I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 220 - 161: One Strike! The Outcome Decided! [Three Updates!]

Chapter 220: Chapter 161: One Strike! The Outcome Decided! [Three Updates!]

The inner city lies ahead.

Water has formed into ice, hanging on the city walls.

People from all directions are standing outside the wall, watching from afar.

The light from the Divine Mirror flows and seems to reflect the light of the gods, but the scene has yet to appear.

"Could there be a problem with the ice mirror?"

The worried sister-in-law said, "You can’t make out any scene."

Lin Lei whispered, "It should be that the time hasn’t come yet. This must be a method of the temple to maintain the scene. There will be a cost... When the time comes, it will be about right."

"What country bumpkin is this? It’s called the Divine Mirror!"

Someone nearby said with disdain, "This is from the Liu Zun Temple in High Willow City, a technique learned from our Qifeng Prefecture City!"

"..."

Lin Lei slightly frowned and looked over.

There he saw a carriage with a guard army beside it, obviously from a noble background.

They must be from outside the city.

Those willing to travel long distances, braving dangers to rush to High Willow City and join this excitement, not one of them is a common citizen!

Without exception, they are all nobles from various forces or children from great clans.

It could also be people from the inner city.

Inside the inner city now, the place is also extremely lively. Even the direct descendants of the six great families may not necessarily have the privilege to be present at the scene to watch the battle.

Therefore, some of the noble descendants from the inner city also come to the outer precinct to watch the reflections of the Divine Mirror.

"Ah Lei, let’s go," the sister-in-law, seeing this, took Lin Lei’s hand to leave.

"Bad people..." Lin Xiaoyue pursed her lips and muttered.

"Bad!"

Lin Xiaonian pointed over there, indignant.

Lin Lei pressed down the little child’s hand.

Then he saw the guards showing anger, striding over with expressionless faces, "Dare to insult our master?"

The two discreet flags of the hidden guard army were about to step forward.

But they saw a burly figure appear in front of Lin Lei.

Crack!

A scream was heard, and immediately the guard was thrown out, crashing against the carriage.

"Audacious!"

Someone leaped from the carriage, yelling, "Such insolence in little High Willow City? You are... Mr. Lv?"

"Oh? You recognize me?"

"Please forgive me, Mr. Lv!" Seeing this, the person quickly knelt and trembled, "When Mr. Lu left Qifeng Prefecture, my father was fortunate enough to be there to send him off..."

"Wu Chang, the Inspection Envoy, has ordered severe punishment for those who dare to cause trouble!"

Lv Tang said no more and looked towards the two little flags not far away, "Deal with this!"

The surroundings went completely silent as the nobles from the city, the common people, the traders from outside the city, the nobles from various forces, and the children of the great clans all recoiled.

Then they saw Lv Tang turn around, smile at Lin Lei, and say, "Come, Mr. Lu has asked me to take you into the inner city to see the battle with your own eyes!"

"Us? Watch the battle with our own eyes?" The sister-in-law was taken aback, glanced at Lin Lei, somewhat bewildered.

"Yay, yay!" Lin Xiaoyue looked at her brother and then stretched out her hand.

"Yay!" Lin Xiaonian’s chubby palm gave her a high-five.

"This..." Lin Lei hesitated, "The inner city is full of important people. Isn’t it inappropriate?"

"You’re also an important person now," Mr. Lv laughed and said slowly, "Since you’re prepared to walk the path you’ve chosen, you should start broadening your horizons, increase your experience. You can’t always fixate on the mundane tasks, making bamboo baskets daily and earning a few Copper Coins, can you?"

"It’s not so bad," Lin Lei said softly.

"It’s up to you," Mr. Lv said. "But today, you have to come with me. The children ought to have some fun too, shouldn’t they?"

"Ah Lei?" The sister-in-law was a bit oblivious and slightly panicked, tugging at his sleeve.

"Let’s go," Lin Lei exhaled and said. "Then we’ll bask in Mr. Lu’s glory, fortunate to meet the Inspection Envoy Wu Chang once again."

"..."

Mr. Lv looked somewhat amused, then smiled and nodded.

Under the watchful eyes of thousands, they got into the carriage and headed for the inner city.

On the way to the inner city, after passing through inspections by the Observatory, Temple guard army, and city guards, they arrived at the place where the upper echelons of the entire city were gathered.

Just getting off the carriage, they saw many eyes in the field turning their way.

After all, the sister-in-law was a woman from a poor family. Seeing such a scene, she couldn’t help feeling flustered, clutching Lin Lei’s sleeve.

"It’s fine."

Lin Lei himself was also somewhat panicked, but he patted her hand, took the two children, and came before Mr. Lu, offering a bow.

He pushed the two little kids heads, hastily saying, "Quick, greet Grandfather Lu."

Mr. Lu said laughingly, "Come here, sit beside grandpa. I will give you some small toys later."

Then Mr. Lu took Lin Xiaoyue’s hand and had her sit next to him, and he himself held the little boy.

Pff!

The little boy, seeing the unfamiliar aged face, suddenly wet himself.

Immediately, Mr. Lu was drenched in urine on one side of his body.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

People exchanged glances.

Some, feeling like they were outsiders, barely dared breathe.

"Oh no..." Lin Lei’s complexion changed drastically, and he quickly stepped forward.

"No matter!"

Mr. Lu laughed, "A child’s urine is truly rare!"

He extended his rough fingers, scraping the little boy’s nose, saying, "Naughty boy, quite like your uncle, spares no one’s feelings!"

——

"It’s time to wake up!"

An icy voice came to his ears.

Little Divine Sect’s Xu Dingye yawned, saying faintly, "Is it noon already?"

The middle-aged man solemnly said, "It’s half an hour away."

Xu Dingye smiled and said, "Then what’s the rush, brother? If Wu Chang has already appeared, let him wait there for half an hour..."

He got up, changed into his clothes, and said indifferently, "This so-called duel, everyone understands, the outcome is just a formality."

The middle-aged man said slowly, "The whole of High Willow City, even those from outside, have gathered. You should give them some face; you can’t always be so relaxed and negligent!"

"All right, master just doesn’t like your disposition."

Xu Dingye put on his clothes and rinsed his mouth, then asked, "Has Wu Chang arrived yet?"

"He hasn’t arrived?"

"Then why rush me?"

"Just because he hasn’t arrived, you can’t arrive?"

"Lately in Qifeng Prefecture, quite a few ancient books have been unearthed, containing many stories from ancient times. Don’t you know about them?"

"What’s that got to do with you?"

"Have you ever seen the protagonists of those stories waiting on stage from the beginning, ready for the enemy to approach?"

"..."

"Aren’t they always barely arriving in the nick of time, when everyone thinks they won’t show up, then they make their entrance like the first ray of light breaking dawn?"

"Xu Dingye, what madness have you come up with now?"

"Look at your dull expression," Xu Dingye said with a laugh. "In those stories, the last to appear is always the winner! But it’s just as well, this duel is destined to be a loss for him, so it might not matter if we show up early..."

He stroked his chin, murmuring, "This little Wu Chang, arriving even later than me, and he seems to carry himself with more pomposity?"

He caressed the Cloud Thunder Sword, then wore it on his person.

"Let’s go! If Wu Chang doesn’t come, I’ll just beat up Han Zheng!"

Xu Dingye said with a smile, "The outcome will be the same anyway!"

——

The time was nearing noon.

All the characters from different paths had already gathered.

Atop the inner city walls, various ice mirrors also began to reveal the situation.

Despite the fierce midday sun, there were no signs of the ice mirrors melting.

"Where is he?"

"The Little Divine Sect hasn’t arrived?"

"I hear the Little Divine Sect is suave, refined, and cultured. As a foreign guest, it is only proper for him to be a little late," said a spring-hearted girl from Qifeng Prefecture City in a soft voice.

"Yes, what does Wu Chang look like, that hideous man?" another girl said discontentedly. "Why does he put on such grand airs?"

"Wasn’t he said to have a repellant face?" When someone said this, they were scorned by the people around them.

"The Little Divine Sect has come out!"

At that moment, someone shouted!

The scene almost boiled over, and the hot eyes of the crowd looked at the figure, causing their emotions to surge!

This was the most outstanding figure of the current generation in Qifeng Prefecture!

The person with the highest talent in the world!

The future backbone of the Human Clan!

The one who could fully inherit the legacy of the Great General Li Shen Sect!

In the inner city, the people present couldn’t help but feel envious.

Even the sister-in-law, who was too nervous to speak in front of the many significant figures, couldn’t help but clench her fists.

"Is this the Little Divine Sect?"

"Indeed, this person is the Little Divine Sect," Mr. Lu said with a smile, stroking his beard.

"Liu Venerate above! He must win!" the sister-in-law whispered.

"..." Mr. Lu’s expression stiffened a bit, then he slowly turned his head to look at the Lin Family couple, his expression complex.

"Grandpa Lu, what are you looking at?" Lin Xiaoyue tugged at his beard.

"Nothing, just wondering, why are you all so eager for the Little Divine Sect to win?" Mr. Lu couldn’t help asking.

"My mom bet on it!" Lin Xiaoyue declared proudly.

"That’s not a good thing," Mr. Lu’s expression grew even more complex.

"It’s not great," Lin Lei hastily said. "Gambling is a bad influence on children."

"Does that mean, you’ve bet on Xu Dingye to win?" Lv Tang couldn’t help but ask.

"Indeed, we’ve bet on the Little Divine Sect," Lin Lei seemed somewhat embarrassed, offering a sheepish smile.

"..."

Lv Tang took a sharp breath, thinking: "This isn’t good, I’ve bet on Wu Chang to win! Given that his family is all hoping for Xu Dingye’s victory, wouldn’t that mean Wu Chang would have to feign defeat?"

He hurriedly said, "Mr. Lu, I must visit the betting shop; if I’m any later, I fear I’ll lose the money I’ve saved for my future wife..."

Without waiting for Mr. Lu’s response, he rushed out.

Meanwhile, in the arena.

Xu Dingye was dressed in white, with extraordinary bearing.

He had sword-like eyebrows and stars for eyes, and his skin was fair.

He had a sword at his waist, and though it was sheathed, he himself was like a sharp sword.

"I am Xu Dingye, a disciple of Li Shen Sect, twenty-seven years old, at the Refining Essence Realm in cultivation," he announced.

"By the order of my master, I have come to challenge the Inspection Envoy of High Willow City, Wu Chang!"

Xu Dingye drew his sword from its sheath, his expression unchanged: "Because I’m a bit older, started my practice earlier, was taught by a famous teacher, and hail from a Prefecture City, I have all the strategic advantages..."

He looked around in all directions, and stated boldly, "Inspection Envoy Wu Chang, if you can withstand my three strokes, today, I, Xu, shall be convinced!"

He flicked his finger against the sword, emitting a clear ringing sound of a sword cry.

"I’ll wait for you a quarter of an hour. If you dare not appear, consider it your defeat, and I, Xu, challenge the General Flag Envoy Han Zheng!"

"No need! Hold your ground and take my blade!"

Just then, a person walked slowly over, standing a hundred steps away, drew his sword from its sheath, and said calmly, "Are you ready?"

Xu Dingye took a glance at him and said with a smile, "Don’t worry, you can give it your all, I’ll let you strike first with ten blades!"

Lin Yan nodded slightly, standing a hundred steps apart, he cleaved forward with a single stroke.

Crimson light flashed!

Thunder erupted!

With a slicing sound!

The Little Divine Sect’s Xu Dingye’s pupils shrank as he immediately mobilized the Qi Mechanism within his body and raised his sword to block!

The blade light had arrived!

The edge of the sword had just emerged!

Before the eyes of the onlookers, they saw the Little Divine Sect, clad in snow-white garments, spewing fresh blood, thrown a hundred steps away, crashing to the ground.

The arena fell silent!