After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

"Yihua, how dare you..."

Ba Dao never expected Xiao Qi to betray him. His eyes were filled with disbelief. Xiao Qi did not answer. Instead, she suddenly turned her blade. Ba Dao felt his internal organs being shredded. He screamed in pain and swung his hand to strike.

Slip!

Xiao Qi was prepared and dodged the attack with a lazy roll.

"leader!"

"How are you, Chief?"

The remaining assassins quickly surrounded Ba Dao, and were terrified when they saw his terrible injuries.

Chen Futu raised his sword and smiled at Xiao Qi, saying, "Well done, I'll remember your merit."

"Thank you for your praise, Master. This is what I should do."

Xiao Qi lowered his head and retreated to Chen Futu's side like a guard.

The shopkeeper, Ms. Hua, was dumbfounded as she witnessed all of this; she hadn't expected Yi Hua to betray them...

Chen Futu's counter-espionage scheme was ruthless enough to take away Ba Dao, a peak innate realm expert. Even if she wanted to kill Ba Dao by force, she couldn't do it without paying a price.

"Chen Futu, you despicable villain, you are not worthy of being the Crown Prince of the Northern Frontier."

Ba Dao was severely injured; if he didn't use his hands to stop the bleeding, his internal organs might spill out.

Chen Futu sneered: "Foolish pig, if I wasn't confident, do you think I would be here waiting for you to kill me?"

"They're all traitors, they all deserve to die!"

Ba Dao's eyes were bloodshot with rage; at this moment, he seemed to be nothing but impotent fury.

Given their current injuries, they definitely can't leave. Once they're all dead, who will know that Guanxing and Yihua betrayed Hongyuelou?

Boss Hua said in a low voice, "Ba Dao, out of consideration for our past as colleagues, I'll give you a chance to kill yourself."

"Heh heh... Stargazing, do you really think I can't deal with a bunch of traitors like you?"

"Now that things have come to this, what abilities do you still have?"

"You don't know yet, do you? To ensure this mission goes perfectly, headquarters secretly sent Lord Bi Xie Nu."

Ba Dao's expression at this moment looked somewhat strange.

Upon hearing the name Bi Xie Nu, Boss Hua and Xiao Qi's expressions changed drastically. "What!"

Just as Chen Futu was about to ask more questions, a sinister voice suddenly rang out, "Not bad, not bad. The hidden threats and the Crown Prince of the Northern Frontier are all here, saving me the trouble of searching for them one by one."

"who!"

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a young man in black, wearing a square hat and holding two axes, sitting on the roof of the inn under the bright moonlight.

The moment Xiaoqi saw the man, she was so frightened that her mouth gaped open, she was so terrified that she lost her voice and almost collapsed to the ground.

Boss Hua quickly drew his longsword and flashed to Chen Futu's side, urgently saying, "Young Master, run!"

"No, is it really that serious? One person scared you all like this?"

“He is Bi Xienu, a top-tier assassin from the Red Moon Tower headquarters, which means he is a grandmaster.”

"Hehe, the Great Qian is indeed willing to spend a lot of money, actually sending a Grandmaster to kill me. I am truly honored."

"What kind of time is this to be joking around?"

"It's a pity my general An Jingsi isn't here, otherwise why would I fear this scoundrel?"

Chen Futu roused Feng Yin and said loudly to Bi Xie Nu, "I never imagined that there was a big fish lurking in Dragon City."

Bi Xienu shook her double axes and lazily twisted her head. "It's not too late to know now. I will bring the Crown Prince's hegemony to a close."

“You’re not worthy. Someone like you didn’t dare to lay a hand on me in Dragon City, and only dared to show your face after I left the city. This shows that you’re afraid, afraid that you can’t beat An Jingsi and Guan Yu and the others.”

"So what? Now the young master is all alone. Killing you is as easy as taking candy from a baby."

Bi Xienu darted off the roof, his twin axes spinning in his hands. The sharp sound of them cutting through the air terrified some of the girls with low cultivation levels, making them unable to stand steadily.

This is the unique intimidating power of a grandmaster; one wouldn't even have the courage to face them, let alone fight them.

Chen Futu, however, was not afraid of him, because he had a backup plan, such as the Sword Saint Gai Nie trial card rewarded by the system.

I originally wanted to save the trial card to deal with that Grandmaster in Peach Blossom Forest, but who would want to waste it on a mere Grandmaster?

"Your Highness, you may now give your last words."

Bi Xienu came to a spot a few meters away and took a stance holding two axes.

Chen Futu shoved aside the shopkeeper Hua who was blocking his way, and looked at him arrogantly, "You dare to speak so arrogantly from the side of the road?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent.

The boss's CPU almost came to smoke.

She couldn't understand how the young master dared to provoke a Grandmaster-level being like this. A Grandmaster killing a Ninth-Rank cultivator was an instant kill!

Upon hearing this, Bi Xienu laughed instead of getting angry, and clicked her tongue, saying, "Young master, you're already dead, yet you still have such backbone. In that case, I'll grant your wish."

After saying that, Bi Xienu got up, and Chen Futu immediately felt locked on by murderous intent. The feeling was terrifying and real, as if a sword was held to his neck, just waiting for the cut.

"Get out of the way—"

Boss Hua reacted swiftly. The instant Bi Xie Nu made her move, she shoved Chen Fu Tu aside and swung her sword. Bi Xie Nu appeared out of nowhere and lightly swung her double axes, severing Boss Hua's sword in half. Then, she was kicked more than ten meters away and lay on the ground coughing up blood.

Bi Xienu stared indifferently at Boss Hua, "Guanxing, you are a traitor to Red Moon Pavilion. I will spare your life and take you back to the Pavilion Master for judgment."

After speaking, he turned his gaze back to Chen Futu, "Now that there is no one in the way, is the young master prepared to accept death?"

"Come."

Chen Futu remained expressionless, secretly accessing the system inventory, "Use Sword Saint..."

"Who dares to harm my lord!"

Just as Chen Futu was about to call for the experience card, a burly man appeared out of nowhere. He swung his twin halberds, and Bi Xienu hurriedly defended. With a loud clang, he was sent flying more than ten steps before regaining his footing.

Chen Futu was stunned on the spot, and everyone else stared at the burly man in disbelief, exclaiming in astonishment, "It's Dian Wei!"

Indeed, the one who arrived was none other than Dian Wei, who had just arrived near Longcheng after traveling through the night from the southern military camp.

Ignoring everyone else, Dian Wei hurriedly stepped forward and asked Chen Futu, "My lord, am I not late?"

Chen Futu looked at this simple-minded man and was suddenly moved.

I've really not used to him not being around to chatter away these past few days.

Chen Futu patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Why are you back? Didn't I tell you to protect General Qin?"

Dian Wei grinned and scratched his head. "General Qin was worried that someone might try to stop you from holding the ceremony and harm you, so he sent me back early."

"She truly is my future wife; she's so thoughtful."

Chen Futu laughed loudly, then pointed at Bi Xienu, whose face was sinister, and shouted, "Dian Wei, give him a good beating!"

"Hehe, got it!"

Dian Wei picked up his twin halberds and swaggered toward Bi Xienu.

Bi Xienu gritted her teeth: "It seems the young master is indeed destined for greatness, as someone has come to his rescue even at this time. It's a pity he's merely a Xiantian cultivator. How could he be a match for me!"