Water Ink Panel: Starting with Bow Technique to Hunt the Sun and Patrol the Skies

"Yongzhou City is now under siege by various families, including the Zhou Family, colluding with demons, leaving the government office in tatters. With the leadership gone, I would estimate the situation is a chaotic mess. What do you plan to do?" Huang Furo asked, her red lips slightly parted.

Shen Qing answered decisively without much thought, "Kill them!"

"Kill them?" Huang Furo was slightly taken aback by Shen Qing's response.

Shen Qing adjusted the dagger at his waist, speaking with unwavering righteousness, "Demons wreak havoc. These beings should never be spared, and they deserve to be killed! Those high-ranking families are merely merchants who have been operating in Yongzhou for years. With some influence, they've colluded with demons, killed the Prefectural Governor and other officials, and seek to overthrow the dynasty, they too deserve to be killed!"

"But touching one aspect could affect everything. If you kill them, you might provoke some huge, powerful entities behind them. I know these high-ranking families have been channeling interests back to the Capital City," Huang Furo sincerely advised. "Why not strike a balance, kill some, and spare others, to set an example? This way, the situation might remain under control."

"Why spare them? To me, they are nothing more than scoundrels requiring death to appease the public's anger, death to comfort the people's hearts," Shen Qing declared with righteous fervor. "As a government officer of the Guardian Martial Department tasked with slaying demons, there's absolutely no reason for me to let them go. As for future consequences, we'll deal with them when they come."

A celestial unicorn once had a species, how can ants in holes escape!

At this moment, Shen Qing clearly understood his own strength. Yongzhou's pests were nothing to fear.

If there was someone behind them, let them come boldly then.

Seeing that Shen Qing had made up his mind, Huang Furo didn't persuade him further.

"Let's go!"

"Alright."

Shen Qing and Huang Furo stood side by side.

Huang Furo, with her light and agile figure, used the Da Xu Technique, constantly flickering and moving through the forest.

Through cultivation in the Spirit Mechanism Land, although she hadn't broken through to the Innate Realm, her cultivation had undoubtedly advanced compared to before.

Her speed was much faster than before.

Still, to Shen Qing, this speed was somewhat slow compared to the Rainbow Light he rode on the wind, incomparable.

He urged his Spiritual Power, as an array of crimson-golden radiance ascended from his feet.

With a focused mind, Shen Qing transformed into Rainbow Light, moving with the wind, flying beneath the sky.

In moments, he caught up with Huang Furo.

Shen Qing stood silently, slowly approaching Huang Furo, extending his hand, "Lord Huangfu, may I offer you a ride?"

Huang Furo glanced up and down at him, hesitated for a moment, then took hold of Shen Qing's wrist, agreeing, "Alright."

With a strong pull from his right arm, Shen Qing brought her beside him, his Spiritual Power surging within, releasing strands of radiance wrapping around Huang Furo's slender and flexible waist.

A hint of oddness flickered across Huang Furo's face, only to vanish in an instant.

With a low hum from Shen Qing, the Rainbow Light suddenly burst forth, enveloping them both, slicing swiftly through the sky towards Yongzhou City.

The wind howled.

Shen Qing and Huang Furo raced along, reaching the city walls of Yongzhou City in mere moments.

With a shift of his mind, Shen Qing dispersed the Rainbow Light, landing with Huang Furo atop the city walls.

Looking out, the scene that greeted them made their hearts sink heavily.

Within Yongzhou City, cries of despair rose and fell.

Various demons now roamed the streets and alleys openly, their fierce roars turning the city into their playground, uninhibited, wantonly indulgent.

With the Prefectural Governor already dead and leaderless, the news of the Commander being slain by demons returned, causing further panic in the Yongzhou Government Office.

The government office, long since penetrated akin to a sieve by the Thirteen Lines, now only cared for its own domain, showing no attempt to cease this calamity.

"It seems it's time to execute some justice."

This time, Huang Furo didn't verbally stop him, standing quietly to the side.

After breaking through the Innate Realm, Shen Qing's Divine Sense strengthened.

Closing his eyes, he concentrated, instantly releasing his vast and boundless Divine Sense, covering the entire range of the western city as if an invisible giant net.

In the city, the silhouettes of those demons steadily appeared in Shen Qing's mind.

When he opened his eyes again, a sharp brilliance flickered within them.

He took a deep breath, an empowering force swelling within his chest, shouted like rolling thunder, "Shen Qing is here, all demons shall perish!"

The voice, rolling like clouds, cleaving gold and splitting stones, carried an indisputable majesty and power, spreading throughout every corner of Yongzhou City within breaths, shaking the entire city.

Citizens looked up towards the towering figure on the city wall.

Under their gaze, Shen Qing spread his form like a great roc spreading its wings, taking the Heavy Bow from his back.

Dark light flowed across the bow's body.

With a thought, an arrow levitated, landing on the bowstring, pulled to the limit by him.

"Shoo!"

With a clear whistle, the arrow transformed into a streak of dark light, flying off the string with supreme majesty.

Shen Qing's hands didn't stop, his arm moving like an illusion, setting another arrow, repeating, continuously shooting arrows.

The arrows shot like a barrage of artillery, each arrow containing Shen Qing's profound cultivation and endless killing intent.

Arrows cut through the sky, carrying sharp whistling sounds, raining down like celestial beauties scattering flowers.

Under the locking of Shen Qing's Divine Sense, every arrow hit the mark accurately, striking each demon precisely.

Those demons, under the baptism of the arrow rain, howled in succession, their solid flesh and blood reduced to pools of blood pulp under the heavy pressure of the arrows, dying without a burial place.

After exhausting his arrows, Shen Qing didn't stop.

He stood atop the city tower, stepping out into the air.

He stepped, spanning the entire city.
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Shen Qing's feet hung mid-air, his Divine Sense spreading.

With a single hand gesture, an arrow stained with demon blood flew up from the city, captured in his hand.

Without any hesitation, he strung the arrow back on the bowstring, continuing to shoot.

Shen Qing moved forward, continually recalling scattered arrows from the void, shooting anew, each shot aiming to decisively slay a demon.

"Ah, he's a fiend, even more demonic than us, flee!"

Some demons, intimidated by Shen Qing's aura, lost their courage, howling to escape.

But to no avail.

Under the Heavenly Bow Technique's enhancement, Shen Qing's arrows traveled swiftly, making escape impossible.

With a muffled sound.

The demon was instantly shattered by an arrow, turning into a shower of blood, cascading down.

In Yongzhou City, blood flowers bloomed, perilous and brilliant.

Unsure how long it went on, Shen Qing shot and killed all along the way.

"Shoo!"

Another arrow pierced through space, penetrating a demon's heart.

Shen Qing stepped forward, slowly landing atop the western city wall, stepping onto the solid bluestone ground.

Looking back, he saw that from west to east, every demon in his path had been slaughtered.

For the moment, the city was silent.

Shen Qing gazed afar, eyeing several mansions within the city, murmured softly, "Next, it's your turn!"