Chapter 615

"I didn't expect such a harvest this time; if I could do this a few more times, I'd be rich!"

The Mountain and River Map turned back into a painting scroll and landed in Shen Yu's palm, after which Shen Yu began to communicate with the system.

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained the ability of Blood Rebirth!"

"Blood Rebirth?" Such a term falling into his eyes made Shen Yu's heart tremble; just hearing the name, he knew what this skill was about. Did it mean that as long as his blood didn't run dry, he wouldn't die?

However, Shen Yu soon realized he had overthought it. Every instance of Blood Rebirth consumed his essence, energy, and spirit. At his current realm, he could probably only use it once or twice in the short term.

Afterwards, he would need to recuperate for a while, and only after his essence, energy, and spirit were restored could he use it again.

He had been excited a bit too early, but even so, this ability was still terrifyingly powerful.

Although he could only use it once or twice in the short term now, he wouldn't be held back as his realm would constantly improve in the future; one day, he would be able to use it at will.

By then, if I stand here and let you kill me as you please, would you even be able to do it?

As expected, killing and arson are the paths to wealth; although these old monsters are terrifying, the harvest they bring is equally enormous.

Emerging from the Qiu Family and watching the morning sun rise, Shen Yu took a deep breath and sat down at a random noodle stall on the main street.

At this moment, no one yet knew that the Qiu Family of Santu City, the undisputed hegemon of the entire city, had been razed to the ground overnight.

Originally, after dealing with Mo Sanniang, Shen Yu had considered whether he should spare the Qiu Family.

After all, the Qiu Family members had seemed to have some backbone before; when faced with an almost impossible-to-defeat opponent like Mo Sanniang, the whole family had chosen to meet their deaths calmly.

A family with such integrity couldn't be that rotten, he had thought. But in fact, he had guessed wrong.

The entire Qiu Family, from top to bottom, was rotten to the core; it was a complete and utter depravity.

Mo Sanniang's Harvesting and Supplementing Method was revered as a supreme treasure by the Qiu Family. Except for the Family Head, Qiu Zihe, everyone else was secretly practicing it.

In the Qiu Family's dark dungeon, Shen Yu had also seen dozens of young girls imprisoned there; they had all been secretly rounded up from various places by the Qiu Family.

According to the girls inside, every day some women were taken away by the Qiu family members and never returned, and every day new people were brought in and locked up there.

Those who were taken away had likely been harvested to death by the Qiu Family.

Even though the Qiu family members seemed to be meeting their deaths calmly in the end, it still could not cover up the numerous crimes they had committed before.

Their so-called resistance was only because they were treated as pigs and sheep to be slaughtered at any time by Mo Sanniang, and she had given them the Harvesting and Supplementing Method only to fatten them up before killing them.

Therefore, they resisted to survive, they resisted so the family could continue, not out of any sense of morality.

It stands to reason that if they had succeeded in killing Mo Sanniang, they still would not have abandoned the Harvesting and Supplementing Method she gave them.

After all, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality; they had long been addicted to the Harvesting and Supplementing Method, needing only to constantly round up women to easily increase their cultivation.

They, a mere second-rate martial arts family, had even managed to cultivate a Transcendence Realm expert through this Cultivation Method, even if this Transcendence Realm expert's foundation was unstable and somewhat unworthy of the name.

Given time, relying on this secret technique, it was not impossible for their Qiu Family to become a top-tier family in the martial arts world.

With this, who would still be willing to practice step-by-step? Working hard for a lifetime, practicing without a moment's rest, and still perhaps failing to reach the Grandmaster level.

Diligently practicing for a month is not as good as harvesting two young girls; who would still bitterly struggle to practice step-by-step?

It was precisely because of this that Shen Yu carried out a purge of the Qiu Family. Not only did he want to erase their memories regarding that Cultivation Method, but he also left no one alive who had forcibly violated women.

The large Qiu Family, including legitimate sons, illegitimate sons, and collateral branches, added up to hundreds of people; after one purge, only a dozen or so remained.

The Qiu Family, which had dominated Santu City, was now completely ruined.

Over these years, the Qiu Family had harmed countless people. People must be responsible for their own actions; if they are wrong, they should pay the price.

Sitting at the noodle stall, Shen Yu picked up his chopsticks and began to eat the steaming noodles; a mere Qiu Family did not cause him much of a stir.

At this moment, Shen Yu suddenly saw a woman in shackles walking numbly down the street, dressed in rags, hair disheveled, and looking dirty all over, but one could still vaguely discern her delicate features.

Beside her, two Constables were escorting her, one on each side. This posture suggested she was being exiled.

"Look, that's her!"

Others sitting at the noodle stall, after seeing the woman pass by, pointed at her one after another. Their words were full of pity.

"She's also a poor child; exiled for over two thousand miles, who knows if she can even survive. Those hateful powerful nobles, why did they have to come to Santu City!"

Shen Yu, sitting to the side, heard the old man next to him and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Old brother, do you know this woman?"

"Of course I know. My son-in-law's cousin is a Constable at the County Government Office; how could I not know about this? Actually, this matter is already known to everyone."

Seeing that Shen Yu seemed genuinely curious, and the old man also felt a sense of indignation bottled up in his heart, he couldn't help but start rambling about what he knew.

"This woman was originally the daughter of a tailor; her parents died early, leaving only her. However, she grew up to be a beauty, the dream lover of many young men."

"Some time ago, the son of the Inspector came to our Santu City for some reason and happened to run into her!"

"As a result, this playboy actually snatched the woman in public, took her back, and violated her that very day."

"This girl was also strong-willed; after escaping, she went directly to the County Government Office to sue this playboy. But he was the son of the Inspector, so not only did she fail to sue him, but she was instead framed for theft and thrown into jail by the County Magistrate!"

"Sigh!" Seeming to think of something, the old man sighed with deep hatred, wanting to say more but hesitating, yet in the end, he couldn't help but say everything he knew.

"Young man, you don't know, that Inspector's son actually went directly to the jail of the County Government Office, violated her again right inside the jail, and even said she didn't know what was good for her."

"I also heard that the Inspector's son not only did these beastly things himself, but also let his Huwe take turns doing it, and even dragged the Jailer on duty into it!"

"This poor girl is only sixteen years old, not yet betrothed; her life is ruined."

"Later, the County Magistrate hurriedly released the woman and invited a doctor to treat her. But who would have thought that as soon as she came out, she went to the County Government Office to sue again."

"This little girl not only wanted to sue, but she did it with great fanfare, making the matter known to everyone. But even so, what could be done? She wanted to sue the Inspector's son; tell me, who would dare to take the case?"

"How could we common folk possibly defeat the Inspector's son? Sigh!"

Sighing again, the old man also felt unbearable. Common people like them, in front of these powerful young nobles, are really no stronger than ants.

Let alone violating them, even if they wanted to kill them, it would be nothing more than a matter of a single word.

Even though this woman was strong-willed, in the face of power, she was nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot; it was completely useless.

"Then what was the result? Why was this woman sentenced?"

"The result? What other result could there be? Even if this matter is known to everyone, even if everyone knows, it can't save her. That is the Inspector's son; who would dare to pass judgment!"

"I heard that in the Public Hall, the girl saw that there was no hope for revenge, so she bit the Inspector's son and refused to let go no matter what."

"I heard that the Prefect's son will likely be unable to perform as a man from now on. That young woman is truly a heroine among women!"

He couldn't help but shake his head, not knowing if he was feeling pity for that young girl or laughing at the Prefect's son for getting what he deserved.

"Speaking of which, our Santu City County Magistrate doesn't have it easy either. Such a big incident happened to the Prefect's son, and it was right in the main hall of the County Government Office; how could he possibly escape responsibility?"

"So the County Magistrate sentenced her directly to exile. It's just a pity for such a beautiful girl!"

"Indeed, it is a real pity. These playboys are truly detestable. Come, let's settle the bill!"

Slapping down a tael of broken silver, Shen Yu then stood up and left. If there were anyone familiar with Santu City, they would notice that the direction this young man was heading seemed to be the direction of the County Government Office.