Chapter 178: Confessing Without Being Asked

"You are jailers, your entire clan are jailers!"

In an instant, Shen Yu spoke his conjecture aloud.

Feeling the Array that trapped him, and then feeling the power within the Array, Shen Yu became increasingly certain.

"The Array trapping me looks grand and imposing, but its power seems somewhat weak. It is not that this Array is too weak, but that the vast majority of the Great Array's power is not located here."

"This Array should be based on the natural Great Array outside, borrowing the momentum of the mountains and rivers, and bolstered by the light of the sun, moon, and stars; the person who set up this Array is truly a genius!"

"Moreover, its main goal after completion should be targeting the people in that valley!"

"So, it is not that you do not want to mobilize the power of this Array, but that you have no way to mobilize it."

If it were before, Shen Yu would have had no way to glimpse its full picture, as this Array had the effect of shielding spiritual probing.

However, at this moment, the opponent used the Array, and the power of the Great Array was no longer dormant but mobilized on a large scale, so naturally, it was probed by Shen Yu to a great extent.

While speaking, Shen Yu's gaze looked into the distance, and he could not help but smile lightly.

"Obviously, I have found the location of your Master!"

"No wonder I searched for a day and didn't find it; it turns out you used the power of the Array to help them hide!"

"Tsk tsk, the jailer has become an accomplice; no wonder the opponent's power was able to leak out!"

While speaking, Shen Yu looked at the middle-aged man opposite him; he looked dignified, but turned out to be a person with honey on his lips and a sword in his heart—truly, one cannot judge a person by their appearance.

"What 'for the sake of the clansmen,' you are clearly harming your entire clan!"

"If it weren't for you, the opponent's power should not have leaked out at all, and it would not have harmed your clansmen!"

"Shut up! How the facts stand is not for you to know!"

Seeming to have been poked in a sore spot, the opponent appeared very agitated, but in an instant, he suppressed the restless emotions in his heart.

"Shen Yu, I will not engage in a war of words with you. Once you have exhausted your strength, I will offer you to the Master!"

"Master, Master—you say it so smoothly. Just a dog, yet you dare to bark wildly in front of me!"

"You!"

"However, this Array is indeed very strong; it can actually continuously absorb my power."

Raising his head to scan his surroundings, Shen Yu had no awareness of being a prisoner at all; instead, he looked around with great interest.

"The longer the time, the weaker I become. Not bad, truly not bad. No wonder you aren't afraid that I will recover!"

"Clan Leader, Clan Leader!" Just at this moment, someone suddenly rushed in from outside. Shen Yu took a look, and it was actually that familiar old gentleman.

Only then did Shen Yu couldn't help but size the other person up again, and immediately, a bit of mockery appeared on his face.

"Clan Leader, so you are the Clan Leader. No wonder!"

"I said as much; even among jailers, there are different ranks. How could ordinary clansmen know how to control the Array!"

"Clan Leader, this, this..." After breaking into the Ancestral Hall and seeing Shen Yu trapped in the Array, the old gentleman was also greatly shocked.

He had come here originally to report to the Clan Leader about what happened in the town, to talk about how this young man, Shen Yu, had saved them.

Now, the entire clan had calmed down, and as an elder of the clan, after settling everyone down, he had rushed here to report to the Clan Leader.

But when he arrived here, he discovered that the savior of his own clansmen was actually trapped here by the Clan Leader.

The Clan Leader must not know that little Shen is a good person; he must not let them fight.

"Clan Leader, little Shen is not a bad person! He saved our entire clan!"

"Old man, you don't need to say anything. This Clan Leader of yours knows everything, including everything that happened in your clan. Am I right, this Clan Leader?"

"Shut up!" He roared angrily at Shen Yu, and then the middle-aged man immediately said, "Second Uncle, get out, go back to the town!"

"Clan Leader, but, but..."

"Second Uncle, I am the Clan Leader. Does Second Uncle not listen to my orders anymore? Get out of here!"

"Yes, I will leave now, but Clan Leader, little Shen saved us, is there some misunderstanding?"

"Did you hear me tell you to get out or not! Rest assured, I will not kill him!"

"Yes, yes!" Sensing that the Clan Leader seemed to be angry, the old gentleman could only leave dejectedly.

In the past, the Clan Leader was kind and approachable to every clansman. In his impression, the Clan Leader hadn't been angry for a long time. What was this for?

Could it be that little Shen accidentally entered the Ancestral Hall and offended the Clan Leader? It must be that. No, he had to get the clan elders to come and mediate.

Little Shen is not a bad person and even saved them; how could they return kindness with enmity?

"Sigh!" Watching the old gentleman's departing figure, the middle-aged man sighed silently, and then looked at Shen Yu again.

"The Master said that as long as I take you down, he can spare these clansmen of mine."

"Is that so? How are you sure he isn't lying to you? You should understand the principle of 'seeking a tiger's skin' better than I do!"

Shaking his head, Shen Yu said calmly, "I have already saved your clansmen. From another perspective, in fact, if I kill your so-called Master, your clansmen can also be completely liberated!"

"How about this, why don't we cooperate? At the very least, with my ability, I can also seal that thing away!"

"No, you will never know how terrifying the Master is. I cannot gamble the entire clan on you!"

Looking up at Shen Yu, the Fang Ran opposite him showed a look of determination, as if he wanted to shoulder the hope of the entire family alone.

"As long as sacrificing you alone can save so many clansmen, why not do it!!"

"Is that so? Is that really what you think deep down? You lie to yourself like this, don't you feel guilty?"

With a disdainful smile, Shen Yu had long seen through the person in front of him; he was just a hypocrite, no matter how well he pretended, he was still a hypocrite.

"But why do I feel like you've gotten used to being a dog? You clearly know that what I said is right, but you still refused."

"What 'for the sake of the clansmen,' you are actually doing it for yourself! You are afraid that the benefits you receive will disappear!"

"Nonsense, complete nonsense!"

"Hehe, whether it is nonsense, you should know!"

Looking outside, Shen Yu said calmly, "Do you see those clansmen of yours? You should know better than I do why they have become like this!"

"They were invaded by negative energy; that should be your Master's handiwork, right!"

"Yes, they have indeed all been invaded by negative energy!"

Taking a deep breath, the middle-aged man slowly said, "I made a deal with Master; I am willing to serve him as my master, and he gives my clansmen a glimmer of hope for survival!"

"During the day, they are still their original selves, living in harmony. This place is like a paradise, filled with laughter and joy, without sorrow, without pain."

"But when night falls, they transform into the most wicked people in this world; selfishness, greed, and desire fill every corner."

The kind elder and the gentle older brother become executioners, killing people, and even eating people.

In the beginning, they could not bear the sight of themselves becoming like that at night, and could not bear their loved ones being harmed by their own hands, so people kept committing suicide.

"So from then on, every day, I have had to wash away their memories of the night, so as not to let them recall their nighttime selves, allowing them to live so easily and happily."

"So, you are a good person after all?"

No wonder the people here say they sleep soundly until dawn without even having a dream.

This isn't that they don't have dreams; it is clearly that someone has washed away their memories of the night. Therefore, the people living here only have days, no nights.

At night, their lives could be taken away at any moment.

"I am not a good person; my hands are stained with blood, and I have long since fallen into the darkness!"

"If I can save the entire clan, I will not hesitate even if it means falling into the darkness!"