I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night

Linjiang Station is none other than the Observatory of Linjiang Square.

The duty of Lin Yan was limited to Linjiang Square.

He could not manage the injustices throughout the city.

But at least within his scope of authority, he would not tolerate such matters.

If the identity of the Flag Commander of Linjiang Station could not control it, then this sword certainly could.

"Chief Clerk Yang, if they truly die unrepentant, and I kill someone with a sword, under the current law, can it be considered just enforcement of the law?"

"Ah?"

Chief Clerk Yang was startled and hurriedly said, "That's not the case; you need to report it, wait for concrete evidence, and have the City Guard Mansion and the Observatory jointly review it. The Liu Venerate Temple would give a judgement, and then put them in prison, and sentence them... Directly chopping someone, that's not proper, it's vigilante justice... "

Then he remembered that this Flag Commander had just taken office yesterday. Before that, he assisted the night patrol enforcer in arresting thieves and robbers and maintaining order.

But of the criminals who passed through his hands, many hadn't even made it to prison before having their heads chopped off on the spot.

People in the square said he was a killer, naturally inclined to slaughter, addicted to killing.

He had only arrived at Linjiang Station for one day, and now he was thinking about drawing his sword to kill again?

"Whether drawing a sword to kill is proper or not, I do not know."

Lin Yan said slowly, "But Wu Chang's rules, the Outer South Government Office most likely knows them. Pass exactly these words to them!"

Chief Clerk Yang was deeply shaken, quickly agreed, and hurriedly added, "Right, today, more than thirty city defense soldiers came to Linjiang Station, very aggressively, but in less than a quarter of an hour, they all withdrew."

"An hour ago, another group of the City Defense Army delivered a letter here, which I have already presented on Master's desk."

"I will now write a letter, and once you have reviewed it, I will send someone to the Outer South Government Office."

"Go ahead."

Lin Yan waved his hand and went over to his desk, where he opened the letter.

A personal letter from Zhao Zhou, the City Defense Commander.

It mentioned his soldiers acting impulsively and recklessly without knowing the truth, for which he deeply apologized.

It also mentioned that last night a burly and robust man, nine feet tall, as strong as a bear and with a full beard, had killed an Evil Spirit in the form of a bear.

The person who filled in the gap in the city's defenses yesterday was also him.

And it was very likely the same person who had killed Zhao Jing.

But Zhao Zhou, the Great Commander, also mentioned in the letter that since the man had killed the Evil Spirit, defended Linjiang Square, and filled in the breach to protect the city walls, he should be considered a righteous man.

There might be more to the killing of Zhao Jing.

Finally, the letter mentioned that the Observatory was responsible for monitoring the entire city's affairs, and their sources of information were vast and profound, hoping that Wu Chang, the Flag Commander, could assist.

"Nine feet tall? Full beard? And as strong as a bear?"

Lin Yan fell into silence.

Looking at the changes before and after according to the city defense soldiers,

In the morning, it seemed that everyone thought that Wu Chang, the Flag Commander of Linjiang Station, was suspected of killing Zhao Jing, or even other city defense soldiers, as well as the patrol teams.

Latterly, it was probably Mr. Lu who intervened and cleared the suspicions surrounding Wu Chang.

But the suspicion was then placed on the "reckless man."

If Zhao Jing's case is not clarified, this reckless man will ultimately be suspected of killing city defense soldiers.

"Master!"

At that moment, Chief Clerk Yang presented the freshly written letter to him.

He also brought detailed records of today's aftermath actions at Linjiang Square and the city walls by various departments.

Linjiang Station had the duty to supervise and correct any wrongdoings!

"Leave it here..."

Sitting at the top, Lin Yan casually flipped open the letter, somewhat satisfied, and said, "This letter is well written. Send it to the Outer South Government Office."

Passing on the letter, he then turned the pages of other records, but after a few pages, he suddenly froze.

"Liu Guangding?"

"Master, do you recognize this person?" Chief Clerk Yang asked in surprise.

"Yes," Lin Yan said lightly, "Recently, a new junior banner named Lin Yan, this is his neighbor."

"I see," Chief Clerk Yang said with a smile, "Although this person has the surname Liu, he is not a clan member of the Liu Family from the inner city, not even a branch, just an elderly man..."

"Why isn't his cause of death recorded here?" Lin Yan asked calmly.

"He didn't die from the calamity of the Evil Spirit last night."

Chief Clerk Yang spoke up, "Today, the Outer South Government Office, in conjunction with the Liu Venerate Temple, sent people to eradicate the remaining Evil Spirits. During the check on each household, they found this old man dead at home a few days ago, apparently from sudden illness due to old age and weakness, unasked by anyone."

"Wait a moment..."

Lin Yan's expression turned ice-cold, his eyes suddenly intent as he slowly asked, "Died at home a few days ago? Which day exactly?"

"It should have been three days ago."

"..."

Lin Yan suddenly clenched the knife in his hand.

In that moment, his heart was a tumult of shock and panic.

Three days ago, had Liu Bo already died?

Last night he was guarding the city, and the night before, because his second brother was bewitched by a ghost, he had left the city to rescue people!

The reason he knew to leave the city because of the ghost bewitching his second brother was due to neighbor Liu Bo, who mentioned Chen Jiangbao and Chen's daughter.

But Liu Bo died three days ago.

So who was it that told him the previous night?

He suddenly stood up and walked outside.

"Master, where are you going?"

"Liu Guangding's death is suspicious, send someone immediately to notify the Outer South Government Office. Seal the body, do not transport it to the inner city."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to the scene to inspect it again."

As Lin Yan reached the doorway, he stopped again and said, "List all the people who came into contact with Liu Guangding's body today! Also, inform those three banner bearers, find each of them, bring them back to Linjiang Station: wait for my return…"

With that, he stepped forward and rapidly left.

The night had already fallen, and the sky was dusky.

He hurried back to the alley where the old house was located only to see a seal on the door of next-door neighbor Liu Bo's house.

He drew his sword from its sheath, picked the lock of the door, and stepped inside.

He was greeted by a long-decayed stench.

However, peculiarly that morning, when he had returned home to bathe, he hadn't sensed any foul smell.

With the senses of someone in the Refining Essence Realm heightened, even separated by a wall, he should not have been completely unaware.

"Inside this room..."

Lin Yan placed his sword horizontally on the sheath.

With a sudden pull, sparks flew.

The sparks landed on the half-burned candle on the table.

The wick caught fire; dim and yellow, yet it lit up the entire room.

"The wall has been scraped..."

Lin Yan's pupils constricted as he recalled the strange patterns full on Chen Yuannv's human skin after he had slain the demon tiger.

He thought to himself, "Beforehand, someone must have set up a barrier in this room."

He ran his hand over the wall, feeling the scraped surface—where the fine details felt slightly sharp.

The person who scraped the wall had been somewhat crude in their method, perhaps in haste.

From the slightly curved patterns still on the wall, upon close inspection, it appeared as if they were scraped with a "knife".

Looking down, he noticed the wall dust had already been cleaned up.

"Today, the person who carried away Liu Bo's body, and who was responsible for handling this room, were those minions from the Outer South Government Office..."

Lin Yan's eyes chilled as he walked toward the door.

But at that moment, he halted his steps.

Behind him, there was suddenly a feeling of warmth.

As if a bare, soft body clung to his back, their temples rubbing against each other, whispering softly in his ear.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time..."

Boom!

Lin Yan's expression turned icy, and with a sudden stomp, he flew backward like an arrow!

In an instant, he hit the wall with his back.

A thunderous noise erupted!

The entire wall collapsed.

He immediately rolled on the ground, rose among the broken bricks and rubble, dust and dirt swirling around him, but could not obscure the cold murderous look in his eyes.

Not far away, the "Evil Spirit" which he had dispersed almost fully dissipated, the remaining aura turning into a wisp of black smoke, fleeing with the wind, vanishing in front of the street in an instant.

"Run all you can, lead me to your master."