Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

Chapter 252 Inviting the Enemy into the Trap

The reason why Qi Jia, the Night Wanderer, was able to receive the decree from the Lord of Impermanence is most likely because he was located at the border between two countries.

Although the Impermanent Ones hold a high position in the underworld, there are still quite a few of them in the Hengshui lineage. One must also worry about whether they might overstep their bounds or be used by other Impermanent Ones' confidants.

Therefore, blocking the entrance to Yongzhou is definitely the easiest and most effortless method.

There was definitely more than one imperial edict, but most of the other white flames probably ended up in the hands of the underworld officials in Da Shun, since that was Zhang Ye's territory.

Lin Shu was just joking in her heart.

If these hounds of spirits could truly smell the scent of his own fragmented soul hidden within the Night Wanderer's immortal body, he would surely crush the few dead souls before him immediately and then completely abandon this half-life immortal position.

The crime of killing the Cangming Guard is insignificant compared to killing an immortal and impersonating an official.

If the latter is discovered, even if Lin Shu grows three heads and six arms, he probably won't be able to escape Hengshui.

"No response?"

He deliberately tugged at the chain in his hand and found that the soul dog was still lying on the ground sniffing around.

This is interesting.

That fiend surnamed Zhang was indeed one of the reasons for the prince's confidence.

The deaths of Deng Yao and the others actually alarmed this Yin General to come forward.

As Lin Shu pondered this, her eyelids twitched involuntarily.

The power of the Dragon Palace had exceeded his expectations. Although Tantai Ming was revered as a prince, he was essentially just a descendant of immortals.

The Qi and Yu families in Yongzhou demonstrate that the descendants of immortals hold a very low status within their clans.

Even Yu Tongxuan, who rose to the top and was considered the strongest under the Mountain God, was actually only so-so in terms of status.

Knowing that the person had died in Anren Prefecture, the Mountain God was not saddened or angry. Instead, he calmly watched from a distance until he and the Night Wanderer staged a tragic scene of exhaustion and death, at which point the other party finally agreed to take action.

On the other hand, Master Zhang is a proper Yin Marshal who is half a level higher than the Mountain God and the Night Wanderer.

The one who died was not the prince himself, but merely one of His personal guards. It was not worth sending an Impermanent Man to handle the matter and commanding many half-life immortals to investigate for him.

This can only mean one thing: the Dragon King's level is higher than he imagined.

It reached a point where even the Yin Marshal could hardly reach him, unable to contact his true form, and could only try to curry favor with this Mountain and Sea Immortal by helping the younger generation of the Tantai family.

Lin Shu licked her lips, her eyes narrowing slightly.

It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid.

But by then, so much has already been done, and turning back is not so easy.

Fortunately, he did not intend to fight the Dragon King alone, nor did he need to kill this mountain and sea immortal. He simply wanted to use the power of the Heavenly Demon Palace to force the Dragon King to make some concessions.

Let's take a step back and leave a way out for the demons of both countries, including ourselves.

That's it.

It still sounds like an impossible dream, but at least there's a sliver of a theoretical possibility.

"I was pretty lucky."

Lin Shu noticed that these soul dogs had only just landed, but they had already all turned around and were looking at Da Shun.

The methods employed by these underworld generals made him realize once again the shallowness of his own knowledge.

Destroying the body and covering up the evidence is useless; once they capture a few dead souls, they can track down the murderer even from thousands of miles away.

But Lin Shu wasn't too afraid; instead, she sighed softly.

In any case, at least we got involved, so we weren't completely surrounded by the aquatic creatures without any real understanding of what was going on.

Just as he was pondering how to use this decree of impermanence to see if he could do something about it.

From the distant white mist, the barking of dogs could be heard.

Thin, bony figures crawled on all fours, their noses pressed to the ground, chains around their necks, and approached from two directions through the thick white fog.

"Hahaha, I knew Brother Qi had also received Master Zhang's orders and hurriedly brought Brother Liu over."

Even though the person tried to make their laughter sound hearty, their shrill voice was still quite grating.

The silhouettes of two figures slowly emerged from the mist.

Lin Shu tried hard to search her memory.

The Moon-Devouring Wolf was originally a fragment of Young Master Qi's soul. After devouring the other's soul, it also gained many of his remaining memories.

This part of the memory was also shared with Lin Shu.

The speaker was Yang Qingyue, the day-roaming deity of Yuzhou.

It was Yuzhou, a border town of the Great Shun Dynasty, guarded by the Zhao family's Golden-Patterned Black Tiger. The two states were feigning a battle in Longjizhou.

Over the years, no matter how much of a homebody the Qi family's night wanderer was, he still knew the day wanderer across the street.

As for Brother Liu mentioned by Yang Qingyue, he is probably a certain Great Shun Ghost King, one of those "countryside immortals" who are far from Hengshui Dragon Palace.

This is a case of banding together for warmth.

Thinking of this, the majestic white wolf, standing three zhang tall, slowly raised its head, twitched the corner of its mouth, its attitude neither cold nor overly enthusiastic: "I just received it too."

According to the remaining memories, the two were not very familiar with each other.

To put it bluntly, the Dragon Palace is the power center of the entire Hengshui lineage, and the farther away from the Dragon Palace, the less importance is attached to it.

They're all poor losers, and no one can help anyone else. Since they can't get promoted through connections, they can only rely on themselves. There's no need for them to have too much contact.

Moreover, when it comes to relying on themselves, they generally do things that can't be seen in the light of day, and they don't want others to see it. So they reach a consensus to look after themselves and avoid wandering around aimlessly.

"It's been so many years since Lord Wuji has thought of us."

Yang Qingyue stepped out of the mist, dressed in a bright yellow robe, looking like a normal middle-aged man with an average build, only reaching the white wolf's calf.

This is not his true form; it's just that as a day-roaming deity, he stays in the human world year-round, and changing into a human form makes it easier for him to do his work.

At that moment, he raised his head with a smile and said meaningfully, "This is a rare opportunity, so we should cherish it."

Despite the smiling face of this day-roaming deity, there was a hint of bitterness in his voice, like that of a wronged woman.

For a messenger of the underworld to be promoted, the most important thing is the amount of incense offerings. This is a basic, hard standard, equivalent to the spiritual power of a cultivator.

In addition, they also need to make real contributions.

After all, there are quite a few immortals who have enough incense offerings, but the positions are only a few fixed. It's not easy to make room for one, so if one wants to take the position, he must come up with something that can convince the masses.

The former can be accumulated gradually, while the latter depends on how the higher authorities arrange things.

Clearly, Master Zhang has been ignoring these people for quite some time.

"Yan Bin, the Ghost King of Lotus Mountain, I have long heard of Brother Qi's great name."

Even mutual flattery among the impoverished is somewhat awkward.

The fox, clad in a tattered black robe, clearly did not recognize Lin Shu, nor did it expect the other party to know about it.

"Time is of the essence and the task is urgent, so let's skip the small talk. I've summoned you two today to ask if you have any intention of taking the initiative to apprehend the person?"

Yang Qingyue shook the chain in his hand and his gaze fell on Lin Shu.

The daytime wandering gods are responsible for recording good and evil deeds and are civil officials, while the nighttime wandering gods are in charge of arresting criminals and are most adept at capturing people's souls.

As instructed by Master Zhang, this night watchman only needed to keep an eye on things in Yongzhou.

But for immortals like them, seizing an opportunity is an opportunity to take the initiative and see if the other party has the guts.

"Why would you two think of me for such a good thing?" Lin Shu looked at him noncommittally.

Participation is definitely necessary; otherwise, how can one obtain information about how the prince arranged his personnel? However, it's best to simply put on a show to avoid revealing any flaws.

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Yang Qingyue was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Qi is indeed shrewd. These beasts are quite strong; they even lost most of the Cangming Guards."

"Although the Cangming Guard is strong in the mortal realm, they can't scare the people of the underworld, can they? Besides, the Soul Fire didn't say that we were required to take action. We only need to provide information for Prince Hengshui."

Lin Shu gripped the chains tightly and forcefully pulled back the soul dogs, looking completely uninterested.

"Brother Qi, you may not know this," Yang Qingyue glanced at the Ghost King of Lotus Mountain before turning back to the White Wolf and whispering, "Han..."

The Mountain Demon King has disappeared; it's highly likely that even his immortal body was shattered. Anyone with such power must have been from the Heavenly Demon Palace.

He continued, "Although Prince Hengshui has said that these demons are definitely not related to the Heavenly Demon Palace, we should still be careful. Only if Brother Qi lends a hand can we feel at ease."

Upon hearing the news of the Ghost King's disappearance, Lin Shu was immediately shocked: "The Demon Palace has gone mad! How dare they attack the immortals?"

"Who knows about them? But this is already quite restrained. You don't know about the fall of Luo Fengming, the young master of the outer family, do you? The world is in chaos these days."

Yang Qingyue complained a couple of times, then tempted him, "However, as the saying goes, fortune favors the bold. This is a good opportunity for us to come out of seclusion. When the immortals come to inspect, there will be rewards and punishments, and many positions will surely become available."

"Brother Qi, you've been the deputy commander for so many years, don't you want to be Master Qi for once?" The Ghost King of Lotus Mountain chimed in with a few words of agreement.

Lin Shu appeared interested, but in reality, she was rapidly gathering information in her mind.

Even these two impoverished families knew that the Cold Mountain Ghost King had met with misfortune, so the Zhang family's Wuchang Master must have known as well, but they were powerless to track down the real culprit, and were even unaware that the Ghost King was gone.

This inevitably relieved him.

Then there's Wangsun—Tantai Ming actually dared to be so certain that the Cangming Guard's troubles had nothing to do with the Heavenly Demon Mansion.

Tsk tsk.

Putting aside whether these soul dogs could reveal their past lives, even if they could, among those who made the move were Ning Qingzhi and Dong Ling, two well-known members of the Demon Palace, as well as Lao He and Cang Li, two servants of the Luo family in the eyes of others.

The remaining few, who had come from Liang, had almost none of them left any reputation in Da Shun.

On what basis does Tantai Ming conclude that this matter is unrelated to the Heavenly Demon Palace?

The answer is actually quite obvious.

Thinking about this, Lin Shu inexplicably felt nauseous.

The Heavenly Demon Palace was, after all, a massive force supported by the combined power of many demons.

He thought that Luo Fengge's limit was to give up avenging her brother and stay in the mansion like a coward.

Unexpectedly, someone would send a message to the prince and sever ties before the feud was even resolved. They could easily be paired with this young master Feng Ge to form the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix, and be called the two "heroes" of the Demon Palace.

This is just too embarrassing.

For now, let's not count on those people; let's focus on saving our own lives first.

"What you two say makes sense."

Lin Shu's eyes flickered, as if she had come back to her senses from deep thought, and she said calmly, "We can't let those people who have no real skills and only know how to flatter with sweet words take up all those positions."

"Since that's the case—" Yang Qingyue's face lit up with joy. With the three of them working together, they could finally compete with the other immortals and no longer have to fear those beasts.

"Walk."

Lin Shu coldly uttered a single word, leading several soul dogs, and his tall figure slowly disappeared into the white mist waves.

The Great Shun Dynasty, located in the mountainous suburbs outside Tongzhou.

The crowd gathered around, all looking at the young man who was leaning against a big tree, deep in thought.

Old He was feeling somewhat agitated.

In his view, the best course of action now is to try to contact the Luo family and see if a win-win cooperation can be achieved.

With their help, Luo Fengge could also take the opportunity to get rid of his previous wrong choice. Even if he couldn't fulfill the young master's last wish, just getting some revenge would make his future position as the head of the manor extremely secure.

Besides that, we need to ask Miss Ning to come up with a way to try and trick some people out of the Ning family.

Of course, Lao He had a detailed conversation with Lin Shu before and knew that this kind of behavior of clinging to thick branches like vines was not what the other party wanted. The young demon king had an admirable goal in his heart.

But things in life can't always go as planned.

Everyone knows that gold is good, but for the sake of making a living, one must also focus on the few copper coins in one's hand.

His biggest worry now is that Lin Shu, out of helplessness, might make some rash decisions, which would be worse than the initial two options.

Lin Shu raised her eyes, and under everyone's astonished gaze, she suddenly reached out her palm and directly collected the aura from their bodies.

Fortunately, he held considerable prestige among the people.

Even though they didn't know what Master Lin wanted to do, no one, including Lao He, questioned it and let the other party take away their breath.

"I overlooked one thing."

"No matter how clean you are when you do things, the Dragon Palace may still have the means to track you down."

Lin Shu did not tell everyone directly where he got the information.

The matter of killing immortals and impersonating officials was far too serious to be left unresolved; it could only be buried deep within my heart.

"Tantai Ming may not have the ability, but he can ask others for help." Old He suddenly realized, his pupils contracted sharply, and he suddenly remembered that among the many helpers of the prince, there was also a big figure in the underworld.

"Could it be that our whereabouts have been exposed?" He stared at the wisp of mist in the young man's hand, which was mixed with the aura of everyone present.

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone around quickly stood up, including Ning Qingzhi, and their expressions became tense.

After realizing her own limitations, she has clearly become much more obedient.

If they were truly pursued by the various aquatic creatures, they might not even have a chance to call for help.

Lin Shu plucked a wisp of mist from the fog ball and left it on the hillside in front of everyone, saying seriously, "We've definitely been exposed now."

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Yuan Yuan's lips twitched twice.

The others were also at a loss, their mouths agape.

After thinking for a long time, Master Lin decided to release his aura to lure the group of immortal descendants over.

If that's the case, it seems unnecessary to go through all that trouble; everyone can just go to the Prince's Palace and walk right into the trap.

"Let's go, let's go somewhere else."

Lin Shu then summoned the Qingxuan Lingxi Pendant, pouring all her spiritual power into it, which emitted a hazy blue light that enveloped the surrounding crowd.

Then, he actively activated the Tribulation-Repelling Spiritual Root within his body.

With both factors combined, the flavor of the food became extremely bland.

His idea was actually very simple.

Led by the Soul Hound, the Underworld and the Hengshui Clan will surely find them; it's just a matter of time.

Instead of hiding, we should find a way to break this group up.

The greed of underworld officials for personal gain is a perfect opportunity to create conflict.

Once they sense the obvious aura, the numerous underworld officials will undoubtedly rush over. But if, at this moment, a stubborn person, convinced there's a trap, insists on looking in the other direction—

With the presence of the Mountain God's Carriage, Lin Shu was fully capable of creating a time difference.

He had done this kind of self-serving thing to Chang Yi many times before, so he was quite adept at it.

Even if they can't dismantle that group of aquatic creatures, at least it proves that Qi Jia's Night Wanderer's judgment was accurate, thus giving them greater say and making it easier to act in the future. No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win situation.

"Heh."

Old He stared blankly at the young man who was completely absorbed.

He couldn't understand what Lin Shu was doing.

The only thing that could be discerned was that the other party seemed genuinely inclined to rely on themselves.

Let's go and have a showdown with Prince Hengshui!