I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 367 - 255 - Two Great Magic Methods, Unexpected Joy - Part 2

Chapter 367: Chapter 255 - Two Great Magic Methods, Unexpected Joy - Part 2

Little White Ape, upon hearing this, suddenly realized and whispered, "So, use him as a human witness?"

"Otherwise, why would I have him greet Wu Chang?"

Commander laughed and said, "Recently, Li Xuantong and Deputy Commander Gao have been in frequent contact! And the Chief True Man of the Sixth Vein is Li Xuantong’s great-uncle! If there is any information to be investigated, it must go through Deputy Commander Gao!"

"Tonight’s event, even if concealed, will pass."

Lin Yan said this as he took out the note from the thirteen Young Masters.

"Give it to Mr. Lu, I don’t need to see it."

Commander exhaled and said, "This matter really has nothing to do with me, and I neither have the energy nor the time to get involved anymore."

He waved his hand and disappeared back into the darkness.

Lin Yan’s eyebrows and eyes showed a trace of sadness.

He then strode forward and walked into the hall.

The three members of the Liu Family, seeing the "Inspection Envoy Wu Chang" enter, all bowed down deeply.

"The Liu Family is at the end of its path, only seeking Master’s protection, not aspiring for rapid promotion!"

"You all are intelligent people," Lin Yan said calmly. "I executed your family ancestor and spared these roots just to create momentum for the City Guard Mansion and the Observatory!"

"Master is modest, unwilling to claim credit, but his kindness lasts forever, and we will remember it in our hearts," the three members of the Liu Family all bowed deeply.

"So, you do not believe my words?" Lin Yan said, smiling.

"Trusting a person is not about what he says, but what he does."

A member of the Liu Family in the Refining Essence Realm said solemnly, "The ancestor disregarded the overall situation of the Human Clan, never caring about the plight of Liu Family’s descendants!"

"And the real high-ups of the Liu Family, our same clan elders, have already scattered like monkeys when the tree fell, fleeing to Residual Prison Mansion to find another way out!"

"Only Master preserved our lives!"

"This is the fact!"

"If any descendant of the Liu Family denies this fact, no matter who it is, I will personally behead him!"

This Refining Essence Realm member of the Liu Family said solemnly, "If any descendant of the Liu Family disrespects Master, harbors improper thoughts, I will take their heads and offer them to Master! If Master ever finds out that we, the Liu Family descendants, are plotting in the dark and harboring evil intentions, please behead me first!"

Little White Ape listened and clucked in amazement.

The master spoke frankly; keeping the descendants of the Liu Family was merely a show.

Yet the descendants of the Liu Family, utterly unacknowledging, insisted on accepting this kindness!

"With your intelligence, how could you stay in High Willow City, to be captured by the Observatory?" Lin Yan couldn’t help but laugh.

"We are all from a branch of the Liu Family!" This Refining Essence Realm member of the Liu Family whispered, "The first ancestor had six sons, the ancestor you executed was the eldest son! And the current direct descendants of the Liu Family are from the bloodline of the second ancestor..."

"Although I bear the Liu surname, I never entered the ancestral lands of the Liu Family," another robust Martial Artist at the peak of his strength slowly said, "The Liu Family is flourishing with many descendants, but by our time, it really doesn’t hold much significance."

"It’s the same for me," another robust Martial Artist sighed, "My lineage has declined in the past thirty years, with few descendants, untouched by the wealth of the Liu Family! My lifelong cultivation came from serving in the military, where I established merits within the City Defense Army... After much difficulty, I rose to become the Deputy Commander of the West Gate of the inner city, and this time I was even dismissed and investigated, narrowly escaping implicating my own life!"

"So you mean to say, essentially you only have the Liu surname, not much relation to the Liu Family, and have not enjoyed the glory of the Liu Family, and now you are unjustly affected by this turmoil?"

Lin Yan laughed, saying so.

"I dare not claim innocence,"

this Refining Essence Realm member of the Liu Family hesitated, then said, "I have a son who died defending the city, leaving behind a granddaughter... She is only five years old!"

"At an age of pure innocence, naturally kind-hearted, she wouldn’t even dare to step on an ant, still unaware of the complexities of the world, let alone the wickedness."

"If not for Master, with the fall of the Liu Family this time, she would have had only three possible fates."

"Either I would be implicated and perish in the turmoil, leaving her orphaned and surely enduring endless bullying. I have seen too much of this, with many being sold into brothels!"

"Or, she could be implicated as well and die clean and quickly, sparing her such suffering."

"Or, she might luckily escape the city but, as a girl who grew up in the city, from then on she would roam the Pure Lands, labeled as a criminal clan, never able to redeem herself!"

He looked at Lin Yan and said solemnly, "Master, in today’s High Willow City, only a few could protect us, the remnants of the Liu Family. But only you avoided implicating us and preserved our lives! We darling betray such great kindness!"

Lin Yan’s expression was calm as he then said, "Deputy Commander Gao said that you have the ability to assist in the expansion of the city?"

"Returning to Master, when the Liu Family was originally ordered to expand the outer city, they were also ordered to assist in the reconstruction of Feng City... Expanding the city is a laborious task, and the direct family members cannot endure the hardships, so it is us, the collateral branches, who go to endure the hard labor."

The Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist spoke softly, "Back then, my uncle, who was also an incense burner at the Liu Venerate Temple, competed for the position of the eighth temple priest and ultimately lost by a small margin! But I learned his skills, skilled in construction..."

The other two, bowing, said, "The people of the Liu Family are in a difficult situation; we hope Master will show mercy and give us an opportunity to expand the city! Only by participating in the construction of the new city can we hope to set roots there in the future. Otherwise, the next generation will have no foundation..."

"As long as you contribute to the construction of the city, you will naturally be rewarded."

Lin Yan indifferently said, "A day earlier in completing the city can spare many refugees a day of hunger and cold, saving many lives! Thus, your participation in the construction -- the faster, the greater the credit!"

"Has Master agreed?"

"You already had the opportunity to participate in the expansion of the new city."

"Thank you for your great kindness, Master!"

The three bowed deeply.

Then, the Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist from the Liu Family began to silently recite a mantra.

"Hmm?"

Lin Yan’s eyebrows slightly furrowed as he slowly said, "A method to remove foreign True Qi?"

"Exactly!"

This Liu Family Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist spoke softly, "The secret technique of our ancestor, hidden in many places, one part of which I was responsible for constructing! After our ancestor’s fall, the Liu Family was in utter chaos, and I seized the opportunity to take two volumes of the magic method!"

He hesitated, then added, "There’s another method, relying on the physical body’s combat skills, but it seems even our ancestor’s body couldn’t sustain it, so it was sealed..."

Lin Yan pondered and said, "A physical combat technique that even the peak of Qi Refining Realm could not sustain?"

"It must be an ancient method."

This Liu Family Refining Essence Realm Martial Artist continued softly, "Back then, the Liu Family secretly trained a group of elite, all direct family members, who specifically excavated various Pure Lands, searching for ancient methods or artifacts, and among those who fled to Residual Prison Mansion this time were these elites! In fact, all the major families in the inner city have..."

"What is your name?"

Lin Yan slowly asked.

He initially interrogated the people of the Liu Family, merely following the setup arranged by the Commander, using Deputy Commander Gao as a witness.

He hadn’t expected to come across such an unexpected piece of fortune.

"Returning to Master, my name is Liu Yuqing."

——

Meanwhile, Deputy Commander Gao had already left the Observatory Headquarters.

Before him stood a middle-aged man, the personal bodyguard of Li Xuantong.

"Confirm it’s indeed Wu Chang himself?"

"The person I brought in is Wu Chang, without a doubt."

"Did he leave during the interrogation?"

"He never left. The Commander, Wu Chang the Inspection Envoy, and I interrogated him together, right up until just now, when a secret technique from the Liu Family was presented, and I had to step out."

"So, Wu Chang was always in the inner city."

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "You may return now, don’t arouse suspicion! Rest assured, when the eldest son rises to a high position, he will surely not forget to support you!"

"Extend my thanks to the eldest son!"

Deputy Commander Gao’s face lit up with joy, nodding.

In his eyes, although Li Xuantong had not held a high position in Qifeng Prefecture, he was the son of the Great City Guard of the Prefecture!

Moreover, he now knew that the Chief True Man of the Sixth Vein in the Holy Land was an elder of the Li Family!

Truly speaking, Li Xuantong’s cultivation, talent, and capability might not compare to Wu Chang, but his influence was certainly beyond compare!

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