Zheng Qian carried the unconscious woman on his back in a sack, and the two women followed him out of Lu Yan's underground palace.

Pushing open the heavy stone door, it was already dusk, but the two women still blocked out the light.

Having not stepped out of Lu Yan's underground palace for ten years, their eyesight was severely affected, and they were afraid of natural light.

"There's an assassin. Kill him."

A group of guards were stationed in the garden. When they saw Zheng Qian and his two companions come out, they shouted that there were assassins and charged at them with their broadswords.

Zheng Qian showed no mercy; his feet shone with starlight, and in less than ten seconds, he had killed ten guards.

The two women had recovered some of their spiritual energy by this time. To Zheng Qian's surprise, the two women were actually mid-stage Dragon Shaping Realm and Dragon Transformation Realm experts.

More guards rushed in, but Fan Qin took out her flute and played a loud tune. The guards who rushed in immediately fell to the ground unconscious.

Fan Qin put down her flute, her expression calm.

"I practice the Poisonous Sound Technique, which allows me to transmit poison through my voice."

Zheng Qian nodded. It would be best if Fan Qin could handle these guards without him having to lift a finger.

"Go on the roof."

Zheng Qian jumped onto the roof, and the two women followed behind him, speeding out of the mansion.

During the martial arts competition, all the experts at the Dragon Shaping Realm left to participate in the competition. Lu Yan left Lu Yi, who was at the Liquid Aperture Realm, to guard the Crown Prince's residence, which should have been fine. However, unexpectedly, Zheng Qian stormed into the residence and killed Lu Yi.

The guard captains were all temporary appointments, with only the cultivation level of the late stage of the Spirit Fusion Realm. The others were also at the Spirit Fusion Realm. The three of them ran at full speed, and the guards could only see their silhouettes, making it impossible for them to effectively stop them.

With no experts guarding the Crown Prince's residence, the three of them moved swiftly across the rooftops and left the residence with remarkable ease.

As soon as they came out, the captain of the guards arrived with 10,000 imperial guards, passing by them.

"Captain, the back garden has been attacked by assassins again."

When the captain of the guards heard his subordinate's report, his legs went weak and he sat down on the ground.

"It's over. The Crown Prince's underground palace is in the back garden. The assassins broke in twice. We will all be executed."

Zheng Qian was unaware of the guard's feelings at that moment. He turned into a deserted alley, leaving the two women to wait for him where they were. Once he was alone, he took off his night clothes and changed into a simple set of linen clothes.

He took out two sets of women's clothes that he had prepared beforehand from his spatial ring, and then returned to where the two women were.

"Change your clothes; that will make you a smaller target."

The two women paused slightly, surprised that the person who saved them was so handsome.

Fan Qin and Shen Yang took the clothes and, surprisingly, took them off right in front of Zheng Qian.

Zheng Qian turned around consciously, his back to the two women.

"People of the martial world are often powerless to control their own destiny; compared to their lives, everything else is trivial."

Fan Qin explained once again that it wasn't that they didn't cherish their bodies; after being imprisoned and violated by Lu Yan for ten years, she and Shen Yang had long since become indifferent to anything other than death.

Now they have only one thought: to kill Lu Yan and take revenge.

"The girl is right. Living is more important than anything else."

The two women were deeply troubled. In Guangxiang, a country that favored sons over daughters, they had attempted suicide countless times over the past ten years, but all attempts failed.

They had already decided that if they were rescued, they would kill Lu Yan to avenge themselves, and then commit suicide, not wanting to live in this filthy world.

Unexpectedly, this person returned to save them after leaving, and throughout the entire process, he did not use any frivolous language or behave disrespectfully towards them, not even with just a glance.

At this moment, Zheng Qian said that living is more important than anything else, which was obviously to comfort them.

After ten years of unbearable suffering, a ray of light appeared today, bringing them warmth.

"Thank you, sir!"

The two women were genuinely grateful this time, not only for saving their lives but also for respecting their wishes.

Fan Qin curtsied and asked, "May I ask your honorable name, sir?"

"Zheng Qian".

After Zheng Qian finished speaking, he saw an ordinary carriage drive by, walked over and bought it for the high price of two taels of gold, and pulled it into the alley.

After placing the still unconscious woman into the carriage, the two women also got into the carriage on their own. Zheng Qian acted as the coachman, driving the carriage onto the street and swaggering towards the academy.

On the streets, squads of imperial guards appeared, checking house to house, leaving no corner unchecked.

The Imperial Guards had a clear objective: the masked man was injured and had four women with him, so he must be hiding somewhere. Therefore, the Imperial Guards' target was the hiding place, while ignoring the passing pedestrians and carriages.

The Imperial Guards were extremely rude, ransacking the houses and causing chaos. The people groaned and complained, not knowing what had happened.

Zheng Qian knew they were looking for the three women and him.

He stored the clothes the group had changed into in his spatial ring, so they weren't afraid the Imperial Guards would find any clues and they swaggered away from the search.

"This is Huaqian Pill, which will be beneficial to your sword wound."

Fan Qin handed two pills to Zheng Qian from behind the curtain, and Zheng Qian swallowed them without hesitation.

A warm current rose from his abdomen, and Zheng Qian could feel the wound between his ribs healing rapidly.

The elixirs that Lu Yan collected were indeed treasures.

To avoid the two women discovering that he had a spatial ring, Zheng Qian did not take any items while checking the room.

Zheng Qian slapped his thigh, exclaiming, "What a loss! What a huge loss!"

Upon arriving near the academy, Zheng Qian had the two women climb over the wall and enter the academy first. He then drove the carriage around for a while, until they reached a secluded spot. He stored the carriage in his spatial ring, gave the horse a lash with a leather whip, and then carried the sack through the alleyways.

"Ah... help..."

On the way, the woman in the sack woke up, and without saying a word, Zheng Qian slapped her on the head, knocking her unconscious again.

"Strange, I clearly heard someone shouting for help just now, but when I got here I couldn't find anyone."

Two burly men who were passing by quickly came over to check, but they saw nothing.

"Hehe, don't bother looking, it might just be a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water."

"Mandarin ducks? Where are the mandarin ducks? There's no water here."

"Rotten wood cannot be carved."

Zheng Qian carried the sack and sped all the way to a deserted, dilapidated courtyard. He changed into his night clothes again, covered his face with a mask, and slowly opened the sack.

The woman was still unconscious, but her small, delicate nose was exceptionally cute; she was a petite, Lolita-type beauty.

He took water from his spatial ring and poured it on the woman's face. Her eyes slowly opened.

"Ah... help..."

Zheng Qian said coldly, "If you shout again, I'll cut your tongue out."

"Woo..."

The woman immediately covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

"Now let me ask you questions."

The woman nodded, her eyes pleading.

"who are you?"

"Zhu Tong is the daughter of Zhu Ke, the Left Guard General of the Qilin Army."

"How long have you been held captive by Lu Yan?"

"One month."

"Okay, you can go."

Zhu Tong's eyes widened in disbelief: "I can leave now?"

Zheng Qian glanced at Zhu Tong, then turned and walked out of the courtyard.

Zheng Qian didn't have any ulterior motives in saving her; he just couldn't bear to see someone being imprisoned and tortured by Lu Yan.

"Hey, who are you?"

"The Nameless Hero".

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