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

"To reach the Nascent Soul Realm at such a young age without any resources, this person is not just a genius, but a true peerless genius!"

"He is a genius of extraordinary talent!"

"Pity!"

Yang Yan said with a look of regret.

Dugu Tai and the others remained silent, knowing full well what Yang Yan was lamenting.

Talented individuals like Chu Xiu, if they could be put to good use, would be of great help to them.

The power of a powerful family is not just due to its own strength.

Aristocratic families would recruit a large number of talented individuals and have them serve their families.

They weren't afraid that recruiting Chu Xiu would offend the Wang family of Taiyuan.

Among them were many members of the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families, whose influence was no less than that of the Wang clan of Taiyuan.

What they truly regretted was that Chu Xiu had gained the favor of Empress Murong Si, so naturally he wouldn't accept their offer of recruitment.

"The Grand Secretary is mistaken."

Minister of Works Zheng Yun said meaningfully, "What His Majesty can give to Chu Xiu, our aristocratic family can give in the same way!"

Even what we can give, His Majesty may not be able to give!

Who says he can't be used by us?

Upon hearing this, Yang Yan and the others remained expressionless, their eyes deep and unreadable, making it impossible to discern their thoughts.

Only Chen Yu felt that Yang Yan and the others were very likely already tempted!

The Imperial Palace, Taiji Palace.

A palace maid entered, handed a note to Pei Guanyin, and then withdrew.

Pei Guanyin opened the note and glanced at it, a look of surprise appearing on her pretty face.

"Your Majesty, news has arrived regarding Lord Chu."

She considered for a moment, then looked at Empress Murong Si, who was still handling affairs, and said with a respectful expression.

"Tell me, could it be that Minister Chu has taken action against the capital branch of the Seven Killings Organization?"

Murong Si raised her head, a smile appearing on her usually cold face as she spoke.

Jiang Wan'er's gaze also turned to Pei Guanyin.

She also wanted to know what the news was.

However, she did not believe that Chu Xiu would take action against the capital branch of the Seven Killings organization.

The main reason is that the gap in strength between the two is too large.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chu has indeed taken action against the Seven Kills Organization's Beijing branch, and has completely annihilated it!"

Pei Guanyin's pretty face showed a hint of admiration, and she said in amazement, "Now the body of the Seven Killings Organization's branch leader, Immortal Wuchang, is already hanging outside the Northern Garrison Office."

This man was killed by Lord Chu with a single stroke!

"Minister Chu killed the Impermanent Immortal with a single strike?"

"Since this person has the title of True Person, he should have already stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm, right?"

"Could it be that Minister Chu has reached the Nascent Soul realm?"

Murong Si paused for a moment, then said in surprise.

Jiang Wan'er also looked at Pei Guanyin in disbelief.

Chu Xiu had never practiced martial arts before, and only recently started practicing, right?

In such a short time, how could someone who knew no martial arts become a being at the Nascent Soul Realm?

As Murong Si's right-hand women, they grew up alongside her.

Both she and Pei Guanyin were specially chosen by the late emperor for Murong Si. They were not only exceptionally intelligent and quick-witted, but also outstanding innate talents.

Furthermore, it receives substantial resource support from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

How much time did it take them to reach the Nascent Soul realm?

Unless Chu Xiu already knew martial arts and his cultivation level was not low!

They've just been hiding their true strength!

However, this is clearly impossible.

Jiang Wan'er had met Chu Xiu in person, along with Murong Si.

She could tell that Chu Xiu didn't seem to have practiced martial arts at all!

Even if Chu Xiu received a Taiqing Golden Pill from Murong Si, it's impossible for him to cultivate at such a fast speed!

Even if Chu Xiu's talent and aptitude reached the level of an unparalleled genius thanks to the Taiqing Golden Pill, it would still be impossible!

unless!

Chu Xiu is not just a peerless genius!

He was a true genius, an astonishing genius!

Pei Guanyin's simple words shocked Jiang Wan'er.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chu was able to kill the Impermanent Immortal with a single strike because of the Three Laughs Carefree Powder."

Pei Guanyin said with a strange expression, "Lord Chu poured the poisonous smoke of the Three Laughs Carefree Powder into the capital branch of the Seven Kills Organization."

The Seven Killers organization's Beijing branch happened to be underground, and once the poisonous smoke from the Three Laughs Carefree Powder drifted in, no one could escape its effects.

Even the Impermanent Immortal fell victim to the attack.

This is what gave Lord Chu the power to kill Immortal Wuchang with a single strike.

"However, the maid only deduced this from the information that was sent back."

"I don't know exactly what level of cultivation Lord Chu has reached."

After a pause, Pei Guanyin added another sentence.

"Three Laughs Carefree Powder?"

"What a fine minister, Chu!"

"I knew it. This Seven Killings organization's capital branch is not bad for Minister Chu."

"However, it's impossible for it to stop Minister Chu; at most, it's just a small stumbling block!"

Murong Si smiled and said.

"Your Majesty, in addition to this, there is also news about Lord Chu."

Pei Guanyin pondered for a moment, then spoke to Murong Si.

"explain."

Murong Si said with a smile.

She was clearly very satisfied with Chu Xiu's use of the Three Smiles Powder to eliminate the Seven Killers organization's capital branch.

"Lord Chu may have acquired a considerable amount of elixirs at the Seven Killings Organization's capital branch, which is why he returned to the Northern Garrison Office."

"Lord Chu is selecting elites from the Northern Garrison Command to form the Shocking God Guard and the Shocking Heaven Guard."

"The number of members of the Shocking God Guard is one thousand."

"The Sky Guard, on the other hand, has three thousand men."

Pei Guanyin said with a serious expression.

"The Shocking Guard?"

"The Shocking Guard?"

Murong Si frowned slightly, looking at Pei Guanyin with surprise and doubt.

As the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty, she naturally couldn't possibly be unaware of the Shocking Guards.

She had never heard of the Shocking Guard before.

Jiang Wan'er also looked at Pei Guanyin with a curious expression.

"Your Majesty, you already know what Jing Shenwei meant, so I won't explain further."

"The Sky Guard is composed of elite troops from the Northern Garrison Command who have cultivated the Killing Blade Manual and the Killing Blade Formation."

"Lord Chu took out a martial arts manual called the Killing Blade Manual and taught it to the entire Northern Garrison's elite guards."

"Furthermore, a group of elites were selected and taught a formation called the Killing Blade Formation."

Pei Guanyin said softly, "I don't know exactly what kind of power this killing blade formation has."

However, it must be quite complicated.

"The Shocking God Guard, the Shocking Heaven Guard..."

"Even a single Divine Guardian requires a huge amount of resources."

"Not to mention that Minister Chu also established the Shocking Guard."

"Even if Minister Chu wipes out a branch of the Seven Killings organization in the capital and gains a fortune, he probably won't be able to sustain it for long."

Murong Si pondered for a moment and said, "I originally intended to revive the declining Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Now that Minister Chu has begun, I naturally cannot fail to support him!

"Your Majesty is wise."

Pei Guanyin and Jiang Wan'er bowed respectfully to Murong Si.

They had already guessed that Murong Si was going to bestow a batch of resources upon the Northern Garrison to help it grow stronger again!

It remains to be seen what resources Murong Si will bestow upon the Northern Garrison this time.

Based on their understanding of Murong Si and Murong Si's high regard for Chu Xiu.

They suspected that this time, Murong Si might be planning something truly big!