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

On the Red River Mountain.

The Peng family members and their private soldiers have been mostly dealt with.

Only Lu Tong and his two companions were still beating up Peng Fei at the mountainside.

Peng Fei, another grandmaster of the Peng family, had reached the sixth level of the grandmaster realm. Although it wasn't very high, he was quite resilient to beatings because of his cultivation technique.

Lu Tong and the other two beat him for a long time, and even though he had three holes pierced in his body, he could still stand up.

At that moment, Qin Chuan's voice came: "Oh, still fighting?"

Peng Fei's body trembled. The voice came from behind him, but he didn't dare to turn around.

Because a pair of slender, fair hands had already gripped his head, Peng Fei's body trembled uncontrollably, and his voice was pleading.

"I surrender...I surrender..."

But the next moment, the sound stopped abruptly, and Shen Qing directly ripped Peng Fei's head off.

It was decisive and efficient, without any hesitation or delay.

Shen Qing casually tossed Peng Fei's head aside: "Alright, hurry up and clean up the battlefield."

Then Shen Qing looked at the soldiers.

"Has the Peng family's vault been found?"

Zhang Shan nodded, his eyes full of surprise: "Found it, it's right behind Honghe Mountain. Good heavens, the Peng family has really made a fortune."

"Three whole rooms, filled with valuables, including countless jade artifacts and silver notes."

Shen Qing nodded, not too surprised.

If the Peng family can afford to spend 100,000 taels of silver to buy blood from the Old Demon of Withered Glory and obtain the Earthly Element Fruit, which is rare even in the capital, then it's impossible for them to be poor.

Shen Qing waved his hand: "Bring them all back to Luoshui City, and we'll drink, eat meat, and reward those who have contributed!"

By the time they finished cleaning up the battlefield and returned to Luoshui City, it was already evening.

Shen Qing invited all the city's most famous chefs to the city gates to host a three-day banquet for seven thousand people.

These past few days have been peaceful.

The next day, news of Shen Qing's killing of Peng Guang reached the state. People from Qingzhou immediately sent someone on a Grandmaster-level mount to Luoshui City to confirm the situation with Shen Qing and to collect some documents brought by the Peng family.

After confirming that everything was correct, Shen Qing was immediately awarded 3,000 merits.

Shen Qing did some calculations.

He had previously earned two thousand merits for killing three Grandmasters of the White Dragon Cult.

In addition, Qin Chuan and Lu Tong promised Shen Qing merit points, which, all mixed up, amounted to about two thousand.

These combined amount to nearly seven thousand merits.

Shen Qing was too lazy to say anything more.

Going all in is a form of wisdom; going all in is a virtue of humankind!

So, all in!

All seven thousand merit points were exchanged for Grandmaster-level precious medicines, thirteen in total. This time, the treasure vault delivered them exceptionally quickly, arriving at the rebuilt Zhenfu Division in just one day.

Just as Shen Qing was about to go into seclusion, Cao Shen came to find him.

Shen Qing sat in the courtyard and took a sip of tea: "So, you're setting off back to Jiashui County immediately?"

Cao Shen nodded, his worry barely concealed: "Yes, the orders from over there are urgent. I reckon the Japanese pirates are planning something big again."

Shen Qing understood: "Fine, then I won't keep you."

"The Peng family's assets were just inventoried a few days ago, so you can take 100,000 taels of silver with you."

Cao Shen was stunned for a moment, and then he stammered.

"Lord Shen, this...this isn't in accordance with the rules, is it?"

Shen Qing waved his hand dismissively.

"My rules are the rules."

At this moment, Cao Shen also realized what was happening.

Do members of the Shen family need to follow rules?

Of course I'll talk about it!

Because what the Shen family says is the rule!

Before Cao Shen could speak, Shen Qing got up and went into the room.

"Alright, take the silver and get going. I won't see you off."

"You've disturbed my seclusion."

With that, he slammed the door shut.

Cao Shen stood up and bowed deeply to Shen Qing's door.

He was going to the battlefield, and this 100,000 taels of silver was enough to buy a lot of medicine for treating injuries, because it would save his army a lot of casualties.

Shen Qing opened the treasure chests in front of her one by one in the room.

I took a deep sniff; it was still that familiar smell.

The thirteen precious medicines in front of him each corresponded to different flavors, but they all had one thing in common: they were all flavors that Shen Qing loved to eat.

A gust of wind swept away the remaining clouds, and the food was devoured swiftly.

Shen Qing opened his mouth wide and stuffed the precious medicines into it.

It tastes great, and the effects are top-notch.

The immense energy flowed through Shen Qing's body, but Shen Qing grasped it all and instantly refined it into true qi to expand his dantian.

If we consider the Qi Sea as a small pool, other grandmasters would add water to it little by little.

Shen Qing, on the other hand, simply pulled out a water pipe that was gushing water and stuffed it into his Qi Sea.

A powerful aura reverberated throughout the entire Zhenfu Division.

Qin Chuan and Lu Tong drank tea, looking in the direction of Shen Qing's courtyard, with only one thought in mind.

It's gotten so gloomy!

How are we supposed to play like this?

.......

Wuyangzhou, the capital city.

The Imperial Palace.

A hint of surprise flickered in Zhu Lingyue's golden eyes.

"You mean Shen Qing killed another garrison commander?"

The old eunuch nodded hurriedly and handed over the urgent memorial in his hand.

"He is the former garrison commander of Yongning County."

"Even though he is old and frail, he was still someone who had reached the Grandmaster realm!"

"Your Majesty! I think this Shen Qing is different from the other members of the Shen family."

"In just two months, they killed thousands of people."

"Shen Qing's breakthrough speed is ridiculously fast, and he is extremely ruthless."

Zhu Lingyue glanced at the memorial, her eyes flashing with emotion, and she also noticed a line of words on the memorial.

"Has the Yongning County Martial Arts Alliance been basically established?"

The old eunuch nodded: "Yes, more than 70% of the sects have come to Luoshui City to say they want to join the Martial Alliance."

"This was also achieved by Shen Qing, who destroyed seven or eight sects in just two months."

"He's practically a killing machine for the sect."

"At this rate, the Martial Alliance in Yongning County will be useless in six months, because all the sects will be wiped out by Shen Qing."

"Your Majesty, perhaps we should restrict Shen Qing's access?"

Zhu Lingyue snorted.

"It's alright! I don't see anything wrong with the killings. They were all killed for good reason."

"The mess the late emperor left me isn't good; it's good that Shen Qing does some killing."

"Besides, there are countless officials in our Great Wu. How many can Shen Qing kill? If he can kill more corrupt officials, I will thank him properly!"

"I think Yongning County is a bit too small. Is it not enough for Shen Qing to kill?"

"Perfect timing! The Japanese pirates have been causing a ruckus in Jiashui County lately, haven't they? They've even infiltrated the Imperial Guards! Get rid of those useless bastards from Jiashui County! Send Shen Qing!"

The old eunuch's heart skipped a beat, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Not only are there no restrictions, but it actually provides a larger stage?

He had a feeling that the Empress had just thrown a giant boomerang.

As time goes on, the boomerang will grow larger and larger.

But one day this boomerang will fly back. Your Majesty, can you really withstand it?

Of course, he only dared to think these things; he never dared to say them aloud.