A group of fully armed men rushed out, the leader drawing his sword: "Who dares to cause trouble at the Prince's residence!"

"Get lost!" Zuan shouted this word directly using the Lion's Roar technique.

Although the guards were well-equipped, they were all knocked to the ground by the invisible sound wave, clutching their heads and rolling around in pain.

Zuan remained expressionless, simply stepping over the group and entering the next door.

Some of the slower-arriving guards weren't affected by the sound waves, but when they saw him slowly walking forward, they couldn't help but back away, as if there was something terrifying in front of him.

At that moment, a rustling sound came, and then a group of crossbowmen appeared on the surrounding rooftops. They raised their crossbows and aimed them at Zuan. Each crossbow was flashing with blue light and had faint array patterns on it. They were obviously good quality crossbows from the army.

The prince's mansion was naturally different from ordinary places, and the guards there were also much better equipped.

Without the slightest hesitation, those men pulled the triggers almost simultaneously.

This guy barged in like this, and looking at his companions lying on the ground screaming in agony outside, it was clear he had no good intentions, so there was no need for further words.

Dozens of crossbow bolts shot out like streaks of black light. Even some martial arts masters, caught off guard, would be riddled with arrows at this speed.

Even if someone manages to dodge the first wave, these crossbows can be loaded extremely quickly, and soon the next round of torrential rain attacks will begin.

The enemy could only run for their lives, and in the end, they could not escape being riddled with arrows.

However, what happened next made everyone's eyes widen: the other party remained in place without moving an inch.

But it wasn't shot into a pincushion either.

Because after the crossbows entered within a ten-foot radius of him, they all stopped in mid-air.

You should know that a single crossbow bolt enhanced by the array can pierce through a boulder, and it can also pierce through ten ordinary suits of armor. Yet, when so many were fired at once, there was not a single sound.

At this moment, Zuan took a step forward, and the crossbow bolts that were suspended in mid-air instantly turned into dust, leaving not even the hardest arrowheads behind.

The guards couldn't help but swallow hard, and only then did they realize what was happening, and they hurriedly began to reload their guns.

However, Zu'an did not give them a chance. With a casual wave of his hand, an invisible force spread out.

Those people felt a tremendous force surge towards them, and then they lost their balance and fell from the rooftop, their bodies aching and weak, and they lost their fighting ability for a short time.

Zuan walked into another courtyard.

Just then, the king stormed out with a group of personal guards, looking furious. Seeing the guards scattered on the ground, he was momentarily stunned, then roared, "You surnamed Zu, have you gone mad?"

Anger from Zhao Ping: +666 +666 +666...

Zuan looked at him quietly: "Isn't this what you wanted? I'll grant your wish."

Seeing his calm gaze, Zhao Ping felt a chill for some reason: "Don't do anything reckless. Do you know the consequences of your actions today?"

With Chan'er and his father-in-law not here, he felt a little uneasy being alone in the palace.

At this moment, he no longer felt any joy at his wife returning to her parents' home; he only resented her for not staying here a little longer, leaving him feeling lost and helpless.

"Trying to play games with the rules against me again?" Zuan sighed. "I talked to you about the rules in court before, but you didn't appreciate it."

The Prince of Dai swallowed hard: "You, surnamed Zu, do you really think that just because you managed to kill the Prince of Jin before, you can deal with me this time? The Prince of Jin was reckless and light-hearted. This place is my territory now."

As soon as he finished speaking, many figures walked out of the various rooms, each one brimming with vitality. The lowest among them was Rank 7, while most were Rank 8 or 9.

There are forty or fifty of them in total!

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, this could be considered a formidable force, considering that many people in the court might not even reach the ninth rank.

This group of people were highly skilled individuals recruited by the Prince's Mansion over many years. It is important to know that cultivation is very expensive, and these people are often independent cultivators without any sect or family background.

What they lack most are money and cultivation resources, so they can only rely on some big families to become henchmen.

They often have limited potential, so they accept their fate, even though the imperial court stipulates that once a certain level of cultivation is reached, one is qualified to become a corresponding official.

But it's just a qualification; countless people around the world are waiting in line.

However, those official positions are usually divided up by the sons of various powerful families, leaving very few for ordinary people. Only those with exceptional talent and brilliance have a chance.

As rogue cultivators, they are of average appearance in the cultivation world and have no hope of becoming officials. Naturally, they do not have enough cultivation resources to advance further, and in the end, they can only bow to reality and rely on these princes and nobles as their retainers.

They act as his henchmen in exchange for cultivation resources, a win-win situation.

Because of his health condition, Prince Jin was not going to live much longer anyway, so he had no interest in recruiting these rogue cultivators. As a result, after he and Elder Shen died, the entire Prince Jin's mansion was on the verge of collapse, and even the Princess Jin was being bullied.

But the Prince of Dai's mansion was different; the couple were ambitious and naturally began recruiting people very early on.

In addition to the experts from the Prince's Mansion itself, the Meng family also sent a group of people as a precaution.

After all, Zuan was able to kill the Prince of Jin, so his fighting strength was obviously extraordinary.

However, with so many experts, plus the guards and troops of the mansion, even if two or three grandmasters came, they would probably die on the spot.

Shen Xingchao wasn't considered a particularly skilled master; he only acted arrogantly because of the flying sword talisman he obtained from who-knows-where. Losing that talisman would reduce his strength by at least half.

Even if Zu'an can defeat Shen Xingchao, the protector of the Prince of Jin, he probably won't be much stronger. These are more than enough to deal with him.