What was even more unbelievable to Elder Shui than Xu Yi's astonishing defenses was his ghostly, drifting footwork.
He struck down through the air, as fast as rolling thunder. The black-clad constable who took the blow hadn't even had time to react before Xu Yi's body was already between them.
Such footwork was unheard of. It was practically the legendary sorcery of Shrink Ground to Inch.
Elder Shui kept his shock to himself, but everyone else in the crowd gasped aloud, whether they were black-clad constables or Shui family warriors.
Elder Shui was practically a legendary figure throughout Guang'an City. To see a Body Tempering Peak cultivator withstand a strike that could destroy heaven and earth was truly terrifying.
The hulking constable Xu Yi had shielded even burst into tears of gratitude.
"Shui Zhongjing, under the bright sun and clear skies, you dare launch a sneak attack on a royal court official in the street. Are you planning a rebellion?"
Xu Yi's words rang like spring thunder. He gathered his breath and bellowed, his voice shaking the four directions.
To be addressed by name by a mere junior in the Body Tempering Realm nearly made Elder Shui's eyes roll back in his head. If Xu Yi's words—"Are you planning a rebellion?"—hadn't still been ringing in his ears, Elder Shui would have ignored everything and struck the brat down on the spot.
What was more, he had a question burning in his mind, one that had driven him nearly mad and left him aching with worry. He needed Xu Yi to answer it. For now, he forced down his anger and said coldly, "Yi, did you kill Wan Youlong and the others? What crimes did they commit to be cut down in the street? Explain yourself, and I'll let you leave.