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

"Reporting to the Marquis, the Giant Sword Sect has been cleared out."

Ying Taotie turned around and bowed to Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and said, "Pei Shiji, you can now order our Jinyiwei Jiangxia County Hundred-Household Office to come over."

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

Pei Shiji paused for a moment, then gestured to one of the Imperial Guard captains.

The Imperial Guard captain bowed and then disappeared into the direction of Jiangxia County.

"Let's go, let's meet up with Lord Gu."

Chu Xiu walked towards Queyue City with his hands behind his back.

The core of Jiangxia County's defense against Lujiang County was not Jiangxia County seat, but Queyue City.

During the Great Zhou Dynasty, Queyue City was an important town in Jingzhou that defended Yangzhou.

It's just that it's not usually needed, since Yangzhou and Jingzhou both belong to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, now that Yangzhou has fallen into the hands of Xiao Yu, the head of the Xiao family and leader of the Maitreya Sect, the importance of Queyue City has become apparent.

At this very moment, Gu Tianhe, the governor of Jingzhou, must also be stationed in Queyue City.

"promise."

The group responded and followed Chu Xiu, leaving the Giant Sword Sect together.

Ying Taotie and Qin Lie remained hidden in the shadows.

Queyue City.

On top of the city wall.

The vast expanse of misty waters, the moon's reflection shattered on the cold shore.

Chu Xiu stood with his hands behind his back, gazing in the direction of Lujiang County, Yangzhou.

"My lord, there is no movement from Lujiang County for the time being."

"However, I suspect that Xiao Yu's army has likely already gathered in Lujiang County and could cross the river at any time."

After considering for a moment, Gu Tianhe, the governor of Jingzhou, spoke to Chu Xiu with a respectful expression.

He already knew that Chu Xiu had personally crushed the Giant Sword Sect. Even the Giant Sword Ancestor, a master at the Earth Immortal level, had no power to resist Chu Xiu.

His attitude towards Chu Xiu became increasingly respectful.

"Shadow Taotie".

Chu Xiu said calmly.

Swish!

Ying Taotie appeared out of thin air on the city wall, knelt down before Chu Xiu, and said with utmost respect, "This humble servant is here."

Gu Tianhe glanced at Ying Taotie, his heart filled with shock.

As a former deputy general of the Imperial Guard, Gu Tianhe not only knew of the existence of the Shadow Guard, but also knew that there were several commanders among them.

Each commander is at the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Each of these people is incredibly powerful.

Among them, Ying Taotie was a commander in charge of intelligence.

He never expected that Empress Murong Si would actually send out Ying Taotie, the intelligence commander.

"Dispatch shadow guards to infiltrate Lujiang County."

"Spread the news in Lujiang County that I have arrived in Jiangxia County and am currently in Queyue City."

Chu Xiu said calmly.

"Yes, Your Excellency obeys!"

Ying Taotie responded and disappeared from the city wall as if it had never existed.

"Lord Gu, let's go."

"Perhaps tonight, Xiao Yu will send someone to kill me."

Chu Xiu smiled slightly, said something to Gu Tianhe, and turned to leave.

Gu Tianhe nodded slightly and left with Chu Xiu.

He had no doubt what Chu Xiu said.

For Xiao Yu, if he could successfully assassinate Chu Xiu, it would greatly boost the morale of his men and cause those ambitious people hiding in the Great Zhou Dynasty to rise up in rebellion, plunging the entire Great Zhou Dynasty into chaos and leaving them no time to pay attention to him.

If he were Xiao Yu, he would definitely do the same.

Killing Chu Xiu would be no less beneficial to Xiao Yu than taking over the entire Jingzhou.

Moreover, as long as Chu Xiu is killed, Jingzhou will also be in Xiao Yu's hands, so there is no conflict between the two.

Half an hour later.

Yangzhou, Lujiang County.

Deep within the prefectural governor's residence, in a courtyard.

Xiao Yu was sitting upright at a stone table in the courtyard, holding a book in his hands and reading.

At this moment, Xiao Yu looked refined and extraordinary, not like the leader of the Maitreya Sect, but more like a gentle and elegant scholar.

Swish!

"Reporting to the Sect Master, Chu Xiu has arrived at Queyue City in Jiangxia County."

"Moreover, before heading to Queyue City, Chu Xiu had already razed the Xuan Yin Sword Sect and the Giant Sword Sect, which had allied with the Huangtian Sect."

Xiao Baihua appeared in the courtyard, clasped her hands in a fist salute to Xiao Yu, and spoke with a solemn expression.

"The Giant Sword Sect has been razed to the ground?"

Has Fakong returned?

A glint of light flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes as he asked Xiao Baihua.

"Reporting to the Master, Senior Brother Fakong has not returned."

Xiao Baihua shook her head and said.

"It seems that Fakong is dead."

"We originally wanted this Great Sword Ancestor to help us get rid of Gu Tianhe, the governor of Jingzhou."

"I never imagined that this Great Sword Ancestor would be such a waste, and even lose Fa Kong."

Fortunately, it did not have a significant impact on our overall situation.

"That's true. Even if Chu Xiu isn't very strong, Murong Si is willing to send him to Jingzhou to oversee things, so she will definitely send experts to protect him secretly and have them at his beck and call."

Xiao Yu frowned and said.

"How many elite Imperial Guards did Chu Xiu bring to Jiangxia County?"

After a pause, Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Baihua and asked.

"Reporting to the Master, Chu Xiu has arrived in Jiangxia County with the three chief guards of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and more than 9,000 elite Embroidered Uniform Guards."

"At this time, these more than nine thousand elite Jinyiwei were already in Queyue City."

"Besides Chu Xiu, Gu Tianhe, the governor of Jingzhou, is also already in Queyue City."

Xiao Baihua replied without hesitation.

"Someone, please invite Master Yuanzhen and the Eight Dharma Kings here."

Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow and said in a deep, powerful voice.

"Yes."

A guard standing nearby responded and quickly left.

Not long after.

The Great Wheel King Yuanzhen of the Maitreya Sect and the Eight Great Dharma Kings of the Maitreya Sect all appeared in the courtyard and respectfully bowed to Xiao Yu, saying, "Greetings, Sect Leader."

"No need to be polite."

Xiao Yu put down the book in his hand, stood up, waved to Master Yuanzhen and the others, and said.

"Thank you, Master."

Everyone expressed their gratitude.

"Chu Xiu has arrived in Queyue City."

"The Xuan Yin Sword Sect and the Giant Sword Sect, which had allied with the Yellow Heaven Sect, have been wiped out by him."

“Even Fakong, the fourth disciple of Master Yuanzhen, died at the hands of Chu Xiu while trying to contact the Giant Sword Ancestor at the Giant Sword Sect.”

Xiao Yu pondered for a moment, then looked at Master Yuanzhen and the others and said, "What do you all think we should do next?"

"Amitabha Buddha, well said, well said..."

Upon hearing this, Master Yuanzhen clasped his hands together, his face filled with compassion, and uttered a Buddhist chant.

"Master, now that Chu Xiu has arrived in Queyue City, I believe we should send experts there to kill him!"

"After killing Chu Xiu, we will seize Queyue City and occupy Jiangxia County in one fell swoop. Using Jiangxia County as a bridgehead, we will take over the entire Jingzhou!"

Lu Qingcang, the Nine Heavens Thunder Lord and the head of the eight Dharma Kings of the Maitreya Sect, cupped his hands to Xiao Yu and said in a powerful voice.

"I'll wait for the second opinion!"

Dong Jingyun and the others said in unison.

"Chu Xiu's cultivation level is not high, but the Jinyiwei's killing blade formation should not be underestimated."

“In the past, when Chu Xiu made a move, he would only lead three thousand or even five thousand elite Jinyiwei to form a killing blade formation.”

"Now Chu Xiu has arrived in Queyue City with more than nine thousand elite Jinyiwei."

"With over nine thousand elite Imperial Guards, Chu Xiu's strength has very likely reached the Earth Immortal realm."

"To kill this person, we must do so before he forms the killing blade array."

"This is the first point."

"Moreover, it would be best if two experts at the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm personally took action."

"Otherwise, it's not safe enough."

"After all, we can still guard against the fact that Empress Murong Si of the Great Zhou Dynasty has sent a peak expert at the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm to secretly protect Chu Xiu."

Xiao Yu remained silent for a long while, then looked at Lu Qingcang and the others, and solemnly asked, "Which two Dharma Kings are willing to go to Queyue City in person to kill Chu Xiu for the sake of the Holy Sect?"

Clearly, the Maitreya sect, or rather the Xiao family, was not only familiar to Chu Xiu, but also to him.

You could even say they know it very well.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have known that Chu Xiu, with his Killing Blade Formation, might possess the strength of an Earth Immortal.