New and dark light years

Chapter 364 Li Lin Wants to Eliminate Spies

Li Lin's medical skills are truly exceptional. Although he rarely demonstrates them, it's only a matter of time before he becomes a renowned doctor if he so chooses to.

So he could tell at a glance that Ding Yingqiu was pregnant.

Ding Yingqiu blushed slightly, but still nodded generously.

Li Lin looked at Zhao Xiaohu: "You did a good job, kid. You're capable."

Zhao Xiaohu touched his forehead and chuckled.

Zhao Xiaohu is only a few days past sixteen, but he's already planning to have a child. That's impressive.

However, this is actually quite normal. In this era where life is short and danger is everywhere, having children early is a reasonable way to survive and an excellent 'investment'.

Zhao Xiaohu asked, "Brother Lin, why haven't you decided to have a baby yet? You got married a year earlier than me."

Ding Yingqiu rolled her eyes at her husband helplessly.

But then I remembered that he was still a child, and I calmed down.

Li Lin smiled and said, "I don't plan to have children that early."

"Why."

Li Lin smiled and said, "The path of cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind. Besides, having a child will have a great impact on a woman's meridians and physique. I think we should wait until my wife's body is stronger before considering having children."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaohu immediately asked anxiously, "Will my sister Qiu be alright?"

"It's alright. My sister-in-law has been practicing martial arts since she was young. She's healthy and strong, so having several children won't be a problem."

Zhao Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Li Lin had something important he hadn't said.

Dual cultivation... can affect fertility.

This is counterintuitive, since they practice dual cultivation every day, how could it possibly affect fertility?

In essence, dual cultivation is indeed about the union of Yin and Yang, so that both parties can share the fruits of their cultivation.

However, this is based on a prerequisite: refining essence into qi.

Many people think that "essence" refers to vital energy.

But essence and energy are already energy, so they don't need to be refined.

What is being refined is 'essence' in the physical sense.

This thing is formed from the innate source of a man... It contains innate essence, and if it is not refined, it will only be wasted.

Men who abuse their innate essence generally experience premature aging and gray hair, which is due to the severe loss of their innate essence.

Li Lin's dual cultivation with his three wives involved refining essence into qi and achieving yin-yang harmony between them. Therefore, Li Lin would not have children so quickly.

"You've taken a ten-month leave just to go to the Ding family in Gui County to prepare for childbirth?" Li Lin asked.

Zhao Xiaohu nodded slightly: "Yes, Sister Qiu said that the Ding family has a unique method of raising fetuses, which can greatly ensure the safety of mother and child."

“Alright then.” Li Lin smiled and said, “You guys go to Gui County first. Don’t worry about things here. Those ten newly registered Spirit Hunters are already capable of handling things on their own.”

"I heard that the introductory book written by Li Xunshou is good," Ding Yingqiu said with a smile.

Li Lin waved his hand: "I only wrote some basic introductory information."

Ding Yingqiu smiled and said nothing more.

In fact, many people know that in addition to blood rice, new spirit hunters also need yin-based cultivation techniques to survive better.

But why hasn't anyone done this for so long? Even the imperial court is unwilling to do it!

The reason is simple: to allow new Spirit Hunters to earn more money by buying handwritten copies of the secret manuals from veteran Spirit Hunters.

Essentially, it's just to give veteran Spirit Hunters some benefits.

However, Li Lin's actions actually affected the interests of many veteran spirit hunters.

For decades, even centuries, everyone has lived this way, but Li Lin suddenly broke the rules.

But... no one dared to say anything to him.

Because he was a county magistrate, and now he is also the chief military commander and local pacification commissioner.

His words and actions are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

"Brother Lin, we'll be going now. We still need to go back and pack our things for the journey."

"Wait!" Li Lin stood up. "I have something to give you."

Li Lin then returned to the backyard and soon came back over.

He handed a small sachet to Ding Yingqiu: "This thing can ward off evil spirits and calm the mind. It will be beneficial to you and the baby in your belly."

"Thank you, Brother Lin."

Ding Yingqiu smiled and accepted the sachet.

She now calls Li Lin "Brother Lin," just like Xiao Hu does.

Zhao Xiaohu asked, "Why isn't mine?"

"Why would a grown man like you wear a sachet?" Li Lin said irritably.

Zhao Xiaohu was just joking; he chuckled shamelessly.

The couple then took their leave.

After they left, Li Lin spent several fulfilling days diligently cultivating during the day and even more so at night.

Then he went to Green Mountain Pass.

He guessed that there must have been some new changes at the Spirit Field culture medium. He went over to check and found that it was indeed the case.

All the rice stalks on the culture medium have now headed and flowered.

Generally speaking, rice flowers are pale yellow, or even a bit whitish.

But all the rice stalks here, with their tiny golden flowers, are incredibly beautiful.

Li Yanjing was overjoyed to see Li Lin arrive, and she pulled him into the small house.

Then, holding up a booklet and opening it, she said, "Husband, I've recorded the recent growth of the rice for you."

Li Lin opened the booklet and looked at it, finding that the records were indeed very detailed.

I remember exactly how much it grew each day and how many leaves it lost.

"Thank you for your hard work," Li Lin said with a smile.

"Of course." Li Yanjing smiled happily, and then said, "Recently, a lot of big rats have come to the mountains. They keep running around the rice. I have already stepped on and killed several of them, but there are still many more coming. I guess they are attracted by the spirit rice. I am afraid that one day when I am not paying attention, the roots of the spirit rice will be bitten off... So I was thinking, should we get a few wild raccoons?"

The so-called "li nu" is a domestic cat.

“Sure!” Li Lin said, “I’ll have someone send a few kittens over tomorrow. You can take care of them.”

"it is good."

Li Yanjing was very happy and seemed to really like the cat.

After spending two hours cuddling with Li Yanjing, Li Lin rode his horse to the government army camp.

At this time, the entire camp was undergoing renovation; the outer wall on the east side had been demolished, and the internal area was being expanded.

Li Lin's arrival spurred the soldiers to work even harder.

Everyone hopes that Shangguan can see their diligence and hard work.

They didn't mean anything by it; they were simply grateful to Li Lin for giving them such good living conditions.

They were well-fed and warmly clothed, and even had slices of meat to eat every day.

In their view, this kind of life is something only the rich can afford.

The main reason Li Lin came to the government army camp this time was because Xiao Chunzhu had returned from Bobai military town.

Xiao Chunzhu had rested for half a day, but she still looked unwell.

This period of time must have exhausted him.

"What is the situation in the military towns and garrisons of Jin County?" Li Lin asked.

"It's shocking," Xiao Chunzhu sighed. "Apart from Bobai Military Town, the training in other military towns is very sloppy, and they don't even have all their weapons ready."

Li Lin frowned: "It seems that a lot of the distributed rations and salaries have been embezzled."

Xiao Chunzhu said in a low voice, "In addition, as far as I know... four of the six military towns have military officers who are involved with the Tang family."

Li Lin asked, "Which four?"

"I have compiled my investigation findings into a book, and I request that the Chief Supervisor review it."

After saying that, Xiao Chunzhu took a booklet out of her clothes.

Li Lin took it and found that there was indeed a lot of content written inside, but the handwriting... was a bit ugly.

However, Xiao Chunzhu was born into a martial arts family and is already very capable of reading and writing. We can't ask too much of her.

After flipping through a couple of pages, Li Lin said, "You've worked hard. Go and rest for ten days. Your contribution this time will be recorded in your record."

"Thank you, Chief Inspector." Xiao Chunzhu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Sir, since there is a ten-day holiday, could you please allow me to return to the Lingxiao Sect?"

"Oh? Weren't you expelled from the Lingxiao Sect?"

“But I still want to go back and see.” Xiao Chunzhu suddenly looked up, his eyes reddening. “I’m not going back to prove to the sect leader and master how great I am. I just want to tell them that I was right to abandon my junior brother back then. I didn’t wrong anyone. If it weren’t for me, the other junior brothers would have died long ago.”

"Are you still bothered by what happened back then?" Li Lin laughed. "You're a commander now, and the government army is about to expand. You'll have nearly four thousand elite soldiers under your command. The Lingxiao Sect shouldn't be an obsession for you anymore."

“But I’m still not convinced.” Xiao Chunzhu said through gritted teeth, “Back then they were strong, they were powerful, they didn’t give me a chance to speak or refute them, I was not convinced! Even now I’m not convinced. I often dream about the day I was expelled from the sect, how unwilling and aggrieved I felt.”

Xiao Chunzhu's voice was trembling at this moment.

You can tell how much he cares about this matter.

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll allow you to take two hundred soldiers back. Also... the leave period will be extended to fifteen days. I don't care how you handle your affairs with the Lingxiao Sect, but if you return within fifteen days, you should forget about the Lingxiao Sect."

"Thank you for your kindness, sir!" Xiao Chunzhu bowed deeply.

Li Lin looked at the booklet for a while, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper, before riding off to Tianjin.

This time he went directly to the government office.

Huang Yan was handling official business when he saw Li Lin approaching. He asked with a smile, "Is there some problem with the military expansion?"

Li Lin shook his head: "This is the information I obtained after having my men investigate. Please take a look, Your Excellency."

Hearing Li Lin address him as "Prefectural Lord," he knew this was a very important matter.

Huang Yan took the booklet, read it carefully, and then looked up with a serious expression: "I didn't expect the Tang family's reach to be so far. So, what are your plans?"

“Naturally, we should remove all four of them from their official positions and replace them with suitable candidates.”

"They might."

Li Lin nodded: "I will lead a large army there, under the guise of an inspection, to enter the military town and then take them down."

“We can give it a try.” Huang Yan nodded: “The Tang family army has really gone too far. They should have one or two fingers chopped off.”

(End of this chapter)