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

Each of them was dressed in blood-red clothes, wore a blood-red hat, and had a blood-red mask.

It was clearly the unique attire of the Blood-Clad Guards.

Upon entering, they knelt on one knee before Qin Changye, their voices loud and devout:

"Blood-Clad Guard, Long Aotian, pays respects to His Majesty the Heavenly King. We are willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty to annihilate our enemies!"

"Blood-Clad Guard, Ye Liangchen, pays respects to His Majesty the Heavenly King. I am willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty to annihilate our enemies!"

"Blood-Clad Guard, Li Qiye, pays respects to His Majesty the Heavenly King. I am willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty to annihilate our enemies!"

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Qin Changye's lips curled into a very faint smile. Of course he knew that these people were not Blood Guards at all, and their aliases were all made up on the spot.

If nothing unexpected happens, they are all men of the other nine princes, attracted by the commotion here, and just looking for an opportunity to make a move.

Now that Qin Changye has taken the initiative to speak, they naturally want to join the group.

The reason he impersonated a Blood-Clad Guard was to leave himself and his master a way out...

Qin Changye did not expose them.

Tonight, it doesn't matter whose knife they are!

The crucial question is: are there enough knives? Are they sharp enough? Are they sharp enough to completely annihilate the Sixth Prince's residence?

Soon, dozens of "blood-clad guards" suddenly appeared and surrounded the long-faced old slave.

Blades flashed, sword shadows swirled, fist imprints... all attacking simultaneously from all directions, creating a truly spectacular scene.

No matter how high his cultivation level was, the long-faced man couldn't withstand the attack of so many people. He was quickly outnumbered and suffered more than a dozen wounds, with blood dripping freely down his black robe.

That's enough.

Zhou Tianci's face was now extremely ashen.

He was the one who asked Qin Changye to call people, and now that Qin Changye has actually brought them, he's unhappy again.

Standing amidst the blood-soaked ground, he forced a last shred of composure, looked at Qin Changye, and forced a stiff smile: "Young Master Qin, you should understand that in this world, there are no eternal enemies, nor eternal friends, only eternal interests."

Instead of fighting to the death, ultimately resulting in mutual destruction or even mutual ruin, it would be better for us to turn hostility into friendship, set aside past grievances, and become friends.

Don't worry, once I succeed in seizing the throne and inherit the throne, you'll definitely reap the rewards.

I could even divide the world with you and rule it equally.

I hope you'll think it over carefully!

After Zhou Tianci finished speaking, he stood with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting for Qin Changye to make his choice.

In his view, no one can resist the temptation of "sharing the world equally".

Of course, even if Qin Changye truly supports him, and he succeeds in seizing the throne, he will not be able to share the world equally with Qin Changye.

On the contrary, his first act was to discard Qin Changye after he had served his purpose, sending him to his death.

He just didn't expect Qin Changye to reply without hesitation: "I've thought it through. Today, I'm going to have my way with you!"

Zhou Tianci was stunned for a moment, and was about to say something, but Qin Changye interrupted him: "In addition, if I'm not mistaken, your unusually long-winded talk is probably to stall for time and wait for the Empress to come and save you, right?"

Then you can give up on that idea now, because the Empress definitely won't be coming tonight.

Meanwhile, the imperial mausoleum.

The night was deep and the weather was freezing cold.

Ren Pingsheng, Master Ta, Li Yourong, and three other veiled elders of the Blood-Clad Guard were pacing back and forth unhurriedly near the entrance to the imperial mausoleum.

"The moonlight is lovely tonight, so I came out for a walk to digest my food. How did I end up here?"

Ta took a big gulp of wine and shouted, but above him, it was a dark and windy night, and there was no moonlight at all.

Beside him, Ren Pingsheng also blatantly lied: "Yes, look at this moon, it's so big and round, it's truly worth admiring!"

Li Yourong and the other three elders of the Blood-Clad Guard nodded in deep agreement.

This left the countless onlookers staring at each other, wondering to themselves, "Are we all blind?"

Looking up, all I could see was a sky full of dark clouds. Where was the big, round moon?

Many onlookers also looked disappointed.

They had heard that the six elders of the Blood-Clad Guards had formed a large team to go to the imperial mausoleum, and they thought the Blood-Clad Guards were going to do something big today.

Such a wonderful show is truly not to be missed.

As a result, these six renowned Blood-Clad Guard elders lingered at the entrance of the imperial mausoleum, refusing to go in, and instead began admiring a moon that didn't even exist!

If they had known, they wouldn't have come and suffered this cold!

Of course, they would be reluctant to leave if they were actually asked to.

What if these six elders of the Blood-Clad Guards stormed the imperial mausoleum and caused a major incident right after they left? Wouldn't they have missed out on a good show? Would they regret it so much they'd want to break their thighs?

Inside the entrance to the imperial mausoleum, the empress, dressed in a golden dragon robe, was hidden in the shadows. Her incomparably beautiful face, hidden beneath a veil, was now so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

She, like the onlookers who stayed up all night to join in the fun, was extremely annoyed.

Upon hearing that the six elders of the Blood-Clad Guard had traveled together towards the imperial mausoleum, she was greatly alarmed and rushed over immediately.

I had expected a fierce battle when the six elders stormed the imperial tomb.

Unexpectedly, the six elders lingered outside the entrance to the imperial mausoleum, refusing to go in no matter what.

Moreover, their grand arrival attracted countless onlookers along the way, making it impossible for the Empress to attack them indiscriminately.

If they were killed in public, the Dan Pavilion and the merchant guild behind them would definitely not let it go, and the entire Great Zhou Dynasty would be thrown into chaos.

If they dare to step even half a step into the entrance of the imperial mausoleum, the Empress can use trespassing as a pretext to take action against them.

But they don't play by the rules!

As several hours passed, the Empress could roughly guess that they had no intention of forcibly entering the imperial tomb.

However, the imperial tomb holds her greatest secret, and she cannot bear even the slightest risk, whether it is one in ten thousand or one in a hundred million.

As long as the six elders don't leave, she will stay here.

The Sixth Prince's Residence.

Hearing Qin Changye's words, Zhou Tianci felt utterly disheartened.

The commotion here is so great that the nearby palace can definitely hear it, yet the Empress has not come yet. She must be held up by something important.

If the Empress doesn't appear tonight, the only way to break this deadlock is to rely on oneself.

Not far away, the long-faced old servant, who was almost at his wit's end, had obviously thought of this as well. He turned back to look at Zhou Tianci, and a resolute, bitter smile appeared on his blood-stained old face: "Your Highness, we have lost this round. I will do my best to stop them next. As for you, as long as you are alive, you can always fight again."

Thump thump thump...

After the old servant with the long donkey face finished speaking, he suddenly broke the seal on his body, and a violent golden energy burst forth from within him.

This was an extremely domineering power that continuously condensed above his head, and in just a few breaths, it condensed into a phantom of a fierce tiger that was one zhang tall and two zhang long.

Although it is a phantom, it is so lifelike that it inspires awe.

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, the golden tiger phantom even let out a deafening roar, shaking the entire Sixth Prince's residence.

"This is... the art of physiognomy dictating the tiger?"

Some people, after being shocked, recognized the technique and were immediately plunged into even greater shock.

As everyone knows, only the barbarian people practice the art of animal divination.

The Tiger Physiognomy Technique, which manifests as a phantom tiger above the head, is something only the royal family of the barbarian kingdom can practice.

The old servant with the long donkey face in front of me was actually a barbarian, and even a member of the barbarian royal family.

The way everyone looked at Zhou Tianci immediately changed.

As the sixth prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was not surprised at all that his trusted old servant came from the royal family of the barbarian kingdom, which suggests that he was probably aware of the situation.

The barbarian kingdom and the Great Zhou Dynasty had been at war for many years, and their relationship was already one of irreconcilable conflict...

Zhou Tianci is suspected of colluding with the barbarian kingdom!

Among the crowd, Su Wan was even more dumbfounded. She had been by Zhou Tianci's side for a long time and knew that the long-faced old servant was the most trusted by Zhou Tianci and was the chief steward of the Sixth Prince's residence.

He came from the royal family of the barbarian kingdom, and Zhou Tianci must have known that.

"Sixth Prince, we demand an explanation!"

Some people have already questioned Zhou Tianci.

If these blood-clad men were sent by their respective masters to kill Zhou Tianci with the aim of completing a mission, they actually had no personal grudge against him.

At this moment, they harbored a deep-seated hatred for Zhou Tianci, who had colluded with the barbarian kingdom.

"explain?"

Facing the hateful gazes of the crowd, Zhou Tianci suddenly smiled.

He watched as the old servant used the Tiger Divination Technique, watching as Qin Changye removed all the chess pieces he had painstakingly planted over the years.

The defeat is inevitable, and there's nothing left to hide.

He shrugged and sneered, "What kind of explanation do you want? Do you want me to tell you that, besides my old servant, I am also royalty from a barbarian kingdom?"