New and dark light years

Chapter 155 Accusing Each Other

Among the fifty people who remained in Subei.

As he worked setting up camp, he would occasionally glance at Li Lin, who was standing not far away.

His eyes were filled with gratitude and admiration.

He has been practicing martial arts like a madman lately. His grandfather left him several secret manuals before he passed away, which can be considered a form of support.

Although no one taught him, he felt that he could still understand and practice it.

However, even the greatest talent is difficult to 'bring to fruition' if one is in a very harsh environment.

He was like that before.

Practicing martial arts requires one to have abundant Qi and blood.

But his family was poor, they couldn't afford meat, they weren't full, and they lacked energy.

The more you practice, the weaker you become.

At that time, he had already reached the point of dizziness and blurred vision, but he did not stop because he knew that martial arts was his only hope to turn things around.

He wanted his mother to have a better life and his younger brother to have enough to eat.

But he lacked the ability to change his own fate.

Just when he was about to despair, three important figures arrived at his home.

For him at the time, he was a big shot.

Three Spirit Hunters.

A spirit hunter just like his maternal grandfather.

He found redemption and hope.

Even though his family had made some mistakes not long ago... Li Lin still helped him resolve them, and even gave him greater hope.

The hope of being able to use those gold ingots openly and honestly.

After glancing at Li Lin, Su Bei carefully prepared the camp.

At that moment, Li Lin waved to him.

Su Bei immediately jogged over, clasped his hands in greeting, and asked, "County Commandant, is there anything I can help you with?"

"How's your martial arts training going?"

"I have lived up to the county magistrate's expectations and have been promoted to the next rank."

Hearing this, Li Lin smiled and said, "Not bad, you've worked very hard."

Hearing this praise, Su Bei felt a warm glow in his heart.

“In a few days, Deputy Captain Leng will be retiring and returning to his hometown. You will be taking over his position then. You need to prepare now and ask around to find out what the handover process should be like and how you should speak.”

"Yes!" Su Bei knelt down abruptly: "I, Su Bei, will never forget the kindness of the county magistrate."

Although their voices were not loud, the people around them could still hear them.

The soldiers looked at Su Bei with envy.

"Get up," Li Lin nodded and said, "Go back to work."

Su Bei obediently got up and stepped aside.

He was about to continue the work of driving piles when a man laughed and said, "Brother Su, don't trouble yourself with such rough work. We'll do it, you can rest."

The soldiers standing nearby echoed his sentiments.

Su Bei was stunned for a moment. Looking at the obsequious gazes of the soldiers around him, he felt a little like crying.

Then he looked at Li Lin and tried to stand up straight, just like the latter.

One stood there naturally, while the other seemed to be imitating others blindly.

However... imitation has always been the foundation of progress.

This is nothing.

Not long after, a man ran out of the village. He came to Li Lin, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Reporting to the county magistrate, we have searched the entire village and found no living people, but we have found a large number of corpses. Chief An requests your presence; there are many clues that require your decision."

Li Lin nodded and went inside.

He soon arrived at the center of the village, where the altar was usually placed.

He had anticipated this before he arrived, and sure enough, he found that the altar here was broken.

One hundred local militiamen and the headman were standing next to the altar.

Upon seeing Li Lin approach, An Dutou stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "County Commandant, there are bones everywhere; there are no living people."

Li Lin looked around and said, "You may all disperse and go count the skulls. I remember there are 432 people in Fuxin Village. Check if that's enough." An Dutou looked at Li Lin with some surprise. He hadn't expected that the county magistrate would even know how many people were here.

Surprised and impressed, he immediately accepted the order and left.

The local militia dispersed.

Li Lin inspected the altar.

The altar was found to be broken in two, with a smooth and even break, clearly indicating that it had been cut by a sharp weapon.

It's just that we don't know whether it was chopped with a knife or cut with a sword.

Li Lin remembered that the True Lord of Fuxin Village was a big moth.

It has almost no human-like appearance, so it should be quite strong.

But when he looked around the scene, there were no signs of a fight.

Could it be that this Yellow Moth True Lord was defeated in a single move?

If that's the case, this person is quite powerful, and should be a Spirit Hunter.

Only warriors of the fourth rank or above have the potential to pose a threat to a True Lord.

But for a Spirit Hunter, rank seven is sufficient.

A fourth-rank military officer would not typically be found in a rural area.

A seventh-rank Spirit Hunter!
Su Huafang could be considered, but he has already passed away.

Of the remaining ones, Bai Zhiwei was still a bit short, while the others were either ninth or eighth grade.

Could it be from elsewhere?

Li Lin frowned.

He stood there pondering. After a short while, An Dutou and a hundred local militiamen returned one after another.

After they checked the numbers, Chief An said, "Reporting to the county magistrate, we have found four hundred and thirty skulls, but we are still missing two people. Could they be the murderers?"

“It’s also possible they escaped, or we missed something.” Li Lin thought for a moment and said, “Check the cellars of every household and see if we find anything.”

The local militia dispersed again.

They gathered again not long afterward.

Andutou said with a somewhat gloomy expression, "In a family's cellar, two new skeletons were indeed found, both in the shape of children."

Li Lin also sighed softly.

It is likely that when the disaster struck, the elders hid the two children in the cellar, hoping to save them from harm.

However... the strange creature's perception of blood and qi can penetrate very thick layers of soil.

Moreover, the ghosts all have the ability to pass through walls and burrow underground.

Those two children ultimately could not escape this calamity.

Just then, a commotion and screams suddenly came from outside.

Then came the sound of the bowstring being drawn.

"Let's go out and take a look."

Li Lin used his lightness technique to get outside, and An Dutou led a hundred men to run wildly behind, but Li Lin quickly left them behind.

In less than ten breaths, Li Lin arrived at the village entrance.

Then he saw that the soldiers in the camp had formed a battle formation and were facing off against five martial arts practitioners dressed in tight-fitting clothes.

Another fifty archers were on a nearby hill, their bows drawn and aimed in this direction.

Li Lin walked over and said with a stern face, "What happened?"

Su Bei stepped forward and said, "These five men came from the country road. They were very rude and tried to force their way into the village. After we stopped them, they still tried to force their way in. We blocked them, and then they attacked us. Luckily, Commander Fang provided archer support, otherwise we..."

The local militia members were not seriously injured, but a few of them were covered in dust and dirt, as if they had been thrown around.

Li Lin looked over and saw five people standing angrily not far away.

One of the men had an arrow in his shoulder, and his face looked extremely pale.

"Who are you people?" Li Lin asked coldly, his eyebrows raised sharply.

Seeing Li Lin in his official robes, one of them clasped his hands and said, "Reporting to our superior, we are disciples of the Lingxiao Sect. We are currently escorting our seventh junior brother back to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors, and then we heard on the way..."

Before he could finish speaking, a young boy stepped forward, pointed at Li Lin, and shouted angrily, "You corrupt official, have you already massacred the entire village?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lin sneered, "The Lingxiao Sect is quite audacious, daring to frame officials without any reason. Are you trying to collude with the Qin family of Yue County to rebel?"

(End of this chapter)