I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 194 - 143 Lin Yan’s Decision! [Five updates!]

Chapter 194: Chapter 143 Lin Yan’s Decision! [Five updates!]

Early morning, the sun rose.

The big river surged violently, collapsing both banks and widening the riverbed.

Moreover, many streams overflowed.

As dawn broke, the floodwaters receded, rushing along the river.

They left behind a mess on both shores.

Fortunately, people from the Observatory were there to guide the traveling merchants into a medium-sized Pure Land.

Although there were deaths and injuries during the relocation last night, they had managed to control the situation.

"You’re still alive?"

Deputy Commander Zhou Yuan, coming from a distance, saw Lin Yan and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Last night, the two had fled separately; other than the flood dragon, all the other "dangers" had directly targeted this young man.

Originally, Deputy Commander Zhou had been extremely disheartened, believing that this peerless talent of the age had perished last night and couldn’t have survived.

He felt regret, grief, and a severe headache, thinking he wouldn’t be able to explain to the Supreme Commander, Mr. Lu, Han Commander, and others.

Yet unexpectedly, Lin Yan had returned unscathed from the perilous situation last night.

He felt as if a heavy stone had been lifted from his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward, grabbing Lin Yan and looking him over to find that he was completely unharmed, then finally exhaled in relief.

"Wait..."

Deputy Commander Zhou suddenly thought of something and frowned, "How come, when you were running for your life last night, you were faster than me?"

His expression changed, and after a moment, he sighed and said, "Never mind, forget I asked, you explain it to Commander yourself."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan chuckled.

This Deputy Commander was much smarter than expected.

Since Deputy Commander Zhou didn’t pursue the matter any further, Lin Yan also didn’t continue the topic, but instead asked, "Were the altars set up yesterday all washed away?"

"Yes, although we had anticipated changes in the Dayin River and moved the altars further away, we didn’t expect last night’s transformation to be so terrifying."

Deputy Commander Zhou exhaled and said, "Fortunately, the top experts from High Willow City didn’t all come out last night, otherwise, given the scene..."

He rubbed his brow and added, "They are the pillars of not only High Willow City but also Qifeng Prefecture; should any of them fall, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Lin Yan didn’t respond, only asking, "What about the half of the corpse you had last night?"

"I gave it to Chen Feng and the others, it will be transported back to High Willow City after noon, in this Dayin River..."

Deputy Commander Zhou frowned and said, "Last night, numerous bodies floated up, but just now I ordered people to dredge the river and only seven or eight mutilated bodies were recovered... half of those bodies were retrieved by Pan Yun’s team."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan slightly nodded.

Flag Commander Pan Yun and two others who carried the Bright Night Divine Lamp were exploring along the river.

Ultimately, it was Lin Yan’s order, so he couldn’t help but worry about last night’s incident, and now hearing that they had survived, he too relaxed.

"Where are those bodies now?"

"Not far ahead."

"I’ll go take a look."

"Go ahead."

Deputy Commander Zhou waved his hand and said, "I need to continue upstream and inspect further to provide an explanation! By daybreak, reinforcements from the city were supposed to arrive, estimating the time, they should be almost here."

He paused, seemingly recalling something, and then said, "That half of an arrowhead, are you keeping it, or should I?"

Lin Yan understood his meaning and slightly nodded, "You keep it for now; once I’ve handled everything, you can decide what to do."

That half of an arrowhead was both a weapon and evidence!

Afterward, Deputy Commander Zhou headed upstream.

While Lin Yan went downstream.

"Master, what about me?" Little White Ape quickly asked.

"Start from where their incident occurred and, with your Innate Divine Ability, search both shores," Lin Yan slowly said. "Didn’t I bring you out just for this reason?"

"But I’m a bit scared," Little White Ape couldn’t help but say.

"It’s broad daylight, scared of what!" Lin Yan angrily said.

"Not scared of what, scared of my mom," Little White Ape blinked innocently.

"She won’t come out during the day," Lin Yan said helplessly.

"But this river is also very strange; last night, it was all full of vengeful spirits and ghosts, with bodies drifting on the river," Little White Ape said morosely.

"Look in the mirror; no matter what, you’re also a demon, how can you still be afraid of ghosts?" Lin Yan angrily said, "What a disgrace!"

"You’re used to chopping up people like vegetables every day, of course, you’re not scared," Little White Ape muttered. "I suspect that you’ve dumped all your fears onto me..."

"Hmm?"

Lin Yan’s eyes narrowed, filled with a threatening aura.

"Whoops!"

Suddenly energized, Little White Ape straightened up and declared, "How come I suddenly feel so brave and fearless? It must be because I’m inspired by your ’Vast Righteous Qi’!"

It stood proudly and declared, "I’ll go now and clear both shores to uncover the truth. Anyone who dares to obstruct me, will face their doom!"

"Get lost!"

"Alright!"

Little White Ape hurriedly scampered away.

"..."

Lin Yan felt somewhat helpless as he walked downstream.

Before long, he saw Pan Yun and others.

"Greeting the Inspection Envoy!"

"No need for ceremonials, I’m glad you’re alright."

Lin Yan patted his shoulder, looking at the bodies laid out on the ground, his brow slightly furrowed.

After a moment, he turned his head and asked, "Were all the bodies in the river retrieved?"

"We retrieved all the ones we saw, but last night the river was raging, and with those bizarre changes," Pan Yun said in a low voice. "It’s possible some bodies were washed farther away..."

Lin Yan thought for a moment, then took out some paper and a pencil and sketched a human face.

"This is?"

"Have last night’s surviving merchants identify him, see if anyone saw him on their journey."