Chapter 343: Shadow

"Come in," the Young Man said loudly, his brow furrowing.

*Creak!* The door was pushed open, and a Servant rushed in frantically. "Master, the bodies of the Zhang Family of Juyun City were found in the valley. Over a thousand members of the Zhang Family of Juyun City, including the Zhang Family's Martial Ancestor, are all lying there."

"What?" The Young Man stood up in shock and looked at the Servant. "The Zhang Family of Juyun City was wiped out? When did this happen? Was it done by a Family from Juyun City? Or a Family from Chenyang City? Or was it Bandits?"

The Servant shook his head and said, "By the time the news reached us, the killer had already left. No one saw the culprit, so we don't know who did it. However, the time of the Zhang Family's death was before those other three families."

"Furthermore, a second Martial Ancestor corpse was found at the scene. Those who examined the bodies suspect that this Martial Ancestor Expert was on the Zhang Family's side."

"The Qin Family, it's the Qin Family!" the Young Man exclaimed excitedly, slapping the table. "It must be the Qin Family. It has to be them; otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence."

He had just thought that Qin Ming didn't have the strength, but now that the Zhang Family of Juyun City was dead, he was absolutely certain that the Qin Family had hidden their strength. The three Family heads in Chenyang City must have also been killed by the Qin Family.

"Don't get excited yet. Sit down and speak properly." The Balding Middle-aged Man waved his hand at the entering Servant. "Go guard the door now and don't let anyone in."

"Yes, sir." The Servant left respectfully.

"It seems it really is the Qin Family." The Long-haired Middle-aged Man took a sip of tea, suppressing the trepidation in his heart.

The Balding Middle-aged Man shook his head and sighed. "The Qin Family's strength is truly formidable. The Zhang Family had one Martial Ancestor, and they even had another Martial Ancestor helper."

"The Qin Family Head didn't even have to make a move, yet those two Martial Ancestor Experts were killed. Truly… powerful."

"It seems Chenyang City will belong to the Qin Family from now on. I'm really not reconciled to this!" the Young Man said resentfully after taking a sip of tea.

"Sigh!" Seeing the Young Man's indignant look, how could the Balding Middle-aged Man not know what he was thinking? He warned, "The Qin Family's current strength is not something your Family can compare to. Even if you want your Family to grow, you must never do anything foolish."

He was afraid this Young Man would be young and impetuous and do something stupid. It wouldn't matter if he only harmed his own Family, but if he dragged them down with him, who would they turn to for justice?

Seeing the Qin Family's stance—'those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me perish'—and their decisive ruthlessness, they were truly terrified.

"I know." The Young Man slumped into his chair like a deflated ball and sighed. "I know my own limits. The Qin Family's strength is completely beyond what our Family can match. Even just the Qin Family Head's strength as a Martial Ancestor could wipe out my Family a thousand times over."

The Balding Middle-aged Man nodded. Without a Martial Ancestor, everything else was in vain… Ever since the three major families of Chenyang City and the Zhang Family of Juyun City were wiped out, the entire Chenyang City had been shaken. Whether it was families that used to be arrogant or those that didn't take the Qin Family seriously, they were now all respectful to the Qin Family Members, fearing even the slightest offense.

Even the public security of the entire Chenyang City had improved significantly, out of fear that some sightless fool might provoke the Qin Family and implicate their entire Family.

Furthermore, these families were incredibly cooperative with the Qin Family taking control of the entire Chenyang City. Whatever the Qin Family wanted, every Family in Chenyang City would agree without exception; it was smoother than anyone could have imagined.

Seeing this situation, Qin Ming took the opportunity to establish his own intelligence organization, named Shadow. Its headquarters were set up in Chenyang City, and the management consisted of loyal Huayu Sect Disciples.

Most of the Intelligence Personnel were recruited from outside; many were even just in a cooperative relationship where other Martial Artists provided information and Shadow was responsible for providing the rewards.

With Qin Ming's endless supply of Medicinal Pills for support, the entire Shadow organization developed rapidly.