I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

The minotaur must die.

Lin Yi originally wanted to keep someone to lead the way. He didn't know how many years of cultivation the monster in Wuyun Ravine had, or how easy it was to eat. He was worried that if he went there himself, it would be another cowardly monster.

But the guard couldn't hold out that long, so Lin Yi had no choice but to send him away first.

The sudden turn of events startled the guards, who were stunned on the spot.

Now that Lin Yi had made his move, he had no intention of stopping.

He casually flicked out several sword energies, each a standard decapitation strike.

The driver urinated again; he had never seen anything like it before.

Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh, "Look, the horse isn't even startled, what are you afraid of?"

The maids and attendants accompanying the carriage were also stunned and unresponsive, looking like wooden figures.

It turned out that, in the entire group, only the coachman and the horse were normal people.

"They seem a bit strange."

If it weren't for their lack of panic at the sight of blood, Lin Yi wouldn't have noticed their abnormality. He would have assumed that they were just timid and cowardly servants who had been bought and sold.

Now it seems that this is clearly not normal.

Xiao Se also stepped down from the carriage, observed for a moment, and said, "Perhaps it's been affected by a nightmare spell. Let me try."

As he spoke, Xiao Se flicked a red light from his fingertip, which landed on a maid. Visible black energy dissipated from the maid's body, and her eyes cleared. Seeing the desolate wilderness littered with corpses before her, she burst into tears in horror...

Chapter 158 The World's Number One Sword Immortal is Not a Dream

"It really is a nightmare technique."

Xiao Se's expression turned somewhat grim, and Lin Yi, with his strong thirst for knowledge, immediately asked, "What is Nightmare Magic?"

"It's a mind-blinding technique that makes people confused and unable to speak. Only kidnappers would use such a despicable method."

Although Xiao Se didn't have much experience in the martial arts world, she had read many books and knew a lot about secret techniques and stories.

She looked at these unorthodox and shady methods not to learn or use them, but to guard against being schemed against.

As the heir apparent to the Prince of Liang, he faced countless open and covert attacks.

She doesn't need to fear the forces in the open; even the emperor wouldn't dare to openly deal with her. But there are countless tricks they use in the shadows. That's why Xiao Se learned unorthodox methods from a young age, not only knowing how to use them but also how to counter them.

"There are many kinds of unorthodox and secret arts, but the most notorious is the Nightmare Art."

While Xiao Se was dispelling the nightmare spell on the remaining people, he was also explaining things to Lin Yi.

"The curse can almost only be used on children and women. I have read in books that the caster turns the victim into a pig or sheep and uses it to pass through the market. The victim's relatives search everywhere but do not recognize them. After passing through several towns, the curse is lifted and the victim can be sold for a high price."

The more a spell cannot be used against a cultivator, the more sinful it is, because it targets the majority of weak people who are simply unable to resist the spell. It's like an adult man not fighting with other adult men, but instead punching a kindergarten and kicking a nursing home.

This kind of dimensional reduction attack is always successful for the perpetrator, and the fate of abducted women and children is extremely tragic. Women and children who are abducted in later generations suffer even more, let alone in this old society.

These maids and servants, whom Lin Yi bought temporarily to make up the numbers, were arranged by Manager Sun to be given to the monsters as food.

After the spell was cast, they couldn't even escape.

Lin Yi initially thought that Manager Sun was only colluding with demons, but he didn't expect that he was also involved in human trafficking.

Giving him only one hundred gold coins is too lenient.

So-called ill-gotten gains are money earned through wrongdoing.

He Dong is a ghost. Gold that has absorbed yang energy becomes tainted with bad luck. When this kind of money with bad luck comes into contact with a person, it will transfer the bad luck to that person.

At best, it brings bad luck; at worst, it brings serious illness; and in the worst cases, it can lead to bloodshed.

One hundred gold coins is a lethal dose.

If someone dies due to bad luck, it can be considered a consequence of spreading that bad luck.

In the past, He Dong never threw money away carelessly. The gold she had absorbed was all stored in the Ghost Realm. Over time, the bad luck intensified. Her one hundred gold coins could probably bring Manager Sun terrible misfortune, causing him to suffer a violent death. Those one hundred gold coins could also be purified and turned back into harmless money.

Manager Sun had committed many evil deeds, and He Dong killing him was actually a good deed. Lin Yi planned to come back for the hundred taels of gold. Although he had gotten another five thousand from Wang An, the money was never enough, especially since he had a huge debt.

Having learned yesterday that Manager Sun had colluded with demons to harm people, Lin Yi had already devised a way for him to die. Now that he thinks about it, it was too easy for him to die.

At this moment, all the maids and attendants were crying. Xiao Se cast another blue rune to calm them down.

"Don't be afraid, the bad guys who kidnapped you have been executed, and you can go back now."

With the combined effect of the talisman and words, these people finally stopped crying and making a fuss, but the thought of going back still made them worried.

They've already been lured here, how are they supposed to get back?

Even if we go back, what difference will it make?

Xiao Se looked at Lin Yi, also somewhat embarrassed.

We can't just abandon these people after we've rescued them, but they're still on the run, and it's inconvenient to take so many people with us.

The safest approach is to dismiss these people.

The two attendants were alright; the boy could barely protect himself. But the rest of the women were a real headache.

Even if we give them money, they might get robbed on the way.

"First, kill the monsters here, then send them back."

This is indeed a troublesome matter. Seeing the chaos in the city, Lin Yi didn't know if the government was colluding with the kidnappers, so he naturally couldn't entrust these people to the government.

Lin Yi looked at the coachman and said, "Actually, you don't need to be so afraid of me. Don't I look like a good person?"

"So alike, so alike! Young Master must be a celestial being descended to earth!"

Lin Yi: "..."

Well, your scared look isn't very convincing!

"Alright, since you know I'm a good person, then you stay here and don't move. I'll go kill the monster and come back."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yi released several more golden runes, which landed on each of them.

"If you encounter any danger, just stay where you are and don't move. You'll be fine. We'll be right back."

Lin Yi preferred to expend his own strength rather than leave anyone here to protect them.

He often sees in novels and TV dramas that the main character and their friend separate, and then something bad happens to the weaker party.

This is all too common. Just like him and Jiang Linglong, when Jiang Linglong was around, nothing happened. But as soon as Jiang Linglong left, he was forced to run away.

He certainly wouldn't let the same thing happen to anyone else.

Just like the night before last when they decided to run away, Xiao Se didn't need to go with him, but Lin Yi still took her along.

If you go with him, you won't be afraid of anyone except the Demon King himself, but Xiao Se is alone and might be killed by an assassin.

This is also the trouble of having a family. In the past, if Lin Yi wanted to run away, he could just go by himself and that would be fine.

Later, a little female ghost appeared, and when running away, I had to keep her in mind. Then, I had to keep thinking about the little grass, and I also had to make sure I didn't run too far, otherwise I wouldn't be able to feed Jiang Linglong...

With more and more people to tie you down, you also have more concerns.

However, Lin Yi was actually quite happy. At least, after being in this world for so long, he was no longer alone.

The four of them walked forward together, not running too fast. If they had acted aggressively and clearly prepared to slay demons, the monster might have run away.

As the group strolled around enjoying the scenery, the monsters probably mistook them for foolish young masters and ladies who were oblivious to their own mortality.

After taking a nap, Wang Jinxuan was indeed much more energetic than yesterday. Lin Yi, remembering her sleep-talking, suddenly asked curiously, "Jinxuan, what kind of dream did you have yesterday?"

"nothing."

Wang Jinxuan was too embarrassed to talk about her dream. She dreamed that she became Lin Yi's concubine and was constantly bullied by Lin Yi's wives, He Dong and Xiao Se. Both of them were jealous, but neither could do anything to the other.

Unfortunately, this concubine was the only one favored by Lin Yi, so all the wives, both big and small, bullied her.

They bullied her because of her low strength and humble background. She suffered a lot of anger and finally couldn't hold back anymore and exploded.

Thirty years of winter, thirty years of desolation, don't underestimate me, Wang Jinxuan, now that I'm poor!

She vowed never to be a concubine again, and that she would become the greatest swordsman in the world!

Then, not long after, she woke up, but unfortunately, she hadn't succeeded in her dream.

However, in her dream, that one sentence also vented her distress of the past two days. In the dream, her wives bullied her, which was actually her subconscious expression of her sudden change in her background. What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. She was worried about being bullied in the future, which is why she dreamed about this.

But the backlash actually roused her to a sudden surge of courage.

I, Wang Jinxuan, must become stronger!

Only by becoming stronger can we avoid being bullied and stop being like this, running around like stray dogs.

That's why she's so energetic today; Lin Yi was right, she'll be fine after a good night's sleep.

As expected of her.

Lin Yi knew that his question was a bit abrupt, as dreams are a very private matter and might not be something he could tell even his closest friends and family.

Lin Yi thought for a moment and said, "Didn't you want to become my disciple before? Now I will formally accept you as my disciple. It just so happens that I have now completed my apprenticeship."

Different sects have different rules. Most sects do not allow disciples to be accepted until the master has completed his training, while some do not allow disciples to be accepted until the master has completed his training.

Lin Yi satisfied both of these conditions, so naturally he could take Wang Jinxuan under his wing.

Wang Jinxuan was stunned on the spot.

When she was a respectable person, Lin Yi was unwilling to accept her as a disciple. Now that she has become half-human and half-demon, Lin Yi is willing to accept her as a disciple.

"I'm a half-demon, neither human nor demon, and you're still willing to take me in?"

"What does your background have to do with me taking you as my disciple? As long as you don't do evil or commit sins, what does your origin have to do with me teaching you my skills?"

Lin Yi said casually, "Don't think that just because I kill every demon I see, there's a type of demon and monster I don't kill."

"Can't beat them?"

Wang Jinxuan asked timidly.

Lin Yi: "..."

That poor kid, he just loves to tell the truth.

But this doesn't fit my image as a righteous and honorable person, Lin Mouwei?