75: Timely rescue

Outside the small courtyard, built with blue tiles and brick, a fierce battle unfolded.

Princess Qingyang's personal guards were all powerful Martial Artists, and Shen Qianzhong, who led them, was an Extremity Realm martial artist, but even so, this battle was extremely difficult.

A portion of the Hundred Weapons Sect's Martial Artists and demons broke through the Government Soldiers' defenses and charged in aggressively. Now, over ten personal guards were blocking waves of enemy attacks, while Shen Qianzhong and Luo Hongzhuang were both entangled by Limit Realm experts. The current situation was precarious.

Shen Qianzhong's heart was filled with anxiety. He wielded the halberd in his hand, its heavy blade sweeping wide, cutting through the air with streaks of chilling light.

His opponent was an old man with a goatee and a grey robe. The halberd suddenly descended, directly breaking through the grey-robed old man's guard and smashing heavily towards his head.

At the moment of impact, there was no sensation of flesh being torn. Looking at the grey-robed old man, he saw a slight smirk on his lips as his figure transformed into a cloud of grey mist and instantly dispersed.

"Your heart is too impatient. To think you could break through this old man's methods with such a Martial Skill is simply wishful thinking," the grey-robed old man, who had appeared behind Shen Qianzhong at some unknown point, said mockingly.

"Damn it!" Shen Qianzhong cursed inwardly. In his opinion, although the grey-robed old man didn't have many offensive methods, he was extremely troublesome. Every time he tried to break through, it required considerable Qi.

Moreover, just as the opponent said, he was eager to eliminate the opponent and go protect the Princess's safety, but the more he hurried, the harder it became. His gaze swept to the side, looking at the personal guards engaged in a bitter struggle, and then at the small courtyard where the Princess was. He tightened his grip on the halberd shaft.

As if to confirm his worries, a bull demon with horns, standing over two point three meters tall, let out a roar. It swung a battle-axe forged from fine iron, and with a single sweep, it directly sent the personal guards attempting to block it flying.

A gap appeared in the defensive line, and Shen Qianzhong's heart sank. He realized the situation was dire.

"Protect the Princess!" Seeing the Initial Realm Late Stage bull demon smash through the courtyard's wooden door and ferociously enter, Shen Qianzhong roared.

He wanted to go to her aid, but at this moment, entangled by the grey-robed old man, he couldn't break free.

Inside the small courtyard, all the Martial Artists had gone to face the enemy. The last line of defense formed by the personal guards was breached, leaving only Princess Qingyang and a few maids in the courtyard.

"Princess, you must leave quickly!" The maids had all come from the Princess's family when she married, and they were extremely loyal. So, even though they were terrified and pale at the sight of the tall bull demon, they did not forget to shield their mistress.

Princess Consort Pei Xinyue watched the demon step closer. A bitter smile appeared on her delicate and dignified face. Now, there were enemies everywhere trying to kill her. Where could she escape to if she left this place?

Roar!

The bull demon let out a low growl. It seemed to have singled out Princess Consort Pei Xinyue, raising the fine steel battle-axe in its hand, about to bring it down.

"No..." Shen Qianzhong's eyes were bloodshot. He mobilized his vast Qi and blood, about to forcibly break through the grey-robed old man's entanglement to provide support, but at that moment, a figure flashed past even faster than he.

Pfft!

In the flickering firelight, a streak of cold light streaked across the Void Realm. The bull demon, with its fine steel battle-axe raised, instantly froze. Its incredibly hideous head flew from its neck, rolling a few times on the ground, its eyes filled with a hint of confusion and doubt as it looked up at the sky.

A figure appeared like a ghost before the bull demon's severed head. He glanced at it from the corner of his eye, then withdrew his gaze, looking at the bull demon's corpse, which was still gushing blood. He exerted force with his arm and directly flipped it to one side.

"The Princess has been startled!" Lu Ming said, cupping his hands while holding the hilt of his saber.

The crisis was averted, but at this moment, both Princess Consort Pei Xinyue and the maids were slightly stunned, as if they hadn't yet realized what had happened.

"Thank you for your trouble." After all, she was Princess Qingyang, and Princess Consort Pei Xinyue had witnessed many scenes. She took a deep breath and responded politely.

Her heart, which had been hanging, relaxed, and the jade pendant clutched in her sweaty palm also loosened slightly.

Even though she had no Cultivation, her status as Princess ensured she would have many protective measures.

And that jade pendant was one of them, capable of withstanding three attacks from a Limit Realm Demon.

Although she had something to rely on, Princess Consort Pei Xinyue had, after all, never experienced such a scene, and her heart was inevitably nervous, but fortunately, someone had come to her rescue.

Looking at the young man before her, for some reason, she found the name Lu Ming somewhat familiar. Thinking carefully, her daughter seemed to have mentioned him as well.

Lu Ming's intervention stabilized the critical situation. Shen Qianzhong, who had originally planned to break through his restraints at all costs, let out a long sigh of relief.

As for the other side, a pair of disbelieving eyes looked towards Lu Ming in the small courtyard.

"How is this possible? That Ape Lie shouldn't have let you go. Where is it?" He Qingyun was incredibly enraged to see someone obstructing them. Then, recognizing Lu Ming's face, he was suddenly taken aback.

In his opinion, this attack should have been foolproof. He and the others would tie down the experts in the convoy, and then Ape Lie, as a demon, would act. This way, as long as everyone was silenced, they could completely clear themselves of any involvement.

Now, they were desperately entangled, waiting for Ape Lie to return, but they never expected that it wasn't Ape Lie who returned, but rather a young man who was being chased by Ape Lie.

"Are you looking for it?" Lu Ming took out the black demon core from his waist pouch and sneered.

Sensing the familiar Aura that had not yet dissipated from within, He Qingyun's pupils constricted. Veins, like earthworms, surfaced on his neck.

"You actually ruined my carefully laid plan! You deserve to die!" At this moment, the composure on He Qingyun's face completely vanished, replaced by fury and rage.

He gathered a surge of chilling Qi in his palm, about to launch an attack, but at that moment, a delicate laugh rang out.

"Did you forget about my existence, you fellow?" Luo Hongzhuang's beautiful eyes gleamed with cold light. She pinched a hand seal, and countless fire butterflies condensed into form, swiftly flying towards He Qingyun.

"Damn it, I forgot about this troublesome woman!" He Qingyun's face was incredibly grim. He stopped his movements, clapped his palms together forcefully, and instantly, the chilling Qi transformed into grey Qi, forming a barrier around him that firmly blocked the incoming fire butterflies.

Before coming, he had learned that Prince Qingyang's daughter was a martial arts prodigy, even being accepted as a disciple by an Immortal due to her outstanding talent.

Now, she had merely achieved success in her Cultivation and returned home to visit her family. Although he had estimated her strength, he never imagined that she had Cultivated to the Limit Realm Perfection at such a young age. With such terrifying Cultivation, if she were given more time, breaking through to the Dao Realm and even higher Realms would be almost a certainty.

And at this moment, her existence was causing significant resistance to his plan.