A man in splendid attire descended from a carriage, supported by two maids.
"Uncle, how have you been recently? I have a carriage full of spoils. Feel free to pick a few to take back and play with if any catch your eye."
The Crown Prince said with a grin, his expression far from serious.
His sallow complexion and hollow gaze clearly indicated a life of late nights and indulgence in wine and women, his body thoroughly depleted.
Such a Crown Prince, let alone practicing martial arts, would likely struggle to live past forty.
"Hahaha, Uncle is old now and no longer has such a robust body. However, I have recently acquired a few more beautiful singing girls. I can have the Crown Prince see them and enjoy himself,"
Lin Zhenguo said with a light laugh, gently putting his arm around the Crown Prince's shoulder.
Watching the two converse warmly in the distance, Zhang Chen, accompanied by the three women, slowly emerged from their hiding spot and walked towards the caravan.
He had no intention of concealing their tracks.
After all, it was only a matter of time before they wiped out the kingdom and broke all ties. Whatever plot the uncle and nephew intended to develop had nothing to do with him.
Ultimately, the world would be reunified under the leadership of the True God Cult.
"Who goes there?"
The guard captain, leading a hundred guards, rushed forward. The other hundred guards formed a circle, protecting the Crown Prince in the center.
"Surrender, or die!"
Zhang Chen walked at the forefront, speaking slowly.
"Oh? These two cat-eared girls look familiar..."
The Crown Prince completely ignored Zhang Chen's words, his gaze fixed on a cat-eared girl with a white tail inside a cage.
"Interesting, so interesting. I initially thought she was an independent individual, but it turns out they are twins!"
"Moreover, these two have black tails, and she has a white one. How fascinating, truly fascinating!"
The Crown Prince exclaimed, clapping his hands and laughing.
"If the Crown Prince fancies them, just have them brought over to play!"
Lin Zhenguo smiled faintly and signaled to the guards beside him.
From the moment Zhang Chen and his group appeared, he had been assessing their strength.
He possessed the extremely rare ability of Strength Detection, capable of probing the strength of anyone below the Emperor Realm.
Tang Xueyao and Miao Qi and Miao Ke were all at the Spirit Transformation Realm, while Zhang Chen's strength could not be detected.
However, Lin Zhenguo was not worried.
The border was currently at war; it was impossible for any powerful individual to infiltrate the empire's territory without a trace.
Otherwise, the empire would have long ago been thrown into chaos.
Furthermore, wasn't the Emperor more valuable than the Crown Prince? Even if there were powerful individuals, they should be heading to the imperial capital.
Therefore, by his calculations, this man was likely posturing, with no real strength.
"Yes!"
The guard nodded and suddenly lunged forward, charging at Zhang Chen.
His target was not Zhang Chen, but to drive Tang Xueyao back, and then capture the two cat-eared girls alive.
As the guard drew nearer,
Tang Xueyao and Miao Qi and Miao Ke showed no signs of alarm, remaining calmly in their positions.
Zhang Chen wore an expression of utter indifference, not even deigning to glance at the guard.
"Ha, you can't even see through my movements? You can't even detect this speed, and you dare to rob the Crown Prince's caravan? Truly insane!"
The guard was smugly congratulating himself when suddenly, a dark shadow enveloped him.
Immediately after, his vision went black, and then he lost consciousness.
Huzi leaped out from the nearby bushes, his size instantly doubling, and swallowed the guard whole.
"Roar!"
Huzi let out a howl, its immense sound shaking the earth.
The birds residing in the forest flew into the sky in panic.
The horse-drawn caravan also became restless, with some beasts of burden breaking free from their restraints and fleeing into the depths of the forest without looking back.
"What... what is this... a demon god?"
"Impossible, wasn't the legendary demon god sealed away? How could it possibly reappear?!"
"Speaking of which, the demon god was sealed in the territory of the cat-eared people. Did these fellows privately release such a monster?!"
"Damn it, this is bad. Protect His Highness, everyone, form ranks!"
The guard captain roared, and the soldiers immediately formed their ranks.
"Roar!"
Huzi lowered its head, looking down at these ant-like soldiers.
The formations they had formed were as laughable as children's block towers in the face of a wolf king over ten stories tall.
"Leave no one alive!"
Zhang Chen gently patted Huzi's furry paw and said.
"Roar!"
Huzi charged forward ferociously, its claws digging a massive pit into the ground, sending countless clods of earth flying.
Then, the formation of soldiers, like bowling pins, was instantly knocked over, some soldiers flying high into the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
The guard captain was the first to be sent flying by Huzi, spitting blood as he died.
Miao Qi and Miao Ke rushed directly to the cages and released their sister Miao Yin and a group of other girls.
"Thank you, thank you, let's run!"
"Let's go home, I want to go home..."
"I have no home, my mother and father were killed by these bad people..."
"I'm not going back either. It was the people in my village who pushed me out. If I go back, they'll find a way to send me to other nobles."
"I want to follow you, and I'll be your beast of burden from now on!"
"You are strong, teach us! We want to practice martial arts too..."
A small portion of the girls walked back the way they came, while the majority remained, kneeling before Tang Xueyao and Zhang Chen.
"True God... please..."
Tang Xueyao turned to Zhang Chen and asked.
"You decide matters of the cult. I'm not involved!"
Zhang Chen smiled faintly and took two steps back.
"Then... alright. You can join the True God Cult. As long as you devoutly believe in the True God, we can move towards a new life without hunger, oppression, or inequality!"
"The True God Cult has been deliberately slandered throughout history. We are the true righteous path!"
Tang Xueyao seized the opportunity to evangelize.
These girls had just been oppressed by the empire. Now, they supported anything the empire opposed.
Moreover, Tang Xueyao had saved them.
They joined the True God Cult one after another, and Tang Xueyao immediately began to spread the doctrine...
Bang!
Suddenly, a loud explosion sounded from the front lines!
As Huzi's claws struck towards Lin Zhenguo, the latter raised both hands to block it. This violent explosion was caused by the collision of their powers.
"Hmph! I am Lin Zhenguo, and I will not be defeated by you so easily!"
Lin Zhenguo was enveloped in a streak of green flame, the muscles in his arms bulging, his face turning bright red.
It was evident that he had exerted his full strength to withstand the blow.
"Roar!"
Huzi lowered its head and looked at Lin Zhenguo, then forcefully pressed its claws down.
*Squish...*
Killed!