The same thing happened simultaneously in villages throughout Qinghe. Yang Lingrui and the others slew mountain ghosts while distributing Evil-Repelling Talismans to villagers and hunters. News of the Songshan Yang Family's Immortal Masters entering Qinghe to slay demons and vanquish evil spread like wildfire.
"The Yang Family made a move? This..."
Tian Yu was thoroughly surprised when he learned of this.
The Yang Family was bound by that talisman contract. A single month was nowhere near enough time to refine them.
Besides, helping now would not earn them any benefit from him. Why had the Yang Family refused before, only to choose this moment to act?
And how could it be such a coincidence? Tian Yu had only reported the matter to the Dynasty for two days, Qinghe's situation was teetering on the brink of losing control, and the Yang Family had stepped in.
It felt as though they had calculated it all beforehand.
At that thought, he vaguely sensed that something was amiss.
Just as Tian Yu was baffled, Gao Hui arrived at Qinghe Town's administrative residence with a portion of the talismans.
"Town Chief Tian, do not panic! I have persuaded the Yang Family to act! They have refined a great many Evil-Repelling Talismans, and the chaos of ghosts and monsters has already been suppressed. The people have nothing to fear!"
"Town Chief Gao?"
Tian Yu clearly had not expected Gao Hui to come knocking.
Yet after giving it some thought, many of his doubts were answered, and his expression as he looked at Gao Hui became complicated.
On one hand, the yin energy had spilled into Qinghe. White Stone Town's chief should not have needed to intervene; Gao Hui's appearance indirectly showed Tian Yu's failure as Qinghe Town's chief.
Yet on the other hand, he truly could