I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 212 - 155: Surrender or Submit! [Three Updates!]

Chapter 212: Chapter 155: Surrender or Submit! [Three Updates!]

The atmosphere fell silent.

There was no sound for a long while.

Only then did footsteps begin to sound.

Lv Tang, without a word, walked outside.

"Where are you going?" the Little White Ape cocked its head, unable to help but ask.

"I’m getting old, there are some words I can’t bear to hear," Lv Tang said sullenly: "It makes me overthink and keeps me up at night."

"Look at your size, you’re not that old, and your body so frail?" The Little White Ape displayed a look of pity, thinking not to bully this dark-faced man anymore.

"What did you say?" Just then, Mr. Lu’s tone was complex as he asked, "Was that your master’s doing, last night to the south of Feng City?"

"Didn’t Mr. Lu guess it already?" the Little White Ape said in surprise: "You weren’t wrong."

"..." Mr. Lu fell silent for a moment before he said, "Old man had anticipated it, but after all, I did not see it with my own eyes."

"Alright then, I will tell you the details," the ape said to the elder.

The Little White Ape folded the paper neatly and tucked it into its bosom and then carefully recounted the events of the previous night in their entirety.

As it spoke, Mr. Lu’s expression gradually became solemn.

Last night, to the south of Feng City, a fierce Evil Spirit appeared, along with three Qi Refining Realms.

Although Mr. Lu already knew that Lin Yan had entered the Qi Refining Realm a few days ago,

he was facing a fierce Evil Spirit and opponents from two great Qi Refining Realms!

Against such an array, even the present Supreme Commander of the Inner City Observatory would likely have to avoid their sharp edges.

Therefore, Mr. Lu felt that Lin Yan must have had help!

Or perhaps, Lin Yan did not encounter last night’s events, and maybe what the Little White Ape mentioned was not the same incident that occurred to the south of Feng City last night.

However, as the Little White Ape spoke, Mr. Lu’s expression changed, and he thought to himself: "Unbeknownst to me, he has become this powerful?"

In less than a quarter of an hour, he had slain the fierce Evil Spirit!

Repelled two great Qi Refining Realms!

Even Mr. Lu felt his heart shock with myriad emotions.

"Right, you said Lin Yan brought back a black pig mask?"

"Yes, the Boar, one of the Twelve Phases of Tribulation Ash, which I heard my master mention to that former garrison commander," the Little White Ape blinked its eyes.

"The Boar, the pinnacle of the Refining Essence Realm." Mr. Lu glanced at the corner, saying leisurely: "Stronger than Lv Tang."

"..." The dark-faced man slowly extended his hands and placed them on the sides of his head, covering his ears.

"And it was at night when people worshiped the fierce Evil Spirit," the Little White Ape hastily added.

"..." The dark-faced man slowly rose to his feet, glanced at the water tank, and thought to himself: "Lv has for the first time felt that beyond being handsome, this face in the water has no advantage, and it no longer connects with the words ’a rare genius.’

Mr. Lu glanced at Lv Tang’s retreating back and thought: "He’s been hit hard enough, if I press further, his morale will be gone... At this point, it’s just right, his arrogance subdued, diligent cultivation in the following three years might allow an attempt at Refining Essence into Qi."

Then Mr. Lu withdrew his gaze and looked towards the direction of the Dayin River.

"Last night’s events dealt a heavy blow to Tribulation Ash, this service is a great achievement, it should be reported in secret, and for the time being not spread publicly."

Mr. Lu pondered and said, "You should not return to the Observatory, wait for your master to come back, then have him come see me."

The Little White Ape nodded, overjoyed, and picked up three bundles of medicinal herbs.

Seeing this, Mr. Lu couldn’t help but smile.

He gently stroked his beard and thought to himself: "The challenge issued by Li Shen Sect seems not to deter Han Zheng, instead likely to his advantage."

He stood up and walked inside the house.

But at that moment, the Little White Ape seemed to think of something.

"Mr. Lu, earlier you seemed surprised that my master killed the Boar and repelled the two Qi Refining Realms."

"Not surprised, old man had foreseen it."

"Not that..." the Little White Ape blinked and said, "What I mean is, you don’t seem even slightly surprised about the ’key’ of Tribulation Ash?"

"Why do you think the old man looks so frail?"

Mr. Lu suddenly chuckled, then returned to the room.

He looked down and thought: "Not before the Wutong Divine Mother, relying solely on my own abilities to deduce the secrets of heaven, indeed recoils quite severely."

In his deduction, he had involved the Chen Long, the leader of the Twelve Phases of Tribulation Ash!

The Boar, killed last night by Lin Yan, had abilities that ranked in the top three of the Twelve Phases of Tribulation Ash, yet his status wasn’t very high.

Because the Boar had long ago exposed his identity, and now worshiping "fierce evil," entering any city would stir the local temples.

Thus, the Boar was no longer able to change his appearance and secretly infiltrate a city, taking on a new identity.

Such an enemy, although strong, but was exposed.

In contrast, the remaining members of "Tribulation Ash" might not be as strong as the Boar, but their ability to hide within a city, their exact position unknown, was the trickiest and most frightening part.

And the "Chen Long," as leader of the Twelve Phases, with an unknown and mysterious identity, was even more terrifying.

"The Evil Spirit worshiped by Chen Long is also extremely dreadful, far surpassing that of the Boar’s ancestral spirit."

Mr. Lu gently stroked his beard and thought to himself: "Yet it is not comparable to that red-robed individual..."

Recalling another outcome of his deduction, Mr. Lu’s expression became even more complex, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he thought: "What is this supposed to mean?"

——

Meanwhile.

Upstream of the Dayin River.

Ahead, at the bottom of the river, lies the location of the Netherworld Stone Gate.

General Flag Envoy Pei Xiong and others, the remaining corpses, were entrusted to the glowing ghost fire, turning into the so-called "supernatural soldiers," and entered into the Netherworld Stone Gate.

At this moment, Lin Yan was riding a Jiao Linma, carrying the heads of the two young masters from the Shi Family, drawing near to the riverbank.

"Halt!"

A troop of soldiers approached from a distance to intercept.

But as they drew nearer, they saw the newcomer raising a flag.

Upon closer inspection, they all offered greetings.

"Greetings, Master Five!"

"Rise."

Lin Yan lifted his hand and asked, "In the past two nights, has there been any trouble at the Dayin River?"

"There has been no trouble."

The young lieutenant immediately responded.

"That’s good."

Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "It seems that the disturbance at the Netherworld Stone Gate was, after all, suppressed by a joint effort of Qifeng Prefecture City and High Willow City."

As he thought this, he looked towards the riverbed and wondered, "Is it a permanent solution, thoroughly eradicated, or just a temporary suppression, impossible to root out?"

Afterward, Lin Yan looked at the great river, still turbulent as if thousands of beasts were roaring.

But within it, there was a faint sound, deep and low, like the buzz of cows and horses.

The Dayin River’s Dragon Imprisoning Pillar had indeed been completed!

The Jiaolong had been suppressed at the bottom of the Dayin River!

For now, someone still needed to guard it, only waiting for Liu Venerate to awaken next year to conduct the ennoblement, and offer massive incense each year for appeasement.

Thinking of incense, Lin Yan asked out loud, "Did you bring incense candles?"

The leading lieutenant hurriedly took out incense candles and said, "These were distributed yesterday."

"Alright, you all go about your duties, I’m patrolling the riverbank, no need to follow."

Lin Yan waved his hand and walked to the riverbank, gazing intently.

There seemed to be no more disturbances at the bottom of the river.

He let out a sigh, lit the incense candles, and planted them on the ground.

He then took out the heads of the two Shi Family young masters, placing them nearby.

He made a respectful greeting and said softly, "Brother Pei, our meeting was lamentably brief, with so much in common, yet so little time before we were parted by life and death. With these principal culprits, I come to offer sacrifices to you."

He took the remaining half bottle of wine, poured it onto the ground.

Then he took a deep breath and underfoot, crushed the two heads into a pulp.

Then he mounted his horse again and headed towards High Willow City, along the Dayin River.

Along the way, he encountered Pan Yun and Chen Feng from the Observatory.

However, without engaging in much conversation, Lin Yan continued down the river.

Currently, by order, there were about six hundred elite troops stationed on either side of the Dayin River.

Some were from Qifeng Prefecture, some from the city defense army, some were temple guard armies and incense burners, and there was also a contingent from the Observatory.

But the looks from those nearby seemed somewhat strange.

Just as Lin Yan was slightly frowning, sensing the oddness.

He saw a familiar figure approaching rapidly from up ahead.

"Greetings, Deputy Commander."

"You’re finally back," Zhou Yuan rubbed his forehead and said, "The outside world has begun to spread rumors that you’re afraid of facing Little Divine Sect’s Xu Dingye, so you fled High Willow City and disappeared without a trace."

"No wonder the gazes of the people along the river looked so strange." Lin Yan laughed lightly.

"The Commander returned to High Willow City early this morning, having heard that there was major trouble in Feng City last night," Deputy Commander Zhou said seriously.

"I am also on my way back to High Willow City," Lin Yan said.

"Aren’t you curious about the major trouble that occurred in Feng City last night?" Deputy Commander Zhou couldn’t help but ask.

"Not really curious," Lin Yan said slowly, "What I am curious about is that the time for the scheduled duel is nearly upon us. Has Little Divine Sect’s Xu Dingye arrived at High Willow City yet?"

"He should have arrived in High Willow City today," Deputy Commander Zhou heard this, his expression a bit strange, and said, "However, he went missing yesterday."

"Went missing?" Lin Yan’s eyebrows raised, "He wouldn’t have died on the road and left me to shoulder the blame for the murder, would he?"

"That’s unlikely, he’s not dead for sure, it’s just that nobody knows where he went," Deputy Commander Zhou exhaled and said, "The duel is set by Li Shen Sect, Xu Dingye wouldn’t dare to delay."

"Then I’ll wait for him in High Willow City," Lin Yan declared.

"The Commander’s intention is for you to garrison the Dayin River," Zhou Yuan spoke with a heavy tone.

"So I’m to avoid the duel?" Lin Yan immediately understood, smiling as he spoke.

"The Commander will take care of this matter for you," Zhou Yuan said with a serious face, "You are compelled to guard the Dayin River. By following orders and acting for the safety of High Willow City, fulfilling your duty responsibly, the news that spreads won’t be a laughing stock, but rather a good reputation."

"Are you afraid that I’ll be defeated by Little Divine Sect?" Lin Yan frowned.

"No," Deputy Commander Zhou said lowly, "We fear you might kill Little Divine Sect."

"..." Lin Yan seemed to understand something, "So Little Divine Sect’s Xu Dingye disappeared en route to also avoid the duel?"

"He truly is missing," Deputy Commander Zhou shook his head, "In any case, the Commander’s meaning is, it’s best if this fight does not happen."

"Not fighting is fine by me."

Lin Yan said calmly, "Either he concedes, or Li Shen Sect acknowledges defeat."