New and dark light years

Chapter 221 The future of Kongji Temple is not optimistic.

A group of monks were burning with pain, crying out in agony.

Only the middle-aged monk possessed remarkable composure. He remained silent and raised his head, looking at the young man in front of him with a fierce glint in his eyes: "Sir, have we monks, who are practicing here, broken any laws?"

"Never," Li Lin replied calmly.

"Then why slaughter us monks!" the middle-aged monk roared. "The officials are so cruel, do they have no regard for the law?"

"Huh? Don't you all only talk about Buddhist teachings and not the law?" Li Lin couldn't help but laugh.

The middle-aged monk was stunned and speechless.

At this time, all the monks who were still alive were brought over, bound with ropes.

Li Lin then asked, "It's the same question as before: Which temple are you from? And what is the master's name?"

"Kongji Temple! The Buddhist name is Kongse."

Li Lin nodded: "Master Kongse, I don't understand why you insist on being my enemy."

"This humble monk does not understand what the official means. We are just practicing here."

Li Lin shook his head helplessly: "Let's be frank. I understand your thinking. It's nothing more than collusion from within and without. Your people have already confessed everything, so there's no point in trying to deny it anymore."

This was Li Lin deceiving them.

But the other monks looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this.

Upon seeing this, Li Lin knew that his guess was correct.

At this moment, Kongse calmly said, "This humble monk still does not understand what the official means. We are truly just practicing here."

"Whether you confess or not doesn't matter!" Li Lin said with a smile, "Just take them back and torture them. There are more than a dozen people; I don't believe everyone is a tough nut to crack. Someone will eventually confess."

But at that moment, Kongse's expression suddenly changed. He stood up abruptly, pushed outwards with both arms, and the ropes binding him immediately snapped with a crackling sound.

Behind him, four other people did the same thing, breaking the ropes binding them.

"You corrupt official, prepare to die!"

Kong Se leaped up, his palms brimming with energy, and struck towards Li Lin.

His palms had turned blue.

Meanwhile, the other four monks did the same thing.

In terms of numbers, Li Lin brought a thousand soldiers and more than twenty monks, which was no match for an army of over a thousand.

But the strength of a martial artist lies in... being invincible within a ten-foot radius.

No matter how many soldiers you have or how much power you wield, once a martial artist gets close, you can only obediently accept your death.

Logically speaking, that is indeed the case.

At this moment, before anyone else could react, Xiao Chunzhu looked terrified and was about to rush forward to protect Li Lin.

But Li Lin had already realized what was happening, or rather, he had anticipated such an unexpected turn of events.

Although these monks had their skin burned black, they were strong and robust, clearly powerful warrior monks.

Such a powerful physique means that even in a weakened state, it still possesses tremendous explosive power.

Li Lin had already taken precautions against any possible unexpected events.

So, in the instant that Kong Se suddenly broke free of the rope, Li Lin stretched out his right hand to the side and drew a long sword from the waist of the guard beside him.

Then, grasping the hilt with his right hand and pressing the tip of the sword with his left, he applied a little force, and the longsword was bent into a U-shape.

He then poured spiritual energy into it, and the blade of the longsword broke. At the same time, under the influence of the spiritual energy, it shattered into pieces, making whooshing sounds as they shot towards the five people in mid-air.

Each fragment of the sword was tinged with a faint purple aura.

When Kongse saw the fragments coming towards him, he didn't care at all. He just squinted his eyes to prevent the fragments from hitting his eyes.

Because they were all masters of hard martial arts, ordinary swords and knives could not harm them at all.

But then, several shards struck him, and he felt a sharp pain, which sent him flying backward.

Kongse couldn't help but scream in agony.

Then four more similar screams rang out.

Five people fell from the sky, covered in blood. Kong Se was hit hard, his bones aching from the impact, but he didn't care about that. Instead, he looked down at the iron plate embedded in his chest.

Each piece is deeply embedded in the flesh.

Although their internal organs were not damaged, this was only because these monks had large and thick muscles. If it were an ordinary person, the fragments would have already pierced their internal organs.

"This... how is this possible!" Kong Se's voice was filled with disbelief: "We have cultivated hard skills for more than 20 years, how could we be so easily defeated?"

All the captured monks had similar questions.

Because their Kongji Temple is famous in the martial arts world for its external and internal martial arts skills.

Kong Se has already cultivated the seventh level of the Vajra Technique. Not to mention ordinary swords and blades, even divine weapons would have a hard time breaking through his skin.

But this young man in front of him was able to injure him from a distance using only a fragment of a longsword.

This doesn't make sense.

Li Lin smiled and asked, "I'll ask you one more time, why did your Kongji Temple get involved in this mess? Was it instigated by Shaolin Temple?"

Kongse remained silent.

Li Lin sighed, "Then we have no choice but to designate Kongji Temple as a stronghold for rebellion."

"You can't do this, you're framing me!" Kongse immediately became anxious.

“Assassinating court officials, what else could it be but treason? I gave you a chance, but you refused to answer. Now you don’t have one.” Li Lin waved his hand: “Lock them in jail and torture them severely. Try to get as many clues as possible out of them.”

Soldiers immediately stepped forward and retied the five men.

Then all the monks were dragged away, their journey filled with foul language.

Xiao Chunzhu whispered from the side, "Sir, these monks are very skilled in martial arts. Torture may not be effective against them."

“So-called torture is not necessarily only aimed at the physical body.” Li Lin smiled: “There are also some tortures that are aimed at the mind. Monks are more or less mentally fastidious, and they cannot bear them.”

Although Xiao Chunzhu didn't quite understand the term 'mental fastidiousness,' he grasped its general meaning.

Xiao Chunzhu pondered for a moment and asked, "Sir, could I observe the interrogation of these monks?"

What do I plan to do?

"I plan to learn interrogation techniques so that I can better serve you in the future."

Li Lin shook his head: "You don't need to do that. Now that you've become the deputy commander, don't think about doing these dirty jobs that are easy to give others a reason to criticize you."

Xiao Chunzhu knew that Li Lin was giving her some pointers, so she said, "Thank you for your guidance, sir."

"Tomorrow, borrow five hundred soldiers from Commander Ma, and then surround Kongji Temple."

Kongji Temple is located northwest of the county seat, not too far from Yulin County, only a six or seven-day journey away.

"Yes, sir!" Xiao Chunzhu knelt down, her expression extremely excited.

He never expected that he could now lead troops on his own.

"Before setting off, ask Commander Ma many questions about how to command troops and how to set up the logistics line. These are things you need to learn."

"Yes!"

By this time, the wooden house in front had been almost completely burned down, leaving only a few charred pillars.

The True Lord, with his dog's body and human head, remained floating in mid-air.

Li Lin walked over, stepping on the scorched earth, and arrived at the middle of the wooden house.

The smell of fire still lingers here, and the air is much hotter than the surrounding area.

He looked at the human-headed dog body in mid-air and asked, "Would this True Lord be willing to protect a small village of a few hundred people?"

The True Lord, with a human head and dog body, turned his face and looked at Li Lin: "A Spirit Hunter?"

"Yes!"

"Can you let me live in the real altar?" Bald True Lord looked at the incense burner below: "This thing... to be honest, is very uncomfortable and makes me feel very bad."

Li Lin smiled and said, "There happens to be an empty altar in Yulin County. If the True Lord is willing to come, it is yours."

“Alright.” Bald True Lord stood up: “It’s settled then. I’ve long since stopped wanting to stay at Kongji Temple… By the way, there’s a large secret room underground at Kongji Temple. There are some things inside that can’t be brought to light. If you’re interested, go and investigate.”

(End of this chapter)