“Young Master Ye…”
The grey-robed old man wanted to say more, but Chen Yao, standing nearby, suddenly shot a sharp gaze his way!
Huh?
Chen Yao didn’t speak, yet the grey-robed old man suddenly felt a chill run through his body, involuntarily trembling.
The oppressive force of Director Chen from the Town Martial Hall was too strong.
“For Young Master Ye to agree to treat the Empress is her honor!” A youth in a black robe by Chen Yao’s side snorted coldly, and his deep voice caused everyone to involuntarily step back a few paces, “Yes, Lord of Shadows!”
This black-robed youth seemed devoid of any Martial Breath fluctuations.
But in reality, he was a terrifying existence in the Town Martial Hall, second only to Chen Yao, a single man who could face a thousand foes!
Ye Fan, cradling Ji Ningxuan, quickly strode toward the civilian house and teleported to it.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, a series of rapid sounds of tearing through the air exploded above the wasteland. A group of about a dozen people appeared in front of Ye Fan, blocking his path.
“Are you Ye Fan? You really are a nuisance. Isn’t it good to just be a fool? Why create such big trouble for Prince Jin… Today, I’m here to send you on your way!”
The leader was an old man in a Tang suit, and behind him stood a row of experts in red armor!
Ye Fan merely glanced at them and was shocked to discover that these red-armored experts all had fluctuations close to the Martial Emperor Realm?
Damn!
Since when had Martial Arts Experts become so worthless?
Have they turned into cabbages strewn across the streets?
Moreover, the key point was that on those red-armored Martial Arts Experts, Ye Fan felt a unique Rune Talisman oppression, somewhat similar to the suppressing force of the Divinity Fragment used by Zhou Ming earlier.
Had Prince Jin grown so impatient?
Using so many mysterious experts to kill him at once?
Although Ye Fan’s strength had now reached the Eighth Rank Martial Emperor, and he also possessed the Teleportation Trait, the Absolute Domain of the Divinity Fragment, the purification effects of the Evil-Purging Formation, and Inheritance’s burning among other trump cards.
But Ye Fan had never faced so many sinister Martial Arts Experts attacking at once, and he felt somewhat apprehensive!
The key issue was that the poison spreading through Ji Ningxuan’s body was accelerating. Although Ye Fan had used his methods to protect Ji Ningxuan’s heart meridians, if the poison wasn’t quickly expelled, Ji Ningxuan would truly die.
If the Prime Minister Manor indeed owed a favor to his mother, having saved her life before, then today, no matter what, Ye Fan must save Ji Ningxuan!
Whoosh!
With Martial Breath violently pulsating around him, Ye Fan was about to use all his trump cards such as Inheritance, the Absolute Domain, and everything else at once, intending to unleash his most powerful moves to kill with a single strike.
But as the Martial Breath began to pulse around Ye Fan, a large hand reached out to grasp his arm and gently patted him, saying, “Young Master Ye, rest assured and go save her. Leave this to him!”
Somehow, Chen Yao had been pushed beside Ye Fan again by the youth in the black robe.
“You, disappear from my sight within three seconds, and I’ll spare your lives!”
Chen Yao merely spoke lightly, and those who were ready to take action were involuntarily subdued by that chilly breath and retreated three steps.
The leader in the Tang suit finally saw Chen Yao’s face clearly, his face changed dramatically, and he exclaimed, “Chen Yao… Director Chen, how come you are here?”
Chen Yao did not reply to the old man’s question, but continued to speak lightly, “Lu Yuan, as the Deputy Commander of the royal family’s Red Armored Guards, your duty is to protect the royal bloodline from being exterminated. You should not interfere in Prince Jin’s affairs!”
This man in the Tang suit was actually the Deputy Commander of the strongest royal guard force, the Red Armored Army group.
He was supposed to be loyal to the royal Emperor, but in reality, he had long been colluding with Prince Jin.
This time, Ye Fan caused a huge disturbance in the Flower Capital, getting involved with Princess Consort Cheng, Chu Lanwei. Upon learning that the Emperor had even dispatched Ji Ningxuan in person to the Flower Capital, Prince Jin could no longer sit still, so he asked Lu Yuan to make a move overnight to have Ye Fan executed before the Grand Tutor Mansion’s plan could be announced tomorrow.
Lu Yuan looked around cautiously. After noticing that other than Chen Yao and the young man in the black robe, there were no other experts in the vicinity, he instantly felt much more at ease.
“Chen Yao, don’t think you can do whatever you please just because you have the Town Martial Hall in your hands! Don’t forget, Great Xia belongs to the Ji Family… You’d best not get in my way today, or the consequences will be more than you can handle!” Lu Yuan was somewhat anxious, as Ye Fan had to die today.
“By protecting Ye Fan like this, aren’t you afraid that if he pierces the sky, you’ll also want to die with him?”
If Ye Fan doesn’t die today, once the Emperor’s Grand Tutor Mansion’s plan is announced tomorrow, the situation in all of Great Xia would be reversed in an instant.
The advantageous situation that Prince Jin had previously arranged would collapse completely at that moment.
The neutral families, or those that had leaned towards Prince Jin because they saw the fall of the Ten Great Proud Sons of the Ye Family, would likely switch their allegiance back to the Ye Family.
“Moreover, do you really think that just the few of you can stop us?”
Lu Yuan was quite smug, as he himself possessed the strength of a Martial Emperor Fifth Rank, and he also had some trump cards left by the royal family’s senior elders.
“Chen Yao, you’re no longer the tiger you once were! Your leg has been disabled for so many years, do you really think you’re that impressive…”
As Lu Yuan continued to blabber, Chen Yao directly interrupted him, “If the sky gets pierced by Ye Fan today, I’ll stand on top of it for him!”
“I’ve already given you a chance, three seconds have passed! Shadow…”
Chen Yao called out to the young man in the black robe beside him, gently waving his wrist.
The next moment!
The young man in the black robe beside Chen Yao turned into a shadowy afterimage, instantly rushing towards Lu Yuan.
The battle saber, glinting with cold light, only left a trail of light in the air!
Thump! Thump!
In an instant, five Red Armored experts plummeted to the ground!
Hisss!
Lu Yuan was utterly stunned, “How is this possible?”
The top-tier Red Armored Army of the royal family, though few in numbers, possessed extraordinary strength. Furthermore, stimulated by medicine and runes, they could display combat power that far exceeded their actual numbers.
Before coming here, Lu Yuan had already activated the runes on them and administered stimulating medicines.
At this moment, all of their combat powers were at least at the Martial Emperor Level, and with the enhancement of special runes, their combat power was even higher!
Although he knew that the Shadow beside Chen Yao was extremely powerful, his men shouldn’t be this pathetic, not even getting a chance to fight back, right?
Gurgle!
Lu Yuan let out a startled cry, and suddenly realized that he couldn’t make any sound. Instead of speaking, only gurgling noises came from his mouth, and Lu Yuan felt a cool sensation on his neck as though some liquid was flowing down!
Hm?
Ah?
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Shock gripped Lu Yuan’s heart. He reached to touch his neck, looked down, and his pupils dilated with his eyes nearly popping out!
When had his throat been slit?
Just now, the Shadow had merely passed by him in a flash, so when had he moved?
Was it Shadow who had made the move, or was it Chen Yao?
Was he about to die?
“Mmph mmph…” Lu Yuan covered his throat in horror, trying to stop the flow of blood, but it was all too late. The Vitality Force within his body dissipated rapidly, his body staggered, and then he fell to the ground…