New and dark light years

Chapter 304 Yu Family Gun

Because of their high status, important people generally have a small habit.

I like testers.

Whether a habit is good or bad depends on your stance.

In Consort You Rong's view, someone like Li Lin, who could refine pills, especially youth-preserving pills, was naturally someone she wanted to bring into her camp.

To ensure Li Lin's loyalty, he naturally had to be made to pledge his allegiance.

As a woman in the imperial harem, although she was favored by the emperor, there was still a thorn in her heart: the position of empress was not hers.

She also flirted with the emperor, openly and secretly hoping to become empress.

However, the emperor never budged on this matter. Whenever such a situation arose, the emperor would either evade the issue or say that he had something to attend to and leave directly.

Therefore, Consort You Rong has now given up on the idea of ​​becoming Empress. She only has one thought: to keep the Emperor's heart firmly tied to her.

Her beauty is her greatest weapon, and the Youth Preservation Pill is the key to maintaining this weapon in perfect condition; she must obtain it.

Under these circumstances, she sent a secret order to Qu Wenjie.

We must bring Li Lin to their side and make him one of their people.

Qu Wenjie took this matter very seriously. He felt that he had to do it perfectly. Simply completing the assigned task would not demonstrate his abilities. He wanted to achieve multiple goals at once so that he could gain face with the Imperial Concubine.

After all, he's just a Spirit Hunter; let's see how I handle him.

But looking at Li Lin's eyes, which were gleaming with cold light, Qu Wenjie realized that he had overplayed his hand.

"Speak well if you have something to say."

Qu Wenjie used a strange movement technique to evade Li Lin's attack.

At the same time, there was a faint, ethereal shadow behind him.

A large macaque.

"Monkey Fist?"

Li Lin unleashed a tiger claw strike, faintly carrying the roar of a fierce tiger. He leaped back two steps, looked at his opponent, and said with some disbelief, "I never expected that Supervisor Qu, who is thin and looks like a civil official, would possess such formidable boxing skills."

The appearance of a phantom image behind one's back is a sign of mastery of boxing techniques.

This was also the first martial artist Li Lin had encountered who had mastered the art of boxing.

After dodging Li Lin's claw attack, Qu Wenjie clasped his hands and said, "Please stop. We are all masters of martial arts. If we really fight, it will take more than a hundred moves to determine the winner."

This is not necessarily true.

Li Lin also had a Soul-Slaying Bone Wine hidden in his sleeve, which would make it quite easy to summon thunder magic.

However... killing this person might not be a good thing.

But a show of strength on the surface is still necessary.

Li Lin looked at the other person and said, "Supervisor Qu, something's not right with you."

"It was my fault." Qu Wenjie took a deep breath and said, "I was indeed sent by Consort Rong."

"But you just said that you were sent by my Mount Tai!"

Qu Wenjie looked embarrassed and bowed deeply, saying, "I was confused and said the wrong name."

Li Lin stared at him with a half-smile.

Qu Wenjie's expression grew increasingly embarrassed.

After a while, Li Lin said, "Supervisor Qu, you're not old yet, but your mind is already as sharp as an old man's. You should take better care of your health."

After saying that, Li Lin left the tent.

Qu Wenjie wanted to stop him, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

He knew very well that whatever he said now would not be believed by the other party.

After Li Lin left, he sighed helplessly.

Li Lin returned to his tent, whereupon Li Yanjing appeared and asked, "What did that person want you to go out to see him in the middle of the night for?"

Li Yanjing thought that a secret meeting in the middle of the night must mean something very important.

Li Lin smirked, "I've run into a fool. He thinks he's got everything figured out, but he's just an idiot."

In fact, Li Lin knew that if it were someone else, they might have fallen for his trick.

After all, it's quite common for a father-in-law to send someone to deliver a message.

The problem is... Li Lin and the Huang family have a very good relationship. If Huang Yan really wants to kill Mu Yi, he will tell Li Lin directly without going through a third party, which would make it easier to leak secrets.

Li Lin could also guess what the other party was thinking.

They simply wanted to sow discord between themselves, the Huang family, and the Mu family.

After all... Li Lin could also see that the Huang family and the Mu family had a close relationship, and Mu Yi was someone who could appear in the Huang family's backyard.

This wouldn't be possible without sufficient 'connections'.

After listening to Li Lin recount what had happened, Li Yanjing immediately laughed: "Qu Wenjie probably thinks you're a brute. In this world, clever people are few, and stupid people always make up the majority."

Li Lin shook his head helplessly and then went to sleep.

At dawn the next day, just as the sky began to lighten, bugles sounded throughout the camp.

The four commanders, each leading their own troops, arranged themselves in formation from left to right, according to the cardinal directions. Next came the customary 'military review'.

The main purpose is to conduct random checks on the number of people.

But it was mostly just a formality. On the makeshift platform, Mu Yi held the roster and randomly called out the names of the generals from the four armies.

After his 'performance,' Mu Yi recited a pledge.

It's quite long, about four or five hundred words.

Ordinary soldiers couldn't understand it at all. In summary, it was just a dozen words: You go fight the enemy, I'll take the blame, and the compensation will be plentiful!
Then came the beating of drums, and the soldiers shouted in unison, "May you be victorious from the first battle and invincible in every fight!"

The sound shook all directions.

This was the first time Li Lin had ever seen such a grand scene, and he found it quite interesting.

Next, they set up cooking pots and waited for the soldiers to eat before the army set off.

Although Li Lin's side was the southern route army, he was actually at the very back because he had to protect Mu Yi.

Mu Yi was riding a horse, wearing... the official uniform of an ordinary captain.

Meanwhile, another person, dressed in his general's uniform, walked ahead in a square area a hundred feet in front.

There were also many guards protecting that 'double'.

Li Lin rode a horse and followed beside Mu Yi.

“Commander Li, I noticed something was off between you and Qu Wenjie at the rally this morning.”

Li Lin looked at the other person with some surprise. Was this person so perceptive in sensing the atmosphere?

"Judging from your expression, I think I'm not mistaken."

Li Lin nodded and said, "Last night, Supervisor Qu invited me to his tent for a secret meeting."

Mu Yi raised an eyebrow, looking at the eastern army clearing the way ahead. He pondered for a moment and said, "Qu Wenjie deliberately insulted you at the banquet last night. Go to his tent for this reason."

"The Chief Inspector is indeed remarkable; he was able to guess this."

Mu Yi laughed and said, "It's not just me; the two supervisors from the North and West routes have also figured something out."

Li Lin couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking how formidable these people in officialdom were.

“Supervisor Qu, you were still a bit negligent,” Mu Yi said with a smile. “He said something to you…if I could hear it.”

"He was sent by Consort Rong."

Mu Yi raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Consort Rong wants to recruit Supervisor Li... That makes sense, every woman wants the Youth Preservation Pill."

"The Chief Commander is wise."

"Then what do you think?"

"The surname of Taishan is Huang, and my wife's surname is also Huang."

Mu Yi laughed heartily, then said in a low voice, "Supervisor Qu has tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead."

The two then stopped talking about that matter and started chatting about other things.

But Li Lin knew that Qu Wenjie would not have a good time in the days to come.

In officialdom, power struggles rarely involve open conflict or bloodshed.

However, its hidden cruelty is not much different from that of a real battlefield.

The army marched for eight days before leaving Jin County, and then another four days before finally arriving at the border of Yuejin before the designated date, where they joined up with another army that was waiting there.

Below a mountain range, tents are clustered together in a continuous line, forming a long 'corridor'.

And on the black flags of those tents, the character 'Yu' was written.

The eastern army stopped when it was about a mile away from Yu's army.

After the flag bearers from both sides exchanged tokens, the army continued its march and set up camp at the designated location.

The soldiers began setting up tents, while Mu Yi, leading the four commanders, passed through the tight military formation and arrived at the most heavily guarded center of the Yu family army.

Inside a large tent draped in red cloth, Li Lin and his companions met the commander of this army.

Yu Youqing.

This was a middle-aged man, who even looked somewhat old.

The other person had a long beard and looked like a typical scholar.

But Li Lin could sense a gun intent emanating from the other party!
The Great Accomplishment of Spear Intent.

Similarly, Yu Youqing's gaze lingered on Li Lin for a moment before he looked at Mu Yi at the front and smiled, "Mu Yi, the Commander-in-Chief of the Jin County Military Command?"

Mu Yi bowed and said, "Your humble servant is here."

“The roads in Jin County are rugged, and it is already a great achievement that you were able to arrive on time.”

"This is a matter of course; it is a matter of military discipline, and we dare not delay."

Yu Youqing was tall and slender, a head taller than Mu Yi. He looked down at him and said, "You are all tired. You can rest on your own first. If you lack food or fodder, just let me know."

"As ordered!"

Then Yu Youqing looked at Li Lin and asked, "You practice my Yu family spear technique?"

(End of this chapter)