The Golden Saber Sect's Annihilation

Looks like this trip hadn't been entirely fruitless after all.

Though he hadn't seen the courtesan queen.

Si Nan and Shi Sheng's relationship had improved considerably. No wonder they said a man's friendship was all in the wine.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, he parted ways with Si Nan and the others.

After returning to the residence, the first to come greet him was the maid Xing'er.

"Master drank today?"

As she helped Ye Liuyun change clothes and caught the scent of alcohol on them, Xing'er asked curiously.

Over this period of time, Ye Liuyun had not gone out drinking for quite a while.

"My subordinates treated me, so I had a few cups."

Ye Liuyun explained casually.

Hearing this, Xing'er smiled gently.

"Then I'll brew Master a cup of sobering tea."

"No need. It's getting late, so you should rest early too."

"It's fine, this servant isn't tired."

Hanging the clothes to one side, Xing'er smiled and shook her head.

"This is what this servant ought to do. Once Master finishes the sobering tea, this servant will bring hot water to wash Master's feet, so Master can go to sleep warm and toasty."

With that, Xing'er left the room.

Even though he had already adapted to this era, Ye Liuyun could not help but sigh.

Before transmigrating, marrying someone with Xing'er's looks would have required a bride price of several hundred thousand at the very least. And even if he had married her, he would have kept her at home like an offering.

Expecting someone to bring you water and wash your feet? That was nothing but a dream.

The next day, Ye Liuyun loosened up his muscles and headed to the Brocade Guard to report for duty.

He reviewed case files in the morning.

Just as he was preparing to leave in the afternoon, Si Nan and Shi Sheng came looking for him.

"Sir!"

Seeing the delight on Si Nan's face, there was probably good news.

"Did something happen?"

"The Golden Saber Sect in North City was wiped out, and I snatched this case."

"???"

Someone else's entire family had been slaughtered. What was there to be so happy about?

Ye Liuyun suddenly understood. With the entire sect wiped out, wouldn't all the gold and silver treasures inside belong to whoever got there first?

This was quite a lucrative assignment.

"The Golden Saber Sect?"

But Ye Liuyun's attention was not on that sort of thing.

He had heard of the Golden Saber Sect before.

It was a modestly famous small-to-medium-sized sect. There were quite a few sects like the Golden Saber Sect within the imperial capital, and he had heard that its sect master wielded his saber with such force that it roared like a tiger and whistled like the wind.

Few beneath the First-Rate Realm could match him.

A massacre of an entire sect within the imperial capital naturally fell under the jurisdiction of the Brocade Guard.

"Let's go take a look!"

He happened to have nothing else to do, and this was also the first case Ye Liuyun had taken since joining the Brocade Guard. He was rather curious.

He had Si Nan and Shi Sheng gather some men, then immediately set out for South City.

When they arrived, they saw quite a few corpses sprawled haphazardly across the Golden Saber Sect's courtyard.

"All killed with a single slash!"

Shi Sheng had more experience in this regard.

After examining several corpses, he determined that the other party was a saber expert, and not a weak one.

"Did the Golden Saber Sect have any enemies?"

For an entire sect to be exterminated, this was not something ordinary hatred could bring about.

"Never heard of any!"

Si Nan scratched his head. He usually loved gathering gossip, and he had heard many strange and unusual tales from around the imperial capital.

But when it came to the Golden Saber Sect, he truly had not heard much.

"The Golden Saber Sect's master, Jin Yuanba, has always been known for his boldness and generosity. He has good relations with people throughout the imperial capital, and I've never heard of any enemies sworn to live and die with him. But..."

At this point, Si Nan paused briefly before continuing.

"The Golden Saber Sect originally wasn't well-known. But it seems that three years ago, Jin Yuanba's strength suddenly surged, and only then did he carve out his current reputation!"

It appeared that something unknown had happened three years ago.

Ye Liuyun nodded without saying more, leading the others deeper into the sect.

It was clear.

A great battle had taken place here not long ago. Saber marks covered the surrounding walls and stone pillars.

Ye Liuyun raised his hand and ran it over one of the saber marks.

"Postnatal!"

Ye Liuyun was currently in the Postnatal Realm himself, and from certain traces, he could roughly determine an opponent's cultivation realm.

Anyone capable of unleashing saber qi of this degree had to be above the Postnatal Realm.

"Sir!"

Just then, after discovering something, a Brocade Guard hurried over at top speed.

Ye Liuyun and the others followed him to the rear courtyard.

There, in the very center of the rear courtyard, knelt a corpse.

"Jin Yuanba!"

Si Nan was startled. This man was Jin Yuanba, the Golden Saber Sect's master.

"These wounds? This was torture to death!"

What Shi Sheng noticed was that Jin Yuanba's body was densely covered in wounds.

These wounds did not look like they had been left in battle. Instead, they looked like injuries inflicted during torture.

The other party clearly bore some deep blood feud against Jin Yuanba. After defeating him, they had not taken his life immediately, but tortured him first.

Ye Liuyun's gaze, meanwhile,

remained fixed on several glowing points of light still shining on Jin Yuanba's body.

"Detected claimable traits: Blade Talent (Blue), Superhuman Strength (Blue), Sanctimonious Hypocrite (Green)."

"Superhuman Strength (Blue): Possesses strength beyond that of ordinary people."

"Sanctimonious Hypocrite (Green): Appears righteous on the surface and easily earns others' trust."

An unexpected windfall? Ye Liuyun raised an eyebrow and quietly took the traits Blade Talent and Superhuman Strength.

As for Sanctimonious Hypocrite, it seemed Jin Yuanba had not been a good man either.

"Looks like we came too late. The murderer has already fled!"

After scanning the surroundings, Shi Sheng spoke with a regretful expression.

No matter the reason, Shi Sheng wanted to catch anyone who committed a crime within the imperial capital.

"After committing something this huge, of course they would run at once."

Si Nan did not find it strange at all.

Surely no one would wipe out an entire sect, then not hurry to flee but stay behind to admire the scene instead.

"No!"

At that moment, Ye Liuyun suddenly spoke, interrupting Si Nan and Shi Sheng's speculation.

"The murderer is still here!"

The reason he was so certain was mainly because of the traits on Jin Yuanba's body.

Under normal circumstances, after someone died, the glowing points of their traits would gradually fade, completely dissipating before long.

But the light of Jin Yuanba's traits had barely faded, which meant he had only died moments ago.

When they arrived, they had not seen anyone leave the Golden Saber Sect. Clearly, the murderer was still hiding somewhere within the sect.

Besides, in Ye Liuyun's view,

there truly were psychologically twisted lunatics who, after dealing with an opponent, not only refused to leave but deliberately stayed behind to admire their masterpiece.

"This!"

Though Si Nan and Shi Sheng felt somewhat stifled, neither doubted Ye Liuyun in the slightest when he said this.

They immediately organized their men and conducted a thorough search of every corner of the Golden Saber Sect.