New and dark light years

Chapter 316 Red Clouds Arise

More than 300,000 main force troops, or more than 400,000 soldiers if Yu Youqing's front-line troops are included, disappeared without a trace.

That's 400,000 people, not 400,000 insects.

They were gone just like that. Not only were the high-ranking officials in the court terrified, but even Li Lin found it unbelievable.

But when he thought of that black sea of ​​insects, he subconsciously felt that this matter seemed somewhat reasonable.

If I'm not mistaken, it must have been the 'True Lord' from the Southern Barbarians, or perhaps a deity, who intervened.

The problem is... the main force in the middle lane will definitely be traveling with the True Lord.

A true lord surrounded by such a large army must be quite powerful in combat.

They should at least have a fight with the enemy's true lord or god.

Even when the Four Wonders True Monarchs made their moves, their power was earth-shattering. Why, then, did the True Monarchs who were the main force in the middle lane not make a move?

Could it be that they betrayed them?

Or is there some other problem?
Li Lin just couldn't understand it.

Mu Yi couldn't help but ask, "Is it possible to find out the movements of the traitor Qin Tuo's army now?"

Huang Yan shook his head: "At least we haven't found anything at the border of Jin County. But I'm also afraid... like the Southern Expeditionary Army, they disappeared without even sending out a signal."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yi felt a chill run down his spine. He recalled his escape a few nights ago, and his face turned pale.

Now he's thinking about going back to the capital.

The things in southern Xinjiang are too eerie.

Huang Yan then asked, "A few days ago, I could see large plumes of blue smoke rising into the sky from the east, stretching across the entire horizon. What was that all about?"

"We were being chased by a swarm of insects. To escape, we set fire to a pine forest, which gave us a chance to get back," Mu Yi replied.

"insect?"

Mu Yi nodded: "Like a black fog that swept in from all directions, it was boundless. Our Yu family army on the right flank front was probably swallowed up by these black insects."

Huang Yan frowned and then said, "The wildfire was well set. At least it protected the border of our Jin County. Moreover, the wind has been blowing from the west these past few days. If the fire were to burn, it would go to Yue County. We are not in danger here."

Mu Yi laughed and said, "This fire was set by Supervisor Li. If it weren't for him, I would have died three or five times over."

Huang Yan looked at Li Lin, his expression softening slightly: "You've all worked hard... Chief Supervisor Mu, you should go back and rest first. My dear son-in-law, come with me to the backyard."

Mu Yi bowed to the two men and then left.

Upon arriving in the backyard, Huang Yan sat on the stone bench in the pavilion, his expression gloomy.

“If things continue like this, I’m afraid we won’t be able to hold onto Jin County any longer.” Huang Yan looked at Li Lin. “We originally planned to hold out for a few more years, work our way up, and then promote you to the position of Pacification Commissioner or Military Governor of Cangwu South Road. But it seems that’s not going to work now.”

Cangwu South Road was the commander-in-chief of the military forces of the four prefectures of Yunnan, Guangxi, Tianjin and Vietnam.

This refers to the power that Yu Youqing previously held, but the Jiedushi (military governor) held a higher position than the Anfushi (pacification commissioner) and had greater control over the Anfushi.

However, Yue County has now rebelled, which is a different matter altogether.

Li Lin shook his head and remained silent.

He personally did not have a strong desire for power.

Huang Yan continued, "I'll even strip you of your current official position, and then you'll take Qing'er and head north to the capital to find Madam and Ling'er, and temporarily lie low in our Huang family."

Li Lin was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Taishan, do you intend to live and die with Jin County?"

"I am now the prefect, and this is my duty."

Li Lin took a breath: "How am I supposed to tell Qing'er about this? She definitely wouldn't want to leave you alone."

Huang Yan laughed and said, "Women should obey the three obediences and four virtues. If she doesn't listen to you, you should slap her face and punish her according to family rules. If you can't even do that, you don't need to be a man."

Li Lin couldn't help but rub his forehead: "I wouldn't do that. And if I really dared to do it, Taishan, you'd be the first one to come after me."

"Haha, no way." Huang Yan laughed. "I'm a very open-minded person, and I know what it means to act expediently in times of emergency." Li Lin still didn't believe him, so he asked, "Taishan, can't you leave Jin County as well? With the Huang family's capabilities, it shouldn't be difficult for you to be transferred out of Jin County now, right?"

“It’s not difficult at all,” Huang Yan laughed, “but I, Huang Yan, can’t afford to lose face like this, and neither can my Huang family!”

He spoke in a very calm tone, yet every word he uttered carried immense weight.

Li Lin was silent for a while, and was about to speak when he suddenly heard screams coming from outside the wall. The screams grew louder and louder, and even sounded panicked.

The two exchanged glances, left the pavilion, and then witnessed a truly shocking scene.

In the east, far on the horizon, a strange red worm hovered in the air.

It's clear that the insect is very, very far away from Jincheng, yet its entire body is still visible, which gives you an idea of ​​just how enormous it must be.

The insect was frighteningly red, like fresh blood.

It has two long antennae on its forehead, two large pincers, a centipede-like tail behind it, and six pairs of long legs.

It also has wings on its back, which are flapping rapidly.

This thing... Li Lin found it very familiar, and then he remembered that the insects that crawled out of the corpses of the Southern Barbarians that night looked just like this.

Before Li Lin could even utter a word of surprise, something even more astonishing happened.

Directly below the insect, a beam of red light shot into the sky, illuminating the heavens.

Then, the bright red light... dispersed.

It looks like a mushroom cloud.

The cloud crown... spread out in all directions.

Judging by the speed at which it is seen, the red cloud will likely spread to Tianjin by evening.

The red insects gradually disappeared into the red cloud.

"What is this?" Huang Yan turned to ask Li Lin.

His expression was no longer composed; his eyes were filled with anxiety.

"Why not ask the Four Wonderful True Lords?" Li Lin said, shaking his head.

"I'm going to find the Four Wonders True Lord." Huang Yan walked quickly outside, saying at the same time, "You go back to Yulin County immediately and protect Qing'er. If anything really happens, take her north to find Madam immediately. Don't delay, understand?"

Li Lin remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

The two parted ways outside the government office, and Li Lin rode back to the camp.

As soon as he entered the camp gate, he was stopped by Mu Yi, who asked in alarm, "Commander Li, what are those things in the sky?"

"do not know."

"You're a Spirit Hunter, and you don't know?"

“I was just about to ask Lord Liu Shen.”

At this moment, Liu Shen floated down from the sky and laughed, "You were looking for me?"

"What's that?" Li Lin pointed to the red mushroom-shaped clouds spreading to the east.

"A drop of blood essence."

Li Lin extended his left hand to her without hesitation.

Liu Shen inhaled the white blood energy and, as usual, trembled all over. It took her a while to recover before she said, "That's a collection of resentment and death energy."

Li Lin's eyes widened; he had guessed what was going on.

"With such an exaggerated scale, at least three or four hundred thousand people must have been sacrificed."

Liu Shen's expression was indifferent, but there was even a hint of joy in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)