Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies
Chapter 128 - 52 The Polite Government Officers

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It really was him who killed it!

Wang Yanjun's mind was suddenly blank.

She looked at Lian Bing beside her as if she couldn't believe it.

Lian Bing, as a member of the Guardian Martial Department, noticed Wang Yanjun's gaze and glanced at Shen Qing.

The latter's eyes were filled with sharpness, intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over him.

Lian Bing nodded stiffly and said, "Boss, it was all Lord Shen's hard work that killed the demon tiger, ridding Taiping County of a menace. From beginning to end, it was all handled by Lord Shen alone. His contribution is immense."

Wang Yanjun fell into silence.

After their many days of observation, the tiger demon's strength was definitely higher than that of the Qi Cultivation Realm.

If she remembered correctly, none of the Guardian Martial Department officials and officers stationed in Shiqiao Village were at the Qi Cultivation Realm, making it impossible for them to stand against the tiger demon.

Now that the tiger demon was dead, it was likely killed by this unknown young man in front of her.

Wang Yanjun stared at Shen Qing's face, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, feeling his face was somewhat familiar.

She calmed her amazement and asked, "Have we met before, Lord Shen?"

Shen Qing deeply remembered two things about Wang Yanjun.

On that day, she had killed the Yellow Angel in front of the government office for him.

If she hadn't intervened then, he surely would have suffered.

Thinking for a moment, Shen Qing grinned at Wang Yanjun and said, "No, we haven't."

Wang Yanjun was taken aback, a trace of doubt flashing across her pretty face.

But then she thought, she had seen that person only three or four months ago.

At that time, the person's aura was completely different from the one displayed by the person in front of her.

It seemed she had remembered incorrectly.

Wang Yanjun clasped her hands into fists and asked spiritedly, "What do people call this hero?"

"Shen Qing!"

"Since you have slain the demon tiger, naturally the County Magistrate will keep his promise, and you will surely receive the martial arts register without fail," Wang Yanjun said. Her attitude became more respectful, and her tone was gentle and humble.

In actuality, Wang Yanjun had self-awareness.

She asked herself, and knew she couldn't single-handedly kill the tiger demon. Even with a group, it would take considerable effort.

The fact that Shen Qing could slay the tiger demon singlehandedly showed his martial strength far exceeded theirs. They couldn't afford to be disrespectful.

Wang Yanjun's main purpose in this trip was to eliminate the tiger demon.

Now that the tiger demon was dead, even if it wasn't at their hands, it was still dead. It just meant the county government had to incur a little more cost, which was no different for them. Thus, there was no need to initiate a conflict with the person in front and make things unpleasant for themselves.

When traveling, if you can't gain more friends, at least don't make more enemies.

Being polite costs nothing and doesn't mean losing face.

Shen Qing, seeing Wang Yanjun's convincing manner, had all his last reservations disappear.

He looked at the tiger demon's corpse, seemingly thinking of something, then asked, "What do you intend to do with this fierce tiger's body?"

"The tiger demon's slaying naturally belongs for you to handle, Hero Shen," Wang Yanjun replied honestly. "If Hero Shen is willing, you may sell the tiger demon's body to the County Magistrate, and he will surely purchase it at a high price."

"Alright, the County Magistrate is straightforward," Shen Qing patted the tiger demon's body and stood up.

This tiger demon sounded intimidating, but in essence, there wasn't much difference between it and these martial masters. It was all flesh and blood.

As long as the strength was strong enough, even arrows could shoot it to death.

The only real difference was the tiger demon had a crimson blood aura that could kill ordinary flesh upon contact, and its tough hide and flesh were somewhat troublesome.

However, before great power, such issues were easily resolved.

In other words, even killing a tiger demon didn't mean his strength was at an unreasonable level needing to be concealed.

Shen Qing stood up boldly and said, "Pack everything up, the tiger demon is gone, let's prepare to head back."

Wang Yanjun looked at the sky and said, "It's already past noon. If we return now, the city gate may be closed by then. How about we rest here for a night, I'll gather some manpower, and we head back early tomorrow?"

Shen Qing thought for a moment. The place was nearly seventy miles from the county city, not close at all.

Indeed, traveling back from here would take some time, and carrying the tiger demon would take even more.

So he nodded in agreement with Wang Yanjun's suggestion.

Wang Yanjun looked at Lian Bing and the square-faced senior brother and asked, "Can you still move?"

Lian Bing quickly replied, "Boss, they're minor injuries, walking isn't a problem."

"Then let's not delay, let's quickly descend the mountain."

As if Wang Yanjun had a fiery personality, she made a decision and immediately acted upon it.

The square-faced senior brother of Linfeng Hall glanced at the scattered corpses on the ground and hesitated before asking, "Chief of the Guardian Martial Department, what about these corpses?"

Wang Yanjun gave him a side glance and plainly said, "They died here due to insufficient strength. It's not the fault of others. We don't have the time to find them a good burial place. The beasts in the mountain will handle them. If you want to bury them, go dig a hole."

The senior brother from Linfeng Hall was stunned and dejectedly said, "I was just asking."

"Let's go!" Shen Qing called out without further ado, "Come on, lend a hand, and carry this tiger demon down."

The martial masters who came with Wang Yanjun exchanged glances, gathered some tree trunks as thick as arms, and used them as poles.

Four men carried the tiger demon's corpse and proceeded downwards.

The square-faced senior brother looked around at the chaotic corpses, sighed regretfully, and hurried to catch up with the group.

Following the path they came by, they walked for a while.

In a grove, they saw a figure hiding.

Shen Qing's sharp eyes instantly recognized it was Xiao Zhi who had walked away earlier.

"Brother Xiao!" Shen Qing shouted.

Xiao Zhi shuddered all over, cautiously poked his head out, and looked forward.

He saw Shen Qing and the group carrying a large, colorful tiger, slowly moving through the forest, and was startled: "My goodness!"

After a long while, when the group got closer, and he could see clearly, he finally relaxed and boldly came out of the thicket.

He rushed to Shen Qing, excitedly asking, "You're okay?"

"Yes."

Shen Qing called others over to take his burden and walked over to Xiao Zhi, reclaiming his heavy bow and arrow quiver.

Xiao Zhi's eyes were glued on the carried tiger demon, swallowing hard.

When he left, the tiger demon had almost pounced, and only Shen Qing remained unharmed in the forest.

Now the tiger demon was dead, and Shen Qing was unscathed.

Either someone else helped, or Shen Qing fought and killed it alone.

The latter seemed unlikely, almost absurd.

But recalling Shen Qing's invincible aura when killing the Ghost, he was inexplicably more inclined to believe the latter.

Xiao Zhi quietly confirmed with Shen Qing, "You killed this tiger demon, didn't you?"

"Yes."

Boom!

Suddenly, Xiao Zhi felt a rush of blood to his head. When he looked at Shen Qing again, it seemed like he was glowing.

After a long time, he seemed to regain his senses, slowly raising a thumbs up, "You're really amazing!"

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