I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 310 - 220 Little White Ape: My Mom is Gone?_2

Chapter 310: Chapter 220 Little White Ape: My Mom is Gone?_2

"Is this the reason you returned to the city early and didn’t plan to travel with me?"

Just at that moment, a voice came from outside.

The Commander hesitated for a moment.

Then the courtyard door was pushed open.

Lin Yan walked in.

Behind him was Little White Ape.

Meanwhile, Han Zheng and Lv Tang, also with complex expressions, leaned against the door.

"..."

The Commander, his face complex, looked towards Mr. Lu and said, "When did they arrive?"

"Just when you asked me to conceal your injury."

Mr. Lu, with a calm expression, said, "In order to treat your wounds and suppress your imminent loss of control, naturally I had to close off your perception; it wasn’t to embarrass you."

The Commander withdrew his gaze and cursed in his heart, "This damn old man is too crafty!"

Then he reached into his robe, took out a blank scroll, and placed it on the desk.

"The True Qi inside is exhausted, but the True Qi seed left by the Li Shen Sect is still there. After some time, it will recover and become a powerful tool again."

"The current affairs of the city are being handled by the Observatory."

"As for the expansion of the city, the preparations have been essentially completed. From tomorrow, you can supervise the work."

"As for other matters, the Great City Guard should have briefed you; do you have any other questions?"

"..."

As the Commander spoke,

Lin Yan took off the night-illuminating blade from his waist and placed it on the table.

Then, Lin Yan sat down by the side and slowly began to speak.

"Before I went to the ancient ruins, Mr. Lu told me that the plan above had seven steps."

"The fourth step should be to obtain the supreme town object and transform the ancient ruins into Blessed Land."

He looked at Mr. Lu and asked, "Is the fifth step to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys?"

Mr. Lu didn’t speak but looked towards the Commander.

The Commander said in a low voice, "I don’t know the total number of steps, but the old ancestor of the Liu Family has reached the end of the road and must be eliminated."

"Regardless of whether he can achieve the Yin God, he is ultimately beyond control."

"You know, his technique of the Yin God, by the end, was nearly an Evil Spirit."

"Even if he became a Yin God last night, he would inevitably lose control today, endangering the entire city."

"The Liu Family was greedy in expanding the city’s materials, trading for the old ancestor’s faint and flawed path of Refining God; destruction was inevitable."

"The duty of the Observatory is to maintain the stability of High Willow City; the order from above is to wipe out the Liu Family and stabilize the other families!"

The Commander paused and said, "I am only in charge of this step; the rest, you should understand."

Lin Yan nodded slightly upon hearing this.

In fact, the six major families in the inner city were all not clean.

In reality, it didn’t matter which one fell.

What mattered was, Liu Venerate had recovered some of his injuries, making High Willow City safer.

Although corrupt, these six major families were, after all, the six main pillars.

Now, Qifeng Prefecture’s higher-ups chose to destroy the most rotten pillar among them, the Liu Family, to deter the other families!

In this case, the Liu Family had acted most atrociously, because the old ancestor had reached a dead end in his cultivation and was desperately taking risks.

The Liu Family was greedy in expanding the city’s materials, essentially trading the survival of the "new city" for the old ancestor’s faint path in the Refining God Realm!

This action was intolerable, so the Liu Family had to be the one to be cut down!

"By toppling the Liu Family, the other families will be deterred!"

Lin Yan said thoughtfully, "At least for now, no one would dare to embezzle materials as long as the Observatory holds firm, and in the coming years, it could bring stability... making those major family heirs restrain themselves."

"The most important point, is to pave the way for you."

Mr. Lu sat down, stroked his beard, and said, "From today, your reputation will be illustrious, impartial and broad-minded, gathering the hearts of people, and renowned!"

"With you taking over the expansion of the new city, it will intimidate the greed of various families and prevent the theft of materials from happening again,"

"It will also convince the people below."

"In the future, you will be in charge of the ancient relics reconstruction! And today’s fame is building a solid foundation for your future,"

"I heard that you pleaded for the Liu Family, proposing that aside from the main culprits, the rest should be lightly punished, employed in hard labor, and involved in city construction to seek pardon."

"The clansmen of the Liu Family will be grateful towards you. In the future, by placing them at the ancient relics site and having them rebuild the relics, no further troubles will occur."

At this point, Mr. Lu laughed and said, "As for the leaders of the Liu Family, those who should be killed have been executed, and those who can be spared have gone to Residual Prison Mansion."

Commander took over the conversation and said, "They are homeless dogs who fled to the Residual Prison Mansion and received protection from the Lord, willing to offer shelter and naturally grateful!"

Lin Yan pondered and said, "Because the Liu Family escaped to the Residual Prison Mansion due to the corruption case, they will cherish their reputation even more and be more cautious. In Residual Prison Mansion, they will be more diligent and devoted than in High Willow City..."

This case seemed to have destroyed the Liu Family.

In reality, it shattered the backbone of the Liu Family, annihilated their ancestors, and killed the most vicious among them.

The remaining ones were employed in hard labor, while another portion went to the Residual Prison Mansion.

These Liu Family members, formerly living in luxury, henceforth became the lower strata of the Human Clan, striving even harder!

But they still possessed the perspective, knowledge, experience, and cultivation of the upper echelons of the Human Clan.

These people, usually high and mighty, had become parasites of the Human Clan, but when placed beneath, they could still be of considerable use.

"Is this the work of Qifeng Prefecture’s Great Temple Priest, Lu Changsheng?"

Lin Yan said calmly, "He has really calculated this thoroughly!"

Besides, with the fall of the Liu Family, their businesses were divided among various families.

Frightened and benefiting greatly, how could they not strive to maintain the current order and assist Wu Chang in expanding the new city?

"I was originally thinking of killing all those in charge of the work, how could anything be accomplished then..."

Han Zheng walked into the courtyard and sighed, "It turns out that from the beginning, the people doing the jobs were planned to be replaced."

"The matter has not yet ended."

Mr. Lu sighed and said, "Winter is coming, I’m afraid many will die."

With that, he waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.

Only Lin Yan stayed behind, quietly watching Mr. Lu.

"Don’t look at me like that..."

Mr. Lu felt quite helpless and said, "I didn’t ask you to go explore the Netherworld."

Lin Yan smiled and said slowly, "Since Mr. Lu already knew about the matter of the Netherworld, why didn’t you inform me earlier?"

"If I had informed you earlier, you would certainly have gone to the Netherworld."

"And then?"

"That would mean that I had sent you to the Netherworld."

Mr. Lu spread his hands and said, "You wanting to go on your own and me sending you are two different things."

Lin Yan stood up and said, "Mr. Lu had informed me that my elder brother’s opportunity lies within the ancient relic!"

"But during my visit to the ancient relic, I did not find the opportunity my elder brother deserved."

"Upon returning to town, after slaying the disciple of the Holy Land Envoy and in a rush to maintain Linjiang Station, I had no time to inquire about this matter!"

"Only after slaying the Liu Family ancestor and acquiring the decree of the Soul-binding Envoy did I understand what opportunity Mr. Lu was talking about."

"It’s me becoming the Lord of Blessed Land, using the Liu Family ancestor as a whetstone for me, which would draw out the Netherworld."

"And the venture into the Netherworld, with its three treasures and three soul techniques, was my elder brother’s opportunity!"

He exhaled and said, "But Mr. Lu, with your abilities, you could have arranged many other ways for my return path; why invite her?"

"Do you think that if you were in danger, she wouldn’t come if I didn’t let her?"

Mr. Lu spoke slowly, "I just couldn’t confirm what impact her existence would have on you! There have always been many hidden dangers with you; she is the most significant one!"

"This time, if you are ruthless, you could lock her up in the Netherworld, then live in peace hereafter."

"But if you are not ruthless and choose to let her out, it wouldn’t matter either; at least, this act could further advance your relationship with her."

"But her choosing to stay in the Netherworld for your cultivation path is something I didn’t foresee."

Pausing, Mr. Lu pointed at something Lin Yan held and said, "That which she left for you pertains to your future path of cultivation!"