In the courtyard, Yan Shan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sharp as lightning.
His eyes swept over the corpses strewn across the ground before settling on Li Yun. The chill in them deepened.
"Zhao Gongnian, what happened here? Why has someone been allowed to slaughter people at will?"
Yan Shan turned his fury straight on Zhao Gongnian, his voice cold as iron. "You are the Sect Master of the Yellow Martial Sect, charged with guarding Sand City. Why didn't you stop this slaughter?"
Zhao Gongnian's heart tightened. He hurried forward and cupped his fists. "Inspector Yan, there's more to this matter..."
"More?"
Yan Shan cut him off with a sneer. "What reason could justify wiping out the entire Wang Family? Zhao Gongnian, you are a Martial Dao Grandmaster who has guarded Sand City for years, yet you allowed this atrocity. I will have to report you to the True Martial Platform for dereliction of duty!"
Zhao Gongnian's expression changed. He was about to explain, but Yan Shan raised a hand to stop him and turned his gaze to Li Yun.
"And you. I heard your wild boasts from far away. You're so arrogant you don't know your place. Didn't you say you'd wipe out the Wang Family, and that not even the king of heaven himself could stop you? Well, I'm standing right here. Go on. Let's see you do it."
Li Yun looked at him, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
Yan Shan was clearly singling them out.
As a Patrol Executive from the True Martial Platform's Cangnan Headquarters, Yan Shan had arrived and immediately flown into a rage at them without asking what had happened or why. Li Yun would never believe Yan Shan had no connection to the Wang Family, not even