In the deepest corner of the dungeon in the imperial clan of Zither, the abrupt sounds of footsteps along the aisle broke the silence here.

Someone walked and stood in front of a cell, in which the former visitor had just gone.

“Who’s there?”

The guards turned to be alert when they noticed that a stranger had appeared.

The stranger was all in black and covered with a well-marked aura of killing.

“Stop. Stand there. Don’t move!”

However, the stranger only responded with a cold smile, “Tilt the head.”

“I said ‘Don’t move!’”

The guards rushed to the man, using their weapons to suppress him.

When they rushed close to the man, he eluded to one side and dragged the shorter one among them. He dragged so hard that it was like he was trying to pull someone fell from the cliff up. The price of this was giving a chance to another guard to be free to attack him without any special skills. However, the man did not show any expression for the pain when the swords and the sticks hit him. The man just freed a hand from grabbing the short guard and then caught the arm of the one who attacked him and twisted. The spiritual power ran in his hand and set the arm on fire. Then the fire spread.

“Ahhhh...”

The guard could only watch his hand burning, and then his whole body was on fire. After a second, he turned to be a pile of dust.

The guard who was dragged witnessed the whole progress.

“Who, who are you? You...”

Then the blood splashed on the floor, together with the head of that guard. The remaining words would be stuck in his mouth forever.

The man just trampled on the guard’s body, “A defective work.”

He walked over and did not even cast a glance at it.

He stopped in front of Xu Chao, “How does it feel being a prisoner?”

This man talked weirdly. It seems that he was indifferent to any person and anything, including the killing he did a moment ago. He had not done anything needlessly.

Xu Chao opened his eyes, “Who are you?”

“It doesn’t matter. You only need to know that I’m the one who’s going to take you to leave this place.”

Xu Chao sneered. He would not believe that this man came to save him, “Is Ronghua who sent you to kill me?”

Unexpectedly, the man’s face became colder, “Ronghua? How could that woman command me?”

It seemed that it was not Ronghua’s arrangement.

“Oh, who sent you then?”

Xu Chao was only the patriarch of a common imperial clan. Who would send such a talent to save him? It should be more reasonable for killing.

“You don’t need to know these. The only thing you need to do is following me.

When all these happened in the dungeon, Xia Puyang had already perceived that.

“Someone has broken into the imperial clan of Zither.”

Although the imperial clan of Zither had been through huge changes, its relation with him was still there.

Besides, he could detect that this man had broken into the dungeon. That was worse!

It suddenly occurred to him that there was a man prisoned there.

When they arrived, they could only see a pile of dust and a body without head lying there.

They rushed to the cell, which had imprisoned Xu Chao. There was no one. Even the chains used to lock him was broken. How was that possible? All these chains had been strengthened by Ronghua. They were not as easy to be destroyed as those normal chains. Who the hell did this?

This man could sneak into the imperial clan of Zither soundlessly, kill their guards, and even take their prisoner away without being noticed. He must be a formidable enemy to them.

Xia Puyang spread his perception and detected that they had not run far, so he cut corners to wait on the road ahead of them.

The man in black had not foreseen that the people from the imperial clan of Zither could catch up within such a short time, not to mention that he seemed to have high cultivation.

“Patriarch Xia!”

Now, the man in black knew that he was the patriarch of the imperial clan of Zither — Xia Puyang.

“Oh, Patriarch Xia, hope that you are well.”

Xia Puyang frowned and looked at the man in black. His voice was weird, which did not sound like the normal human voice, so he must have faked his voice.

“Who’re you? Why did you get into our imperial clan surreptitiously, kill our men, and abduct our prisoner?”

Xia Puyang held his zither tightly, “Since you had come, then stay here!”

The man in black wore a sardonic smile, “Patriarch Xia, you are so confident. You want to hinder us, but do you really know your capacity?

It all happened in an instant. When Xu Chao rushed towards, his right hand grasped in the air, and Life-in-vain Spear abruptly appeared in his hand. Xia Puyang put away his zither. After a flash in his hand, he had gripped the fist of Xu Chao. Then he through the whole person to the man in black at full tilt.

The man in black had not expected that Xia Puyang would throw Xu Chao to him. A spear appeared in his hand with the boom, and then it flew towards Xia Puyang in a beautiful curve, pierced the air flashily, and arrived in front of Xia Puyang. Xia Puyang was surprised that the spear would get close to him easily. He lifted his hand to defense, but his body did not move a little. His right hand began to play the zither, while his left hand lifted with the sword and pointed at them. When the zither’s sound came out, the man in black perceived that they were disadvantaged and withdrew immediately.

Now Xu Chao was left alone to fight against Xia Puyang. Xu Chao swore at that man in his mind. He did not have his sword now, so he could not defeat Xia Puyang only with force. His eyes rolled, and something occurred to him.

“Patriarch Xia, did you meet Yang Quan?”

When Xia Puyang heard this name, he plucked the wrong string once. Then Xu Chao found the flaw.

He attacked with a spin kick. Xia Pumo reacted and avoided the strike. Xu Chao caught the chance and escaped.

When Xia Puyang was to run after him again, the man in black popped up, and his spear stabbed into Xia Puyang’s body from his back.

The blood dripped down, and Xia Puyang stood there, unmoved.

Xu Chao came close and kicked him.

It turned out that Xia Puyang fell to the ground and lapsed into unconsciousness.

Xia Puyang had been worn out for several days and did not have enough spiritual power. It was already hard for him to fight. Now, with the new wound and excessive bleeding, he could only lie there and watch them leave.

Ronghua looked at Xia Pumo, “This is what you should do now. Understand?”

Xia Pumo looked at her and then turned to look at Murong Zhe, asking what she meant via eye contact.

Murong Zhe shrugged. He did not understand, either.

He had never seen the thing inside and did not know what it exactly was.

“Bang—”

There was a giant bomb that came from outside!

Ronghua rose to her feet and looked outside, “What happened?”

The outside was very noisy, and she could even hear the noise in the room. The big bang made her have a bad presentiment!

Ronghua frowned and walked out. It was quite boisterous out there.

“Let’s go and see!”

Xia Pumo echoed, “Let’s go.”

Murong Zhe followed. As soon as they walked out, a disciple ran to them in a hurry, breathing heavily.

“Young Master! Something’s going wrong!”

Xia Pumo asked, “What happened?”

The disciple gulped, “Young Master, someone rescued Xu Chao and injured our patriarch!”

“What?” Xia Pumo could not believe what he heard, “Say that again!”

He grasped the disciple so violently that the disciple was scared, “Xu Chao escaped, and...and they hurt the patriarch.”

Xia Pumo nearly lost the power to stand. Murong Zhe supported him and comforted, “Calm down, Mo. Your brother…Your brother will be fine. Believe me.”

“What did you say?”

Ronghua did not behave in the same way. She rushed to the disciple and choked his neck to hang him in the air. The disciple nearly lost his life for being stifled owing to Ronghua’s unnormal power.

“Xu...Xu Chao...escaped! And, and our patriarch...”

“Bang!” Before he finished, someone else came.

“Young Master, the defense cover of the imperial clan of Zither is broken!”

“The defense cover?” How could that be possible?

Ronghua squinted, “I think they begin to take actions, Mo!”

Xia Pumo was confused, “Who?” Who started taking action?

Murong Zhe pulled him, “Ronghua, who among them are from that party?”

“That party,” Ronghua smiled sarcastically, “I never think I can solve them by myself, so...”

“So, you want to build an army?”

Ronghua did not answer, “Let’s go and check! If it is that man, your brother won’t be just slightly wounded. Considering his absent-mindedness, I guess it is already hard for him to perceive the invader. I don’t think his current condition is safe!”

After hearing that, Xia Pumo’s face turned pale. He began running, regardless of Ronghua. Murong Zhe thought the situation might be dangerous, so he followed. Ronghua watched them leaving and called, “Rongnuan, come here!”

Rongnuan walked over obediently, “Huahua, shall we go there as well?”

Ronghua stroked his hair, “Yes. They might need some help.”

“Okay!”

Ronghua smiled, and they went together. On their way, Rongnuan kept silent, which made Ronghua surprised.

“Why don’t you ask questions this time?”

Rongnuan replied, “Huahua, didn’t you tell me that there are some things you wouldn’t say, and I shouldn’t ask?”

Ronghua was amused, “Had I refused to answer any time when you asked me? Regardless of that, I allow you to ask this time.”

Rongnuan became delighted, “Promise me that you won’t blame me for what I ask!”

“I promise.”

Then Rongnuan asked, “Huahua, why haven’t you detected that someone has broken into the imperial clan this time?”

Ronghua answered, “If I’m not mistaken, he had never left here.”

As long as someone managed to get in, no matter how tiny the change was, she would perceive that. Hence it was unreasonable that she could not notice the invader.

Rongnuan felt unbelievable, “Do you mean that this man has been staying in the imperial clan of Zither and never went out?”

Ronghua affirmed, “Yes, I do. He must have arrived earlier than I, and Xia Puyang failed to detect him at that time. Otherwise, he will not have such a chance.”

Suddenly, she noticed a little evidence of undulation, and her expression changed a little bit. Rongnuan saw her change and concerned, “Huahua, what’s wrong?”

Ronghua glanced at him, “Nothing. Just one thing popped into my mind.”

Ronghua asked, “What’s that?”

She replied, “I found an interesting thing in the imperial clan of Zither.”

Rongnuan guessed, “Is it the thing in the mountain behind? What is in there?”

Ronghua turned to look at him and smiled, “Rongnuan, will you be afraid if I ask you to see?”