New and dark light years

Chapter 178 No Movement
After resting for a night, the local militia from Yulin County arrived at the east side of Luofeng Ridge.

Li Lin planned to have them start eliminating the small, fully formed monsters from here.

Even the strange world has its own rules.

The most basic level of strangeness is the desolate and mysterious, which appears in clusters.

The next level up is the newly formed little monster, which already has the appearance of a young person.

It was the doll that transformed.

Generally speaking, apart from the doll ghost, all ghosts have their own 'territory'.

The more powerful a monster is, the larger its territory becomes. This is a competitive instinct formed to make it easier to hunt and absorb 'blood energy'.

These newly 'born' little ghosts instinctively cleared out the doll ghosts around them, creating one 'hole' after another.

Such a hollow was originally a hunting ground for the little monsters, but it also provided convenience for the local militia to hunt them.

Under the command of northern Jiangsu, the local militia formed an encirclement.

They weren't the main attackers, but rather they used their own blood energy, combined with the World-Defending Powder, to form an isolation zone, separating the surrounding doll-like monsters. This was to prevent the wild monsters from immediately surrounding the already exhausted Spirit Hunters after the smaller monsters were eliminated.

In the center of the army formation, there was a little ghost floating in mid-air...

He still looked the same as when he was alive, dressed in a shabby outfit, his face weathered and worn.

Compared to humans, his eyes were grayish-white and had no pupils.

"Little Tiger, you stay behind and watch it. I'll take the lead this time." Bai Bufan brandished his twin short swords, shouted the order, and charged forward.

Zhao Xiaohu did as instructed and ran to the back of the little monster.

Apart from the three spirit hunters, no one else could see the ghost, but they could feel the chill emanating from the place where the ghost was.

They watched with admiration as the two spirit hunters fought against 'air'.

Perhaps in the martial arts world, the reputation of the Spirit Hunter is not good, as he is entangled with the supernatural.

But in the eyes of ordinary people, spirit hunters have a special aura.

Because if they really encounter something supernatural or haunting, only the Spirit Hunters can help them.

It would be strange if a chivalrous hero in the martial arts world paid attention to such a thing.

Li Lin stood aside, simply watching.

Why did you only bring Zhao Xiaohu and Bai Bufan?

Because this activity itself is meant to train newcomers.

What are "little ghosts"...? They are the two female ghosts that Li Lin killed by himself when he was in Shangtikou Village.

The kind where you slap them one by one.

At that time, Li Lin had only just begun to learn.

The lesser monsters here are of similar strength. It's just that after Taotie died, too many Yin Qi stones were scattered and not fully recovered, which is why so many lesser monsters were born.

A group of local militiamen watched as the two spirit hunters battled wits with thin air for a while, and then a stone of yin energy fell to the ground.

Everyone then realized that one of the ghosts had disappeared.

Zhao Xiaohu picked up the Yin Qi Stone and said, "This is the Yin Qi Stone?"

Bai Bufan walked over, nodded, and said, "Indeed, I saw him at my uncle's place."

Zhao Xiaohu took the Yin Qi Stone and came to Li Lin: "Brother Lin, here you go."

"You two killed him, so you two can discuss how to divide the loot."

"Can……"

Li Lin continued to shake his head and said, "I don't lack this."

He certainly doesn't lack any; he still has about half a box at home.

Because he switched to cultivating immortality, he no longer needs Yin Qi Stones, so these things are now Li Yanjing's snacks.

In fact, after absorbing Li Lin's blood essence, even Li Yanjing didn't like the Yin Qi Stone very much anymore.

"Then Brother Fan, take it first. You did the most work."

Bai Bufan thought for a moment and then smiled, "Okay, I'll take this for now, and I'll give you the next piece later."

"Okay." Zhao Xiaohu smiled憨憨地, his big beard making him look inexplicably cute.

What followed was done just like that, and it went very smoothly; seven little monsters were killed in one night.

These little monsters are newly formed and too weak.

As dawn broke, Li Lin arranged for some people to take turns on duty, and most of them ate breakfast and went to sleep.

Li Lin did not rest; he sat in his tent and pretended to sleep.

Because of the Foundation Building Technique and the 'Lin Yuan' minor spiritual vein, his spiritual energy is now much deeper than before.

What this brings is extraordinary endurance.

Even if you don't sleep for three days and three nights, the impact won't be significant.

Of course... being able to sleep is the best. He threw down some small paper figures, which are now gradually transitioning from pink to purple.

As his spiritual energy increases, this process becomes more and more obvious.

These paper figures are also more 'intelligent' than the previous paper figures. Their running posture is very abstract, but they have learned to avoid the sight of outsiders and specifically seek out hidden places to move.

Now, this group of little paper figures has passed through the thickets of vines and arrived at the west side of Luofeng Ridge, where they lie in ambush, keeping an eye on the camp of the Beiliu County militia.

It wasn't that Li Lin had a voyeuristic desire, but rather... he genuinely sensed that something was off about Gao Haiya.

This is a gut feeling.

After becoming a Spirit Hunter, he placed great trust in his intuition.

Time passed slowly, and by the afternoon, most of the villagers had gotten up and started cooking.

In the evening, after dinner, they prepared to go to the next location to hunt down the newborn monsters.

Li Lin came out of the tent and was stunned for a moment.

Su Bei stood in front of the tent, bowed, and said with a smile, "County Commandant, please."

In front of him was a makeshift 'carriage'.

Li Lin waved his hand: "No need."

To be honest, this thing is pretty flashy.

Generally, only those who like to act superior enjoy sitting on top and being carried around.

Su Bei was a little embarrassed. He hadn't expected that Li Lin didn't like these superficial things.

Li Lin looked at the local militia members who were resting around him and said, "Let them rest for another hour, and then we'll head to the next location."

Su Bei nodded, and seeing that Li Lin was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately withdrew.

Li Lin found a stone nearby and sat down on it.

Bai Bufan walked over from the side and asked, "County Commandant, are you sure you don't want the Yin Qi Stone?"

"Just give me my share in silver." Li Lin didn't say he wanted to give away all the Yin Qi Stones.

In interpersonal relationships, appropriately defending and protecting your own interests will earn you more respect from others.

If you give away all your benefits, people will just think you're a fool.

Besides, he's a county constable now, and it's already quite conscientious of him to only take his share. If it were any other county constable, they would probably... definitely take away most of the Yin Qi Stones.

It's quite valuable, after all.

Bai Bufan nodded: "When we get back, Xiaohu and I will pool our money to give you the money."

An hour passed quickly, and it became completely dark.

The local militia dismantled their makeshift camp and arrived at the designated location.

There are four strange creatures here... but they're not very strong, so Li Lin still doesn't need to make a move.

The local militia quickly surrounded the area.

Zhao Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief, appearing extremely excited.

Bai Bufan looked at the female ghost floating in front of him and exclaimed, "Hey, this ghost is quite good-looking! County Commandant, don't you know how to raise ghosts? Do you want to capture her?"

Li Lin shook his head.

Raising ghosts requires feeding them blood and qi. He has Li Yanjing and the Tree Fairy Goddess at home. With the Foundation Establishment Technique, he can barely support these two ghosts. If there's one more... his kidneys will probably have problems.

Moreover, this creature clearly lacks intelligence and has little potential.

"It's a pity."

Li Lin chuckled, thinking that Bai Bufan was simply a womanizer.

Zhao Xiaohu glanced at her and said, "She's not as pretty as Sister Qiu."

Bai Bufan had a look that said, "What did you say?"

Ding Yingqiu is indeed a good person, but she has absolutely nothing to do with being beautiful.

At this moment, Li Lin's expression also became strange.

According to the message from the little paper doll, there has been no movement from the camp in Beiliu Town until now.

To be precise, there was no sound at all.

Li Lin frowned and said, "The plan is suspended. Everyone leave here and set up camp elsewhere."

The night breeze was cool, and Su Bei and the others looked over.

Li Lin said, "My paper doll has gone to the other side; it seems there's some problem with the Beiliu County camp."

Everyone was startled.

Su Bei asked, "Do you need us to go over and provide support?"

"No, let's...hide first and see how things go."

(End of this chapter)