Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

"You flatter me, sir. What could I possibly mean?" Liu Tongtian said with a smile, but his eyes involuntarily drifted toward the door.

"Those people in the courtyard... don't tell me you don't recognize them?" Xia Jin said calmly, her hands behind her back.

"Of course I recognize him! It's just that you're a bit ignorant of the rules. In the Great Qian Dynasty, especially in the Heavenly Imperial City, how dare ordinary people pry into the secrets of the royal family?"

"The Crown Prince specifically instructed that anyone who inquires about the royal family should be brought in for questioning!" Liu Tongtian also suppressed his smile, and his eyes revealed a hint of sarcasm as he looked at Xia Jin.

"Come in, all of you!" he shouted.

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Three figures filed in, instantly forming a triangle that subtly surrounded Xia Jin.

The man in blue who was leading the group locked his gaze on Xia Jin as soon as he entered the room, scrutinizing her from head to toe.

"Sir, if you know what's good for you, you'd better come with us. If you wait for us to take action, it won't just be a simple matter of suffering physical pain!"

Xia Jin glanced at the three of them and then smiled.

"What are you laughing at!?" Xia Jin's calm and composed expression gave the man in blue a vague sense of unease.

The person in front of them showed no sign of panic upon seeing them.

Was he really relying on something, or was he just bluffing? For a moment, the man in blue was unsure what to do.

"You just said you wanted me to go with you?" Xia Jin tilted her head slightly, looking at the other party with a half-smile. "Could it be just the few of you?"

The man in blue was only at the fourth level of the Free and Unfettered Heaven Realm, and the two people beside him were not even at the Free and Unfettered Heaven Realm.

Such a lineup might be enough to intimidate a small country, but in Xia Jin's eyes at this moment, it was worse than bullying a child.

The man in blue's face darkened. Since he started working for the Crown Prince, no one had ever dared to look down on him like this.

"It seems you're prepared to refuse a polite offer and then suffer the consequences." He didn't waste any more words and gave his two other subordinates a wink.

"Move him! Seize him!"

The two men in black moved at the order, one on the left and one on the right, ready to capture Xia Jin.

"Sigh! Why do you people always lack self-awareness?"

Xia Jin sighed helplessly, remaining standing in the same spot, and casually pressed her right hand down.

An immense, heavy force appeared out of nowhere!

"Splash!" "Splash!"

Two muffled thuds.

The two black-clad warriors who had leaped into the air seemed to have been struck by a heavy blow, and fell heavily to the ground without any resistance!

The two men's faces turned red as they desperately tried to circulate their internal energy to get up, but they felt as if the space around them had been frozen, and they couldn't move at all.

"What?!" The man in blue looked at Xia Jin, his expression changed, and he couldn't help but feel a little horrified.

He didn't even see how the other party made their move! Moreover, such skill is probably something that even an ordinary cultivator in the Free and Unfettered Realm might not be able to achieve!

This person is no match for me.

Escape!! We must escape immediately!

The thought had barely crossed the man's mind when a chill suddenly ran through him.

Xia Jin, who was originally standing a few steps away, suddenly vanished into thin air!

The next instant, a slender hand gently pressed on his right shoulder.

"What? Just now, were you trying to escape?!" Xia Jin looked at the other person with a smile.

The man in blue felt a chill run down his spine instantly, but his reaction was quick enough.

Just as Xia Jin pressed down on his right shoulder, he suddenly pushed off the ground with his left foot, forcefully twisted his body, and poured all his strength into his right arm, ready to turn around and slash out with his sword!

Unfortunately, he ultimately failed to fully unleash his sword.

Xia Jin kicked his shin with her left foot like lightning.

"Crack!" A faint sound of bone cracking rang out.

"Ah!" The man in blue groaned and flew out of his hand, his long sword flying out and landing on the ground with a clatter.

Before he could even get up, a foot had already stepped on his back, pinning him firmly to the ground.

"You...you dare touch me!" The man in blue, both shocked and furious, roared, "The Crown Prince won't let you get away with this! In this Great Qian Dynasty, the Crown Prince is the law! You can't escape!"

On the other side, Liu Tongtian was already terrified the moment Xia Jin made her move.

He never expected that this seemingly gentle and refined "boss" would be so terrifyingly powerful! The experts under the First Prince's command couldn't even withstand a single move!

He quietly took a few steps back, and sensing that Xia Jin's attention was not on him, he tried to slip out the door, bursting out with astonishing speed in an instant.

However, just as he reached the door, he heard a calm voice behind him:

Did I let you leave?

Liu Tongtian froze, not daring to turn his head, but quickened his pace by three times.

"Hmph! Nonsense!" Xia Jin flicked her index finger lightly in Liu Tongtian's direction.

An invisible burst of energy shot out from the sky.

"Ah!" Liu Tongtian screamed in agony as blood spurted from behind his right knee. He lost his balance and fell forward to the ground, clutching his right leg and wailing.

Liu Tongtian, who was good at reading people, immediately realized that it seemed impossible to escape from the person in front of him.

He gritted his teeth, ignoring the injury on his leg, and kowtowed repeatedly in the direction of Xia Jin.

"Spare me! My lord, spare me! I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness!"

"It's a pity, no one can offend me and still live unscathed! Don't worry, I'll go easy on you since you provided me with information about the Sixth Prince!" Xia Jin coldly looked at Liu Tongtian, who was kneeling and begging for mercy.

"Wait...wait!" Liu Tongtian was sweating profusely, and he cried out in a panic, "I...I am of value to you, sir! Spare my life! In this Great Qian Heavenly Imperial City, there is nothing I don't know! As long as you want to know, I will tell you everything I know! Please, sir, have mercy! Spare my dog's life!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Xia Jin narrowed her eyes slightly, her tone tinged with amusement. "So, you know all sorts of news?"

Liu Tongtian nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes! My ancestors have been in this business for generations. Over the years, I've known almost all the secrets within the Great Qian territory! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!"

"You know all the secrets?" Xia Jin pondered for a moment, then suddenly recalled what Leng Yuexi had told her before leaving the Great Xia Imperial Palace: "Then... let me ask you. Do you know how many terrestrial immortals are hidden deep within this Great Qian Imperial Palace?"

"This..." Liu Tongtian suddenly froze, looking at Xia Jin with a hint of fear in his eyes.

This person actually wants to know how many terrestrial immortals exist within the Great Qian Imperial Palace?

"It seems you don't know!" Xia Jin took in Liu Tongtian's reaction and sighed, seemingly disappointed.

"Since that's the case, there's no use keeping you around!"

Xia Jin gently raised her right palm, preparing to strike Liu Tongtian with it.

"Wait!" Cold sweat dripped from Liu Tongtian's forehead and onto the ground without him noticing, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

Finally, he looked up at Xia Jin, gritting his teeth, and said, "I know about those few terrestrial immortals in the Great Qian Imperial Palace! But... I hope that after you receive the news, you will spare my life!"