Chapter 186: You just take your time to learn===GLOSSARY===

The commotion was significant, and people from the Xu residence came running from all directions.

Lin Yun let out a cold laugh: "Your Xu family patriarch sure picked a decent second concubine."

"He even slipped me gold bars to get me to stop investigating."

The meaning of these words was already clear: the deaths of the three young masters and the disappearance of the fifth young master were definitely connected to this second concubine.

The Xu household erupted in fury.

"What! You damned wretch! I should have guessed it was you!"

"You've been married in for decades and haven't laid an egg! I should have known it was you!"

At that moment, a man with a grim expression stepped out—it was Xu Feng, the fourth young master of the Xu residence, the only surviving young master.

He strode angrily to the second concubine's side, his fury boundless, and directly slapped her across the face.

"It was you who killed my several brothers! You deserve to die!"

The second concubine stared at Xu Feng in shock, then fury surged up, and finally her eyes rolled back as she fainted dead away.

Lin Yun's face hardened, a stream of true qi withdrew, and he pushed back the angry Xu household members around him.

"All of you step back, don't touch the suspect—violators die!"

"Wait for me to get to the bottom of this, then you can vent your anger—it's not too late."

At that moment, a round of applause rang out.

"Confiscated the gold bars, your hands and feet are still quick, your strike was clean—not bad."

Lin Yun raised his head, without any hesitation, and directly dropped to one knee.

"Chief Officer Lin Yun pays his respects to Commander Shen!"

The surrounding Embroidered Uniform Guard also followed suit, dropping to one knee.

"Paying respects to Commander Shen!"

Only then did Shen Qing appear, having somehow already seated himself on the eaves.

The Xu household members, who had never seen such a scene before, responded with repeated thuds as they all knelt on the ground.

Even if Xu patriarch were alive, he would at most be a grand master in cultivation, lacking even the qualification to meet a garrison commander, let alone a commander-in-chief.

What frightened them even more was why the commander-in-chief would personally come to the Xu residence.

Even if the Xu household had committed a capital crime.

Would it really be necessary to use a cannon to swat a mosquito like them?

"Lin Yun, right? Not bad, but there are still shortcomings."

Lin Yun looked toward Shen Qing: "I hope Commander Shen will instruct me."

Shen Qing leapt down from the eaves: "You've done quite well, but you're still lacking—this second concubine is merely at the peak of the acquired realm; how could she have killed several young masters?"

"And what motive would a second concubine have for killing these young masters? Even if inheriting the family estate, she wouldn't even be in line after ten people."

Lin Yun understood: "Commander Shen means the real killer is someone else?"

Shen Qing nodded, then walked toward the gathered Xu household members.

"Exactly. At first, I too wondered who in the Xu household could be so ruthless as to strike at their own young masters with such cruelty, not even sparing the five-year-old fifth young master."

"But just now, the killer has already revealed himself."

Upon hearing this, the Xu household members stared at one another, momentarily at a loss.

However, the Embroidered Uniform Guard are not fools—they've handled multiple cases, and after Shen Qing's reminder, many already understood.

Lin Yun also fell silent.

Shen Qing approached Xu Feng, the fourth young master: "Young Master Xu Feng, do you have anything to explain? Why have so many young masters died, the fifth young master gone missing, yet you remain unharmed?"

Xu Feng raised his head, looking at Shen Qing: "Commander Shen, I... I don't know either... Maybe this wretch just hasn't gotten to me yet? You can't assume I'm the killer just because I'm alive—I usually get along very well with my brothers."

"Don't believe me? Go ask that wretch later."

His words were tearful and seemingly sincere at first glance.

Shen Qing let out a light laugh: "Do you think there's no evidence against the dead? Do you think you've been very secretive?"

"Don't bother—this woman didn't die; she fainted from rage-induced heart overload. Why don't you check if the poison needle in your palm is still intact?"

After saying this, even the dullest person understood: Xu Feng's earlier rush forward to slap the second concubine was to silence her!

Still, there was no concrete evidence yet, and all the Xu household members turned their gaze to Xu Feng.

"Fourth Young Master! Hurry up and show your palm!"

Xu Feng lowered his head and remained motionless for a long time, because a poison needle was clamped between his fingers.

Shen Qing sneered: "I told you to go out and see the world, not stay home all day stirring up internal strife."

"In the Embroidered Uniform Guard, there's always been a rule: when capturing a suspect, one must shield them with true qi to prevent anyone from trying to silence them."

"With your soft, weak slap, you couldn't possibly pierce through Lin Yun's true qi."

This sentence directly shattered the last line of defense in Xu Feng's heart; he opened his hand, and a poison needle fell to the ground.

"Given up struggling?"

"Then explain—tell me the full story, why so many people chose to collaborate with this second concubine?"

In terms of power and influence, in terms of cultivation, this second concubine was the lowest among Xu patriarch's six wives and concubines.

Xu Feng's eyes were filled with deadly intent: "Victory goes to the victor, defeat to the rebel—I have nothing more to say. I killed those brothers of mine—kill me."

The next moment, Shen Qing grabbed Xu Feng's arm with one hand.

A spine-chilling cracking sound rang out, and Xu Feng's arm was directly crushed into fragments by Shen Qing.

"I said, go out and see the world! You didn't even bother to inquire about my reputation."

"In my hands, do you think you can die just because you want to?"

A heart-rending, soul-splitting wail echoed through the Xu residence—just moments ago, Shen Qing's gentle demeanor had made people forget his name, but now they remembered: Hell's Judge who traverses the world!

Xu Feng shouted: "I'll speak! I'll speak!"

"She and I slept together! She bewitched me!"

After that, not only the Xu family people, even the Embroidered Uniform Guard were dumbfounded.

No matter how the second concubine speaks, she is his father's woman; Xu Feng should call her Second Mother!

The senior lady flew into a rage at once! She didn't even care about Shen Qing's status, stood up and began to scold.

"Xu Feng! Are you even human! How could you do such a treasonous act! You... you... you..."

In the end, the senior lady clutched her chest, thumped backward two steps, rolled her eyes and fainted dead away, and in an instant the Xu household descended into utter chaos.

Shen Qing casually threw Xu Feng to Lin Yun.

"Later, interrogate all the details thoroughly."

Lin Yun immediately nodded: "Yes!"

The Xu household people then burst into tears, wailing that the young master was dead, the family's pillar, the senior lady, had also fainted.

Shen Qing said: "No need to cry so bitterly, your senior lady merely fainted, she's unharmed, and moreover, I've brought back your fifth young master for you."

Having said that, Shen Qing raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

But a long time passed with no movement at all, and Shen Qing felt a vein throbbing on his forehead.

"What are you doing standing up there in the heavens? I snapped my fingers to tell you to come down!"

As his words fell, Wu Nian swiftly descended carrying Xu Yun, Xu Yin, and an old donkey.

After landing, Wu Nian clasped his hands before Shen Qing: "Shen benefactor did not inform the monk beforehand, but the monk will remember next time."

Shen Qing really wanted to give him a black sun subduing demon punch.

Shen Qing snorted, handed Xu Yun over to the Xu household people, and the sixth concubine immediately wailed loudly, for she was Xu Yun's mother.

"I also told you, I will grant you certain protection, but there is only one condition: Xu Yun must inherit the Xu family headship!"

Having said that, Shen Qing shot straight up into the sky, and Wu Nian closely followed.

The Xu household people were all bewildered, for a time not knowing whether to rejoice or grieve.

Only one young master remained alive in their household.

Yet it seemed they had gained the protection of a tremendous figure.

In the sky, Shen Qing said.

"Wu Nian, if just now Xu Feng had begged you for mercy, would you have spared him?"

Wu Nian fell silent for a moment: "If I had spared him, then later Xu Yun might also possibly suffer assassins, or even more people might die."

Shen Qing chuckled: "You learn quickly, already understood this so fast?"

"He dares to take his father's woman, dares to kill his own brother, such a person cannot possibly lay down the butcher's knife."

Wu Nian's gaze firmed slightly: "Then I too will make the same decision as Shen benefactor."

"Kill!"

Wu Nian continued: "But I still have a question, the Buddha says killing is not cruelty."

"Shen benefactor, why did you twist off Xu Feng's arm?"

Shen Qing laughed heartily.

"Just learn slowly, follow me, and someday you will understand."