New and dark light years

Chapter 250 Entering the Tiger’s Den

These kinds of things are very difficult to obtain.

Most unconscious monsters roam the wild. Monsters that are conscious enough to hide in the human world or cause trouble are either very powerful or protected and nurtured by someone, and are not to be trifled with.

Moreover, if a ghost is properly nurtured, it can become a true lord.

For example, the two in Li Lin's family.

They are cunning, but we can't use them as materials.

They were all his female demons, and Li Lin couldn't bear to part with them.

Where do I get this...? Wait!
Li Lin suddenly remembered something. If we're talking about ghosts... there's a place that has them, right nearby.

What a coincidence!

Li Lin immediately laughed.

He has only learned two techniques of paper-making so far. This skill is a bit strange, unlike alchemy, where one can suddenly learn new recipes once the skill is mastered.

His paper-making skills have now reached a high level, and he is progressing towards the master level.

But from the beginning of his studies until now, he has never learned any new paper doll techniques, only the two paper doll techniques recorded in "Dao Gong's Detailed Explanation".

He calmed down and continued making paper figures.

When evening came, he returned to the courtyard and ate the dinner that Xiaoping had prepared.

As night fell, several small paper figures appeared on the scorched earth that was once the Tang family mansion.

There are charred debris everywhere, making it easy to hide.

At this time, there were still more than a dozen coroners examining the corpses around the Tang residence, and some corpses were being transported away.

Some patrol officers were also searching the vicinity for any clues about the 'murderer'.

The little paper figures hid very well, and as Li Lin's spiritual energy increased, their intelligence also grew stronger.

Although his behavior is still somewhat abstract in everyday life, he is at least more reliable when it comes to serious matters.

A patrolman looked suspiciously at a pile of charred black wood. He thought he had just seen a small purple thing flash by. Was it a rat or was he seeing things?

"What do you see? Boss!"

The head inspector rubbed his eyes: "I'm so tired, my eyes might be playing tricks on me. How's the investigation going?"

"No other bodies have been found; they should all be here."

The inspector nodded, looking at the dark night outside and then at the lights of countless homes in the distance, and said, "This matter is very troublesome. If you encounter the murderer, don't think too much, just run away."

"why?"

“That’s no ordinary martial artist.” The patrol chief whispered, “Captain Tang was stabbed through the heart from behind. The dancer Yueyue was also stabbed through the heart from behind, and opposite her was Weiwei! There were more than twenty people in the room at the time. How bold must the murderer be to launch a sneak attack at such a time?”

The inspectors beside him nodded slightly, agreeing with their leader's statement.

The patrol chief continued in a low voice, "The most tragic case is Weiwei. She was killed immediately after discovering the murderer. The murderer broke her hand bones with his palm, then slapped her on the head, even collapsing her cervical spine. It was as if she had no neck. She died bleeding from all seven orifices. Can you believe how tragic that was?"

A patrolman nearby said, "Both dancers were very beautiful. It's such a pity they died like that. The murderer had no mercy for them."

"He kills beautiful women so easily, it'll be even harder for him to do it to us!" the patrol leader said. "Remember, we're all brothers, don't blame me for not warning you. If you really find the murderer, just pretend to be interested, don't stubbornly rush in, understand?"

Everyone nodded.

The inspectors searched the vicinity for a while but found no new clues. So, together with the coroner, they carried away the remaining bodies and took them to the funeral home.

After everyone left, several small purple paper figures ran out. They circled the area and then crawled under a pile of charcoal, working together to dig at the charcoal. Before long, they dug up a strange iron plate.

Several small paper figures began cleaning the gaps next to the iron plate. Soon, they took advantage of their flat bodies and squeezed into the gaps.

They quickly arrived at the tunnel.

After confirming that no one was around, they stuck to the walls and the ceiling of the secret passage and hid themselves.

At midnight, Li Lin appeared here.

Although a day has passed, the fire-damaged ruins of the Tang Mansion still reek of burnt smells.

It also seemed to have a strange smell of roasted meat.

Li Lin was in stealth mode at the moment and wasn't afraid of being seen. He then threw down a few more small paper figures.

The little paper figures then spread out around, watching to see if anyone was coming.

After confirming that no one was around for a distance, Li Lin revealed himself, walked to a pile of charcoal, and pushed it aside.

He opened the iron cover with force and saw a secret passage below. He went down and put the iron cover back on.

The little paper figures that were still on the ground immediately ran over and hurriedly covered the charcoal ash back onto the iron plate, concealing the entrance once again.

We went down into the secret passage; it was very dark inside.

Fortunately, the little paper figure in front of him provided 'perceptual vision', so Li Lin knew the terrain and walked quite steadily.

As they went deeper into the tunnel, the passage ahead gradually widened.

At the same time, the yin energy is becoming increasingly heavy.

In about half an incense stick's time, he arrived at the point where the Yin energy had been stagnant on the ground.

A huge underground cavity.

And here, there are a large number of altars.

On more than half of the altars, a True Lord floated.

Some are completely humanoid, while others are half-human and half-beast.

Li Lin also saw that young hero 'Zhang Ruiyu'.

He also floated on a small altar, but his expression was numb and he remained motionless.

The yin energy here is extremely heavy, so heavy that frost has appeared all around.

It's almost early summer now.

Li Lin looked at these strange creatures with a rather envious eye.

He counted them roughly and found there were more than thirty ghosts here. If he were to hand them all over to himself, that would be more than thirty paper dolls as substitutes.

Rounding up, that's more than thirty paper dolls for substitutes.

But how do you take something like this "trick" with you?

Unlike Li Yanjing, they weren't conscious and could follow people. He remembered that Tang Nan had used a special red rope to lead Zhang Ruiyu in that day.

Where can I find those red strings, and how do I make them?

If it were strengthened further, would it be effective enough against ghosts and monsters?

Li Lin was quite curious about these things.

Just then, footsteps sounded ahead.

Li Lin hid in a dark corner.

Before long, four men arrived. They were wearing thick cloth clothes and gloves, but they were still shivering from the cold.

"It's still so cold. Every time I come here, I feel like my bones are frozen."

"I can barely even pee back into my belly," one of the men said.

All four of them laughed.

At this moment, someone said, "I've heard that some... some True Lords are actually women in disguise, and they're extremely beautiful. Those patrolling hunters even use them to practice their skills. I just don't understand, these True Lords are so cold, how do the patrolling hunters put those things in there? Aren't they afraid they'll freeze and break?"

The group burst into laughter again.

"They must have their own methods. Enough talk, get to work. The supervisor is waiting upstairs." A man who seemed to be the leader laughed and scolded, "If you anger the supervisor, the branch might turn you into monsters too."

Upon hearing this, the other three immediately showed expressions of fear.

The four of them sprang into action and arrived at the altar. Looking at the words on it, one of the men read aloud, "Qian Thirty-Six, it's him."

After saying this, the leading man threw a red rope with a copper bell on it above the altar.

They seemed to have spotted the True Lord, and threw the toss several times without hitting him. Then they tried a few more times and finally hit him.

The copper bell struck the True Lord's body and immediately, like a snake, it spun around the red rope and wrapped itself around the True Lord.

At this moment, Zhenjun reacted, and his gaze slowly turned to the four men.

His blank expression gradually began to clear.

Then the three people next to them took out a small jar and sprinkled a gray powder onto the True Lord above.

At the same time, someone whispered, "Lord, please don't be angry. We didn't want it to be like this either. Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. If you know anything, go to the Lord. We were just following orders."

When the gray powder was sprinkled on Zhenjun, it was absorbed by him.

Then, the male True Lord's expression turned blank once again.

"Alright, you can go now."

The leading man used a red rope to guide the male True Lord forward.

It's like holding a human-shaped balloon.

Li Lin followed from a distance, wanting to know what these people were going to do with the True Lord.

The four walked and talked.

Suddenly, someone said, "Boss, you just said that if the Chief Supervisor gets angry, he'll turn us into ghosts too?"

"What's wrong? I'm not trying to scare you, something like this has happened before. There was a young man who did something dirty and was discovered by the supervisor. On the surface, the supervisor didn't say anything, but then he had Captain Tang set a trap to make the man a ghost. That really scared us old folks back then."

"Actually, it's not impossible..." the person said, scratching his head.

The other three looked at him with astonishment.

"Haven't you seen them? Those four dancers under Commandant Tang... I'd be willing to die if I could sleep with them."

The leading man was so angry that he even spoke in his dialect: "Ha Bao! From now on, Mo Gang is your prison!"

The other two looked at him with idiotic eyes.

The man laughed awkwardly.

The four of them arrived at the exit amidst their bickering.

After climbing an upward staircase, you arrive outside.

Li Lin hesitated for a moment at the exit.

Outside, there was a terrifying, oppressive aura of yin energy.

He knew very well that a giant centipede, the nature god of the southern barbarians, was floating in the sky outside.

He didn't dare go in here last time because he was afraid of being discovered by that thing.

If I go out now, will I be discovered?

But when he saw the four people in front of him, there was nothing unusual about them, so he figured the centipede was still asleep and probably wouldn't notice him.

He took a deep breath, took out the Tree Fairy's mask from his pocket, and stealthily went out.

He kept staring at the centipede in the sky, and sure enough, the thing remained motionless.

Li Lin felt relieved and quickened his pace to catch up.

Even in stealth mode, if you get too close and the figure is moving, you can still see a transparent humanoid outline, but it is very faint and becomes invisible if you move a little further away.

Therefore, when Li Lin is sneaking around, he still needs to pay attention to his positioning so as not to run into anyone's nose.

Soon, the four of them, leading Zhenjun, arrived at the very center of this building.

There is a very spacious flat area here, with a large appliance in the middle.

A large, bluish-green cauldron.

The body of the cauldron is rough and mottled, as if it has endured countless years.

From the mask's perspective, a wisp of blood-red vapor rose from above the cauldron.
It was a bright red.

Not far from the large cauldron stood an official dressed in a green robe, with several elite soldiers standing behind him.

His official robes had the character '彪' (biao) tattooed on them.

This is a seventh-rank military officer.

Li Lin's official robes were embroidered with a rhinoceros.

Upon seeing the official, the four men immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Supervisor."

The official in green nodded slightly and said to the person next to him, "The food has been brought; let's offer it to the god."

(End of this chapter)