I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 238 - 173: A Place of Ease! Observatory Tower Sends a Warning!

Chapter 238: Chapter 173: A Place of Ease! Observatory Tower Sends a Warning!

After giving instructions to the Little White Ape, he changed his identity before leaving the house, making sure not to use the identity of Lin Xiaoqi.

He planned to return home as Lin Yan, but hadn’t reverted to his true appearance. As he stepped out of Linjiang Station, he saw Chief Clerk Yang bringing over an invitation.

"Master Wu, a letter from Young Master Li."

"Which Young Master Li?"

"From Qifeng Prefecture, the son of the Great City Guard, Li Xuantong."

"Is there a matter?"

"He has organized a banquet."

"A banquet? Is there nothing else?"

"He emphasized that it’s just to drink, enjoy poetry and romance, and he specially invited your favorite Oiran, ’Ge Mei’er’!"

"I won’t drink!"

"Master Wu, he is different!" Chief Clerk Yang whispered, "Do you know how many local powers and other dignitaries from High Willow City and beyond have invited him to banquets, only to be turned down? He only attended banquets at the City Guard Mansion... and this time he is the one hosting!"

"Even more reason not to attend." Lin Yan suddenly smiled and said, "The Observatory is tasked with monitoring the whole city, and if I were to rise to a position in Qifeng Prefecture City, I’d be overseeing his father’s actions! Now forming ties, and with the Oiran he sent over, wouldn’t that be seen as transactional relationships based on power and pleasure, a sure way to be criticized?"

"It is rumored he might succeed as the next Great City Guard, the highest authority in Qifeng Prefecture." Chief Clerk Yang murmured.

"Then we’ll discuss this when he becomes the highest authority in Qifeng Prefecture."

Lin Yan waved his hand with a laugh.

They should’ve come earlier or later, but they chose to come right after he had taken Ji Baochang back.

Nine times out of ten, they wanted to probe into the matters of the ancient site.

He reverted back to his true appearance and walked out of the door, only to hear the voice of Han Commander.

"After all, he comes from a venerable background, his father is the Great City Guard, a key figure in this ancient site’s plans, telling him wouldn’t be an issue."

"Then let him ask his father. Since his father didn’t tell him, why should I be the one to explain?"

Lin Yan spoke calmly, slowly saying, "The Zhao Ye people, tasked with their lives, the information they bring back is a confidential matter of the Observatory!"

"Furthermore, I am under the command of the Observatory, not subject to the jurisdiction of the City Guard Mansion. Even if he becomes the Great City Guard, he’d still have to go through the head office of the Observatory to inquire about this!"

As he spoke, Lin Yan slightly turned his head and asked, "But what about you? Weren’t you going back into seclusion? Why did you come out again?"

Han Commander sighed and said, "Told you not to get involved in this matter, seems like you didn’t listen at all."

"These past couple of days I’ve been busy with miscellaneous matters in Linjiang Square, suppressing those nobles’ children. It must be four or five days since I’ve killed someone," Lin Yan remarked. "Linjiang Square is remarkably peaceful, order is maintained, which is good... However, this delay has slowed down my progress."

"What do you mean ’progress has slowed down’?"

"I’m feeling frustrated, not seeing blood, my thoughts aren’t flowing smoothly, my progress in the Qi Refining Realm has slowed down."

"..." Han Commander paused, then hesitantly said, "You really have developed an addiction to killing, haven’t you?"

"To vanquishing enemies!" Lin Yan corrected seriously.

"You should calm your mind. Without absorbing the external odd qi and relying purely on your own essence-to-energy refinement, even with the Phoenix Blood Ancient Jade, it is indeed slower."

Han Commander offered some consolation and then said, "I’ve been studying the Three Origin Qi Absorption Five Elements Refining Treasure Record for over ten years now, and I am not without accomplishment. Yet till now, I’ve only refined three streams of true energy..."

He patted Lin Yan’s shoulder and said, "You’ve only been exposed to the Qi Refinement cultivation technique for a short time. In just a few days, to refine an additional one or two streams of true energy is already miraculous."

Lin Yan’s expression remained unchanged as he nodded slightly.

"Where has your progress slowed down these past couple of days? Let me help you contemplate it..."

"Actually, it’s been okay."

"Refined one stream?"

"..." Lin Yan shook his head slightly.

"Two streams?" Han Commander asked in surprise.

"Do you really have to ask?" Lin Yan said helplessly.

"Seems like you’re catching up with your teacher." Han Commander remarked, "Don’t always worry about hurting my feelings. What kind of character do I have that you could affect me? Besides, you’ve defeated me so many times, I’ve become immune... Tell me boldly..."

"Now I have cultivated nineteen streams of true energy."

"I’ve filled the middle dantian as well..." Lin Yan announced, "I plan to fill the lower dantian too!"

"A total of twenty-seven essence-to-energy refinements to fill the three major dantians with the purest true energy."

"In the future, absorbing external odd qi will undoubtedly be incredibly stable!"

"Commander Han, why are you leaving? That’s not the way to the Outer South Bureau, where are you going?"

"To hell with it!" Han Commander didn’t look back, angrily said, "From now on, call me Old Han! Talking about being too slow and feeling depressed, unable to clear your mind... Curses! If I ever advise you again, I’m a dog!"

"..."

Lin Yan opened his mouth, rubbed his eyebrows, and muttered, "You had to ask, yet wanted me to clarify, and now you’re acting just like Lv Tang... Is it necessary?"

—

In the courtyard of the Lin Family, the second brother, Lin Lei, was making windmills.

His rough hands were covered with thick calluses.

On those calluses, there were many fine traces.

If someone more delicate had these, they would turn into countless tiny cuts.

Behind him, a little girl was holding a bamboo stick, which snapped down on a little boy’s hand.

"Look at you, can’t you remember this?"

In recent days, Lin Xiaoyue’s voice had become much clearer than before. She scrutinized her brother and crisply said, "You can’t even remember two little rhymes... The next line is ’low head, think of the maiden’!"

Leading astray!

Lin Yan quickly ran inside, shouting, "Low head, think of the hometown, don’t teach him wrong, Xiaoyue."

"Ah?"

The second brother paused, bewilderedly said, "Isn’t that what you taught? Hasn’t it always been ’low head, think of the maiden’?"

The little girl was taken aback at first, doubting herself, but upon hearing her father’s words, she angrily said, "It’s ’think of the maiden’! You’ve been away from home for so long you forgot!"