Lin Yun could have let the High Priest keep going until she was completely out of energy and turned into a lamb waiting for slaughter.

But as they say, crush one’s spirit when killing them. By the time that happened, the High Priest might fight like a cornered beast. It was better to infuriate her with a direct blow now and see how she would respond.

Indeed, upon hearing Lin Yun’s voice, the High Priest was completely thrown off.

"Do all you people from the Central Plains Human Race disregard kindness and morality like this? I kindly took you in and sought a cure for your poison, and this is how you repay me?"

Although she hadn’t actually achieved anything, that didn’t stop the High Priest from taking a moral high ground to criticize Lin Yun’s actions.

Both Lin Yun and she were well aware of the reasons for this battle, but what if someone surnamed Bai or Hei happened to be passing by?

If they could be convinced to help Bai Jing and Hei Feng, perhaps the situation could be turned around.

Upon hearing her words, Lin Yun knew what she was plotting. He smiled faintly and directly said, "Are you by any chance waiting for the leaders of Black Wind Fort and White Wind Stronghold to pass by? Coincidentally, I saw them when I came down the mountain. They went up the other side. If you had taken that route, you might have bumped into them."

The High Priest: "..."

"Also, there really aren’t any traps or formations on the other path. I guessed you would come this way."

This was a lie; there were traps and formations on both sides, and the flags were the same too.

But that was for descending the mountain.

Those coming up the mountain were guided by different signs.

"Construction ahead, please detour to the left."

For the path up this side of the mountain, Lin Yun set up a sign that read: "Road closed, please use the back mountain."

As a result, both Hei Feng and Bai Jing avoided the traps and formations.

They were coming up the mountain thinking the High Priest had summoned them, and they didn’t want to offend her without reason, so since the signs were so clear, they didn’t go against them.

But to the High Priest, if they could make it up the mountain successfully, it meant that the other side really didn’t have any traps.

Well, even though she suspected that Lin Yun might be tricking her, she was becoming increasingly irritated.

"Since you’ve already seen them, you should be aware that they will soon be up the mountain, and then how will you explain?"

The High Priest yelled loudly at the air.

Lin Yun, that thieving brat, hadn’t shown himself in the formation. Instead, he was hiding in a place obscured by the Great Mist, babbling away and infuriating the High Priest to no end.

However, though she was enraged, the High Priest still maintained her wits.

In this situation, she was still thinking about turning the tables.

Lin Yun’s strength was a concrete disadvantage. Even if he had power that restrained her, as long as she found an opportunity, she could still kill him in one strike.

She wanted to use the conversation with Lin Yun to pinpoint his location.

But she was clearly overthinking it.

Lin Yun was extremely cautious. With the Great Mist Divine Power, it was too simple for him to keep her confused.

"You might not believe this, but when I was descending the mountain, I happened to see Hei Feng fighting with Bai Jing."

"Of course, I don’t believe that. They each have a powerful weapon, and neither can kill the other. They hold a mutual dread and would not rashly attack each other. Stop trying to deceive me. If you have the courage, show yourself and fight me!"

The High Priest was convinced that Lin Yun was lying to her. He had deceived her all this way, and now whatever Lin Yun said, she wouldn’t believe.

Lin Yun couldn’t help but shake his head.

"It’s true. You know about Gao Qing, right? She is an infiltrator..."

Since there was no rush, Lin Yun started to tell a story, recounting everything he had seen.

Though he was missing some details, that didn’t hinder him from embellishing the story. He could simply fill in the gaps with his own imagination!

After all, Gao Qing was a spy within a spy within a spy.

Lin Yun had not expected that the casual scene he had witnessed before could now be useful. After he finished his tale, the High Priest fell silent.

The High Priest’s mentality was crumbling a bit.

No one could be relied upon anymore!

Tonight, she truly feared falling into enemy hands.

But a Demon may be killed, but not humiliated; even until the last moment, she would fight!

"Hmph, I never counted on those two good-for-nothings anyway, and don’t think you’ve won just because of this!"

The High Priest secretly thought that her lord would surely avenge her!

If today was her last, she would make sure Lin Yun went down with her!

As she spouted tough words, she was discretely accumulating strength, restoring her magic power, plotting a desperate counterattack.

Out of the blue, Lin Yun said, "I’m quite curious about something. Your strength should be the greatest in the Southern Border, with abilities like shadow transformation, and neither the Poison Dragon Gu Worm nor the Golden Gu Silkworm pose any trouble for you. So, why is the Divine Temple, this third party, the weakest?"

The High Priest snorted coldly and said, "I won’t answer any of your questions."

Did he expect to get information out of her?

She would rather die than submit!

Lin Yun didn’t expect her to answer, instead he continued, "If I’m not mistaken, this standoff between the two tribes was deliberately directed by you, wasn’t it?"

The High Priest was shocked inside, not expecting Lin Yun to guess this point, but what did it matter? He couldn’t possibly deduce her and her lord’s true purpose.

"Let me guess again, the so-called reproduction crisis never existed from the start. Although the Southern Border is a place of harsh mountains and rivers, its people know cultivation and are adept at pharmacology; there’s no reason for infants dying young. It must be you who has been pushing from behind the scenes, beguiling the Black Wind Tribe at the time.

War brings slaughter, it also brings hatred, and unrestrained desires can also bring more evil thoughts. Evil thoughts from living beings can breed Demonic Qi. Have you been treating all the Southern Border’s people as your milking cows?"

The High Priest: "..."

At that moment, her heart was full of shock.

This, this, this?

Why?!

How could he know this? Just by guessing and reasoning?

The High Priest refused to believe it a thousand times over.

In a rush, she denied, "Your imagination is rich, but you know nothing about our race."

Seeing the High Priest deny it, Lin Yun became even more certain, "It seems I guessed right. The whole Southern Border is like your Demon Race’s pasture. Let me guess, within those people there must be many Demons lurking. If you’re not Wu Xin, then you must be Wu Xin’s subordinate. Let’s negotiate. You tell me how to unlock the secret law on Wang Wanqiu, and I’ll let these Demons go. How about it?"

By this time, the High Priest was completely mentally overwhelmed; for the first time, she understood what it meant to be crushed by someone else’s intelligence.

Even after stepping into Lin Yun’s traps countless times before, she only felt that she had made a wrong judgment, never considering Lin Yun too smart or too cunning.

But now, she was truly panicking.

She could die, but the foundations in the Southern Border must not be lost. It was the reliance for the Demon Race’s resurgence. The previous battle at Yuqing Mountain revealed many Demons, causing heavy casualties; the Demon Race needed time to recuperate and regain its strength.

After all, they had long lives; this generation of the Central Plains Human Race was dominant, but once they die off, the next one might not be. Besides, many old-timers are dead, and the new generation hasn’t grown up yet, creating a gap. Once the Leader recovers the strength, he’ll sweep across the world.

But if they lost such a stronghold and more of their kin, Wu Xin might have nobody left to use.

Suppressing the panic in her heart, the High Priest sneered, "Stop trying to trick information out of me. It’s not even to be said if there are no Demons here; even if there are, how could you possibly distinguish who is a Human and who is a Demon?"

Little did the High Priest know, her words had already given away her position.

Many Demons indeed lurked within the common populace in the Southern Border.

"Why would I need to make clear distinctions? If I slaughter the entire Southern Border, wouldn’t that kill all the Demons among them?"

The High Priest: "..."

Between the two of us, who is truly the Demon?