Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies
Chapter 70 - 69: Scouring and Dividing the Spoils

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After the commotion, the originally neatly arranged tables and chairs in the hall were now scattered, as if swept by a violent storm. Debris lay everywhere, leaving the place in shambles.

On the gray brick floor, bodies lay haphazardly.

The blood flowing from the corpses formed shocking pools of red, flickering with a chilling light under the dim illumination.

The air was thick with the heavy scent of blood.

Zhao Ba and his henchmen were all dead.

Shen Qing acted decisively, without any hesitation.

The gang of Zhao Ba, who had been domineering in the western part of the city, was effortlessly wiped out.

Too weak!

Or perhaps Shen Qing hadn't realized his own strength, thinking that he would still have to undergo a tough battle.

But thinking back, it made sense. Zhao Ba was old.

People like Zhao Ba, who climbed up from the bottom, lived in hunger during their youth, suffering from chronic malnutrition.

Even if they had opportunities later, their Qi-blood weakened over time, and they missed the best period for practicing Martial Arts.

Their physical condition couldn't compare to those young people who started training early, let alone those in the Inner City.

They could only dominate in these slum areas.

Moreover, with age, his Qi-blood weakened further, leading to a comfortable life making him unfit for battle.

At this moment, the eyes of Yang Zhao Ping and others were tightly fixed on Shen Qing.

The scene fell into a dead silence.

Their faces were full of shock.

They had never considered that Shen Qing could, by himself, effortlessly kill Zhao Ba, and not leave a single one of his subordinates—roots and all.

Shen Xiaohu, on the other hand, was used to his cousin's ways.

Xiao Zhi and Ouyang Tie Niu witnessed this for the first time.

In Xiao Zhi's heart, Shen Qing was just someone with a talent for Martial Arts, usually quiet and well-behaved.

In Ouyang Tie Niu's heart, he was but a country bumpkin, unschooled in worldly matters.

Today's events completely overturned Shen Qing's image in their hearts, revealing an undisguised sense of awe in their eyes.

The seemingly harmless young hunter suddenly showing such a ferocious side even unsettled them, leaving them momentarily unable to adjust.

Shen Qing slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping over Ouyang Tie Niu and the others. He casually tossed the bow and arrows in his hand to Shen Xiaohu and said to Xiao Zhi, "Thank you, everyone, for helping eliminate this local tyrant today. Zhao Ba must have left some things in this house. Why don't we search for them ourselves?"

Shen Qing's sudden words pulled everyone out of their wild thoughts, bringing them back to reality, and they sobered up a bit.

Xiao Zhi was here to sell a favor, so he naturally had no objections.

Ouyang Tie Niu and Yang Zhao Ping were in it for the money, so they certainly had no objections.

So everyone agreed and dispersed, rummaging through the house.

This house looked big and grand, but it was a facade, gold and jade on the outside, rotten within.

There weren't many valuable things.

Gold and silver treasures, cotton and clothes were only seen in bits and pieces.

It paled in comparison to the wealthy families in the Inner City but was better than an average household.

"Brother Qingzi, come quickly and see this?"

Shen Qing was busy searching corpses when he suddenly heard Shen Xiaohu's call.

He stopped what he was doing and walked over. When he saw the scene in the room, he couldn't help but shake his head.

In one room, three women were chained like dogs to the edge of the bed.

When they saw Shen Qing and the others, they instinctively undressed despite the cold, revealing their rough bodies.

Their bodies were bruised all over.

They lay on the bed, raising their hips, like zombies, allowing themselves to be manipulated.

Long-term captivity had emaciated them, eating, drinking, and relieving themselves in the room, far removed from anything beautiful.

They could only be said to be women.

Having seen countless beauties in his past life, their nudity didn't interest Shen Qing at all.

He walked forward expressionlessly and grabbed the iron collars around their necks. With a forceful pull, he broke them open.

Being poorly made, the collars couldn't withstand Shen Qing's strength.

After a few grating sounds of iron scraping, the collars emitted cracking sounds.

In no time, Shen Qing had unfastened all the chains.

Shen Qing casually tossed the chains aside, then rummaged through a nearby cabinet, pulling out some old clothes and throwing them over: "Put these on!"

After doing this, he didn't linger in the room and left without any reluctance.

It was Shen Xiaohu's first time seeing such a scene. As a young man full of vitality, he was reluctant to leave, turning his head back every few steps.

He looked at the round buttocks, unable to help but gulp.

His eyes were glued to them.

Shen Xiaohu glanced at Shen Qing, seeing he was not looking, steeled his resolve, and rushed into the room. He reached into one woman's clothes and gave her breast a squeeze before pulling away.

Seeing no one spotted him, he breathed a sigh of relief and stared at his hand, laughing foolishly.

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While some might slack off when working, everyone exerted themselves during looting, working with unprecedented efficiency.

After about a pot of tea's time, the five of them had searched every nook and cranny inside and outside the house.

They found about seventy taels of silver, some scattered pearls, stones, and jades, and other items like Weapons, supplements, and cotton clothes, and bedding.

Converted into Silver Taels, it was estimated to be worth about two hundred taels.

More importantly, regarding his Martial Arts practice—the Tongbei Iron Pine Lean—there was not a single word to be found.

Shen Qing found it strange, "How could Zhao Ba, having been tyrannical in the slum area for so long, only have this much wealth?"

Ouyang Tie Niu, experienced on the street, explained, "This place is just his usual meeting spot with his subordinates for splitting stolen goods and discussing matters. There wouldn't be too many valuable things here. I've heard Zhao Ba has a family home elsewhere. The money and other treasures he's gotten over the years must be there."

Shen Qing paused at this, suddenly feeling he had acted rashly.

He shouldn't have killed Zhao Ba so quickly. He should have extracted some useful information before doing it.

Sigh... I was careless.

But the dead can't come back to life. Never mind for now, I'll think of a way in the future to see if I can find Zhao Ba's family and then rob it.

"Now we've almost searched the house, Zhao Ba and his men are dead, and these things are ownerless. Let's divide them here." Shen Qing collected his thoughts and continued, "Most of them were killed by me, so I should take the most. I'll take seventy percent. Do you have any objections?"

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