A village?
Hearing those two words, Shen Bai stroked his chin and finally understood what had happened.
Speaking of villages, he had indeed visited some not long ago. Zhang Chaofeng's case counted as one, and before that, he had also gone to Huaixi Village.
But Shen Bai had no idea exactly which village it had been.
That was not the important part, though. What mattered was that Xuanqingzi had perhaps happened to see him in one of those villages.
As for why Xuanqingzi had sent this wanderer of the martial world, Shen Bai had already figured it out completely.
Perhaps Xuanqingzi had seen him make a move, and with the Grand Tomb about to open, had sent a martial wanderer over to sound him out.
But perhaps even that martial wanderer had not expected Shen Bai to act so decisively, crippling him in an instant.
Qin Shuang stepped forward. She seemed long accustomed to such a bloody sight and asked, "What do we do?"
Shen Bai pointed toward the door. "Go to the yamen, find Zhou Qing, and tell him what happened. Then have him bring the constables over."
Qin Shuang said, "There's no evidence. With only this martial wanderer's one-sided account, the yamen can't do anything to Xuanqingzi. Besides, Green Cloud Daoist Temple stands behind him. In Maple Forest Province, Green Cloud Daoist Temple is a major force."
After thinking for a moment, Shen Bai said, "What if the Heavenly Oversight Bureau learns of this? How would they handle it?"
Qin Shuang shook her head. "Without conclusive evidence, the Heavenly Oversight Bureau would find it difficult to act as well."
"I see." Shen Bai rose to his feet. "Then we'll handle this martial wanderer according to the fact that he came here to cause trouble. Just go straight to