In order to save himself, the prince summoned 100,000 dragon riders at the start.

"Faced with 300,000 troops of the Great Wall Army, the 10,000 Northern Army soldiers guarding Yumen Pass will definitely be under pressure."

"Have Xie Xuan and the others hold their ground as much as possible. As long as I annihilate the 300,000 Imperial Guards of Bingzhou, those Great Wall Legions will be no threat!"

Lu Yuan said confidently.

Don't underestimate the Northern Army just because it only has 10,000 men; they are all elite troops!

That would be enough to give the southward-bound Great Wall army a hard time!

......

Just as Lu Yuan was formulating his strategy for heading south.

At this moment, Yingmo suddenly appeared in the room and knelt on one knee in front of Lu Yuan:

"Reporting to the Lord!"

"Our Shadow Guards have apprehended some suspicious individuals near Beiyang City."

"We suspect they have ulterior motives, and through interrogation, we have confirmed that these people are scouts and eyes for various forces!"

"Oh? It seems that various forces are quite interested in us!"

Lu Yuan smiled, not at all surprised.

He had caused such a commotion that he had attracted the attention of all the forces in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Whether it's just for fun or for some other purpose.

Those forces will definitely send people to investigate!

"Yingmo, what happened to the people you arrested?"

Upon hearing this, Yingmo clapped his hands.

A group of shadow guards appeared immediately, leaving behind more than a dozen bound figures.

Each of them possessed considerable cultivation, at least at the level of a Grand Martial Master.

Also.

How low can a scout's cultivation level be, no matter how low it is!

......

Lu Yuan's gaze swept over the group of tongues.

Their gaze, however, lingered on a man dressed in plain clothes carrying a sword.

The man was nothing special.

What caught Lu Yuan's attention was the long sword behind him.

Spirit-Gathering Sword!

As one of the three transcendent sects of the Great Zhou Empire, Lu Yuan recognized the exclusive weapon of the Wenjian Sect disciples at a glance.

From the moment they enter the sect, each disciple is issued a natal sword.

The man and the sword eat and live together, and the sword is constantly nourished with the man's essence and blood.

In order to achieve oneness with the sword and become a "sword master"!

"Good heavens, even the Sword Inquiry Sect has come."

Lu Yuan's eyes flickered.

A sect that can be called a transcendent sect must have a Saint Realm level expert in charge of it!

and.

If Lu Yuan remembered correctly, the current sect leader of the Sword Inquiry Sect had a close relationship with the Empress!

He is the current Empress's maternal grandfather!

This was an open secret throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Let me go! I am a disciple of the Sword Inquiry Sect!"

At this moment, the captured Wenjian Sect disciple was filled with anger.

"You filthy soldiers! If my master comes, he will surely kill you all!"

"If you release me now, I might be able to plead with my master to spare your lives!"

"How dare you! Who gave you the audacity to shout like that?"

Yingmo stepped forward and kicked the man to the ground.

"Muddy ma's..."

The man's face darkened as he looked at the large footprint on his chest.

With a quick glance, he spotted Lu Yuan, whom everyone thought was the leader.

"You must be Lu Yuan, the Prince of Zhenbei?"

"Hmph! The Prince of Zhenbei is nothing! In the end, he's just a lackey of the Empress of Great Zhou!"

"I ask that the Sword Sect is the number one sect in the Great Zhou Dynasty, how dare you treat me like this?"

"I'll get my sect leader to report you to the Empress! I'll make sure you regret it!"

The man cursed at Lu Yuan viciously, seemingly oblivious to the increasingly strange looks from those around him.

Upon hearing the words of the Sword Inquiry Sect disciple, Lu Yuan chuckled, a meaningful glint flashing in his eyes.

This disciple from the Sword Inquiry Sect seems to harbor a lot of malice towards me!

Is it a personal reason, or has the entire sect come to regard him as an enemy?

and.

Doesn't this disciple realize that he has already fallen out with the Empress?

He's already betrayed us, so why would he be afraid of anyone speaking ill of him to the Empress?

"It seems the Sword Inquiry Sect cannot be allowed to remain..."

Lu Yuan smiled meaningfully.

The appearance of this disciple of the Sword Inquiry Sect served as a reminder to Lu Yuan.