The Burial Tower of Immortals buries the heavens, the earth, and all the immortals.

The surrounding crowd was enraged by the old eunuch's arrogant attitude.

Li Yourong and Xiuer rolled up their sleeves, ready to act at Qin Changye's command.

Qin Changye actually spoke up: "Pry open his mouth and force this pot of fine wine down his throat, don't waste a single drop!"

Xiuer was the first to rush forward and grab the old eunuch's shoulder.

The old eunuch was furious and tried to resist, but found that Xiu'er's soft little hands were like a steel awl, and he couldn't break free at all.

He was stunned. He never expected that a mere maidservant by Qin Changye's side would possess such formidable strength.

Behind him, a group of highly skilled eunuchs paused for a moment before rushing over together.

Then, Li Yourong slapped them one by one, sending them flying everywhere.

"My young master told you to drink all this wine, so drink it all and don't move around."

With her other hand, Xiu'er pried open the old eunuch's mouth, then inserted the spout of the pot into it and began to pour water directly into it.

The old eunuch was devastated. He knew exactly how poisonous the wine was, because he was the one who put the poison in it.

To ensure it could poison Qin Changye, he even doubled the dosage; even a god would die on the spot if he drank it.

As it turned out, the wine was indeed poisonous.

He had barely taken a breath after drinking it when he bled from all seven orifices and died.

The onlookers were once again greatly surprised.

Her Majesty the Empress actually gave poisoned wine to a general who had just won a battle, in front of everyone.

Aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of the people?

"I have fought tirelessly to protect my country, risking my life countless times, yet our Empress has offered me poisoned wine, intending to kill me. This undermines the very foundation of the nation, and undermining the foundation is tantamount to rebellion!"

Qin Changye stopped Li Yourong, who was wreaking havoc, and rescued the last eunuch who was still breathing. He solemnly instructed him, "Go back to the palace and ask Her Majesty the Empress why she wants to rebel."

The eunuch, having narrowly escaped death, nodded vigorously and then scrambled towards the palace.

Upon returning from this trip, Qin Changye will also go to the palace to try and sit on the dragon throne.

However, before that, Qin Changye needs the Empress to continue courting death, much like being given poisoned wine.

Only in this way can we have a legitimate reason to act and be justified.

Kill the Empress, sit on the dragon throne—today is the day!

At this moment, three people dressed in blood-red clothes and wearing blood-red masks arrived at Qin Changye's side and respectfully greeted him, "Your Majesty!"

They were the other three of the six elders of the Blood-Clad Guard, besides Ren Pingsheng, Master Ta, and Li Yourong.

A few days ago, Qin Changye went to the Northern Border with Ren Pingsheng, Ta Ye, and Li Yourong, but not the other three.

It wasn't an intention to marginalize them, but rather to keep them in the capital and assign them very important tasks.

That is to investigate the true cause of the late emperor's death!

The Empress was originally the daughter of a poor peasant, of humble origin. However, due to her exceptional beauty, she was seen by the late emperor who happened to be out and about. He was immediately captivated and made an exception to select her for the palace. In just one month, she was promoted from a candidate for the imperial concubine to the empress.

Qin Changye felt that there must be something fishy about this.

Admittedly, the Empress was indeed very beautiful, but the previous emperor had three thousand concubines and had seen countless women, so he had long since developed a strong immunity to beautiful women.

The late emperor might have been captivated by the empress, but it was impossible for him to be instantly and completely infatuated.

Qin Changye guessed that the Empress must have used some kind of magic to drive the usually calm late emperor into a state of madness.

This should also explain why the late emperor, who was originally in excellent health, suddenly passed away just one year after the empress entered the palace.

Even before his death, the late emperor made an unprecedented move by passing the throne to the empress…

The Empress is absolutely involved in the death of the late Emperor; she may even be the mastermind behind it all.

Qin Changye was not familiar with the late emperor; he simply wanted to investigate the truth, to make it a major stain on the empress's reputation, and to tell the world that her ascension to the throne was illegitimate.

After that, it was much more logical for Qin Changye to step forward and take his place.

Of the three Blood-Clad Guard elders, the leader immediately replied, "Reporting to His Majesty the Heavenly King, after several days of tireless investigation by the Blood-Clad Guards, we have successfully fulfilled our mission and uncovered the true cause of the late Emperor's death."

The elder's voice was no longer suppressed; it even deliberately carried spiritual power, clearly reaching the deepest part of everyone's eardrums.

What does it mean to investigate and find out the true cause of the late emperor's death?

Did the late emperor not die of a normal illness?

Is there something else going on?

sizzle...

After a brief silence, a deafening chorus of gasps filled the air.

After that, everyone's eyes fell on the chief elder.

The leading elder didn't mince words and went straight to the point: "After a detailed investigation, we have come to a shocking conclusion: our late Emperor did not die of natural causes, but was poisoned."

These words caused an uproar in the room.

The former emperor, once the most powerful and influential figure in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was actually poisoned to death?

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Someone on the spot questioned: "As the ruler of the country, the late emperor was examined by all the imperial physicians before his death. If he was poisoned, it is impossible that none of the imperial physicians could have seen it."

A chorus of agreement erupted from all around.

While one or two imperial physicians might be bribed, it's impossible for all of the dozens of physicians in the Imperial Hospital to be bribed.

Even if we take a step back and say that the late emperor, as a Martial Emperor, was the strongest warrior in the Great Zhou Dynasty at the time.

It's unrealistic to think that anyone could poison him, let alone kill him!

"The poison that the late emperor was afflicted with was not ordinary poison, but rather a hallucinogenic poison."

Faced with numerous questions, the elder calmly offered his explanation.

Hallucinogenic drugs?

The moment this term was uttered, everyone was somewhat bewildered, as it was the first time they had ever heard of such a strange and unusual poison.

The elder continued, "The so-called Illusion Poison, as the name suggests, is when the late emperor was subjected to a spell and trapped in an illusion from which he could not extricate himself. In the illusion, he should have been seriously injured and on the verge of death. Even after he came out of the illusion, he still could not fully wake up and still believed that he was seriously injured and would not live much longer."

Under this unprecedented psychological pressure, the late emperor's organs began to fail, and he soon passed away. This explains why he showed no signs of poisoning before his death, appearing to have died of natural causes.

After a pause, the elder added, "Or you could say that the late emperor really did die of illness, but it was a psychological one."

I'll never rest until I say something shocking!

Perhaps fearing that people wouldn't believe him, the chief elder took out a piece of parchment, on which were written the testimonies signed and sealed by all the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital.

They confirmed that before the late emperor's death, his organs did indeed begin to fail inexplicably, and the late emperor repeatedly stated that he was nearing the end of his life...

The irrefutable facts seem to have validated the conclusion of the chief elder.

"Even if the late emperor truly died from the illusionary poison, who has the power to pull him into the illusion?"

Someone blurted out the question.

Many people looked on with puzzled expressions, once again turning to the elder in charge.

The leading elder spoke slowly, uttering a startling statement: "The current Empress!"