章 184: Chapter 10: Punishment

Baili Village, as the name suggests, is a village settlement located a hundred li away from Yongzhou.

This "hundred li" is not exactly an accurate measure.

In terms of actual distance, it's about seventy li, which is approximately thirty kilometers in modern terms.

Shen Qing rode swiftly, reaching the vicinity in two or three moments.

The air was thick with the almost overwhelming scent of blood.

Shen Qing's brow twitched, and he couldn't help but urge his subordinates to quicken their pace.

"Whoa!"

Shen Qing halted his horse, peering ahead carefully. At the roadside, a corpse had been carelessly tossed on the ground.

The body lay face down, and on its back was an outline of an eagle without wings, as if carved by sharp claws.

The skin on both sides had been cut open, and the ribs inside were broken, with the chest bones splayed outward like a pair of wings about to take flight.

These bloody bone wings and the earlier carving created the gruesome image of a "Blood Eagle."