New and dark light years

Chapter 350 I don’t know

Li Lin didn't seem to care much about Liu Shen's sarcasm.

The child is ignorant; should he really stoop to the other person's level?

Now he understands that no matter how old Liu Shen is, with her childlike nature, she has never grown up.

There's absolutely no problem with treating them like children.

Li Lin was concerned about other things.

For example, the fact that the Tree Fairy Goddess had never been married was enough to make people happy.

Although Liu Shen was cursing, she still floated over expectantly and took a breath from Li Lin's palm.

Then it trembled all over, its eyes rolled back, and it flew away, swaying left and right.

It was cursing and swearing as it flew, and I couldn't hear what it was saying.

Li Lin shook his head, rode back to the county town, and as soon as he arrived at the city gate, a soldier trotted over, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "County Commandant, the County Magistrate says he has seen you and requests that you go to the county government office immediately."

Therefore, Li Lin was not in a hurry to go home and went to the county government office first.

He dismounted at the entrance of the county government office, and a yamen runner came over to lead his horse to the nearby post station and tie it up.

Upon entering the courtroom, I saw a dozen or so people standing there. Judging from their attire, they were travel-worn and had dark complexions, yet they didn't have the bewildered look of farmers. I figured they were either bodyguards or traveling merchants.

As soon as Li Lin entered, he attracted everyone's attention.

Wen Bi and Jiang Jili both bowed to him.

Then Wen Bi said, "County Commandant, you've come at just the right time."

Li Lin looked at the dozen or so people and asked, "Who...who are they?"

Jiang Jili waved his fan and laughed, "A person from Yue County."

Upon hearing this, Li Lin's expression became somewhat moved.

Since the Red Mist Incident, the situation in Yue County has been almost unknown to outsiders. Apart from a few spies sent by the imperial court who risked their lives to send out some intelligence, no one knows anything about that place anymore.

No one dared to go there, because it was said that there were many strange black insects flying around in swarms near Yue County, blocking off many areas.

Furthermore, intelligence smuggled out by spies is not something that can be easily shared with ordinary people.

Therefore, even though Jin County and Yue County are on the border, they know nothing about the situation there.

And now, someone is actually coming from over there.

Li Lin looked at them and asked, "Are you really from Yue County?"

"We really did come from Yue County." The leader of the dozen or so men bowed and said, "My lords, we would never lie to you."

Jiang Jili nodded and said, "I have been questioning them for more than half an hour, and there is no contradiction in what they said."

Li Lin trusted Jiang Jili's abilities. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How is the situation with the people of Yue County?"

The group fell silent once again.

Jiang Jili said from the side, "I asked them about this. Yue County lost one-third of its population, and the Southern Barbarians and they began to live together."

"Is Qin Tuo really a descendant of the southern barbarians?" Li Lin found it somewhat unbelievable.

Generally speaking, few people from the Great Qi wanted to live among the barbarians.

Jiang Jili shook his head: "I have inquired about Qin Tuo's background. Before he started his rebellion, he was the prefect of Yue County. He settled down in Yue County at the age of thirty-two. But before that, he was from the Qin family of Xiqi, a genuine Daqi person, and had no relation to the Nanman people."

Wen Bi chimed in from the side, "That's really strange. People from Xiqi Mountain should be even more wary of colluding with barbarians."

Jiang Jili also looked puzzled.

Li Lin could only put this question aside for the time being. He looked at these people and asked, "I heard that there are black insect swarms in areas such as the border of Yue County. How did you get here?"

"The black insect swarm has disappeared," the leader replied.

Li Lin then asked, "Are there any restrictions on your travel at the border of Yue County?"

The man shook his head again, and then he said, "The order that Yue County could trade with other places was issued by the King of Yue."

King of Yue?

Oh, Qin Tuo.

Logically, such a statement that declared a rebel to be king should have been reprimanded, but none of the three cared. They were all pondering the meaning behind these decrees.

Li Lin thought for a moment, then said, "Yue County is recuperating. It seems they don't want to fight anytime soon."

Jiang Jili nodded in agreement: "I think so too."

Wen Bi asked, "Is it possible that this is a... scheme?"

Li Lin laughed and said, "Battle reports can be deceiving, but the front lines can't. Allowing the people to travel freely, it seems the King of Yue wants to open up trade."

These people happened to be itinerant merchants.

Wen Bi then seemed to be deep in thought, feeling that he had learned something.

Li Lin looked at Jiang Jili and said, "County Magistrate, please write a letter and send it by carrier pigeon to Jincheng, informing Prefect Huang and suggesting that he cut off all business dealings with Yue County, especially in the areas of ironware or iron ore."

“That is indeed the case.” The county magistrate turned and left.

Li Lin then addressed the itinerant merchants, asking, "What goods do you have here?"

The leading man shook his head.

"Are you from Jin County?"

"Yes, we are from Tang'an County."

"You want to go home?"

"Your Excellency, we plan to go home and rest for a while and will temporarily cease business activities."

Li Lin smiled and said, "You can't go back yet."

"Why?"

"You must go to Tianjin to see Prefect Huang and tell him everything you know."

Huang Yan naturally had to know about this.

Huang Yan needs to make his own judgment on this matter; Li Lin can't make the decision for him, he can only offer suggestions.

These words startled everyone.

For them, a county magistrate like Li Lin was already a very important figure.

The prefect is a man of great prestige; how could they possibly meet him whenever they wish?
Li Lin assumed they were afraid of something happening on the way, so he said, "Don't worry, I'll send a hundred local militiamen to escort you. There won't be any danger on the road." The dozen or so men immediately looked distressed.

The hundred-plus soldiers were more like escorts than protectors.

Looking at their expressions, Li Lin said, "Don't worry, you're just going to answer some questions. Prefect Huang is fair and impartial. As long as you don't deceive him, he won't do anything to you."

These people were much relieved.

Li Lin then said to Wen Bi, "Magistrate, I'm going home to rest now."

"it is good!"

Li Lin cupped his hands in greeting and left.

He returned to his backyard, where Huang Qing was pacing back and forth in the hall, looking somewhat anxious.

Then she saw Li Lin and hurriedly came over and said, "My lord, there was a flash of light in your study. I wonder what happened?"

Chu Rengong from the family had already gone out on business. Li Yanjing was guarding the spiritual field culture medium in Green Mountain Valley. Although Huang Qing was now skilled in martial arts, he was still a little worried about this kind of thing.

They were afraid there might be some special taboos inside, and that going in rashly would cause trouble.

Don't dare to mess around.

After all, Li Lin and the others had said that no one, not even his legal wife, could enter his study without his permission.

"Don't worry, you wait here, I'll go take a look."

"Be careful, sir."

When Li Lin arrived at the study door, he saw that there was indeed light coming from the door and window, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, as if it were breathing.

He pushed open the door and went inside. The first thing he saw was the white jade immortal sword on the bookshelf, which was radiating light.

Li Lin closed the door, walked over, and took the white jade immortal sword.

Normally, the white jade sword is cold.

But at this moment, the white jade immortal sword was warm. When you touched it, it felt slightly warmer than a person's body temperature, which was very comfortable.

Li Lin was somewhat surprised. This white jade immortal sword had always been quiet before, so why had it changed its nature today?

He gripped the sword hilt, and the white jade immortal sword flashed even faster, as if urging Li Lin on.

What am I supposed to do?
Li Lin pondered for a moment, then channeled some spiritual energy into it.

The White Jade Immortal Sword did not respond.

It didn't even want spiritual energy; it actually 'spit' it out.

Li Lin thought for a moment, then focused his mind into the sword.

At that very moment, Li Lin felt an immense force binding 'himself' and then suddenly pulling him inside.

Li Lin closed his eyes and slumped limply into the chair.

But his thoughts had been dragged into a strange space.

There is light and swords everywhere here.

They are all swords made of light.

And all these swords seem to be pointing in one direction.

Beyond the lightsaber lies an endless void.

Everything was white.

Li Lin was 'floating' in mid-air. Because he was in a state of spiritual awareness, he felt that he could fly around as long as he had a thought.

At this moment, he looked in the direction the lightsabers were pointing and, sensing something, flew towards that direction.

They flew for a very long time, with lightsabers all along the way and nothing else.

He didn't know how long he had been flying, it seemed like several hours had passed. Just when he was about to get impatient, he finally saw some things ahead.

He increased his speed and continued flying in that direction.

He flew for a long time, and the space ahead seemed infinitely long. He had clearly flown a great distance, but the 'things' in the distance were approaching him very slowly.

Just as he grew truly impatient, the thing was right in front of him in the blink of an eye.

This is a man.

However, judging from their appearance and clothing, they are not from the Great Qi.

Li Lin frowned slightly.

The man had his eyes closed, but he opened them, looked at Li Lin, and smiled.

Li Lin noticed the faint five-colored hue emanating from the other person's body and sensed something. He asked, "Are you the Five-Colored Divine Bone?"

The divine bone he stole from Yue County was swallowed by the White Jade Immortal Sword.

So now, this should be it.

"To be precise, you should call me Siluotuo."

Li Lin didn't speak, but simply sized up the other person.

"Why are you silent?"

Li Lin shook his head: "I'm thinking about how to talk to you, because you don't feel like a god to me."

The man burst into laughter: "In your eyes, what is a god?"

"At least they're immortal."

"This world will eventually be destroyed, so where does something immortal come from?"

The man looked at Li Lin and laughed, "If Heaven wants to destroy you, not only humans, but even we gods can't escape it."

Li Lin asked, "Is Heaven going to destroy you? As far as I know, almost all the gods in your Southern Frontier have died."

"No, some survived, such as some nature gods."

"Aren't you a nature deity?"

Siluotuo shook his head: "I am a sacrificial god. I was originally the ancestor of the southern barbarians you mentioned. Because I killed a giant serpent, I was sacrificed by the people after my death, which is how I gained a spiritual body. You can call me a god, or you can call me a monster, it's not a problem either."

Li Lin took a deep breath and asked, "What's the deal with the desert over there in the Southern Barbarian lands?"

"do not know!"

(End of this chapter)