New and dark light years

Chapter 423 A mere ten years or so, not much
The evil phoenix transformed into a woman and slowly floated down from the sky, landing two zhang in front of Li Lin.

She was a very dignified and beautiful woman.

"A Spirit Hunter?" Xie Feng laughed. "Yesterday in the main hall, it was you who caught my arrow with your bare hands!"

Li Lin didn't say anything, he just threw down a few paper figures.

As soon as these paper figures landed, they transformed into five tree fairy goddesses.

One of the paper figures was given to Huang Qing, so there were only five.

"Liu Zhe?" Xie Feng was taken aback.

Li Lin was taken aback: "You know the Tree Fairy?"

“Tree Fairy Goddess…” Xie Feng smiled and said, “That’s right, her Dharma form is a peach tree.”

The five tree fairy goddesses protected Li Lin.

“Since you’re an acquaintance of an old friend, I won’t cause you any trouble.” The woman held out her hand: “Give me back my arrow fletching.”

Li Lin said, "I took it by my own strength, why should I return it!"

The arrow fletching was kept in the inn. Huang Qing liked it very much because it was so beautiful, and planned to use it to make some hair ornaments.

Xie Feng snorted: "You're quite shameless. Since you're an acquaintance of Liu Zhe, I won't make things difficult for you. You saved the Jiang family once, but if you dare to stop me when I take action against them next time, I'll kill you too."

Having said that, the evil phoenix flew into the sky, transformed back into a bird-headed, human-bodied form, and flew away at an extremely fast speed.

Li Lin shook his head helplessly.

By this time, someone had already picked up the elderly man who had fallen and taken him away, and the street returned to calm.

After putting away the paper figure, Li Lin stopped again after walking a short distance because an acquaintance appeared ahead of him.

Chu Feng.

The other person stood not far in front of him, smiling and bowing respectfully.

Li Lin returned the greeting with clasped hands and walked over to ask, "Brother Chu, what brings you to the capital?"

"I've come here to take care of some business." Chu Feng seemed quite pleased as he said, "I didn't expect to run into Brother Li here. Let's find a tavern over there and have a good chat."

“Okay!” Li Lin agreed.

The two found a tavern nearby and sat down, even getting a small private room.

Li Lin looked Chu Feng up and down. After not seeing him for several months, the man's complexion was noticeably better than before. It seemed that the body-strengthening pills were indeed working well for him.

Chu Feng poured Li Lin a cup of tea and then said, "Brother Li, I heard you came to the capital to become the military governor of Cangwu Road?"

"Yes!"

Chu Feng frowned and said, "With your intelligence, I don't believe the situation facing the military governor of Cangwu Road is that complicated. It's practically no different from committing suicide."

Li Lin said, "Of course I know."

"Then why do you still... If I were you, I would ask my father-in-law, who holds a high position, to help me transfer to a safe place. It doesn't matter if the position is big or small."

Li Lin smiled and said, "There are reasons why I stayed in Jin County."

After all, if one goes to another place, without sufficient power, it will be impossible to ensure that the Tree Fairy enjoys a large amount of incense offerings.

Jin County is a remote and mountainous region, far from the capital, making it difficult to supervise. Only by working there can one have the opportunity to establish a regional power.

If it were the Central Plains region... would they want to establish a separatist regime?
If more soldiers are recruited, their ancestors for eighteen generations will be investigated.

Whether it's for the Tree Fairy Goddess or for oneself, the border regions are better.

Jin County is a great choice.

Chu Feng looked at Li Lin for a while, then shook his head and smiled, "I don't know what you're planning, but it's a good thing that you have your own ideas."

Li Lin said, "Let's not talk about me. What are you planning to do in the capital, Brother Chu?"

"People from the martial world are here to kill," Chu Feng said with a smile.

Li Lin said helplessly, "I am an official, don't make things difficult for me."

"Alright, alright, it's my fault." Chu Feng smiled, raised his glass in acknowledgment, and after taking a sip, said, "But I'm not here to kill indiscriminately. I'm just here on someone's behalf to deal with a lecherous thief."

“If he’s a lecher, then he certainly deserves to die,” Li Lin nodded.

People in the martial arts world often take on matters that the government is unwilling to investigate or manage.

For example, those lecherous thieves who move around high and low are very troublesome.

The government generally can't handle it; it's usually resolved by the people in the martial arts world themselves.

"What was that lecherous thief's name?" "Fragrant Gentleman Zheng Xie."

"Any distinguishing features?" Li Lin asked.

If he encountered such a person, he wouldn't mind beating them half to death and then handing them over to the local government.

"He was very ugly, in his early thirties, with a black scar on his left cheek and very long nose hairs that grew out of his nose but he couldn't bear to shave them."

Chu Feng then laughed and said, "Brother Li, I know what you're thinking. Don't steal my business... This matter is related to the success rate of our Star-Picking Pavilion's reward orders. If you interfere, it will put us in a difficult position."

"Fine, I won't look for him specifically, but if he comes to me on his own, then it's none of my business."

"That's okay."

Li Lin smiled and asked, "How many days do you plan to stay in the capital?"

"About half a month," Chu Feng said. "Brother Li, as a friend, I have a piece of advice for you... Don't believe any promises from the Zhu family. There are no good people with the surname Zhu. If you really want to deal with them, make sure they bring out something of value as collateral first."

Li Lin raised his eyebrows slightly, then said, "Don't worry, I understand."

Seeing that Li Lin had taken his words to heart, Chu Feng was visibly much happier.

After chatting for a while, Chu Feng stood up and said, "I have to go and meet with my subordinates first. When we meet again next time, I will treat Brother Li to tea."

"it is good."

The two parted ways at the entrance of the tavern.

Chu Feng, fanning himself, entered a tailor shop.

When the shopkeeper saw Chu Feng, he lowered his head again, pretending that no one had come in.

Chu Feng entered the inner room and had just sat down when a beautiful woman dressed in white appeared.

"Young Master, we have investigated and confirmed Xiang Junzi's hiding place."

"Well done. Once this is over, everyone who participated in this reward list will receive a reward."

The woman said happily, "Thank you, young master."

Chu Feng took a sip of tea and continued, "Lianxin, how's the investigation of the Li family's old residence that I asked you to do?"

“It’s been investigated. More than sixty years ago, after the Li family left the capital, they sold the mansion cheaply to the Fang family at the time.” The woman continued, “Later, the Fang family also encountered some problems and sold the mansion. It changed hands several times over the past sixty years and is now in the hands of a wealthy businessman surnamed Zhang.”

"Can we buy it?" Chu Feng asked.

"It's not a big problem."

“Then go and buy it, by any means necessary, and deliver the land deed to Brother Li before tonight.”

Lianxin asked, "It will cost a lot of money."

“It’s worth it.” Chu Feng poured himself another cup of tea and said, “Consider it a return gift to him. Those pills helped us a lot. Besides… what’s wrong with the Li family’s things returning to the Li family?”

Lianxin bowed slightly and said, "Young Master, I will go and handle this matter immediately."

"Go, the sooner the better."

Li Lin returned to the inn and found that Huang Qing and Hong Luan had not returned.

This is quite normal; women don't usually remember the time when they're shopping.

Li Lin wasn't worried about them encountering danger, since they had paper figures attached to them, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Besides, if something really happens, Li Lin will be able to sense it.

After all, the paper figure was still within his 'contact' range.

At this moment, Huang Qing was frowning.

She was stopped by someone.

It was her younger sister, Huang Ling.

The two were cornered while shopping, probably because they had been keeping watch outside the inn. They came looking for Huang Qing as soon as he came out.

"Big sister, why don't you want to see me?" Huang Ling's eyes were full of confusion, and also carried a hint of anger.

Huang Qing sighed and said, "Because you look down on my husband."

“He only spent a little over two years with you. We’ve been sisters for over ten years, growing up together. How could you refuse to see me because of him? Big sister, you’re not like yourself anymore. The old you valued family the most.” Huang Ling said with a hint of tears in her eyes, her voice filled with resentment.

Huang Qing said angrily, "It is true that we sisters lived together before, but after I got married, I became a member of the Li family. I will spend most of my life with my husband. What is a mere ten years or so? As for family ties... my husband will be my heaven from now on."

(End of this chapter)