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They had already gathered their power and prepared to rush out, but the moment they saw the four middle-aged men in gray robes, they came to an abrupt halt.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of muffled explosions rang out.

Four clouds of red mist instantly spread. The two clouds that had rushed into the center of the road were illuminated by golden light, vivid and dazzling.

The two clouds of red mist still within the shadows were far less conspicuous.

The sizzling did not cease.

It was the sound of the mist corroding the walls and ground, leaving the ground covered in honeycomb-like pits.

"Demon Race bastards!" Li Cunren snorted. "Death Warriors!"

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head. "They truly won't rest until I'm dead."

Li Cunren said, "How did they hide here? Did they evade everyone's notice?!"

Chu Zhiyuan raised his head to glance at Yun Duke's Mansion across from them, then shook his head without speaking.

The likeliest possibility was that they had infiltrated Yun Duke's Mansion, then climbed over the wall and dropped down. It had been swift and covert.

If they had come from elsewhere, it would have been difficult to avoid the Prince Consort's Mansion guards on patrol.

As the red mist gradually faded, several guards wanted to approach and inspect it.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Wait. Don't go near it!"

The guards stopped and looked over.

Even the two guards belonging to the First Prince halted and turned to Chu Zhiyuan.

Li Cunren said, "Brother-in-law, are there more assassins?"

"The sense of danger is still there."

"They're all dead, yet the danger hasn't passed?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded. "Let's wait a little longer."

Li Cunren said, "Perhaps another group of assassins is hiding somewhere, or they might climb over the wall and charge out."

He gave