Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

Lu Wushuang immediately mustered five thousand Imperial Guards, who were clad in armor and armed, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

He was clad in heavy black armor, wielding a halberd, and led the charge.

Five bodyguards followed closely behind:

Guan Ling, the longsword guard; Zhang Fang, the spear guard; Zhao Xiao, the longsword guard; Ma Yue, the spear-wielding guard; and Huang Cheng, the archer guard.

The group of horses thundered, their iron hooves shattering the night as they headed straight for the forbidden area of ​​the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Before long, five thousand imperial guards arrived at the forbidden area of ​​the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Lu Wushuang reined in his horse, pointed his halberd into the air, and shouted coldly, "Surround them! Not even a fly is allowed to escape!"

The Imperial Guards surrounded the Ancestral Temple like an iron barrel, making it so tightly sealed that not even a bird could fly over.

Lu Wushuang raised his hand and selected one hundred armored crossbowmen as his personal guards, saying in a deep voice, "The rest of you, guard the outer perimeter to the death. Anyone who approaches will be killed without mercy!"

After speaking, he dismounted and, accompanied by five guards and a group of crossbowmen, went straight into the main gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Inside the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the night was deep.

As soon as the group stepped into the courtyard, they saw a group of imperial guards who were on duty at the Imperial Ancestral Temple lying on the ground, unconscious.

Everyone was still breathing, but their bodies were limp and weak, their meridians sealed by a domineering force, and they couldn't even shout.

Lu Wushuang's expression hardened, and his killing intent surged: "Such ruthless methods, such speed..."

This person silently took down the entire squad of guards, and none of them had time to react. Their agility was simply unbelievable.

He said no more, waved for everyone to be quiet, and walked quietly down the long steps, heading straight for the altar in the forbidden area of ​​the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

The closer one gets to the forbidden area, the stronger the sharp, knife-like aura in the air becomes.

It seems as if an ancient divine sword lies dormant here, waiting to be unsheathed and cleave the heavens and earth.

Finally, the group stepped into the forbidden area of ​​the backyard.

As far as the eye could see, beneath the altar, the sixteen sword guards lay sprawled on the ground, their fates unknown.

Lu Wushuang frowned and looked over, only to see that the iron armor on the chests of the sixteen men had all exploded, as if the explosion had occurred from the inside out.

He was greatly alarmed—

These sixteen sword guards were the exclusive guards of the forbidden area of ​​the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Their cultivation levels are all between the sixth and seventh rank. When they join forces, they can defeat even a master of the Vajra Realm.

But the scene before them, with all sixteen people falling to the ground in unison, clearly showed they had been struck down in an instant...

It seems that the person who broke into the forbidden area to steal the sword today is a top expert.

I looked up again.

The altar stood tall, and in the center, the Heaven-Opening Heavy Sword, entirely black with dragon patterns carved on its hilt, was inserted into the stone platform, humming slightly.

Before the sword stood a figure.

The man was dressed in black, with a muscular build and a slender waist. His right hand was firmly pressed on the hilt of his sword, and his aura surged violently.

Lu Wushuang brandished his halberd, pointing it directly at Xie Xiaoyi: "Where did this madman come from? Stop right now and die!"

Xie Xiaoyi didn't even lift his eyelids.

At this moment, he was locked in a fierce stalemate with the Heaven-Opening Sword, the sword energy and dragon energy fighting endlessly within his body, and he had no time to pay attention to anyone else.

It seemed as if the hundred or so people behind him were nothing more than ants in his eyes.

"Arrogant! Attack!" Lu Wushuang roared and waved his hand to give the order.

As soon as he finished speaking, the four guards stepped forward in unison.

Guan Ling's sword aura was domineering, Zhang Fang's thunderous spear was like lightning, Zhao Xiao's sword energy was like a rainbow, and Ma Yue's spear was like a dragon.

These four are seasoned veterans, and they are confident that when they join forces, even experts on the Hidden Dragon Ranking will have to give way!

But just as the four weapons were only a foot away from Xie Xiaoyi—

boom!

An invisible, terrifying wave of energy suddenly erupted from Xie Xiaoyi's body!

Guan Ling, Zhang Fang, Zhao Xiao, and Ma Yue were all jolted, as if they had crashed into an invisible wall of air!

The longsword cannot cut through it, the spear cannot pierce it, the sword cannot cut it, and the spear cannot pierce it!

The four men's faces turned bright red, and no matter how much they tried to muster their inner strength, they could not take another step forward!

Xie Xiaoyi didn't even turn his head, waving his left hand behind his back: "Don't get in my way, go back!"

boom--

The air barrier exploded instantly!

The four guards were struck as if by a heavy blow, and they staggered backward, using their weapons to brace themselves against the ground. Sparks flew as they scraped the bluestone bricks, leaving four deep marks, before they could finally regain their footing.

Everyone was shocked. This person had such a powerful protective aura. What level of cultivation did he have?

Lu Wushuang was even more furious: "I don't believe his protective aura is impenetrable! Archers, fire! Release them!"

"Yes, sir!"

One hundred armored crossbowmen stepped forward simultaneously, their mechanisms clicking and clattering as arrows rained down upon them!

In an instant, hundreds of sharp arrows pierced the air and flew densely towards Xie Xiaoyi's back!

shhhhhh!

Arrows rained down, their force terrifying.

Lu Wushuang raised the corner of his mouth slightly and snorted coldly: "My Imperial Guard crossbows are all forged from fine iron and drawn with ox sinew strings."

The arrows were forged from refined steel, with arrowheads tempered in fine copper, making them incomparably sharp.

Even if you have an indestructible body and can withstand one or two arrows, a hundred arrows fired at once will surely leave you severely wounded on the spot!

Before the words were even finished, a bizarre scene suddenly unfolded!

More than a hundred arrows flew a foot away from Xie Xiaoyi, then were frozen in mid-air, forming a magnificent curtain of arrows!

Xie Xiaoyi remained with his back to them, his hand pressed firmly against the Heaven-Opening Sword, a slight smirk playing on his lips: "Don't bother me, I'm drawing my sword."

"Let me do it!" The archer Huang Cheng leaped forward, drew his bow, and shouted, "Do you really think my Imperial Guard is incompetent? I'll be the one to kill you!"

Lu Wushuang and the others all knew that his bow was called the Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, and its origins were extraordinary.

The bow is made of black iron, and the bowstring is made of twisted dragon sinews. It is a powerful bow with a strength of nine stones!

Apart from the Grand Eunuch of the Imperial Palace and Qin Huaiyu, one of the top ten martial arts masters, no one has ever been seen who could withstand his Sun-Shooting Arrow.

Suddenly, Huang Cheng's right arm veins bulged, and he drew his longbow to its full extent!

The tip of the meteorite arrow flashed with a cold light, and the bowstring was released—

call out!

A sharp sonic boom pierced the air, and a deadly cold light shot straight out!

"What a nuisance!" Xie Xiaoyi waved his left hand behind his back, and two gusts of wind drifted out from his sleeve.

The first gentle breeze stopped the arrow that was about to shoot down the sun.

The second arrow was blown into the air, causing it to instantly turn around and reflect back towards Lü Wushuang and the others.

"Block!" Lü Wushuang shouted urgently, "Everyone be careful!"

A series of clanging and crackling sounds rang out.

In one counterattack, more than a hundred crossbowmen were routed on the spot, with about fifty or sixty falling to the ground.

Everyone was terrified.

The longsword-wielding guard, Zhao Xiao, stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Lü Wushuang.

"Commander, this person's cultivation is unfathomable. He should be like Eunuch Qin, having entered the Moon Ruins Breaking Dust Realm!"

"Moon Ruins Breaking Through the Dust Realm?"

"That's right. I've heard that experts at this level can create their own little world around them, making it difficult for external objects or ordinary weapons to enter."

"I see, just as I thought!"

Lu Wushuang immediately gave a stern order: "Men! Go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple immediately and bring in all five thousand armored soldiers stationed there!"

Send someone back to the palace immediately to report to His Majesty! Urgently request that Eunuch Qin Huaiyu personally come to suppress the rebellion!

"Yes, sir!"

Before long, five thousand imperial guards surged in, completely surrounding the altar.

Lu Wushuang swung his halberd in mid-air:

"All troops, listen to my command! Form ranks and surround him! Today, even if it takes sheer numbers, drag him down from the altar!"