Chapter 288: Really Ridiculous

"Lu Fei, He Zhiyao..."

The people on the list were being eliminated by Shen Yu one by one. As the news of these deaths spread rapidly, the word that Shen Yu had arrived in the Capital also spread like wildfire, and suddenly, everyone from the top of the imperial court to the bottom felt their lives were in danger.

Looking at this situation, everyone knew that Shen Yu had come to kill, and no one knew how those bastards had managed to provoke our Lord Shen.

Didn't they know that Shen Yu was famous for killing everywhere he went? Wasn't this just asking for trouble for everyone? If he got into the habit of killing, whether he would harm the innocent was another question!

Furthermore, Shen Yu was very strange this time. In the past, he only killed corrupt officials. But you could say that killing Changguan Hou Mou Qing was one thing; everyone knew what kind of person he was, and it was no pity to kill him.

But Minister of Rites Chen Wenyue was a good official, and yet he was targeted for death. After Shen Yu disappeared for three years and returned, had he gone mad?

However, some clever people seemed to have guessed the path Shen Yu was taking. When he was about to make a move on Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Xin Zeshi, a squad of Black-Clad Guards had already blocked the way, protecting Xin Zeshi inside.

"Lord Shen, your subordinate, Deputy Commander of the Black-Clad Guards Yan Yishan, greets you, Lord Shen. Lord Chen Xing asked me to convey his regards to you!"

"Move aside!"

"Lord Shen!" After Shen Yu stepped forward, Yan Yishan not only did not move aside, but instead blocked his path.

It was just that at this moment, Yan Yishan's face was full of trepidation, terrified that if the gentleman opposite him moved even slightly, his own life would be forfeit right here.

But now he could only bite the bullet and stand here; otherwise, if his superiors blamed him later, he would be in deep trouble regardless.

The job he did as Deputy Commander was truly the most exhausting work for the least amount of money. Even if he had no background, they shouldn't be picking on him alone to bully like this.

"I know Lord Shen has come for the matter of the Yan Family from back then, but you cannot continue to kill like this, Lord!"

"Lord Chen Xing asked me to tell you, Lord Shen, that these are all high-ranking officials of the imperial court. Even if you want to kill them, you must have evidence and act reasonably and legally. Otherwise, where will the laws of the nation be placed!"

If it were in the provinces, previously, as a Patrol Censor, Shen Yu had the authority to execute first and report later. Given his official position, it was naturally fine for him to execute corrupt officials.

But this was the Capital, a place watched by countless people. For Shen Yu to be so unscrupulous, killing high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and even a First-Rank Marquis...

If you had solid evidence that could nail them to the pillar of shame, the imperial court could endure it.

But there was no evidence at all; just relying on hearsay to kill a dignified First-Rank Marquis was no different from throwing the face of the imperial court onto the ground.

Shen Yu could see through the human heart; naturally, people like Mou Qing did not have the ability to block Shen Yu's Mental Power from probing them.

Therefore, Shen Yu naturally knew whether the intelligence in his hands was true or false, and whether he had killed the wrong person.

But others did not know, and even if they did, they would not believe it. They would only think that this Lord Shen was killing based on hearsay, and if the imperial court remained indifferent to this, its prestige would plummet.

Therefore, no matter what, the imperial court had to show its attitude. It had to tell the people of the world that even when facing Shen Yu, they dared to block him.

Although they might not be able to stop him, the court could not do nothing!

It was just like Mu Zishan back then; for a period of time, Mu Zishan went mad with his sword, killing countless people, and who knew how many experts met their end at his hands.

In the world, it seemed no one could block a single sword strike from Mu Zishan; he was truly invincible, never having suffered a defeat.

Back then, the imperial court knew they might not be a match for him, yet they still sent a large number of experts to stop Mu Zishan from wantonly killing the innocent.

Although the imperial court did not expect Mu Zishan to be so fierce—not only did all the experts go and never return, but it also provoked Mu Zishan to kill his way back.

This action also led to the decline of the imperial court for decades, but until the very end, facing the invincible Mu Zishan, the imperial court never begged for mercy or compromised, which also let all the people of the Jianghu know the attitude of the imperial court.

If there were no such attitude of maintaining the majesty of the imperial court at all costs, then with so many experts in the Jianghu, the world would have been thrown into chaos long ago, and one could guarantee that incidents of assassinating officials would happen every few days.

Moreover, Lord Chen Xing also had a backbone of steel and a temper that would never compromise, so he could not just let it go.

"Lord Shen, please rest assured, the imperial court will definitely give you an explanation!"

Biting the bullet and blocking Shen Yu, Yan Yishan looked vigilant, terrified that Shen Yu would turn hostile the next moment.

However, Shen Yu only glanced at him, then looked at Xin Zeshi, who was being protected by these people, and then chose to turn and leave.

Watching Shen Yu leave, Yan Yishan let out a sigh of relief, almost collapsing to the ground from exhaustion.

"Lord, he's dead!" At this moment, a subordinate behind him shouted with some unease, which directly made Yan Yishan tremble in fear.

"Dead? Who is dead?"

"It is Lord Xin Zeshi who is dead! Lord, he must have been scared to death!"

"Scared to death? Is he that fragile?" Pushing aside the crowd, Yan Yishan walked up to take a look and confirmed the cause of death.

"He really was scared to death. Such a good-for-nothing, how did he become the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"

"But it's good that he's dead, as long as it wasn't Lord Shen Yu who did it. Wait, no!"

Watching Shen Yu's receding figure, Yan Yishan sighed silently. A dignified Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, how could he be scared to death? Needless to say, he knew it was the handiwork of Lord Shen.

This Lord Shen really wouldn't hold back when he wanted to kill someone, but at least he had given him a way out.

"Lord Shen!" Just as Shen Yu was about to leave, a sound transmission fell into his ear, making him immediately alert.

In his perception, an expert of the Transcendence Realm was watching from afar. Seeing Shen Yu look over, the person even nodded to him in acknowledgment.

Taking a step, the next moment Shen Yu appeared directly in front of the other party. This move made the other party's pupils dilate slightly, and a trace of fear flashed across his face.

"Lord Shen, please don't strike, I have no ill intent!"

"No ill intent? Who are you?"

"I am just a passerby, wanting to tell Lord Shen a secret, a secret about Changguan Hou and the others!"

Seeing that Shen Yu did not strike, the other party finally breathed a sigh of relief. For so many years, this was the first time he had a feeling that his own Life and Death were not under his own control.

It was as if standing beside Shen Yu, his whole body was left with only fear and trembling; that was his body's most instinctive reaction, which was enough to show how terrifying Shen Yu was.

"Changguan Hou Mou Qing? What secret does he have?"

"Lord Shen, do you really think that Changguan Hou Mou Qing has stood firm for so many years because of what?"

Suppressing the fear in his heart, the other party forced himself to calm down, though his voice still couldn't help but carry a bit of trembling.

The reason he came was mainly because his lightness skill had reached the pinnacle, and all his martial arts were in his legs. Although his fighting level was mediocre, he considered himself peerless in the world when it came to running away.

This time, the other party paid too much, so much that he was willing to take this job at the risk of his life. He originally thought that even if Shen Yu suddenly attacked him, he could escape by relying on his lightness skill.

Even if you, Shen Yu, have peerless combat power, if I am determined to run, you can't do anything to me, right?

But as soon as they met, he was dumbfounded. Just by this unique skill of crossing space in one step, he knew he couldn't run.

"Uh, Lord Shen, I'm just a messenger; someone asked me to bring you a message. I'll say it in advance, I really don't know anything."

Facing such a terrifying person, the other party revealed all his information, without holding anything back.

Who could have imagined that a dignified expert of the Transcendence Realm, an expert who would be a pillar of support even within the world's top sects, would not even have the courage to make a move before Shen Yu, and could only tremble in fear.

He knew Shen Yu was formidable, but no one had ever told him he was this strong; had he known, he would not have taken this job no matter what.

"I don't know who these people are either, but the other party provided payment and just asked me to deliver a message, so I came; I, I have no malicious intent..."

"Stop with the nonsense, what message did they ask you to deliver? About the secret of Changguan Hou?"

"Lord Shen, they want me to tell you: aren't you curious, Lord Shen, how someone could truly commit acts of corruption and graft so flawlessly, leaving behind no evidence whatsoever, to the point that even the Black-Clad Guard cannot find a single trace?"

"They said that the reason not a single piece of evidence regarding Mou Qing's corruption and bribery could be found is because someone helped him erase all traces."

"Because there is someone protecting him from behind, someone who does not want him to die!"