New and dark light years

Chapter 358 The Prison Break

The members of the Immortal Execution Society are all a bit 'crazy'.

This is already a widely accepted fact.

They dared to assassinate even the emperor, so Li Lin, a mere military commander, was nothing in their eyes.

When dealing with Qin Tuo, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable to kill off someone you don't like on the side?
"Thank you for informing me, Brother Chu." Li Lin cupped his hands slightly and said, "I will remember this favor."

Chu Feng waved his hand: "It was just something I happened to be doing. I actually came here today because I have other things I'd like Brother Li to help me with."

"Oh, please."

Chu Feng moistened his throat with tea and said, "Brother Li, please sell me some Life-Sustaining Pills."

Li Lin was stunned: "Didn't I give you the formula?"

Chu Feng looked helpless: "We can't refine it. Even if we do manage to refine it occasionally, the success rate is too low."

"I'm giving you the real recipe, not a fake one."

Chu Feng smiled wryly and said, "I naturally understand that Brother Li would not lie to me about this matter. I can only say that... our Zhaixing Tower does not have any talent in alchemy."

That's it.

Li Lin's ability to refine pills was also thanks to that strange ability.

It now seems that alchemy is something that ordinary people really can't master.

"How much do you need?"

"A thousand pills!"

"That's a bit much," Li Lin frowned.

It's not that he can't refine it, but that he doesn't have enough materials.

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry about the materials. I've had several truckloads of materials brought from Xiang County. They should arrive in two or three days."

Li Lin nodded: "If we have the materials, then things will be much easier."

"As for the reward..." Chu Feng took out a jade thumb ring from his pocket and placed it on the table next to Li Lin: "I heard that Brother Li is very interested in immortal items. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please don't refuse."

Li Lin picked up the ring and examined it, discovering that it was indeed made of the same material as the White Jade Immortal Sword.

He picked it up and examined it carefully, saying, "What is the purpose of this thumb ring?"

"I heard it's a storage ring."

Li Lin suddenly looked at the other person.

Chu Feng waved his hand: "But no one in our Star-Picking Tower can use it. It would be a waste to keep it with us. It would be better to let Brother Li study it."

Li Lin suddenly felt that the thing was a bit too hot to handle: "Brother Chu, this thing is too precious."

"That's not how it works. This thing is just rumored to be a storage ring, but its authenticity can't be guaranteed," Chu Feng said frankly. "Besides, we don't need this thing. Why not give it to Brother Li and bring us closer? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Li Lin pondered for a moment and said, "Alright. I'll shamelessly accept this. Once the medicinal herbs arrive, I can start refining the pills. A thousand Life-Giving Pills can be refined in about two days."

"I'll trouble you then, Brother Li." Chu Feng stood up, cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, and said with a smile, "I won't bother you any longer, Brother Li. I'll talk to you again after the medicinal herbs arrive..."

At that moment, Chu Feng suddenly started coughing, coughing so badly that his face turned red.

Li Lin walked over, pressed the other person's hand, then pressed his fingers twice on the other person's chest, and then gently tapped it with his fist.

Then Chu Feng let out a breath, and his complexion improved considerably.

"Thank you for your help, Brother Li."

Li Lin didn't speak, but instead took the other person's pulse.

His medical skills were the least remarkable of all, and almost no one knew about them, but with the help of special abilities, they were much better than those of ordinary doctors.

After a while, Li Lin said, "Your body seems a bit weak, and it seems to be something you were born with..."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "We at Zhaixing Tower also have two excellent doctors, but they can't cure this illness either. There's nothing we can do about it."

Li Lin sighed.

He couldn't cure it either.

His medical skills are mediocre.

"Brother Li, let's leave it at that for now. See you in a couple of days."

After saying this, Chu Feng cupped his hands in greeting and left.

Li Lin looked at the other person's back and felt a little regretful.

Based on the pulse... Chu Feng has a very serious problem with internal organ weakness; none of his internal organs are functioning properly.

Without good fortune, Chu Feng probably wouldn't live to be thirty.

The problem is that the other person is already in their twenties, and it seems they don't have many years left to live.

Li Lin shook his head as he returned to his study.

He sat down in the chair and then opened his palm.

A snow-white jade thumb ring lay in his hand.

This thing is a bit cool, and feels smooth to the touch; it's very comfortable.

Li Lin tried putting some spiritual energy into it, and then the spiritual energy disappeared instantly.

He paused, a glint in his eyes.

This seemingly indifferent reaction is actually the biggest one.

A truly unresponsive magical artifact is one that doesn't require your spiritual energy at all.

He immediately mobilized his spiritual energy and slowly poured it into the ring.

At first, he was worried that he would 'break' the ring, but then he found that no matter how much spiritual energy he put into it, the ring would still accept it without any problems.

Then there was still no response.

It seemed that there wasn't enough spiritual energy, so Li Lin continued to input spiritual energy.

However, he soon felt that he couldn't keep up.

Because at this moment he had already channeled all the spiritual energy of the Great Question into the ring, but the thing still did not react.

It's like a bottomless pit, consuming as much spiritual energy as there is.

Even after Li Lin had almost completely drained his spiritual energy, the thing still didn't react.

Li Lin swayed as he stood up and placed the item on the shelf.

"I'll continue tomorrow after I recover my spiritual power tonight."

Then that night, the 'quality' of Li Lin's dual cultivation noticeably declined.

Huang Qing looked at him strangely. Then the next day, Li Lin discovered that there was a dish of stir-fried lamb kidneys with chives for lunch.

Huang Qing even thoughtfully served him food.

Li Lin was quite helpless.

After finishing his meal, he went to his study to infuse the finger ring with spiritual energy.

But this time he learned his lesson and didn't use up all his spiritual energy. When he practiced dual cultivation at night, he regained his usual fighting strength.

Huang Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Another day passed, and Chu Feng arrived with two cartloads of medicinal herbs.

He stood at the door and said, "The medicinal herbs have been delivered. I will go back to the inn to rest and wait for Brother Li's good news."

Li Lin nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'll come find you once it's finished."

Chu Feng bowed and left.

Li Lin then took the medicinal herbs back to the backyard, entered the alchemy room, and began refining pills.

He is now a master alchemist and also possesses fire control techniques, which greatly improves his alchemy efficiency.

He could refine a thousand pills in a day, but to be on the safe side, he said it would take two days.

Moreover, the Life-Giving Pill is not a particularly difficult pill to refine.

A day passed quickly, and Li Lin put all one thousand Life-Giving Pills he had refined into bottles.

The next day, Li Lin had two servants carry a small wooden box to the inn where Chu Feng was staying.

When Li Lin arrived at the inn, Chu Feng seemed to have received the news as well and was already waiting at the door.

Upon seeing Li Lin, he exclaimed with great delight, "Brother Li is indeed punctual!"

"The thousand pills you requested are all inside."

Chu Feng waved his hand, and three men in gray came over from the side, carrying the box away.

"Aren't you going to check if there are enough?"

"If even Brother Li can't be trusted, then there's no one trustworthy in the world," Chu Feng said with a smile.

Li Lin said, "You flatter me. Brother Chu, are you leaving now?"

"Correct."

As Chu Feng spoke, he clapped his hands, and soon two men came over with a man who looked like he had been beaten up badly.

“This is one of the members of the Zhuxian Society. He only arrived here yesterday. We saw him, so we arrested him for you.”

Li Lin looked at the man and saw that the man looked indignant.

"Are you really a member of the Immortal Execution Society?"

"Of course I'm sure," Chu Feng said with a smile. "I'll be going now. We can chat again another time when we meet."

After saying that, Chu Feng left with his men.

Li Lin then led the man, whose body was covered in bruises, to the county government office.

Li Lin led his men into the torture chamber and said to the people inside, "This man is a member of the Immortal Execution Society. Help me figure out a way to get him to talk."

A group of prison guards gathered around, looking at the man with bruised and swollen face, their smiles were quite chilling.

This terrified the man.

He suddenly took a step back and shouted at Li Lin, "Just ask me what you want to say. Don't resort to torture all the time. It's scary, okay?"

The man looked aggrieved and pitiful.

Li Lin and the jailers were stunned for a long time.

Then Li Lin walked to the head seat and sat down, looking at the other person and saying, "Name, place of origin."

"Du Fei! A native of Hexi Commandery."

What brings you to Yulin County?

"Kill Li Lin, the county magistrate."

How many people conspired with you?

"Only me."

Li Lin looked at the other person and frowned slightly: "Your strength seems quite ordinary. How dare you come all alone?"

Du Fei was silent for a while, then said, "Because the vast majority of people went to Yue County to kill the extraterrestrial demons."

"Then you should go kill the extraterrestrial demons instead of coming to kill me... Isn't that overestimating yourself?"

Du Fei sighed and said, "I didn't want to either, but everyone who goes to Yue County is a master. So I came here, ostensibly to assassinate you, but really I just wanted to hang around for a while before going back. So I wouldn't be looked down upon!"

"If you can't kill me, and you run back, you'll still be looked down upon!"

Du Fei said, "Before that, I'll beat myself until I'm bruised and battered, or even break my bones, so that people will know I've tried my best. If they're going to scold me, they won't say anything so nasty."

Li Lin looked at the other person's face and was speechless.

When Chu Feng said that the higher-ups of the Zhuxian Society were turning their attention to Qin Tuo, he actually felt a bit of pressure.

But looking at Du Fei now, he wondered how an organization like the Immortal Execution Society hadn't collapsed yet.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let's put him in jail first, and then talk about it after three to five months."

The jailer came over and pushed Du Fei toward the prison.

Du Fei shouted, "County Commandant Li, give me a better cell. I don't want to share a cell with anyone else."

The jailer looked at Li Lin with a questioning expression.

Li Lin said, "Let him have a room by himself. And send a few more people to watch over him."

Li Lin was afraid of this guy, wondering what he might do in prison.

For him, it was just a minor incident.

After finishing his official duties, he went home.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to rest, some yamen runners came to his door and knocked loudly.

Li Lin arrived at the front yard and saw that the other person was a prison guard.

"County Commandant Li, something terrible has happened! That kid has escaped from prison!"

　P.S.: I was out all day today and didn't have much time to write, so this is only one update. Sorry.

　　
　
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