Chapter 145

With the sound came a sky-filling blood mist.

In an instant, four blood dragon phantoms emerged behind Shen Qing; after slaughtering all the Wokou in Jia Shui Jun, his killing intent condensed into the fourth blood dragon phantom, greatly enhancing its power and range.

In just a few breaths, the blood-colored mist spread throughout the entire Lin manor.

Several Lin clan disciples and servants closest to Shen Qing could not withstand the pressure and collapsed directly to the ground.

At the same time, hundreds of Embroidered Uniform Guard from Tianxing City poured in through the gaps in the walls, standing in a line behind Shen Qing with killing intent palpable.

The Qingzhou Embroidered Uniform Guard were already stronger than those of other commanderies, and as the provincial capital, Tianxing City's guard were the elite of the elite.

Ordinary colonels were peak acquired realm, while captains had already reached the innate realm.

A young man kneeling before Shen Qing strained to lift his head and look at him.

"You actually dare to attack? My aunt is the beloved precious consort of the Jing Emperor!"

"You dare to move against my Lin family? You, a mere Qingzhou Embroidered Uniform Guard commander, are not worthy!"

Shen Qing laughed: "This Lin family has indeed grown arrogant and lawless—people are kneeling on the ground unable to rise, yet still talking tough."

Shen Qing walked forward unhurriedly, drawing the Chi Xiao from his waist.

The man panicked: "What are you doing! I am the Fourth Young Master of the Lin family, Lin..."

Before he could finish, a hand grabbed his hair, and the Chi Xiao pierced directly through the left side of his mouth and out the right.

Shen Qing sneered: "Your mouth doesn't seem that hard either, does it?"

His pupils widened instantly, intense pain surging to his heart, but he could not cry out because a long sword was still in his mouth.

He looked at Shen Qing, eyes full of pleading.

"Now you know fear? What about when you were massacring those civilians?"

Having spoken, Shen Qing rotated the Chi Xiao half a circle, cleanly severing half the man's head; blood spurted along the blade and splattered onto the faces of several kneeling Lin clan members nearby.

Some of the surrounding Lin clan members, unable to bear the psychological strain, burst into tears.

Shen Qing's gaze was calm, his wrist turned slightly, pointing the blade toward the depths of the Lin manor; he enunciated six characters with absolute clarity.

"Lin family, leave no chicken or dog!"

"Kill them for me!"

In that instant.

Hundreds of swords were drawn in unison, the sword cries faintly gathering into thunder.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard surged forward like a black iron torrent, sword light flashing, blood spraying.

Under the suppression of Shen Qing's blood dragon phantoms, these Lin clan members were already weakened; facing the murderous Embroidered Uniform Guard, they had nothing to offer but slaughter.

Cutting flesh, shattering bone—each flash of sword light took a Lin clan member's life.

Shen Qing walked unhurriedly toward the depths of the Lin manor, the hem of his robe already soaked through to a dark shade, whether from blood or something else unknown.

Inside the Lin manor, the fiercest resistance was at the ancestral hall; coincidentally, today was the Lin family's ancestral worship day, so many senior members had gathered there.

Four commandant-led units were currently besieging the place.

The current head of the Lin family, Lin Ke, was leading the family's desperate resistance.

But it was futile—there were too many Embroidered Uniform Guard, nearly three hundred having already stormed here, with more still arriving.

Lin Ke felt despair, looking toward one of the commandants.

"Commandant Xu Fei, can you tell me why? Did my Lin family offend someone?"

Xu Fei barked low: "You're asking me that?"

"You don't know what your Lin family has done?"

Xu Fei coldly snorted: "Could it be that you've done so many dirty deeds you've even forgotten them yourself?"

Lin Ke gritted his teeth, glaring at Xu Fei—obviously struck by the truth, having committed too many dirty deeds.

Lin Ke barked low: "Xu Fei, do you think you're clean? You took money from my Lin family! I've recorded it all in the ledger—when I die, you won't get off easy either!"

Upon hearing this, there was indeed some commotion; many turned to look at Xu Fei, wanting to see how he would respond.

This Lin family is doomed, and anyone associated with them will come to no good end.

Only then did Xu Fei burst into loud laughter.

"Indeed, I have taken money from your Lin family."

The surrounding Embroidered Uniform Guard fell silent at once, but soon Xu Fei continued.

"And I'll say it plainly—many others have also given me money!"

"But! I haven't spent a single cent of it—it's all hidden under my bed! You, the Lin family, have given me a total of four thousand nine hundred eighty-four taels of silver! I've remembered every bit!"

"And yet, for the tasks you asked me to do, I haven't completed a single one! Ten years ago, you told me to kill the deputy leader of the Xiyu Zi Yu Gang—I didn't kill him; I secretly sent him out of the city, and he's still doing well today! I've recorded every one of your dirty deeds, one by one! Lin Ke!!!"

After Xu Fei finished speaking, the area outside the Lin ancestral hall fell silent, the shouts of killing pausing for a moment.

The Lin family was in fear.

While the Embroidered Uniform Guard were in shock—there was actually such a person hidden among them?

By the time Xu Fei said this, his eye sockets were red.

"Are you wondering why I did this?"

"Eighty years ago, I came to Tianxing City with my sister, but one day she vanished without a trace; I finally traced her disappearance to your Lin family's doing!!!"

"I hate it! I hate that all the evidence I've collected over these years has been useless!!!"

"But fortunately, you all will die today!!!"

At that moment, a hand flashing with glazed white light lightly tapped his shoulder.

Xu Fei jerked his head back—only then did he notice the Embroidered Uniform Guard behind him had cleared a path, and the person now standing beside him was none other than Shen Qing.

"Xu Fei, right? Tell me—who is the mastermind behind your sister's harm?"

Xu Fei's eyes were bloodshot as he raised his hand, pointing at a man in the crowd: "It's him! Lin Wan Yu!"

Lin Wanyu's face changed in an instant.

Shen Qing nodded and walked slowly toward the Lin family ancestral hall.

Lin Ke's face darkened: "You're the newly appointed commander? You might want to reconsider."

"My younger sister Lin Zhen married into the palace and is now Consort Zhen..."

Before the words finished, the dragon-elephant roared outside the ancestral hall, Shen Qing had already lunged forward and struck Lin Ke in the face with a palm, and in an instant, Lin Ke's head spun several times, his expression still one of disbelief.

"Forget Consort Zhen, Consort Zhen's stuff—just hearing it annoys the hell out of me."

"During Emperor Jing's reign, she was just an unfavored consort; now that Emperor Jing has abdicated, whether her status is even worth mentioning is a question."

"I'll send one letter, recounting everything your Lin family has done—I guarantee it won't take three days before that so-called Consort Zhen, or Pig Consort, or whatever, is forced to drink poison and hang herself with three feet of white silk."