New and dark light years

Chapter 203: There's another child.
Ji Feng, of the Qingcheng School.

He was sitting in the hall of the inn, drinking well water.

Two days ago, he was drinking fine wine, but now he can only drink well water.

There's no other way; I'm running out of money, so I have to be careful with my spending.

He brought more than twenty disciples with him to search for information about the exquisite jade box. Having more people would naturally make it easier to find information, but there were also downsides... the expenses would become very large.

He was sitting opposite his wife and daughter.

His wife's expression remained as calm as ever, but his daughter was expressionless, staring fixedly at a certain spot, and hadn't moved for half an hour.

As someone who's been through it all, he knows very well that his daughter 'wants a man'.

Men think about women, and naturally women think about men too.

He even knew who his daughter had taken a liking to—the young man with impressive claw skills from yesterday.

That kind of demeanor is not something that can be cultivated in an ordinary family.

He's handsome enough, so it's not surprising that my daughter took a liking to him.

Not long after, a young man came in from outside the inn, walked up to him, clasped his hands and said, "Master, the young master you asked me to follow recently bought a small courtyard house in the west of the city and moved in."

"So rich?"

“His clothes alone are enough to cover the expenses of more than twenty of us for a month,” the middle-aged woman said slowly. “They’re all made of Shu brocade. Buying a small courtyard wouldn’t be difficult for him.”

Ji Feng sighed, feeling quite envious.

The Qingcheng Sect is considered a major sect, but there are differences between major sects.

The Qingcheng Sect also has its own industries and tenants, but its revenue is far less than that of the Tianyi Sect.

At this moment, the girl next to him leaned over and said, seemingly unhappy, "That young master didn't provoke us, did he? Why did you send someone to monitor him, Ah Da?"

Ji Feng said, "He didn't provoke us, but he might be involved with the exquisite jade box."

"You said yesterday that he wasn't here to find the exquisite jade box," the girl in green said discontentedly.

“I was bluffing him,” Ji Feng said in a low voice. “But that young master seemed a bit off, but I couldn’t find anything wrong with him, so I could only have someone keep an eye on him.”

The middle-aged woman nodded gently, supporting her husband's decision.

The girl in green, however, looked somewhat displeased, but didn't say anything more.

At this moment, another disciple returned: "Master, that young master bought a lot of cinnabar, inkstone, and yellow paper and brought them home. I don't know what he's going to do with them!"

The middle-aged woman asked, somewhat puzzled, "That young man wants to open a funeral parlor?"

“It sounds like paper-crafting!” Ji Feng said with a strange expression.

The middle-aged woman said, "I don't think so. He's a rich and noble young master, why would he bother learning to make paper figures... I've heard that this skill shortens one's lifespan."

“Who knows?” Ji Feng stood up. “I’ll go and sound him out myself.”

At this moment, Li Lin was sitting in the room, opposite Zhou Qingqing and the little boy.

"You'll stay here for the time being. Those gangsters have already searched the slums, and they'll find you sooner or later."

The paper figures lurking in the slums discovered that more and more martial arts practitioners were wandering around that area.

Therefore, Li Lin deduced that the martial arts world was conducting a thorough search.

Although this search method may sound silly and tiring, it is a very useful method as long as there are enough manpower.

Zhou Qingqing did not refute, but nodded slightly.

"There are three small rooms here. You will stay in the middle one."

"I will follow your arrangements, young master."

Li Lin smiled and looked at the small box the other person was holding.

He knew that the bone of the Southern Barbarian deity was inside, because he could already sense a subtle 'spiritual energy' seeping out from it.

Now that he has practiced the Foundation Building Technique, he clearly understands the 'flavor' of this spiritual energy.

Zhou Qingqing looked around and noticed there was a lot of yellow paper, and even more than a dozen paper figures 'standing' in the room. "Young master, is this paper-making magic?"

"Correct!"

Zhou Qingqing remembered the little paper figures that were jumping around in front of her and asked, "Can these paper figures keep us safe?"

"You can say that."

Zhou Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you for taking care of me, young master. Please feel free to ask if there is anything you need me to do."

"Okay." Li Lin nodded.

Then Zhou Qingqing led Xiaohua into the middle room and stuffed the small box under the bed.

She knew in her heart that Li Lin knew she had brought a 'treasure' with her, but he didn't ask any questions or make things difficult for her, which made her feel at ease.

She thought about what she could do now!
So she changed her clothes, went to the yard to fetch two buckets of water, and in her room, first washed the boy clean, then sent him outside and closed the door to take a bath herself.

She was getting tired of pretending to be ugly for over a month.

Xiao Hua was kicked out, so she went to the living room of the house and saw Li Lin intently cutting out paper figures. Not daring to disturb him, she went out to the yard and played with the little paper figures, playing hide-and-seek.

The little paper doll cooperated with him, and Xiao Hua had a lot of fun, laughing continuously.

But after a short while, he stood still and stopped laughing.

Because outside the courtyard, there was a clearly 'fierce' old man watching him.

I also looked at those little paper figures.

The visitor was Ji Feng. He frowned as he looked at the pinkish-purple paper figures in the courtyard and saw them playing happily with a child.

The art of paper-making is quite famous in the martial arts world.

Because not only do some Taoist priests in the southern border regions know this technique, but some Taoist priests and spirit hunters in the Central Plains also know it.

Moreover, it is very effective for reconnaissance. Some special paper figures can even turn into 'evil spirits' that suck people's souls and blood.

"Young man, who folded these paper figures for you?" Ji Feng asked kindly.

Xiaohua was already very scared, but when she heard the other person talking to her, she immediately burst into tears and ran into her room.

The little paper figures followed Xiao Hua into the house.

Ji Feng was somewhat embarrassed.

A short while later, Li Lin came out.

He clasped his hands in greeting and said, "So it's Master Ji! What brings you here!"

"I was passing by when I saw a child playing happily with paper figures, so I stopped to admire them. Were those paper figures made by you, young hero?"

"Yes."

Ji Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I didn't expect that you, young hero, would also know the art of paper-making."

"I only know a little bit," Li Lin said with a smile. "The world is in chaos now, so making some paper effigies can be used for self-defense."

Ji Feng nodded; the paper effigy could indeed be used for self-defense.

Most martial arts practitioners, upon seeing a moving paper figure, would not want to become enemies with its owner.

This kind of somewhat 'evil' magic is feared by the vast majority of people.

Li Lin then asked with a smile, "Master Ji, why don't you come in and have a seat?"

"No need." Ji Feng waved his hand. "I'm just passing by. I have other things to take care of. We can discuss the affairs of the martial world another day."

"Take care, and I won't see you off," Li Lin said with a clasped-fist salute and a smile

"You're too kind." Ji Feng cupped his hands in greeting and left.

But there was a hint of doubt between his brows... Li Lin bought a house as soon as he arrived, and now there's a child in the family. What's going on?

(End of this chapter)