The neutral embroidered envoys immediately changed their expressions, their eyes filled with sympathy as they looked at Bu Liangcai.

Bu Liangcai was even more terrified. He couldn't understand why the Empress would give the token to the other party. But having worked in the embroidery workshop for many years, he immediately understood his situation. If he took a step back, he would be doomed.

He then said sternly, "How dare you falsely convey Her Majesty's decree! I will arrest you first and then hand you over to Her Majesty for punishment!"

This way, at least the other neutral Embroidered Robe Envoys won't help the other side. As long as I take down Gold Medal Eleven first, and then secretly kill him along the way, he'll be dead. Even if the Empress finds out, she can't say anything. I am the de facto leader of the Embroidered Robe Pavilion now, so the position of Grand Commander can only be given to me.

Even if the Empress doesn't tolerate me, I can still seek refuge with other forces.

In a split second, he had already analyzed the pros and cons, and immediately drew his waist knife and pounced on the other party.

He was at the peak of the ninth rank, only one step away from becoming a grandmaster. He was the highest-ranking silver medalist in the boudoir, and even comparable to some gold medalists.

Now, the power of his full-force attack should not be underestimated. In order to kill the enemy with one blow, he also ordered his trusted confidants to join the attack, so as not to give the enemy any chance to turn the tide.

"Still not moving?" Seeing that Zu An stood still the whole time, with a hint of mockery in his eyes, Bu Liangcai was not angry but happy. Even if this guy had some skills, he would be caught off guard and suffer a setback if he was so arrogant.

As the momentum of his strike reached its peak, he felt he had never delivered such a satisfying blow in his life. Perhaps because it concerned his future, he even unleashed 130% of his normal strength in this strike.

With the combined attack formation of his other trusted confidants, even Commander Zhu Xie would likely not fare well in the short term.

Huh, where is he?

Suddenly, Bu Liangcai felt a blur before his eyes and realized that the other person was no longer in the same place.

This was quite a shock, and he hurriedly prepared to change his move, but at that moment a pair of large hands had already grabbed his neck.

Bu Liangcai's eyes widened in shock as he discovered that as the other party made contact, his vital energy seemed to flow uncontrollably into the other party's hands, and almost instantly, his cultivation was completely drained.

"What kind of demonic power is this!" He was horrified, but unfortunately, he could no longer utter a single word.

With a crisp crack, his neck was broken.

Zaun casually tossed his corpse to the ground and summoned a wisp of flame, which quickly burned the body to ashes.

He worried that someone might find some clues from the body, so he naturally wanted to destroy the traces.

“Bu Liangcai committed treason and has been killed on the spot.” Zu An stood with his hands behind his back, his cold gaze sweeping over the crowd.

Bu Liangcai's trusted subordinates were in a dream. One second they were forming a formation to attack him, and the next second Bu Liangcai, who was in the center of the formation, was killed instantly.

A chill ran through them, and they lost all will to resist, kneeling down and begging for mercy.

The other embroidered-robed envoys also seemed to awaken from a dream, and they all knelt down to pay their respects: "Greetings, Great Commander!"

The opponent was originally a top-tier embroiderer, and the strength he has shown is in no way inferior to Zhu Xie Chixin back then. In this kind of department, everyone still has more faith in the strong.

Zu An nodded and ordered someone to take Xiao Jianren away to recuperate properly.

At the same time, he sent people to imprison Bu Liangcai's confidants.

Having just witnessed Bu Liangcai, a peak ninth-rank cultivator, being instantly killed in the formation, they dared not offer the slightest resistance.

After finishing everything here, Zu An went to Zhu Xie Chixin's former office and summoned all the silver-plated embroidered robes in the building: "I want the reclusive patriarchs of the major families in the capital, as well as detailed information on Ba Gong."