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

"Chu Xiu, you want to know my true identity, but I'm not going to tell you!"

"Since there's no way to escape, then I have no choice but to fight!"

"Just wait, even if I die, someone will avenge me!"

Zhao Mingzhang remained silent for a long while, then a strange smile appeared on his face. He said, "Kill!"

After saying that, Zhao Mingzhang drew a soft sword from his waist and slashed at Chu Xiu.

The power of this sword strike was terrifying!

The soft sword in his hand seemed to tear space itself apart!

After all, Zhao Mingzhang's cultivation level had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, and his strength had reached an incomparably powerful level!

"kill!"

Whether it was the Celestial Realm level Zhao family guards fighting against Dugu Yanyu and others, or the group of Immortal Realm level Zhao family guards behind Zhao Mingzhang, they all seemed to have gone crazy at this moment.

They all have one thing in common!

That is to be fearless of life and death!

It was as if they had completely disregarded life and death.

The key point is that their fight against Dugu Yanyu was entirely a battle of attrition, a fight to the death.

They are even more terrifying than assassins.

In fact, these people weren't like that at the beginning; they were also afraid.

However, for some reason, after Zhao Mingzhang decided not to flee, but to disregard his own life and death and not to reveal his identity, the guards of the Zhao family went completely mad.

"Since you're courting death, then I have no choice but to send you on your way!"

Chu Xiu frowned, his killing intent chilling as he said, "No need to hold back, kill them all!"

He had already seen Dugu Yanyu and the others frown.

Instead, they were suppressed by the guards of the Zhao family.

It's not that Dugu Yanyu and the others are less capable than these Zhao family guards.

Instead, Dugu Yanyu and the others, wanting to leave some survivors, became hesitant and restrained.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yanyu and the others breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, the swords in their hands erupted with astonishing light, finally revealing their true strength.

Even just now, Dugu Yanyu and the others had not actually used their full strength.

Chu Xiu clenched his right hand, and a long sword appeared in his palm. He then used the Heavenly Escape Sword Technique and disappeared from the spot.

next moment!

Bang!

The soft sword in Zhao Mingzhang's hand fell to the ground.

His right arm had been severed from his shoulder by Chu Xiu.

Crimson blood gushed from Zhao Mingzhang's shoulder, turning his face deathly pale.

"what……"

Zhao Mingzhang screamed in agony, clearly unable to bear the pain of losing his arm, even though he was no longer afraid of death.

One by one, heads flew up!

In a blink of an eye.

Dozens of Zhao family guards, all at the Immortal Ascension Realm level, fell to the ground.

Only Zhao Mingzhang and five Zhao family guards at the Celestial Realm level remained.

With a thought, Chu Xiu sheathed his longsword and walked step by step toward Zhao Mingzhang.

The five Zhao family guards, all at the Celestial Realm level, also witnessed this scene, and their expressions changed drastically.

"You dare to be distracted when fighting me?"

"die!"

A murderous glint flashed in Dugu Yanyu's eyes as he held his longsword and pierced through a Zhao family guard at the Celestial Realm level.

then!

Dugu Yanyu then charged at one of the Zhao family guards who was at the Celestial Realm level.

Murong Qingcheng and the others seized this opportunity and quickly killed all the Zhao family guards who were at the Celestial Realm level.

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"Chu Xiu, what a fine Chu Xiu!"

"I admit I underestimated you!"

"But don't be complacent!"

"I will be waiting for you down there!"

Zhao Mingzhang stared at Chu Xiu as he approached, his face deathly pale, a trickle of black blood oozing from the corner of his mouth as he spoke.

He had barely finished speaking when he collapsed to the ground, motionless.

Even the blood flowing from his shoulder had turned from crimson to pitch black, as if it contained an incredibly terrifying poison!

"Highly poisonous?"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and said, "Dugu Yanyu, notify our Embroidered Uniform Guards to come in and search the entire Zhao residence. I refuse to believe that we won't find any clues to uncover Zhao Mingzhang's true identity!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Dugu Yanyu responded, took out a signal arrow from his sleeve, and pulled the trigger.

call out!

A beam of light shot into the sky, transforming into a dazzling firework.

Ultimately, the characters "锦衣" (jinyi) came to be!

In the darkness of night, these two words were particularly eye-catching, and the entire county of Licheng began to tremble.

Jinyiwei!

This is a signal arrow from the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

The county government office of Licheng County.

"Hopefully, the Embroidered Uniform Guard has sent some truly skilled experts who can find out who stole the money and recover it all."

"It won't affect our water conservancy projects in Licheng County!"

Yu Yuan, the magistrate of Licheng County, pushed open the door of his study and walked out. Looking at the two characters "Jinyi" (锦衣, meaning brocade robes) in the sky, he clenched his hands, which were hidden in his sleeves, and said with a hint of anticipation on his face.

Countless people in Licheng County were filled with anticipation after seeing the signal arrows from the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

After all, if the issue of water conservancy construction could be resolved, they wouldn't need to leave their homes before the Yellow River floods arrived.

Every time the Yellow River floods, it has a huge impact on the people of Licheng County.

Countless families will be torn apart and lives lost due to the Yellow River floods.

One thing the people of Licheng County have always hoped for is that the Yellow River floods can be completely resolved so that they will no longer suffer from their harm.

A large number of Imperial Guards quickly surrounded the entire Zhao residence.

After all, they had been waiting for orders for a long time.

Upon seeing the whistle, he naturally rushed to the Zhao residence as quickly as possible.

After a cup of tea.

The main gate of the Zhao residence.

Dugu Yanyu led Murong Qingcheng and the others quickly to Chu Xiu, who was standing with his hands behind his back at the gate of the Zhao residence. He bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to the Marquis, we have discovered a secret room in Zhao Mingzhang's study. From the secret room, we found evidence that is sufficient to prove Zhao Mingzhang's identity."

"Oh?"

Chu Xiu turned around and looked at Dugu Yanyu with great interest, asking a question.

"Your Excellency, this statue of the Yellow Heaven Saint Venerable is sufficient proof that Zhao Mingzhang is a member of the Yellow Heaven Sect!"

"Moreover, with his cultivation level at the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Realm, he is very likely to have a high status within the Yellow Heaven Sect."

"At the very least, they are all leaders of the Yellow Heaven Sect!"

Dugu Yanyu took out a palm-sized, lifelike statue of a god from his sleeve, raised it with both hands, and handed it to Chu Xiu, saying with a solemn expression.

"The leader of the Yellow Heaven Sect?"

A glint of light flashed in Chu Xiu's eyes as he took the statue of the Yellow Heaven Saint and examined it closely.

The Yellow Heavenly Saint Venerable is dressed in a long golden robe embroidered with patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, symbolizing his supreme power to control heaven and earth and dominate all things.

His face was solemn yet dignified, with a faint smile playing on his lips.