One Palm Repels a Grandmaster
Bai Yan's mind stirred slightly. He quietly drew that surging Blade Intent back into his body, and the hum of the Snow Drinking Saber subsided with it.
Ignoring the reverent or fearful gazes of those around him, he coldly ordered, "Men, seize Hu Kang, Cheng Lijing, Luo Yupang, and the others. Bring back the two corpses outside as well."
"Yes, sir!"
Ren Hong and Li Kaiyao clasped their fists in acknowledgment. They immediately led the enforcers forward, tightly bound the three severely wounded but still-living Hundred-Household Commanders, and escorted them to the Imperial Guard's Imperial Prison.
The other enforcers hurried out through the gates to clear away the mangled remains on the ground.
The commotion here had long since spread throughout the entire Northern Commandery Investigation Bureau. Hundred-Household Commanders continuously arrived with their subordinates, gathering outside the gates to crane their necks and whisper among themselves.
At last, a middle-aged man dressed in a Thousand-Household Commander's uniform pushed through the crowd and strode quickly up to Bai Yan.
"Bai Yan, what are you doing?!"
The middle-aged Thousand-Household Commander had barely come to a stop before he began berating him loudly.
"Who gave you the nerve to publicly kill people within the Investigation Bureau?!"
"Do you know what you've done? Can you bear the responsibility for it?!"
"Defying Imperial Guard law in broad daylight—are you planning to rebel?!"
He suddenly turned and bellowed, "Men, seize Bai Yan for me!"
The two Hundred-Household Commanders behind him stepped forward at once, but after taking only two steps, they met Bai Yan's sweeping gaze.
That gaze was calm and undisturbed, yet it carried an indifference that disregarded all things. The two men immediately froze in place, neither daring to take another half-step forward.
They had both witnessed Bai Yan