All In!

Dragging Xu Lao San outside, Shen Qing saw that in the Lin Family estate, the Lin Family head and the others who had fallen into the pond had already been fished out by the constables.

Shen Qing casually tossed Xu Lao San in his hand to Scholar.

Then he summoned a constable standing nearby.

"Are you a local? Do you know where Ox Horn Mountain is?"

Seeing Xu Lao San's miserable state, the constable's legs went weak, and he collapsed straight onto the ground, unable to speak.

Shen Qing glanced at him, grabbed his arm, lifted him up, and set him on a wooden post nearby, patting the dust from his clothes.

"What are you afraid of? You're not the one who committed the crime."

The constable froze. Right, I'm not the one who committed the crime. What am I afraid of?

"Reporting to you, my lord, Ox Horn Mountain lies directly south of Ping An Town, about ten-odd li away. It's easy to recognize—it looks like an ox horn."

Shen Qing nodded and patted the constable on the shoulder.

The constable's eyes instantly reddened. Hadn't they said the Imperial Guards killed without batting an eye?

But now that he saw him, this Banner Captain was not only handsome, but kind as well.

Shen Qing looked toward Scholar at the side.

"Any word from Black Dog?"

There were two suspects in total: Xu Lao San and Lu Hei Zhang.

Xu Lao San's strength was unknown, so Shen Qing had personally gone to capture him. Lu Hei Zhang, meanwhile, was at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm, so Black Dog and Old Li had led six Imperial Guards and over a dozen constables to surround and suppress him.

Listening to Xu Lao San's screams, even Scholar, an Imperial Guard himself, could not help drawing a sharp breath.

"Reporting, Boss, Black Dog sent word. Lu Hei Zhang didn't resist and has already been captured."

Shen Qing waved a hand. "Set off the signal flare. Assemble. Tell them to release Lu Hei Zhang."

Scholar's gaze sharpened. He immediately drew a crossbow from his waist and fired a red flare into the sky.

Only then did he look at Shen Qing.

"My lord, what are we assembling for?"

"To wipe out Ox Horn Mountain. We're going to chop off the heads of Xu Lao San's accomplices."

People said the Imperial Guards lived with their heads tied to their belts.

That was indeed true. When the Imperial Guards killed, they inevitably made enemies, and it was not uncommon for enemies to come seeking revenge.

But it was not as though there was no way to avoid such things.

Just find the enemy first, and tie his head to your own belt.

Shen Qing snorted and walked toward a corner nearby.

Suddenly, a sound rang out beside his ear.

[A new day has arrived. Congratulations, you have obtained one opportunity to upgrade a trait.]

Shen Qing looked at the bright moon obscured by dark clouds. Was it already past midnight?

[Current cultivation: Houtian Realm Second Layer]

[Current cultivation art: Overbearing Meridian Opening Art]

[Current martial arts: Roughening Wind Saber Technique (Mastered), Carefree Steps (Mastered)]

[Current traits]

[Clear Mind (Red), Innate Blade Immortal (Red), Drunkard (Green), Fan User (Green), Extraordinary Physique (Green)]

[Current trait upgrade opportunities: 4]

Four days had passed, and he had accumulated four trait upgrade opportunities again. He could upgrade another green trait into a red one.

Shen Qing could have upgraded one each day.

Enjoying the thrill of watching a trait grow from weak to strong, but...

Shen Qing preferred another feeling.

That was—

Come on! Extraordinary Physique! Let me go all in!

Four trait upgrade opportunities consumed.

Extraordinary Physique (Green) upgraded to: Bronze Skin Iron Bones (Blue) upgraded to: Innate Divine Strength (Purple) upgraded to: Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone (Gold) upgraded to: Body Sanctification (Red)

Body Sanctification (Red): Physical strength raised to the ultimate limit; control over one's muscles reaches the pinnacle.

If you can't find the book by its title, try searching for the author—it may simply have changed its name!

Shen Qing slowly opened his eyes. He casually picked up a stone beside him, held it in his palm, and exerted a little force. Without even using inner force, he crushed the stone into powder.

Body Sanctification?

Not bad at all. As an ambitious young man who had crossed over from another world, he naturally needed all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor.

Could a transmigrator still be called a transmigrator if he had weaknesses?

Reining in his thoughts, he raised his head and saw Black Dog and the others entering through the Lin Family estate gates.

They stood ramrod straight and looked at Shen Qing in unison, waiting for him to give the order.

Shen Qing rose to his feet, grabbed the chain, and dragged Xu Lao San toward the gates.

Suddenly, a plump middle-aged man jogged over to Shen Qing.

"Lord Shen, Lord Shen, please wait."

Shen Qing tilted his head and looked at him.

This plump middle-aged man was the Lin Family head, the one Xu Lao San had knocked into the pond. He had now awakened.

"Many thanks to you this time, Lord Shen! If not for you, my daughter would have been finished!"

As he spoke, he took three one-hundred-tael banknotes from his robe.

"My Lin Family isn't some great lineage. These three hundred taels..."

The moment those words left his mouth, every gaze swished over in perfect unison toward the Lin Family head, whether Imperial Guard or constable.

Noticing everyone's stares, the Lin Family head's voice grew smaller and smaller.

Even Shen Qing could not hold it in. "Are you bribing the Imperial Guards?"

Giving gifts to the Imperial Guards? And so openly? Was that really something a person could think of?

But the Lin Family head was indeed a merchant, and his mind worked quickly. He slapped his forehead, then kicked Xu Lao San.

"Honestly, Lord Shen, look at me—my cultivation is too weak. Xu Lao San injured me, and I even misspoke."

"These three hundred taels fell from Xu Lao San when he barged in just now. I reckon they're stolen goods."

Shen Qing snorted. "Scholar, confiscate the stolen goods."

At that moment, Xu Lao San on the ground could no longer hold back. After being tortured, he was now being framed as well, and he was about to open his mouth to defend himself.

Scholar truly was quick of eye and foot. He planted a foot directly on Xu Lao San's mouth.

Shen Qing waved a hand. "Move out! Wipe out Ox Horn Mountain!"

"Yes!"

All the Imperial Guards shouted as one and followed him out through the gates.

The constables and everyone from the Lin Family walked out to see Shen Qing off.

After Shen Qing and the others disappeared at the end of the street, the chief constable finally looked at the Lin Family head.

"Old Lin, I'm not trying to criticize you, but what the hell were you thinking? Handing banknotes to the Imperial Guards? What you just said was enough to send the whole lot of us to prison."

The Lin Family head was somewhat vexed too. "Stop talking. Xu Lao San really did injure me. He kicked me flying, my head struck a stone, and then I soaked in that pond for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. You wouldn't be clear-headed either."

Lin Yunyun stepped forward at that moment. "Uncle Chief Constable, what is that lord's identity?"

The Lin Family and the chief constable's family had been friends for generations and were on good terms. The chief constable also treated Lin Yunyun as his own daughter.

The chief constable rubbed Lin Yunyun's head with some pity.

"You mean Lord Shen? He's an unparalleled ruthless man. I only chatted a little with the Imperial Guards while we were capturing Lu Hei Zhang just now. Listen closely, but don't go spreading this around."

The moment they heard there was gossip, everyone in the courtyard, injured or crippled, pricked up their ears.

"This Lord Shen is the Banner Captain of the Imperial Guards in Baiyun County."

"Just five days ago, Lord Shen wiped out the Sishui Gang and the Huang Family in a single day. He also smashed the former Banner Captain of Baiyun County to pieces, and even dug out a White Dragon Cult stronghold while he was at it."

Only then did the chief constable look at the Lin Family head with lingering fear on his face.

"So when you handed banknotes to a ruthless man like that just now, I nearly pissed myself, you know?"

The Lin Family head wiped the cold sweat from his brow. He had seen the world before; he had heard of both the Huang Family and the Sishui Gang, and either one was stronger than his Lin Family. As for a Banner Captain and the White Dragon Cult, he did not even dare think about them.

"I never expected Lord Shen to be so ruthless."

Lin Yunyun recalled how Shen Qing had descended from the heavens to save her just moments ago, and she smiled as she said,

"I think Lord Shen is quite good. The people whose families he destroyed must have deserved their punishment! Everything Lord Shen did must have been right!"

A timid voice came from nearby. It was the constable Shen Qing had asked for directions.

"I think Lord Shen is quite good too."