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Shen Qing's chest heaved violently, each breath accompanied by sharp pain, but he had no time to worry about this. His gaze was firmly locked on Zheng Yuanqiu.

At this moment, Shen Qing noticed that Zheng Yuanqiu's face was extremely pale, alternating between blue and white. His mouth was slightly open, filled with shock.

He couldn't understand why Shen Qing had obtained his secret message, and even more so, why he couldn't kill this person with a single palm strike.

What the hell, is this a dispatch officer?

What the hell, is this a Qi Cultivation Realm martial master?

No, somehow this guy had gotten hold of a Wish Power Pearl and had already broken through to the Qi Hai Realm.

But even so, it was still astonishing that he, a Dan Realm martial master, couldn't take down a Qi Hai Realm dispatch officer.

His hand slightly raised, and the murderous intent in his eyes did not diminish.

Shen Qing, who had taken a palm strike from Zheng Yuanqiu, felt the True Qi inside him surge, nearly displacing all his internal organs.

If it weren't for the Six Paths Whale Swallowing Technique secretly repairing him, he would have already collapsed.

The power of a Dan Realm martial master was no joke.

With his current strength, if Zheng Yuanqiu struck again, death would be certain.

However, with the situation this far revealed, there was no reason to retreat.

Shen Qing frantically activated the Six Paths Whale Swallowing Technique, stabilizing his internal injuries, and feigned a calm demeanor, continuing to threaten: "Lord Chief Officer, the current situation is clear. If you can't kill me with one strike, then you've lost. Think about it, what will happen if I escape from here?"
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"Are you threatening me?" Zheng Yuanqiu felt a sense of suffocation and gritted his teeth.

Shen Qing replied, "What else? Do you think I'm joking with you for fun? You're not a dog."

"You...," Zheng Yuanqiu struggled to suppress his anger.

He analyzed the situation and realized that it was indeed as Shen Qing said. If he couldn't kill this bothersome thing with one blow and wasn't sure of a critical strike, it would be him who lost.

Pushing him into a corner and letting him escape would also have unimaginable consequences.

From that earlier strike, he sensed that this person had some skill and couldn't be easily killed.

Now, he truly didn't have many options.

Zheng Yuanqiu sneered, "I misjudged. I didn't expect in this small Guardian Martial Department Office, I would find a true dragon like you. Just say what you want."

"My demands are simple." Shen Qing pulled his legs out of the ground earnestly, "I don't want much, just return to me everything you took without missing a bit. I mean not a single coin should be lacking."

Hearing this, Zheng Yuanqiu's face showed immense pain.

To him, losing anything was more painful than cutting his flesh.

But he also knew that if this matter wasn't resolved, he wouldn't have peace.

Of two evils, choose the lesser.

Suppressing his inner torment, Zheng Yuanqiu agreed, "Fine, I promise you. But how can you guarantee that you'll keep your mouth shut?"

"Do you really have a choice, my Lord Chief Officer?"

"You..."

Seeing Zheng Yuanqiu about to erupt, Shen Qing knew not to provoke him further and assured him, "Rest assured, I'm a person who keeps my word. I'm not interested in your affairs. Had you not provoked me, today's incident wouldn't have happened. Give me back my things, and I won't speak out of turn."

Zheng Yuanqiu remained expressionless after hearing this.

He knew that now he was on the chopping block, and Shen Qing had the upper hand. He truly had no other choice and warned, "Fine, I'll trust you this once."

With that, Zheng Yuanqiu rummaged through the ruins, found a box intertwined with iron and jade, and after some selecting, placed items into a money pouch.

"I took from you a total of three Demon Cores, seven hundred taels in silver notes, and a Wish Power Pearl. I've already used the Demon Core, so I'll compensate with a Wish Power Pearl. Other consumables and losses amount, converted, to one thousand taels for you."

"Master Zheng, did you get it wrong? You clearly took five Wish Power Pearls from me?"

Zheng Yuanqiu's eyes almost popped out in rage, "Fine, fine, fine."

He suppressed his temper, added four more Wish Power Pearls, totaling six, into the money pouch, and threw it to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing took the money pouch, glanced inside, confirmed there were no issues and said, "Thank you, Lord Chief Officer, for your generosity. Now that our matters are settled, I won't disturb you any longer. Goodbye."

Saying this, Shen Qing clasped his hands in salute and withdrew.

Zheng Yuanqiu watched Shen Qing silently, his face icy cold.

After stepping out from the rear hall, Shen Qing couldn't hold back a sweet taste in his throat, with a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.

A Dan Realm martial master.

Stronger than he had imagined.

For now, he couldn't deal with him lightly.

Shen Qing composed his mind, focusing on activating the Six Paths Whale Swallowing Technique to repair his internal injuries.

This cultivation technique was one he had carefully chosen, exhibiting immense potential when he fully activated it.

Every meridian began to bulge, and each inch of skin and flesh glowed with a crystalline sheen.

His injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Shen Qing looked at the money pouch hanging from his waist and felt satisfied.

As the saying goes, you must enter the tiger's lair to catch the tiger cub.

To gain more, you must take some risks.

There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Today's venture seemed risky but was mostly within his plan, not too far gone.

Everything in this pouch was rightfully his.

"Look, Shen Chasi is coming out."

When Shen Qing reached the backyard, all eyes instantly focused on him.

As an officer of the fourth group, Ji Youwu hurried forward and asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"

Shen Qing replied calmly, "What could possibly happen to me?"

"The Lord Chief Officer didn't make things difficult for you?"

"It was merely a misunderstanding. I always rely on virtue to win people over. After my explanation, Mr. Zheng gave me the Wish Power Pearl, nothing too troublesome."

"Ah... Did I hear that right?"

Exclamations of disbelief echoed through the courtyard, full of incredulity.

When had Fatty Zheng become so agreeable?

Shen Qing didn't bother to explain further to them.

In his view, the situation had escalated to a point where it was him or Zheng Yuanqiu.

Zheng Yuanqiu had to die; otherwise, he wouldn't find peace.

Since he couldn't kill Zheng Yuanqiu himself, he would find someone who could.

Shen Qing left the Guardian Martial Department Office unhurriedly, heading straight for the Military Department.

He planned to report it!

"Hyah!"

After Shen Qing left, the already noisy backyard became abuzz, discussing the truth of Shen Qing's words and speculating about what had happened between him and Zheng Yuanqiu.

Amidst the crowd, Dong Jing found himself somewhat dumbfounded.

He realized he was getting more and more perplexed by Shen Qing.

At that moment, a Chang Sui rushed over and informed the officer in charge of the fifth group, Xu Changle, "Xu Chasi, the Lord Chief Officer requests your presence."

"Alright, I'm on my way."

Xu Changle cast a glance at the doorway, then followed the Chang Sui into the rear hall.

Upon entering the quiet room and seeing the mess, Xu Changle's expression changed drastically. Facing Zheng Yuanqiu, he asked, "What happened here?"

"Our identities have been exposed."

Buzz!

In an instant, Xu Changle's mind went blank.

Realizing something, he blurted out, "Is it Shen Qing?"

Zheng Yuanqiu nodded and remained silent.

"How did he find out?"

"There's no point in chasing that now. The priority is to find an opportunity to kill Shen Qing immediately. We can't delay even a moment, or we'll be in big trouble," Zheng Yuanqiu said sternly.

Recognizing the gravity of the situation, Xu Changle responded quickly, "I'll handle it right away."

"By the way,"

Just as Xu Changle was about to leave, Zheng Yuanqiu recalled something and asked, "What is Shen Qing doing now?"

"When I came, he had just left the government office."

As soon as those words were spoken, the two exchanged a glance, detecting a trace of fear in each other's eyes.

"I'll go after him right away."

Without hesitation, Xu Changle dashed out of the quiet room.

Zheng Yuanqiu angrily punched the wall and gritted his teeth, "That rascal! I will never forgive you."