My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

The Cui family mansion in Boling, Chang'an.

The towering courtyard walls, the vermilion gate, and the two majestic white marble lions in front of the gate all demonstrate the unparalleled profound heritage and overwhelming power of this thousand-year-old family.

At this moment, two rows of sixteen burly Cui family guards, each with a sword at their waist, stood guard on either side of the gate like wooden stakes.

Even in the dead of winter, these people stood ramrod straight, their eyes radiating an air of superiority. In Chang'an, even court officials passing by would give way; who would dare to be disrespectful in front of the Cui family of Boling?

However, tonight is destined to be a night of bloodshed.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

A series of footsteps, seemingly calm yet carrying an aura of endless killing intent, came from the end of the long street.

The Cui family guards at the gate frowned, gripped their sword hilts, and looked in the direction of the sound.

Under the cold moonlight, all I could see was...

A handsome young man dressed in pure white walked at the front with his hands behind his back, as if strolling leisurely.

Behind him followed three giant men as imposing as iron towers.

Crown Prince Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty, Duke Qin Qiong of Yi, and his eldest son Qin Huaidao.

Each of the three men was dragging several family agents who had passed out like dead dogs, leaving shocking trails of blood on the bluestone slabs.

"stop!"

The leader of the Cui family guards shouted and led more than a dozen of his men to draw their swords and block the way below the steps.

He didn't recognize the Crown Prince and Qin Qiong, who had changed into civilian clothes, and assumed it was some kind of江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world) feud.

"Are you blind?! Look where you are! This is the residence of the Cui family of Boling! How dare you cause trouble here?! If you know what's good for you, get out of here, or next year this day will be your death anniversary!"

Faced with this arrogant threat.

Li Chen didn't even glance at them, and his steps didn't even falter for a moment.

He simply uttered three words.

"Infiltrate."

"yes!"

Li Chengqian and Qin Huaidao, who could no longer contain their raging fighting spirit, let out a ferocious laugh like wild beasts.

The two men suddenly dropped the hidden stakes they were holding and kicked off the ground with their legs.

"Bang!"

The hard bluestone slab was trampled into two deep pits. The two men, like two tigers descending the mountain, instantly turned into two afterimages and rushed directly into the Cui family's guards!

"You're asking for death! Cut them down!" the guard commander roared, swinging his sword to strike.

However, the next second, the arrogance on his face froze completely.

Qin Huaidao neither dodged nor avoided the sharp blade as it struck his shoulder.

"when!"

A crisp clang of metal clashing!

The horizontal blade couldn't even cut through Qin Huaidao's skin; instead, the terrifying recoil force shattered a gash in it!

"Is that all the strength you have? Didn't you eat?!"

Qin Huaidao grinned maliciously, and his fist, the size of a sandbag, slammed into the chest of the guard commander with a terrifying sonic boom!

"Snap!"

A chilling sound of bones cracking rang out!

The guard commander's chest caved in instantly, and he flew backward like a kite with a broken string, spitting out blood. He crashed into the heavy vermilion gate with a loud bang, shattering it into pieces. He immediately lost consciousness, his fate unknown.

On the other side, Crown Prince Li Chengqian was even more violent.

Without even using a weapon, he swung his arms and grabbed the belts of two guards, then swung the burly man, who weighed over 200 pounds, like a sack of potatoes, smashing him against the others.

"Bang bang bang!"

A series of muffled thuds.

These sixteen Cui family retainers, who usually considered themselves experts, were all beaten so badly that they broke bones and coughed up blood in just a few breaths, lying on the ground howling in pain, unable to get up again, without even touching the hem of Li Chengqian and Qin Huaidao's clothes.

Li Chen stepped calmly across the high threshold of the Cui family of Boling, his expression serene amidst the splintered wood and blood.

The loud noise of the gate being smashed open finally alerted everyone in the vast mansion.

"Assassins! Someone has broken into the mansion!"

"Help! Protect the master of the household!"

Accompanied by a series of mournful gong sounds and screams.

The entire Cui family mansion in Boling instantly erupted in excitement!

Countless torches lit up from all directions, and the sound of dense footsteps surged from each courtyard like muffled thunder.

In just a short moment.

More than three hundred fully armed Cui family assassins, wielding powerful bows, crossbows, and gleaming longswords, surged into the front yard like a dark tide, surrounding Li Chen and his three companions in layers!

The firelight illuminated the entire night sky.

A chief guard in full armor stepped forward from the crowd, his eyes blazing with rage as he looked at his men lying in pools of blood.

"No matter who you are! Daring to storm the gates of the Cui clan of Boling, none of you will leave here alive! Fire! Turn them into pincushions!"

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Dozens of sharp crossbow bolts, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, rained down mercilessly on Li Chen and his companions!