New and dark light years

Chapter 136: A Method Has Been Found

As Jiang Jili watched Li Lin leave, he covered his cheek, his eyes filled with anger.

But after Li Lin left, his eyes changed from anger to fear and unease.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with a tooth.

Jiang Jili's gaze swept over the two retainers, and he said, "Didn't you say that an eighth-rank martial artist could easily defeat a seventh-rank spirit hunter? He's only an eighth-rank spirit hunter, yet he easily took you down. How is that possible!"

Jiang Asheng rubbed his face; his mouth hurt whenever he spoke: "Young Master, Li Lin is clearly not right. He has mastered the essence of spear fighting."

"Spear intent? How is that possible!"

Although it is said that different professions are like different worlds, Jiang Jili had heard of some basic concepts and theories of martial arts.

Whether it's fist intent, sword intent, knife intent, or spear intent, these are special realms that martial arts masters typically reach after immersing themselves in a particular weapon or martial art for a certain number of years. They not only require time to hone their skills but also need sufficient talent to achieve 'enlightenment'.

But the other party is obviously very young, no more than twenty-five years old.

“But it is indeed the intent of a gun.” Jiang Aqiang walked over and touched his face, saying, “Brother, you were right.”

Jiang Jili took a breath, unsure whether it was from fear or pain.

He sat down and said, "Li Lin is more troublesome than I imagined."

The two Jiang brothers remained silent; it wasn't their place to speak at a time like this.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Jili said, "I can't even handle Li Lin, let alone the cunning Huang Yan. You two, send a message back to the capital by carrier pigeon and ask your families to send two or three fifth-rank martial artists over."

"A fifth-rank official?" Jiang Asheng exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that a waste of talent?"

“Li Lin, an eighth-rank Spirit Hunter, easily defeated you all. How dare you say that you don’t need a fifth-rank one? That’s spear intent, plus two ranks of strength, plus he knows magic, plus one rank of combat power, a fifth-rank martial artist… feels just right.”

The two Jiang brothers exchanged a glance, concluding that their young master had been terrified by Li Lin.

A sixth-rank martial artist is enough; why bother with a fifth-rank one?

But they dared not say it.

……

At this moment, Huang Yan was handling government affairs in the county government's courtroom, listening to his son Huang Ying recount what had happened.

Then Huang Yan nodded and said, "That's right. It seems reckless, but it took advantage of the rules of officialdom, had a legitimate reason for its actions, damaged Jiang Jili's reputation and prestige in the county government, and also vented its anger. It was indeed an excellent method."

Huang Ying said, "Father, you didn't see how ugly Jiang Jili's expression was at that time. I can learn from this and handle similar situations in the future."

"You can't learn."

"why?"

"Your brother-in-law has both an official position and martial arts skills," Huang Yan said with a smile. "He was only able to slap Jiang Jili after defeating those two martial arts masters. Can you beat them?"

Huang Ying shook her head. Of course not.

If he went up there, he wouldn't be able to defeat either of them, let alone hurt a single hair on their heads.

"That's fine then. Don't overthink it. Just follow the path I've given you, and you'll be fine. You don't need to do anything else."

Huang Ying nodded: "Okay."

Meanwhile, Li Lin was patrolling the streets with a group of yamen runners.

Although the constables all had bruises on their faces, they all stood tall and proud, looking quite smug.

They were depressed for over ten days after Li Lin left, but now their suffering has finally come to an end.

The merchants in the market breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the constables patrolling again under Li Lin's leadership.

After all, under Li Lin's discipline and by setting a good example, incidents of yamen runners beating and scolding merchants and commoners rarely occurred.

If Li Lin is absent for an extended period, the merchants believe the officials will revert to their old ways.

After patrolling for breakfast, Li Lin returned home.

He didn't have to go to work in the afternoon; as a county constable, he was always quite relaxed.

When he got home, he saw several laborers coming out of the house. Zhang Afu saw them off, and they were holding some copper coins in their hands, looking very grateful.

Upon seeing Li Lin, Zhang Afu came over, bowed, and said with a smile, "Master, you're back."

The laborers bowed to Li Lin and then left with humble expressions.

After all, Li Lin's appearance in official robes was too frightening for ordinary people.

"they are?"

"The eldest daughter-in-law brought back a smaller altar from her parents' home; they helped with the transportation."

Oh!
Huang Qing did mention this last night.

He went to the backyard and saw Huang Qing and Hong Luan busy at work.

In the main hall, there was indeed an altar made of bluestone.

He walked over and asked, "You got the altar from your father-in-law's house so quickly?"

Huang Qing nodded and said, "It was sent by my mother."

Li Lin nodded: "This is the altar?"

He went over and looked at it for a while, and felt that it was indeed no different from the altar at the top of the stairs.

It's just a size too small.

Then he took out a talisman and released Yan Jing.

Yan Jing looked at the altar, then at Li Lin, and sighed, "I guess I'm going to sell myself to your Li family."

Huang Qing walked over, took Yan Jing's hand, and said, "Don't say that... Now that you've become a True Lord, we're family."

Li Lin laughed and said, "You still have a chance to back out now, but once you're inside the altar, I won't be able to let you out."

Yan Jing is a great cunning demon; even with Li Lin's abilities, he cannot subdue her.

Unless she does it voluntarily.

Once inside the talisman, it was manageable, as Li Lin could use his demon-raising technique to free her. But once inside the altar and after the ritual, there was virtually no chance of her breaking free of her restraints.

Yan Jing looked somewhat embarrassed, but when she saw Li Lin, she subconsciously licked her lips and said, "Alright, let's leave it at that."

After trying Li Lin's white blood energy once, she felt that she was already a little addicted.

If I don't join Li Lin now, I will never have another chance to enter the Li family.

Even if Li Lin is unwilling to give her blood now, being close to her gives her an advantage... there will always be opportunities in the future.

Hongluan brought incense, candles, paper money, cinnabar, and other ritual implements, along with a large rooster. "Let's begin then," Li Lin said.

Yan Jing stood beside the altar.

Hongluan grabbed the rooster by the neck and swiftly stabbed it.

The rooster's blood sprayed onto the bluestone altar and flowed into the groove of the altar.

It quickly formed a very mysterious picture.

Huang Qing placed the incense burner on it and then inserted the lit incense sticks.

Then Hongluan handed the three lit incense sticks to Li Lin.

"What should I do?" Li Lin asked.

"Just bow three times, then infuse yin energy."

Li Lin did as instructed.

When the yin energy was injected into the altar, the flowing rooster blood was immediately evaporated, turning the grooves into red patterns.

At this moment, the entire altar took on a mysterious aura.

Huang Qing walked over and smelled it, then said, "Hmm, the yin energy that you infused into this altar is a bit different. It doesn't look very sinister."

Generally speaking, altars are quite gloomy.

At this moment, Yan Jing's eyes lit up. She came to the edge of the altar, smelled it, and immediately went inside.

Then the red patterns on the altar began to fade and soon disappeared completely.

The two incense sticks in the incense burner burned out at a very fast speed.

Finally, Yan Jing emerged from inside, and by then, the evil aura emanating from her had noticeably diminished.

"Not bad," she said with a smile. "From now on, I'll have to change my name to Li Yanjing."

Huang Qing was overjoyed: "Sister Yan Jing, come down... I'll take you to play in the backyard."

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

"You're now a member of the Li family, what am I afraid of?"

Li Yanjing was a little stunned, then smiled and said, "Okay."

Seeing the three women walking peacefully into the backyard, Li Lin went to his study.

He took out the magical artifact and began to study it.

The texture of the celestial artifact resembles jade but is not jade, and its semi-transparent nature is not glass.

When Li Lin touched this thing, it even felt a bit like plastic.

It's not plastic, but the texture and feel are similar.

The black and white energies that were united and slowly rotating within the immortal artifact resembled a Tai Chi symbol.

This is not surprising... Taoists are the most skilled at cultivating immortality.

It's quite normal for Taoist priests to pursue immortality.

But what's the use of this thing?

Generally speaking, everything created has a purpose, or at the very least, it has the attribute of being 'enjoyable'.

Li Lin tried to inject Yin energy... but there was no response.

They tried injecting blood and qi again!
Still no response.

Li Lin pondered for a while, then held the object in front of him and examined it carefully.

Then he saw that when the yin and yang energies rotated, there were many tiny holes, very small... almost the size of a pinhole.

If Li Lin hadn't had such good eyesight, he wouldn't have been able to see it at all.

But... what is the purpose of these small holes?
Li Lin was puzzled.

He tried closing all the doors and windows to make the room dark, and then illuminating the magical artifact with candlelight.

In the darkness, countless tiny points of light appeared, resembling a star chart, with countless 'stars' slowly rotating on the walls and ceiling.

Li Lin sighed. Could this thing have been made by immortals to look at the stars?

After all, astrology is also a skill.

Somewhat disappointed, he placed the magical artifact on the table and then left the study.

After all, the Ding family has been researching this for decades and hasn't discovered any secrets. It's impossible for him to get results so quickly if he's researching it alone.

Li Lin put the magical artifact away and then opened the doors and windows.

Li Yanjing also sat at the table during dinner.

Although she is a monster, she can still taste things, but the food she eats doesn't provide her with any 'energy'.

Eating it would be a waste of time.

Li Yanjing simply enjoyed the atmosphere of the family eating together.

In the evening, after the usual double cultivation, Li Lin cuddled his two wives and went to sleep.

Even before he fell asleep, he was still thinking about what the magical artifact could do.

Then I fell asleep without realizing it.

He had a dream, a dream of the world he used to live in.

A world ablaze with neon lights.

On a certain building, there is a three-bladed hair dryer with different flashing lights on it.

Once the hair dryer starts spinning rapidly, the rapidly moving light spots create a unique visual effect.

With people and scenery, everything came to life.

Then Li Lin suddenly woke up.

"I see, so that's what happened!"

The loud shouts woke up both women.

Li Lin jumped out of bed, casually put on some pajamas, and then rushed to the study.

(End of this chapter)