The Imperial Guards, like Yama, slaughtered until the Empress cried out for help.

"We're looking for treasure, keep your voice down, don't attract the Imperial Guards."

Peng Chun was so focused on finding the treasure that he answered Shen Qing's question in a daze.

His nose twitched slightly: "Strange, how did you get behind me again?"

Suddenly, Peng Chun froze. Behind me? Who was speaking behind me just now? Peng Chun was so frightened that he almost peed himself.

With a slight glance, he saw a corner of the silver robe and confirmed that it was indeed the Flying Fish Robe. Peng Chun was torn between his conscience and his conscience. Why couldn't he sense any aura at all?

Wasn't it said that one could only be a trial commander of a hundred households? That means the limit is just reaching the Innate Realm, right? How can you control your aura so well?

When did he enter the room? Why didn't he and Liu Siyu, two veterans at the Innate Realm, notice at all?

Suddenly, Peng Chun's pupils widened as an even more frightening thought popped into his head.

Could it be that Shen Qing had been standing in the room the whole time, and Liu Siyu and I just hadn't noticed?

Speaking of which, where's Liu Siyu? They've made quite a commotion here, haven't they? Is Liu Siyu Erduolong? You should give us some feedback.

Peng Chun carefully turned his head, trying to catch a glimpse of Liu Siyu, but he couldn't find anything.

At that moment, a hand reached out from behind, seemingly holding something.

Are you looking for him?

Peng Chun also saw clearly what Shen Qing handed over: Liu Siyu's head. However, Liu Siyu's expression was very peaceful, which meant that Liu Siyu did not react at all when his head was removed.

Shen Qing released his grip, and Peng Chun didn't dare to reach out to take it, letting Liu Siyu's head roll around on the ground several times, making a gurgling sound.

Sweat poured down his body like a waterfall. Although Liu Siyu was the vice leader, his strength was not much worse than his.

If Shen Qing could remove Liu Siyu's head so quietly, then removing his head wouldn't be much of a problem either.

Peng Chun slowly turned around, revealing a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"My lord, would you believe me if I said... I accidentally wandered into this place?"

In the darkness, Shen Qing's expression was not visible, but his voice remained calm.

"You must be Peng Chun? So you've also witnessed the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill?"

Peng Chun's pupils widened instantly, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: Shen Qing also knew the value of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique! Oh no, I have to run!

But the next moment, he felt his vision spinning, as if he were flying. Suddenly, he saw a headless corpse standing in the corner of the room. It was Liu Siyu's. His gaze shifted, and there was another headless corpse, still gushing blood. It was his own.

With a thud, its head hit the ground, rolled a few times, and slowly came to a stop in front of Liu Siyu's head.

A gentle breeze swept by, the dark clouds dispersed, and the cool moonlight shone through the window onto Shen Qing's stern face.

"It seems they do indeed know about the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique."

Originally, they had planned to use the pretext of the mad swordsman Wang Xiu to arrest Peng Chun, but now they've avoided a lot of trouble.

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill is no small matter, and the fewer people who know about it, the better. The principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime" is something that every time traveler should always keep in mind.

This world is vast and boundless; there will always be people who are not afraid of the Shen family, and there will always be people who are willing to take risks for the sake of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Merit.

To leave himself with future troubles? Shen Qing would absolutely not allow that.

Congratulations on successfully stealing the entry: Slightly Resistant to Poison (Green)

Just then, someone gently knocked on the door; it was Fang Ming.

"Sir, are you asleep?"

"Come in."

Fang Ming pushed open the door, his face beaming with joy.

"My lord, good news! Sun Yun has confessed to hiding all the stolen goods. He's spent all the gold and silver, but he left behind many secret manuals and the like. If we can retrieve them..."

Fang Ming's voice gradually grew softer and softer as he smelled a strong stench of blood. Following the scent, he saw a headless corpse.

"Sir, what... what's going on?"

"Are you alright, sir?"

Shen Qing spoke calmly, pointing to the two heads on the ground.

"Two petty thieves who trespassed into a key area of ​​the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Fang Ming's throat bobbed. He clearly felt the true energy constantly dissipating from the corpse, which clearly indicated that these were two people at the Innate Realm.

Suddenly, Fang Ming's eyes widened, and his voice rose a few decibels.

"Is this Yin Yun Jian Liu Si Yu?! And Jin Fen San Ren Peng Chun?!?"

"What are they doing here? Are they from the Blackwater Gang? Are they here to avenge the Mad Swordsman? Or for some treasure?"

Suddenly, he realized something. Both of them were veterans of the Innate Realm, one at the second level and the other at the third level. He abruptly looked up at Shen Qing.

"Sir, are you alright...?"

He glanced at it a few times and saw that Shen Qing did have a lot of bloodstains on her body, but he had a strange feeling about it.

No matter how you look at it, that blood doesn't belong to Shen Qing.

In other words, Shen Qing effortlessly took the heads of two Innate Realm experts in this cramped room without making a sound or suffering any injury.

Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?

Shen Qing glanced at the deep darkness outside the door and gave a cold smile.

"Has the Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world) in Ningzhou become too peaceful these past few years? They even dare to trespass on the Hundred-Household Office!"

"Fang Ming, release all the silver crows. I don't want to see a single carrier pigeon fly out of Luoshui City before dawn!"

The Silver Crow is a variant of the crow bred by the Royal Palace of Rare Beasts, characterized by its black feathers interspersed with silver feathers.

Specially equipped for the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it is extremely fierce and fast, making it difficult for ordinary martial artists at the Acquired Realm to catch up. It is often used to hunt down birds such as carrier pigeons.

Fang Ming knelt on one knee.

"yes!"

Not long after, a red firework rose into the sky, followed by dozens of silver streaks piercing the night sky.

......

The Huangsha Gang's headquarters.

Gang leader Jinji slammed his fist on the table, his roar carrying all the way down the street.

"Damn it, we didn't even get the baby, and we lost three inner disciples in the process."

"Boss, what do we do?"

Jinji's face flushed slightly, but then she sighed, her face full of frustration.

"What else can we do? Redeem them."

"Notify all branch offices to hold a meeting and have the branch leaders discuss what kind of cost they can bear."

The disciples exchanged glances, then immediately picked up their pens and wrote five secret letters, which they tied to the legs of five carrier pigeons and released into the night sky.

The carrier pigeons hadn't flown far when they let out a miserable cry. Several disciples hurriedly returned to the window, but they only saw two silver shadows flash by. Then, the five carrier pigeons seemed to have been sliced ​​open by some sharp blade, scattering white feathers all over the ground.

One of the disciples in blue robes immediately flew into a rage, drawing a longbow from his side: "Damn it? What is this? You dare touch our carrier pigeons? I'll shoot you dead!"

Just as the bow was fully drawn, an old hand pressed the arrow down—it was Jinji.

The disciple in blue was puzzled: "Chief, we can't send our carrier pigeons out without shooting down these birds."

Jinji narrowed his eyes: "If you want to go to jail, you can give it a try."

"This bird is no ordinary bird; it's a silver crow, unique to the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Once you see this bird, it means that this area has been sealed off by the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"From now on, when you see silver crows while you're out and about, stay far away from them and never provoke them."

Several disciples looked enlightened and then craned their necks to peer out the window, trying to get a clear look at Silver Raven's appearance.

Jinji looked puzzled: "Although we were chasing that rogue cultivator in the city, we were very restrained and didn't harm anyone. We also compensated for the damaged houses."

"How strange, how strange."

Suddenly, Jinji seemed to realize something, and her expression turned somewhat strange.

"Could it be those idiots from the Blackwater Gang again?"

......

South of the city, the Hundred Household Office.

While centurion Zhang Shan was studying the case files, he suddenly turned to look out the window and summoned his subordinate captain.

He spotted the silver crow flying at top speed through the darkness at a glance.

"What's going on with this silver crow? Where did something happen? I haven't heard a thing!"

The captain was also full of doubt: "Sir, I don't know either, I didn't receive any letter."

"According to the report from the captain stationed on the street, the silver crow seems to have been released by the Hundred Households in the west of the city."

Zhang Shan lit his pipe and took a deep drag.

"West City? Recently, a sect has been hunting down a rogue cultivator, but I haven't heard of any other cases."

"Could it be that the centurion over there is also after that treasure?"

"But I remember that's the newly arrived trial centurion over there, right? How dare a newly arrived trial centurion try to snatch treasures from so many innate realm cultivators?"

"This trial of a hundred households is quite interesting."

The captain seemed to remember something.

"Oh, by the way, sir, the silver crows from the North City Hundred Household Office also took off half an hour ago."

"And what about the newly appointed centurion of the western city...?"

Zhang Shan raised an eyebrow.

"Interesting! Things are getting more and more interesting."

Who cares who he is?

"Someone, relay my orders!"

"All Silver Crows, take off! Commander Sun, lead your men to block the south gate of the city and thoroughly check everyone entering and leaving."

"No matter who's targeting the sect, I, Zhang Shan, will definitely lend a hand!"