Cultivation of immortality begins with an eighty-year-old eunuch.

Chen Fan shook his head slightly.

With his white hair, hunched back, and tightly wrapped around his body, he looked extremely old.

Upon seeing the eunuchs from the Eastern Depot, he smiled and said:

"They don't eat people, they just enjoy killing."

Hearing this, the little stool became even more frightened.

If he hadn't been supporting his godfather, he felt his legs would have gone weak.

"Greetings, Eunuch Chen. My family is sent by the Eunuch to investigate the assassination. You can call my family Eunuch Sun."

Outside the Imperial Stables, a tall, clean-shaven eunuch dressed in a light green robe with a fish and dragon pattern on the chest introduced himself.

Behind him followed four eunuchs dressed in the same clothes, with sharp knives at their waists.

Judging from their attire and demeanor, this eunuch Sun should be the leader, and their cultivation levels are all at the Iron Skin Realm.

"You're too kind, Eunuch Sun... cough cough... We are willing to cooperate with the Supervisor's investigation."

Chen Fan glanced at him, then coughed and replied:

"The Imperial Stables... can be searched inside and out... both people and horses are here."

Grandpa Sun was very satisfied with Grandpa Chen's attitude.

He had heard of the reputation of these three treasures of the capital on his way here.

For a dying man like him, his investigation here was merely a routine matter.

Under his gaze, four colleagues followed him into the Imperial Stables for a search.

Seeing this, Chen Fan remained calm and simply waited silently.

Before long, the four eunuchs from the Eastern Depot came out.

With indifferent eyes, they shook their heads slightly and returned to behind Eunuch Sun.

"Eunuch Chen, I apologize for disturbing you. If you discover anything, please let me know!"

"Definitely, may Eunuch Sun rest in peace..." Chen Fan said with a smile, his eyes narrowed.

After the person left.

The Imperial Horse Stables returned to quiet.

Chen Fan looked down at the little stool lying on the ground, too afraid to get up, and sighed:

"They're gone... Get up!"

"Yes... Godfather." The timid little stool swallowed hard and quickly got up from the ground.

The two returned to the Imperial Stables one after the other.

As soon as Chen Fan closed the door after returning to his room, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He, who had been living in constant fear, inexplicably felt a little guilty.

Meow…

Just then, Xiao Hua came over again, habitually rubbing its head against people, which looked rather cute.

Chen Fan also stroked the cat's head, then held it in his arms and petted it.

Only after stroking the cat's back did his restless heart calm down.

The matter of the emperor being assassinated during the New Year's festival must have been a long and complicated affair!

During this period, Chen Fan decided to stay home and avoid getting involved in this mess.

Thinking of all this, he returned to his bed and began to meditate cross-legged.

As Chen Fan practiced the Changchun Gong, the spiritual energy within his body began to circulate like a gurgling stream.

As the spiritual energy flowed continuously, his body slowly warmed up...

……

It was late at night, around 9 PM.

Chen Fan was suddenly awakened by a faint sound of footsteps.

While he was still cultivating, he raised an eyebrow and immediately curled up back into his bed.

Squeak...

As the door was pushed open and then closed again, a shadowy figure dressed in a black robe entered the room.

Chen Fan, who was pretending to be asleep, realized what was going on and had a bad feeling.

In its perception, the other party was getting closer and closer.

As Chen Fan approached the bed, he was already preparing to make his move.

boom.

But after hearing a dull thud as he fell to the ground, he sat up abruptly.

Looking down, he saw a woman in a black robe lying on the ground, only three zhang away from his bed.

Chen Fan, who could smell blood, got up and saw that the woman had an injury on her back.

Moreover, he recognized this person; she was the palace maid who had attempted to assassinate the emperor during the day.

Chen Fan took a closer look and immediately felt a bit of a problem.

Another assassin!

Could it be that his position as the Imperial Stables manager is somehow connected to these assassins?

Chen Fan was already considering whether or not to inform Grandpa Sun, and he was struggling with his own thoughts.

After all, getting involved with these assassins would only bring more trouble later on.

After careful consideration, Chen Fan decided to wait and see.

It should be noted that these assassins came to the palace to carry out assassinations time and time again, and their purpose seemed to be related to the Martial Arts Pavilion.

He was also quite curious about whether it had anything to do with the Qingping Sword Technique.

With that in mind, Chen Fan helped the person up and placed them on a chair.

As time passed, it soon reached midnight.

In the past, Chen Fan would have been busy cultivating at this time, but tonight he was waiting for someone to wake up.

The more he stared at the assassin's face, the stranger it seemed.

Out of curiosity, Chen Fan tore open the assassin's face with his hand!

Sure enough, the assassin had a layer of skin on his face.

Beneath this skin was a woman with delicate features and considerable beauty.

Her face was pale, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Perhaps Chen Fan startled her awake, causing the woman to suddenly open her eyes!

"Who are you…"

When the woman saw the old eunuch Chen Fan in front of her, her gaze turned somewhat cold.

She wanted to get going, but found that her limbs were bound tightly with hemp rope!

"You come all the way to our house... and then ask who we are? That's not right, is it?" Chen Fan said with a smile!

"You damned eunuch...you dare to tie me up!" the woman shouted angrily.

"Believe it or not, I'll kill you!"

"We saved you, and you still want to kill us?" Chen Fan shook his head and said.

"You're repaying kindness with enmity!"

The woman, unimpressed, snorted and immediately tried to break free of the rope.

Suddenly, Chen Fan sprang up, rushed in front of her, grabbed her by the neck, and said:

Tell me... why did you come here?

"You...you're actually at the Breaking Void Realm..." The woman, her neck being choked, spoke in a trembling voice, her face filled with terror, struggling to breathe.

"I am a member of the Yin Corpse Sect... If you kill me, the Yin Corpse Sect will not let you off!"

Chen Fan raised an eyebrow and began to apply pressure with his fingers.

The woman, feeling increasingly short of breath, rolled her eyes and said:

"I said... my senior brother... the last trace of him was right here... that's why I found this place. He went to the Martial Arts Pavilion... the sword techniques from the Martial Arts Pavilion are gone now, I guess he... is hiding here!"

It matches up!

It's because of this Qingping Sword Technique that so many flies have been attracted!

With a dark expression, Chen Fan gritted his teeth and said:

"What's so important about that swordsmanship that makes so many of you flock to it?"

"Hidden within the swordsmanship are...celestial arts..." The woman, pale-faced, spoke with difficulty.

"I knew... that's all..."

"I see..." Chen Fan realized with a start as he released his grip.

No wonder these people are so willing to die to obtain the Qingping Sword Technique; it turns out there's more to this sword technique than meets the eye!

Unfortunately, he had already burned the sword manual, so there probably isn't even a trace left.

"You're actually at the Void Breaking Realm... You obtained that immortal technique?" the woman, who had regained her breathing, exclaimed in surprise.

"As far as we know, you are a rootless person and are incapable of cultivation..."

Click!

Before the woman could finish speaking, Chen Fan suddenly produced a long sword and thrust it forward.

With an incredulous look on her face, she looked down at the long sword piercing her chest and said:

"You're so cruel...you damned eunuch!"

"Hmph!" Chen Fan snorted coldly as he released his longsword.

"You're the one without roots. Our family has roots, and not only roots, but we're also fast and accurate!"