552: Got to catch one more person

For the first time, Team Leader Shen, acting as a Night Watcher, raided the Qiu Sect and captured the main culprit behind the recent frequent deaths.

Of course, if it wasn't to gain further trust from King Wei, Shen Bei wouldn't have made such 'selfless contributions' to the underground alien society.

Also, this was a type of mission, and it would definitely activate the daily settlement panel.

Killing two birds with one stone, achieving both goals.

After a few instructions, the remaining matters were left to the other Night Watchers to handle.

That's what a leader does, right?

If a leader did everything himself, would he still be called a leader?

That wouldn't do justice to the title.

Shen Bei didn't care what they thought; he handed the people over to Ren Chuan, acting as a hands-off manager.

Ren Chuan and the others bowed to Shen Bei, and as Shen Bei walked halfway, he suddenly turned back to Ren Chuan and said, 'Team Envoy Ren, I'm short on people under my command. Are you interested in following me? If so, I'll speak to Team Leader Le.'

Ren Chuan thought of Shen Bei's casual manner when talking about those tortures, and then looked at the Qiu Sect Sect Master, who was now a prisoner. A chill ran down his spine. It seemed like he was asking for his answer, but was he really asking him?

Ren Chuan bowed and said, 'I will follow Team Leader's arrangements!'

Shen Bei smiled and said, 'Then it's decided. I'll ask Team Leader Le for you. From now on, you'll follow me. I treat my own people quite well. Of course, I mean those who are completely my own people.'

Ren Chuan and the others understood Shen Bei's meaning: from now on, you are my person. You must wholeheartedly stand on my side, and forget about Team Leader Le. If you are half-hearted, then you are not my person. I treat my own people well, the subtext being that for those who are not my own people, well... I don't treat them well!

If it were before, such words from Shen Bei could be ignored. After all, he was a new Team Leader; respecting him was enough, and for other matters, one could simply comply in public but defy in private. But having witnessed Shen Bei's methods, would anyone still dare to comply in public but defy in private?

Ren Chuan glanced at the Qiu Sect Sect Master. Such a figure was captured by him with a mere raise of a hand; what was he himself?

However, Ren Chuan quickly composed himself. At this moment, Shen Bei's words left him no choice. And once he made his choice, he couldn't be hesitant.

Ren Chuan was not a fool; he could tell from Shen Bei's words that the Night Watchers needed his voice. He could only follow him all the way, hoping that Shen Bei would live up to expectations and not leave him marginalized and without work in the Night Watchers.

However, thinking that Yu Chunxi and Li Bing were also going to follow Shen Bei, he felt that this might not be a bad thing, after all, this person was backed by a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm. It was just... there were pros and cons.

After all, Shen Bei was not a Team Leader who came up through the Night Watcher system. Could King Wei really let him enter the true core of the Night Watchers? Could he really give him the right to speak in the Night Watchers?

Ren Chuan thought about these things with a mix of gains and losses, while Shen Bei had already left, appearing so nonchalant about capturing the seven members of the Qiu Sect.

...

The capture of the Qiu Sect Sect Master and the resolution of the serial murder cases in Liu Lane left everyone in Liu Lane dumbfounded.

Before this, they had said that the young man was someone whose hair hadn't even fully grown. But they didn't expect that such a person, once he took action, would solve the major case that had no clues.

In an instant, the resentment they originally held towards the Night Watchers vanished completely.

'The Night Watchers are the Night Watchers. After the Hong Long matter was resolved, they immediately freed up their hands and solved this big case!'

'I thought that Team Leader was just a name, but I didn't expect him to be so strong.'

'I apologize for my previous mockery!'

'This Team Leader is called Shen Bei, right? A young hero. I've heard of the Qiu Sect; it's rumored that even a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm couldn't deal with them, but I didn't expect them to fall into his hands.'

'Wuwuwu! Thank you, Team Leader Shen, you've finally avenged my family!'

...

At this moment, Shen Bei suddenly felt that his saliva had a fishy, foul smell.

His saliva was the same as before, but it gave him a disgusting, fishy odor.

Shen Bei frowned slightly, knowing that this was a sign of entering the Mouth Decline.

Mouth Decline, everything external brings nausea and revulsion.

Shen Bei didn't want to enter the Mouth Decline so quickly. After all, the Ear Decline had caused him great trouble, and he hoped to be prepared this time before entering.

He returned to the Night Watcher Courtyard again.

He went to Le Ming once, requesting that Ren Chuan and the others be assigned to his command.

Le Ming had no objection to this, because before this, Ren Chuan had already come to him once. King Wei had asked who was willing to follow Shen Bei, and now that the two of them had made a mutual choice, his objections would be useless.

Le Ming was only surprised that Ren Chuan appeared so loyal. After confirming that he would follow Shen Bei, he completely drew a line between himself and Le Ming. He even asked Ren Chuan to do something, and Ren Chuan said he had to consult Shen Bei first, showing an attitude of completely deferring to Shen Bei. He had never been so loyal when he was following Le Ming.

Le Ming couldn't help but take a deep look at Shen Bei. This young man had more methods than he had imagined.

The news of the Qiu Sect Sect Master's capture spread throughout the Night Watcher Courtyard, and the name Shen Bei appeared more and more frequently.

...

Shen Bei originally thought that the Qiu Sect Sect Master would be stubborn and that it would take some time to get information from him. However, Ren Chuan's interrogation went unusually smoothly. Back in the Night Watcher prison, the Qiu Sect Sect Master answered whatever Ren Chuan asked, without even needing any torture instruments.

This cooperation made Ren Chuan can't help but doubt whether what the Qiu Sect Sect Master said was true. The Qiu Sect Sect Master immediately cried out that he was wronged. He said that he just didn't want to experience Shen Bei's methods, and since he would have to say it sooner or later, why suffer first?

This answer left Ren Chuan speechless for a moment. He then went to report to Shen Bei with the Qiu Sect Sect Master's answers.

'Team Leader, it has been investigated. As you guessed, the Qiu Sect came to the Imperial City this time at someone's invitation, with the purpose of collecting the heart's essence blood of Cultivators. Of the eight members of the Qiu Sect, one has not been caught; that is the one who left with the Blood Python.'

Wait—

The heart's blood of Cultivators?

This matter, how does it seem a bit familiar?

Mind's Eye Potion?

Last time on earth's surface, the Sheepskin Assassin who caused a bloody storm in the capital wasn't also collecting the heart's blood of Martial Artists to refine medicine?

Indeed...

The new tricks on earth's surface are all old methods and origins that have been played out in the underground.

'Are there only eight people in the entire Qiu Sect?' Shen Bei didn't dwell on other questions, asking directly.

'Yes! According to him, the Qiu Sect's invisibility technique is extremely difficult to learn. Although they have been recruiting people throughout history, each generation has not had many members, and this generation only has eight. Therefore, although the Qiu Sect possesses a Divine Ability like invisibility, its power is not great. This is also why their reputation is not prominent, and even we Night Watchers have very little information about them.'

Shen Bei nodded and asked, 'Have you found out who they were commissioned by?'

Ren Chuan shook his head and said, 'That person called himself Old Hu, a Martial God Cultivator. I have already arranged for someone to draw a portrait based on his description.'

'Martial God... Although the Realm is good, can he command an entire sect like the Qiu Sect?' Shen Bei said in surprise.

'The two brothers of the Qiu Sect Sect Master have both reached the Peak of the ninth rank and both want to Breakthrough to Martial God. The other party offered an item that they couldn't refuse.'

'What item?'

'Sacred Infant Fruit!'

Shen Bei was stunned. Although he had little education in this underground world, he had seen textual descriptions of the Sacred Infant Fruit when organizing documents in the Night Watcher warehouse a few days ago.

This is a supreme treasure; obtaining it increases the chance of Breaking through to Martial God by seventy percent.

It can be said that one can Breakthrough directly without going through the Little Five Decays!

This is something that can drive countless Cultivators crazy, and every time it appears, it causes countless Cultivators to kill each other in rivers of blood.

After all, if one cannot pass the Little Five Decays, one truly cannot pass it.

No wonder the Qiu Sect dared to commit serial murders in the Imperial City, knowing how deep the waters were there. It turns out the temptation was so great.

'To be able to produce a Sacred Infant Fruit, that is definitely not something a Martial God can do. It seems there is a big shot behind the other party. And to use Demonic Path methods to collect heart's blood, then it should be a prominent force in the Imperial City, otherwise they wouldn't be so secretive. Moreover, the value of heart's blood is much greater than that of the Sacred Infant Fruit.'

Ren Chuan nodded and said, 'There are countless powerful figures in the Imperial City. It will be difficult to find anything out with just one contact person from the other side.'

Shen Bei, however, shook his head and said, 'You should investigate what value of heart's blood could exceed the Sacred Infant Fruit. Either it's used with some evil sorcery to help someone Breakthrough, and it can help someone Breakthrough to at least the Divine Power Realm. Or it can be used to conceal lifespan to save someone, and so on. Investigate which big shot in the Imperial City is on the verge of Breaking through to the Divine Power Realm, or whose family has someone who is sick and dying but has been maintaining their lifespan without dying. The scope can be narrowed down a lot.'

Ren Chuan looked at Shen Bei and couldn't help but marvel at Shen Bei's active thinking. Directly investigating backwards from the result, perhaps this could really uncover something.

'Also, can the last member of the Qiu Sect be caught? And what's the situation with that Blood Python demon beast?' Shen Bei asked.

Ren Chuan said, 'The Blood Python has always followed their Elder of the Qiu Sect, and to avoid being completely wiped out, they have always hidden in two separate locations. They don't know where that Elder is hiding.'

'Then how do they contact each other?' Shen Bei asked.

'Each time they contact, they leave a mark. They agree on a time and place to meet again, and this Elder is responsible for contacting that liaison person.'

Shen Bei couldn't help but frown after hearing this.

The seven members of the Qiu Sect Sect Master have been captured; the other party must have received the news. Doesn't that mean this lead is broken?

Shen Bei couldn't help but think of that Blood Python demon hiding in the osmanthus tree that day, hearing his words. Was that Blood Python demon intelligent enough to tell that one person?

Although the Hong Long lineage is mostly dealt with now, if the You Family found out that You Feng died by his hand, that would be another trouble.

So this person must be dealt with. But how to find him?

Shen Bei's thoughts turned, but he said to Ren Chuan, 'First, investigate as I said and see if anything can be found.'

'Yes!'