Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1324 Day Tour and Night Tour
At noon, Lin Xiyin arrived at the door of an antique shop, nodded to the old man at the door, and walked in. Then she walked out of the back door of the shop and went directly into a hidden courtyard.

She was very reluctant to come.

"I told you not to come here casually." A stern voice came as she stepped into the yard.

"If I hadn't been busy, I wouldn't have come here - I don't really like seeing you."

The family environment of the Lin family is almost the same as that of every long-standing family in the Wei Dynasty. The head of the family is like a mold, and he is strict to the end. Lin Xiyin remembers that the last time she was praised by her father was when she was eight years old. When she cultivated the first strand of Hunyuan Yiqi and successfully killed a new monster, she was lifted high by Lin Huaiyong - that was the last time she saw the proud smile on her father's face.

Of course, although she didn't like it, she wasn't dissatisfied. Lin Huaiyong treated all the younger generations of the Lin family equally. Lin Xiyin didn't receive any preferential treatment compared to other people in the Lin family during her growth, but she didn't lack anything either. And when she arrived at the Demon Suppression Division, she could feel how much less effort she had to put in than others because she had Qin Chen as her father.

"If there is something, report it. If it is not something that warrants a higher level report, accept the punishment."

Lin Huaiyong's tone was stern, but Lin Xiyin disagreed and walked straight into Lin Huaiyong's study.

The affairs in Qin Chen's hands were naturally different from those of her as Si Yi. As for what Lin Huaiyong was most busy with recently, Lin Xiyin knew without thinking that it must be related to the deployment of defenses for the emperor's arrival.

"Someone has discovered the traces of the demon. I used Jinghong to take a look, but it was too far to see clearly. However, the remains of the five burnt platforms, combined with the tricks that demons have often used in history, are probably one of the 'Wanyue', 'Spring and Autumn' or 'Broken Dragon'."

"No one was sent to investigate?"

"First, I just learned the news last night. Second, as someone who has the ability to mobilize, I may never come back." Lin Xiyin responded calmly, "Let alone me, even Dian Zheng cannot guarantee that he can escape unscathed. No matter what kind of monster it is, the monsters will definitely send out the monster king. According to the rules of the Monster Suppression Division, we must have at least one Juntian leading the team, two Quexie deputies, and more than dozens of people before we can act. I don't have such great mobilization power."

Lin Huaiyong put down the file in his hand.

"Which demon is this?"

"unknown."

"Well, as Si Yi, you can only do this much."

After hearing what Lin Huaiyong said, Lin Xiyin felt a surge of anger in her heart again, but she couldn't refute it. She really couldn't do anything beyond her normal ability. In the Lin family, which has strict requirements for every younger generation, not being outstanding means being ordinary, and being ordinary cannot be valued.

"I can go investigate."

"If you encounter the demon king, you will only lose your life."

"When a demon-suppressing officer performs his duty, he is putting himself in danger," Lin Xiyin said. "Regular combat orders must be led by Juntian, but if it is just an exploratory mission, Siyi can make the decision on his own. This matter -"

"Lin Siyi." Lin Huaiyong interrupted Lin Xiyin and looked at her seriously. "Since we are talking about official business, then we should handle it in an official manner. Even if it is just an investigation, you must submit an official document to ask for instructions from your superiors. The so-called Siyi can make his own decision, but it only means that Siyi has the right to submit a document to apply for approval, not to act on his own. This is not a rule that you cannot act at your own convenience when you go out on official business alone."

"I... will go back and write." Lin Xiyin lowered her head.

"No need. Since you have submitted it to me, I will handle the follow-up matters. This matter is indeed important, so I will not pursue your act of reporting it to a higher level. Please leave."

Lin Xiyin responded and walked out the door.

After walking out of the antique shop, Lin Xiyin punched the pillar at the door with a very bad look on her face.

"It seems that you had another quarrel with your father." Ning Ke had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Arguing? How dare I?" Lin Xiyin took several deep breaths before calming down. "I just disappointed him again, just like many times in the past."

"Disappointed? Lin Qinchen has high hopes for you, what disappointment are you talking about?"

"Why didn't I see it?"

"Otherwise, how could you reach Si Yi's position at this age? There are not many people like you in this generation of the Lin family. You are all people who are being trained as the focus."

Lin Xiyin looked at Ning Ke with a strange expression: "It's not very convincing for someone like you to say this."

"To put it another way, parents always hope that their children can be better, except for those who are really unworthy of being parents. Lin Qinchen is strict, but he has not treated you unfairly. Your anger also comes from the fact that you have never been able to do better, right?"

"I am going to reorganize the Demon Suppression Bureau in the future. If I can't even meet his expectations, how can I achieve a more difficult goal?"

"I'm not good at arguing. Let's get down to business. How did Lin Qinchen respond?"

“He will take full control.”

"That's fine..." Ning Ke nodded slightly, and at this moment, Numu suddenly whispered in her ear: "There's something wrong!"

Ning Ke's reaction and angry whisper were almost simultaneous. She had taken out the watch-shaped compass from her arms as quickly as possible and opened the lid.

Today, the snow melted, the streets were bustling with people, the sun was shining brightly, and the winter chill seemed to have been somewhat weakened. And Lin Xiyin in front of him was almost blending into this golden sunshine.

"Zero times."

A rest fell into the world, causing everything to lose its color. In the pure black, white and gray, Ning Ke reached out, grabbed Lin Xiyin, pulled her to his side, and looked at where she originally was.

The sunlight hit the ground, as if it had substance, washing away everything at the door. The eaves and door pillars had holes in them in a moment. If she hadn't been able to stop even the light, Lin Xiyin would have died in that instant.

But it didn't last long, and color returned to the world.

"What--" Lin Xiyin suddenly found herself next to Ning Ke. Before she could react, she saw golden light falling in front of her, like a golden curtain, melting a piece of eaves at the door of the antique shop and the stone steps where she had just stood.

"Stand back." Ning Ke had already drawn out the copper coin sword, and a talisman paper floated out from his sleeve and began to burn.

At this moment, a sharp roar was heard from the antique shop, and a ferocious beast surrounded by gray-white mist jumped out, opening its mouth to bite the golden light that was still floating in the air.

The golden light immediately responded and transformed into several arrows, piercing through the fog beast. Then, a "person" in silver armor walked out from the gaps in the golden light. Seeing this "person", Lin Xiyin's eyes widened.

The Demon Suppression Department has its own files on famous demons and monsters, except for those that are too mysterious. Riyou is so famous that he is naturally included in the list.

Lin Xiyin never thought that Riyou would personally take action and suddenly plot against her just to kill her?
Do not--

"As long as you beat the younger ones, the older ones will come. It's the human race's weakness, and it works every time." Riyou walked into the antique shop, completely ignoring Ning Ke and Lin Xiyin. Ning Ke didn't dare to move at all at this time, because the demon king she killed, Pandie, was not at the same level as Riyou in front of her.

"Ning Ke——"

"Lin Xiyin, it attacked you because it wanted to find your father." Ning Ke reached out and held Lin Xiyin down, "You can't go over now."

"Damn Demon King..."

Lin Xiyin was still angry. Whether it was because of her own powerlessness or because she was looked down upon by Riyou, this mixed feeling made her more and more depressed. However, reason still overcame emotion. With a whistle from her mouth, the red shadow passing through the sky immediately reported this direction to the demon-suppressing officers in the whole city.

No matter how strong Riyou is, he can't escape unscathed from facing so many demon-suppressing officials!

At the same time, Riyou had already passed through the antique shop and reached the backyard. The doors, windows, trees, stones, everything melted in the brilliance surrounding Riyou, without any obstruction. In the backyard, Lin Huaiyong had already walked into the yard.

"Hello, are you the leader of this generation of demon-suppressing officials?" Riyou asked politely.

"I'm not the only one in Qinchen."

"Qin Chen—that's what I call you." Riyou nodded slightly, "You have a special method to interfere with my vision, but it's just a trick. Now, you take the initiative to show up, which is great."

"Demons have been arrogant since ancient times. Now, do you think you can definitely defeat me?"

"can."

Riyou spoke calmly, as if he was just stating the facts.

Lin Huaiyong narrowed his eyes: "Day tour, night tour, we always go together, where is the night tour?"

"Traveling together all the time is one of your common misunderstandings. We don't need to travel together, but no human being who knew about this survived." Riyou stared at Lin Huaiyong. The whole person of Lin Huaiyong was reflected in his sky blue eyes.

"Your eyes..." Lin Huaiyong looked at Riyou.

Although the Demon Suppression Bureau has records about Riyou, there are indeed not many specific descriptions of his abilities. Even someone as talented as Lin Huaiyong doesn't know that much.

He took a step forward, and mist spread from his collar. The release of Hunyuan Yiqi became his strongest defense, and Riyou's light could not penetrate the armor formed by Hunyuan Yiqi. However, Riyou did not react in any special way, but just stretched out his hand and raised it above his head.

"start."

The light condensed into a solid entity as Riyu's fingers moved, and a spear of light formed in his hand, which was then thrown out with force.

Lin Huaiyong immediately took a step forward, and with a dragon roar, the mist followed his punch and turned into a dragon, opening its huge mouth and biting down, crushing the glorious spear in its mouth. Then, his fist pierced through the mist and collided firmly with Riyou's palm.

There was a dull sound when their fists collided, but the man and the monster remained motionless.

But behind Riyou, the light condensed into pillar-shaped wings, a total of ten, bypassing Riyou's body and shooting down towards Lin Huaiyong. Lin Huaiyong did not dodge, a cloud of mist formed a hard shell around him, blocking all the light pillars outside, and then pulled out a slender dagger and stabbed Riyou in the face from bottom to top.

Riyou then raised his head slightly, but his eyes were still staring at Lin Huaiyong, but his palm was stabbing towards Lin Huaiyong's face. Lin Huaiyong instinctively turned his head and saw a cluster of golden light passing by the side of his head.

The ability to control light and transform it into substance was powerful, but not unexpectedly strong for a demon king.

Do not--

"Lord Qin Chen, that is not the real body of the demon!" Ning Ke's voice came from the antique shop.

Lin Huaiyong had already noticed this problem at this time.

In the golden light that he had just avoided, another hand reached out and separated the light. Another sky-blue pupil stared at Lin Huaiyong. At a very close distance, the whole image of Lin Huaiyong was still reflected in this eye.

"Don't come over here! Immediately inform everyone that Higurashi's ability——"

Lin Huaiyong didn't even get to finish his words as he disappeared surrounded by a golden light. Along with him disappeared all the golden light that Riyou had just condensed, as well as all the damage that Riyou had just caused.

Ning Ke did not step into the yard. Although she had not yet seen the full extent of Riyou's abilities, she had already sensed the danger.

Demons cannot enter Xingyin City in broad daylight, otherwise the days of defense by the demon-suppressing officials will become a joke. Even the demon king should be treated this way. If demons want to enter the city, they must bypass the inspection set up by the demon-suppressing officials. Although Ning Ke thinks there are many loopholes, it can still prevent the situation of the day tour raid just now.

"What's wrong, Ning Ke...father, he..." Lin Xiyin walked into the antique shop in a daze.

"The demons can't enter the city to assassinate people, but they can try to transfer people out of the city. Riyou's ability is related to light, and light is good at creating illusions. But this is not the only reason..." Ning Ke glanced at the antique shop which showed no signs of damage, and then took out his compass.

Only this item brought from the distribution center can give her the most authentic feedback.

"When did we fall into a dream? False facts, real results, this is not what Riyou did, at least it has nothing to do with the ability it just demonstrated..."

"Ning Ke, what's going on? Why don't I understand?"

"Lin Xiyin, did you just send out the Jinghong message?" Ning Ke asked sternly.

Lin Xiyin was stunned for a moment, touched the back of his neck, and said, "Not yet, I just came out, and then I heard you calling me, and then you rushed into the antique shop."

Ning Ke's heart sank.

Only she recorded the time, but Lin Xiyin had lost her memory.

"Are you sure that after I called you, you immediately rushed into the antique shop? There was nothing unusual in between?"

Lin Xi also reacted at this time: "What's going on? Where's my father? Is he no longer in there?"

She rushed into the house in a panic, but the files were still there, but Lin Huaiyong was missing.

"Nu Mu, this shouldn't be Riyou's doing. In the records of the Demon Suppression Division, there is no detailed description of Riyou's abilities, but Riyou mostly relies on direct combat. Now it seems that the one who did it was probably Yeyou."