New and dark light years

Chapter 473 Liu Shen's Horns Fell Off

Ten days later, the government troops assembled four thousand men and marched towards Gui County.

When passing through Lingyang County, Li Lin ordered his troops to temporarily garrison there, while he himself, along with some of his personal guards, went to visit the newly built 'Three-Headed True Lord Temple'.

At this time, many people were burning incense and worshipping outside the Zhenjun Temple.

Although Li Lin was dressed in ordinary clothes, he was accompanied by more than a dozen guards, making him look like someone not to be trifled with. Therefore, no one dared to stop him from cutting in line to enter the Zhenjun Temple.

When he arrived at the main hall, he saw a very ugly monster lying on the altar, sucking up incense.

Just as Liu Shen had said, it was incredibly ugly.

The three heads were unrecognizable as to what kind of creature they were; they looked like a black pineapple with a pair of eyes and a beak-like appendage.

At the same time, its body looks a lot like a toad, with wrinkled and smelly skin.

Upon seeing Li Lin, it stopped absorbing incense offerings and instead squatted down, its middle head speaking as it asked, "Is this the military governor Li Lin in person?"

Although he is not good-looking, his voice is very magnetic and gentle.

The other two heads were looking at Li Lin with curiosity.

"It is I." Li Lin cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask your name, True Lord?"

"Your Excellency may call me Ugly Frog, or any of the three names will suffice."

“Then it is the Three-Headed True Lord.” Li Lin cupped his hands and asked, “Are you getting used to it here?”

“Very good.” The Three-Headed True Lord laughed, it seemed like a laugh… but his expression looked particularly terrifying, like a pineapple talking to you: “Life is much easier than before, at least you don’t have to go hungry anymore.”

"If you have any needs, just tell the temple keeper here, and he will pass them on to me."

"No problem, thank you."

Li Lin noticed that the three True Lords didn't seem to enjoy talking, so he smiled and said, "Then I won't disturb you any longer."

"Walk slowly."

Li Lin cupped his hands in greeting and emerged from the main hall.

Then Liu Shen was seen descending from the sky.

"I found you, Li Lin!" she exclaimed happily.

Li Lin looked at him and asked, "Little Mirage, why aren't you patrolling near Yulin County? What are you doing here?"

Lingyang County and Yulin County are quite far apart.

"You were going to Gui County without telling me..." Liu Shen became somewhat unhappy at this point. She said, "If Xiao Ying hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known."

"Did you need something from me?" Li Lin asked.

"Here, take this." Liu Shen handed over a crooked object.

Li Lin took it, and upon closer inspection, was somewhat surprised: "Isn't this your horn?"

Only then did Li Lin realize that Liu Shen's horns were gone.

She happily brushed aside the hair on her forehead, where there was a faint white mark, quite noticeable compared to the surrounding black hair, although quite a few short hairs had already grown out.

“I’ve been eating a lot of incense offerings lately, and you’ve given me a lot of energy. I’m growing really fast and strong now.” Liu Shen said with a hint of pride, hands on her hips as she habitually put them on her hips. “I’ll take this horn off and give it to you.”

"What's it for?" Li Lin asked.

“It can be used as a sachet.” Liu Shen looked Li Lin up and down. “I’ve heard that all men smell bad. This can help you get rid of the odor.”

Li Lin was both amused and exasperated: "When did you first smell that I stink?"

After all, he had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and all the impurities in his body had been eliminated, so Li Lin couldn't possibly have a foul odor.

Unless he is severely injured and his spiritual energy cannot circulate, it is impossible for impurities to be generated in his body.

"Oh right!" Liu Shen also remembered this. She then said nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's okay. Here, take this as a protective dagger. Give me your short sword, and we'll exchange them."

The Soul-Sealing Wine fell into Li Lin's hands, and he asked, "This?"

“Yes.” Liu Shen took the Bone-Slaying Wine from Li Lin’s hand, tossing it as she spoke, “If we’re going to use lightning magic, my horns will be more effective. This stuff suits me better. That’s settled.” With that, Liu Shen didn’t linger and turned to fly into the sky.

Li Lin shook his head helplessly.

He then went outside, took a detour, and walked to the grove behind the Zhenjun Temple.

Then he gripped the willow horn tightly.

This piece is translucent white, with a subtle sense of clarity reminiscent of white glass. Holding it in your palm gives it a warm and smooth feel.

Li Lin began to activate the Lightning Strike Spell.

Liu Shen said that this horn is more suitable for casting lightning magic. He needs to try it first to know how much it can enhance the magic and to have a clear understanding of its potential.

It must be said that Liu Shen was not lying.

As soon as Li Lin channeled his spiritual energy, he felt the corner actively absorbing it. Then, eight purple lightning bolts struck the open space and tree canopy in front of him irregularly.

After a few loud rumbling sounds, a large crater was seen to have been cleaved in the ground, and three small trees had turned charred black.

It's much more powerful, and the activation speed of the lightning strike spell is also a bit faster than before.

Don't underestimate this point. For someone like Li Lin, every slight increase in the activation speed of the Lightning Strike Spell represents a qualitative leap.

In a life-or-death struggle, it is possible to strike the enemy first.

Then Li Lin lifted the horn and thrust it out to the side with a little force, and saw that the dragon horn directly pierced the tree trunk, almost as if it had pierced a piece of tofu.

"A divine weapon!" Li Lin exclaimed as he pulled the white horn from the tree trunk.

It's just too short, much shorter than his previous Sha Gu Zhou.

It can almost only be used as a short dagger; the previous ones could barely be considered short swords.

However, this thing greatly enhances the power of lightning magic, so its minor drawbacks are insignificant.

Li Lin tucked the white horn into his sleeve and hid it, then returned to the army and continued his journey towards Gui County.

Gui County is almost entirely mountainous, which makes the marching speed very slow.

It wasn't a very long distance, but it took eight days to barely get into Gui County.

Before me lay a military town... but its city gates were broken.

Several scouts ran out and knelt on one knee in front of Li Lin.

One of them said, “Your Excellency, there are no living creatures left in Luoping Military Town, only a large number of human bones. Judging from their degree of damage, they must have been eaten by monsters and more than two months have passed since then.”

"Where is the True Lord's Altar?"

"Damaged".

Li Lin waved his hand and said, "Xiao Chunzhu, send people in to clean up the military town. We'll rest here for the next couple of days."

Xiao Chunzhu immediately ordered several captains to lead soldiers inside to do the work.

Not long after, a captain led a few men out in a hurry, sweating profusely, and said, "Sir, we have accidentally discovered a secret room. There seems to be movement inside, and it is possible that there are living people inside."

Ok?
Without the protection of the True Lord's altar, how could there still be living people?

Li Lin said, "If there really are people, make them come out. If they don't come out, smoke them out."

"Yes."

Li Lin dismounted and began to admire the scenery by the roadside.

After a while, the captain ran back.

"Sir, we used smoke to force the people inside out; they were several Gu people."

"Then kill them all," Li Lin said calmly.

The captain looked somewhat troubled: "Sir, I think you should still take a look. Those Gu people seem a bit strange."

(End of this chapter)