Chapter 73: The Terrifying Huang Yan

Huang Yan's voice was extremely loud, his eyes revealing intense anger, as if to him, the shopkeeper's words were not humiliating Xu Qing, but himself.

After all, among the items on the counter, three were gifted by him to Xu Qing.

Facing Huang Yan's anger, the shopkeeper's expression grew even gloomier. He raised his right hand to grab, catching the bone the other party threw at him.

Holding the bone, he looked at Huang Yan coldly.

He secretly thought: You've been in the Water Diversion Department for eight years without leaving, pursuing a Senior Sister who doesn't know if she's a village girl, sending countless gifts, making it known to everyone, becoming a laughingstock of a loser. Since you're looking for trouble for yourself now, then don't blame me.

Thus, he spoke slowly.

"You're right, these are stolen goods. It seems you are also an accomplice in the Jin Gang Sect theft case. Someone, go report to the Homicide Department. The wanted criminal of the Jin Gang Sect theft case has walked right into the net."

As he spoke, the shop's waiter pretended to take out a voice transmission jade slip. After looking at the shopkeeper, he understood what to do, so he transmitted the message slowly, reporting the case.

At this moment, the disciples of various peaks in the shop also had sharp glints in their eyes, watching this scene.

Disciples who could join the Seven Blood Eyes and survive in this environment mostly had extraordinary intelligence. They naturally saw through such a simple trick clearly and understood very well that the focus of this matter was not the Jin Gang Sect theft, but... someone from the Sixth Peak wanted to find trouble for Xu Qing and Huang Yan.

As for whether it was both together, or one of them, the crowd couldn't judge, but they felt the probability was high that it should be Xu Qing, who had taken out the items.

But no one spoke, instead watching from the side. Zhang San was the same.

Xu Qing didn't pay attention to the expressions of others. He was very surprised by Huang Yan's reaction. Although their relationship was okay, it wasn't deep after all. The other party's reaction made Xu Qing somewhat doubtful.

At the same time, regarding the shopkeeper's claim of reporting to the Homicide Department and the waiter's pretense, this made Xu Qing even more doubtful. It seemed this setup wasn't like what he had previously thought, wanting to put him to death.

Because if they really wanted to put him to death, they would have attacked him right now; there was no need to involve the Homicide Department and make things complicated. For big shots, they wouldn't make such a big fuss about killing disciples under the mountain; it wasn't reasonable.

This matter was more like wanting to use this opportunity to knock him down a peg and let him give the Jin Gang Sect an explanation.

Additionally, before he entered the shop, he had also observed the surroundings of the shop and didn't feel any overly formidable fluctuations. At this moment, it was still the same; it didn't look like there were any experts present.

While Xu Qing was deep in thought, as the shopkeeper's words about reporting to the Homicide Department spread, Huang Yan glared over.

"Homicide Department? Xu Qing is from the Homicide Department!"

"Oh? Knowing the law and breaking the law, the crime is one degree heavier!" The shopkeeper looked at Huang Yan, frowned, and spoke slowly.

Huang Yan laughed out of extreme anger. Just as he was about to step forward, Xu Qing, feeling even deeper doubt about this matter, raised his hand to stop him and said softly.

"Huang Yan, this matter has nothing to do with you. You leave first."

Afterward, he looked at the shopkeeper's neck, his expression calm, and spoke slowly.

"These are war trophies I obtained from a wanted criminal. You don't need to slander me. If you have something to say, just say it directly."

The shopkeeper was instantly vigilant. Xu Qing's reaction made him realize that this person was indeed not simple. In reality, after the higher-ups arranged this matter, they could have directly gone to find Xu Qing and let him hand them over. But including him, the disciples who knew about this matter wanted to use this opportunity to make a profit, which was why the slander occurred.

But now, the other party clearly saw through his trick. In fact, he also had some understanding of Xu Qing, knowing that someone who could rise in the Homicide Department was naturally not a simple person.

And as a shopkeeper, he had someone protecting him behind his back and wasn't among the "raised insects." Generally speaking, no disciple under the mountain dared to move someone of his kind.

However, the chill on his neck still made him decide to change his mind at this moment, not to have too much conflict with Xu Qing. Plus, feeling that the knocking down a peg was enough, he was just about to speak to ease things and state the conditions for resolving this matter as instructed by the higher-ups.

But just at this moment, Huang Yan, who was stopped by Xu Qing on the side, roared.

"Xu Qing, you don't need to take this matter for me. This matter has nothing to do with you. This is clearly targeting me, Huang Yan. I know, it must be that Zhao Zhongheng from Dispatch. He holds a grudge against me and knows I often come here, so he colluded with this shop to splash dirty water on me!"

As soon as Huang Yan's words came out, the shopkeeper's expression turned strange, looking at Huang Yan deeply as if looking at a weirdo. Xu Qing also looked at Huang Yan, his eyes narrowing. He wanted to solve the problem, but Huang Yan seemed to want to drag the problem onto himself.

At the same time, Huang Yan slapped the counter, emitting a loud bang, and was just about to continue roaring, but just at this moment, footsteps came from outside the shop, and an icy voice entered.

"Who is so majestic?" As he spoke, several figures stepped into the apothecary.

Xu Qing turned his head to look, his eyes narrowing.

At the entrance, the Homicide Department badge on the gray Daoist robe was very conspicuous, shining with cold light. The arrivals were disciples of the Homicide Department. The leader was the captain of the Third Team of the Earth Department, the Mermaid youth whom Xu Qing had tailed for more than half a month.

Behind him followed four members of the Third Team. At this moment, as they walked in, the Mermaid youth scanned Xu Qing indifferently.

"So it's you."

Xu Qing didn't speak, but the vigilance in his heart had already risen to the extreme. The Homicide Department arriving so quickly, and the one who came being the Mermaid youth with whom he had had a fierce conflict, was very wrong.

He felt that the complexity of today's matter was already very deep. There were three lines buried within it. The first line was the shopkeeper wanting to knock him down a peg, but it was clearly just knocking him down a peg and could be resolved.

The second line was Huang Yan seeming to intentionally drag the matter onto himself, with an unknown purpose.

The third line, the arrival of the Mermaid youth, was hard to attribute to coincidence.

Therefore, before understanding the whole situation, Xu Qing didn't want to act rashly.

At the same time, the Mermaid youth who walked into the apothecary scanned everyone else around, a trace of contempt in his eyes.

In reality, joining the Seven Blood Eyes wasn't his original intention. Although the Mermaid tribe wasn't large, he had a very high status within the tribe and had developed an arrogant personality, especially toward humans, whom he looked down upon from the bottom of his heart.

And today's matter, after the department received the report, it should have been the responsibility of the Xuan Department. Because it involved a member of the Xuan Department, the Xuan Department avoided suspicion, so it was arranged to the Earth Department. And after he learned about it and saw it was about Xu Qing, he remembered the merit-stealing and disgust from that day, so he personally took it on and brought the team over.

Walking in now, he pointed at Xu Qing and Huang Yan.

"Since they are wanted criminals of the Jin Gang Sect theft case, and the stolen goods are all present, and there is even a person from my Homicide Department, then take them into the department for detention and interrogation."

Huang Yan on the side, seeing that the Homicide Department was still unable to distinguish right from wrong after arriving, had his anger erupt completely. He ran between Xu Qing and the Mermaid youth, glared at the Mermaid youth, and let out a low roar.

"Are you blind? My things are stolen goods?"

As he said this, he took out his own storage bag and, in front of everyone, shook it directly. Instantly, material after material poured out from within, directly piling up into a small mountain, nearly several hundred items.

Among them were various exotic beast materials, most of which were of the same source as the bones and feathers, clearly taken from one exotic beast.

The crowd all around, seeing this, sucked in a breath one by one, their eyes widening. They were all people who knew their goods and knew that the value of these materials was probably several thousand spirit stones. Especially noticing that Huang Yan actually had a storage bag, they all had sharp glints in their eyes.

"You say my things are stolen goods, are these all stolen goods? Can the Jin Gang Sect afford them? This damn thing is a whole Wind-Walking Beast, the most precious skull, I gave it to my Senior Sister, and you actually say my things are stolen goods!

"

As soon as the little fatty's words came out, the crowd all around had their gazes flickering. Xu Qing also looked at those items, instinctively sucking in a breath.

He knew Huang Yan was wealthy, but he was still shocked by the materials in his storage bag.

The Mermaid youth scanned the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper had a headache. He also hadn't expected the Homicide Department to come so quickly, disrupting his rhythm. At this moment, his expression was hesitant, but the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, so he bit the bullet and spoke.

"In the Jin Gang Sect's report, they mentioned this Wind-Walking Beast!"

Seeing the situation developing toward an unbelievable side, Xu Qing remained silent, observing calmly.

"The skull is also stolen goods, and you gave it to your Senior Sister? So there is another female wanted criminal who helped dispose of the stolen goods. Why haven't you captured them yet, go back for careful interrogation, and also capture that female wanted criminal."

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, the Mermaid youth spoke indifferently. The four team members behind him immediately walked toward Xu Qing and Huang Yan, one of whom approached Huang Yan, and three went straight for Xu Qing.

"You are the wanted criminal, your whole family are wanted criminals!" Huang Yan jumped up, rolled up his sleeves, and rushed over with anger.

Xu Qing looked coldly at the three people walking over. He originally didn't want to act rashly before understanding the whole situation, but now that the other party was aggressive, he raised his right hand and let it go.

Instantly, the water droplets all around erupted with intense pressure, forming a suppressing force amidst the rumbling, causing the three team members to have their expressions change drastically, their eyes revealing horror, their bodies trembling violently, actually unable to take a step in the slightest.

Although they had joined the Sixth Team in casting the net for the Night Dove that day, they hadn't seen Xu Qing take action with their own eyes, only hearing some things from others. Experiencing it personally now, they all had huge waves rising in their hearts.

"Resisting law enforcement." The Mermaid youth smiled, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth. His body stepped out, his speed so fast that it directly set off a sonic boom in the shop, instantly appearing in front of Xu Qing, his right hand raised to grab at his neck.

His fingernails were sharp, emitting cold light. If it were anyone else, they would be hard-pressed to react at this speed, but just at the moment he approached, a black iron skewer appeared before his palm.

Although his speed was fast, Xu Qing was faster. While swinging the iron skewer in his hand, he bent his right knee and slammed it fiercely toward the merman youth.

Amidst the rumbling, the Mermaid youth's right hand withdrew rapidly, his right foot bent, knee hitting knee.

Amidst the sound, Xu Qing's body swayed slightly. As for the Mermaid youth, he retreated five steps. When he looked up, a bloodthirsty and excited glint appeared in his eyes.

"A bit interesting." As he spoke, rumbling came from within his body, and a fluctuation of the ninth layer of Qi Condensation radiated from him. Even more, behind him appeared a ferocious Mermaid phantom holding a black fork.

This wasn't a blood-Qi manifestation; this was his bloodline talent power. Exploding at this moment, his body rushed again, instantly approaching Xu Qing, and directly engaged in rumbling within this shop.

The two exchanged seven or eight blows instantly, each time with huge sounds and impacts echoing, causing this shop to be affected. Fortunately, there was a formation here, and under the reinforcement, it didn't collapse.

But this scene still caused the crowd who had avoided it to have intense light in their expressions.

"They are so strong!"

"That Third Team Captain, as an alien, has the Mermaid tribe's innate bloodline power. Looking at his combat strength, he is comparable to a Great Circle of Qi Condensation disciple of a major sect. And this Xu Qing... is actually also so astonishing!"

"Previously, there were rumors that the Xuan Department had someone who wasn't a captain kill the Night Dove enemy chief. It must be this Xu Qing!"

Hearing the crowd's words, Huang Yan blinked while hiding on the side, a look of irony on his face, but it quickly dissipated, turning back into a furious appearance, roaring.

"Xu Qing, go for it, kill this fish, let him frame us, kill him, we'll eat fish meat tonight!"

At this moment, amidst a boom, the merman youth's body retreated once again. There was a smear of blood at the corner of his mouth, and the bloodthirsty glint in his eyes grew even more intense. It seemed that for him, fresh blood only made him more excited, and he still had a trump card he hadn't used. He bared his teeth, raised both hands, and began to form hand seals.

It was just that he didn't notice that under his feet was Xu Qing's shadow.

Xu Qing's expression had been calm from beginning to end. At this moment, he narrowed his eyes, murderous intent flashing in his eyes, just about to take action, when suddenly several formidable auras outside spread out, locking onto this place.

"You guys just watch." The Mermaid youth grinned, and the several auras outside went silent. But just at this moment, an even more terrifying aura appeared outside the apothecary.

Amidst the rumbling, it directly suppressed the several auras that had just appeared and locked onto this place, crushing them like dry weeds and rotten wood.

This scene stunned the Mermaid youth. When he turned his head to look, his expression changed drastically instantly. Xu Qing also looked up, feeling the aura outside, his eyes shrinking violently.

At the same time, following the walk-in of a figure, an icy female voice came coldly from outside the apothecary.

"Just now here, who said my things were stolen goods?"

The voice was like a cold wind, instantly freezing everyone in the shop. Whether it was the Mermaid youth or the Sixth Peak shopkeeper, they all trembled uncontrollably at this sentence, involuntarily looking at the person walking in at the door.

That was a woman, her body extremely tall, strong and mighty. At the same time, her bronze-colored skin revealed a sense of formidable power. A long head of hair fluttered, without the slightest softness, but instead had a sense of wildness.

She wore a dark purple Daoist robe, dragging a black great sword that was a full half-zhang long in her hand. At this moment, as she walked, the sword tip drew sparks on the ground, gouging the floor tiles and the threshold.

This scene caused everyone to suck in a breath. Not knowing who was the first to bend over, the next instant, everyone bowed their heads and cupped their fists, speaking respectfully.

"Greetings, Second Highness!"

"Greetings, Second Highness!"

"Greetings, Second Highness!"

The arrival was exactly the existence in the Seventh Peak like a Grand Princess, who had the power of life and death over disciples under the mountain, and even had the power to abolish core disciples... the Peak Master's personal Second Disciple!

"Senior Sister, you finally came." Huang Yan on the side excitedly crawled out from his hiding place and ran over...

It's a bit unkind to break it off here...

Should I go write some more... ===== CHAPTER 74 =====