As soon as these words were spoken, there was complete silence.

Several Bronze State Officials immediately clasped their fists, saying, "We understand."

Tang Lingwei lowered her head and didn't speak.

She worked under Ye Lengshuang and was well aware of Ye Lengshuang's personality, who deeply despises sycophants.

Moreover, in Ye Lengshuang's view, Qin An was here to claim credit and gild himself.

Gao Quan glanced left and right, opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Tang Lingwei's glance, understanding her intention.

He really wanted to explain that Mr. Qin was not that kind of person.

Because he knew well Mr. Qin's extraordinary talents, with his current position and status, achieved entirely by his sword.

But Tang Lingwei's stopping glance, Gao Quan understood it.

How could this be explained?

No matter how much you elaborate, Ye Lengshuang would still believe it's false.

Prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain.

When prejudice is deeply ingrained, it cannot be budged an inch.

Gao Quan sighed.

Whoever underestimates Mr. Qin will surely pay the price.

He looked at Ye Lengshuang with a touch of sympathy.

Ye Lengshuang, seeing her subordinates' agreement, nodded slightly, contentedly releasing the hair she had been twirling.

Just then, footsteps sounded.

The crowd was lying in ambush here, with vigilance at its peak.

Suddenly hearing footsteps, they all turned towards the sound.

Several Bronze State Officials had already half-drawn their long knives from their waists, and after seeing the person approaching, quietly sheathed them again.

Qin An, dressed in dark clothes, walked over slowly, reaching Ye Lengshuang's side, leisurely playing with the black knife at his waist.

Tang Lingwei slightly parted her red lips, wanting to speak to Qin An, but realized the occasion was not right, and swallowed her words.

Ye Lengshuang slightly frowned, stepping back a little: "You're Qin An?"

She didn't like others getting too close, a foot was her limit.

This man was somewhat oblivious.

Qin An nodded, which counted as a response.

He didn't say much more.

This time, he came at Ye Lengshuang's lead, to cooperate with her and fetch credit to report back to Yang Quanfeng.

Speaking too much would invert the primary and secondary roles.

Ye Lengshuang, seeing Qin An's indifferent demeanor, waved her hand, "For this operation, just assist on the side."

She also disliked excessive talk, and someone as silent as Qin An wouldn't cause trouble.

All the Bronze State Officials cast curious glances, but since their own Silver State Official rarely spoke, they had nothing to say either.

In front, the temple was in decay like rotten wood.

Time passed, sunlight dwindled, and night fell like ink.

Scattered moonlight, like shredded white cloth, draped over the temple, seeming like a plain mourning garment dressing the temple.

Evil Qi lingered faintly around the temple.

Qin An, upon sensing the Evil Qi, slightly frowned.

The Bodhi Sect was once a superior force, though not as great as the extinguished Hundred Beasts Sect, it wasn't a minor sect either.

Though now in decline, its area was still immense.

The Evil Qi seemed thin yet covered the whole temple, showing its formidable strength.

Ye Lengshuang stared intently at the temple, not relaxing for a moment.

She had been guarding for three days.

Three days and nights without closing her eyes to rest.

Only she knew the current situation.

Initially, there was little Evil Qi, but over these three days, it had been silently increasing.

Now the Evil Qi was cold as ice, and something inside was about to emerge.

"Be on guard." Ye Lengshuang whispered.

The Bronze State Officials passed the message along, and many members of the Evil Extermination Bureau, holding weapons, stood ready.

At this moment, dense footsteps suddenly sounded.

From the thick fog in the mountains, a group of civilians walked in.

If one looks closely, they will find they are all women.

The women were dressed differently but were all young.

Each woman carried a basket covered with white cloth, hiding the contents inside.

Faint Evil Qi surrounded the women, with a weak black aura in their eyes, yet they remained unaware.

They were neither demons nor pseudo-gods; the surrounding Evil Qi was due to contact with such beings.

Ye Lengshuang's eyes narrowed, she tightened her grip on her longsword: "Here they come."

Her arduous watch finally bore fruit today.

She didn't alert the enemy hastily, instead signaled with her left hand.

Qin An didn't understand, but it didn't hinder the actions of other Bronze State Officials.

Many Bronze State Officials led State Officials, quietly climbing the wall under the cover of night.

Ye Lengshuang found a spot and calmly watched the courtyard inside.

Qin An thought briefly, moved to the bottom of the wall, and with a slight force of his feet, climbed the wall, observing inside the temple.

The temple remained desolate, as though deserted, with a layer of dust covering the ground.

The leading woman pushed open the old wooden door, which creaked loudly.

Then, numerous women streamed in.

The courtyard was spacious, with the main hall's doors wide open, a clay Buddha statue standing above.

As the women entered, they each opened their baskets.

Piece by piece, offerings were taken out.

Flowers, fruits, incense, red cloth…

Once taken out, many women placed them in the front, each kneeling on the ground, devoutly kowtowing to the clay statue in the main hall.

Qin An took in the women's expressions, his brows slightly furrowed.

Their faces seemed pious, yet there was a hint of unnoticeable desire in their eyes.

A desire that resembled that between men and women.

Footsteps resounded, coming from the main hall.

Dozens of monks, with disheveled robes and bare chests, walked into the courtyard, laughing wildly.

As soon as they approached, the leading middle-aged monk showed a hint of greed in his eyes.

"Having received benefits from the Bodhi Sect, now share in joy, from now on, you are registered disciples of the Bodhi Sect, protected day and night by the Joyful Buddha."

After saying this, dozens of monks bore lascivious smiles, heading towards the kneeling young women.

The dappled moonlight fell, yet couldn't penetrate the surrounding Evil Qi.

The kneeling young women seemed unaware, their eyes growing hazy.

The middle-aged monk walked to one woman, lifted her chin with his finger, and began unfastening his belt.

What would happen next was needless to think about.

Qin An cast a glance at Ye Lengshuang with a calm expression.

It was time to act.

The real target appeared; capturing these monks will surely lead to more clues.

Ye Lengshuang's eyes burned with rage, she waved her hand, "Leave one alive."

As a Silver State Official, she naturally thought of this point as well.

"Hoo..."

The sound of the wind arose.

Many members of the Evil Extermination Bureau leaped off the wall, charging at the dozens of monks.

Sudden footsteps alerted the monks, who, upon seeing people in dark clothes arriving, revealed expressions of utter horror, hurriedly resisting.

But the Evil Extermination Bureau numbered over a hundred, including Bronze State Officials; how could a few dozen monks resist?

In just a matter of breaths, those monks were pinned to the ground.

Fierce resistors were even decapitated in public.

The middle-aged monk saw this and scrambled towards the main hall.

Just then, searing pain struck his back; before he could react, a booted foot pressed him down, rendering him immobile.

The middle-aged monk turned his head and saw a man with a black knife at his waist, looking at him with a teasing smile.

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