I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Wang An was so angry that he started speaking in dialect and showed no mercy, beating Wang Liang until he groaned repeatedly. The commotion attracted Wang Qian, who, seeing his younger brother being beaten so badly, quickly stepped forward to stop him, saying, "Father, please calm down. This beating will hurt my second brother. Why not use a thinner stick? It will hurt him, but it won't break him."

As he spoke, Wang Qian presented a bamboo strip with both hands.

Wang Liang was almost in tears. "Brother, is this how you advise people?"

Wang An calmed down a bit. The rattan cane was as thick as a child's arm. If he continued to beat the child like that, he would really cripple him.

Even though he was truly furious and wished he could beat this bastard son to death, he was still his own flesh and blood and couldn't bear to actually kill him. So he threw down the rattan cane in his hand, took the bamboo stick, and whipped Wang Liang mercilessly, leaving him with torn skin and howling in pain.

It looks even worse now than before, but it's all just superficial injuries.

But the blows landed on Wang Liang, and it hurt even more than before. Wang Liang jumped up and down as he was hit, but he didn't dare to run away.

Wang Qian then asked from the side, "What mistake did you make this time, Second Brother, that angered Father so much?"

Wang An's anger had subsided somewhat by now. Hearing his question, he slapped Wang Liang hard again before stopping and said, "He almost killed your sister!"

Wang Qian was stunned. He had pleaded for Wang Liang because he knew Wang Liang's character and thought that Wang Liang's mistake wouldn't be too serious. He thought that his father could calm down and that would be enough. He didn't expect that this time it would be so excessive.

He silently picked up the vine from the ground, held it in both hands, and said, "Father, why don't we use this one?"

Wang An: "..."

This scene truly exemplifies brotherly love and respect, and filial piety.

Wang Liang then began to protest his innocence: "How could I have almost killed Jin Xuan? If you're going to kill me, at least let me die knowing why!"

He was truly aggrieved, but Wang An's temper flared up.

While smoking, he cursed: "How many times have I told you, lust is the worst of all evils. You are my son, Wang An. What woman can't you have? Why do you have to seduce respectable women, destroy other people's families, and disgrace the Wang family!"

Now, you're out there messing around with all sorts of questionable women, bringing all sorts of monsters and demons into your bed. Do you even know that your new woman, Zhu Sisi, is a member of the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance? She's only trying to harm your sister! If Jinxuan hadn't been lucky enough to discover her plot beforehand, how would you, as her brother, have faced the consequences after she got into trouble?

"If I had known you were so lustful, I would have castrated you and that would have been the end of it. Anyway, I can't rely on you to bring honor to the family; I might as well have never had a son like you!"

"Father!"

Seeing that Wang An had spoken so harshly, Wang Qian wanted to offer some advice but didn't know how to begin.

Only then did Wang Liang realize that all the commotion at the private residence was orchestrated by Wang Jinxuan, and that his new lover was actually a member of the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance…

He dared not cry out for justice any longer and could only remain silent.

After scolding him, Wang An's anger subsided, so he didn't lay a hand on him again. He just sighed and said, "Go to the ancestral hall and kneel down to reflect on your mistakes. From now on, you are not allowed to step out of the gate without my permission! I'm tired. Qian'er, take good care of your younger brother."

"Yes, Father, take care."

After watching Wang An leave, Wang Qian went to help Wang Liang up.

"Don't take what Dad just said to heart; he was just angry."

"I know."

Wang Liang lowered his head and said in a muffled voice.

“Sigh, second son, you must be more vigilant in the future. Our family’s current status is inseparable from Father’s management. Father has made many enemies outside while firmly controlling Xingsha City. Moreover, there are undercurrents in Xingsha City now. Since they can’t do anything to Father, they will think of targeting us. You should be more careful.”

Wang Liang didn't reply. He kept his head down, and Wang Qian couldn't see his expression, so he could only sigh.

Wang An's words were indeed hurtful, but they were also true. Hopefully, the second son can be brought back to his senses by these words!

On the other side, after watching a family drama, Lin Yi followed Wang An to the inner courtyard.

He always felt that Wang An must know something. Lin Yi couldn't get the reason why Zhu Sisi kidnapped Wang Jinxuan, but in the end, she mentioned Wang He's secret treasure. His professionalism made Lin Yi think that this might be one of the reasons why they conspired to kidnap Wang Jinxuan.

Wang An reacted immediately upon hearing about the secret treasure, clearly indicating that he was in the know.

Lin Yi wasn't particularly interested in the secret treasures; they were just treasures left behind by his predecessors.

He already has the demon-slaying manual, why should he be greedy for other things?

However, this matter is related to the Ten Thousand Demon Alliance, so it's better to investigate it thoroughly than to know nothing at all.

Lin Yi guessed that Wang An would soon take action, which would give him a chance to get a glimpse of what was going on.

However, he had barely climbed onto the roof and hadn't even removed the tiles when Wang An's voice rang out: "Little brother on the roof, if you have something to say, you can come down and talk to me..."

Chapter 111 Fleeing Overnight

Lin Yi didn't expect to be exposed so quickly. When he looked down, he met Wang An's gaze.

Feeling slightly awkward, Lin Yi changed his voice and said coolly, "I was just passing by, no offense intended, goodbye."

Should we go downstairs to talk?

Only a fool would go down there!

What if Wang An secretly sends a group of axemen to ambush him and chop him up?

Besides, if he were caught entering the prefect's residence uninvited, he would be giving his opponent a handle to use against him. If Wang An meant well, that would be fine, but if he had other schemes, he wouldn't be afraid, but trouble would be inevitable.

Lin Yi would never do something so harmful and without any benefit.

Once the tiles were laid down, he quickly ran away, moving very quietly so as not to alert the other guards of the prefectural governor's mansion.

Not knowing whether Wang An would send someone to track him, Lin Yi wandered around the city several times to ensure his safety before taking the concealment talisman and returning home.

As soon as I entered, I encountered He Dong, who was looking up at the sky in the courtyard.

She was cultivating with the help of the moonlight, and now her cultivation of 1,500 years has almost been completely restored. Lin Yi's yang energy is indeed a good thing. Its pure quantity is equivalent to ten thousand taels of gold, and the quality of yang energy absorbed from gold is still lacking.

Now that her strength has greatly increased, she also needs to absorb some yin energy to calm herself down.

However, when He Dong saw that the clothes he was wearing had changed, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"I never see you all day long, what have you been up to?"

He Dong asked rather bluntly. She leaned closer and looked at Lin Yi with a scrutinizing gaze, but Lin Yi looked away.

The painted skin is a repairable spiritual object. After He Dong's cultivation was restored, other parts of his body were also slowly recovering.

This time, it was nerfed and then buffed again.

"I was busy with official business, so I went out of the city and killed someone along the way."

Lin Yi briefly explained his whereabouts to deal with He Dong's questioning. He had indeed left the city on official business, but after visiting the Crystal Palace, he was too lazy to go to Qinghe Village.

Why did you change your clothes?

This is the question He Dong is concerned about: what did Lin Yi do that made him need to change his clothes?

"Oh, this was a gift from a friend."

"Who is it? Do I know them?"

He Dong felt a strong sense of unease, and Lin Yi also felt a little guilty, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "You don't know him? He's someone I met when I went out of town last time. By the way, I also have something important to tell you."

The topic was smoothly shifted. Although He Dong still harbored doubts, he had no evidence, so he had no choice but to get down to business: "What trouble have you run into this time?"

She was actually a little worried that some demons and monsters outside might have taken a liking to Lin Yi's physique.

At this moment, He Dong also sensed something.

Back when they were in the Hundred Ghosts Sect, Lin Yi was highly regarded by the sect leader. She used to think it was because Lin Yi had been raised by the sect leader since childhood and they had developed feelings for each other over time. But now that she thought about it, the people in the Hundred Ghosts Sect had lost their humanity, so how could they have any feelings to speak of?

Perhaps the sect leader had noticed Lin Yi's special physique early on.

The Pure Heaven Sect had its eye on Lin Yi before, but now that Lin Yi's physical characteristics are gradually becoming apparent, he lacks the cultivation to protect himself. She will have to be even more careful in the future.

"I met a strange person today. She was clearly human, but she could use sorcery..."

Lin Yi started talking about Zhu Sisi's special qualities, but He Dong's attention wandered.

No wonder she came back so late; it turns out she went out with Wang Jinxuan.

snort!

He Dongsheng was sulking, but she didn't show it so as not to make Lin Yi laugh at her. After listening to Lin Yi's explanation, she said with certainty, "What you encountered should be a demon puppet, also known as a human-demon."

A demon puppet, or a puppet of a demon, gains power by sacrificing itself to a demon. The demon puppet itself has no power; everything it possesses comes from the demon it is sacrificed to. Similar puppets include demonic puppets and ghost puppets, all of which passively or actively acquire demonic power. When not using demonic magic, demonic puppets, demonic puppets, and ghost puppets appear no different from ordinary people and are difficult to detect.

However, they will definitely have magical, demonic, or ghostly markings on their bodies that seal their power.

"The demon puppet you killed must have had a weak demon behind it. Don't worry, if it comes looking for you, I'll take care of it."

He Dong spoke with an air of dominance, but she didn't know Lin Yi's strength. She thought he was only at the eighth or ninth rank. Ordinary people usually judge a person's Qi cultivation stage not by directly probing into the person's body with true Qi, but by judging from the facial features.

The liver opens into the eyes, the heart into the tongue, the spleen into the mouth, the lungs into the nose, and the kidneys into the ears; one can see the inside from the outside.

If a person's eyes gleam with a divine light, they must have achieved great success in Qi cultivation.

But true masters can return to simplicity and appear like ordinary people, hence the saying that one cannot judge a book by its cover.

Lin Yi is the kind of expert whose abilities are not immediately apparent. He Dong can only judge based on experience. Even if Lin Yi has extraordinary talent and the combat power of a seventh-grade expert, the level of opponents he can kill is limited to that. Behind the opponent is at most a powerful demon that is a few hundred years old. There is no need to panic.

Lin Yi hesitated for a moment, then spoke the truth: "After Zhu Sisi died, she mentioned the King and the Secret Treasury. Could there be a demon king behind her?"

He Dong was stunned on the spot. The demon race does not use titles randomly. Only demons who have reached a certain level of strength are called kings.

If the demon puppet Lin Yi killed was truly backed by a demon king, then she and Lin Yi would have no choice but to flee overnight. If they were truly targeted by the demon king, they wouldn't even have a chance to escape.

"Actually... there's no need to panic too much. The nine demon kings all have their own territories now, and after the war between humans and demons a few years ago, they don't dare to leave at will."

He Dong was comforting Lin Yi, and also comforting himself.

What she said is actually quite right. Although the Demon King is powerful, he does not dare to roam the human territory and kill indiscriminately. Even if he only kills an ordinary person, once he is discovered, it will become a race war.

In contrast, other monsters roaming around and slaughtering villages is not a big deal.

"Then... is it possible that this demon king is not among the nine great demon kings?"

Although Lin Yi did not know which nine demon kings were, based on common sense, it was very possible that there were ten or even eleven demon kings.

This world is like an ocean, and from the ninth rank to the fourth rank, there are countless small fish and shrimp.

From the third rank to the first rank, they are considered big fish, very few in number, and every one that has appeared will be remembered.

However, are those large fish that have appeared really all the large fish in this sea?

How many big fish are still lurking beneath the deep sea?

It's as if no one knows yet that beneath the Xiangjiang River near Xingsha County lies a zombie king whose strength is no less than that of a first-rank zombie.

If one can be hidden in the Xiangjiang River, how many big shots can be hidden in the countless mountains and rivers of the world?

He Dong was also unsettled upon hearing Lin Yi's conjecture.