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

Two days later.

Someone delivered the treasure right on time.

This time, breaking through to the Grandmaster realm would probably take quite a while. After giving a few instructions, Shen Qing went straight into the house.

Upon hearing the news, Fang Ming immediately led a team of Imperial Guards to stay outside Shen Qing's courtyard, declaring that he would not allow anything to disturb Shen Qing's breakthrough.

Even a dog that dares to bark loudly will get kicked twice by him.

In short, no task matters these two days. Shen Qing broke through to the top, and the entire Hundred Household Office is on high alert.

Shen Qing returned to the room and opened the treasure boxes in front of him one by one. A rich fragrance wafted out.

After carefully selecting and sorting a few items, Shen Qing began to feast.

Five-Spirit Pills Flavored with Roast Duck? They truly live up to their name!

Orange-flavored orange juice? Yes, that's the flavor.

Spiced dried plum? Delicious!

......

Shen Qing swallowed nine precious medicines in one go. Immediately afterwards, the medicinal power began to erupt like a volcano, causing all the acupoints in Shen Qing's body to resonate slightly.

Domineering True Qi Technique! Eat it all up!

At this moment, all the surging medicinal power seemed so obedient, like a dog being led by Shen Qing. Shen Qing told them to expand whichever meridian, they had to expand that meridian; he told them to fill their true qi, they had to fill their true qi.

A constant booming sound echoed within my body; it was the roar of my expanding meridians, the reverberation of my increasing true qi.

The sixth level of the innate realm, the seventh level of the innate realm, the eighth level of the innate realm, the ninth level of the innate realm...

This breakthrough took only a few days, and the outside world was abuzz with excitement.

First, the news of the destruction of the Shuangjue Sect spread throughout the entire Yongning County martial arts world at an alarming speed, bringing joy to some and sorrow to others.

Those who had been humiliated by the Shuangjue Sect in the past were overjoyed. In the past few days, the sound of firecrackers could be heard all over Yongning County as they celebrated their revenge. In Luoshui City, the sound of firecrackers had not stopped for the past few days.

Many people wanted to thank Shen Qing, but given their status as members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, no one dared to go.

They set their sights on the White Tiger statue at the West Gate, and one by one they led their cattle and sheep there.

Now you have to wait in line to feed white tigers.

At first, the white tiger was overjoyed, eating beef and mutton, and couldn't finish it all.

But after eating for several days in a row, his mouth was never empty. Eventually, even the white tiger, the king of beasts, became afraid of meat.

The people of the sects are worried. The Shuangjue Sect was one of the strongest sects in Yongning County, but it was wiped out. They are all wondering what to do next.

However, thanks to this, the name Shen Qing, the "Crossing the World Yama," resounded throughout the entire Yongning County, thanks to the support of the Shuangjue Sect.

Meanwhile, Qin Chuan and Lu Tong finally returned to the Zhenfu Division with messy hair. As soon as they got back, they wanted to thank Shen Qing in person, but when they heard that Shen Qing was breaking through, they didn't say much. Instead, they took Wei Jiong away from the prison and subjected him to a series of tortures, interrogating him until he revealed the details of his ancestors.

Finally, there was another piece of news circulating in the Zhenfu Division: a group of people from the Six Doors were going to enter Yongning County, apparently to hunt down a thief, and at the same time to pay a visit to the two Zhenfu Divisions of Yongning County.

But everyone knows that there was no visit at all; they came to challenge us.

The Six Doors and the Embroidered Uniform Guard had highly overlapping functions. At first, there was nothing wrong with them, but as the Six Doors rose to prominence, conflicts arose, and the two sides would fight at the slightest disagreement.

However, despite the discord, they still need to maintain appearances.

Qin Chuan and the others tidied themselves up a bit before heading to the North Gate to greet them.

It had been a full hour since they arrived at the North Gate.

Zhang Shan casually threw away the pear he was holding, which he had only eaten down to the core, his face showing extreme dissatisfaction.

"Is anyone really coming?"

"I've already eaten six pears, I'll be full if I eat any more!"

A centurion standing nearby, though dissatisfied, said, "That's right, is this some kind of show of force? So what if one of those people is the heir of the Prince of Dongling? We'd give him face by personally coming to greet him, and now, instead of giving him face, he's not giving us any?"

Another centurion said, "Alright, alright, calm down. Everyone's waiting here, aren't they?"

Zhang Shan snorted: "Just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. If it's not even that long, I'm leaving!"

After that, everyone remained silent.

When the time was up, Zhang Shan jumped up from the rock, dusted himself off, and headed into the city.

"It's time, I'm not waiting anymore, damn it."

"Judging by the time, Shen Qing is coming out of seclusion today. I'm going to find him for a drink. Waiting for the young master? What a load of rubbish!"

Qin Chuan, who was standing at the front of the crowd, spat out a mouthful of phlegm and then turned around.

"Zhang Shan, wait a minute, you're going to Shen Qing's place, right? I'll go too."

Lu Tong was silent for a moment, then turned and followed the two: "Count me in."

Next came the five centurions who had followed Qin Chuan into Bailuze. They exchanged glances.

"We've all received favors from Shen Qing, so I should pay him a visit; I can't be impolite."

As they spoke, the five of them caught up with the group.

Then came two more young trial centurions, the same two who took office at the same time as Shen Qing.

"We took office at the same time as Shen Qing, so it's kind of fate. We should go and see him too."

Now, the remaining centurions are the odd ones out, but no matter how hard they try, they can't figure out what connection they have with Shen Qing.

One of the centurions waved his hand dismissively: "Who cares? I'm going to find Shen Qing for a drink too. It's alright, it's alright, we'll just have a drink together."

"Wait for the Crown Prince? Whoever wants to wait can wait."

The other centurions exchanged glances, muttered, "Me too," and joined the group.

Now, the consensus among the garrison commanders regarding the trial of 100 households, 100 households, and 1,000 households is a rare achievement after several years.

Waiting for the heir apparent? Wait for my ass!

Let's go have a drink with Shen Qing!

......

On the other side, at the foot of Shuangjue Sect Mountain.

A group of people dressed in the official robes of the Six Doors appeared on horseback.

This was a gold-clad constable leading a group of silver-clad constables. In terms of official rank, the silver-clad constables were roughly equivalent to centurions, while the gold-clad constables were equivalent to chiliarchs.

The leader of this group was Zhang Mo, the heir apparent of the Prince of Dongling.

Zhang Mo looked up at the Twin Peaks not far away: "Zhu Yuan, is that your home?"

Zhu Yuan was the genius disciple from the Shuangjue Sect who entered the Six Doors to cultivate. He left with the people from the Six Doors eight years ago.

Zhu Yuan was beaming with excitement: "Yes! That's my home! Your Highness, you must do me the honor of having a drink later. Our Yongning County's carved wine will definitely not disappoint you!"

Zhang Mo nodded: "No problem, since we're already here, we should naturally have a few drinks."

At this moment, a constable in silver spoke up: "Your Highness, isn't there enough time? We have already sent a message to the town's governor of Luoshui, saying that we will arrive at noon, and half a quarter of an hour has already passed."

Zhang Mo said nonchalantly, "Just let him wait. What's his problem? Take it out on my dad."

The silver-clad constable hesitated several times before finally noticing something unusual and pointing ahead.

"Hey, did the mountain gate collapse?"

Zhu Yuan shook his head: "How could that be? Our Shuangjue Sect is among the strongest in Yongning County's martial arts world. How could our sect's gates have collapsed?"

Gradually, Zhu Yuan's vision became clearer, but his head became increasingly dizzy.

It seems the mountain gate has really collapsed!

A constable standing nearby steadied Zhu Yuan, saying, "Don't worry, maybe it just hasn't been repaired yet."

Zhu Yuan sat up straight: "Yes, yes, yes! Let's hurry up the mountain."

However, after going up the mountain, Zhu Yuan completely broke down and found Zhu Heng's corpse among a pile of limbs.

Zhu Yuan knelt on the ground, his eyes lifeless: "Godfather..."

Just then, a constable in silver robes quickly went up the mountain; he had just gone to the surrounding towns to inquire about news.

He shouted, "Your Highness, I've found out that the Shuangjue Sect was destroyed by the Luoshui Town Garrison! It was led by a centurion named Shen Qing!"

Zhu Yuan jumped up from the ground and grabbed the constable's arm: "Shen Qing? Good, good, good! I knew it! Who dares to lay a hand on my Shuangjue Sect except for the Embroidered Uniform Guard! They deserve to die!"

"Alright, alright! Let's go kill him right now!"

The constable shoved Zhu Yuan aside: "Calm down! Do you know why the Embroidered Uniform Guard attacked the Twin Sect?"

"The charges are attacking the Imperial Guards and harboring traitors from the White Dragon Cult! Are you going to use this as an excuse to target Shen Qing?"

Zhu Yuan gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with rage. He was not surprised at all by this charge; he knew exactly what kind of sect he knew.

Zhu Yuan said, word by word, "Then let's have a friendly spar! Under the guise of a friendly spar! It's normal for me to go all out, right? It's normal for me to miss, right?"

On the other side, a few people looked on with amusement. After all, they were all sixth-rank officials, so how could their relationships be so harmonious? Of course, there were good relationships and bad ones. These few were the ones who disliked Zhu Yuan.

They chuckled to themselves.

"Zhu Yuan, your house is empty~"