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

"Should we activate the Shadow Guard Elder Hall?"

Murong Si frowned and said.

The Royal Palace is home to a large number of experts, so it's impossible that the Shadow Guards didn't reach the Celestial Immortal Realm or even surpass it before the Great Conflict began.

"Indeed, now that the era of great contention has begun, hidden sects are slowly emerging."

"Relying solely on the current Shadow Guards is no longer sufficient to monitor the entire world."

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard has not yet matured."

Murong Nantian nodded slightly and said, "If we want to obtain more intelligence and control the movements of the entire world, we must open the Shadow Guard Elder Hall and let the Shadow Guard Elders come out."

"Where are the Shadow Guards?"

Murong Si pondered for a moment, then spoke in a low but powerful voice.

Swish!

The commander of the Shadow Guards appeared in the main hall and bowed respectfully to Murong Si, saying, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."

"Open the Shadow Guard Elder Hall and let the Shadow Guard Elders come out to make up for the current problem of the Shadow Guard's poor intelligence capabilities."

Murong Si spoke in a deep and powerful voice.

"Yes, I obey the order."

The Shadow Guard Commander spoke with a firm and powerful voice.

"Keep a close eye on the residences of Prince Qi, Prince Yan, and the Minister of Rites!"

"I need to know who exactly wanted to kill the pillars of our Great Zhou Dynasty, or whether all three of them were involved!"

Murong Si said with a chilling murderous aura.

"Yes!"

The Shadow Guard Commander's eyes narrowed, and he spoke solemnly.

Murong Si waved to the Shadow Guard Commander and remained silent.

The Shadow Guard Commander bowed and disappeared into the main hall of Taiji Palace.

"Grand Uncle, who do you think is suitable to secretly protect Minister Chu and ensure his safety in the Imperial Household Department?"

After considering for a moment, Murong Si gracefully rose and bowed to Murong Nantian.

As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, she felt no problem at all bowing to Murong Nantian.

Furthermore, she did not address Murong Palace Master as such, but rather Murong Si as Grand Uncle, indicating that she was asking the question not as the emperor, but as a descendant of the Murong family.

"Your Majesty, I believe that in order to protect Chu Xiu, one must possess strength no weaker than that of a Xuanxian Realm cultivator."

"Otherwise, we cannot protect his safety."

Although Murong Nantian understood Murong Si's meaning, he still bowed slightly in return before speaking.

Murong Si nodded slightly. She was also thinking about who could possess the strength of a Xuanxian realm and be suitable to protect Chu Xiu.

The four deputy hall masters of the Royal Palace are certainly qualified, and they are among the top-tier beings in the Xuanxian Realm.

Although they are not as powerful as Nangong Yijian, the master of the Royal Palace, and Liu Feibai, the master of the Immortal Martial Pavilion, the four of them are already incredibly strong.

Throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, even among the patriarchs of those holy lands, there were few whose strength surpassed theirs.

However, they are not suitable to be Chu Xiu's guards and protect him in secret.

Then there's the Imperial Advisor, Qi Tianchen.

However, Qi Tianchen is not suitable either, as his own cultivation is also very important.

His top priority now is to break through to the peak of the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm as soon as possible, or even step into the Profound Immortal Realm.

What he lacks most right now is time.

Moreover, given Qi Tianchen's status, he is not suitable to be Chu Xiu's bodyguard.

"Your humble servant believes that Tai'a is suitable!"

Murong Nantian pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he spoke to Murong Si.

"Xuanyuan Tai'a?"

Murong Si's heart stirred, and she looked at Murong Nantian and asked.

“That’s right, Tai’a is different from Qi Tianchen.”

"Qi Tianchen had been suppressing his cultivation level, so he did not reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Instead, he needed to stay at the peak of the ninth level of the Earthly Immortal Realm to suppress those treacherous officials."

"Tai'a has been cultivating in seclusion in the Immortal Martial Pavilion, and his cultivation level has already reached the peak of the ninth level of the True Immortal Realm."

"With his strength, he could even put up a fight against someone at the Xuanxian realm."

"For someone at the Profound Immortal Realm like Yang Changfeng, Tai'a only needs one sword strike to kill him!"

Murong Nantian said calmly, "He has been cultivating in seclusion for so many years, it's time for him to come out and take a walk."

In his eyes, Yang Changfeng seemed to be the weakest Xuanxian realm cultivator, so weak that even Xuanyuan Tai'a could kill him with just one sword.

This also proves the power of Xuanyuan Tai'a.

"only……"

"If Xuanyuan Tai'a leaves the Immortal Martial Pavilion, will there be someone else to guard it?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Si hesitated for a moment before asking Murong Nantian.

After all, it's impossible to let Liu Feibai, the head of the Immortal Martial Pavilion, do things personally, even though Liu Feibai sweeps the floor in the Immortal Martial Pavilion every day.

"That's simple. Just send an elder from the Royal Palace to handle miscellaneous matters in the Immortal Martial Pavilion."

Murong Nantian said without hesitation.

"Okay, thank you, Grand Uncle."

Murong Si thanked Murong Nantian.

"Your Majesty is too kind. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

Murong Nantian shook his head and said.

"Thank you for your trouble, Uncle."

Murong Si nodded slightly and said.

Murong Nantian moved and disappeared from the main hall of Taiji Palace.

"Jiang Wan'er, Pei Guanyin, please come in."

After watching Murong Nantian leave, Murong Si sat down on the throne again and said in a deep voice.

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

Jiang Wan'er and Pei Guanyin entered the main hall and bowed respectfully to Murong Si.

"Jiang Wan'er, go to the Immortal Martial Pavilion and tell Xuan Yuan Tai'a that from today onwards, he will secretly protect Chu Aiqing's safety and make sure that Chu Aiqing is safe and sound."

"He only needs to protect Chu Aiqing's safety; he doesn't need to concern himself with anything else."

Murong Si spoke to Jiang Wan'er and the other person using a secret telepathic communication technique: "Pei Guanyin, go to the Imperial Palace to convey my decree. The Imperial Palace is sending an elder to the Immortal Martial Pavilion to take charge, replacing Xuanyuan Tai'a."

Remember, besides the two of you, only the Imperial Household Department and Xuanyuan Tai'a know about this.

No one else should know about this!

She didn't want others to know, naturally in order to better protect Chu Xiu's safety.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Jiang Wan'er and Pei Guanyin exchanged a glance, and Jiang Wan'er spoke respectfully.

"Go."

Murong Si waved to Jiang Wan'er and the other person and said.

Jiang Wan'er and Pei Guanyin bowed to Murong Si and disappeared into the main hall of Taiji Palace.

After a while.

Immortal Martial Pavilion.

"He hasn't stepped out of the Immortal Martial Pavilion for decades."

"I should get out and about too."

Xuanyuan Tai'a, dressed in a green robe, walked out from inside, a smile on his face, and said, "It's a good opportunity to see what kind of strength experts at the Xuanxian realm possess."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuanyuan Tai'a disappeared from the spot, as if he had never been there at all.

The next day, early in the morning.

The entire Great Zhou Dynasty was shaken.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard not only spread the word in various prefectures and counties that one should not drink raw water and must boil it before drinking to reduce the occurrence of diseases, but also sent people to various villages to spread the word, telling every citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty the importance and function of drinking boiled water.

The tranquil morning suddenly became bustling with activity.