Fearing being killed for his overwhelming merits, the empress decided to marry him.

On the other hand, Shen Lang took over the investigation into the case of the imperial court's henchmen infiltrating Blackwater City and quickly began to take action.

Using Chu Youwei's identity as a disciple of the Xuanyu Sect, he immediately approached Qi Yinshang.

"Shen Lang, are you joking? I watched Youwei grow up. How could she possibly be a spy for the imperial court!"

Upon seeing Chu Youwei's corpse, Qi Yinshang's lips twitched instinctively; he clearly hadn't expected his personally taught disciple to die like this.

What was even more unexpected was that Shen Lang actually came to him brazenly, demanding a reasonable explanation.

"Sect Master Qi, Chu Youwei is your disciple, and the Heavenly Venerable saw through her identity as a henchman of the imperial court on the spot. You should at least give a reasonable explanation."

Shen Lang said expressionlessly.

"At such a critical moment, this is what has happened."

Do you think you can cover up the fact that she wanted to assassinate the Celestial Venerable just by saying you watched her grow up?

Qi Yinshang: "You should know that Youwei's cultivation has only recently entered the early stage of the Innate Realm. How could she possibly have the ability to assassinate a Heavenly Venerable?"

Shen Lang: "But when the Celestial Venerable fought her, he discovered that Chu Youwei's cultivation was not merely at the early stage of the Innate Realm as you claimed."

The Celestial Venerable expended a tremendous amount of effort to kill him. As Chu Youwei's master, Sect Master Qi...

Shouldn't you offer a reasonable explanation for your beloved student's behavior?

Otherwise, I have the right to suspect that your Xuanyu Sect has actually been secretly colluding with the imperial court.

"You want to frame my Xuanyu Sect?"

Qi Yinshang's face instantly turned extremely gloomy.

"Whether you're wronged or not, you know in your heart. After all, it's an indisputable fact that Chu Youwei is a disciple of your Xuanyu Sect."

As her master, shouldn't you offer an explanation? I even suspect that the destruction of the Zixia Sect is inextricably linked to your Xuanyu Sect.

"enough!"

Seeing that Shen Lang's words were becoming increasingly outrageous, Qi Yinshang finally shouted angrily.

"I can tell you clearly that it is true that I am Youwei's master, but what Youwei has done personally has nothing to do with my Xuanyu Sect."

"Oh, so Sect Leader Qi is in a hurry to shift the blame, isn't he?"

Shen Lang gently rubbed the tip of his nose with his fingers and said, "I can understand Sect Leader Qi's desire to protect the sect."

After all, when I worked in the Jingwei Bureau, I saw many cases of people sacrificing themselves to protect their families.

Your current behavior is no different from those clansmen who have committed crimes, except that this method doesn't work on me.

If Sect Leader Qi truly wants what's best for the sect, he should honestly explain the relationship between the Xuan Yu Sect and the imperial court.

"What methods did you use to contact the imperial court's henchmen outside Blackwater City?"

"Hahaha."

Qi Yinshang laughed, a very sinister laugh.

"I see now, you're trying to pin a charge of colluding with the imperial court on my Xuanyu Sect, aren't you?"

Shen Lang, I've heard of your methods. Even the dead can be tortured into speaking in your hands.

You're determined to get what you want today, aren't you?

Shen Lang's lips curled into a smile: "That's how I do things. Sect Leader Qi had better cooperate to minimize your suffering, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what can you do?" Qi Yinshang interrupted him, raising his voice, "Tell Shen Lang..."

No matter how ruthless you were when working for the imperial court, this is Blackwater City, where you can't act recklessly.

"So, Sect Master Qi, you're not planning to cooperate?" Shen Lang's smile gradually faded.

"I'm not going to argue with you. I'm going to see the Heavenly Venerable. I believe she can clear the name of my Xuanyu Sect."

Qi Yinshang left those words and turned to leave.

But just as he turned around, he suddenly felt a pain in his shoulder.

Shen Lang's iron hand had already gripped his collarbone tightly.

"What do you want to do?!"

"Did I give you permission to leave before I've clarified the matter?"

"Shen Lang! Don't go too far!"

"Excessive? It seems that Sect Master Qi is too used to being pampered and doesn't know what truly constitutes excessiveness."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Lang gripped his opponent's hand tightly and pulled it backward.

"Ah, my hand!"

Before Qi Yinshang could react, his entire body was pulled backward heavily.

At the same time, he felt that the bone in his shoulder blade had been broken by Shen Lang.

"Tell me, what methods does your Xuanyu Sect use to contact the outside world?"

Shen Lang didn't give Qi Yinshang any time to react and immediately kicked him in the chest.

"If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext!"

Qi Yinshang gritted his teeth and uttered a sentence with difficulty.

boom--

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shen Lang kicked him in the stomach.

Qi Yinshang's body instantly became like a Thomas Flair, spinning and bouncing out, crashing through a bunch of flowers and plants like a bowling ball before his back slammed heavily into a wall.

"puff--"

Spitting out a mouthful of thick blood, Qi Yinshang felt as if stars were flashing before his eyes, and the scenery around him was distorted and writhing.

In the hazy, indistinct light, I could see a heroic figure striding towards me.

Before he could speak, a foot stepped on his injured shoulder blade.

Shen Lang revealed a devilish smile, leaned down and rested his left arm on his knee, and asked in a cold voice, "Sect Leader Qi, can you speak now?"

"spit--"

Qi Yinshang angrily spat out a mouthful of blood, which stained Shen Lang's knees and trouser legs.

"hehe."

Shen Lang smiled indifferently upon seeing this.

Then he slowly retracted his foot and kicked out suddenly.

boom--

With a loud bang, the brick wall instantly crumbled.

Qi Yinshang's body spun horizontally, smashing through the wall of the side room, and landed straight on the snowy ground in the courtyard.

"puff……"

He coughed up another mouthful of blood, and Qi Yinshang was completely lost in a dreamlike state.

At this moment, the world in his eyes seemed to be upside down, making him dizzy and causing him great discomfort.

Before he could react, Shen Lang was back beside him and stepped on his face.

"Sect Leader Qi, will you confess or not?"

"Uuuuuu——"

Qi Yinshang was truly frightened and began to struggle in the snow.

He wanted to beg for mercy, but with Shen Lang's foot on his face, he couldn't utter a complete sentence. He was truly on the verge of tears.

The commotion naturally attracted the attention of the leaders of other sects in the vicinity.

When they saw Qi Yinshang, the dignified sect leader, being trampled underfoot like a dead dog, everyone's expressions were a kaleidoscope of emotions.

Shen Lang ignored this and said to Qi Yinshang at his feet, "It seems that Sect Master Qi has a bad memory and has forgotten?"

Qi Yinshang nodded hurriedly upon hearing this.

Now, as long as I can escape this madman's torment, I wouldn't hesitate to make him eat shit.

Shen Lang seemed to have misunderstood. Seeing him nod, he simply smiled and said, "It's alright. Since that's the case, let me help Sect Leader Qi recall things properly."

After saying that, he pulled his leg back and made a move to kick again.

"enough!"

Just as Qi Yinshang was about to take off again, someone in the crowd spoke up to stop Shen Lang's violence.

"Shen Lang, are you planning to kill me to silence me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Lang withdrew his foot and looked up.

Who else could be speaking but Bai Tianyu?

Bai Tianyu said, "In broad daylight, to openly assault the leader of a sect, Shen Lang, you truly have no respect for the law!"

"Wang Fa?"

Shen Lang twisted his neck and stared intently at Bai Tianyu.

"I forgot to tell you, I am the law."

"Bai Tianyu, you're speaking up for this traitor, so you must be one of them. Please stay and explain yourself, or nobody will leave."

(I can't post a big update today. I was planning to post ten more chapters, but I have a bunch of things to do at work. Sorry, readers.)