New and dark light years

Chapter 373 The Protagonist's Intimidating Power
Zhennanguan.

It's called a pass, but it's actually a town, a military town!
Behind the military town, there is a county town with a population of tens of thousands.

This county is not on the map of Daqi; no map records it.

The Tang family's residence was located right in the center of this county town.

Tang Song has returned to this place, but he is pale and coughs up blood every now and then.

It has even gotten so serious that he has to be bedridden.

Beside him, a young woman, looking tense, was holding a spittoon to catch the blood he kept spitting out.

"Husband, what's wrong with you? Why are you vomiting blood?" the woman asked, her voice trembling with tears.

The woman had just returned from her parents' home and was not yet fully aware of what had happened.

"I made a vow, and it backfired," Tang Song said helplessly.

"so what should I do now?"

"It's alright. I've already told my father about it, and he's been helping me look for people. It should be fine soon."

Just then, a maid ran in from outside and said in a low voice, "Young master, madam, the master has brought the master."

"Then get ready quickly. Help your husband up, and I'll go and invite your father and the master in."

After saying that, the woman quickly walked out.

Not long after, the woman led in a middle-aged man with a handsome face and a beard that almost reached his abdomen.

Behind him was a monk wearing a red robe with gold thread.

After the middle-aged man entered, his eyes, sharp as hooks, stared intently at Tang Song.

Tang Song managed to stand up, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your son greets Father."

After saying that, he was about to kneel down.

The middle-aged man walked up to Tang Song in an instant, took the latter's hand, and said, "You are still recovering from serious injuries, don't get agitated."

Tang Song couldn't kneel down, so he could only say, "Thank you for your understanding, Father."

“You said you swore an oath that would backfire, so I have brought Master Jiekong with me.”

The monk in the red robe beside him nodded slightly.

This monk had a handsome appearance, with typical red lips and white teeth.

Even without hair, he's still incredibly handsome.

"Thank you for your trouble, Master." Tang Song nodded gently.

The monk approached, and the maidservant supporting Tang Song blushed and lowered her head.

Then he couldn't help but look up at the monk, then lower his head again.

The young woman next to her frowned and took two steps back.

"There's no need for that. I've been entrusted with this task, so I must be loyal to it. The commander-in-chief has paid me a hefty sum, so I will do my utmost to handle this matter well."

Tang Song sat back down on the edge of the bed and asked, "How does the master require my cooperation?"

"No need for that, just watch."

After saying that, Master Jiekong placed his hand on Tang Song's chest and said, "You will feel some pain next, so please bear with it and try not to make a sound."

Tang Song nodded.

The monk made several hand gestures with his left hand while closing his eyes and softly chanting something.

Before long, a faint golden light emanated from his body, a sight that surprised everyone around him.

But I also think this is a good thing; they've finally found a truly expert.

After the monk finished chanting, he pulled his right hand outwards.

Even though they didn't touch Tang Song's physical body, they saw a strange, transparent humanoid figure being pulled out of Tang Song's body.

The transparent humanoid figure looked like a woman, wearing a long women's dress, with two bread-like objects growing from her chest, but its overall appearance was very...abstract.

Its mouth was split open, and two sharp tubes were growing out from inside.

And when this thing was ripped out of Tang Song's heart, everyone could see it.

Once the perpetrators are fully identified, no one else will be able to see them except for the monk Jiekong. He recited a Buddhist verse, and soon everyone in the room heard a faint scream, which disappeared shortly afterward.

Monk Jiekong said, "Don't worry, you two. I have already converted the evil spirit that wanted to take advantage of you. Young Master Song will recover soon."

"Thank you for your trouble, Master." The middle-aged man was Tang Qi. He smiled and said, "The promised donation will be delivered to your temple within two days."

"No trouble at all, it's nothing. Young Master Tang, just avoid making rash vows in the future to stay away from these things." The monk bowed repeatedly and then said, "Then this humble monk will return first and will not disturb you any longer."

"Please," Tang Qi said with a smile, "I'll see the master out."

"No need, no need, Your Excellency is too kind. I am humbled by your hospitality."

"I see... Then Xiaodie, please see Master out." Tang Qi said with a smile.

The maid released her young master's hand, lowered her head, and said to the monk with a touch of shyness, "Master, please come with me."

Jiekong lowered his head, not daring to look at the woman, and said softly, "Thank you for your trouble, female benefactor."

The two then left the room.

Tang Qi turned to the woman who had been standing silently and said, "A-Le, tonight, have someone send Xiao Die out of the mansion. Make sure it's handled cleanly."

The woman bowed slightly: "Okay."

Tang Song, standing nearby, asked in bewilderment, "Father, Xiaodie was perfectly fine, why did you have to punish her?"

"She was your concubine, yet she flirted with a monk as if no one else was around. If she doesn't die, then who should?"

Tang Song said, "But she didn't do anything substantial, Father, isn't it too arbitrary to execute her?"

Tang Qi snorted: "You don't know anything. By the time you find out she's cheating, you'll be wearing countless green hats. In these kinds of things, it's always best to strike first, understand?"

Tang Songzi pursed her lips and said, "Yes."

The woman moved a stool over from the side.

Tang Qi sat down and asked, "Now that your illness is cured, we should start settling accounts. You don't think you can escape punishment just because you were seriously injured, do you?"

Tang Song shook his head: "I never intended to do that."

"That's good. Go to the county government office later and resign from all your current official positions."

Tang Song nodded, looking somewhat disappointed.

He felt that he had fallen behind again because he hadn't been able to help his father.

"Now I want to ask you other questions," Tang Qi said. "Who do you think was guarding the pass back then?"

"According to our intelligence, he is a military officer who was promoted locally in Jin County."

Do you think there's any connection between these two things?

Tang Song shook his head. He hadn't really thought that much about it. Whenever a person gets sick or is feeling unwell, their thinking is greatly affected.

Tang Song used to understand this principle, but now his spiritual consciousness is damaged, and he can no longer think of or see many things.

For an ordinary citizen, this situation is not a problem.

But it wouldn't be suitable for a military general.

"Let me tell you why!" Tang Qi said, "Because the Commander-in-Chief of Jin County has guessed our purpose and your military tactics. He's giving us a warning. He wants us to take him seriously and not cause trouble on his territory, or he'll kill us all. This man is truly arrogant."

Tang Song was puzzled: "How did he guess that?"

“I don’t know either. Just recently, several of our spies who had infiltrated several military towns in Jin County were all exposed. I only found out about this yesterday. Before, I thought it was just a simple matter of arresting the local town magistrate. I didn’t expect that the other side had investigated so thoroughly.”

Tang Song was taken aback: "Could there be a spy among us as well? Otherwise, how did they find out? If that's the case, we'll have no choice but to continue sending spies over there."

"The other side is already suspicious of us, and it will be much harder to bribe spies in the future." Tang Qi continued, "I thought that when you went to Bobai Military Town, you would be able to win, or even intimidate the other side. But not only did you fail to fulfill my instructions, you didn't even understand how you lost."

"If it weren't for the fire..."

"His ability to start a fire is his skill, regardless of whether he has the help of a True Lord. You must acknowledge that skill, understand?"

Tang Song remained silent, for he knew his father was right.

At this moment, the steward of the Tang family entered and handed over a letter.

"Sir, this is intelligence sent from outside."

Tang Qi tore open the gold seal, picked up the letter inside, and began to read. However, the more he read, the darker his face became: "The one who ruined my plans and good deeds really was that junior. And the guy who almost burned you to death."

(End of this chapter)