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

On the contrary, she gave all the Spirit Gathering Pearls to Chunxing, while she herself was stuck at the bottleneck, accumulating experience without moving. Now that she used the Oak Fruit, all the accumulated experience was released, allowing her to skip level 41 and rush to level 42.

Looking at the barely concealed joy on her face, Lin Mu silently thought to himself, "The selfless are indeed the luckiest people."

-

In the following days, Lin Mu did not rush back to Bai Ri Men.

The pressure on the north side of the city wall was not great. Occasionally, a few monsters would sneak over from the other side of the river, but Gu Qingyi and the Jinwu Guards would push them out in one wave, and they wouldn't even be able to touch the base of the city wall.

Chapter 301 Old Friends

Most of the time, Lin Mu stood at the foot of the city wall, either watching the girls work together to clear the monsters, or glancing at the compass at his waist to sense the situation at Bai Ri Men.

Through the perspective of the divine beast that remained at Bai Ri Men, he could sense the movements over there.

The barrier was still holding up. The number of monsters outside the city had neither increased nor decreased. They simply surrounded the city from a distance, neither retreating nor charging, much like before. However, the power of the crimson moon seemed to be less intense than before, as if some of it had been drawn away or transferred elsewhere.

The moon spirit was still quietly absorbing the crimson moonlight.

-

That evening, another small group of monsters appeared outside the north city wall, scattered and few in number.

Gu Qingyi led the way out of the city gate, and Lin Mu followed behind, replenishing poison and fire talismans. The cleanup was quite easy.

After clearing the area, on his way back, Lin Mu saw a person at the foot of the city wall.

Amu.

He was much thinner than before, his cheekbones were protruding, he was wearing a Soul Battle Armor, holding a Wuji Staff in his hand, and he was squatting at the foot of the city wall stuffing the potions he had picked up into his waist pouch.

He was followed by a group of people, not many, about ten, all looking disheveled and as if they had just retreated from some battlefield.

Lin Mu took a few steps closer. Amu looked up and saw him, paused for a moment, then stood up, grinned as if to smile, but the smile quickly faded.

Lin Mu spoke first: "What are you doing here?"

Amu seemed still immersed in those images, and did not answer Lin Mu's question. He just lowered his head and rubbed the Wuji Staff in his hands, and said as if talking to himself: "Stone and Ashui... are gone."

Lin Mu was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked, "How could this be?"

Chunxing and Qin Yumo also came over, looking at him with concern. Chunxing asked softly, "Brother Amu, what happened?"

Amu didn't look up at the crowd, still staring at the Wuji Staff in his hand, his voice muffled and low: "A sudden demon tide broke out over Bichon, and when we retreated, Stone had the orc commander throw a flying axe at us from behind... and we were instantly..."

He raised his hand and drew a line from his shoulder to his waist, without finishing his sentence.

He paused again, his voice lowering further: "Ah Shui was trying to save some mortals. She was retreating towards the city wall when several wedge moths suddenly swarmed out from the roadside. Ah Shui didn't have time to dodge and was petrified by the slime sprayed by the wedge moths. She was frozen solid, unable to move. By the time we turned back to pull her up, the monsters had already surrounded her. She didn't even utter a sound, just like that..."

He swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "When we rushed over and snatched her back, she was already bloodless."

He spoke very softly, as if reciting something he had already digested repeatedly, but his throat was still tight, and the last few words were almost squeezed out of his throat.

The dozen or so men behind him also kept their heads down. Some were stroking their weapons, while others turned their faces away to look at the distant riverbank. No one spoke.

Chunxing opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say, so she could only stand quietly next to Lin Mu.

Qin Yumo stood to the side, her gaze fixed on Amu's lowered head, without saying a word.

Lin Mu remained silent.

He recalled the first time he met the three siblings, Shi Tou and Shi Tou, who surrounded him and listened to him, this fake expert, boast.

Back then, their faces were full of smiles, and their eyes didn't hold those heavy thoughts.

Now the stone is gone, and so is Ah Shui.

Lin Mu felt a tightness in his chest, but what could he say?

When it comes to matters of life and death, saying more is too simplistic.

He reached out and patted Amu on the shoulder, took an acorn from his pocket, put it in his hand, and said only one sentence: "Live well for them."

Amu looked down at the faintly glowing fruit in his palm, paused for a moment, as if he hadn't expected him to give it to him.

He clenched his fist, sniffed, and then grinned.

This time, his smile was more genuine. Although his eyes were still red, the corners of his mouth finally turned up: "It's okay, I'm used to it. This is all the people left in our team now, and we still have to keep fighting."

……

During this period, Lin Mu encountered many people near the north city wall.

Some were old acquaintances, some were just passing by, but every face made him feel a little more uneasy.

That day, while Chunxing and Qin Yumo were clearing out a small group of monsters that had escaped from the city wall, they saw a familiar figure in the distance, embracing a beautiful female mage and leading a group of people toward them.

The man strode forward, holding a bone and jade scepter in his hand. From a distance, he waved and called out to Lin Mu, "Brother Yichen!"

Lin Mu was stunned for a moment before he recognized him.

It's Lin Hao, the playboy from the Fengmo Lin family.

He approached, grinned, and patted Lin Mu's arm: "Finally, I've seen you! I heard you caused quite a stir in Mengzhong, and I've been thinking about it."

As he spoke, he glanced behind Lin Mu and saw Chunxing and Qin Yumo looking at him with puzzled expressions. He then looked at Gu Qingyi and Cailing, both of whom were great beauties.

He immediately had a look of sudden realization, gave Lin Mu a thumbs up, and lowered his voice to say, "Brother, we're kindred spirits too."

Chunxing tugged at Lin Mu's sleeve and whispered, "Young Master, he called you Brother Yichen? When did you change your name?"

Qin Yumo also turned her head to look at him, her eyes filled with the same question.

Only Gu Qingyi and Cai Ling stood silently to the side. They already knew about Lin Mu's past impersonation of a member of the Lin family in Mengzhong. They just glanced at each other and didn't say anything.

Lin Hao had obviously known about Mengzhong for a long time. He chuckled and took a half step closer, lowering his voice with a hint of mischief: "Brother Yichen, I know all about your affairs. Impersonating someone from our Lin family in Mengzhong, causing trouble at the auction house and the Prince's mansion, tsk tsk, what a remarkable person."

He patted Lin Mu on the shoulder and said, "To be honest, I did consider bringing you back to the Lin family as a son-in-law, so that you and Brother Yichen could truly become family."

Lin Mu quickly laughed it off and waved his hand, "Brother Lin is joking. That's all in the past. Let's not talk about it anymore."

As he spoke, he took a half-step back, as if afraid that Lin Hao would say something even more unsettling.

Seeing this, Lin Hao didn't pursue him further. He just gave him a meaningful look and said, "Then we'll meet again," before leading his men to the other side.

Lin Mu watched Lin Hao's figure disappear into the distance before letting out a breath. Turning around to meet Chunxing and Qin Yumo's still curious gazes, he could only say, "I'll tell you later."

Chapter 302 Invisibility Ring, Resurrection Ring

Chunxing pursed her lips, clearly not satisfied with the answer, but didn't ask any further questions.

Two days later, while Lin Mu was providing support to other city walls, he suddenly saw a familiar figure around a corner.

Qin Zhengchuan hurried past, a Qiankun bag tucked into his waistband. His robes were dusty, and sweat beaded on his forehead. He walked quickly, as if he had just received supplies from the warehouse and was rushing towards the city wall.

Lin Mu called out, "Father-in-law."

Qin Zhengchuan stopped in his tracks, turned around and saw it was him. He nodded and said quickly, "I'm busy here. You and Yumo take care of yourselves over there."

Without lingering after saying that, he hurried off toward the city wall.

Watching his retreating figure, Lin Mu understood that this veteran soldier in his 30s was indeed of little use on a battlefield of this scale. Helping with logistics was already his best effort.

That day, I also ran into Jingqiu. She was wearing a Taoist priest's robe and was squatting against the wall bandaging a wounded man's arm. When she looked up and saw Lin Mu, she paused for a moment, then stood up and bowed respectfully to him: "I haven't had a chance to thank you in person for what happened before..."

Lin Mu knew that she had avoided the chaos because the Empress had transferred her from Fengmo Valley back to Bichon before the great calamity, but she herself probably knew that this transfer order was somewhat related to Lin Mu.

Lin Mu waved his hand and said it was nothing, but told her to be careful.

Lin Mu also encountered the warrior master who had unintentionally demonstrated offensive sword techniques to the skeleton.

But there were also many people Lin Mu never saw again. He didn't know if they had moved to other lines of defense or remained forever in the monstrous tide of this great calamity.

-

Two weeks later, the final battle is finally about to begin.

That day, the sky outside Bichon City was darker than usual, and the crimson moon's blood-red light was extremely low, as if the entire sky was sinking.

The guards on duty on the city wall were the first to notice the commotion.

On the distant horizon, the monsters, who had rested for two days, all set out at once. They advanced slowly in a dark mass, not fast, but so numerous that they almost covered the entire riverbank and open field as far as the eye could see.

The monsters were no longer scattered here and there. The spiders and blood zombies of the Crimson Moon, along with a large number of orcs, skeletons, zombies, Woma monsters, Zuma monsters, and wild boars, pressed forward in formation.

The first wave of impact on the barrier produced a low, humming sound, as if someone were punching a huge bronze bell.

The Golden Guards on the city wall immediately threw themselves into defense, unleashing fire talismans, lightning, and arrows from the city walls. However, the number of monsters was simply too great; as soon as one layer was pushed down, two more layers surged up, and the energy of the barrier was visibly being consumed.

The awakened ones who were injecting energy into the barrier nodes began to feel the strain. Some were sweating profusely, and some were trembling. They had to take turns going up, and when one group came down, they collapsed against the wall, panting heavily.

The Empress personally oversaw the western city wall, her black robes fluttering in the wind. She held the Soul-Devouring Staff in her hand, and her clones had already been released. Meteor showers of fire rained down on the monsters one after another, and flames and meteors spread a patch of scorched red earth outside the western city wall.

Han Zhao, the commander of the Bichon Golden Guard, was defending the south city wall, which was mainly composed of melee monsters. He led his warriors to hold the line, their Dragon Slayer Blades flashing like wheels, and they held the city gate firmly.

Yang Xiong, the commander of the Demon-Sealing Golden Guard, was defending the east city wall. The monsters weren't surging in as quickly, but the pressure was still considerable.

The same team is still working on the north city wall.

Lin Mu stood in the city gate tower of the north city wall, without a fixed defense zone, serving as a mobile unit ready to provide support at any time.

-

The night before, the Empress had summoned him to the gate tower of the west city wall for a talk.

During this time, the Empress had already figured out most of Lin Mu's various monster-fighting methods.

From Liu Qingshuang's report, Lin Mu's tacit approval, and what she had witnessed firsthand on the city wall during this period, she discovered something.

Lin Mu's poison mist spreads, inflicting high poison damage, and with the attribute bonuses after fusion, it seems particularly effective against monsters like tree demons.

As for the Crimson Moon Demon... according to ancient records, that thing is somewhat similar to the Tree Demon.

The more she thought about it, the more hopeful she felt. Seeing that the monsters outside the city were gathering in increasing numbers and that she couldn't keep up with their replenishment no matter how hard she fought, she finally called someone to summon Lin Mu the night before last.

The lights were dim. The Empress sat behind the table, silently watching him for a long time before finally asking, "You killed the tree spirit, didn't you?"

She asked directly, her tone devoid of emotion, as if confirming something she already knew.

Lin Mu didn't hide anything and nodded: "It's me."

The Empress remained silent for a moment, then did not ask for further details. She simply said, "I understand," and pushed two rings over from the table.

The first ring is a silver-gray metal ring with a cold texture. Several sharp, thorn-like metal protrusions extend from the ring face, with a dark red gemstone set in the center. The ring itself does not look fancy, but it exudes a mysterious and silent aura.