New and dark light years

Chapter 139 The Empress is a Man of Subtlety
Such sounds are very noticeable when it is late at night and all is quiet.

Soon, Huang Qing and Hong Luan arrived.

At first, they thought Li Lin and Li Yanjing were messing around in the main hall, which was not good. They were about to persuade the two of them to go into the room to talk.

The result was that Li Lin was sitting in a chair, while Li Yanjing was curled up on the ground.

"What's wrong, Sister Zhenjun?" Huang Qing asked.

Hongluan also looked on with curiosity.

Li Lin shrugged helplessly: "I just let her absorb some blood essence, and that's how she turned out like this."

While they were talking, Li Yanjing finally sat up on the ground, panting heavily, looking like she hadn't had enough.

"Master, give me more of your life force in the future, and I'll do anything you ask." Her face was flushed, and she looked excited.

"Is my blood energy some kind of poison?"

"It's not poison, it's a good medicine."

Li Yanjing placed her hand on Huang Qing: "Sister, look, isn't my hand a little warmer?"

Huang Qing still felt cold... After all, she was just an ordinary person, and she wasn't very good at these subtle sensations.

Li Yanjing reluctantly withdrew her hand: "The patriarch's blood aura is extraordinary, even more mystical than last time. I now have an extra wisp of yang energy within me. Do you understand what this means for the ghosts?"

"What does it mean?" Hongluan asked curiously.

"If the body of a ghost is in balance of yin and yang, then it is no longer a ghost, but a 'spirit'!"

Li Lin pressed further, "Does this mean that if I provide enough blood and food, you will be able to become a spirit in the future?"

“That’s true,” Li Yanjing said, “but I don’t recommend that the family head do it now…”

"why?"

“Although it’s quite powerful, the flavor is still not pure enough.” Li Yanjing continued, “With your current skill level, it can indeed help me, but it will take a long time to infuse my body with enough yang energy. If I consume it frequently, it will affect your cultivation speed, so it’s not too late to find a way to help me when you become powerful enough.”

Li Lin was somewhat surprised that Li Yanjing was actually thinking of him instead of eagerly asking him to support her. It seemed that she was still kind at heart.

Huang Qing looked at the sky and said, "Alright, you two stop chatting. My lord, let's go back and rest."

Li Lin nodded.

Li Yanjing stood in the hall, watching the three leave.

Her eyes were filled with excitement; it was wonderful to have become a member of the Li family.

After so many years of bad luck, the hard times are finally over and the future looks bright.

That's a spirit.

The next day, after waking up and having breakfast, Li Lin went on his routine patrol.

Now Jiang Jili dares not appear in front of Li Lin anymore. When the two bump into each other, Jiang Jili avoids the former and leaves with his sleeves covering his face.

When noon came, Li Lin did not go home, but went to the barracks to borrow a fine horse and rode it to Shangtikou Village.

At the village entrance, the snake's tail can still be seen slowly disappearing.

Li Lin smiled as he approached the altar, where the peach trees beside him were lush and in full bloom.

Each one is quite beautiful.

Li Lin called out, "Liu Zhe, I've come to offer my blood essence."

The Tree Fairy appeared, looking at Li Lin with the same aloof expression.

Li Lin stretched out his palm, and the Tree Fairy Goddess bent down.

Li Lin suddenly clasped his hands together.

The Tree Fairy looked up and stared at him with some surprise.

"I recently started practicing a new exercise, and my blood and energy have changed. Inhale slowly. If you can't take it, you can stop, rest for a while, and then continue."

The Tree Fairy blinked and nodded gently.

Li Lin opened his palm again.

The Tree Fairy Goddess extended her snake tongue and gently scratched Li Lin's palm.

He carried away a drop of pale purple blood vapor and swallowed it down his throat.

Then the Tree Fairy frowned: "Spiritual energy!"

"you know?"

The Tree Fairy nodded: "It's alright."

Then she bent down and licked Li Lin's palm, one bite at a time.

As the blood and energy were gradually drawn away, that familiar feeling of comfort returned.

After Li Lin took a few deep breaths, the Tree Fairy finally exhaled the agreed amount.

Afterwards, the Tree Fairy floated in the air for a while before disappearing.

Li Lin found it somewhat unbelievable.

Li Yanjing was also incredibly cunning. When he absorbed my blood essence, it was only a tiny bit, and his exaggerated appearance was incredibly alluring.

But now, the Tree Fairy has inhaled so much in one breath, and she's completely unharmed.

She is clearly much more capable than Li Yanjing.

After resting at his "home" for a while and eating some blood rice, Li Lin returned to the county town.

His purpose in coming to Shangtikou Village was simply to see the Tree Fairy.

He had just returned to the county office and returned the horse when he was approached by Ding Yingqiu's servant.

"County Commandant Li, my master invites you."

Li Lin and Ding Yingqiu had a fairly good relationship, so he went over after hearing this.

After half a stick of incense.

Ding Yingqiu sat in the main seat of the main hall and said, "Our Ding family has received news that the Jiang family has sent two sixth-rank martial artists from the capital. They should be arriving soon. Be careful."

"You are a prominent family in Guicheng, and you also know about things in the capital?"

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows."

"Thank you."

Ding Yingqiu continued, "Also, my father said that you've already obtained the immortal artifact. Have you discovered anything?"

“The immortal artifact is now useless,” Li Lin said. “The black and white energies have disappeared, and it’s no different from an ordinary glass artifact.”

Ding Yingqiu laughed, "You really know how to mess things up. This thing has been in our Ding family for over a hundred years without any problems, but it broke in less than a month after you got it." "But there's good news. I've cracked some of the secrets inside."

Ding Yingqiu's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"real."

"Can I know?"

"Bring something in exchange."

Ding Yingqiu immediately smiled and said, "Okay, whatever you want! As long as it's something from our Ding family, we're willing to give it to you."

"The recipe for Imperial World Powder".

Li Lin felt that this thing must have something to do with immortals.

So we need to investigate this.

“Okay, no problem, but I need to see the contents of the secret first.” Ding Yingqiu smiled, “After all, the Imperial Realm Powder is very important.”

"Yes, I'll write to you when I get back."

"Okay, hurry up." Ding Yingqiu's face was full of excitement.

Li Lin left the Ding family.

He did not intend to hand over the complete Foundation Building Technique, because the Imperial Realm Powder was not worth the price.

But writing a small part is still not a problem.

That was enough to amaze the Ding family.

In this way, one can also conceal the fact that one is already practicing cultivation.

After returning home, Li Lin went to work as usual, and after his evening dual cultivation, he practiced the Foundation Building Technique.

However, he discovered that after entering the Qi Refining stage, his cultivation speed was extremely slow.

It's not as fast as when I first started cultivating.

It seemed as if the surrounding spiritual energy was difficult to absorb.

He was puzzled. He had been cultivating entirely according to the Foundation Building Method, so why was the effect of his cultivation so greatly reduced now?

If it weren't for the notification "Cultivation +1", he would have really thought he had practiced the wrong thing.

The next day, he went to work with doubts in his mind, and then he bumped into Jiang Jili.

At this moment, Jiang Jili saw that he no longer ran away, but instead looked at him with a strange gaze.

Li Lin was somewhat confused, but he was too lazy to pay attention to the other party and simply led his men on patrol.

On Jiang Jili's side, he sat in the main seat of the household and said unhappily to Asheng and Aqiang, "It's strange. Didn't they say that the two experts in the family had already arrived? Why haven't they shown up yet? Send a carrier pigeon to ask what's going on."

The two agreed and left.

After Li Lin finished his patrol, Huang Ying stopped him: "Brother-in-law, Father... the county magistrate wants you to come to the backyard."

When Li Lin arrived at the backyard, he saw Huang Yan sitting in the pavilion.

Li Lin walked over, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, and said, "Mount Tai."

Huang Yan nodded, pointed to the person opposite him, and said, "Sit down."

Li Lin sat down as he was told.

Huang Yan said, "A few days ago, the Jiang family sent two experts out from the capital."

Li Lin already knew about this; Ding Yingqiu had told him.

"Those two experts are dead."

Li Lin was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Huang Yan's somewhat subtle expression and understood everything.

"Thank you so much for your help, Taishan."

"I don't know anything, you don't need to thank me."

Although that's what he said, Huang Yan's expression was full of smiles.

"In addition, I will be going to Tianjin to take up my post next month."

Li Lin exclaimed in surprise, "So fast?"

"It's getting late. If we don't go soon, that prefect will probably become the real prefect and replace me."

Li Lin laughed and said, "I think it's unlikely. The imperial court doesn't think of anyone else but Mount Tai for the position of prefect of Tianjin."

Huang Yan laughed heartily, stroking his beard as he said, "After I take office in Jincheng, a new magistrate will come. I know who it is, so you can rest assured. He is a friend of the Huang family."

Li Lin nodded.

"And another thing!" Huang Yan said to Li Lin, "Now you should start preparing for the altar relocation. After I take the Four Wonderful True Lords away, a new True Lord must be appointed immediately. Should we choose your newly acquired Ghost, or the Tree Fairy Goddess?"

Li Lin replied without hesitation, "Tree Fairy Goddess."

“Then let’s make the preparations as soon as possible,” Huang Yan said. “The Spirit Lord outside the city is the backup. If you want to move the Tree Fairy back to the county town, then send the Spirit Lord to Shangtikou Village in advance.”

Will Lord Lingti agree?

Huang Yan laughed and said, "He will definitely agree. You can't get much blood energy outside the city, but in the village, the human energy and blood energy are much more abundant than in the suburbs. Only a fool would disagree."

Li Lin nodded.

"Also, prepare more body-strengthening pills for me."

Li Lin asked in surprise, "Mount Tai is used up so quickly?"

When he got married, he sent dozens of bottles as a wedding gift, and they were all gone in just over three months?

How often does that have to happen?

Huang Yan coughed twice and emphasized, "Most of them have been given away, given away."

"Oh, I see." Li Lin didn't want to expose his father-in-law and wanted to save him some face. "Then I'll send you another box in a couple of days!"

"Alright, alright. After all, it will be difficult for me to see you and Qing'er after I take office in Jincheng. It would be good to prepare more."

Li Lin stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "Then I'll go back and make preparations. Refining pills takes quite a bit of time."

“Okay.” Huang Yan also stood up: “There’s one more thing you need to pay attention to.”

"Please speak, Mount Tai."

"There seems to be some trouble at Bobai Military Town. As the county magistrate, you need to go and check it out. You should bring enough local militia."

(End of this chapter)