New and dark light years

Chapter 135 Don't Cross the Line
Since Huang Qing has a solution, Li Lin will listen to her.

That night, Yan Jing stayed at the Li residence, entered the talisman, and hung it in the main hall to absorb the moonlight and yin energy.

Li Lin, on the other hand, practiced dual cultivation with his two wives.

The next day, Li Lin ate breakfast and went to work.

After washing up, Huang Qing took Hong Luan back to the Huang family.

Huang Yan wasn't there; he had gone to work.

Only the eldest daughter-in-law and Huang Ling lived at home.

The arrival of Huang Qing made the eldest daughter-in-law quite happy.

"After you and Hongluan left, the house became much quieter. Ling'er is also a quiet person. I sit in the backyard every day admiring flowers and embroidering. I'm almost going to become a fool."

Huang Ling was reading a book at the time. Upon hearing this, she said, "When I talk to you, you always complain that I'm long-winded and that I talk back to you."

"You always say things I don't like to hear," the old lady said, annoyed.

Huang Ling's lips twitched slightly, and she continued flipping through the book, ignoring her mother.

“Mother, you can go out for a stroll.” Huang Qing sat down next to the old lady and said with a smile, “You can also come to my house for a visit.”

The old lady shook her head: "Going out for a stroll is more fun if you have someone to accompany you. Ling'er doesn't like to move around and just reads books all day long."

“Books can help people understand things and know all things,” Huang Ling couldn’t help but say.

The old lady complained, "You've read too much; it's making you almost stupid."

Huang Ling sighed: "Mother, I know what you mean. You just want me to go out and meet men so I can get married quickly. But there aren't any good men left in Yulin County. If we want to find one, we'll have to wait until we get to Tianjin or return to the capital."

"We have to look for it once we get to Tianjin," the old lady said firmly. "By the time we get back to the capital, you'll be way too old."

Then the eldest daughter-in-law looked at Huang Qing and asked, "Eldest sister, what brings you back?"

"I came back to see my mother and father."

"I don't believe it," the eldest daughter-in-law teased. "You and your son-in-law are always inseparable. Now that he's back, you'd love to stay by his side every day. Unless it's something important, you definitely wouldn't want to go back to your parents' home."

Hongluan covered her mouth and laughed.

Huang Qing was a little embarrassed, but she still said, "Mother knows my thoughts best! Last night, my husband returned with a True Lord. I would like to ask Father to give my husband a small altar for the True Lord to reside in."

The old lady narrowed her eyes slightly: "He really went back and invited the Venerable True Lord over."

Then the lady laughed and said, "Alright, your father doesn't need to agree. I'll give it to you this time."

"Thank you, Mother." Huang Qing was very happy.

On the other side, Li Lin arrived at the county government's barracks and saw the yamen runners in the courtyard with bruises all over their faces.

This applies to everyone.

When they saw Li Lin arrive, their eyes were filled with joy, yet they also seemed hesitant.

Li Lin frowned and asked, "What happened while I was gone? Were you beaten up?"

Many of the yamen runners smiled awkwardly.

In the end, it was He Shangjin who came out.

His face was also bruised and swollen: "Reporting to the county magistrate, a few days ago the county clerk brought back several yamen runners from outside. Then the county clerk said that since you are not here, we will temporarily be under his command."

"And then he hit you?"

“It’s not like we’re going to fight…” He Shangjin said helplessly, “The county magistrate said that our hands are not skilled and our lower body is weak, so he sent two experts to train us. If we fail to meet their requirements, we will be punished.”

Li Lin's gaze swept over everyone, his brows furrowing slightly.

Then he snorted, turned around and went to the household office. The yamen runners exchanged glances and immediately followed.

When Li Lin arrived at the household office, he saw more than a dozen yamen runners standing or squatting lazily inside.

When they saw Li Lin's official robes, they all looked over. Although they showed a certain degree of respect, their eyes were filled with mockery.

Li Lin pushed open the door and saw County Magistrate Jiang Jili sitting in the main seat, looking at the case files.

Hearing the voice, Jiang Jili looked up and laughed, "Who do we have here? It's County Lieutenant Li, back from his vacation. You've got it all figured out, abandoning the county office's affairs to go out and have some fun, while we're stuck here working hard. It's true what they say, 'We're all in the same boat, but we're all in the same boat.'"

His sarcastic and unsettling tone made people's blood boil.

Before Li Lin could speak, another person walked in from outside—it was Huang Ying.

Huang Ying immediately retorted, "You surnamed Jiang, what you're saying is utter nonsense. Although my brother-in-law has been on leave for more than ten days, he has already made arrangements. During this time, after finishing my own work, I helped my brother-in-law patrol and investigate cases. I haven't neglected the affairs of the yamen. Your nonsense is not the behavior of a gentleman."

Jiang Jili snorted. He was unwilling to have a direct conflict with Huang Ying for the time being, so he looked at Li Lin and asked, "County Commandant, what brings you here?"

"I heard you've been training the yamen runners lately?"

"No need to thank me," Jiang Jili snorted. "Your men have no manners, they're disgusting to look at. It's my duty as the county magistrate to teach them the spirit and energy that yamen runners should have."

Those fifty-odd yamen runners, being told they were useless in their line of work, all looked displeased.

Li Lin laughed: "I don't think those yamen runners and two experts you hired in the courtyard are anything special."

"Oh, you really think so?"

"of course."

"That's none of your business."

“As the county constable, I have the responsibility to control all the yamen runners and local militia in Yulin County,” Li Lin said, looking at the other man. “So I need to see what they’re capable of.”

"I invited them; it's none of your business."

Li Lin laughed and said, "I already said, this is my duty. If you disagree and are unwilling to let me test their abilities, I have the right to remove them from the roster of yamen runners."

"you!"

Jiang Jili gritted his teeth. Then he snorted and said, "Fine, since you want to embarrass yourself, don't blame me for not giving you face. Ah Sheng and Ah Qiang, go to the martial arts hall and let County Lieutenant Li see your skills."

Two yamen runners in the courtyard smiled and immediately headed towards the martial arts hall.

Jiang Jili stood up from his seat and, as he passed Li Lin, said, "County Commandant Li, we're going now. You still have a chance to back out. Hahahaha!" Jiang Jili put his hands behind his back, laughed loudly, and left.

Huang Ying, standing beside him, said with some concern, "Brother-in-law, those two are both eighth-rank martial artists, and you are only an eighth-rank spirit hunter. This is going to be very troublesome."

Everyone knows that a martial artist's strength in the early stages far surpasses that of a spirit hunter.

Only when a Spirit Hunter reaches at least the fourth rank can the strength of both sides be roughly equal.

Li Lin smiled and said, "It's alright, I'm confident."

Then he went outside.

Soon, a group of people followed Li Lin to the martial arts hall.

At this moment, County Magistrate Jiang Jili sat in the main seat of the martial arts hall, looking down at the group of people who came in from behind.

At this moment, a martial artist was already standing in the center of the martial arts hall, holding a wooden sword and looking at Li Lin arrogantly.

Li Lin walked to the wooden shelf next to him and picked up a wooden gun... The gun head was also made of wood.

The martial arts hall is for martial arts competitions, not for killing, so naturally no real swords or guns are prepared there.

Li Lin approached the martial artist, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Li Lin, Yu Family Spear, please give me your guidance."

"Jiang Asheng, a lackey of the Jiang family!" the martial artist said coldly. "Skilled in the Rain-Splashing Blade technique, please enlighten me."

Jiang Jili leaned back in his chair and said, "Enough with the small talk. I still have a lot of files to review. Let's begin."

With Jiang Jili's permission, Jiang Asheng drew his knife and charged forward.

He walked sideways, with the blade held vertically in front of him to block the blade.

This is the basic move of using a single sword to block a spear. It minimizes the area that can be hit by the spear, and the sword can also increase the parry rate.

He clearly has experience fighting with spears.

Li Lin's expression remained calm as he thrust out his spear.

The opponent tried to dodge, but found that the spear seemed to have missed its mark.

It actually grazed his left side and stabbed him.

He can't even aim properly; this county magistrate is just a useless piece of trash.

Just as Jiang Asheng was thinking this, Li Lin's left hand, which was holding the butt of the gun, flicked the gun body.

A burst of hidden force shot out along the gun barrel, causing it to suddenly bend.

Then the tip of the gun 'pointed' at Jiang Asheng's face, like a snake that could turn corners.

Jiang Asheng was shocked and hurriedly retreated, but the spear tip followed closely and then suddenly pointed downwards.

Now he had no way to avoid it; the unsharpened wooden spearhead struck the web of his right hand.

Jiang Asheng cried out in pain, and his long knife fell to the ground.

But that wasn't all; the spear suddenly raised its head and swung to the left and right.

Two loud popping sounds!

Jiang Asheng had a long bruise on each side of his face.

Li Lin sheathed his spear, took a step back, and smiled slightly.

At this moment, Jiang Asheng was still in a daze. He didn't understand why he had lost so quickly.

He didn't even have a chance to make a move.

Jiang Jili also stood up subconsciously, looking at Li Lin with disbelief in his eyes.

An eighth-rank spirit hunter defeats an eighth-rank martial artist?

This doesn't seem quite right.

Li Lin, however, thought it was perfectly normal; he was now at the minor stage of mastery of spear intent... spear intent.

It's not the minor mastery of the Yu family's spear technique.

Different.

“Your marksmanship…” Jiang Asheng looked at Li Lin: “It’s spear intent… You’ve actually mastered spear intent to this extent.”

Now he knows where he went wrong.

Even before he made a move, his opponent could predict his next action.

Li Lin ignored Jiang Asheng and walked towards Jiang Jili instead.

At this moment, Ah Qiang jumped out and roared, "You're not allowed to harm the young master... Ah!"

Two more beeping sounds.

Two marks appeared on Jiang Aqiang's face, and he stepped aside.

Li Lin arrived at the main seat in the martial arts hall.

Jiang Jili looked at Li Lin and snorted, "You wouldn't want to do the same to me..."

Pole!
The spearhead smacked Jiang Jili on the left cheek.

The sound is very crisp.

Blood was flowing from the corner of Jiang Jili's mouth, and there was a bruise on his face.

He steadied himself, glaring angrily at Li Lin as if he wanted to devour him alive.

Li Lin said, "I told you before not to cross the line, but you didn't listen."

"How dare you strike an official of the imperial court!" Jiang Jili roared angrily, his eyes red.

"You make it sound like I'm not an official of the imperial court." Li Lin laughed and continued, "I'm beating you up. Don't think you can do anything to me. I'm in the right this time. Managing the yamen runners isn't your job. You're not a county constable. If this gets taken to higher authorities, who do you think will be the one to suffer!"

(End of this chapter)