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

The expressions of the dozens of guards at the main gate of the Yang residence changed drastically, and they stared at Chu Xiu with solemn faces.

However, the dozens of guards from the Yang family did not show any fear when they looked at Chu Xiu.

This is the foundation of the world's number one aristocratic family!

One after another, figures rushed from inside the Yang residence toward the main gate.

In a blink of an eye.

Dozens of figures appeared at the gate of the Yang residence.

These dozens of figures were all at the Earth Immortal Realm level.

One of them had even reached the peak of the ninth level of the Earth Immortal Realm.

It was none other than Yang Li, the Grand Elder of the Hongnong Yang Clan!

Within the entire Hongnong Yang clan, he was second only to the clan head, Yang Yan, in status and position.

However, compared to Yang Yan, Yang Li was extremely low-key.

He has always been stationed at the ancestral home of the Yang family in Hongnong.

Besides these dozens of elders of the Hongnong Yang clan whose cultivation level had reached the Earth Immortal realm.

Several figures then emerged from the Yang residence and appeared behind Yang Li and the others.

Each and every one of them is a being at the Earth Immortal Realm level.

These people were basically direct descendants of the Hongnong Yang clan, or were recruited by the Hongnong Yang clan as retainers.

Not long after.

There were already more than a hundred people gathered behind Yang Li!

Just think, this is someone whose cultivation level has at least reached the Human Immortal Realm!

Hundreds of experts whose cultivation levels had reached the Human Immortal Realm, or even the Earth Immortal Realm.

Just from them, one can understand the prestige of the Yang family of Hongnong as the number one family in the world!

More importantly, they do not represent the entire strength of the Hongnong Yang clan!

After all, Yang Yan's mansion already had a large number of experts. Moreover, the Hongnong Yang clan may have had many more experts who were not in the ancestral land of the Hongnong Yang clan or in Yang Yan's mansion, but under the command of Yang Xuance, the governor of Xuzhou.

"Lord Marquis, what is your intention in surrounding our Hongnong Yang Clan?"

Yang Li frowned, looking at Chu Xiu with a hint of dissatisfaction, and said in a low but powerful voice.

This is the source of the confidence of the Grand Elder of the Yang Clan of Hongnong!

Even when facing Chu Xiu, the champion marquis of the Great Zhou Dynasty and commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he dared to express his dissatisfaction.

"Yang Li, I have come here today on His Majesty's orders to completely eradicate the Yang clan of Hongnong!"

"Are you going to surrender obediently, or will you put up a last stand?"

"You can choose for yourselves!"

Chu Xiu looked at Yang Li with a calm expression and said in an extremely composed manner.

Yang Li was able to recognize Chu Xiu.

Chu Xiu could not possibly fail to recognize Yang Li.

On the way here, Chu Xiu had already obtained the complete information about the Hongnong Yang family from the Shadow Guard.

Although this information may not be able to provide a complete picture of the full strength of the Yang family of Hongnong.

The Yang family of Hongnong must have some hidden strength.

However, given the Shadow Guard's strength, they would certainly be able to gather most of the information about the Yang family of Hongnong.

Having reviewed the records of the Yang family of Hongnong, he was naturally able to easily recognize Yang Li.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the direct descendants of the Hongnong Yang clan and the worshippers changed drastically, revealing expressions of horror.

Does Your Majesty intend to completely eradicate the Yang clan of Hongnong?

"I don't believe it!"

"Chu Xiu, if you have the guts, produce His Majesty's imperial edict!"

"Otherwise, don't even think about harming the Yang family of Hongnong!"

"Even if you are the champion marquis, you are still not qualified!"

Yang Li's pupils contracted, and she stared at Chu Xiu with a cold and sharp gaze, speaking in a cold voice.

"I don't need your belief!"

"Our Great Zhou Dynasty's ten thousand Imperial Guards and one hundred thousand City Guards are enough to prove everything!"

"I now give you only one choice: surrender or die!"

Chu Xiu smiled calmly and looked at Yang Li and the others, saying, "By the way, let me remind you that before I came here, I had already completely razed Yang Yan's mansion to the ground."

Yang Yan is already dead under my blade!

Although surrendering would also mean death, at least it would be a little later than dying now.

"The patriarch is dead?"

"Impossible! How could Chu Xiu possibly possess the power to kill the family head?"

"Absolutely impossible! The patriarch must not be dead!"

"..."

Upon hearing Chu Xiu's words, the elders of the Hongnong Yang Clan showed expressions of horror and disbelief.

Among all the Yang clans of Hongnong, the one with the highest prestige is undoubtedly Yang Changtian, the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang clan.

However, Yang Changtian has been in seclusion for many years and has not appeared for many years.

Even the elders of the Hongnong Yang clan were not qualified to see Yang Changtian.

In the entire Hongnong Yang clan, only two people are qualified to request an audience with Yang Changtian!

One is Yang Yan, and the other is Yang Li.

Yang Yan was the one who truly managed all affairs of the Hongnong Yang clan.

The prestige of Yang Li, the Grand Elder of the Hongnong Yang Clan, was far less than that of Yang Li himself.

After all, the two of them are not on the same level.

For the entire Hongnong Yang clan, Yang Yan was like a pillar of white jade supporting the sky.

Upon learning of Yang Yan's death, both the elders and the worshippers of the Hongnong Yang clan felt a sense of dizziness and their Daoist hearts crumbling.

"Chu Xiu, don't even think about deceiving us with such false information in order to achieve your treacherous plan of subduing the enemy without a fight!"

"If I'm not mistaken, the patriarch must be held back by Qi Tianchen!"

"With the patriarch's strength, he could even put Qi Tianchen to a fight!"

"How could you possibly be a match for the head of the family?"

"You want to kill the patriarch? Even if you cultivate for another fifty years, you still don't have the right!"

Yang Li stared at Chu Xiu with murderous intent in his eyes and said with a look of disdain, "Don't think I don't know what you relied on to suppress Xiao Yu, the leader of the Maitreya Sect!"

What you rely on is your Imperial Guard's killing blade formation!

Without the Imperial Guard's Killing Blade Formation, a mere Earth Immortal Realm cultivator would be enough to kill you!

Now that Qi Tianchen is fighting with the family head, are you worried that the news will reach us?

So you had no choice but to bite the bullet and bring 10,000 Imperial Guards and 100,000 City Guards.

You know your own strength, so you try to corrupt our resolve with these words and make us surrender!

You wish!

Unfortunately, I anticipated all your schemes!

"That's right, how could the patriarch be killed by Chu Xiu!"

"Yes, with the patriarch's strength, even Qi Tianchen couldn't kill him!"

"This Chu Xiu is indeed cunning; he actually wants to take over our entire Hongnong Yang Clan in such a way!"

"Since His Majesty has already taken action against our Hongnong Yang clan, let's go all the way and kill Chu Xiu. Killing him will also cut off one of His Majesty's arms!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the elder of the Hongnong Yang clan's eyes lit up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. However, his gaze toward Chu Xiu was filled with murderous intent and anger.

"Since you don't believe me, then I'll have no choice but to take action myself!"

Chu Xiu smiled lightly, his left hand clenched, and the Taiqing Zhenyue Blade appeared in his palm. His right hand gripped the hilt, and he spoke calmly.

He had no intention of taking out the Nine Luminaries Immortal Sword from Yang Yan; these people were not worthy.

Despite the large number of experts in the Hongnong Yang clan, he didn't take them seriously at all.

"Yang Yun, kill him!"

A murderous glint flashed in Yang Li's eyes as he spoke with chilling ferocity.

"it is good!"

An elder of the Hongnong Yang clan, whose cultivation had reached the seventh level of the Earth Immortal realm, responded and stepped out from behind Yang Li. He held a sword in his left hand and gripped the hilt with his right, walking step by step toward Chu Xiu.