New and dark light years

Chapter 336 Living Dead

Mu Yi sat in the camp, holding a note sent by carrier pigeon, grinning from ear to ear.

The things he sent to the palace through his 'family' have already reached the Empress's hands.

The empress was very satisfied and promised her many benefits.

For example... such a good thing as being transferred back to the capital is only possible if he maintains a good relationship with Li Lin and has someone else to take over his 'job'.

To be honest, he didn't want to stay in the southern border region. Jin County was right next to Yue County and could become the front line of the battlefield at any time.

As the chief commander, he would definitely be on the battlefield in such a situation.

He was lucky last time because of the help of Li Lin, and he survived. He has been reviewing the situation ever since, and the more he thinks about it, the more terrifying it seems.

If it weren't for Li Lin, anyone else would have died on that occasion.

Such a 'benefactor' should indeed be cultivated closer.

It's important to prepare in advance the person who will 'take over' from Li Lin, and the youth-preserving pills and body-strengthening pills given every six months are very important items.

It was especially important to the Queen.

He crumpled the paper into a ball, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it.

At this moment, someone else came in to report: "Chief Commander, there is an official document from Yulin County."

"Give it to me!" Mu Yi suddenly stood up.

Then came a package... also sent in the style of an official document.

He waved his men away, quickly opened the package, and saw two booklets inside.

He picked up one of the books to read, then his face lit up with joy: "Excellent, excellent, Li Dujian did a great job."

This booklet contains numerous charges against the gentry of Rong County, and the vast majority of them are related to the Yang family.

In particular, the Yang family incident in Yourong County was suspected to have been instigated by the "Imperial Concubine," and some incidents were even explicitly attributed to her. It was these incidents that led to the rebellion of the Zhang family in Yourong.

The other book is an account book, which can indirectly corroborate the authenticity of these incriminating pieces of evidence.

After reading the two booklets, Mu Yi was so excited that he trembled all over.

"With this evidence, I can definitely return to the capital, absolutely! Quickly, summon the messenger."

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Half a month later, a new county magistrate arrived in Yourong County.

The three newly appointed county magistrates arrived in Yourong County one after another. Li Lin checked their official documents and records, and after confirming that they were not impersonators, he handed over Yourong County to them.

Then, Li Lin led his personal guards to leave the county town.

But at the city gate, Li Lin encountered a large crowd of people standing on both sides of the road.

When they saw Li Lin approaching, they remained silent and bowed deeply.

Although Li Lin only stayed in Yourong County for a little over half a month, he still accomplished quite a lot.

He adjudicated numerous cases, including several major wrongful convictions, which he resolved with ease.

Li Lin dismounted, bowed to both sides as he slowly walked down the street. It was a very short road, but it took him about the time it takes to burn two incense sticks.

After he left the city gate, remounted his horse, and led the government troops away, the people all sighed.

Only those who have truly experienced good governance understand how rare such officials are.

At this moment, on a high-rise building somewhere in the city, three young people stood side by side, watching the government troops disappear in the distance.

They looked at the crowd that lingered, unwilling to leave, their expressions ambiguous and unreadable.

After a long silence, one of them sighed and said, "The three of us are going to have a lot of trouble doing things from now on."

The other two smiled wryly.

Li Lin led his army back to Yulin County. He had just finished handing over his official duties when Wen Bi came to his door.

"Magistrate, this is your first time visiting my home," Li Lin greeted him in his study. "It's truly an honor to have you here."

"Kun Ge, you can just call me Zhi Jie in private," Wen Bi said with a smile.

"Alright!" Li Lin didn't stand on ceremony and asked, "Judging from Zhijie's worried look, it seems like something's on your mind?"

Wen Bi hesitated for a moment before saying, "I've heard that Kun Ge is from the Spirit Hunter class?"

Li Lin nodded.

Wen Bi breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "You and the county magistrate should have met my wife at my house last time."

Li Lin's expression turned somewhat strange.

The woman, whose entire body was almost completely submerged in excrement, was indeed memorable.

Wen Bi seemed to notice Li Lin's strange expression as well, and he said with a wry smile, "My wife... has stood up again now."

"This is a good thing," Li Lin said, taking a sip of tea.

It must be said that heretical practitioners are quite powerful, capable of doing many things that orthodox practitioners cannot, but the negative effects are quite significant.

Wen Bi continued, "I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but she... has become very strange."

"Why is it weird?"

Li Lin wasn't surprised by this. After all, if things weren't strange, then it wouldn't be called evil cultivation.

"She's gradually becoming... unlike the person she used to be."

Li Lin hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's normal for one's temperament to change after experiencing great ups and downs or major calamities in life."

“But she…” Wen Bi sighed, “I don’t know how to describe it. When evening comes, would Kun Ge be willing to come to my home as a guest? Perhaps then you will understand what I mean.”

Li Lin pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "But I want to bring one person with me."

"Who?" Wen Bi frowned slightly. "I don't want any more men to see my wife's appearance. Please forgive me, Kun Ge."

"Don't worry, she's my concubine."

"Oh, alright then." Wen Bi stood up, cupped his hands and said, "I'll go back first and wait for Kun Ge to come at home."

Li Lin got up and saw Wen Bi out. Then he returned to the backyard and found Li Yanjing.

At this moment, Li Yanjing was learning embroidery from Huang Qing. It has to be said that women seem to have a natural talent for this.

Li Yanjing had only been learning for a short time, but her embroidery skills were already quite impressive.

"Yanjing, have you sensed any powerful or strange creatures appearing in the city lately?"

Li Yanjing shook her head.

Chu Rengong approached at this moment. She was dressed very casually, with thin clothes hanging on her body. Although they were not transparent, they were so thin and close to her body that it was a kind of vague feeling that you could see everything but also couldn't see anything, making her seem infinitely charming.

"Master, what's troubling you this time? You can tell me about it."

Li Lin's eyes lit up.

Yes, Chu Rengong came from the Zhuxian Society, and she has seen or heard of almost all the strange and unusual things.

Perhaps some insights can be gained.

So he told him about Wenbi's wife.

After hearing this, Chu Rengong's small face was full of surprise: "Wild Taoist, using excrement... Your description reminds me of someone."

"Are you from the Immortal Execution Society?"

"What do you mean by 'our Immortal Execution Society'?" Chu Rengong protested, leaning closer to Li Lin and saying with dissatisfaction, "I am now a member of your Li family."

"Okay, they're from the Immortal Execution Society..."

"That's more like it." Although Chu Rengong had calmed down, she was unwilling to leave Li Lin's side. She said, "He is not some wild Taoist, but a legitimate Taoist master. It's just that his practices are somewhat 'unorthodox', so he was expelled from his sect."

"How tall is it?"

Chu Rengong thought for a moment and said, "Let me put it this way, the righteous path is the righteous path, and the evil path is the evil path. But his realm has reached the point where he can no longer distinguish between righteousness and evil, and he prioritizes practicality. In other words, as long as the materials conform to the principles of the Five Elements, he will use the cheapest, easiest, and even the most unbelievable materials to refine pills and cure diseases and save lives. Excrement is just one example."

"Sounds like a good person."

“He’s a good person, but also a madman.” Chu Rengong said with a wry smile, “He doesn’t care about other people’s feelings. For example, if there are two medicinal herbs that can cure the same disease, excrement and tea… he will definitely choose excrement to cure you because it’s free, it’s that simple.”

Li Lin frowned as he listened.

Li Yanjing said from the side, "Are there really people who act so erratically?"

“There are many people like this in the Immortal Execution Gathering.” Chu Rengong gently twisted his waist.

Li Yanjing laughed from the side, "How long are you going to stick to my husband? Don't you have any shame?"

Chu Rengong then left Li Lin, and said with a smile, "What did you say? I don't understand!"

Li Yanjing shouted towards the main hall, "Madam, you should come out and discipline her. We need to set some rules."

Huang Qing smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it, sir."

Now, all four women turned to look at them.

Li Lin pretended not to see it and turned to walk towards the study.

Chu Rengong, who was behind, was so angry that he stomped his feet.

Evening arrived quickly. After dinner, Li Lin took Li Yanjing out to visit Wen Bi.

Upon arriving at the Wen residence, where he was waiting for the gatekeeper, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "This humble subject greets County Magistrate Li. The master said that once you arrive, you should go directly to the backyard to see him."

Li Lin nodded and led Li Yanjing inside.

As they passed through the second moon archway, which led to the second courtyard, both Li Lin and Li Yanjing frowned.

Because they heard some decadent music, the kind about matters between men and women.

The moon archway in front leads to the backyard.

Could it be that... Wen Bi got impatient and started acting ridiculously behind him?

At that moment, a figure walked out from the side, and Li Lin saw that it was Wen Bi.

His face was ashen, yet filled with a deep sense of helplessness.

"Kun Ge, you've finally arrived."

Then Wen Bi looked at Li Yanjing, his eyes revealing a look of amazement, but then he lowered his head and stopped looking at her.

He understood the principle of "do not look at what is improper."

Li Lin walked over to Zeng and pointed behind him: "What's going on?"

Even if it was a servant messing around behind the scenes, it shouldn't be like this... so unrestrained.

"My wife... is behind me."

Li Lin looked at the other person with a strange expression.

Li Yanjing's expression was also strange.

At this point, Wen Bi was no longer willing to say anything more.

The atmosphere was silent, and after a long while, the strange sound stopped.

Then a middle-aged man walked out unsteadily, knelt down directly in front of Wen Bi, and bowed his head.

Wen Bi waved his hand weakly and said, "Go out."

The servant looked relieved, got up, and staggered away.

Wen Bi said, "Come with me."

After thinking for a moment, Li Lin followed him inside.

Passing through the moon archway, one sees a woman wearing a very revealing long-sleeved dress... dancing gracefully in the moonlight.

Logically speaking, this should have been a very scandalous affair, but both Li Lin and Li Yanjing had rather unpleasant expressions.

The reason is simple: under the moonlight, a woman's head is the only fleshy part; below the neck, she is all bone.

"This is... a living dead?" Li Yanjing was quite surprised.

(End of this chapter)