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

Gujing Town.

Because of Shen Qing's killing spree, these blood cultivators desperately tried to burrow into the ground.

But the ground was still littered with butcher knives waiting for them, and hundreds of Imperial Guards and Imperial Bodyguards went on a killing spree.

Over the course of half an hour, fewer and fewer blood cultivators emerged.

Jiang Ruohai looked down at his feet: "I wonder how the ground is."

"Let me go! I told you I was kidnapped by these blood cultivators! Let me go!"

A shout reached Jiang Ruohai's ears; it seemed somewhat familiar, and he turned around.

A middle-aged man dressed in purple was picked up by Zhang Sheng like a chicken.

"What happened?"

"General, we've captured a strange man. He claims he was kidnapped by the Blood Cultivator!"

The man in purple raised his head, looked at Jiang Ruohai, and a look of joy flashed in his eyes: "General Jiang! General Jiang! It's me! I'm Peng Mei! We met last year in Luoshui City!"

Jiang Ruohai seemed to remember something: "You're the grandson of Commander Peng, right?"

Peng Mei nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes!"

He then looked at Zhang Sheng: "Did you hear me! Let me go right now!"

Zhang Sheng neither spoke nor let go, because Jiang Ruohai had not said he would release the person.

Peng Mei then turned her gaze to Jiang Ruohai: "General Jiang! I've been kidnapped, please let me go. I was kidnapped by this group of blood cultivators a few days ago, my family must be worried sick."

Jiang Ruohai pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Peng Mei, you should wait a bit. It's not up to me to decide. Let's wait for Commander Shen to come out first. The rest should be over soon."

Jiang Ruohai had a vague feeling that something was wrong. He had a feeling that Peng Mei was up to something. What if Peng Mei was really involved in this matter, and he had let her go?

That's based on Shen Qing's personality.

He will definitely be planted upside down in the ground by Shen Qing and used as a ginseng.

A flicker of fear crossed Peng Mei's eyes. He had just caught a glimpse of Shen Qing from afar on the ground, and he looked like a ferocious humanoid beast, each strike drawing blood and turning the blade to ashes.

If the soft approach doesn't work, then we'll have to resort to the hard one.

He hissed, "Jiang Ruohai! Do you know who I am? My grandfather is Peng Guang, the old Garrison Commander! Do you know his influence in this area?!"

"I told you, I was kidnapped by the Blood Cultivator! Is this how you treat your victims? You believe I'll make you regret this!"

Jiang Ruohai couldn't help but laugh; this was tantamount to admitting his mistake without being asked.

Then we absolutely cannot let you go.

Just then, a loud bang came from the direction of Gujing Lake. A violent shockwave blasted out, and a huge whirlpool appeared in the center of the lake.

The next moment, a figure in red leaped out of the lake and soared into the sky.

It was naturally Shen Qing. After killing the Old Demon Ku Rong, it was impossible for him to return the way he came; going around in circles would be too troublesome.

Moreover, Shen Qing is, after all, a person with higher education, and the shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

So Shen Qing used a Mountain-Splitting Fist to blast the ceiling away.

Shen Qing landed safely, and before anyone could see clearly, she threw a round object next to the black dog's feet.

"This is the head of the Old Demon of Withering and Glory. He confessed that he was the one who did what happened in your village thirty years ago."

"He died in great pain; I didn't let him die comfortably."

Looking at the head of the withered and flourishing old demon on the ground, the black dog felt a sudden weakness in his body. He couldn't help but take two steps back and fell to the ground, tears streaming down his face as he wailed loudly.

Shen Qing reached out and summoned the white tiger, took the cloak of the garrison commander from the tiger's back and covered the black dog with it, then patted the dog's shoulder.

Jiang Ruohai hurriedly stepped forward: "Commander Shen, has this been resolved?"

Jiang Ruohai could hardly believe that a blood cultivator who was about to break through to the Grandmaster realm had been dealt with in such a way.

He had long heard of Shen Qing's feat of killing Liu Zhong with two stabs, but that was only on paper and was far less shocking than seeing it in person today.

Shen Qing nodded and pointed to Peng Mei in Zhang Sheng's hand: "Who is that?"

"Peng Mei is the grandson of the old garrison commander Peng Guang. He said he was kidnapped by the Blood Cultivator and kept shouting that he wanted to leave. I felt there was something wrong with him, so I didn't let him go."

Shen Qing smiled: "Well done!"

Shen Qing waved his hand, and Zhang Sheng immediately threw Peng Mei in front of Shen Qing. Peng Mei knelt down in front of Shen Qing, not daring to raise her head at all.

"Shen... Commander Shen, I am the grandson of the old Commander Peng Guang... So, in a way, we are destined to meet."

"I was kidnapped by that blood cultivator."

Shen Qing smiled. "Kidnapping? That doesn't seem right."

"That's not what I heard. You're here to buy blood to keep your grandfather alive, aren't you!"

Upon hearing this, everyone around exchanged bewildered glances and strained their ears, as if they were about to hear some incredible gossip.

Peng Mei's body trembled, and she lowered her head even further: "What did Commander Shen say? I...I don't understand."

Shen Qing squatted down and pinched Peng Mei's cheek: "How could you not understand? Weren't you born thirty years ago? Didn't your grandfather buy it once?"

"Didn't you come here this time to discuss buying blood with this old devil for 100,000 taels of silver?"

"Lying? I really dislike it!"

After saying that, Shen Qing suddenly exerted force with his fingers, tearing Peng Mei's mouth apart and ripping off a piece of dough.

Peng Mei rolled on the ground in pain, her eyes filled with resentment.

"What are you so arrogant about! Do you dare go to my grandfather?! Do you even know what kind of status my grandfather holds in Yongning County and Qingzhou?!"

"He's in Honghe Mountain, do you dare go?"

Shen Qing chuckled and stood up, glancing at the Imperial Guards around him.

He asked me, "Do you dare? Do you guys dare?"

Without the slightest hesitation, the surrounding Imperial Guards shouted.

"We'll do anything if we get orders from adults!"

"Alright! Everyone mount up! Let's go!"

Shen Qing flipped onto the white tiger, took out a token from his pocket, and threw it to Jiang Ruohai.

"General Jiang, take this token back to your camp and give it to your general. Tell him that I need to see him at the west gate of Luoshui City within half a day."

Jiang Ruohai took the token, shocked but still somewhat doubtful: "This... will it really work?"

"He'll come when he sees the token."

......

The Jinwuwei garrison camp.

General Huo Zheng was drinking with General Cao Shen of the Mighty Army.

At this moment, Jiang Ruohai hurriedly entered the tent.

"Greetings, General Huo."

Huo Zheng was somewhat displeased: "Jiang Ruohai, aren't you being a bit too rude? Why didn't you say hello before coming in?"

Jiang Ruohai looked bitter. He had been pondering Shen Qing's words and hadn't noticed when he walked in.

At this moment, Cao Shen spoke up: "Hey, Jiang Lang is not an unruly person. He must have something urgent to attend to."

Huo Zheng snorted: "Tell me, is it urgent?"

Jiang Ruohai gave Cao Shen a grateful look, and then began to recount the events.

Huo Zheng slammed his fist on the table: "A newly appointed garrison commander wants to mobilize a mere third-rank Jinwu Guard general without an imperial decree? He's got quite the nerve."

Cao Shen laughed and said, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard is bound to be a bit imposing, but they'll see through it in a while."

Jiang Ruohai suddenly remembered: "Oh, right! He said he would go once he saw the token, General. Would you like to see the token first?"

Huo Zheng snorted, "What's so interesting about a garrison commander's token! Jiang Ruohai, I'm not trying to be mean, but you're getting more and more clueless!"

Jiang Ruohai took out the token from his pocket and muttered, "I knew it, a token can't possibly have that much power."

Jiang Ruohai didn't notice that the air in the room had become quiet, and then Huo Zheng's trembling voice reached Jiang Ruohai's ears.

"General Jiang... you... where did you get this token?"

"It was given to me by that Commander Shen."

Jiang Ruohai looked up and saw that Huo Zheng's hand holding the wine glass was trembling, and the wine in the glass was constantly spilling on the ground. Anyone who didn't know better would think that he had a stroke.

Cao Shen on the other side wasn't doing much better; his noodles were shaking so badly they were almost cramping.

"What are the names of that General Jiang and that Commander-in-Chief?"

"Shen Qing! Wasn't it you, General, who sent me to deliver the official seal and robes?"

Huo Zheng shuddered, and the wine glass fell to the ground.

He turned his head with difficulty to Cao Shen: "General Cao, I didn't say anything out of line, did I?"

Cao Shen swallowed hard: "It seems we've said everything we should and shouldn't have said."

"How about we just pretend we never talked about this?"

Huo Zheng nodded stiffly.

Jiang Ruohai looked down at the golden token in his hand that was engraved with the character "Shen".

I was amazed; this thing is really that useful?!

The general who used to be so arrogant has become like this, how satisfying!

At that moment, he really wanted to whisper something in the ears of the two generals.

"I still prefer your arrogant and unruly demeanor from just now!"