I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 149 - 118: The Blade that Decides the Fate of High Willow City

Chapter 149: Chapter 118: The Blade that Decides the Fate of High Willow City

High Willow Inner City.

As night fell, the moon shone faintly with sparse stars.

But the lights were bright, and everyone was laughing with joy.

Bang!

Molten iron, after being struck by hammers, sprayed into the sky, like a meteor shower, spectacularly radiant.

From elsewhere came songs and dances, with melodious tunes that were intoxicating.

Someone was cutting paper, and with the help of the light, the shadows came alive, presenting a play that recounted the glorious deeds of Qifeng Prefecture City’s Great General of the Li Shen Sect.

Even from the high buildings, one could hear the laughter and the drifting scents.

"This is the inner city,"

the Commander said, standing on the highest level of the Observatory, pointing ahead, "That’s the Observatory Tower."

Lin Yan looked into the distance, perhaps because it was far away, or perhaps because he had seen too much in his past life.

He didn’t feel overly amazed, just thought that the high tower stood out like a crane among chickens.

And at the edge of the Observatory Tower, there were trees extending, willow branches drooping, like a curtain from heaven.

Despite the vast distance, it still possessed an awe-inspiring majesty.

"Liu Venerate is in a deep slumber. Otherwise, even from here, you’d feel that He is simply not of this world,"

the Commander said with a laugh, "Coming to the inner city, what are your feelings?"

"Within one city, yet it’s like two different worlds,"

Lin Yan said calmly, "People of the outer city struggle to survive, and though their lives are infinitely better than those who wander in the Pure Lands, they still toil for their daily bread, constantly fearful of evil invasions every night."

He sighed and continued, "Here in the inner city, there are no evils from the darkness, held safe in the most secure place! They are the ones truly living in a golden age..."

"Then what about you, who come from the outer city? What are your thoughts?"

The Commander chuckled lightly, "Do you envy them, wishing to become one of them, hoping to enter the inner city one day? Or do you harbor thoughts of destroying them, making these fellows realize the plight of the Human Clan?"

Lin Yan shook his head slightly and said, "Their ancestors too were once wanderers in the Pure Lands, enduring endless hardships, suffering heavily, before they built High Willow City."

He paused, then added, "Their ancestors shed blood and sweat, hoping that their descendants could live like this... Those born in the inner city, it’s not their fault, they’re just lucky."

"However, being lucky is one thing, settling into indulgences, ignorant of the outside world’s sufferings, arrogant, and looking down on the people from the outer city with an improper mindset, it’s excessive decadence."

"They cannot become the backbone and hope of the Human Clan."

"But they are the ones who have the best resources of the Human Clan."

"Even a dissolute young master’s decorative sword is comparable to that of the Great Commander of the City Defense Army."

"A single piece of clothing they wear is worth so much that it would take an outer city commoner, working to death, three to five years to earn."

"Zhao Jing, who joined the Tribulation Ash, is because he stood against the dark, faced the Evil, and seeing the inner city’s decay, became furious, defecting to Tribulation Ash, trying to destroy the whole of High Willow City."

"Although his true intention was to ascend to a high position, looking down upon others, becoming a new inner city person, a new supreme being among people."

Lin Yan glanced over and said, "But that is also one of the root causes of the problem."

The Commander nodded slightly, poured a cup of wine, and pushed it over.

He drank a cup himself, then said, "The birth of the Tribulation Ash is very complex, but as you said, indeed, some have turned against High Willow City because of the divide between the inner and outer city."

As he picked up the wine jar and slowly poured, he said, "From sixty years ago, we’ve understood this, thus, the Observatory came to High Willow City."

"The duty of the Observatory is to oversee everything inside and outside High Willow City, to prevent all injustices and maintain the balance of order."

"In the past, we knew that those in power inevitably consider themselves superior, thus disregarding common folk like weeds, oppressing the world with their authority."

"And so, over the years, anyone in High Willow City with a grip on power, no matter the extent, has been under the watchful eye of the Observatory."

"The Observatory is like a sword hanging over their heads."

At this point, the Commander set down the wine jar, and with self-deprecating laughter said, "But it seems I stood too high myself, only keeping an eye on the power holders in High Willow City, without paying much attention to the common people."

Raising his cup, he stood up, pointed to the bustling scene below, and said, "The inner city people are also arrogant and proud in their own ways, and a great chasm has developed between them and the outer city people."

"In the future, this rift in the hearts of the people will inevitably become a great hidden danger."

"Within the rift, will be filled with injustice, disdain, resentment, envy, and so on, until it erupts, becoming irreconcilable."

"The Human Clan may not be annihilated by the darkness under the protection of Liu Venerate, but will inevitably be destroyed by the strife among people in the future."

As his voice dropped, he poured the wine in his cup downwards.

The wine fell but didn’t reach the ground, instead slowly forming a silver thread.

Waves began to surge, as if turning into a river, flowing endlessly with momentum.

"Lin Yan, the first time you took a life, you ran into me,"

the Commander turned, speaking slowly, "Your methods were a bit rough, but for a young man with modest cultivation, you did remarkably well."

He sighed and said, "When I chose you, I didn’t know you would grow so quickly... At that time, I just saw in you the ’spirit’ to break the shackles and maintain the justice in your heart!"

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