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

"By the way, teacher, since you know that the Marquis doesn't want to wait ten years at all, but wants to kill Qin Yu right now."

Yan Qingfeng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Why didn't you just give the Marquis a heads-up, instead of talking to him for six months, a year, or even three years?"

"I gave you a heads-up from the very beginning."

"I simply want to see what choice Your Excellency will make."

"I want to see if he's really only concerned with the present moment!"

"After all, even I couldn't figure him out at the beginning, and I didn't know what he was thinking."

Qi Tianchen shook his head and said.

"..."

Yan Qingfeng suddenly realized that his teacher had indeed given Chu Xiu some pointers.

To be honest, Qin Yu's injuries appeared minor on the surface, but in reality, they were extremely serious, requiring more than three years to recover.

They may have even already fallen into a coma.

This is already obvious.

This is tantamount to telling Chu Xiu, "If you want to kill Qin Yu, now is the perfect time!"

"Teacher, although Qin Yu is dead, the Qin family of Huaiyin will probably not let this go!"

"Even the number one manor in the world established by Qin Yu should not be underestimated."

After a pause, Yan Qingfeng frowned and said, "These people probably wish they could tear the Marquis to pieces!"

"The number one manor in the world is just the right place to temper the Marquis."

"As for the Qin family of Huaiyin, I will go there myself."

"Those old fogies also want to make a move against the Marquis?"

"Are they worthy?"

Qi Tianchen said with a hint of mockery on his face.

To put it bluntly, the Qin family of Huaiyin is not a powerful clan, but one of the nine great families in the martial arts world.

Since they are a family with a long history in the martial arts world, they can act in the same way as people in the martial arts world.

Upon hearing this, Yan Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

The Qin family of Huaiyin is very powerful to be one of the nine great families in the martial arts world.

Even the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families could only win over these nine great families of the martial arts world, which is enough to show the power of the Qin family of Huaiyin.

Qin Yu is the head of the Qin family of Huaiyin, but that doesn't mean he's the only expert in the family.

Those hidden old monsters of the Qin family of Huaiyin, who have been cultivating in seclusion for hundreds of years, all possess [certain abilities/skills].

Once these people find out Qin Yu is dead, they'll probably go crazy!

Yang Mansion.

"Master, news has just arrived that Qin Yu is dead."

The steward of the Yang family hurried to the pavilion deep inside the Yang mansion and spoke urgently to Yang Yan, who was feeding the fish.

Since resigning from his position as Grand Secretary and all other official posts.

Yang Yan lived a carefree life, planting flowers and raising fish, as if he had become indifferent to everything.

"Qin Yu is dead?"

"Was it Chu Xiu who did it?"

Yang Yan said calmly, still focused on feeding the fish.

It was as if Qin Yu's death was something he had already anticipated.

"Master is wise."

"Based on the information analysis, Qin Yu was very likely killed by Chu Xiu."

"Only he could infiltrate the residence of the Vice Minister of Rites without being detected."

"Even though Wang Hao was right outside Qin Yu's room where he was recovering, he didn't see Chu Xiu before Qin Yu died."

The steward of the Yang family said with a solemn expression.

"Five Elements Escape Technique"

"Chu Xiu has definitely mastered the Five Elements Escape Technique."

"The reason he went to the residence of the Vice Minister of Rites to kill Qin Yu was very likely due to the guidance of the Imperial Advisor."

Yang Yan said calmly.

"The Imperial Advisor's guidance?"

The steward of the Yang family was stunned for a moment before speaking.

He really hadn't thought about it in that direction.

"Back then, the Imperial Advisor was a true killing star."

"His enemies, he never keeps until the next day."

"Although he didn't kill Qin Yu, he must have seriously injured him."

"Qin Yu now probably doesn't even have one-tenth of his strength."

"If he tells Chu Xiu this secret, given Chu Xiu's personality, how could he not take action?"

Yang Yan said calmly.

"I see."

The steward of the Yang family looked on with a sudden realization, but his eyes were filled with awe as he looked at Yang Yan.

The master's understanding of human nature has reached its pinnacle.

Otherwise, the master could not have served as the Grand Secretary of the Great Zhou Dynasty for decades.

No one has ever been able to threaten his position as Prime Minister.

Even though there are quite a few people in the cabinet who are eyeing Yang Yan's position as Grand Secretary.

However, no one was able to snatch the position of Grand Secretary from Yang Yan.

If it weren't for that previous incident that led Yang Yan to resign, he would still be the current Grand Secretary!

Tai Chi Palace.

Pei Guanyin strode into the main hall and bowed to Empress Murong Si, who was sitting at her desk reviewing memorials and possessed a beauty that could topple kingdoms, saying, "Your Majesty, the Marquis has indeed taken action. He infiltrated the residence of the Vice Minister of Rites and killed Qin Yu."

No one from the Ministry of Rites' office saw how the Marquis made his move.

By the time Wang Hao entered the room where Qin Yu was recuperating, Qin Yu was already dead.

Jiang Wan'er's face showed shock. She even doubted whether anyone in the world could find Chu Xiu if he wanted to sneak into a place.

Even beings at the Human Immortal Realm or even the Earth Immortal Realm wouldn't be able to detect it, right?

"I knew that Minister Chu would definitely go and kill Qin Yu."

"I believe that Minister Chu may indeed have obtained the legendary Five Elements Escape Technique."

"Jiang Wan'er, withdraw the shadow guards from Minister Chu's side."

"Minister Chu no longer needs the protection of shadow guards."

“Even if a Human Immortal wanted to kill Chu Aiqing, Chu Aiqing could easily escape using the Five Elements Escape Technique.”

Murong Si put down the memorial in her hand and said with a sigh.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan'er spoke with a respectful expression.

She naturally understood what Murong Si meant.

The shadow guards currently dispatched to secretly protect Chu Xiu are all at the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm.

As for the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, he probably couldn't even keep up with Chu Xiu, let alone protect him.

Murong Si picked up the memorial and remained silent.

Half an hour later.

The Qin family of Huaiyin.

Swish!

A Taiyuan Wang clan elder, at the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, appeared outside the Qin Mansion, the ancestral home of the Huaiyin Qin clan, carrying Qin Yu's body, which had already been stitched up.

As one of the nine great families in the martial arts world.

The Qin residence was not located inside Huaiyin City, but in the mountains outside Huaiyin City.

Nestled within these mountains are vast, sprawling estates.

This manor is the ancestral home of the Qin family of Huaiyin.

"Master Yao, what is this?"

One of the guards responsible for guarding the Qin family's gate immediately spotted Qin Yu's corpse being held in the arms of Yao Chi, a retainer of the Taiyuan Wang family. His expression changed drastically, revealing extreme horror, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "What happened to the patriarch?"

Clearly, he was no stranger to Yao Chi, the peak ninth-level Celestial Realm retainer of the Taiyuan Wang Clan.

The Qin family guards stared blankly, their eyes filled with terror, at Qin Yu, whom Yao Chi was holding. They couldn't believe that their patriarch of the Huaiyin Qin family, Qin Yu, who was known as the number one swordsman in the world and was considered one of the strongest people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was dead.