Lu Quanan stepped into the great hall, not a speck of dust on his black martial attire.
With a casual wave of his hand, a mass of mangled flesh wrapped in blue-green true qi floated in midair.
The mass was irregularly shaped, though the outline of human remains could just barely be discerned. The true qi sealed it airtight, allowing not even a trace of blood stench to escape.
Yi Yang's gaze lingered on the sealed mass.
The Chief Inspector's movements were remarkably practiced, without the slightest hesitation. It felt less like he was sealing the remains of a Profound Connection Realm expert and more like he was packing an ordinary piece of luggage.
He was so practiced at it that it made one's skin crawl.
This was not something that could be improvised on the spot.
Yi Yang filed that detail away without saying anything.
"Take this back to the Judgment Hall in the Prefectural City." Lu Quanan placed the sealed remains on a relatively intact stone platform in the hall, then brushed nonexistent dust from his fingers.
Yi Yang acknowledged the order and walked over to take charge of them. The remains were not heavy, weighing around fourteen or fifteen jin.
Lu Quanan turned around, looking first at Xu Yuhu leaning against a stone slab, then at Lu Song curled up by the wall.
He did not sit. Standing in the middle of the hall with his hands clasped behind his back, he announced:
"Three things."
Xu Yuhu forced himself to sit upright. Lu Song raised his head as well.
"First, Golden Sun Temple's mountain will be sealed effective immediately. All monks who have descended the mountain are to be detained on the spot, pending investigation by the Judgment Hall. The Heaven Patrol Office will station men at