I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 59 - 57: Human Lives Are All the Same

Chapter 59: Chapter 57: Human Lives Are All the Same

Stepping on Liang Hu beneath his feet, Lin Yan’s expression was cold and indifferent as he thought to himself that the Evil Qi should have gained quite a bit tonight.

Having slain Liu Yi in the afternoon, although it stirred various factions, it was more about Liu Yi’s identity.

Liu Yi himself, with his inferior cultivation, hadn’t fully refined even his flesh, sinew, and bones.

He contributed merely two strands of Evil Qi to Lin Yan, which were insignificant.

Of course, in terms of the effect of medicinal baths, it was still equivalent to two baths, saving a total of sixteen Silver Taels.

Considering this, Liu Yi’s contribution was not light.

But killing that elder just now unexpectedly yielded eleven strands of Evil Qi, which was quite surprising.

"His Cultivation in the upper levels of the Inner Strength Realm, his organs, had already been refined in four places."

"If he had been younger, at the peak of his Qi-Blood, he would surely have had hopes of reaching the pinnacle of the Inner Strength Realm."

"Unfortunately, he did not strive hard in his youth; now he has carelessly lost me a few strands of Evil Qi, totaling several dozen Silver Taels."

Lin Yan sighed internally as he looked at Liang Hu beneath his feet and thought, "This fellow’s cultivation is inferior to that elder’s, but he has the advantage of youth, at his prime... With this strike, the Evil Qi I gain may not be less than from that elder!"

He stepped on Liang Hu, who was constantly struggling, forcing the latter’s face into the mud.

Liang Hu, unable to breathe and feeling that he couldn’t avoid this calamity, felt desperate and almost gave up struggling.

But at that moment, Lin Yan’s foot slowly lifted.

Liang Hu felt a relief on his head and immediately took deep breaths, his face filled with terror.

"Who are the forces that kidnapped the children?"

Lin Yan squatted down, speaking calmly, "Specifically, who handled it?"

He reached out and grabbed Liang Hu’s hair, immediately pulling off a patch of hair with scalp.

Then he carefully wiped the mud from Liang Hu’s mouth to avoid his words being unclear.

"Grainaries, brothels, and those willing to accept ’male children’ as gifts—who are those families?"

"Wu Chang! You dare to slaughter your colleagues, the Observatory will not..."

Slap!

The blade of Lin Yan’s knife snapped against the end of the crossbow arrow.

Immediately, the entire crossbow arrow pierced through Liang Hu’s lumbar spine, protruding from the abdomen and sticking into the mud.

Blood instantly stained the mud red.

"I can promise to forget about Linjiang Station anymore."

Liang Hu finally spoke, gritting his teeth, "That old man has my dirt, you can take it!"

"I will handle the things here, I will take the blame for that old man’s death."

"From now on, I admit defeat!"

"The whole Qingshan Station, I will submit to you."

"All the businesses inside Linjiang Station, I will manage; all the silver, I will give to you."

"I will mediate with the Liu Family, try to dissipate this grudge."

"With your extraordinary gifts, if you had sufficient materials for cultivation, you would definitely have a chance to enter the path through martial arts and reach the Refining Essence Realm within ten years."

"You need to build a powerful force to supply what is required for your cultivation."

"You also need a loyal hound who completely obeys you, whose life you control."

"I, Liang Hu, am the most suitable candidate in the entire outer southern city!"

"You have a great future ahead, and our little conflicts are nothing in the grand scheme."

Liang Hu’s expression was extremely earnest as he looked at Lin Yan and solemnly said, "Really, there’s no deep-seated hatred between us!"

Gasping for breath, he explained, "We’re merely entangled over interests. Because of this, you’ve humiliated me, and I wanted to humiliate you too, but I didn’t succeed and instead you cut me... You’ve never been at a loss!"

Lin Yan nodded slightly, saying, "Your words are well-organized, stating pros and cons, willing to gamble your wealth and life for me, truly courageous and also understanding of sacrifices."

"Liang Hu, you are indeed much more remarkable than I imagined."

"But if you’re done talking, then prepare yourself; it’s time to go."

"Those people, I will investigate myself."

Lin Yan sighed and slowly stood up, positioning the tip of his blade at the back of Liang Hu’s heart and said calmly, "If a direct strike didn’t pierce through your heart, this one surely will."

"Why?" Liang Hu immediately panicked, yelling loudly, "Since you acknowledge that, why can’t you spare me?"

"Up to this moment, you still don’t understand, it seems... "

Lin Yan said, "From the beginning, you people have never had ’human life’ in your eyes."

He paused, and Lin Yan slightly shook his head, saying, "No, to be precise, except for your own lives, others’ lives are nothing to you."

"You should understand one thing, my killing you tonight is not because you compete with me for power or because you want to suppress my influence in Linjiang Square."

"It’s simply because Liu Yi’s horse trampled an old man to death."

"And you were directing this incident, to be precise, you orchestrated it, making Liu Yi run over the old man."

"From the very start, everyone thought this was a game between you and me, a contest with me."

"It seems nobody has ever cared that an old man was trampled to death on the street, and his son died the previous night defending the city."

"You used an old man’s life, even his granddaughter’s life, as pawns to test me."

"To you, they are like ants, easily crushed, not even worthy of being compared to you."

Lin Yan exhaled and plunged the knife through Liang Hu’s back.

Looking at Liang Hu, whose eyes remained open in death, he said, "If one does not value human life, indeed, all are the same."

——

Slaying Liang Hu increased the Evil Qi by twelve strands.

Total for today, twenty-five strands of Evil Qi were acquired.

Moreover, two hundred Silver Taels were found in Liang Hu’s residence. In a secret compartment on the wall, there was also a two-foot long iron box with a lock.

The elderly man in the pale yellow robe had only a booklet and ten Silver Taels, aside from what he carried in his arms.

"This old fellow wouldn’t bring his entire fortune out with him, and considering someone of his stature, this ten Silver Taels most likely came from extorting Liang Hu... "

Lin Yan pocketed the Silver, thinking to himself, "The silver from Liang Hu is less than expected, likely due to the high consumption of his monthly medicinal baths."

Thinking so, he glanced inside the room.

Two young children, knocked unconscious, were laid in the corner of the room.

It was unfit for him to take these two children with him after coming here to murder, so he approached the wall.

He clenched his fist and struck.

A rumbling sound erupted!

He directly smashed the wall!

The collapse awakened the two children and also alerted a nearby night patrol officer.

And Lin Yan’s figure had already disappeared into the night.

——

This amount of Silver Taels was considerable wealth anywhere.

In ordinary households, just managing to subsist and provide three meals a day was already quite a feat.

For many, saving hundreds of Silver Taels could not be achieved even in a lifetime.

"First, dig a hole and bury it under the wall corner."

Lin Yan thought so, but then he suddenly paused.

He looked towards his old family home at the end of the alley.

The figure of Han Commander, leaning lazily against the wall, seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Boy, you’ve caused a scene."

Han Commander yawned, stretched lazily, and said, "Slaughtering a colleague is a capital offense, you need to come with me."

"..."

Lin Yan fell silent for a moment, then said, "I took the silver, but Liang Hu still has big business and properties in Linjiang Square. I couldn’t take those, so they’re your gain now."

"What was Liang Hu thinking, committing suicide like that?"

A look of regret suddenly appeared on Han Commander’s face, "It’s a pity for someone like me to lose such a capable subordinate."