At this moment, another Qi King's assassin leaped up from the side, his long sword gleaming faintly, and slashed directly at the necks of the two men. Clearly, he also wanted to avenge his comrade and make them taste the pain of their comrade's recent decapitation.
Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun caught a glimpse of his blade out of the corner of their eyes, but they were too weak to dodge. So they simply ignored it and mustered their last bit of strength to swing their blades at the nearest enemy, trying to take someone down with them before they died.
Just then, a sword light flashed, and the Qi King's warrior, who had leaped into the air, was already dead before he even landed.
Immediately afterwards, a chill rose up, and the dozen or so Qi King's elite soldiers who were surrounding them were frozen into ice sculptures.
"Brother Zu!" The two were both surprised and delighted as they looked at Zu An, who seemed to have descended from the heavens like a divine warrior.
Before entering the secret realm, the other party promised to protect them, and they kept their word.
How many times had he saved her since they entered the secret realm? Unfortunately, both of them knew that, given the current situation, there would be no next time.
The two hurriedly said, "Brother Zu, don't waste your energy saving us. Go and save the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."
Seeing that the two could barely stand, Zu An hurriedly reached out to support them, then carried them to Bi Linglong's side. He then used a powerful gust of wind to reach Zhao Xi and the others, helping them force back the two ninth-rank experts. He then took the three of them back to the center of the formation.
"You all escort the Crown Prince and Crown Princess away immediately, I'll cover the rear!"
Park Duandiao and the other man hurriedly shook their heads: "Brother Zu, you take the Crown Prince and the others away, we'll cover their retreat!"
“That’s right, I don’t want to be a deserter this time.” Pei You usually pays so much attention to his appearance, but now he just wipes the blood off his face onto his clothes and that’s it.
Zhao Xi, panting heavily, chuckled and said, "I don't want to end up like that bastard Meng Pan."
Although Gao Ying did not speak, the resolute look in her eyes said it all.
Zuan shook his head: "You can't even stand properly now. Even if you stay behind to cover the rear, you won't last long. I'll cover the rear, which will buy you more time. You guys run as far as you can. If you really can't, hide in these mountains. As long as you survive, you'll eventually wait for the people outside to come and check."
“Ah Zu…” Bi Linglong’s face showed sorrow. Of course, she knew what it meant to stay behind and cover the retreat.
The others wanted to say something more, but Zu An said sternly, "Don't waste time, or none of us will be able to leave later."
Gao Ying said in a deep voice, "I'll stay and accompany you. You might not be able to stop them by yourself, and there are so many family warriors who need to be commanded."
At this moment, Liu Xian, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: "Cousin, you should go too. I can handle things here."
"You?" Everyone in the room was shocked when they saw that it was Liu Xian.
"Am I not good enough?" Liu Xian's face turned bright red. Clearly, he was very unhappy about being looked down upon in this situation. His usual frivolous expression changed, and he said seriously, "I caused this trouble, so I naturally have the responsibility to resolve it."
After saying that, he looked at Gao Ying: "I know that in the eyes of all the scions of noble families in the capital, they are laughing at me. They even use me as a negative example when educating their young children. I also know that I am useless, but you are different, cousin. Our Liu family has no talented people in the younger generation. We will have to rely on you to support the Liu family in the future. You can't die here. Cousin, you have always taken care of me. But this time it's my turn to take care of you."
Without waiting for a response, he turned around and rejoined the battle: "As a member of the Liu family, I can burn my life essence too!"
As he spoke, his eyes turned red, his hair and beard stood on end, and his aura surged, but it suddenly stopped halfway through.
He had just used a forbidden technique against those people, directly rising to the eighth rank without being able to compete in the European Cup. His aura remained at the peak of the sixth rank, not even reaching the seventh rank.
But no one laughed at him. Instead, they all looked at his back with tears in their eyes. The playboy second-generation rich kid that everyone looked down on in the past looked so tall and imposing at this moment.
A cold laugh came from not far away: "You don't need to worry about it anymore, no one is leaving today!"
Zu An's expression changed, and he pushed with his hand. A tremendous force propelled Bi Linglong and the others dozens of feet away, while he stayed behind to block Wei Pingyang and the others.
Wei Pingyang sneered: "You surnamed Zu, you can't even beat me by yourself, yet you want to stop the rest of us? Who gave you the courage?"
"How do you know you can't stop them if you haven't tried?" Looking at the three expert retainers of the Qi Prince's Mansion, Wei Pingyang, He Li, and Mu Ping, who were positioned in a triangular formation in front of him, Zu An stood there alone with his sword, truly exuding an aura of one man guarding the pass against ten thousand.
Bi Linglong turned around and took a deep look, her fingernails almost digging into her flesh.
If anything happens to you, I will strive to live and avenge you, leaving no one alive in the entire Qi Prince's mansion!
Her eyes were filled with determination and hatred, even though the Princess Consort of Qi was her half-sister...
But her deepest prayer was: Ah Zu, you must save your life!
At this moment, Zu'an was being scolded by Mi Li: "What kind of hero are you trying to be? Lu Xiao, who has the highest cultivation level, is temporarily unable to make a move. With your cultivation level, you can still barely escape. Why are you staying here to die?"
Looking at the warriors from various families who were still fighting bravely, even the second-generation scion Liu Xian was exceptionally brave at this moment, making seven charges in and out of the Qi Prince's camp.
Zu'an sighed: "Empress, what do you think is the purpose of cultivation?"
"Of course, it's for becoming stronger." Mi Li didn't understand why he suddenly asked this.
Zuan shook his head: "No, in my opinion, cultivation is for the purpose of being able to settle scores, defeat those you want to fight, and protect those you want to protect. These warriors from various families know they are going to die, yet they are still willing to stay behind to cover the retreat. If I encounter danger, my first thought is to run away. I am not even as good as these warriors whose cultivation is far inferior to mine. What is the point of my cultivation?"
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