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

"If you win, you can be on top when we enter the bridal chamber."

"If you lose, you'll be on the bottom when we enter the bridal chamber."

Qin Changye thought to himself that his earlier guess was indeed correct. Once you conquer this kind of aloof beauty, there will be a surprising contrast!

"If that's the case, then I'll have to give it my all once I get to the North. Also..."

Qin Changye changed the subject: "I won. Now, here's one more thing: you have to tell me which man has become your beloved."

Zhao Qingcheng was stunned for a moment. She wanted to say that after spending this time together, Qin Changye's image in her heart had surpassed that of Ye Guanxuan.

Before she could even speak, Qin Changye had already set off with Xiuer and the others.

Watching Qin Changye's retreating figure, she gripped the red-tasseled spear tightly and murmured softly, "Qin Changye, you must come back alive!"

……

The barbarian kingdom, the royal palace.

News quickly spread that the Great Zhou had abandoned peace talks and dispatched Qin Changye to the northern border to serve as a general.

"Qin Changye, you've already delivered yourself to me. If I still can't kill you, I have no face to continue living in this world!"

Zhou Tianci's once spirited face was now filled with intense hatred.

Qin Changye destroyed his years of painstaking efforts and severed his right arm.

This hatred is irreconcilable.

"Tianci, you don't need to leave the palace and go to the northern border in person. Our General Tie will definitely defeat him in less than three days, and then bring his head back to the palace to report."

Upon learning that Zhou Tianci was going to the Northern Border in person, the Barbarian Emperor stopped him, his gaze filled with heartache.

"Father, it's different."

Zhou Tianci stubbornly shook his head, his tone filled with an indescribable stubbornness: "I must get up from where I fell. If I don't personally cut off his head, my thoughts will not be clear, my inner demons will not be dispelled, and I will not change my name to Man Tianci for a single day!"

The Barbarian Emperor remained silent for a long time. He knew that Zhou Tianci's temper was very similar to his own, and he would not give up until he achieved his goal. So he did not continue to stop him. Instead, he waved his hand, and a figure slowly walked out of the darkness.

This is an old man dressed in black, with a face that looks like a shoe insole.

"Next, you will accompany Tianci to the Northern Border to protect him closely and assist him and General Tie in killing Qin Changye. Is that alright?"

The barbarian emperor looked at the old servant with the insole-like face.

The old servant with the insole-shaped face immediately knelt down: "This old servant couldn't be happier!"

This old servant with the insole-like face was none other than Zhou Tianci's older brother, the same old servant with the long donkey face from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Compared to the old servant with the long donkey face, his face was even longer, and he was also stronger.

Upon learning that his younger brother had died in the Great Zhou Dynasty at the hands of Qin Changye, his hatred for Qin Changye had already surged like a bursting dam, becoming uncontrollable.

The Barbarian Emperor nodded in satisfaction.

The three barbarian men—the old slave with the insole-like face, Zhou Tianci, and General Tie—who all share a deep-seated hatred for Qin Changye, will form the strongest avengers alliance in the barbarian kingdom.

"Once Qin Changye arrives in the Northern Territory, he will undoubtedly die facing the Avengers alliance composed of these three."

Watching Zhou Tianci and the old servant with the insole-like face leave, the Barbarian Emperor's expression remained somber. He then looked at the Grand Eunuch behind him and said, "However, I have always been cautious in my actions. To prevent any unforeseen complications, you must contact the strongest assassins lurking near the northern border of the Great Zhou and intercept and kill Qin Changye on his way to the north."

The chief eunuch frowned slightly and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, our strongest assassins, who are stationed near the northern border of the Great Zhou, should be able to intercept and kill Qin Changye without much trouble. However, Qin Changye is surrounded by many experts like Ren Pingsheng. If our strongest assassins go there, I'm afraid they will not only fail to kill Qin Changye, but will also be killed by Ren Pingsheng and his men, sacrificing their lives in vain."

The Barbarian Emperor had already considered these points: "Ambush Qin Changye in other places might be a pointless suicide mission, but there is one place that is different."

The head eunuch paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, is the place you're talking about Heavenly Demon Valley?"

The Barbarian Emperor nodded: "That's right. The Heavenly Demon Valley is the only way to the Northern Territory. A demon king is sleeping in it. If Qin Changye and the others carefully pass through the Heavenly Demon Valley, there will naturally be no danger. However, if our strongest assassin happens to wake up the demon king when Qin Changye and the others pass through, they will surely die in the face of that enraged demon king."

The head eunuch gave a thumbs-up, praising the Barbarian Emperor's flawless strategy, then frowned again and said, "But in that case, wouldn't we also be doomed if we entered the Heavenly Demon Valley and awakened the Demon King's strongest assassins?"

Each assassin requires a significant amount of time and resources to train.

Moreover, he was the strongest assassin who had been lurking in the northern border of the Great Zhou for a long time.

The Barbarian Emperor, however, did not take it seriously: "Death warriors, death is their destiny. If they can kill Qin Changye, that is their greatest value."

After a pause, the Barbarian Emperor continued, "Furthermore, having this strongest assassin impersonate someone sent by the Empress of Great Zhou is a good way to prevent Qin Changye from escaping death. He might even harbor resentment towards the Empress of Great Zhou because of this."

……

Meanwhile, at the Great Zhou Imperial Palace.

The Empress stood by the window of the Imperial Study, gazing towards the northern border. Beneath her veil, her cold eyes swirled with undisguised killing intent.

She said to the man in black behind her, "Qin Changye should have already set off. He is heading to the northern border with only 100,000 defeated soldiers. Facing the barbarian general Tie, who is a brilliant strategist, and the hundreds of thousands of Tie family soldiers under Tie's command, who are currently enjoying high morale, he is doomed to die."

She changed the subject and continued, "However, I have always been cautious in my actions. To prevent any unforeseen complications, you should set off now and intercept Qin Changye on the way."

The man in black was instantly dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, what did you just say? You want me to ambush Qin Changye on the way?"

Seeing the Empress nod, the man in black was speechless. "Your Majesty, I am your trusted bodyguard, and it is my duty to relieve your worries and solve your problems, even at the cost of my life. You order me to intercept and kill Qin Changye, and I dare not disobey. However, with my cultivation at the fourth level of the King Martial Realm, I have little chance of winning against Qin Changye alone, let alone with the more capable Ren Pingsheng and others by his side. You want me to kill them? Isn't that giving me too much credit?"

The Empress, however, remained unperturbed and explained, "Of course you can't intercept them in other places, but there is one exception."

The man in black paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Your Majesty, are you referring to the Heavenly Demon Valley?"

The Empress nodded: "Once Qin Changye and the others enter the Heavenly Demon Valley, you will awaken that demon king. Don't worry, although you will die, you will die a worthy death, and I will treat your family well."

"Finally, remember to pretend that you were sent by the Barbarian Emperor. That way, if Qin Changye manages to escape death, he will hate the Barbarian Emperor even more."

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