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

Liu Wen gritted his teeth, gathered his inner strength, and slashed at his back with a claw.

The next moment, Shen Qing kicked him in the waist, sending him flying. He crashed into two osmanthus trees, the sound of bones cracking echoing, and blood gushing from his mouth.

Lin Lian'er's expression changed, and she raised her paper umbrella tremblingly, aiming it at Shen Qing.

"How could you...how could you be so ruthless?"

Shen Qing turned her head and gave him a cold look.

"He didn't hit you, did he?"

The next moment, the man appeared in front of Lin Lian'er and delivered a powerful punch that even created a sonic boom, directly hitting Lin Lian'er in the abdomen, causing her to bend over like a shrimp.

Lin Lian'er collapsed to the ground, bitter fluid mixed with blood gushing from her stomach. Her eyes were filled with fear, and her voice was no longer as arrogant as before.

"Do you know who my father is..."

Shen Qing didn't even wait for her to finish speaking before kicking Lin Lian'er in the face, knocking her unconscious.

"Hang them all up and beat them to death."

Pang Xiyuan and the others acted quickly. Lin Lian'er and Liu Wen were tied up tightly and hung from the tree, while Liu Hui dared not resist and obediently surrendered, also being hung to the side.

Several imperial guards brandished whips and began whipping the two men. These whips were specially made, and each strike left bloody welts.

Lin Lian'er's body was covered in bruises and cuts, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed uncontrollably.

She regrets it terribly now.

As for Liu Wen, he was the main target. Three Imperial Guards were whipping him from three different directions, and he was covered in bruises.

Shen Qing sat on a boulder to the side, and the scholar took a wine pot from his waist and handed it to him.

"Boss, have a drink and take a break."

"Boss, what's the situation in the woods? Should we call for help?"

Shen Qing was also a little thirsty, so he took the wine, drank a sip, and smiled.

"A pack of wolves doesn't need to be called for help, but it's troublesome to find them. They're not in the forest. However, wolves are sensitive to the smell of blood. Just find something and bleed a little to lure them out."

The surrounding animals have all moved away because of this pack of wolves, so finding an animal to bleed is going to be quite troublesome.

Black Dog cupped his hands in greeting: "Boss, I'll take some men across the river and bring back two livestock right away."

Shen Qing crossed her legs and waved her hand, "It was originally a bit troublesome, but now it's not necessary."

"Isn't this something that's been delivered right to our door?"

Following Shen Qing's gaze, they immediately spotted Lin Lian'er and Liu Wen hanging in the tree.

Shen Qing's voice was not quiet and was not hidden from the group. When Lin Lian'er heard it, she couldn't stop crying and sobbed wildly, as if she wanted to beg for mercy. She really felt the fear of death.

The thought of being used as bait to lure wolves made him tremble uncontrollably, and he even fainted from fright.

On the other side, Liu Wen's situation was even worse; his legs became wet and he wet his pants.

They've always been used to bullying the weak, but who would have thought they'd run into such a ruthless person today?

The Imperial Guards didn't seem to mind this approach, since Liu Wen was truly going all out.

If Shen Qing hadn't been here today, this group would have really perished here.

Suddenly, Old Li, who was scratching his head and cheeks, caught everyone's attention.

The scholar patted him on the shoulder: "Old Li, what are you doing? You're squatting there like a monkey."

"Are you injured?"

Old Li turned his head, still grimacing: "No~, I was just knocked into the bushes and bumped into a vine. This thing has barbs, and I reckon it's poisonous. It hurts and stings when it scratches me."

Everyone looked at the green vine in Old Li's hand with some curiosity. If even Old Li couldn't bear it, it must really hurt a lot.

The scholar looked at him with disdain: "Then what are you going to do with it? Why don't you just throw it away?"

"Do you perhaps have some peculiar fetish? Like... eh~"

People around them stepped back, showing expressions of disgust.

Old Li quickly explained, "No, I was just thinking, this thing hurts a lot more than a whip, so maybe it could be used as a new instrument of torture."

Everyone around was stunned for a moment. So that's what you were thinking about while you were squatting there scratching your head.

Shen Qing couldn't help but turn around and take a look.

My dear Minister of Justice seems to have come up with something new again.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Old Li, if you have something good, use it quickly."

Old Li chuckled, turned around, and darted into the jungle to pull out a few vines.

The imperial guards who were carrying out the execution glanced at the whips in their hands, then immediately tossed them aside and picked up the vines instead.

With one lash of the whip, Liu Wen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

After being whipped countless times, Shen Qing, who was sitting quietly on the boulder, slowly opened his eyes and looked into the depths of the osmanthus forest.

"It's finally here."

Shen Qing got up and patted the drowsy scholar: "Go and wake them all up, and have them hide in the trees."

The scholar was suddenly awakened, all sleepiness gone. He immediately realized that wolves were coming, and he quickly woke up the others, who all hid in the trees.

Soon, a pair of green eyes lit up in the darkness, and a wolf appeared. However, it did not immediately move forward, but instead paced back and forth, baring its teeth.

Although it couldn't see anyone, it could smell the presence of many Imperial Guards, and its instincts told it that this place was dangerous.

However, the blood of Liu Wen and Lin Lian'er hanging on the tree continued to flow out, and the blood of a martial artist at the peak of the Acquired Realm was too tempting for him.

After much hesitation, his instinctive desire ultimately triumphed over his inferior intelligence.

With a howl, it strode towards the two men, then opened its mouth wide and bit Liu Wen's foot, tearing at it relentlessly. Liu Wen's eyes were filled with terror as he kicked his legs frantically, but to no avail. Shen Qing's kick had broken several of his ribs, and he had been whipped dozens of times, leaving him with no strength to resist.

He regretted it, regretted why he had provoked the Imperial Guards, and why he had even thought of killing them.

Unfortunately, there's no going back.

With a tearing sound, Liu Wen's eyes bulged out, bloodshot, as the wolf ripped a chunk of flesh from his calf.

A short while later, a series of rustling sounds echoed through the forest, and the wolves that were gnawing on flesh and blood lowered their heads.

Several pairs of emerald green eyes slowly appeared in the forest, and in the very center of them were a pair of emerald green pupils the size of copper bells.

As the moonlight shone, the figure of a two-meter-tall white wolf slowly appeared; it was clearly the wolf king of this place.

It slowly walked forward, while the wolves under the tree kept their heads down.

The white wolf king twitched its nose slightly, a fierce glint appearing in its eyes. Its nose was far more useful than that of an ordinary wild wolf; it could smell the aura of the Imperial Guards and even detect the presence of a master at the Innate Realm.

The wolves crawled up to the wolf king from under the tree, whimpering as if they were trying to curry favor.

The white wolf king raised its paw and slammed the wild wolf to the ground, letting out a hoarse hiss.

"So... you're the one who brought humanity's innate nature here?"

This wolf king has also become intelligent, but since it is in Bailu Marsh and no one has taught it to speak, it speaks very awkwardly, unlike Li Yu.

He bared his fangs and growled as he looked toward the osmanthus tree.

"Stop hiding...come out."

At that moment, a clear, cold voice came from its side.

"Hey, are you blind? Look this way."

The white wolf king's pupils suddenly contracted, and it leaped up, baring its teeth with its back to Shen Qing.

Thanks to the wolf king, this was the first time Shen Qing had ever seen a wolf so agitated.

In the shadows, Shen Qing sat quietly on the boulder, watching it.

The white wolf was suddenly filled with a myriad of thoughts.

When did he get there?

If he had ambushed me just now, I wouldn't have been able to defend myself at all.

That was close! They didn't launch a sneak attack, and instead revealed their location.

The wolf king spoke in a harsh voice.

"What foolish humans! You didn't seize such a good opportunity to ambush me? Well, let me tell you, you've already missed your last chance."

Shen Qing frowned.

"Damn it, what are you babbling about?"

The next moment, he vanished from the boulder, transforming into a cannonball that hurtled towards the Wolf King, delivering a powerful punch.

The wolf king's first reaction was to dodge, but its usually agile limbs seemed so clumsy at this moment. Just as it raised its paw, Shen Qing's fist had already smashed into its face.

The wolf king was sent flying backward, two of his fangs were broken, and at that moment he had only one thought in his mind.

It seems that even if he doesn't launch a sneak attack, I can't stop him.

Grass!