The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 494: Chapter 494: Stubborn Resistance

The imposing Armored Guard, an hour after leaving the Prince Manor, had already arrived at the Wen Family Mansion.

”Surround the entire mansion, no one is to enter or leave!” Mu Liantian waved his arm, issuing instructions to the Armored Guard.

As Mu Liantian’s words fell, the Armored Guard quickly and methodically enveloped the entire Wen Family Mansion.

”Sss Sss!”

At the same time, a strange noise emanated from within the Wen Family Mansion.

Shortly thereafter, one could see a dazzling radiance converging above the entire mansion. Roughly a breath later, the light halo radiated outward, shrouding the entire Wen Family Mansion.

The Guardian Array!

The Wen Family had evidently activated their Guardian Array!

An array is not something just set up and forgotten; it requires regular maintenance. Moreover, activating an array consumes energy. Therefore, under normal circumstances, even the Guardian Array inside the Prince Manor would not be operational for extended periods. It would only be activated when facing an attack to block the intrusion of enemies.

The higher the level of the array, the more astounding the energy consumed upon activation. And attack formations consume even more energy than defensive formations.

Even a low-level defensive array, once activated and without external attacks, consumes resources exceeding a hundred thousand Spirit Stones per hour. If it is attacked, the consumption of resources would be even higher, depending on the intensity of the attack.

Jing Yan and others gradually arrived at the edge of the Wen Family Mansion’s airspace. From this position, they could clearly sense the energy fluctuations transmitted from the Wen Family Mansion’s Guardian Array.

Zhou Shangyun narrowed his eyes, staring at the Guardian Array below, his lips lightly curling.

Clearly, the Wen Family intended to resist stubbornly. However, this had also been anticipated by Zhou Shangyun. A Great Family like the Wen Family wouldn’t surrender without a fight; even knowing they were outmatched, they would resist to the end.

Inside the Wen Family Mansion, Patriarch Wen Lan, leading numerous strong members of the Wen Family, focused on the Prince and his followers outside.

”Patriarch! Our Guardian Array might not hold for long. The number of Daoist Master Realm experts on their side is too many,” said a worried elder of the Wen Family.

”Let’s wait and see! Let’s see how many will actually move against our Wen Family,” Wen Lan’s slender eyes swirled with coldness.

He also saw that behind the Prince, families including the Lu Family and the deans of the Three Major Academies, as well as leaders of many second-tier powers, were present. However, Wen Lan didn’t believe that all these people would take action; most of them would likely remain bystanders.

”Wen Lan! Your Wen Family, being one of the Four Great Families of Lanqu County City, hired Dark Night Assassins to assassinate the Martial Arts Genius of Lanqu County City, an unforgivable crime. As the Prince of Lanqu County City, I cannot allow your family, like a cancer, to poison our entire Commandery and hinder the development of our city,” Zhou Shangyun, energizing his Primordial Energy, thundered loudly.

Not only could the Wen Family clearly hear him, but numerous Martial Artists watching from afar could also hear very clearly.

Zhou Shangyun intended to uproot the Wen Family, and naturally needed to let the people of Lanqu County City understand the reasons. As the Prince, he needed to stand upon reason, else many would criticize him behind his back.

”Prince!” Wen Lan’s voice came through.

”You say my Wen Family hired Dark Night Assassins to assassinate the Martial Arts Genius of Lanqu County City, do you have any proof?” Wen Lan’s mouth certainly wouldn’t admit it.

”Wen Lan, you probably never imagined that the Dark Night Ace, Mr. Yin, whom you hired, failed to kill me, did you?” Jing Yan stepped forward, laughing coldly at Wen Lan.

Wen Lan’s gaze instantly fixed on Jing Yan. He despised Jing Yan to the bones, so much so that he wished to tear down Jing Yan’s flesh bite by bite. He had thought hiring Mr. Yin was foolproof, but unexpectedly, Jing Yan was still alive. What’s more, the Dark Night Ace, Mr. Yin, might already be dead.

”Jing Yan, don’t be so arrogant. Everyone knows you and my Wen Family have long had grievances, so you are taking this opportunity to frame and entrap us. Haha, do you think just because you’re close to the Prince, you can do whatever you want? There is justice in this world,” Wen Lan righteously proclaimed, as though it was Jing Yan and the Prince bullying his Wen Family.

He purposefully cast the Wen Family as the weaker party to garner sympathy.

”Really? Indeed, many people know about my grievances with your Wen Family. You saying I’m framing your family does make some sense. However, I want to ask you, does that Dark Night Ace, Mr. Yin, also bear grudges against your Wen Family?” Jing Yan shouted angrily.

”What a joke! My Wen Family has never had any contact with Mr. Yin, how could there be any grudges?” Wen Lan scoffed.

”That’s strange then. I don’t understand why Mr. Yin says he was hired by you,” Jing Yan’s puzzled expression said.

”Scoundrel, don’t spout nonsense. Don’t take everyone for fools. You say Mr. Yin stated he was hired by me, do you have any evidence? Speaking recklessly without evidence, do you think anything you say is the truth?” Wen Lan roared furiously.

”Is that so? Then have a look at this.”

Jing Yan’s palm subtly moved, revealing a colorful Crystal Stone.

Many recognized this colorful Crystal Stone as a Memory Crystal capable of copying memories for a set duration, including sounds and images.

Primordial Energy activated, a colorful ripple emanated from the Crystal Stone. Then, in the sky above, a clear phantom appeared.

Within this phantom, there were two figures and some slightly blurrier urban architecture.

On seeing this scene, Wen Lan’s eyes flickered, panic showing on his face. He knew that things were taking a turn for the worse.

Zhou Shangyun, Mu Liantian, and all the Wen Family present fixed their eyes on the phantom, everyone intently watching the phantom.

Among those present, they recognized one of the phantoms as Jing Yan. Many did not know the other figure, but the influential figures clearly recognized him as standing opposite Jing Yan—the Dark Night Ace, Mr. Yin.

”So you say the reason you wanted to kill me was due to the hiring by the Wen Family of Lanqu County City? How big a price did the Wen Family pay to hire you, the leader of the Dark Night?” Jing Yan’s phantom spoke.

The voice spread throughout the surroundings of the Wen Family Mansion.

Everyone quieted down, listening attentively.

Earlier, Wen Lan had mentioned the grievances between the Wen Family and Jing Yan, suggesting that Jing Yan was taking this chance for revenge, a possibility quite a few believed.

”Indeed, it was Wen Lan, the Patriarch of the Wen Family, who hired me to kill you,” the words from Mr. Yin’s phantom made everyone present tense.

Everyone was no fool; combining the current scene with Mr. Yin’s words, they all suddenly realized that Mr. Yin was telling the truth, indeed confirming that the Wen Family had hired him.