destiny eternal calamity

When the two arrived at the scene, it was already crowded with onlookers.

"This is an official matter for the Five Cities Military Command; all unrelated personnel are to leave!"

Zhao Yuqing didn't hesitate either. She drew her broadsword, shouted loudly, and drove away the onlookers.

Seeing that the melon jar was finally about to be opened, the crowd was unwilling to go far and remained standing on the sidelines watching, but dared not get too close to Zhao Yuqing, who was holding a knife.

Li Wei walked forward and saw a field ridge that had collapsed due to the heavy rain of the previous two days, and blood was seeping from the exposed hole.

It seems that a farmer mustered up the courage to dig a little inside, and pulled out a slightly rotten human hand, which led him to report the incident to the police.

"There's no trace of demonic energy..." Zhao Yuqing murmured.

She came to the military headquarters of the five cities of Dali mainly to hone her combat skills and, incidentally, to subdue a demon.

She wasn't really interested in murder cases that had nothing to do with demons and involved no fighting.

However, since she was already there, she naturally had to go through the formalities.

Li Wei saw her put away her broadsword and strike the edge of the field from a distance.

After a strong surge of true energy, the soil on the ridge became even looser.

Then she stomped hard on that spot, and the earth tumbled down the gap with a whoosh.

The "truth" below was revealed.

The onlookers gasped in surprise.

There were three people who looked like beggars, a big black dog, a giant python, and a strange-looking giant bird.

There were six corpses in total, all of which were slightly decomposed.

A foul stench rose into the air.

Li Wei frowned, but still walked to the side.

Without much hesitation, Zhao Yuqing jumped down.

"These three are demons..." she said, examining the three animal carcasses.

Then they dragged up the body of a beggar.

He drew his broadsword and cleaved open the corpse's heart.

Li Wei could see clearly that the heart of the corpse was shriveled, indicating that its blood had been drained.

"This is the work of the Longevity Sect." Xiao Shuying's voice transmission rang in Li Wei's ear.

The Longevity Cult?

Li Wei remembered Xiao Shuying talking about this organization, a group of people who would stop at nothing to achieve immortality.

Zhao Yuqing recognized whose handiwork it was and was quite excited.

I initially thought it was some kind of petty case involving the killing of slaves, but I never expected it to be related to a cult.

If this investigation continues, there could be serious trouble.

Only through battle can she become stronger.

Seeing that she, a young woman, had jumped into the pit of corpses, Li Wei felt embarrassed to stand on the dry bank and jumped in as well, bringing the corpses up with him.

Soon, six corpses of different races lay neatly arranged on the edge of the field.

"It's difficult to ascertain the identities of demons, but we might be able to roughly find out the last place and time of their disappearance by interviewing these three beggars."

Li Wei looked at Zhao Yuqing and said.

Zhao Yuqing nodded in agreement with his statement.

Just as the two were about to continue their discussion, they saw five officials dressed in black and red robes approaching.

The leader's clothes were embroidered with gold trim.

"It's the Dragon Guard!" Xiao Shuying transmitted her voice to Li Wei.

"The Dragon Guard has taken over this case. You two can go back now."

The golden-rimmed embroidered dragon guard walked to the corpse and spoke in an unquestionable tone.

Li Wei sensed something was wrong. It seemed that the matter had just been reported to the Five Cities Garrison by farmers in the suburbs. How could the Dragon Guards have arrived so quickly?

Given Zhao Yuqing's impulsive nature, she didn't waste a single moment.

Is the Dragon Guard's response efficiency really that high?

Zhao Yuqing naturally had the same question.

She snorted coldly and ignored the Embroidered-Clad Dragon Guard's words, obediently leaving the place.

"What do you mean? You're not satisfied?"

The Dragon Guard was used to being arrogant, and he was furious that a mere Five Cities Garrison dared to give him attitude.

"You little vixen, you don't appreciate my generosity. With such beauty, why don't you go flaunt your charms in the clouds and investigate cases like a man?"

No, the capital has four major brothels, why are you going after the clouds in the sky?

If Zhao Yuqing knew that I was a nominal shareholder of this Sky Cloud Pavilion, would she be angry with me?

Li Wei secretly grumbled to himself.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuqing's face turned cold. The Dragon Guard's insults were extremely vulgar, actually associating her, a celestial maiden, with such a place.

This is utterly absurd!

He immediately drew his broadsword and slashed at the embroidered-robed dragon guard.

"Hey, you mere Qi Sea Realm cultivator, how dare you attack me!"

The Embroidered-Clad Dragon Guard was delighted. He had been looking for a reason to attack her, and this foolish woman had actually taken the initiative to attack him.

With so many witnesses, he was acting in self-defense. Even if he knocked out and took away this beautiful woman who had just emerged from the water, he would still be in the right.

"I'll beat you half to death, then I'll let you experience the joys of being a woman!"

While fantasizing about this, the Embroidered-Clad Dragon Guard also drew his sword and slashed at Zhao Yuqing.

He was a cultivator at the Spirit Bridge Realm, and he could easily crush martial artists at the upper and lower realms.

With that one strike, he estimated that the other person would be half dead, and a hint of pity even rose in his heart...

However, the imagined scene of shattering the opponent's knife and cutting off their arm did not occur.

He felt an immense force emanating from Zhao Yuqing's knife, and after a piercing metallic scraping sound, he was forced back more than ten steps.

Is this the power a martial artist at the Qi Sea Realm should possess?

The embroidered-robed dragon guards were greatly alarmed.

He put aside his disdain and beckoned to his four subordinates:

"This woman is a bit tricky, let's all go for her."

Upon seeing this, the Dragon Guards hurriedly drew their swords and charged forward along with the Embroidered-Clad Dragon Guards.

"Hmph, you worthless piece of trash!"

Zhao Yuqing said dismissively.

She then lowered her body to gather her strength, placed the broadsword horizontally, and the power of blood and qi on the blade burst forth, her true energy surging.

A horizontal slash.

Immediately, after a series of ping-pong sounds, the five Dragon Guards were sent flying backward, their knives breaking in their hands.

Two of the dragon guards, being on the left, suffered the most severe blows and were cut in half at the waist, their intestines spilling out onto the ground.

They're already beyond saving.

Li Wei was dumbfounded. This guy is at the Qi Sea Realm?

Xiao Shuying had already told him that the opposing team consisted of a Spirit Bridge Realm cultivator and four Qi Sea Realm cultivators.

He was just about to ask Aunt Ying to save the person.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Yuqing single-handedly took them all down.

Li Wei stared at his system panel, lost in thought.

He felt that even if he reached the peak of Qi Sea, he still wouldn't be able to do the same thing.

Who is cheating?

So, time travelers are no match for the chosen ones of the plane?

Xiao Shuying, who was hidden to the side, was also amazed.

"Is this the Heavenly Maiden? I think I understand why Her Highness the Princess supported Li Wei. If Li Wei can win over such a fierce woman, how can he not achieve his ambitions..."

"Wait, what are you thinking, Xiao Shuying? How can you be so self-disciplined, letting your man chase after other women for power..."

"No, no, this brat isn't my man yet..."