The next instant-
In the eastern courtyard, a squad of Plum Blossom Guards charged out of the shadows.
In the western courtyard, another squad of black-clad "Inner Guards" appeared at the same time.
Without a word, the two groups drew their blades against each other!
"Kill!"
Blades flashed and Sword Qi flew!
The guards in the eastern courtyard wielded their sabers fiercely, while the "black-clad guards" in the western courtyard proved every bit their match. They traded blows, their battle cries shaking the heavens, but a closer look would have revealed that none of those blades were aimed at people.
Every saber struck a veranda pillar, every sword slashed a railing.
Flying bursts of force hacked the entire Golden Scale Pool Pavilion into a teetering wreck!
Mu Qinghong and Zhao Lanjun joined the battle as well. With two veteran Fifth Realm experts taking action personally, even without using their strongest martial arts, the spectacle was astonishing. Sweeping palms tore roofs away, and surging Sword Qi brought walls crashing down!
Rumble-
The Golden Scale Pool Pavilion, the most exquisite courtyard in the Princess's Residence, became a ruin in the "fierce battle"!
Lu Changfeng stood in the distance watching, the corner of his eye twitching.
What a lovely courtyard it had been.
Carved beams and painted rafters, winding paths leading into secluded greenery, clear pools with fish darting playfully through them...
And just like that, it was gone.
Li Lingyue glanced at him and could not help laughing.
"Does it hurt to see it go?"
Lu Changfeng sighed. "What a waste."
Li Lingyue slipped her arm through his and smiled brightly. "We'll rebuild it according to your wishes. Whatever you want it to look like, that's how we'll make it!"
Lu Changfeng looked at her and smiled too.
In the distance, the