New and dark light years

Chapter 140 The Oath of Four
Li Lin, Bai Zhiwei, and Zhao Hao gathered in the restaurant.

The three ate, drank, and chatted. When they were almost finished with the food and drinks, Zhao Hao asked, "Brother Li, now you should tell us why you invited us for drinks."

Bai Zhiwei also looked at Li Lin with curiosity.

Do you still remember our oath as a group of four?

The other two nodded.

“I’m planning to go to the Bobai military camp, and I have the authority to command the local militia. I can find an opportunity to retrieve the treasure once again.”

Bai Zhiwei and Zhao Hao's eyes lit up.

No one ever thinks they have too much money.

Last time, limited by 'time' and 'transportation capacity', each of them could only bring back thirty gold coins. This time, Li Lin went over. As the county magistrate, he could mobilize the military forces in the town and villages. He only needed to conduct a short exercise, thus creating enough time for the three of them to get the gold coins.

"But the question is, what about the Su family?" Li Lin asked.

The other two sighed.

Su Huafang's death was completely unexpected.

Not only does the Su family lack an heir to the Spirit Hunter profession, but according to their recent understanding, none of their sons are capable of shouldering the family's responsibilities.

They are even fighting over the division of property.

In this situation, it's hard to say who can be considered a direct descendant of the Su family.

According to common sense and custom, the eldest son and eldest grandson are considered.

The eldest son of the Su family... is a bit abstract.

He was skilled in all sorts of vices, including eating, drinking, gambling, and whoring.

Especially gambling, which can lead to financial ruin very quickly.

He was also the culprit behind the division within the Su family.

After all, the remaining younger brothers didn't want their eldest brother to squander the family fortune little by little.

After a while, Bai Zhiwei said, "Old Su's share should definitely go to his descendants, but who to give it to is a headache."

Li Lin didn't know what to do either.

They hadn't anticipated this would happen.

At this moment, Zhao Hao said, "Old Su has a daughter who is married off."

The two looked at him.

Zhao Hao continued, "But the husband is a drunkard who beats his wife and children when he's drunk, and they're divorced now. The daughter is also a woman of principle; after the divorce, she changed the surnames of her two sons to her father's, and they take her surname now. She has a bit of the temper of a young Su."

"Why didn't I see her keeping vigil at Old Su's coffin?"

"The Su family won't let her in."

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Bai Zhiwei couldn't help but utter a disdainful sound: "Afraid that your married daughter will come back and take away your family property? Afraid to this extent?"

“Then let’s talk to her. According to our rules, a direct descendant of the Su family must be present. Since she changed her son’s surname back to his own, he is a member of the Su family!” Li Lin said, “Is she in our Yulin County?”

"exist!"

"Then let's go and take a look together?"

Bai Zhiwei stood up: "Let's go."

All three of them are men of their word, and Old Su's share is indispensable.

As for which room to give to Old Su, that's up to the three of them to decide.

Led by Zhao Hao, they arrived at a low, single-story house.

This is the county's "working-class area," where the houses are very cramped. But thankfully, there is a separate little courtyard where two apricot trees are planted and a vegetable garden is cultivated. In addition, I do some knitting work for others, which is enough to support my two children.

"This house was bought by Lao Su and given to his daughter after their divorce."

This shows that Su Huafang cares a lot about his daughter.

The sound of the three talking startled the people inside.

Soon a plainly dressed little boy with snot running down his face came out.

Upon seeing Li Lin and his group, the other party was immediately startled and rushed back into the house shouting, "Mother, brother, three men have come outside, and they look very fierce!"

The three looked at each other, and Li Lin said to Bai Zhiwei, "He said you're fierce."

Hearing this, Zhao Hao laughed.

Bai Zhiwei also laughed and said, "It's none of my business, it's just that you came out wearing official clothes."

Li Lin was immediately helpless; it really was true!

He went straight out for drinks after arriving at work, forgetting to go back and change into casual clothes.

However, the requirements for officials were not so high in this era, and it was not a big problem to drink alcohol in public while wearing official robes.

A moment later, a woman and a boy came out. They were both surprised to see Li Lin and the other two.

Then the woman bowed and said, "This humble servant greets County Magistrate Li, Uncle Bai, and Young Master Zhao."

The woman recognized the three of them.

Li Lin often patrols the streets, and very few people in Yulin County don't know him.

Bai Zhiwei had visited Su Huafang's house many times, and he had met this woman before.

Young Master Zhao... seems to be someone I met elsewhere.

"Won't you invite us in for a seat, my dear niece!" Bai Zhiwei said with a smile.

"Please come in, three distinguished guests." The woman was somewhat surprised.

The three entered the room.

The room was small; it seemed a bit cramped for three people.

The woman seemed a little flustered, rummaging through drawers and cupboards trying to find something to serve her guests, but she couldn't find anything.

"No need for that, niece," Bai Zhiwei said with a smile. "We're here to talk to you about something."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief: "Uncle Bai, please speak."

“We have an agreement with Old Su,” Bai Zhiwei said with a smile. “There will be a grand event, but each of our four families needs to send one direct descendant. We’re ready to go now, and we’re only missing the Su family.”

The woman stared at Bai Zhiwei for a while, then looked at Li Lin: "Can County Magistrate Li guarantee that this matter is not false?"

Li Lin was a little surprised; why did the other party seem to trust him more?

But he nodded anyway.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief: "Do I need to be there? And why me, and not my older brother!"

Bai Zhiwei snorted: "A boss who indulges in eating, drinking, gambling and whoring... hehe, we wouldn't even look at him."

"That shouldn't be my house either."

Zhao Hao said from the side, "Because you changed your son's surname back to Su, we consider your child to be a member of the Su family."

The woman was stunned for a moment, then her eyes welled up with tears: "I see, thank you three kind people."

"Are you willing to believe us?" Li Lin asked.

“Given our family’s circumstances, I’m sure the three of you wouldn’t be interested,” the woman said soberly. “I’m willing to gamble with you three noblemen on this chance to make a fortune.”

“You can’t go, your son should go.” Bai Zhiwei looked at the boy beside him and asked, “Are you practicing martial arts?”

This young man was the eldest; he had dark skin and appeared very thin.

He nodded slightly.

"Stop practicing for now." Bai Zhiwei looked at the other person: "The poor don't practice martial arts. Your own blood essence is barely enough to survive, how dare you practice martial arts? If you continue like this, you won't live for thirty years. Take care of your health first."

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately turned to the boy and said, "Did you hear that? You're not allowed to practice those martial arts techniques anymore."

The boy was somewhat reluctant, but he still nodded slightly.

Li Lin said, "Since you are willing to believe me, then have your eldest son come to the county office to see me tomorrow, and I will arrange a position for him in the local militia. Then, in a couple of days, he can legitimately set off with us."

The woman was overjoyed and said, "Da Bao, hurry up and thank Magistrate Li."

The boy was very obedient and knelt down with a thud: "Su Bei thanks County Magistrate Li for his kindness in helping me."

Li Lin helped him up and said, "There's no need for such a grand ceremony. I only became a Spirit Hunter because of Senior Su's guidance, and I'm just repaying that kindness."

The woman looked at Li Lin and the other two with gratitude.

They are really having a hard time right now. Their eldest son is serving in the local militia, where he has food, clothing, and money. Plus, he has Li Lin's support, so things should get much better for them in the future.

Not long after, the three of them came out of the small house and then parted ways.

Li Lin returned home and began to continue his research on the 'Foundation Building Method'.

He increasingly felt that his absorption of spiritual energy was much slower than when he first learned the Foundation Building Technique.

It's like... there's less spiritual energy in the air.

Li Lin had a vague idea in his mind.

The next day, he took the first half of the Foundation Building Method he had written and went to Ding Yingqiu's place.

Knock on the door.

The door opened, and behind it was Ding Yingqiu's anxious face.

"You've finally arrived!" Ding Yingqiu said impatiently. "Let me see you quickly."

Just as Li Lin took out the booklet he had written, it was snatched away by the other party.

Then she turned around and walked quickly towards the backyard, and Li Lin could only follow quickly behind her.

(End of this chapter)