THE LEGEND OF THE SWORD GOD S2

V4CH #29 CAUSES OF WAR

“Wrestling,” replied the Golden Feather Lion King.

“Wrestling?!” Heilong looked extremely shocked because this sort of thing had never been on his mind. Because, all this time he only thought that martial arts was only limited to silat or skill using weapons such as swords and spears only.

“Iya, Wrestling. Why do you look so surprised when I say Wrestling? You should know that the Fire Bull King is very proud of his physical strength therefore he always challenges his opponent to fight with his bare hands in wrestling,” explained the Golden Feather Lion King.

“I just don't know how to fight and the rules that are in Wrestling. All this time what I learned was martial arts using the Sword,” replied Heilong.

Mao Shizi then walked up to Heilong and stood beside him. “Just relax, my father can teach you how to wrestle because my father is a professional wrestler in this Invisibility Realm other than the Fire Bull King.”

“But still my earth element power is still inferior to the fire power of the Fire Bull King. So that I always lose when fighting with him because his physical strength is far above me,” said the Golden Feather Lion King while shaking his head.

“I refused to learn wrestling because the time I had was not much. Such a fighting ability would be impossible to learn in just a short period of time, taking at least around two or three months. Therefore I will continue to fight using my sword techniques to fight the Fire Bull King,” Heilong said.

“How about we try a one-on-one duel. Counting as practice before you fight with the Fire Bull King. That way we can know whether your sword skills can match the wrestling skills of the Fire Bull King or not,” bargain Golden Feather Lion King.

“That sounds like a really good idea. Then I will immediately prepare the field behind our palace courtyard as where you two fight.”

Princess Mao Shizi immediately left this room and headed to the back court of the palace to prepare the venue for their fight both of them.

Heilong immediately stared intently at the Golden Feather Lion King after Princess Mao Shizi left this place because the Golden Feather Lion King seemed to be hiding something.

“It seems you still keep a secret because when you talk earlier, your eyes always move to and fro like they are hiding something. Not infrequently you glance at your Princess with a look of anxious face. Is the way to defeat the Fire Bull King actually related to your Princess?”

The Golden Feather Lion King was being swallowed** by Heilong because his instincts and observations were able to see the truth that the Golden Feather Lion King was hiding.

The Golden Feather Lion King finally told Heilong a secret. And it was true that the thing that could defeat the Fire Bull King, was inside the body of Princess Mao Shizi.

“That is the easiest way to defeat the Fire Bull King because if you are able to obtain that thing, then your body will have a very powerful earth element power. Automatically, your physical strength will also increase very sharply. Now that all decisions are in your hands, are you free to decide whether to accept my offer or not?” the Golden Feather Lion King.

“But, it doesn't seem fair to your daughter because she would instantly lose her powers if I got the thing. He could have been angry and cut off his relationship with you if I did that,” Heilong replied.

“My daughter would never do such a thing because she loves her homeland so much. He is willing to sacrifice whatever origin of his homeland back into peace,” exclaimed the Golden Feather Lion King.

“I'm sorry. But, I still refuse your offer for now. Let me try to defeat the Fire Bull King with the cooking skills and martial arts that I have as our original plan,” said Heilong who is still firm with his stance.

Without the two of them realizing it turned out that Princess Mao Shizi had returned from the field and listened to the chatter of the two of them from behind the entrance while hiding the aura of existence.

Princess Mao Shizi's facial features look a little strange when listening to the chatter between her father and Heilong. However, he still did not wish to reveal himself before the chatter of the two of them was over.

“The Fire Bull King always draws tribute secretly from my people who live in the border region. If they cannot pay tribute, then the messenger of the Fire Bull King did not hesitate to plunder all their valuables and burn the village,” replied the Golden Feather Lion King.

“Then did you just shut up when you saw it happen?” reply Heilong.

“No. After that incident, I further tightened the guard in the border area so that such an incident does not happen again. And the Fire Bull Kingdom immediately declared war with the Golden Feather Lion Kingdom because they could no longer withdraw tribute from the existing villages in the border region,” replied the Golden Feather Lion King.

“Actually what kind of tribute did they ask for? From the map I saw, supposedly the Fire Bull Kingdom would never lack food because their plantations were so numerous,” Heilong asked curiously.

“Pupers. The Fire Bull Kingdom used to buy fertilizer from the village. But, after knowing that the residents who live around there are weak residents. They no longer want to buy the fertilizer and instead take the fertilizer by force,” replied the Golden Feather Lion King.

“Lack Once They! It turns out that the Fire Bull King is no different from a robber,” Heilong said furiously as he clenched his hands together.

Not long after, Princess Mao Shizi returned to her father's office. Not pretending to not hear anything and immediately stand up to his father.

“It looks like Dad is talking about something very serious with Heilong. Did my arrival bother you two?” mao Shizi asked when he saw his father and Heilong were chatting with faces that looked so tense.

“Not at all. The two of us are just talking about the cause of this war,” Heilong replied.

“Absolutely. I was just chatting casually with Heilong while waiting for your arrival. Have you finished preparing the field?” sahut the Golden Feather Lion King.

“Already, Father. I have also ordered the soldiers to stand guard around the field and not allow anyone to enter the field except with permission from Father,” replied Mao Shizi.

“Alright, then let's go to the field immediately. I can't wait to see how great your sword skills are,” said the Golden Feather Lion King staring at Heilong.

“I am also impatient, whether these swordsmanship of mine will be able to subdue a professional wrestler like you,” Heilong replied.

The three of them immediately left the Golden Feather Lion King's study room.

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