Mi Li replied, "Two-eighths, at most three-seven, no more than that."
Zuan smiled slightly: "That's enough. In a life-or-death struggle, he'll definitely be the one who dies."
Mi Li wanted to say something, but when she thought back to when he was only a fifth or sixth rank, he dared to fight her, and she felt a bit of admiration: "He is indeed worthy of being the person I have my eye on."
Thinking of this, she stopped trying to persuade him and instead said, "Fine, go if you want to. You have the heart of a strong person who is not afraid of difficulties. Although it may lead to your premature death, once you truly grow up, your future is limitless."
Zu An laughed and said, "It's rare for you to praise me like this."
Mi Li rolled her eyes: "If you keep talking nonsense, your Crown Princess will probably have been killed by now."
Zu'an didn't dare to delay and hurriedly chased after them into the mountains.
With his current cultivation level, he can fly in the air for a relatively long time, so he no longer needs to use the Wind Teleportation technique every time.
Before long, he came to a fork in the road and immediately realized that this was Bi Linglong's plan to divide her forces.
Just as he was racking his brains about which direction to chase, a series of energy fluctuations suddenly erupted from the distant mountains and forests.
"Lu Xiao?" The other party had just pierced his heart with a sword, so he was all too familiar with this kind of energy fluctuation.
He hurriedly headed in that direction, and as he approached, he descended from the sky, put on the sachet given to him by Bai Fei again, and used the Mirror of Truth to conceal his aura.
Although he was not afraid of powerful enemies, charging in head-on to confront them would be a reckless act. The cultivation world is extremely cruel, and such people usually don't live long.
To defeat a stronger opponent with a weaker one, strategy is essential. So, he approached stealthily, intending to catch his opponent off guard and deliver a decisive blow, aiming to decide the outcome in the shortest possible time and avoid a protracted war, in which case Lu Xiao, a mid-stage Grandmaster, would have the advantage.
Meanwhile, several dozen feet away, Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun were in very bad shape. Both of them were covered in wounds and could only stand up by leaning on their swords against the ground. The other guards of the Eastern Palace were mostly lying on the ground, either already dead or barely breathing.
They stared intently at a man floating in mid-air. Although he had lost an arm, he exuded an inexplicable aura, and his gaze toward them was like that of a god looking down at ants on the ground.
"You think you're so clever, but with that fat pig Zhao Ruizhi around, your footprints are always deeper than others'. As long as I follow that, I can easily find you." Lu Xiao said with a smile, his tone quite relaxed and carefree. Clearly, he was in an exceptionally good mood as his long-term mission was about to be completed.
"How dare you be so disrespectful to the Crown Prince!" Park Duan-diao roared angrily.
“At this point, who still considers him the Crown Prince?” Lu Xiao dusted off his clothes. He had just been injured by Bi Linglong’s sword and had already changed his clothes after so much time. “I must say, you all have a strong will and have managed to hold on until now. But now it’s all over.”
As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible burst of energy erupted and struck the two of them directly.
Pu Duandiao and Jiao Sigun, like kites with broken strings, crashed into a large tree, then coughed up blood and fell to the ground without a sound. It was unknown whether they were alive or dead.
When Zuan arrived, he witnessed this scene. His eyes immediately turned cold, but he did not act impulsively. He continued to lie in wait, quietly waiting for the best opportunity to strike.
Mi Li nodded secretly. This guy has grown up. He was clearly furious, but he didn't act impulsively.
At this moment, Lu Xiao landed from the air and looked at the Crown Prince, who looked like a mountain of flesh, not far away: "Huh, even at this time, you don't run away or even show much fear. You really are a fool."
"Why should I be afraid?" The prince looked at him with a strange expression.
Zu An, who was hiding in the shadows, was startled. He had been focusing all his attention on Lu Xiao, looking for an opportunity to kill him, but at this moment he couldn't help but glance at the Crown Prince.
It was clearly the same face, but perhaps because the silly, goofy smile that used to be on it was gone, it looked incredibly unfamiliar.
Lu Xiao frowned as well, clearly sensing the same strangeness: "Because you're going to die... Hey, I'm actually trying to reason with an idiot."
Seeing his frustrated expression, the crown prince said, "Do you think you're very clever?"
“Of course I’m smarter than you,” Lu Xiao answered subconsciously, then frowned and said, “At a time like this, stop putting on airs like a prince. Do you people really think you have the aura of a king?”
The Crown Prince sighed, "Zhao Jing's subordinates are becoming increasingly incompetent."
Zuan, who was hiding in the shadows, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't explain why, but all the hairs on his body stood on end.
Mi Li's voice echoed in his mind: "Be careful, something's not right with this crown prince."
Her tone was unusually serious, clearly indicating that she had also sensed something.
"You scoundrel, how dare you address the Prince of Qi by his given name!" Lu Xiao said, then suddenly frowned and stared intently at the other man. "Are you an idiot?"
The crown prince smiled and said, "Who said I'm a fool?"
Hearing his words and seeing his current demeanor, Zu An felt a thousand curses running through his mind. He thought he was surrounded by cunning old foxes, but he never expected there to be such a cunning little fox hiding in the deepest recesses!
Wait, if he's not stupid, then what about all the things between him and Bi Linglong...?
Lu Xiao was also shocked: "I never expected this, I never expected that you had deceived the entire capital for so many years."
The crown prince did not answer, but looked at him with indifferent eyes.
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