The Imperial Palace's Chief Eunuchs

Ying Hongzhu nodded. "That's right! By the way, do you have designs on my sister?"

"But... she's already an Imperial Consort. You'd better tuck those wicked thoughts away!"

Chu Qing... was speechless.

Ying Hongzhu blinked and smiled.

"Though you're handsome and a Heaven-Reaching Martial Artist, with extraordinarily powerful foundations..."

"Your strength and explosive power are impressive too. But my sister truly is an Imperial Consort."

"You... don't stand a chance."

Chu Qing rolled his eyes.

Pfft!

Ying Hongzhu laughed. Her long hair cascaded down, swaying beneath the light of dawn like black silk.

Chu Qing wanted to touch it, to see whether that black satin was smooth.

But Ying Hongzhu rose and left.

Imperial Palace, Eunuch Directorate:

Eunuchs dressed in brocade robes trimmed with gold leafed through documents.

The documents had been sent by the Imperial Capital Guard Directorate.

They were reports produced after an investigation of Mao Shisan's death scene.

Time had been tight.

Yet the reports were detailed.

At the very top was an illustration—the positions of the dead.

At the bottom was a detailed description. Finally came the conclusion:

The Eight Diamond Guardians wore heavy armor and wielded heavy weapons, yet they had been forcefully beaten to death at the very first moment.

The assassin's martial arts reached Heaven, and he possessed strength-based talents such as an innate divine-strength bloodline, a Strength God Physique, and Strength King Bones.

Based on the traces of battle: Mao Shisan had used at least fifty Martial Arts Secret Transmissions, while the assassin had used those very same transmissions.

The assassin had an extraordinary background, commanding no fewer than three hundred secret transmissions, most of which overlapped with Mao Shisan's.

The assassin was suspected to be—an Imperial Palace member.

The other assassin involved was suspected to be—[blacked out].

The corpses of