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

"Master Marquis, you're welcome."

Nangong Yijian smiled slightly and said.

"Ying Taotie, send the man in black back to our Jinyiwei prison. Have Lin Huaiyu intensify the interrogation and get him to talk as quickly as possible."

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

"Yes."

The shadowy Taotie appeared out of thin air, bowed to Chu Xiu, then flashed towards the man in black, grabbed his shoulder, and disappeared from the spot.

"Alright, this person has been dealt with, and I should head back now."

Nangong Yijian said something to Chu Xiu and Qi Tianchen, then transformed into a beam of sword light and disappeared into the night sky.

Watching Nangong Yijian leave, Qi Tianchen smiled and said, "My lord, I'll be leaving now. If there's anything else, please send someone to the Imperial Observatory to find me."

"Imperial Preceptor, please take care."

Chu Xiu nodded, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Qi Tianchen, and said.

Qi Tianchen moved, transforming into a sword light and leaving.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Fang Heng, Pei Shiji, and Luo Tianxi, along with a group of elite Imperial Guards, flashed towards this side, clearly already aware of Chu Xiu's attack.

"My lord, how are you?"

Fang Heng asked Chu Xiu with a nervous expression.

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

"It wasn't just the Imperial Advisor who made a move; even the Palace Master of the Royal Palace's Hall of Worship personally took action."

"In the capital, who has the ability to harm me in front of them?"

Chu Xiu waved his hand and said.

Hearing Chu Xiu's words and seeing that he didn't seem injured, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Have you dealt with all the assassins from Wuxiang Temple?"

Chu Xiu glanced at Fang Heng and the others, and said indifferently.

"Reporting to the Marquis, all the assassins from Wuxiang Temple inside have been captured, and I am preparing to execute them."

Upon hearing this, Fang Heng spoke with a respectful expression.

"Go back and kill them all, lest things get complicated."

Chu Xiu waved to Fang Heng and the others, then turned and strolled leisurely toward the Marquis of Champion's residence.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will see you off."

Fang Heng said with utmost respect.

After a while.

Prince Qi's Mansion.

Yang Yun, the chief steward of the Qi Prince's mansion, suddenly appeared outside the pavilion deep inside the mansion, but his face turned extremely panicked.

"problem occurs?"

King Murong Yu of Qi placed a chess piece carved from white jade on the chessboard and said in a cold voice.

Given the immense commotion Yang Changfeng made just now, it was impossible for him not to have seen it.

However, nothing happened after that, so he didn't know whether Yang Changfeng had killed Chu Xiu or not.

But just by looking at Yang Yun's expression, he already knew the answer.

"Your Highness, my great-uncle has fallen into Chu Xiu's hands..."

A bitter smile appeared on Yang Yun's face as he said with a wry smile.

"Won't Yang Changfeng reveal his connection to your lineage?"

Murong Yu said with an indifferent expression.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, my great-uncle will never reveal his relationship with our lineage."

"He will definitely insist that Yang Xuance sent him to kill Chu Xiu."

Beads of sweat appeared on Yang Yun's forehead as he spoke cautiously.

He naturally understood what Murong Yu meant.

If Yang Changfeng were to expose their lineage, Murong Yu would absolutely not hesitate to send his head to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

And it wasn't just him.

People from his lineage are very likely to die!

"That's good."

"If you fail, you fail."

"We'll find another opportunity to kill Chu Xiu next time."

"However, we can no longer do it ourselves from now on."

Murong Yu nodded slightly and said.

"Yes."

Yang Yun bowed and turned to leave.

At this moment, Yang Yun realized that the back of his clothes was completely soaked.

"It's getting late, I should rest now."

Murong Yu slowly got up, stretched, and walked towards the courtyard where he lived.

The deepest part of the Prince of Yan's mansion.

Swish!

A man in black appeared outside a study and bowed respectfully, saying, "Your Highness, the person who made the move is a master from the Yang family."

squeak...

The door to the study was pushed open.

Prince Murong Jian of Yan emerged from his study, a book in his hand, and calmly asked the man in black, "Do you know this man's identity?"

"Your Highness, this person's cultivation level has reached the Xuanxian realm."

"It is very likely that it is Yang Changfeng or Yang Changyun, one of the three heroes of the Yang family."

Both of them claimed to be dead back then.

"Of the three heroes of the Yang family, only Yang Changtian remains."

"But I suspect that neither of them is dead."

"But I don't know whether the person who made the move was Yang Changfeng or Yang Changyun."

The man in black hesitated for a moment before speaking to Murong Jian.

"It doesn't matter whether it's Yang Changfeng or Yang Changyun who makes the move."

"The most terrifying thing is that even a Xuanxian Realm expert couldn't kill Chu Xiu."

Murong Jian said quietly.

The man in black kept his head down and remained silent.

This is not a topic he can respond to.

"Fourth brother was too hasty in the end."

"This is the capital city!"

"What was he thinking when he killed Chu Xiu in the capital?"

"It's clear that we can't make a move now."

"Even if we have to take action, it can't be with our own people."

"As a result, he was so foolish as to use his own people to kill Chu Xiu. Not only did he fail to eliminate Chu Xiu, but he also lost a Xuanxian-level expert."

Murong Jian sighed and said with a regretful expression.

"That's it, just step back."

"Tell your uncle that you must not rush."

"In the capital, there are two people: Nangong Yijian and Liu Feibai."

"With the Sword Immortal and Sword Saint stationed in the capital, killing Chu Xiu would be as difficult as ascending to heaven."

"We must wait until Chu Xiu leaves the capital before making a move; only then can we ensure that nothing goes wrong!"

After a pause, Murong Jian spoke to the man in black.

"Yes, Your subordinate obeys."

The man in black responded and disappeared before Murong Jian's eyes.

"Nangong Yijian..."

"Liu Feibai..."

"If only these two were my men!"

Murong Jian looked towards the palace with a jealous expression, and said with a longing look, "But it's not like there's no chance."

Once I conquer this world, they will naturally serve me.

Neither of them would be loyal to anyone; they would serve whoever was the emperor.

As long as this world remains the world of the Murong family, they will continue to serve every emperor of the Murong family.

Not long after.

Chu Xiu had already arrived outside the Marquis of Champion's residence.

only……

Upon returning to his own doorstep, Chu Xiu saw Jiang Wan'er's figure.

He raised an eyebrow, strode forward, and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Jiang Wan'er, saying, "Lord Jiang, have you come here now because His Majesty has something to discuss with me?"

"My lord, His Majesty summons you."

Jiang Wan'er nodded slightly and said to Chu Xiu.

"His Majesty summons me?"

"Lord Jiang, there's no time to lose, let's go to the palace right now."

Chu Xiu's expression turned serious as he spoke to Jiang Wan'er.

He had already guessed that Murong Si's summons was definitely related to the attack he had just suffered.