I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 160 - 123 Liu Family’s Private Enmity! An Arrow Kills!

Chapter 160: Chapter 123 Liu Family’s Private Enmity! An Arrow Kills!

Inside High Willow City.

The city defense soldiers were patrolling the walls.

On the walls, a Night Lamp hung on a willow branch every two hundred steps.

During the expansion of the outer city years ago, the dark evils were kept beyond the city’s borders.

Today, the city defense soldiers of the outer city constantly face the threat of darkness, with casualties often occurring.

However, in the current inner city, the duties of the city defense soldiers are relatively relaxed, with little danger.

The City Defense Army of the inner city wasn’t even on guard against the evils in the darkness anymore, but against the people from the outer city.

Above the city wall, a patrol came armed with Night Lamps, led by a middle-aged Martial Artist with an evidently high military rank.

The soldiers stationed on this section of the wall were commanded by a young Colonel in armor.

However, his complexion was fair and ruddy, and he had a wine gourd hanging at his waist.

He stretched, clearly just having woken up, and paid no heed to the patrolling soldiers.

"Colonel Liu, have there been any disturbances tonight?" the middle-aged Martial Artist approached and asked.

"This isn’t the outer city. What disturbances could there be?" the young man dismissed it with a wave of his hand.

"Duty calls for diligence. Recently, there have been quite a few ’Tribulation Ash’ characters in the city."

The middle-aged Martial Artist solemnly said, "Being born into the Liu Family, you should understand ’Tribulation Ash’. At this time, you should be more cautious and vigilant!"

Colonel Liu from the Liu Family waved his hand indifferently, saying, "Noted."

The middle-aged Martial Artist frowned slightly, ready to speak further.

But he saw that Colonel Liu’s expression darkened slightly, clearly showing impatience.

Seeing this, the middle-aged Martial Artist chose not to continue, only sighing inwardly.

His Cultivation had reached the robust phase, a tier higher than the Colonel’s bone-cleansing realm.

In terms of military rank, he was also a half step above the Colonel.

And in terms of experience, he had served in the city defense for twenty-six years, while the other had only been there for seven months.

Yet, although his family’s circumstances were not poor, he was ultimately not born into a noble family as that of the Liu Family, one of the six great families of the inner city!

The identity of a direct descendant of the Liu Family already trumped all other aspects.

"I didn’t come to the city defense to be an ordinary soldier."

Colonel Liu from the Liu Family glanced at him sideways, quite dissatisfied.

He was nobly born, with a limitless future ahead.

He was only in the City Defense Army because some young women he fancied thought that city guards were manly.

And the Liu Family also hoped he would serve in the City Defense Army so that later, with the status of "City Defense Colonel", he could transfer to the City Guard Mansion—an impressive credential that would be valued in future promotions.

"If there were danger in the city defense, my family wouldn’t have let me come here."

Colonel Liu scoffed inwardly, thinking, "Who doesn’t know that the inner city sees no evils? It’s only because of our status that we join the City Defense Army, to add to our credentials; there is no other use!"

With this thought, he dismissed the middle-aged Martial Artist with a wave of his hand.

Immediately, a personal soldier came forward, holding drinks and served them to him.

"What about the dishes?" the young Colonel frowned slightly, asking discontentedly.

"They’ve already been brought up," the personal soldier hurriedly said, "But, young master... "

"Hmm?" Colonel Liu glanced at him, a displeased expression on his face.

"Colonel sir!" the soldier quickly corrected his address, saying, "You’ve spent your salary for this month."

"The city defense’s meager salary isn’t enough for one night’s meal," Colonel Liu lifted his drink, took a big gulp, and said, "What about the money from my mother?"

"These meals, they all come from one of the inner city’s top three taverns, the Starlight Building, and are quite expensive. After eating for a month, they were all gone last night," the personal soldier spoke softly, "I told you about this yesterday."

"Oh, right..." Colonel Liu slapped his forehead, saying, "I drank too much last night and got a bit muddled. I even told you to take out this month’s salary."

"This month’s salary was only ten Silver, and your order for tonight’s dishes is already eleven Silver," the personal soldier said quietly, "These past days, it’s been you treating the other Colonels, otherwise..."

"Let others treat me to a meal?"

Colonel Liu slapped him, angrily saying, "Idiot! Would the people of the Liu Family need their hospitality? Do you think I value their company enough to attend their banquets? I invite these bumpkins to accompany me in drinking because this godforsaken wall is too dull..."

He kicked the personal soldier away but, in a daze and aided by the light of the Night Lamp, he vaguely saw a figure rapidly approaching from below the city.

The Night Lamp, after all, was just a lantern. The light it cast was limited to the vicinity of the city wall.

A little further away, the light dimmed, and beyond that was darkness.

And at that moment, a figure suddenly burst into view from the darkness ahead.

A man on horseback, galloping fast.

Behind the horse, a string of "round objects" was trailing, kicking up dust.

"What the hell is that?"

Colonel Liu, the young man, furrowed his brows tight, took another sip of his drink, and strained to see more clearly.

Then he heard the middle-aged Martial Artist’s voice, loud and sudden!

"Halt, whoever comes!"

The middle-aged Martial Artist stood atop the wall, sword drawn, and shouted loudly, "It’s night, and the gates are closed! Do you have a token for entry?"

"Wu Chang, General Flag Envoy of the Observatory, on a mission to supervise and investigate, entering the city for a case."

The newcomer, astride his horse, held up his flag, and called out boldly.

"Master Wu Chang?"

The middle-aged Martial Artist paused.

He remembered the man whose fame had recently skyrocketed throughout High Willow City. His exceptional talent had led Master Li Shen Sect of Qifeng Prefecture City, a Great General, to take him as a Closed-door Disciple and issue a challenge!

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