New and dark light years

Chapter 301 Instructions
Li Lin looked at the tent and gestured to Fang Fengzhi behind him.

Fang Fengzhi immediately led the hundred or so men behind him to surround the tent.

Actually, there were many people watching around at this time, but they all recognized Fang Fengzhi, their superior, so they didn't say anything.

Some soldiers even offered to help.

Fang Fengzhi shouted, "Everyone inside, come out! Anyone who dares to disobey, I'll have my men fire arrows!"

At this, all the soldiers inside rushed out, each looking tense.

Fang Fengzhi stared at them intently with an icy expression, then said, "Stop pretending. There are spies among you... step forward obediently, or you won't even have a whole corpse."

Nine soldiers emerged, each looking unremarkable, like ordinary farmers or soldiers.

They all had their heads down, their faces filled with fear.

At least on the surface, it's impossible to tell which one is the spy.

At this moment, Li Lin looked up, as if listening to someone speak, then turned to Fang Fengzhi and said, "The third one."

As soon as he finished speaking, the dark-skinned old man in third place immediately turned ferocious. He quickly took out several hidden weapons from his clothes and threw them out.

Li Lin simply turned slightly and dodged to the side. He was already standing behind, so the hidden weapon wasn't aimed at him.

Fang Fengzhi stood behind the swordsmen and shieldmen.

All the hidden weapons hit the large shield and were then deflected.

The spy threw away his hidden weapon and suddenly drew his sword, but in an instant, more than twenty spears came thrusting at him.

He swung his sword swiftly four times, managing to deflect only four spears before being held back by more than twenty spearmen.

These guns were all unsharpened training rifles; they would cause a lot of pain if they pierced a person, but they wouldn't be fatal.

These spearmen were all veterans; they knew how to cooperate with their comrades and use their spears to subdue a person.

Looking at the old man being held captive by gunfire, Fang Fengzhi took a few steps forward and asked, "Whose man are you? Qin Tuo's dog, or... someone else's dog?"

The old man laughed, his face rapidly turning black, and then he opened his mouth, revealing that even his teeth had turned black.

At the same time, green downy hairs began to grow on his skin at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Damn it, kill them quickly..."

Before Fang Fengzhi could finish giving his order, a spear swept past and pierced the old man's forehead.

Chi!
The spear went into his brain, then was pulled out.

The old man's brain was oozing black paste, which smelled extremely foul.

“He’s already dead; he’s essentially a kind of monster,” Li Lin said.

Fang Fengzhi took two steps back and said, "Supervisor Li, this ghost should be burned, right? It's still early, and there's plenty of time before evening. May I have someone check his body first?"

"It's alright, you can handle this yourself."

"Thank you."

Li Lin knew that Fang Fengzhi already knew something.

Sometimes, even if someone dies without saying a word, a discerning person can still glean a lot of information from them.

Fang Fengzhi was in the same boat; his face turned extremely pale.

Li Lin left and went back to find Mu Yi.

At this moment, Mu Yi was resting in the commander's tent. When he heard that Li Lin was requesting an audience, he immediately let him in.

"The True Lord isn't with you, is he?" Mu Yi asked, looking around.

Li Lin laughed and said, "No." In fact, Liu Shen was floating in the air just above and behind Li Lin's head.

He told a white lie so that Mu Yi wouldn't be too scared.

Mu Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that the Fang family is also in some trouble this time."

Li Lin looked at the other person with considerable surprise.

"Don't be so surprised. I am, after all, a member of the royal family... The power struggles in our family are no less than those in the Fang family. I can guess what his situation is now."

Li Lin shook his head helplessly. These scions of powerful families were far too adept at infighting within their own households and among officials.

Just by observing a few things, one can guess a thing or two.

Mu Yi asked with interest, "It seems that Supervisor Li is unaware of the situation in the capital? Or perhaps he is unaware of the Fang family's situation?"

"I really don't know."

"You may not go to the capital in the future, so it doesn't matter whether you know or not. However... this matter is quite related to the Huang family, would you like to hear about it?"

"Please enlighten me, Chief Supervisor."

Mu Yi pondered for a moment and said, "This story goes back twenty years. At that time, Prefect Huang passed the imperial examination and was working as a judge in the Dali Temple. He was ambushed and almost died. It was his concubine, Hu Ji, who risked her life to save him. Since then, Prefect Huang has disliked places of romance and has never gone there again."

Li Lin nodded. It seemed that Huang Yan had indeed never been to a brothel when he was the magistrate of Yulin County.

"But what does this have to do with the Fang and Huang families?"

"What if the person who plotted against Prefect Huang was from the Fang family?"

"How could this be? If that were the case, why would Prefect Huang arrange a marriage between them?"

"Hahaha... A daughter and a murder knife, it might not be impossible, don't you think?"

Li Lin raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "I believe Taishan is not that kind of person."

"That's true... If he were that kind of person, you probably wouldn't be happy either."

Li Lin smiled.

Li Lin only believed 30% of what Mu Yi said.

Because this was indeed a possibility, Li Lin gave it a 30% trust rating.

Moreover, Huang Yan had previously warned his eldest daughter that Huang Ling might become a weapon.

Huang Yan really doesn't seem like the kind of scum who would actively send his loved ones to their deaths.

"Let's get back to the Fang family!" Mu Yi continued, "The eldest son, being born out of wedlock, is naturally not favored and is therefore ostracized. But after coming to the Southern Frontier, he became a commander, and the person who made him commander was actually Prefect Huang. Now that he's a commander, do you think there's a possibility that he could become a military governor or a pacification commissioner in the future?"

Li Lin raised his eyebrows slightly.

"After the Fang family learned of this, they sent their eldest son over, and he also took a young daughter from the Huang family." Mu Yi smiled sarcastically, "Do you think there's anything fishy going on in this?"

Li Lin wasn't very good at things like palace intrigue, but that wasn't because he was stupid; it was because he lacked experience.

I didn't even think about it that way.

Now, with just a little guidance, he understands many principles.

Seeing that Li Lin was deep in thought and remained silent, Mu Yi continued, "The Huang family... is still considered a prominent clan in the capital, but Prefect Huang has been living in the southern border for a long time, and his control over the family is not as strong as before. Li, I've heard that you are skilled in alchemy and paper-making. Why not make more connections with my Mu family? It's always good to have more avenues. I keep my word from yesterday. My younger sister is quite beautiful and has a good figure. She is also the eldest daughter of the main wife. You can marry her as a secondary wife."

Li Lin shook his head: "I plan to live in the southern border region for a long time. I don't plan to go to the Central Plains or live in the capital."

Mu Yi smiled and said, "It's okay... You don't have to go, but my little sister can still marry you."

Li Lin wanted to say something more, but at that moment, a soldier shouted from outside:
"Reporting to the commander, the western troops have arrived outside the camp."

(End of this chapter)