It's Me, Shen Qing

Night fell. In Shen Qing's courtyard, medicinal dregs had already piled into a small mountain.

The last batch of medicine barrels had also been delivered to Shen Qing's room half an hour earlier.

All the guards could faintly sense a primordial, ferocious aura akin to that of a savage beast. Those with weaker resolve had already been frightened into trembling souls.

Inside the room, Shen Qing, seated in a medicine barrel, slowly opened his eyes. Faint golden light flashed through them, and his primordial aura was laid bare without concealment.

"Have I reached the limits of my physical body again?"

Shen Qing muttered with some distaste.

From a modern perspective, cultivating the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill was a leap in one's level of life. Too many leaps in too short a time would inevitably cause the body to collapse; it needed time to adapt.

Stepping out of the tub, Shen Qing swept out a hand. A blast of air suddenly surged through the room, scattering its furnishings in every direction.

With a crack.

The celadon vase in the corner shattered directly into several pieces.

This was Shen Qing's current strength—so powerful that even Shen Qing himself did not know where its upper limit lay.

But Shen Qing had no intention of stopping here.

Several days had passed. He should have accumulated quite a few opportunities to upgrade his tags.

With a thought, he opened the attribute panel.

[Current Cultivation: First Layer of the Xiantian Realm]

[Current Cultivation Art: Overbearing True Qi Art]

[Current Martial Arts: Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill (Fourth Layer), Roughening Wind Saber Technique (Mastered), Carefree Steps (Mastered)]

[Current Tags]

[Clear Mind (Red), Innate Blade Immortal (Red), Body Sanctification (Red), Innate Six Senses (Red), Slight Poison Resistance (Green)...]

[Current Tag Upgrade Opportunities: 6]

"Go all in!"

Four tag upgrade opportunities were consumed.

Slight Poison Resistance (Green) upgraded to: Astonishing Poison Resistance (Purple), upgraded to: Immunity to All Poisons (Gold), upgraded to: Innate Poison Body (Red).

Innate Poison Body (Red): A poison body born of heaven and nurtured by earth, beloved by all poisons in the world. Consuming poison no longer causes harm, and its toxicity can be absorbed to strengthen oneself. Cultivating poison-attribute arts and martial skills yields twice the result with half the effort.

Shen Qing chuckled. Now, there was nothing he lacked.

Just as Shen Qing was savoring the feeling, the nerves in his mind suddenly gave a faint twitch.

A wondrous sensation flooded Shen Qing's mind. His Innate Six Senses had activated.

"Someone is planning to make a move against me?"

Immediately afterward, Shen Qing smiled. He smiled very happily. The Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill had just broken through, and he had a body full of bull-like strength with nowhere to use it.

After putting on his Flying Fish Robe, he headed outside. Just then, Scholar entered the courtyard as well.

Scholar felt his breathing stop for an instant, as if he were facing a primordial savage beast.

But he quickly came to his senses and shouted.

"Congratulations, Boss, on mastering a divine art! The day you shake the world with your might is just around the corner!"

Shen Qing patted his head. "Enough flattery. How did things go? Did anything happen?"

Scholar hurriedly handed over the account books. "No problems. All of the Black Water Gang's businesses have been sealed, and the disciples scattered throughout the city have all been captured."

"Most sects are still searching Luoshui City for Sun Yun's whereabouts. They do not yet know that the treasure has fallen into your hands, Boss. But because of the Black Water Gang affair, each of them is being more cautious than the last. Before long, they should all head back to their own homes."

Shen Qing stroked his chin.

Since those martial sects did not yet know the treasure had fallen into his hands, they naturally had no reason to plot against him.

The Black Water Gang? He had uprooted their stronghold and slaughtered their gang leader. On top of that, Silver Crows had sealed the city last night, so not even carrier pigeons could fly out. Who could report this to them and seek revenge?

The White Dragon Cult? Their stronghold had just been swept clean, and all of them had become homeless dogs. The traitor among the Imperial Guards had also been rooted out. Where would they find the time to deal with him now?

And had Shen Qing offended many people in Yongning Commandery? He certainly had, but not many of them were still alive.

The answer was about to emerge.

Ma Kui, was it?

But taking revenge on Shen Qing—give him ten times the courage, would he dare?

Then there was only one possibility: he intended to make a move against Shen Qing's subordinates.

Shen Qing turned to Scholar. "Were there any operations today?"

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Scholar shook his head. "After sealing the Black Water Gang's businesses, most people are taking inventory now. The rest are interrogating prisoners in the dungeon."

"Commander Fang gave them orders. None of them should be going home tonight."

"Oh, there is one operation. Sun Yun is being escorted to the Pacification Bureau tonight."

Shen Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. Ma Kui was going to attack the convoy transporting a condemned prisoner? Had he gone mad?

That brought up another question. How did Ma Kui know when the condemned prisoner would be transported?

The Imperial Guards never had a fixed time for escorting condemned prisoners. It was always decided on the day itself.

That meant the people under him were still not being honest.

Just then, a clamor arose outside. Lin Zikai ran into the courtyard.

"My lord, Pang Xiyuan, the small banner officer under Ma Kui, has arrived. He insists on seeing you, saying he has an urgent matter to report."

"Bring him in."

Very soon, Black Dog escorted Pang Xiyuan into the courtyard. He looked like a beggar, and his face had been beaten into a pig's head.

The moment he entered, Pang Xiyuan fell to his knees and said indistinctly.

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

He then recounted everything that had happened at the wine table, confirming Shen Qing's suspicions at the same time. Ma Kui truly intended to attack the escort carriage.

Shen Qing gave a light laugh. He really had gone mad. Then he looked at Pang Xiyuan, who resembled a beggar.

"How did you end up like this?"

Pang Xiyuan was somewhat nervous. "This lowly one was in a hurry to come out and report the news, but then I suddenly realized Ma Kui might recognize me. So I found a beggar on the street and forcibly bought his clothes."

"And what happened to your face?"

"This lowly one drank quite a bit at the time and feared I might delay important matters, so I slapped myself a few times."

Everyone around him immediately looked at him with admiration. To slap himself into such a state—he was a real wolf.

Shen Qing started toward the courtyard gate. As he passed Pang Xiyuan, he patted his shoulder. "Well done."

"Black Dog, take him to get treated."

"Lin Zikai, notify Fang Ming. Tell him he does not need to handle tonight's escort mission."

"And Scholar, bring me a Commander Official's uniform."

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

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

With a flash of his body, Ma Kui lightly leaped onto the rooftops and followed at an unhurried pace, proceeding all the way along the predetermined route.

They traveled until they reached a secluded street, with no one in sight.

The expression on Ma Kui's face grew increasingly crazed and sinister.

"Shen Qing! You cannot bear the consequences of offending me!"

A sharp whistling sound suddenly rang out. Four steel beads streaked through the air in flashes of silver, shooting fiercely toward the carriage.

The four accompanying guards collapsed to the ground without even the strength to resist.

Ma Kui swiftly landed before the carriage. With a mocking expression, he looked toward the "Fang Ming" concealed in the darkness and laughed.

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

"I never expected you to be escorting the carriage. Then do not blame me. Who told that Shen Qing to look down on me?"

"Tell me, if I release Sun Yun and kill you too, will Shen Qing's heart ache?"

Ma Kui walked toward "Fang Ming" while indulging in his own fantasy. As he grew more excited, his face even flushed slightly. Yet Fang Ming's complete lack of reaction greatly displeased him.

"Fang Ming? Give me some reaction, will you? What, did my breakthrough into the Xiantian Realm scare you..."

Ma Kui's voice gradually lowered until it was as faint as a mosquito's buzz, while his face turned increasingly pale.

Moonlight pierced through the clouds and illuminated the street. "Fang Ming" took a step forward into the moonlight, slowly removed his hood, and revealed Shen Qing's harmless, smiling face.

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

"Surprised?"

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