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

"Reporting to the Marquis, we have found it."

Fang Heng said respectfully.

"Do you have any way to bring out the assassins hidden underground by the Compassion Temple?"

Chu Xiu looked at Fang Heng with a calm expression and said.

"Reporting to the Marquis, I have already prepared the Wanmiao Softening Powder purchased from Changchun Pavilion."

"This Wanmiao Softening Tendon Powder is a bit pricey."

"But it is colorless and odorless, so even experts at the True Immortal Realm or even the Profound Immortal Realm level can be affected if they are not on guard."

"Once you are hit, you will be completely powerless and unable to even raise your cultivation level."

"It would be impossible to recover in less than an hour."

Fang Heng took out a white porcelain bottle from his sleeve and said with a confident look, "If the Cibei Temple's secret temple wasn't hidden underground, perhaps we wouldn't be able to deal with them."

But they happen to be underground. If the smoke from the Myriad Tissue Softening Powder is blown underground, these people will be powerless to resist.

"How expensive is it?"

Chu Xiu looked at Fang Heng with great interest and asked.

Even Chu Xiu was surprised by the effects of the Myriad Tendon Softening Powder.

This is absolutely a true treasure!

"Reporting to the Marquis, one bottle of Wanmiao Softening Powder costs one million taels of silver."

Fang Heng said with a pained expression.

"One million taels of silver per bottle?"

"It is indeed very expensive, but as long as it is worth the price, even if it is expensive, our Embroidered Uniform Guard should prepare more."

"Anyway, the money of our Embroidered Uniform Guard comes from confiscated property, so once it's spent, it's spent."

"As long as it reduces the number of casualties among our Jinyiwei brothers, it's all worth it."

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and said:

"My Lord is wise."

Fang Heng said with a look of admiration.

"Alright, enough with the flattery, let's get started."

Chu Xiu smiled and said to Fang Heng.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

Fang Heng responded and moved swiftly, disappearing into the depths of Cibei Temple.

Chu Xiu and the others also went along.

Not long after.

Fang Heng arrived at the edge of a rockery deep within Cibei Temple and patted the rockery a few times with his right hand.

Click...

With a soft sound, a pitch-black entrance appeared on the artificial hill.

Through this entrance, you can see that it is a tunnel that extends downwards.

Fang Heng held his breath and opened the stopper of the white porcelain bottle, from which wisps of white smoke drifted out.

With a flick of his sleeve, the wisp of white smoke drifted into the tunnel.

After a while.

"Reporting to the Marquis, enough time has passed. The assassins from the Wuxiang Temple hidden within the Cibei Temple should have already fallen victim to their attacks."

"I am willing to lead men into the hidden temple and capture all the assassins from Wuxiang Temple."

Fang Heng bowed to Chu Xiu and said.

"Shadow Taotie".

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu spoke calmly.

"The humble position is here."

The shadowy Taotie appeared out of thin air and spoke respectfully to Chu Xiu.

"You will personally enter the hidden temple to investigate the situation inside."

"Remember, don't let them find out!"

"If any problems arise, evacuate immediately!"

Chu Xiu pondered for a moment, then spoke to Ying Taotie.

Ying Taotie's cultivation level has reached the peak of the ninth level of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, although it has not yet reached the True Immortal Realm level.

However, the Shadow Taotie, having now mastered the Embroidered Uniform Guard's Concealment Technique, has become even more powerful in terms of stealth.

Ying Taotie personally entered the dark temple to investigate, but even a peak True Immortal Realm ninth level cultivator couldn't detect it.

Even if the assassins from the Wuxiang Zen Temple, hidden in the Cibei Temple's secret chamber, were not caught off guard, Ying Taotie could still emerge unharmed.

If Fang Heng leads the team into the Dark Temple, he will die inside if something goes wrong.

Fang Heng was not just the commander of the Sky Guard, but also his right-hand man, so he naturally did not want Fang Heng to go in and take risks.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your command."

Ying Taotie bowed and then disappeared into the pitch-black tunnel.

Fang Heng was deeply moved.

Every elite member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who heard Chu Xiu speak looked at him with intense fervor.

Even if they were to die now for Chu Xiu or for the Embroidered Uniform Guard, they would die without regret!

Less than a moment.

Swish!

Ying Taotie emerged from the tunnel and said to Chu Xiu with utmost respect, "Reporting to the Marquis, all the assassins from the Wuxiang Temple in the Dark Temple have been caught, including the abbot of the Wuxiang Temple branch, whose cultivation level has reached the peak of the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm."

"very good."

"Fang Heng, you can bring your men in now."

"After bringing all the assassins from Wuxiang Temple out of there, we will kill them with the Killing Blade Formation."

"Strengthen the power of all of us in the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"In addition, all the women who have been abducted inside must be rescued."

“Those who are willing to go home will be given a certain amount of money and sent back to their respective homes.”

"If any of them do not wish to go home, they can be temporarily housed in our Jinyiwei headquarters, where they can do what they can."

"Whether it's washing clothes or helping out in the kitchen."

Chu Xiu nodded slightly and said in a deep and powerful voice.

The reason for this arrangement was, of course, that these abducted women might not necessarily want to return home.

Sending them back, and for some women in particular, was tantamount to forcing them to their deaths.

"My subordinate understands."

Fang Heng's expression turned solemn, and he spoke in a firm and powerful voice.

"In addition, all the money in the entire Cibei Temple must be taken away."

After a pause, Chu Xiu continued.

"Yes."

Fang Heng replied without hesitation.

"Alright, that's all for now. I'll head back to rest."

Chu Xiu left behind a single sentence and then vanished from the spot.

He had originally planned to take matters into his own hands, but he never expected that he would so easily defeat the assassins from Wuxiang Temple hidden in Cibei Temple.

Now that it was evening, he should naturally return home.

"Farewell to the Marquis."

As Chu Xiu left, everyone shouted in unison.

Because the assassins from Wuxiang Temple had all been poisoned by the Wanmiao Softening Powder, they were not afraid that the sound of their killings would be heard by the assassins.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Xiu appeared on a large tree outside the Cibei Temple.

Chu Xiu stood on a branch no bigger than a thumb at the top of the tree, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Thank you, Grand Preceptor."

"You're welcome, my Lord."

"I'm just here to join in the fun."

A voice seemed to come from an incredibly distant place and reached Chu Xiu's ears.

The others, however, did not hear it.

Chu Xiu smiled lightly, took a step, and headed towards the mansion that now bore the plaque of the Marquis of Champion.

only!

Zheng!

Suddenly, a sword's cry rang out!

A dazzling sword light illuminated the entire world, seemingly lighting up the entire capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

A man in black, wielding a long sword, attacked Chu Xiu with a single strike.

This sword strike was incredibly fast and incredibly terrifying, as if it could pierce through the heavens and the earth with a single blow!