Chapter 158: Methods to Suppress Evil Spirits! [Second update!] Lu Gong's courtyard. The atmosphere was a bit stagnant. Lu Tang sat in the corner, looking up at the sky with a sad look on his face, thinking about the meaning of life symbolized by different talents, different cultivations, different ages and other factors. And in the courtyard. Lin Yan took a sip of tea. Mr. Lu drank a bowl of medicine. The commander sighed. "Are we just going to sit here like this?" Lin Yan put down his teacup and said slowly, "Anything you want to ask?" "Qi Refining Realm?" The commander had a strange look on his face and uttered three short words.

"Yes." Lin Yan nodded slightly. "Did you do anything south of Fengcheng?" the commander asked. "Yes." Lin Yan nodded again. "It's all right." The commander also lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then looked at Lord Lu and said, "Don't you want to ask something?" "I had expected this." Lord Lu stroked his beard and said calmly, "Kill the fierce evil spirit, exterminate the pig, and scare away two Qi Refining Realms... the key to the catastrophe..." "Mr. Lu is truly a man of great foresight." Lin Yan was surprised and full of admiration. "I didn't predict everything." Lord Lu said modestly, "For example, the Hades Stone Gate in Dayin River and the red-clothed man who subdued the soul-demanding ghost lantern, really surprised me." "Subdued the red-clothed woman who was the life-demanding ghost lantern?" The commander said solemnly, "Does Lord Lu know anything about her?" "I don't know much about it." Mr. Lu looked at Lin Yan and smiled slightly: "However, as her fiancé..." "What?" The commander exclaimed, a look of incredible shock. "What?" Lu Tang jumped out from the corner, opened his eyes wide, and stared at Lin Yan. After a long while, his dark face was filled with disappointment. He slowly stepped back and whispered, "Engagement with the red-dressed woman? I, Lu, am far from having such courage... It's not unfair that I lost..." He finally felt somewhat relieved, walked to a corner, and sighed, "Although I have the best talent in the world, I have lost interest in human women... As the saying goes, heaven is fair, if you gain something, you must lose something." "After all, Lu is still thinking about getting married and having children. No wonder he always lags behind on the path of cultivation." "My defeat was not unfair, and I am convinced. From now on, I will no longer make comparisons in the way of cultivation." The dark-faced man was full of emotion. He pushed open the door and walked in. There was silence in the courtyard for a long time. "I do not know."

Lin Yan finally spoke and let out a breath. Upon hearing this, Lord Lu nodded slightly and said, "In the future, I will find a way to find out the truth... I really don't understand the source of the marriage contract." The commander tilted his head to look at Lin Yan, was silent for a moment, and said, "Don't you like Ge Mei'er? When did you change?" "..." Lin Yan rubbed his brows, changed the subject, and asked, "What are you going to do with the key to the Canyu Mansion?" Lord Lu said, "Qifeng City has already responded. I also met with the Lord of Canyu Palace last night." Hearing this, Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the commander and said thoughtfully, "That old garrison commander?" "It was not arranged by me." The commander shook his head slightly and said, "He is not from Zhaoye." It is an irrefutable fact that he was deceived by Jie Jin, which led to the outbreak of hidden dangers in the ancient law, the killing of his colleagues in Jiantiansi, and the slaughter of innocent merchants along the way! Despite being for the sake of the human race, he sneaked into the ruins, intercepted the secret letter, and made great contributions. But as the old garrison commander said, merits cannot outweigh faults. "No one knows when he will go astray again. Even he himself dares not promise that he can maintain his true nature." “Even the people of Zhaoye, who put life and death aside, dare not really go with him.” The commander shook his head slightly and said, "He can't become a Zhaoye person." After a pause, the commander slowly said, "Besides, he is now at a dead end, standing on a cliff, with no way forward or retreat... I can't help him either." "After his death, he can be listed as a Zhaoye person." At this moment, Lord Lu slowly spoke, "He asked Lin Yan to pass on a message, saying that after he died, he would report the truth to the inspector with a broken arm. This was probably his hope." "He has made great contributions in the past, and now he has made great contributions. I will personally discuss his posthumous reputation with the highest commander of the prefecture city." The commander spoke in a heavy tone, and then said, "But the credit for the key to the Remnant Prison Mansion..." "Press it first." Mr. Lu said, "There is another secret about the key. Once we find out, we can reward you based on your merits. It won't be too late! But as for the stone gate to the underworld..." The commander was silent for a moment, then said, "The stone gate has been sealed, but for the time being, we cannot find out the source or the era it corresponds to!" “However, according to the story told by the Lord of the Canyu Palace, he saw a group of Yin soldiers enter. At dawn, there were Yin soldiers leading them, and Yin gave birth to Yang, and the dead came back to life.” "So, Qifeng Mansion speculates that this stone gate to the underworld may be an existence in ancient legends." "The ninth priest of Wutong Temple will go to Dayinjiang today and conduct a thorough investigation." "..." As Lin Yan listened to these words, his expression gradually became strange. The Lord of the Canyu Palace?

The strongest human in Canyu Mansion? Did you see the leader of the ghost soldiers come back to life with your own eyes? "Lin Yan?" The commander pushed him. "That..." Lin Yan's expression was complicated, and hesitantly said: "The leader of the ghost soldiers you mentioned, is it possible... maybe... I was the one who followed the ghost soldiers and investigated secretly?" "Impossible. With your ability, even if you have entered the Qi Refining Realm, how could you possibly hide it from the Lord of the Canyu Palace?" The commander shook his head slightly and said seriously, "His cultivation is far superior to mine. He can see through the truth at a glance. How could he not tell whether it is a living person or a ghost soldier?" "That's okay." Lin Yan nodded after hearing that. "..." Mr. Lu looked at Lin Yan deeply, but did not say anything. "We have already tracked down Xu Dingye's whereabouts," the commander said, "He will come to Linjiangfang the day after tomorrow morning." "Got it." Lin Yan looked normal. "Deputy City Guard Shi..." The commander hesitated. "His son committed a capital crime, so I killed him." Lin Yan said calmly: "It's fine if he doesn't commit any crime when he comes to Gaoliu City. If he does, I'll kill him anyway." "You'd better be careful!" Upon hearing this, Lord Lu frowned and said, "After all, he is the deputy city guard of Qifeng Prefecture." Upon hearing this, Lin Yan said solemnly: "The commander once told me to be the sword hanging over Gaoliu City!" "As long as I remain true to my original intention and put justice first, no matter what the consequences... I have the Heavenly Supervisor as my backer!" "I am the Heavenly Supervisor, so I am not necessarily afraid of a deputy city guard, right?" At this point, Lin Yan raised his head slightly and said, "Commander, is that right?" "..." The commander felt his mouth dry and was speechless for a moment. In his memory, it seemed that he said that night that he would bear all the consequences himself in Gaoliu City. I didn't mention the consequences for the entire Qifeng Mansion, but you can all bear it, right? How did this kid, who was a knife hanging over Gaoliu City, become a knife hanging over the entire Qifeng Mansion? "Respected Commander?" Lin Yan came closer, frowned and said, "Does it mean that I, a disciple of the Heavenly Guards, who enforce the law impartially and according to the law, should be afraid of a deputy city guard?" Upon hearing this, Lord Lu pondered and said, "Not really. The Heavenly Supervisor of Qifeng Prefecture is responsible for monitoring the entire Qifeng Prefecture. Not to mention the deputy city lord, even the chief city lord is also within the scope of monitoring!" At this point, Lord Lu added some tea and said, "Logically speaking, you enforce the law impartially and act according to the law. Not to mention killing the two sons of the Shi family, if Deputy City Guard Shi commits a capital crime, you can also kill him!" "..." The commander was silent for a moment, then said, "Mr. Lu is right." He took a deep breath, stood up, and said, "I will go back to the Heavenly Supervisory Office to prepare some things." He didn't wait for a reply and strode out. The courtyard fell silent.

Then I saw Mr. Lu rubbing his brows. "Recently, things in Gaoliu City are extremely complicated." "I see it." "what do you need?" "Three or five pieces of Phoenix Blood Ancient Jade." "Do you think it's cabbage?" Lord Lu said angrily, "Do you know how precious this thing is? Can you get it just because you want it?" "Then there is nothing special needed for the time being." Lin Yan shook his head. "The ninth temple priest of Wutong Temple is my nephew." Lord Lu sighed and said, "He brought the temple guards with him. I believe the senior military officials can find one or two." "Thank you, Mr. Lu." "You have to pay it back." Mr. Lu said slowly: "After you report your contribution, the Phoenix Blood Ancient Jade you got will be returned to the owner." "Of course." Lin Yan nodded slightly. "Okay, go home first." Lord Lu pondered and said, "The path I chose for your second brother, he doesn't want to take! Instead, he has his eyes on... another path!" "What road?" Lin Yan couldn't help but look solemn when he heard this. "Suppress the evil spirit!" Mr. Lu spoke slowly. "Suppress evil spirits?" Lin Yan's heart sank a little, and he asked, "Is this also an ancient method?" "It's much more domineering than worshipping the evil spirit." Lord Lu said slowly, "The so-called worshipping the evil spirit is to regard oneself as a slave and the evil spirit as the ancestor, and to offer incense, blood, and vitality day and night! But the method of suppressing the evil spirit is to use one's own 'righteousness' to forcibly suppress it and force it to drive it!" "If we suppress it by force, the backlash will be severe." Lin Yan frowned. "Compared to the method of worshipping evil spirits, if you can suppress it by force, you don't need to consume your own blood, vitality, and incense... there are no hidden dangers." Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "I am afraid that one day, I will suddenly become weak... one day, my luck will be low, my qi and blood will be weak, my life span will be shortened, or after a few years, I will be old..." After a pause, Master Lu said, "At that time, the evil spirit will retaliate crazily, pouring out the hatred that has been forcibly suppressed for many years!" "no!" Lin Yan's face was solemn, and he said seriously: "I would rather my second brother live his whole life as an ordinary citizen in Gaoliu City and live a stable life!" "Therefore, you need to persuade him." Mr. Lu reached into his bosom, took out a letter, and said, "This is what I gave him. Give it to him after you have persuaded him." (End of this chapter)