Become a true immortal by emulating all demons.

rustling.

The night breeze stirred the dense treetops, revealing a white shadow on the wall.

The young man sat against a tree behind a high wall, wearing an expensive fur cloak, like a detached audience member in a theater.

At that moment, however, all eyes on the stage were focused on him.

"Lin Shu?"

Upon seeing the newcomer's appearance, Liu Sanye's previously forced composure and sinister smile became more genuine.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't panicked.

This is the West City. With just a few of us, let alone running into any of the city's cultivators, even a random government official would be enough to give them a hard time.

This sudden realization completely dispelled the smell of alcohol in his eyes, and his lustful desires turned into murderous intent.

So that's what this despicable scumbag is.

Not content with having survived for a day, they dared to leave the courtyard... If they were allowed to stay any longer, who knows what kind of trouble they would cause.

"How the hell did you get out here? Where's Wang Xu?" The two brothers were annoyed that their good time had been interrupted.

Seeing the troupe leader's expression change, he knew there was no chance tonight, and his disappointment quickly turned into rage towards Lin Shu.

"..."

Yunniang silently opened her eyes, her pupils filled with only confusion.

She had already guessed that the person who came might not be very confident, otherwise they wouldn't have been squatting there for so long.

But I still didn't expect it to be this person who came.

Although she had never seen the slightly bluish-green face in the distance, she had seen that cloak when the opera troupe was performing, and she knew that her mother-in-law had gone with that person to report to the authorities.

This young man was just a pitiful person in the opera troupe, forced into his own circumstances; how could he possibly save himself and the children in the house?

"You killed my mother-in-law, and now you want to kill us both... Run!"

Yunniang didn't try to persuade him; she knew that a few words wouldn't be enough to convince such a hot-blooded and impulsive person.

Left with no other choice, she could only let out a desperate roar, her face filled with grief and indignation, hoping to prevent any more innocent lives from being implicated.

"call."

Lin Shu adjusted her breathing, her expression clearly showing some disappointment.

Although in the memories left by the predecessor, those cultivators who learned immortal techniques were overwhelmingly superior to ordinary people.

But neither the predecessor nor anyone else in the troupe, including the troupe leader, had actually seen the so-called magic.

To be on the safe side, Lin Shu chose the method she was most proficient in.

After all, he only took one coin from the old woman, which was considered as buying the lives of the orphan and widow, but did not include other things such as innocence.

But he didn't expect that even when drunk, this Master Liu would still be so vigilant.

Lin Shu glanced at the sharp shard of tile in her hand and casually tossed it away.

Click.

Amidst the sound of shattering tiles, a white figure leaped down from the top of the wall and landed steadily in the courtyard.

Liu Sanye's pupils twitched slightly, knowing that he had personally witnessed Lin Shu receive a hundred real lashes.

Anyone else would have been beaten to death long ago, but now, only an afternoon has passed, and the other party is acting as if nothing happened.

With that thought in mind, he reached down to his lower back, gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with all his might.

"Stop pretending to be mute, I'm asking you where Wang Xu is!" The two brothers, however, lacked the troupe leader's keen perception. They watched Lin Shu throw away that ridiculous tile with mockery in their eyes, and couldn't muster any suspicion towards this coward.

"Him."

Lin Shu spread her palms out, approached the group in a harmless manner, and chose the most suitable spot to stand.

The young man grinned and said, "I'll take you to him."

Before he finished speaking, his white cloak suddenly rolled up, and a sharp dagger shot out from his sleeve and landed in his hand.

Lin Shu chose a spot that would align perfectly with the three burly men.

Even at the moment he made his move, the eldest son of the Ma family was blocked by his younger brother's body and couldn't see what was happening for a short time.

"You...you..."

It wasn't until that flash of silver light swept past his vision and a chill crept into his skin that Xiao Ma came to his senses.

The blade sliced ​​across his neck, making a sound as it cut into cowhide.

From his perspective, Lin Shu's somewhat frail face was now slightly distorted, like a vengeful ghost, with a ferocity no less than that of Liu Sanye. He was clearly a habitual criminal who licked blood off the edge of a knife!

"Is this what a warrior is like?"

Lin Shu quickly realized that something was wrong with her touch and felt a pang of emotion.

Such a clean cut only left a gash on the horse's neck, instead of severing its head.

But his movements didn't stop; he skillfully lowered his shoulder and slammed it hard into Xiao Ma's chest.

boom!

The burly man staggered backward.

This scene, witnessed by Da Ma, caused his pupils to constrict, and his already drunken mind began to malfunction.

How could that skinny kid, who couldn't even kill a chicken, manage to knock aside his younger brother, who had been practicing martial arts for years?

However, he didn't have much time to think. The instant his brother was knocked aside, a short knife shot out with lightning speed, pointing straight at his chest.

"Grass!"

The instinct ingrained in Da Ma's bones made him suddenly swing his knife in a counterattack. Twenty years of honing his skills made this strike far surpass Lin Shu's in both power and speed.

But the man opposite seemed to have anticipated this, decisively throwing away the feinting dagger, leaning down and crashing into the big man's arms, followed by a fierce elbow strike that hit the burly man hard in the abdomen.

boom!!

With a muffled thud, Da Ma fared even worse than his brother, flying three meters backward!

Only Lin Shu could see that every collision between their bodies caused a tremor in the mist covering his body.

It was precisely this fog that provided him with the means to contend with these warriors.

But it seems that's all there is to it.

"what!"

Yunniang stared blankly at the scene so close to her.

The young man barged in, fiercely fought off the two men, and shielded himself in front of them.

The problem is that, although the whole process is very short, it is enough for Master Liu to react ten times.

The other party, however, remained motionless, also waiting for an opportunity.

Now, the young man, having exhausted all his strength, had his entire back completely exposed to that person.

Yunniang, who had been biting her lip tightly, not daring to disturb Lin Shu, couldn't help but exclaim in alarm as she saw Third Master Liu coldly draw his dagger, "Be careful!"

"You hid it so well, even I was fooled."

Liu Sanye's cold voice rang in Lin Shu's ear.

He had been observing quietly for so long because he had sensed something was off earlier. No wonder the other party could withstand the family punishment; it turned out he was also a trained fighter.

The opening was now right in front of him, and he would no longer give this person any room to resist.

"Unfortunately, he still lacks tempering."

Liu Sanye couldn't understand why the other party, who had endured being fed pig feed and beaten, would now be exposed because of a few unrelated people.

Of course, there's no need to think about it anymore.

As he spoke, the dagger flashed with silver light, like the sharp claws of a tiger pouncing on its prey, aiming straight for the prey's weakest point!

Yunniang, who was directly in front of Lin Shu, saw that the young man not only showed no panic, but also let out a soft breath.

It was as if the angler had finally seen the rippling water.

"..."

Lin Shu's expression was no longer ferocious; she licked her dry, bloodied lips.

He opened his right palm, which had landed earlier, and his long, slender fingers shimmered with silver light, like sharp fingernails protruding, each a full three inches long.

The next moment, Lin Shu suddenly turned around and used his bare palm to strike the menacing short knife from below.

The fingertips collided with the blade as if slicing through tofu, dislocating Liu Sanye's hand in the process, and then viciously piercing into his jaw!

puff!puff!

Liu Sanye's pupils trembled slightly, and he lowered his eyes in disbelief, looking at the blood-stained fingertips that had emerged from his own mouth.

"Click...click..."

He was suspended in mid-air, trying to say something, but blood kept gushing from his throat, almost suffocating him.

He had looked up to the immortal arts his whole life, but the first time he saw them was at the moment of his death.

"Are you prone to vomiting?"

Lin Shu raised her right arm, staring at the head in her palm, and gradually tightened her grip with her fingers.

As he murmured, a cruel glint appeared on his lips.

Unfortunately, Liu Laosan never had the chance to respond.

Lin Shu withdrew her hand, her warm, scarlet palm covering her face, casually wiping away the filth that the other person had spat on her forehead at noon.

At the same time, it also covered up the bloodstains that the old woman had left on the tip of his nose.

The debts are settled.

For Lin Shu, the biggest threat to him was this Master Liu.

According to the memories left by his predecessor, this person was at least one level stronger than the Ma brothers.

All he could rely on was that immortal technique.

In addition, he was far inferior to the troupe leader in both endurance and leg strength.

There's only one chance. If he's exposed, given Liu San's cautious nature, he'll never give himself another chance to get close.

Fortunately, although I had managed to escape to the other side in my previous life and didn't have to go back to my old ways, I wasn't so lazy as to lose my mind.

Lost in thought, Lin Shu's gaze fell upon the two brothers who were dumbfounded.

"..."

Inside the cramped, dilapidated courtyard, there were clearly four living people, yet it was eerily quiet enough to hear a pin drop.