New and dark light years

Chapter 166 Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
Buddhism?

Li Lin was puzzled: "What does the amount of Yin energy have to do with us Spirit Hunters, and what does it have to do with Buddhism?"

"County Commandant, you haven't paid much attention to things in the martial arts world, have you?" Xiao Chunzhu asked cautiously.

Li Lin nodded.

Xiao Chunzhu bent slightly and said, "Decades ago, Buddhism... had already split into two factions."

"How do you divide it?"

"One school still follows the traditional methods of extreme yang and strength, while the other school combines with the eerie and the supernatural, following the Ksitigarbha method and creating many very sinister Buddhist martial arts, which are extremely frightening."

Li Lin nodded slightly: "It seems that monks also know how to keep up with the times. But how can you tell that this matter is related to Buddhism?"

"County Commandant, please take a look."

Xiao Chunzhu reached out and gently wiped the wall, and the mud and sand rolled off, leaving a handprint on the wall.

“The derivative method of the Tathagata Palm, the Netherworld Rakshasa Hand!” Xiao Chunzhu sighed softly, “If the Tathagata Palm is majestic and magnificent, then the Netherworld Rakshasa Hand is sinister and hidden. Those who are struck by the palm often do not realize that they have been hit until a considerable period of time has passed. By then, they are already on the verge of death.”

"That's amazing?" Li Lin exclaimed in surprise.

Xiao Chunzhu said with some admiration, "After all, it is a Buddhist sect. Although it is divided into two factions, there are many geniuses and wise people among them. The unorthodox techniques they created are all top-notch martial arts."

Li Lin nodded slightly, then said, "Everyone, go back to the county government office first."

At this moment, the wealthy man standing nearby stood up and asked, "County Commandant, do you have any clues about the murderer?"

"Indeed, sir, please wait patiently."

"Thank you, County Commandant."

Li Lin clasped his hands in greeting, then left with his constables.

Back at the county government office, Li Lin summoned all the constables and officers to the 'soldier's quarters.

More than twenty people stood silently in the courtyard.

Li Lin's gaze swept over the crowd, and everyone lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.

They felt that this County Magistrate Li was becoming increasingly arrogant and domineering.

Li Lin said, "We've made some progress in this murder case, but the enemy is ruthless, and we need everyone's cooperation."

Everyone watched him in silence.

Li Lin continued, "The constable next to me, Xiao Chunzhu, is a master of the Lingxiao Sect. He has a thorough understanding of this murder case. From now on, this is a special case. All of you will follow his orders. I give you three days to force the murderer out. If there is any resistance, kill him without mercy."

"Yes!"

The crowd clasped their hands in response.

Xiao Chunzhu, in particular, was the most agitated.

He knew that whether he could gain a foothold in Yulin County and truly become Li Lin's confidant depended on this opportunity.

Li Lin waved his hand, and the group dispersed.

Li Lin now knows very well how to be an official, which is to delegate tasks to his subordinates.

He only needs to focus on the general direction.

Li Lin reviewed some cases in the barracks, and then went home at noon.

After lunch, Li Lin continued refining spirit-gathering stones.

Meanwhile, Huang Qing, Hong Luan, and Li Yanjing were laying bricks to build a house.

That's right, the three women were building a house.

Don't underestimate the women of this era. Even daughters of prominent families know a lot and have strong practical and learning abilities.

For example, Huang Qing's embroidery is superb, and Hong Luan knows how to do a lot of housework. She can even carry a piece of wood weighing dozens of kilograms around without panting.

Moreover, through this period of dual cultivation, their physical strength has improved, allowing them to do even more. Hard labor... as long as one is capable enough, it's not hard labor.

Li Yanjing possessed the bodies of several courtesans, one of whom was the daughter of a stonemason and knew how to make and lay bricks.

Right now, she's leading two women to dig the foundation and lay bricks.

Although their hands and coarse clothes were covered in mud, the three of them were still very happy, laying bricks and occasionally smearing mud on each other's faces.

Then they played around for a while.

Li Lin then brought out a furnace of blue Imperial Realm Powder from the alchemy room, and then saw three women dressed in coarse cloth, running around with mud in their hands.

Everyone's face was covered in mud, smeared here and there, but even so, they still looked very beautiful.

It has a lively beauty.

When Huang Qing saw Li Lin come out, she felt a little shy. She was a lady from a noble family and the mistress of the house, yet she was now showing no manners. Of course, she was a little worried.

Hongluan also stuck out her tongue.

Li Yanjing looked at the Imperial Powder in Li Lin's hand with a helpless expression.

As a ghost... she didn't really like this thing.

Li Lin glanced to the side and laughed, "Your house is being built quite quickly; it should be finished in another five or six days."

“We were too slow. We shouldn’t have been playing around.” Huang Qing walked over and took the Imperial Powder from Li Lin’s hand. “But only you, my husband, would not mind our foolishness. If it were anyone else, their husbands would probably have broken our legs.”

“It’s not that exaggerated.”

Li Yanjing said, "Is it really that exaggerated? Even as a woman, I think you spoil them both a bit too much."

Both Huang Qing and Hong Luan had tenderness in their eyes.

At this moment, Li Yanjing leaned closer, pressing her soft body against hers, and said with a charming smile, "How about you pamper me a little? I don't want a title, being a concubine is fine with me."

"You'll have to get past the Tree Fairy Goddess first." Before Li Lin could answer, Huang Qing pulled Li Yanjing aside: "If you keep talking, you're probably going to get whipped away by the Tree Fairy Goddess's tail."

Li Yanjing realized she had gotten a little carried away, and she glanced guiltily at the peach blossom tree image in the sky.

Li Lin suddenly remembered something and asked, "Yan Jing, have you ever met any monks from the Ksitigarbha School?"

"I've met them," Li Yanjing said after thinking for a moment. "Those people have some issues."

"what is the problem."

“They’re rather insane!” Li Yanjing said with a strange expression. “They’re even more insane than us weirdos.”

“I think you’re perfectly normal,” Hongluan said softly.

“I also possessed several courtesans and gained their consciousness before I gradually became human,” Li Yanjing explained. “As for those monks, it seems they wanted to turn themselves into monsters!”

"For example?"

“I once met a monk from the Ksitigarbha school named Lianxing. That was more than 20 years ago. He came to Hongxiu to solicit prostitutes, but he didn’t go for the most beautiful courtesan. He only went for the old madam who was old and faded.”

"Why?" Hongluan asked in surprise.

He said that he couldn't understand beauty, so he came to seek enlightenment through his own body and resolve this inner demon.

"Ah!" Hongluan was even more puzzled: "Beauty? Shouldn't you seek out the most beautiful courtesan?"

"He said that if he went to a courtesan, wouldn't he have lost to his inner demons? He wanted to find ugly and disgusting women to fight his inner demons! To fight poison with poison!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lin's face showed an expression of being spicier than usual.

Seeing Li Lin's appearance, Li Yanjing laughed and said, "You don't know how powerful he is. That monk made money and then came to find the madam. He only let her go when the madam was nearly sixty-five years old and could no longer hold on."

"Did he overcome his inner demons?"

"I don't know." Li Yanjing said with a strange expression, "After the madam left, he left too. I heard he went to other places to find old and ugly women."

(End of this chapter)