New and dark light years

Chapter 441 Your Majesty, We'll Meet Again Someday
After the prince's arms were severed, only white fluid was seen flowing out, with no blood.

When the officials saw this, they were all so frightened that they kept backing away.

"It really is a bug."

"If even the Crown Prince has turned into an insect, then how many Gu people are there in the capital?"

"Don't say it, it scares me just listening to it."

After screaming for a while, the prince looked at Li Lin with a distorted face: "How could you sever my arms, which are as hard as iron, with just a paper knife?"

"Because I am a Spirit Hunter," Li Lin said calmly. "Please, Your Highness, embark on your journey."

After saying that, Li Lin raised the paper knife.

"Come out and save me..." the prince roared.

Upon hearing this, Li Lin sheathed his knife. He wanted to see who else would dare to step forward at a time like this.

He waited.

But no one stepped forward.

Seeing Li Lin's murderous aura, who dared to make a move?

The crown prince's gaze swept across the crowd, and many people who met his eyes subconsciously looked away, not daring to look at him.

Then the crown prince burst into laughter, looking up at the city wall: "Father..."

“I don’t have a son who looks like an insect,” Zhu Jing said coldly.

The ruthlessness of the imperial family was clearly revealed at this moment.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince burst into laughter, and finally said to Li Lin, "Let's begin..."

Li Lin raised his knife to strike, but at that moment, Yue Zhong stepped forward and said, "Lord Li, please wait."

Li Lin looked at Yue Zhong with an unfriendly expression.

Yue Zhong felt a chill run down his spine from Li Lin's gaze. He now regretted not having had the unpleasant encounter with the boy earlier, knowing he was so barbaric.

I should have let him freely browse through all the books in the Demon Extermination Bureau.

I should have tried to build a good relationship with him.

This kid is too fierce; he actually forced all the civil and military officials in the capital to this point.

Yue Zhong swallowed subconsciously: "Lord Li, don't misunderstand, I just think that killing the Crown Prince like this... would be a waste of this Gu man. How about we hand him over to our Demon Extermination Division?"

Li Lin looked at Yue Zhong in surprise.

This guy seems even more 'fierce' than me.

Li Lin dared to lead an army of paper figures to storm the palace and besiege the crown prince because he had the confidence to do so.

Even if he doesn't become an official, he can still continue his spiritual practice; it just means he'll have fewer resources and will need to spend more time.

But... Yue Zhong makes a living in the capital.

Even if the Crown Prince becomes a Gu person, he is still the same Crown Prince and a member of the Zhu family.

He wanted to use the crown prince as a guinea pig, unafraid of angering the other members of the Zhu family?

Or is this a delaying tactic, a way to secretly release the prince once he arrives at the Demon Extermination Bureau?
Li Lin looked at Yue Zhong, his expression growing increasingly hostile.

Yue Zhong forced a smile and said, "Lord Li, our Demon Extermination Division needs information on Gu people so that we can deal with these newly emerging 'devils' more easily in the future. Lord Li, I have no other intentions."

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "It's alright, you can still study the corpse."

Having said that, he slashed horizontally with the paper knife.

“Wait…” Yue Zhong shouted.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The prince's head flew off.

On the city wall, Zhu Jing closed his eyes, his expression somewhat forlorn.

The civil and military officials seemed to have been put on pause; none of them moved or spoke.

The prince's insect-like head rolled several times on the ground, spraying white insect paste everywhere.

Even after the prince's head stopped rolling, the entire square remained silent.

There's no way around it... the scene is just too shocking.

A military officer killed his son and the crown prince in front of the emperor.

This silence was supposed to continue.

But the sudden sound of nausea drew everyone's attention.

It was Consort Rong, who was covering her mouth, her face ashen. She was the one who had made the nauseating sound just now. At this moment, the civil and military officials seemed to dare to begin breathing slowly again.

Zhu Jing opened his eyes and said, "The southern border is currently in turmoil, with barbarians running rampant and invading the borders of our Great Qi; rebels are rising up, harassing our prefectures and counties, and oppressing our people. The smoke of war rises suddenly, and the mountains and rivers tremble. I am deeply worried! You, Li Lin, have received the emperor's favor for generations, are known for your loyalty and bravery, possess strategic acumen, and have a far-reaching reputation. In the past, you guarded the border and were able to pacify the people; in the past, you repeatedly achieved great feats in suppressing rebellions. Now, I hereby specially promote you to the position of Military Governor of Cangwu Circuit, in charge of all military and political affairs of the three prefectures of Jin, Gui, and Yue. I grant you the imperial insignia, command the troops of the three prefectures, manage finances and provisions, and carry out your own campaigns."

The moment this decree was issued, all the civil and military officials were astonished.

Someone tried to disagree, but was pulled back: "Are you stupid? Let's get rid of this jinx first."

"Oh yes."

Generally speaking, the appointment of the military governors of the three prefectures involves many interests, and even if the emperor issues an edict, there will still be many opinions.

But now... everyone has only one thought: get Li Lin out of the capital as soon as possible and send him back to Tianjin.

As for potential future problems, we'll figure out how to solve them later.

After all, the enemy's paper doll army had already appeared before their eyes. If they didn't appease them, not only would the crown prince die, but also the civil and military officials.

It's even possible that the emperor will die.

The civil and military officials were very good at maintaining balance.

When you are not 'strong', their balance is such that you must be low and they must stand high.

When you are strong and don't take them seriously, they become much easier to talk to.

For example, now.

Many officials immediately stepped forward and agreed to the emperor's appointment.

This includes the Huang and Fang families, who are currently at odds with Li Lin.

Li Lin clasped his hands in return, saying, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Then Li Lin turned around and said to the civil and military officials, "Prefect Gu, please come out."

The civil and military officials were initially taken aback, but then each of them lowered their heads and remained silent, keeping their noses down and their minds at ease.

After a while, no one stepped forward.

Li Lin said, "Prefect Gu, you don't want me to go to your residence in person, do you? I'm a very measured person. If you die, I can save your entire family."

These words sent chills down the spines of all the civil and military officials.

After a while, Prefect Gu came out.

His eyes were bloodshot and filled with hatred.

Li Lin asked with a smile, "Should I do it, or will you do it yourself?"

"I will do it myself."

Prefect Gu walked a short distance away, picked up a large sword that the Imperial Guards had dropped when they fled, held it to his own neck, and said, "The feud between the Gu and Li families can be settled by my son and my life."

Li Lin knew he was referring to the Li family of Jin County.

He isn't.

But after thinking about it, he said, "Okay."

Gu Shuwen gave a bitter laugh and forcefully slashed his neck with his broadsword.

Then his blood spurted high into the air, and he fell backward.

Seeing yet another high-ranking official die before the Meridian Gate, the civil and military officials dared not utter a word.

Only Zhu Huan was so excited that he trembled all over.

But he bit his lip tightly and kept his head down, not letting himself show any abnormality.

Li Lin turned his head and said to the crowd, "As for Zhao Pingzhang, you should put your head on your neck first. After all, you haven't done anything too outrageous. But if I hear that you're causing trouble in the capital, don't blame me for being impolite."

After saying this, Li Lin bowed to the city wall: "Your Majesty, I am about to take up my post. I hope we will meet again someday... By the way, please open the south gate of the capital so that I can leave with my army to avoid further conflict."

“Okay!” Zhu Jing nodded in agreement.

Then, Li Lin entered the army of paper figures and left with them.

All the civil and military officials watched, but not one of them dared to move.

On the city wall, Zhu Jing's expression remained calm.

Consort You Rong looked at Li Lin's back as he mingled in the crowd, her eyes rippled with emotion.

Once the paper figure had gone some distance, Zhu Huan rushed out, threw himself on the Gu figure, and cried out, "Big brother, big brother, you died so tragically!"

She cried so miserably, and then spat out a mouthful of blood, as if she was in excruciating pain.

(End of this chapter)