167: Chapter 167 Imperial Guards

Ouyang Changqing immediately raised his hand and clapped.

The crisp sound of clapping broke the dead silence.

"Clap!"

"Surround all these ungrateful old fools!"

A cold and ruthless female voice suddenly rang out.

The next second.

A group of soldiers clad in Black Iron Armor galloped over.

A chilling aura of slaughter instantly filled the area.

"Hmm? The Imperial Guards?" The Grand Elder's face darkened, his brows knitting tightly together.

His gaze fell upon the woman walking slowly toward them.

"Eldest Princess, you are using the Imperial Guards without authorization; this is treason!"

The newcomer was none other than the current Eldest Princess, Princess Zhou Ya, who was also Ouyang Changqing's Dao Companion.

She walked forward slowly, without a hint of fear in her expression.

"As long as I kill all of you, there will be no witnesses. Who will know I used the Imperial Guards?"

As she spoke, she looked up at the Commander of the Imperial Guards.

She said coldly, "Commander Xiao, do it!"

"Yes!" Commander Xiao bowed and took the order.

He added, "Your subordinate obeys. I won't let a single one escape!"

The Imperial Guard soldiers immediately gripped their long sabers, preparing to step forward with Killing Intent.

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared out of thin air.

"Princess Zhou Ya, do you really think I'm a soft persimmon you can squeeze at will?" Xiang Ting's voice carried a bone-chilling coldness.

She reached out through the air and grabbed Princess Zhou Ya's neck.

She suddenly lifted her into the air and pulled her over.

"Cough... cough cough... Xiang Ting, what... what do you want to do?"

Princess Zhou Ya's face turned red from the choking, and she struggled to breathe.

"What do I want to do?" Xiang Ting's eyes were full of undisguised disdain.

"Are you an idiot? Could it be that you don't take me, a Saint, seriously?"

Just as she finished speaking, the Saint pressure from her body suddenly surged.

It swept out like a mountain torrent or a tsunami, and even the surrounding air seemed to twist under the pressure.

Princess Zhou Ya trembled all over, intimidated by this pressure.

The arrogance on her face was instantly replaced by fear.

Straining against her fear, she turned to look at Commander Xiao.

She wanted to speak but couldn't.

"Commander Xiao! Are you crazy? Why are you playing along with this madwoman's nonsense?"

Xiang Ting's gaze slowly shifted to Commander Xiao.

Commander Xiao didn't move at all; instead, a strange smile played on his lips.

The aura on his body also suddenly climbed, not weak compared to Xiang Ting's at all.

"Oh? Xiang Ting, it seems the intelligence was correct; you really are in the Saint Realm." Commander Xiao's voice held a hint of amusement.

"But unfortunately, my goal today was never to work for this bitch."

"Hmm? Saint Realm?!" Xiang Ting's pupils suddenly constricted, and her heart skipped a beat.

She stared fixedly at Commander Xiao. "You aren't Commander Xiao at all!"

"I am naturally Commander Xiao, it's just that I've been lurking in the palace for decades."

Vast spiritual power condensed in his palm, and he struck with a force that could destroy heaven and earth.

"Bang!"

Xiang Ting reacted extremely quickly, dodging this fatal blow.

The wind from the palm strike brushed past her hem, causing the ground to split into hideous cracks.

Princess Zhou Ya was affected by the aura of the two, and her Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering in fear.

She screamed and cried, "Xiao Yi! Are you crazy? Are you going to kill me too?"

If Xiao Yi's palm strike had truly landed on Xiang Ting, she would have died.

"Princess Yaqian?" Xiao Yi sneered.

"You're just someone with the title of a princess, but in reality, you're a shameless slut. To get me to help you deal with the Ouyang Family, didn't you proactively crawl into my bed and please me in every way possible?"

These words exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap.

Everyone's gaze instantly turned toward Ouyang Changqing.

Ouyang Changqing's face instantly turned ashen, and the aura around him became violent.

His face turned pale and then flushed; the look he gave Princess Zhou Ya was filled with burning rage.

"Is this the method you spoke of?" he gritted his teeth.

If the situation hadn't been so unfavorable, he would have already rushed forward to tear Princess Zhou Ya into a thousand pieces.

Xiao Yi didn't bother watching their infighting. "This old man has no time for your nonsense. Now that I've shown my true strength... all of you must die!"

As he spoke, a blazing fireball condensed in his palm.

Terrifying heat waves swirled around the fireball, as if it could burn everything to ashes.

The next second.

He suddenly raised his hand and threw the fireball toward Ouyang Changqing.

"Husband!" Princess Zhou Ya screamed in terror.

She had long since lost her former arrogance, leaving only endless fear.

"Bang!"

"Pfft—"

Ouyang Changqing's figure flashed rapidly, barely dodging the strike.

But the fireball's aftershock still grazed his shoulder.

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

"The eldest master of the Ouyang Family indeed has some skill," Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow.

"To think you weren't killed by that strike of mine."

"Hehe..." Ouyang Changqing chuckled lowly.

He slowly brought out the hand he had been keeping behind his back.

In his palm sat a small, translucent white orb.

"Great Sun Heaven Technique?"

Xiao Yi's pupils suddenly constricted, and the amusement on his face vanished instantly.

"You actually know this Cultivation Technique?"

Ouyang Changqing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned his head to look at Princess Zhou Ya.

"Didn't you say that this Great Sun Heaven Technique was your family's secret and would never be shared? How does he recognize it?"

Princess Zhou Ya's face turned deathly pale, and her eyes darted away.

She couldn't say a word.

"Let me be the one to say it," Xiao Yi smiled, raising an eyebrow.

"Do you really think that just by sleeping with me, I would risk execution to mobilize the Imperial Guards against the Ouyang Family?"

Princess Zhou Ya's dark brows furrowed tightly.

She screamed hoarsely, "Xiao Yi! You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone that I passed the Cultivation Technique to you!"

"Bitch, it's not your place to speak here!" Xiao Yi snorted coldly, his Killing Intent surging.

He struck out with another palm strike.

This time, the palm force went straight toward Princess Zhou Ya.

Princess Zhou Ya panicked and instinctively looked toward Xiang Ting.

She thought Xiang Ting would step in to save her.

But when she turned, she found that Xiang Ting was no longer beside her.

"Bang!"

Xiao Yi's palm force landed squarely on Princess Zhou Ya.

Princess Zhou Ya's body instantly exploded, blood and flesh splattering everywhere in a gruesome sight.

The Ouyang Family Elders surrounded in the middle all frowned, their expressions grave to the extreme.

Xiao Yi dared to kill even the current Eldest Princess on a whim, acting without any mercy.

In his eyes, people like them were probably nothing more than ants.

"Grand Elder, what do we do now?" Ouyang Changming sent a secret transmission to the Grand Elder.

"Wait and see," the Grand Elder replied quickly.

"A duel between Saint Realms... if we go up, we'll just be lambs to the slaughter. Don't provoke Xiao Yi; let's see how the situation develops first."

Ouyang Changming felt a chill in his heart and nodded slowly.

He restrained his aura, not daring to make any more reckless moves.

On the other side.

Xiang Ting hadn't been idle either; she had already moved silently to Ouyang Changgong's side.

She also used her Divine Sense to softly transmit: "Husband, when I fight Xiao Yi later, I will definitely find an opening for you. Take the chance to slip away and don't look back."

Ouyang Changgong felt a pang of sadness, his face filled with guilt.

"Wife, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry... I always have you protecting me like this. As a man, I've truly failed."

"You don't need to say those things," Xiang Ting's Divine Sense transmission was soft yet firm.

"Since I chose to be with you, I will stand by you through thick and thin. Whether in life or death, we will never be apart."

"But wife, even if I wanted to run, I couldn't!" Ouyang Changgong shook his head.

"The Imperial Guards are numerous. Trying to break out would be as difficult as climbing to the heavens."

"Don't worry, I have my ways," Xiang Ting's tone was very certain.

"Once you break out, take Ouyang Yuexi and leave the Ouyang Family immediately."

After saying that, she withdrew her Divine Sense.

Her gaze returned to Xiao Yi high in the sky, and her aura surged once again.

The other Elders of the Ouyang Family were also secretly transmitting to each other.

Each looked anxious, unable to make up their minds.

They all turned their gazes toward the Grand Elder, waiting for him to make a decision.

"Grand Elder, our Ouyang Family has been passed down for generations through our Legacy. Isn't there some Protective Grand Array that can withstand Xiao Yi's attacks?" The Third Elder, already among the crowd, secretly sent a transmission to the Grand Elder.

"There is indeed a Protective Grand Array," the Grand Elder's Divine Sense transmission paused.

"However, to activate this array, it must be jointly powered by the nine Great Elders and the Family Head."

These words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly dousing the hopes in the Elders' hearts.

The Family Head was long dead and could not power the array.

What was even more hateful was that the nine Great Elders were now split into two factions.

"Grand Elder, why don't we secretly transmit to the Elders on the other side and persuade them to set aside their prejudices and join forces to open the array? Let's get through this crisis first."

The Third Elder had an idea and quickly transmitted it to the Grand Elder.

However.

Every move and change in expression on their side...

...had already been noticed by Xiao Yi.

A cold smile curled at the corner of Xiao Yi's mouth, and the Killing Intent in his eyes surged.

He shouted, "Attack!"

The nearby Imperial Guard General immediately took the order and was the first to charge toward the Ouyang Family Elders.

Each one was full of Killing Intent!

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the battle was instantly triggered.

The Imperial Guards were numerous, and though their overall cultivation was slightly lower than that of the Ouyang Family Elders...

...they had the advantage of numbers and swarmed forward.

For a time, they actually held a significant advantage. Sabers and swords flashed, and the air was filled with screams and the sound of clashing weapons.

Xiao Yi's figure flashed as he flew straight toward Xiang Ting.

High in the sky.

The auras of the two collided once again. Xiao Yi looked at Xiang Ting.

"Xiang Ting, I've long heard of your fame. You were a brilliant and talented Genius back then, but unfortunately, you fell halfway and your cultivation plummeted. Today, let me see how much strength you, a fallen Genius, have left!"

"Bang!"

As the two fought, their palm winds collided.

High in the sky, clouds rolled and gales howled, as terrifying pressure swept in all directions.

Even the fighting on the ground was significantly affected.

And beneath a corner of a wall not far from the crowd...

...Xiang Tian, Ouyang Yuexi, and Xiang Liu were quietly crouching.

They held their breath, watching the battle ahead.

"My mother... my mother is fighting someone." Ouyang Yuexi tightly gripped the corner of her clothes.

"Cousin, don't worry." Xiang Tian gently held her cold little hand.

The warmth from his palm slightly soothed Ouyang Yuexi's emotions.

"Let's observe the situation first. It might just be a false alarm. Aunt is in the Saint Realm; she won't be in trouble so easily."

To the side, Xiang Liu looked at their joined hands and merely raised an eyebrow.

She didn't speak, her gaze still fixed on the battle in the sky.

"But cousin, although my mother is in the Saint Realm, that Xiao Yi opposite her seems even stronger. He seems to be suppressing her steadily..." Ouyang Yuexi's palms broke into a cold sweat, and her heart clenched.

Never before had she been as nervous as she was now.

In her impression...

...her mother had always been calm and unhurried.

No matter what danger she faced, she could easily resolve it.

But today, she saw a hint of struggle in her mother's expression.

"Silly girl, you must believe in me, and believe in Aunt." Xiang Tian gently patted the back of her hand.

"How could I let Aunt fall into danger? Don't worry, everything is under control with me here."

For him to say such words, he naturally had absolute confidence.