Chapter 93: Make me fly!

Three days later, at noon.

North Cloud City West Gate.

Xu Han led the hundred-household officers to welcome Shen Qing at the west city gate, welcoming this newly appointed commandant.

Hundred-household officer Lin Ru smiled narrowly: "Sir Xu! Is Sir Shen arriving today?"

Just received the pigeon message, Commandant Shen will arrive shortly. Xu Han answered absentmindedly, worry showing in his brows and eyes.

Where on earth has Xu Qiancai gone? A few days ago I sent him to negotiate trade with the Japanese pirates, agreeing that regardless of success or failure he should reply.

But these past days there has been utterly no news.

Could it be that the talks with the Japanese pirates fell through? Or did something happen on the road?

Both scenarios are acceptable to Xu Han.

But there is a third possibility: that Xu Qiancai was captured by Shen Qing.

This possibility is the smallest, yet it frightens Xu Han the most.

Suddenly, a gigantic white tiger appeared in the distance on the road, and Shen Qing's scarlet-bottomed azure-embroidered flying fish robe on its back was especially conspicuous.

"Hey! Is that him? Damn! Riding a white tiger onto the stage? So imposing!"

"A hundred-household officer sucked in a breath of cold air: "Imposing? If you became commandant at twenty, I'd be sure your tail would stick up even higher.""

Xu Han frowned at the unharmed Shen Qing, but soon relaxed and waved his hand.

"Let's go! Go welcome the commandant!"

Having said that, several people quickened their pace toward Shen Qing.

Soon they stopped before the white tiger, after a simple confirmation of Shen Qing's face they didn't bother to check the documents.

All bowed and shouted, "Greetings, Commandant!"

Shen Qing looked down at Xu Han, who wore the uniform of a thousand-household officer, and said, "Are you Xu Han?"

Xu Han hastily bowed with clasped hands: "This old man is indeed the thousand-household officer Xu Han."

Hearing Shen Qing's tone still relatively calm, Xu Han secretly let out a breath of relief; it seemed his great-grandson Xu Qiancai had merely met with some mishap, not fallen into Shen Qing's hands.

Thank goodness, thank goodness!

But the next moment Shen Qing's words made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Is it you who had your great-grandson Xu Qiancai ask the Japanese pirates to take my life? I haven't even taken office yet, and you're already eager to see me dead?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned; was the information too much?

Xu Qiancai is Xu Han's great-grandson?

Did Xu Han go to the Japanese pirates to plot harm against Shen Qing?

Among the crowd, the Japanese pirate traitors Lin Ru and Liu Wei actually showed a hint of delight in their eyes.

In their hearts they kept shouting, "Fight! Fight!"

A flicker of panic flashed in Xu Han's pupils; it seemed Xu Qiancai had indeed been captured, and he was about to speak to explain.

But though he wanted to explain, Shen Qing didn't want to listen; what Shen Qing wanted was......

"Ninefold Thunder Blade!"

Shen Qing's figure vanished, and in its place appeared a thunder dragon that directly lifted Xu Han into the sky.

This move left all the hundred-household officers of Bei'yun City stunned.

Even if Xu Han really were guilty, shouldn't we first follow due process?

How did we go straight to action?

And is this power appropriate? Xu Han, who was formerly a commandant himself, how could he be blown away in a single strike?

The traitors Liu Wei and Lin Ru were instantly dumbfounded; the excitement in their eyes sank deep into their hearts. They had been glad that Xu Han was removed, but now seeing the newcomer, they realized he was even more ruthless!

With a bang, Xu Han crashed heavily to the ground; his waist and abdomen had already been slit open by Shen Qing, and he kept coughing up blood-tinged sputum.

Shen Qing turned his head to look at the hundred-household officers of Bei'yun City: "Not speaking? Seems there's no objection? Good."

A stout-built hundred-household officer steeled himself and took a step forward: "Commandant, shall we first return to the Commandant's Office to discuss?"

Shen Qing glanced at him: "What's your name?"

The hundred-household officer swallowed and said: "I'm Xu Dashan."

Shen Qing flicked a strand of true qi, directly pushing Xu Dashan aside: "Then you just stay over there."

Shen Qing looked at the remaining hundred-household officers: "Which of you is Lin Ru? Which is Liu Wei?"

Lin Ru and Liu Wei trembled upon hearing their names, not daring to lift their heads, while the surrounding hundred-household officers turned their gazes toward them.

The two could only steel themselves and step forward: "Lin Ru/Liu Wei greet the commandant!"

Shen Qing snorted: "You two Japanese pirate spies, also fly up for me."

With a single palm of overbearing true qi, before they could react they were flung into the air, tumbling several times before crashing heavily to the ground, their eyes rolling white as they fainted outright.

This made everyone's bodies shudder, their eyes showing a hint of worry and fear, for up to now Xu Han's alleged collusion with the enemy and Liu Wei and Lin Ru's betrayal were merely Shen Qing's one-sided claims, with no evidence produced; they couldn't help but suspect that Shen Qing, as a newly appointed official, was looking for a few pretexts to dispose of them all.

Their suspicion was not unfounded, for they clearly saw behind Shen Qing three hundred-household officers, plus Zhang Mo, Bai Quan, and Sun Wu—three peak innate realm cultivators.

These people were enough to stabilize the Commandant's Office.

Several hundred-household officers exchanged glances; finally their gazes fell on Xu Dashan, who gritted his teeth and again steeled himself to step forward.

Before he could speak, Shen Qing turned his head and glanced at him.

"Do you think I'm going to deal with you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone felt their breath catch; could it really be as the rumors say, that Shen Qing possesses mind-reading?

Shen Qing smiled: "Rest assured, to deal with you I hardly need to go through all that trouble."

Saying this, he waved his hand; Zhang Shan immediately understood, walked to the back and hauled out Xu Qiancai.

Xu Qiancai had obviously not fared well these three days; his body was covered in mud and wounds, and Zhang Shan directly slapped him several times across the face.

Xu Qiancai suddenly woke up, and upon waking he didn't even have time to look around to see what was happening; as soon as he saw Zhang Shan's face, he kept begging for mercy.

"Stop hitting, stop hitting! I've already confessed."

"It was my great-grandfather Xu Han who wanted to hire the Japanese pirates to kill Sir Shen; I'm just a messenger, stop hitting..."

Zhang Shan slapped him again: "Didn't I ask you about this? Three days ago, Shanben said there was a traitor in the Commandant's Office—do you still remember who it was?"

Xu Qiancai hurriedly said: "It's Liu Wei and Lin Ru..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Shan punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious outright.

And the scholar then stepped forward and spoke.

Three days ago, Commandant Shen Qing, while at Cloudpass Station, encountered a band of Japanese pirates hunting civilians and learned that the pirates were hiding in Three Mountain Village...

The scholar loudly recounted the whole story, the Company Commanders exchanged glances, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.

It wasn't that they doubted the truth of the matter; it was simply too extraordinary.

Shen Qing hadn't even taken office yet, but on the road he had already slain dozens of Japanese pirates, captured the collaborating Captain Xu Han, and even managed to apprehend two Japanese pirate turncoats?

"Is he an immortal?"

"Even an immortal couldn't be that efficient, could he?"

Shen Qing looked at the Company Commanders and Xu Dashan: "So now you understand?"

Xu Dashan only felt his throat dry: "I understand."

The White Tiger walked up to Shen Qing and lay down, and Shen Qing mounted its back with a cold snort.

"Since you understand, what are you standing around for?"

"Lead the way!"

"North Cloud City Commandant's Office."