New and dark light years

Chapter 237 Rouge Marks, Scenery Like Snow

Looking at Wang Tianyou's smile, Li Lin felt even more certain that the old saying was true.

No one should be underestimated.

Although the Wang family usually needed Li Lin to relay messages if they wanted to see Prefect Huang Yan.

But no one would have guessed that they had such a trump card in their family: a "royal concubine".

They really know how to hide!

"Are you injured now?" Li Lin asked.

Wang Tianyou said in a low voice, "The Zhuxian Society is halfway to success. He is injured, but it is not serious."

At this point, Wang Tianyou whispered, "Those people from the Immortal Slaughtering Society are really crazy. These days, everyone is obsessed with cultivating immortality, and they actually dare to go up and force their way in. I'm sure they don't just say 'slaughtering immortals' for nothing."

Li Lin nodded.

Wang Tianyou clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Then I'll head back now. See you another time."

Li Lin returned the greeting with clasped hands.

After the two parted ways, the carriage continued its journey.

Li Yanjing exclaimed in surprise, "It seems the Execution Society still has some backbone. So, it seems that the Execution Society's targeting of you is in line with their original intentions?"

Li Lin smiled.

At the same time, I also felt a sense of urgency.

He originally thought that the Zhuxian Society was just a small organization that talked the talk but didn't walk the walk and only bullied ordinary people.

But now it seems that the way the Zhuxian Society behaves is really a bit wild.

It took Li Lin and his group five days to return to Yulin County.

The round trip took about half a month.

Although only half a month has passed, returning home feels like a lifetime ago.

People who travel frequently often have this feeling.

As soon as Huang Qing returned home, he immediately began to tidy up the house.

After all, it had been half a month. As the mistress of the house, she had to check how well the servants had done their jobs, whether they had embezzled, and whether they had maintained the household.

Hongluan then put her travel clothes and other belongings back home.

Several male servants carried the altar back to the backyard.

Then he left.

When Li Lin returned to the backyard, the Tree Fairy appeared.

She still possessed a cool and aloof demeanor, and seemed to have gained an additional 'divine' quality.

That kind of inhuman divinity.

Her expression softened only when she saw Li Lin.

"How have the incense offerings been lately?" Li Lin asked.

"Alright." The Tree Fairy looked at Li Lin, her expression unchanged: "But you'll be conscious for even less time in the future, so be careful."

Li Lin did not understand the specific restrictions and effects of incense, but both the Four Wonders True Lord and the Tree Fairy Goddess were in a non-conscious state when absorbing incense, or they would only have a brief period of consciousness when they refused to absorb incense.

At this moment, Li Lin thought of that night again, when the Four Wonders True Monarch's Dharma Image stood tall between heaven and earth, and with just a wave of his hand, a certain great monster a hundred miles away disappeared.

Moreover, half of Bobai City collapsed.

The Tree Fairy Goddess will also possess such methods of killing in the future.

Suddenly, the urgency in my heart lessened.

In addition... Li Yanjing can also be trained.

She is also a great demon, though not as powerful as the Tree Fairy, but she has the advantage of having more flexible 'time'.

The Tree Fairy is powerful, but she spends most of her time in slumber and cannot leave the area of ​​the True Lord Temple.

Li Yanjing is acceptable.

Thinking of this, Li Lin looked at the Tree Fairy and said, "I want to cultivate with Yan Jing to improve my strength as soon as possible."

The Tree Fairy sighed softly, "As you wish."

Her expression held a hint of self-pity.

Li Lin suddenly pulled her into his arms.

In the past, Li Lin would have been hit by her tail-spinning maneuver.

But now, she only moved her body slightly and did not struggle.

"I've long considered you my wife," Li Lin whispered in her ear.

The Tree Fairy looked at Li Lin, her eyes sparkling with newfound light.

Then she smiled, nodded gently, and vanished in a wisp of smoke.

This is not her real body, but a divine consciousness clone.

At that moment, Li Yanjing suddenly rushed out of the altar, pounced on Li Lin and hugged him, laughing very happily.

During this time, whenever she had the chance, she would "beg" the Tree Fairy Goddess about this matter. She was slapped at least twenty times. The Tree Fairy Goddess's attitude had clearly softened, but she was still holding onto that last bit of anger and refused to agree.

“Now I understand,” Li Yanjing said with a smile. “So the Tree Fairy was waiting for my husband to speak up. Because she is the eldest wife, if she wants me to become a concubine, then the master has to bring it up to her first. Only then can she agree. This is the eldest wife’s privilege.”

Is that what it looks like?
Li Lin pinched her cheek and said with a smile, "Then go and tell Huang Qing to prepare some festive things for you."

Because the other party is a charlatan, Li Lin cannot give them a real title, but some internal celebrations are still necessary.

Li Yan nodded obediently and went to find Huang Qing.

Li Lin sat in the main seat of the hall, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

When he was talking about this with the Tree Fairy, he was actually quite nervous.

If one had to say who he had the deepest affection for, it would naturally be the Tree Fairy.

He was really afraid that the Tree Fairy would get angry and run away.

Not long after, Huang Qing came over. She wasn't angry; she just said with a teasing look, "Yan Jing really got her wish."

"Aren't you angry?"

"It was bound to happen sooner or later. Whether it was me, Hongluan, or the Tree Fairy, we all knew that."

Li Lin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Since there was no fire in the backyard, he even began to appreciate the 'limitations' of this era.

The Li family then closed their doors and held an internal banquet, where everyone, from the heads of the household to the servants, thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

Moreover, many servants were seeing Li Yanjing for the first time. Without the phoenix canopy, and dressed in a red wedding gown, she was so beautiful that it was hard to look directly at her.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they were led to the bridal chamber.

Because Li Yanjing is a ghost, she cannot use the 'minor spiritual vein' and can only live in an ordinary house.

Although the wedding room was hastily decorated, it was not simple. After all, the Li family is quite wealthy now, and it would be easy for them to buy some nice things.

Li Yanjing sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Li Lin with bright eyes.

The higher a courtesan's status, the more she longs to escape her misery and marry into a good family.

Li Lin took two glasses of wine and sat down next to her.

Li Yanjing took the cup and pleaded softly, "Husband, for our first time... let's not cultivate together, let's just have pure love between a man and a woman, okay?"

"Okay." Li Lin nodded.

Li Yanjing was even more grateful when she saw that he had agreed.

After the two drank the nuptial wine, Li Yanjing took the initiative to blow out the candles.

"My lord, you need not trouble yourself, let me serve you..."

A clear and joyful sound blended into the night.

Li Lin was still resting when dawn broke the next day.

Li Yanjing, however, had already gotten up. After getting dressed, she went to the hall.

At this moment, the Tree Fairy, Huang Qing, and Hong Luan were all here.

The first two sat in the main seats, while Hongluan stood beside them.

Upon seeing Li Yanjing arrive, Hongluan pointed to the teapot and cups beside her: "I've already prepared them for you."

Li Yanjing nodded gratefully to Hongluan, then poured two cups of tea. She picked up one cup and knelt down in front of the Tree Fairy Goddess.

"Respectfully, Madam." She offered the tea with both hands.
The Tree Fairy looked at Li Yanjing for a while, took the tea, took a sip, and then said, "From now on, you must respect your husband and uphold the virtues of a wife, do you understand?"

Li Yan nodded: "This concubine will remember."

The Tree Fairy nodded in satisfaction and said, "Alright, get up."

Li Yanjing got up as instructed, took another cup of tea, and knelt down in front of Huang Qing: "Respectfully, Second Madam."

Huang Qing picked up his teacup and said with a smile, "What I wanted to say, Madam has already said. Get up."

After saying that, she also took a sip of tea.

Li Lin didn't care much about such etiquette, but the women did.

Rules and regulations are one of the sources of their sense of security.

Li Yanjing stood up, smiling broadly.

Huang Luan asked in a low voice, "How many times did you receive your husband's favor last night?"

Li Yanjing blushed.

She originally planned to use the memories of the courtesan to serve Li Lin well and make him happy.

The result... was that they were utterly incapable of fighting.

In no time, they lose their initiative and are left with only passive instinct.

"Looks like you're quite satisfied." Huang Qing smiled and said, "Your husband is so magnanimous, it's good that the sisters can help share the burden."

The Tree Fairy Goddess blushed slightly. Although she was the recognized "Madam" of the family, she was still a virgin and could not discuss bedroom matters with these women.

He immediately got up and disappeared.

Huang Qing also stood up: "Alright, Yan Jing, you must be tired from last night. Go and rest first. Next, Hong Luan will go and prepare breakfast for the master."

Li Yan nodded and disappeared into the altar.

Before Yan Jing became a concubine, Huang Qing would never have spoken to her like that, displaying a bit of the air of a mistress.

But now it works.

Because she was the second wife, while Li Yanjing was only a concubine.

That's how she should talk to Yan Jing.

When Li Lin got up, he felt that everything at home was normal, and there was no change because he had a concubine.

After having breakfast, he went to work at the county government office.

Then, at the entrance of the barracks, I met Jiang Jili.

He said, "You're finally back."

"Is it urgent?" Li Lin asked, puzzled.

“It’s not a big deal,” Jiang Jili said. “I’ve already inventoried all the stolen goods from Kongji Temple and prepared the accounts. Now I just need to ask you, what should be done with the monks of Kongji Temple?”

"To be dealt with according to the law."

Jiang Jili made a beheading gesture: "Aren't you afraid that it will grow back in the spring breeze?"

Li Lin shook his head: "It doesn't matter. So many people in the entire temple have been caught in one fell swoop. Those who are left should have committed few or no crimes. They should have some conscience. Let them live."

"I'll listen to you," Jiang Jili nodded.

A few days later, around noon at Caishikou, the county government executed a group of monks, numbering over a hundred.

The killings were so numerous that heads rolled everywhere.

This matter naturally spread throughout the martial arts world.

Logically, it was Jiang Jili who ordered the killing, but the underworld still pinned the blame on Li Lin.

From then on... Li Lin's nickname in the martial arts world quickly changed from "Paper Prince" to "Beheading County Magistrate".

Moreover, the story has been exaggerated.

There were even rumors that Li Lin had forcibly abducted women and was lewd by nature.

It's clear that someone is stirring things up.

But the more this is the case, the fewer江湖人 (jianghu people, referring to people involved in the martial arts world) there are in Yulin County now.

No longer a wandering swordsman like before, everyone wanted to come here to see what was going on and join in the fun.

And in such a time, a month quickly passed.

Li Shitong has returned.

He brought back some very interesting news.

"Commander Li...I have heard that a rare and precious treasure of immortals is about to appear in Xiang County."

(End of this chapter)