Chapter 86: Giant Returning Dart

On Red River Mountain.

The Peng family's people and private soldiers have basically been dealt with, more or less.

Only at the mountainside were Lu Tong and the three of them still besieging Peng Fei.

This Peng Fei, as another master of the Peng family, had reached the sixth level of the Master realm; although not high, his cultivation method made him unusually durable.

Lu Tong and the three of them fought him for half a day; each had been stabbed three times yet could still stand.

At that moment Qin Chuan's voice came: "Hey, still fighting?"

Peng Fei's body jolted; this voice came from behind him, but he dared not turn back.

Because a pair of fair, slender hands had already grabbed his head, Peng Fei's body trembled uncontrollably, his voice pleading.

"I surrender... I surrender..."

But the next moment the voice cut off; Shen Qing directly severed Peng Fei's head.

Clean and decisive, without a hint of hesitation.

Shen Qing casually tossed Peng Fei's head aside: "Alright, hurry up and clean the battlefield."

Afterwards Shen Qing looked at the soldiers.

"Has the Peng family's treasury been found?"

Zhang Shan nodded, eyes full of surprise: "Found it, it's in the rear mountain of Red River Mountain, good fellow—this Peng family is really rolling in wealth."

"Three whole rooms, full of valuables—jade objects, silver notes, etc. —too many to count."

Shen Qing nodded, not overly surprised.

They could spend a hundred thousand taels of silver to buy blood from the Withered Glory Old Devil, and even obtain the rarely seen earth yuan fruit in the capital; the Peng family couldn't possibly be poor.

Shen Qing waved: "Pull everything back to Luo Shui City—let's drink, eat meat, and distribute rewards!"

After cleaning the battlefield, returning to Luo Shui City it was already evening.

Shen Qing had all the famous chefs of the city come outside to set up a banquet for seven thousand people lasting three days.

These days were also peaceful.

And on the second day, the news that Shen Qing had slain Peng Guang spread to the continent; the people of Qing Province directly sent riders on Master realm mounts to rush to Luo Shui City to confirm the situation with Shen Qing, and also took some documents brought by the Peng family.

After confirming, they directly recorded three thousand merits for Shen Qing on the spot.

Shen Qing calculated.

Previously, the merit for slaying three Masters of the White Dragon Sect was also two thousand.

Also, the merit promised by Qin Chuan and Lu Tong to Shen Qing, odds and ends combined, also amounted to two thousand.

This adds up to nearly seven thousand merits.

Shen Qing also couldn't be bothered to say more.

All-in is a kind of wisdom; all-in is a human virtue!

So, all-in!

Seven thousand merits were all at once exchanged for Master realm treasure pills—thirteen kinds in total—and this time the treasury sent them especially fast, arriving at the rebuilt Directorate of Surveillance in just one day.

And just as Shen Qing was about to enter seclusion, Cao Shen came to find him.

Shen Qing sat in the courtyard drinking a sip of tea: "So, you are about to depart immediately for Jia Shui Jun?"

Cao Shen nodded, eyes full of worry he couldn't hide: "Yes, the order from there is urgent; I guess the Wokou have made another big move."

Shen Qing also understood: "Fine, then I won't keep you."

"Just the other day we finished tallying the Peng family's assets; you can directly take a hundred thousand taels of silver and go."

Cao Shen was stunned, then stammered.

"Lord Shen, this this this... this isn't according to the rules, right?"

Shen Qing waved his hand, saying indifferently.

"My rules are the rules."

At this point Cao Shen also reacted.

Do the Shen family people need to observe the rules?

"Speak, of course we must speak!"

"Because what the Shen family people say becomes the rules!"

Before Cao Shen could speak, Shen Qing rose and walked into the room.

"Alright, take the silver and hurry off; I won't see you out."

"You disturbed my seclusion."

Having said that, with a bang he shut the door.

Cao Shen rose and bowed deeply toward Shen Qing's door.

He is about to go to the battlefield; this hundred thousand taels of silver can be exchanged for many healing medicines, because this amount can reduce many casualties for their army.

In the room, Shen Qing opened each of the treasure chests before him.

He took a deep sniff; it was still the familiar scent.

The thirteen treasure pills before him each corresponded to different flavors, but one thing was the same: they were all flavors Shen Qing loved to eat.

A gust of wind sweeping away the clouds, wolfish gulping down as fast as a bell.

Only saw Shen Qing open his big mouth and directly stuff each treasure pill into his mouth.

The taste was great, the effect top-notch.

Vast energy flowed within Shen Qing's body, but he seized it all and instantly refined it into true qi to expand his qi sea.

If one says the qi sea is a small pond, other Masters merely drip drops into it bit by bit.

But Shen Qing is different; he directly hooked up a madly gushing water pipe and shoved it into his qi sea.

A vast, majestic qi echoed throughout the Office of Pacification.

Qin Chuan and Lu Tong were drinking tea, gazing toward Shen Qing's residence, with only one thought on their minds.

What has Dou Yin turned into?

How are we supposed to play this?

Wuyang Island, Capital City.

Imperial Palace.

In Zhu Lingyue's golden pupils flickered a tiny hint of surprise.

"You mean Shen Qing killed another Pacification Envoy?"

The Old Eunuch hurriedly nodded and handed the urgent memorial over to the person who had come.

"It was the old Pacification Envoy of Yongning Jun."

"Even though he is old and frail, he is still someone who has reached the Grand Master realm."

"Your Majesty, I think this Shen Qing is different from those previous Shen family members."

"In just two months, he has killed thousands of people."

"Shen Qing's breakthrough speed is simply outrageous, and his strikes are extremely ruthless."

Zhu Lingyue glanced at the memorial, ripples flashing in her eyes, and also noticed a line of text on the memorial.

"Has the basic construction of the Yongning Jun martial alliance been completed?"

The Old Eunuch nodded slightly: "Yes, over seventy percent of the sects have gone to Luoshui City to say they want to join the martial alliance."

"This is also thanks to Shen Qing's killings— in just two months he has wiped out seven or eight sects."

"He's basically a sect-killing machine."

"If he keeps killing at this rate, in half a year there will be no need to establish the Yongning Jun martial alliance, because all the sects will have been exterminated by Shen Qing."

"Your Majesty, shouldn't we still restrict Shen Qing?!"

Zhu Lingyue let out a snort.

"No problem! I don't see any big issue with the killings— those he killed all had justification and evidence."

"The legacy the late emperor left me is not exactly good, so having Shen Qing kill more is fine."

"Moreover, our Great Wu officials are as numerous as cow hairs— how many could Shen Qing possibly kill? If he can kill more of those corrupt parasites, I'll even thank him properly!"

"I think Yongning Jun is also a bit small— maybe it's not enough for Shen Qing to satisfy his killing urge."

"Perfect! Jia Shui Jun has recently been overrun by vicious wokou pirates, and those pirates have even infiltrated the Embroidered Uniform Guard! Let that bunch of useless Jia Shui Jun officials get lost— let Shen Qing go there!"

The Old Eunuch's heart gave a jolt, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Not only are we not restricting him, but are we actually giving him a bigger stage?"

He always felt that the female emperor had just thrown out a massive boomerang.

As time progresses, that boomerang will only grow larger.

"And someday that boomerang will fly back— Your Majesty, can you really withstand it?"

"Of course, he only dares to think these thoughts, never daring to speak them aloud."