New and dark light years

Chapter 404 Purple Aura
Wu Gan didn't understand before, but now he certainly does.

First he accepted bribes, and now he's being threatened—by the Jiang family of Beijing. If he doesn't know his place, he'll probably end up like Commander Fang.

Wu Gan took a deep breath and said with a fawning smile, "Young Master Jiang, you are right. Military Commander Fang did indeed flee to Yue County. However, when I return to the capital, the Fang family may come to question me. At that time..."

Jiang Jili laughed and said, "It's just a branch of the Fang family. Besides, they've recently been trying to make you the legitimate heir, and they're currently having conflicts with the main branch. They can't afford to bother with you. Moreover, the Jiang and Huang families will protect you when the time comes."

Wu Gan was somewhat surprised. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "This Commander Li, is the Huang family in the capital very optimistic about him?"

"What do you think?" Jiang Jili asked with a smile.

Wu Gan felt something was wrong. As far as he knew, wasn't that Commander Li the one chosen to 'take the fall'?

The situation in southern Xinjiang is clear to everyone.

The Yue County rebelled, and the border troops rebelled.

With the death of Yu Youqing, the former military governor of Cangwu Road, the so-called new military governor was merely a substitute.

Don't you see, among the talented men in the capital, none are willing to take on the so-called position of military governor of Cangwu Road?

This is why Wu Gan dares to be so arrogant here.

But now it seems... the truth is not what he guessed.

"Please enlighten me, Young Master Jiang."

Jiang Jili stood up, snorted, and left.

You dare to offer advice?

Watching Jiang Jili leave, Wu Gan was somewhat annoyed, but dared not retaliate.

He had no choice but to go to the other side and say to the dozen or so imperial guards inside, "We'll wait here for a few more days because we're late. As for Commander Fang... don't say anything you shouldn't, or you won't be any better off when you return to the capital. Don't blame me for not warning you."

The dozen or so imperial guards immediately straightened up and nodded repeatedly.

Time then continued to move forward.

Three days later, a young girl arrived at the gate of the Li residence, looking travel-worn, with red and swollen eyes and a sorrowful expression.

Seeing that she was dressed as a江湖人士 (jianghu person, someone from the martial arts world), the gatekeeper Zhang Afu asked, "Whom do you come to see, young lady?"

"I've come to find Master Li... Li Lin!" she said bitterly.

Zhang Afu frowned. He had been a doorman for two years and was very good at reading people. He could tell at a glance that the young girl seemed to have a problem with her master.

He then asked, "What is your name, young lady? I will inform you."

“My name is Lu Ying…he knows that.”

Zhang Afu nodded and said, "Please wait a moment."

Zhang Afu then went inside to report.

In the courtyard, Huang Qing frowned slightly after hearing what Zhang Afu said: "Could it be that the master has gotten into some romantic entanglements outside?"

"Keeping a mistress in a gilded cage outside?" Chu Rengong asked. "That woman has come to our door."

"No," Huang Qing shook her head and said, "My husband is not the kind of person who is lustful. If he really wanted to keep a mistress, it would be very simple. He wouldn't need to hide it."

Chu Rengong nodded slightly.

Huang Qing thought for a moment and then said to Zhang Afu, "Please invite her in."

"What if she's a bad person..."

"Isn't it because we have you and Hongluan?" Huang Qing laughed. "Besides, my martial arts skills aren't bad either, although they're a bit weaker than the two of you."

This is true.

Moreover, Li Yanjing was also in the backyard, so for Gui, the distance from the backyard to the central courtyard was practically negligible.

She was also 'watching' this side.

Not long after, Zhang Afu led a young girl in.

The other person was dressed in a light green outfit and had red eyes.

When she came in, she didn't see Li Lin, but instead saw two beautiful women, both dressed as married women.

For some reason, she felt a little scared.

"Your name is Lu Ying?" Huang Qing asked. "Why do you want to see my husband?"

Lu Ying lowered her head subconsciously and said, "I... wanted to ask him why... he was so cruel to my Tianyi Sect!"

Tianyi Sect?
Huang Qing remembered that some time ago, Li Lin did indeed lead a large army to kill many people from the Tianyi Sect.

"Are you a disciple of the Tianyi Sect? Are you acquainted with the gentleman?"

Lu Ying wiped away her tears: "I'd rather never have known him."

Huang Qing sized the other person up for a while, then laughed: "You're just saying things out of spite."

"I……"

"Come here," Huang Qing beckoned to her.

Lu Ying subconsciously took two steps forward, but then realized what she was doing and angrily said, "Why should I listen to you..."

Then he ran away.

They rushed out of the Li residence in an instant.

After leaving the Li residence, she walked in a daze for a long time until she reached the Blue Scale True Lord Temple outside the city, at which point she came to her senses.

The incense here is very strong, and many people are burning incense.

She walked along the outer wall to the back of the temple, then squatted down, hugged her head, and wept.

More than half a month ago, Lu Ying went to Yulin County first. She did not get the things that her senior brother had mentioned that were left at the inn, so she wanted to see Li Lin. However, she hesitated for more than an hour at the gate of Li's mansion, but did not dare to knock on the door. She then returned to Jincheng.

As soon as she returned to Tianjin, she heard that Tianyi Gate was besieged by a large army. She rushed to Tianyi Gate and found that almost every household had white silk hanging up their heads.

The vast majority of my fellow disciples are dead, and all the sect leader and elders are gone.

She asked her senior brother what had happened, but he wouldn't say. So she went outside to inquire. Although she didn't know the specifics, she heard that Li Lin had led a large army to do it, and she felt so heartbroken that her hands and feet went weak.

After crying for a few days, she found an opportunity to sneak out and ask Li Lin why he did this, since he had such a good relationship with Tianyi Sect.

But... after seeing Huang Qing, she somehow lost her courage.

She cried very hard, her body convulsing.

Why are you crying here?

A crisp sound rang out in mid-air.

Lu Ying looked up, then paused for a moment, before standing up, wiping her eyes vigorously, and saying, "Greetings, True Monarch Lanlin."

She is also a spirit hunter, and can see ghosts.

Although this was the first time seeing Liu Shen, the huge stone statue in the temple was enough to give a rough idea of ​​what Lan Lin Zhenjun looked like.

"Tell me about it," Liu Shen floated down.

"I……"

Lu Ying looked at Liu Shen. She knew that very few people could see the True Lord, let alone communicate with him.

Talk to her about it, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Besides, she really wants to find someone to comfort her right now.

Sobbing, she recounted the gist of the matter.

It's nothing more than a friend who, while he was away from his sect, slaughtered almost everyone in his sect.

Lu Ying originally thought that the True Lord neither understood nor wanted to know about worldly affairs.

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Shen asked, "Is the friend you mentioned Li Lin?"

"what?"

Liu Shen put her hands on her hips and laughed, "I saw it all clearly from the sky when Li Lin led his army to attack Tianyi Sect that day. The Four Wonders True Lord even made a bet with me, saying whether Li Lin would destroy Tianyi Sect. He said yes, and I said no."

Lu Ying's face immediately darkened: "True Lord Lanlin, you clearly saw the miserable state of Tianyi Sect, why didn't you lend them a hand?"

"Why should I help him? Li Lin is my good friend, so naturally I'll side with him. You're also Li Lin's good friend, so why don't you side with him?"

Lu Ying moved her lips twice and said, "I have elders and fellow disciples in Tianyi Sect."

"Sigh...those people may not be your elders anymore."

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you know why Li Lin wanted to slaughter the Tianyi Sect?"

Lu Ying shook her head.

“Your elders have all turned into insects, each one more ruthless than the last,” Liu Shen said. “If those people hadn’t been controlling your fellow disciples to fight against the army, Li Lin probably wouldn’t have gone to such lengths. Didn’t you see he didn’t even touch their families?”

Lu Ying remained silent.

"By the way, Tianyi Sect has no future. I happen to be short of a temple keeper. Can you come and help me?"

what?
Lu Ying looked at her.

“Aren’t you Li Lin’s good friend? So am I.” Liu Shen smiled. “So we’re good friends too. Why don’t you come and help me? Li Lin is always busy, and my older sister doesn’t like to talk to people. I’m usually so bored. It’s good that you’re here so we can chat.”

Lu Ying was silent for a moment, then said, "I am a disciple of the Tianyi Sect..."

"I'm not asking you to leave Tianyi Sect. Besides, I have a lot of money here, but apart from a few eunuchs, no one else is using it. You can use it for me, and while you're at it, you can also help me communicate my thoughts to those eunuchs. There are some things I don't like and I have to throw them away."

Lu Ying was still somewhat hesitant.

“Li Lin comes to me from time to time asking me for favors. If you stay here, you’ll see him soon,” Liu Shen boasted.

Lu Ying was somewhat tempted.

Liu Shen continued, "If you and Li Lin have a falling out, I can put in a good word for you. Li Lin usually listens to me the most."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ying, for some reason, inexplicably agreed.

“Alright, I will be the temple keeper for Zhenjun.”

"Haha, that's great." Liu Shen floated around happily, then said, "Don't call me True Lord anymore. Just call me Little Shen Shen, like Li Lin does."

Lu Ying nodded gently.

Liu Shen floated down and smiled, "Now that you're my friend, is there anything you want to ask me?"

"You said before that the elders turned into insects... what happened?" Lu Ying said, "I asked my senior brother about the cause and effect of this matter, but he refused to say anything, only saying that it was what Tianyi Sect deserved."

"It's an insect... There's a really big insect floating in the eastern sky. The insects in your elders' bodies were all caused by it."

"That insect god?"

During the Red Mist incident, Lu Ying also saw that giant insect.

"Correct."

Lu Ying felt a mix of emotions. In other words, the fault did not lie with Li Lin, but he had still slaughtered so many disciples of the Tianyi Sect.

Should I hate him?

Lu Ying was extremely conflicted.

At that moment, the Zhenjun Temple suddenly erupted in a cacophony of voices, emanating from the direction of the main hall and spreading to the area behind the temple.

"What are they arguing about..." Lu Ying was puzzled and turned around, intending to use her lightness skill to jump onto the outer wall to see what was going on.

As a result, upon turning around, one could see purple mist swirling in the distant sky, like a haze or light, slowly descending from the heavens.

“That’s the direction of Yulin County,” Lu Ying murmured. “What happened?”

At this moment, Liu Shen, who was floating in the air, happily laughed and said, "That's Li Lin's scent... and my sister's scent too."

(End of this chapter)