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

Without waiting for the Blood-Clad Guard elders, Qin Changye privately approached Ji Ba Xiao and Niu Zi Duan, directly asking them, "Neither of you have any intention of joining the Blood-Clad Guard?"

The question startled the two men, who then shook their heads frantically.

Qin Changye looked somewhat disappointed: "Then forget it. Everyone has their own ambitions. Since you are unwilling to join the Blood-Clad Guards, I naturally cannot force you."

Ji Ba Xiao hurriedly spoke up: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me. I shook my head not because I was unwilling to join the Blood Guard. In fact, I have dreamed of joining the Blood Guard. I just feel that with my abilities, I am not worthy of joining the Blood Guard at all, so I have never had such a thought."

Beside him, Niu Ziduan nodded in deep agreement, "Me too!"

Qin Changye was taken aback for a moment, then said, "What do you mean by 'worthy' or 'unworthy'? If I think you're capable, then you definitely are. From today onwards, you are members of the Blood-Clad Guards."

These definitive words left Ji Ba Xiao and Niu Zi Duan speechless, feeling that happiness had come too suddenly.

"Your Majesty, could you please slap me a few times, or make me swear a blood oath or something? Otherwise, what merit do I possess to be worthy of joining the Blood-Clad Guard? I don't feel at ease joining the Blood-Clad Guard!"

Ji Ba Xiao finally came to his senses and spoke urgently.

Beside him, Niu Ziduan chimed in with a deep sense of agreement: "Me too!"

Qin Changye waved his hand: "Once you join the Blood-Clad Guard, you're family. There's no need for slaps or blood oaths. Just do your best in your duties!"

The two were moved to tears, and knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly while shouting, "Long live the Emperor Qin!"

.........

Meanwhile, at the Great Zhou Imperial Palace.

clap clap clap...

The empress is smashing things.

She rarely gets angry, let alone loses her temper; this is the first time she has done so.

"Qin Changye has repeatedly provoked me, thwarting my brilliant plans. Today, he even publicly revealed the truth about my killing of the late emperor, scattering the truth throughout the city. In the end, he even turned around and asked me why I rebelled! This is utterly ridiculous!"

Before the Empress, the eunuch who had been spared by Qin Changye and had run back to deliver a message had already been slapped into a pulp.

She addressed the trembling eunuchs behind her, who dared not breathe: "What are you all standing there for? Go to the residences of the nine princes and tell them that I promise that whoever kills Qin Changye today will be the Crown Prince of Great Zhou. No, tell them that I am about to leave Great Zhou, and whoever kills Qin Changye today will be the Emperor of Great Zhou!"

Her grand plan was about to succeed, and she didn't want any trouble to happen during that time.

Let the nine princes and Qin Changye fight it out first.

It would be best if the nine princes could defeat Qin Changye.

If not, the resources accumulated by the nine princes over the years will still make Qin Changye suffer greatly.

She will then make her move and reap the benefits!

She firmly believed that the allure of becoming the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was greater than anything else for the nine princes, and of course, greater than the hatred of their fathers' murder.

She guessed correctly.

"The imperial family is the most ruthless of all. Even if the Empress is truly the murderer of my father, as long as she passes the throne to me, I can still regard her as my mother!"

The Ninth Prince, Zhou Tianxiong, was the first to set out.

His young master was killed by Qin Changye, and he was also publicly humiliated by Qin Changye.

He and Qin Changye were already irreconcilable enemies!

He was even worried that other princes would kill Qin Changye before him, so he summoned all the bodyguards in his mansion to block Qin Changye's path immediately.

The specific details of the battles in the Western Frontier and the Northern Border had not yet been received, so Zhou Tianxiong naturally did not know Qin Changye's actual strength. He assumed that Qin Changye's victory was entirely due to the help of Ren Pingsheng and others.

At this moment, with neither Ren Pingsheng nor Master Ta present, he felt even more confident of victory.

"Everyone, Qin Changye has spread heresies and slandered our wise and mighty Empress. His crimes are heinous and unforgivable. Whoever kills him will be rewarded with 300,000 spirit stones!"

An undisguised murderous intent surged across Zhou Tianxiong's bearded face.

shhhhhh...

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of assassins behind him drew their swords and rushed towards Qin Changye.

Among them were several elite warriors, whose cultivation had reached the third or fourth level of the King Martial Realm; they were his trump cards.

"court death!"

Before Qin Changye could make a move, Li Yourong went to meet him.

In her opinion, someone of that level was not worthy of Qin Changye's personal intervention.

Moreover, she knew very well that once Qin Changye made a move and displayed overwhelming strength, those unscrupulous individuals who hadn't yet had a chance to act would no longer dare to make a move.

This is not conducive to eradicating the problem completely!

Li Yourong killed these assassins as easily as killing chickens and dogs.

Suddenly, at the moment Li Yourong killed a death warrior whose cultivation was at the third level of the King Martial Realm, a burst of green gas suddenly erupted from his body.

This must be some kind of poison gas!

Caught off guard, Li Yourong inhaled some of it.

"Hahaha, the green gas you inhaled is a special product called 'Aphrodisiac Powder,' which I specially purchased from the Great Chu Dynasty at a high price. A man who takes a puff of it will look good even when looking at a female dog, let alone a woman. I originally prepared it for Qin Changye, but I didn't expect you to inhale it first!"

Zhou Tianxiong laughed loudly. In his opinion, it was good that Li Yourong took the drug, as it would temporarily render her unable to fight.

Without Li Yourong's protection, how could Qin Changye possibly stop his elite guards?

"Hold your breath and do not use any more spiritual power."

Qin Changye took a step forward and came to Li Yourong's side, giving her a solemn instruction.

Then, facing the charging assassins, Qin Changye drew his ink sword and swiftly killed them one by one.

Zhou Tianxiong was shocked, not expecting Qin Changye to be so powerful. He instinctively tried to escape, but a spiritual force had already locked onto him, freezing him in place.

As Qin Changye approached, Zhou Tianxiong nearly wet himself in fear: "Young Master Qin, I was just joking with you. It was all a misunderstanding. If you forgive me this time, I'll stop being the Ninth Prince and become your little Xiongxiong. You can do whatever you want with me, even do whatever you want with me..."

Qin Changye stopped in front of Zhou Tianxiong and abruptly interrupted Zhou Tianxiong's rambling: "Is there an antidote for that 'Hehuan San' (a type of aphrodisiac) that's a specialty of the Great Chu Dynasty?"

Zhou Tianxiong shook his head with a bitter face.

Swish!

Qin Changye swung his ink-black sword, severing Zhou Tianxiong's left ear: "Pick up your ear and continue answering me, is there an antidote?"

Zhou Tianxiong didn't dare to delay and hurriedly picked up the ear, but continued to shake his head with a bitter face.

Several silver needles were inserted into his body, and a hundred times the pain instantly struck him.

Zhou Tianxiong urinated in pain, but still shook his head with a pained expression.

"It seems there really is no cure!"

Qin Changye sighed, raising his ink-black sword once more: "Then there's no point in keeping your life!"