Chapter 156

"Ying Ziyu, do not let Us down!"

Ying Zheng thought to himself.

In their recent conversations, he had intentionally or unintentionally asked for Ying Ying Ziyu's opinion on the Net.

His purpose was to see if Ying Ying Ziyu possessed the qualifications to control the Net.

After several exchanges, Ying Zheng was already certain.

Ying Ying Ziyu was highly qualified!

Today, Ying Zheng wanted to see how Ying Ying Ziyu would handle Zhao Gao.

Even if Ying Ying Ziyu killed Zhao Gao, Ying Zheng would not feel the slightest dissatisfaction.

Outside the Imperial Study at this moment.

Watching Ying Ying Ziyu slowly approach, Zhao Gao’s expression changed wildly in a frenzy.

He sensed the killing intent radiating from Ying Ying Ziyu.

"Ninth Prince, what are you doing?"

"This is the Imperial Study, and this servant is the Prefect of the Carriage Office of the Great Qin imperial court."

"If you dare to act recklessly, are you not afraid of His Majesty’s punishment?"

Zhao Gao said hurriedly.

Unable to win in a fight, he could only say such things to intimidate Ying Ying Ziyu.

He hoped he would show some restraint.

"Punishment?"

"Compared to His Majesty’s punishment,"

"The face of my Great Qin is more important."

"If His Majesty does not punish you, that is His Majesty’s affair."

"As a Prince of Great Qin, I must uphold the face of Great Qin."

"You have done things that damage the face of Great Qin; even if I am to be punished, I must strike!"

As soon as the words fell, Ying Ying Ziyu struck fiercely.

True qi gathered into a blade in his hand.

The sharp qi blade tore through space, emitting terrifying fluctuations.

The guards protecting the Imperial Study trembled subconsciously.

They gripped their weapons tightly, their palms slick with sweat.

When had they ever seen such terrifying momentum?

The mere condensation of the qi blade was enough to make one feel suffocated.

In front of such a powerhouse, the guards felt they could only be slaughtered at will.

"Ninth Prince, it is not too late to stop now!"

Zhao Gao said, gritting his teeth.

At this moment, he felt like prey about to be devoured by a beast at any time.

Facing Ying Ying Ziyu’s qi blade, Zhao Gao had no confidence in defending against it.

This was the gap in strength.

Nothing could make up for it.

"Die!"

Ying Ying Ziyu raised the qi blade and thrust it directly forward.

In an instant, the winds and clouds shifted, the entire Changancheng shook violently, and the temperature of the already cold day plummeted.

In the blink of an eye, goose-feather snow drifted down from the sky.

It soon covered the entire ground.

Changancheng became draped in silver, exceptionally enchanting.

Yet, amidst such scenery, killing intent had already risen in the Imperial Study.

The qi blade pierced through snowflakes, carrying an extreme chill that turned the shattered flakes into ice crystals falling to the ground.

Ying Ying Ziyu’s strike this time was very decisive, with not a shred of hesitation in his heart.

He was determined to kill Zhao Gao.

Previously, one link in Ying Ying Ziyu’s plan still required Zhao Gao to complete.

To be precise, it did not require Zhao Gao, but rather the Net.

However, after today’s conversation, Ying Ying Ziyu knew that Ying Zheng wanted him to be the leader of the Net.

This was not Ying Ying Ziyu’s intuition or guess.

It was the answer analyzed through various conversations with Ying Zheng.

Since he already knew this matter would inevitably happen, there was no need for Zhao Gao to live; he would simply kill him.

Once he became the leader of the Net, Ying Ying Ziyu could arrange things however he pleased.

The cold air emitted by the qi blade rushed onto Zhao Gao’s face.

It turned into a layer of frost.

Zhao Gao’s body shuddered, and he snapped out of his shock.

Watching Ying Ying Ziyu’s attack draw closer, even though Zhao Gao knew he was no match, he still had to resist.

He did not know why Ying Ying Ziyu had suddenly attacked him.

But, being able to become the leader of the Net, Zhao Gao was definitely not one to sit and wait for death.

His hands were instantly covered in black-red true qi, looking incomparably evil.

Zhao Gao shrieked, using everything he had learned in his life.

"Claw of the Great Black Heaven!"

Zhao Gao’s expression was extremely ferocious as he swung his hands violently toward the front.

A pair of giant black-red claws attacked in Ying Ying Ziyu’s direction.

Watching Zhao Gao’s attack, Ying Ying Ziyu’s expression did not change in the slightest; he tapped the qi blade lightly.

The giant black-red claws shattered instantly, turning into star-like fragments that scattered into the snow-filled sky.

The next second, the qi blade quickly sliced across Zhao Gao’s neck.

His head flew directly into the sky.

Blood splattered everywhere, staining the white snow on the ground red.

The snowflakes in the sky met the blood droplets, turning into red snow filling the air.

When this blood drifted down, it was deflected the moment it came within an inch of Ying Ying Ziyu.

Ying Ying Ziyu would not let snow stained with Zhao Gao’s blood land on him.

He found Zhao Gao’s blood filthy!

After killing Zhao Gao, Ying Ying Ziyu did not leave immediately.

Instead, he returned to the front of the Imperial Study and said to the guards: "Go, report the situation truthfully to His Majesty!"

As a Land Immortal, killing a Grandmaster took no effort at all.

Ying Ying Ziyu himself had no exhaustion whatsoever.

He hadn't even used much true qi.

Killing Zhao Gao was simply too easy for Ying Ying Ziyu.

The guard was also terrified; he had never seen anyone kill someone in front of the Imperial Study.

For a moment, he did not react.

"As you command, as you command!"

The guard did not daze for long and said hurriedly.

He did not dare to provoke Ying Ying Ziyu now, in case he was killed.

Who would he go to for justice then?

Bai Qi, the Lord of Wu'an, who had been watching the situation from the shadows, laughed out loud upon seeing Ying Ying Ziyu’s actions.

"This is the spirit a Prince of Great Qin should have!"

"A mere eunuch, killed is killed."

Bai Qi said with a smile.