Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 128 - Impersonation and Acting
Guan Wenzhong, who was in the study, also noticed the commotion outside the door. He got up and pushed open the door, where he saw Lin Le standing almost at the door.

He sized up Lin Le, then frowned: "Who are you?"

"Me," Lin Le regained his composure, "don't you recognize me?"

Upon hearing the voice, Guan Wenzhong's expression changed, and he smiled, saying, "Oh, Brother Lin Le, weren't you searching for treasure in Chunsun County? What brings you here?"

"Stop testing me." Lin Le was too lazy to play games with Guan Wenzhong. "Yan Xuandong is dead. He died by my hand."

Guan Wenzhong's expression changed, and his face became solemn: "Then what do you want to do?"

"Let's make the Demon Slayer Division more like the Demon Slayer Division," Lin Le said casually.

Guan Wenzhong paused for a moment: "Are you confident you can deal with the powerful cultivators of the Fourth and Fifth City Passes?"

"I'm not sure," Lin Le shook his head. "But maybe it will be possible in another half month."

"Where do you plan to start?" Guan Wenzhong asked, without hesitation choosing to become Lin Le's accomplice.

"Let's start by becoming the Garrison Commander." Lin Le took out a token, which was Yan Xuandong's identity token.

“It’s not easy.” Guan Wenzhong shook his head. “Promotions in the Demon Slayer Division aren’t something you can decide on your own. You have to report to your superiors first. Without their approval and notification, nobody will recognize it.”

"Is that so?" Lin Le toyed with the token. "Then let's make it a fake."

"Imitation?" Guan Wenzhong glanced at Lin Le. "Your transformation technique is so realistic that it can fool the real thing?"

“It’s a transformation technique,” ​​Lin Le said, putting away the token.

"Transformation technique?" Guan Wenzhong glanced at Lin Le with his divine sense, a strange look appearing in his eyes, because he could not find anything out of place in Lin Le.

"How do we do it?" Guan Wenzhong asked.

"Arrange a play," Lin Le said calmly.

……

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums rang out. Wei Shanhe, who had been looking dashing, looked at Guan Wenzhong, who had rushed in, with an ugly expression. He said irritably, "Guan, are you out of your mind? Why are you suddenly looking for me?"

Guan Wenzhong glanced coldly at the women around Wei Shanhe.

The women, being sensible, went outside.

Wei Shanhe wrapped his clothes around himself and said, "Speak, what is it?"

“Commander Yan is in grave danger and needs an escort. Commander Wei, you should come with me,” Guan Wenzhong said calmly.

"Something happened to the man surnamed Yan?" Wei Shanhe frowned. He didn't expect that Yan Xuandong, who personally took action, would still end up in such a dangerous situation. Just how vicious was that villain?
After thinking for a moment, Wei Shanhe nodded: "Alright, let's go quickly."

"Yes." Guan Wenzhong turned around and left with Wei Shanhe, who had already put on his clothes.

But just as they left the brothel, Wei Shanhe suddenly stopped and called out to Guan Wenzhong, "Wait, something's not right. Why did Yan Xuandong ask you for help first?"

Guan Wenzhong glanced at Wei Shanhe and sneered, "Guess who Lord Yan will trust more in a situation like this?"

“Of course…” Wei Shanhe paused, then shut his mouth, since Guan Wenzhong seemed to be more reliable at this time.

It's true that the Wei and Yan families are on good terms, but it's only based on mutual benefit. If Yan Xuandong's life were in danger, he certainly wouldn't trust him.

Because once he dies, the position of Commander of the Garrison will be vacant, and Wei Shanhe will have a great chance to inherit this position.

On the contrary, Guan Wenzhong didn't have so many worries. After all, he was only a centurion at the moment and couldn't be promoted beyond his rank. Moreover, his bad temper was well-known.

If it were Wei Shanhe, and he had to decide which colleague to ask for help from, he would definitely choose Guan Wenzhong, who is renowned for his loyalty.

"Let's go," Wei Shanhe said, his face darkening.

The two quickly left the city, and after a short while, having traveled dozens of miles away from Kuzhu City, Guan Wenzhong suddenly stopped:
"This is it." "This?" Wei Shanhe glanced around. "Where is he?"

"Dead." Guan Wenzhong's calm voice rang out from the side, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking.

clang!
Golden light shone on Wei Shanhe, making him look like a bronze bell.

Using the force of the recoil, Wei Shanhe immediately distanced himself from Guan Wenzhong. He frowned and stared at Guan Wenzhong with a gloomy expression: "Guan Wenzhong, what do you mean?"

Suddenly, he heard another gust of wind behind him.

boom!
Wei Shanhe was caught off guard and was smashed into the ground.

"Cough!" Wei Shanhe coughed up blood and turned to look at the attacker.
"who are you?"

A handsome young man held a long spear and looked at him indifferently.

"You don't know?" the handsome young man asked back.

Wei Shanhe remained silent, merely scanning his surroundings, searching for a good opportunity to escape.

"It seems you don't know." The handsome young man nodded upon seeing this, then shook his head. "It's utterly corrupt."

As a commander of the Demon Slayer Division, he doesn't even know what the most notorious villain looks like. You can imagine how lazy he is.

Whoosh! Wei Shanhe suddenly transformed into a streak of light and dashed towards the direction of Kuzhu City.

The handsome young man didn't move, and then there was a loud bang, and the flowing light transformed back into Wei Shanhe.

Looking at the hundreds of stars that appeared, Wei Shanhe's expression was extremely grim, and he uttered a single word: "Trapping Formation".

Knowing that today was a life-or-death situation, Wei Shanhe growled at Guan Wenzhong: "Guan Wenzhong, you hypocrite! You usually act all righteous and chivalrous, but in secret you've colluded with outsiders to harm your colleagues!"

Guan Wenzhong remained unmoved: "Wei Shanhe, I have loyalty to my brothers. What are you anyway, spending your days indulging in debauchery, without any ambition, and amassing wealth through illicit means."

"If you weren't from the Wei family, would you have this strength and this status!"

"That's what my Wei family deserves!" Wei Shanhe retorted angrily. "Since Kuzhu City was established by my Wei family, everything in Kuzhu City is rightfully mine to use!"

"Nonsense!" Guan Wenzhong retorted angrily. "If that's the case, then our ancient ancestors conquered this territory, and all future generations should pay tribute to them!"

"But what about now? There are numerous dynasties, and the former emperor of Great Yan only established his country by seizing land that others had already occupied!"

"Your ancestors' pioneering spirit is worthy of respect, but using that as a pretext to monopolize the city is no different from tribal warfare in the barbaric era. The prosperity of Kuzhu City today is due to the blood and sweat of generations of people, not the private property of the Wei family!"

Guan Wenzhong sneered again, "And you say that Kuzhu City belongs to your Wei family, but have you asked the other three families?"

Guan Wenzhong's words made Lin Le glance at him a few more times. After all, in a world where civilization was still stuck in the feudal era, Guan Wenzhong's awareness was quite remarkable.

Wei Shanhe's face flushed red, as if he couldn't find any reason to refute.

However, he no longer needed to find a reason to refute it.

Because Lin Le made a move.

With one step, Lin Le was already close to Wei Shanhe.

Sunset!

The golden crow crashed to the ground, unleashing a torrent of flames that instantly extinguished the golden light emanating from Wei Shanhe's body.

Red Lotus is enraged!
The flames gathered and erupted again, and Wei Shanhe's magic power surged as he tried his best to resist the domineering and scorching flames.

Between life and death!
With a swift stroke of the spear, Wei Shanhe's head fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)