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

For the next five days, it was difficult to see anyone in the Zhenfu Division; they were all dressed in plain clothes and wandering around Beiyun City.

The more they searched, the more silent they became.

It wasn't because the Japanese pirates were too hard to find.

It's not that the Japanese pirates were so easy to find; under the protection of Liu Wei and Lin Ru, these pirates had become quite lawless.

While eating noodles, a member of the Imperial Guard discovered that the noodle shop owner couldn't even speak the Dawu dialect fluently, and even had a slight Japanese accent. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this person had been running a noodle shop in Beiyun City for half a year despite all this.

This is not an isolated case.

This discovery left them speechless, and the garrison commander stopped responding, focusing solely on finding the Japanese pirates.

Inside the Zhenfu Division, Shen Qing was cultivating.

The scholar had already bought enough medicinal herbs, and to his surprise, he also found the Diamond Fruit and the Glass Flower in the city.

After a simple boiling process, it was poured into a bathtub and carried into Shen Qing's room.

Shen Qing glanced at the constantly boiling medicine barrel and jumped in.

Then he began frantically circulating his cultivation technique to absorb the medicinal power.

A two-pronged approach.

The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill and the Vajra Lapis Lazuli Body are practiced together.

Focus on both physical and skin training, and employ strong defense to achieve success!

The next moment, the room was filled with the roar of dragons and elephants, and even faintly shimmered with a glassy radiance.

After that, the commotion grew louder and louder until three days later, at dusk.

Shen Qingcai slowly opened his eyes, and the sound of the dragon and elephant gradually dissipated.

He now exudes an aura of explosive power, giving off the brutal feeling of an ancient ferocious beast.

However, once one has mastered the Vajra Lapis Lazuli Body, their body constantly shimmers with a faint lapis lazuli radiance, and their entire being exudes a sense of divinity.

Shen Qing looked at her hands.

This time, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill broke through two levels to reach the seventh level, while the Vajra Glazed Body was cultivated to perfection in one step.

This time, Shen Qing's strength has greatly increased. Now, even if Shen Qing just stands there and lets Xu Han attack, Xu Han might not be able to break through Shen Qing's defense.

However, Shen Qing was still not satisfied.

Shen Qing touched his chin.

"It seems there's still room for improvement."

"Let's go all in!"

Consumes two entry upgrade opportunities.

Iron Skin (purple) upgrades to: Rock Solid (gold) upgrades to: Qilin Body (red)

Consume five entry upgrade opportunities

Weak Spirit (white) upgrades to: ...Iron Heart (gold) upgrades to: Dragon Spirit (red)

Qilin Body (Red): Skin defense reaches its ultimate level.

Spiritual Dragon (Red): Spiritual Strength Reaching the Pinnacle of Sublimation

Shen Qing nodded in satisfaction. That's more like it.

For a martial artist to cultivate their spirit, they must first reach the Grandmaster level. It seems that Xu Han is only one step away from becoming a Grandmaster.

It did provide Shen Qing with a good entry, and helped Shen Qing's path to invincibility by removing a stone.

Shen Qing changed into clean clothes and walked out of the house. Calculating the time, it had been five days since he gave the order.

It's time to close the net.

If this goes on for too long, the Japanese pirates will easily discover something amiss.

Moreover, Shen Qing has just achieved a major breakthrough in strength, all of which are physical. Shen Qing is currently full of energy but has nowhere to use it.

I wish I could get some tough guys to vent my anger on.

An hour later, all the officers returned to the Zhenfu Division and went to the courtroom.

Shen Qing sat in the first seat.

"So, in five days, how many Japanese pirates did you find?"

All the officers looked at each other without saying a word, and silently handed over the booklets in their hands.

The scholar collected them one by one, did a simple sorting, and his eyes showed some surprise and uncertainty.

"Well... Boss, you should take a look for yourself."

The scholar then handed the booklet to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing flipped through the pages a few times, then chuckled softly, "Two hundred and nine? Isn't that quite impressive?"

All the centurions lowered their heads, not daring to meet Shen Qing's gaze.

Shen Qing threw the booklet back onto the table in front of the centurion: "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. By dawn tomorrow, I want to see everyone in this booklet in the Zhenfu Division prison, and you can continue being centurions."

"But if anyone misses a capture or lets one escape, they should just get lost."

Shen Qing snorted, then suddenly noticed something: "Where's Xu Dashan?"

Shen Qing still had some impression of Xu Dashan.

After all, after he dealt with Xu Han in a forceful manner, Xu Dashan was the first and only centurion who dared to speak to Shen Qing.

One of the centurions, who was on good terms with Xu Dashan, spoke up: "That shouldn't be the case. Xu Dashan went to the North City, which is far away, but he should be back by now."

"And he's the most punctual of us."

Everyone's heart skipped a beat. Could something have gone wrong?

Suddenly, a centurion spoke up: "Hey! Wait! I think I know where he went."

"I met with him this morning, and he told me that he seemed to have discovered something wrong with the Yuan family, and he wanted to go and take a look."

"But I'm still investigating the Japanese pirates and I'm a bit distracted. I tried to persuade him not to go, and he agreed, but now that I think about it, his agreement was very perfunctory. Could he have actually gone to the Yuan family?"

The air in the room immediately fell silent. Shen Qing narrowed his eyes. It seemed that the Yuan family had some influence in Beiyun City.

"The Yuan family? Where are they located?"

"It's located in Wanyu Lane in the north of the city, and it's very powerful."

Shen Qing got up, picked up the Chixiao sword from the side, and walked outside.

"Very strong? I like strong people."

One of the centurions quickly got up.

"Governor Shen, please wait! We can't act forcefully! The Yuan family has a daughter who married into the Prince of Baisha's household, and she's said to be very favored. We can't force her!"

Before Shen Qing could even speak, Zhang Mo, the heir of the Prince of Dongling, couldn't hold back any longer and slammed his fist on the table.

"Damn it! King Baisha? Couldn't you at least find someone with a stronger background? What kind of trash is King Baisha anyway?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shan, Pan Ruhai, and Pan Ruyuan all looked at Zhang Mo with strange expressions.

Why does that sound so familiar? Didn't Shen Qing say that to you?

Zhang Mo was furious. This King Baisha was not even as good as his father, King Dongling. His father had to suffer a defeat in front of Shen Qing!

Does a mere king like him need to be on screen?

Shen Qing strode towards the outside, a slight smile playing on her lips. Having a mouth double was really nice.

As for the Yuan family, they just wanted to kill a few more chickens to scare the monkeys in the city.

The chickens came to us of their own accord.

Then let's have a good killing spree.