Ye Tian guessed. This group of followers probably wasn't as simple as they seemed, and they were probably here to assassinate this princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Fake? Then why did they…"
Li Yu frowned, clearly not understanding.
Obviously, she was still too young. Although she had been treated coldly at home when she was young, she still did not know much about the cruelty of the world.
"He probably wants to trick that princess out of the city and then kill her outside the city.”
Ye Tian stroked his chin, thinking for a moment.
He had heard that the dynasties of the mortal world had done many things to kill their own brothers in order to fight for power.
Presumably, this princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty might have fallen into the whirlpool of power, but she still did not know it!
"What? Kill her…"
Li Yu opened her mouth, wanting to say something but hesitated.
That woman was clearly of noble status, a princess of a dynasty.
There were so many guards by her side, but why would they want to kill her?
She could not believe all of this. Why was this happening?
"It's also possible that Master is overthinking…Alright, I won't talk about it anymore. Are you done eating? After you finish eating, I'll pass on my strength to you."
Ye Tian stood up and patted his clothes, satisfied.
He was not the kind of person who would look for trouble for no reason. The matters of the mortal world had nothing to do with him.
Moreover, this meal just now allowed him to taste all the delicacies of the mortal world. It was also time to calm down and impart his strength to his disciples.
"Yes! I'm done!"
Li Yu nodded lightly, tidying up and following Ye Tian into his room.
The two sat down cross-legged and found a comfortable position before Ye Tian began a new round of cultivation imparting!
On the other side.
Zhou Xue and her men had just left the tavern in Pingzhou Valley and had not walked far south.
The group of them arrived at a desolate mountain ridge. It was a flat plain with nothing!
"Your Highness, our scouts found traces of the Horned Wolf King here!”
One of the attendants said with a smile as he began to take out something from his pocket.
Almost half of Zhou Xue's followers glanced at each other.
They seemed to have understood each other's intentions from their eyes and began to more or less prepare for something...
"Here? Horned wolf kings always liked to stay in the forest. Are you sure you saw a horned wolf king here?!”
Zhou Xue said with a frown, as if she had noticed something wrong.
Under normal circumstances, the traces of a Tier 3 demonic beast were easy to find…
If the Horned Wolf King had appeared here before, it would definitely leave some traces behind!
However, not only did he not see any traces of the Horned Wolf King, he also did not see any traces of other Tier 1 demonic beasts!
"Your Highness, please wait here for a moment. The Horned Wolf King will appear soon…"
As soon as the attendant finished speaking, he suddenly took out a dagger and stabbed at her.
A dagger shot out from his Foundation Establishment cultivation!
The sound of something breaking through the air was heard. In the blink of an eye, it was in front of them. The distance between the two of them was only the distance of three horses!
Not good!
Zhou Xue frowned and subconsciously drew her sword to block.
Bang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out. The follower who used the dagger failed to succeed and took a step back.
At this moment, more than half of Zhou Xue's followers drew their sabers and slashed at the person beside them!
In an instant, saber lights and blood shadows, spears and halberds met, and it was a chaotic battle!
However, this group of people who wanted to kill Zhou Xue seemed to have come prepared. They tied a yellow scarf on their arms, representing their faction, and they slashed at the other group of people who did not wear yellow scarves!
Zhou Xue held her own sword and used a high-level sword technique to force back a follower who was trying to assassinate her.
Looking at the chaos in front of her, she frowned and said,"Are you all sent by my brother?”
"It's good that you know. Today, we are following the second prince's orders to seize your sword bone. I'll kill you!"
The attendant sneered and rushed forward with a dagger.
At this moment, Zhou Xue's guards had all been killed or injured. They were all fake followers who wore yellow scarves to assassinate him.
Zhou Xue was able to fight against four to five experts in the Embryonic Breathing Stage with ease!
However, if she continued, she knew that facing so many assassins alone…He could only wait for death!
After killing Zhou Xue's retinue, more and more assassins gathered around her.
There were dozens of cultivators at the Qi Refinement Realm, and half of them were at the peak of the Qi Refinement Realm.
There were also quite a number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, at least seven or eight of them. When they gathered together, they gave Zhou Xue a lot of pressure, making her feel a little tired.
Zhou Xue waved her sword with great difficulty and forced back the combined attacks of the three assassins.
However, in order to block this attack, she also consumed a lot of spiritual energy. She took a few steps back and barely maintained her body by stabbing her sword into the ground.
Zhou Xue estimated the strength of both sides and could not help but calculate in her heart.
With his own strength, it was naturally impossible for him to be a match for seven or eight Foundation Establishment experts.
Fortunately, the other party did not send any Enlightenment Realm cultivators to assassinate him…The situation was not as bad as he had imagined!
Suddenly, she turned to look at the state preceptor, who had his eyes closed and did not make a move."Senior Imperial Preceptor, I'll have to trouble you to defeat these traitors. After the matter is done, I'll definitely reward you heavily!”
Although there were many enemies, it would be a different story if the state preceptor were to make a move!
The Imperial Advisor's cultivation was at the third layer of the Enlightenment Realm. As long as he made a move, none of the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators here would be his match!
At this moment.
The state preceptor was finally no longer depressed. He slowly stood up and sneered. He looked at Zhou Xue with eyes full of mockery.
"My princess, don't you see the situation clearly?”
"What? What does Imperial Preceptor mean?"
Zhou Xue frowned and turned around to look at the state preceptor warily.
Could it be…Was this all premeditated against him?
Even the state preceptor, whom he had hired with a lot of money, had betrayed him?
If that was really the case, then he would probably be in real danger today!
"Hahaha, it's naturally what you think!”
The originally amiable state preceptor tore off his mask at once and circulated all the spiritual energy in his body to bombard Zhou Xue.
A group of spells pounced directly at Zhou Xue with a murderous aura!
Zhou Xue was unable to resist at all. She had nowhere to escape and took this move head-on, falling straight to the ground.
Puff!
She spat out a mouthful of blood and panted heavily, her delicate body trembling.
"Damn it! So…So you've been bribed as well!"
Zhou Xue looked at the state preceptor with hatred. Her heart was already half-dead.
Originally, even if he couldn't defeat eight Foundation Establishment experts, he could still escape.
However, if even the state preceptor had betrayed them…Then she was really hopeless!
"I offended the princess. This old servant was only acting on His Majesty's orders to snatch your sword bone.”
The state preceptor cupped his hands and walked forward slowly.
Immediately after, he threw out another sword qi, killing all the remaining guards who were still loyal to Zhou Xue.
Then, he led everyone forward and surrounded Zhou Xue.
A follower took out a black dagger from his storage ring and handed it to the state preceptor.
"So... Was everything my Imperial Father's idea?”
Zhou Xue looked at the state preceptor with a hint of despair in her eyes.
She now seemed to understand that everything was like this.
The so-called sending him and his brother to train together was just an illusion. They wanted to trick him into leaving the city and coming to the wilderness to kill him and take his sword bone.
The reason why she was able to fight back and forth with the eight Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators was all thanks to the natural sword bone on her body!
This sword bone had given her great convenience in her cultivation, allowing her to reach the third layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm at the age of eighteen!
This kind of talent was unique in the mortal world's dynasties!
"Take away your innate sword bone and hand it over to the second prince. I believe that his talent will rise to another level…"
"At that time, under the leadership of the Second Prince, our Great Zhou Empire might be able to take a step forward!”
The Imperial Advisor explained softly, his eyes filled with emotion.
Although Zhou Xue was also a very good candidate, her talent was not bad, and her strength had reached the third layer of the foundation establishment stage at a young age.
However, since ancient times, there could only be one heir to the royal family!
The Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty felt that he could not give the throne to Zhou Xue not only because she was a woman, but also because of the power of the imperial uncle behind her…
All in all, the old Emperor had sent the Imperial Advisor to pretend to join Zhou Xue and then wanted to take the opportunity to kill her and take her sword bone!
At this point, in the wilderness outside Pingzhou Valley, Zhou Xue had no chance of escaping.
Moreover, even if her sword bone was taken away and killed, no one would know the truth…
"So that's how it is…Father, you are so ruthless!"
After Zhou Xue learned the truth, her heart turned cold.
It turned out that he was just a chess piece of his father…
It turned out that everything had been planned out!
They were only interested in the Innate Sword Bone on their bodies. If they took it away and placed it on their younger brother, it would allow his talent to rise to a higher level.
And he was just a dispensable sacrifice!
"Let's not talk anymore. Princess, please go!”
The state preceptor held the dagger in his hand and played with it for a while before slowly approaching Zhou Xue.
He was also following orders, and everything was done according to the emperor's wishes.
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