New and dark light years

Chapter 272 Assassination
Wang Tianyou sat down, took another sip of the tea on the table, and then said, "Brother Li, you should remember the Qin family of Rong County, right?"

Li Lin nodded: "The head of the Qin family was once the steward of a certain imperial concubine in the palace."

Wang Tianyou sighed, "She is the most favored imperial concubine. She is not the empress, but she is better than the empress."

Li Lin nodded to indicate that he understood: "In other words, that imperial concubine has come to cause us trouble."

Wang Tianyou said, "That's right. According to a relative of our Wang family, the imperial concubine already knows about the Qin family's downfall and has sent her trusted confidants to investigate what happened."

Li Lin pondered for a moment: "Do you know who these people are?"

"I don't know," Wang Tianyou said helplessly. "Even among the same imperial concubines, there are differences. Our Wang family's concubine is not favored in the palace. She only knows that the person has been sent over, but the specifics are unclear."

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "I understand. I will pay attention to this matter."

Wang Tianyou stood up: "Our Wang family will also pay attention to this matter. Whichever side discovers those confidants of the Imperial Concubine first, we are obligated to notify the other side so that we can discuss and decide on a response together. What do you say?"

Li Lin nodded.

Wang Tianyou then left.

Although it sounds troublesome, Li Lin doesn't actually find it too troublesome.

The Qin family of Yourong County was originally a traitor in secret. If they were to be investigated openly, the only one who would suffer would be that imperial concubine.

So for now, they're just sending trusted confidants to investigate what's going on.

When the Wang and Ding families were eliminating the Qin family, they did it very discreetly. It would take some time to trace the matter back to Li Lin.

There is room for everything, there is no rush.

For the next two days, Li Lin did not go out again, but stayed in his room at the inn, studying the book on voodoo and spirit writing.

They studied and used those techniques again and again.

I won't go into the divination techniques, but once a day is essential.

But each time, it was just an average fortune with both positive and negative aspects.

It almost made Li Lin doubt whether he had practiced it wrong.

However, the loss of spiritual energy and the faint surging of the world's energy both indicate that the spell has been successfully cast.

It just seems that my luck is really not that great.

Another spell, Voodoo Induction, was used ten times in two days.

The target is always Zhang Zonghao, who has a thousand faces.

He felt that it was effective each time, but the effect seemed very subtle.

But by the eleventh time, it had completely failed.

It's unclear whether Zhang Zonghao died or if a solution was found.

Li Lin thought it should be the latter.

In addition, Li Lin felt that the voodoo he cast seemed a bit strange.

There are subtle differences between this and what is described in the manual.

The above states that the harm suffered by the victim will be perceived by the caster, who will then empathize with the victim, but will not be physically harmed.

But it's still very uncomfortable.

But... Li Lin didn't sense anything.

This is also why he is not very confident about the success of his spells, because he cannot get feedback.

But he also felt that the spell had been successfully cast.

This is very strange.

Then, on the morning of the third day, Li Lin did not practice magic anymore, but went to the high pavilion at the north entrance of the city.

A group of people had gathered here, and three carriages were parked beside the official road.

Several people were standing in the pavilion, and Li Lin walked over.

"You've arrived!" Huang Yan was the first to speak.

Li Lin clasped his hands in greeting and said, "Mount Tai."

Then, turning to the two people nearby, he said, "Young Master Fang, Sister Ling, I wish you a safe journey. It's a pity that Qing'er and I will not be able to attend your wedding in the capital."

Although Fang Fengyi was stubborn and proud, he still showed proper etiquette as a young master from a prominent family when Li Lin came to see him off.

He immediately returned the greeting with a respectful clasped-fist salute. Although Huang Ling didn't think much of Li Lin, she still bowed gracefully and said, "Thank you for your trouble, brother-in-law."

At this moment, Huang Qing stepped forward, took Huang Ling's hand, and said with slightly red eyes, "Sister, you must take good care of yourself in the capital."

"Yes!" Huang Ling's eyes also reddened.

Huang Ling still felt that if her older sister didn't marry Li Lin, the two of them could reunite in the capital. However, she now understood that her older sister truly loved Li Lin, and if she spoke ill of him, her sister would get angry.

At this moment, Madam Huang said from the side, "Nephew Fang, Ling'er, it's time to set off."

The two nodded and walked toward the carriage.

Huang Qing and Hong Luan followed, preparing to see him off on his final journey.

But at this moment, Li Lin suddenly frowned.

He noticed a group of people walking towards him from the other side of the official road.

These people looked like farmers; they were dressed simply, even somewhat shabby, and had sallow complexions.

But Li Lin discovered that their steps were quite steady and fast.

As they drew closer, the people, who had previously been somewhat hunched over, straightened up.

Not only did Li Lin notice something was wrong, but even the guards around him noticed something was amiss.

Several guards immediately stepped forward, trying to stop the group.

Li Lin narrowed his eyes and immediately shouted, "Something's wrong with those people! Be careful!"

At that moment, the group realized they had been exposed and immediately took action. The people at the front threw out hidden weapons at the same time, which rained down like bullets.

The guards at the front were caught in the crossfire, falling down with screams.

Many hidden weapons still flew over.

Huang Qing reacted extremely quickly, immediately pulling Huang Ling behind her and using her slender hands to swat away two sharp hidden weapons.

Hongluan shielded Madam Huang behind her, but did not shoot any hidden weapons at her.

Fang Fengyi was protected by the experts in his own family.

This group of over twenty people were all highly skilled, and every move they made was extremely powerful.

However, the guards of the Fang and Huang families were not to be trifled with.

They reacted swiftly, immediately blocking the assassins on the outer perimeter while simultaneously covering the retreat of several dignitaries.

Huang Qing led Huang Ling to the pavilion, then looked at Li Lin and asked, "Husband, are you alright?"

Li Lin shook his head: "I haven't even engaged the enemy, how could anything have happened to me?"

Huang Yan's face was extremely grim. His daughter had encountered assassins just as she was about to set off, which inevitably made him think of something terrible.

For example, there might be a traitor within the family.

At this moment, Fang Fengyi, under the protection of the guards, arrived at the pavilion. His face was ashen: "What exactly happened? Why would a villain dare to commit such a crime in broad daylight?"

Moreover, it was specifically targeting the Fang and Huang families.

Huang Yan chuckled and said, "Hasn't Nephew Fang ever been assassinated? When I was young, I was ambushed by my rivals several times."

Fang Fengyi looked somewhat uncomfortable; it was indeed his first time being assassinated.

At that moment, someone jogged over, dressed in the clothes of a servant of the Huang family.

He knelt before Huang Yan, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Master, has something happened at home?"

"what?"

Huang Yan subconsciously moved closer to the other person.

But at that moment, Li Lin suddenly stretched out his right hand.

He slapped it hard with his claw.

Snapped.

The arm holding the dagger was broken by Li Lin.

The dagger flew out, only half an inch away from piercing Huang Yan's heart.

(End of this chapter)