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

Two heavily armored Imperial Guards sat in the hall drinking tea, their postures imposing.

The taller Jinwu Guard was named Gao He. He slammed his hand on the teacup, somewhat impatiently.

"What a fine trial commander! How dare he make us wait so long?"

"I don't know what kind of incredible luck they had that made us give him this Overlord Bow."

Another Jinwu Guard was named Ma Xiong, and as his name suggests, he was tall and strong.

"What's your name again? Shen Qing, right?"

"I heard he has quite a reputation."

Gao He smiled and asked, "What's your reputation? How prestigious is it?"

"How about this Yama, the Lord of Salvation, is it big enough?"

Gao He scoffed, "That's quite a prestigious title, but is a mere trial centurion worthy of it?"

"Be careful, one day... hahaha."

The two were speaking quite loudly, causing the Imperial Guards standing guard outside the house to frown repeatedly.

Aren't these two just too despicable?

Although he didn't finish his sentence, everyone knew it wasn't anything nice.

Speaking ill of someone in their own home is a clear sign of disrespect.

However, due to their cultivation level and rank, they couldn't come up with any good counterattacks.

Suddenly, a noise came from outside. Shen Qing walked into the courtyard, and several Imperial Guards quickly saluted.

"Greetings, Lord Shen!"

Before they could finish speaking, Shen Qing flew over their heads like a gust of wind, moving at an extremely fast speed.

The next moment, he transformed into a ferocious beast and pounced into the courtroom, kicking the Imperial Guard named Gao He directly in the chest. The speed was so fast that even Ma Xiong, who was still drinking tea, didn't realize that his teammate had been kicked away.

With a loud bang.

The wall of the courtroom was smashed open, leaving a large hole. Gao He lay in the rubble, clutching his chest and rolling around. Shen Qing had already held back his kick, but it was still enough to make him feel bad.

Shen Qing's voice also rang out coldly.

"You've got a foul mouth, cursing me in my own home? Didn't your mother teach you how to talk?"

At this moment, Ma Xiong also realized what was happening, and suddenly slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

Shen Qing turned around and glanced at him: "What do you want?"

Ma Xiong's body stiffened instantly, and beads of sweat kept seeping from his forehead. Being stared at by Shen Qing made them feel a chill down their spines.

It felt like putting your head in a tiger's mouth; if you did anything slightly wrong, the tiger would shut up.

The bear swallowed hard, its throat bobbing slightly. It lowered its head and slowly extended its paw.

"I see...I see...there's dust on this table, let me wipe it..."

Ma Xiong slowly bent down and kept wiping the already spotless tabletop with his sleeve.

Gao He, who was on the ground, caught his breath and struggled to sit up.

"Shen Qing! Aren't you being incredibly disrespectful? All I did was say a few words to you!"

Shen Qing kicked him in the face.

"Face? Now you're talking about face? Why didn't you think about that when you were being so rude? Your mother didn't teach you what manners are, so let me teach you."

Gao He dared not speak any further, and he was speechless. Shen Qing's kick to his face was no different from being hit by a hammer. He could only feel something shaking in his head.

Ma Xiong swallowed hard, not daring to speak. He had seen Gao He's miserable state and knew Gao He's background. Gao He possessed a powerful external martial art, making him difficult to harm with ordinary blunt weapons.

But Shen Qing kicked him so casually that he was in such a state.

Shen Qing snorted, walked to the main seat and sat down boldly, quietly watching Ma Xiong.

Ma Xiong had lost all his previous imposing manner. Now he stood straight with his legs together, looking exactly like a newlywed, submissive wife.

Shen Qing snorted and gave the two of them a cold look.

"Golden Guards, what do you want with me?"

Ma Xiong swallowed hard, then quickly took out a letter from his pocket and walked over to Shen Qing.

"We...we're just here to deliver a message."

Shen Qing chuckled and did not take the letter.

"Sending a message? Acting all high and mighty, I thought the King of Guanzhong had arrived."

Ma Xiong's face paled slightly: "Lord Shen..."

"It was my fault for being so foul-mouthed."

Shen Qing snorted, opened the letter, glanced at it casually, and roughly understood its meaning.

The higher-ups want to take action against the martial arts world of Yongning County. They want to establish an organization called the Martial Alliance and invite various sects to join, ostensibly to coordinate and manage resources. They want Shen Qing to be the overall commander of this plan.

Shen Qing chuckled. So they're using Yongning County as a pilot province, testing the waters with the new policy first.

The specific details are still being drafted, and the appointment document will be sent over in a while. The Jinwu Guard is just sending a message first so that Shen Qing can make some preparations.

Shen Qing casually tossed the letter aside: "It's all about being the commander-in-chief and unifying the martial arts world, but there's nothing of substance to it, just empty promises."

In her previous life, Shen Qing had eaten this kind of pancake every three days and a large meal every five days while working, and she was already tired of it.

"Whose order is this? Zhu Lingyue's life or Shi Guyan's life?"

Ma Xiong's legs went weak and he almost sat down on the ground. He had heard the name Shi Guyan more than once. He was the Shi Guyan who had been prime minister for four hundred years. Although he had never heard of Zhu Lingyue's name, he knew that the royal family's surname was Zhu.

Ma Xiong's face paled slightly as he looked at Shen Qing with trepidation. Was this person really that bold?

Legend has it that Zhao Zilong was all courage. Are you Zhao Zilong in every way?

Ma Xiong was a little afraid that Shen Qing would say something that would frighten him, so he quickly said...

"Lord Shen, Lord Shen, we have something, we have something! We were sent by our superiors to bring something to you."

Shen Qing was somewhat displeased: "Why didn't you take it out sooner?"

Ma Xiong chuckled awkwardly, opened the mahogany box, revealing the Overlord Bow with a black handle and gold patterns inside. Shen Qing's eyes lit up.

The Overlord Bow is jet black, with gold patterns flowing like lava, unrestrained and flamboyant, giving the entire bow a wild and powerful aesthetic.

Shen Qing grabbed the bow handle.

"It's quite heavy. What's this bow called?"

Ma Xiong hurriedly explained: "My lord, this bow was used by the contemporary archery master Zhuge Qunying at the Grandmaster level. It is called the Overlord Bow. It was bestowed upon the archery master by Emperor Jing when he was in the Golden Guard."

"The bow's body is made from the heartwood of a thousand-year-old golden pine tree, and the bowstring is made from the sinew of the murderous Golden Sea Python. This bow is powerful enough to kill a Grandmaster, but to draw it fully, one must be at the Grandmaster level, and an ordinary Grandmaster certainly won't do it; one must at least have considerable strength. Even those at the Innate level who can draw this bow are considered..."

The bear's mouth opened wider and wider, but the sound did not stop.

A faint dragon-elephant sound emanated from Shen Qing's body. The bowstring made of the golden sea python tendon was slowly drawn back by Shen Qing. As true energy flowed in, the golden patterns on the bow seemed to flow and hum continuously as if responding to Shen Qing.

As the bowstring was drawn taut, a roar rang out, like the furious roar of a golden sea serpent.

The bear's mouth was agape, the shock it felt was beyond words.

Gao He, who had been lying unconscious on the ground, also woke up. He looked at the fully drawn Overlord Bow and muttered to himself.

"Am I still half asleep?"

After saying that, his eyes rolled back and he fainted again.

Shen Qing lowered the bowstring, his eyes filled with undisguised affection for the Overlord Bow, and looked at Ma Xiong.

"Indeed, it's a fine bow, but it's making too much noise. Could you please try to conceal it a bit?"

The bow is a fine bow, and its power is immense.

The moment the bow was drawn, there was a golden light and a snake's hiss; wasn't that a clear message to the enemy?

Hey, your dad's about to shoot you, you better dodge!

Whether or not they could avoid it was another matter, but Shen Qing thought it was stupid.

Ma Xiong held his chin with his hand and closed his mouth. He was probably terrified, and his voice was a little stuttering: "Yes...yes, there is a matching bow...and martial arts manual in the box."

Shen Qing glanced at the mahogany box and indeed found a small hidden compartment: "Can you finish what you're saying all at once? Just say it all. Is there anything else? If you keep talking, I'm going to slap you."

The bear immediately shook its head like a rattle drum.

Shen Qing opened the hidden compartment and took out a small booklet, which was titled "The Overlord's Bow Technique".

After a moment's thought, Shen Qing decided to go all in.

Consume four entry upgrade opportunities.

Basic Archery (Green) upgrades to... Archery Master (Gold) upgrades to: Archery God Reborn (Red)

Ma Xiong stood there for a long time. Seeing that Shen Qing was looking at the manual and ignoring him, he whispered something.

"Then, Lord Shen, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now?"

Shen Qing glanced at him: "Leave? You think you can just leave?"

"Didn't you see the wall collapsed? You think you can leave until it's fixed?"

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