Hearing this, the Shadow Guards did not speak; they remained standing in place, surrounding the Prince's Mansion's carriage.
It was at that moment Wang Jiantao realized that no matter how he attacked, he couldn't kill Bai Qingqing—she always managed to react in time.
Since Wang Jiantao had taught Bai Qingqing's swordsmanship himself and was extremely familiar with it, he originally thought he could easily eliminate Bai Qingqing, the traitor. However, to his surprise, she had achieved a breakthrough to the Master Realm in such a short period of time, which put him at a disadvantage.
No, he couldn't drag this out any longer; if he delayed until the Grandmaster from the Prince's Mansion arrived, it was very likely that his mission would fail.
He was one of the Sum Emperor's few remaining Shadow Guard leaders who had never failed, because all those who had failed were already dealt with by the Sum Emperor.