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Chapter 257 Inviting You to Die
Jiantiansi, in a five-story building.

After Shen Bai said this, a hint of cold murderous aura emerged from his body.

When the murderous aura filled the air, Hong Yuan and Han Sanfeng both shuddered and felt cold all over.

They had also experienced various life-and-death battles and had crawled out of a pile of corpses.

Anyone who works in the Tianjiansi has to start from the grassroots level and work their way up step by step.

So in many cases, they don't know what fear is.

But the murderous aura from Shen Bai, which seemed tangible, made them feel the unspeakable coldness firsthand.

Combined with Shen Bai's expression at this moment, which was as calm as the sea, it created a unique sense of contrast.

It was this sense of contrast that intensified the terrifying murderous aura on Shen Bai.

After a brief moment of thought, Hong Yuan clasped his fists and said, "Sir, I believe this matter needs to be handled step by step. If killing could stop the killing, we would have already started. The main problem now is that the overall environment has not changed. The problems we face are extremely complex. If we kill these people who play both sides and send new people in, they will still be affected by the overall environment. This is one reason."

"Secondly, although these people are playing both sides, they are in a delicate balance. If this balance is broken, there is no guarantee that other problems will not arise."

It is precisely because of these complex reasons that Qianyuanjing has become what it is today.

Shen Bai put down his teacup, glanced at Han Sanfeng, and said, "I understand what you just said, but some things are better to suffer a short pain than a long one. Only by being able to endure the pain brought about by change can you break through this change."

"But sir, I think that things can be changed now, but it needs to be done slowly."

Hong Yuan still insisted on his own ideas.

If it were any other time, he might not have argued with Shen Bai, but this decision was simply too appalling.

Han Sanfeng looked around and said, "Sir, I think it would be best if we first figure out who can replace these people after they die, and then we can proceed with the decisive killing."

He agreed with Shen Bai's idea, took Hong Yuan's thoughts into consideration, and came up with a compromise.

Shen Bai smiled and said, "Although you two have different opinions, you are both doing this for the good of Qianyuanjing. I am also doing this for the good of Qianyuanjing. Don't worry, killing them won't cause any worse consequences, because Qianyuanjing is already in a very bad state right now."

When he saw the people when he came here, Shen Bai never thought that such numb expressions would appear in a Beijing-level city.

This is a stubborn disease in Qianyuanjing, especially for those who try to play both sides. They are the cancer among the stubborn diseases and must be eradicated.

If it remains in the body, it will only cause the entire body to gradually decay until it can no longer be repaired.

When Hong Yuan heard Shen Bai say this, he knew that Shen Bai had made up his mind.

As the owner of the resource room of the Tianjian Division, Hong Yuan knew that he should obey the orders of Chief Si Jing and did not continue.

Shen Bai said slowly, "This time, they have all been sent to various places. If that's the case, then we'll defeat them one by one. I need you to notify the members of the Heavenly Monitoring Division who are returning as quickly as possible, so that they can ambush and kill these rebels along the way."

"The reason I didn't act immediately was because we were in the city."

"After the ambush, I will make my own arrangements. You don't have to worry about the three evil forces."

With Shen Bai's style, he should have taken action long ago when encountering such a thing.

What he considered was actually very simple. It was because he was in Qianyuanjing, and there were too many constraints. If something went wrong in the middle of the process, it would harm the lives of the people in Qianyuanjing.

Now, it would be best to ambush and kill them on their way to various places to take over their posts.

There are no worries and the impact will not be expanded.

Hong Yuan nodded, then thought of something and asked, "Huang Neng won't go out. He'll just stay in the Tianjian Division. Will I need to send more people to kill him when the time comes?"

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "No need, I can do it."

Hong Yuan was slightly taken aback, then reminded, "Sir, please forgive me for being so nosy. Huang Neng is a master at the peak of the Juefeng realm, and he has been dormant in this realm for too long. He is also one of the best masters in Qianyuanjing. If you take action, if there is any mistake, I will be blamed."

He said it very tactfully, but the meaning was conveyed.

He was worried that if Shen Bai took action, he might not be able to control Huang Neng, which would lead to greater hidden dangers.

After hearing this, Shen Bai smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry about this. Just take care of the things I give you."

Hong Yuan wanted to say something else, but Han Sanfeng next to him tugged at his clothes.

Hong Yuan understood immediately, said nothing, clasped his fists, and followed the order to leave the five-story building with Han Sanfeng.

After Han Sanfeng left, only Shen Bai and Hong Zhuang were left in the five-story building.

Hongzhuang made another pot of tea for Shen Bai. Just as she was about to speak, Amber emerged from Shen Bai's arms and asked curiously, "Master, can you really control the situation?"

Hongzhuang pursed her lips and said nothing.

This was also what she was curious about. Now that Amber asked it first, she naturally did not respond.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "At present, there are only a few situations in Qianyuanjing."

"One is the evil forces, the second is the princes, and the third is the person who can take advantage of both of them."

"What they're worried about is that after killing the two-way gamblers, there will be no one left. In fact, those two-way gamblers can still play a role at this time."

Amber scratched her head and said, "Since the master has said so, why do we still have to do anything to them?"

Shen Bai said calmly, "There's nothing more chaotic or difficult than this. Killing them will only create some openings for the demonic forces. This opening also happens to be my chance to kill these guys. If they stay in the refuge for a long time, even I will find it difficult to deal with them."

"At least once they show up, I can directly catch their clues and maybe wipe them out in one fell swoop."

Amber seemed to understand what was said, but her little head was full of questions.

Hongzhuang understood and smiled gently as she explained to Amber, "Master's intention is to show the enemy weakness, then lure them out, and ultimately eliminate them all. Without the Tianjian Division's two-pronged tactics, we still have those Jianghu forces. With the help of the Jianghu forces, the effect will be greater than that of those who play both sides."

Hearing this, Amber asked doubtfully again, "But who can guarantee that the Jianghu forces will definitely help us?"

Hong Zhuang glanced at Shen Bai, her eyes full of tenderness: "In the name of the master, they dare not not help."

With Shen Bai's current status in the entire Great Zhou Kingdom, he is not comparable to the previous Chief Minister.

Shen Bai said that if they dared not to help, they would probably encounter endless troubles in the future.

Shen Bai patted Hong Zhuang's head and said, "You are the smartest."

When Amber saw Shen Bai patting Hongzhuang's head, she snorted, "Amber is also very smart."

Shen Bai touched Amber's head again, and then said, "Don't worry, this little Qian Yuanjing is in easy control."

After Amber was patted on the head by Shen Bai, she contentedly returned to Shen Bai's body.

Shen Bai picked up the cup of hot tea handed to him by Hongzhuang and took a sip.

Hong Zhuang asked again, "Master, what are the princes of Qianyuanjing going to do?"

Shen Bai narrowed his eyes. "If he stays quiet for a while, I'll put him off until the end. If he doesn't stay quiet, I'll deal with him sooner rather than later. It doesn't matter if he dies sooner or later."

The princes are also a major hidden danger in the city of Qianyuanjing.

Since Shen Bai is here, he will not let go of any unstable factors here and they must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Soon, the room returned to silence, with only the sound of Shen Bai drinking tea echoing.

……

After Hong Yuan and Han Sanfeng walked out of the five-story building, he immediately winked at Han Sanfeng.

Han Sanfeng understood what he meant and followed Hong Yuan to a secluded corner.

Before he could stand still, Hong Yuan asked anxiously, "Why did you pull me just now?"

"Your Excellency's decision just now was somewhat rash. Dealing with Huang Neng alone might lead to bad consequences."

He was still worried, but this didn't mean he looked down on Shen Bai.

Although Shen Bai was able to overcome adversity, Huang Neng was, after all, a person at the pinnacle of the realm.

If anything goes wrong, he will be blamed for it.

Han Sanfeng shook his head and said, "What the lord meant is that if there were too many people, it would alert the enemy and give Huang Neng a chance to escape."

"But……"

Hong Yuan wanted to say something else.

But before he could say this, Han Sanfeng interrupted him.

Afterwards, Han Sanfeng approached Hong Yuan carefully, looked around, and looked like a thief.

Hong Yuan frowned and said, "Why are you like this? This is the Tianshi Supervisor. If you keep your mouth shut here, you will be laughed at if you tell others."

Han Sanfeng ignored Hong Yuan's rebuke and whispered, "The traitors I brought back were all nailed to the ground by Lord Shen's sword."

After saying this, Hong Yuan was stunned.

Han Sanfeng saw Hong Yuan's expression and looked as if it was a matter of course. Then he stood quietly by and waited patiently.

After a while, Hong Yuan sighed and said.

"If that's the case, then I'm relieved."

Lin Peng and those members of the Tianjian Division were at the lowest level of the Juefeng realm, but Shen Bai was able to subdue them all with just one sword.

The "control" here does not mean killing.

It's easy to kill, but very difficult to control.

However, Shen Bai was able to control them. Just based on this fact, Shen Bai had the power to suppress Huang Neng.

Hong Yuan suddenly felt that his worries were all in vain.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and then without saying a word, he began to make arrangements according to Shen Bai's request.

……

Qianyuan Capital.

In a military camp.

At this moment, a middle-aged general wearing bright silver armor was getting off his horse.

Behind the middle-aged man dressed as a general was a group of people in tattered clothes.

Everyone's face was sallow, and their ragged bodies were covered with scars of varying sizes.

Not far away, a general came up and said, "I pay my respects to the Marquis."

Marquis Jingyuan nodded, handed the bow and arrow to the general, and glanced at the ragged group behind him. He said, "This hunt wasn't very satisfying, but we did gain something after all. When we get back, I'll give them a good training. I hope they can run faster next time."

Hunting is a sport advocated by Marquis Jingyuan, and these people are the prey.

Life in Qianyuanjing was very poor, and many people could not get enough food. Under such circumstances, Marquis Jingyuan found some people and brought them into the military camp under the pretext of labor.

On the surface, it seemed that they were being provided with aid, but in reality, they were being treated as prey and released into the mountains.

Every time, Emperor Jingyuan would go into the mountains to search for it with a bow and arrow, and shoot it when he saw it.

If he is shot to death, then he is shot to death.

Those who were not shot dead waited for the next round.

There was a numb look on every citizen's face.

Even though their hands and feet were covered in blood, they still showed no expression when they heard about the next hunt.

The general nodded and waved to the side.

Two soldiers immediately came up and took away this group of ragged people.

At this time, Jing Yuanhou looked at the general and asked, "Shen Bai is here, right?"

The general nodded and said, "After arriving, he beheaded General Dong directly in the street. The Marquis once ordered that as long as Shen Bai didn't do anything to break into the military camp, we would not intervene, so we didn't intervene in this matter."

After these words were spoken, Marquis Jingyuan was slightly stunned, and then endless murderous intent rose from his body.

"He is trying to intimidate me."

The general sensed the murderous aura emanating from Marquis Jingyuan, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "My Lord, I'm afraid this time things won't be so easy. Shen Bai must have come here specifically to quell the rebellion in Qianyuanjing under the guidance of Emperor Shengwu."

The murderous look in Marquis Jingyuan's eyes was gradually disappearing.

After taking a few deep breaths, he took out a string of Buddhist beads from his arms and gently twisted them.

This is a hobby of Marquis Jingyuan.

He was cruel and bloodthirsty, and did not regard the lives of the people as human.

But he likes to play Buddhist beads and read Buddhist scriptures.

After a while, Marquis Jingyuan put the Buddhist beads back into his arms, then patted the general on the shoulder and said meaningfully.

"Immediately send scouts to one of the strongholds of the three major demonic forces and inform them of Shen Bai's movements."

"In addition, when I return, I will hold a welcoming banquet for Shen Bai. Whatever they decide to do will depend on how they respond to me."

After these words were spoken, the general immediately understood what Marquis Jingyuan meant.

This is an attempt to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

Without saying anything else, he turned around and immediately arranged his men to go to a stronghold of the three major evil forces.

Marquis Jingyuan watched the general's departing figure, a chill growing in his eyes. "If you were merely visiting Qianyuan Capital for a short stroll, I might not touch you. But if you and I were to engage in a life-or-death battle, I would have no choice but to execute you, the genius of the Great Zhou Nation, on the spot."

……

Du Sen is a member of the A Division of the Tianjian Division and is currently on his way to take over.

As a person from Qianyuan Jingjian Tiansi, he is a disgusting person who plays both sides.

Ever since Shen Bai took office not long ago, Du Sen felt a chill running through his body.

He knew Shen Bai's reputation and understood why Shen Bai came to Qianyuanjing.

But he had no way to stop Shen Bai.

As a person who plays both sides, he already knew his fate before doing this.

Now is the time to take over, and the owner of the registered house, Huang Neng, also told them the countermeasures.

Although Du Sen felt that Huang Neng's approach might not have much effect, he was now at his wit's end and had no choice but to do it according to Huang Neng's way.

At this moment, there were several people traveling with him. They were going to a remote village in Qianyuanjing to take over from their colleagues from the Tianjiansi who were on duty.

Although they are called colleagues, it seems more like they were exiled by Huang Neng in the registration room.

Because these people all stick to their own positions and are unwilling to play it safe, they are arranged by Huang Neng from the registration office to remote places to carry out tasks that take a very long time.

It is precisely because of Huang Neng’s cooperation that the Qianyuan Jingjian Tiansi has become increasingly declining.

"I don't know what abnormalities will occur after I take over this time." Du Sen thought to himself as he walked.

He always felt a little uneasy and had a feeling that something was going to happen.

But he couldn't figure out what it was.

The destination was not far ahead, and a remote small village was gradually emerging in Du Sen's eyes.

When Du Sen and several members of the Tianjian Division descended from the sky and landed outside the small village, several colleagues who were also wearing Tianjian Division uniforms were already waiting there.

The leader was a middle-aged man with a square face. He looked extremely righteous and extraordinary, holding a huge hammer with a cold and shining light in his hands.

When Du Sen approached, the square-faced man snorted coldly, showing extreme disdain.

Du Sen took in all the disdain in his eyes and walked over with an expressionless face.

There was no lively opening speech, just a simple handover of tasks.

Du Sen knew very well that what he and his colleagues did was extremely disdainful in the eyes of other colleagues.

But he accepted this disdain calmly.

The reason was simple. As a member of the Tianjian Division, he also wanted to do things for the people with integrity, but in the environment of Qianyuanjing, under the influence of others, he had to do the same thing.

If you don't do it, you will be excluded.

After the square-faced man handed over the goods to Du Sen, he prepared to leave.

Du Sen looked at the two hammers in the square-faced man's hands and thought to himself, "He has the ability to enter Division A, but because he doesn't want to be like us, he still stays in Division B. What's the point of this?"

He always felt that these determined people were actually a little stupid.

Everyone does this, and if you don't, you will lose the possibility of promotion.

In this Heaven Monitoring Bureau, besides eliminating injustices in the world, everyone wants to climb up.

If he wasn't smart, it would be extremely difficult for him to be promoted to the A team with his strength.

Thinking of this, Du Sen decided to stay in this village temporarily.

The task here is extremely complicated. He plans to set up camp and keep his troops in place for the time being, waiting for news from Huang Neng.

At this moment, the square-faced man and the members of the Tianjian Division had already passed by them.

When Du Sen was about to find a place to rest, he heard a scream unexpectedly.

After hearing the scream, Du Sen was slightly stunned, then immediately turned around and saw a surprising scene.

Several colleagues who were in the process of handing over their positions were all killed by their own people.

The men under the square-faced man launched an attack when it was least expected.

There were only corpses left on the ground.

Everyone is at the same peak level, and at this moment Du Sen and others have let down their guard.

It was because he let down his guard that he was attacked instantly and didn't even have the strength to resist.

Du Sen reacted quickly, took a few steps back, and asked in a questioning tone, "What do you want to do? Killing colleagues is a serious crime in the Tianjian Division."

No one answered him. The square-faced man just waved his hand, and the surrounding members of the Tianjian Division surrounded Du Sen in the middle.

When Du Sen saw this scene, even the dumbest person would know the reason.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Did Shen Bai ask you to do this? Isn't he afraid that after he kills us, there will be no one to help him deal with the various strange and evil forces in Qianyuanjing. By then, the Tianjian Division will be short of manpower, and it will be the people of Qianyuanjing who will be in trouble."

The square-faced man glanced at Du Sen calmly and said, "It doesn't matter whether you are here or not. You can't protect the people while you are here. After you die, at best, it will make things a little more difficult for us."

Du Sen's eyes widened, and he pointed at the square-faced man and said, "What do you know? This is called a roundabout strategy. We're taking advantage of both ends first, just to alleviate Qianyuanjing's current disadvantage. If we hadn't done this, the demonic forces would have joined forces with that Jingyuan Marquis, and Qianyuanjing would have been plunged into dire straits."

The square-faced man's expression gradually turned cold. "That's simply absurd. Also, you can't call Mr. Shen by his full name."

After he finished speaking, Du Sen wanted to say something, but what came towards him was the huge hammer in the hands of the square-faced man.

He only felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if all the bones in his body were about to break, and all his consciousness disappeared at this moment.

The square-faced man looked at Du Sen, who had turned into a corpse, then turned to look at the members of the Tianjian Division around him and said, "Leave a few people to continue to stabilize the situation in the village and prevent it from deteriorating. The rest of you, follow me back to the Tianjian Division to meet Lord Shen."

After hearing what the square-faced man said, the members of the Tianjian Division around him nodded in unison.

Originally, they had a dejected aura, but at this moment, that dejected aura had disappeared.

The square-faced man knew very well what the reason was.

Sometimes, if the leader is a coward, then the people under him will not be of much use.

And if the leader is someone like Shen Bai, they will surely be full of vigor and enthusiasm when doing things.

This situation happens in various places.

Not even a single piece of information could be released about the members of the Tianjiansi who were secretly executed.

……

Inside the Tianjiansi, Huang Neng was sitting in the registration room at this moment, but he was extremely anxious in his heart, but he did not show it on the surface.

Several members of the Tianjiansi received their tasks and left again.

There was a trace of inexplicable sympathy in their eyes when they looked at Huang Neng, but this sympathy was quickly covered by another emotion, that is hatred.

All those people from the Tianjian Division who did not go along with the corrupt practices were arranged by Huang Neng to extremely remote places.

If not, what more could the Heavenly Supervisory Department do?
If these determined people were not restrained by the rules of the Tianjiansi, they would even want to unite and overthrow Huang Neng.

Now that they could see Huang Neng showing anxiety, they were naturally happy.

They also knew very well that the reason why Huang Neng looked anxious was all because of one person, and that person was Shen Bai.

Huang Neng also felt the gazes of these people. After scanning them, he snorted coldly: "Why don't you hurry up and complete the task? Do you need me to take you there personally?"

After hearing this, the few people who received the task left silently without saying anything else.

But even so, Huang Neng could still sense the playful tone in their expressions.

"Something's wrong, not right at all. I clearly sent people to inform Marquis Jingyuan and the Ye Dao Sect and Ye Fo Sect, so why is there still no news from them?"

Huang Neng fell into deep thought again. He sent some people to seize the opportunity on the way to take over and inform Marquis Jingyuan and the people from the evil forces.

Logically speaking, so much time has passed, there should be an answer.

But now, not only was there no result, but it was like mud flowing into the sea, and fell into a silence that even made him feel a little scared.

Huang Neng stood up and walked back and forth in the registration room, clenching and loosening his hands behind his back from time to time.

He is now thinking of another plan. Now the possibility of those people encountering accidents cannot be ruled out. Then he will be the only one left sitting in the Tianjian Division, and he may be in danger.

"No, I have to leave immediately."

Huang Neng made a plan, and then he didn't even want to care about the registration room, so he raised his foot and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, a figure appeared in front of him.

When the figure gradually became clear, Huang Neng could see who it was and frowned.

"Han Sanfeng, what are you doing in the registration room? There are no tasks for you to take on right now."

Han Sanfeng stood in front of Huang Neng and smiled slightly: "Sir Huang, Sir Shen has something to ask you to go to the five-story building of the Jiantian Division."

"what's the matter?"

Huang Neng frowned even deeper, not understanding what was going on.

In the Jiantiansi of Qianyuanjing, the registration room and the resource room are not far apart.

From Huang Neng's perspective, he could see Hong Yuan distributing various resources in the resource room.

In other words, Shen Bai was the only one in the five-story building.

As for how he made the judgment, it was because he was the owner of the registered house and knew all the personnel in the Tianjiansi very well.

With just a rough observation, you can see that most of the people are outside the five-story building.

Seeing this unusual situation, Huang Neng started to make plans in his mind.

"If Shen Bai wanted to deal with me, he would definitely seek a safe approach. It's impossible for him to be alone in a five-story building."

"In other words, this time, maybe he didn't go there to take me down."

He was about to leave, but Shen Bai suddenly called him away.

If I leave immediately at this time, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

In his opinion, if Shen Bai really wanted to capture him, he would definitely call Hong Yuan and many experts from the Tianjiansi.

But now he has not been captured, which proves that Shen Bai has no intention of capturing him.

In this case, Huang Neng planned to take advantage of the situation and go to the five-story building to see what Shen Bai was trying to do.

If Shen Bai attacked him alone, he would immediately flee from the five-story building.

And if Hong Yuan or anyone else intends to come up during this time, he will escape immediately.

In short, everything should be played safely.

Thinking of this, Huang Neng nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go there right away."

After Han Sanfeng said this, he didn't say anything else. He turned around and left, as if he really just came to tell Huang Neng to go there.

After a brief thought, Huang Neng walked towards the five-story building.

On the way there, he didn't feel anything unusual, nor did he see any signs of an ambush by members of the Tianjian Division.

After reaching the top floor along the stairs of the five-story building, he found Shen Bai in the room, making tea alone.

Steam rose from the tea, and Shen Bai's face was hidden behind the steam, so his expression could not be seen clearly.

Huang Neng pondered for a moment, then walked in, sat opposite Shen Bai, and asked, "Sir Shen, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Shen Bai smiled slightly, then put down the teapot, dispersed the mist in front of him, and pushed the teacup in front of Huang Neng with his right hand.

"I called you here first to have a cup of tea, and secondly to ask you what you think of the current situation in the Tianjian Division."

Huang Neng looked at the tea on the table but didn't dare to drink it.

He knew that Shen Bai was good at using poison, and it would be bad if he got tricked while drinking tea at this time.

Huang Neng thought for a moment and said, "I am just a subordinate under Lord Shen. Whatever Lord Shen thinks, I share the same opinion with him."

His answer was similar to Tai Chi. He did not express his thoughts directly and kicked the ball back.

When Huang Neng answered, he even magnified his five senses to the extreme.

If anything seemed amiss, he planned to flee immediately.

Shen Bai sighed, looked at Huang Neng who hadn't drunk the tea, and said, "You are quite clever."

Huang Neng was slightly shocked when he heard this, and quickly said: "I don't understand what Lord Shen means. Please speak directly."

His feet were already slightly turned to the outside, and after sensing an unusual aura, he was ready to leave at any time.

Shen Bai spun the teacup, leaving a watermark on the table. A faint murderous aura emanated from him. "Have you seen the appearance of the people of Qianyuanjing? Numb and hopeless. I guess you have seen it, and I have too."

"I've never been one for justice, but I am a principled person. If I'm in a position, I have to do what's right for me."

"So I invited you here because I want you to die."

(End of this chapter)