New and dark light years

Chapter 427 You are not worthy to use the Linshan Spear

Li Lin's expression also turned cold.

He never imagined that someone would actually go this far.

He asked, "Aunt He, who told you this?"

"Prefect of Daliang".

The capital was originally called Qi Liang City, which is why the Great Qi Dynasty was named Great Qi after it established its capital there.

Since the character 'Qi' was given as the name of the state, the capital city could only be called 'Liang' City, also known as Daliang City.

Before Li Lin came to Beijing, Jiang Jili had told him about the power factions and important figures in the area.

The Prefect of Daliang was naturally also mentioned in Jiang Jili's 'narration'.

The current prefect of Daliang is named Gu Shuwen. Just by hearing this name, one can tell that he was very likely raised in a scholarly family.

Gu Shuwen was also a top scholar in the imperial examination and had outstanding abilities. He served as a local official for more than ten years and rose through the ranks. He is currently the Prefect of Daliang. This position is usually reserved for the next Chancellor. In other words, Gu Shuwen is very likely to be the next prime minister.

Such a person...would also speak ill of Li Lin, fabricating stories out of thin air?

Aunt He said, "Of course, it's also possible that the Prefect of Daliang has been deceived."

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "I understand. Thank you for telling me, Aunt He. Otherwise, it might have been difficult to handle when the time came."

All I can say is... this trip to the Yu residence was the right one.

"I should be thanking Kunge. Since my son died in battle, we haven't had many guests. Even when we were setting up his cenotaph, not many people came." Old Mrs. He sighed deeply. "People in the army are more sentimental. It's just a pity that almost all the talented military families who were on good terms with our Yu family died in the southern expedition."

Zhou, standing nearby, also looked dejected, all her joy at receiving the Youth Preservation Pill gone.

Seeing that he was being greeted by two women, Li Lin felt it was inappropriate to stay there for long, especially Zhou Shi, who was quite pretty, and staying too long would easily attract gossip.

After chatting for a few minutes, he prepared to leave.

At that moment, a young boy emerged from behind the screen at the back of the hall.

He shouted, "Wait!"

Li Lin turned around; he already knew there was someone hiding there.

But he could also sense that this person wasn't particularly powerful, so he didn't care.

Li Lin turned around and found that it was a teenager.

“Hua’er, don’t be rash…” Old Mrs. He stood up.

Ignoring his elders' admonition, the boy walked up to Li Lin, stretched out his hand, and said with red eyes, "You said earlier that the Linshan Spear was in your hands, right? Give it back to me."

Li Lin looked at the boy and found that he did indeed look somewhat like Yu Youqing.

He then cupped his hands in greeting and asked with a smile, "What's your name?"

"Why do you care what my name is?" The boy's face was full of sorrow: "The Linshan Spear is my father's spear, please give it back to me."

Li Lin shook his head: "Not good."

The boy's face flushed red, and he was very agitated: "That's a gun from our Yu family, why won't you return it?"

At this moment, Old Madam He angrily said, "Hua'er, don't be rude. If you continue like this, I will whip you."

The boy walked back stubbornly, his eyes filled with pain. Finally, he knelt down in front of Old Mrs. He: "Grandma, I didn't want it to be like this either, but that gun is the only thing I could bring back from the battlefield, it's my father's keepsake. Now there's not a single thing in my father's cenotaph that he loved most when he was alive. Don't you feel sad?"

Old Mrs. He sighed and said, "I understand... but those were things your father gave away, how can we ask for them back?"

"But..." The boy knelt down, tears streaming down his face.

Zhou was standing beside her, wiping away tears. The atmosphere suddenly became very sorrowful.

Li Lin suddenly spoke up: "You're General Yu's young master, right? Do you know why I didn't give you the Linshan Spear?"

"That's a good gun, a really good gun, you can't bear to part with it."

Li Lin shook his head.

"What's the reason for that?"

"Tell me your name first."

The boy hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yu Anhua, fifteen years old."

Li Lin nodded and said, "Because you are not worthy of the Linshan Spear."

Upon hearing this, the boy immediately jumped up, his face contorted with anger and veins bulging: "I was able to wield the Scale Mountain Spear when I was ten years old, and you dare say I'm not worthy?"

Li Lin smiled, put two fingers together, and pointed forward slightly.

He used his fingers as the tip of a spear, drawing upon spiritual energy, and with two fingers pointing out, he instantly appeared in front of the boy, placing his two fingers on his chest.

It was a very simple action, and it seemed simple to Li Lin, but it didn't look like that from the perspective of the three people opposite him.

The three of them saw a large, black spear... with irregular gold patterns on its shaft, piercing from the horizon.

The tip of the spear was positioned between Li Lin's two fingers.

The gun, though seemingly slow, arrived at the Yu family's residence in an instant, right in front of Yu Anhua.

Then he pressed against Yu Anhua's chest.

A chilling aura of killing intent, carrying a heavy stench of blood, permeated the surroundings.

Old Mrs. He stared wide-eyed at the scene, then exclaimed in disbelief, "The Yu family's spear technique?"

Zhou seemed to be unskilled in martial arts; she only felt fear.

Yu Anhua naturally understood as well. His eyes widened, his pupils trembling. After a moment, he slowly asked, "Why do you know our family's marksmanship?"

Li Lin withdrew his finger, and the coldness and bloodlust of the entire space disappeared.

He laughed and said, "The secret manual of the Yu family's spear technique is printed all over the world, so what's so strange about me?"

Yu Anhua's reason was almost completely burned away, and he could only subconsciously say, "But...but why...is it so powerful?"

Li Lin said, "What do you think of my Yu family spear technique? How does it compare to General Yu's?"

Yu Anhua wanted to say that he was not as good as his father, but he couldn't bring himself to say it, because it would be against his conscience.

Li Lin continued, "It must be frustrating that your own marksmanship isn't as good as someone else's."

Yu Anhua was speechless.

“Being able to pick up the Linshan Spear and ‘using’ the Linshan Spear are two different things.” Li Lin continued, “That’s why I said you are not worthy of using it. When your spear technique can reach half of my current spear intent, I will return the Linshan Spear to you.”

Yu Anhua, who had already lost all confidence due to Li Lin's words and was hanging his head in dejection, suddenly looked up upon hearing this: "Really?"

“I have no reason to lie to you.” After saying that, Li Lin cupped his hands to Old Lady He and said, “Aunt He, Aunt Zhou, I’m leaving now. I have some things to take care of back home… By the way, my house is just to your right. It used to be the Fu family’s residence. You are welcome to visit me sometime. I will have my wife treat you well.”

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. He immediately became happy: "Really? Then in a couple of days, I will visit again to return the gift and congratulate Kun Ge on moving to her new home."

Li Lin cupped his hands in greeting and left.

The gatekeeper saw Li Lin out, and as Li Lin was walking back, he saw something flying in the air. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was the Evil Phoenix!
(End of this chapter)