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

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Fang Heng responded with utmost respect.

"Chu Xiu, how dare you!"

Murong Yu stared coldly at Chu Xiu and shouted angrily, "I want to see if you really dare to arrest someone in front of me!"

Even if Murong Yu knew that Chu Xiu had a valid reason to arrest people, he could not back down at this moment.

Chu Xiu's surrounding of the entire Qi Prince's mansion was a provocation against him, showing him no respect.

If they had arrested him right in front of him, right there in the Prince Qi's residence.

Then he would become a laughingstock to the world, and how could he possibly contend for the world in the future?

How will the civil and military officials view him?

Yang Yun stared at Chu Xiu with a solemn expression, his hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched tightly, his palms, which never sweated, were now covered in sweat.

“His Highness Prince Qi knew that Yang Yun was connected to the person who assassinated me, yet he still protected him.”

"Could it be that His Highness Prince Qi is the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on this humble subject?"

"Is Your Highness worried that if Yang Yun falls into my hands and goes to the Imperial Guard prison, it will expose Your Highness?"

Chu Xiu smiled calmly and said casually.

"presumptuous!"

"Chu Xiu, how dare you slander me?"

"I would never stoop to such a thing!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Yu's expression changed drastically. He flicked his sleeve and said angrily.

"Since Your Highness Prince Qi is not afraid, then please do not obstruct my capture of the imperial criminals. Otherwise, do not blame me for being offensive!"

Chu Xiu stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly.

"Good, Chu Xiu, you're very good..."

Murong Yu raised his right hand, pointed at Chu Xiu, and said with a cold smile.

His right hand trembled slightly, a testament to his fury.

"Fang Heng, why aren't you making a move?"

Chu Xiu said calmly.

"Yes, sir!"

Fang Heng responded, gripping the hilt of his Embroidered Spring Blade at his waist with his right hand, and said with a chilling aura, "Draw your sword!"

Zheng!

With a clang of swords, more than 15,000 elite Imperial Guards drew their swords.

At this moment, Fang Heng and more than 15,000 elite Imperial Guards seemed to have become one, forming a killing blade formation.

"Your Highness, if this old servant survives, I will serve you again in my next life!"

Yang Yun's pupils contracted. He knew that Murong Yu could no longer protect him. He moved swiftly, leaping into the air like a thunderbolt, his speed astonishing.

As the chief steward of the Prince of Qi's residence, he was certainly no ordinary person.

He and Yang Su were actually of the same generation.

However, his status and reputation in the Hongnong Yang clan could not compare with those of Yang Su.

However, he was definitely considered a master among the Yang family of Hongnong.

In that instant, Yang Yun's cultivation level had clearly reached the realm of a True Immortal.

"You can't escape!"

Fang Heng snorted coldly, as if he had appeared out of thin air in the sky. His speed was even more terrifying than Yang Yun's. He slashed down at Yang Yun with the Embroidered Spring Blade in his hand!

A terrifying blade of energy appeared between heaven and earth.

With this slash, the heavens and earth seemed to be split in two!

Upon seeing Fang Heng's strike, Yang Yun's face showed a look of horror. He knew that the Embroidered Uniform Guard's killing blade formation was incredibly terrifying.

However, he always believed that the Jinyiwei's killing formation could only unleash its earth-shattering power under Chu Xiu's command.

Without Chu Xiu, the Killing Blade Formation, though still powerful, is significantly weakened in strength.

who knows……

Fang Heng's command of the killing blade formation had already reached such a terrifying level.

This strike definitely reached the level of the seventh level of the True Immortal Realm!

He had only just stepped into the first level of the True Immortal Realm, and his strength was far inferior to Fang Heng's!

Boom!

Just as Yang Yun was about to be chopped into dust by Fang Heng's blade.

He discovered that the strike was not intended to kill him at all, but rather to slash him down from the sky, sending him plummeting to the ground.

"Chu Xiu wants to capture me alive..."

"He wants to get evidence from me that the prince is plotting a rebellion!"

Yang Yun felt a chill run down his spine, and he immediately understood Chu Xiu's true intention.

Once Yang Yun understood this, he felt a chill rise up his spine, making him feel a bone-chilling cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cave!

Bang!

Yang Yun crashed down from the sky. Although Fang Heng's strike wasn't meant to kill him, it still severely injured him, and his clothes were tattered under the force of the blade's energy.

Yang Yun struggled to his feet, but before he could speak, a mouthful of bright red blood spurted from his mouth.

A bitter smile appeared on his face as he knelt before Prince Qi, Murong Yu, and said with great difficulty, "Your Highness, this old servant is afraid I cannot escape..."

however!

Right now!

A shocking change has occurred!

A cold glint appeared between heaven and earth.

This cold glint was aimed directly at Yang Yun.

Upon seeing this cold glint, not only did Fang Heng, who was falling from the sky, change his expression drastically, but even Chu Xiu's eyes narrowed.

laugh!

The cold light pierced through Yang Yun's brow, leaving a bloody hole.

Yang Yun's eyes widened in astonishment as he stared at Murong Yu in disbelief.

He had already planned to sever his own heart meridian so as not to expose Murong Yu's intentions.

only……

What he didn't expect was that the person he killed would be Murong Yu!

Yang Yun's pupils began to dilate, and he fell backward to the ground, crimson blood flowing from the hole between his eyebrows, staining the ground a bloody color.

"My lord, I will go after them!"

Seeing Yang Yun dead before his eyes, Fang Heng gripped the Embroidered Spring Blade tightly in his hand and said through gritted teeth.

"No need!"

You can't catch up!

Chu Xiu shook his head, gave Qi Wang Murong Yu a deep look, and said in a low and powerful voice.

"Yes……"

Fang Heng said with resentment.

"Your Highness is indeed a master of tactics."

"Amazing, amazing..."

Chu Xiu smiled slightly, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Murong Yu, turned and left, shouting loudly, "Withdraw!"

"Yes!"

More than 15,000 elite Imperial Guards shouted in unison and quickly retreated behind Chu Xiu.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Xiu and more than 15,000 elite Imperial Guards disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Chu Xiu!"

Murong Yu stared at the direction Chu Xiu had left in with murderous intent, and said coldly.

He naturally knew what Chu Xiu meant by those words.

Originally, the people in Prince Qi's mansion probably wouldn't have thought anything of it, even if they guessed that it was his people who killed Yang Yun, it would just be a guess.

But Chu Xiu essentially exposed all his scars.

It should be noted that Yang Yun has been the chief steward of the Qi Prince's mansion since he was enfeoffed as a prince at the age of six.

Even Yang Yun ended up like this, dying at his hands in the end. What will others think?

He's trying to kill me by destroying my spirit!

Let's destroy the ambitions of the Prince of Qi's family!

However, despite knowing this, Murong Yu had no way to explain it.

Even if you try to explain, it will only make things worse.

Murong Yu took a deep breath, flicked his sleeves, and said, "Let's go back!"

"Yes."

The group of experts from the Qi Prince's Mansion greeted him respectfully and followed Murong Yu back to the Qi Prince's Mansion.

However, the look in their eyes when they looked at Murong Yu was no longer one of awe, but rather of fear and dread.

Chu Xiu's move was very effective.

Prince Yan's Mansion.

"Fourth Brother has really fallen into a deep hole. Not only has he lost all face, but even the experts in the Prince Qi's mansion are starting to lose faith in him."

"pitiful!"

Prince Murong Jian of Yan looked towards the direction of Prince Qi's residence with a sympathetic expression, sighed, and said, "Who would have thought that Chu Xiu would be so ruthless!"