Investigating the Massacre Case—How Do You Know I Didn't Want This?

The three Centurions watched this scene with their hearts pounding, their own hearts rising to their throats.

A prince had suddenly descended into their Tenth Demon Suppression Guard. They all knew this prince's future was finished.

Yet never in their wildest dreams had they expected him to be this unyielding.

"Centurion Li, don't be rash, don't be rash!"

"This is His Highness the Prince!"

One of the Centurions hurriedly reminded him.

In the end, Li Yi still knelt down with difficulty. "This subordinate, Li Yi, greets the Commander!"

That Centurion was no exception either. He too knelt. "Greetings, Commander."

"Li Yi stays. The rest of you may return for now," Qin Luo said indifferently.

The others did not dare hesitate and immediately withdrew, leaving only Li Yi still kneeling on the ground.

Qin Luo looked down at Li Yi. Since he had not told him to rise, Li Yi did not dare rise.

Everyone had a weak spot. Li Yi was no exception.

His younger sister was his only concern. Otherwise, he would never have joined the Demon Suppression Bureau of the Great Qin Dynasty.

Only the Demon Suppression Bureau could protect his family. He risked his life for the Great Qin Dynasty and carried out missions for the Demon Suppression Bureau; in return, the Demon Suppression Bureau protected his family.

After a while, Qin Luo finally spoke. "The son of the Nine Origin Sword Sect's Sect Master humiliated your wife, and you only killed his son?"

At the mention of this matter, Li Yi was filled with resentment. "That's right. I only killed that bastard."

"Trash!" Qin Luo rebuked him. "Someone humiliated your wife, and you should have wiped out his entire family! What the hell was the point of killing just one man?"

How could Li Yi not have wanted to? Put that way, he truly was trash.

"But I couldn't do it." His cultivation was a fatal weakness. The Nine Origin Sword Sect's Sect Master had long since reached the peak of the Cave Heaven Realm, standing at the Half-Step Saint Realm.

Li Yi himself had only reached the Third Layer of the Cave Heaven Realm.

"Submit to me, and anything will be possible in the future."

"You have one—and only one—chance."

Qin Luo's words left Li Yi stunned.

Submit to Qin Luo?

Submit to Qin Luo, who had practically been exiled here?

"What? You don't believe me?"

"Do you know that a Great Saint stands behind me? Destroying the Nine Origin Sword Sect might take no more than a word."

Li Yi was tempted. This matter had always been a thorn in his heart, causing his cultivation to stagnate for years with scarcely any progress.

Now that he had a chance for revenge, of course he wanted it.

"Commander, could you allow this subordinate some time to consider?"

"Fine. You have three breaths to consider it," Qin Luo said blandly.

"To you, this is an opportunity. To me, I do not lack one insignificant Cave Heaven Realm cultivator like you."

"You have one breath left!"

"Give me your answer!"

Qin Luo's words completely baffled Li Yi. Who gave someone time to think like this? This was simply—simply outrageous!

Bang! Li Yi slammed his head heavily against the ground. "This subordinate is willing to pledge loyalty to Your Highness. I only ask that Your Highness help me kill the Sect Master of the Nine Origin Sword Sect!"

"No."

Ten thousand grass-mud horses stampeded through Li Yi's heart, nearly making his fur stand on end, when Qin Luo's next words rang out.

"Destroy the Nine Origin Sword Sect."

"An eye for an eye—when will it ever end? Better to pull up the weeds by the roots. That way, it will be good for you and good for him."

"Since you have pledged loyalty to me, I need to leave a mark within your body."

Qin Luo had never believed in loyalty. What he needed was control.

He had no time to win others over and make them one hundred percent loyal.

Take love, for example. Others talked first; he wanted to do it first.

Li Yi was a decisive man. Since he had submitted to Qin Luo, he would submit completely, allowing Qin Luo to plant the Life-and-Death Seal within him.

Feeling the Life-and-Death Seal, Li Yi's fear of Qin Luo deepened.

It seemed this prince was not merely someone exiled to the Tenth Demon Suppression Guard, as I had just heard.

"Next, tell me properly about the rules of our Ten Guards," Qin Luo said.

Since he was in the Demon Suppression Bureau, he naturally had to follow its rules and use its rules to get things done. Of course, if you did not follow the rules or act according to them, then the rules would not protect you either.

Li Yi told Qin Luo everything he knew. Finally, he reminded him, "Since Your Highness is now a Commander of our Demon Suppression Bureau, you must act according to the rules for Ten Guards Commanders. You are required to take missions."

"Our Tenth Demon Suppression Guard is the only one in the Demon Suppression Bureau that does not need to stand watch in the Imperial Capital. Many of us may have barely even met one another."

"This time, this subordinate merely happened to be here by chance."

"Bring me all the missions Commanders are required to complete. I'll take a look."

Very quickly, the missions were brought over. Without exception, Commander-level missions all involved Saint-level individuals or forces.

For example, pursuing Saint Realm wanted criminals, or eliminating Sacred Land-level forces that openly resisted the Great Qin Dynasty.

"Let's take this mission!"

Mission: Investigate the truth behind the Martial Origin Marquis Massacre Case and apprehend or kill every culprit!

Introduction: The Martial Origin Marquis was a second-rank marquis of the Great Qin Dynasty, with a title hereditary for three generations. On the day the Martial Origin Marquis died of old age, mysterious individuals suddenly exterminated his entire household.

Suspected party: Blood Moon Sacred Land.

"Heh, heh. Still, I like this kind of mission."

"Investigating and all that—doesn't that mean I get the final say?"

The Blood Moon Sacred Land was also one of the sects within the Ten Thousand Mountains. Its strength was perhaps somewhat weaker than the Taixu Sacred Land's. The previous owner of this body had never dealt with people from the Blood Moon Sacred Land, so he did not know much about them.

Investigating them was naturally very dangerous, which was why a Commander-level figure was needed to investigate and complete the mission.

Yet Qin Luo possessed only the title of Commander, while everyone else believed he lacked a Commander's strength.

Seeing Qin Luo choose this mission, Li Yi immediately warned him, "Your Highness, the Blood Moon Sacred Land is not easy to provoke. They do not fear our Great Qin Dynasty in the first place. If we truly push them too far, they may take desperate risks."

He did not state it plainly. What would the result of taking desperate risks be? Naturally, they would kill Qin Luo.

"It doesn't matter. It is merely a tiny Blood Moon Sacred Land." Qin Luo's tone brimmed with confidence.

Since Qin Luo had said so, Li Yi did not try to stop him.

"Make preparations. In three days, follow me to the Ten Thousand Mountains. Bring everyone under my command—bring however many there are."

When a Commander accepted a mission, he could naturally assign that mission to his subordinates as well.

"Yes, sir!"

"Oh, right. Go find Sima Hao and have him come to the Demon Suppression Bureau to complete the paperwork. From now on, he is a soldier under my command."

When Sima Hao received this news, his entire body went numb.

Wearing an uneasy expression, he sought out Qin Luo and said, "Your Highness, I truly did not know you would ultimately enter the Tenth Demon Suppression Guard. I beg Your Highness to forgive my offense!"

He believed Qin Luo would certainly be furious with him, and that making him join the Tenth Demon Suppression Guard was Qin Luo's punishment.

"Heh..." Qin Luo sneered.

"How do you know the Tenth Demon Suppression Guard was not somewhere I wanted to come?"

Other than its missions being harder to complete and its resources being somewhat fewer, it had far, far fewer rules than the other nine guards.

Even the damn Commander carried out missions outside. It could now be said that Qin Luo was the biggest authority in the Tenth Demon Suppression Guard.

"Fewer rules here is good. From today onward, I, Qin Luo, am the rules!"