New and dark light years

Chapter 448 News of Liu Chi

Qin Fang left.

Li Lin moved the five-colored divine bones and books back to his home.

Then he began to deal with matters concerning the administrative center.

Under Jiang Jili's management, all the officials, large and small, in the military governor's office had suitable candidates.

Li Lin had seen this list of candidates.

He knew most of the people; only a small number were brought up by Jiang Jili.

But none of these people were in key positions, so Li Lin didn't care much about them.

He even knew that these people were Chiang Chi-li's 'confidants'.

Li Lin turned a blind eye; as long as these people didn't cause trouble, it was fine.

Once the administrative center is completed, government affairs can be carried out.

Theoretically speaking, the power of a Jiedushi (military governor) is greater than that of local officials, even surpassing that of a prefect.

Li Lin was unwilling to go to Tianjin and share his father-in-law's power, so he established his administrative center in Yulin County.

Consequently, Wen Bi, the magistrate of Yulin County, had virtually no power.

Three days later, Wen Bi came to visit him himself.

"Governor, I am willing to serve under you," Wen Bi said, bowing as he stood.

Li Lin said, "No problem, you just need to go to the study and tell them that the position of vice prefect is reserved for you."

Wen Bi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Governor."

Li Lin waved his hand: "No need to be polite. Rather, I would say that I took advantage of you by setting up an administrative office in Yulin County."

Wen Bi shook his head and said, "That's not how it works. The military governor has done a great favor for my wife and me and has given me this opportunity. Otherwise, with my personality and understanding, if I were in another county, I would probably have been taken advantage of by the locals. Only you and Magistrate Jiang are willing to help me."

Wen Bi is a bit 'stupid', referring to his interpersonal skills, but he's not really stupid; he's just a little slow to react.

Students from poor families who study by rote often have this problem to some extent.

The problem is not big.

Li Lin said, "The three of us are all close friends, there's no need to say such things."

Wen Bi happily cupped his hands in greeting and then left.

Not long after he left, Jiang Jili came in.

"Governor, now that the administrative office has been initially established and the various departments are able to begin operations, from today onwards, the taxes of Jin County will be under the management of our administrative office?"

Li Lin nodded: "That's natural... In addition, 30% of the taxes collected will be kept by the Tianjin Municipal Government."

"Is 30% too much?"

Li Lin laughed and said, "That's my father-in-law's territory, so we have to give him face."

"Too."

"What about Gui County?" Jiang Jili asked.

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "No rush, let's do things one step at a time. Let's talk about it after I have completely taken control of Jin County."

Jiang Jili raised an eyebrow and whispered, "You really intend to establish a separate regime?"

"is it not OK?"

Jiang Jili laughed and said, "Of course. But for some things, I'll have to go a little too far."

"Don't let it affect ordinary people."

Jiang Jili smiled and said, "Don't worry."

After saying that, he walked out excitedly.

After reviewing the administrative records, Li Lin also left.

When he became the military governor, his original intention was not to benefit the local area or to defend the country against foreign enemies.

His purpose was simple: to have a small space where he could be in control and cultivate in peace and without worry.

As for things like social stability and local prosperity, those are just byproducts.

Because a stable and orderly environment is more suitable for spiritual practice. Li Lin returned home, chatted with his four wives for a while, had lunch, and was about to take a nap when he had a sudden thought.

He then went to the study and saw that there was indeed light coming from it.

This time, two things were glowing together, one of which was the white jade immortal sword.

The other item was the five-colored divine bone that Qin Fang had sent over.

Li Lin looked at the glowing divine bone, pondered for a while, then placed the divine bone further away before immersing his divine sense into the white jade immortal sword.

It was still that space filled with longswords. Siluotu floated in mid-air, a look of tension on his face. When he saw Li Lin enter, he breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Li Lin, let's have a good talk."

Li Lin's consciousness floated over and asked, "What are you talking about?"

“I’m willing to compromise,” Siluo Tuo said. “I can tell you what I’ve remembered first, but you must return to me the part of my body that you’ve collected.”

Li Lin asked with a smile, "You felt it?"

“My divine bones are right beside me, how could I not feel them?”

Li Lin said, "Then it seems you still have some connection to the mortal world. It's not like what you said before, that you have no power to influence the mortal world at all."

Siluotuo was silent for a while, then said, "You are smarter than I thought, or are all the people of Daqi like you, full of cunning?"

"That's called being cautious."

Siluotuo was silent for a while, then said, "I remembered something. You should know about that immortal's cultivation method, right? I can tell that you are following his path."

"The secret of obscurity?"

“Yes, that’s it,” Siluo Tuo said. “There’s something wrong with this mental cultivation method.”

Li Lin asked, "What's the problem?"

"I remember that anyone who practiced this mental cultivation method and even entered the gate would eventually die a violent death!"

Li Lin became interested: "Tell me more."

"I don't remember much, but I vaguely remember that if the Concealment Technique is not practiced properly, one will turn into an ice block if one goes astray."

Upon hearing this, Li Lin immediately thought of that strange, illusory space.

The icicles that fell from the silver moon not only contained strange sword energy, but also felt extremely cold.

And each time it got worse than the last.

If you can't hold on, it wouldn't be surprising if you turned into an ice person.

Li Lin asked, "Then how should we solve this problem?"

Siluotuo looked into Li Lin's eyes and said, "It seems you've gone mad with demonic possession?"

His tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.

Li Lin said, "That's none of your business. I just want to know the solution."

“I can’t remember.” Siluo Tuo shrugged. “If you return my divine bones to me, I might remember more.”

Li Lin shook his head: "This little bit of information isn't worth it. After all, I already knew about the special nature of the Concealment Technique's space."

Siluotuo snorted: "You're quite greedy."

"This is called fair trade."

“Then let me talk about something more important,” Siluo Tuo said with a smile. “The dragon vein of the Great Qi… I remember it was called Liu Chi, which was cut in two by the sword immortal.”

Li Lin's expression suddenly changed: "What did you say?"

“One part fell onto the land of Daqi and transformed into a hidden dragon vein.” Siluotuo thought for a moment and said, “The other part was thrown into a certain place and used as the guardian beast of his immortal abode.”

"Where did you throw it?" Li Lin asked.

After all, Liu Shen asked him to find the Imperial Dragon Pool, which meant that he should find 'Third Sister'.

Moreover, Li Lin believed that the Tree Fairy Goddess would also want to see her third sister appear.

“Give me my divine bones, and I will tell you.”

Siluotuo's face showed a hint of smugness.

(End of this chapter)