"Senior Brother Fan is right. This situation certainly won’t last long."
The Stewards were all sharp as tacks; how could they not understand the meaning behind those words?
They instantly put on smiling faces, cupped their fists toward the young man, and said, "Junior Brother Lin, if you need anything in the future, feel free to ask us. Don’t be a stranger."
With that, the Stewards, unwilling to further provoke the shopkeeper who was clearly brimming with fury, quickly dispersed.
As for the brutally killed Liu Family disciples...
This was Yongzhou Pass.
Yongzhou Pass, which belonged to the Yu Family!
Yu Sheng was no longer the girl with the deformed Immortal Embryo.
Never mind that they had secretly infiltrated the city on their Master’s orders. Even if their Master were here, with that ledger as evidence, they would have had to quietly accept their fate and be buried here, right in front of that Liu Family Immortal Descendant!
"Are you still eating?"
Lin Shu ignored the Stewards’ pleasantries and glanced at the numerous Laborers.
"Come on, come on." Yu Sheng peeked out from the doorway, waving at the crowd.
"Thank you, Shopkeeper Lin!"
The common folk serving in the Border Region were long accustomed to the sight of corpses.
Now that they understood the situation, they paid no mind to the filthy bloodstains and surged inside. The bolder ones even started helping the inn’s servants clean up the bodies.
Others went to the back courtyard to help the cook reheat the food.
The inn became lively once again.
Lin Shu, however, took Yu Sheng back to their room on the second floor.
"You’re so amazing! Can you let me try next time?!"
The little girl excitedly waved her small fists.
How could she not know that these people were the very culprits who had caused her to be trapped in the city?
’I was just wondering how Lin Shu would deal with these bad guys while keeping it a secret from the other Cultivators in the city.’
’I never expected that those Stewards and disciples wouldn’t dare to interfere with the inn’s affairs at all!’
’Every single one of them was so amicable.’
It was a world of difference from before.
Thinking of this, Yu Sheng couldn’t help but jump up with a face full of adoration and hug the young man’s arm tightly. "That was so impressive!"
Lin Shu quietly composed his expression.
He used the lives of these Liu Family disciples for two reasons. First, to display his capabilities to Fan Qingyang.
After all, if Yu Sheng wanted to take over the Yu Family Siblings’ inheritance, she needed to show the higher-ups not just her own potential, but also that she had enough strength to control the situation.
’A large territory is out of the question for now.’
’But a small Earth City is something we can fight for.’
Second, he was also observing the Yu Family’s attitude.
If his status as a Yu Family Disciple couldn’t produce a sufficient effect...
...then Lin Shu, whose Body Tempering already made him comparable to a Core Formation expert, would have to consider leaving.
As it stood, this status was still somewhat useful.
It might not be enough to protect him from the Qi Family, but at the very least, it made it more convenient for him to act and gather more information.
Lin Shu exhaled.
He cleared his mind of distracting thoughts and began to take stock of his gains.
There were eleven Liu Family disciples, with cultivation ranging from the Early-stage Jade Liquid to the Late-stage Jade Liquid.
They were worth from three to nine strings of coins each.
Another fifty-eight strings of Sin Coins in hand.
It wasn’t as much as he’d gotten from the White Teeth Mine, but it was a freebie, and there had been no risk involved.
"Go on, back to your business."
Lin Shu shooed Little Yu Sheng away and stepped into his room.
"I told you to wait. Did you think I was going to cheat you?"
Sensing the Filthy Moon Wolf Lord’s renewed excitement, he didn’t rush to mobilize the Sin Coins. Instead, he first took out the Storage Bags to inspect them.
These people weren’t very strong, but perhaps because they were running errands for their Master, they were quite well-equipped.
They were carrying a full six Demon Slaying Sabers alone.
The Elixirs for replenishing energy were piled high, and they had a rather exaggerated stash of Immortal Talismans. The aura emanating from seven or eight of these talismans actually surpassed the one the Demons had delivered previously.
’Top Grade Immortal Talismans?’
A talisman of this grade could unleash an attack nearly as powerful as a full-strength strike from a Late-stage Jade Liquid Cultivator.
Moreover, they required almost no Spiritual Power to use, and several could be activated at once.
In Magical Combat between those of the same realm, the slightest difference could mean life or death.
Unfortunately for them, they had run into a Great Core Formation Cultivator. By the time they thought to use the talismans, it was already too late.
After finishing his inspection, Lin Shu was about to put everything away.
Suddenly, his gaze froze. He had spotted a wisp of black qi in the corner of a Storage Bag.
"Huh?"
Lin Shu took it out and rolled it between his fingers.
He quickly realized that this wisp of Immortal Aura must have been a gift from their Master, meant for regaining control of the Ink Flood Dragon Sword Bracelet.
But unlike the Cyan Qi that the Foundation Establishment Stage Yu Sheng had released before, this wisp of black qi, though small, revealed a complete serpent’s shadow when examined closely.
’Is this the aura of an adult Immortal Descendant?’
The Filthy Moon Wolf Lord, lolling its tongue out, watched its master’s expression grow increasingly animated and suddenly felt that something was amiss.
Outside the inn.
At the end of the dusty, unpaved street.
Chen Xiangzhu stood with a complicated expression on her face.
For her, the matter of the Yu Family Siblings was a mixed blessing.
The downside was that she, too, was an Immortal Descendant and likewise needed to be wary of that Demon General who planned to raise a banner of rebellion.
But as long as she was careful, the rest was all to her benefit.
As the most senior Young Immortal in Shihu City, if the Yu Family members weren’t here, Chen Xiangzhu could have quickly taken over Yu Qing’s disciples. She might have even had a chance to extend her influence toward the Nine Border Passes and the White Teeth Mine.
But now... someone had suddenly told her that Yu Sheng had grown up.
"Have you noticed something?"
Steward Luo stood behind her, his gaze fixed darkly on the inn.
"From the Laborers at the bottom to the Stewards at the top, everyone is intentionally or unintentionally revolving around this place. Add to that Fan Qingyang’s subtle hint from earlier..."
"If you think of Shihu as an ordinary county seat..."
"...then this inn, which was clearly meant to be an insult to Yu Sheng before..."
"...is now starting to feel vaguely like the main hall of a Government Office!"
"If this continues, I’m afraid Miss Chen will be driven out of this Earth City. You should know how greedy that man Lin is."
Hearing this, Chen Xiangzhu suddenly gritted her teeth. She looked back with a ferocious expression and, in a rare display, cursed:
"You’re full of shit!"

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