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

Shen Qing's voice resounded throughout the entire Yuan residence.

In the end, the people in the Yuan family were just bullies who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. They used to act arrogantly towards ordinary people, but when faced with the King of Baisha, they would wag their tails and beg for mercy.

At this moment, facing the incomparably imposing Shen Qing, they were even more timid.

Shen Qing took a step forward, and the Yuan family took a step back.

Of course, there were also some bold ones. Several middle-aged members of the Yuan family exchanged glances and charged towards Shen Qing.

Shen Qing's expression remained calm: "You're courting death."

With a flick of his wrist, his true energy slashed like a knife, instantly beheading several Yuan family members who lunged at him.

"As rumored, Commander Shen is indeed awe-inspiring and incomparably domineering."

The sound came from deep within the Yuan residence. A white shadow flashed by, and an old man dressed in white appeared on the rooftop ahead, his face beaming with smiles.

"I am Ruan Ji, the third brother of King Bai Sha. But it is better to resolve enmity than to make it fester. Could you please give me some face and let's leave it at that?"

Shen Qing glanced at Ruan Ji: "Who do you think you are? Do you think I should give you face?"

"And did you even think before you said that?"

Shen Qing stated from the beginning that the Yuan family harbored Japanese pirates and had also kidnapped members of the Imperial Guards.

And this Ruan Ji actually dared to plead for the Yuan family?

If someone gets involved in these things, others would run away as fast as they can. Who would dare to try and get involved?

Did you, Nguyen Cat, ask King Paik Sa before saying this? Ask King Paik Sa if he dares to say such a thing.

This is equivalent to an emperor wanting to exterminate a person's entire family, and everyone else would desperately want to escape from that family.

This Ruan Ji, on the other hand, shamelessly tried to curry favor, insisting on adding himself to the nine clans.

Are you afraid you won't die fast enough?

Are you afraid that this matter won't implicate King Baisha?

Ruan Ji's face darkened: "A twenty-year-old garrison commander is indeed imposing! Does he really think he can do whatever he wants?"

"Today I'll show you that there are always people more capable than you, and the sky's the limit!"

As he spoke, his true energy surged, and he drew a spiked club from his waist, leaping high into the air to smash it down on Shen Qing's head.

Shen Qing glanced at him, raised her hand, and with a flash of white light, caught the spiked club steadily.

"You're even dumber than I thought."

Before he could finish speaking, the spiked club shattered into pieces in Ruan Ji's horrified gaze. The next moment, Shen Qing's domineering true energy blasted the fragments away, piercing dozens of holes in Ruan Ji's body and ending his foolish life.

Don't say Shen Qing didn't give him a chance. Shen Qing reminded him to think before he speaks and told him to leave obediently.

But he won't back down.

This move completely terrified the remaining members of the Yuan family.

Shen Qing ignored them and instead turned to look in one direction from the Yuan residence.

"Old man, you've been watching for a while now, aren't you going to come out?"

Shen Qing's aura had reached its peak, and most members of the Yuan family were too frightened to withstand it and fainted.

A sigh echoed from deep within the Yuan residence, and an old man slowly emerged, holding an iron rod.

He is Yuan Zhenshan, the former patriarch of the Yuan family, who has already broken through to the Grandmaster realm.

"Commander Shen has a good eye."

"I am Yuan Zhenshan, and I really don't want to offend you, the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"I know too. It was Yuan Tai who had ties with the Japanese pirates. Arrest him. Yuan Sheng was the one who kidnapped the Imperial Guards. Arrest him as well."

"I'll compensate the Zhenfu Division with a large sum of silver. Do you think this matter can be resolved?"

Yuan Zhenshan immediately made the cut.

However, it is clear that he does not understand the principle that too much talk leads to mistakes, or perhaps he is old and senile.

Doesn't this statement directly reveal that he knows about the Yuan family's collusion with Japanese pirates and their kidnapping of the Imperial Guards?

Now things are really messed up. Not only did the attempt to cut things off fail, but he also gained the stigma of knowingly withholding information and protecting criminals.

Shen Qing's lips curled up slightly as he gripped the hilt of the Crimson Sky Blade with his right hand.

"Old man! So you knew all this?"

Shen Qing raised his hand and unleashed the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade.

In an instant, thunder roared and lightning flashed in the air. Shen Qing swung his sword and unleashed a lightning dragon that rushed straight towards Yuan Zhenshan.

Yuan Zhenshan's expression changed, and he reacted a little slowly. After realizing what was happening, he immediately used his true energy to block.

To be honest, I was quick, but I didn't react in time at the beginning and ended up at a disadvantage.

The Thunder Dragon struck Yuan Zhenshan head-on.

boom!

He was blasted backward and crashed into several walls.

"Shen Qing! You're a garrison commander at twenty! What about your dignity as a genius?!"

"How dare you ambush a two-hundred-year-old man like me! You bastard!"

Shen Qing's zero-frame start infuriated Yuan Zhenshan, who roared loudly.

He had been wandering the martial world for two hundred years and had never seen a genius like Shen Qing.

They acted without warning, giving no time to prepare!

Unfortunately, Shen Qing's speed was extremely fast, making it impossible to stop him!

"Old man, what's wrong with me, a fifth-level Grandmaster, ambushing you, a Grandmaster?"

"Huh!!? Why don't you say that you, a Grandmaster, were successfully ambushed by a Grandmaster like me! Where is your dignity?"

"Die!"

Shen Qing's words were ruthless, but his actions were even faster.

As he spoke, another nine-fold thunder blade struck Yuan Zhenshan.

Hearing Shen Qing say that and being ambushed, Yuan Zhenshan's anger flared up; he still had his pride.

He gave a low shout: "Wind moves!"

Yuan Zhenshan twirled the iron rod in his hand, creating a beautiful arc in the air, before smashing it straight at Shen Qing.

There's a saying that's been circulating in the martial arts world for a long time.

Fists fear the young and strong, sticks fear the old and inexperienced.

That makes sense; the older someone is, the more ruthless and insidious they become when using a stick.

Unfortunately, it was of little use against Shen Qing.

The next moment, the iron rod slammed straight into Chi Xiao.

With a loud bang, a huge shockwave erupted, and the Yuan family members on the square were sent flying into the air.

Yuan Zhenshan, who was at the center of the blast wave, staggered back several steps, his hand holding the stick trembling slightly.

That's not the right amount of force.

Shen Qing said calmly, "I launched a sneak attack to end the battle faster, not because I couldn't win without it."

"So I didn't launch a sneak attack this time? Do you have any other excuse?"

Yuan Zhenshan's face darkened; these words were truly a slap in the face to him.

He stopped speaking and charged at Shen Qing's Nine-fold Thunder Blade once more, wielding his staff in both hands.

Just as they were about to collide, Yuan Zhenshan suddenly dodged, directly avoiding Chi Xiao's blade, and thrust his staff straight at Shen Qing's shoulder, while Chi Xiao aimed directly at his shoulder.

laugh!

A sound of flesh tearing was heard as Shen Qing chopped off Yuan Zhenshan's left arm with a single stroke.

Meanwhile, Yuan Zhenshan's iron rod landed precisely on Shen Qing's shoulder.

A ferocious look appeared on Yuan Zhenshan's face.

"Shen Qing! You are indeed a genius! But geniuses are often arrogant! You haven't inquired about me, have you?"

"I, Yuan Zhenshan, am known in the martial arts world as the 'Qi-Shattering Cudgel'! That's because the staff technique I practice is called the 'Qi-Shattering Eight Trigrams Cudgel'!"

"Anyone hit by this attack will have their internal energy stagnate! And I used all my strength in that last strike! Your dantian should be shattered by now!"

A flash of crystal-white light passed over Shen Qing's shoulder. Shen Qing raised his palm and patted the dust off his shoulder.

"Is your Qi Sea point shattered? It does feel a bit itchy."

Yuan Zhenshan's face turned pale. Shen Qing didn't seem to be lying; she really was perfectly fine!

Did he ruin his own shoulder just to scratch an itch for Shen Qing?

Are you kidding me!

Yuan Zhenshan grabbed a stick and swung it at Shen Qing, but his stick technique was already in disarray.

Shen Qing snorted and unleashed the Ninefold Thunder Blade, seizing the weakness in the staff technique and sending Yuan Zhenshan flying with a single blow. The wound was so deep that bone was visible.

Before Yuan Zhenshan could even land, a sound like a mountain collapsing echoed through the air. Shen Qing unleashed three Mountain-Splitting Fists, slamming them into Yuan Zhenshan's chest and causing it to cave in. Then, with a flick of his right hand, he planted Chixiao in the ground, while his left hand swiftly grabbed Yuan Zhenshan's iron rod.

Of course, Shen Qing didn't know any stick techniques, but he was incredibly strong.

With a powerful flick, he sent Yuan Zhenshan soaring into the sky.

Finally, Shen Qing flicked three throwing knives imbued with domineering true energy from his right hand, aiming straight for Yuan Zhenshan.

Two shots to the chest and one shot to the head, for the final finishing touches.

With a loud bang.

Yuan Zhenshan's lifeless body crashed heavily to the ground.

The piece of paper that read "An ant trying to shake a tree, laughable and overestimating its own strength" slowly floated down from the sky and stuck to Yuan Zhenshan's body.

Shen Qing turned around, picked up her Chixiao sword, and a bright red light shimmered with an eerie beauty in the night.

"knock off."