New and dark light years

Chapter 63 The World in Chaos
Li Lin walked along the official road, which was quiet and peaceful with green mountains and forests.

It was noon soon, and Li Lin sat under a tree and ate some dry food.

Just when the dry food was almost finished, the sound of dense footsteps could be vaguely heard from the front.

He carried his bag and spear and hid behind a tree.

In today's world, anyone you meet when you are out and about may become a "ghost".

Not long after, nearly two hundred local soldiers walked slowly along the official road, raising a cloud of dust.

The leading man was riding a large chestnut horse and had a sharp gaze. He was obviously a warrior with considerable strength.

When Li Lin saw him, he immediately looked away.

Sure enough, the man riding the big horse turned his gaze over, his eyes full of suspicion.

The man glanced around twice, and after feeling nothing was wrong, he continued looking ahead.

Only after the local soldiers left did Li Lin come out from behind the tree.

This team should also be going to support Tang Qi's border troops, and judging from the route they came from, they should be the rural troops of Beiliu County.

Because apart from Yulin County, only people from Beiliu County would pass through this official road.

He finished the last of his dry food and continued walking towards Yulin County.

Halfway through the journey, his expression suddenly became solemn. He smelled a faint smell of blood, and then followed the smell. He found some bloodstains on the official road not far ahead, and then found more than a dozen corpses in the grass beside the official road.

They were all men. Looking at the several broken two-wheeled wooden carts nearby, they knew that this must be a merchant caravan that had been robbed.

Li Lin shook his head helplessly. This is the way the world is.

Then he turned around and looked in the direction he had just come from.

The blood doesn't seem to have completely coagulated, so the incident must have happened not long ago.

Ordinary people cannot kill a caravan, which means that the Beiliu County soldiers who just passed by are most likely the murderers.

But he had no intention of upholding justice.

Because I can't host it at all.

The local army of nearly two hundred people included sword and shield soldiers, spearmen, and archers, which was a complete military organization.

There was also a county lieutenant who looked very strong leading the team. Li Lin was alone, and going up to cause trouble was like an egg hitting a stone.

He put the matter behind him and continued on his way.

Using the light body technique, Li Lin finally returned to Shangtikou Village before nightfall.

The village was, as usual, very quiet as evening approached.

Most people have gone home, closed their shops and rested.

He went to the altar first, and then the Tree Fairy Goddess appeared.

Li Lin stretched out his left hand, and the Tree Fairy Queen embraced him with both hands.

Feeling as comfortable as ever, after the Tree Fairy Goddess had eaten her fill, she returned to the altar to rest.

Li Lin also returned to his home, cooked some blood rice to fill his stomach, took a bath, and fell asleep soundly on the bed.

This time he slept deeply.

Unlike other places, he feels particularly at ease here with the Tree Fairy Goddess here.

The next day, Li Lin was woken up by Xiaohu.

"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, are you awake?"

Li Lin got up yawning and walked into the yard. He looked up at the sky and found that it was almost noon.

"what happened?"

"Brother Lin, I've decided to settle down in Shadong Village." Zhao Xiaohu said with a smile, "We'll be moving there in two days."

"Has it been decided? What does Uncle Zhao say?" Li Lin asked.

"Ada said that our family of three should all go over there." Li Lin waved his hand: "Come in and chat."

Zhao Xiaohu walked into the yard and said, "Brother Lin, what do you think about this?"

"That's good. This way you will have someone to take care of you in Shadong Village." Li Lin said with a smile.

"Actually, I don't really want to go over there." Zhao Xiaohu lowered his head and said, "I want to follow you, Brother Lin."

"If you don't go to Shadong Village and fulfill your duties, you won't be able to get blood rice in the future." Li Lin patted his head and said with a smile: "Without blood rice, you won't be able to strengthen your blood and qi, and then you won't be able to learn the Yin-nourishing Heart Method."

Zhao Xiaohu sighed: "I understand, but I always feel a little uneasy without anyone to lead me."

"It's okay. If you have any questions in the future, come and see me. Shadong Village is quite close to here anyway. It only takes less than half a day to go there and back. When you have enough money to buy a horse or a donkey, it will be even faster."

Zhao Xiaohu could only nod, but his expression looked somewhat lost.

Over the next two days, Li Lin devoted himself to teaching Zhao Xiaohu, telling him all the techniques in gunmanship, boxing, and rejuvenation.

As for how much he can learn, it depends on Zhao Xiaohu's own understanding.

Three days later, Li Lin saw off Uncle Zhao and his family of three at the village entrance, and promised to take good care of the old house for them so that they would have a place to live when they came back one day.

Not long after he saw off the Zhao family, a yamen runner came to the village on horseback looking for him.

"Li Xunshou, the county magistrate has summoned you. Please go to the county government office to see him."

Li Lin nodded.

He soon arrived at the county town and entered the backyard of the county government office.

Then I saw Su Huafang, Bai Liwei, Bai Bufan, Zhao Hao and others were already here.

Huang Yan saw Li Lin, smiled and nodded at him, and said, "Except Zhao Xiaohu, everyone has arrived. I have an important announcement to make... According to reliable information, Yue County has indeed fallen."

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"The head of the Qin family in Yuecheng, Qin Tuo, colluded with the Nanman, occupied Yuecheng, murdered the local governor, and proclaimed himself king." Huang Yan snorted coldly, "Now our Jin County has become a frontier."

"How dare he!" Zhao Hao was puzzled.

Huang Yan snorted, "Of course he dares... Over half of the imperial army is stationed in the northern border to repel the Di invasion. The Central Plains is in chaos, and we are short on troops in the southern border. This is the perfect opportunity for a powerful hero to rise up."

Many of the spirit hunters shook their heads and sighed.

They often travel outside, so they naturally know the real situation of Da Qi.

"But you don't have to worry too much. Tang Qi's border troops are not to be trifled with." Huang Yan continued, "Also, the imperial court has implemented a new measure this time. The monthly blood rice allowance for all spirit hunters will be increased from 50 kilograms to 70 kilograms."

When these words were spoken, all the spirit hunters were not happy, but frowned instead.

Generally speaking, the output of blood rice is relatively stable and will not fluctuate greatly.

And now that the monthly quota of blood rice has increased, it means one thing... a large number of spirit hunters have died.

That's why there is so much blood rice quota left.

Huang Yan observed everyone's expressions and continued, "Just as you suspected... Recently, spirit hunters in the Central Plains have been disappearing one after another. I wrote to inquire about the cause, but received no response."

The spirit hunters continued to remain silent.

"Therefore, everyone, please be vigilant, protect yourselves, and help each other."

Afterwards, everyone dispersed, and Huang Yan asked Li Lin to follow him to the Huang Mansion.

The backyard of Huang Mansion.

Huang Qing brought the little girl whom he met in the pavilion last time, serving tea to his father and Li Lin.

"Li Xunshu, this is a letter we recently intercepted. Take a look."

Huang Yan pushed an envelope in front of Li Lin.

Li Lin opened it and read it, a little surprised: "A letter from the Qin family in Feirong County asking for help!"

"Yes, it was intercepted by our Huang family and then sent here." Huang Yan smiled and said, "You did a great job in destroying the Qin family in Feirong County!"

(End of this chapter)