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

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Yan, but there's no need."

"I can't keep Qin Feng here."

Chu Xiu smiled gently and said to Yan Qingfeng.

The reason he let Lin Huaiyu leave was because he sensed Yan Qingfeng's arrival.

He never expected that even Yan Qingfeng knew about it and came to the Jinyiwei headquarters to find him.

"Since Your Excellency is so confident, then I shall take my leave."

"Whenever Your Excellency has free time, you are welcome to come to our Imperial Observatory."

Upon hearing this, Yan Qingfeng smiled and said, "Our Imperial Observatory is ready to welcome Your Excellency at any time."

"I will definitely bother you when I have time."

Chu Xiu cupped his hands in greeting to Yan Qingfeng and said.

Yan Qingfeng took a step and disappeared into the headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

After watching Yan Qingfeng leave, Chu Xiu walked away slowly, as if strolling leisurely out of the Embroidered Uniform Guard headquarters.

"Greetings to the Marquis."

Dugu Yanyu, who had been waiting outside the Jinyiwei headquarters for a long time, bowed respectfully when he saw Chu Xiu come out.

"No gift."

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Dugu Yanyu said respectfully.

"Dugu Yanyu, are you afraid?"

Chu Xiu smiled and looked at Dugu Yanyu, asking a question.

"Your Excellency, I am not afraid."

“If I were afraid, I would not have killed Qin Yan yesterday.”

Dugu Yanyu said in a firm and powerful voice.

“Very good, I will take you there and bring you back safely.”

"let's go."

Chu Xiu said with a satisfied look on his face.

After saying that, Chu Xiu turned and walked towards the desolate mountains outside the capital.

His Five Elements Escape Technique is not just about being able to move on his own.

Even if we bring Dugu Yanyu along, we can still escape unscathed right under Qin Feng's nose!

After a while.

Qin Tianjian.

Ninth floor.

Swish!

Yan Qingfeng appeared out of thin air on the ninth floor of the Imperial Observatory's main building. He bowed to Qi Tianchen, the Imperial Observatory Director of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who was standing by the window gazing towards the direction outside the capital, and said, "Master, your disciple has returned."

"As I said, although the Marquis may not be arrogant, he has a strong sense of pride in his bones."

"You've definitely made a wasted trip."

Qi Tianchen smiled slightly and said.

"Teacher, what are you doing standing here?"

Yan Qingfeng pursed his lips and said.

"I stand here, naturally gazing at that desolate mountain outside the capital."

"If anything happens to the Marquis, I will naturally go to help."

"It's only a few dozen miles, which is just a matter of a thought for me."

"No matter what, the Marquis must not suffer any mishaps."

"In this world, only the Marquis can stir up this storm."

"Whether our Great Zhou Dynasty can be completely reborn under His Majesty's rule depends on you, Marquis."

Qi Tianchen said calmly.

Yan Qingfeng nodded, remaining silent.

After a stick of incense.

Outside the capital, at the foot of desolate mountains.

Dressed in coarse cloth and barefoot, Qin Feng, the young master of the number one manor in the world, sensed Chu Xiu's arrival, slowly opened his eyes, and said, "The Marquis has indeed arrived."

"What about the stolen property of the people in the capital and the abducted girls?"

Chu Xiu glanced at Qin Feng and said calmly.

He didn't sense anyone's presence near this desolate mountain.

After all, with his ability to observe qi, he couldn't possibly not see the hundred abducted girls nearby.

Even ordinary people have qi (vital energy).

It's not only martial artists who possess qi.

"Whether it's valuables or the girls who were taken away, they will all be returned intact after 7 PM."

“Even if the Marquis doesn’t come, all these valuables and the girls who were taken away will be returned.”

"Even now, these 100 girls are provided with good food and drink."

"They weren't kidnapped, they were invited!"

“This was something I had planned from the very beginning.”

Qin Feng looked at Chu Xiu calmly and said.

Qin Feng didn't even glance at Dugu Yanyu behind Chu Xiu.

Don't be fooled by Dugu Yanyu's reputation as a sword saint.

But compared to this sword immortal, he was far inferior!

If Dugu Yanyu's cultivation level is the same as his, they have both already stepped into the Human Immortal Realm.

Qin Feng might think highly of him, but Dugu Yanyu is not yet worthy of his high regard.

Of all the Imperial Guards, only Chu Xiu could catch his eye.

"As expected of the young master of the number one manor in the world, I knew you wouldn't go so far as to lay a hand on a group of ordinary people."

“A swordsman like you, who would rather break than bend, has the pride of a swordsman in his bones.”

"Therefore, I did not send anyone to look for them."

Chu Xiu said with an expression of appreciation on his face.

"My lord, if I'm not mistaken, you haven't yet reached the Celestial Realm, have you?"

Qin Feng gave Chu Xiu a deep look and said.

"You guessed it right."

Chu Xiu shrugged, and an aura burst forth from his body.

This aura is that of someone at the peak of the sixth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm.

This was the first time in his life that he had truly revealed his cultivation level.

"He is at the peak of the sixth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm, but his cultivation level is already comparable to that of a martial artist at the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm."

"Even the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm might not be able to compare!"

"In addition to the Marquis's swordsmanship, it's no wonder that he was able to defeat a Celestial Realm level martial artist with his Immortal Ascension Realm cultivation."

Qin Feng's eyes narrowed, and he said with a look of amazement.

Dugu Yanyu, standing behind Chu Xiu, was completely dumbfounded. He thought that Chu Xiu should have already stepped into the Celestial Realm, and that his cultivation level in the Celestial Realm should be extremely high, possibly even reaching the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm.

Otherwise, how could Chu Xiu's strength have reached such a terrifying level...?

however……

He never expected that Chu Xiu hadn't even reached the late stage of the Immortal Ascension Realm.

Only by reaching the seventh level of the Immortal Ascension Realm can one be considered to be in the late stage of the Immortal Ascension Realm.

With his current cultivation level, he can kill experts at the Celestial Realm level as easily as pigs and dogs.

Just how astonishing is the Marquis's talent and aptitude?

Thinking of this, Dugu Yanyu's gaze toward Chu Xiu became even more awe-inspiring.

Chu Xiu smiled calmly and looked at Qin Feng, saying, "Qin Feng, you summoned me to this desolate mountain not just to tell me these things, right?"

"Of course not."

"Although Lord Marquis is at the peak of the sixth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm, his power of Immortal Ascension is no weaker than that of the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm."

"However, I will still fight Lord Marquis fairly with my cultivation at the peak of the sixth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm."

"After all, the peak of the sixth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm is not much different from the peak of the ninth level of the Immortal Ascension Realm."

"This is especially true for us sword cultivators!"

Qin Feng looked intently at Chu Xiu and said, "I have long heard of your swordsmanship, Lord Marquis, and I have wanted to see it for myself for a long time."

It all depends on whether the Marquis will give me that opportunity!

"Why not!"

Chu Xiu said calmly, "Since you want to see my swordsmanship, then I will give you a chance!"

"it is good!"

"If I lose, then the feud between our Number One Manor and the Marquis will be wiped clean!"

"If I win, don't blame me for taking the Marquis's head!"

Qin Feng gave Chu Xiu a deep look and said in a calm and powerful voice.

"Is it possible that you, instead of me, will be the one who dies in this battle?"

Chu Xiu smiled and looked at Qin Feng.