As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life

Chapter 151: Chapter 104: Bull Demon Hasnʼt Eaten Bait in a Long Time, Zhong Kui Carves Out to Exorcise Evil and Slay Demons!_2

The Temple Control Bureauʼs Yamen differs from the Qintian Observatoryʼs Treasure Tower.

Its main gate has three entrances, each with two dark door panels. On either side of the gate, huge Chi dragons carved from stone stand imposingly, lifelike and imbued with overwhelming divinity. Under their fierce glare, onlookers feel their souls quiver.

Inside, pavilions and towers abound, with flying eaves and upturned corners. Yet they lack the eight-story towering structures of the Qintian Observatory Treasure Building, consisting mostly of two or three-story buildings, all exuding a sense of grandeur and stern coldness.

”Master Li, please,”

said the two Divine Envoys, their attitudes now much softened, as they spoke to Li Che.

Upon entering the Temple Control Bureau, the rich divinity was nearly tangible, naturally creating an oppressive atmosphere. Martial Artists who hadnʼt cultivated divinity would likely find themselves unable to even circulate their life force here.

Li Cheʼs face turned unsightly as he slowly followed behind the two Divine Envoys.

After a short while, they arrived in front of a two-story pavilion.

”The Head Divine Envoy is waiting for you inside.”

After opening the door, Li Che thanked the two Divine Envoys and stepped into the pavilion.

The Temple Control Bureauʼs Head Divine Envoy holds a status akin to that of a Minor Supervisor in the Qintian Observatory, but with far greater authority. After all, a single Head Divine Envoy commands ten Divine Base Realm Head Divine Envoys, and each of these in turn has dozens of Divine Envoys under them.

Some particularly powerful Head Divine Envoys command as many as a hundred Divine Envoys.

How could a Minor Supervisor, often isolated and with few allies, compare to such might?

Of course, as both are independent departments with different functions, a direct comparison is not truly possible.

Once Li Che stepped inside the pavilion, the Divine Envoy silently closed the door behind him.

The thick fragrance of tea wafted through the air. Looking around, Li Che saw a rosewood desk, beside which there was a small tea table. A kettle boiled furiously, and bright green tea leaves tumbled in the bubbling water.

A figure wearing an embroidered red robe with tiger patterns sat stiffly in a chair, occupied with the preparation of tea.

The dense divinity in the air, almost solidified, made it difficult to breathe.

The flickering candlelight in the dim surroundings illuminated the pavilion brightly.

”I am Li Che, Iʼve come to see the Head Divine Envoy,”

Li Che said with a salute.

The middle-aged man lifted his head, his face marked with a ferocious scar.

He cradled his teacup, took a sip of the tea, and then, with a slight lift of his eyelids, his gaze fell upon Li Che.

Boom—!

In an instant, the divinity within the entire pavilion was seemingly swallowed into a vortex under the terrifying control of Divine Sense, amassing directly above Li Cheʼs head.

”Bull Demon?”

The two emotionless words came coldly from the mouth of the Head Divine Envoy Zhang Lianhao.

Under the pressure of the Divine Majesty, Li Che began to put on a performance, his face incredibly pale and his legs shaking uncontrollably.

”The Head Divine Envoy speaks of... could it be the vicious Bull Demon of Fei Lei City?”

”I... Although I come from Fei Lei City, with a family to take care of, how could I be such a malicious criminal?”

Li Che gritted his teeth as if struggling enormously to withstand the Divine Majesty, taking heavy breaths.

The entire pavilion fell eerily silent, the only sound being the gurgling of the boiling water in the kettle.

Zhang Lianhao watched Li Che in silence for a long time before speaking indifferently, ”Someone said youʼre the Bull Demon.”

Li Che took a deep breath, his eyes nearly bursting, ”Thatʼs slanderous.”

”That Bull Demon killed Elder Master Yang of Fei Lei City, a Divine Base Cultivator. To say that I am the Bull Demon is to suggest I can kill a Divine Base—is that what you think, sir?”

”Do you think I could kill a Divine Base?”

Powerful Divine Sense scanned over Li Cheʼs body, probing repeatedly.

But Li Cheʼs life force was hidden by the ”Slumbering Dragon Elephant” within the Dragon Elephant Vajra, and his divinity by the ”Pure Heart” Dao Fruit of Breath Concealment, making it impossible to be detected.