I defeated the saint with a parry.

"The Li family has been wiped out."

The entire family was brutally murdered and wiped out.

Even those members of the collateral branches of the Li family, who originally lived in Li Family Village but temporarily moved into the Li Residence in Fancheng after the altar was unearthed in Li Family Village, were also killed this time.

Except for one man named Li Yang, who was not in the Li family, none of them survived.

The news struck like a thunderbolt, hitting the hearts of everyone in the city. Suddenly, everyone understood why the garrison commander had been so angry last night.

......

Xu Ling was injured. Last night, he was thrown over by the sound waves because he was too close to the town's guards and was seriously injured.

It was an unexpected disaster, but the "wounds" to his spirit were far more severe than the physical injuries he suffered.

Damn it, I thought I was already very strong, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even withstand the sound waves of a real big shot when he got angry.

His Dao heart is shattered, Li Xuance... Enough, the dead are gone, let's not talk about him.

Last night, he had already realized that the Li family was in danger. But the moment Li Tao handed over the account book, it lost its meaning in the eyes of the person behind the scenes.

He wanted to get the garrison commander ready to respond as quickly as possible, but it was too late.

"How are you? How's the recovery going?"

Zhang Li led Li Yang into Xu Ling's room.

This is a small room in the Demon Suppression Division. Since Xu Ling was seriously injured, Xu Huaixu would naturally not just throw him back to the inn after discovering that he had been injured.

Both Li Yang and Zhang Li looked anxious. Xu Ling's injuries were indeed quite severe. He could only lie down and couldn't move. He needed someone to take care of his daily needs.

He fell at a very inopportune time.

Xu Ling tried to move her head, but could only wince in pain: "It's alright. Didn't I say that one person is enough to take care of her? We don't need both of them to come?"

This level of injury is probably the result of an incredible stroke of luck in a past life.

Xu Ling smiled wryly. If this were truly his previous life, he might have had to transmigrate again. Fortunately, this world was not lacking in healing pills and methods.

Even Dan Hong, the Grand Elder of the Dan Sect, came to see him. Seeing that he only had fractures all over his body and was not seriously injured, he fed him a bone-strengthening and blood-activating pill and left gracefully.

Without this pill, Xu Ling might be experiencing more than just pain right now.

The newly grown bones in my body are not yet used to it, so I can only lie down.

Zhang Li smiled and said, "I'm just here to take a look. I'll leave the matter of taking care of you to Li Yang. The yamen is extremely busy right now. All the demon slayers and demon suppressors have been recalled... Those who could return have already arrived at the yamen, and those who couldn't will arrive within three days. Anyway, even if you wanted me to come, I couldn't."

He wanted to curse himself for being a jinx, because he had just mentioned that it was impossible for the demon-suppressing masters to gather, which led to the major case of the Li family being wiped out.

He looked at Xu Ling's condition and said, "You only have these two days to spare. Once you're better, you'll be conscripted again."

Xu Ling sighed, "If I can get better in the next two days, I'll be incredibly grateful."

Zhang Li: "Don't disbelieve me. Although it is said that it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, you are a martial artist and have taken the Bone and Blood Regeneration Pill. Your bones and flesh will definitely heal in less than two days. Apart from the newly grown flesh being a little itchy, there will be no other problems."

Li Yang fed Xu Ling some water, which she drank. Afterward, she dismissed Li Yang and inquired about the important matter: "How is the Li family's situation?"

Zhang Li sighed: "The magistrate said that Li Tao went to his death voluntarily, and that there were also signs that Li Tao was responsible for the deaths of the rest of the Li family."

"Would you kill your own people?"

Xu Ling had to admire the ruthlessness of the person behind the scenes.

"Hmm. This matter is strange." Zhang Li said, recalling the news he had heard recently: "According to your investigation, Li Tao and his two brothers were able to sell the entire Li clan, who gave birth to and raised him, to Prince Kang for their own benefit. So why did they suddenly have a change of heart and willingly go to their deaths?"

"Don't forget the power of the fox clan. Their illusion magic is unparalleled. When Li Tao kills someone, he might be seeing his enemy."

"There's another matter. Li Tao shows signs of being suppressed by a higher-level expert. The murderer is at least a Dragon Gate Realm expert."

"So, the reason for bringing people back this time isn't to investigate a case, is it?"

"Yes, it's to find traces of the demon race. Even if we have to turn Fancheng upside down, we have to drive all the hidden demons out of Fancheng. Otherwise, when the next demon calamity comes, who knows how troublesome the situation will be for us. And if we force the demons out, the culprit won't be able to hide either."

After Zhang Li finished speaking, he hurriedly left. The tension he showed was something Xu Ling had never seen before in all the time he had been in Fancheng.

Xu Ling sighed, secretly lamenting that Fancheng was in chaos, but at least it was still better than Zhangye.

While a thorough search is a foolish method, it's the best way to deal with an enemy lurking in the shadows. Even if you don't find anything substantial, you can still make them reveal some clues.

As soon as Zhang Li left, Li Yang returned. This kid was very insightful and clearly knew that Xu Ling had deliberately sent him away earlier.

Xu Ling asked, "You don't seem saddened by what happened to the Li family?"

Li Yang nodded: "To be honest, sir, I wasn't sad. I came to take care of you because I was afraid people would find out that I was actually secretly pleased."

"That's alright. With your experience, I wouldn't be surprised if you laughed out loud in front of me. People from my hometown once taught me a saying: 'Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to yourself. We can't just allow the villains to be smug.'"

"The master has said something outrageous again; the teachers at the academy will scold him again."

"It's alright, I don't study anyway. I'm going to take a nap, you can go back to the martial arts school."

Li Yang laughed out loud, but quickly stopped himself and bowed to Xu Ling: "My lord, please rest well. I will come again in an hour."

Xu Ling sighed as he watched Li Yang leave.

Zhang Li, who had already left, jumped in through the window: "You really want me to go and follow Li Yang?"

"Mmm." Xu Ling nodded with her eyes closed.

Zhang Li asked, puzzled, "Why? You suspect him?"

Xu Ling kept his eyes closed: "He's the only one left in the Li family. Whether we're guarding against him or protecting him, someone has to stay with him."

"Alright, I'll go right now!" Zhang Li affixed a concealment talisman to his body, intending to flee in Li Yang's direction, but before leaving, he turned back and asked, "Are you really injured?"

Xu Ling opened his eyes and glared at her, saying, "Why would I pretend to be injured!"

Zhang Li scratched his head, smiled, and disappeared.

This world...

After Zhang Li left, Xu Ling remained silent, staring blankly at the carved wooden bed top.

"Perhaps I'm wrong."

"Does the body odor still exist?"

A lion's head emerged from the inner wall of the wooden bed and replied, "It's long gone. It disappeared after the bath. You really do suspect him."

There's a saying in my hometown: "The one who is least suspicious is often the most suspicious."

Xu Ling sighed, "I just don't know why, my brain is completely blank right now, and I don't know how he did it. I asked the garrison commander, and he said there must be a mastermind behind him."

"The only solution now is to build a stage for that master to perform."