The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

Not long after.

Chu Xiu then wrote down the entire contents of the Killing Blade Manual.

As guards in his mansion, they naturally need to be as powerful as possible.

Otherwise, another assassin would have infiltrated his mansion without the guards noticing.

Chu Xiu doesn't currently possess the martial arts skills his maids practice, but he can focus on improving the strength of his guards first.

Chu Xiu felt that although Qin Xingyan and the others practiced martial arts from the Imperial Guard, it was far superior to the ordinary martial arts practiced by the Northern Garrison's elite guards.

However, it is still far inferior to his Killing Blade Manual.

In that case, it would be better to pass on the Killing Blade Manual to Qin Xingyan and the others as well.

Chu Xiu placed the wolf-hair brush on the brush holder, picked up a stack of Xuan paper, and walked out of the study.

Yu Xuanji quickly followed Chu Xiu and left together.

Leaving the study, Chu Xiu strode up to Qin Xingyan, handed him a stack of Xuan paper, and said, "Qin Xingyan, I don't think the martial arts you practice are very good."

From this day forward, all the guards in my manor shall study this killing manual!

This killing manual not only contains internal energy cultivation methods, but also a sword technique.

"For the time being, only you can see this Killing Sword Manual."

"The other guards can be taught the part of cultivation that leads up to the Grandmaster realm."

"There's no need to teach them anything beyond the Grandmaster realm yet. They can start cultivating that once they've reached the Grandmaster realm."

At this point, Chu Xiu continued, "Currently, only the first eight levels of the Slaughter Blade Manual can be cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm. After you reach the Nascent Soul Realm..."

I will teach you the rest of the Killing Sword Manual.

"Thank you, sir."

Upon hearing this, tears welled up in Qin Xingyan's tiger-like eyes. He was deeply moved and knelt down before Chu Xiu, declaring resolutely, "This humble servant will serve you with utmost devotion, even unto death!"

It's important to know that even for ordinary Imperial Guards soldiers, obtaining powerful martial arts techniques is not an easy task.

Although he was previously a captain in the Imperial Guard, his status within the guard was not high, and he could not obtain advanced martial arts techniques.

Unexpectedly, after being chosen by Jiang Wan'er and arriving at the Chu Mansion, he actually obtained the peerless martial arts he had always dreamed of.

He hadn't even noticed the assassin who broke into the mansion to kill Chu Xiu, yet Chu Xiu not only didn't hold it against him or punish him, but instead bestowed upon him unparalleled martial arts skills.

It is easy to imagine how grateful Qin Xingyan was to Chu Xiu.

He has truly submitted to the Chu family and considers himself the commander of the Chu family's guards. He is determined to cultivate diligently and live up to Chu Xiu's expectations of him!

"Get up."

Chu Xiu smiled and said to Qin Xingyan.

"Yes."

Qin Xingyan then stood up and took the stack of Xuan paper from Chu Xiu.

"If you want to grow up quickly, you can't do without cultivation resources."

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then said to Qin Xingyan, "You are responsible for taking the gold and silver bestowed by His Majesty from the mansion and purchasing various medicinal herbs from the pharmacies in the capital for medicinal baths."

Every guard must be able to use the medicinal bath.

You don't need to worry about the money.

"Yes, I understand."

Qin Xingyan said in a firm and powerful voice.

Medicated bath, what a precious thing this is!

Even as a former captain of the Imperial Guard, he was not qualified to enjoy it, let alone the one hundred Imperial Guard soldiers who were selected.

Now, they are not only able to use peerless martial arts like the Blade Manual, but also receive medicinal baths to aid their cultivation. He can imagine that it won't be long before his guards are transformed and their cultivation greatly increases!

"Go back."

Chu Xiu waved to Qin Xingyan and said.

"Yes, I will resign, villain."

Qin Xingyan bowed and then withdrew.

After watching Qin Xingyan leave, Chu Xiu looked at Yu Xuanji and said, "Xuanji, the maids in the manor will temporarily practice their original martial arts."

However, they use medicinal baths just like the guards.

"The martial arts you've been practicing, I'll teach you later when I find suitable ones."

"Thank you, sir."

Yu Xuanji said with a gentle expression.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go and rest too."

Chu Xiu smiled slightly and said to Yu Xuanji.

"Master, I wish to live in your courtyard so that I can protect your safety should any problems arise."

Despite her gentle and refined demeanor, Yu Xuanji looked at Chu Xiu with unwavering stubbornness at this moment.

"Alright, there are plenty of rooms in the courtyard anyway, you can just find an empty one to stay in."

Chu Xiu smiled and said.

"Thank you, sir."

Yu Xuanji's face lit up with joy as she thanked Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu smiled and walked towards the bedroom.

Yu Xuanji chose to stay in a room not far from Chu Xiu's bedroom.

Half an hour later.

In a mansion in the capital city.

The steward hurried to a pavilion and bowed respectfully to Kong Yuancheng, who was sitting in the pavilion playing chess with himself. Kong Yuancheng, dressed in the uniform of a deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had an air of authority about him. He said, "Master, there was only a small commotion in the Chu residence, and then there was no sound at all."

The Seven Killers organization's assassins must have failed in their mission.

Kong Yuancheng picked up a white jade chess piece, placed it on the chessboard, and said with an envious look, "It's normal. The Seven Kills Organization trusts its assassins too much."

Sending only a bronze-level assassin at the peak of the Grandmaster realm to kill Chu Xiu is simply wishful thinking.

His Majesty attaches great importance to Chu Xiu.

It wasn't just about bestowing a mansion upon Chu Xiu; they also granted him one hundred palace maids and one hundred imperial guards as his servants and protectors.

With their protection, a bronze-level assassin at the peak of the Grandmaster realm actually dares to kill Chu Xiu?

The butler kept his head down and remained silent.

"It's good that we failed. Now the Seven Kills Organization knows that it takes at least a Grandmaster-level Silver-ranked assassin to kill Chu Xiu."

“Since they accepted my money, they must kill Chu Xiu.”

"No matter the cost, we must complete it!"

"Otherwise, the Seven Killings Organization will be completely disgraced!"

Kong Yuancheng said indifferently, "Just keep an eye on Chu Xiu. When Chu Xiu dies, then come and tell me."

"Yes."

The butler bowed and quietly withdrew.

And this moment!

Inside a dilapidated temple, a man in black appeared out of nowhere.

After the man in black appeared, he lightly patted three times on one of the toes of the dilapidated Buddha statue, whose head had fallen to the ground.

A deep, dark tunnel appeared in the ground.

The man in black strode into the tunnel; he had only been inside for a short while.

This tunnel vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.

This is the capital city branch of the Seven Killers organization!

Once inside the tunnel, the man in black walked several hundred meters, as if he had reached the depths of the earth.

Then everything became clear!