features. But in that unintentional moment, there was a flash of sharp light.

  The eyes are the windows of the soul, and by looking into a person's eyes, one can roughly know what kind of heart they have. Logically speaking, Nian Wushuang should be a fierce tiger general of the country, having killed countless people, with a killing aura that could pierce through the nine heavens. But Tang An clearly saw that there was not even a hint of murderous aura in his eyes.

  Meng Wushuang's physique was robust and tall, he wore a ordinary practice uniform, his hands and feet were all tied up, the clothes were puffed out, the twisted muscles protruded from his chest, extremely strong. When he approached, Tang An suddenly felt at a loss for what to do. However, Tang An remained calm, but didn't panic.

  Meng Wushuang stood before Tang An, sizing him up from head to toe, before speaking: "Are you the Tang Clan young master who single-handedly took on a hundred men in front of the Dingyuan Marquis's estate this afternoon? Your demeanor looks quite impressive. Are you willing to join my Tiger and Leopard Brigade, fight for our country, and raise the prestige of Great Yan?"

  Nian Wushuang's words were calm and steady, with a hint of heroic spirit. Tang An listened and was also moved in his heart. He raised his head to take a clear look at Nian Wushuang's appearance. Nian Wushuang had thick eyebrows and big eyes, looking majestic and extraordinary. However, one could only see the majesty but not the aura of the world's number one spear.

  "He must have already reached the realm of internalizing his breath. A top-notch master, able to freely control their divine thoughts and manipulate their breath at will. If he normally had an aura of a ruthless killer, claiming to be the greatest in the world, I'm afraid he wouldn't even deserve the title of unmatched fierce general."

  Tang An slightly bowed his head and said, "I am Tang An. As for the other titles you mentioned, they were not given by my parents, so I dare not consider them true."

  Yuan Wanli saw Tang An being so bold, looking straight at Nian Wushuang without changing his expression, and still able to speak humbly. In his heart, he couldn't help but admire him a little. Martial arts cultivation is like cutting through thorns and brambles, only by breaking through all difficulties can one go far. If Tang An knew that the person in front of him was the number one general under the heavens, Nian Wushuang, and became servile and flattering, or excessively self-deprecating to the point of being hypocritical, it would have made Yuan Wanli look down on him instead.

  "Good." Nian Wushuang also gave a look of appreciation to Tang An, saying: "Many people are burdened by their reputation and still can't see through it, unable to enter the heavenly realm. I think you're not very old, yet you're not tempted by fame and wealth, which is rare. I, Nian Wushuang, have always been good at judging people, within ten years, I'm sure you'll definitely enter the heavenly realm!"

  Tang An said, "No need for ten years. Besides, ten years is really too long, I can't wait that long either. Today, I've already stirred up a lot of trouble, if I don't enter the Heavenly Realm in a short period of time, this world might not be able to tolerate me. General Nian thinks I'm entering the Tiger and Leopard realm, I don't know what General Nian is planning, but I also know that General Nian has good intentions, so I thank General Nian for his kindness!" After finishing speaking, Tang An bowed deeply to Nian Wushuang, but then he said, "However, I, Tang An, have compromised too many times in the past. Now, this trouble will be resolved once and for all! The over a hundred disciples of Mount Shu Sword Sect were killed by me. I killed them quickly, they died without injustice!"

  Yuan Wanli's face changed instantly when he heard this, and he looked at Tang An with a favorable eye. Moreover, this time he was determined to leave the Hu Bao army and go to another place. For several days, he had been trying every means to get a few strong men from the Hu Bao army to follow him, but Nian Wushuang refused to give them to him. Later, Nian Wushuang finally agreed to let him take half of the people recruited for this martial arts competition after being persuaded by Yuan Wanli's repeated requests. He had already made up his mind to bring Tang An under his command. At this moment, when he heard Tang An speak like this, he was nervous and worried that Nian Wushuang would get angry and ignore Tang An's matter. Although Tang An had unlimited potential, it was still uncertain whether this potential could be turned into real strength. The trouble in Shu Mountain was indeed real.

  Yu Wanli had not finished speaking, and was immediately rebuked: "Nian Tongling's thoughts, how can you guess? The southwestern border of Shu Mountain has been observing the world for a long time. Don't we know that? It's just that in the past, the great disaster of Rongdi was not eliminated, and the small disease of Shu Mountain was not taken care of. Now that the border is safe, our tiger leopard army enters the capital, are you here to enjoy the peace?"

  In the southwest, Shu Mountain; in the southeast, Jun Tian Jiao - all these are great achievements recorded on our merit books. The Great Leader letting you join the Tiger and Leopard Guard is a recognition of your worth. What's there to hesitate about? A real man just nods his head! If there's anything else you find hard to say, tell Old Yuan about it. Once we become sworn brothers, what can't be done? If you really have a deep grudge against Shu Mountain, with the Tiger and Leopard Guard as your backing, I, Old Yuan, will lead you in an attack on Shu Mountain!

  Tang An's face changed suddenly as he listened to this, and he couldn't understand why Yuan Wanli was telling him these things. But then he looked around at the thousands of Tiger Leopard Army soldiers, each one a hero among men, and he suddenly understood: "Yuan Wanli isn't afraid of Shu Shan and Jun Tian Jiao finding out that the imperial court is going to deal with them. On the contrary, he's telling me this so I'll understand that Shu Shan is a great enemy of the imperial court, and will eventually be eliminated. If I join the Tiger Leopard Army, our interests will be aligned, and it will also be easier to overthrow Shu Shan! The more rough and heroic Yuan Wanli appears, the harder it will be for me to refuse!"

  As soon as he thought of this, Tang An's heart began to struggle. He was a person who didn't like owing others favors, but this time he had no choice but to owe the Tiger and Leopard Army a huge favor. However, immediately afterwards, Tang An thought of the task given by the system, if he could obtain first place in the Tiger and Leopard Army's martial arts competition, he would be able to obtain the Tianyuan Dan, allowing his true energy to transform into true yuan, directly entering the heavenly realm.

  At that time, I will be able to repay this great kindness from heaven.

  Thinking of this, he said: "Nian Dajun, Yuan Fu Jun. I, Tang An, am not a person who doesn't know how to repay kindness. Your two good intentions, I have taken note of in my heart, but I still hope to enter the Hu Bao Army through the Tiger and Leopard Military Tournament, openly and honorably."

  He nodded slightly, indifferent to Tang An. He had been in the Heavenly Realm for a long time and understood the gap between the Heavenly Realm and the Mortal Realm much better than Yuan Wanli. If they were to fight, even 100 Tang Ans wouldn't be able to make him take a step back.

  Only Yuan Wanli was enthusiastic about Tang An. He was a straightforward person and also a generous man, who respected brave warriors the most. When he heard that someone had signed up at the Tiger Leopard Camp with a ratio of one to one hundred, and had killed thirteen high-ranking experts in the fifth realm of Tianren with just one sword, which was not inferior to his own golden hammer killing thirteen knife guests back then, and also heard that the person was only fifteen or sixteen years old, he became even more curious. When he saw Tang An's face, he was extremely satisfied. He had been serving as Nian Wushuang's deputy for five years, and although he said he wanted to leave the Tiger Leopard Army this time, he couldn't bear to part with it. However, having the opportunity to become the main general, he was also very excited in his heart. And when he saw Tang An, he had the idea of pulling this person into his own team.

  At this time, when he heard that Tang An was going to participate in the martial arts conference, Yuan Wanli was not good at speaking. Because, he knew that Ming Xiao and Xie Shi Yi would definitely participate in this martial arts conference. This is also their main purpose for coming to Yanjing City. Yuan Wanli had never seen Tang An's skills, so naturally, he couldn't determine the gap between him and Ming Xiao and Xie Shi Yi. However, thinking about it, even if there was a gap, it wouldn't be too big.

  At this moment, a personal soldier rushed over and said to Nian Wushuang: "General Nian, it's a letter from Qin Taishi, he wants us to hand over Tang An, and have him taken away by the official of Yanzheng Prefecture. He says that in order to find justice for the more than 100 Shu Mountain disciples who were killed on the streets this afternoon."

  "Fairness?" Upon hearing this word, Nian Wusong and Yuan Wanli exchanged a glance, but both suddenly burst out laughing.

  "Ha! When did Qin Qiang ever uphold justice? He told the Emperor that our Tiger and Leopard soldiers are extravagant, asking for a reduction in supplies. Did he ever consider fairness? Damn it, I haven't eaten my fill in three months, and after winning, we still have to suffer this scoundrel's abuse? Hand over people? Don't be ridiculous!"

  Yu Wanli immediately pointed at the soldier and said: "You go, tell those outside dogs. Let Qin Qingxue that son of a bitch take his bird egg away! This is our Tiger Leopard Army's territory, whoever dares to trespass, kill him!"