His Highness Had Only Just Begun

On the desolate plain, the crowd was thrown into chaos.

Only two figures remained as steady as mountains, utterly out of place amid the surrounding turmoil.

They hid in an inconspicuous corner, their hoods pulled low enough to conceal most of their faces.

Their eyes remained fixed on the young man.

They had naturally received the message as well and knew that their Fourth Prince intended to use himself as bait this time, drawing Chu Sheng into making the first move.

Then, with the countless tongues of the gathered martial artists as witnesses, they would cement the other's reputation for arrogance, tyranny, and bullying the weak with strength.

At that point, they could eliminate him openly and justifiably in the name of protecting their master!

It had to be said, this was indeed a dangerous gamble.

After all, the Fourth Prince was merely in the Cave Profound Realm, while Chu Sheng had already reached the Half-step Creation Realm.

Even if Chu Sheng's cultivation was unstable and hollow, with such a vast gap in realms, should he truly be enraged and lash out, it would take no more than an instant.

This would greatly test their eyesight and reaction speed.

If they were a step too late, their prince might very well perish on this desolate plain.

But if they acted too early, before Chu Sheng had truly moved to kill, their rash appearance would instead alert the enemy.

Chu Sheng would surely realize that this was a carefully laid trap.

The plan would naturally fall apart.

The man on the left's gaze shifted slightly. He then turned to his companion and said,

"Even if this fails, we absolutely cannot let His Highness fall here."

The Attendant on the right gave a heavy nod at those words.

"Of course."

He knew