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

“You are Zhu Qiansi's younger brother,” hearing the old doctor's words, Yunzhen became extremely wary. “This Miss Zhu… what is going on?”

Clearly, he knew that the entity within this clinic, suspected of being a demon, was Zhu Qiansi.

Lin Yu also looked at the old doctor, and said in a low voice, “Father, allow me to chat with this Daoist for a moment.”

As he spoke, Lin Yu moved closer to Yunzhen, and with each step he took, Yunzhen retreated.

After they had moved about seven steps away from the others, Lin Yu spoke.

“Daoist, as I said, we infiltrated this Willow Town… to infiltrate it, we naturally had to give ourselves an identity.”

A layer of cold frost appeared on Yunzhen's face: “So, that ‘Miss Wan’ is also a false identity?”

“Indeed.”

“To be able to seize and use someone else's identity, your methods are almost identical to that demon's,” Yunzhen said again, “Even if you are not a demon, you are definitely not righteous.”

Lin Yu looked at Yunzhen, cupping his fist slightly: “Daoist, I can only say… this was not my wish, and it is indeed the demon's method—I schemed against it, which is how we obtained the identities of the Willow Town residents.”

“Daoist can also see that I only just found out what my identity is.”

“As for whether I am righteous or evil, I implore Daoist Yunzhen to judge me by my actions, not by the methods I use.”

As Lin Yu spoke, his tone was sincere and earnest.

Yunzhen looked at Lin Yu, pondered for a long time, and then said: “Then what do you intend to do?”

“Since the other party has made me her younger brother, then I will go and see,” Lin Yu said calmly, “I want to see what that demon is up to.”

Daoist Yunzhen was still suspicious of Lin Yu just now, but hearing Lin Yu say this, he became worried instead.

“Absolutely not, that demon has very deep magic power. In this Prison Mountain Realm, there have already been several cases of entire merchant teams, escort teams, and even villages disappearing inexplicably, most likely done by it!”

“You were just advising me not to startle the snake…”

As Yunzhen spoke, Lin Yu shook his head: “But that was based on the premise that she didn't know about us. Now, she has already come out to invite me, so at least I have been exposed.”

“You and the others I brought with me should wait here first… After your reinforcements arrive, you can discuss it in detail.”

Yunzhen was still doubtful.

“But…”

“Daoist, haven't you realized that this is a very good opportunity?” Lin Yu said calmly, “Moreover, you said… vanquishing demons and eliminating evil, such things always involve sacrifices.”

“You can give up the lives of millions of people, yet you can't bear to give up the life of one insignificant me—is it just because I am talking to you, making me too concrete of a person to you?”

Hearing Lin Yu's rebuttal, Yunzhen finally couldn't say anything.

He just pondered for a long time before slowly saying: “I understand, take care.”

“That demon's methods are treacherous, unlike ordinary demons in the Prison Mountain Realm, but… Layman,” Yunzhen changed his address to Lin Yu, “Layman, you shouldn't be someone from this realm, right?”

Lin Yu looked at Yunzhen in surprise.

“How did Daoist see that?”

“I have traveled the world for a long time. The talents and outstanding figures of the Two Mountains and Six Prisons, even if I haven't met them, I have always heard of them,” Yunzhen said softly, “Moreover, Layman's purpose is too clear, and although there are obvious differences in the methods between you, there is an unusual and unified tacit understanding… Although I have never seen people from beyond this realm, or rather, the Two Mountains and Six Prisons haven't had people from beyond this realm for hundreds of years, I have read many ancient records left by predecessors… Layman, you seem very much like someone from beyond this realm.”

He laughed loudly.

“Sure enough—I have been trapped in this ‘past’! I said I always felt that something was wrong, as if there was a feeling of being deceived, it turns out… this is within the demon's divine power!”

Lin Yu watched Yunzhen talking to himself several times, and after making a hand seal, he deduced the truth step by step, and was so shocked that he couldn't add anything.

This Grand Pure Ancestor is quite a character…

“Layman, why have you come?”

And Yunzhen was also very open-minded, looking at Lin Yu, and asked.

“Naturally, I have also come for this demon.”

“I see… it seems that I didn't behead it… I failed?”

“No, it's not a failure. This demon and Willow Town have been sealed deep underground for three hundred years.”

Yunzhen then said: “Oh… then it is very powerful. What kind of demon is it?”

“A spider, a very large spider, named ‘Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Thread Demon Lord’, with a natal divine power called ‘Causal Threads’, which is similar to what Daoist you deduced. We are now in an illusion constructed by the Causal Threads divine power.”

Lin Yu replied again.

Yunzhen nodded: “Indeed, it is not simple… Then it seems that I should have fallen into its hands?”

“It shouldn't be, the reason I was able to come here was with the help of a Grand Pure Sect successor,” Lin Yu said in a low voice, “That sixth-generation Grand Pure Sect devotee mentioned that their Grand Pure Ancestor resolved the demon here and then returned to the sect, and even took away an infant to raise.”

“This is also the reason why that demon now has an opportunity to break through the seal.”

Hearing this, Yunzhen was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly.

“Ah, hahaha, our sect is so flamboyant that it can still be passed down to the sixth generation? It's really not easy!”

“But ah, Layman… it seems that I really died here.”

Lin Yu was stunned: “Why do you say that?”

Yunzhen said open-mindedly: “Because I am not the Grand Pure Sect Ancestor, that is my master—I am the first-generation chief disciple of the Grand Pure Sect.”

“The person I am seeking help from is my master.”

“Moreover, you said that my master took away an infant… Such a thing would definitely not have happened if I were still alive.”

“My master, he is kind-hearted… Although he is decisive enough, he is indeed not ruthless enough—if it were me, if I were unable to eliminate that demon, I would split every earthworm in Willow Town vertically, and the infant would definitely not be spared.”

Yunzhen sighed: “Unfortunately, it seems that I died very early and failed to dissuade my master.”