Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 433: Chapter 433: Shooting the Bull

Sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, Lin Yun was waiting for some very important people. The matter with the young women had been taken care of, so all that remained were the four Direct Disciples he had injured.

It was nearly noon when a group of people brazenly walked up to Lin Yun’s courtyard in the Direct Disciples’ area. Under the watchful eyes of many interested parties, they entered.

Indeed, the group entering was none other than the four Direct Disciples Lin Yun had injured, and they were being escorted by He Yuntian’s men.

Unsurprisingly, Chang Jing would be aware of such a blatant event. Lin Yun had long suspected that Chang Jing had probably placed people to watch the perimeter of his courtyard.

Sure enough, the moment they entered Lin Yun’s courtyard, Chang Jing received the news.

Upon hearing this, Chang Jing grew suspicious. ’Those four were brought to Lin Yun’s courtyard on his orders. What are they going to talk about?’

’Those four... If they dare to betray me, I’ll make sure they learn a painful lesson.’ Feeling a flicker of worry, Chang Jing immediately ordered his men to closely monitor every movement in Lin Yun’s courtyard. The moment the four of them came out, they were to be brought to him.

Meanwhile, an hour had passed since the four men were brought into Lin Yun’s courtyard. They hadn’t said a word since they arrived. Of course, this wasn’t because they didn’t want to speak, but because Puzhu had sealed their meridians. At this moment, not only could the four of them not speak, they couldn’t hear anything either.

"Elder Puzhu, if you would please unseal them." Seeing that enough time had passed, Lin Yun called out into the empty air.

The moment Lin Yun finished speaking, Puzhu’s figure appeared before the four men. With four quick jabs of his fingers, their meridians were instantly unsealed.

Lin Yun had arranged this with Puzhu when he left last night. This morning, after settling matters with Lu Bingning and Lan Xi, Puzhu had gone directly to find the four Disciples.

Lin Yun had also already inquired about the masters of these four men; all of them were currently away from Flawless Palace. Thus, when faced with an expert of the Celestial Spirit Realm like Puzhu, the four had no power to resist and were swiftly subdued.

He then had He Yuntian’s men openly escort the four into his courtyard. Along the way, they had wanted to speak out, but were completely unable to.

With their speech and hearing restored, the four glared at Lin Yun and roared, "Lin Yun, what do you want with us, abducting us and bringing us here? Are you planning to kill us to keep us quiet? Do you have any idea how severe the crime is for killing a Direct Disciple?"

Assuming Lin Yun intended to kill them to silence them, one of them immediately opened his mouth with a threat.

However, upon hearing this, Lin Yun merely smiled faintly. "Kill you? Why would I want to kill you?"

"You do deserve to die, but it won’t be me who kills you. I believe someone is anxiously waiting for you to leave this place."

Hearing Lin Yun’s words and seeing the detached smile on his face, the four fell silent. After a long moment, the sharpest of the group realized Lin Yun’s scheme and immediately pointed a finger at him, yelling.

"Lin Yun, you’re a treacherous snake! You’re trying to make Senior Brother Chang Jing suspect us?"

Spurred by his words, the other three quickly understood. ’Thinking about it,’ they realized, ’the four of us walked into Lin Yun’s courtyard in broad daylight. If we leave without a scratch, knowing Chang Jing’s personality, he’ll definitely become suspicious.’

’And it’s the kind of situation that’s impossible to explain. If Chang Jing is truly ruthless, he might just kill the four of us to silence us...’

At this thought, beads of sweat broke out on their foreheads. They had to admit, Lin Yun’s mind was terrifyingly meticulous. He had completely seen through Chang Jing’s character—he knew how suspicious and ruthless the man was.

"Lin Yun, we’ll fight you to the death before we let you succeed!" Though terrified, they thought for a long moment and arrived at one single solution: they absolutely could not leave this place unharmed.

If the four of them left Lin Yun’s place without so much as a scratch, Chang Jing would undoubtedly grow suspicious.

With a furious roar, the four men charged Lin Yun at once. They wanted Lin Yun to give them another brutal beating; only then could they allay Chang Jing’s suspicions and save their own lives.

However, their plan was too simple. How could Lin Yun give them such an opportunity? Before they could even make their move, Puzhu had already restrained them.

"You four should calm yourselves," Lin Yun said lightly, looking at the men restrained by Puzhu. "Since I went to the trouble of inviting you here, I naturally have no intention of laying a hand on you."

"Senior Brother Lin Yun, this isn’t something we can control! Please, give us a way out. We swear we’ll never appear before you again."

"Yes, yes! Senior Brother Lin Yun, you don’t understand Senior Brother Chang Jing’s methods! We were forced into this! Please, let us go this one time, and we swear we will mend our ways."

Knowing the consequences, the four men immediately began to beg for mercy.

But Lin Yun offered no response to their desperate cries. Things had already progressed this far; he couldn’t possibly believe their words now. As Lin Yun had always maintained, pawns need to accept their role as pawns.

Paying no heed to their pleas, Lin Yun waited another hour. Seeing that enough time had passed, he finally rose and spoke to the four men.

"Alright, you can leave now."

With that, Lin Yun had He Yuntian’s guards escort the four men out of the courtyard. He didn’t bother sealing their meridians again as they left.

When they were brought to the gate, the area in front of the courtyard was empty, but all four knew that Chang Jing definitely had people watching from the shadows.

To prove their innocence, the four men shouted a continuous stream of curses. They called Lin Yun insidious, despicable, and wished him a horrible death—they hurled every insult they could think of.

Listening to their curses from his seat in the courtyard, Lin Yun remained expressionless. Finally, he murmured to himself, ’They’re trying to be clever, but they’re only outsmarting themselves. Some things only look worse the more you try to deny them.’

’Do they really think Chang Jing will believe them just because they’re cursing me at my gate? It’s laughable. This will only make him more suspicious.’

Letting the four men continue to shout curses at the gate, Lin Yun and Puzhu sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, sipping tea.

Looking at Lin Yun beside him, Puzhu felt a surreal sensation, as if he were meeting the young man for the first time. Or perhaps, it was that beneath this youth’s deceptively young exterior hid a heart that had weathered a thousand storms.

The incident had only happened last night—not even a full day had passed—yet Lin Yun’s swift and decisive actions had already caused Chang Jing to fall completely into the trap he’d set.

His temperament, his methods, his decisiveness in killing—in all these aspects, Lin Yun was not the least bit inferior to himself. Puzhu was now beginning to feel that perhaps no one had ever truly seen through Lin Yun.

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