New and dark light years

Chapter 180 People Who Shouldn't Be Here

Three flames of war have been lit in Tianjin!

Subsequently, three beacon fires were lit in the neighboring county towns and military garrisons.

This was a mutual notification, indicating an invasion by a foreign enemy, and also a sign of the highest level of alert.

When Li Lin led the local militia back to Yulin County, the city gates were already closed.

The guards on the city wall opened the gate only after they saw Li Lin.

Li Lin said to Su Bei, "Go and inform the local militia camps outside the city to immediately enter Yulin City to assist in its defense."

Su Bei clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes, sir!"

Then left.

"Xiao Hu, Bu Fan, you two should go back and rest first. Come to the county government hall again in the evening."

The two left immediately.

Then Li Lin told the yamen runners to go back first, and he went up to the city wall.

The head constable on the city wall immediately jogged over: "Greetings, County Commandant."

How many people are on the city wall now?

"Fifty people!"

"Once the local militia from outside the city enter, you will be in charge of the defense here. You must ensure that at least two hundred men patrol around the clock, including at night. Do you understand?"

"Yes!" The constable bowed and clasped his hands in greeting.

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "Judging from the situation, villagers from the surrounding area will soon be fleeing here. You must carefully identify them and not let spies sneak in with the villagers."

"Yes!"

After giving his instructions, Li Lin immediately went to the county government office.

At this moment, the place was solemn.

The constables breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Li Lin return.

One of them said, "Lord County Commandant, you're finally back. The County Magistrate has been waiting for you in the courtroom for a long time."

Li Lin nodded and soon arrived at the courtroom.

Jiang Jili was pacing back and forth in the courtroom, looking very anxious.

He heard footsteps, turned around and saw Li Lin, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're finally back." He walked up to Li Lin and asked urgently, "What exactly happened that caused three fires to break out in Jincheng?"

Li Lin gave a brief account of what had happened.

Jiang Jili said helplessly, "How come it's another traitor? Why do so many people defect to that traitor Qin Tuo?"

"Perhaps they are disappointed with the current court."

Jiang Jili glanced around instinctively, looking somewhat nervous, before sighing, "You can't say things like that."

"Anyway, it's just between you and me. If word gets out, I'll beat you up."

Jiang Jili pointed at Li Lin, his fingers trembling with anger, then flicked his sleeve and said, "Hmph, you brute."

Li Lin laughed and said, "Alright, I'll go home first, wash up, and change my clothes."

"Aren't you nervous?" Jiang Jili asked. "We've been invaded by foreign enemies."

Li Lin pointed to the sky: "We have the Tree Fairy protecting us here."

“That’s right, the Tree Fairy Goddess belongs to your family.” Jiang Jili nodded gently, his expression becoming much more relaxed.

He knew very well how much of a role a powerful True Lord could play in such a time of war.

“You have to personally go to the city wall to oversee things,” Li Lin suddenly said. “Many villagers will be fleeing to the county town soon, and you need to help check and verify their identities to prevent spies from infiltrating.”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Jiang Jili nodded: “I’ll have someone move the household registration records to the city wall.”

Li Lin smiled and said, "Then I'll go home first."

Jiang Jili gently cupped his hands in greeting.

It wasn't that Li Lin didn't help or do the work; rather, these tasks were indeed the county magistrate's job duties.

As a county constable, Li Lin generally did not need to do these paperwork-related tasks.

His major responsibility was to lead the local militia to defend the city walls when the enemy attacked.

Fighting on the front lines.

When Li Lin returned home, Huang Qing and Hong Luan immediately rushed over, both of them looking very nervous.

This was the first time the two of them had truly faced danger.

"It's alright. With me here and the Tree Fairy Goddess here, everything will be fine in Yulin County."

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief. "Hongluan, go cook, I'm hungry." Li Lin then looked at Huang Qing: "Go boil some water for me, I'm going to take a bath."

The two women immediately went to do their work.

Li Yanjing emerged from the altar, and after eating the flesh of the White Elephant God, her body seemed to become more solid.

Li Lin reached out and touched her hand; it was warm now, and the feel of it seemed almost no different from that of a normal person.

"Are you making a fuss about me?" Li Yanjing asked with a smile.

"No, that doesn't count." Li Lin shook his head.

At this moment, Li Lin felt a chill down his back. He turned around and saw the Tree Fairy floating behind him.

Her gaze seemed somewhat cold.

"Your Majesty, it's been so long, I've missed you so much."

Li Lin smiled without hesitation and uttered such cheesy love words.

But the Tree Fairy seemed to enjoy listening to this, and her expression softened considerably.

"If enemies attack, we will have to rely on Your Majesty this time."

The Tree Fairy nodded gently, said nothing more, and then disappeared.

She is very busy right now.

Busy digesting the offerings and transforming them into their own power.

This is also why most of the True Lords residing in temples rarely appear; they are busy becoming stronger every day and have no time to deal with other things.

Li Yanjing covered her mouth with her sleeve, her eyes narrowing with a smile: "It seems Your Majesty is easily fooled by you."

"I didn't lie to her, I really miss her."

"Then you don't miss me at all..."

Li Lin raised an eyebrow: "You come out almost every day, there's nothing we can do about it."

"It seems I should be more reserved in the future."

Just then, Huang Qing came out from the side and said, "My lord, the hot water is ready. Would you like me to help you scrub your back?"

"No need... If you're here, the shower will take a long time."

Huang Qing blushed immediately because Li Lin was telling the truth.

Li Lin took a shower by himself, then ate a meal, and it was almost evening.

He picked up his spear and went out the door amidst the worried gazes of his two wives.

Upon arriving at the courthouse, they found that all the spirit hunters had arrived.

He even discovered an unexpected person.

He Yumao.

"Brother He, you've come too?" Li Lin asked with a smile.

“I am a native of Yulin County, and now I am a Hunter of Spirits. With such a big event happening, it is only natural that I have to come.”

Li Lin asked, "How's your Yin-Nourishing Technique progressing?"

"I've barely made it into the basics," He Yumao said with a smile.

Li Lin glanced at Bai Zhiwei, Ding Yingqiu, and the others, and said with a smile, "Let's go and guard the city wall too."

Everyone nodded.

They did not object to what Li Lin said.

In addition to exorcising demons and monsters, spirit hunters do indeed have the responsibility of guarding the local area.

When necessary, one must even obey the orders of the head constable.

The group arrived at the city wall and then heard a commotion coming from the west gate.

Li Lin led his men over and found dozens of archers on the city wall, their bows drawn but not yet released, watching warily below the wall.

County Magistrate Jiang Jili was also here.

"What happened?" Li Lin walked over and asked.

"A group of people who shouldn't be here have arrived!"

Ok?
Li Lin looked down and saw that at least four hundred people had gathered below the city wall, roughly where the wall was located.

Judging from their appearance, they were almost all villagers.

"Shouldn't I have come?"

Jiang Jili said helplessly, "They are people from the surrounding area of ​​Beiliu County. They should have gone to Beiliu County to seek refuge, not come to our Yulin County."

(End of this chapter)