I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 123 - 99: Jinliu Manor, Little Venerate

Chapter 123: Chapter 99: Jinliu Manor, Little Venerate

Twenty years ago, Wutong Temple in Qifeng Prefecture City pioneered a new method.

Rumored to be profoundly mysterious, this method was initially intended to be implemented with the aid of the Wutong Divine Mother.

However, for unknown reasons, it was ultimately determined that this method could not be applied to the Wutong Divine Mother.

It was then transferred to High Willow City and entered Liu Venerate Temple, where twelve temple priests collectively refined it according to the unique traits of Liu Venerate, amending the method.

Until ten years ago, by virtue of this remarkable method, a clonal derivative was developed from the original body of Liu Venerate, and with a copious amount of incense, it was cultivated and planted.

This is the new Liu Venerate, hailed as the Minor Divine Venerate!

With the full support of Qifeng Prefecture City, the Minor Divine Venerate was transported one hundred and eighty li away, to a chosen site, and planted there.

One temple priest from Qifeng Prefecture City and three from the Liu Venerate Temple jointly guarded it, driving away the evil spirits lurking in the darkness.

For this, the Temple Guard Army of High Willow City deployed most of its elite forces, led by a Great Commander of the Qi Refining Realm, responsible for slaying the invading demons.

The Sky Observation Bureau of High Willow City, which was the supreme command of the inner city at that time, personally appeared, bringing along six General Flag Envoys to lend support.

Guarding the growth of the Minor Divine Venerate for a full three months!

Only when it was confirmed that the Minor Divine Venerate had fully grown, acquiring part of the prowess of Liu Venerate’s original body, capable of repelling the dark and evil demons, did they gradually withdraw.

but a group of Guardians was still left behind.

Liu Venerate Temple left behind two incense burners.

The City Guard Mansion left sixteen people.

The Observatory left one garrison commander of the Refining Essence Realm, along with two Flag Commanders and twenty-four junior flags.

These guardians rotate every three years.

This is now the fourth rotation.

Over the past ten years, because of the influence of the Minor Divine Venerate, evil spirits dared not invade, and the area has certainly become a Pure Land.

Members of the Human Clan who originally wandered various Pure Lands, exiled in the world, settled and gradually gathered here, forming a new village named... Jinliu Manor.

The current scale of Jinliu Manor is still small, far from matching even half of Linjiang Square.

However, the current village chief appointed by High Willow City, in terms of status and position, actually ranks higher than the old master of Linjiang Square, equivalent to the Deputy Order Envoy of the Outer South Government Office.

"Did the people of Jinliu Manor transport that batch of stuff away?"

Lin Yan raised his eyebrows, then immediately swung his long sword.

The leader of this group of bandits had his head cleaved off.

He strode forward and killed the other two martial artists with severed arms right on the spot.

"Commander, spare my life!"

The kneeling cultivator quickly prostrated himself, saying, "You promised to spare my life, sir, you promised..."

"I always keep my word."

Lin Yan swung his sword, shattering the wooden box behind him.

Demon Suppression Divine Power!

The spirits inside instantly shattered!

The remaining strange energy also rapidly dissolved under the blazing sun.

The cultivator groaned, his face pale and his body trembling.

Then Lin Yan picked him up and threw him onto the carriage, calmly saying, "Keep lying there, I’ll take you back to High Willow City later, and you’ll confess all the cases you were involved in."

——

In the afternoon.

Lin Yan eliminated another group of bandits and looted them as well.

When he returned with the cultivator to the original place, General Pei and the others had also come back.

"Jinliu Manor!"

General Pei spoke out.

"This guy also mentioned Jinliu Manor just now."

Lin Yan nodded and said, "It’s about thirty li from here."

Immediately, everyone present fell silent.

There were three options at the moment.

The first, stay put and wait for the Inspection Envoy to return.

The second, head to High Willow City, report the matter, and then decide.

The third, go to Jinliu Manor to ascertain the truth.

"The Inspection Envoy told us to retrieve this batch of goods, as delaying could lead to complications. While it’s still recent, let’s go and investigate first."

General Pei rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Commander Wu Chang, do you plan to go back to High Willow City to mobilize troops, or will you accompany us?"

"Let’s make the trip,"

Lin Yan thought of the baggage behind him, which still contained a beast egg, and he still didn’t know how to deal with it.

If he couldn’t find the transcription of the ninth volume of the mystical technique soon, he feared it would still be a while before he could deal with this beast egg.

With a strange egg still unsettled in his palm and the beast egg behind him, he felt incessantly uneasy.

Moreover, the present General Pei, being of the Refining Essence Realm, could provide some support on this trip.

"Then let’s set off first, reaching Jinliu Manor before nightfall,"

General Pei said so, waving his hand.

His subordinates then loaded some items onto the carriage.

This was mostly the loot from those several bands of bandits.

The Inspection Envoy had previously emphasized retrieving the batch of goods lost by the Observatory.

Implicitly, it meant that not a single item of this batch should be missing.

However, he didn’t mention the bandits’ possessions, which tacitly allowed them to keep these as spoils of war.

"Is this bandit going to be kept alive so the Flag Commander can take him back to High Willow City for interrogation?"

"Yes," Lin Yan nodded slightly and said, "Besides, he is more familiar with this area than we are."

"That’s true," General Pei nodded slightly.

"This is a cultivator, and the evil spirit he worshipped has been exterminated; he’s no longer a concern. I will tie him up and throw him in the cart," Lin Yan said.

"Xiaozhan, go tie up the man. Is it necessary for Brother Wu Chang to act personally?"

General Pei turned his head and shouted, "You junior flags have no sense whatsoever."

The young flag bearers looked at each other and chuckled awkwardly.

The flag bearer closest to the action quickly stepped forward, tied up the cultivator, and threw him into the cart.

—

Today, Jinliu Manor had many buildings erected, becoming a large village.

From a distance, smoke curled up from chimneys and chickens crowed and dogs barked.

Behind Jinliu Manor lay expansive fertile lands planted with crops.

As the evening darkened, people began to gather, each carrying a willow branch Night Lamp.

In total, sixteen people gathered, twelve of whom were dressed similarly to the night patrols of High Willow City.

The other four wore the uniforms of the Observatory Branch’s junior flags.

These sixteen people split off in four different directions.

Three soldiers and one junior flag formed one group, responsible for patrolling the surroundings of Jinliu Manor.

"Having been transferred here from High Willow City, it’s been over a year, and nearly two more years before we can return to the city," said a young soldier with a sigh. "This remote and dilapidated village, without even a brothel, is just too miserable."

The junior flag shook his head slightly and said helplessly, "We’re just unlucky. It would be better if we were in the next batch."

"What do you mean by that?"

The three soldiers all looked at him.

The junior flag explained, "I heard from Gaolord who serves the young Venerate that, according to his observations, the growth rate of the young Venerate is extremely fast. It won’t take three years, and Jinliu Manor will be expanded to become a small city."

"By then, the buildings here on the ground will have to be demolished and rebuilt according to the scale of the major areas in High Willow City with restaurants, brothels, pharmacies, granaries, and gambling houses likely all present here."

"It won’t be like now, guarding this village of less than three thousand people, which is really dull."

As the junior flag spoke, he spread his hands and added, "But it’s also good. Guarding here for three years, once we return, we’ll have achieved quite a lot."

For example, this junior flag, once he returned, would have accumulated considerable merit.

If his cultivation reached the second stage of martial arts, the Marrow Washing realm, he might even vie for the position of a Flag Commander.

Even if his martial arts cultivation was not enough, he could be directly transferred to a direct member of the Outer City Observatory Branch, which was a level higher than a junior flag of any local branch.

The three soldiers beside him even had the chance to be promoted to the inner city and be included in the "City Guard Elite."

"These days, Jinliu Manor has not been peaceful; several groups of bandits emerged around the area, wandering around, some hiding in pure lands acting fearless. We have to wait for High Willow City to send troops to encircle and suppress them," said the junior flag.

"Today, a squad of soldiers from the Left City Guard came to meet the manor lord. It appears that Wang Yuan, the town captain of the Outer South Government Office, was assassinated. They are ordered to search and have requested our cooperation."

"Many of our brothers have already accompanied the Left City Guard in hunting down the assassin."

"In the coming days, we might be short on personnel; we are going to be busy," said the junior flag.

The three soldiers and the junior flag, each carrying their willow branch Night Lamp, patrolled the edges of Jinliu Manor.

Last year, when they first arrived at Jinliu Manor, there had been some casualties during nighttime patrols.

But this year, as the young Venerate grew, the area under his protection had expanded.

Although they were now on the edge of Jinliu Manor, the protective range of Liu Venerate had already extended sixty steps beyond Jinliu Manor!

This is why they were so relaxed, without much tension or worry.

"Actually, I have been thinking these days, after three years, about staying in Jinliu Manor," said the junior flag with a sigh. "Even the outermost area of the outer city of High Willow City isn’t easy to manage, too constraining; but staying here, with a few dozen silvers, you can buy a piece of land in the village."

"After the expansion, once it becomes a small city, the ground we stand on will become the ’inner city’!"

"By then, being closest to the young Venerate in the inner city will surely be the most secure. I plan on bringing over my parents and siblings; it will definitely be more comfortable than the days in High Willow City."

"Huh? Why aren’t you all responding?"

The junior flag looked around bewildered, his pupils constricting.

He found himself engulfed in darkness, no longer within Jinliu Manor.

The three soldiers had vanished without a trace.

Only he stood alone in the darkness.

The wind howled, like the wails of ghosts.

He turned and tried to run back but found, to his horror, that the Night Lamp in his hand was suddenly blown out.

With a thud!

He fell to the ground, his fear peaking.

Looking up, he saw strands of green ghostly light continually seeping into his body.

The green light gradually spread from his body, seemingly draining his qi-blood and spirit.

His vision blurred, and he felt overwhelmingly exhausted.

He lay on the ground, his eyes gradually losing focus, no longer possessing the strength to struggle to his feet.

"Evil Spirits... how could they enter Jinliu Manor?"

This thought surfaced in his mind.

Yet, in the moment before he passed out, he heard a cold voice say,

"General Pei, sprinkle the sacred ash to exorcise the evil for him!"

"Brother Wu Chang, what are you doing?"

"I’m going to cut down these wandering spirits!"

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