New and dark light years

Chapter 258 Momentum Formed
An army of nearly three hundred men marching through the streets could hardly be considered a small commotion.

Moreover, the army was surrounded by purple smoke, which, although not very thick, looked abnormal.

With repeated shouts of "The army is marching out, travelers must retreat," no one dared to approach within dozens of feet.

Such an unusual phenomenon naturally attracted the attention of many people.

The first to be affected was the prefect of Xiangcheng, the local city.

Lin Zhong, sitting in the courtroom, also heard the noise and immediately shouted angrily, "Which group of soldiers is making such a commotion outside?"

As the prefect, the army could not enter the city without his order, let alone walk so arrogantly on the streets.

At that moment, someone rushed in and reported: "Prefect, what's outside isn't a real army, but paper figures."

"A paper figure?" Lin Zhong was taken aback.

“Yes!” The man was dressed as a military officer and looked very young. “When these paper figures appeared, I happened to be not far away. At first, I thought it was some supervisor causing trouble. I didn’t expect it to be paper figures.”

"An army of paper figures?" Lin Zhong raised an eyebrow, then said, "Another group of wicked martial artists, here for the so-called Huaxi Treasure? Hmm, the Imperial City Guard owes me a huge favor this time."

The young military officer asked, "Should we stop them?"

"Keep an eye on these paper figures. If they attack the people of the city, use the True Lord to wipe them out. If they are just fighting with the martial arts practitioners, ignore them and let them fight like dogs. It's no pity how many of these martial arts practitioners die."

At this point, Lin Zhong's expression was one of disgust.

The young military officer clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "Yes!"

He then withdrew.

Lin Zhong decided to wait and see, but the people in the martial arts world were not so calm.

Many of them jumped onto the rooftops, watching the army of paper figures march towards the west gate, their expressions very solemn.

"Where did this army come from?"

"Surrounded by purple aura, he's clearly not human."

"It's a paper figure. I took a closer look just now."

"So many paper figures, wait..."

"It must be that Prince Paper has also arrived."

"No, since the Paper Prince is here, why is he only showing up now? And where did he get so many paper figures? I heard that paper-making is very mentally taxing."

"Could it have been brought in from outside?"

"With such a loud commotion, if it came from outside, how could there be no reaction?"

"Then make them into paper figures first, and then smuggle them in secretly."

"Do you think the soldiers guarding the city are stupid? With so many paper figures being brought in, they're bound to react. The Paper Prince must have been made in the city."

“But we have already placed informants outside major paper shops, and no one has been buying large quantities of paper recently.”

"That was done secretly, using the method of ants moving house."

"That's too troublesome. This is Xiangcheng, not Jincheng. He shouldn't have that much power and connections to avoid our eyes and ears."

The people of the martial arts world were buzzing with discussion.

However, they mostly just discussed it; they didn't dare to actually stop the army of paper figures.

Previously, an army of only about two hundred paper figures could make more than a hundred martial arts practitioners return empty-handed.

Now, with an army of three hundred men, and surrounded by purple mist, they are clearly more elite and troublesome paper figures than before. Only a fool would go looking for trouble.

Moreover, they are still in Xiangcheng, and most of them failed when they were competing for the treasure in Huaxi County.

I'm staying here now just to see who ends up with the treasure.

And, deep down, I still harbor a tiny bit of wishful thinking.

What if I manage to snag a bargain?

With this thought in mind, they stayed here watching the show with dark intentions.

They only think about how others fight to the death so that they can have a little chance.

The paper doll army arrived at the city gate.

At this time, the city gate was not closed, nor was there time to close it.

The soldiers guarding the city watched the paper army march out, but dared not stop them.

Li Lin and Lu Ying had been waiting outside the woods.

As time went by, Lu Ying became increasingly anxious.

She paced back and forth, glancing towards the city gate every now and then.

In contrast, Li Lin was much calmer.

After all, he could sense the location of the paper doll army, since they were things he had created. When the army was almost there, Li Lin said, "Alright, they're here."

Lu Ying looked sharply toward the city gate, and sure enough, not long after, she saw a group of armored soldiers with purple garlands walking toward her.

Swordsmen, spearmen, and archers are all present.

"Then let's hurry and rescue our senior brother and the others."

Li Lin nodded.

Once the paper doll army had reached the top, Li Lin and Lu Ying walked into the army.

Lu Ying looked at the paper figures around her with great curiosity.

These paper figures were made from paper figures used to guide souls.

The number is around three hundred.

At this point, Lu Ying's ability to control four soul-guiding paper figures simultaneously was already at its limit.

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"Senior Brother Li, how can you control so many soul-guiding paper figures?"

"My spiritual power is relatively strong."

"Then why do these paper figures all emit a purple aura?"

"It's related to my cultivation technique."

"The secret of obscurity?"

"Correct."

"Can I practice too?"

“It’s quite troublesome, I don’t recommend practicing it.” Li Lin thought for a moment and said, “Besides, the Obscure Word Technique has been set into a trap. You saw how Chu Feng of the Star-Picking Tower dealt with that young man from the Immortal Execution Society, right?”

Lu Ying nodded gently: "The flute music had no effect on me, but it could make that expert lose the ability to resist. So I'd better not learn the Concealment Technique, so as not to leave any flaws and be targeted."

Li Lin remembered that 'ocean space'.

The fact that my soul has become so strong is most likely related to that thing.

Li Lin just doesn't want to fall into that state again for the time being.

The ice chips falling from the moon... were simply too unbearable.

The army continued to advance and soon entered the woods.

They encountered those Taoist priests again.

Their expressions turned somewhat grim.

After all, being blocked by the army would make any江湖人 (jianghu person, a person of the martial arts world) unhappy.

"Fellow Daoists, we meet again." Li Lin stood in the very center of the paper doll army, with a dozen swordsmen and shieldmen blocking his way. He then clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "We need to go in to find someone. Excuse me."

"Paper Prince?" The Taoist looked at Li Lin, his eyes filled with anger: "So you're Paper Prince. I knew it earlier..."

Li Lin asked with a smile, "What did you know beforehand?"

Lu Ying covered her mouth and chuckled softly beside her; the girl's voice was sweet and crisp.

Several Taoist priests glared angrily at Lu Ying, who shrank back in fright and crouched behind the swordsmen and shieldmen to block their view.

Li Lin asked again, "You don't want to?"

"Please, Mr. Paper!"

The leading Taoist priest had an otherworldly appearance, but his clenched teeth greatly diminished his aura.

After saying this, the Taoist priests stepped back and quickly left.

There's no point in staying any longer.

The army of three hundred men, though made of paper figures, could potentially wipe out the Zhenwu Sect if they included the Paper Prince.

It should be noted that the Paper Prince also possesses a powerful lightning spell, and with him currently hiding within the army, virtually no one can break through his defenses.

The others, on the other hand, would have to endure his terrifying lightning strikes from a distance.

As Lu Ying watched the Taoist priests leave, her eyes grew brighter and brighter: "Senior Brother Li, may I ask you more questions about the intricacies of paper-making in the future?"

"sure."

Lu Ying was so happy that her eyebrows curved into a smile.

Next, Li Lin led the paper doll army into the forest, where they felt a strong sense of security mingling among the paper dolls.

Before long, they arrived at a clearing in the forest.

At this moment, An Xin was covered in blood and glared angrily at a group of men in blue robes in front of him.

(End of this chapter)