The City Lord's Mansion patrol team was watching from the side. Why didn't they leave? They would wait here, and if no one came to collect the bodies, they would dispose of them.
Not to mention that the City Lord's Mansion patrol team hadn't encountered any fights, even if they had, they might not have intervened. Many times, their job was to clean up afterwards, and to protect ordinary people from attacks by Cultivators.
Saint Martial City was a world of Cultivators, but many things were done by ordinary people. If ordinary people were affected by the disputes of Cultivators, then many industries would have no one to run them. The owner of Chunjiang Restaurant was an ordinary person arranged by the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan.
Collect the bodies... No one came to collect the bodies!
The Flame Thunder Saint Clan's forces were completely wiped out this time, and no one came to collect the bodies. The City Lord's Mansion patrol team waited for half an hour, and when no one showed up, they directly dragged the bodies away. They took them to the crematorium outside the city and burned them. They were just following the rules; they didn't care who the deceased were.
Qin Chu and Lang Lang left in a beast carriage. The coachman was killed by the Flame Thunder Saint Clan, so Lang Lang drove the beast carriage.
At this moment, Lang Lang was full of shock. He hadn't expected the battle to be so fierce, and to end so quickly.
"Qin Chu, who are you?" Lang Lang couldn't help but ask.
"Qin Chu, a fifth-tier, five-star Alchemist!" Qin Chu said.
"Everyone knows you're a fifth-tier, five-star Alchemist. That's not what I'm asking." Lang Lang waved his hand.
After looking at Lang Lang, Qin Chu fell silent.
This situation made Lang Lang a little disappointed. He felt that he and Qin Chu had opened up to each other, but Qin Chu clearly didn't trust him much.
"Qin Chu of the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan!" Just as Lang Lang was considering whether to end his protective relationship with Qin Chu, Qin Chu spoke.
Looking back at Qin Chu, Lang Lang's eyes were full of shock. He knew why Qin Chu had been unwilling to speak all this time, because if this news leaked, Qin Chu would constantly be in trouble.
"The Vermilion Bird Saint Clan... I understand. I didn't hear anything, and no one else will either." Lang Lang said.
"Our Vermilion Bird Saint Clan isn't afraid of trouble, but our current strength isn't what it used to be. If some forces unite against us, it will be very troublesome, so we are developing in secret. Today, I didn't want to bring you out, Brother Lang, precisely because I didn't want you to get involved in any disputes, but it seems unavoidable now." Qin Chu said.
Lang Lang shook his head. "The matter is indeed serious, but it's okay. I just looked at the situation, and the battle ended very quickly. No one seemed to have noticed. It seems your people must have been careful to seal off the battle area. Other forces and the City Lord's Mansion patrol team might not discover anything."
Qin Chu and Lang Lang arrived at the Alchemist Guild. Then Qin Chu entered the Alchemist Guild, while Lang Lang went to figure out what to do with the beast carriage.
Lang Lang and Qin Chu had hired a beast carriage to go to Chunjiang Restaurant. The coachman was killed by the Flame Thunder Saint Clan's people, and Lang Lang drove the beast carriage back. Next, he waited at the entrance of the Alchemist Guild, hoping that someone related to the coachman would come to deal with it.
Seeing Qin Chu enter the Alchemist Guild, Gu Zhengxiong cursed 'trash' under his breath. He was cursing Lei Tianyu; with so many people from the Saint Clan, they couldn't kill one Qin Chu. What else could they be but trash?
Smiling at Gu Zhengxiong, Qin Chu walked through the Alchemist Guild and returned to his small courtyard.
Gu Zhengxiong felt a bit annoyed. Why? Because the smile on Qin Chu's face was a look of disdain towards him.
Many people knew that the Flame Thunder Saint Clan's forces in Saint Martial City had been completely wiped out. No one knew who did it. Of course, this 'no one knew' was relative; some observant people knew what was going on, such as the Azure Dragon Saint Clan.
The water in the teacup in his hand had grown cold, and Shangshu Tianye didn't even notice. Zhen Han took the teacup from his hand and refilled it with water, and only then did he awaken from his contemplation. "Madam, the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan is still the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan. Although it suffered heavy losses twenty years ago, its strength is still not to be underestimated. The Flame Thunder Saint Clan and the White Tiger Saint Clan will have to pay the price for their actions back then."
"Our people say that the masked man who once attacked the White Tiger Saint Clan appeared in that area. The masked man killed the White Tiger Saint Clan's people last time, and this time he appeared in the area where the Flame Thunder Saint Clan's people perished. He might be related to the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan." Zhen Han said.
"There aren't many masters who use halberds in the world. The Vermilion Bird Saint Clan doesn't seem to have any... They do have one, the dead warrior Qingyi, but after he was severely injured back then, the Black Tortoise Saint Clan captured him with soul-locking chains. So who is this person now? Madam, our daughter should know more than us. Her unwillingness to break off the engagement proves this point. Qin Chu, a fifth-tier, five-star Alchemist, with astonishing combat strength... Yu'er's judgment is good." Shangshu Tianye said.
"Husband, you don't object? The current Vermilion Bird Saint Clan is still different from before. If Yu'er gets entangled with the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan, there will be a lot of trouble." Zhen Han was a little worried.
"I, Shangshu Tianye, am not like Zhen Beixuan. I don't care about the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan's affairs, but let anyone try to touch my daughter? I'll wipe out his entire family and clan!" Shangshu Tianye's face was full of murderous intent.
Zhen Han shook her head helplessly. She knew that her husband appeared very strict in front of their children, but if anyone harmed them, he would absolutely show no mercy.
The Flame Thunder Saint Clan's people were dead, and the White Tiger Saint Clan's people dared not move recklessly. Shang Tianyun knew that the waters of Saint Martial City were very deep now. If the Flame Thunder Saint Clan's forces could be completely wiped out, then the other party had the ability to destroy the White Tiger Saint Clan's forces. Shang Tianyun took his clansmen to a new stronghold, sent a message back to his clan, and then quietly waited.
Shang Tianyun's decision was very timely. They had only just left their stronghold when Qin Longxuan and his men arrived at the White Tiger Saint Clan's stronghold, but their operation failed. If Shang Tianyun and the others hadn't retreated, they would have joined the dead of the Flame Thunder Saint Clan today.
Qin Chu settled down, selling Medicinal Pills with Lang Lang every day.
Lang Lang initially felt a bit distant from Qin Chu, knowing that Qin Chu didn't need his protection at all. However, after Qin Chu invited him to drink twice and explained things, he felt relieved. He knew Qin Chu had difficulties and hadn't intentionally deceived him.
One day, Qin Longfeng found Qin Chu. The clan had arranged a separate courtyard for Qin Chu, suitable for living.
Qin Chu took Lang Lang to see it, and then they moved in. The courtyard was one of the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan's properties.
"Brother Lang, how is it here? We'll live here from now on, but when we go out, Brother Lang still needs to accompany me. Although the road from here to the Alchemist Guild isn't far, it's easy for people to ambush and kill us." Qin Chu said to Lang Lang.
"Sounds good! Anyway, I don't have anything to do right now, so I'll just tag along for food and drink." Lang Lang said.
Qin Chu smiled, called the servants in the courtyard, arranged for Lang Lang to stay, and then looked around the courtyard himself.
Inside the Demon Castle, Elder Lu, wearing a golden cloak, was conversing with a woman also wearing a golden cloak.
"Grand Elder, Qin Chu is someone worth paying attention to. I've tried a few times, but I haven't succeeded." Elder Lu said.
"I'll talk to him later. He wants Five-Leaf Flowers, so I'll give them to him." The woman said.