The person who appeared was none other than Ximen Qingshan.

He had hidden in the void long before Jin Yao and the others arrived.

From the very beginning, he had made two preparations.

He Mu's plan is one aspect.

On the other hand, they used the major government offices as bait to lure Li Fan's side into launching a surprise attack.

Whether He Mu and the others live or die, Ximen Qingshan doesn't care.

Li Fan killing them serves as irrefutable evidence of his numerous evil deeds.

Besides that, Ximen Qingshan was thinking about whether he could follow the clues to find the hiding place of Li Fan and the others.

Unexpectedly, Li Fan didn't come; instead, it was the monsters who showed up.

Liu Sui is dead, and the demon beasts are unwilling to unite with him, which is unacceptable to him.

That's why Ximen Qingshan showed up.

"satisfy?

Who do you think you are, to dare speak to me like that!

Before Jin Yao finished speaking, he disappeared into the horizon.

A whooshing sound came whistling through the air.

Ximen Qingshan's pupils shrank suddenly, but fortunately he was prepared.

As Jin Yao disappeared, Ximen Qingshan transformed himself into a sword and rushed towards the governor's mansion not far away.

One chased, the other fled; the two figures streaked across the sky like shooting stars.

Not long after, Ximen Qingshan emerged from the void above the governor's mansion.

Without thinking twice, he shouted, "Come and help!"

Bei Minghao, who had been hiding in the shadows, immediately revealed himself.

At the same time, a golden figure rushed over.

Ximen Qingshan held his sword forward, and the black sword light collided with the golden figure in an instant.

Clang!

Accompanied by the clang of metal, sparks flew in the air.

But the anticipated terrifying explosion did not occur, and Ximen Qingshan's attempt to deflect the force failed.

This is... a feather!

Ximen Qingshan looked closely and saw that where the golden light dissipated, only a single golden feather remained.

The monster did not pursue them!

"Qingshan, what's going on?"

Bei Minghao asked with a puzzled look.

"The demons of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect have emerged."

Their target is Li Fan!

Ximen Qingshan showed no anger at being humiliated, but calmly said, "Just now..."

He quickly finished recounting what had happened.

Ximen Qingshan was so certain because, apart from the Lord of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, no other demon beast in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range was as powerful as him.

The mountain lord's true form was a three-tailed celestial fox, whose power was completely different from that of the demon beast.

Finally, Ximen Qingshan added, "However, judging from its reaction, it probably won't join forces with us."

"What a pity!"

Bei Minghao felt a little regretful.

As the two were speaking, He Mu also flew out of the governor's mansion in a panic, crying out, "My lords..."

"Liu Sui is dead. He was killed by Li Fan!"

Send someone to collect their bodies.

Ximen Qingshan put away the feather and then ordered, "Send a letter to the court to inform them of this matter!"

After saying that, Ximen Qingshan and his companion disappeared from the spot.

He Mu was left standing there, stunned.

He was quite certain that he had seen the demonic beast's feather clearly.

Those chasing Ximen Qingshan were clearly demonic beasts.

Considering that Bei Minghao was able to appear so quickly, He Mu felt a chill run down his spine for no reason.

If he wasn't mistaken, Liu Sui should have died at the hands of a demon beast.

Ximen Qingshan must have been present when Liu Sui was killed.

No, I can't think about it too much.

I know nothing!

I didn't think of anything.

He Mu suppressed his fear and landed towards the governor's mansion.

......

"Your Excellency, I do not understand why we do not join forces with that person?"

The woman in the white dress did not answer the question.

"Remember, never trust any human being."

Jin Yao didn't explain, but simply gave a serious warning.

Compared to these younger monsters, it is one of the monsters that experienced the dramatic changes three thousand years ago.

The reason why that once powerful dynasty collapsed was due to internal strife, except for some reasons it was unaware of.

For example, the four major families represented by that person just now.

They were once the four pillars of the Shang Dynasty, guarding the four borders.

As a result, in that battle that overthrew the Shang Dynasty, they were among the first to defect.

Such a force is one that Jin Yao would rather feign compliance than acknowledge.

An alliance? Not even a fraction of it!

......

"That bastard Tian Boguan is utterly inhuman!"

It was one thing to have my elder brother guard the yamen during the day, but at night he was suddenly ordered to collect the body.

Are the corpses of the Zhenwu Division so easy to collect?

"That killer Li Fan dared to launch a counterattack once, so why wouldn't he dare to launch a second?"

Late at night, suppressed and dissatisfied voices could be heard from the streets.

Four constables traveled through the night, their light-footed skills leaving only afterimages in their wake.

"Sixth Brother, shut up!"

He Yongzhen lowered her voice and scolded, "Do what I tell you to do, and stop talking nonsense!"

"Big brother, I was wrong!"

The man called "Sixth Brother" immediately admitted his mistake.

He Yongzhen said no more. In his life, besides his parents, wife and children, his closest relatives were his five sworn brothers.

After more than twenty years of ups and downs, only three of the five brothers remain.

He didn't want Lao Liu to die because he said the wrong thing!

After all, even if Tian Boguan disliked him, he would never kill him.

But these brothers were different; they didn't hold high official positions, and their martial arts skills were average.

If these words were to get out, Tian Boguan would have a thousand ways to kill them.

......

When He Yongzhen arrived with his men, a large number of constables had already sealed off the area around the Zhenwu Division.

Before He Yongzhen even arrived, thick black smoke began to rise from the Zhenwu Division's office.

The stench from burning corpses can be smelled even from hundreds of miles away.

Upon seeing this, He Yongzhen frowned.

The man called Lao Liu immediately stepped forward and questioned, "You bastards, who gave you permission to burn the corpses without authorization!"

This is the Zhenwu Division's yamen (government office), and among the dead were even high-ranking figures like the governor of a prefecture under the Zhenwu Division.

Before his elder brother even arrived, someone ordered the body to be burned.

If this matter is investigated in the future, the eldest brother will undoubtedly be the one to take the blame.

"Li Qing, who do you think you are?"

"Lord He hasn't even spoken, so who gave you permission to speak?"

The crowd parted, and a middle-aged man stepped out.

When Li Qing saw that person, his face turned from green to white, and then flushed red.

He clenched his teeth, staring intently at the middle-aged man, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, wishing he could pounce on him and kill him.

The middle-aged man, however, did not take it seriously. He walked straight to He Yongzhen's side and said in a commanding tone, "Lord He, this place is in your hands!"

After saying that, the middle-aged man turned and left.

"That bastard, I'll kill him one day!"

Watching the middle-aged man's departing figure, Li Qing said viciously.

Not only him, but two other men did the same.

He Yongzhen patted the sixth brother on the shoulder, and then took the lead into the mansion.

If given the chance, he would definitely be the first to take action to avenge his second and fourth brothers.