Chapter 156: The Wind and Rain Are Coming, the Pavilion is Full of Wind

"A deity named 'You' that suddenly appeared overnight?"

Meng Lingyun looked on, his brows tightly locked.

"Correct. I happened to browse the Merit Hall just now and unexpectedly found this file. It might be related to the disappearance of those three from the Wang Family."

Li Heng smiled slightly and took another sip of clear tea.

"This is important information; I will take this file for now. However, you should still prepare in advance and pack your things. Whether you should leave or not, I am not entirely sure."

Meng Lingyun picked up the file and took his leave immediately, acting with swift, decisive efficiency.

Li Heng watched Meng Lingyun depart, feeling a slight sense of emotion.

Is this matter really so frightening? I clearly felt those three Second Heaven experts of the Wang Family weren't that strong. Sigh, it seems I am just too strong...

Soon, Meng Lingyun arrived at the city wall.

Seeing Meng Lingyun's hurried appearance, Ma Suxuan could not help but be startled. "Back so soon? Did you figure it out? Or did something else happen?"

"This time, it is the latter," Meng Lingyun said in a deep voice.

He handed the file in his hand to Ma Suxuan.

"You can take a look; the information inside might be the truth behind the disappearance of those three Wang Family Second Heaven experts."

"Oh?" Ma Suxuan frowned slightly.

She took the file, browsed through it carefully, and could not help but be shocked.

"A deity in a dream, whom the common people call 'You', claiming to protect this Bei'an City in the future?" Ma Suxuan read some of the information in the file and fell into deep contemplation.

"Suxuan, the Wang Family should be proficient in the Divine Dao, right?"

"Yes, that's correct. The Wang Family's bloodline is practically born for the Divine Dao. But what is the origin of this deity named 'You'? Was it canonized by the three Wang brothers, or was it transformed from the three of them?"

"Or perhaps... is it an external deity? A benevolent god or an evil god?"

Ma Suxuan murmured to herself, speculating thus.

This time, Meng Lingyun did not disturb her, waiting silently on the side.

Finally, after half an hour, Ma Suxuan spoke again. "Ling Yun, if things are as I suspect, perhaps we don't need to leave early. Hurry and get nine sticks of Incense, as well as the Three Sacrificial Animals."

"I want to meet this deity named 'You' in person!"

"Is this really okay?"

Meng Lingyun was somewhat worried.

If this deity named 'You' happened to be an evil god, a Great Terror, he feared that something might happen to Ma Suxuan.

"Don't worry. If he wanted to strike, he would have already done so last night. Aside from martial artists and cultivators like you and me who possess profound cultivation, no other ordinary commoners would have survived."

Ma Suxuan explained.

"Alright then, I will go prepare immediately."

Meng Lingyun nodded and left.

She watched Meng Lingyun leave and let out a long sigh. Just as she had said, this deity was likely not an evil god, but its origin remained elusive...

Soon, Meng Lingyun had everything prepared.

The two arrived at the center of the city, where there was a small altar that had long been abandoned and was somewhat dilapidated. However, its origins could be traced back to the previous Great Ming dynasty; it was said to have been used by the Government to offer sacrifices to Heaven and Earth.

"This level of damage is still acceptable; it can still be used."

Ma Suxuan nodded. Time was pressing, and she did not have the leisure to build an altar, so she directly set out the Three Sacrificial Animals and lit the nine sticks of Incense.

Afterward, she used a secret technique as a guide.

She guided the smoke emitted by the nine sticks of Incense into the Void...

In a layer of the Void close to Reality, various Incense Wish Power, the mental thoughts of common people, and dreams drifted about. And amidst the layers of these thoughts and dreams stood a massive deity—it was precisely that magical avatar of Li Heng.

That deity named "You".

At this moment, the smoke from the Incense had already entered this layer, following the guidance from the dark, passing through layers of Incense Wish Power, mental thoughts, and dreams, arriving before the deity.

"Interesting, to think they could actually find this place?"

Li Heng looked at the smoke emitted by the Incense before him. Finally, the smoke actually spread out, forming a very wide path of smoke that could allow his massive deity form to pass through.

"Since they want to meet, then let's meet."

As his thought arrived, Li Heng stepped onto the smoke path. With every step he took, his figure shrank by a fraction, until he stepped into the Present World, his figure now no different from an ordinary person, manifesting before Ma Suxuan and her companion.

"You are 'You'?"

Ma Suxuan looked at the golden-light god-man before her and said in surprise.

"This deity is 'You'."

Since one must act, one must act thoroughly; Li Heng said indifferently.

"What is your origin? What is your purpose? Is the disappearance of the three Wang Family members related to you?" Ma Suxuan asked with suspicion.

"Why should this deity tell you?"

Li Heng smiled and asked in return.

"You indeed have no obligation to tell me, but if you tell me, perhaps we two can get along very happily."

Ma Suxuan said in a deep voice.

"Why do you say that?" Li Heng asked, knowing the answer.

"Didn't you say you want to protect this Bei'an City? We do too; our goals are actually the same. And if your origin is clean and you are not some evil god, I can report to the General Administration and get you an Official Imperial Investiture, so you won't be targeted by the Imperial Court."

"In this way, you would be the Righteous God of Bei'an County. How about it?" Ma Suxuan's gaze was burning as she offered a highly tempting condition.

For the deities of this World, especially those wild gods, the investiture of a human dynasty is extremely tempting. Once canonized, they can enjoy the blessing of Imperial Luck.

"Interesting. Then this deity can tell you a little."

"You don't need to guess this deity's origin. As for the purpose, it is naturally to protect Bei'an City, and even Bei'an County, during this Heaven and Earth Mutation. As for those three from the Wang Family? You need not worry about them in the future."

Ma Suxuan was shaken upon hearing this.

"You killed the three members of the Wang Family?" she blurted out instantly.

"Cannot be said, cannot be said."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

Ma Suxuan calmed down upon hearing this, realizing she had spoken out of turn, and stopped pressing this aspect. "Since you dare to do this, you must have something to rely on; this matter must not implicate us."

"You can rest assured about that."

"Good, since that is the case, I can represent the imperial court and temporarily allow you to stay in Bei'an County, and assist us in stabilizing the emotions of the people in the city, how about it?"

"Agreed." Li Heng nodded, then dissipated and left.

Meng Lingyun, standing to the side, was somewhat stunned.

This matter was somewhat beyond his expectations; it was too smooth.

The two sides had actually talked so pleasantly without coming to blows. Even Suxuan had said the words "temporarily allow," and this Righteous God had not shown any anger, being unexpectedly cooperative.

Ma Suxuan was also very surprised by Li Heng's straightforwardness. She immediately withdrew these distracting thoughts. Regardless of the purpose of this Righteous God, as long as he was straightforward and agreed to cooperate, that was fine.

These are extraordinary times; do not doubt those you use, and do not use those you doubt.

"Is it really that simple? Does it not need verification?"

Meng Lingyun asked with doubt.

"It is not needed for now; I cannot conduct deep-level verification with my own strength alone. Moreover, those layers of golden light on him do not have the slightest resentment; he is likely not some evil god or wicked god."

"No commoners died because of this last night, so it can be trusted."

"Of course, his origins are unknown after all, so we must keep a guard up." After saying this, Ma Suxuan flicked two wisps of Yang Extreme True Flame from her hand, which flew into Meng Lingyun's hand.

"Keep this wisp of flame well; it can serve as a means of self-protection. If this Righteous God moves against you at the first opportunity, I will immediately sense it. By the way, give the second wisp to Xiao Heng; do not forget."

Meng Lingyun nodded; he would naturally not forget this matter.

It was just... he thought for a moment and said somewhat awkwardly, "Suxuan, should we give one more?"

Ma Suxuan frowned upon hearing this, looked at Meng Lingyun coldly, and then flicked out another wisp of Yang Extreme True Flame. "Take it, keep it; if you come to bother me again later, you'll see!"

After saying this, she brushed past him and left...

In the courtyard, Li Heng came back to his senses, thinking of the conversation just now, but he took a sip of clear tea; the tea fragrance was refreshing. A Righteous God of the imperial court, blessed with Luck? He did not care much about these things; they were merely icing on the cake, insignificant trifles.

He only wanted to use this opportunity to investigate this anomaly.

The Divine Dao borrows the Incense Wish Power of the commoners, and the divine abilities it can manifest are even more magnificent, capable of monitoring the entire city, or even the entire county.

Just like now.

His Divine Dao avatar named "You" was borrowing Incense Wish Power to manifest Divine Dao Power, using his own strength to spread outside Bei'an City to observe the anomalies in the yin energy outside the city.

In his perception, after a heavy rain last night, the concentration of yin energy had once again made a qualitative leap. The area outside the city was no longer suitable for humans to walk in, not even for a Blood Exchange Realm martial artist!

As for that Sanshan Gathering?

Kong Que had arrived just in time; the people inside had not all died, but they could only huddle together in one place under the protection of the Divine Dao avatar's power, lingering on in a desperate state...

They could not go out and could only remain trapped in one place.

Li Heng could not help but shake his head; this was not a solution. People had to eat after all. If more time passed and supplies were exhausted, they would truly be at their wit's end and fall into despair.

Wait a little longer; if there was still no news from the Prefecture.

Then he would truly have to intervene a little...

At this time, over at the Wang Family.

In that hall where the Soul Lamps of the Wang Family members were kept, that old man was presiding over a ritual to find out who exactly had killed the three Wang brothers. He always felt that the Ye Family had no reason to kill the Wang Family, and it had to be strictly confirmed.

Soon, a blurry image appeared above the ritual. The old man was slightly happy and wanted to make it clearer, but the more he tried, the blurrier it became, and in the end, it actually shattered directly.

However, this still allowed him to glimpse some information.

A blurry figure, the figure covered in yin energy, the yin energy changing precisely as the figure manipulated it, attacking the three Wang brothers...

The old man fell into deep thought.

How could this look like anything other than someone from the Ye Family!

His expression turned cold, and he immediately called for people to come.

Intending to do something...

In the courtyard, Li Heng raised his eyebrows slightly; his Luck points had decreased by one again. Who was plotting against him? But thinking about it, it was fine; it was probably blocked.

At this time, outside the territory of Great Li, that tutor from the Ye Family was weeping with joy, because he was following the direction of the dense yin energy and was about to walk out of the range of the Void Turbulence.

He even saw the outline of the Great Li territory...