Xie Zhaofan watched with keen interest, even finding herself silently comparing their strength in her mind.
She was currently a little superhuman with fourteen points in Strength. If she actually fought, how big would the gap be between her and these so-called martial arts experts?
As soon as this thought surfaced, her eyes brightened quite a bit.
“Zhao-zhao, Jinyi, close your eyes. Don't look.”
Madam Shen clearly didn't share her daughter’s enthusiasm. Although she herself was trembling slightly, she still extended her arms immediately to shield her two daughters in her embrace.
She was deathly afraid they would see the scenes of clashing blades and splattered blood outside, which might leave them psychologically scarred.
“Mother, I’m fine,” Xie Jinyi comforted her softly. Having studied medicine since childhood, she was used to seeing life and death. Facing such a scene, while she couldn't be called calm and composed, she didn't feel as much fear as an ordinary sheltered young lady.
Furthermore, she felt a natural sense of trust in Prince Qin. Since that man dared to appear here, it meant he definitely had the confidence to handle it.
As for Xie Zhaofan, that went without saying.
In the films and television shows she’d watched on Blue Star, she’d seen countless scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, monsters, and zombies. Seeing actual combat with real blades and spears now was actually less scary than she’d imagined.
In fact, the more she watched, the more interesting she found it.
Because based on the current situation, the martial power system of this world didn't seem to have reached an exaggerated level that she couldn't understand.
At least, these experts before her couldn't shatter stones with a single palm or split a river with a single sword strike, nor did they show any terrifying scenes of flying through the sky, burrowing into the earth, or moving mountains and filling oceans.
They relied more on physical fitness, internal energy, and exquisite moves and techniques.
In terms of technique alone, she was naturally far inferior to these experts who had been immersed in martial arts for many years. However, if they only compared strength, it didn't seem like she would be completely powerless to fight.
This gave Xie Zhaofan a bit more confidence.
As long as she was given time to continue studying the system and got her hands on a martial arts manual, maybe one day she could also become a top expert like Prince Qin who could travel the world unhindered.
Thinking of this, she even began to look forward to the next time the system gave her attribute points.
As Xie Zhaofan observed secretly, the situation on the field changed.
In the time it took to finish a cup of tea, the six martial arts experts who had come to assassinate Prince Qin gradually fell into a heavy encirclement.
The strength of two of them was clearly far beyond the other four; they should be the leaders of this operation. Seeing that things were going poorly and that continuing to engage would only lead to death, they immediately exchanged a glance.
The two of them struck almost simultaneously, their sharp killing moves forcing Prince Qin back half a step. Immediately after, a shrill whistling sound suddenly rang out.
“Retreat!”
The six people instantly broke through in different directions.
“Thinking of leaving?”
Prince Qin’s eyes turned cold, a chillingly frigid smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
“You’ll have to ask if this Prince agrees first!”
This Great Zhou Prince Qin was no ordinary Imperial Prince.
He had grown up amidst the struggles for power within the imperial family. To stabilize the imperial court’s rule, he had personally led men to purge many martial world factions. Over the years, the number of martial world experts who had died by his hand was unknown.
Precisely because of this, his enemies were everywhere.
When those in the martial world mentioned Prince Qin, some praised his iron-blooded methods while others wished they could eat his flesh and blood, but regardless, no one dared to underestimate this man.
With a light tap of his foot, his figure suddenly lunged forward.
In just two flashes, he had already caught up with one of the middle-aged leaders.
Prince Qin lifted his right palm. The surrounding air seemed to be driven by this palm strike, his robes rustling loudly as the force of the strike was alarmingly heavy.
The middle-aged man’s face changed drastically. He could only steel himself and raise his own palm to meet it.
Boom!
The two palms collided.
The middle-aged man’s body shuddered violently. He was sent back several feet, his feet carving two shallow marks into the ground. Finally, he couldn't help but feel a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out.
He looked up at Prince Qin, his eyes filled with disbelief.
“How is this possible? Why are you not poisoned at all?”
Prince Qin looked at him coldly, his eyes showing no trace of emotion.
“Mere underhanded tricks, yet you think you can harm this Prince. You are truly being too arrogant and ridiculous.”
As he spoke, he had already pressed forward again.
The middle-aged man wanted to resist, but was forced back by Prince Qin’s consecutive palm strikes until he had no strength left to fight. Finally, with the coordination of several shadow guards, he was completely restrained.
A shadow guard stepped forward quickly to seal his acupoints, completely binding his internal energy.
“Hero Zheng!”
The other martial arts experts who had escaped saw this and stopped in their tracks one after another.
“We’re coming to save you!”
“Don't come!”
The middle-aged man named Zheng felt his eyes nearly bursting out of their sockets as he shouted sternly, “You are not his match. Don't worry about me, leave quickly!”
He knew Prince Qin’s methods too well. If these few people returned, not a single person would be able to leave alive today.
“I don't want to die with my eyes open. You escape and take the news back!”
The faces of those people showed expressions of grief, but they also understood that what he said was true.
They gritted their teeth fiercely and eventually turned to break through and leave.
“This Prince will temporarily not stop those who want to flee, but if you dare to return and seek death again, don't blame this Prince for being ruthless!”
Prince Qin did not continue to pursue. He merely cast a cold glance at their retreating figures, then turned and ordered, “Take this person back for strict interrogation.”
“Also, pass down the order to seal off the entire capital region. This Prince wants to make it so they can't fly away even with wings!”
“Yes!”
The shadow guards immediately took the order.
Having handled these matters, Prince Qin finally walked quickly to the Prime Minister’s residence’s carriage.
“Madam Shen, were you startled?”
He was asking Madam Shen with his mouth, but his eyes landed on Xie Jinyi almost immediately.
Xie Zhaofan sat to the side and saw this clearly. She couldn't help but roll her eyes in her heart.
Well, there we go.
The crisis just ended, and he couldn't wait to come over and show off his affection. These couples in the ambiguous phase were indeed each more sappy than the last.
After Madam Shen confirmed that her daughters were not injured, her expression had returned to calm. She only said indifferently, “Thank you for your concern, Your Highness Prince Qin. We are fine.”
Although she was polite on the surface, she had already begun to feel a bit annoyed in her heart.
If she had known this would happen today, she would never have agreed to let Prince Qin escort them, no matter what.
It was originally just a simple temple visit for prayer, but they had ended up encountering martial world assassins for no reason. This was simply an unprovoked disaster.
Ultimately, the reason her mother-daughter trio was caught up in this was because Prince Qin insisted on escorting them.
Prince Qin naturally understood this point as well.
To Xie Zhaofan’s surprise, he didn't put on the airs of a Prince. Instead, he took the initiative to cup his hands toward Madam Shen and spoke with a serious expression.
“Today’s matter was due to this Prince’s lack of consideration. It caused Madam Shen and the two Young Misses to be startled, and for that, I am deeply sorry. I will definitely provide an explanation to the Prime Minister’s residence afterward.”
Madam Shen quickly replied, “Your Highness is speaking too seriously. Today’s matter had nothing to do with Your Highness. Since everything is safe and sound now, there is no need to mention it again.”
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