This Princely Heir of the Dangxiang Kingdom is the very same hostage who was sent to Jiangzhou City when the Tuyuhun was destroyed, and the Dangxiang Kingdom allied with Chen Country to annex the heritage of Tuyuhun Country in the Western Regions, achieving their dominance. During the grand ceremony, Li Guanyi, who was then an Imperial Guard, had seen him. At that time, the Princely Heir of the Dangxiang Kingdom was only twelve or thirteen years old. He greatly admired Li Guanyi for his martial prowess that allowed him to dominate the younger generation. The two merely brushed past each other then, never imagining they would reunite today, in such a manner, in this little town in the Western Regions. When Li Guanyi spoke those words, the martial artists surrounding the Princely Heir’s expression slightly changed, exchanging glances, and quickly surrounded Li Guanyi. The young Princely Heir’s expression changed, saying: "Be careful!" The sound was drowned out by the sharp noise of blades. Before the words were finished, several martial artists had already dashed towards Li Guanyi. They cooperated, pulling out short blades from their chests, blades coated with a layer of bluish poison, attacking viciously from above and below, each deploying their Martial World absolute skills. The young Princely Heir hadn’t even spoken when there was several muffled sounds, and those martial artists were already lying on the ground. Returning at a speed several times faster than they attacked. Some were embedded into the wall, others had their bodies folded in half. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ ɴovelfire.net They fell asleep immediately. Only their leader, brave and fierce, burst forth with Inner Qi, already reaching the level of the Third Layer Heaven. He unleashed martial arts, faintly manifesting a lotus flower, its petals pure and immaculate, blooming in succession, as though it was a Divine Level martial art, charging towards Li Guanyi. "...Demon Sect’s techniques?" Li Guanyi felt the surging aura. He extended his palm. Ripples in the void, a tangible scarlet scale armor appeared in the void, transforming into the arm of a Red Dragon, huge and ferocious, several zhang long, as though a true Divine Beast had manifested, emitting a blazing sensation. Li Guanyi’s five fingers closed calmly, and the arm of the Red Dragon Dharma Form had already grasped the martial artist exhibiting the Demon Sect’s secret transmission martial arts. With a simple squeeze. The lotus flower turned into a pool. The martial artist who intended to self-destruct groaned and died on the spot. The young Princely Heir paled, thinking himself in danger, but in the blink of an eye, that Demon Sect’s master who had harmed his loyal subordinates and martial artists, was pinched to death like an ant. Another person muttered: "...Martial Arts Grandmaster?!!" His complexion changed dramatically, planning to attack the young Princely Heir. Li Guanyi slightly turned his wrist. The Red Dragon fire lit up and swirled around Li Guanyi, turning from gold-red to azure wind, transforming into the Green Bird, a strand of wind gathering before his finger, becoming a feather of the Green Bird. With a flash of radiance, the chest of the martial artist who immediately planned to take the young Princely Heir hostage was pierced through with a large hole. "What kind of arrow is this?" Every move displayed absolute skill. Where the Divine Soul moved, there appeared the Dharma Form. This is a Martial Arts Grandmaster. The man looked down at the large hole in his chest, muttering: "Such... a ruthless hand!" He collapsed on the spot, dead on the spot, and the young Princely Heir stood stunned, seeing Li Guanyi in front of him, not knowing why, the once young Imperial Guard now exudes an indescribable grandeur. This aura seemed even stronger than that of his father when he was normal. Then he saw Li Guanyi kill all those pursuers. The word "Demon Sect" ignited a killing intent in Li Guanyi’s heart. No need for Whale Hunter. The usually peaceful Li Guanyi, when seeing the Demon Sect, would almost immediately kill on sight. The young Princely Heir asked unconsciously: "Did you kill them all?" Li Guanyi replied: "For such Demon Sect, those sent to pursue and kill you are at least loyal and elite. Even if such Demon Sect elites are shot one by one, there will inevitably be some who are missed." "It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other." Looking at the Princely Heir, who seemed to have been subjected to whipping and wore tattered clothes, Li Guanyi said: "What happened to you..." The Princely Heir of the Dangxiang Kingdom forced a smile: "This... it’s a long story, fate and destiny, I don’t know how to explain it to you right now." Saying this, he let go of the stick in his hand and hurriedly turned to look at the little girl. Li Guanyi saw that the little girl’s leg, which he was protecting behind his back, was injured, seemingly shot by a flying knife. It was poisoned; her calf was swollen. Thinking for a moment, he said: "It counts as an old acquaintance reunion. I see your situation isn’t well, why not settle at my place for a while." The Princely Heir of the Dangxiang Kingdom was silent for a moment, then said: "Then, I shall trouble you, Lord." Li Guanyi answered: "No need to be polite." Paused for a moment, smiling, said: "Also, in this place, I’m just a traveling merchant, remember that." The Princely Heir of the Dangxiang Kingdom looked at the young Lord who displayed grandmaster techniques. He couldn’t find the words at the moment. After a moment of silence, he said: "The past name is but an illusion." "Traveling merchant... sir, call me Hao Yuanxia." He was an honest child, but he couldn’t hold back, adding the honorific "sir" after, then said: "I’m no longer the Princely Heir of the Dangxiang Kingdom, just a wandering martial artist, expelled by my father, with nothing left." Li Guanyi was curious about Hao Yuanxia’s experience, why he returned to the Dangxiang Kingdom in such a miserable state, why he was stranded here, why the Demon Sect’s third layer of elite surrounded someone like him, a princely heir not highly skilled in martial arts? Hao Yuanxia ignored the protestations of the little girl behind him, squatted down and carried her on his back. The journey back to Li Guanyi and the others’ residence was silent, as Changsun Wuchou seemed to be off figuring out how to send a message. Li Guanyi opened the room to let Hao Yuanxia and the girl in, laying the little girl on the bed, gently slicing open the cloth at her calf with a dagger.