Wu Lie looked conflicted as he murmured, "How can he be convicted without evidence? How can he be arrested? How can he kill? Isn't this … "
As he was mumbling to himself, he was shocked to realize that Supreme Wind had disappeared from before him.
He didn't know when he had disappeared without a trace …
Wu Lie was stunned for a while before he murmured, "How can the national law be broken? Without evidence, it's against the rules … "
…
While Sir Wu Lie was still in a dilemma, Yun Yang had already turned into a gust of cold wind, traversing dozens of miles in an instant and arriving at the house of Shen Yushi, the assistant minister of the Board of Justice.
It was an extremely ordinary looking residence, even more inconspicuous compared to the residence of an imperial court official.
Yun Yang's manifestation of wind was shapeless as it seeped in directly. Only the soft tinkling of the bell on the eaves indicated that there was a gentle breeze.
In the residence, a few guards were chatting in low voices, completely unconcerned. Yun Yang looked around and realized that only the study room was lit; there was someone inside.
As for the rear courtyard, all the side rooms and the main rooms were pitch-black. Surprisingly, no one lived in them.
It was obvious that Sir Shen Yushi did not have any family members here.
He didn't even have any maids or concubines.
Lord Shen was quietly reading a book in his study.
He looked calm and righteous. He was quiet and indifferent, and his sleeves fluttered in the wind.
His square face and three strands of black beard fluttered in front of his chest. His jet-black hair was combed neatly with a few strands of silver flashing in the middle, indicating that he was no longer young.
Yun Yang noticed the book he was reading; it was a collection of poems by his predecessors. He was reading it with relish, occasionally stretching his finger out and using it as a pen to write a few words in the air. Then, his expression would be filled with admiration.
"How carefree." Yun Yang could not help but compliment.
After doing so many things, he was still able to be so calm and unrestrained. This person's mental fortitude was really amazing.
Yun Yang asked himself if he could do the same if he were in his shoes!
Yun Yang traversed the place quietly. He was certain that if there was really something wrong with Assistant Minister Shen, then there must be something else in this residence that should not exist!
What he needed to do now was to find these things that shouldn't exist!
In the study, Lord Shen Yushi, who had been reading a book, slowly stood up for some reason. With a book in one hand and another behind his back, he began to pace slowly, chanting as he slowly walked to the window and swayed back and forth.
Has he already discovered me?
Yun Yang's gaze flickered. With a single thought, a gust of wind suddenly blew past the window.
As Yun Yang expected, Sir Shen's gaze, which seemed to be engrossed in his book, flashed with a glint before he shifted his gaze back to the book, as if nothing had happened and he had not noticed anything.
Then, he sighed, "The wind tonight … is so strong. It seems that the cold winter will come early this year … I wonder if the people are prepared to resist the cold …"
After saying that, he sighed again.
He had the appearance of someone who bemoaned the state of the universe and pitied the fate of mankind.
However, Yun Yang's pervasive wind had already discovered a vast space beneath Sir Shen's study.
This righteous-looking Lord Shen actually had a secret passage in his study room, and there was another world below it.
The hidden door to this secret passage was behind a painting behind the chair that Shen Yushi had been sitting on earlier.
"There's indeed a secret passage." Yun Yang did not hesitate. He flew out with a swoosh and went straight to the guards, knocking them out with a single slap.
Pow, pow, pow …
There was a total of eight guards and two gatekeepers. In the blink of an eye, Yun Yang had knocked all of them out.
He didn't have the slightest intention of concealing his actions.
Shen Yushi's eyes glinted as he looked over through the window.
This action had already shown that this person was not a simple person and possessed an extraordinary cultivation base!
Yun Yang lifted his head leisurely and smiled at Sir Shen through the window, showing that everything was within his control and that he was not afraid of any reaction from Shen Yushi.
In spite of this, Shen Yushi was still calm and collected. He held a book in one hand and paced around the study elegantly, reciting softly. He still looked like a frail scholar who did not even have the strength to truss a chicken.
Yun Yang chuckled inwardly and walked to the window openly, knocking on it softly and calling out in a pinched voice, "Sir Shen?"
Inside, Shen Yushi seemed to be shocked as he asked with a pale face, "Who is it?"
"A friend," answered Yun Yang.
Shen Yushi's voice was trembling. "What … what friend? This official … doesn't have a friend like you … "
Yun Yang did not have the patience to play along with him. He opened the window with a palm and came before Shen Yushi with a gust of cold air. He said mockingly, "Have you forgotten what Sir Shen has done just like that?"
Shen Yushi plopped down on the chair, looking panicked but he forced himself to remain calm and hollered, "Who are you? When have I ever done anything wrong? "
Yun Yang sighed. "Shen Yushi, I'm already standing here. There's no point in you acting anymore!"
Under the black mask, his gaze was cold, murderous intent. "Shen Yushi, I'm only asking you, which day of the seventh, eighth, and ninth month are you?"
Shen Yushi looked confused. "This official doesn't understand what you mean …"
Suddenly, he was enraged. "Who are you? What is the crime of entering the residence of an imperial court official in the middle of the night? Guards, there's an assassin! "
Yun Yang rolled his eyes. He had already cultivated the Wind and Cloud Method. His body morphed instantly and he walked over lightly. With a swoosh, he pulled down the painting on the wall. A clean, white wall was revealed at once.
Yun Yang snorted coldly and slammed his palm down. With a crack, the wall let out a sound that sounded like wood breaking as a dark hole that led downwards appeared.
At this moment, Yun Yang felt a gust of wind at the back of his head as a sharp, murderous intent flashed past.
"Finally, you can't hold it in anymore?" Yun Yang did not turn around but struck out with his palm.
"Boom!" It moved brazenly.
Yun Yang sprinted three steps forward, entering the newly revealed secret passage with the help of the momentum. A few words drifted out from the passage. "Shen Yushi, you're not pretending to be a frail scholar anymore?"
Before his words echoed in the air, he had already disappeared into the secret passage.
"You're courting death!"
Behind him, Shen Yushi's originally refined and righteous face was now ashen, his murderous intent unparalleled. His eyes were emitting a green glow. Without a second thought, he followed into the secret passage with a swoosh!
The moment he entered the passage, Shen Yushi pressed his right hand to the side.
Immediately …
Swoosh swoosh swoosh sounds rang out from below.
It was the activation of all the traps in the secret passage from the entrance to the secret chamber!
However, the moment Yun Yang landed in the secret tunnel, he turned into a gust of wind and sped into the interior.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh …
He had only traveled thirty feet and had yet to reach the bottom of the secret passage when he realized that countless hidden weapons were shooting at him from all directions. They were so densely packed that there was no gap to speak of.
There was also a large amount of poisonous smoke billowing out; there was a variety of colors – red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.
Needles as thin as a cow's hair seemed to cover the entire space.
On the other side, a strangely shaped sledgehammer ruthlessly smashed down. The reason why it was called a strangely shaped sledgehammer was because the sledgehammer's structure was almost as thick as the passageway. Even the weakest person would not be able to dodge it …
It was a pity that no matter how tight the attack was, it was useless against the wind. Yun Yang's wind manifestation whizzed past, descending a hundred feet straight to the lowest corner amidst the attacks of the countless lethal weapons. He did not stop to think and continued his advance.
Behind him, a low growl could be heard. "Thief, stop!"
Yun Yang was not willing to stop. Instead, he sped up and traversed a hundred and seventy feet in an instant. Amidst the dense rain of hidden weapons, he made it to the other side amidst the sound of the wind. Yun Yang had already reached another corner. With a press of his hand, a creaking sound could be heard.
Suddenly, another secret door slowly opened.
Like before, countless hidden weapons shot out from within; there was no way to avoid it.
However, Yun Yang's body was illusory. Even when thousands of hidden weapons pierced through him, he remained unharmed.
Just as the second secret door opened a slit, a ray of green light had already caught up to Yun Yang from behind. A sword emitted a blinding sword energy in the dark tunnel as it slashed down.
However, Yun Yang had already entered the slit in an eerie manner, leaving the sword energy behind him.
After moving another thirty feet, Yun Yang felt his vision brighten. In front of him was a secret chamber that was a hundred feet in circumference. The walls were embedded with luminous pearls. It was hundreds of feet underground, but it was as bright as day, visible to the naked eye.
The secret chamber's furnishings were extremely simple; there was only a table and a chair.
Yun Yang curled up and went to the chair in an instant. When Shen Yushi chased after him, he could only see a masked man dressed in black, his eyes filled with mockery as he sat on the chair boldly, his arrogant demeanor obvious.
Despite the intense murderous intent in Shen Yushi's eyes, there was also unconcealable shock and fear. He had attacked with all his might and the countless traps in the secret passage had been activated simultaneously. Why had he not been able to stop the other party for even a blink of an eye?
What level had the other party's cultivation base reached?
The hidden weapons and traps that he had set up were so densely packed that even wind and rain could not penetrate them.
He could not figure out how a living person like him could slip through the gaps of the hidden weapons and come here unscathed.
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