Lu Qiyou climbed onto a sack of grain, standing at a high point and saying, "Friends, abandon those unrealistic fantasies. The only path left for us is this one."
"I have already destroyed the granary doors. In another hour, monks will come down to get grain. What do you think they will do to us then?"
A man with rough skin said, "But if Master Daan is dead, no one will stop the monsters."
Lu Qiyou said confidently, "I have observed that the only place monsters can break in is the entrance we used. As long as we seal the entrance completely, no more monsters can enter here."
"Without those monks, the remaining grain here will be enough for us to last longer through this disaster."
Lu Qiyou and the others fell into an argument. Some thought they shouldn't attack the monks, some simply felt they couldn't defeat Daan, and a portion supported Lu Qiyou's view.
Amidst the chaotic debate, Su Nuo carefully placed Qin Shuhe's body, then stood up and glared at everyone with red eyes.
"I don't care what you all think, but I will avenge Shuhe. Do you want to end up like her?"
After speaking, Su Nuo drew his gun and walked upstairs. He had three bullets left. If lucky, he might be able to kill Daan, after all, Daan did not have the immortality of those monsters.
Lu Qiyou grabbed Su Nuo, thrusting the long horn in his hand into Su Nuo's grip and said, "I'll go with you. Besides, you were in the army, you're better than me. It's best for you to use this."
If they continued to argue, they might not reach a conclusion for hours.
But with Su Nuo as the leader, several men casually found things to use as weapons and followed behind Su Nuo. Others hesitated for a moment before also following.
When a group of people found Master Daan, he was meditating in his quiet room.
He was a practitioner of the ascetic path of the Mingwang Esoteric Sect, spending most of his day in cultivation, and today was no exception.
Chan meditation, asceticism, and tantric union were the three main schools of the Mingwang Esoteric Sect.
The Chan meditation school consisted of normal esoteric monks, the tantric union school was generally reviled, and the ascetic path school had the fewest members due to its extremely arduous cultivation methods.
No delicacies, no luxurious clothing, no enjoyment, sleeping on beds of nails, swallowing burning coals…
If one's heart was not sincere enough, or if one lacked the corresponding aptitude, one might die halfway through cultivation.
Although few in number, every true ascetic monk was respected within the Esoteric Sect, not only for their devotion but also for their strength!
The bodies of ascetic monks would exhibit a metallic sheen.
Their bodies were harder than steel and possessed immense strength, making them comparable to superhumans on their own.
Even more terrifying was their extremely strong willpower. Even when severely injured, they could continue to fight and were not susceptible to any treacherous tricks.
On the Green Ridge Plateau, ascetic monks were the main force in repelling monsters.
The Hunter's Association and the Mingwang Esoteric Sect had long reached an agreement, so there were usually not many demon hunters on the Green Ridge Plateau; it was entirely up to the ascetic path monks to maintain peace and security.
Su Nuo aggressively kicked open the door to the quiet room, leading a group of people into Master Daan's meditation chamber.
A younger monk tried to push them out, but he was easily subdued by Lu Qiyou and the others.
Master Daan said calmly, "What are you doing?"
"My fiancée's body is in your dungeon. Did you do this?"
Daan sighed, "I didn't expect you to discover it... she is no longer your fiancée. I did that to protect you."
Looking at the expressionless Daan, Su Nuo was stunned. He hadn't expected Daan to admit it so readily.
Su Nuo's expression then contorted. He was so enraged that he almost lost his reason, holding the gun to Daan's head.
"Then shattering your head is also for your own good!"
He fired without hesitation, but after three shots, there were only insignificant white marks on Daan's head.
Daan shook his head and said, "Anything can happen on the Green Ridge Plateau nowadays. All of you, go back. I will give you an explanation."
"Go back my ass!"
Su Nuo, holding the black long horn, lunged at Daan, but Daan easily caught Su Nuo's hand.
"You should remain calm. Sometimes what your eyes see is not the truth..."
Before Daan could finish speaking, Lu Qiyou suddenly stepped forward and kicked Su Nuo's arm.
The sudden, powerful force shattered Su Nuo's arm, and the long horn pierced directly into Daan's chest.
Daan instinctively hardened his body, and the long horn shattered entirely. However, inside the long horn was a scalpel emitting a faint purple glow!
After the scalpel pierced Daan's body, the wound on Daan's body immediately began to rot!
Daan looked at Lu Qiyou in disbelief, "So you too..."
Another monk attending to Daan's side saw this and his face changed greatly.
He hurriedly lunged towards Daan, but before he could react, he was hit on the neck by Lu Qiyou's arm and sent flying backward.
After falling to the ground, his neck was twisted and deformed, clearly indicating he was dead.
Lu Qiyou then squatted down and grinned sinisterly at Daan.
Su Nuo clutched his arm, looking at Lu Qiyou in horror. With such great strength, why did he make Su Nuo attack Daan?
Lu Qiyou leaned close to Daan's ear and whispered, "Your intuition is very strong, old man. If I had unleashed my killing intent at close range, you would have surely sensed it. So I had him attack you, and it seems the effect was good."
"Although I could have killed him head-on, that would be too boring..."
Su Nuo couldn't hear Lu Qiyou's words, but he saw Lu Qiyou's expression from the side and felt a chill run down his spine.
He subconsciously looked at the back of Lu Qiyou's neck and his back instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He saw a knot tied with thread at the back of Lu Qiyou's neck...
The same as the thread at the back of Qin Shuhe's neck.
Enduring the intense pain in his arm, Su Nuo slowly retreated.
He suddenly understood why Lu Qiyou had been so enthusiastic that day.
It turned out that all of this was orchestrated by Lu Qiyou. His life and Qin Shuhe's life were merely pieces on a chessboard.
Fortunately, Lu Qiyou was only speaking softly with Master Daan and made no move to stop Su Nuo, allowing Su Nuo to slowly retreat out of the quiet room.
Suddenly, Su Nuo rubbed his eyes as if hallucinating, because Qin Shuhe was standing in front of him, looking at him tenderly.
Su Nuo walked involuntarily towards Qin Shuhe, tears streaming from his eyes.
As long as Qin Shuhe was alive, he could brave any difficulty with her.
But hadn't she already died!