It's Me, Shen Qing

As night fell, within Shen Qing's courtyard, the medicinal dregs had already piled up into a small mountain.

The last batch of medicinal tubs had also been delivered to Shen Qing's room half an hour ago.

All the Colonels faintly felt a wild aura similar to a ferocious beast; those Colonels with weaker willpower were already trembling in fear.

Inside the room, Shen Qing, who was sitting in the medicinal tub, slowly opened his eyes. A faint golden light flashed within them, and the wild aura was undeniable.

"Reached the physical limit again?"

Shen Qing muttered with a hint of disdain.

Practicing the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, from the current perspective, was a leap in life's tier. Leaping too much in a short period would inevitably cause the body to collapse; it needed at least some time for the body to adapt.

Stepping out of the tub, Shen Qing waved his hand, and a blast of air suddenly surged, scattering the objects in the room haphazardly.

With a crack.

The blue porcelain vase in the corner shattered into several pieces.

This was Shen Qing's current strength, so powerful that even Shen Qing himself didn't know its upper limit.

However, Shen Qing had no intention of stopping here.

Several days had passed, and he should have accumulated quite a few opportunities to upgrade his attributes.

With a thought, he opened his status panel.

[Current Cultivation: Xiantian Realm First Level]
[Current Technique: Overbearing True Qi Art]
[Current Martial Arts: Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill (Fourth Layer), Roughening Wind Saber Technique (Mastered), Carefree Steps (Mastered)]
[Current Attributes]
[Clear Mind (Red), Innate Blade Immortal (Red), Body Sanctification (Red), Innate Six Senses (Red), Slightly Poison Resistant (Green)...]
[Current Attribute Upgrade Opportunities: 6]

"All in!"

He consumed four attribute upgrade opportunities.

Slightly Poison Resistant (Green) upgraded to: Astonishing Poison Resistance (Purple) upgraded to: Immune to All Poisons (Gold) upgraded to: Innate Poison Body (Red)

Innate Poison Body (Red): A poison body born of heaven and earth, favored by all poisons in the world. Ingesting poisonous substances no longer causes damage; instead, it can absorb the toxicity to strengthen oneself. Cultivating poison-attribute techniques and martial arts becomes twice as effective.

Shen Qing chuckled. Now I lack nothing.

Just as Shen Qing was feeling comfortable, his nerves suddenly twitched.

A peculiar sensation surged into Shen Qing's mind; his Innate Six Senses had activated.

"Someone is going to make a move on me?"

Immediately after, Shen Qing laughed, a very happy laugh. His Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill had just broken through, and he had nowhere to vent all this pent-up energy.

He put on his Flying Fish Robe and walked outside. Just then, the Scholar also entered the courtyard.

The Scholar felt his breath momentarily seize, as if facing a wild, ferocious beast.

However, he quickly regained his composure and shouted.

"Congratulations, Boss, on mastering this divine skill! Your might will soon shake the world!"

Shen Qing patted his head. "Stop flattering me. How are things handled? Has anything happened?"

The Scholar quickly handed over the ledger. "No problems. All the Black Water Gang's businesses have been sealed, and their disciples scattered throughout the city have all been apprehended."

"Most sects are still searching for Sun Yun in Luoshui City. They don't know yet that you've already obtained the treasure, Boss. But because of the Black Water Gang incident, they're all being extra cautious now. Soon, they should all return home."

Shen Qing stroked his chin.

Since these martial sects didn't know the treasure had fallen into his hands, there was naturally no reason for them to scheme against him.

The Black Water Gang? Their strongholds were all wiped out, and their leader was killed. Coupled with the Silver Crows sealing the city last night, carrier pigeons couldn't fly out. Who would avenge them?

The White Dragon Cult? Their strongholds were just swept clean, and all their members became stray dogs. The mole within the Imperial Guards was also exposed. They had no time to deal with him now.

And had Shen Qing offended many people in Yongning Commandery? Yes, he had. But how many of them were still alive?

The answer was becoming clear.

Ma Kui, right?

But to seek revenge on Shen Qing, even with ten times the courage, would he dare?

Then there was only one possibility: they would make a move against Shen Qing's subordinates.

Shen Qing turned to the Scholar. "Any actions today?"

The Scholar shook his head. "After sealing the Black Water Gang's businesses, most people are still inventorying them. Some are interrogating prisoners in the jail."

"Commander Fang ordered them that they probably won't be going home tonight."

"Right, there is one action item: we need to escort Sun Yun to the Pacification Bureau tonight."

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. Ma Kui wanted to make a move against a death row inmate? Had he gone mad?

This was good, it brought up another issue. How did Ma Kui know the time of the death row inmate's escort?

The Imperial Guards never had a fixed time for escorting death row inmates; it was decided on the day.

This meant that his own subordinates were still not honest.

At this moment, a commotion rang out from outside the courtyard. Lin Zikai ran in.

"Sir, Ma Kui's subordinate, Lieutenant Pang Xiyuan, is here. He's insistently demanding to see you, saying he has an urgent matter to report."

"Bring him in."

Soon, Black Dog escorted Pang Xiyuan, whose face was bruised like a pig's head and resembled a beggar, into the courtyard.

As soon as he entered, Pang Xiyuan knelt and said indistinctly.

"Lord Shen, I have an urgent matter to report."

He then recounted everything that had happened at the wine table, also confirming Shen Qing's guess: Ma Kui intended to make a move against the escort carriage.

Shen Qing chuckled lightly. He had truly gone mad. He then looked at the beggar-like Pang Xiyuan.

"How did you get into this state?"

Pang Xiyuan was a little nervous. "I was in a hurry to come and report, but I suddenly thought Ma Kui might recognize me, so I just found a beggar on the street and forced him to sell me his clothes."

"And what about your face?"

"I had drunk quite a bit at the time and was afraid of messing things up, so I slapped myself a few times."

The people around them immediately looked at him with admiration. To be able to slap oneself into such a state, he was a tough one.

Shen Qing started walking towards the outside of the courtyard. As he passed Pang Xiyuan, he patted his shoulder. "Well done."

"Black Dog, take him to get treatment."

"Lin Zikai, go inform Fang Ming and tell him he doesn't need to go on the escort mission tonight."

"And Scholar, go get me a set of Commander Official robes."

At a quarter past You hour, the carriage escorting Sun Yun departed punctually from the side gate of the Hundred Households Office.

Outside the Hundred Households Office, in a dark corner, Ma Kui slowly opened his eyes, revealing a cold sneer.

His figure flashed, and Ma Kui lightly leaped onto the rooftop, leisurely following. The carriage proceeded along the predetermined route.

It drove until it reached a secluded street, with no one around.

The expression on Ma Kui's face became increasingly manic and ferocious.

"Shen Qing! You can't afford the consequences of offending me!"

Suddenly, a sound of air being broken rang out. Four steel darts streaked through the air like silver light, flying fiercely towards the carriage.

The four accompanying Colonels collapsed to the ground without any ability to resist.

Ma Kui, however, quickly landed in front of the carriage, looking mockingly at the 'Fang Ming' hidden in the darkness, and laughed.

"Commander Fang, it's me, Ma Kui. Surprise?"

"I didn't expect you to be escorting the carriage. Then don't blame me. Who told that Shen Qing to look down on me?"

"What do you think Shen Qing would feel if I let this Sun Yun go and then killed you?"

Ma Kui was talking to himself excitedly, his face slightly flushed at first. However, Fang Ming's complete lack of reaction made him very unhappy.

"Fang Ming? Give me some reaction? What? Did I breaking through to the Xiantian Realm scare... you..."

Ma Kui's voice gradually grew smaller, becoming as faint as a mosquito's hum, and his face turned increasingly pale.

The moonlight pierced through the dark clouds, illuminating the street. 'Fang Ming' took a step forward, entering the moonlight, and slowly removed his hood, revealing Shen Qing's harmlessly smiling face.

"Ma Kui, it's me, Shen Qing."

"Surprise?"

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