New and dark light years

Chapter 318 I'll revise it right away
In the Yulin County Court, Wen Bi sat in the main seat, and Jiang Jili sat in the second seat.

There were also several constables and more than a dozen yamen runners nearby.

These dozen or so yamen runners represent all the resources the county government can currently mobilize.

The other yamen runners were all sent to guard the residences of the 'county magistrate,' 'county assistant,' and 'county lieutenant,' and protect their families.

Wen Bi's expression showed helplessness.

Even though it was almost evening, the streets outside the county government office were still bustling.

Screams could even be heard from time to time.

But neither of the two county officials wanted to get involved, because they couldn't.

It was already quite good that a dozen or so yamen runners could protect their county government office. It was only because those martial arts practitioners were afraid to rush in because of the county government office's past prestige; otherwise, dealing with a dozen or so yamen runners would have been very simple.

Wen Bi glanced outside, then at Jiang Jili, becoming increasingly anxious.

Jiang Jili simply stood quietly.

The atmosphere in the courtroom was equally quiet, and the other constables and yamen runners dared not speak.

After waiting for a while, suddenly, the sounds outside quieted down.

The noise was quickly fading away.

Before long, a large number of footsteps could be heard outside the county government office.

Jiang Jili breathed a sigh of relief almost imperceptibly.
Then came steady footsteps, and Su Bei, carrying a helmet, walked in from outside.

He clasped his hands and said, "This humble official is from Subei, and has led five hundred local militia to guard the county government. The county magistrate is not here, so please give the order, magistrate."

Wen Bi finally let out a long sigh.

Five hundred local militiamen... that's enough to protect the city's security.

Wen Bi glanced at Jiang Jili.

Jiang Jili chuckled softly.

Wen Bi said, "Captain Su, I don't care what method you use, you must restore the city's security to yesterday's level by tomorrow."

"As ordered!"

Su Bei clasped his hands in a fist salute, then immediately turned and left.

After everyone left, Wen Bi said, "This Captain Su looks quite good."

“The people trained by County Magistrate Li are naturally quite good,” Jiang Jili said with a smile.

A hint of regret flashed in Wen Bi's eyes. He saw that Su Bei had a commanding presence and was clearly a potential military general. He even wanted to recruit him as a confidant, but when he heard that he was one of Li Lin's men, he put his mind to it.

After all... he had already realized that Li Lin was the pillar of stability in Yulin City.

The five hundred local militia were divided into five teams to sweep through the city and arrest those who caused trouble.

A group of martial arts practitioners might be able to handle twenty or thirty yamen runners, but they would have no way to deal with a local militia of over a hundred men.

Moreover, these local militia members have been well-fed, well-clothed, and exceptionally well-trained lately; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them elite troops.

Therefore, in less than three hours, the city's security level was forcibly restored to yesterday's level before midnight.

However, the two county officials in the county government office still did not completely relax.

They stood in the backyard of the county government office, watching the thick red fog roll in from the sky.

At night, this layer of red mist actually emits a faint glow, even more noticeable than during the day.

"What exactly is this thing?" Jiang Jili had a headache.

"I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing. And it came from the east... The Southern Expeditionary Army is to our east, could it be related to them?"

Wen Bi shook his head.

As the two spoke, the red mist drew closer, and they could already see the red mist spreading to the mountaintop not far away.

Moreover, the red mist is getting closer and closer.

Wen Bi shouted, "Someone come here!"

A dozen or so constables immediately appeared and stood there.

With someone beside him, Wen Bi finally felt much more at ease.

The red mist looks slow, but it is actually very fast.

Before long, they arrived at the outer wall of Yulin County. Everyone held their breath, and some even clasped their hands in a gesture of respect, afraid to open their eyes.

Everyone was waiting for this bad thing to happen.

But... as the red mist descended, a faint fishy smell filled everyone's mouths and noses.

That's all.

I didn't feel uncomfortable, and nothing special happened.

Moreover, after the red mist lasted for a while, it seemed to drift away into the distance, and the red mist here gradually faded away.

Wen Bi took a deep breath and then smiled: "It seems to be nothing serious."

Jiang Jili felt something was wrong, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

The two waited a while longer, and finding nothing particularly unusual, Jiang Jili finally said, "Why don't you go back and rest, Magistrate? I'll stay here."

Wen Bi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll trouble the county magistrate."

Then, under the protection of several yamen runners, Wen Bi went home.

After washing up, he went straight to bed to rest.

Then, in the middle of the night, he was awakened by screams.

Then came the housekeeper's frantic banging on the door.

"Master, something terrible has happened! You must come quickly!"

Wen Bi jumped up abruptly, opened the door, and saw the butler standing there with a look of horror on his face.

Beside the butler were several servants, all with equally terrified expressions.

"What's going on?" Wen Bi knew something big had happened and asked cautiously.

"The backyard...you'll see when you go to the backyard."

Wen Bi's expression hardened, and disregarding etiquette, he ran frantically to the backyard in his pajamas.

Passing through the moon archway, one can see a woman dancing gracefully under the moonlight.

She had a pretty face, and it was also familiar to Wen Bi.

She is his wife.

But... only one of his heads was fleshy; below his wife's neck, it was all bone!
To put it simply, it's a skeleton with only a head dancing gracefully.

The moonlight reflected off her crystalline white bones, creating an eerie beauty.

Wen Bi was stunned for a moment, his teeth chattering, but he still took two steps forward and asked, "Afang...you're awake?"

The woman stopped dancing, then turned to look at him and smiled slightly: "Yes, I can move now, and I'm awake."

Wen Bi's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground.

The skeleton walked over and held Wen Bi's head in its arms...on its ribs.

She smiled sweetly: "My lord, we can see each other every day and be together every day again."

Similar strange things are happening all over Yulin County.

Many people have seen ghosts, and even their deceased relatives.

Naturally, many bad things also happened.

The only exception was the Li family.

It's quiet here, without any of that messy stuff.

Chu Rengong didn't sleep; instead, he stood in the backyard, marveling at the full moon that seemed to be dyed red.

Huang Qing asked from the side, "The screams outside are really disturbing. Ah Gong, what do you think happened?"

"What else could it be!" Chu Rengong laughed maniacally, "A powerful being sacrificed himself, hundreds of thousands of lives were offered up, and the world was transformed. Hahaha... What a grand scheme! Who was it? Qin Tuo? The Immortal Execution Society, or the Star-Picking Tower!"

Hongluan whispered from the side, "Sister Gong, you're so scary."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Chu Rengong composed himself and gave a gentle smile. "I'll change it right away and won't smile like that anymore."

Huang Qing sat in the secondary seat, looking at the empty main seat, her eyes filled with worry: "My husband... is he alright?"

(End of this chapter)