Becoming a martial arts god starting from the mortician.

"Take it down!"

The two armored soldiers at the front moved at the sound. Their long, black iron swords were drawn from their sheaths, gleaming coldly. The two men, one on the left and one on the right, formed a semi-encirclement and approached Qi Huai'an on the steps step by step.

Qi Huaili was shocked and spread his arms to shield Qi Huai'an.

"Lord Shen! This is unacceptable! Huai'an is seriously ill and cannot withstand such a shock!"

Qi Huai'an stood behind him, coughing violently. His pale face was filled with panic and confusion.

"Lord Shen... what crime have I committed?"

Shen Qi stood at the foot of the steps, his green robe fluttering in the cold wind. His gaze was indifferent, and he remained silent.

Two armored soldiers had closed in. Their blades were pointed directly at Qi Huai'an.

"Get out of the way!" the armored soldier shouted.

Qi Huaili's legs went weak, but he still gritted his teeth and blocked it.

Just now.

Qi Huai'an, who had been hunched over and coughing as if he might die at any moment, suddenly stopped coughing.

He slowly straightened up.

The cowardice and fear in those once cloudy eyes have vanished, leaving only a cold and resentful look.

"Big brother, move aside."

Qi Huai'an's voice became low and hoarse, no longer showing any weakness.

Qi Huaili was stunned and before he could react, he felt a tremendous force on his shoulder. Qi Huai'an raised his hand and pushed Qi Huaili several feet away. Although he fell to the ground, he was not injured at all.

It was clear that Qi Huai'an had held back some of his strength.

Immediately afterwards, Qi Huai'an ripped off his heavy gray squirrel fur coat.

boom!

Dark red blood energy emanated from his body, mixed with wisps of murky black energy, churning and condensing around him. A chill crept up the floor tiles, and the plants in the courtyard, swept up by the black energy, emitted a faint sizzling sound.

The Fiendish Realm!

Qi Huai'an stared at Shen Qi: "I believe I did a flawless job, the accounts were perfectly balanced, and Huaiyi was even made to appear as if he had gone mad. Lord Shen, how exactly did you see through it?"

Seeing that Shen Qi remained aloof and silent, Qi Huai'an chuckled sinisterly, "Fine. Since you've caught us red-handed, then you'll all stay here today."

He flipped his left hand and pulled a black bone whistle, about the size of a thumb, from his sleeve.

The bone whistle is covered with strange patterns, and there is a faint black aura swirling around it.

Click.

He crushed the bone whistle in one swift motion.

A chilling aura erupted instantly. As dark as ink, it swelled with the wind, instantly engulfing the entire courtyard.

This chilling aura originated from the same source as the lingering scent in Qi Huaiyi's house.

It's just many times more concentrated.

"retreat!"

The lead armored soldier shouted. A wave of black energy swept over them, its chill penetrating to the bone. Although the soldiers were highly skilled, they had no choice but to activate their inner energy to resist, and were forced to retreat several steps.

Qi Huai'an had been waiting for this moment, and he reached out with his right hand from his waist.

A pale white bone spur fell into his hand. The tip of the spur glowed with a faint blue light, clearly indicating that it was coated with a deadly poison.

His gaze swept across the room, finally locking onto Shen Qi.

The armored soldiers of the Astronomical Bureau were tough to deal with, but this Shen Qi was all brawn and no armor.

Kill Shen Qi first.

They then used the Black Fiend to break through the encirclement.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, the blue brick beneath Qi Huai'an's feet shattered with a bang.

"Protect Envoy Shen!"

The armored soldiers on either side of Shen Qi roared and brandished their swords to stop him, but the surging black energy blocked them for half a breath.

In the blink of an eye, Qi Huai'an was in front of Shen Qi. The bone spur in his right hand was aimed straight at Shen Qi's throat, while his left hand transformed into a claw, surrounded by black energy, and fiercely grabbed at his crown.

A stab or a claw, both are deadly techniques.

However, facing this deadly blow, Shen Qi did not retreat even half a step.

boom!

Shen Qi's dormant blood and energy suddenly erupted. A crimson aura, even more powerful and domineering than Qi Huai'an's, burst forth.

boom!

Qi Huai'an's left claw slammed into Shen Qi's qi, instantly burning away the black qi swirling around his fingertips, making it impossible for it to advance any further.

His pupils constricted sharply, a strong sense of life-or-death crisis shooting straight to the top of his head. Qi Huai'an suddenly exerted force with his feet, trying to pull back.

But it's too late.

Seeing Shen Qi throw a punch, Qi Huai'an could only swing his bone spikes, trying to use offense as defense, and stab at Shen Qi's wrist.

Shen Qi slightly shifted his body, dodging the sharp bone spikes. At the same time, crimson qi enveloped his left fist, slamming it down with overwhelming force towards Qi Huai'an's wrist, which was gripping the spikes!

Qi Huai'an had no way to avoid it and could only watch helplessly as the iron fist came crashing down.

"Snap!"

Qi Huai'an's right finger and wrist bones were shattered by this punch. The sleeve of his entire right arm was torn to shreds by the violent force.

The bone spur flew out of his hand and pierced into a nearby wooden pillar with a clang. Poison dripped from the tip of the spur, actually causing a small black stain to appear on the pillar.

"ah--"

Qi Huai'an let out a piercing scream as his body flew backward.

boom!

He crashed heavily into the wooden pillar in front of the main house, fell to the ground, and vomited a mouthful of blood mixed with pieces of internal organs.

He struggled to get up, his eyes filled with fear and despair.

escape!

We must escape!

He had just propped himself up with his left hand.

A dark shadow flashed before his eyes, and Shen Qi pressed down on him like a shadow.

He looked down at Qi Huai'an with a cold gaze.

Shen Qi raised his right leg and delivered a heavy knee strike, slamming it into Qi Huai'an's chest.

Click!

Qi Huai'an's sternum collapsed instantly. The qi penetrated his body, severing his heart meridian.

Qi Huai'an's eyes widened, his lips parted slightly, but only blood and foam could be gushing out. His eyes first showed jealousy and resentment, then unwillingness, and finally only a desolate grayness remained.

He collapsed to the ground.

He died.

From the moment Qi Huai'an launched his attack to the moment Shen Qi killed him, only a few breaths passed.

A cold wind swept through the courtyard, dispersing the remaining black shadows.

Several armored soldiers stood there, swords in hand, and for a moment no one spoke.

They originally thought they were protecting Shen Qi in his investigation today.

Unexpectedly, this newly appointed Suppressor of Evil casually killed a malevolent cultivator at the Gang Sha Realm.

Shen Qi slowly retracted his right leg and straightened the hem of his green robe, which had been ruffled by the wind.

Then, he looked at Qi Huai'an's corpse.

Under the gaze of the Divine Eye of Fate, the dark red life thread above Qi Huai'an's head was crumbling inch by inch.

A hint of regret flashed across Shen Qi's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

The black silk tumbled for a moment, then, along with Qi Huai'an's extinguished life force, gradually dissipated into the cold wind.

Qi Huaili collapsed onto the blue brick floor, watching all of this unfold before his eyes.

He witnessed his second brother no longer being sickly, saw his brother's evil aura soaring to the sky, and saw Shen Qi kill him in two moves.

This is a huge shock.

He was trembling all over, his lips were quivering, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"Huai'an... Huai'an, he..."

Shen Qi walked down the steps and stopped in front of Qi Huaili.

"Qi Huai'an secretly practiced evil arts, devoured people's martial arts meridians, and under the guise of recruiting guards, he harmed idlers in the outer city and refugees from the north."

Shen Qi's voice remained cold.

"Qi Huaiyi's death was also inextricably linked to him."

Qi Huaili raised his head, his eyes filled with fear.

Shen Qi looked at him.

"If the Qi family wants to preserve its reputation, it must immediately hand over all the actual records of Qi Huai'an's comings and goings, the transfer of personnel from the warehouse, and the escorting outside the city over the past month."

"If even one page is missing, the entire Qi family will be treated as accomplices."

Qi Huaili's body went limp, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

"Hand it over...hand it over..."

He nodded repeatedly, his voice trembling.

Shen Qi stopped looking at him and waved her hand.

"The residence of Feng Qihuai'an."

"Search for evil objects, evil practices, account books, and secret letters."

"Send someone to the Qi family's shop again."

"We demand to see those twenty-seven people, alive or dead."

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