Stop pretending, I'm a security guard, a five-star general!

"Your Highness, what should we do now?"

A bodyguard approached the Ninth Prince Zhou Tianrun and asked in a low voice.

Zhou Tianrun slapped him hard across the face and angrily rebuked him:

"You're asking me? Who the hell am I supposed to ask! A bunch of useless idiots!"

The bodyguard's fist clenched involuntarily, but he quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"Your Highness, please forgive us. It is our incompetence that has led to this."

Zhou Tianrun took a deep breath, his face extremely gloomy.

Once the wood spirit fruit is picked, it will rot rapidly in less than ten minutes.

In other words, even if he finds out who stole the Wood Spirit Fruit now, it won't make any difference.

This means that his trip was a complete waste of time and effort.

After returning to the palace, he will surely become the laughing stock of the other princes.

Thinking of this, Zhou Tianrun's anger surged uncontrollably.

"I'm really angry right now, I need to vent to someone!"

Zhou Tianrun's cold gaze swept over the group of adventurers, quickly locking onto a tall, curvaceous woman. He looked down at her and coldly commanded:

"You, come here!"

Upon hearing this, the woman's face turned deathly pale, and a look of terror appeared in her eyes.

She knew perfectly well what the Ninth Prince wanted to do by summoning her out now!

Immediately, she looked pleadingly at the man beside her. He gripped her hand tightly, gave her a reassuring look, and then stepped forward to shield her, speaking in a cool but firm voice:

"Your Highness, this is my wife. Please show some respect!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tianrun raised an eyebrow slightly, a playful smile appearing on his face as he licked his lips.

"Oh? This is your wife? Then I'm even more interested."

As he spoke, he gave a look to one of his bodyguards, who immediately understood and rushed toward the couple without saying a word.

The man was startled upon seeing this and quickly pushed the woman behind him backward, shouting:

"Wife, run! I'll stop him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man swiftly drew his weapon, and the aura of a nine-star martial arts master suddenly spread out. His face was full of determination as he looked at the bodyguards who were attacking them.

Even knowing he was outmatched, he had to risk his life to stop the enemy and buy his wife time to escape.

"You beast, I'll fight you to the death!"

The man shouted and charged toward the bodyguard as well.

Then, the next moment,

He was easily defeated by the bodyguard with a seemingly casual palm strike, collapsing to the ground bleeding profusely and completely losing his ability to fight.

Then, without even glancing at him, as if he had just stepped on an ant, the bodyguard rushed straight towards the woman, then delivered a chop to her neck, knocking her unconscious, and hoisted her onto his shoulder.

From the attack to the subjugation, the entire process took less than five seconds, appearing smooth and effortless.

There was no way around it; the difference in strength between the two sides was simply too great.

It's like two ants fighting an elephant; they're completely powerless.

The others present couldn't help but sigh helplessly and shake their heads at the sight before them.

Although they all disapproved of this matter, the other party was, after all, a prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. What could they do even if they disapproved?

The other party is a prince.

If they dare to make a move, not only will they themselves suffer, but their families and relatives will also be affected!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, the bodyguard swaggered back, hoisting the woman onto his shoulder.

However, before he could take two steps, a blood-covered arm tremblingly grabbed his leg.

"You beast, give me back my wife!"

The man, lying paralyzed in a pool of blood, roared with a ferocious and resentful expression.