191: Chapter 191 I've been waiting for you for a long time

Outside Dongchuan City

Lin Ming was traveling alone on horseback along the road.

He gradually veered off the main road and onto a small path.

It was at this moment that a person appeared opposite him, also riding a white horse.

Just as the two were about to pass each other, the man suddenly made his move, reaching out to grab Lin Ming with a swift motion.

At the same time, the aura belonging to an Immortal Master of the Bitter Sea Realm had already locked onto Lin Ming firmly.

The next second, that aura of the Bitter Sea Realm Immortal Master dissipated.

And his movements froze at that very moment.

The middle-aged man stood motionless on the spot, and the horse beneath him was the same.

"You only dare to make a move when you force me to come out; you Demonic Path cultivators are quite troublesome."

Lin Ming looked at this Demonic Path cultivator and said with great interest.

Back at the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Ming had already sensed this person's presence and identified him as a Demonic Path cultivator at a single glance.

A Demonic Path cultivator of the Bitter Sea Realm—let's just say this fish was neither too big nor too small.

However, Lin Ming did not strike at him immediately; he just wanted to see what kind of tricks this guy had up his sleeve.

And that's it?

It left Lin Ming somewhat disappointed.

"You... are not in the Spirit Platform Realm?!"

Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong said with a look of shock.

He was completely unable to move now; this was definitely not something a Spirit Platform Realm practitioner could know, nor could a Spirit Treasury Realm practitioner achieve this.

The strength of the person before him was highly likely to be that of a high-stage Bitter Sea Realm, or perhaps even the Other Shore Realm.

Damn it, he had fallen for a trap.

He had fallen completely into the opponent's snare.

"Speak, which Demonic Path Sect are you from, and what is your purpose?"

Lin Ming asked.

Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong, however, maintained a stubborn expression.

"Forget it, I'll do it myself."

Lin Ming shook his head and said.

Asking would be futile; these Demonic Path cultivators might just use false information to fool him.

Harsh interrogation methods were too much trouble.

Lin Ming naturally had other methods—methods of the Demonic Path.

Soul Searching Technique.

The Demonic Path technique, Soul Searching Technique.

One of the arts Lin Ming had practiced in his spare time.

Although it was a Demonic Path art, there were quite a few people who practiced it.

And this art was quite convenient.

Under the Soul Searching Technique, Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong seemed to fall into a deep sleep, and his memories opened their doors to Lin Ming at this moment.

"Soul Refining Sect, old friends indeed."

Lin Ming said with a slight upturn of his lips.

This person was named Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong, a Disciple of the Soul Refining Sect and Deputy Hall Master of the Twelve Halls of Soul Refining. He had a cultivation of the first level of the Bitter Sea Realm and was responsible for bewitching people from Righteous Path Sects to plunder wealth for the Soul Refining Sect.

The City Lord of Dongchuan City, Tang Jingming, had been bewitched by him to collect wealth.

Besides Tang Jingming, he had also bewitched many other people from Families and even Sects to collect wealth for him.

"They are truly daring."

Lin Ming couldn't help but admire the courage of these Demonic Path people.

He had thought that the cleanup after the last incident would have caused these guys to flee the sphere of influence of Yuanxu Mountain.

But he hadn't expected that there were still many Demonic Path cultivators hiding within the sphere of influence of Yuanxu Mountain, taking action.

One could only say they were a bunch of people who didn't fear death.

"A Restriction, is it?"

Lin Ming discovered the existence of a Restriction within Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong's Divine Soul, which locked away a portion of his memories.

If an outsider wanted to probe these memories, they would directly trigger the Restriction.

As for the effect of this Restriction, it was nothing more than Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong losing his life, or a backlash against the person who touched the Restriction.

"They thought it through quite thoroughly."

Lin Ming said in a deep voice.

The matter about the animal skin that he wanted to know was likely within the memories locked by this Restriction.

This Restriction was rather strange; it was hidden within Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong's Divine Soul, extremely concealed. If Lin Ming's Divine Soul hadn't been extremely keen, he would likely have triggered the Restriction directly.

Moreover, this Restriction looked strange, and breaking it would not be a simple matter; it would take some time to crack it.

"Let's keep it for now."

Lin Ming temporarily stopped the Soul Searching, sealed all of this person's cultivation, and after causing him to fall into a long coma, he took him away.

He brought this person back to the Zeng Family.

"Young Hero, you have returned."

After Old Madam Zeng saw Lin Ming return, she breathed a sigh of relief.

When she learned that Lin Ming wanted to use himself as bait to lure out the hidden enemy, she had been quite worried.

Because he did not know who the hidden enemy was, or whether their target was Lin Ming or the Zeng Family.

But that was until Lin Ming gave the Zeng Family an item capable of killing or eliminating a Bitter Sea Realm Early Stage practitioner.

She had no choice but to agree.

But Old Madam Zeng still had a worried look on her face until Lin Ming's return.

"Lock this person up, and don't worry about anything else."

Lin Ming threw Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong on the ground and said to Old Madam Zeng.

"Young Hero Lin, is he one of Tang Jingming's people?"

Old Madam Zeng asked curiously.

"Old Madam Zeng, it is better not to inquire too deeply into some matters; just attend to your own affairs."

Lin Ming said meaningfully.

"This old woman understands."

Old Madam Zeng also seemed to understand, and she did not ask further.

She simply had this person taken to a room and forbade anyone from entering it.

"Let's go, let us go and meet City Lord Tang."

Lin Ming said.

By serving the people of the Demonic Sect, Tang Jingming had already crossed the line.

"Right, call Director Shi Lei along as well."

Lin Ming said.

"Is there a problem with Director Shi Lei as well?"

Old Madam Zeng asked.

"He doesn't have any problems,"

Lin Ming shook his head and said.

Judging from Deputy Hall Master Shi Yong's memories, he had only subdued Tang Jingming, not Director Shi Lei.

"Since we are going to act against people from the Zhengji Sect, we should have people from the Zhengji Sect present."

Lin Ming said.

"This old woman understands."

Old Madam Zeng nodded and said.

Lin Ming then took the people from the Zeng Family and rushed to the City Lord's Mansion.

And Director Shi Lei soon received an invitation from the Zeng Family.

To meet at the City Lord's Mansion.

Although Director Shi Lei was somewhat puzzled by this, he understood that this probably wasn't an invitation from the people of the Zeng Family, but perhaps an invitation from that Yuanxu Mountain Disciple.

But hadn't that Yuanxu Mountain Disciple already left?

He had to know that he had been paying attention to Lin Ming's movements all along, and knew that he had left the city early in the morning.

Or was this just an invitation from the people of the Zeng Family?

With all these doubts, Director Shi Lei headed to the location of the City Lord's Mansion.

City Lord's Mansion

When Director Shi Lei arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Ming and the others had also just arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

"Director Shi Lei, you've come just in time."

Lin Ming said to Director Shi Lei.

"Mr. Lin."

Director Shi Lei greeted him after seeing Lin Ming.

"Let's go, City Lord Tang should be waiting for us inside."

Lin Ming said.

"Mr. Lin, I wonder why you are looking for me and my Senior Brother?"

Director Shi Lei couldn't help but ask.

"You will know once we go in; City Lord Tang must be impatient."

Lin Ming said.

He took the first step and walked into the City Lord's Mansion.