Listening to the defiant outcries of the Dao Fan Tiangang, whose bark was worse than their bite, Zhu Haomiao frowned slightly and raised his hand in a pretend grasp.
Immediately, an arrest officer by his side handed the Divine Arm Bow to the young man, thoughtfully holding an arrow quiver beside him for easy access.
"Gathering a mob with weapons to attack a government strategic place, are you planning a rebellion?"
With large strides, Zhu Haomiao walked out from among the crowd, holding the Divine Arm Bow to face the restless mob with a cold smirk on his lips.
A mere glance was enough for the young man to lock onto a dozen leaders inciting the chaos within the vast crowd. From his slightly narrowed eyes emanated a chilling and cruel light as he spoke with sarcastic humor.
"If you don’t leave now, I’ll start naming names!"
"We’re not afraid of you, you corrupt official, let my family..."
Before the words even fell, Zhu Haomiao raised his hand and loosed an arrow. The stout arrow became a mere shadow as it pierced into the speaker’s mouth, exiting through the back of his head.
The tremendous force carried the man entirely backward, pinning him to the wall behind.
The arrow fletching vibrated at high frequency, buzzing as fresh blood splattered from the corpse onto the wall, creating a gruesome scene and immediately chilling the crowd.
Aside from the initial assault at the door, the Anti-theft Bureau soldiers remained restrained, believing in "against the law but not punishing masses," they dared to chant from a distance to blockade the area.
But they didn’t expect a rookie from the other side to dare kill civilians publicly in broad daylight!
With just one arrow, the mob’s morale plummeted. Zhu Haomiao smirked, not rushed, drawing the bowstring slowly again.
"Don’t be afraid! He doesn’t dare..."
The words of encouragement abruptly stopped as a small leader speaking met an arrow to the head, nailed to the ground, spreading panic that quickly eroded morale as thugs from the outskirts started slipping away.
But there was never any intention to let them go. Zhu Haomiao targeted the dozen or so panicked leaders hiding among the crowd, naming them with arrows one by one.
Hiding behind others was useless. Arrows imbued with {Armor Breaking Power} and {Flying Radiance Skill} penetrated multiple bodies, stringing them together like candied hawthorns.
Watching their mainstays die horribly, the remaining mob was scared shitless, and the large crowd quickly crumbled.
"Don’t run! Don’t run! You disloyal bastards, get back here for your three knives and six holes..."
The bow’s string twanged like thunder!
The remaining die-hard leaders trying to salvage the chaos were quickly pinned to the wall, and the fleeing ruffians wished they had eight legs to run with, fleeing like startled birds and beasts, leaving only a mess of corpses outside the Anti-theft Bureau’s gates.
Casually tossing the Divine Arm Bow, Zhu Haomiao watched an arrest officer fumble to catch it, then glanced around at his subordinates with a displeased scolding.
"Why are you so hesitant? What are you afraid of?!"
"Daring to gather a mob with weapons to storm a government strategic place, this is no longer about ordinary troublemakers; they must be dealt with strongly!"
Hearing this, all subordinates wore expressions of unspeakable discomfort, forcing only a wry smile.
Under the Emperor’s very nose, who dares to massacre in broad daylight like that?
Once labeled as a butcher of civilians, even if you’re right, there’s no defending yourself!
Glaring at them with eyes filled with anger that they hadn’t turned out well, Zhu Haomiao sighed helplessly.
"A full-fledged member of the court elite, yet blocked at the door by a bunch of ruffians without daring to move, if you continue to be such cowards, don’t claim to be under my command!"
Having said this, the young man turned on his heel to leave, leaving his blushing subordinates standing awkwardly, glancing at each other.
{Jealousy}: LV.1→LV.3
Returning to {Pingyang Marquis Mansion}, Zhu Haomiao assessed the gains from this engagement, nodding in satisfaction.
This time, he didn’t fish in a barrel, only killing a few troublesome gang leaders, leaving the rest merely crippled and imprisoned, to be cultivated as renewable resources to slowly stack {Immortal’s Grasp}.
In times of need, they could be slaughtered for quick benefits, for a scientific pig farming...
The main reason is that I am inherently kind-hearted, unable to commit more atrocities, sparing them for now!
Otherwise, given the atrocities they’ve committed, beheading them ten thousand times wouldn’t be enough!
Shaking his head and pondering briefly, Zhu Haomiao realized his true intentions and couldn’t help but smile with relief.
I am too kind-hearted to bear others’ deaths, truly a bodhisattva’s compassion!
{Book of Black}: Dao Heart +1
Zhu Haomiao: "......"
Are you being sarcastic again?!
Shooting {Book of Black} a disgruntled glance, a thought suddenly struck Zhu Haomiao as he looked at the {Dao Heart} only a few points away from leveling up, his eyes lit up.
With an LV.3 {Dao Heart}, it’s slightly difficult to suppress the same level of Original Sin in reality, especially {Lust}!
The senior sister is understandable, with that devilish figure, any man would fantasize.
But sometimes even when looking at Brother Li, there’s still a lingering charm that stirs evil thoughts!
It’s clearly due to the contamination by {Lust}!
If I advance to LV.4 {Dao Heart}, the situation would improve significantly. At least the little head below wouldn’t keep asserting its opinions...
Moreover, more importantly, {Dao Heart} determines stamina in the Illusion Realm!
With my current {Dao Heart}, I can stay in the Illusion Realm for 3 {Real Days}, equating to three days in reality.
Given the Illusion Realm’s 20 times time dilation, that’s approximately two months!
If upgraded to LV.4, not only would stamina time increase, but recovery time might also shorten!
This is very important for the "actor" with complex interpersonal relationships!
Rubbing his chin, Zhu Haomiao nodded thoughtfully, then couldn’t help but glance at the LV.4 {Sloth}.
The Double pupation Original Sin Authority was reactivated, but the problem is the cultivation technique is not yet fully completed, so there’s no target for evolution and breakthroughs!
Well... the matter with the Anti-theft Bureau is temporarily settled, tomorrow I’ll go to the Scripture Pavilion to get some more material, and next focus on my personal development.
Fortunately, when dismantling a local cultivation technique, the intricate Law Fragments can often integrate into multiple realistic techniques.
So when the Inner Strength completion exceeds 50%, quite a bit of material for the Eight Basic Forces has already been accumulated, the highest {Heavenly Gang Power} exceeding 40%!
Forget about Inner Strength and external skills; I must patent the Eight Basic Forces!
Clenching his fist with determination, Zhu Haomiao lay down to sleep.
The next morning, Zhu Haomiao headed straight to the {Royal Martial Academy} upon waking, only to find many classmates discussing him in whispers as soon as he entered the door.