Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies
Chapter 166 - 90: He is an Unprecedented Martial Arts Genius

Shen Qing thoroughly searched the Huang Tian Sect General and confirmed that nothing was left behind, then led the horse back to the caravan under everyone's watchful eyes.

As Shen Qing walked back, there was a brief silence on the official road, followed by whispers among the caravan.

Shen Qing approached Li Linfeng with concern and asked, "Master, are all of you okay?"

Li Linfeng gathered his scattered thoughts.

As he looked at Shen Qing, his direct disciple, a complex expression appeared on his face after regaining his calm.

In his eyes, it was already remarkable for a person to practice two martial arts; mastering them to any significant degree was even more rare, and even more would be impossible.

Yet, he recognized that Shen Qing had mastered three martial arts, and there were some he couldn't even identify.

Simply learning them was one thing, but all these martial arts were cultivated to very high realms.

Even the Wind Defying Finger was mastered to the point that it left him, the creator of the cultivation technique, utterly astonished, not knowing how to evaluate it.

If he had to give a conclusion, his direct disciple before him possessed martial arts talent that was the strongest Taiping County had seen since its founding, bar none!

An unprecedented martial arts genius, such talent was unseen in his entire life!

Li Linfeng opened his mouth and said, "We... we are all okay..."

"That's good," Shen Qing replied calmly. "Now that the roadblock has been nearly cleared, Master can have everyone gather their things and prepare to set off again. I'll ride ahead when the time comes."

For some reason, Li Linfeng found enormous reassurance in Shen Qing's words, and a sense of peace welled up within him. He immediately agreed with a smile.

After a few words with Master Li Linfeng, Shen Qing walked step by step to stand before his Uncle Shen the Second and Aunt Wang, his face suddenly showing some guilt and hesitation.

Moments later, he said, "Uncle, Aunt, I didn't bring Hu Zi back; I couldn't find him."

He made no attempt to hide anything from his family, nor did he make excuses for himself, saying it directly.

Uncle Shen the Second and Aunt Wang couldn't help but darken their expressions, their eyes filled with an indescribable sadness and grief.

Aunt Wang's eyes even turned red, filled with guilt.

Uncle Shen the Second, a hunter from the mountains, furrowed his brow, remaining silent and keeping his thoughts to himself.

In this world, people died every day.

Death was already a familiar concept to them, these hunters from the lower strata of society.

Uncle Shen the Second sighed, patted Shen Qing's shoulder, and said, "Let's gather our things and prepare to set off in a while."

Looking at the back of his uncle as he turned away, for some reason, he suddenly seemed much older.

Shen Qing did not say much, calling Tian Xiaohu and Xiao Zhi and others to help organize and tidy up the caravan.

At this moment, when Tian Xiaohu and Xiao Zhi looked at Shen Qing, they clearly showed more respect and uncertainty about how to approach him.

They had clearly seen the previously invincible Huang Tian Sect General.

The strongest county magistrate was no match for him and was easily subdued by him.

But such a formidable person couldn't gain the upper hand against Shen Qing and was constantly suppressed in battle.

Finally, Shen Qing relied on two fingers to beat him to death.

Undoubtedly, Shen Qing was Taiping County's strongest martial master.

After practicing martial arts for less than a year, he had reached this level. If given more time, who knew to what heights he would ascend?

Neither dared to think too much.

Tian Xiaohu suppressed his barrage of questions and shock, opened his mouth slightly, and whispered, "Qingzi, what about those things?"

Following Tian Xiaohu's pointing finger, Shen Qing saw that he was referring to the scattered crossbows on the ground.

To be honest, such things were no longer impressive in his eyes.

However, for many ordinary people, they could be deadly.

If Tian Xiaohu used these crossbows, he might challenge and even kill martial artists at the Skin Forging Realm and below.

Besides, these items were ownerless, scattered in the wilderness, which indeed was a pity.

Shen Qing said, "Let's pick them up together and keep the ones still intact."

Tian Xiaohu nodded and followed Shen Qing into the pile of corpses.

The bodies of the Huang Tian Sect leader and county officials, along with the previous corpses of the Yongzhou Guard Martial Arts Bureau, were scattered along the official road.

Dark red blood pooled on the uneven ground, forming large patches of crimson.

The air was thick with the scent of blood.

Shen Qing and his companions ignored these corpses, focused on picking up the crossbows and arrows on the ground.

Moreover, Shen Qing had no intention of leaving the corpses unscoured; he began searching them while picking up the crossbows and arrows.

Strangely, the act of searching these bodies felt to Shen Qing like picking mushrooms in the mountains after a sunny day.

Every time he cleaned out a corpse, he felt a sense of fulfillment, a subtle and indescribable sensation.

As he continued this process, Shen Qing's face was adorned with a radiant smile.

The items on the Holy Sect disciples of the Huang Tian Sect were sparse, mostly Taiping Scriptures and loose Copper Coins.

In contrast, the officials of the Taiping Government Office who died on the road yielded him some Jade Pendants, Silver Ingots, golden leaves, Wish Power Pearls, and other items, providing him with some gain.

As he passed by a buxom female corpse, his steps paused, recognizing it as the body of Wang Yanjun, feeling somewhat sorrowful.

'What a pity for these two great principles; if Xiao Hu were here, he would be sad for a long time...'

'Sigh!'

Shen Qing clapped his hands and stood up from beside the corpse.

Seeing that both caravans were already organized, he carried the items he collected in his arms, walked toward his family's caravan, and placed the crossbows and other items on the donkey cart, covering them with a burlap sack.

Since these items were forbidden by the Great Zhou Dynasty, they couldn't be flaunted publicly and needed to be concealed.

After dealing with these, Shen Qing asked his eldest sister Shen Fang to comfort his aunt, then walked forward to bring out Zhuifeng, positioning himself at the forefront of the caravan.

"Huh?"

Standing near Li Linfeng's carriage, Shen Qing noticed Li Linfeng and his family cramped inside one carriage, with a few even forced to walk.

Shen Qing clearly saw that there was another carriage ahead, with a horse that wasn't injured.

"Master, why are you all sharing one carriage?"

Li Linfeng said helplessly, "Lord County Magistrate was injured and needed a private space to heal. He thought my carriage was good, so he commandeered it. Being a court official, we had no choice but to comply..."

County Magistrate?

That Dog County Magistrate Du Yuntong?

Shen Qing had no good impression of this high-and-mighty County Magistrate.

He couldn't help but think of the Taiping Escort Agency and Tang Wanrou, feeling immediately dissatisfied.

Shen Qing changed his steps and headed straight to the front carriage.

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