Chapter 171: Heaven-Earth Fist

No one knew how long had passed; the sky-full of fist shadows quickly dissipated, continually drilling into Shen Qing's body.

【Congratulations on obtaining the entry through fusion: Heaven-Earth Fist (Color)】

【Heaven-Earth Fist (Color): You are the sole fist in this heaven and earth】

Heaven and earth gradually fell silent, and the entry's fusion was completely completed.

Shen Qing's whole body was filled with a heart-pounding fist intent, making Ma Qing and the others tremble with fear.

However, as time progressed, this fist intent grew weaker and weaker—not disappeared, but concealed by Shen Qing.

Shen Qing was quickly familiarizing and mastering this entry.

No one knew how long had passed.

Just as Shen Qing was familiarizing himself with the entry, a Chiliarch came to his side and handed him the basic ledger.

"Sir Shen, the Frost Bell Temple has been completely cleared; there isn't a single survivor left."

"The property has also been preliminarily inventoried."

Shen Qing took the ledger from the Chiliarch, glanced at it a few times, and said: "Such a tiny Frost Bell Temple has this much money?"

This preliminary estimate shows the Frost Bell Temple's property is enough to fill nine rooms of the Embroidered Uniform Guard; last time we wiped out the Lin family, the Lin family's assets were about the same.

You know the Lin family is an aristocratic clan; it took nearly hundreds of years of accumulation to amass that much wealth, yet this single Frost Bell Temple has caught up to them?

Shen Qing couldn't help but recall that, in his past life, an old man in the village had told him this.

In the neighboring village, the monks of that temple chant Buddha by day and drive big Benzes to club at night.

Back then Shen Qing thought there was exaggeration involved, but now it seems still too conservative.

Shen Qing glanced at Hui Kong's headless corpse and said: "It seems I let you die too easily."

Having said that, Shen Qing shoved the ledger into the Chiliarch's hands.

"You've worked hard; go through the Frost Bell Temple from top to bottom for me, see if you can find any other ledgers."

That's right; Shen Qing may not know temples, but he knows the imperial court and these officials.

If temples can make this much money, those officials would certainly not just hand such a huge sum over to the martial world.

There must certainly be some deals involved.

"Yes!"

Shen Qing rose, straightened his clothes; the entry was mostly familiar, and the wrap-up of the Frost Bell Temple was basically finished.

Next, we need to go to the Martial Arts Assembly to arrest Wu Yuhong.

Shen Qing waved his hand, and Ma Qing and the three others hurried over.

"Let's go; to the Martial Arts Assembly—is anyone watching Wu Yuhong's side?"

Ma Qing nodded: "Wu Yuhong is very crafty, so Li Cheng has been watching over there all along."

Li Cheng is the Deputy Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Shen Qing slowly hovered in midair.

"Let's talk as we walk."

Elsewhere.

Sun Moon Mountain—the Martial Arts Assembly has already begun.

The whole mountain was buzzing with voices.

Shouts and drumbeats sounded without cease.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard's Deputy Commander Li Cheng was squatting by the roadside, chewing a stalk of dog-tail grass, looking like a beggar.

And on the nearby arena, the Acquired Realm arena had already begun.

But Li Cheng had no mind to watch.

Li Cheng's gaze remained fixed on one side of the stands.

Only see, on the stands of the Youzhou martial world, there was a man with a sinister visage—none other than the Embroidered Uniform Guard's capture target, Double Lock Dragon Wu Yuhong.

Wu Yuhong seemed not to have realized he had been spotted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, still chatting and laughing with the people beside him.

Li Cheng gave a cold snort: "Ha ha ha, let's see if you can still laugh later."

Just then, Li Cheng spotted two uninvited guests.

They were from the Six Gates.

Two of the Six Gates' Four Great Constables: one was Chasing Wind Sword Xu Mo, the other was Overbearing Fist Zhang Kai.

Li Cheng furrowed his brows: "How could it be these two idiots?"

Under normal circumstances, Li Cheng would have gone over without hesitation and started a quarrel, but today he couldn't—he couldn't startle the snake.

Any rustle of grass could draw Wu Yuhong's attention; this person is extremely cautious, and once a flaw is exposed, it very likely would cause the capture plan to fail.

Li Cheng pressed down his straw hat, covering his face, and avoided their gazes.

But sometimes, the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen.

Xu Mo and Zhang Kai strode forward with big steps toward Li Cheng.

Xu Mo came up to Li Cheng and laughed heartily: "Yo! Isn't this Li Cheng? Haven't seen you in months—you've gotten so thin?"

"How did you become a beggar?"

Li Cheng took off his straw hat, lowered his voice: "You two, shut up!"

"If you ruin our Embroidered Uniform Guard's affair, you two had better watch out—you won't get away with it."

Xu Mo and Zhang Kai exchanged a glance and immediately understood each other's meaning.

The Six Gates and the Embroidered Uniform Guard have overlapping functions, so friction between the two organizations is certainly not lacking.

Therefore, they are quite willing to sabotage each other's missions.

Xu Mo laughed heartily, reached out and patted Li Cheng's shoulder, deliberately raising his voice: "Your capture mission, right? Who are you after? Tell us, my brothers—maybe we can lend a hand."

Li Cheng's eyes were ice-cold: "You two looking for trouble, right? I tell you, usually when you cause trouble I wouldn't say anything about you."

"This time is different; this mission's organizer isn't me. If you mess up his affairs, you two had better watch out—you won't get away with it!"

Zhang Kai gave a hehe laugh: "What counts as causing trouble? We said we'd help you catch people, didn't we?"

Their voices weren't low, already drawing the attention of those around them. Suddenly, someone recognized them.

"Everyone, look quickly—these are the Six Gates' famed constables, Zhui Feng Jian and Ba Quan!"

The Six Gates' reputation among the common folk is somewhat better than that of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Zhui Feng Jian also raised his hand to signal to the people around, and the crowd instantly burst into cheers.

Li Cheng suddenly lifted his head, looking toward the Secluded Prefecture viewing platform, and as expected, Wu Yuhong's seat was already empty.

At this moment, Li Cheng's face turned utterly grim, and hearing the crowd's cheers only made him more irritable.

He suddenly ripped off his bamboo hat and flung it to the ground, drew the Embroidered Uniform Guard token from his waist, and bellowed.

"Embroidered Uniform Guard Deputy Commander Li Cheng is here! Shut the fuck up!"

In just an instant, the crowd fell silent.

A man's reputation, a tree's shade—they weren't afraid of the Six Gates, but they truly feared the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Li Cheng's gaze swept quickly, and finally in midair he spotted Wu Yuhong's figure—he was already about to fly into the clouds.

Li Cheng hesitated not at all, shooting straight up into the sky and heading straight for Wu Yuhong.

This time Zhang Kai and Xu Mo did not intervene, after all, if they had interfered the situation would be different.

But their goal had already been achieved.

Wu Yuhong had already fled; relying on Li Cheng alone, he couldn't catch Wu Yuhong.

But gradually, Li Cheng slowed his steps, a hint of joy appearing on his face—only to see Shen Qing, clad in blood-red armor, slowly descending to block Wu Yuhong's path.

Li Cheng burst out laughing.

"You're running? Run, run, run—run your fucking way to Heaven Star City!"