Chapter 498: Are You Still Alive?

"Do you have nothing to say?"

Looking coldly at the two groups of people, Shen Yu did not speak again; in the desolate valley, only the whistling wind and the heavy panting of a few people remained.

The silent stillness was the most unsettling, and finally, Qi Chengan could not help but speak first. It was the Bai Family who plotted against him, Shen Yu; what did that have to do with their Qi Family?

"My Lord, your subordinate..."

"Qi Chengan, you do not need to refer to yourself as your subordinate. Besides being the Xiaozhou State Assistant, you also hold a Golden Medal and oversee the Xiaozhou Black-Clad Guard!"

"If we are talking about status, you could be considered an imperial envoy, even above this official!"

"My Lord, your subordinate would never dare!" A single sentence made cold sweat stream down Qi Chengan; he had not expected that Shen Yu would know about him holding the Golden Medal.

In this instant, Qi Chengan thought that it was Cheng Lin who had snitched. Apart from him, no one in the entire Xiaozhou knew that he had come holding the Golden Medal.

This guy didn't look like a good person, but he never expected him to turn around and stab him in the back!

"You wouldn't dare? The Bai Family is bold, daring to use a Beauty Trap to plot against this official, and you lot in the Qi Family are no good either; you, Magistrate Qi, are even bolder!"

"You knew full well that the Bai Family had ulterior motives, yet not only did you not stop them, you even went with the flow. Do your two families not take this official seriously at all?"

"Your subordinate would not dare!"

"Would not dare?" With a light snort, Shen Yu glanced at him indifferently. "Qi Chengan, is there anything you would not dare to do!"

"There are many who have their eyes on the Bai Family, but why did so many not jump out first, and only you dared? What do you rely on?"

"Your subordinate, your subordinate..."

"This official will tell you what you rely on! You rely on holding the Golden Medal and overseeing the Black-Clad Guard, and you rely on the fact that the Xiaozhou Black-Clad Guard has this official behind them. The Bai Family is plotting against this official, and aren't you, Qi Chengan, doing the same!"

"Regarding today's matter, are your two families not prepared to give this official an explanation?"

"My Lord, your subordinate awaits your disposal!"

"Magistrate Shen, I, Bai Heng, also await your disposal!"

"Very good, when you get beaten, you must stand at attention; at least your attitudes are still good!"

Shen Yu nodded with satisfaction at the two sensible men; next, he was going to carve out some flesh, and he hoped these two would not curse him.

Having finally caught an opportunity to bleed these people, how could Shen Yu let it pass?

"Bai Family's eldest young master Bai Heng, right? You used a Beauty Trap to plot against this official; this matter cannot just end here. This official wants half of the Bai Family's assets to be deposited into the Xiaozhou Prefecture Government treasury!"

"Half! Magistrate Shen, this..." He could not help but look up at Shen Yu; he had thought the other party would open their mouth like a lion, but he had not expected it to be so ruthless.

Half of the Bai Family's assets—if this were to reach the family, the old and young within the clan would surely tear him apart!

"What, your heart aches? If you fail, you must pay the price for failure!"

"Of course, you can choose not to give it, and when that time comes, this official will go to the Bai Family to take it personally!"

"And you, Qi Chengan!"

"Your subordinate understands!" Before Shen Yu could speak, Qi Chengan had already bowed and saluted him. "Half of the Qi Family's assets will be presented with both hands!"

"Very good!" Of the two people before him, one was composed, while the other was distressed and frowning. Both were children of noble families, yet one incident made the difference clear!

With the benefits in hand, Shen Yu did not stay any longer; after glancing coldly at the two, he turned and left.

Taking action against these two, besides bleeding them, was also a way to kill the chicken to warn the monkey.

He hoped those watching from the outside would be sensible; otherwise, Shen Yu really wouldn't mind finding them one by one to have a heart-to-heart talk.

After leaving this place, Shen Yu immediately headed toward Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City. He wanted to see where this so-called map pointed and what kind of secrets were hidden there.

"Travels of the Royal Court!" Soon, Shen Yu successfully found one copy in Cannibal Valley, and then found another in Evil Man City.

This book was not hard to find; the animal-hide cover was very conspicuous, but no one had the leisure to flip through some lousy travelogue.

When Shen Yu found this book, it was covered in a thick layer of dust.

With the two books combined, the map inside clearly fell into his eyes, and the final location the map pointed to was in Xiaozhou.

That place was the famous Cold Pool of Xiaozhou, icy all year round, and apart from that, there was nothing peculiar about it.

His figure arrived there in the blink of an eye, and according to the description on the map, Shen Yu directly split off an avatar and jumped into it.

Then, inside the Cold Pool, he truly felt a trace of faint fluctuation; if not for his extremely keen perception, he might have truly overlooked it.

Driven by the techniques recorded in the travelogue, in an instant, countless Runes burst forth from the bottom of the pool, surrounding him.

According to what the travelogue said, Shen Yu did not resist, but instead went along with the power of the Runes.

In an instant, everything before his eyes began to change. Before he could react, these Runes pulled him into another space.

Here, it was a vast expanse of white, covered everywhere in frost. Piercing cold permeated every corner, as if it were absolute zero, making one unable to feel a shred of warmth.

However, a trace of Great Sun True Fire within his body began to envelop his entire body instantly; the warm aura brought warmth and dispelled the cold.

Even around him, the frost seemed to melt away, and no cold air could get close.

Walking forward on the white earth, it felt as if no passage of time could be perceived, or as if every moment passed incredibly slowly.

He did not know how long he had been moving forward; perhaps it was an hour, perhaps a day.

The space here was very peculiar; not only did it seal the space, making it impossible for people to break through space to move, but it also sealed perception, only allowing one to see with their eyes and listen with their ears.

The cold wind whistling in his ears brought a chill that could freeze a person instantly, yet it could not shake Shen Yu in the slightest.

Suddenly, a terrifying pressure appeared, as if it were going to crush a person to pieces. The terrifying aura enveloped every part of the space, making one feel as if they were suffocating.

At the same time, a person appeared before Shen Yu—no, to be precise, it was a corpse, a corpse frozen in ice.

The pressure swirling before him was emitted from this corpse. The further in he went, the more terrifying the pressure became; even he felt a heavy sense of oppression.

If it were an ordinary expert, they would likely be crushed to pieces instantly under this terrifying pressure, let alone wanting to get close.

Even an average True Soul Realm expert might not be able to withstand it; perhaps after walking a few steps, their blood and Qi would churn, or even result in internal injuries.

The Bai Family and the Qi Family still wanted to fight over the map; with the strength of their two families, even if all their experts were dispatched, it would be in vain.

It is estimated that more than half would freeze to death before even arriving here, and as for the rest, under this suddenly descending pressure, no one would likely survive.

Looking at that corpse from afar, even after being dead for so long, it still possessed such a terrifying aura; he truly did not know what such a person would have looked like when they were alive.

Approaching step by step, the pressure he received also grew greater and greater, but Shen Yu bore it all completely.

With the cultivation of True Soul Realm Great Perfection, added to the protection of the Golden Bell Shield, his physique far surpassed that of ordinary True Soul Realm experts. Yet even so, his progress was very difficult.

"You've come!" When Shen Yu walked before this corpse, the frost encasing the body shattered instantly, and the person inside suddenly opened their eyes.

A cold light, like a sharp blade, pierced into his heart; even with the Great Sun True Fire protecting his body, Shen Yu could not help but feel a sudden chill throughout his entire body.

"I have waited for so many years, and finally, I have waited for you!"

"You, you are still alive?"