I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 393 - 268: Three Gods Valley!

Chapter 393: Chapter 268: Three Gods Valley!

On the next day, early in the morning.

Lin Yan threw the improved Yingxi Blade Technique, which was more suited for Zhou Yun, over to him.

"Having come to Yanshou Pure Land, out of courtesy, we should also visit the Great Guardian."

Lin Yan looked at Zhou Yun and said, "I’ve revised the sword skill on behalf of your master, so I should inform him... Lead the way, I’ll go to bid him farewell."

"Let’s just leave."

Mr. Lu emerged from another room, his expression increasingly peculiar, and he chuckled, "He probably doesn’t really want to see you."

"Why?"

Lin Yan furrowed his brow lightly.

Zhou Yun scratched his head and murmured, "The Great Guardian fell ill this morning and isn’t receiving guests... He said that as guests leave Yanshou Pure Land, there’s no need to inform him."

"Ill?"

Lin Yan’s expression turned strange.

At the Refining Essence Realm, one’s vitality is so vigorous that even a severed limb could regenerate.

A person at the Qi Refining Realm has True Qi in their body, which makes it even harder for malign energies to invade.

For those in the Qi Refining Realm, there is only one type of illness, that is, the influence of an aberrant type of True Qi within the body.

But a person capable of using the town object of a large Pure Land and also possessing treasures from the Holy Land with Refining God’s Power.

Such a person, commanding a large Pure Land, holding high authority, if there were any signs of losing control, neither the Holy Land nor Qifeng Prefecture would be this calm.

Especially Mr. Lu’s attitude was enough to prove that the Great Guardian didn’t have any signs of losing control.

Therefore, this so-called "illness" is most likely just an excuse.

"Mr. Lu, you went to visit the Great Guardian Mansion last night, and after returning, he claimed to be ill and avoided seeing you, why is that?"

Lin Yan turned his head and gazed at Mr. Lu, unable to hold back a frown, "Did you have an unpleasant dispute with him last night?"

"..."

Mr. Lu coughed and said, "There was a bit of unpleasantness, but fortunately, the matter was resolved... I said my farewells to him last night, our courtesies have been observed, we can set off now."

——

Various characters, having received the improved sword skills from Wu Chang, which were more suited to each individual, were all grateful.

Only Han Liuzhen, the new Deputy Commander of Yanshou Pure Land, looked rather unsatisfied.

He originally intended to confront Wu Chang in an outright fight, even if defeated, it would have been worth it.

Unexpectedly, he was defeated twice in a row, both times through surprise attacks, which was utterly humiliating.

Yet he dared not provoke any further.

This Master, notorious for his fierceness, had shown mercy last night, but should he become murderous today, wouldn’t that cost him his life for nothing?

"If he had beaten me fair and square, it would have been fine... He can clearly defeat me, yet he chose to ambush me twice, truly unacceptable."

Han Liuzhen gritted his teeth and turned his head to ask, "This Master, is Han Zheng’s disciple, why was I not informed?"

"You were under house arrest for half a year, and as soon as you were released, you were assigned to this Yanshou Pure Land."

The person named Shi Wen murmured, "We only heard of this Master’s distinguished reputation on our way here, knowing his impressive battle achievements, but we did not deliberately inquire about his background."

"Although inside Qifeng Prefecture, his reputation is brilliant, it’s always just under the name ’Inspection Envoy’; it’s usually not directly linked with ’someone’s disciple’."

"After all, Han Zheng is not Li Shen Sect, without deliberately inquiring, who would know he’s a disciple of Han Zheng?"

After a pause, Shi Wen added, "However, logically speaking, considering such a figure like Master is related to the Han Family, why hasn’t the old family head made use of his name to boost his own influence?"

Upon hearing this, Han Liuzhen couldn’t help but exclaim, "Right, even though Han Zheng is one of our own, since he’s his disciple, that also makes him a junior of the Han Family, how could the old man not leverage this connection? It doesn’t match his usual way of doing things..."

Then, the two exchanged glances, seemingly understanding something.

"Could it be that the old man dares not associate with him?"

Han Liuzhen hesitated, "That kid struck me down ruthlessly... Could there be another story behind Han Zheng being demoted?"

The one named Shi Wen did not dare to say much, only softly coughing and murmuring, "Back then, I was young and did not know of the affairs within the family."

Even if he knew, he couldn’t speak carelessly.

Although he had been cultivated by the Han Family and now had achieved progress in his cultivation and received the position of Deputy Commander of the advance army in Qifeng Prefecture City thanks to the Han Family’s connections,

he was ultimately not born a Han.

"After you return to Qifeng Prefecture City, look into this matter for me."

Han Liuzhen pondered, "A disciple of Han Zheng as outstanding as Wu Chang, the old man’s hesitation to use his name must mean he has a guilty conscience!"

Shi Wen whispered, "It is said that back then, involving Li Shen Sect, the Han Family didn’t dare protect him."

Han Liuzhen thought for a moment and said, "Li Shen Sect was already emerging as a notable power back then, it’s typical of the old man not to protect him, but with the old man’s thick skin, if it had been just a matter of not stepping forward to save Han Zheng, then today he would still seek out Han Zheng to connect with him, try to foster relations with Wu Chang..."

Shi Wen looked surprised and said, "You mean, not only did the old Patriarch not protect Han Zheng, but he might also have taken the opportunity to sever ties completely, in order to please Li Shen Sect?"

"The year Han Zheng was demoted, I went to the Holy Land."

Han Liuzhen thought for a moment, "But soon after I arrived at the Holy Land, I heard that the Saint Master praised Li Shen Sect! It was probably this praise that made the old man weigh his options and take some actions..."

After thinking, he added, "If it were just Han Zheng, that’d be one thing; now that his disciple Wu Chang shows distaste for the Han Family, we need to find a way to resolve this... Even if we cannot make him close to the Han Family, we cannot afford him being hostile."