I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 71 - 69 Forbidden Land Mysterious Lamp

Chapter 71: Chapter 69 Forbidden Land Mysterious Lamp

"The Observatory has always been responsible for monitoring, so that garrison commander, accustomed to recording various matters around him in a book, would report upwards."

The Twelve Temple Priests said with a grave tone, "Afterwards, someone found that book, which recorded the events in relatively detailed manner."

He exhaled and said, "That night, they encountered an extremely peculiar lamp."

According to the records in the book following that tragic incident, they didn’t manage to enter the Pure Land before nightfall.

But among this group of people, there was a garrison commander from the Observatory with the cultivation of the Refining Essence Realm.

Also present were six temple guards and twelve soldiers from the City Guard Mansion.

They could barely defend against the demons lurking in the darkness.

And the six incense burners from the temple, all of them with old qualifications and high achievements in Divine Arts, could handle even an Evil Spirit that had gained sentience.

The Martial Artist would slay demons, the temple would suppress evil.

Under their combined efforts, as long as their luck wasn’t too bad, they could basically protect themselves in the dark.

At least, making haste in the night to reach the next Pure Land should have been enough.

But their luck was just too bad!

The Twelve Temple Priests sighed and said, "According to the records in the book, because they were far from Liu Venerate’s main body, the effect of the Liu branch’s Night Lamp was extremely weak in the darkness."

"At that time, they were closer to Qifeng Prefecture City, so they lit the Wutong Night Lamp."

"But in the darkness, as evil attacked, casualties occurred and they lost their direction."

"In the end, they were guided by another ’lantern’ in the night to a Pure Land."

"At that time, they thought that the lantern was a ’Night Lamp’ from another city."

"In that Pure Land, they rested for about half a quarter of an hour, and the garrison commander began to record the events they encountered."

"Then, the text in the book suddenly stopped."

The face of the Twelve Temple Priests turned very solemn. "But at the back of the book, there were two blood characters... Forbidden Land!"

Pure Lands in this world, after nightfall, wouldn’t be invaded by demons and evil; no blood should be seen there, as they are considered sacred places!

But the Forbidden Land would devour all living beings, whether human or demon, all would be swallowed within.

Hearing this, Mr. Lu furrowed his brow.

The dark-faced big man also couldn’t help falling silent.

"We believe, when they realized the place they were in was the Forbidden Land, they had already panicked, and more likely, encountered danger."

"This garrison commander must have known after surviving the peril that there was no escape from death, so he bit his fingertip at the last moment and wrote ’Forbidden Land’ on the book, leaving clues!"

"As they all died inside the Forbidden Land, the money that was meant to buy their lives also disappeared."

"The case was ultimately taken over by the Observatory of Qifeng Prefecture City, and what happened later is unknown."

The Twelve Temple Priests said in a low voice, "But it is said that the ’Forbidden Land’ after investigation turned out to be just an ordinary cave!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Lu pondered slightly, and muttered, "If that is the case, it may not be that a lantern appeared in the Forbidden Land, but rather, the appearance of the lantern there made it become the Forbidden Land."

Thinking this, he slowly said, "In this case, tomorrow please ask High Willow City Observatory to send a letter to Qifeng Prefecture City, requesting to transfer the files from the Observatory Headquarters of Qifeng Prefecture."

The Twelve Temple Priests nodded slightly, about to speak when hurried footsteps were heard from outside.

A young woman was approaching swiftly, dressed in blue, with her face still stained with tears and wearing the token of Liu Zun Temple at her waist.

"Master, the Observatory Tower reports trouble in Linjiang Square."

"Hm? What happened?"

"Reflected in the Divine Mirror, there appears a blood-red lantern, filled with an aura of demons and evil spirits, roughly located near Linjiang Station!"

"What?"

The twelve temple priests showed a look of surprise.

Mr. Lu furrowed his brows and immediately turned to look at Lv Tang.

Seeing this, the dark-faced burly man hurriedly responded, "The Spirit Talisman has already been handed over to that scar face, Han Zheng, to be passed on... Logically, Wu Chang, having received the Divine Talisman personally crafted by Your Excellency, shouldn’t be encountering such bizarre incidents again!"

After finishing his statement, he said angrily, "I knew that fellow wasn’t reliable. If something really goes wrong, I’ll hammer that scar face to death!"

"Back to Linjiang Square!"

Mr. Lu immediately stood up and said in a deep voice.

The twelve temple priests quickly responded, "Is Mr. Lu leaving now? You’ve traveled all the way here in the daylight and have been on the road the entire time. Now that it’s already night, if you leave the inner city and go through the twelve districts to Linjiang Square, it will be dawn. Why not rest a bit longer?"

After all, Mr. Lu was not from a martial artist background, and this round of rushing back and forth over the day and night might be too much to bear.

Moreover, the other temple priests were currently outside, waiting for Mr. Lu’s audience.

"My intention today in coming here was to clarify the ’inauspicious sign’ brought by the Bull Horn Mountain incident and to protect a talented junior for Liu Zun Temple,"

Mr. Lu shook his head slightly and said, "Since this junior has already breathed his last, there is no use for me to stay any longer."

"Furthermore, this booklet already records the strange occurrences that appeared on that junior’s body."

"And you have also made clear the whereabouts of the life-buying money."

"After I return, based on these clues, I will carefully reflect and conduct divination. If there are any findings, I will write them in a letter and have it delivered to the temple."

As he said this, there was an inevitable look of worry in his eyes, "Since something has happened in Linjiang Square, I must hurry back."

Even his own Divine Talisman couldn’t restrain it, and bizarre incidents still occurred to Wu Chang.

This proved that the matter was more difficult than imagined!

Despite knowing that Lin Yan had reached the Refining Essence Realm and had the Divine Talisman in hand, which should mean he was safe and sound,

he still couldn’t contain his worry.

"Prepare the carriage immediately, no delays," he commanded.

"Perhaps I should accompany Mr. Lu on his journey," said the temple-born woman, suddenly speaking up.

"..."

Mr. Lu turned his head to glance and noticed that the woman named Ling He had red eyes.

When he had arrived earlier, Liu Jing was already dead, and this woman had cried her eyes red.

The brother and sister disciples obviously had a deep bond.

But with Liu Jing’s death, instead of choosing to stay for the final parting, she wanted to follow him and investigate the matter.

Her heart held affection, yet she could appraise the situation and adapt according to circumstances, pushing aside her reluctance and grief decisively and determinedly.

This mentality was quite commendable.

"Very well,"

Mr. Lu nodded and said, "When I find anything, it will be good to have you bring the news back."

"Then I’ll go and drive the carriage."

Upon hearing this, Lv Tang strode quickly towards the outside, cursing in his heart, "Damned scar face, so unreliable in his duties!"

Meanwhile.

Lin Yan, in front of Linjiang Station on the streets, was about to pick up that piece of gold.

But he discovered that the gold on the ground had turned into a lump of mud.

Taken aback, anger surged within Lin Yan, "They try to buy my life, and they even use fake money?"