I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 225 - 165: A Duel! The Seven-step Strategy! The So-called Killing to Break the Spirit! [First Release!]

Chapter 225: Chapter 165: A Duel! The Seven-step Strategy! The So-called Killing to Break the Spirit! [First Release!]

High Willow City.

City Guard Mansion.

The atmosphere in the hall was silent and heavy.

Since the eerie night had descended, Evil had been endless, the Human Clan struggling for survival, with generations of ancestors fleeing into the Pure Lands.

Until now, cities had been established in all directions, fending off Evil from outside!

But even then, many more of the Human Clan were living within the Pure Lands.

What Tribulation Ash sought to do was to destroy these cities!

The Pure Lands were their last refuge in their hearts!

"Logically speaking, members of Tribulation Ash should value the Pure Lands even more than those of us who dwell in the city!"

As the seventh temple priest from Liu Zun Temple, Mr. Liu Qi spoke with a serious expression, "Since the establishment of High Willow City sixty years ago, they’ve used every method to hide within the city and bring disaster from outside, but... they’ve never resorted to destroying the Pure Lands as a tactic!"

"This time, to turn High Willow City into an isolated city, they have already destroyed nine Pure Lands."

The room was quite somber.

The Observatory’s Commander, with eyes closed, seemed as if he hadn’t heard.

The heads of the six major families were all deeply concerned.

The chief officer of the City Guard Mansion hesitantly said, "The nine Pure Lands were located to the east, south, and north, only the west was spared."

Mr. Liu Qi pondered and said, "To the west lies the Dayin River. After the incident at the Netherworld Stone Gate, our ranks used the River Dragon Pillars to suppress the Dayin River, and now we still have Observatory’s Deputy Commander Zhou Yuan, the ninth temple priest of the Wutong Temple, the Wutong Temple guard army, and the left and right city guard armies of High Willow City, all jointly guarding it!"

The Observatory’s Commander opened his eyes and said, "Besides, just today, the Lord of Residual Prison Mansion brought Little Divine Sect’s Xu Dingye, along the Dayin River, to the Residual Prison Mansion."

"No sooner had the Lord of Residual Prison Mansion left that someone destroyed the Pure Lands."

"Tribulation Ash still fears him, a person listed among the ’Ten Directions’."

"The news spreads fast, should we look into it?" the head of the Liu Family asked, frowning.

"These past few days too many guests have been coming and going, and too many have left the city, making it difficult to find any leads," the chief officer of the City Guard Mansion said, shaking his head.

"Winter is coming soon." The Observatory’s Commander finally spoke up, "If we delay the expansion of the city any further, many will die this winter."

"To delay our city’s expansion, even the destruction of Pure Lands is too extreme," the head of the Bai family said gravely.

"We must find out what exactly Tribulation Ash is after!" Mr. Liu Qi said, frowning.

"Tribulation Ash’s schemes, the Observatory will investigate."

The Commander stood up and walked outside, saying, "Starting today, the City Guard Mansion will deploy troops to patrol outside the city!"

——

Meanwhile, at Linjiang Station.

The crowd present had already left, each responsible for helping with the city’s defenses and managing various affairs.

Only Lin Yan and Mr. Lu were seated across from each other.

"At this point, you must have guessed something. If there is anything you want to ask, you can just say it," Mr. Lu said as he sipped his tea, then slightly frowned.

"The tea at Linjiang Station is indeed not the best, especially when compared to Mr. Lu’s tea; just make do with it," Lin Yan also took a sip and said, "Mr. Lu’s recent batch of new tea is quite good."

"The new tea, naturally, was brought from Qifeng Prefecture City," Mr. Lu said calmly as he set down his teacup.

"The guard armies of Qifeng Prefecture City, the Temple guard army, the ninth temple priest, as well as the headquarters of the Observatory all came to High Willow City with important missions and traveled light," Lin Yan said, setting down his teacup in a normal tone.

"Take a guess?" Mr. Lu said with a chuckle.

"It’s neither Xu Dingye from the Little Divine Sect nor Deputy City Governor Shi," Lin Yan said slowly.

"They came to watch the battle," Mr. Lu said indifferently.

"They could help Mr. Lu bring some tea leaves and naturally could carry a lot of things," Lin Yan said.

"High Willow City, taking advantage of this arranged battle, guess how much it has gained to this day?"

Mr. Lu looked outside and said, "You will eventually stand in the high echelons. Many things must be clearly understood and not dealt with merely by the blade, no matter how many heads it rolls!"

He stroked his beard lightly and said, "Your blade is sharp enough to claim land for the Human Clan. But to secure that land, it is no longer just about the blade..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan instantly understood and said, "Just like around the creation of High Willow City, Martial Artists were crucial, but now, scholars are needed to maintain order and govern effectively."

"Correct."

Mr. Lu nodded and poured another cup of tea.

Seeing this, Lin Yan couldn’t help but say, "This tea is too poor; Mr. Lu, if you’re not used to it, don’t drink it."

"Wasteful."

Mr. Lu said slowly, "I have suffered too and know very well that sometimes, common folks can’t even drink clean water, let alone tea."

"At least the people in the city have water to drink."

"What about outside the city?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yan fell silent for a moment before saying, "Some people can’t even drink water, and yet here I am, with my battle against the Little Divine Sect being so grandiose, in such times, with all these people coming just to watch, it’s absurd."

"The world is indeed absurd," Mr. Lu said with a laugh. "Some people cannot manage three meals a day, their lives are as fragile as weeds! Yet some travel thousands of miles, without a care in the world, just to see a spectacle! It’s just that the City Guard Mansion of Qifeng Prefecture has mixed some less absurd things into this farce."

"Items useful for the city expansion?"

"Precisely."

"It seems they are extremely valuable."

"Indeed," Mr. Lu spoke slowly, "These items aren’t suitable to be transported to High Willow City with the large shipments of materials for city expansion... and one must also guard against Tribulation Ash’s people."

"To be this secretive, it seems that even one piece is worth more than ten carts of city expansion materials."

"That is about the value."

"How much was brought in?"

"Sixty-seven pieces, carried by sixty-seven people," Mr. Lu said, "Some are hiding in business enterprises, some are taking advantage of the excuse of coming to High Willow City to watch the battle..."