A man in the Qin Dynasty stirred up a storm across the heavens.

News of the massacre at the Crown Prince's residence spread like wildfire.

The entire state of Yan was shocked, and what was even more unbelievable to the world was...

There's an even more shocking piece of news.

On the night of the bloody night at the Crown Prince's residence, a group of assassins attacked the Yan Prince's palace and attempted to assassinate him.

The news sent shockwaves through the seven kingdoms.

A shocking upheaval occurred in the Yan Kingdom, with an assassination attempt on the king and the destruction of the crown prince's residence.

They killed Prince Dan of Yan, who had been a hostage in Qin.

This is the most sensational event in the world in the last thirty years, even the ghost soldiers' robbery of funds in South Korea is not worth mentioning.

The assassination of the king has occurred over several hundred years since the Spring and Autumn Period.

It happens very rarely.

Even during the reign of King Zhou of Shang and the Zhou Dynasty, no one was truly audacious enough to assassinate the king.

But it actually happened in the Yan Kingdom's capital, inside the Yan King's palace.

At Zuixianlou, those who cross the line shall die!

The rulers of the other six states besides Yan retrieved detailed intelligence information about Zuixianlou once again.

A force that dared to assassinate the king, and in retaliation, massacred the Crown Prince's household.

It was an absolute threat to all the powers and rulers of the seven kingdoms.

When their spies and informants reported back that on the night of the bloody night at the Yan King's palace, the assassins from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion had reached Yan King Xi, eliminating the two most powerful figures in the Yan Kingdom, Blood Shadow and Blood Slaughter, and even killing two Grandmasters in the process.

After killing the Grandmaster who was a pillar of the Yan Kingdom and who was stationed deep within the Yan Kingdom's palace.

Even Qin Shi Huang, the ruler of Qin, felt an unprecedented sense of dread towards Zuixianlou.

The Yan King's Palace may not be as heavily guarded as the Qin King's Palace in Xianyang, but as kings, they knew better than anyone how formidable the defenses of a royal palace were.

Even so, Zuixianlou still almost accomplished the feat of assassinating the emperor.

How could they not be wary?

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Qin State, Xianyang Palace.

Ying Zheng knelt before the dragon desk, carefully reviewing the memorials that came down from the ground. Beside him stood a dashing young man, holding a sword, silently protecting him.

In front of the two men, a man in black was reading a secret letter.

"Twelve days ago, the Drunken Immortal Pavilions in Xiangping and Linle of the Yan Kingdom were destroyed."

"Ten days ago, Zuixianlou launched its fiercest retaliation against the Yan Kingdom. The palace guards were massacred, and the personal guards of King Yan Xi were wiped out. Two Grandmaster-level commanders were killed. The bloody battle lasted for half an hour, and the assassins only left quietly after reinforcements arrived."

"During this period, all communication was cut off."

That same night, the residence of the Crown Prince of Yan was destroyed. Crown Prince Dan of Yan was mutilated and his body was cut into human stumps and hung in front of the gate of the residence.

"According to reports from our spies planted in Yan, the words 'Those who cross the border shall die' have been left behind. And..."

Ying Zheng slightly raised his eyes. Though he didn't speak, the domineering and imposing aura he exuded made the man in black shudder. He quickly replied, "Moreover, Yan Dan seemed to have been tortured before his death. Besides being reduced to a human stump, his manhood was also gone!!"

Gai Nie's eye twitched. This Drunken Immortal Pavilion is too ruthless. Aren't they afraid that the Yan Kingdom will fight them to the death?

"Yan Dan!" A moment of sadness flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes. He and Yan Dan had once been very close. If he hadn't become the King of Qin, they might not have become strangers.

It's quite possible that Yan Dan wouldn't have ended up like this!

"Go on!"

Then, the man in black continued reading: "The next day, the Grand Commander of the Yan Kingdom's Imperial Guards was arrested and imprisoned. The Deputy Commander, Yan Kuang, temporarily took over the palace defenses of the Yan King's Palace and personally led 30,000 Imperial Guards to stay by the side of King Xi of Yan at all times, guarding the palace."

"Additionally: On the night of the bloody night at the Yan King's palace, the Luo Wang branch in the Yan Kingdom was wiped out. A branch leader of the first-class Killer rank was killed, and a total of twenty Luo Wang assassins ranging from the Killer rank to the Absolute rank were killed. There were no survivors in the entire branch."

"After several investigations through the smallest clues, Luo Wang finally discovered that the person who made the move that day was very likely Dong Jun of the Yin Yang School, who had always been by Prince Dan of Yan's side."

Ying Zheng held the bamboo slips, remaining motionless for a long time.

A silence fell over the palace.

After a long silence, King Ying Zheng of Qin slowly put down the bamboo slips in his hand, his face grim as he looked at Gai Nie beside him and said, "Mr. Gai Nie, what kind of power do you think is needed to freely enter and leave a royal palace and assassinate a king?"

Even if King Xi of Yan is incompetent, the foundation of the Yan state remains intact.

While its national strength may not be comparable to that of the Qin state, it is not necessarily much worse.

According to the information relayed back by the Black Ice Guard, the assassins from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion had reached Yan Wangxi's doorstep and seemed to have reached some kind of "agreement" or "deal" with him in order to make them retreat.

During this period, all requests for help sent out by the tens of thousands of imperial guards from the vast Yan Palace were cut off.

In other words, the palace defenses of other countries would probably be virtually useless against the newly emerging Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Gai Nie lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I do not know."

Gai Nie served as a bodyguard to King Ying Zheng of Qin, constantly moving within the palace, and thus had a very clear and intuitive understanding of the palace's defensive capabilities.

If it were him, it wouldn't be difficult to infiltrate a certain distance.

Even if he was very careful, he could never get close to Ganquan Palace or Xianyang Palace.

The Black Ice Platform and the Qin Kingdom's profound foundation are beyond the reach of Gai Nie, a swordsman who has just entered the Grandmaster realm.

In Gai Nie's opinion, to fight all the way to Ying Zheng (Prince Xi of Yan) without alerting the Imperial Guards on the outskirts, it would require at least one Grandmaster or more than ten Grandmasters working together.

To sever all external connections, at least a hundred top-tier experts at the Innate Realm would be needed to wait for an opportunity to strike from the periphery in order to ensure that all of this could be accomplished.

Most importantly, imagine yourself like Zuixianlou, charging right up to King Xi of Yan, then calmly retreating and holding off the Yan Kingdom's imperial guards for a full half-hour.

The Drunken Immortal Pavilion must not only be extremely familiar with the defenses of the Yan Kingdom's palace and know the two major palace guard teams, Blood Shadow and Blood Kill, inside and out, but must also possess terrifying strength that is unimaginable to outsiders.

"There's also a Drunken Immortal Pavilion in Xianyang!"

Ying Zheng's eyes were as deep as stars, and a fleeting, inexplicable expression appeared on his face.

Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in the black-clad man's eyes: "Your Majesty, should we...?"

"The blood of the chicken used to scare the monkey hasn't even dried yet, do you want the Xianyang Palace to suffer the same fate?" Ying Zheng calmly glanced at the man in black. If he held all the power in Qin, he wouldn't care about the mere Zuixianlou.

However, he still had a formidable enemy at this time.

If we were to provoke the audacious Zuixianlou at this moment, who knows if they might repeat the bloody night at the Yanwang Palace?

Black Ice Platform is strong, but it is only slightly better than Blood Shadow and Blood Kill of Yan Kingdom.

If Zuixianlou could destroy those two trump cards cultivated by generations of Yan kings, it's not impossible for them to infiltrate Xianyang Palace and assassinate him, the Qin king who still had no real power.

As for the Black Ice Platform...

Before he fully grasps all the power and influence in the Qin state, the Black Ice Guard, while responsible for protecting his safety and obeying his commands, may not necessarily be his reliable support.