The Taoist priest shouted and waved his arm.

In an instant, countless talismans shimmering with strange light flew out like locusts, clinging tightly to Yue Nian's corpse, completely enveloping and sealing it securely.

Then the Taoist priest used several talismans to successfully seal the wounds of the Central Plains law enforcement officers.

Only then did the Taoist priest feel relieved enough to carry Yue Nian, who was wrapped in a Taoist talisman, and stride towards Li Yu, who had just made the move.

As he approached, he immediately heard excited discussions from the residents of the surrounding town.

"What the newspaper said was true!" someone exclaimed in surprise.

"Truly worthy of Li Yu, one arrow decides the fate of the world!" another person said with admiration.

"No wonder Li Yu was able to hold the Central Plains defense line by himself, he's really amazing!"

Even the town mayor stepped forward, his face beaming with excitement, and began to praise Li Yu:

"Commander Li Yu lives up to his reputation; truly a young hero!"

They heard the voices of the onlookers and the way the town mayor addressed Li Yu.

The Taoist priest who had just walked over suddenly remembered something. In a flash, he appeared in front of Li Yu.

"You're Li Yu?"

The Taoist priest stared wide-eyed at the young man before him, his eyes revealing a hint of disbelief.

"That's me."

Li Yu looked at the Taoist priest in the long robe with suspicion, presumably this was the Taoist priest who had come to reinforce the law enforcement team.

Despite receiving an affirmative answer from Li Yu, Daoist Zhongzhou still seemed to have doubts.

His gaze first fell on the repeating crossbow in Li Yu's hand, then looked at the tall black horse beside him.

After all the conditions were met, the Taoist priest was mostly convinced and kept nodding gently.

If it's Li Yu, then all of this makes sense.

"No wonder you have such great strength. So you are Li Yu, the rising star of Zhongzhou." The Taoist priest praised him repeatedly.

"A rising star in Central China?" Li Yu was slightly taken aback.

This was the first time he had ever heard anyone address him like that.

However, after learning his identity, the Taoist priest did not say anything more.

Before Li Yu could ask why, the Taoist priest had already turned and strode away with Yue Nian on his back.

Watching the Taoist priest's departing figure, the crowd exchanged bewildered glances before quickly returning to their lively state.

No one noticed that the Taoist priest, who had already walked a distance away, was constantly muttering to himself:

"Li Yu..."

"The news about that guy who single-handedly charged in and out of the Eternal Flame Alliance seven times is actually true!"

The Taoist priest was initially somewhat skeptical, but after witnessing the power of Li Yu's arrow with his own eyes, he realized that even he himself might not have been able to withstand it.

"Why......"

Thinking of this, the Taoist priest sighed, feeling somewhat disappointed.

"Over the years, I have spent countless hours and effort traveling throughout the Central Plains to eliminate evil and improve my strength, yet I am only ranked ninety-fifth on the Central Plains Awakener Ranking."

“Li Yu was able to kill Yue Nian with a single arrow, so he must be stronger than me. His ranking should naturally be ahead of mine.”

"How could I possibly be worthy of 95th place? I might as well give it to him and save myself the trouble."

After speaking, the Taoist priest raised his head and looked into the distance, as if trying to see his future path through the layers of rain and mist.

Let nature take its course.

Immediately afterwards, the Taoist priest made a hand seal and waved his hand, his feet moving like the wind as he quickly disappeared into the distance.

The residents gathered in front of the town paid no attention to the Taoist priest who had suddenly arrived and then left so quickly.

They all rushed forward and surrounded Li Yu.

Lin Han rushed over, extremely excited, and grabbed Li Yu's arm tightly, choking back tears as he said:

"Thank you for avenging Uncle Lin! I, Lin Han, will never forget it!"

Looking at Lin Han's clothes torn by sharp claws and the bright red blood slowly seeping from the wounds, Li Yu asked with concern:

Are you alright?

Upon hearing this, Lin Han waved his hand dismissively, grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth, and said:

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

After saying that, he patted his chest hard to show that he was alright.

Now that he has avenged Uncle Lin, the heavy weight on his heart has finally been lifted.

However, with Uncle Lin's departure, the van that he had made his home also disappeared.

Lin Han thought that even if he survived the monster, he would only be able to wander alone from now on.

Unexpectedly, with nowhere else to go, he encountered Li Yu.

Although he didn't know why Li Yu, who was a slaughtering assistant, suddenly had so many people following her.

But Li Yu was willing to take him with her, and at that moment Lin Han made up his mind.

No matter what difficulties he encounters in the future, from today onwards he will follow Li Yu!

Just then, the residents enthusiastically crowded forward.

The refugees around Li Yu couldn't even stop them, and the two sides were squeezed together.

"Li Yu, please sign your name for me!" a girl shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Move aside, I can't see Li Yu anymore!"

The man was so anxious that he simply climbed onto the shoulders of the person next to him and shouted loudly at Li Yu:

"Hero Li Yu!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yu immediately tensed up and was startled.

Suddenly, a small, thin child appeared out of nowhere and used all his strength to push his way through the crowd.

Seeing this, several members of the town's guard rushed forward to try to catch the child, but the child was surprisingly agile and easily evaded the guard's capture by dodging left and right.

Immediately afterwards, the child rushed to Li Yu's side, then knelt down heavily with a "thud," slamming his head against the hard ground.

Then, the child looked up at Li Yu and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Li Yu, you great hero! They killed my parents! They... Waaaaah!"

Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was covered.

Several town guards grabbed the child tightly, and two of them quickly stretched out their strong arms and pressed the child to the ground.

"Waaah—"

The child struggled desperately, twisting his thin body, trying to break free of his restraints.

But his strength was negligible compared to these well-trained guards.

Nevertheless, he refused to give up, his eyes burning with anger and despair, tears streaming down his face like a burst dam.

The child was quickly taken away by the guards.

"This is?"

Li Yu looked sharply at the town mayor beside her.

At this moment, the town mayor, with a faint smile on his face, explained unhurriedly:

“This child must like and admire you so much that he rushed up to you.”

"Moreover, he lost his parents in an accident when he was young, which is extremely pitiful."

Li Yu nodded slightly after hearing this, naturally understanding that the matter was not so simple.

However, with a large crowd of onlookers surrounding him, he couldn't ask any questions under such scrutiny, so he chose to remain silent.

The mayor gave a wink to the guards behind him.

The guards immediately understood and stepped forward to push through the crowd, clearing a path for Li Yu and the town mayor.

"Commander Li Yu, please!" The town mayor raised his hand slightly.