As soon as the burly man walked in, everyone present was shocked, including Yan Li.
Yan Li immediately came back to his senses, narrowing his eyes as he sized up the newcomer.
He saw that this person was wearing a dark red cloak, had a hooked nose, triangular eyes, and eyebrows so faint that they could not be seen. There were two knife scars on the bridge of his nose, with the intersection of his glabella forming the character "X". They looked like crossed blades. Just this face alone gave people a very strong sense of oppression.
At his waist was a saber. With a glance, Yan Li recognized the pattern on the scabbard. It was a standard Zhanmadao that only officials of the third rank and above were qualified to wear.
This person's eyes, the black water cloud robe under the dark red cloak, the hand holding the saber, and the saber, all exuded a strange sharpness that made everyone's scalp tingle.
"I am Dong Qing, an official of the Supreme Court." This person's voice was very deep and heavy, like a boulder. "I heard that there is an illegal gathering here. Is that true?"
Yan Li did not move, and neither did Tang Sanghua.
Young Master Cai's originally solemn face revealed a smile like a spring breeze. He said, "What wind has blown you here, Milord? Aiyaya, this is really..."
His eyes constantly moved back and forth between Yan Li and Dong Qing. He could not be sure of the relationship between Yan Li and Dong Qing.
His mouth did not stop, and he probed, "This is really an honor … but when did the Supreme Court become the lackey of the Judicial Department?"
The Supreme Court was responsible for criminal cases. Even if it was an "illegal gathering", it had nothing to do with its duties.
And the Judicial Department that Young Master Cai spoke of was set up during the Martial Emperor era to deal with the remnants of sects and the newly emerging underworld.
The two had clear duties and did not interfere with each other, but they were both places that made people pale at the mention of them.
Among them, the highest official of the Supreme Court, Dong Qing, was even more infamous. It was said that he had killed more than seven hundred prisoners in one night because the dungeons of the Supreme Court were too crowded. More than half of the prisoners had been tortured to death in the glorified name of interrogating their accomplices.
For such a fierce person to suddenly descend upon this unknown little brothel, it was really unimaginable.
"Gongsun Jin, others might be afraid of your Thousand Weave, but I've long wanted to try it out …."
Like an eagle soaring into the sky, Dong Qing unsheathed his saber without warning. When the saber light flashed, he fiercely pounced on Young Master Cai along with the momentum of drawing his saber.
Young Master Cai's original name was Gongsun Jin, and he was very famous in both the underworld and the underworld. "Thousand Weave" was his precious weapon, just like Tang Sanghua's curved sword "Heavenly Silkworm". It was a clear sign that he was a martial artist of the top three ranks.
A true Precious Tool could only be controlled by a martial artist. Of course, it was not Yan Li's half-baked Li Ya, but a complete Precious Tool. There weren't many cultivators who could fully unleash the power of treasures. The best of them would have their treasures' names remembered, and Gongsun Jin was one of them.
An even more convincing example was the Dragon Soul Spear, Yan Chaoyang. Although others liked to call him Mister Second, once the Dragon Soul Spear was mentioned, even a three-year-old would know it was him. This was his name.
In the blink of an eye, the horse-slaying saber in Dong Qing's hands made a circle without any fancy moves. When it was half a circle, he clasped his hands together. The edge of the saber condensed a rich milky-white vital energy, and it chopped down on the heads of Young Master Cai and the others.
Young Master Cai stood where she was, raised her hand to signal the girls to retreat, and moved her fingers.
Clang!
There was the sound of metal colliding, and there seemed to be an invisible barrier in the air, blocking the horse-slaying saber. A burst of fierce sparks burst out, and the vital energy scattered into flowers, spinning and shooting in all directions. Along the way, there was a series of crackling sounds, and it suddenly began to rain in the room.
Bathed in the rain of sawdust, Tang Sanghua coquettishly rolled her eyes at Yan Li. "Dong Qing, a second-rank martial artist, a Chancellor of the Supreme Court. Who are you, to actually have such a person personally protect you. Could it be that you are the young master of some great family, hiding your identity and coming out to gain experience? "
Yan Li gave her a charming smile, and said, "Get ready to escape."
"Escape?" Tang Sanghua was a little confused, and was about to ask, when dozens of Supreme Court torture soldiers in light blue clothes and gray cloaks quickly rushed in from outside the door. Each of them had a standard miaodao at their waist, and they blocked the door so that not even a drop of water could leak out.
From their eyes, she easily sensed the hostility, and immediately became vigilant.
On the other side, Dong Qing snorted coldly. With a slight flip of his wrist, his arm shook, and the horse-slaying saber burst out with a blazing white light. The air in front of him was immediately reflected by the vital energy, and lines thinner than silk filled the space in front of Young Master Cai and the others. When the horse-slaying saber slashed the lines, sparks actually burst out, indicating that its strength was comparable to the horse-slaying saber.
"This is Thousand Threads?" Yan Li slightly narrowed his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The blazing white light condensed at the tip of the horse-slaying saber, forming a sharp awl, and fiercely pierced into the gap between the lines.
Bang!
A strange crisp sound, like the shattering of a mirror, rang out, and the space in front of Young Master Cai and the others shattered inch by inch.
Dong Qing gave a deep smile, and with a turn of his saber, he was about to continue advancing.
Young Master Cai suddenly raised his hand, and said, "Wait!"
Dong Qing slightly raised his eyes, and expressionlessly said, "If you are afraid, then surrender, and I will spare your life."
Young Master Cai smiled, and took out a strangely shaped fan from somewhere, and fanned himself, saying, "Milord, you are not here to find me today, right? To avoid hindering Milord, I will take my leave first."
"Go!" Yan Li's eyes flashed, and as soon as Young Master Cai's voice fell, and before Dong Qing could react, he suddenly lowered his body and rushed toward the left window.
Tang Sanghua's reaction was extremely fast, and he immediately rushed in the opposite direction.
"Catch them!" Dong Qing roared, and the soldiers blocking the door immediately rushed toward the two.
At the same time, Dong Qing actually left Young Master Cai alone, and like a fierce tiger coming down the mountain, he pounced toward Yan Li.
Yan Li seemed to sense something, and he turned his head as he sped away, speaking quickly and anxiously, "Although the duties of the Supreme Court have nothing to do with the underworld, they both serve the imperial court. I will definitely report the Supreme Court's actions today truthfully to His Majesty!"
Dong Qing's figure paused slightly, and his eyes were as cold as a knife as he shouted sternly, "Who are you!"
But almost in the blink of an eye, all his hesitation was swept away, and an astonishing killing intent burst forth.
One was a second-grade martial artist, and the other was only a fifth-grade martial artist. The result was almost obvious at a glance.
It seemed that this provocation by Yan Li had not only failed to scare Dong Qing away, but had instead aroused his killing intent. It could be said that the gains did not make up for the losses.
But he was not a reckless man who could not even think of such a simple matter.
In fact, his goal had already been achieved.
It was during Dong Qing's pause that Yan Li suddenly turned around, and like a mad bull demon, he crashed into the incoming soldiers.
This turn of Yan Li's just happened to avoid Dong Qing's straight slash, and he knocked away the two soldiers in the lead. Immediately, a group of soldiers behind him fell, making way for Yan Li.
Seeing that he was about to escape, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Remember, the name of the person who killed you is Mu Dongfeng."
As soon as the voice fell, among the group of soldiers who were swaying left and right, a man in a crimson robe and black cloak was as steady as a rock, and he immediately stood out like a crane among chickens.
This person looked about thirty years old, and there was a shallow scar under his left eye. He held a knife in his hand, and its shape was similar to a miaodao, but there were some strange patterns on the scabbard.
He strolled leisurely toward Yan Li, who was running away at high speed. The hand that held the knife shook slightly, and the patterns on the scabbard shone.
"The Junior Minister of the Supreme Court, Mu Dongfeng, draw your knife."
His right hand slowly pressed the hilt of the knife, and a smile appeared on his face.
Clang!
At the same time as the sound of the knife being unsheathed rang out, his whole person disappeared completely.
Chi!
The sound of a sharp knife piercing through a body rang out.
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