I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 75 - 73 Meng Lu’s Fear [Please Follow]

Chapter 75: Chapter 73 Meng Lu’s Fear [Please Follow]

Meng Lu was only thirty but his cultivation had already reached the upper level of the second major milestone in martial arts, achieving the Marrow-Cleansing Realm.

Among the younger generation in High Willow City, he was considered to have excellent root bones and his talent was extraordinary.

At his age, just like the rising sun, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to achieve vigorous Qi-Blood and cultivate his five viscera and six bowels to reach substantial internal strength.

If he could receive significant nurturing, he likely could reach the peak of robust internal strength before turning forty.

A forty-year-old Martial Artist, in the prime of his Qi-Blood, would have more than a decade before facing the decline of gradually aging Qi-Blood.

Thus, Meng Lu’s future held considerable hope for breaking through the constraints of the Refining Essence Realm, his potential was indeed significant.

It was Zhao Zhou, the Great Commander, who had recently taken great interest in him.

But today, Meng Lu’s Qi-Blood had unexpectedly begun to wane, and his vital energy was severely damaged.

He looked as though he had undergone a severe illness, his foundation compromised, appearing much aged.

"Did you also encounter trouble last night?"

Lin Yan stood up, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.

He had assumed that after being targeted by the death-dealing money last night, Meng Lu and the others would not have faced any trouble.

After all, the night before, while the patrol faced the death-dealing money and perished to a man, he and people like Meng Lu had not encountered such strange events that night.

Now, it seemed that the "Diabolic Lamp" was not limited to a single location but could target multiple locations simultaneously to claim lives!

"Last night, twelve of the brothers under my command, the three with the shallowest cultivation, all died."

"The rest, just like me, were lucky to escape death thanks to the Spirit Talisman given by Miss Ling He."

"But all were also drained of much essence by the death-dealing money."

Meng Lu sighed and said, "My cultivation is the highest, and although my vital energy is greatly damaged, I am essentially still alright."

In his eyes, there was a hint of sorrow as he said, "The other nine brothers sustained more serious injuries; five of them probably won’t be able to leave their beds for a year and a half."

He paused, then continued in a strained voice, "The other four are completely crippled."

Lin Yan also felt a heavy burden as he inquired more about the detailed circumstances Meng Lu faced last night, and after a moment, he had some conjectures.

"Were your essence drained by death-dealing money? Didn’t you see any strange lanterns?"

Lin Yan raised his eyebrows, pondering he said, "The lantern did not appear, it seems that Miss Ling He’s Spirit Talisman really worked, truly made by the temple priest himself."

Meng Lu’s face was also extremely pale as he said in a low voice, "The problem is... will that thing come again tonight?"

"..."

Lin Yan could not give a definite answer.

What he could confirm was that the Diabolic Lamp had completely focused on him.

Because not only had he taken the money without delivering goods, but he had also destroyed the Diabolic Lamp’s incarnation, essentially killing the other party’s steward, forging a deadly feud.

While Meng Lu and others had, at best, only delivered half at the time of the transaction.

Whether Meng Lu and his people can be considered to have barely completed the transaction with the Diabolic Lamp?

No one could say for sure!

"Since the Spirit Talisman was useful, with Zhao Zhou the Great Commander’s influence, ask the Temple again for an Amulet, and it’s best to persuade the temple to possibly send more people to help."

Lin Yan thought and said, "Based on what I saw yesterday, the Liu branch Night Lamp is effective, but we need more of them... preferably the branches from the Liu Venerate himself."

Upon hearing this, Meng Lu’s eyes lit up a bit as he said in a low voice, "I have connections that could allow us to use the Bright Night Divine Lamp made from the branches of Liu Venerate himself!"

"I had thought that once we separated, these ominous signs wouldn’t burst forth together. Now, it appears whether we scatter or not doesn’t make much difference."

Lin Yan said, "Starting tonight, you should use more incense and candles, spread a great amount of incense ash around, and gather together to seek self-protection."

After a pause, Lin Yan thoughtfully added, "However, whether this ’sinister lamp’ follows the ’ransom money’ or the ’collector of the money’ is still uncertain."

"If you trust me, gather the ransom money and hand it over to me."

"If it follows the ransom money, I alone can bear this burden, and you all would be worry-free."

"If it’s following you individuals, then I can only try my best to assist."

Lin Yan laughed and said, "Even if I said that I could completely protect you all to the extent of having you place your lives entirely in the hands of a stranger like me without any familiarity, I assume the soldiers under your command would still feel uneasy... In my view, it’s better to request protection from the Temple!"

Meng Lu nodded slightly, but he felt quite helpless in his heart.

Previously, when the Miss Ling He gave out Spirit Talismans to everyone, she explicitly mentioned that the Temple was currently short of hands and could only temporarily bestow talismans personally made by temple priests to suppress the evil.

Even Mr. Jing, a senior disciple of the Temple, had encountered these ominous omens, so ordinary incense burners certainly had no standing to be involved in this matter.

The only ones who could confidently handle this situation were the twelve temple priests.

Initially, the Temple had thought that the talismans made by the temple priests themselves could contain it.

Once the Temple performed a special ritual to resolve the issue, Meng Lu and the others would naturally be rid of the calamity.

But today’s ransom money, unlike over ten years ago, had changed drastically, having been devoured by the sinister lamp, merged together most ferociously and evilly, exceeding the Temple’s expectations.

"Let’s go, I’ll accompany you."

In saying this, Lin Yan actually hoped that the sinister lamp was targeting the ransom money, not the people who received it.

That way, he could save people, and he could also destroy the sinister lamp to obtain the Evil Qi.

After leaving Linjiang Station, heading toward the city defenses, they discovered that the city gate ahead was half-closed.

Only one half of the city gate was left open for merchants and passengers to pass through.

"Two days ago, when Master left the city, the Liu Family from within the city sent people to obstruct and demanded the city gate be closed early."

Meng Lu explained, "The city gate had already been somewhat difficult to operate, and I used its old and worn condition as an excuse to delay for a while."

Lin Yan, hearing this, couldn’t help but laugh, "Could your delay perhaps have provided an opportunity for the city gate to be repaired?"

Meng Lu gave a wry smile and said, "It isn’t that simple. Unless the city gate is completely broken, waiting for funding from the Outer South Government Office could take at least ten days to a half-month."

"If the Outer South Government Office hasn’t allocated funds, how did the repair of the city gate begin today?"

"This morning, a carriage from Li Yang’s trading firm lost control and crashed into the city gate, hence they compensated with some Silver Tael and personally sent people to repair it."

"Oh? Lost control?"

Lin Yan’s eyebrows raised slightly, his smile carrying a hint of jest.

Meng Lu explained, "The shopkeeper of Li Yang’s trading firm is a smart man. Different forces in the area hold him in high regard... especially our Deputy Commander of the city defense, who is practically on the verge of swearing brotherhood with him."

At this point, Meng Lu recalled that the person before him was responsible for overseeing Linjiang Square and hurriedly added, "The repairs were also reported to the Outer South Government Office; it wasn’t regarded as a bribe."

Just as Lin Yan was about to speak, he suddenly sensed someone watching him intently.

Turning his head, he saw an old man hastily averting his gaze, directing the craftsmen to accelerate the repairs of the city gate.

"Who is that old man?"

"Li Yang’s trading firm has a store in Linjiang Square. Recently, the attack by Evil severely damaged it, and the local craftsmen’s progress was too slow, so this time they brought an old master from Li City."

Meng Lu thought for a moment, then added, "I heard that this Master Lu was originally from High Willow City. When he was young, he learned some skills, toughened his body and knew some boxing, so he went out to explore with the trading firm and later settled in Li City."

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