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Chapter 256 Shen Bai's murderous intention

On the noisy street, many members of the Tianjian Division who were originally wailing in pain stopped crying at the same time.

Their limbs were nailed to their bodies by the blood-red sword energy, but at this moment their eyes were fixed on Shen Bai's figure.

No one dared to speak, and even a few members of the Tianjian Division showed fear on their faces and couldn't help but tremble slightly, as if they had seen the most terrifying thing in their lives.

When many members of the Monitoring Department were terrified, Shen Bai spoke slowly with a hint of indifference in his voice.

"If you kneel down and kowtow three times before me, and then cut off your tongue, I will spare your life. How about that?"

When Shen Bai said this, the expression on General Dong's face changed from astonishment to complexity, and then from complexity to anger.

He snorted coldly, turned around and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, a blood-red sword energy with a fierce momentum stabbed towards the back of General Dong.

At the same time, General Dong heard Shen Bai's voice.

"If I tell you to stay, you must stay. If I don't tell you to leave, you'll lose your life if you dare to leave."

General Dong felt all the hairs on his body stand up. He turned around suddenly, drew the sword at his waist, and slashed at Shen Bai's blood-red sword energy.

A terrifying murderous aura and smell of blood condensed on the sword, and when they came together, they collided with the blood-red sword energy.

The blood-red sword energy dissipated, and the sword shattered into pieces.

General Dong flew backwards, crashing into the ground not far away, and rolled three times, spitting out a lot of blood. He looked at Shen Bai in shock.

"You dare to hurt me? Who are you to touch me?"

Shen Bai stepped on the scarred man, his mouth curled up slightly: "Who the hell are you? I am the chief of Qianyuanjing. In terms of status, I am higher than you, in terms of background, I am older than you, in terms of strength, I am stronger than you. How dare you, a mere general, bark in front of me?"

After hearing this, General Dong showed a hint of anger on his face.

He struggled to get up and pointed at Shen Bai, his fingers trembling slightly: "I am a general under the Marquis, and I am from a different organization than the Tianjian Division. You cannot use your position as the Chief of Division to pressure me."

"I haven't offended you today. If you kill me, you will definitely offend the Marquis. This is just your own business, the Heavenly Supervisor."

When saying this, General Dong seemed very confident.

But only he knew in his heart that he was beginning to feel a little scared.

It was rumored in the martial arts world that Shen Bai was a man of capricious temperament, ruthless and merciless, and never considered the consequences of his actions.

If anyone offends him, he will be skinned alive, his tendons pulled out, and his bones crushed to dust.

He was really afraid that Shen Bai would kill him with a sword at this moment, so he could only quickly bring out his own marquis, hoping to delay it for a while.

At this moment, they have already started a battle. The Marquis should have received the news and will probably bring people over.

Unexpectedly, after he finished saying this, a murderous aura rose from Shen Bai.

He looked down at the scarred man and said calmly, "How do you feel?"

The scarred man felt excruciating pain all over his body. Being stepped on by Shen Bai, he dared not move at all. He could only force out an ugly smile: "Don't blame me, Lord Shen. I didn't know your identity, so I committed the crime. Please spare my life, Lord Shen, and forgive me for a crime I didn't know."

"Is it merely a sin of ignorance?"

Shen Bai narrowed his eyes and looked at the scarred man.

The scarred man immediately sensed the murderous intent in Shen Bai's eyes. He couldn't help but tremble and stammered, "If you give me another chance, I will never dare to offend you. Please forgive me. I have also served in the Tianjian Division and shed blood for them. I even lost my life several times."

The scar-faced man had to carry these things out.

He only hoped that his past achievements could earn Shen Bai a little sympathy.

He knew that there was something behind Shen Bai's words, he knew why Shen Bai came here, and he knew what he was doing now.

If someone really gets the evidence, I'm afraid even dying ten times wouldn't be enough.

As a person who plays both sides, he naturally knows the consequences.

But there are some things that he has to do since he is in Qianyuanjing.

Now I just want to survive.

Shen Bai heard the scar-faced man begging for mercy, then turned around and stabbed a sword into his dantian in the abdomen.

The horrible poison swept through the scar-faced man's body. The scar-faced man felt excruciating pain all over his body, but was suppressed by the poison and could not even lift a finger.

"I'll tell you what happened next. Now I need to collect a head."

Shen Bai pulled out Han Yue, then held Han Yue and walked towards General Dong.

The tip of Hanyue's sword swept across the ground, leaving a deep mark.

Shen Bai's steps were very slow, and the breeze blew through his clothes, making Shen Bai look like he was taking a leisurely stroll in the garden.

But the murderous aura on him was so strong that people couldn't open their eyes.

"I……"

General Dong felt the tremendous pressure brought to him by Shen Bai, and at this moment he even had a slight illusion, as if there was a giant standing behind Shen Bai who could split the sky and the earth, leaving him with no power to resist at all.

"Don't come over here. Aren't you really afraid of the Marquis's blame?"

"This Qianyuanjing is not a place where you, the Jiantiansi, can decide everything. If the Marquis blames me and writes a letter to His Majesty to report you, your life will be difficult."

General Dong retreated tremblingly, but his legs seemed out of his control and kept shaking. After taking two steps back, he fell to the ground, feeling cold all over.

Shen Bai raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He walked to General Dong's side, stretched out his left hand, grabbed his hair, and lifted it up: "You are waiting for your Lord, but we have been fighting for so long, and your Lord doesn't seem to have appeared. It seems that he doesn't care whether you live or die."

When Shen Bai said this, General Dong, who was trembling, suddenly froze.

Then, after he carefully savored Shen Bai's words, a trace of despair appeared on his face.

They have been here long enough, and the Marquis has spies in the city. According to this situation, the spies should have informed the Marquis of Shen Bai's affairs.

It probably wouldn't take much time to get here from the Marquis's residence, but right now, apart from those numb civilians, there were no soldiers of the Marquis on the street.

This also means that the Marquis is letting him lose his life in vain and will not help him at all.

The despair on General Dong's face grew more and more intense.

He gritted his teeth, suddenly raised his left hand, gathered his last bit of strength, and attacked Shen Bai's chest.

At this moment, he was held up by Shen Bai, but after gathering his last bit of strength, this palm strike was enough to kill anyone in the Heavenly Spirit Realm in seconds.

But the person he was facing was Shen Bai.

When Shen Bai's left hand was about to arrive, a flawless white light of the soul rose from his body.

The white light was as warm as jade, but General Dong's hand could no longer move forward as it was blocked by the white light.

A huge roar sounded, and General Dong looked at the jade-like white light covering Shen Bai's body, and his face turned from despair to ashes.

He dropped his hands and looked down at the ground, as if he had accepted his fate.

"I could have spared your life, but unfortunately, you were unwilling to kowtow or cut out your tongue."

Shen Bai lifted Han Yue and pressed it against General Dong's throat.

General Dong gritted his teeth and sneered, "Don't be complacent, you will die too."

"The Great Zhou Kingdom is about to fall into chaos. When the princes fight each other, you will definitely not be able to escape with your life. Life and death are just a matter of a moment. I will wait for you down below."

Upon hearing this, Shen Bai smiled and said, "It seems you are quite loyal to your Lord."

General Dong sneered and said, "Everything I have was given to me by the Marquis. Even if the Marquis gives up on me now, it's because he has his own plans. My life belongs to the Marquis, and he can use it anytime he wants."

When Shen Bai heard this, Han Yue passed by.

General Dong's headless body fell on it, with only his head held in Shen Bai's hand.

Blood splattered on the street, staining the tiles crimson.

This bloody scene did not cause any abnormality in the eyes of the people on the street.

The people's faces were still numb, but when they saw the blood on the ground, there was a glimmer of light in their eyes.

But this expression was quickly covered up and he continued to do his own thing numbly.

Shen Bai looked at the head in his hand and threw it to the ground aside with boredom.

The head rolled on the ground a few times and then stopped.

Those eyes stared at Shen Bai intently, as if they wanted to watch Shen Bai step into the abyss of death with him.

Shen Bai really intended to spare General Dong's life.

But this guy acted like a die-hard fan from beginning to end. If that's the case, there's no need to keep him.

Those who do not agree with my way are all enemies.

The so-called Eastern General in front of him was a die-hard loyalist of the princes, and the princes in Qianyuanjing had already confirmed that they had the intention to rebel.

In that case, then he is the enemy.

Since they are enemies, there is no need to keep them alive.

On the ground, the members of the Sky Monitoring Division looked at the headless corpse, the fear in their eyes was as deep as the sea.

They really didn't expect that Shen Bai came to Qianyuanjing and killed a general of the princes before reaching Jiantiansi.

The scarred man was now enduring the erosion of the poison, his face covered with dense sweat.

This is not only sweat caused by pain, but also sweat caused by fear.

He seemed to have seen the scene of Shen Bai sitting in the Tianjiansi, himself and others kneeling in front of him, and having their heads chopped off one by one.

Just at this moment, footsteps were heard outside on the street.

Immediately afterwards, more members wearing Tiansi uniforms rushed over from the end of the street.

The leader was a young-looking man holding a circle of chains in his hands. The chains were flashing with a cold light that made people dare not look directly at them. It was obviously his weapon.

When the young man saw Shen Bai, he was slightly startled, then walked forward, bowed and said, "I am Han Sanfeng, greetings to Lord Shen."

Shen Bai glanced at the young man in front of him and nodded, "Clean up the scene. By the way, what is your position?"

Han Sanfeng quickly replied, "My humble position is the Chief of the Heavenly Department of Qianyuan Jingjian."

As he said this, Han Sanfeng looked around.

When he saw the headless corpse of General Dong, many of his colleagues nailed to the ground by blood-red sword energy, and the scarred man with a painful expression on his face, he had already guessed what had happened and couldn't help but be shocked.

He said nothing, dared not say anything, and waved his hand, and asked several members of the Tianjian Division to collect General Dong's body and even clean up the bloodstains on it.

After everything was done, Han Sanfeng looked at Shen Bai and said, "Master Shen, it has been cleaned."

Shen Bai was standing beside the street at this time, with his hands behind his back, looking at the various scenery on the street.

"Take these people back to the Heavenly Guardian Office, and I will deal with them accordingly."

He didn't say anything more. After saying this, he walked towards the Tianjiansi.

Seeing this, Han Sanfeng ordered his men to lift all the injured members of the Tianjiansi, and he walked up to the scarred man.

"Lin Peng, I've said it before, even if a person who has committed many evil deeds can be happy for a while, how can he be happy forever?"

The scarred man said bitterly, "Han Sanfeng, we are all colleagues. Can you help me ask Lord Shen for mercy?"

Han Sanfeng shook his head and said, "You are the second chief of the Heavenly Monitoring Division, but now you have done such a dirty thing, and Lord Shen caught you. Even if the Jade Emperor came, you will die."

Lin Peng's eyes showed a trace of despair. Under the huge poison, he couldn't help but shout out: "What can I do? Everyone is doing this, so I can only do this."

"If they all do it and I don't, then I will be the one in the wrong."

Han Sanfeng saw Lin Peng looking crazy at the moment and waved his hand.

Immediately, two members of the Tianjian Division came forward, blocked Lin Peng's mouth, and took him to the location of the Tianjian Division.

Han Sanfeng looked at Shen Bai's back, with a complex light flashing in his eyes.

Qianyuanjing has been silent for a long time, and Han Sanfeng, as the leader, can think that he has a clear conscience and has never tried to have his cake and eat it too.

But as Lin Peng just said, the general environment is like this. Anyone who doesn't try to have the best of both worlds will be an outlier.

He was not having a good time in the Tianjiansi, but he still stayed there tightly, hoping that His Majesty of Xuanjing City would focus his attention on Qianyuanjing sooner.

Now, even Han Sanfeng did not expect that Shen Bai would be sent here.

"This shows that Your Majesty attaches enough importance to Qianyuanjing. It seems that Qianyuanjing can be saved." Han Sanfeng thought to himself.

He knows better than anyone who Shen Bai is.

Many members of the Tianjiansi in Qianyuanjing had already heard of Shen Bai's various experiences and deeds.

A glimmer of hope suddenly arose in Han Sanfeng's heart.

Driven by this glimmer of hope, he quickened his pace, caught up with Shen Bai's pace, and quietly left the street.

The streets returned to calm once again, and the people continued to go about their daily lives in numbness and despair.

But many people looked down at the ground from time to time.

Although the bloodstains on the ground had been cleaned up, they still kept their gaze there, as if flowers of hope were blooming there.

……

Qianyuanjing, within the Jiantiansi.

At this moment, the members of the Tianjian Division who were walking back and forth all had a lazy temperament. Each of them had a look of depression on their face, or a look of being lost in the world of luxury.

When footsteps were heard outside the door, only a few people looked over.

However, as the young man walked in and his appearance was revealed to everyone, more and more people looked towards the door.

Shen Bai, with Han Yue hanging on his waist, stepped into the Tianjiansi. After looking around, he frowned slightly.

He rose from Shengyun County, passed through various cities along the way, and served as the head of many Tianjiansi, but he had never seen a city that looked so lifeless as the Tianjiansi in front of him.

Han Sanfeng followed behind him, and a large number of members of the Tianjian Division came in, carrying the injured members.

Lin Peng's face was filled with despair. He was escorted by two members of the Tianjian Division and thrown heavily to the ground.

Shen Bai looked around, then looked away and waved to a slightly depressed member of the Tianjian Division.

The member of the Tianjian Division who was pointed at was slightly startled, and the depressed look on his face disappeared. He slowly walked in front of Shen Bai and bowed, saying, "This humble official greets Lord Shen."

There was no need for Shen Bai to announce his name himself. As long as he stood anywhere in the Great Zhou Kingdom, no one would not recognize him.

As one of the most important institutions in the entire Great Zhou Kingdom, the Tianjiansi naturally knows what Shen Bai looks like.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Go find the two owners of the registration room and the resource room. They're right here. If they don't show up within an incense stick, then they'll be punished."

The members of the Tianjian Division were startled and quickly bowed, saying, "I obey your orders."

After saying this, he turned around and walked towards the inner courtyard of the Tianjiansi.

Many members of the Tianjian Division looked at each other in confusion.

Those who were in a sloppy state at the beginning now quietly put away their sloppy state and put on a serious look.

But Shen Bai had already noticed their previous condition.

Han Sanfeng stepped forward and asked, "Sir, are these people being taken to the dungeon?"

Shen Bai nodded and said, "Take them to the dungeon, interrogate them for clues and intelligence, and punish them according to their crimes. Kill all those who deserve to be killed."

Shen Bai said the last sentence lightly, but the cold murderous intent in it was not concealed at all.

Lin Peng was lying on the ground with wounds all over his body. When he heard Shen Bai say that he should be killed if necessary, he was completely desperate and lay motionless like a puddle of mud.

Han Sanfeng immediately waved his hand, and two members of the Tianjian Division dragged Lin Peng, who was as heavy as mud, into the dungeon.

The rest took away all the members of the Tianjian Division who had subdued Shen Bai.

At this time, Han Sanfeng turned around and asked, "Sir, do you want to go to your room and wait?"

Not far away, a five-story building stands in the inner courtyard of Jiantian Temple like a landmark building.

Shen Bai took a look, pointed to a chair next to him, and said, "Move the chair over here and put it by the door."

Han Sanfeng was puzzled and didn't know why Shen Bai was unwilling to go to the five-story building.

But at this moment Shen Bai had already given the order, and as a subordinate he did not dare to disobey.

Han Sanfeng immediately said, "I obey your command," ran to the side and moved the chair to the door.

Shen Bai sat on the chair, leaning back with his arms and legs spread out, looking towards the entrance to the inner courtyard.

Han Yue was still tied around his waist. Shen Bai's palm gently stroked the hilt of Han Yue's sword, but his face had a calm expression, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

About half an incense stick of time later, two middle-aged men, one fat and one thin, walked out quickly from the inner courtyard.

Fat people are like balls, even their faces are oily and slippery.

The thin man seemed slightly taller, as if a layer of clothes was covering the bamboo pole.

When the two saw Shen Bai sitting there calmly, they looked at each other and walked forward together.

The thin man bowed and said, "Registration Huang Neng, greetings to the Master."

The fat man also bowed and said, "I am Fang Hongyuan, the resource officer. Nice to meet you, sir."

Both of them have the strength at the peak level of the Juefeng realm, and can be said to be masters in Qianyuanjing.

Even if they are all at the peak of the ultimate realm, there are still different levels within the peak.

Some people stay at the peak for a long time, and their strength will be much stronger than those who have just reached the peak.

Anyone who can become a homeowner must be very capable.

Shen Bai just glanced at the two of them lightly, then crossed his legs, leaned his back against the chair, and gently tapped the handle of the chair.

Huang Neng and Hong Yuan looked at each other, their hearts pounding.

They didn't understand what Shen Bai's silence at the moment meant, but they all knew that Shen Bai's status and position were not someone they could afford to offend.

Not to mention anything else, Shen Bai is now the chief of Qianyuanjing. This alone is enough for Shen Bai to have absolute power in Qianyuanjing.

In addition, the two of them knew the internal situation of Qianyuan Jingjian Tiansi better than anyone else.

At this moment, the Qianyuan Jingjian Tiansi had already become decayed.

Shen Bai kept tapping the armrest of the chair with his fingers, and the tapping sound came out rhythmically.

The members of the Tianjian Division who were watching around showed different expressions.

Some people showed a hint of fear on their faces, some had complicated expressions, and some had a hint of expectation as if they saw hope in despair.

What's worse, there are even signs of fear and retreat.

If it were anyone else, they would not be able to take in these emotions.

But Shen Bai is different.

Shen Bai has the red eyes that can break through the void, and nothing can escape his sight.

Huang Neng gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, we arrived at the Tianjian Division a while ago. We must have been traveling very fast and hard along the way. We must have been very tired. Why don't you please come with me to the five-story building to rest. I will ask someone to buy a few tables of banquet at the best restaurant in Qianyuanjing to welcome you."

There was no way. The situation seemed a little stiff now. If he didn't speak up, the invisible pressure from Shen Bai would make many people lose their minds.

When Hong Yuan heard Huang Neng speak, he quickly said, "Sir, you are tired from the journey. Rest for a day before speaking."

Both of them were trying to persuade him, but Shen Bai's mouth corners slightly raised.

"Right now, notify all members of the Heavenly Monitoring Division. I mean everyone. No matter if they are outside and know about this, or if they are returning home to visit their families, even if they are on leave now, they must return here."

When these words were spoken, Huang Neng and Hong Yuan were both shocked.

Huang Neng winked at Hong Yuan.

Hong Yuan understood and stepped forward, saying, "Master Shen, we can gather the rest of the people, but those on duty are a bit more difficult. They are out there fighting against demonic forces or strange creatures. If we withdraw now, I'm afraid... something might go wrong."

Shen Bai nodded and said, "You're right. There will indeed be some delays. I see there are a lot of people here. We can just send some of them out to take over. You, you, you, and you."

Having said that, Shen Bai began to stretch out his hand and called out names one by one.

He didn't say anyone's name, but every time he spoke a word, he pointed to a member of the Tianjiansi.

At this moment, under the cover of the red eyes that could break the void, Shen Bai was already able to see some information.

The people he lit on were all those who were good at both ends.

When Shen Bai finished pointing, the person who was pointed at showed a complicated expression on his face, but it was quickly wiped away. He pretended to be respectful and bowed and said.

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

Shen Bai looked at Huang Neng in the registration room and said, "What are you waiting for? Take them to register immediately and arrange their tasks. Also, have everyone come back immediately."

Huang Neng gritted his teeth, then had no choice but to accept the order and leave with the people named by Shen Bai.

Here, after Huang Neng left, Shen Bai looked at Hong Yuan, the owner of the resource room, and stood up.

Hong Yuan was slightly shocked, not knowing what Shen Bai was planning.

But at this moment Shen Bai was already walking towards the five-story building.

He only heard one sentence from Shen Bai.

"You and Han Sanfeng come with me."

After saying this, Shen Bai disappeared in the yard.

Hong Yuan and Han Sanfeng looked at each other, and then, without saying a word, they walked towards the five-story building.

……

On the other side, Huang Neng brought the members of the Tianjian Division that Shen Bai had just named to the registration room.

At this moment, there was no one in the registration room.

Huang Neng glanced at one of the members, who understood and took out a piece of cloth from his arms.

There was a cold aura flowing on the cloth, it was a strange thing.

When the cloth was taken out, the entire registration room seemed to be shrouded in an invisible barrier, and no one could find out what was going on inside.

After doing all this, Huang Neng said with a gloomy look.

"Shen Bai seems to have known about this. He seems to have deliberately asked you to take over those people's positions."

After these words were spoken, the members of the Tianjian Division looked at each other and could see the astonishment in each other's eyes.

One of the members stepped forward and said timidly, "If he really knew that we were playing both sides, why didn't he just take us down?"

Huang Neng shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but I seem to have some clues now. Aren't you going to replace those people I've placed in various remote places? On the way, send two people, one to find the Marquis, and the other to find the people from the evil forces and explain the situation here to them."

"Shen Bai's movements are very strange. I don't understand them. If they could understand them, maybe we could still save our lives."

If you want to have the best of both worlds, you can't do it just by relying on the means of the members of the Tianjiansi.

As the registered owner of the house, Huang Neng can enjoy many conveniences.

All those steadfast members were sent to more remote places by him for various reasons.

The tasks that are carried out are also tasks with extremely long timelines.

It is for this reason that most of the people here are like him.

However, everything Shen Bai did just now made Huang Neng feel confused.

It is obvious that Shen Bai knew something, but given Shen Bai's ruthless character, why didn't he take action against them?

He had even made preparations just now. If Shen Bai wanted to kill him, he might immediately unite with these members of the Tianjian Division and rebel at this time.

Anyway, the emperor is about to lose his life. After he rebels, he can directly seek refuge with the princes. With the ability of the princes, perhaps they can be kept alive.

After all, they are also a powerful fighting force.

The main thing now is to figure out what Shen Bai wants to do.

He couldn't guess it, but the princes of Qianyuanjing and the people from the three evil forces might be able to figure it out.

As long as you can see it, you can make further plans.

Huang Neng gave the order, and many members of the Tianjian Division nodded in unison, but the gloom in their eyes became increasingly intense.

Having tried to have the best of both worlds, you can expect the result today.

They also have a way out, and that is the local princes.

Without Huang Neng's further explanation, many members of the Tianjian Division walked out of the Tianjian Division and began to proceed according to Huang Neng's plan.

……

Inside the five-story building, Shen Bai sat on a chair, took a sip of the tea brewed by Hong Zhuang, sensed the place that Po Xu's red eyes could not reach, and smiled.

"That's great. They were prepared for the situation right after they arrived, and they even isolated themselves from everything around them."

Steam continued to rise from the teacup. After Shen Bai said this, Hong Yuan suddenly knelt down on the ground.

Shen Bai glanced at him and said calmly, "Get up."

Hong Yuan said loudly: "I am guilty. As the owner of the resource room, I did not give the Heavenly Supervisor a fair and just answer. Lord Shen, please punish me."

Han Sanfeng took a look and also knelt on the ground.

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "If the previous Chief Si couldn't do it, how could you accomplish it alone? The fact that you can remain steadfast in this environment is already quite good."

Hong Yuan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Shen Bai raised his hand to stop him.

"For now, the most important thing is to eliminate this environment. The reason why the previous Chief Secretary failed to eliminate it was because he only treated the symptoms and not the root cause. Now, I want to address both the symptoms and the root cause."

After hearing these words, Hong Yuan was slightly stunned, and then a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"Lord Shen, do you have a way to resolve the crisis in Qianyuanjing?"

He heard a hint of information from Shen Bai's words and felt that Shen Bai should have a way to solve the problem of Qianyuanjing.

Shen Bai took another sip of tea, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

He could tell from Poxuhong's eyes that the two people in front of him were not the kind of people who would try to play both sides, so his next plan would be centered around these two people.

The tea in the cup has been drunk.

Shen Bai tapped the table lightly and said slowly, "To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the internal situation. I have many plans, but the first step is to eliminate all the internal troubles first. Everyone who deserves to die must die."

(End of this chapter)