New and dark light years

Chapter 198 Desiring to Travel Beyond the Prefectures to Obtain the Immortal Artifact
Generally speaking, women from prominent families, having received sufficient 'education,' would not speak carelessly.

Like Huang Qing, even though she and Li Lin were already husband and wife, and had practiced dual cultivation countless times, she would still blush slightly when she mentioned the word "dual cultivation".

But Fang Yongwei spoke very naturally.

Therefore, Li Lin found it quite strange.

An Xin then smiled and said, "Junior Sister Fang has been with our Tianyi Sect for nearly ten years. Rather than calling her a lady from a noble family, she is more like a member of the martial arts world."

Li Lin then understood.

“Dual cultivation does exist, but there are other reasons as well,” Li Lin said with a smile. “However, I think it’s more likely that you, Miss Fang, underestimated your opponent. I know Hongluan’s strength very well; she’s just stronger.”

Fang Yongwei looked confused. She felt that this was not the case, but she couldn't find a suitable reason to refute Li Lin.

At this moment, Li Lin clasped his hands and said, "Brother An, I have to go back to Yulin County first. I'll come to Tianjin next time and have a good drink with you."

"Okay," An Xin said with a fist and palm salute.

An Xin then saw Li Lin to the door and was about to go back when he saw Fang Yongwei still following beside him, watching Li Lin's departing figure.

"Stop looking, they're already married. Unless your Fang family is willing to marry you off to another family as a concubine."

Fang Yongwei rolled her eyes at An Xin, annoyed: "Senior Brother, don't talk nonsense... I'm just curious how he could teach an ordinary woman to be almost as strong as me in just over half a year. You should have realized that he's lying."

An Xin sighed softly: "Junior sister, is it possible that you are too weak?"

"Absolutely impossible."

Fang Yongwei snorted and walked away unhappily.

An Xin stood there, watching Li Lin's departing figure, his expression inscrutable. Finally, he shook his head and smiled softly: "So what if it is... My Tianyi Sect doesn't need to resort to such methods."

Then he walked inside with a cheerful expression.

Li Lin arrived at the Huang residence. The carriage was already prepared, and Huang Qing and Hong Luan were waiting at the gate, while Huang Yan and Madam Huang stood to the side.

This was the time the couple had arranged beforehand.

Li Lin stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Taishan, Madam!"

"Why haven't you stayed here with me these past few days, my dear son-in-law?" Huang Yan asked curiously.

Li Lin said, "I'm going to Tianyi Gate to gather some intelligence."

"Is it related to cultivating immortality?"

Li Lin nodded slightly.

So Huang Yan stopped asking questions.

The Li family of Jin County... This family, which was active sixty years ago, was originally famous throughout the world because of this incident.

With red eyes, Huang Qing bid farewell to Huang Yan and the eldest daughter-in-law. Then she looked into the door and saw that her younger sister Huang Ling had not come out, so she felt a little disappointed.

But she still took Hongluan into the carriage. Li Lin led them to the outskirts of the city, where they met up with the local militia and several hunters, preparing to return to Yulin County.

Once the carriage had gone some distance, Huang Ling came out from behind the door.

Madam Huang looked at her and said, "Why don't you come out to see your elder sister off?"

"I don't want to see my brother-in-law."

Huang Yan frowned and looked at her: "Why?"

"I feel he's too lustful."

"Huh?" Huang Yan was puzzled. It seemed that her son-in-law hadn't come to stay at home, nor had he seen his youngest daughter.

Huang Ling whispered, "The relationship between men and women is based on procreation and should be treated with utmost respect. Yet he treated it as mere frivolity, which not only goes against the teachings of sages but also taints your wisdom, sister. It is truly despicable."

She was referring to the frequent dual cultivation between Li Lin, Huang Qing, and Hong Luan.

Huang Yan was stunned, then his expression became uncontrollable, he wanted to laugh but also wanted to get angry. Finally, he felt that he couldn't lecture her about this, so he flicked his sleeve and said, "Have you gone stupid from reading too much? Madam, you have a responsibility in this matter, teach her a lesson!"

After saying that, he went inside.

Madam Huang also looked helpless, and finally could only sigh, "Sigh... what do you know, little girl? Come on, come back to your room with your mother, I will teach you about this properly."

Huang Ling was stunned. She was only a little over fifteen years old and only vaguely understood such things.

Li Lin spent four days returning to Yulin County.

The carriage took Huang Qing and Hong Luan directly home, while Li Lin went to the county government office to hand over documents.

Then he saw County Magistrate Jiang Jili looking at him with a 'resentful' expression.

At this time, Jiang Jili's dark circles were quite obvious.

"How is the relocation of the people in Beiliu County progressing?"

Jiang Jili said weakly, "It's about halfway done."

"What have you been busy with?"

"Why is it so hard?" Jiang Jili sighed helplessly. "According to my family's wishes, I should have been able to relax here for three or four years, and after I had made some achievements in local governance, I could have been transferred back to the capital! But now it's all so miserable!"

Li Lin laughed and said, "You can't have everything. At least you'll have experience when dealing with similar situations in the future."

"What if something like this happens again? I won't do it, people will die." Jiang Jili looked utterly hopeless.

Li Lin chuckled softly. At that moment, Jiang Jili suddenly said, "Judging from your expression, it seems you have something you want to tell me."

“Yes.” Li Lin nodded. “I plan to go to Yue County.”

After a brief silence, Jiang Jili suddenly sat up straight, stared intently at Li Lin, and asked, "What do you want to do? According to the law, as a county magistrate, you are not allowed to leave this prefecture."

Li Lin said, "I want to go to Yue County to gather some information."

"You cannot leave without the approval of your superiors. If you are discovered, your official position will be in jeopardy."

"So you need to come up with a reason to submit to the prefect."

Jiang Jili looked puzzled: "He's your father-in-law, wouldn't it be better if you just asked him directly?"

“This matter needs to be reported to the Secretariat for record-keeping,” Li Lin continued. “It’s not good for Taishan to speak out, after all, he holds a high position and wields great power, and any move he makes is easily investigated.”

"So... officials like us, those of the eighth or ninth rank, local petty officials, don't have this kind of trouble, right?"

Li Lin smiled and said, "That's true."

"I can help you, but what will I get in return?"

"A favor."

Jiang Jili thought for a moment and said, "The conditions are indeed quite good. Let me think about how to make this matter watertight, and I will get back to you in two or three days."

"Okay, thank you."

Jiang Jili waved his hand.

Li Lin handed Qin Donglai's documents to Jiang Jili and then went home.

In the backyard, Hongluan was excitedly telling Li Yanjing how she had defeated a female knight-errant.

As Li Lin entered, Li Yanjing leaned closer, her body pressed against Li Lin's arm: "Patriarch, I missed you so much."

"Think of my blood and spirit."

Li Yanjing half-covered her face with her water sleeves, her eyebrows curving as she smiled and said, "They're all the same, they're all the same."

"not the right time yet."

“I know, the Tree Fairy will absorb the blood essence first,” Li Yanjing said sweetly.

Then a snake tail appeared in the air and flung Li Yanjing away.

Fortunately, she is a ghost and can walk through walls, otherwise she would definitely have broken through the backyard wall.

Only the snake's tail appeared in the air; the Tree Fairy Goddess did not appear.

Li Yanjing flew back from outside and muttered, "Your Majesty is getting shy. Actually, we're both old men... ah..."

Li Yanjing was knocked away again.

Sitting in the main hall, watching Li Yanjing and the Tree Fairy playfully fighting in the void, Li Lin felt a sense of peace.

Not long after, Hongluan came over and said, "My lord, the warm water is ready."

Li Lin looked at Huang Qing, then took Hong Luan's hand: "Let's wash together as a family."

The two women blushed, but did not refuse.

It was very, very large; steam rose gently from the specially made ceramic jar.

With a woman on each arm, Li Lin slowly said, "I will go to Yue County in a few days."

Huang Qing was immediately frightened: "My lord, why are you going to such a dangerous place?"

"There's something very important that needs to be retrieved."

The "southern barbarian divine bones" that Qin Donglai mentioned were related to immortals, and he was determined to obtain them.

But Qin Donglai also said that his concubine was fickle and extravagant, and would leave in three months at most, after which it would be difficult to find her again.

It has been a month since Qin Donglai was arrested.

Huang Qing was silent for a while, then said, "Women shouldn't meddle in men's affairs, but I'm worried about your safety, so please bring Yan Jing along. She can definitely help you."

"No need. Taking her along would only make me worry about your safety," Li Lin sighed. "The Tree Fairy Goddess spends most of her time refining incense and doesn't have much time to look after you. I can only feel at ease with Yan Jing at home watching over you."

"But……"

Li Lin laughed and said, "Don't worry, I have a very powerful supernatural ability that can ensure my safety."

Stealth... Li Lin always placed it at the top of all the martial arts skills he had learned.

I always set aside some time to practice every day without fail.

As time went by, Li Lin had a feeling that his stealth skills were about to undergo a qualitative change.

It should be within the next few days, so he plans to squeeze in more time for extra practice each day.

Once the stealth skill is 'upgraded', going to Yue County will be much safer.

At the same time, he was very curious about what new derivative abilities the 'upgraded' stealth technique would have.

(End of this chapter)