I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 356 - 249: Is Liu Venerate Really a Guardian God?

Chapter 356: Chapter 249: Is Liu Venerate Really a Guardian God?

"In the year 1643!"

Mr. Lu stretched out his hand, took back the pen, and said, "According to the Holy Land, it is now the year 1661, 18 years ago!"

The crowd had complex expressions, looking at Mr. Lu with eyes filled with astonishment.

"Back then, I and Lu Changsheng devised a plan, which eventually led Lu Changsheng to inherit the legacy of the Holy Land."

"Lu Changsheng was smarter than me; he already suspected that there was a problem with the Holy Land at that time."

Mr. Lu sighed, placing the pen back into the box: "Now it seems, the source of the problem was the Yin Thunder that pierced through the Holy Land, along with the ancient god arrow that struck the Saint Master!"

"This pen..." Lin Yan furrowed his brows.

"In fact, the poem that Lu Changsheng had sent was not just ’With a single day you rise with the winds, soaring directly to ninety thousand leagues’."

Mr. Lu slowly said, "The line that probably moved the Saint Master was ’Those who gather wood for others, should not be left to freeze to death in the snow!’ Now, he has sent this pen, and within it, concealed a strand of mana!"

Lin Lei pondered aloud, "Concealed so secretly, the Saint Master clearly does not trust the people inside the Holy Land."

"From the records on this, two years after the Saint Master was attacked, three chiefs were executed, and in the third year, thousands were slaughtered!"

Mr. Lu slowly said, "After the covert night attack, there were significant issues within the Holy Land, but now it seems, the Saint Master has begrudgingly started to trust me."

"This thirteenth young lord is very suspicious!"

Lin Yan spoke, "Thinking about it, this boy seems to be a ’fire stoker,’ wanting us to conflict with the Sixth Vein Master! Moreover, the final move he made before leaving was not light..."

Startled, Lin Yan suddenly realized, murmured, "If things in High Willow City do not work out, the Sixth Vein Master will likely not stay long! But this man is seriously injured, especially from being affected by the Refining God Realm mana, it’s likely not good for him to move immediately, leaving High Willow City, his intention was to stay..."

"Concerning the thirteenth young lord, I also cannot completely trust him, other arrangements must be made."

Mr. Lu spoke out, "Let’s tidy up a bit, and set out this afternoon, to the Liu Zun Temple."

——

Qifeng Prefecture City.

The Holy Land Envoy smashed everything in the room.

"Hiring the two Gui brothers, all useless!"

"What a Gui Zhen, taking matters into his own hands, daring to intercept the items sent by Lu Changsheng in my name!"

"Go! Draw up several accusations, take down all the Gui Family’s people, not sparing a single one!"

The Holy Land Envoy’s face was icy, he turned his head and barked, "Go!"

The elder in the room bowed deeply, saying, "Understood."

Yet, before a moment had passed, a voice came from outside.

"Great Temple Priest Lu Changsheng is here, in the main hall, and it seems he comes with ill intentions."

"Let him wait!"

The Holy Land Envoy clenched his teeth, and after a moment, finally calmed down and headed towards the main hall.

Upon entering the main hall, Lu Changsheng had not taken a seat, his hands behind his back, expressionless.

"Great Temple Priest, how come you’re here without a heads-up, so that I could prepare a feast to welcome you?"

"Never mind, a banquet from a Holy Envoy is equivalent to an ordinary citizen’s three years of clothing, food, shelter, and transportation, I can’t stomach it."

Lu Changsheng slowly said, "Heard about the incident?"

The Holy Land Envoy’s complexion changed slightly, finally speaking in a deep voice, "It was not my order!"

"Even if I had a grudge with your master, I wouldn’t act against him at his ’Qi Refining and God Transformation’ phase!"

"A genuine Refining God Realm human is a pillar of the community, and can bring blessings for five generations."

"In the past, I indeed wanted to kill him!"

"But now, no matter how deep the grudge, I would set it aside!"

The Holy Land Envoy said sternly, "Gui Zhen thought he understood my intentions, trying to please me, acted on his own, without informing me early!"

"He is your disciple! The Spirit Talisman was your doing!"

Lu Changsheng slowly said, "Using the name of the Holy Land to check my items, you hid this Spirit Talisman in the shadows!"

"On the journey, the Spirit Talisman ignited, confusing the Observatory guards escorting it!"

"If it weren’t for the prompt arrival of the City Guard Commander of High Willow City, by the time the Spirit Talisman burned out, there’d be no evidence!"

"Now that the evidence is conclusive and falls on you, what else is there to say?"

Lu Changsheng thus spoke, "You introduced a new method to the world, which is a great merit, and back then when I received the Chief’s token, you also helped! Over the years, I have tolerated you in many aspects, but this time, it was too much!"

The Holy Land Envoy gritted his teeth, "What do you want? To kill me?"

Lu Changsheng was silent for a moment, then said, "The Landscaping Technique will soon be bestowed upon the Li Shen Sect, during the council session, you must not oppose, only approve! If you agree, the matter of plotting against me will stop here, and will not be pursued further!"

"..."

After a long silence, the Holy Land Envoy slowly said, "So, it was actually a trap?"

"Without evidence, don’t talk nonsense! Your case, however, is backed by solid evidence!" Lu Changsheng frowned and said.

"Gui Zhen fell into the trap, using my name to meddle in the affairs and later blackmail me—all part of a scheme you and your disciple concocted!" the Holy Land Envoy shouted angrily.

"Mind your own actions!"

Lu Changsheng spoke calmly, "After today, our affinity is completely severed. Next time, take a closer look at the laws you send over... Don’t stir up trouble again!"

As his words fell, he left with a sweep of his robes.

The Holy Land Envoy’s face turned extremely ugly.

After leaving the residence of the Holy Land Envoy, Lu Changsheng’s lips curled into a smile.

"Alright, release your junior brother," Lu Changsheng said, turning his head.

"Master, what did the junior disciple do earlier to provoke you to such anger?" The young man beside him asked hesitantly with some doubt.

"I had him cultivate the Spirit Eyes to make Spirit Talismans, but he used them to spy everywhere!" Lu Changsheng said coldly with a sneer, "Beating him and locking him up for two days was actually letting him off lightly."

"He was beaten so severely, did he use the Spirit Eyes to peek at the Saintess bathing?" The young man gasped.

"Go away!" Lu Changsheng walked forward with his hands behind his back, thinking, "I used the Grand Incense Pill to enhance my master’s Refining God Realm, and that Gui Zhen secretly planted a Spirit Talisman beneath the Grand Incense Pill! That wretched boy, failing to report, almost exposed everything on the spot, almost ruining a big plan. Who else should I beat if not him?"

—

In Mr. Lu’s small courtyard.

Everyone listened as Mr. Lu cleared up everything.

"The previous extermination of the Liu Family, the reason the higher-ups agreed so readily, even helping along, was actually to make room for the people from the Holy Land!"

"So, after Mr. Lu achieved his Primordial Spirit, causing it unable to return to the body, was that also expected?" Lv Tang asked in surprise.

"No, actually, I had prepared three paths," Mr. Lu said, "The first path was Lu Changsheng, who brought the incense pill from the Wutong Temple."

"If nobody had tampered with it, this incense pill would have been my lifesaving medicine."

"But someone tampering with it was also expected."

"I used this incident to blackmail the Holy Land Envoy about attacking the ’Refining God Realm,’ which pressured the Sixth Vein Master!"

"Since both the City Guard Mansion and the Observatory were present and aware of this matter, the Chief True Man had to compromise regarding the selection of the next Great City Guard and Commander!"

The people looked at each other in disbelief.

A moment later, Lin Yan continued, "The first path, you had already considered might be intercepted! What about the second path then?"

"Before the Lord of Residual Prison Mansion left High Willow City, I had a secret meeting with him, and Lv Tang is aware of this," Mr. Lu said slowly.

"He had previously offered three sticks of incense to the Liu Venerate! This portion of incense was preserved by the second temple priest!"

"If I could succeed, then after the corrupted root of Liu Venerate was cut off, this portion of incense would fall on the Liu Venerate, maintaining his pure divine thoughts!"

"If I could not succeed, this portion of incense from the Liu Zun Temple would augment my Primordial Spirit."

After a pause, Mr. Lu continued, "However, the incense from the Liu Zun Temple was not sent!"

"The second temple priest is the problem!"

Lin Yan’s expression grew solemn as he said gravely, "He wanted to see you dead?"

Mr. Lu sighed and said, "I can calculate many things, but the human heart is fickle and not entirely predictable... That’s why I prepared so many contingencies, yet I nearly stumbled! It turns out that the third path, which I never really counted on..."

He looked at Lin Lei appreciatively and said, "I merely taught you the path of temple cultivation, intending for your ’Path of Exorcism’ to be clearer! Yet unexpectedly, you managed to deduce so thoroughly and understood my predicament! This time, it was your quick thinking that saved my life!"

Lin Lei quickly performed a respectful greeting and said, "Master exaggerates."

Mr. Lu reached out and took the incense pill from the hands of the Observatory Commander.

"This portion of the incense was stripped from the Wutong Divine Mother."

"The Wutong Divine Mother is the only fully awake Old God within Qifeng Prefecture, bearing great goodwill towards the Human Clan."

"Yet an Old God is still an Old God, touched by too many divine thoughts, this incense is not pure enough!"

"Now, after achieving the Refining God Realm, the first stick of incense is from Lin Yan."

Mr. Lu chuckled and said, "Your faith is pure enough, and this incense is extremely pure, securing my foundation in the Refining God Realm! It turns out that this third path is the most stable!"

Realizing that the carriage outside was ready, he looked at Lin Yan, Lin Lei, and Lv Tang and said, "Let’s go to the Liu Zun Temple, conclude this matter, and offer incense to Liu Venerate!"

"..."

Lin Yan remained silent. After a moment, he finally spoke slowly, "Is Liu Venerate truly the guardian god of High Willow City?"

"Do not speak nonsense!"

Lin Lei’s expression changed slightly as he said, "How can you be disrespectful to Liu Venerate? Without Liu Venerate, there would be no city!"

For those born in High Willow City, without Liu Venerate, there would be no city, and thus no place for them to live!

To the people of the city, Liu Venerate was like the heaven and earth, equal in stature to one’s own birth parents!

"You must always remember one thing!"

Mr. Lu stood up, his expression becoming incredibly solemn, and said slowly, "Liu Venerate is forever the guardian god of High Willow City! That must never change throughout the ages!"

After a pause, Mr. Lu spoke in a solemn voice, "Especially in Liu Zun Temple, during the incense offering, your thoughts must be pure and devoid of any doubt!"

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