Our Highness Is a Wise Ruler Rarely Seen in a Century!

"Hehe!" The guard with the Black Shield Martial Soul gripped his shield tightly and smiled at Lin Xiao. "Over the years, countless assassins have come to try to kill His Highness. There have been simply too many to count!"

"Those who could pass through layer upon layer of patrol lines formed by Soul Masters without being discovered were exceedingly rare. Your successful arrival here is more than enough to prove your strength. You should be sincerely proud of that!"

The guard with the Blood-Colored Great Cleaver Martial Soul said impatiently, "Why waste so much breath talking to him? During all our years serving as guards at the Crown Prince's Mansion, quite a few people have made it through the patrol lines formed by Soul Masters and reached this place!"

"However, most Soul Masters who make it here have truly worrying strength. Take this one, for example. He looks young. At most, he is a Soul Emperor. He cannot possibly be a Soul Saint!"

"Perhaps it was only because his Martial Soul is special that he managed to break through all those Soul Master patrol lines and get here without being detected!"

"You should know that when the two of us joined forces, even that powerful Soul Douluo who came to assassinate His Highness back then died at our hands. Looking at this kid, we will only need to stretch our limbs a little and whet our appetites!"

Though the guard with the Blood-Colored Great Cleaver Martial Soul remained alert, his gaze was full of contempt, and his tone brimmed with disdain as he stared straight at Lin Xiao. It was no wonder he did not take Lin Xiao seriously. Lin Xiao simply looked far too young.

He was no more than a young man in his twenties. No matter how gifted he was, the guard could not believe anyone could reach the Soul Saint realm at that age. Therefore, he was certain the young man was at most a Soul Emperor, not a Soul Saint!

And for a Soul Emperor to successfully break through those layers of patrol lines was almost impossible. The Soul Masters responsible for patrolling were not being paid to loaf around. They received the empire's salary, and negligence of duty was punishable by death!

The only possibility was that the other party's Martial Soul possessed an extremely special nature—a Martial Soul with formidable concealment abilities. Only that could explain how he had passed through the layers of patrol lines!

"Hm?" Lin Xiao watched the two men's expressions and subtle facial movements, only to find that when they looked at him, there seemed to be nothing but contempt and disdain.

Though the two guards watched him vigilantly, a closer look made it easy to see that their vigilance was mixed with contempt and disdain. From beginning to end, they had never truly taken him seriously. They did not see him as a threat, as if they could deal with him at any moment!

Am I being looked down on? Lin Xiao wore a bitter expression and shook his head helplessly.

"Kid, the souls that have died at our hands are too numerous to count. Today, you will be no exception!" The guard holding the blood-red great cleaver curled his lips into a mocking smile.

"Kid, you are still so young. A long and wonderful life lies ahead for you to enjoy. Why did you choose to come and assassinate His Highness?"

"You should know that coming to assassinate His Highness means certain death. It is truly hard to understand. I really cannot figure out what you were thinking." The Black Shield Martial Soul guard could not help lecturing him.

Seeing that Lin Xiao was still young, and knowing that anyone who could reach this place could not have poor talent or a poor Martial Soul, he could not help lecturing Lin Xiao. However, he would never let Lin Xiao leave this place!

Their duty was to kill every person who came to assassinate His Highness outside the palace gates! Their Highness was a wise ruler rarely seen in a century within the Heaven Dou Empire. Anyone who dared assassinate His Highness deserved to die!

"Why are you wasting so many words on him?! Our Highness is a wise ruler rarely seen in a century in the Heaven Dou Empire. In the future, under His Highness's leadership, the Heaven Dou Empire will certainly flourish and grow ever more prosperous!"

"And yet this brat actually dared to assassinate His Highness. A person like him deserves to die without even a burial place!" The guard with the red great cleaver Martial Soul snorted coldly.

"So, your Highness is very impressive?" Lin Xiao slowly walked to a spot fifty meters away from the two guards, smiling as he asked with interest.

"Of course! Without a doubt, our Highness possesses an exceptionally generous and benevolent character. Toward his officials and people, he has always held a heart of tolerance and care!"

"His Highness cares for all under heaven and sets his sights on the greater good. In everything, he places the people's welfare first and always spares no effort to secure a better, higher-quality life for the people of the Heaven Dou Empire!"

"Yet such a flawless Highness is still constantly subjected to secret assassination attempts by treacherous rebels like you. Today, you came to assassinate His Highness. Tell me, do you deserve to die or not?"

The guard holding the blood-red great cleaver Martial Soul grew increasingly emotional, even completely forgetting that just moments earlier, he had declared that he would immediately deal with Lin Xiao.

So even these two guards in the Heaven Dou Empire think so highly of Xiao Xue. It seems I have underestimated Xiao Xue's abilities. Lin Xiao pondered inwardly.

During Qian Renxue's childhood, she had his company. Her character had been exceptionally good. She was always humble and polite toward others, and she was clever, quick-witted, and far sharper than ordinary people!

Even when she was still young, she had entered the unfamiliar Heaven Dou Empire to carry out the perilous Usurpation Plan. From what he currently knew, Qian Renxue had done extremely well. It was truly astonishing!

The current Qian Renxue was entirely different from Qian Renxue in the original work. In the original work, Qian Renxue suffered the crushing blow of her father's sudden death, while her mother regarded her as a stain and even refused to acknowledge Qian Renxue as her child.

Under those dual blows, her personality had developed obvious flaws. But although Qian Renxue's father had also died suddenly and her mother still regarded her as a stain—

With him as her older brother and Qian Daoliu's companionship, Qian Renxue had at least quickly emerged from that darkness during that particular period of time. It could be said that the current Qian Renxue had almost no weaknesses!

I am looking forward more and more to what it will be like when Xiao Xue sees me. Lin Xiao's lips curved slightly, revealing a smile.