Starting with the frog, he has ruled for eternity.

Chapter 52 Caw! ? Prince Liang? Kindergarten, 1st Floor

The streets were deathly silent, and a chilling wind howled.

Those ancient soldiers, their heads wrapped in mourning cloth and their eyes hollow, surrounded the man and the frog like a white tide.

The long spear was cold and sharp, its gleam chilling, while the lanterns were dim.

Chen Tieshan's eyes were bloodshot. Although his legs were shaking uncontrollably, he gritted his teeth and forcibly gathered the last bit of internal energy in his dantian.

He didn't know what these soldiers wanted to do, but it was clear they were up to no good. He took a deep breath and glanced at the frog.

All Chen Tieshan saw was a frog crouching on the ground, its body almost completely unscathed, unlike himself, whose clothes were tattered. What surprised Chen Tieshan even more was that the frog was still breathing steadily!

A toad is actually more powerful than someone who has cultivated for decades!?

Chen Tieshan suppressed his inner amazement and asked in a low voice quickly.

"Brother Frog! Should we fight them?! Let's carve a bloody path through them!!"

Fang Yuan did not reply, but his muscles were tense and his blood was surging, clearly indicating that he had the same intention.

A man and a frog stood back to back, exuding murderous intent, ready for a desperate fight.

……

Ghost city.

Among those ghost soldiers, the leader was strangely tall and thin, just like the gaunt figure from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. He was like a thin bamboo pole, a full height taller than an ordinary dried corpse, with a pale white body and bluish hair, like dried meat hanging on a rope.

It slowly opened its dry, toothless mouth, revealing only its gums, and said in a dry, hoarse voice:

"Disrupting the Ghost Market is a grave sin."

"Sinners...should surrender without resistance."

Om-!

Clang.

The long knife that Chen Tieshan had just raised slipped from his hand and fell to the ground without warning.

He paused for a moment, then nodded, his face full of guilt. But his knees seemed to lose control, bending limply, and then he knelt heavily on the cold bluestone slab with a "thump".

"Yes...I am guilty...I am guilty..."

Chen Tieshan shouted in terror. He clearly wanted to stand up and throw a punch, but his body seemed to no longer belong to him. Instead, it faithfully carried out the orders of the ghost soldier leader—to surrender.

"Croak?!"

Fang Yuan also instantly went limp and nodded.

It also tried to kneel down, but frogs naturally lie on all fours and don't kneel at all; even when they lie down, it's more like a squatting posture.

He remained in that strange, prone position, allowing two ghost soldiers to step forward and pull out two black iron chains that exuded a chilling aura.

Click.

He was chained.

The feeling of powerlessness intensified instantly, as if the internal energy within the body had been frozen, making it impossible to mobilize even a fraction of it.

"Take away."

The leader waved his hand coldly.

A group of ghost soldiers immediately stepped forward, dragging Chen Tieshan, who was like a dead dog, and Fang Yuan, who was tied up like a dumpling, towards the depths of the long street.

The gaze from the empty eye sockets gradually faded, and the 'people' around them began to talk again; this kind of thing seemed quite common.

……

We remained silent the entire way.

Finally, they were led to a magnificent hall, which was even somewhat brightly lit.

The entire hall was decorated with a dazzling array of silver objects, almost all of which shimmered with a silvery white light.

Even the throne in the main hall was a pale silver throne.

A person was sitting in the main hall.

This person also had pale skin and empty eye sockets, but was completely different from the dried-up corpses outside.

This guy even looked quite prosperous, with a fat and broad body.

She was only about 1.6 meters tall, but had an extremely large belly, even more bloated, huge and stiff than a woman who was ten months pregnant.

His skin was covered in sores, and he had no teeth left in his mouth.

But his swollen hand kept moving as he stuffed something into his mouth.

"Prince Liang, we have caught the person who vandalized the Drunken Immortal Pavilion..."

The guards forced Fang Yuan and Chen Tieshan to stand in front of Prince Liang.

Prince Liang raised an eyebrow, his indifferent gaze sweeping over Chen Tieshan kneeling on the ground without lingering for even a second.

Then, his gaze fell on Fang Yuan, who was tightly bound by iron chains.

A hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.

"What...is...this...?"

"Frog...?...Can...I...eat...?"

Liang Wang pointed to Fang Yuan on the ground, his voice tinged with hunger.

Saliva trickled down the corners of his mouth.

"Reporting to Prince Liang... the Drunken Immortal Pavilion was destroyed. It... seems... inedible."

The ghost soldier repeated it.

"Is it... a frog? Or... a toad?" King Liang was taken aback.

The leader of the ghost soldiers bowed his head: "Yes."

King Liang remained silent.

He leaned forward slightly, his eyes fixed on Fang Yuan.

A toad?

Prince Liang tilted his head.

A toad and a frog—shouldn't those be food?! How could they possibly demolish a restaurant?!

Prince Liang raised his hand and gestured.

The iron chains binding Fang Yuan shattered instantly, and the entire frog flew uncontrollably to Liang Wang's front, hovering in mid-air with its limbs outstretched.

"Frog, tell me, how did you do that? Do you taste good?"

quack!

It doesn't taste good at all!

Don't eat me!

Fang Yuan hovered in the air, his wide frog mouth tightly closed, without uttering a word.

Just kidding, who knows what the consequences would be if I said anything at this point!

"Not going to say anything?"

A cold impatience flashed in Liang Wang's eyes.

"Hurry up and tell me! Is it delicious?! How did you demolish Zuixianlou?!"

Fang Yuan suddenly paused, his eyes becoming slightly unfocused.

The other person is asking themselves.

Therefore, I should answer that.

He opened his mouth:

"Quack! It's all thanks to hard work and sweat! I've worked tirelessly day and night to achieve what Fang Yuan is today! Of course, talent has also played a small part."

"..."

silence.

A deathly silence.

effort?

sweat?

Chen Tieshan's eyes widened as he looked over!

Screw your hard work and sweat!

He trains every day, so why can't he achieve these results?! A toad's hard work and a little bit of talent?!

How is that possible!

Is this the truth?

King Liang frowned, but no one would lie, and no one could lie to him.

However, he wasn't really concerned about that issue; he quickly turned his attention to the problem that mattered most to him:

"Can you eat this?!"

"No..." Fang Yuan replied.

"...Then get lost..." Prince Liang waved his hand dismissively.

The next moment, to Chen Tieshan's astonishment, Fang Yuan did not hesitate at all. He adjusted his posture, faced Liang Wang, put his forelimbs together, and slammed his big head on the bluestone slab with a "bang".

"Croak! Thank you, Your Majesty, for sparing my life!"

boom!

He kowtowed.

boom!

Two kowtows.

boom!

Three kowtows.

……

Fang Yuan meticulously completed the grand ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows, each head hitting the ground with a resounding thud, his posture so humble it was almost groveling.

This puzzled Chen Tieshan greatly... Something's not right!

That frog, is it such a fickle person... a frog!?

Why were you just now trying to resist me...?

Rebellion...?

Why rebel against the King Liang? Why rebel against the Ghost Soldiers?

We are sinners; obeying orders and respectfully kowtowing is the right path...

Chen Tieshan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and kowtowed as well.

King Liang didn't even bother to look at them again, and vanished from his throne in the next instant.

As the King of Liang departed, a black wind swept up the two of them, and the surrounding scenery began to distort and spin.

Fang Yuan and Chen Tieshan felt a sudden darkness before their eyes.

A sudden dizziness.

They actually ended up in a prison?

Fang Yuan looked at the system as if waking from a dream.

Above, a new line of cultivation techniques had appeared at some point.

[Unknown Martial Arts Skill (Fragment)] [Beginner] (Can be upgraded to the first level of Kindergarten)