Clash

"You want my bow that badly?" Gu Qingshan looked at Hui Shao and asked.

Hui Shao bared his teeth in a sneer. "You little thief, that's my bow."

A police officer stepped forward. "According to procedure, you're a suspect now. You can contact a lawyer after I verify your personal information."

Gu Qingshan looked at him, took out his personal Light Brain, and handed it over.

The officer felt a chill run through him under Gu Qingshan's gaze. It was like a prehistoric beast had opened its eyes and fixed them on him.

Trembling, he pulled a scanner from his belt and swiftly scanned the Light Brain.

"Beep!"

"Personal information being entered."

"Operation unauthorized. Access denied."

The police Light Brain issued a series of messages.

The relaxed expressions on the other officers' faces vanished as well.

"Captain Zhang, looks like this kid has some standing. You'll have to scan him yourself," one officer said.

"I'll do it."

The police captain stepped forward, took Gu Qingshan's personal Light Brain, and scanned it.

"Beep!"

"Personal information being entered."

"Operation unauthorized. Access denied."

The officers exchanged glances, their hearts sinking.

They had assumed this was a case of throwing one's weight around, but now it seemed more like immortals fighting.

One wrong move in a situation like this, and they could be crushed to pieces.

Before they knew it, a trace of respect had crept onto their faces.

One officer forced a stiff smile at Gu Qingshan. "Please wait a moment."

The officers then looked toward the crowd, as if seeking help.

"You can't even handle a little thing like this. I have to do everything myself," a young man said lazily as he emerged from behind Hui Shao.

He had been sent to take charge of the whole situation.

He pulled out a miniature scanner and scanned Gu Qingshan's personal Light Brain.

"Beep!"

The scanner began to run, and data flashed across its screen.

"Ha, see? You still need me to step in," the young man said smugly.

Suddenly, a voice came from the scanner.

The electronic voice carried a note of warning.

"Repeated requests within a short period. Protection level increased."

"Operation unauthorized. Access denied."

Everyone froze, their expressions turning strange as they looked at Gu Qingshan.

Who exactly was this man? How could even a simple inquiry be forbidden?

Some of the people who had come specifically to help Hui Shao deal with this knew of Gu Qingshan's connection to the president.

But they hadn't expected Gu Qingshan to have such a high level of authorization with the Goddess of Justice.

It seemed that open methods wouldn't work.

Hui Shao suddenly smiled. "Knowing this, we might as well have come straight to it from the start."

He waved his hand.

Several inconspicuous figures stepped out from the corners, their eyes fixed on Gu Qingshan.

They silently closed in, and the aura around them caught Gu Qingshan's attention.

"Interesting. Since when did professionals become lackeys of the powerful?" Gu Qingshan said with a smile.

The expressions of those men changed at once.

"Brat, you're asking for death."

As he spoke, black light gathered around one man's hand, and he strode forward.

"Dark Spiritual Power? What a waste on you."

As Gu Qingshan spoke, he raised his bow and fired.

His movements looked slow, yet by the time the professionals tried to react, it was already too late.

The bowstring cracked like thunder, and the arrow streaked away like a fading shadow.

The moment the battle began, it was already over.

Shrill screams rose one after another.

Everyone saw a blur before their eyes. The professionals had already been knocked flying.

When they turned to look, they all sucked in a sharp breath.

All five professionals hung with their feet off the ground, pinned to the wall behind them.

The arrows had pierced deep through their shoulders and thighs, then buried themselves in the snow-white wall.

Bright red blood wound its way down the wall.

One professional unwillingly raised his left hand.

With a whoosh, flames surged up from it.

He was about to move when a voice came from across the room.

"Who do you think is faster?"

Gu Qingshan spoke softly.

His bow remained raised, but his entire presence abruptly changed.

A cold killing intent poured from him, locking directly onto the Five Elements Transcendence professional pinned to the wall.

Ordinary people could barely grasp Dark Spiritual Power, let alone bring out its power, so it wasn't worth worrying about.

Fire Spiritual Power was another matter.

The lethality of Five Elements Fire was immense. If the other man dared attack, Gu Qingshan would take his life at the first opportunity, without a moment's hesitation.

The man was a battle-hardened veteran. He felt that surging killing intent and looked into Gu Qingshan's indifferent eyes, realizing he had kicked an iron plate.

His Five Elements Fire had awakened late, and he had only just reached the initial stage of the second phase, "Blazing Flame." It was powerful when used, but he couldn't control it freely; he needed time to build up his Spiritual Power.

The other man's arrows were too fast—too fast for anyone to react, too fast for him to counterattack.

If the other man had aimed anywhere vital instead of at his shoulder...

He let out a deep sigh and lowered his hand helplessly.

The flames went out at once.

The entire room fell silent.

Gu Qingshan walked up to Hui Shao.

Smack!

He slapped Hui Shao to the ground.

"You dare hit me? I'm the second young master of the Huang Family. You're dead!" Hui Shao howled, his face covered in blood, like an evil spirit.

Gu Qingshan planted his foot on Hui Shao's chest. "I know you have someone backing you. But if I kill you right now, do you think anyone can save you in time?"

Hui Shao abruptly shut his mouth.

Seeing his reaction, Gu Qingshan understood everything.

A brainless rich kid had been sent to cause trouble for him.

There was no point in wasting time on someone like that.

Who was behind this rich kid?

Probably the nobles of the Nine Prefectures.

They seemed very concerned about Su Xue'er.

That was strange.

A noble's daughter shouldn't have been enough to stir up so many nobles.

Could Su Xue'er bring them some special benefit?

As Gu Qingshan silently pondered, the group of rich kids beside him was on the verge of losing their minds.

Many pulled out their communicators and began calling their families. One even pointed at Gu Qingshan and cursed, "Commoner! You dared hit Hui Shao? Nobody can save you now. Just wait—you're finished!"

The officers glanced at the bow in Gu Qingshan's hand, then at the professionals pinned to the wall. Still unwilling to act rashly, they quietly backed away and took out their communicators to call for backup.

"Make it quick. I'll wait," Gu Qingshan said.

He walked back to the archery lane, nocked an arrow, and continued practicing.

With rich kids like these, unless he struck enough fear into them in one go, they wouldn't give up. They would keep looking for a chance to rush in and take a bite out of him.

He had to make them afraid today. Only then would this be over.

Just then, the archery hall's doors suddenly opened.

A pleasant female voice rang out.

"Hm? Why is everyone standing around in the archery hall?"

As she spoke, a beautiful young woman with fiery red hair entered the hall.

Behind her were two rows of special guards in suits, Federation badges pinned to their chests.