Damn it! Let’s smash the darkness together!

Chapter 1484 - 215: Decaying Lotus Pond, God-Summoning Ritual

Today, no one could grasp what exactly happened.

Just now, the White Lotus Sect members were still ganging up on "County Magistrate Liu Yuan."

The four great elders, twelve vacuum transfer envoys, and dozens to hundreds of followers skilled in mysterious techniques—all members of the Baishi Town branch moved out.

Various skills with special effects were unleashed in chaotic brilliance, tearing the ground apart, with techniques used as if they were bringing out the bottom of their chests for this assault.

Yet in the blink of an eye, the new county magistrate walked out from the dust and smoke, seemingly unscathed, executing a brutal counterattack.

From the outbreak of the fight to its conclusion, it took less than two minutes in total, during which the White Lotus Sect’s Mountain Camp branch was completely annihilated!

This scene was witnessed firsthand by over a hundred renowned and wealthy individuals who attended the meeting today in Baishi Town.

They would never forget today, when that terrifying man—like a god of slaughter—grabbed each White Lotus Sect member and, with elbow strike after elbow strike, beat them all to death!

Everyone was dumbstruck, watching it all unfold.

Xu Shu frowned in displeasure and shouted, "The White Lotus Sect tortures the villagers and exhausts their conscience; as the county magistrate, I uphold justice to exorcise evil and safeguard the way! Why are you staring at me like that? Do you have any complaints against me?"

These words immediately frightened everyone.

It was as if they suddenly realized and obediently knelt on the ground, shouting, "Long live the county magistrate! County magistrate, well done! These White Lotus Sect beasts deserve to die a thousand times over; we firmly support all decisions of the county magistrate!"

Including those few who initially tried to shout ’Someone come! There’s a disturbance during the ceremony,’ their attitudes drastically changed within these two minutes, following suit, kneeling on the ground and loudly proclaiming, "We firmly support County Magistrate Liu!"

Tearfully, they saluted County Magistrate Liu in an attempt to express their loyalty.

It was meant to be a moment of universal celebration, yet seeing everyone kneel, Xu Shu narrowed his eyes.

He glanced at the wealthy lords and ladies participating in the ceremony below the stage.

Each adorned in gold and jewels, they were well-fed and lavishly rich.

Judging by their appearance, it was evident they lived entirely different lives from those truly oppressed low-level folks in the town and villages.

Xu Shu pointed at the audience below and expressed his displeasure: "Your salaries and gifts come from the people’s sweat; oppressing the commoners may be easy, but heaven cannot be deceived!"

"..." After the battle, Zhong Xiaoya originally planned to go forward and watch the drama, but she was suddenly dumbfounded.

"Sir... Sir, what are you saying?"

The crowd didn’t immediately react but instinctively sensed danger and trembled as they asked.

Xu Shu kindly translated it for them this time.

"You cannot only stand up and condemn their sins when the White Lotus Sect is about to die. What were you doing while enjoying prosperity?"

Then, for some reason, after slaying those dozen guiding envoys, a dazzling golden spear mysteriously appeared in his hand.

With one strike, everyone present felt as if they saw their great-grandmothers.

This was the reason the local gentry would never forget the fall of the White Lotus Sect today.

Because this killer even refused to spare those watching from the stands at the end, which was truly unforgettable.

"Beast! Simply a beast! You killed the White Lotus Sect members; what does that have to do with us? We common folk are innocent!!"—Epitaph of the rich and gentry of Baishi Town.

Truly stubborn mouths.

But the world fell silent.

From now on, Baishi Town was completely reshuffled; there was no longer an ’upper class,’ and all citizens were treated equally.

However.

There was still one fish that escaped the net onsite.

Xu Shu turned to look at the temple entrance.

That person huddled in robes, who only tried to adjust a hat since the battle began, still stayed in their original posture, sitting there as "No-Life Mother."

Xu Shu asked curiously, "Interesting... you didn’t join others to gang up against me?"

"..." No-Life Mother raised a pair of eerie green eyes from under the hood.

She calmly gazed at Xu Shu, then quietly surveyed the ruins after his battle, squeezing out a "Ho~" sound from her throat, seemingly preparing to preface her upcoming speech.

But before she could complete the opening of that speech, Xu Shu suddenly clapped his hands. "I understand!"

With eyes aglow, he realized with excitement, "You are confident in your own strength, despising a gang attack, wanting a one-on-one fair duel with me?"

"?" No-Life Mother forcibly squeezed out a question mark on her forehead, seemingly wanting to say something.

However, Xu Shu didn’t wait, immediately clapping his hands with laughter. "Good good good! You old thing, though you look old and ugly, you have more backbone than others, worthy of being No-Life Mother! This martial spirit is truly commendable; I’ll give you this opportunity!"

"What are you talking about?!" No-Life Mother’s question mark instantly turned into a shout of anger.

"Haha, enough nonsense, come on!"

With that, Xu Shu leapt up like a great bird, diving towards No-Life Mother!

The overwhelming aura once again engulfed the scene; seeing this, No-Life Mother urgently shouted, "Wait a moment! Your Excellency, what do you want? If it’s about our Holy Sect’s withdrawal from this place, it’s not out of the question!"

Disregarding the humiliation from Xu Shu’s curse, she sought reconciliation with him.

However, Xu Shu pretended not to hear and directly struck toward her heart’s vital point.

Thump!

This seemingly ordinary straight punch had no frills; it scattered the surrounding floating dust, resembling a divine figure pounding a drum with a "thump," thunderously echoing, catching No-Life Mother off guard, as her chest visibly collapsed inward!