New and dark light years

Chapter 320 The World Will Be Rejuvenated
Li Lin returned to the city gate of Yulin County and said to Xiao Chunzhu, "Arrange for the army to return to camp. Tell them that the pensions will be issued in the next two or three days after the handover is completed."

Xiao Chunzhu nodded and led his army away.

Li Lin, on the other hand, rode his fine horse into the city.

He first waved to the guards on the city wall and received a warm response from them.

When he entered the city, he saw many citizens lining up to look at him.

When he returned, many people bowed to him.

Li Lin also responded by cupping his hands to the left and right.

He planned to go to the county government office first, but when he was halfway there, he saw Ding Yingqiu, the Bai family uncle and nephew, and Yan Han rushing towards him.

Upon seeing Li Lin, Ding Yingqiu's eyes lit up. She quickly ran over, bowed slightly, and said, "Greetings, County Commandant Li."

The other three also greeted Li Lin.

Li Lin dismounted. These were all his friends; it would be disrespectful to talk to them while still on horseback.

He clasped his hands in a fist and smiled, "It's been a while. How are you four... and where's Little Tiger?"

“He’s lying at home.” Ding Yingqiu’s eyes reddened even more.

Li Lin was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "He's injured? Is it serious?"

"It's not a big problem, you just need to rest for a while."

Li Lin breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What happened?"

The four of them then recounted what had happened.

Li Lin said, "Then I'll go to the Tree Fairy Temple right now."

In fact, Li Lin could see the Tree Fairy Goddess at home, but for such important matters, he still had to go to a formal occasion.

Li Lin mounted his steed and galloped to the Temple of the Tree Fairy Goddess.

The eunuch in charge here has been replaced; he's younger now.

Upon seeing Li Lin, he closed the gate to the Tree Fairy and then retreated.

Li Lin looked at the two-zhang-tall female statue with a snake's tail and smiled, "Your Majesty, I'm back."

Soon, a familiar figure appeared in front of Li Lin.

The Tree Fairy Goddess stared at Li Lin silently, her eyes unblinking.

"You've become even more beautiful," Li Lin said with a smile.

The Tree Fairy Goddess slightly raised her chin, her eyes narrowing slightly.

Then Li Lin extended his left hand to her: "I wonder if you still like it?"

Li Lin wasn't quite sure whether the Tree Fairy Goddess preferred incense offerings or his own blood essence.

Without any hesitation, the Tree Fairy floated over, took Li Lin's hand, and gently sipped her drink.

A drop of white blood fell into her mouth, and then her face became smooth and rosy.

Then she released Li Lin's hand and said coldly, "What is it?"

"Regarding the Lin family residence in the north of the city..."

Li Lin gave a brief account of what had happened.

The Tree Fairy nodded: "Alright, I will carry out your orders."

After saying that, her figure gradually disappeared.

At this moment, everyone in Yulin City witnessed an astonishing scene.

The illusory peach tree shadows that shrouded the area outside Yulin County blossomed in an instant.

Then these flowers turned into countless petals and fell into the Lin family's home.

A sharp scream rang out, and almost everyone in the city heard it.

Inside the county government office, Jiang Jili looked at the remaining petals and laughed: "The stabilizing force is back, that's wonderful!"

Wen Biyi had the same expression.

The news of Lieutenant Li's return quickly spread throughout the city.

The tense atmosphere in the city gradually dissipated. When Li Lin returned home, Huang Qing and Hong Luan rushed over and hugged him tightly.

Both women had tears in their eyes.

Chu Rengong watched from the side, looking quite envious.

By evening, Li Yanjing had returned, bringing with her her altar and Li Lin's paper figure.

After a night of intimacy, Li Lin went to the county government office at noon the next day.

The three county officials sat in the pavilion in the backyard, slowly sipping their tea.

Li Lin recounted everything that had happened on the front lines, and the other two listened with trepidation.

Wen Bi said, "If it were me, I would have died long ago."

Jiang Jili said, "Last night, I received a message from home that the Southern Expeditionary Army has been almost completely wiped out, except for our Jin County government troops."

Li Lin remained silent.

Jiang Jili looked very worried at this moment: "Moreover, the spies that the court placed in Yuecheng have also spread the news. A great shaman of the Southern Barbarians sacrificed more than 400,000 soldiers of the Southern Expeditionary Army, 200,000 people of Yue County, and... more than 500,000 people of the Southern Barbarians to awaken a barbarian god in their tribe."

Upon hearing this, both Wen Bi and Li Lin were greatly surprised.

Wen Bi, in particular, was so startled that he dropped the cup in his hand.

"A million human sacrifices... How dare they? Who can bear the consequences?"

Li Lin asked, "The Barbarian God... is that the giant red worm we saw that day?"

“Yes, that’s it.” Jiang Jili said, “According to the speculations of the powerful figures in the court, the Southern Barbarians are doing this to obscure the will of Heaven and disrupt the secrets of Heaven.”

"Why!"

“Because Heaven is on the side of our Great Qi.” Jiang Jili sneered, “The Southern Barbarians have no choice but to do this if they want to survive.”

Wen Bi found this perfectly reasonable. Then he asked in confusion, "But why would he sacrifice half a million of his own southern barbarian people?"

"The Southern Barbarians also had a population of over a million. They sacrificed half a million of the old, weak, sick, and disabled, leaving only the elite. What do you think?"

"Isn't it better to have more people?"

"The southern barbarians have already turned into deserts and cannot support such a large population, even if Yue County is included."

Wen Bi understood that everything the other party did was for the survival of their race.

“But this is like drinking poison to quench thirst,” Wen Bi said. “No matter what they do, they can’t compare to our Great Qi.”

Li Lin suddenly said, "That's hard to say."

Both of them looked at him.

Li Lin said, "You are not Spirit Hunters, so you may not be able to sense it, but there is now more 'qi' in the world, whether it is yin qi, yang qi, or any other kind of qi!"

There is also more spiritual energy.

Last night, Li Lin and his wife engaged in dual cultivation, and the incident was discovered immediately.

The main reason is that he is quite sensitive to 'qi'.

The quality of dual cultivation is more than 50% better than before.

He believed that other spirit hunters, or warriors, would soon discover this as well.

This change can be said to be a shift in the world's 'underlying logic'.

From then on, a large number of people will become Spirit Hunters, or even Warriors.

While we can't say that everyone will practice martial arts, at least the era of nationwide martial arts training should be just around the corner.

Similarly, the cunning will become even more formidable.

That great shaman from the southern barbarians must have had this idea in mind.

If most people could cultivate, the world would easily become chaotic, and at least for a long time, before a new order could be established.

Meanwhile, the southern barbarians could take advantage of the chaos in the Great Qi Dynasty to gain the upper hand and seize the initiative.

Then Li Lin said, "You can try cultivating, or you might become martial artists."

Wen Bi and Jiang Jili's expressions both became subtle.

(End of this chapter)