Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me.

Upon hearing this, the First Lady glanced at Qiu Chengde, who was standing quietly ten steps away.

Qiu Chengde served by his side, keeping his eyes down and not uttering a single word, like a statue. Yet, he could immediately understand a single glance from the First Lady.

He walked up to Zhou Qingfeng, took the case file and related materials on the murder of an official and treason, turned around and walked to the First Lady's side, placed the case file and materials in front of the desk, bowed and quickly retreated ten steps away to wait quietly.

The First Lady used her slender fingers to separate the three case files stacked together in front of her, casually pulling out the detailed file containing the details of the murder of an official and the plot to rebel, and quietly flipping through it.

The council chamber was completely silent as everyone waited for the First Lady to review the case files.

The First Lady held the case file and flipped through it for a while. She looked up at Zhou Qingfeng, a fleeting hint of affection appearing on her beautiful face. Her tone was gentle and friendly: "Fourth Prince, please continue with your story."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Yes, Mother."

He always prepares both written and oral reports before doing anything.

Because he didn't know whether he needed to give a verbal report.

If a superior requires an oral report, and the individual is unprepared due to laziness, stammering and speaking vaguely when giving the report, the presentation will turn into an embarrassing situation.

With one hand behind his back, Zhou Qingfeng straightened his back and began to speak eloquently in the council chamber. The people present were all top figures from the Sword Tower, but he was not intimidated at all. He remained calm and composed during his oral report, delivering a steady performance.

Zhou Qingfeng can recall every detail of the case with ease.

After the entire case of the murder of officials and the plot to rebel had been reported.

He had casually mentioned earlier, "The success of solving this major case of murdering officials and plotting rebellion was entirely due to Jin Wei and Zhi Qi's effective work."

Zhou Qingfeng needs to cultivate his own power in the Fifth Bureau of the Censorate. The power to appoint and dismiss officials in Jianta is in the hands of the First Lady. Without the First Lady's approval and seal, even if Jin Wei and Zhiqi make great contributions, they can forget about advancing in rank. So, it is worth taking this opportunity to mention it and lay the groundwork for their future promotion.

Upon hearing this, the First Lady continued to review the other three case files submitted by Zhou Qingfeng, without making any further comments, as if she had not heard anything.

Seeing this, Zhou Qingfeng stopped there and quickly brought up the matter of the unknown corpse poison: "Mother, although the case of killing officials and plotting rebellion has been successfully solved, it has brought to light a major event that is enough to shake the stability of the Sword Tower."

"It is now basically confirmed that there is a mysterious person spreading an unknown drug inside the Sword Tower."

"To make it easier for me to explain and understand, I will temporarily name this medicine the 'Kill Officials Pill'."

"The Killing Official Pill contains an unknown corpse poison that can even infect and kill cultivators in the Devouring Fiend Realm."

"Take the perpetrator Gong Yuluo as an example. After taking the Killing Official Pill, his physical strength would rapidly increase, giving him the illusion that his physical strength was increasing. As a result, Gong Yuluo did not interfere in any way."

"However, after the initial stage, the side effects begin to appear in the middle stage."

"After the unknown corpse poison contained in the Killing Official Pill completely merged with Gong Yuluo, Gong Yuluo suffered intense pain and torment, feeling his flesh and blood being constantly eroded by the unknown virus. Although his strength continued to grow, his consciousness would disappear from time to time, affected by the unknown corpse poison, and accompanied by the symptoms of uncontrollable cannibalism."

"When the disease reached its late stage, Gong Yulu's body was covered with pustules, and he died suddenly."

"After death, the body instantly transforms into a Fiend-level zombie."

"That alone isn't so scary."

"Gong Yuluo's death was purely due to his greed for power. He ignored the side effects of powerful strength and allowed the unknown corpse poison to grow in his body, eventually merging with the corpse poison, making him beyond saving."

"If treatment and response are timely, there may still be hope."

"The problem is that the special and unknown corpse poison contained in the Killing Pill has a strong infectious and transformative power on mortals, causing them to leap to the level of evil zombies after death, which poses a great threat to the safety of the Sword Tower."

Zhou Qingfeng paused for a moment, then said, "Based on the information we have now, I speculate that there are two possibilities."

"One possibility is that someone or some organization is secretly and deliberately spreading the Killing Pill in an attempt to cause a large-scale zombie outbreak and subvert the order and stability of the Sword Tower. As for who it is, there is no evidence, and I cannot speculate wildly."

"Another possibility is that someone or some organization used the Sword Tower as an experimental site, specifically to conduct live experiments on cultivators at the Devouring Fiend Realm, because the unknown corpse poison in the Killing Official Pill was confirmed by specialists to be artificially developed."

"Regardless of the possibility, what is certain now is that someone is secretly stirring up trouble in the Sword Tower. If we do not stop it in time and allow the situation to evolve, the final result will be unbearable for our Sword Tower."

"Mother, I formally request that you thoroughly investigate this matter. We must eliminate the hidden danger within the Sword Tower as soon as possible!" Zhou Qingfeng finished his report and then bowed respectfully to the First Lady.

The assistant commanders listened attentively throughout, their expressions unchanged, but alarm bells were ringing in their hearts.

Because none of the people present were fools, even the three elders of the Sun, Moon and Stars, who had always seemed foolish, became nervous because of this matter. How could these people not know how great the hidden dangers behind this matter were?

The unknown corpse poison contained in the Killing Official Pill can cause mortals to rapidly transform into evil-level zombies after death.

Once it spreads, it will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.

Overnight, thousands or even tens of thousands of ferocious zombies will appear inside the Sword Tower.

With so many monstrous zombies appearing in the city, it is foreseeable that a large number of civilians will die or be injured, and the prosperous economy of the Sword Tower will be severely damaged as a result, with talent fleeing, businesses closing down, and workers going on strike.

Even if troops are dispatched to quickly suppress it, it will still take time. The Sword Tower is such a behemoth that the loss of even one day of shutdown is incalculable. No one knows how many days it will take to eradicate the Corpse Calamity.

Maybe it can be done in a day.

But what if we can't get it done, and it drags on for ten days, half a month, or even two or three months?

Or it might drag on for three to five years; nobody can say for sure.

Since nothing has happened yet, no one can predict how things will turn out.

However, in any case, the prosperous economy of the Sword Tower will inevitably plummet, and the core interests of every high-ranking official and noble present will suffer huge losses, which is something they absolutely cannot allow to happen.

Upon hearing this, the First Lady calmly closed the case file and said indifferently, "What do you all think?"

A serious expression appeared on Mao Erlang's cold and handsome face. He stepped forward first, clasped his hands in response, and said, "Someone actually dares to cause trouble in the Sword Tower. I think he's tired of living. Mother, this matter must be thoroughly investigated."