Chapter 239: It Was He Himself Who Was Useless

"Suxin Pavilion? Is that the sect that consists entirely of women?"

Hearing the introduction from Mo Yu beside him, Shen Yu could not help but size up the women nearby.

It was said that beauties were as numerous as clouds in Suxin Pavilion; seeing them today, they were indeed extraordinary, and it was no wonder they haunted the dreams of countless people.

These women were indeed as the rumors described; each one possessed an ethereal temperament, as flawless as white jade, making one's heart flutter at the sight.

It was said that the beauty-filled Suxin Pavilion was the target of marriage alliances for all the major powers in the Northern Region. Every martial artist in the Northern Region's Jianghu considered it an honor to marry a disciple of Suxin Pavilion.

Look at these faces, these figures, these long legs—wait, this isn't right!

As he watched, Shen Yu felt a bit strange. If one or two people grew up like this, one could call it natural beauty. But for every single one of them to be like this, that was interesting.

Could it be that Suxin Pavilion doesn't look at aptitude but at faces when selecting disciples? Just kidding; if their own strength wasn't solid, Suxin Pavilion would have collapsed long ago!

Moreover, their temperaments were extremely similar; that expression of pride amidst the ethereal quality was even a bit alluring.

Suxin Pavilion must possess some beauty-nourishing Cultivation Method comparable to plastic surgery. But that was their own asset!

The greatest strength of Suxin Pavilion did not lie in their own power, but in the network of relationships formed through marriage alliances with the major powers of the Northern Region. Once this giant net was cast, few people could handle it!

"General Mo seems to be well-acquainted with the people of Suxin Pavilion?"

"I have merely met them once!"

"Met once?" Looking at Mo Yu, then at the people from Suxin Pavilion, why did it feel like this person's emotions had suddenly fluctuated so greatly? No matter how one looked at it, this was clearly full of history.

However, Mo Yu seemed to be deliberately avoiding the people of Suxin Pavilion; when a disciple of Suxin Pavilion tried to get closer, he couldn't help but take two steps back.

It was as if the beauties before him were not charming women, but floodwaters and wild beasts. Was it really necessary for a grown man to act like this!

Leaning near Shen Yu, Mo Yu no longer looked at the people from Suxin Pavilion, but focused all his attention on Chixin Gongzi.

Although the two of them had not yet taken Chixin Gongzi down, the other party was very self-aware and did not dare to move, his face filled with endless bitterness.

He was already no match for an unknown young expert, let alone Mo Yu, the Left Guard General who had roamed the Northern Frontier and never tasted defeat.

That was the nightmare of countless people in the Northern Frontier; it was rumored that when the people of the Northern Plains heard this name, their legs would start trembling before the fight even began. This reputation was carved out through killing!

"How does Lord Shen think this Chixin Gongzi should be dealt with? Does he need to be interrogated?"

"What is there to interrogate for a flower-plucking thief who commits all kinds of evil? Just chop him down!"

As he spoke, Shen Yu had already reached for the sword in his hand, and in an instant, his entire aura underwent a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change.

A terrifying Sword Qi appeared, instantly blotting out the sky and sun, as if to cleanse everything. Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; even knowing the person before him was far inferior in strength, Shen Yu still treated him with caution.

Under the shroud of this Sword Qi, Chixin Gongzi felt as if he were a small boat sailing on the ocean, encountering a violent storm and towering waves.

His whole body was drifting in the wind, as if at any moment he would be swallowed by the incoming towering waves and smashed to pieces.

Big Brother, I haven't even entered the Grandmaster Realm yet, is such a Great Array necessary!

"Lord Shen? Wait, Lord Shen! I know, you are the newly arrived Imperial Envoy, Shen Yu!"

Under the threat of death, Chixin Gongzi felt his brain spinning rapidly and immediately guessed Shen Yu's identity. Who else could have this level of cultivation at this age and also have the surname Shen!

Previously, Shen Yu had been ambushed by two Grandmasters and over a dozen experts of the Grandmaster Realm, only to kill them all in one fell swoop. After the news spread, he immediately became famous throughout the entire Northern Region Jianghu.

That was it; only this person could have such terrifying strength and such terrifying Sword Qi.

"Lord Shen, don't act yet, I have a big secret, a big secret concerning the life and death of over a hundred thousand starving refugees!"

"Oh?" The Sword Qi on his body paused slightly, and Shen Yu looked at the other party with cold eyes. "A big secret? Concerning the life and death of over a hundred thousand starving refugees?"

"That's right, Lord Shen, it truly concerns the life and death of over a hundred thousand starving refugees!"

Nodding hurriedly, Chixin Gongzi could no longer care about much else and said urgently, "Lord Shen, if I tell you, can I live?"

"Bargaining with this official?" With a light laugh, Shen Yu kept his hand on the sword hilt, showing no intention of taking it off.

"If you don't speak, you will definitely die!"

"But if I do speak, I might not necessarily live either!" With his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, Chixin Gongzi had never imagined he would have such an embarrassing day.

"Lord Shen, can't you give me a chance?"

"Fine, if you are willing to confess honestly, this official can give you a chance! But if you are not honest, then forget it; this official has plenty of ways to extract what I want to know from your mouth!"

"Fine, I'll talk!" Gritting his teeth, Chixin Gongzi decided to go for it; having a chance was better than having none at all.

"It is the Killing Blade Ren Zong, the Blood Rain Sect, and the Hehuan Sect; the three parties are conspiring to incite these starving refugees outside Jing'an City to revolt!"

"Inciting starving refugees to revolt?" Frowning slightly, Shen Yu looked at Chixin Gongzi with some uncertainty, his gaze as if trying to see right through him.

"I have heard of these people and forces; do they dare to incite the common people to oppose the imperial court? Are they not afraid of the army marching south to sweep everything away?"

"Lord Shen has misunderstood; they are not trying to oppose the imperial court, but to take action against those hundred thousand starving refugees!"

Seeming to realize that Shen Yu did not believe him, Chixin Gongzi whispered an explanation, "The Prefect of Jing'an City has long been controlled by them, so they can act recklessly in Jing'an City!"

"The common people outside the city have long been tortured to the point of misery; as long as they are slightly incited, and with someone to lead them, it would be easy to cause the starving refugees to riot!"

"And once the starving refugees riot and attack the city, they logically become rebels causing chaos in the region, and they can then take action openly and aboveboard—representing the Prefect and representing the imperial court!"

"They can completely and wantonly slaughter all hundred thousand chaotic starving refugees; at that time, the imperial court will not only not blame them, but will even reward them!"

"What?" Frowning slightly, it had to be said that this was indeed very possible. But why would these people and forces do this? Just to kill people?

"Lord Shen may not know, but the Killing Blade Ren Zong's blade technique roams the Northern Region. He tempers his blade intent with killing intent; it is rumored that the more he kills, the stronger his blade intent becomes!"

"But in recent years, it is heard that he has gone astray, and his desire to kill has become stronger and stronger, to the point where he can no longer control it. It is not the person controlling the blade, but the blade controlling the person. It is rumored that if he can horizontally slaughter one hundred thousand people, his blade intent will reach the pinnacle!"

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Chixin Gongzi hurriedly continued, "The Blood Rain Sect practices with human blood, absorbing the essence from the blood for their own use!"

"Since the famine in the Northern Region, they have been active in the shadows. When the Killing Blade Ren Zong kills, the Blood Rain Sect easily picks up the scraps behind him. They don't have to exert effort themselves, yet they can easily obtain the essence and blood of over a hundred thousand people!"

"As for the Hehuan Sect, their disciples practice Harvesting Yang to Replenish Yin and Harvesting Yin to Replenish Yang. Those among the starving refugees with even a little aptitude have likely already been targeted by them; if a few thousand people with aptitude go missing among these hundred thousand, no one would even notice!"

"The three of them cooperate to split the resources of these hundred thousand starving refugees; why wouldn't they be happy to do so!"

"Crack!" The killing intent on his body could no longer be controlled; if all this was true, then at this moment, Shen Yu admitted he wanted to kill.

"Lord Shen, I have said what I should say, so does that mean..."

Carefully watching Shen Yu's expression, Chixin Gongzi whispered, "In broad daylight and under the bright sky, as an Imperial Envoy, you represent the face of the imperial court; you surely wouldn't go back on your word, right?"

"Fine, this official will give you a chance!"

With a soft hum, Shen Yu said indifferently, "Ten breaths. This official will give you ten breaths of time to flee. After ten breaths, this official will strike one sword blow; if you can survive, this official will spare you!"

"Is that true?"

"A gentleman's word is as good as a team of four horses!"

"Lord Shen, be careful!" At this moment, several women from Suxin Pavilion nearby were somewhat anxious. Lord Shen, do you even know what he does? That is a flower-plucking thief!

If his movement technique weren't good, he would have been beaten to death long ago. Chixin Gongzi has been able to survive until now largely thanks to this pinnacle-level movement technique.

Ten breaths of time—believe it or not, he could run over a thousand meters in ten breaths. Can your sword reach a thousand meters?

"You old hags are really meddlesome. I am talking to Lord Shen; where do you get the right to interrupt!"

"Ten, nine, eight..."

"Damn, it's already started! This young man doesn't play by the rules at all!!"

Hearing Shen Yu counting nearby, the expression of Chixin Gongzi changed. He could no longer bother with a war of words with the people from Suxin Pavilion, and his entire body immediately soared into the air, reaching several meters away in the blink of an eye.

Hmph! Did he really think he had spent these years in vain? This movement technique of his could be said to be his greatest pride.

In their line of work, one's Martial Arts can be inferior, but a life-saving skill like movement technique must be excellent.

In the span of a few breaths, Chixin Gongzi had already sprinted several hundred meters away. At this moment, a cold sneer had already surfaced on his face. This time, he felt he was safe!

He had heard that two Great Grandmasters and over a dozen experts of the Grandmaster Realm had not survived after encountering Shen Yu, yet he himself would be able to retreat unscathed; after today, he could brag about this scene to everyone he met!

"Three, two, one!" At this moment, Shen Yu suddenly opened his eyes and drew his sword with lightning speed. The Sword Qi that had been brewing for so long completely erupted with the most brilliant radiance.

The aftermath of the Sword Qi directly parted the clouds overhead and left a trench over ten meters deep on the ground, stretching for a thousand meters.

And at the end of the Sword Qi was a sky full of scattered blood mist. Even though Chixin Gongzi had already run so far, he was still completely slaughtered by this terrifying Sword Qi that spanned the void!

Sheathing his sword, Shen Yu looked into the distance with disdain and said indifferently, "This official gave him a chance; it is he who was useless."