New and dark light years

Chapter 3 Distinguished Guests Come to the Door
Hearing this, Li Lin was slightly surprised. Then he understood what the other party meant and asked, "Old Village Chief, do you want to hire someone to get rid of the ghost wandering outside the village?"

The old village chief’s surname is Zhang. He has a white beard and a hunched back, and looks extremely old.

But in reality, he is only forty-two years old!
Village Chief Zhang nodded in agreement. He sighed and said, "That ghost has been wandering outside the village for as long as I can remember. At first, she would only come out to call souls once every few years, but as time went by, she appeared more and more frequently. The last time she called souls was just two months ago. If this continues, I'm worried that one day, she will start calling souls every night."

"Don't we have the Tree Fairy Queen?" Li Lin said with a smile.

"The Tree Fairy doesn't really take care of things," said Village Chief Zhang with a bitter face. "Sometimes she helps, sometimes she doesn't. Over thirty years ago, our village had at least one hundred households and over five hundred people. Now there are only about thirty households and a hundred or so people left. It's all because of that wandering spirit outside."

No one wants to stay in a village that is targeted by ghosts.

As long as there is a chance, I will definitely leave.

Over the past thirty years, the large village with hundreds of households has become a small village with more than thirty households due to the death or departure of residents.

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "I haven't been a spirit hunter for long, and I haven't spent much time with my colleagues in the county. But if I had to say who among the spirit hunters is the most reliable, I know two or three of them."

"Could you please tell us, Patrol Officer Li, that we're in Shangtikou Village and would like to raise some money to ask two or three Patrol Officers to help us kill that wandering ghost, or at least drive it away from the village."

Li Lin nodded and said, "Village Chief Zhang, your idea is very good, but I want to know how much money the village can raise."

"Twenty taels of silver!" Village Chief Zhang asked cautiously, "Is that acceptable?"

Li Lin shook his head: "With this little money, you can't even hire half a spirit hunter."

Village Chief Zhang was deeply shocked: "How could it be...how could it be so expensive?"

Then, Village Chief Zhang looked at Li Lin and asked, "Counselor Li, could you..."

Li Lin immediately interrupted him, "Village Chief Zhang, it's not that I don't want to help. I've only been a spirit hunter for a little over six months, so I'm still very young and lack strength. Protecting the village is already my greatest ability. I can't go any further, at least not in the next three to five years."

"I am the old man who is greedy. Please don't blame me, Li Xunshu."

"It's okay." Li Lin waved his hand.

Then Village Chief Zhang left, but it could be seen that his back was even more bent.

Li Lin looked at the palace-dressed ghost who was enjoying the "incense" at the altar. He looked her up and down for a while and couldn't help but muttered: "You woman have a good figure, but you always wear a mask. I don't know if you are beautiful or not."

Guimei glanced at him without saying anything, and seemed to have a hint of contempt in his eyes.

Li Lin was disappointed and went home to prepare breakfast.

After breakfast, Li Lin went to the country road outside the village and started squatting in the grass.

Li Lin looked very happy as he saw a whole row of [Steal +1] appearing.

Although his feet were numb after squatting for a long time, the improvement in his strength was the biggest reward for him, which made him very motivated.

At first he planned to practice boxing to improve his body, but he found that... he had no talent in this area.

It's not that he doesn't have talent, but he doesn't have a matching boxing manual. If he just throws his punches randomly, he will gain very little "experience".

But boxing manuals are extremely expensive. Even a very common "Arhat Fist" costs dozens of taels of silver to buy.

Not to mention any sword techniques or special mental methods.

As for why Li Lin was able to discover this method of gaining stealth ability by crouching, the story is actually very simple.

There was no public toilet in the village, so he went to the fields outside the village to relieve himself.

When you are crouching and someone happens to pass by nearby, the [Stealth +1] special effect will appear.

Then he kept practicing, and after more than half a year, the effect was very good.

He squatted in the grass, and no matter whether it was day or night, people passing by could not see him at all.

But for some reason, Zhao Xiaohu always seems to find himself.

He also felt a little strange.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, as he squatted by the roadside to gain experience. At noon that day, he was squatting in the grass by the country road as usual, when he saw five people walking towards him from the other side of the country road.

The leader was a well-dressed young man. Li Lin recognized him immediately. He was Wang Tianyou, who had beaten someone in the county market three days ago.

He led four followers and came to the middle of the country road in front of Li Lin.

They didn't notice Li Lin in the grass, but Wang Tianyou looked around suspiciously.

An attendant nearby asked, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

"I felt a chill in my heart, as if someone was watching us."

Hearing this, Li Lin immediately retracted his gaze and looked at his toes.

Then the follower said, "I heard that this village has been targeted by a wandering ghost. Maybe the ghost is watching us in the nearby mountains and forests."

Wang Tianyou also felt that this might be the reason, so he nodded and said, "That's possible. Let's go into the village first."

After that, the five people left.

After they finished walking, Li Lin stood up from the grass and slowly walked towards the village.

But before he returned to the village entrance, he saw Zhao Xiaohu leading five people out of the village again.

After two days of rest, Zhao Xiaohu became full of energy again.

He saw Li Lin from a distance and trotted over, waving and shouting, "Brother Lin, these adults are looking for you."

Li Lin knew that Xiaohu would lead people out to look for him. Fortunately, he had already returned. Otherwise, if Xiaohu brought people out to look for him, these people would see him squatting in the grass and would definitely think that he was taking a toilet.

If that were the case, I would be embarrassed and they would be embarrassed too.

"I understand." Li Lin smiled.

Then he took a few quick steps, looked at Wang Tianyou across from him, clasped his fists and said, "Hello again, Brother Wang."

"Are you the newest spirit hunter from Yulin County, Li Lin?"

"That's me." Li Lin continued with a smile, "It seems that Brother Wang has come all the way to see me. May I ask what you can do for me?"

"I've seen you at the market." Wang Tianyou smiled, but his eyes were expressionless. "I also heard from my colleagues in the county that you're quite capable."

"It's not that I have any special abilities, I just have more energy and blood."

"That's real skill." Wang Tianyou's smile finally showed some warmth this time. "Without learning any physical fitness techniques or spiritual control techniques, you can protect an entire village with just the brilliance of your blood and energy. That's a real skill. You're very talented, and that's why I've sought you out."

Li Lin's expression changed slightly: "Oh, then please come to my humble abode to discuss in detail."

"Yes, please!"

Wang Tianyou bowed and laughed.

Soon, the two arrived at Li Lin's home. Four followers were guarding outside the yard, while Xiaohu went home.

He has no right to get involved in such an occasion.

"Your place is truly... simple." Wang Tianyou surveyed the room and said admiringly, "You are the most austere spirit hunter I have ever met."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you." Li Lin brought a cup of tea: "Please drink."

These teas are picked by local villagers in the mountains and then roasted by hand.

The taste is very ordinary, but at least it can be served to guests.

Wang Tianyou took a sip of tea, his eyebrows twitching slightly, but he didn't say anything about it. He just put down the cup and said, "Brother Li, I want to kill a ghost. Can you help me?"

(End of this chapter)