Wuyang County, Yuelai Inn.
Lin Shu sat on the edge of the bed. With a flick of his finger, he channeled his Spiritual Power and pushed the door open.
He looked at the figure squatting on the ground by the door and sighed softly. "Didn’t I tell you not to follow me?"
"Master Lin is going to get beat up."
The man stubbornly stuck his neck out and said earnestly, "The fool has to follow."
He could understand the idle chatter of the Martial Arts Academy students. Everything they said pointed to Master Lin being in great danger now.
"..."
Lin Shu withdrew his gaze, feeling a little helpless.
Strictly speaking, there was no master-servant relationship between them, so he naturally couldn’t control where the fool went.
However, with the man’s strength, combined with an appearance that made it easy for others to underestimate him, he was unlikely to run into any real danger while traveling.
"Fine, you can follow me."
He pondered for a few moments, then beckoned him over. "But you have to remember one thing."
"Tell me, Master Lin," the fool said, getting up cheerfully and walking inside.
"If you run into a situation like last time, try to leave them with a breath of life. Bring them to me so I can question them first."
Lin Shu said with feigned seriousness, "You can’t just kill certain people. It can easily cause trouble. Understand?"
"Oh." The fool nodded, only half-understanding.
"But it depends on the situation. If it’s too dangerous, then don’t hold back. Your priority is to escape."
’Since I can’t shake him off anyway, it would be a good thing if I could pick up some Sin Coins like last time.’
But Lin Shu had no intention of forcing the issue.
In a Magical Combat between experts, life and death are decided in an instant. If he really encountered a powerful opponent, he would have to go all out.
"The fool understands," the man said, nodding vigorously.
"Alright. What do you want to eat? I’ll have someone bring it up."
Lin Shu called for a waiter and began to order.
"Sir, why are you coming to Wuyang County at a time like this?"
The inn’s waiter was a chatterbox, his face full of worry. "My shopkeeper is planning to close up for a while and take us somewhere else to wait for things to blow over."
"Just came to have a look," Lin Shu replied casually.
’If I want to carve out a territory for myself, I can’t pass up any opportunity for improvement.’
These days, Anren Prefecture was a place of roiling undercurrents.
Not only had the Demon-slaying Bureau been fully mobilized, but under the command of the Qi and Yu Families, the Scattered Immortals, though somewhat reluctant, had also dispatched numerous Immortal Descendants to assist in exterminating the demons.
According to the intelligence Old Xu had gathered and brought back, the demon groups around Anren Prefecture had suffered disastrous losses. Demon Strongholds were being uprooted one after another, and countless Little Demons had been slaughtered.
Demon Monarch Bi Hai was already doing her best to organize a counterattack, but unfortunately, with her power alone, she was stretched thin.
As for the other one, Night Ghost Demon Monarch, they had chosen to enter seclusion to achieve a breakthrough, preparing to resist the Mountain Master Disciple sent by the Half-Life Immortal Sect.
After gathering this information, Lin Shu decided he had to do something.
But before he left, he needed a reasonable excuse.
Garrisoning over ten counties for Yu Sheng was an excellent reason.
Demon Monarch Bi Hai intended to make the Demon-slaying Bureau pay their blood debt in blood.
According to Old Xu, this Demon Monarch deliberately avoided harming innocents in her actions, targeting only the Vice Generals, Captains, and Immortal Descendants.
However, there were some people within the Demon-slaying Bureau whom Lin Shu thought well of, and he planned to use them to establish a connection with the Bureau.
So, before heading into the mountains, he first came to the county seat to assess the situation.
"You certainly are brave."
The waiter noted down the order and retreated with a constant bitter smile.
He had just gone downstairs and was about to head to the kitchen when he saw the fat cook leading several kitchen hands, all carrying bags of various sizes as they rushed out in a panic.
The waiter quickly grabbed the cook’s arm. "Hey, I was just about to have you cook! Where are you all going?"
"You can cook it yourself, nice and slow."
The fat cook shook off his hand, his face a mask of panic. "Haven’t you heard? The fourth team from the Demon-slaying Bureau rushed into Wu’an County today! Something big is about to happen!"
"Huh?"
The waiter stared blankly outside the inn.
He saw only a dark, oppressive sky, as if a great storm was brewing, ready to crash down like a flood at any moment and crush the magnificent city with unstoppable force.
"Even that Immortal from the Chen Family has fled! Why aren’t you running?"
The fat cook lamented, his face a picture of despair. The County Magistrate of Wuyang was an Immortal Descendant of the Chen Family.
He’d heard that before dawn this morning, the County Magistrate had already fled back to Anren Prefecture City in his Spirit Horse Treasure Vehicle.
The man was willing to abandon his official post rather than dare to stay in the city. Clearly, he had no faith at all that the Demon-slaying Bureau’s Vice Generals and Captains could defend this place.
CRACK!
A sudden clap of thunder echoed through the sky, and a torrential downpour began without warning.
It was only dusk, but the sky had already turned as black as ink.
In the streets and alleys, the common people fled in a panic.
But outside the towering city walls, figures in black robes gathered like a flowing stream.
"Hah!"
Ruan Changfeng took a deep breath and roared, "Form ranks!"
As his voice fell, over a thousand Captains had already arranged themselves in neat rows, each gripping a Demon Slaying Treasure Saber and silently chanting Spirit Formulas.
Golden veins of light spread out, gradually weaving together into a Large Net under the thunderous, lightning-filled sky. It emanated a dense pressure, protecting the great city.
"I don’t know whether I should feel relieved or sad."
The Profound Armor on Ruan Xiangling was soaked and dripping from the torrential rain.
She smoothed back a few strands of her hair, unwilling to even waste Spiritual Power to shield herself from the wind and rain.
The relief came from the fact that the Group of Demons in the mountains hadn’t been so enraged by the last incident that they went on a killing spree across the dozen or so counties.
Instead, they had deliberately revealed themselves, surrounding Wuyang County openly as if they had issued a formal challenge of war.
They had a rage in their hearts that needed to be unleashed.
And her group of newly reinstated Vice Generals and Captains would have to do their utmost to withstand this overwhelming fury.
"It feels a little unfair, somehow."
Including the Ruan Family Siblings, a total of eight Vice Generals sat atop their Armored Spirit Horses, tightly gripping the reins.

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