Martial Master

“Father, you have disappointed me too much.”

Zi Xun shook her head and retreated repeatedly.

Her eyes were filled with tears as she gritted her teeth and said, “If you don’t save Qin Chen, then I will take matters into my own hands. After all, my life was saved by Qin Chen, and today I will return it to him, it is only right.”

“You—”

Zhao Gao trembled with anger and signaled to a nearby royal expert with a glance.

Bang!

Before Zi Xun could react, she was struck on the back of her neck by the opponent's palm, her eyes filled with disbelief as she instantly fainted.

“Take Princess Zi Xun back to the palace, and prohibit her from going out,” Zhao Gao coldly commanded.

“Yes!”

Immediately, the Imperial Guards took Princess Zi Xun back to the palace.

“Father, you—”

Zhao Wei looked at his father in shock, his eyes full of unfamiliarity.

“You two, return as well,” Zhao Gao sternly ordered Zhao Wei and Zhao Feng. “Someone, take the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince back too.”

“Yes!”

A squad of Imperial Guards surged forward.

Zhao Wei's eyes were filled with disappointment as he couldn't help but sigh and left feebly.

In his heart, the father he had always seen as towering and great collapsed entirely at this moment.

Xiao Zhan sighed softly beside him, looking at the expressionless Zhao Gao, unable to find words.

For the first time, he felt that the Emperor had made a mistake.

Boom!

The great formation at the entrance of Qin Chen's mansion erupted with a loud explosion, the countless formation patterns above shattered, and the brilliance of the entire formation dimmed by at least half in an instant.

“Hahaha, it's almost over, Wujie, Father is about to take revenge for you,” Nianshuo said, looking at Qin Chen within the formation, his eyes fierce and red.

“It’s over, that Qin Chen is done for.”

Countless civilians witnessed this scene and couldn’t help but sigh.

Even the top-tier fourth-level great formation couldn’t stop the leader of the Ghost Immortal Sect; now, who could stop him?

Except for Zhao Feng and the Qin family members, almost all the civilians felt heartache.

“What should we do now?”

On the other side, Xiao Ya and Dongfang Qing exchanged glances, their eyes showing anxiety.

They wanted to stop the other party, but they didn’t know how to proceed.

That Nianshuo didn’t care at all about the honor of the Bloodline Holy Land and Alchemy Pavilion and was determined to attack Qin Chen; there was nothing the two of them could do to stop him.

After all, their cultivation was only comparable to Zhu Weichen and even a bit weaker than Xiao Zhan.

Now that even Xiao Zhan had been defeated, they were simply no match for Nianshuo.

If they had foreseen this earlier, they might have been able to seek help from higher-ups, but the other party came so suddenly that they had no time to react. Even now, seeking help was akin to drawing water from a well that could not quench immediate thirst.

Forget it, once the great formation is broken, I will use my life to hold down Nianshuo so that Young Master Chen can have a chance to escape.

The two looked at each other with resolute eyes.

For now, this was the only plan.

Inside the great formation.

Looking at the overbearing Nianshuo, Qin Chen's gaze was cold.

He glanced at the people behind him and at his mother beside him.

He couldn’t help but say, “Once the great formation is forced open, you all must leave this place and be sure to stop Nianshuo to avoid being affected.”

“How can this be?”

Zuo Li and the others were anxious.

“Is Young Master Chen saying he is going to surrender?”

“Young Master Chen, we cannot give up. No matter how strong Nianshuo is, we are not people who fear death!”

Zuo Li and the others shouted angrily, saying they couldn't abandon Qin Chen to live.

“I haven’t given up.”

Qin Chen shook his head, his eyes very cold.

“Soon, I will deal with Nianshuo, but you all must protect my mother and avoid unnecessary sacrifices.”

In this life and the next, when had he ever given up or surrendered?