In an interrogation room of a dungeon at the Six Gates, Du Caiyue personally took action to interrogate the disciple of the Blood Demon Sect. As soon as torture was applied, he began howling and confessed everything.

Before long, Zhao Shouchang arrived upon hearing the news. His gaze landed on the man tied to the wall, piercing like lightning, "Is this person really a disciple of the Blood Demon Sect?"

Du Caiyue replied, "Yes."

Zhao Shouchang stepped closer and grabbed the man’s wrist, channeling a wisp of True Qi into him.

The wisp of True Qi was extremely domineering, traveling through the man’s meridians to his Dantian. Then Zhao Shouchang felt it being assimilated, a hint of delight flashing in his eyes, "Blood Demon Technique! He is indeed a disciple of the Blood Demon Sect."

He looked at Du Caiyue with appreciation, "Caiyue, you’ve accomplished a great feat this time."

With this disciple of the Blood Demon Sect, he could finally silence others, because after the Blood Demon Sect’s last two people were rescued, many at the Six Gates headquarters had been critical of him.

He had been under a lot of pressure; if he failed to catch anyone again, the higher-ups would surely doubt his abilities, hindering his future promotions.

Du Caiyue said, "I was able to capture him by sheer luck."

Zhao Shouchang was curious how she caught him, "Oh? Where did you catch this person?"

"Today, I was on duty in the government office when someone suddenly reported that Chen Ming requested a meeting..."

Du Caiyue succinctly recounted the events of the day.

Zhao Shouchang’s expression remained unchanged when he first heard the name Chen Ming, but when she mentioned that Chen Ming had a token and wanted Du Caiyue, a Fifth Grade Captain, to personally protect him, his face immediately showed some displeasure.

No need to think; the token was definitely given by his daughter.

Later, upon hearing that a disciple of the Blood Demon Sect ambushed Chen Ming outside the city, his eyes narrowed, realizing the unusual nature of the matter.

He asked gravely, "Did you find out why he attacked that boy?"

Du Caiyue did not mention how Chen Ming had unleashed his might and killed eight Sixth Grade Blood Slaves, skipping over that part.

She picked up the interrogation records beside her, "I did. Here’s the confession."

Zhao Shouchang quickly flipped through it, soon encountering a section and, half-surprised, half-understanding, said, "Supreme Divine Skill? No wonder..."

The confession noted that the disciple of the Blood Demon Sect targeted Chen Ming upon learning that he was cultivating a Supreme Divine Skill.

The Blood Demon Sect members strengthen themselves through devouring and plundering, not only turning martial artists into "Human Pills" but also consuming their True Qi.

The more powerful the martial artist, the more they serve as nourishment for them.

As for Chen Ming cultivating a Supreme Divine Skill, Zhao Shouchang was not surprised, given that the boy had an unusual relationship with someone at Prince Zhenhai’s Mansion.

Zhao Shouchang asked, "Do you know what Cultivation Technique that boy is practicing?"

Du Caiyue shook her head, "I could only tell that his True Qi is utterly firm and pure yang, but which technique it is, I don’t know."

There are quite a few Pure Yang Techniques in the world.

Utterly firm and pure yang?

Zhao Shouchang was somewhat puzzled, knowing Shang Jianfei’s origins, as the Qinghe Sword Sect did not have such a technique...

Suddenly, a realization struck him, understanding Shang Jianfei’s intent. He didn’t want others to know that the boy was associated with the Qinghe Sword Sect.

While the Supreme Divine Skill is precious, for a supreme powerhouse who has surpassed the First Grade, it is not something unattainable.

Zhao Shouchang flipped through the confession again, saying, "There is still someone hiding in the city, a demonic son, and he must be rooted out. Start the investigation with these clues, and arrest all those sheltering the Blood Demon Sect."

Du Caiyue hesitated, "Won’t that alert them?"

Zhao Shouchang said, "Alerting them is exactly what we want. Caiyue, you must understand that the demonic people of the Blood Demon Sect are never hard to deal with. The real challenge is dealing with those families and forces that shield them. So, we must use iron-hand tactics to intimidate these noble families and sects. Anyone daring to collude with the Blood Demon Sect shall be killed without mercy."

His words were filled with murderous intent, and with one sentence, he decided the fate of several families.

Du Caiyue solemnly agreed.

...

At the Chen Mansion, Chen Ming returned with two corpses, quickly alarming everyone in the mansion, especially upon seeing him covered in blood, nearly causing his sister-in-law, Mrs. Wei, to faint from fright.

"Mingkai!"

Gu Junrong cried out in sorrow when he saw Wang Mingkai’s body, hugging it as he wept bitterly.

Chen Rui remained composed, "Second brother, what exactly happened?"

"I’ll explain once we’re inside."

Once inside the courtyard, Chen Ming dismissed unrelated people, leaving only his elder brother Chen Rui and the grief-stricken Gu Junrong.

"I was attacked on my way back, Mingkai and Old Zhang... both died because of me. Brother, please make sure their funerals are glorious. Also, send some money to their families..."

Chen Rui quickly responded, "Leave these matters to me. Are you injured? Let me take a look..."

As he spoke, he started to examine his brother’s clothes.

Chen Ming did not resist, saying, "It’s just a superficial wound, nothing serious."

Chen Rui checked him over, seeing that there were no serious injuries and the bleeding had stopped, he finally felt somewhat relieved, calling for antiseptic medicine while asking, "Who did this? Could it be about last night..."

"Maybe, but we’ll have to wait for the people from the Six Gates to investigate and find out."

Chen Ming did not mention the Blood Demon Sect matters to them; knowing would only make them worry needlessly.

"Second brother—" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

At this moment, his sister-in-law Mrs. Wei, still uneasy, came over. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw the gaping wound on Chen Ming’s shoulder, and she froze, her eyes rolling back as she fainted on the spot.