Upon hearing the screams, Commander Sun was startled and jumped up, heading towards the door.

Upon exiting, Commander Sun saw Ye Qiu approaching step by step.

His men tried to stop him, but anyone who stepped forward was instantly killed by Ye Qiu.

"Ye Qiu, this is the Prefectural Governor's Mansion, the main residence that oversees all affairs of Qianzhou. How dare you commit violence here? Are you tired of living?"

Commander Sun shouted, his gaze serious.

“You are not qualified to speak to me. Let the prefect come out and speak.”

Ye Qiu said coldly.

Commander Sun's face stiffened, and he said in a very unpleasant tone, "The Prefect has gone out on private business and will not return until tomorrow. If you wish to see the Prefect, please go back and make an appointment first. I will then inform you if the Prefect is willing to see you upon his return."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu's lips curled up slightly: "Did the prefect guess that I was coming and escape through the back door?"

"No...impossible." Commander Sun's eyes showed a hint of panic: "The Prefect is the ruler of Qianzhou, how could he be afraid of you? Besides, the Prefect has no grudge against you, why would he run away?"

"Is that so?" Ye Qiu said coldly, "The people from the three major families have already revealed the Prefectural Governor's Mansion. Back then, the Eight Desolations Map was taken away by your Prefectural Governor's Mansion and then secretly sent out. How much do you know about what happened back then? Tell us now, and we can save your life."

Upon hearing this, Commander Sun trembled slightly.

Then he roared, "Everyone, assemble here immediately! A great enemy is attacking!"

As soon as Commander Sun finished speaking, tens of thousands of people emerged from inside and around the prefectural governor's mansion, surrounding the area in layers.

Seeing his men, all armed with fine weapons, Commander Sun felt a little more at ease. He pointed at Ye Qiu and said sternly, "Don't listen to the nonsense of the three great families. What happened back then has nothing to do with the Prefect's Mansion. If you keep bothering me, I'll shoot you to death. Even if you are a martial arts master, you can't withstand tens of thousands of people shooting at the same time."

"Then you are welcome to give it a try."

Ye Qiu strode towards Commander Sun.

Commander Sun panicked and immediately ordered, "Fire! Kill him!"

Bang bang...

Gunshots rang out, and bullets rained down on Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu sneered, unleashing his true energy, which transformed into an indestructible shield around his body, blocking all the bullets.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Qiu raised his hand and flicked his wrist, deflecting all the bullets back with his true energy.

"ah."

Screams suddenly erupted, one after another, as soldiers fell in droves, blood splattering everywhere.

In an instant, nearly half of the tens of thousands died, their blood staining the ground and walls crimson...

The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood.

Commander Sun felt his scalp tingle. He was a man who had seen many grand occasions, but this was the first time he had ever witnessed such a scene.

Seeing Ye Qiu continue walking towards him, Commander Sun couldn't help but back away, saying as he did so, "Young Master Ye, are you really going to push things to the extreme?"

"I'll ask you one more time, how much do you know about what happened back then?"

Ye Qiu stared at Commander Sun, his killing intent palpable.

"I know nothing, Young Master Ye, you..."

boom.

Before Commander Sun could finish speaking, Ye Qiu had already made his move. Even from a distance of ten meters, a burst of true energy roared out and pierced through Commander Sun's heart.

Commander Sun collapsed with a thud, dying with his eyes wide open.

Ye Qiu extended two fingers and, using Commander Sun's blood, wrote four large characters on the ground of the Prefectural Governor's Mansion: Blood debts must be repaid in blood.

Afterwards, Ye Qiu turned and left the prefectural governor's mansion, and no one dared to stop him.

With Ye Qiu's abilities, finding the hidden prefect would not be difficult, but now is not the time.

Killing the prefect is easy, but if the prefect dies, the clues will be cut off, and it will be much more difficult to find out the truth again.

Therefore, the most important thing is to spare the life of the prefect and use him as bait to catch the big fish behind him.

Ye Qiu had a strong premonition that this day was not far off.

...

Shortly after Ye Qiu left, someone inside the prefectural governor's residence made a phone call to the governor, informing him of what had happened.

The prefect, who had been hiding, was furious upon hearing this: "That little beast is truly ruthless. Today he made my prefectural mansion a river of blood. In the future, I will chop his flesh off piece by piece and feed it to the dogs. Clean up the mess and don't panic. I will contact Prince Yan immediately."

The prefect hung up the phone, took a deep breath, calmed himself down a bit, and then dialed a mysterious number.

The phone rang for a while before being answered, and a cold voice came through: "Who is it?"

"Your Highness, I am Chu Tianxiong, the Prefect of Qianzhou. I have important matters to report," Chu Tianxiong said in a low voice.

“Tell me, I’m very busy.”

The voice on the phone was extremely calm.

Chu Tianxiong hurriedly said, "Five years ago, there was a member of the Ye clan who escaped the net. His name is Ye Qiu. He has now returned to Qianzhou. The three major families that were involved in that incident have all been wiped out. Just now, Ye Qiu also massacred the prefectural governor's mansion. His strength is terrifying. He is suspected to have entered the Grandmaster realm. I have tried to deal with him, but I can't. So... that's why I'm informing you."

"What's the point of telling me this? It happened five years ago and has nothing to do with the Yan family."

"Your Highness, you..."

"Alright, I'll come to Qianzhou tomorrow to meet someone, and I'll spend half an hour helping you resolve this matter. Remember, only half an hour. If you don't see that Ye Qiu within this half hour, you'll have to handle it yourself from now on."

Beep, beep.

The call was abruptly ended.

Chu Tianxiong gripped his phone tightly, his expression excited: "Half an hour should be enough."