Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

Chapter 293 Teleportation

Old Xue frowned: "Now?"

"Yes, the barrier is stable for now. I've cleared most of the area outside the city, so it won't cause any trouble in the short term." Lin Mu spoke quickly but clearly. "The demonic energy is moving towards Bichon. I need to go back and check if the defense line is stable, so I'll know what's going on."

Old Xue was silent for a moment, his gaze lingering on Lin Mu's face for a moment: "How long?"

"It's hard to say. If there's anything important at Bai Ri Men, you can consult my divine beasts. I also often try to understand this place from their perspective."

As Lin Mu spoke, he glanced towards the city wall, where the orange mythical beast was crouching inside the breach.

Old Master Xue followed his gaze to the divine beast, then looked back at Lin Mu. After a few moments of silence, he nodded and said, "Go and come back soon."

"And..." Lin Mu turned back and added, "Give me some more amulets and medicinal powder, I'm almost out of them."

Old Xue didn't say anything more, turned around and took some from the storeroom and handed them over.

Lin Mu took the bag and put it away. Then he took out a Qiankun bag from his pocket and handed it over: "This contains a lot of potions that I've collected from fighting monsters recently. I don't need many myself, so please distribute them to everyone. Also, tell everyone to be careful when fighting monsters. Don't rush too fast or get too far ahead. Life is more important than anything else."

Old Xue reached out and took the Qiankun bag. He probed inside with his spiritual power and immediately froze.

The bag was filled with medicine.

Healing potions, magic potions, sun water, healing potions... red, blue, big, small, stacked layer upon layer, stretching as far as the eye can see, looking even denser than the monsters outside the city.

He tightened his grip on the bag's opening and remained silent for a long while.

Then Elder Xue put the Qiankun bag into his robes, took a half step back, and solemnly bowed to Lin Mu: "Rest assured, Heavenly Venerable. During your absence, I will ensure everyone's safety. Bai Ri Men will not be lost."

Lin Mu paused for a moment after being addressed as "Celestial Venerable," opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just nodded and patted Elder Xue on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."

He didn't linger any longer and turned back to the courtyard.

Liu Qingshuang was still waiting there, and stood up when she saw him return.

Lin Mu glanced at Liu Qingshuang but said nothing.

He lowered his head to change his teleportation ring and memory set, then closed his eyes and with a thought: memory coordinates.

[Memory failed. Should the already memorized coordinates be replaced?]

【whether】

"Yes."

Please select the coordinates you want to replace.

【1. Stone Tomb Entrance, 045/048】

【2. Demon Sealed Palace, 1867/1578】

【3. Beech Province (Lin Mansion Secret Chamber), 25/11】

【4. Sealed Demon Valley, 01071/01825】

Lin Mu glanced around. Both the Demon Sealing Valley and the Demon Sealing Hall were sealing demons, which seemed a bit redundant.

"4".

The line in Lin Mu's mind, [Fengmo Valley, 01071/01825], slowly blurred and disappeared, turning into [Bai Ri Men, 05702/05184].

[Coordinates anchored, memory complete.]

He opened his eyes and said to Liu Qingshuang, "I'll be waiting for you at the Beechlin Manor."

His tone was flat, as if it were an ordinary arrangement to meet on a street corner.

Before Liu Qingshuang could react to the meaning of his words, Lin Mu had already closed his eyes again, and with a thought, teleported:

【3. Beech Province (Lin Mansion Secret Room), 25/11】.

Then, with a "whoosh," a flash of white light appeared, and Lin Mu vanished.

Liu Qingshuang was left alone in the courtyard. Her pupils contracted slightly, and then she showed a look of realization.

It's a teleportation ring. So Lord Lin also has one.

Lin Mu, however, didn't care about any of that anymore.

His strength no longer needs to be hidden or concealed as cautiously as before.

Besides, on the Bai Ri Men side, many of Lin Mu's secrets have already been seen by the Flying Eagle Guards and the people in the city, so one more won't make a difference.

As for the Empress knowing that Lin Mu possessed the teleportation ring, so what? In the current situation, a little more honesty would actually reduce suspicion.

As the white light faded, Lin Mu's feet landed on the cold floor of the secret chamber in the Beechlin Mansion.

Before he could even exhale, a familiar sense of oppression pressed heavily on his shoulders.

It was exactly the same as what he felt at Bai Ri Men.

He pushed open the door, walked through the corridor, and went into the courtyard.

Looking up, sure enough, a blood-red moon hung in the sky.

Lin Mu stood in the courtyard for a while. The crimson moon was slightly smaller and paler than the one he had seen at Bai Ri Men, but its eerie aura remained undiminished, pressing heavily over the entire city.

He withdrew his gaze and looked around. The mansion was quiet, and not even a footstep could be heard.

"Who's there?" a voice came from the other end of the corridor, tinged with wariness.

Lin Mu turned his head and saw Madam Qin standing under the eaves, clutching a handkerchief in her hand, as if she had just come out of the house.

When she saw who it was, she was visibly stunned for a moment, then quickly took a few steps, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement, as if she had found her pillar of support: "Lin Mu? You're back?"

Lin Mu nodded: "I came back to check on things. Why is the manor so empty?"

Madam Qin walked closer, looked him up and down, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief after confirming that he was not seriously injured: "They've all left. Yu Mo and Zheng Chuan have both gone to the front lines. The valley leading from Bich to Woma has been in constant turmoil these past few days. The Empress issued a conscription order, and anyone who can fight has gone there."

As she spoke, her expression darkened again, and her voice lowered slightly: "But these past two days I've felt uneasy, like something's about to happen. I get restless whenever I see the moon. I wonder how Yu Mo and Zheng Chuan are doing over there..."

She looked up at Lin Mu, her eyes filled with hesitation, as if she had mustered up her courage for a long time before finally asking, "Are you going too?"

Lin Mu did not deny it, but simply said, "I came back for this matter."

Madam Qin nodded, remained silent for a while, as if some words had been churning in her heart for a long time, and finally spoke: "Lin Mu, I know that our family did not treat you well back then. I remember all those things, and I understand that you have a knot in your heart. But Yu Mo is, after all, your wife. She is stubborn and never says anything, but now I know that she has you in her heart."

She paused, her voice trembling slightly: "I heard there have been some changes at the front lines these past few days. If you encounter her on the battlefield, don't hold a grudge against her. Protect her when you should. She's still just a young woman; she can't handle so much."

After listening, Lin Mu thought to himself, "It must be the Crimson Moon Demon's doing." He said, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to her. But what exactly happened at the front lines?"

Chapter 294 Siege, Soul-Devouring Staff

Hearing his words, Madam Qin's eyes reddened. She turned her face away and dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief, then turned back, her voice steadyer: "That's good. As for the changes at the front... I can't say for sure what exactly happened. I only heard that the monsters in the valley have suddenly increased in number, and their attacks are much fiercer than before. The Empress has sent another group of people there. Some people are also saying that the monsters have already surrounded Bichon City. I'm just a mortal now, and no one tells me anything, so I only know so much."

Lin Mu frowned and nodded, without asking any further questions. He reminded Madam Qin to be careful before turning around and leaving the mansion.

Lin Mu stepped out of the Lin residence and stood at the entrance.

The streets were deserted. A night breeze swept a few withered leaves across the bluestone pavement, and there wasn't a soul in sight.

The entire city of Beech seemed to have been emptied out, with only a dim yellow light shining from the direction of the city wall, intertwined with a layer of blue and white glimmer, like a thin thread barely holding on to life under the pitch-black sky.

He didn't have to wait long before a figure turned around the street corner.

Liu Qingshuang approached hurriedly, her face still slightly out of breath from the journey. She nodded when she saw Lin Mu: "Lord Lin."

"Let's go." Lin Mu didn't exchange many pleasantries and turned to walk towards the west city wall, which directly faced the Woma Forest. Liu Qing Shuang followed closely beside him.

The two walked briskly along the deserted main street, and after turning two corners, the outline of the city wall gradually became clear.

Lin Mu could see a crowd of people moving around on the city wall from afar. Archers, guards, and awakened civilians were walking back and forth behind the crenellations, and occasionally the light of torches would illuminate their tense faces.

A layer of blue-white light enveloped the outside of the city walls; that was a barrier, and the city of Bichon had also erected a barrier.

Lin Mu quickened his pace and hurried up the stone steps to the city wall.

He walked to the edge of the battlements, held onto the cold stone bricks, and looked down, then froze.

Outside the city lies a vast, dark sea of ​​monsters.

The monsters of Woma, wild boars, Zuma monsters, orcs... were densely packed together, stretching from the base of the city wall all the way to the horizon, like a constantly writhing black carpet covering the entire land.

The monsters surged forward, jostling each other, their forelimbs digging into the ground, emitting low growls. Occasionally, a few would look up at the city wall, their compound eyes reflecting the firelight on the wall.

However, Lin Mu noticed that there were no black maggots among the strange group.

Lin Mu stared at the strange sea for a few more breaths, then turned to look at Liu Qingshuang. Liu Qingshuang was also leaning against the edge of the battlement, looking down. Her face had changed, her lips were slightly parted, and the shock in her eyes was like a knife stabbing out.

"Didn't you say that when you left, the monster was still over there in Woma Valley?" Lin Mu's voice was very low, and his emotions were unreadable, but there was clearly something weighing on his calm.

Liu Qingshuang opened her mouth, her voice dry: "I... I was definitely still on the other side of the valley when I left. The defense line was still holding, how could it be..."

She couldn't continue, her gaze fixed on the dense, strange sea below the city, as if trying to find a familiar trace to prove she wasn't mistaken, but she couldn't find anything.

Lin Mu leaned against the crenellations and looked down for a moment, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. Bichon's barrier was intact, completely enclosing the entire city. Unlike Bai Ri Men, the city walls hadn't had any gaps worn away by monsters, so they could hold up for the time being.

But the monsters below the city, especially the humanoid ones in the distance, were arranged in a much more orderly formation than he had imagined.

Wild boars, orcs, and Woma warriors were even standing in rows with ladders, waiting as if they were just waiting for the barrier to break so they could climb the ladders to the city.

Further away, behind the main army, many orcs were setting up tents. Thick wooden stakes were driven into the ground one by one, and the animal skin roofs were bulging in the wind, making it look like a camp that was constantly expanding. It didn't look like a one-off attack, but rather like a long-term siege.

The guards on the city wall were busy running back and forth, the archers were drawing their bows and nocking arrows, and the mages were chanting spells while holding up their staffs.

The monsters surged upwards layer by layer, only to be suppressed by spells and arrows. But as soon as one layer was suppressed, two more layers would rise up, as if they could never be killed.

But what really caught Lin Mu's attention were the ranged monsters further away.

Dark warriors fired stone spikes from afar, while the orc leader swung his arm and threw axe from further back. Woma archers drew their bows and fired stone arrows, and axe-throwing skeletons aimed and hurled their axes.

The monsters' ranged attacks slammed into the barrier's pillar of light, creating rings of translucent ripples that hissed and crackled like raindrops hitting thin ice.

In front of those ranged monsters stood a row of melee monsters, acting as meat shields for the archers and mages, protecting the ranged units behind them.

Lin Mu stared at it for a while, and the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong. The battle formation was well-organized, with melee fighters in front and ranged fighters behind, clearly layered and advancing and retreating in a measured manner. It didn't look like a bunch of rabble crammed together in a mess at all.

He scanned the area carefully again and suddenly realized that the orc leaders were not clustered together in one place, but scattered in various locations within the monster horde.

There's one end on the left and one end on the right, separated by a distance that's just right for observing the entire battlefield.

He looked like he was giving orders.

Lin Mu tapped his fingers lightly on the stone bricks of the crenellation twice, his gaze following one of the orc leaders for a while before he murmured, "Those orc leaders... are giving orders."