Godslayer: My Girlfriend Red Tassel

"See? What did I tell you? The old general is really unlucky to have such a disciple."

The young monk was just pondering with the master: "The old general was clearly a boisterous and uncouth warrior in his youth, so how come he's become such a good actor in his old age?" This shows that the idea that "warriors have no guile" is purely a rumor.

As it turned out, he really did vomit those two ounces of blood!

In my divine sense, the old general was lying in bed and could barely get up. If he didn't get some good medicine quickly, he probably wouldn't even make it to the end of the year.

Ye Fan finally broke down, unable to help but roll her eyes:

“You’ve always been a free spirit, and these past few years, with the commemoration, you’ve become even more unruly. How could you forget something so important?”

You have the nerve to talk about her? You yourself are lawless and unruly... The Master looked down at the chessboard, which was missing several white pieces. What was originally a great opportunity to slay the dragon had been completely stolen by Ye Fan.

After mentally complaining for a bit, I still put down the pieces and conceded defeat.

After a moment, the Master looked up and said:

“Yun Feiyan, since you didn’t say anything before, from now on, keep this matter completely hidden. Be careful, walls have ears. You will be in charge of Jialin Pass for the time being. You will do your best to help Hongying continue this charade. If anything happens, you can only inform me through [Xin Jing]. Do not reveal any flaws, remember that.”

"Should we continue acting?" Yun Feiyan felt guilty and, without time to think, pressed for an answer:

"The Commander and the Master's goal was simply to establish Hongying's authority, wasn't it? Now that their goal has been achieved, what else do they need my cooperation for?"

Ye Fan shook his head, his expression gradually becoming serious:

"If it were just a matter of using the old general's prestige to simply establish Hongying's authority, why go to such lengths... Besides, aren't you worried that after the Zhenxu Stele is closed, there might be an invasion by external gods?"

Yun Feiyan was taken aback: "Didn't you say Su Yan had already calculated it?"

"He did calculate it, but it wasn't about 'whether gods can invade'," Ye Fan sneered.

"The Outer Gods see our Great Xia as fish on a chopping board. There are always people watching outside the Zhenxu Stele, so there is no such thing as 'avoiding' it. Moreover, Great Xia is not a monolithic entity. The Ancient God Church, this cancer, has never been completely eradicated. It would be incredibly easy for traitors within the Night Watch to pass on messages."

Yun Feiyan was startled: "Doesn't that mean... Jialin Pass will inevitably be invaded by the gods within these seven days?!"

"That's exactly right, and there's far more than one." The Master's expression was solemn, and his voice was low:

"The divine tortoise came riding the waves from the sea, and along the way it has already alarmed nearly six gods. Looking outside Jialin Pass, there are already many gods watching and eager to make a move. According to the divination by Su Yan, at least ten gods will arrive in the coming days, and the time for them to launch their attack will definitely be the moment when the Zhenxu Stele is completely closed and about to be reopened."

How many hands are there?

Yun Feiyan was stunned by the news and unconsciously counted on her fingers.

One, two, three... ten!

"At least ten gods will attack Jialin Pass?" she speculated, barely suppressing her shock.

"So, how many gods will the Heavenly Court send from our side?"

"Although I really don't want to scare you, this time we didn't notify the Heavenly Court or ask anyone for help. This was an internal decision made by our Night Watch." Ye Fan paused, his tone becoming even more serious:

"Moreover, among the enemies that come, there may be beings at the level of a supreme god, so you must prepare in advance."

What? Did I hear that right?

Without notifying the Heavenly Court, how could they rely on the Night Watch to resist more than a dozen gods, including a chief god?

...Then what else should I prepare?

Are we going to use these ten days to dig up graves for everyone in advance?

A wave of intense dizziness washed over Yun Feiyan, and she froze, as if she could already see the scene of "devastation" her master had described. She couldn't help but exclaim:

"How could we possibly hold out?! One supreme god would be enough to wipe us out. Jialin Pass has over 20,000 warriors! How dare you make such a decision!"

The Master frowned and used his spiritual power to give a soft shout:

Confucius said: "The benevolent are free from worry, and the courageous are free from fear!"

One by one, ink-black cursive characters materialized from the Master's mouth, striking Yun Feiyan's brow. The admonitory power of the divine artifact pulled her back from her near-collapse. She gasped for breath, her mind still violently trembling.

Ye Fan glared at her fiercely and scolded:

"That's why I only intended to let the old general know! The old general is always calm and collected, while you are far inferior!"

"I...I want to know..." Yun Feiyan's voice trembled.

"Your permissions are insufficient; you don't need to know the details," Ye Fan commanded sternly.

"You just need to cooperate with Hongying and play this role well. We'll take care of everything else, even if the sky falls. Just follow orders!"

"Yes."

"Listen carefully..."

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"Playing chess. He's hopeless... He's over forty years old, yet he's not as good as a bunch of kids. He's getting worse and worse with age."

"Actually, there's no need to be too harsh on her."

As the Master reached out and put the chess pieces back into the jar, he sighed:

“Even I was almost panicked when I first heard about your plan. To fight against more than a dozen gods on our own, with the borders wide open, the Heavenly Court unaware, and without any divine support... If anything goes wrong during the process, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

"So in the end you still believed me, didn't you?" Ye Fan asked with a smile.

"I don't believe you, I believe in that young Su." The Master, too lazy to look at the little monk's smug face, remained silent for a long time, then sighed:

"Moreover, this plan is meticulously crafted and has a high probability of success. If it succeeds, it will give us a long respite... I can't help but be tempted."

He paused, then lowered his voice:

"Besides, we... really don't have much time left."

Ye Fan's smile faded, and his expression became more serious.

Yes.

The Zhenxu Stele has stood firm for a century without ever having a chance to catch its breath, and is already nearing its limit.

Furthermore, with the return of the Heavenly Gods, it's as if those mysterious "laws" are being continuously extracted from the stele—leading to the Suppressing Ruins Stele becoming weaker and weaker.

If things continue like this, sooner or later, those sacred steles that have protected the Great Xia for centuries will suddenly collapse.

Rather than waiting until that day comes unprepared, it's better to take the initiative and strike back against those who are eyeing us. On the one hand, we should take the opportunity to repair the town's memorial tablet; on the other hand, we must let those high and mighty gods know—

Even if the Zhenxu Stele is closed, we are still qualified to keep you outside our borders, and even... kill you!

From then on, even if the Zhenxu Stele really had a problem, under this indistinguishable threat, no enemy dared to act rashly.

"Solving a mystery is nothing. It just means I'll have to work harder and travel through twelve passes, but that's far from enough—" Ye Fan slowly picked up a white chess piece and pressed it onto the center position with a "snap":

"If you're going to do it, do it big."

He looked up, his gaze sharp as a knife:

"Let those gods in the sky truly remember a lesson."

Within the territory of Great Xia—

"Forbidden by the gods."