Imperial Demon Slayer Division

After Gu Yan sat down, he suddenly saw a row of swords enshrined in the main hall. He was a little curious. Most sects would enshrine the statues of the gods of their respective schools, or the statues of the founders, but the Tianwu Sect actually enshrined a row of swords. So he asked

"Master Li, why do you have a row of swords enshrined in your main hall?"

Li An glanced at the direction Gu Yan pointed, then turned around, sighed softly, and answered Gu Yan with a fist.

"Your Highness, you don't know that those swords were worn by our Shenwu Sect's elders. They died at the hands of zombies, but I am powerless to avenge them. I can only..."

After hearing what Li An said, Gu Yan couldn't help but look up to him. Even the arrogant Ren Woxiao gradually had a better impression of him.

The elders of the sect were all killed, and he was facing the persecution of his enemies. He could only take the swords of his elders and lead his fellow apprentices to flee to this remote Yanzhou to avoid being hunted down by his enemies.

After falling into such a situation, he was able to rely on his own efforts to open up a sect in Yanzhou, where the devil was rampant. He also did not forget the kindness of his master and placed the swords of his elders in the master's hall for worship.

"I did this, firstly, to allow the elders to receive some incense and offerings, and secondly, to remind myself not to forget the revenge of the extermination of my family. When I have cultivated successfully in the future, I will be able to find the zombie, kill it, and avenge my elders."

Gu Yan could understand Li An's feelings. He and Li An had almost the same experience. As the saying goes, only those who share the same suffering can sympathize with each other.

Gu Yan took out a token from his arms and threw it casually. The token, supported by the true energy, slowly floated to Li An's side.

"If the Tianwu Sect is facing the disaster of extermination in the future, under the premise of not violating the law, you can ask for help from the Yezhou Demon Slayer Division. The Yezhou Demon Slayer Division will protect the Tianwu Sect from danger."

Li An didn't know that Gu Yan had the same experience as him. He was flattered to take the token, then bowed to Gu Yan and said

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. If Your Highness needs Li An and Tian Wu Men in the future, Li An and Tian Wu Men will definitely go through fire and water for Your Highness without hesitation!"

Zhang Wei and Wan'er behind Li An also bowed to Gu Yan. They knew that the elder brother invited Gu Yan to come in order to fabricate some false rumors that he was very familiar with Gu Yan, so as to use Gu Yan's power to protect Tianwu Sect.

But now Gu Yan actually took the initiative to confirm this matter, which made Li An and the other two excited.

Gu Yan slowly stood up and walked to the row of swords. He glanced at the row of swords, then frowned and pointed at the ancient sword in the middle and asked,

"Could the evil aura remaining on this sword be the aura of the zombie that destroyed the Shenwu Sect back then?"

Li An looked at Gu Yan's ugly face, and his heart was pounding. He didn't know why Gu Yan asked this question, so he nodded.

"That's right. Before Master died, he stabbed the zombie with a sword, and some of its aura was left behind."

"The reason why I have not erased that aura is to remind myself not to forget the hatred of the past."

"Does Your Majesty recognize this aura?"

Gu Yan hummed softly, squinted his eyes and stared at the sword, and said

"If this aura is the one in my memory, then you will never be able to avenge this vengeance by yourself."

When Li An heard Gu Yan's words, his face turned pale instantly.

Gu Yan would definitely not lie to a small person like him. If he could say that, it proved that the owner of this aura was someone very important, someone who could easily crush him to death.

"Could it be that this hatred can never be avenged in this lifetime?"

Gu Yan raised his hand to stop Li An from speaking, then sat back on the first seat and closed his eyes to think.

The aura left on the sword was the same as the aura of the zombies that the Xiao family had created. This showed that the zombie and the zombie that had brought disaster to the Xiao family were created using the same method of refining corpses.

But after the Xiao family was destroyed, the method of refining corpses was taken away by Fang Ying. If that breath was the one in Gu Yan's memory, there were only two possibilities.

First, Fang Ying must refine the corpse in secret!

However, Fang Ying, as the deputy chief of the Demon Slaying Division, is a powerful figure who absolutely despises those filthy things.

Secondly, after the Xiao family got this method of corpse refining, they also passed it on to other people, and it was a family that was close to the Xiao family and equally powerful.

Thinking of this, the three words "Lu Mingsheng" involuntarily emerged in Gu Yan's mind. Lu Mingsheng, the ancestor of the Lu family in Jiangnan County, who had a similar lifespan to Xiao Changsheng and had disappeared for many years!

When Gu Yan first entered Jiangnan County, he was attacked by a zombie at night. Gu Yan chased the zombie to the Lu family, but the zombie lost its breath after escaping into the Lu family. Gu Yan always thought that it was Lu Xingguan, the second master of the Lu family, who took it away. It seems that this matter is not that simple.

Thinking of this, Gu Yan stood up from the first seat and said to Li An, who looked grim.

"You don't have to worry about the revenge of Shenwu Sect. Since that zombie has caught my eye, it will not escape."

After Gu Yan finished speaking, he paused for a moment, looked at Zhang Wei and Wan'er, and said in a deep voice

"What I asked you today in this hall must not be known to any other person. Do you understand?"

After hearing what Gu Yan said, Li An and the other two immediately realized that the matter of the zombie was not that simple, otherwise a state official would not be so cautious, so they immediately clasped their fists and said,

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I guarantee with my life that no fourth person will know about this."

Gu Yan hummed with a nasal sound, then looked at Ren Woxiao and said

"Brother Ren, please go back to the Qijue Palace first. I will go to the Yanzhou Prefecture and then go to the Qijue Palace to find you after I finish my business."

Ren Woxiao understood Gu Yan and knew that something must have happened, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious, so he nodded happily and said

"Brother Gu, you go ahead and do your work. I'll have some wine ready for you at Qi Jue Palace."

After Ren Woxiao finished speaking, Gu Yan nodded slightly, and then disappeared directly into the hall.

After seeing Gu Yan leave, Ren Woxiao stretched slowly, stood up from the chair, took out a jade talisman in the shape of a Gu insect, threw it into Li An's hand, and said casually

"You old man are quite good at dealing with my temper. If you have any problems in the future, you can ask the Qi Jue Palace for help."

Ren Woxiao is older than Li An, but because of his high level of cultivation, his appearance is the same as it was back then, and there is no change. Therefore, there is nothing wrong in calling Li An "old boy".

After Ren Woxiao threw the jade talisman to Li An, he walked out the door without looking back.

After Li An received the insect-shaped jade talisman, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed to Ren Woxiao's back and said,

"Li An thanks the Holy Son for his kindness. The entire Shenwu Sect will remember the Holy Son's kindness and will go through fire and water for him in the future!"

Zhang Wei and Wan'er behind him also bowed to Ren Woxiao's back.

Zhang Wei looked at the place where Ren Woxiao left with a look of emotion on his face, and said softly

"I didn't expect that this Saint of the Seventh Absolute looked cold, but in his heart he was actually a chivalrous man with flesh and blood."

Seeing this, Wan'er quickly covered Zhang Wei's mouth and said

"Brother, the Holy Son hasn't gone far yet, be careful with your words!"

Zhang Wei saw Wan'er's hand covering his mouth, and he took a deep breath and sniffed the fragrance on Wan'er's hand, with an intoxicated look on his face.

After seeing this, Li An's face turned black. He kicked Zhang Wei down and said

"Hurry up and preside over the disciple-recruiting ceremony!"