Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god

In Lin Yu's conjecture, the point in time of Willow Town restored by the Thousand-Eyed, Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord is most likely just before Willow Town is about to be destroyed.

However, this is just a guess after all.

Perhaps a true genius here would already be able to unravel all the threads and find decisive evidence to prove their conjecture, but I, facing these limited pieces of information, can only choose to… take a gamble.

Lin Yu stood by the side of the teahouse, unable to help but ponder.

Fortunately… this time, he guessed right again.

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One after another, people lined up outside the Apricot Grove Medical Hall to seek divination, and after half of them had received satisfactory answers—at the other end of the street, a Taoist dressed in a green robe appeared, carrying a long banner.

The long banner fluttered fiercely, and the words “Taiqing” were written on the cyan banner, resembling seal script.

The Taoist did not look old, appearing to be in his fifties, with a not-too-long beard and some gray hair at his temples.

Wearing straw sandals and with two strings of copper bells hanging from his waist, he walked slowly from the end of the street, the copper bells jingling as he approached.

Lin Yu looked at him and quickly confirmed…

This guy is one of the two figures in green robes from the [Lens of Fear].

Even the players who hadn't seen the [Lens of Fear] had a guess when they saw the Taoist in the green robe, who was clearly not an ordinary passing town resident.

“Could this be the Taiqing Grandmaster?”

Snowy Owl said, and Lin Yu nodded: “Most likely.”

“Then let's go and join him!”

Snowy Owl said in surprise, but Gao Shan hesitated: “What if this is a fabrication and illusion created by Zhu Qiansi?”

After all, this Willow Town is Zhu Qiansi's home ground, and it's not impossible for her to create illusions to lure them if she notices their movements.

But Lin Yu shook his head.

“No, it shouldn't be.”

He said in a low voice.

If there were only sixth-generation disciples, it could be said that they were more diligent in accepting disciples, but Xuan Yunzi had already left the Taiqing Sect seventy years ago, and he was already a Taiqing Sect devotee at that time.

Following this line of thought, it is not difficult to guess that most of the disciples of the Taiqing Sect did not live too long.

Combining this with the fact that Xuan Yunzi justifiably said that there were three thousand of the twelve great demon lords in the world, the tone of taking those demons as the “responsibility” that Taiqing Sect disciples should solve, Lin Yu could easily deduce why.

Obviously, Taiqing Sect disciples do not cherish their lives—if there is a chance to exchange one life for another with some great demon, they would definitely exchange it without hesitation.

Based on this, Lin Yu had no doubt that the Taiqing Sect Grandmaster would use some kind of “sacrifice” of his own to leave behind a contingency plan against the “Thousand-Eyed, Thousand-Threaded Demon Lord,” such a terrifying demon.

Lin Yu couldn't be sure before seeing the Taiqing Grandmaster in person.

But now, Lin Yu could clearly feel in his mental power—the Taiqing Grandmaster's current state was different from all the other residents of Willow Town.

If the other residents were like burning lamp wicks, faint sparks dwelling in the threads of karma, then the Taiqing Grandmaster was a blazing torch.

He was not “false,” but truly had a soul—this was actually somewhat similar to his group.

It's just that his group had integrated the identity of a certain Willow Town resident, so without careful perception, this could not be seen.

And the Taiqing Grandmaster was using his own identity, so he was particularly dazzling.

Lin Yu didn't think that Zhu Qiansi had actively imprisoned the Taiqing Grandmaster's soul… it was more like the Taiqing Grandmaster had actively left behind a contingency plan.

Therefore…

“Let's go, let's go down and take a look.”

Lin Yu said softly.

Although everyone present was a well-known figure among the players, from different large organizations, in this [Instance], Lin Yu's repeated analyses, correct grasps of the situation, and well-timed actions…

Everyone had already subconsciously established trust in Lin Yu.

Although they didn't have time to think about why this 'Old Yao' from the 'Jiang'an Hall,' a small local organization, was so powerful, it was not impossible for a low-key expert to suddenly emerge in the 'Death Game.'

Half of the people on the Top 100 list have chosen to remain anonymous, and there are not a few people in the player community who are unwilling to publicize themselves.

Of course, half of everyone's trust in Lin Yu was also because Li Nian led the way well.

Soon the five of them walked down the teahouse and came to the street.

The Taoist in the green robe, who had an extraordinary demeanor and was likely the Taiqing Grandmaster, also attracted the attention of many Willow Town residents.

However, precisely because this Taoist in the green robe looked very extraordinary, no one greeted him.

Lin Yu quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands.

“Daoist Priest, please stop.”

Looking at Lin Yu who was walking towards him, the Taoist in the green robe was not nervous, but instead looked Lin Yu up and down.

“This layperson, what do you mean by stopping this humble Taoist?”

The Taoist in the green robe asked in confusion, his eyes clear and bright.

Lin Yu looked at the Taoist and asked, “May I ask, Daoist Priest, what brings you here?”

“Naturally, it is to rest my feet,” the Taoist in the green robe said, his gaze sweeping over the other four players behind Lin Yu who were quietly watching him come forward to negotiate, “May I ask, layperson, why do you ask?”

“Naturally, I want to know Daoist Priest's plans,” Lin Yu said confidently, as if he understood the Taoist in the green robe very well, “And Daoist Priest has misunderstood my question. I am not asking why you came to Willow Town… but why you came to this 'Apricot Grove Medical Hall'.”

Hearing Lin Yu's words, the Taoist in the green robe held the long banner in his hand, slightly surprised: “How does layperson know that I was coming to this 'Medical Hall'? Do I look very ill?”

“Daoist Priest is joking. Everyone knows that although this Apricot Grove Medical Hall is called a medical hall, these days, people mostly come to have their fortunes told by her daughter.”

As Lin Yu spoke, the Taoist in the green robe looked at Lin Yu again, seeming to become more and more uncertain about who this person in front of him was.

“Layperson, who exactly are you? Why did you suddenly stop this humble Taoist?”

Hearing this, Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief and finally confirmed one thing.

“So this Taoist Priest is not aware that he is in an illusion…”

Although Lin Yu still didn't think that Zhu Qiansi had actively brought this soul in, it was evident that Zhu Qiansi should not be completely without means of restraint.

But…

The fact that this Taoist, who seems to be the Taiqing Grandmaster, hasn't figured out his identity is actually a good thing for Lin Yu!

He looked at the Grandmaster and opened his mouth with a smile.

“Fellow Daoist, are you from the Taiqing Sect?”