Fearless of death, let's fight head-on!

When the people behind the framing of those Prodigies heard that Chu Xinghe had stepped into the Immortal Residence, their expressions changed.

They had not expected Chu Xinghe to pull such a move.

The Immortal Residence was not a place they could easily offend.

Even many princes and ministers were respectful and courteous after entering.

Since Chu Xinghe had stepped inside, how could he possibly stir up trouble?

Could they really claim that Chu Xinghe came out in the middle of the night to commit murder?

The Rites Banquet Department had already been surrounded overnight.

The Director of the Rites Banquet Department arrived with his men.

He took a look at the Prodigies who had died suddenly: Wan Ming of the Wanshan Clan, Kong Yu of the Seven-Colored Peacock Clan, and Jiu You Tuoling of the Nine Nether Heavenly Yin Snake Clan.

This was truly a troublesome matter.

Especially the Seven-Colored Peacock Clan; they were the most troublesome.

Even if the Prodigies of the other two clans died here, they would not dare to hold the Qingluan Immortal Dynasty accountable.

But the Seven-Colored Peacock Clan was different; their strength was not much weaker than the Qingluan Immortal Dynasty.

The Director crouched down in front of the three Prodigies and observed them carefully.

After a while, he stood up.

"Make proper arrangements for the bodies."

After saying this, the Director left.

Not long after reaching the entrance, the Director waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to leave first.

"Come out!"

Under the moonlight, there was only a dark shadow at the corner, but no one appeared.

"The moonlight is nice, Director Pei, how do you feel?"

Pei Shiyuan chuckled.

"What else is there?"

The shadow in the dark could not grasp Pei Shiyuan's intentions.

It could only say helplessly: "Your wife and children at home are still waiting for you."

Pei Shiyuan patted his official robes and said: "Then make your move quickly. Because I am investigating the murderer, if my family is implicated, the imperial court might even reward me."

"Getting promoted, becoming wealthy, and having my wife die—that is a wonderful thing. I should actually thank you all."

The shadow in the dark was stunned, not expecting Pei Shiyuan to say something like that.

"How boring!"

Pei Shiyuan had already turned and left, heading toward the imperial palace.

The shadow in the dark vanished.

Meanwhile, at Pei Shiyuan's home.

An image-recording stone was placed in front of Madame Pei.

Looking at the footage inside, and the words Pei Shiyuan had spoken.

Madame Pei looked at the Man in Black Robe before her: "Trying to sow discord, are you!"

The Man in Black Robe: ...

Damn it, was he not awake yet, or were these people really not afraid of death?

The methods of threat he had used before could not be used at all.

Everyone here was so stubborn.

Madame Pei looked at the Man in Black Robe and said: "Do it. You want to kill me, right? What are you waiting for?"

"As long as I die, the imperial court should confer titles upon me and promote my husband. Killing two birds with one stone, isn't it?"

The Man in Black Robe: ...

"Are you not afraid that I will kill your son?"

Madame Pei sneered: "Do it. Killing us would be perfect. Once we are dead, my husband will have no worries. After all, my husband was once the Minister of Justice, and it took some people a lot of effort to pull him down."

"As long as you kill us, maybe my husband will have a chance to rise again. Come, hurry up and do it."

"Or why don't you give me the blade, and I'll do it myself?"

The Man in Black Robe felt his scalp tingle as he looked into Madame Pei's eyes.

He really did not dare to make a move.

Threats could be used, but if he really killed Pei Shiyuan's wife, he would also die.

As for using death warriors as pawns, he shouldn't even think about it.

Others might not know Pei Shiyuan's capabilities, but they knew a little.

He was like a stubborn plaster. The first thing Pei Shiyuan did when he became the Minister of Personnel was to investigate a Duke and a Prince for corruption and betraying the Qingluan Immortal Dynasty.

He had offended too many people, which was why he was pulled down.

Don't look at it as only serving as Minister for a month; in that one month, because of him, hundreds of thousands of people in the Qingluan Immortal Dynasty died.

They were all beheaded and displayed in public.

Even a Prince was beheaded.

That was why they found a way to move him to the Rites Department and make him a Director.

Even that had taken a lot of effort from many people.

Who knew what the Immortal Lord was thinking? Could it be to protect Pei Shiyuan?

At this moment, Pei Shiyuan's eldest son, Pei Zhili, rolled his eyes and said: "Mother, why don't we just commit suicide? Anyway, they have no evidence, and perhaps the imperial court will think we were forced to death."

His daughter, Pei Yiqing, clapped and said: "Great, great, suicide is great."

The Man in Black Robe opened his mouth: "Pretend I was never here!"

After saying this, he vanished.

Seeing the person leave, Madame Pei sat down and said: "I thought we could help your father. These people are really cowards. They don't have the guts; it would have been better if they had just killed us."

The eldest son: "Exactly, truly useless, without any ability. Should we still commit suicide?"

The little daughter nodded as well.

Madame Pei shook her head: "We should have committed suicide just now. We shouldn't have said so much. We were still a bit hesitant in the face of death. If he comes back, that would be great. As long as he returns, we will commit suicide."

The people in the dark who were still waiting for Madame Pei and her son to slip up felt their scalps tingle upon hearing this.

They could only leave helplessly.

*Sigh!*

Two hours later.

Pei Shiyuan finally returned.

Seeing his wife and children unharmed, he felt a sense of relief.

Madame Pei looked at Pei Shiyuan: "Husband, you have worked hard."

Pei Shiyuan nodded and took Madame Pei's hand.

"How was it?"

Madame Pei smiled and said: "Those people couldn't even handle being scared."

A cold glint flickered in the depths of Pei Shiyuan's eyes, then vanished in an instant.

The two of them washed up and lay on the bed.

An hour later.

Madame Pei emerged from under the quilt, drenched in sweat.

She rinsed her mouth with the water by the bedside.

Pei Shiyuan held Madame Pei.

"Husband, what exactly does that person want to do?"

Pei Shiyuan chuckled and said: "Can you understand the thoughts of a madman?"

"Today, the Fifth Highness went to see a person named Chu Xinghe, the one known as the God of Slaughter."

At this juncture, a Prodigy suddenly died in the Rites Banquet Department, and I am the most troublesome person to deal with.

Some people are truly unwilling to give up; trying to frame me with these methods is really beneath them.

Madame Pei was actually a bit curious about that God of Slaughter.

Pei Shiyuan hugged Madame Pei: "That person has no brains. That God of Slaughter has a connection with the Demon Race Goddess. Even if I hadn't stepped forward tonight, it wouldn't have implicated me."

That person does not want to offend the Demon Race. My stepping forward this time was, first, due to my duty, and second, because those people are trying to deal with me again, and I cannot remain indifferent.

Madame Pei hugged her husband: "They also didn't expect that when you left, Husband, you told us that if anyone came to threaten us, we should be firm and not fear death, and they definitely wouldn't dare to harm us."

Pei Shiyuan shook his head: "This was also a matter of luck. The reason I did this is that I believe the one in the palace must have sent someone to watch, so I acted that way."

Just wait and see. Tomorrow at the imperial court, that person will definitely console me. I have shown such loyalty; if they still ignore me, then I will resign and leave. If I hadn't stepped forward tonight, they would have definitely offended the Demon Race.

A night passed, as if everything had happened, yet nothing had happened.

Chu Xinghe was eating breakfast.

The Master of the Immortal Residence sat opposite Chu Xinghe.

"Young Master, do you have something on your mind?"