New and dark light years

Chapter 415 I admire you very much

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, the spiritual energy within Li Lin's body not only became purer, but its quantity also increased significantly.

At the same time, it is steadily and reliably improving.

Previously, he had already reached his limit by controlling more than four hundred paper figures, or he could control six 'Tree Fairy Goddesses'.

Now it's different; he can not only control many paper figures, but also maintain control over the 'Six Tree Fairy Goddesses'.

At the same time, the Paper Doll Goddess's abilities were greatly enhanced.

The most important point is that we are no longer afraid of ordinary fire and water.

Of course, the 'spiritual energy' flames that Li Lin created using his fire control technique could easily set the paper figure ablaze.

The paper doll army began to advance, and upon seeing this, the rioter leader shouted, "Retreat! Retreat first!"

These people were very organized; they did not flee in a rush. Instead, those at the back turned around and walked out first, while those at the front, still holding their weapons, slowly retreated, maintaining their formation.

In this situation, in theory, many people should have been able to escape, but those who turned around first did not run far before they saw six half-human, half-snake women standing in a row at the doorway.

Although the woman was beautiful, she appeared unusually eerie in the darkness.

"What are these things... Ah!"

Ahhhhh!
Screams rang out. Even though the two sides were several meters apart, the snake women twisted their waists and a huge snake tail lashed out.

A single snake tail can not only whip more than a dozen people away, but these people also begin to 'disintegrate' in mid-air, their limbs separating, which shows how powerful the snake tail is.

And there are a total of six such snake tails.

With its six tails swishing in turn, those who had retreated earlier had no way to break through its barrier.

What's even more deadly is that the paper doll army pressed forward while firing arrows.

Caught in a pincer attack... heavy casualties occurred.

In this situation, the morale of these people collapsed instantly.

They rushed forward, but when they saw the six snake women whipping them around like tops, they pushed back.

But then, another rain of arrows fell, followed by a charge of swordsmen and shieldmen, with ten-foot-long spears thrusting out from behind their large shields.

There is no way to fight.

They could only try to escape, but they couldn't escape anywhere.

Enemies are in front, and monsters are behind.

They could only run away in panic.

But it's no use, it's completely useless.

The thug leader stood there, laughing maniacally.

He was then pierced by four spears, and before he could scream, several large swords came crashing down on him.

Although it's a paper knife, it can still be deadly.

In an instant, he shattered into several pieces and fell to the ground.

……

Two more hours passed quickly.

The corpses in the inn have completely disappeared, and now the servants are carrying buckets and washing the ground.

Sweep away the bits of flesh and severed limbs.

Looking at the paper army ahead, and at the black bloodstains on these paper figures, Zhu Huan couldn't help but sigh, "Paper-making technique, majestic and imposing... Is this an evil art?"

The martial artist beside him dared not speak.

These paper figures, just by standing there, can give people a sense of unease and oppression.

Zhu Huan turned his head and saw Li Lin turning the six paper figures of the Tree Fairy Goddess back into small pieces of paper, and then putting them back into his clothes.

He walked over and asked, "There are still a few hundred paper figures here, should we collect them too?"

Li Lin shook his head, then flicked his fingers.

After the crisp sound, the paper figures in front began to spontaneously combust, and soon turned into piles of ashes on the ground.

Li Lin sat back down, while Huang Qing and Hong Luan returned to the room.

Now that there was no crisis, they reverted to being secluded women, the kind who had to avoid suspicion.

Zhu Huan walked up to Li Lin and asked, "How many of these paper doll armies can you make?"

"That's all you can see," Li Lin said with a smile.

He understood what Zhu Huan was worried about.

If there were no limit to the number of such an army of paper figures, then no one in the world would be able to restrain Li Lin.

Fortunately, he could only control that much.

Zhu Huan breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Lin looked at the horizon, where the first light of dawn was already appearing. He said, "I wonder if I still need to go to court!"

"My men have already gone to gather information and should be back soon."

Li Lin asked, "What are that purple pillar of light and that phoenix?"

Zhu Huan said helplessly, "This matter... cannot be told to outsiders."

Li Lin said, "I've done Your Highness such a great favor, you should repay me!"

"You certainly don't care about my status." Zhu Huan smiled, not angry, and said, "Actually, quite a few people know about this, but not many can say it, and I can't either..."

"I, as a victim, am not allowed to know?" Li Lin laughed.

He realized... this attack was premeditated, meaning the person behind it knew what was going to happen today. Either the pillar of light was orchestrated by them, or... this happened systematically.

Zhu Huan shook his head apologetically.

Li Lin sighed and said, "Then let me ask you another question. Those people are the Imperial Guards, right?"

Zhu Huan nodded.

Li Lin said, "Under normal circumstances, only the Emperor can mobilize the Imperial Guards, but you say that it was your elder brother, the Crown Prince, who did it. When did the Crown Prince have the right to mobilize the Imperial Guards?"

"My father entrusted the tiger tally to him."

Li Lin was taken aback for a moment: "Aren't you afraid the Crown Prince... will bring troops into the palace?"

"Of course I'm not afraid," Zhu Huan sighed. "Because my elder brother is extremely filial."

"That's not a valid reason."

"But Father Emperor believed it, and for some reason he dared to believe it too."

Li Lin subconsciously pondered that the affairs of the royal family seemed to be more complicated than he had imagined.

Just then, a man rushed over, knelt down, and said, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened in the palace."

"What's the big deal?"

“The broken beam of light last night struck the Funing Palace.”

"You're not lying?" Zhu Huan stood up in surprise. "How is Father?"

Funing Palace was the emperor's sleeping quarters. It was already midnight, and if the emperor had gone to bed, something bad would most likely have happened.

The man shook his head vigorously: "I don't know either. I only know that it smashed into the Funing Palace. As for His Majesty's safety, no news has come out of the palace."

Zhu Huan sat back down in his chair, his face full of shock.

Li Lin muttered to himself, "What a coincidence?"

What a coincidence! The Funing Palace was vandalized, and then the Imperial Guards immediately came to kill the Second Prince.

They were disguised as thugs, clearly taking advantage of this incident, and it could be said that it was premeditated.

"No, I have to go outside the palace."

Li Lin also stood up and said, "I'll go take a look too. Anyway, last night the imperial edict ordered me to go to court to meet the emperor."

“Alright, Commander Li, come with me.”

Li Lin turned to the room and said, "Qing'er, Hongluan, you two stay in the inn and don't wander off."

"Yes, my lord."

Their voices came out at the same time.

Li Lin left behind several small paper figures for surveillance purposes, to prevent anyone with ill intentions from approaching the area.

Then he and Zhu Huan walked outside.

The inn's main gate was smashed to pieces, and several craftsmen were hammering and repairing it.

A sedan chair was already waiting outside the gate. Zhu Huan asked, "Would you like to ride with me?"

Li Lin shook his head.

At this moment, his personal guards came over and brought him a horse.

It was 'taken off' from the carriage.

Li Lin mounted his horse: "I am a military officer, so naturally I must ride a horse."

It was still early, and there were few people on the streets. Moreover, some things had happened the night before, so many people were afraid to come out.

Before long, the two arrived at the palace gate.

By this time, many officials had gathered here, whispering among themselves in small groups.

The towering Meridian Gate and city walls blocked everyone's view into the palace.

Zhu Huan stepped out of the sedan chair, looked around, and then saw a man dressed in a black imperial robe.

He walked over, and Li Lin dismounted and followed Zhu Huan.

"Brother, judging from your complexion, you don't seem to have slept well," Zhu Huan said coldly.

"My father is inside, and I don't know what's going on. How can I sleep?"

Zhu Huan snorted: "I'm afraid he's waiting for my news, so he's not asleep."

"I don't understand what you're saying, brother."

Zhu Huan didn't speak, he just watched with a cold smile.

Li Lin stood to the side, sizing up the crown prince.

The other person has a decent appearance; they seem like a decisive and efficient person.

But Li Lin knew very well that one cannot judge a book by its cover.

If those imperial guards from last night were indeed sent by the Crown Prince, then that person is truly terrifying.

At this moment, the Crown Prince looked at Li Lin, and after a slight pause, he said, "With such a handsome appearance, you must be the legendary Commander Li of Jin County!"

Li Lin cupped his hands and smiled, "It is indeed I, your humble servant."

"You did a great job repelling the Tang family army. I admire your talent as a general."

Li Lin said, "It was just luck."

“There are no such things as luck in this world, you don’t need to be modest.” The Crown Prince was quite satisfied with Li Lin’s attitude: “What is yours, I will give to you.”

(End of this chapter)