The backyard of the Prince's Estate was exceptionally quiet at that moment.
A youth in a red robe strolled leisurely through the courtyard, manipulating a ball of fire as if he were walking through an empty realm. Opposite him, two guards of the estate shielded the Princess Consort as they retreated step by step.
Although the estate guards were nameless extras, their strength could not be underestimated. Anyone selected as a guard for the Prince's Estate was at least a Houtian martial artist who had cultivated true qi; placed in some small town, they would have no trouble serving as the head martial arts disciple.
Chapter 24