I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 145 - 115 The Highest Talent in Three Hundred Years!_2

Chapter 145: Chapter 115 The Highest Talent in Three Hundred Years!_2

Fundamentally speaking, they were acting as members of the Observatory, following orders from their superiors at the Observatory.

Now that someone with a higher position than Zhou Kui had appeared, they couldn’t help but feel the urge to back away.

"..."

The Double-winged White Ape blinked its golden eyes nearby and murmured, "What did the master just say? I suspect you’re colluding with me, so now I’m going to capture you?"

"Let me straighten this out... No, what’s this all about?"

"Is the wisdom of the Human Clan this complicated?"

The White Winged Ape couldn’t help showing a look of confusion; despite considering itself extremely clever, it was momentarily overwhelmed and couldn’t make sense of things.

While the little demon was filled with confusion, Lin Yan had already stepped forward two paces, positioning his blade three feet in front of Zhou Kui.

"You want to frame me?" Zhou Kui said gravely.

"With irrefutable evidence, how is it considered framing?" Lin Yan replied calmly, "In this matter, you either colluded with Wang Yuan’s assassin or with Tribulation Ash, there’s no escape."

"The Cold Gate Ensign is under the control of the Flag Commander of the Cold Gate Department," Zhou Kui said solemnly.

"He’s now dead, with no proof to vindicate him," Lin Yan drew closer and said, "That gives me even more reason to suspect that by letting the Evil Spirit go, you desired to silence him and then conveniently round up me, the one investigating the case. Now the evidence against you is even stronger."

"Nonsense!" The Great General’s left-hand man from the Prefecture City drew his sword and stepped forward, shouting, "Zhou Kui is the oath son of Great General Li Shen Sect, how could he collude with Tribulation Ash?"

"Are you suggesting that if Li Shen Sect’s oath son is colluding with Tribulation Ash, then Li Shen Sect himself might be suspect? I shall report this matter!"

Lin Yan glanced over and said, "But if you advance one more step, I’ll consider it an attack, and I’ll strike you down first!"

The left-handed general Fu Jiu’s face became extremely ugly.

He didn’t think the young man’s cultivation was higher than his own.

But this reckless fellow, daring to draw his sword, might well be bold enough to deliver a deadly blow!

If it came to that and he had to defend himself by killing the rash man,

then the situation escalating to life-or-death would also be extremely troublesome for him.

In the end, the man was the General Flag Envoy of the Observatory, an ultimately prestigious identity.

The other was a brute who disregarded status and the larger situation, but he himself could not afford to be so reckless.

And with that thought, he finally halted his steps.

"Think carefully!"

Zhou Kui’s face turned frosty as he said, "Attack me, and you insult my foster father. Even Han Commander, being stronger than I, gives me some deference, let alone you?"

"Not enough skill, so you depend on your background, is that all the confidence you have?"

Lin Yan said indifferently, "With your poor character, Han General Flag Envoy has been incredibly forbearing of you... a hard time for him indeed. But while he dreads Li Shen Sect, I sure as hell don’t know Li Shen Sect!"

With a boom!

Lin Yan threw a punch!

Zhou Kui, not expecting an attack amidst the conversation, hastily met the blow.

But the punch suddenly paused, then retracted.

Zhou Kui’s blocking hand met the air.

At the same time, Lin Yan’s blade had already passed through his shoulder, splattering blood.

"Zhou Kui, deception and alteration are the most common tactics in a fight, and you couldn’t even see through them, obviously having lived too comfortably in the Outer South Bureau for too long," Lin Yan said.

"Today, you aimed to humiliate me, the new General Flag Envoy, and thereby tread upon Han General Flag Envoy’s dignity."

Lin Yan punched again, knocking Zhou Kui’s sword away and grabbing his throat, he said nonchalantly, "Ironically, today I’ll give you a beating, and let’s see if Li Shen Sect can save face, shall we?"

He then turned his head and shouted, "I investigate under the orders of the Deputy Commander, anyone who dares to obstruct will be killed without mercy! Those not under the command of my Observatory meddling with the Observatory’s affairs will equally be killed without mercy!"

All those who had planned to help Zhou Kui immediately stopped in their tracks.

Turning back to Zhou Kui, Lin Yan remarked, "Seems like your subordinates are quite competent, after all, understanding the rules and law, not like some lawless riff-raff."

"Enough!"

At that moment, a voice came from afar.

A man, riding a black horse, arrived slowly.

This person was dressed in the attire of the Observatory, with a cultivation around the level of Internal Strength, but raising a waist plaque, he said indifferently, "I am an officer under the supervision of the Supreme Commander at the Observatory Headquarters."

"The matter of the Cold Gate Ensign was instigated by Li, the chief clerk of the Cold Gate Department, who colluded with Tribulation Ash, and my men are already on their way to apprehend him."

"It can be confirmed that this matter has nothing to do with Zhou Commander, you can let him go now."

As the officer spoke, Lin Yan withdrew his blade, and blood sprayed out.

In order to avoid getting splashed himself, Lin Yan kicked Zhou Kui flying with a foot.

"Old master," just at that moment, General Fu Jiu, said in a deep voice, "The matter of Zhou Commander has been cleared of suspicion, what about Wu Chang then?"

"The affairs of the Observatory should not be interfered with by General Fu," the old master stroked his beard and calmly stated.

"Zhou Commander is also the adopted son of Great General of the Li Shen Sect," Fu Jiu solemnly stated.

"No matter his background, once he joined the Observatory."

The old master glanced at him, then turned to Zhou Kui and slowly said, "This matter of the evil spirit, the Observatory Tower also confirmed that it was not Commander Wu Chang’s intention to murder."

"All just misunderstandings?"

Zhou Kui clutched his shoulder, and only after a moment, did he slowly let go.

The wound on his shoulder had already healed, but his eyes were cold as he slowly said, "But he stabbed me once and kicked me three times; there must be some explanation."

"If you’re not as skilled, why seek an explanation?"

The Little White Ape murmured, resounding loudly in this night.

As a result, Zhou Kui’s face turned even more iron blue.

"In that case..."

The old master thought for a bit and said, "Commander Wu Chang, apologize to Zhou Commander for the misunderstanding, let’s end it at that."

"Not good enough!" Zhou Kui bellowed.

"Then, the old man will find a compromise," said the old master.

The old master looked towards Lin Yan and said, "This was indeed an impulsive act on your part, so write a letter, disclose your wrongdoing of tonight to the whole city, and accept punishment."

Lin Yan remained silent.

Zhou Kui’s expression eased a bit upon hearing this.

Then they heard the old master stroking his beard, "Tonight, General Flag Envoy Wu Chang, in the pursuit of solving the case, acted too impulsively and recklessly. After killing the evil spirit, he was surrounded by the Outer South Bureau but chose to strike out forcefully without explanation."

"In the process, he overturned the mount of the Prefecture City’s Left General and stabbed Zhou Commander, also kicking him three times. With his overwhelming force, he repelled everyone from the Outer South Bureau, abusing his power egregiously."

"Such actions have harmed the brotherly bond within the Observatory. Therefore, he is fined one month’s salary as a penalty, to be publicly announced and to apologize."

The old master seemed quite satisfied and asked, "Is this satisfactory?"

Zhou Kui’s face turned extremely unsightly.

The people of the Outer South Bureau glanced at each other in dismay.

Left General Fu Jiu’s eyelid twitched.

After a moment of thought, Lin Yan said, "Well then, it seems I was impulsive, let’s do as the old master said."

The Double-winged White Ape, with a befuddled look, muttered to itself, "This is considered an apology? Isn’t this just a display of power to the whole city? The ways of the Human Clan seem quite complicated..."

"Hmph!"

Zhou Kui immediately swept his sleeves and said in a deep voice, "This isn’t over!"

Left General Fu Jiu, said solemnly, "I will write a letter about the conduct of the Observatory and report it to Great General of the Li Shen Sect."

"Do as you wish."

The old master looked towards Lin Yan and calmly stated, "The Commander has returned to the city; he wants to see you, so enter the inner city tomorrow morning."

The atmosphere on the scene suddenly grew quiet.

Lin Yan’s brows slightly raised.

At this moment, Zhou Kui and General Fu Jiu brought up the name of the Li Shen Sect.

Yet out of the blue, the old master mentioned that the Supreme Commander wanted to see me?

There seemed to be some deep meaning in this.

"With this matter resolved, you should return to sit at the Outer South Bureau."

The old master stroked his beard and continued, "Remember to write a letter to apologize to the Outer South Bureau."

"Forget it," said the Left General calmly, "Let’s put this matter to rest."

He looked at Lin Yan and slowly said, "I’ve heard that you were personally cultivated by Han Zheng. The Great General will be very interested in you."

"I too am quite interested in him," Lin Yan said with a smile, "Hailed as Qifeng Prefecture’s most talented individual in three hundred years, I indeed would like to see his elegance for myself!"