Tap tap tap… The chaotic yet deafening sound of footsteps reached everyone's ears.
"Your Majesty, we are late in coming to your rescue and deserve to die."
"Stop with this nonsense, hurry up and capture the assassin."
Ji Xiaoxiao stood in mid-air, her ink-black hair billowing wildly in the wind, giving people the illusion of a stunningly beautiful and enchanting witch.
The guards stared blankly for a few more seconds, then immediately raised their guns, drew their swords, and charged forward bravely.
Luo Qingshuang thought she could bully the weak with her numbers, but today she ended up suffering the consequences.
The guards surged forward like a dark, rolling tide, but Luo Qingshuang and the Seven-Colored Guards, with their superior martial arts, remained undefeated for a short time.
Screams, the clanging of weapons, and the sound of people falling to the ground without a sound—the sounds were incessant.
The battle raged on for an increasingly longer period, with countless guards dying, while Luo Qingshuang's seven-colored guards, exhausted, suffered minor injuries.
“Miss, this can’t go on. We must retreat for now,” Zi’er said calmly.
Luo Qingshuang looked up, staring intently at Ji Xiaoxiao, who was floating in mid-air looking down at her. Her cherry lips curved into a big smile, revealing a bloodthirsty cruelty beneath her stunning beauty.
"Mountains and rivers may meet again, Hu Miao is at peace."
Ji Xiaoxiao received Luo Qingshuang's harsh words, but her expression remained unchanged, treating her as if she were invisible.
"Let's go!" Luo Qingsheng shouted, and the seven-colored guards fled in terror.
Ji Xiaoxiao clenched her five fingers into claws and reached out towards them into the void. An invisible giant claw blocked Hong'er's escape route and captured her with a snap.
"Hong'er!" Luo Qingshuang exclaimed in alarm and fear.
"Miss, you must leave quickly!" Hong'er shouted.
Regardless of how deep their bond was, Ji Xiaoxiao easily captured Hong'er and then delivered a seemingly casual and light palm strike. Hong'er's breathing became disordered, her internal energy surged wildly, she coughed up blood, her limbs went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, unable to escape any longer.
Hong'er is seriously injured, and if he doesn't receive timely treatment, he may not live much longer.
Luo Qingshuang tried to turn around to save Hong'er, but Zi'er held onto Luo Qingshuang tightly.
"Miss, we must leave, or we won't be able to leave at all." As more and more guards surrounded them, Zi'er's confidence in their long and undefeated record gradually crumbled.
Luo Qingshuang lost her usual calm and composure, shouting, "Zi'er, I can't abandon Hong'er. When you followed me, I, Luo Qingshuang, swore that we would share happiness and hardship together, and die together. I would never leave one of you to suffer alone."
Zi'er knew Luo Qingshuang's feelings for the Seven-Colored Guardians, so she couldn't let Luo Qingshuang put herself in danger. It didn't matter if they died, but Luo Qingshuang couldn't afford any accidents.
Call them selfish, cowardly, or disregard brotherhood, but they would do anything to protect Luo Qingshuang, even if it meant the deaths of all the common people in the world.
“Miss, come with us. Hong’er certainly doesn’t want you to do this.”
Luo Qingshuang took a deep breath and stared intently at Zi'er.
Zi'er turned her head away in embarrassment. After a while, Zi'er personally carried Luo Qingshuang away.
In the end, he couldn't bring himself to be cruel, at least not to Hu Miaotian!
Luo Qingshuang patted Zi'er's hand and walked towards Ji Xiaoxiao. "Hu Miaotian, release Hong'er, and name your terms."
Ji Xiaoxiao remained silent, turned around, and flew into the room.
"If there are important matters to discuss, it's best to do so in a less crowded place."
Luo Qingshuang rushed in without hesitation. After a long time, Luo Qingshuang carried the unconscious Hong'er and led the other seven guards back to the Crown Prince's residence in a sorry state.
In that battle, countless people died or were injured in Yanjue Palace. Hu Shao, who had received the news early on, opened his eyes wide, rolled over in bed, and rushed to Yanjue Palace with trembling legs. He couldn't eat or sleep well if he didn't see his beloved daughter and grandson with his own eyes!
"Daughter, how are you? How is my precious grandson?"
Hu Shao chattered on and on, giving Ji Xiaoxiao, who had been working hard all night, a terrible headache.
"Father, your daughter is alright, and your precious grandson is alright too."
Hu Shao breathed a sigh of relief, but then said resentfully, "I heard from the guards that the assassins last night were Luo Qingshuang and her female companions?"
Ji Xiaoxiao nodded obediently.
"Luo Qingshuang is not to be underestimated. Daughter, you must be careful."
Ji Xiaoxiao blinked her bright, large eyes, making Hu Shao's heart itch with desire.
Hu Shaoqing cleared his throat and said, "According to reports from our scouts, in recent years, the martial world has been rife with bloodshed and violence. Martial artists have been fighting each other endlessly, and countless disciples have been lost to various sects, resulting in heavy casualties among innocent civilians. Even major sects with profound foundations and centuries of heritage, such as Shaolin, Wudang, and Xiaoyao, have suffered heavy losses. Smaller sects have vanished amidst the flames of war and endless slaughter, forgotten by the world. The mastermind behind all this is the Frost and Snow Cold Mountain Lingran Palace."
"Frosty Snow Cold Mountain Palace? Father, this Frosty Snow Cold Mountain?"
The original owner was a well-bred young lady who rarely left her home. She spent her days either embroidering flowers and chasing butterflies or secretly admiring handsome men. As a result, Ji Xiaoxiao knew very little about the Liang Kingdom.
"Frosty Snow Mountain is located in the northwest of Liang Kingdom. It is a mountain covered with snow all year round. It is tall and straight, reaching into the clouds. Its terrain is crisscrossed and undulating, stretching for hundreds of miles. It is said that the number one martial arts sect, the Free and Unfettered Sect, is located here."
"Is the Free and Unfettered Sect located within the Frosty Snow Cold Mountain?"
The Free and Unfettered Sect was renowned, and the original owner knew something about it. The founding year of the sect was long ago unknown; the thirty-second leader, Qianjizi, once jokingly said that the Free and Unfettered Sect was a land of immortals, born at the beginning of time. Ji Xiaoxiao had tried cultivating the Dao Heaven, but the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was so thin it was almost nonexistent; the talk of gods and ghosts was pure nonsense, a joke was just a joke.
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