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

"Your Excellency, when I first discovered this problem, I was also extremely puzzled."

"But in my opinion, there are only two possibilities."

Lin Huaiyu gave a wry smile and cupped his hands in greeting to Chu Xiu.

Tell me, which two possibilities are possible?

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and looked at Lin Huaiyu, asking a question.

"The first possibility is that the Qitian Chamber of Commerce is not only colluding with His Highness Prince Qi, but also with His Highness Prince Zhao."

"Moreover, His Highness Prince Zhao has a very deep connection with the Qitian Chamber of Commerce!"

"It may involve some earth-shattering secrets, which forced His Highness Prince Zhao to send people to kill the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce after the Qitian Chamber of Commerce was exposed."

"In fact, the initial disappearance of the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce may very well have been because they were hiding in the Zhao Prince's Mansion."

"Later, His Highness Prince Qi was worried that keeping these two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce alive might cause trouble, so he ordered Jian Wuchen to get rid of them."

Lin Huaiyu said with a solemn expression, "The second possibility is that Jian Wuchen is a retainer of the Zhao Prince's Mansion."

In reality, he was a man of Prince Qi. His real purpose in eliminating the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce was to frame Prince Zhao.

"interesting!"

"It's really interesting."

"Where is Jian Wuchen now?"

Chu Xiu said with a look of great interest on his face.

"Your Excellency, Jian Wuchen is currently inside the Prince Zhao's residence."

Lin Huaiyu said without hesitation.

"Can it be confirmed that the deaths of the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce were caused by Jian Wuchen?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and asked Lin Huaiyu.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, this was discovered by one of the most skilled coroners in our Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"If it were anyone else, they would never be able to find traces of Jian Wuchen's Thousand Illusions Sword Technique."

"But in front of our experienced coroner from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, nothing can escape his eyes."

"The Thousand Illusions Sword Technique has been lost to the martial arts world for many years. According to our Jinyiwei's investigation, only Jian Wuchen in the entire world is proficient in the Thousand Illusions Sword Technique!"

Lin Huaiyu said with a confident expression, "Therefore, we can be certain that the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce died at the hands of Jian Wuchen!"

"How capable are the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce?"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he spoke.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce, without transforming into demons, should be at the peak of the seventh level of the Immortal Ascension Realm."

"After transforming into a demon, one can reach at least the eighth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm, or even the ninth level!"

"However, according to the findings of our Jinyiwei coroners, the two of them were killed without any means of intervention."

"That is to say, neither of them transformed into a demon until their deaths."

"There are two possibilities here. One is that Jian Wuchen's cultivation level is far superior to theirs, and he killed them both with a single sword strike before they could react."

"There wasn't even a single scar on their bodies."

"If it weren't for our Jinyiwei coroners discovering clues in their corpses through autopsies, we would never have found out that they died at the hands of Jian Wuchen."

"Another possibility is that Jian Wuchen is very familiar with the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce."

"This meant that the two vice presidents of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce never expected that Jian Wuchen would make a move against them."

Lin Huaiyu considered for a moment before speaking.

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then looked at Lin Huaiyu and asked, "Do you have any information about the Zhao Prince's Mansion?"

"Lord Qi, yes."

"I have already collected information on all the experts in the Prince Zhao's mansion."

"In the entire Zhao Prince's Mansion, there are only two experts at the Celestial Realm level on the surface."

"One of them is Jiang Yan, the steward of Prince Zhao's mansion. He comes from the Jiang family of Yongchang County and is a master of the Jiang family."

"His cultivation level is at the Lesser Completion of the Third Level of the Celestial Realm."

"The other one is Qin Xiao, the head of the Zhao Prince's Palace's Serving Pavilion!"

"I have not been able to find out the extent of this person's cultivation. He is extremely mysterious and unpredictable in the Zhao Prince's mansion."

Lin Huaiyu took out a Book of Impermanence from his sleeve, handed it to Chu Xiu, and said.

He naturally knew what Chu Xiu wanted the information about the Zhao Prince's mansion for.

Naturally, it's essential to understand the situation and strength of the Prince Zhao's residence.

Chu Xiu took the Book of Impermanence and began to read it.

In no time, Chu Xiu had finished reading all the information about the Zhao Prince's Mansion.

Jian Wuchen's cultivation level is at the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm, making him the deputy head of the Zhao Wang Mansion's Offering Pavilion.

He was specifically in charge of the affairs of the Zhao Prince's Palace's Imperial Household Department.

The entire Prince Zhao's mansion had over a hundred servants.

Each and every one of them possessed a cultivation level equivalent to that of an immortal.

Besides these experts...

The Prince Zhao's residence has three commanders of the palace guards.

Every commander of the royal guard is at the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm.

Each commander led 5,600 men, totaling 16,800 men.

The Prince's Palace Guards were drawn from the Beijing Garrison!

Each of these commanders was once a general in the Beijing Garrison.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the princes' guards were all selected from the capital garrison.

In other words, the three commanders of the Zhao Prince's Mansion are able to possess combat power at the Celestial Realm level by utilizing the military formation!

Each and every one of them is no easy person.

And this is the apparent strength of the Zhao Prince's Mansion.

Not bad.

Overt strength.

As for whether there are still some experts hidden in the Zhao Prince's mansion, and what level of cultivation the Zhao Prince Murong Zhi possesses, that remains unknown.

"Tell Fang Heng to gather one thousand Sky Guards and accompany me to the Prince Zhao's residence!"

"Seize Jian Wuchen!"

Chu Xiu hesitated for a moment, then said to Lin Huaiyu, "I will wait for him outside the headquarters of our Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"My lord, wouldn't a thousand Sky Guards be enough?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Huaiyu's expression changed slightly, and he said urgently, "Should I have Brother Fang gather three thousand Jingtian Guards to accompany you to the Zhao Prince's Mansion to arrest someone?"

"Three thousand Sky Guards?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu looked at Lin Huaiyu with a strange expression and said, "I am not going to the Prince Zhao's residence to arrest Prince Zhao."

Bringing a thousand Sky Guards is enough.

Are you afraid that King Zhao will stop me from arresting him?

Upon hearing Chu Xiu's words, Lin Huaiyu lowered his head and remained silent.

Clearly, in his view, King Murong Zhi of Zhao was very likely to stop Chu Xiu from arresting people.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards were indeed incredibly powerful in the Great Zhou Dynasty, possessing the imperial authority to execute first and report later.

Whether they were civil or military officials, or members of the imperial family, they were all under the supervision of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

but!

These imperial relatives, especially princes like Prince Zhao, are not afraid of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

"Don't worry, even if the King of Zhao dares to stop us, a thousand Heavenly Guards will be more than enough!"

"Just follow my orders."

Chu Xiu smiled calmly; he naturally knew Lin Huaiyu's concerns.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Lin Huaiyu gritted his teeth, bowed to Chu Xiu, and then turned to leave.

Chu Xiu strode towards the main gate of the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters.