My cells devour all worlds.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Shen Tianxiong suddenly burst into wild laughter, laughing so hard that tears were almost streaming down his face.

It took him a while to regain his composure. He stared at the people in front of him, and his voice instantly turned cold.

"If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext."

If he still can't understand, he doesn't deserve to be the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of Changfeng镖局 (escort agency).

"I see that you have come here today for the sake of our Changfeng Escort Agency, so why are you talking about the Xuan Shui True Scripture?"

"Stubborn and obstinate."

Tian Shi shook his head and looked at Yue Shan, "Lord Yue?"

Yue Shan nodded slightly and shouted, "Black-Clad Guards!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of neat footsteps sounded.

Suddenly, dozens of black-clad captains wielding crossbows appeared on the walls and eaves surrounding the courtyard.

The arrow was already on the bowstring, aimed at everyone in the courtyard.

It can be launched at any time.

This startled everyone in the courtyard, especially those invited by Changfeng Escort Agency, who kept complaining.

The Jing'an Division's specially made crossbows were already incredibly powerful, let alone with so many people involved.

Even top-tier martial artists would likely not fare well.

Someone hurriedly cried out, "My lord, my lord, I am not a member of the Changfeng Escort Agency. Please have mercy and let me out."

"Me too, me too. I just came here to ask for a glass of water."

"I just want to borrow a toilet..."

Suddenly, everyone felt insecure and hurriedly tried to exonerate themselves.

Even some bodyguards and porters began to waver and joined in.

"My lord, I was not involved in this matter and knew nothing about it. Please have mercy on me."

"Yes, yes, whoever did it should take responsibility."

"Why risk your life for a few taels of silver a month?"

"Chief镖头, you'd better hand over the Xuan Shui True Scripture."

"Don't drag everyone down with you..."

It wasn't hard for them to guess that after today, Changfeng Escort Agency would probably disappear completely from Linjiang Prefecture, just like the Canglang Gang.

Nobody wants to go and die.

Only a very small number of people knew that they might not be able to escape, or simply did not want to leave, and did not follow suit.

Zhao Ming, who had just broken through to become a first-class martial artist, was one of them. He simply stood behind Shen Tianxiong, holding his gun, without saying a word.

Several elderly men from the security escort agency gritted their teeth and followed.

They looked around with their heads held high, spat, and said, "So what if we die? We're not cowards. Chief镖头, everyone knows what kind of person you are. They must be slandering you. Should we fight them instead?"

Those from the escort agency whose eyes were swept over couldn't help but look away, while some glared back, retorting, "You can know a person's face but not their heart. Who knows what the head escort is like behind the scenes?"

"Moreover, with both witnesses and physical evidence available, how could the governor possibly wrongly accuse the chief镖头 (chief镖头, a high-ranking镖师, a bodyguard/escort)?"

"If you ask me, Shen Tianxiong should have stepped forward himself instead of dragging everyone down. If he's so capable, why isn't he capable of admitting it?"

"that is……"

Seeing these men, who usually addressed him as "Young Master Escort," turn their guns on his father, Shen Qingshu couldn't help but clench his fists.

Then a deep sense of powerlessness welled up inside him; he couldn't change anything!

Shen Qingshu let go of his hand dejectedly, looking at Su Wanqing beside him, his eyes softening instantly.

He didn't know where the courage came from, but he took Su Wanqing's small hand in his own.

He would never have dared to do that before.

Holding her small hand, Shen Qingshu smiled with satisfaction. "Wanqing, it's a pity I couldn't propose to Uncle Su sooner..."

Su Wanqing pursed her lips, "Young Master Shen..."

Xiao Huan's fear was written all over her face as she huddled tightly beside Su Wanqing.

At that moment, she thought of Su Mu.

Brother, I'm so scared...

the other side.

Liu Er, with a sullen face, was dragging Su Qi forward.

Su Qi's legs were trembling so badly that she was shaking uncontrollably. Her face was contorted with pain. "Brother Liu, I... can I not go?"

"If you don't go, I'll kill you first..."

"Then I'll go..."

In an instant, all sorts of people were in a state of mind.

Tian Shi and the others simply watched this scene with amusement.

Looking at the clamoring crowd, Tian Shi bowed slightly and looked at the silent Eunuch Chen: "Eunuch Chen, what do you think?"

As soon as he spoke, the entire courtyard fell silent, and everyone turned to look at him.

Chen Ruohai's narrow eyes swept across the room half-open, and after a few breaths, a soft, feminine voice slowly rang out: "Our family... isn't the kind of people who are unreasonable. We should let go of those who are not involved."

As the words spread, some people's faces instantly lit up with joy.

Some of the bolder ones rolled their eyes, about to loudly express their gratitude and offer a few compliments.

"Thank you..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice that was clearly angry suddenly rang out in the courtyard.

"It's so noisy—"

In an instant, the entire room fell silent; you could hear a pin drop.

Eunuch Chen had just finished speaking when someone dared to say such things at this moment.

Isn't that just asking for death?

The same thought inevitably arose in everyone's mind.

They turned around in surprise, looking in the direction from which the sound came.

A tall young man in a blue robe walked out from the side door of the main hall.

His hair was still a little messy, and his face showed the anger of someone who had just been sleeping and had been woken up.

"Sheng...Brother Sheng?"

Shen Qingshu stared wide-eyed at the figure.

You're being way too brave.

Whose subordinate is this?

Yue Shan raised an eyebrow slightly, clearly sensing that Eunuch Chen in front of him was somewhat displeased.

Observing the expression on Tian Shi's face, he immediately shouted, "How dare you..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Lu Sheng looked at him coldly. "I already said..."

He didn't move his lips or teeth, but his chest cavity rapidly expanded.

The next second, Lu Sheng suddenly opened his mouth:

"It's so noisy—"

In an instant.

It was as if a bolt from the blue had struck the courtyard, accompanied by howling winds.

The incredibly powerful sound waves almost solidified into tangible ripples, exploding forward in a fan shape.

Wherever it went, the blue bricks on the ground cracked and dust flew everywhere.

Shen Qingshu and the others, who were deliberately ignored by Lu Sheng, felt as if they were being blown by a strong wind, their blood and qi surging uncontrollably.

The deafening noise pierced their ears, causing them to lose their hearing instantly and become completely deaf.

As the primary person being cared for, Tian Shi felt as if he had been struck hard in the head by a giant hammer in an instant. His eardrums ruptured immediately, and blood gushed from his seven orifices.

They couldn't even let out a scream before being swept away like withered branches and fallen leaves in a storm.

The impact knocked down several other black-clad officers in the same state, who then rolled into a heap.

At the same time, on the courtyard walls and eaves, the black-clad captains holding crossbows fell one by one like dumplings being dropped into a pot, without making a sound.

Even Yue Shan was shaken by the sound waves, his face turning red, and it took him a while to recover.

Only Chen Ruohai, with his rich experience, sealed his ear canals with his inner energy beforehand, so there was no significant impact.

However, his nonchalant face suddenly brightened, and his half-open eyes snapped open, staring intently at Lu Sheng.

Instead of speaking up for Tian Shi, he couldn't help but praise him:

"Such profound internal strength! I never expected that there would be someone like you in the Changfeng Escort Agency. You are already a first-rate expert at such a young age."

Top-notch?

Upon hearing this last sentence, Shen Qingshu, who had just recovered, nearly popped his eyes out.

Is Brother Sheng a top-tier master?

That Sheng-ge who spends all his time with him, all he does is eat, drink, and sleep?!

If it weren't for the faint stinging sensation still lingering in his ears, Shen Qingshu would have suspected that what he was seeing was just a hallucination before his death.

Others might not have felt anything yet, but everyone from Changfeng Escort Agency looked like they had seen a ghost.

They never imagined that the seemingly ordinary young master Lu was actually a top-tier expert on par with the chief镖头 (chief镖头 is a nickname for a bodyguard/escort)!