Upon seeing this, Shen Zhao frowned, decisively shifted his sword stance, and instantly decapitated the two assassins on his left and right.

Then, the sword energy was gathered again and concentrated on the sword body.

"Sword Nine - Reincarnation!"

The sword force penetrated into the ground, and thousands of sword energies broke out of the earth, instantly covering all the close-range killers in a bloody storm.

The entire main business was reduced to ruins, and only Xu Rong and the last assassin managed to escape the sword energy's reach by leaving the area in time.

The commotion attracted the attention of even more Shu soldiers.

At this moment, Shen Zhao's eyes were fixed on Xu Rong, and he saw that the sword in his hand suddenly changed direction.

Kenpachi: Gen!

An exquisitely beautiful sword strike swiftly pierced towards Xu Rong.

"lunar……"

Puff——

Ah~

Before Xu Rong could launch a counterattack, Shen Zhao struck him in the chest with a sword, piercing his heart.

"wrong!"

The moment the sword pierced through, Shen Zhao's pupils suddenly changed, and he quickly withdrew his sword and turned around to block.

Bang!

With a violent tremor, Shen Zhao blocked the deadly attack from behind, but was also knocked back more than ten steps.

"What powerful palm strike!"

Standing before Shen Zhao was the assassin who hadn't made a move before.

"All troops, listen to my command!"

At the assassin's command, his movements changed abruptly.

"Kill without mercy!"

The next moment, Xu Rong's imposing and unparalleled figure stood proudly upright.

"Kill~"

Upon hearing the king's order, the soldiers around him immediately surged toward Shen Zhao like a tidal wave.

"Sword Ten: Heavenly Burial!"

Without any hesitation, Piaomiao Sword Ten made his move again.

After a dazzling flash in the void, the spirit sword transformed into three thousand sword energies, instantly sweeping through the air and closing in on the Shu soldiers.

After Xu Rong raised his hand to deflect the sword energy that was close at hand, he decisively raised his palm and slammed it towards Shen Zhao.

Bang!

Swords clashed, their blows echoing with a deafening roar.

The two people, standing close at hand, exchanged cold, provocative glances.

"Ha, the dignified King of Shu actually knows how to use this trick of 'golden cicada shedding its shell'. It's truly an eye-opener for me."

"As long as I can win, I don't care about being despicable or noble. History will always remember me as the invincible Prince of Bashu!"

Their palms and swords clashed, causing the mountains and rocks to crumble.

The two men each took three steps back.

At this moment, the bugle call for the soldiers to attack came from the direction of Langcheng.

"This is?"

Shen Zhao frowned.

"I have said that the entire city of Langcheng will be buried with it, which naturally includes you and all the people of Langcheng!"

Upon hearing such cruel words, Shen Zhao twirled his spirit sword and held it behind his back.

"It seems you were prepared for this round all along, leaving no way out for us!"

"Hahaha, Ren Piaomiao, now that things have come to this, what do you have to say? You entered Shu under the guise of escorting a bride, but your purpose was to lure me here?"

I saw through your scheme from the very beginning. Now, all you can do is accept your own failure with your life!

"ha……"

Unexpectedly, Shen Zhao smiled.

"At least, it will be enough to lure you out of the Prince's mansion."

"What's the meaning?"

"It means exactly what it says."

Shen Zhao closed his eyes slightly, looking confident and composed.

...

Inside Xingshi City, Mu Qiuyao and Jiang Qingluan secretly sneaked into the Prince's Mansion while Xu Rong was away on a campaign against Langcheng.

"Sister, are you sure where the ancestral hall is located?"

"Yes, of course I remember."

The two women walked through several courtyards and corridors before finally arriving at the Xu Family Ancestral Hall.

"It's still the same as always, nothing has changed."

Looking at the Xu family ancestral hall, which is exactly the same as it was more than a thousand years ago and in her previous life, Jiang Qingluan was deeply moved.

Mu Qiuyao said, "There's no time for sentimentality. Finding the internal mechanisms of the ancestral hall and destroying Xu Xiao and Xu Fengqing's corpses as soon as possible is the priority."

"Um!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingluan immediately began to cast spells, intending to destroy the spirit array barrier set up in the ancestral hall in one fell swoop.