Firmament Sword

Standing at the Champion Marquis’s Mansion, Liu Ruyu’s elegant brows furrowed slightly. With a gentle wave of her sleeve, an invisible barrier formed before her, blocking all the splattering flesh and blood. At the same time, she began to retreat.

Since someone had come to help, there was no need for her, a woman, to remain in the public eye.

The elite soldiers who were about to charge forward were suddenly dumbfounded. Someone recognized Xu Ji and his son, and cries of terror immediately erupted.

”Oh no, it’s the Grand General King!”

”The Grand General King is here...”

”How is this possible? Shouldn’t the Grand General King be at the Imperial Palace?”

”Could it be that our master has failed?”

”Don’t talk nonsense! How could our master possibly fail?”

With Xu Ji’s appearance, a commotion broke out among the Sixth Prince’s subordinates.

Xu Ji’s eyes widened in a glare. The aura of a Transformation Realm Powerhouse, combined with the immense pressure he had cultivated over many years as a Grand General, swept over the men like an unstoppable tide. ”All of you, scram!”

Some of them couldn’t withstand the pressure and immediately spat out blood, their eyes filled with utter horror.

”Still not leaving? Do you really want to die here?” Xu Su demanded in a cold voice. ”Your master’s conspiracy has been exposed, and he’s already been killed by his accomplice, Huangfu Haoyue! Are you still going to wait here like fools?”

Whenever he had the chance, Xu Su would spread this news. No matter what other plans Huangfu Haoyue had in store, he absolutely could not be allowed to become the only voice in the Cangqiong Kingdom!

Often, the speed at which rumors spread is unimaginably fast. What’s more, this ”rumor” was being spread by the son of the Grand General King himself!

Indeed, even if these words were to spread, they would only be treated as a rumor in the short term. Anyone who dared to repeat them would certainly meet a bad end.

But people are like that; the more something is forbidden, the more they can’t resist doing it.

This was especially true for a rumor concerning a bloody coup within the Cangqiong Royal Family... it would be utterly impossible to suppress!

”Impossible! You’re lying!”

”It was clearly the Crown Prince who colluded with you to rebel!”

”That’s right, the Crown Prince committed treason!”

”Everyone, don’t listen to them!”

”His Highness will surely send people to arrest them soon!”

Several men who appeared to be leaders in the crowd shouted back, trying to steady their men’s morale and continue the mission the Sixth Prince had given them.

”Courting death!” Xu Su was now furious as well. They had too much to do to waste time talking nonsense with these people.

BOOM!

His Transformation Realm aura crushed down upon the elite soldiers, and in that same instant, Xu Su’s body blurred into an afterimage...

Nearly a thousand elite soldiers were completely unable to withstand Xu Su’s assault. The disruption a Transformation Realm Powerhouse could bring to the balance of the mortal world was by no means insignificant!

Every Transformation Realm Powerhouse possessed the ability to take an enemy’s head from within an army of thousands!

This was no empty boast!

In less than half an incense stick’s time, this group of the Sixth Prince’s loyal elites completely collapsed and finally began to scatter and flee.

Xu Su used the shortest time possible to explain the situation to Liu Ruyu, telling her to immediately take her entire family and gather at the Grand General’s Mansion.

Liu Ruyu said little, simply nodding in calm agreement.

Although time was tight and there was no leisure for much thought, Xu Su still felt that this young woman from the Liu Family was a little too composed.

’She’s too calm!’

’She really hides her true depths!’

The Champion Marquis’s wife had by now learned what had happened in the palace. She had cried until she fainted on the spot. After waking, however, the General’s Wife proved to be resilient. She first thanked Xu Ji, then began directing her family to pack their valuables and prepare to head to the Grand General’s Mansion first.

After the father and son duo of Xu Ji and Xu Su consoled the Champion Marquis’s wife, they were preparing to head to the Sui Family, home of the Mighty Grand General. Just then, they spotted Xu Luo’s sworn brothers, Sui Yan and Little Fatty Liu Feng, leading two groups of people and protecting their families as they rushed toward the Grand General’s Mansion.

Evidently, the news had traveled fast, and they already knew.

The young princess of the Lan Meng Clan, Lan Xin, was by Liu Feng’s side, her pretty little face filled with fury.

From a distance, Sui Yan and the others saw Xu Ji and his son and came forward to pay their respects.

Because they were Xu Luo’s sworn brothers, to Sui Yan and Liu Feng, Xu Su was their big brother, and Xu Ji was like a father to them.

Sui Yan looked at Xu Ji, his eyes instantly turning red. He fought to hold back his tears as he asked, ”Uncle, what on earth happened?”

”This isn’t the time to talk,” Xu Ji said in a grave voice. ”Hurry and bring your people to my mansion. I’m afraid there will be another bloody battle soon. We have to fight our way out of the Imperial Capital!”

In this short time, as a veteran seasoned by countless battles, Xu Ji had already planned an escape route.

No matter what, he had to lead this group and get them out of the Imperial Capital—out of this dreadful place—safe and sound.

Sui Yan pressed his lips together firmly and nodded hard. He didn’t ask Xu Ji to avenge his father. He knew in his heart that his father Sui Wanli’s death was a devastating blow to Xu Ji, and that Xu Ji’s own anger and grief were no less than his.

But right now was clearly not the time for revenge. He had already heard that Huangfu Haoyue, the architect of this rebellion, had four Transformation Realm experts by his side.

More importantly, Huangfu Haoyue came from a sect, and no one knew if these four Transformation Realm experts were his only trump cards.

After taking the Blood Pills, both Liu Feng and Sui Yan’s strength had broken through to Sword Venerable Peak, placing them just half a step away from the Transformation Realm.

In the mortal world, this already made them top-tier experts. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to have successfully fought their way here with their families.