Huang Tian's clash with Thousand Faces Old Ghost ended in just a few breaths, but the commotion sent shockwaves through Baoqing Ward.
At the Martial Guard offices, two figures sprang into the air. The one in front seemed to turn into a torrent of lightning, tearing across the sky as he came hurtling over with a boom!
In the blink of an eye, the lightning stopped above Qinghui Garden, revealing Yu Jingcheng.
His gaze swept swiftly across the scene and settled on Huang Tian, whose body glowed red as fire. Then he turned to the gaunt old man, barely recognizable as human, sunk into a massive pit.
"This is..."
He landed beside the pit, uncertain, and looked the old man over. Something about him seemed familiar.
Just then, the other figure bounded over. It was Bai Yuanfu, the Pacification Commissioner. He stopped beside Huang Tian first and looked him up and down. "Are you hurt?"
Huang Tian smiled. "I'm fine."
Bai Yuanfu breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to the corpse in the pit. He stepped forward and swept his sleeve, sending a current of air across its face to clear away the ash.
"Thousand Faces Old Ghost?!"
Thousand Faces Old Ghost was a notorious assassin in Qin Province. He had killed court officials and was therefore a familiar name on the wanted list. Bai Yuanfu recognized him at once.
"It really is Thousand Faces Old Ghost!"
Yu Jingcheng recognized him too. He turned to Huang Tian in shock. "You... you actually killed him! No, what I mean is, you could kill him? Then your strength..."
Bai Yuanfu stared at Huang Tian in equal astonishment. "In a head-on fight, Thousand Faces Old Ghost was about as strong as an ordinary fourth-grade martial artist at the peak of the realm.