98 Attacks and Explosions - 31.2 (1/2)

That moment that Fan Hui Zhong saw his daughter throw his son out of harm's way then turn to face the oncoming sword aura, his heart stopped and when he saw the barrier that Fan Zhu Xia hastily made shattered upon collision, the outrage and desperation he felt was the same as what he felt over a decade ago when he lost his wife.

Seeing his daughter's body sail through the air, he wanted so much to go and catch her but he was held back by the masked attackers who intercepted him, leaving him helpless as he parried their attacks and watch her body get knocked away due to the explosion caused by the collision of her barrier and sword aura.

Fan Hui Zhong was only able to sigh in relief when he saw the figure of a young man that he recognized was his disciple's; Jin Meng Yao's cousin and Wu Zhang He's adopted son; Wu Jun Qiao who rushed in and caught Fan Zhu Xia's falling form.

Now able to focus on his attackers, Fan Hui Zhong was fierce and controlled the tempo of the fight with his unrelenting attacks.

His aura rose sharply and he released, one powerful attack after another as each swing of his sword coated with a sharp sword aura inflict injuries one after another.

His blood boiled hotly in his veins like his qi in his meridians as he let out his anger on those in front of him.

”How dare you?! HOW DARE YOU ATTACK MY DAUGHTER?!” Fan Hui Zhong roared as dashed towards his enemies like how a wolf would rush through a flock of sheep.

Everywhere he went, blood bloomed and surrounded him.

It has been a long, long time since he last fought but each of his movements were smooth and fluid, filled with tremendous power and momentum.

It was as if each attack he released and each enemy he said was perfectly coordinated into a macabre dance of death.

Seeing as how their side was slowly losing their advantage, one of the enemy leaders let out a shout to which the others quickly responded by throwing more smoke bombs to obscure their sights.

When they did this, Fan Hui Zhong thought that they will use this chance to escape but contrary to what they thought, the attackers actually became more vicious in their attacks.

While the attackers continued on, some of them grouped up together to assault one target.

Fortunately for those who were singled out, most of them were not only highly-skilled but also had high cultivation.

Looking around, Fan Hui Zhong saw that aside from him who was currently embroiled in a fight with seven people, his father; Fan Song Xue was actually being attacked by twelve men. The only reason why he wasn't worried is because he saw his brother; Fan Hui Liang making his way towards him and even if he didn't have any help, with Fan Song Xue's recent breakthrough in cultivation, he would still be able to hold his own against his group of attackers.

As for the imperial family, they were all very well-protected and even though Jin Fa Chung had a slight injury in his arm, he was still a pretty skilled warrior as one would expect from an emperor who ruled a country who specializes in fighting and weapons.

Bai Nian Zu was also keeping close to the imperial family as he fought alongside the imperial guards to fend off most of the attackers and seeing that they could handle themselves, Fan Hui Zhong paid them no more heed.

Instead, he focused on taking down his opponents one by one while trying to keep an eye on Wu Jun Qiao's situation but due to the lingering smoke, it made it harder for Fan Hui Zhong to track them since they moved from place to place as Wu Jun Qiao evaded the attacks and focused on finding a safe place because of the injured Fan Zhu Xia.

Seeing that they looked like they were in trouble, Fan Hui Zhong turned his eyes and saw his eldest nephew fighting near him.

”Li Jie! Go and help out Jun Qiao, he's got your cousin!”

Fan Li Jie who's attention was called, reacted quickly and with a nod, he dashed towards their direction while Fan Hui Zhong intercepted the attack of one of his opponents.

As he ran, he noticed that those that were being fiercely attacked were mainly people who had military backgrounds and though some nobility were also fighting like the head of the Fu family; Fu Qing Jue and his son; Fu Qing Tian, they didn't have as many attackers and thus suffered less injuries.

Although he found it strange, Fan Li Jie pushed it to the back of his mind and rushed forward to parry an attack that was supposed to hit Wu Jun Qiao's back since he focused on defending the attack coming from the front which was directed to Fan Zhu Xia's direction.

Noticing his presence, Wu Jun Qiao shot him an appreciative nod before focusing on defending once more.

Pretty soon, with their combined efforts, they managed to turn the tide of the fight and control the tempo of their enemies.