225: No one is left alive
Thud!
The Abbot’s body fell to the ground.
The battlefield was silent, with only the crackling sound of flames.
A moment later, the wind and snow swept through.
Snowflakes covered the bloodstains and bodies.
Chu Qing staggered to his feet, stomped on the Abbot’s head, and roared, “Kill!”
“Leave no one alive at Lotus Leaf Temple!”
The slaughter continued!
This time:
Lotus Leaf Temple’s resistance was negligible.
The slightly stronger monks desperately tried to break through.
The weaker monks looked at Chu Qing in despair.
Because:
Their Abbot had died right in front of Chu Qing.
At this moment:
Chu Qing grabbed the Abbot’s body, raised it high, and waved it, shouting:
“The Abbot of Lotus Leaf Temple is dead!”
“The killer is—Chu Qing!”
He shouted loudly.
He was actually doing it to save Madam Shi some trouble.
After all, Lotus Leaf Temple had too many powerful backers.
He didn’t want to implicate Madam Shi.
Then, Nangong also shouted:
“The Abbot of Lotus Leaf Temple is dead, the killer is—Chu Qing!”
Immediately after, Lead Big Brother and the other students also began to shout.
Then the remaining thousands of cannon fodder also began to shout.
“The killer is—Chu Qing!”
“The killer is—Chu Qing!”
“The killer is—Chu Qing!”
The waves of sound echoed one after another, piercing the sky.
Even the wind and snow were shattered by this sound wave.
Some monks, seeing their invincible Abbot dead,
were so terrified that their livers and gallbladders split, and they died of fright.
Some great monks fled.
That group of Worldly Affairs assassins, seduced by the atmosphere, actually moved to assassinate them.
These great monks, though powerful,
were so terrified at this moment that they were unprepared and many were assassinated.
Nangong attacked.
Chu Qing attacked.
One by one, powerful great monks had their heads blown apart.
Lead Big Brother and the others even used encirclement tactics to kill the great monks.
When they encountered powerful enemies they couldn’t defeat, they called for Chu Qing and Nangong.
One minute… three minutes… the shouts of killing at Lotus Leaf Temple disappeared.
Only the burning flames and the sweeping wind and snow remained.
The Cui Family members were dumbfounded.
King Shi Yu’s people were also dumbfounded.
Lotus Leaf Temple was burned down.
The Abbot was dead.
All the monks, big and small, were also dead.
How did it just end like this?
They had still planned to be the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind.
Now, the famous and powerful Abbot was dead, killed by Chu Qing?
Impossible!
Chu Qing was just a student.
Even if he was Heaven-Defying, he hadn't reached the First Limit.
How could he kill the Abbot?
Then, how did the Abbot die?
A master?
A master of the Second Limit, or even the Third Limit, must have appeared.
Otherwise:
The Abbot would never have died so silently.
Everyone was in a state of confusion.
They released white doves.
Flap!
Flap!
The white doves soared into the sky, carrying messages back to their masters.
The white doves flew through the wind and snow, quickly reaching their destinations.
Although it was late at night:
When the intelligence from Lotus Leaf Temple came back, it quickly alarmed the masters.
After the Cui Family checked the information, their heads buzzed.
“When did the students become so powerful?”
“Are you sure those students only took away the retainers from the Family?”
A butler cautiously said, “Yes!”
“Except for two people named Chu Qing and Nangong, everyone else was like that.”
The Cui Family Head whispered, “Then, the variable lies with Chu Qing and Nangong?”
The butler cautiously said, “According to previous intelligence, it should be with Chu Qing.”
“The master who killed the Abbot was found by Chu Qing.”
“Nangong is just powerful.”
The Cui Family Head was silent.
After a long while, he said, “Tell the people below to come back!”
“From now on, no mention of Lotus Leaf Temple affairs!”
The butler obeyed.
The Cui Family Head then said, “Investigate all information about Chu Qing!”
“Find a way to locate anyone connected to him!”
“Then, find that master!”
The butler respectfully said, “Understood!”
...Shiyu Royal Mansion:
King Shi Yu fell into deep thought after reading the information.
The Abbot was dead.
That Abbot, although nominally his uncle, was actually his father.
His father had a strange encounter in his youth and learned the Art of Fierce Battle.
Then, he seduced his mother, and thus he was born.
Their relationship was very complicated.
Now, the other party was dead.
He didn't know whether to feel sad or joyful.
Whew!
King Shi Yu exhaled a breath of stale air and instructed his butler, “Write a memorial to the Imperial Capital, stating that bandits are rampant, slaughtering tens of thousands of people.”
“The bandits are runaway Family servants from the Cui Family and other Noble families.”
The butler nodded and said, “Understood!”
...Worldly Affairs:
Several high-ranking members were stunned after seeing the intelligence.
“Indeed, Chu Qing is still ruthless.”
“And, he has his methods.”
“Have you found out the identity of that woman?”
“We found out, her name is Yu Ji.”
“She is a disciple of the Bingjia Sect.”
“She had some unpleasantness with the Bingjia Sect because of the dragon tendon ten years ago.”
“Later, she stayed in Shiji County.”
“Yu Ji? Such a familiar name!”
Someone looked through the files and quickly found Madam Shi’s information.
After reading Madam Shi’s information, the group fell silent.
“Yu Ji is a big problem.”
“Chu Qing is on good terms with Yu Ji.”
“Let’s not provoke Chu Qing.”
Everyone nodded one after another.
Chu Qing was good, but Worldly Affairs didn't lack him.
At this moment:
The Martial Institute also received the news.
When Fat Instructor and Master Sun learned that Chu Qing and his group had burned down Lotus Leaf Temple and killed the Abbot, they were both horrified and excited.
The horror was:
Chu Qing’s methods were powerful and terrifying.
They were afraid that Chu Qing would do the same to them.
The excitement was:
“Shiyu Royal Mansion, and some other Big Shots, will definitely not let him go.”
“He’s bound to die sooner or later.”
The two instructors had complex feelings.
Especially Master Sun.
He had once withheld Chu Qing’s assessment evaluation.
He had planned to appropriate the evaluation that should have been given to Chu Qing for himself.
As a result, Chu Qing rose powerfully.
Leading dozens of students, he dealt with Lotus Leaf Temple.
He felt a little panicked.
“Will Chu Qing come looking for trouble with me?”
“When that happens, how should I respond?”
He gritted his teeth in thought and muttered, “So what if he comes looking for trouble with me?”
“Anyway, I am a Martial Instructor.”
“If he doesn’t listen, I have plenty of ways to deal with him.”
“Even without waiting for those Big Shots to act, I can make him leave the Martial Institute.”
“For next month’s assessment, I’ll give him another difficult and time-consuming task.”
“Delay his Cultivation progress.”
“Waste his time!”
Master Sun thought about his malicious plan.
Meanwhile, Fat Instructor was currying favor with the old woman, Director Liu.
After taking the Secret medicine and serving the old woman, Director Liu, he whispered:
“Director Liu, that Chu Qing, leading Hall Number Nine, completed that assessment!”
Director Liu sneered, “Next month, find an even harder one.”
“In short, we are the high-ranking officials.”
“Using the rules, we can toy with him to death in minutes.”
“Also, for his next individual assessment task, choose the most difficult one.”
“Even if we can’t kill him, we must waste his time and consume his favors.”
“Let him ultimately sink into obscurity.”
Fat Instructor nodded.
Lotus Leaf Temple:
Chu Qing had the Worldly Affairs people drive away the cannon fodder.
However:
Some cannon fodder refused to leave.
They wanted to rush into the temple and snatch good things.
As a result:
Chu Qing directly threw punches and killed.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Heads exploded.
He was like a merciless killing machine, clearing everyone who approached Lotus Leaf Temple.
His killing efficiency was even faster than that of the great monks.