"Unexpectedly, Young Hero Li ca uninvited, what a delightful surprise! Just in ti, just in ti indeed!"
He took a few steps to the front of the hall, bowing once more to Li Yan, his tone earnest: "Currently, the pirates rampage unchecked, invading our holand, burning, killing, and looting, pressing to the gates of Yangzhou City! Hong Qianhu heroically sacrificed himself, and the people inside the city are in panic. It's precisely at this mont that we need a person of such extraordinary abilities and chivalrous spirit as Young Hero Li to lend a helping hand!"
"With you here, what worry is there that the pirates won't be eliminated? On behalf of the elders and people of Yangzhou, I earnestly beseech the young hero to extend a helping hand and jointly resist the foreign threat. By then, the na of the young hero will surely spread throughout Jiangnan!"
These words were impressively grand and seemingly heartfelt, as if Li Yan was the savior they had longed for.
However, Li Yan's brow slightly furrowed, almost imperceptibly.
Wang Maode's eagerness ca too swiftly and deliberately, almost intending to stifle him, clearly having prior knowledge of his visit but unwilling to provoke him.
He had no ti for these formalities and spoke directly with a solemn bow, "Landlord Wang flatters . Li Yan ca not for the pirates, but to pursue a harmful demon!"
"This demon is nad 'Jinhua Cat', transford into human shape, hiding in your residence under the na 'Immortal', rearing demon cats and consuming the essence of living beings. The son of Landlord Yu Hailin is already on the brink of death."
"I, Li, have tracked its presence to this place and have been stealthily investigating. If this demon is not eradicated, it could endanger the entire city! If Landlord Wang truly wishes for the peace of Yangzhou, you should quickly hand over the cat demon falsely claiming to be the 'Immortal'!"
These words were like a drop of cold water into boiling oil!
The entire audience was in an uproar!
"What? A demon? Cat demon?"
"The Immortal... is a monster?"
"Impossible! The Immortal invited by Landlord Wang subdued the Rat Demon just last year, ensuring our safety... Is this looking for trouble?"
The tragic atmosphere of "jointly resisting the pirates" was instantly shattered by Li Yan's words. Suspicion, fear, and disbelief swept between Wang Maode and Li Yan.
Wang Maode's face suddenly darkened, his eyes turning fierce as he pointed at Li Yan and shouted sternly, "Silence! Don't spew lies and distort the truth!"
"Do you think you can act with impunity in Yangzhou by relying on the 'Twelve Primordial Spirits', slandering the loyal and upright? I invited the Immortal to relieve the people's misery and subdue the Rat Demon, bringing peace to ten thousand hos! Yet you spew misleading words and defa the Immortal here!"
"You are close to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Lin Family, aren't you? Soone from them is colluding with the pirates; don't think no one knows, and you're trying to fra ..."
"Hmph! Their intentions are wicked! Their actions despicable!"
Wang Maode was utterly incensed.
His reason for organizing this banquet hurriedly, gathering everyone to deal with the pirates, was to earn a court comndation plaque to facilitate his operations and beco the president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Comrce.
Li Yan's words were practically overturning his plans.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang Lin Family colluding with pirates?!
The audience, upon hearing this, gasped in shock.
The Jiangsu and Zhejiang Lin Family was well-known; to think there was such a thing.
Li Yan squinted his eyes slightly, impatiently saying, "What's the point of saying so much? The cat demon is here with you. Don't waste ti; I'll catch it myself!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already exerted force under his feet, leaping onto the rooftop.
"Insolent!"
A loud shout was heard, as Xu Zhenshan, surrounded by Gang Qi, his loose Maoshan Taoist Robe fluttering without wind, similarly stepped on a corridor pillar, soaring into the air, inclining swiftly to et him in mid-air.
With his left hand forming a mantra and his right hand forming a claw, crackling with electric light, aid at Li Yan's waist and ribs.
This "Thunderbolt Hand" Xu Zhenshan also mastered the Thunder Martial Arts.
Li Yan's pupils contracted slightly; Xu Zhenshan's grab was fast, ferocious, and fierce. The gust of wind hitting his face was painfully cutting, and it also contained the Taoist Thunder Astral, with the power to destroy evil and intimidate Divine Souls!
If caught by this, his muscles and bones would shatter!
But how could he get entangled with him? With just a faint glance, two Soul-breaking Flying Blades whistled out, crackling with electricity, directly attacking Xu Zhenshan's face.
"Flying Sword!"
Xu Zhenshan was startled, exerting force under his feet, smashing the eaves, forcibly flipping back to the ground, filled with suspicion as he stared at Li Yan.
Li Yan couldn't be bothered with him, turning his head to the backyard, his expression serious.
The scent of the cat in the backyard was more intense.
This was hiding sothing obvious; the other party must be hiding in the backyard!
At this mont, a sudden change occurred.
"Ah——!"
"Help——!"
Screams echoed sharply from the depths of the backyard.
Following were a few abrupt shouts and the sound of objects crashing and shattering, a dense cacophony of cat cries rang out, scattered in fright, and the demon cat's presence was no longer concealable.
"Demonic aura! Such a dense demonic aura!" Imdiately, there was an outcry from a disciple of the Law Enforcent Hall.
"Master, the... the backyard is in trouble!"
The trusted steward beside Wang Maode, his face white with panic, shouted uncontrollably.
Wang Maode himself trembled all over, a flash of undisguisable terror passing through his eyes!
Li Yan spoke no further, rushing towards the backyard.
anwhile, "Thunderbolt Hand" Xu Zhenshan looked at Wang Maode, his face full of suspicion...
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