Annihilation

He vaguely felt that something was amiss.

Could there really be such a coincidence in this world?

Chu Zhiyuan called out, "Xiao Zheng, come back."

"Yes." Fu Zheng answered, and the Clear Light on her sword suddenly surged.

With a flash, she appeared beside Chu Zhiyuan, her sword held level and pointed at the six middle-aged men.

The six middle-aged men's expressions darkened until they seemed ready to drip water.

They had hidden here precisely for secrecy; almost no one would ever see them.

Yet they had happened to run into Fu Zheng.

They had originally intended to strike directly and eliminate her, lest she draw even more people over.

But Fu Zheng's swordsmanship had been astonishing. She had actually withstood their ferocious assault, and then more experts had arrived.

Their hearts kept sinking as they realized things had gone badly.

Chu Zhiyuan said in a deep voice, "You are Yuanzhen people?"

"Who are you?" a square-faced middle-aged man asked gravely, scrutinizing Chu Zhiyuan.

The longer he looked, the more solemn and grave his expression became.

He had already recognized Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed. "Why ask when you already know? You've recognized us, haven't you?"

The six men's faces darkened.

They had never imagined that the people they encountered would be First Prince Li Cunren and the Twelfth Princess's Imperial Son-in-Law.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "What do the six of you have to say?"

"Forgive our poor eyesight. We do not know which exalted personages you are," the square-faced middle-aged man said in a deep voice. "But this is barren wilderness, land belonging to no one. We are merely resting here. That does not hinder you, does it?"

He said gravely, "Could it be that you intend to rob us?"

"Turning black into white?" Chu Zhiyuan chuckled and shook his