New and dark light years

Chapter 229 Don't be afraid

Inside a residential house, three ordinary people huddled together in a corner, shivering.

A monk and a Taoist priest sat at the table, eating their meal and looking at the small piece of fish in their bowls.

"Is this all the meat you have?" The round-faced, short-haired monk sighed.

The Taoist priest laughed and said, "What do monks eat?"

“We don’t have strength if we don’t eat meat,” the monk said slowly. “We martial monks often eat meat secretly. The Zen master turns a blind eye to it.”

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "You can eat the fish."

The monk unceremoniously stuffed the fish meat into his mouth and chewed it.

At this moment, the Taoist waved his whisk, and two silver threads flew out from the whisk, twisting a small paper figure that had sneaked in through the window into three pieces.

The monk looked over and said, "This paper elf is persistent. It's even more troublesome than the rumors say. How many paper figures have we already torn up?"

"If not two hundred, then at least one hundred and fifty."

The monk chewed the fish meat in a few bites and swallowed it: "But there are obviously fewer paper figures coming now. Is he also exhausted?"

“I think it’s more like a harbinger of an impending storm,” the Taoist said.

“Then let’s leave now.” The monk stood up.

The Taoist quickly shoveled down a few mouthfuls of rice, nodding as he chewed.

The monk looked at the few civilians in the corner.

"Do you want……"

The monk exuded a murderous aura.

The Taoist shook his head: "Never mind, it's unimportant."

The two then left.

After the monks and Taoists left, the family finally dared to come out from the corner.

The man immediately went to check his rice bin and saw that about half of the grain was missing. He was so angry that he jumped up and down.

"Those two damn thieves ate half a month's worth of our porridge... I'm so angry."

Leaving aside the ordinary man's anger, the monk and the Taoist priest left the room, and as soon as they turned around, they saw those small purple paper figures in the shadows.

These little paper figures are clearly cute, but when they're in the shadows, their big, round eyes staring fixedly at you, it gives you a creepy feeling.

The Taoist priest couldn't help but say, "This Paper Prince is a bit strange. Let's leave first and go back to find some people who can break spells."

The monk nodded.

He felt the same way.

Now, the two of them have exhausted most of their energy. Although the number of paper figures sent by the Paper Prince to 'observe' them has decreased, they have a feeling that danger is approaching.

Having spent several years navigating the world of martial arts, he was quite experienced in anticipating situations and atmospheres.

Taking advantage of the evening before the city gates were closed, the two left Yulin County and headed north.

Li Lin led nearly two hundred paper soldiers out of the barracks.

Then I stopped by my house on the way.

"Afu, tell Luan'er to invite Yanjing out."

Zhang Afu knew that his family kept a True Lord named Li Yanjing.

They see it occasionally, and they're quite scared of it.

Not long after, Li Yanjing floated out from inside. She looked at Li Lin, then at the paper figures around him, and asked, "Looking for trouble?"

"Correct."

"That's perfect." Li Yanjing laughed as well. "I've been a bit unhappy lately, and beating someone up is the perfect way to relieve my frustration."

After saying that, she went to Li Lin's side.

Li Lin led his army of paper figures, and wherever he went, pedestrians avoided him.

Fearing that it would frighten passersby and cause chaos, Li Lin used illusion magic to temporarily turn the paper figures into 'living people'.

Pedestrians are afraid of these fully armed 'soldiers,' not the paper figures.

When Li Lin arrived at the North Gate with the paper figure, the city gate was already closed.

The garrison commander on the city wall saw Li Lin and immediately ran down: "County Commandant, are you going out?" "Yes." Li Lin smiled and asked, "Did you see the monk and the Taoist priest leave?"

"There is indeed such a couple."

"That's fine, open the side door."

The captain immediately shouted to his superiors, "At the command of the county magistrate, open the side gate!"

The winch kept turning, and the emergency side door was opened.

Li Lin led his army of paper figures out of here in single file.

After Li Lin and the two hundred soldiers left, the captain subconsciously touched the cold sweat on his forehead.

The soldier next to him laughed and said, "Boss, why are you so scared? County Magistrate Li is a very nice person."

"You don't know anything. I'm not afraid of County Magistrate Li. I'm afraid of the paper figure next to him."

"Ah! Those are all paper figures?"

"What do you think?"

Then the soldier lay down straight and passed out.

Li Lin walked briskly along the official road. There was no moon tonight, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, making the night seem particularly dark.

However, with the little paper figure guiding him, Li Lin didn't feel too uncomfortable.

Li Yanjing leaned close to Li Lin and asked, "Do you want me to hold your hand... It's very dark now, I'm afraid you won't be able to see the road."

"No need," Li Lin smiled.

Thanks to Li Yanjing's presence, those strange creatures dared not approach.

Not long after they started walking, Li Lin laughed: "Those two stopped. They didn't dare to go too far in the dark! Although they have plenty of energy, they're not Spirit Hunters after all... They even have World-Controlling Powder. They're quite well-prepared."

Not only can the Imperial Powder dispel evil spirits, it can also block the effects of many spells.

The paper doll's 'surveillance' function was thus suppressed.

The little paper doll could neither see what was happening inside the Imperial Realm Powder nor get close to it.

However, Li Lin was not in a hurry. He continued on his way with two hundred paper figures.

About half an hour later, he arrived at the grove of trees beside the official road.

The last place the little paper figures saw where they disappeared was here.

Looking at the dark woods, Li Lin stopped and didn't move forward.

Li Yanjing leaned closer, a faint floral fragrance filling the surrounding space: "Should I go in and take a look first?"

"No need, just send the paper figure."

After he finished speaking, three paper figures of swordsmen and shieldmen walked in in a triangular formation.

Unlike the paper dolls, which are too small and have too little spiritual energy attached to them, the paper dolls are greatly affected by the Imperial Powder.

But the soul-guiding paper figures are different. These paper figures are about the same size as ordinary people, and they carry spiritual energy that is several times greater than that of the small paper figures.

They will not be influenced by the fans of Yujie.

The swordsmen went in and quickly retreated.

Li Lin laughed: "They weren't inside. They used the effect of the World-Defying Powder to block the pathfinding paper doll's ability, and then they ran away."

Li Yanjing laughed: "Quite clever."

Li Lin entered the woods and saw the long line formed by the Imperial Realm Powder!
This is the thing that blocked the paper figure from finding its way.

Li Lin wiped the thing away with his foot.

Li Yanjing floated over: "Do you need my help?"

"of course."

Li Yanjing laughed, and then she said, "My appearance will change in a moment... don't be afraid."

"Change, I'm not afraid."

Li Yanjing took a deep breath, and her body radiated a bright red light.

(End of this chapter)