Chapter 94

Having made up his mind, Qin Shuo got up and hurried into the city.

However, before he had walked a few steps, a figure as fast as a startled swan quickly entered his view.

That figure seemed to be chasing something, light as a swallow, and reached Qin Shuo in a few leaps.

Only then did Qin Shuo see the other party's appearance, and he was shocked, saying in astonishment:

"Officer He?"

On the mountain path, the person wore white clothes with a black belt, a simple long saber slung diagonally across his waist, his tall and slender figure standing like a pine, like a graceful wandering knight.

It was precisely the white-clad catcher who had come to question him about the Old Ginseng Mountain case a few months ago.

At that time, he hadn't learned martial arts yet and was intimidated by this white-clad catcher's powerful aura; under the aggressive questioning, he almost gave himself away.

He didn't expect to meet again here today.

"It's you!"

The white-clad catcher was clearly also surprised to meet Qin Shuo here.

Then he glanced at the five waxen, dried corpses behind Qin Shuo, his expression turning serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Did you kill them?"

Qin Shuo's expression was blank, and he said without any emotion: "That's right, I killed them!"

Today is different from the past.

He was now at the minor success of the Pulse Opening Realm and could almost walk sideways in this Black Water City, so naturally, he would no longer fear this white-clad catcher.

And judging from the aura the other party released while traveling just now, his strength was at most at the minor success of the Pulse Opening Realm, even weaker than Fang Yongyuan, not worth fearing at all.

The white-clad catcher stepped forward, not caring at all about Qin Shuo's vigilant and hostile gaze, walked straight to the five waxen, dried corpses, flipped them over and looked at them casually, and only then said:

"The Great Elder of the Sky Wolf Gang is, after all, a figure who has stepped into the Pulse Opening Realm, and with the help of the Four Great Protectors, they were all killed by you. It seems I really misjudged you back then..."

As for Qin Shuo, He Mingjing was naturally no stranger to him.

During that questioning about the Old Ginseng Mountain tragedy, the youth seemed panicked, but in fact, every word was neither humble nor pushy, leaving a deep impression on him.

It was just that he was in a hurry to track the Wolf Demon's trail at the time, so he didn't help the County Yamen handle this matter further.

Thinking about it now, the youth's panic and respect/fear back then were probably all faked.

After all, possessing such strength, why would he fear a small catcher like him?

But he clearly hadn't sensed any blood-qi fluctuations in this youth at the time; could it be that the other party learned martial arts later?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

How long has it been? Just a few months...

To go from an ordinary person to the point of being able to kill a Pulse Opening expert.

This kind of cultivation speed, even in Yunzhou City, where geniuses gathered, had never been heard of.

Even if there really were such people, I'm afraid only those thousand-year-old families with deep foundations could cultivate them.

For someone like the youth, born in poverty, it would be very good to cultivate to the Great Success of Internal Strength at this age.

To want to cultivate to the Pulse Opening Realm, unless one encountered a heaven-defying opportunity...

Thinking of this, He Mingjing felt as if lightning had suddenly flashed across his mind.

A place name he had forgotten for a long time surfaced in his mind:

Old Ginseng Mountain!

This youth must have obtained a heaven-defying opportunity at Old Ginseng Mountain, then soared into the sky and achieved his current accomplishments.

"In that case, the three hunters who went missing at Old Ginseng Mountain back then were also killed by you..."

Having figured out the key to Qin Shuo's surge in strength, He Mingjing easily deduced the true culprit of the Old Ginseng Mountain case.

He had felt Qin Shuo was suspicious at the time, and now, he was even more certain.

"That's right, I killed them!"

Qin Shuo confessed without hesitation, a cold smile appearing on his blank face, "What, Officer He, are you going to arrest me and bring me to justice?"

Since things had reached this point, Qin Shuo naturally didn't need to cover up anymore.

After all, he now possessed the strength to not eat beef in this Black Water City.

A mere white-clad catcher; if he really wanted to hold him accountable, he would just kill him.

As if he didn't hear the mockery in Qin Shuo's words, the white-clad catcher's expression remained as usual, and he introduced himself:

"My name is He Mingjing, a Greedy Wolf Captain under the Demon Suppression Division of the Great Li Yunzhou Prefecture. This is my waist token."

Saying this, He Mingjing took out a bronze-colored waist token and handed it to Qin Shuo.

Qin Shuo hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took the waist token.

He saw the three large characters 'Demon Suppression Division' engraved on one side of the waist token;

On the other side was He Mingjing's name, and a small wolf head mark, which should be the symbol of a Greedy Wolf Captain.

Just as Qin Shuo was wondering why the other party had suddenly exposed his identity, He Mingjing continued:

"The duty of the Demon Suppression Division is to seek out demons and eliminate them, guarding the people of Great Li from being harmed by demons. As for other cases, they are not within the scope of our Demon Suppression Division's jurisdiction."

"I intervened in the Old Ginseng Mountain case back then because it was rumored in the city that it was a demonic disaster, so I assisted the County Yamen in investigating this case."

"Later, I went to Old Ginseng Mountain and found traces of you and the three hunters shooting at each other, concluding that this case was man-made, not a demonic disaster, and then I handed it over to the County Yamen and didn't intervene in this case anymore."

Qin Shuo listened quietly, his face devoid of any expression.

From the other party's words, this Demon Suppression Division Captain seemed to want to clear the air with him and no longer pursue the Old Ginseng Mountain and the current Sky Wolf Gang murder case.

This made Qin Shuo feel surprised.

But soon he was relieved.

Strength, everything was because of his strength.

When he was just an ordinary person, although He Mingjing had no duty to investigate the case, in order to sell the County Yamen a favor, he intervened even though he knew it was man-made.

And it was precisely because of his intervention that Qin Shuo almost gave himself away.

Now, the other party knew the truth but indicated he would no longer pursue it.

It was because Qin Shuo was no longer that ordinary youth who could be manipulated, but a Pulse Opening expert who could look down on the entire Black Water City.

Such strength was enough for He Mingjing to take seriously and intend to turn a blind eye to the previous murder case.

Whether in the previous life or this one, the law of the jungle was always the unbreakable truth of this world.

As long as you have enough strength, even if you kill and set fires, there will be great scholars to argue for you!

Rules are always made for the weak!

"Saying so much, I actually just want to tell you that whether it's the murder case at Old Ginseng Mountain or the tragic death of the Sky Wolf Gang Elder in front of us, it has nothing to do with me, and I won't intervene."

He Mingjing paused here and continued: "However, there is one thing right now that has to do with you..."

"Or rather, it has to do with the life and death of the more than 100,000 people in the entire Black Water City."

"What is it?"

Qin Shuo's heart stirred.

Could it be that this Demon Suppression Division Captain had also sensed the Xiaoyue Yaowang's movements?

Or rather, the other party was here specifically for the Xiaoyue Yaowang.

After all, according to He Mingjing, the duty of the Demon Suppression Division was to slay demons.

And the Xiaoyue Yaowang had committed a heaven-defying blood case in Yunzhou, slaughtering the entire Fengyang City overnight, drawing the Longxiang Monk down the mountain to pursue and kill it.

Then, as the official demon-slaying agency of Great Li, it was reasonable for the Yunzhou Demon Suppression Division to send subordinates to track the Xiaoyue's trail.

"Have you heard of the Xiaoyue Yaowang?"

He Mingjing said with a serious expression: "A year ago, the Xiaoyue Yaowang committed a blood case in Yunzhou and was pursued and killed by the high monk of Dalong Temple, the Longxiang Monk, fleeing to the territory of Songyang Prefecture.

I traveled through various counties in Songyang Prefecture to investigate, and finally discovered the Xiaoyue Yaowang's trail in this Black Water City.

At first, I didn't dare to confirm.

Until a few days ago, I followed a Sky Wolf Gang protector and witnessed him transform into a Wolf Demon with my own eyes, only then did I conclude that the Xiaoyue Yaowang was hiding in Black Water City.

If I'm not mistaken, the Sky Wolf Gang should be the human force cultivated by the Xiaoyue Yaowang in Black Water City."

Speaking of this, He Mingjing looked up at Qin Shuo, his face serious:

"Now do you understand why I said this matter concerns all the people of Black Water City?"

Qin Shuo nodded slightly, acknowledging the other party's statement.

The other party's judgment was not much different from his, and he also possessed more useful information.

It was just that he couldn't fully trust the other party yet and needed to observe further.

Seeing Qin Shuo moved by his words, He Mingjing immediately struck while the iron was hot:

"Since you also admit that this matter concerns all the people of Black Water City, then I now invite you to join me in confronting the Xiaoyue Yaowang. Are you willing?"

"What?"

Qin Shuo almost couldn't hold it together.

So you spent all this time just to get me on board!

"What? You're not willing?"

He Mingjing raised an eyebrow and reminded: "Don't forget, although you are a Pulse Opening expert, your sister is an ordinary person. Once the demonic disaster breaks out, you might be able to run, but your sister might not be able to."

"Moreover, if your sister has taken the Sky Wolf Gang's Rejuvenation Pill, I'm afraid it would be useless even if she ran away."

Speaking of this, this guy realized belatedly: "Forgot to ask you, you shouldn't have taken the pills refined by the Sky Wolf Gang, right?"

"What do you think?" Qin Shuo rolled his eyes.

If I had really taken them, you would be a dead man now.

If the Xiaoyue Yaowang knew that someone from the Demon Suppression Division had come to Black Water City, it would probably kill you immediately.

"It seems you haven't taken them, that's good, that's good!"

He Mingjing also felt that he had asked this question too late and laughed dryly:

"Then you are... agreeing to join forces?"