Reversing Falsehood and Preserving Truth: All Gods and Gods Are in My Hands

On the last day before the college entrance examination, the city seemed to be muted, with even the car horns sounding unusually quiet.

Slogans such as "No Honking" and "Good Luck to Test Takers" can be seen everywhere on the streets, and an invisible sense of tension permeates the air.

Lu Yu was wearing an ordinary white T-shirt and carrying a backpack. Like any student about to take the college entrance examination, he had a look of appropriate fatigue and anticipation on his face.

He held his phone in his hand, seemingly casually taking pictures of the street scene, occasionally flashing a peace sign at the camera, looking completely relaxed before the exam.

"Mom, I'm going out for a walk to clear my head. Staying cooped up at home all the time makes me feel sluggish," he said to Lin Hui at breakfast.

"Go on, go on, but don't go too far. Mom will make you chicken soup tonight." Lin Hui carefully straightened his backpack straps, her eyes full of concern.

Lu Jianming put down his newspaper and reminded him, "Be careful, don't wander off. Tomorrow's exam is the important thing."

Lu Yu's first stop was his grandmother's old house.

The familiar alleyways were quieter than usual. A few stray cats lazily lay on the wall basking in the sun. When they saw someone coming, they just raised their eyelids and curled up again.

Pushing open the slightly heavy wooden door, a soft "creak" sounded, and the old locust tree in the yard was already lush with branches and leaves, its dense canopy providing a large area of ​​shade. When the wind blew, the leaves rustled, like Grandma's gentle murmur.

He sat under the old locust tree for a full half hour, leaning against the rough trunk, closing his eyes, placing his hands naturally on his knees, and moving his lips slightly, as if he were murmuring, "Grandma, please bless me so I can succeed in the college entrance exam."

However, beneath his calm exterior, the power of the Dao of Arrays was quietly at work.

His fingertips seemed to be moving unconsciously across the ground, but in reality, they were outlining mysterious array patterns.

Centered on the old locust tree, the spirit of wood contained in its deep-rooted roots and aerial roots is drawn out and spread out along the nine palaces, forming an invisible "perception network".

This is a combination of the Dao of Formation and the Dao of Herbs. It can provide early warning through the movement of plants and trees, and when enemies break in, the vines can instantly entwine them, forming the first layer of binding.

Next, he took out several seemingly ordinary pebbles from his backpack and casually placed them in the corner of the courtyard wall and inside the threshold. The placement of these stones, though seemingly random, actually corresponded to the nine palaces of Feng Shui. By harnessing the pulse of the earth, the stones would automatically generate a slight spatial distortion if any abnormal energy intruded, interfering with the enemy's movements.

Before leaving, he bent down and picked up a locust leaf that had been blown down by the wind. Energy flowed from his fingertips, and extremely fine array patterns appeared on the edge of the leaf. He then gently placed it on the windowsill.

This leaf is the last "warning signal." Once someone touches the doors or windows of the old house, the leaf will wither instantly and transmit energy fluctuations to the array mark in Lu Yu's body.

Leaving the old house, Lu Yu continued his "relaxation" along the planned route.

He passed by Zhongzhou No. 11 Middle School, took a standard selfie at the school gate, a natural smile on his lips, but his eyes quickly swept over the school gate, the wall, and the shops across the street, instantly sketching out dozens of energy nodes in his mind.

He pretended to tie his shoelaces, squatted down, and held a five-cent coin with finely engraved patterns between his fingers, precisely pressing it into the gap of the sewer cover.

The coin resonates with the metal of the cover plate, forming an invisible energy line. Once an energy source carrying a false or hostile aura approaches, the coin will emit a vibration that only it can perceive, while releasing a weak magnetic field to interfere with the enemy's movements.

He walked to the newsstand across the street, bought a bottle of mineral water, and as he took the water, his fingers seemingly unintentionally brushed against the metal stand. A fleeting blue-green pattern flashed from his fingertip, leaving a barely perceptible imprint on the stand, echoing the coins in the sewer.

These two nodes form the first warning network covering the area around the school, and any unusual activity will be instantly detected by him, as if touching a spider web.

For the next part of his trip, Lu Yu visited Su Wan's residential area, the outskirts of Zhao Lei's villa area, and Chen Mo's old-style residential building. At each location, he perfectly integrated the array into the environment, leaving no flaws.

In the community garden downstairs from Su Wan's house, the irrigation system was slowly spraying water, creating a misty atmosphere. Lu Yu pretended to be resting in the corridor, lightly touching the damp soil with his fingertips, forming an invisible curtain of water.

In the green belt outside Zhao Lei's villa area, the neatly trimmed shrubs were growing vigorously. Lu Yu took a "landscape photo" of the shrubs, while the power of the herbaceous energy at his fingertips flowed, causing the vines to intertwine into a net under the shrubs, and the power of the array channel drew in the earth's vein energy.

Beside the manhole cover at the entrance of Chen Mo's alley, Lu Yu pretended to dodge an electric scooter, paused, and then slid his foot along the edge of the manhole cover...

Throughout the entire process, Lu Yu maintained a relaxed demeanor, even buying a cup of milk tea from a milk tea shop near Chen Mo's house and slowly finishing it while sitting by the window.

He looked no different from any other candidate taking advantage of the last minute to relax.

In a corner he couldn't see, two inconspicuous electric bikes maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far. The man riding the bikes was wearing an ordinary food delivery uniform, and his helmet was pulled down low, covering most of his face.

One of the people had a miniature camera hidden inside his helmet, silently recording Lu Yu's every move and transmitting the footage in real time.

"The target entered the old house and stayed for thirty-five minutes, mainly sitting quietly under the locust tree, possibly praying for good luck before the exam."

The young tracker lowered his voice and reported through a miniature communicator in his collar, his tone slightly relaxed.

"The target left the old house and went to No. 11 Middle School, took photos at the school gate, and behaved normally."

"The target stayed in Jinxiu Residential Area for ten minutes, resting in the corridor, without any unusual behavior." "The target took photos outside the villa area, appearing relaxed."

"The target has entered the milk tea shop and made a purchase; they have been there for five minutes."

They sent out messages one by one using encrypted communicators.

"Looks like he really was just relaxing before the exam," the young stalker whispered to his companion.

The older tracker smirked disdainfully, his voice hoarse: "He's still just a kid; the college entrance exam is his everything. Continue monitoring him, make sure he doesn't do anything suspicious. The core magic array is at a critical stage; we absolutely cannot afford any mishaps."

Unbeknownst to them, when Lu Yu sat quietly under the locust tree at the old house, for a fleeting moment, his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Unbeknownst to them, when Lu Yu sat quietly under the locust tree at the old house, his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Just as he was guiding the wood spirit energy to connect with the earth vein energy, he seemed to sense a very faint spatial fluctuation, like a heartbeat, coming from deep within the foundation of the old house.

This feeling was fleeting, so fast it was like an illusion, yet Lu Yu's keen perception of array formations captured it perfectly.

Lu Yu showed no abnormality and remained seated until the formation was completed. Only then did he slowly stand up, dust himself off, and wave to the old locust tree as if saying goodbye.

But only he knew that the string in his heart had been stretched even tighter.

As the sun set, Lu Yu returned home in the afterglow.

Lin Hui had already set the food on the table. The aroma of chicken soup filled the living room, and the warm yellow light made the room feel cozy.

"How are you, Xiaoyu? Are you feeling better?" Lin Hui asked with concern.

"Much better, Mom." Lu Yu took the soup bowl, the warm soup sliding down his throat, spreading warmth throughout his body. He smiled, his eyes relaxed. "After walking around, my mind is much clearer. I'll be fine for the exam tomorrow."

He lowered his head to drink his soup, but a trace of solemnity, which only he himself could understand, flashed deep in his eyes.

Beneath the city's seemingly calm surface, an invisible net is quietly tightening.

He had already used the pretext of relaxing before the exam to set up layers of defenses at key points in the city.

Those formations integrated into the grass, trees, rocks, and everyday objects are like lurking hunters, quietly waiting for their prey to enter.