Chapter 626: It Is Just That Unreasonable

"Shen Yu, do you dare?"

Facing Shen Yu's undisguised killing intent, Mou Qing was truly panicked; he had thought himself overbearing enough in his daily life, but he never expected to encounter someone even more overbearing than himself.

Killing without evidence, without reason, killing on a whim, just like some wild outlaw of the pugilistic world.

Many years ago, when he was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, he had worked diligently and painstakingly for so many years to maintain the imperial court's finances and ensure everyone had money to spend; was that easy for him?

At most, he had only skimmed a little bit from those vast flows of money to reward himself as a finder's fee; what was wrong with that? Wasn't that a matter of course, and what was incorrect about it?

He was only taking what he deserved; it wasn't as if he were the only one taking—everyone was taking!

"Lord Shen, I am a dignified Changguan Hou, a First-Rank Marquis of the imperial court. If you kill me without evidence, where do you place the laws of the nation, and where do you place the imperial court!"

"If this continues, and everyone learns from you to ignore the laws of the nation and kill at will, wouldn't this world fall into chaos?"

Forcing down the fear in his heart, Mou Qing roared righteously. He had used such impassioned rhetoric years ago when facing Chen Xing.

Their Lord Chen Xing also fell for this routine; facing someone like him who gave no opening, even if Chen Xing had anger, he had to swallow it.

To arrest a First-Rank Marquis without evidence—such an act of trampling on the laws of the nation was something they, who prided themselves on being upright, would never do.

Shen Yu was the same kind of person as their Lord Chen Xing; he believed that the other party would at least have to show some restraint.

But in reality, he had bet wrong; Shen Yu did not care at all.

Until the long sword sliced across his neck, Mou Qing wore a look of disbelief. He had not expected that Shen Yu would truly kill him; was he not afraid of the wagging tongues of the masses?

Wiping the blood from his sword, Shen Yu then looked at the crowd who were completely stunned with fright, the corners of his mouth curling into an arc.

He had originally only intended to kill Mou Qing, but he hadn't expected there to be so many corrupt officials present; it would be a waste not to kill those who delivered themselves to his doorstep.

Probing his Mental Power into their minds, their deeds appeared one by one before his eyes, and Shen Yu became even more delighted.

Not one of these bastards was a good person, so there was no fear of killing the wrong ones.

It stood to reason; if they had even a shred of a bottom line, they wouldn't have come fawning over Mou Qing, knowing full well he was a corrupt official.

As for what Mou Qing said about others learning from them to kill indiscriminately without evidence, Shen Yu was not worried at all.

In this high-martial World, to be honest, there are many who use chivalry as a stepping stone every year; which of them ever cared about evidence?

Sometimes, the laws of the nation are just there to restrict honest people. Honest people won't do this unless they have no other choice, while the dishonest will do it regardless of the restrictions.

As for the precedent he set, if anyone learns from him and kills the innocent without evidence, he will simply kill them; he doesn't believe these martial artists aren't afraid.

The way to solve problems is just that simple: kill to intimidate. I can do it, but you cannot. It is simply "the officials are allowed to burn down buildings, while the commoners are forbidden from lighting lamps"—what can you do about it? If you have an opinion, keep it to yourself!

"Lord Shen, we really have nothing to do with the Changguan Hou—no, with Mou Qing!"

Seeing Shen Yu reveal his killing intent toward them, the group was completely panicked. They hadn't expected that before they could even cling to this powerful backer, the leg was already gone, and they had provoked such a master.

Their hearts were filled with bitterness; they truly had words they couldn't speak, and now they just wanted to leave safely.

"That's right, Lord Shen, there is no relationship between us at all; you must investigate thoroughly. The only reason we came is entirely because Mou Qing is the Changguan Hou, and we could not refuse!"

"This man Mou Qing is insatiably greedy and a major corrupt official; Lord Shen, well killed!"

Facing such a panicked group, Shen Yu watched them expressionlessly, and in the end, he pointed his sword directly at them.

"Are you done talking? If you're done, then be on your way!"

"You, run!" Seeing that Shen Yu was about to strike, the group immediately scattered like birds and beasts, frantically trying to escape.

But a streak of Sword Qi swept past, piercing directly through them, and a spray of blood splattered across the room.

If you were only corrupt officials, that would be one thing, but having some bottom line would also be fine; yet, not one of you has any bottom line at all.

Deceiving superiors and shielding subordinates, engaging in corruption and breaking the law, only knowing how to bully the good and exploit the common people—such people must be killed whenever he encounters them!

Striding outside, the Huwe of the Changguan Hou Mansion had already rushed over, and countless experts surrounded Shen Yu.

"Marquis, Marquis!"

"No need to shout, the person is already dead!"

"What?" Hearing Shen Yu admit it directly without any pretense, the group of Huwe tightened their grip on their blades; it had been a long time since they had seen someone so arrogant.

"Audacious! Who are you to assassinate the Marquis?"

"Assassinate? You overestimate him; I killed him openly and aboveboard!"

"You!" The group of Huwe only surrounded Shen Yu but did not immediately make a move; even if Shen Yu said he had killed the Marquis, without seeing the body, they could not be certain of the Marquis's Life and Death.

Moreover, the person before them was unfathomable; the Marquis was not someone without the strength to truss a chicken, and his family's martial arts were superb, yet no sounds of fighting had come from inside.

If the dancing girls hadn't fled the room in a panic, screaming as they ran, they wouldn't even have known what was happening here.

When the Marquis entertained guests, all Huwe were told to keep their distance. These guests, including the Marquis himself, were experts; ordinary people couldn't get close, and they weren't needed for protection.

"He is Shen Yu!" At this moment, someone among the Huwe recognized Shen Yu and exclaimed in shock.

"Shen Yu!" Shuddering in fear, the weapon in their hand nearly fell to the ground. No wonder the Marquis didn't even struggle; it turned out he was facing Shen Yu.

"All of you, stop! Retreat, all retreat!" At this moment, some of the elders of the Hou Mansion arrived and immediately ordered everyone to retreat.

Since Mou Qing was dead, he was dead; these ignorant Huwe were pointing their blades at Shen Yu—was that someone their family could afford to offend?

If it were an ordinary person who killed their Marquis in broad daylight, such an act would be tantamount to slapping their faces, and their Hou Mansion naturally wouldn't let it rest.

But that was Shen Yu, the ruthless Shen Yu who gave no one face when he killed.

Whether one dies or the whole family dies depends on whether he is in a good mood.

"Lord Shen, since it was Lord Shen who acted, it proves that the Marquis had reasons to die. Our Hou Mansion has always been impartial; even if it is the Marquis, since he violated the laws of the nation and harmed the common people, then he deserves to die!"

"Heh!" Shen Yu smiled disdainfully; they were acting so righteous and noble now. Those who didn't know might actually think they were destroying their own kin for the sake of justice and were truly great.

When Mou Qing was insatiably greedy and using his influence to bring in money for you to enjoy, why didn't you have any objections then?

Forget it, Shen Yu didn't have time to chat with them. Since he had acted, it proved that everyone knew his attitude, and naturally, someone would come to clean up the problems within the Changguan Hou Mansion.

When the time comes, anyone in the Hou Mansion with any stain will be arrested.

By killing the Changguan Hou, he instead forced the imperial court to deal with these people in the Changguan Hou Mansion to give him an explanation. In a high-martial World, one person can suppress a nation; sometimes, it is just that unreasonable.

"Next, Minister of Rites Chen Wenyue!" His figure vanished from the Hou Mansion, and the next moment, Shen Yu headed straight for where Chen Wenyue was.

Every one of those on the list Liang Ruyue gave him was a person of high position and great power. The greater their power, the greater the harm they caused.

Only if they die can more people live well!