Although Lin Yu possessed the Blood-Tempered Flexible Iron Longbow, he did not intend to use this item in the identity of Zhu Ming at this moment.

After all, in Sleepless City, Zhu Rong had seen him use this item.

Therefore, Lin Yu would not use the Blood-Tempered Flexible Iron Longbow in front of Li Nian for the time being.

Moreover...

Lin Yu's current purpose in shooting arrows was not to use the arrows to kill the Mountain Demon Leader.

"Thwack, thwack!"

"Fwoosh!"

The Mountain Demon Leader's immobilization effect had just ended.

Two of the three arrows were blocked away by the Mountain Demon Leader, while one struck its shoulder.

Mountain Demons were already thick-skinned and tough, and this leader's hide was exceptionally resilient.

The powerful bow shot an arrow that only shallowly pierced its flesh a little, almost unable to stay lodged.

However...

Whether the blocked arrows or the two that struck were all just "decoys"!

"Splash!"

On the shafts of the three arrows, pitch-black ink suddenly exploded, turning into a cloud of dark, thick fog!

This was ink that Lin Yu had manipulated from within the Prayer Water Necklace to coat the arrow shafts while drawing the bow earlier.

After his mental power increased, his use of the Prayer Water Necklace became more appropriate and precise—the current Lin Yu could even accurately control the trajectory of each droplet of water with a small amount of liquid!

This was the new usage of the Prayer Water Necklace—atomization!

With this move, Lin Yu could better... create various shadows.

Therefore, even though Lin Yu did not intend to use the Blood-Tempered Flexible Iron Longbow, he still insisted on shooting arrows, not because he had much trust in his archery skills.

Because he didn't need to hit the target; he only needed the arrows to land near the Mountain Demon Leader, which was sufficient.

This was also why he needed Flying Knife's help to immobilize the Mountain Demon Leader briefly—although Lin Yu had dabbled in archery, he had only practiced a few times as an amateur. Without the Blood-Tempered Flexible Iron Longbow, he was also afraid the arrows he shot would be completely dodged by the Mountain Demon Leader.

As for why he did this...

This was just part of his "performance"—to attract the audience's attention, create a suitable opportunity, and then...

Make a grand entrance!

"Swish!"

From within the shadows unnoticed by the dart masters, the two Players, and the Mountain Demon Leader, Lin Yu manipulated the Corner of the Gloomy to suddenly appear behind the Mountain Demon, within the scattered ink traces in mid-air.

Then, an unreserved strike carrying enough force to shatter stone steles was concentrated on the torch, swung in a full arc, and smashed onto the back of the Mountain Demon's head.

"Boom!"

"Screech!!!"

The Mountain Demon Leader let out a high-pitched sound that was both a roar and a scream, its body swaying, almost falling to the ground!

But this giant baboon reacted extremely quickly. Judging that the attack came from behind, it immediately turned around to counterattack.

But this extremely fast turning speed, in Lin Yu's eyes... was merely slow motion.

Most Suitable for the Virtuous and Frugal was activated for less than a fraction of a second, enough for Lin Yu to see every detail of the Mountain Demon Leader's clumsy turn.

Then, this extremely fast turn only accomplished one thing.

That was to change it from being struck on the back of the head to being struck on the face.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three consecutive heavy blows struck the giant demon until it was covered in blood, screaming repeatedly.

The initial blow had already made it almost unable to stand steady; now with three more consecutive blows, it felt as if its brains had been shaken up, and it crashed to the ground!

The Mountain Demons that had been charging and rampaging all froze in place again after seeing their leader fall.

Then, those Mountain Demons began to scatter and flee in all directions, screaming!

The leader had fallen, and that monster that had killed many of their kin earlier hadn't even made a move. Even with their low intelligence, these Mountain Demons knew it was time to run! 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The human dart masters also erupted in excitement.

"This Female Warrior also has excellent skills!"

"Zhang Langzhi from Willow Town actually has such a formidable person under him?!"

"There are even two such formidable people—no wonder Willow Town doesn't have a second escort agency competing with our Golden Fortune for business!"

"Killing nearly forty Mountain Demons in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, taking down the Mountain Demon Leader in three moves... What kind of martial arts is this?"

"I even want to ask how Dart Head Zhang can still be the dart head himself?"

Combined with Li Nian's earlier actions, the escort team now had a greatly improved opinion of the two Female Warriors who had joined later.

Especially that timid and hesitant man, who seemed to have used some special talisman earlier to briefly immobilize the Mountain Demon Leader.

These three people... were all extraordinary!

And as the strongest among them, Yue Zhenqiao saw things even more clearly.

"There's no way in hell these could be Zhang Langzhi's subordinates! Both women are at least at the level of six strings or more, probably seven strings!"

"If they were really from our Golden Fortune Escort Agency, they'd probably be experts from the main branch in Dali Town!"

But precisely because they were absurdly strong, even though Yue Zhenqiao was eighty to ninety percent sure they definitely were not dart masters from the Willow Town branch of the Golden Fortune Escort Agency, since the two had said so, Yue Zhenqiao could only believe it for now.

"Both colleagues truly have excellent skills," Yue Zhenqiao said, cupping his hands. "Thank you, two Female Warriors, for your assistance. Upon reaching Willow Town, I, Yue, must host a banquet..."

"Shh."

Yue Zhenqiao's polite words were interrupted by Lin Yu's soft voice.

Lin Yu, standing beside the Mountain Demon Leader, made a silencing gesture, then explained: "This guy isn't dead yet. Don't rush to say unnecessary things."

Lin Yu said gently, then jumped onto the body of the dazed, fallen Mountain Demon Leader that was still trying to struggle.

Then, she slowly began to walk along its body.

Compared to the Mountain Demon Leader's hill-like body, Lin Yu at this moment was like a child strolling inside a complex playground slide.

Yue Zhenqiao watched this scene, stunned: "What is she going to do?"

Flying Knife was also puzzled: "This is..."

Li Nian, however, reacted: "No way, Sister Zhu Ming, are you planning to use the Collar on a demon?"

Although she instinctively felt this was a difficult task to accomplish, as demon leaders often had relatively high intelligence.

But Li Nian suddenly remembered that last time, a genuine human had also been subdued by Zhu Ming, and she felt that... it might not be impossible.

Hearing Li Nian's words, Flying Knife, who knew this Zhu Ming was a Veterinarian, also reacted.

"You mean she wants to tame this demon?"

Although his tone was incredulous, for some reason, Flying Knife also vaguely felt this wasn't an inconceivable thing.

And Lin Yu, standing in place, feeling the two portions of belief transmitted before he had even officially begun his deception, twitched the corner of his mouth.

Li Nian was expected, but Flying Knife was a bit of a surprise.

"The banner of the Free Alliance is indeed useful..."

However, two people's worth of belief was not enough to complete Manifestation.

The Counterfeit in Lin Yu's hand transformed into a Collar, answering Yue Zhenqiao's question.

"Dart Head Yue, I will now use this neck ring in my hand to tame this demon."

"Please, you and the other dart masters, guard me while I do this."