Chapter 646 - 203: Cat Knight Shen Bai

A gentle breeze swept by, and Yang Jian’s mud effigy crumbled into a pile of rubble.

Shen Bai narrowed his eyes. He opened his left hand, shaking off the stone dust.

Ding Quan’s face was a mask of shock. "Lord Shen, what in the world just happened?"

He was still completely baffled.

He had no idea what had just occurred, why Yang Jian had suddenly turned traitor, or why he had said such bizarre things.

Shen Bai looked back and said, "I will explain what happened in detail later. For now, we find the murderers first."

Ding Quan said hurriedly, "Yes, Lord Shen! I’ll go gather clues at once."

"No need." Shen Bai raised a hand. "We don’t need clues for now. Just wait here for me."

After saying this, without waiting for Ding Quan to speak further, Shen Bai shot into the air, becoming a blurry afterimage as he soared into the sky.

Then, after about the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, Shen Bai flew back.

This time, he seemed to be carrying something in his hand.

A shadow fell from the sky. When it landed on the ground, everyone saw that it was a bloody, severed head.

Shen Bai didn’t linger. He flew off in another direction.

With every round trip, another head fell from the sky.

The Jia Division members present watched this scene, their mouths tightly shut, not uttering a word.

They had imagined Shen Bai returning in any number of ways.

But they had never imagined it would be like this.

They knew better than anyone whose heads these were.

"Lord Shen is truly a god among men," a Jia Division member muttered to himself.

Many of the Jia Division members nodded in unison, as if in agreement.

The corner of Ding Quan’s mouth twitched.

He was the first to snap out of it, shouting, "What are you waiting for? Stop chatting! Pack these heads up properly to take back. We can still trace clues from them."

Only then did the men get busy again.

After nearly two full incense sticks had burned, Shen Bai descended from the sky, landing steadily on the ground.

Ding Quan hurried forward and cupped his fist. "Lord Shen, are they all dead?"

Shen Bai said, "It seems they knew about my poison. They chose to commit suicide before it could fully invade their systems and when they saw they had no hope of victory. It appears they know me quite well."

The corner of Ding Quan’s mouth twitched again. "Lord Shen, it’s not just that *they* know you well. Who in the Jianghu *doesn’t* know you these days?"

"The title of Ten Extremes Young Master isn’t just for show."

Shen Bai nodded. "I’m aware. Now that the perpetrators are almost all dead, first, see to it that these villagers’ bodies are all properly buried. Then, we will take these heads back and investigate the leads behind this."

"They wanted to give me a show of force. In that case, I can no longer ignore the situation in Lingyun Dao."

’Originally, I just planned to come here, lazily grind my Skill Level, and look into the Marquis of Ren De on the side.’

’If the Demonic Forces hadn’t come looking for trouble, and if I couldn’t find any trace of them, I wouldn’t have bothered to deal with them.’

’But now, things are different.’

Looking at the corpses of the entire village before him, Shen Bai’s killing intent was now stronger than anyone’s.

Trouble shouldn’t be brought to the uninvolved. Even the most dishonorable people in the Jianghu wouldn’t vent their anger on ordinary commoners.

But these people from the Demonic Forces... they truly have no bottom line.

’In that case, it’ll be just like Nanxing Prefecture.’

’There’s no need for the Demonic Forces in Lingyun Dao to exist any longer.’

By this time, the men had finished cleaning up the remains.

After pondering for a moment, Ding Quan asked, "Lord Shen, regarding Yang Jian’s situation earlier... what was the cause?"

He hadn’t wanted to ask, but this incident had occurred within the Jia Division. Moreover, in all these years, the Lingyun Dao Observatory had never had a mole.

If he didn’t get to the bottom of this, he, the Jia Shou of the Jia Division, would surely be disgraced.

Shen Bai shook his head. "This is not the place to talk. Just remember this: once we return, immediately summon every member of the Observatory. I will inspect them one by one."

Ding Quan hastily agreed, not daring to show the slightest hesitation.

He already knew that after they returned this time, the entire Observatory would probably undergo a major shake-up.

Who was loyal and who was a traitor... it would all be decided by a single thought from Shen Bai.

After he finished speaking, Shen Bai prepared to lead his men back to the Observatory.

But at that very moment, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Then, Shen Bai’s gaze went past Ding Quan behind him, focusing on the sky in the distance.

His red pupils shifted slightly. Within the range of his Void-breaking Red Eye, Shen Bai detected something rapidly approaching.

It was a point of light, like brilliant gold, flickering in the sky.

And as the golden light grew larger before his eyes, Shen Bai saw its true form.

A golden arrow, accompanied by the sound of tearing air, was speeding right toward him.