Chapter 78: Protecting Her Husband, the Overbearing Senior Sister Ziyuan!

Chapter 78: Protecting Her Husband, the Overbearing Senior Sister Ziyuan!

"Indeed, even a gatekeeper of a prime minister holds the power of a seventh-grade official! The ancients did not lie to me."

Qin Xuan looked at the two guards who unleashed lethal moves at the slightest provocation, feeling somewhat surprised.

A mere Yin-Yang Realm Cultivator holding a Heaven-grade Treasure Artifact—this was a lethal weapon that only those in the Heavenly Human Realm should possess.

The other one even carried a Medicinal Pill for limb Rebirth.

Such wealth was something even some prodigies who had not yet made their mark would find hard to possess.

No wonder the Yaochi Sacred Land turned a blind eye to the death of Thunder Prison Peak's chief Disciple.

Prince Ning's status in the Ziyang Imperial Capital far exceeded his imagination.

Even two mere guards dared to utterly disregard the law!

However...

Qin Xuan sneered in his heart.

They wanted to act tough in front of him?

They were still far too green!

Qin Xuan raised his hand and summoned the ancient prison-suppressing tower, brutally and unreasonably smashing it toward the copper mirror.

*Crack, crack, crack—*

With just a single collision, the Heaven-grade Treasure Artifact copper mirror crumbled into powder on the spot, showing absolutely no resistance before the ancient prison-suppressing tower.

*Whoosh!*

A terrifying suction erupted from the bottom of the two-story small tower.

The other guard falling from high in the sky was uncontrollably sucked to the bottom of the tower along with the one holding the copper mirror.

*Thud—*

As the small tower descended, all the lake water was sucked into its body.

It was unclear whether the two Yin-Yang Realm guards were completely corroded by the lake water or smashed into mincemeat by the small tower.

By the time the small tower left, there was only a deep pit left in its place, with no sign of the Yin-Yang Realm guards.

Qin Xuan retrieved the ancient prison-suppressing tower, his eyes filled with boredom. "How many copper coins do you even make a month? Why risk your lives like this?"

He turned his head and looked at Scarlet Thorn, who was hovering near his residence and had been targeted by the Ning Prince Mansion guards. He spoke as warmly as a spring breeze, "Are you waiting for me?"

Scarlet Thorn clutched her wound, bit her lip, and urged him with reluctant anger, "None of that matters now! You need to leave this place immediately. You've killed the guards of the Ning Prince Mansion; if you don't leave now, it'll be too late!"

She had come here, of course, because she had business with Qin Xuan.

Overnight, nearly half of Hidden Kill's members had been arrested by the Ziyang Ten Divisions.

She was a stranger in this place, and trying to rescue them was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Recalling what Qin Xuan had said last night, she thought he might know some inside information or have some means, which was why she had come to find him.

Never in her wildest dreams did she expect that she would catch the eye of the Son of Prince Ning, who possessed Heterochromic Eyes.

Even less did she expect that Qin Xuan would actually step in and kill two guards of the Ning Prince Mansion just to save her.

Qin Xuan took out a Medicinal Pill and popped it into Scarlet Thorn's delicate mouth, saying nonchalantly, "This is the heart of the imperial capital. I really don't believe the Ning Prince Mansion can do anything to me. After all, is there no law and order here?"

*Boom!*

From the distance, heavy thunderclouds came rolling in.

From within the thunderclouds, a Saint bellowed in rage, "In this inner city, Prince Ning is the law!"

"For killing the guards of the Ning Prince Mansion, you deserve ten thousand deaths!"

The majestic Saint power poured down like a giant wave.

The experts from external families stationed here stepped forward one after another to protect their own clan members participating in the Dragon Blood Secret Realm.

They whispered among themselves, discussing in hushed tones:

"This Qin Xuan is far too arrogant!"

"He claimed he would seek justice for the Shangguan Family and oppose the Ning Prince Mansion, but in truth, the Ning Prince Mansion only sees him as a jumping grasshopper and has never taken him seriously."

"Now, just to play the hero and save a beauty, he even dared to kill the guards of the Ning Prince Mansion. This time, even if the Ziyang Ten Divisions show up, they won't be able to stop the Saint of the Ning Prince Mansion!"

"The Ziyang Ten Divisions hold high status and great power, but they don't have the courage to take action against imperial relatives, nor do they have the authority."

"Qin Xuan is dead meat this time!"

Rolling heavenly thunder descended like a deity.

An incomparably vast Aura stretched across ten thousand miles.

Under the immense pressure, Scarlet Thorn's injuries worsened, and blood continuously seeped from her delicate mouth.

"Run! Activate that small tower and escape this place at all costs!"

Scarlet Thorn pushed at Qin Xuan.

She and Qin Xuan had an irreconcilable hatred between them.

But one thing was separate from another.

She did not want to watch Qin Xuan die to save her!

"Why aren't you running?" Scarlet Thorn looked up, thinking Qin Xuan had been scared witless.

But when she witnessed the uncontrollable excitement in Qin Xuan's eyes, she was completely dumbfounded. "Is this guy a lunatic?!"

Targeted by a Saint, his reaction was actually excitement instead of fear?!

"Bring it on!"

"So what if you're a Saint?"

"Let this fire burn even brighter!"

Qin Xuan summoned the ancient prison-suppressing tower and smashed it head-on against the rolling heavenly thunder.

The roaring sounded like a great bronze bell, constantly vibrating outward.

Space cracked like a spiderweb, with dense fissures spreading in all directions.

Some Cultivators with weaker Realms flushed red, bleeding from their noses and mouths.

If not for the protection of powerful experts, they would have been shaken to death by the shockwaves.

After dozens of head-on collisions, Qin Xuan suddenly withdrew his strength and recalled the ancient prison-suppressing tower.

He clutched his chest, forcing himself to spit out a mouthful of blood.

It was true he couldn't kill a Saint, but for a Saint to break through the defense of the ancient prison-suppressing tower to kill him was also an absolute pipe dream.

He wasn't injured at all; spitting out blood was merely to make a certain someone panic.

"What a terrifying small tower. Seeing it is truly better than hearing of it. This small tower shall serve as compensation for you killing the guards of the Ning Prince Mansion!"

The Saint stared greedily at the ancient prison-suppressing tower.

A massive, sky-covering hand clawed directly toward Qin Xuan.

*Buzz, buzz, buzz!*

Just as the Saint of the Ning Prince Mansion was about to succeed, a rapidly spinning small tripod cauldron came hurtling from the distance.

It collided with the sky-covering hand, actually shattering the Saint's attack on the spot.

The Saint of the Ning Prince Mansion revealed his true form from within the rolling heavenly thunder. He was a short, withered foreign-race Saint with skin like old tree bark.

He narrowed his eyes, staring at the expert flying through the air from the distance, and barked in anger, "Does your Saint Physician Lineage also wish to meddle in this matter?!"

When the experts of the foreign Aristocratic Families saw the newcomer, their eyes filled with terror.

"That is the daughter of the Chief Saint Physician!"

"She is already at the Quasi-Saint Realm."

"Holy crap, is that the Cursed Poison Body? The disaster star whom even the Chief Saint Physician fears like a tiger and wants to send to the Yaochi Sacred Land?!"

Senior Sister Ziyuan was dressed in a purple neon dress, her exquisite face looking as if she had walked out of a painting.

At this moment, her willow-leaf brows were tightly furrowed, consumed by rage.

Moving as naturally as an extension of her arm, the Alchemy tripod cauldron shot toward Saint Kumu once again.

As it drew near Saint Kumu, Senior Sister Ziyuan commanded coldly, "Explode!"

A priceless Sacred Artifact self-detonated on the spot.

The dazzling beam of light was so blinding that even the sun paled in comparison.

Immediately after, a destructive light like a tidal wave surged in all directions, as if to annihilate all creation.

Almost all the experts staying here took action one after another, resisting the shockwave of the Sacred Artifact's self-detonation.

The giant barrier rippled with turbulent waves under the impact of the Sacred Artifact's self-detonation.

If not for the presence of numerous Saint experts, the self-detonation of this single Sacred Artifact alone...

...would have been enough to completely obliterate this place!

Once the aftershocks dissipated, Saint Kumu, who had previously possessed a majestic Aura within the barrier, now had a face as pale as ash.

Even as powerful as a Saint, he could not withstand the head-on self-detonation of a Sacred Artifact.

Not to mention, the external Family experts below had condensed a cage around the area of the Sacred Artifact's self-detonation, leaving him with nowhere to escape.

This caused the full damage of the Sacred Artifact's self-detonation to be inflicted entirely upon his body.

He looked at Senior Sister Ziyuan's exquisite figure, panic rising in his heart. "I am Saint Kumu, a consecrated elder of the Ning Prince Mansion!"

"Senior Sister Ziyuan, do you truly wish to make an enemy of the Ning Prince Mansion?!"

Senior Sister Ziyuan turned a deaf ear. In her beautiful eyes, there was only the tragic sight of blood seeping from the corner of Qin Xuan's mouth.

Her delicate body trembled with uncontrollable rage. She summoned yet another Sacred Artifact, glared furiously at Saint Kumu, and spoke in a bone-chilling, trembling voice, "How dare you hurt him?!"