Lin Xue took the initiative to seek revenge, which was anticipated by Le Yu.
Or rather, Lin Xue's revenge was actually part of Le Yu and Hidden Voice's plan.
As society changes, the number of revenge incidents is actually decreasing. Although revenge is an open opportunity for retaliation, it is not practical because it involves two conditions: First, you have to know who the main enemy is; second, you have to be able to defeat them.
Don't think these two points are simple. After all, most cases are handled by the Imprisonment Department or the Statistical Department. How could you possibly find out who the enemy is? The whole department?
If the plaintiff has the 'false accusation' scenario, then the enemy can be found, but the plaintiff is not foolish either. Only if they have the courage to not fear revenge will they make false accusations.
Moreover, even if you know who the main enemy is, being able to defeat them is another issue. In the case of Lin Jinyao, Lin Xue and the others' main enemy is certainly not Qian Yu Liu, but Lan Yan.
But they can't even get in to the Statistical Department, let alone confront Lan Yan. And they are not fools; don't mention a round-robin battle, even if they all attack together, they would only be slaughtered by Lan Yan.
Lin Xue and the others certainly didn't have thoughts of revenge at first, as there was no need—their conflict with the Statistical Department is a political struggle, a dispute of ideologies where there is no room for reconciliation. It is a survival battle only ending with one side's demise.
However, Hidden Voice's plan was to incite Lin Xue and others to seek revenge against Qian Yu Liu.
In the name of a White Night Walker, he posed the following challenge to Lin Jinyao's relatives and disciples: only those who can defeat Qian Yu Liu in revenge and make him apologize are qualified to inherit Lin Jinyao's will, join the warm family of White Night dedicated to overthrowing Glorious Dawn, and possess the qualifications to establish a Star Engraving County White Night branch.
Conversely, if no one can defeat Qian Yu Liu in revenge, then they aren't qualified to inherit Lin Jinyao's will and naturally can't join the White Night branch.
At that time, Le Yu scolded Hidden Voice as 'taking off pants to fart.' Wasn't he just setting an excessive requirement to take away their participation qualifications?
Hidden Voice said Le Yu was being ignorant. Disqualification is a punishment, but proposing a challenge is a reward, and this requirement is reasonable—Qian Yu Liu killed Lin Jinyao, thus emotionally and morally Lin Xue and others must resolve this cause and effect with him.
Logically, Lin Xue and others should inherit Lin Jinyao's mission and establish the White Night branch, but they lack the qualifications and experience—it's like when the cousin suddenly needs to poop while playing a game, logically the cousin should let the cousin's brother take over, but gaining the team members' recognition requires the cousin's brother to show some achievements.
Letting Lin Xue and others challenge the elite monster Qian Yu Liu to gain experience points for leveling up makes perfect sense.
However, there's a small problem: Lin Xue and others are absolutely unable to defeat Qian Yu Liu.
It's not that pilot Le Yu is praising the Qian Yu Liu car model, but rather Qian Yu Liu is indeed a supercar—in the same generation, the only one who can surpass Qian Yu Liu is Li Shijie from Yanjing.
But Li Shijie has now become a giant's view, meeting a tragic end.
Therefore, even if Lin Xue managed a round-robin, they would only be toyed with by Le Yu, unless...
"Unless there is an inner enemy. The inner enemy will seize this opportunity to use the Statistical Department's resources to defeat you to join the branch."
This was Hidden Voice's conclusion.
However, he added: "If they are not inner enemies, then keep them temporarily away from the White Night and Star Engraving County's dispute—if they can't even beat you, they aren't qualified to join White Night."
In short, good guys will always be White Night, bad guys are left to Le Yu.
But Le Yu didn't mind, after all, such a blatant opportunity to bully the weak is rare.
"Please."
Le Yu waved to Lin Xue, "Trouble the Patrol Execution Guard to witness from the side—if I am late for work, it's because of an irresistible force, not my will."
Since Le Yu said so, the Patrol Execution Guard did not interfere in this revenge, dispersing the crowd to give them room to battle.
"Qian Yu Liu, I will make you understand that although Mr. Lin is gone, I, Gao Jin, am still here! Star Engraving County is not a place where you can act wantonly!"
The first to face Le Yu was the student council president, Gao Jin.
Holding a military academy standard long sword, he drew it with a clang, the sword sound pierced the air with a resonant cry, the sword blade pointed straight at Le Yu, the piercing killing intent made Le Yu's brow ache slightly.
Gao Jin's sword blade was unsharpened because ordinary people can carry sword weapons on the streets, but they are not allowed to sharpen them, making the swords equivalent to a craft or fitness tool.
The vast majority of swordsmen adhere to this rule—if they want to kill, whether the blade is sharpened or not doesn't matter.
In this world, if swordsmen have to use sharp blades to kill, it's considered a disgrace to them.
The two stood on opposite sides, the timing was perfect, sunlight pierced the clouds and warmly scattered across the world.
"Come!"
Le Yu adopted the Biting Battle Technique stance with no wasted words, directly launching Desolate Bite, light eruptions moved like galaxies suspended, attacking Gao Jin!
Le Yu did not forget his purpose: he came to investigate the traitor!
Could Gao Jin be the traitor?
Did he choose to challenge Le Yu first because he wants to defeat Qian Yuliu before everyone else, earn Lin Jinyao's heir qualification, and then acquire the White Night member list?
Does he usually talk so loudly because he's feeling guilty?
Is he always standing on the moral high ground to urinate, full of bad ideas?
Therefore, Le Yu's offensive must be as fierce as a pile-driver; he must fight Gao Jin until he can't catch his breath to force out Gao Jin's trump card! If Gao Jin is indeed a traitor, he will definitely use support from the Statistical Department, attacking Le Yu with borrowed power!
Clang! Clang!
Light explosions splashed ripples into the air, both sides clashed several times instantaneously and then separated, Gao Jin pulled to a suitable distance, shook his wrist, converging the light at the sword tip, shouted a trembling cry, and stabbed toward Le Yu, thrusting out several meters of sword light!
Combat Technique: Press Forward!
Le Yu's body shook, his left hand slapped diagonally, and spewed a light blast, directly dispersing the sword light!
Biting Battle Technique: Flood Spew!
However, Gao Jin had already followed the sword light to assassinate, but his true kill was not with the right hand's blunt sword, but with the left hand's sword sheath!
He tightly gripped the sword sheath, sweeping from left to right toward Le Yu, swiftly 'pulling' out sword light from the outer side of the sheath's opening. Within a breath, he had pulled out several meters of sword light, a constant tremor, almost having physicality, seemingly capable of severing Le Yu's waist!
This is the primary technique Gao Jin mastered, the Combat Technique!
The secret of the Combat Technique does not lie in the sword but in the sheath!
From the moment Gao Jin drew his sword, his sword sheath continued to absorb light, storing it inside. This kind of storage couldn't last long and needed cooperation with the sword blade because every light blast emitted from the blade carried Gao Jin's spiritual power — the so-called Sword Intent.
This kind of Sword Intent-bearing brilliance is the effective energy for the Combat Technique. The longer Gao Jin battles, the more Sword Intent brilliance accumulates in the sheath, and the stronger the outburst!
In layman's terms, the Combat Technique has a Sword Intent gauge, with battle as the condition for accumulation and the sword sheath as the tool for activation!
Combat Technique: Press Forward, though the forward sword light is strong, the subsequent sword sheath is the lethal strike!
On a side note, in the combat card deck, the main trait of the Combat Card set is that every direct hit increases the critical strike damage.
'Pretty strong...'
Seeing himself being pincered by Gao Jin with the blunt sword and sword sheath light on both sides, Le Yu remained calm as ever.
The Residual Blood Physique allows Le Yu, an ordinary person who has never killed a chicken, to face imminent danger calmly.
'But still too weak.'
Biting Battle Technique: Flood Spew Universe Chant!
Le Yu drew a circle with his left hand, encircling Gao Jin's blunt sword, smoothly wrapping his wrist!
Then he transformed his right hand into a palm, proactively meeting the middle of the sword sheath light, spewing a light blast!
Although Gao Jin's sword sheath light appeared legitimate, it was superficial, the light shape unstable, flashy outside but shoddy inside!
One slap scatters it!
The Combat Technique is actually more suited for multi-person battles, has a very high upper limit, and due to the long attack distance, can even contend against an army solo. But Gao Jin hasn't mastered this combat technique, and the long attack distance becomes his fatal weakness — the longer the distance, the more dispersed the light blast power!
Just a silver spear candle wick.
Le Yu grabbed his right wrist, smoothly pulled, delivering a knee strike to his abdomen. Gao Jin immediately groaned, spewing a mouthful of hot blood.
'Is this the joy of bullying the weak… it's meaningless; truly plain and dry.' Le Yu circled behind Gao Jin, reversed his right hand, gripping his nape like carrying a kitten, his lips curling a slight arc, said, "It's over."
"Not yet!"
Gao Jin reversed his grip on the sword sheath with his left hand and fiercely jabbed backward!
Le Yu easily avoided this futile resistance, but suddenly his kidney throbbed with a strange sharp pain, as if it would be pierced in the next second!
Gao Jin's sword sheath could still spew a beam of blue light, and it would curve and track, shooting toward Le Yu!
Danger!
To actually plot a sneak attack on my kidneys… Gao Jin, are you the traitor!?