I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 57 - 55 Qing Mountain Bureau! Liang Flag Commander!

Chapter 57: Chapter 55 Qing Mountain Bureau! Liang Flag Commander!

After entering the city.

It was already late.

As night deepened, the carriage was found to be empty.

The only one driving back to the city was a junior flagbearer, while Master had stayed outside the city.

Wasn’t that just talking nonsense with the Liu Family?

Meng Lu felt somewhat speechless, and he gave the junior flagbearer another look.

"Do you recognize me?"

"My name is Lin Yan. I grew up in Linjiang Square, and I have heard of Colonel Meng’s reputation."

"I see."

Meng Lu nodded slightly, then couldn’t help but ask, "Why isn’t Master in the carriage?"

"This trip was originally for paying respects to Venerate Huai, but Venerate Huai has gone missing."

Lin Yan spoke earnestly, "Master believes that Venerate Huai may have encountered misfortune, thus he stayed outside the city to search before nightfall."

Meng Lu paused, then asked, "What about after night falls?"

Even though he was aware that Wu Chang, the Flag Commander, was unfathomable and very likely a great figure in the Refining Essence Realm who had entered the path through martial prowess.

But in the darkness, even someone in the Refining Essence Realm might not be completely safe.

"A Pure Land has already been found. Before and after nightfall, Master will enter the Pure Land to avoid calamities."

Lin Yan responded in this manner, and then once more confirmed the situation just now with Meng Lu.

The Liu Family in the inner city!

Having killed a son of the Liu Family, indeed the trouble was not going to end there.

What surprised him, however, was that the Great Commander of the City Defense Army would give up the face of the Liu Family for his sake.

"Earlier, because of a misunderstanding regarding the defense of the city, the brothers from the City Defense Army had wronged Master. The Great Commander feels quite remorseful for this," Meng Lu said. "Today’s events were to give Master face as a form of apology. Please, Brother Lin Yan, when you return, let Master know, and in the future let’s not harm the harmony."

Lin Yan nodded, then drove the carriage in the direction of Linjiang Station.

That he had struck up a conversation with Meng Lu at the city gate was no spur-of-the-moment action.

He knew for certain that within the city gate there would be spies from various forces.

For a long time, various forces had paid great attention to the city gate, as it involved many matters.

At this moment, conversing at the city gate and staying for a while was to let all sides know that Wu Chang, the new Flag Commander of Linjiang Station, was still outside the city and had not returned.

Thus, the suspicion for tonight’s killing would not fall on the Flag Commander Wu Chang.

"The Liu Family in the inner city thinks this matter is not over."

"I suppose Liang Hu and Zhao Yuan also think this matter is not over."

"Well, I too think that this matter is not settled!"

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In Qing Mountain Square, Observatory Branch.

Liang Hu was sitting in a small courtyard.

He was shirtless, with white bandages wrapped around him, covering his left chest.

But at the wound, fresh red blood still oozed out, staining the bandages.

His face was somewhat pale, and his expression extremely solemn.

Yet the murderous intent and resentment in his eyes were intensely strong.

"This strike was indeed fierce, with the cultivation of a peak in the Inner Fortification Realm."

An elder dressed in a pale yellow robe stepped out of the room, holding a medicine jar in his hand.

Walking slowly toward the gathering, he said, "If not for the Observatory’s Heart Protecting Mirror, you would have been chopped in two."

"Of course, even with the Observatory’s Heart Protecting Mirror, that slash was indeed lethal."

"Your breastbone is broken, and if it were not for your advanced stage of Inner Strength and your cultivation reaching the organs, unlike ordinary people, your heart would have probably burst on the spot!"

"Fortunately, with your physique, the internal organs are unharmed; it’s a minor issue, your skin, flesh, tendons, and bones will heal quickly."

"This medicine of mine will speed up the recovery process."

The elder in the pale yellow robe placed the medicine jar on the stone table and slowly said, "If it were not for Master Second’s word, this event today would have cost you your life in the future."

Liang Hu looked at the medicine jar, silent.

He had invited this master from the fourth line to hunt outside the city.

The incident of the horse bolting in front of Linjiang Station was also his doing.

Such events could never be hidden from the inner city’s Liu Family.

What he did not expect was that Wu Chang would be so bloodthirsty that he killed a member of the Liu Family on the spot.

"Although this master was adopted into the fourth line and is not a direct descendant of the great-grandfather, his status is still that of a descendant of the fourth line."

The elder in the pale yellow robe took out pen and paper and said indifferently, "You need to give a clear explanation to provide an account for the fourth line."

The inner city’s Liu Family is thriving with many descendants.

The great-grandfather had six sons, which gave rise to six lines.

And the Liu Family ancestor who established the foundation in High Willow City had his own siblings.

The descendants of those siblings are regarded as branches of the Liu bloodline.

Liu Yi, who was killed on the street today, came from a branch line, but due to certain past events, was adopted by an elder of the fourth line.

"You did have some brains, choosing Liu Yi, the adopted one. If you had targeted a true direct blood relative, Master Second would have found an opportunity to personally take your head."

"If it were a direct blood relative, I wouldn’t have dared get them involved."

Finally, Liang Hu spoke, sighing deeply.

His initial plan was to lure a member of the Liu Family’s branch line, but he felt that was not significant enough.

After much deliberation, Liu Yi seemed to be the most suitable candidate.

A non-direct Liu bloodline by birth, but by name, a genuine descendant of the fourth line.

His intent was for Liu Yi to let his horse run wild in front of Linjiang Station and kill a few worthless peasants, certainly causing a conflict with Wu Chang.

But he truly did not expect that Wu Chang would actually dare to draw his sword and kill a member of the inner city’s Liu Family in broad daylight.

"I’ve heard that Linjiang Station has sent a letter to the Outer South Government Office with the implied threat, demanding the office to focus on the soldiers who died defending the city and to pay attention to the welfare of their bereaved families."

"Putting this together with past events, this person who has assisted the Night Patrol Envoy in solving cases shows extreme ruthlessness and detestation of evil."

"Therefore, I surmised that with Liu Yi causing a stir in front of the street of Linjiang Station, Wu Chang, who always meddles in other people’s business, would definitely not ignore the situation!"

"In fact, I just wanted to use the Liu Family’s power to suppress Wu Chang’s arrogance."

Liang Hu said gravely, "Moreover, Deputy Order Envoy Zhao, because of the letter submitted by Linjiang Station, is extremely dissatisfied with Wu Chang."

He raised his head and continued, "The original plan was to force Wu Chang to release them, making him bow his head in compromise, henceforth stripping him of any prestige in Linjiang Square, at least not showing any arrogance in front of us..."

The elder in the pale yellow robe let out a cold laugh, "Knowing that he detests evil, did you not consider that Liu Yi might die?"

"After that night defending the city, I had already guessed that he might possess the cultivation of Inner Strength."

Liang Hu sighed, "I thought that with my Inner Strength cultivation, the Twelve Banners, and Deputy Order Envoy Zhao, a higher-ranked Inner Strength figure, along with the Twelve-Day Patrol Envoy... no matter what, it shouldn’t have been completely impossible to restrain him."

The elder spoke with a chilling tone, "But you couldn’t restrain him, leading to the death of a member of the Liu Family and erasing the Liu Family’s face in Linjiang Square... Now even within the inner city, you’re the laughingstock of other families."

Having said that, the elder leaned in closer, his voice ominous, "Before setting this strategy, did you ever consider framing someone else for the killing?"

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