New and dark light years

Chapter 501 Inviting the Lord to the Capital

When Li Lin woke up, he subconsciously wiped his forehead, which was covered in cold sweat.

Liu Chi also woke up, and then she realized that something was wrong.

Wasn't I relying on Li Lin?

Why are you staying by my second sister's side?

Seeing that she was awake, Liu Shen smiled and said, "Third Sister, you didn't encounter any trouble inside, did you?"

Liu Chi's expression turned grave: "I saw the contingency plan left behind by the Sword Immortal."

"A sword immortal?" Liu Shen asked, puzzled.

"You don't remember?"

Liu Shen shook her head.

"That's alright, just know that we've run into trouble inside."

"Then why didn't you call me to go in and beat him up?"

"Don't even mention you, even if we included my eldest sister, we would all be gone for good."

Liu Shen stared wide-eyed, looking somewhat incredulous.

After all, in her mind, her older sister was incredibly powerful; if she couldn't beat her, how strong must she be?

Li Lin stood up and walked to 'True Lord Lingti' to examine him.

At this moment, Lord Lingti had already opened his eyes.

He stood up again, and first addressed Li Lin with his paws clasped together, saying, "Governor, thank you for saving my life. I will certainly not refuse any orders from you in the future."

Li Lin smiled and said, "It's nothing. I'm already very happy that you're protecting the people here."

"Then I'll head back first." Lingti Zhenjun bowed to Liu Shen and Liu Chi again before transforming into a wisp of yellow smoke and flying away from Zhenjun Temple at a leisurely pace.

Li Lin looked at Liu Chi and said, "If you remember anything about the illusionary realm of the Obscure Word Technique, please tell me."

Liu Chi asked, "Can't I come to you if there's nothing wrong?"

"Of course you can."

"Then I'd like to go to your house now and have a chat with Sister Qing."

"Row."

Liu Shen looked left at Li Lin and right at her younger sister, feeling that something seemed off.

Finally, she suddenly said, "I'm going too, I'm going too, I want to go see my older sister."

"Let's go together, let's go together," Li Lin said with a smile.

From that day on, the three female ghosts with the surname "Liu" often gathered at Li Lin's house.

Although Liu Zhe doesn't come out most of the time, she occasionally uses a powerful tail strike to send Liu Shen flying, in order to make her presence known.

After all, sometimes Liu Shen really does things too... unconventionally.

Time passes day by day.

Li Lin cultivated his skills methodically, and his subordinates gradually encroached upon the land of 'Xiangjun', bringing one county after another under their control.

At the same time... Tang Chun interrupted the Tang family army's invasion of Dian County.

It has to be said that family members know each other's weaknesses best.

With just three battles, Tang Chun forced the Tang family to stay put and defend their position.

When Tang Qi learned that it was his illegitimate son who had led the army to ruin his plans, he was so angry that he killed several servants in a fit of rage.

Six months passed quickly, and the major powers lived in peace.

On this day, Li Lin was handling affairs in the White Tiger Hall.

The Demon Extermination Hall sent an acquaintance over.

"Brother-in-law, I've come to ask you for a favor." Huang Xiu cupped his hands and said with a wry smile, "The imperial court hopes you can hand over the secrets of how to control the True Lord!"

With the help of Liu Shen and Liu Chi, many powerful demons have transformed into True Lords. Now, in the three counties under his control, True Lord temples or small altars have been set up in the main villages and along the official roads.

This significantly reduces the likelihood of ordinary people being attacked by treacherous individuals.

Safety is a very important basic requirement; with safety, many production activities can proceed.

Therefore, the three prefectures under Li Lin's control were very prosperous in both agriculture and commerce.

This naturally attracted the attention of the imperial court.

Upon learning of Li Lin's situation, the first reaction of the high-ranking officials in the court was to demand that Li Lin reveal his 'secret'.

They believe that Li Lin possesses a special technique that allows him to easily and efficiently 'create' True Lords.

Li Lin looked at Huang Xiu and said with a smile, "Come in and sit down first, we can talk about business later."

"Okay." Huang Xiu nodded.

Upon arriving at the front courtyard of the Li residence, Huang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled wryly and said, "I am powerless to help with official business. Please don't blame me, brother-in-law."

"I understand." Li Lin nodded gently. "Please sit down."

Only Li Lin's closest confidants are allowed to enter the backyard.

Even the butler had never been inside, so Li Lin naturally couldn't possibly take Huang Xiu to the backyard.

Huang Xiu sat down, looked around, and said, "Brother-in-law is already a high-ranking military governor, yet he still lives in such a small house. Isn't that too frugal?"

The mansion, with its five courtyards, was actually quite large, considering that Li Lin only had five 'masters' here.

But to outsiders, it doesn't seem that way.

It's really too shabby for a military governor to live in such a place.

Li Lin said, "There's no need for that."

There was no need for that. He set up a house-protecting formation in the backyard, and the true form of the Tree Fairy Goddess was 'floating' in mid-air. A large amount of spiritual energy gathered there, and there was no better environment than this place.

Huang Xiu was just saying it casually and didn't really mean for Li Lin to move. He then said, "Brother-in-law, after I go back this time, I will send my family here. Please help take care of them."

Li Lin's expression hardened: "What happened?!"

"Minister Huang of the capital will be dismissed soon."

"Is this news reliable?"

Huang Xiu sighed softly, "It can't be fake."

Li Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems I've dragged the Huang family into this."

The Huang family in the capital was feared by the emperor, and they were more or less related to Li Lin.

Huang Xiu laughed and said, "It does seem that way, but that's a good thing."

"What good news?" Li Lin asked.

“The Huang family in the capital… apart from the direct descendants, none of us have benefited from it.” Huang Xiu said with a smile, “But after you became the military governor, we, the branches of the Huang family, have actually been living much more comfortably than before. People who were not very nice to us before have become much easier to talk to.”

Li Lin nodded slightly.

Huang Xiu smiled and said, "My official business is just a pretext for this visit. I'm really just here to see you and Qingmei. The other brothers and sisters of the Huang family, as well as the nephews, all asked me to ask you if you need anything from us. Just let me know in advance."

Li Lin was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Is it that obvious?"

Huang Xiu just smiled and didn't say anything.

Just then, Huang Qing came over from the backyard and greeted Huang Xiu happily.

The three then chatted about everyday matters.

After Huang Xiu left, still slightly drunk, Huang Qing asked, "Cousin, you must have had other purposes for coming here."

Li Lin nodded and said, "That's right. He said that whenever I need the Huang family's help, I can contact them."

Huang Qing said, "My lord, I also have something to tell you."

"whats the matter."

"I ask Lady Zeng to go into the martial arts world and win over some reputable sects."

"Is she willing to do it?"

"Of course I'm willing. I said that if she can bring several famous and righteous sects in the martial arts world under the command of our Li family, then I will make the decision to let her be carried into the backyard as a concubine through the side gate in a large sedan chair."

Li Lin paused for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "There's no need for that."

"It's still necessary." Huang Qing said seriously, "Miss Zeng is quite capable. If she becomes your concubine, she can be of great help to you."

"But this isn't a good thing for you, is it?"

“There’s nothing wrong with that,” Huang Qing said with a smile. “I just have more sisters to confide in, to chat with, and even to help me deal with my husband’s recklessness.”

Li Lin wanted to say something more.

But Huang Qing continued, "The path you, my lord, are destined for is to have a harem of three thousand. Can't I get used to it in advance?"

"It may not necessarily be a harem of three thousand."

“Your Excellency is born with an air of nobility, bearing the dragon's mark... It was only a matter of time.” Huang Qing’s eyes gleamed with an unusual light: “This is Your Excellency’s destiny.”

Li Lin didn't really believe in these things, but seeing the joy in Huang Qing's eyes, he didn't want to say anything discouraging.

Huang Xiu stayed here for two days before leaving.

Less than three days later, his family members arrived.

It seems that as soon as he set off, he secretly sent people to bring his family here.

This matter was naturally left to Huang Qing to handle.

Another half month has passed.

As usual, Li Lin went to the White Tiger Hall in the administrative office to handle government affairs.

He had just sat down in the White Tiger Hall and hadn't even opened the document when Jiang Jili burst in: "Governor, something terrible has happened... The Northern Di have suddenly launched an attack southward and are now near the Yellow River."

Li Lin was taken aback and said, "That's not right. It's not winter yet, and the major rivers shouldn't be frozen. How did they get here?"

"It is indeed still warm in our southern border region, but half a month ago, the temperature in the northern border region suddenly plummeted. The Di people followed the cold wave down. Although they were blocked by the river, it is estimated that the river will freeze in less than three days, at which point they will be able to continue south and threaten the capital."

The so-called great river was actually a very muddy, yellow river.

It is also the largest river in the Great Qi, so it doesn't need a name; it can simply be called 'Great River'.

Li Lin thought for a moment and said, "At the speed of the carrier pigeon, it will take at least two days to get here. I estimate that the river has already frozen over. The Di people are probably planning to repeat what happened sixty years ago."

Jiang Jili looked somewhat anxious: "What does the military governor intend to do?"

"What do you think?" Li Lin asked with a smile.

Jiang Jili knelt on one knee, cupped his hands, and said solemnly, "The nation is in peril; how can we stand idly by? We must act in accordance with Heaven's will and the people's will, purge the court of corrupt officials, and bring peace to the world. This is our chance! Governor, let's go to the capital."

Li Lin hadn't said anything yet.

A group of civil and military officials rushed in from outside and all knelt down: "Sir, please come to the capital."

A dark mass of heads.

The civil official leading the group was naturally Jiang Jili, while the military official leading the group was Xiao Chunzhu.

Li Lin's gaze swept over everyone, and finally he said helplessly, "You guys are trying to get me into trouble."

Jiang Jili looked up at Li Lin, whose appearance had not changed much, but whose aura had become even more imposing. He said seriously, "The military governor is a powerful figure in the world, and he should be the one with virtue! In my view of the world, only the military governor can be called 'virtuous'!"

Everyone looked at Li Lin with eager eyes.

Li Lin sat in the White Tiger Hall's main seat and pondered for a while before asking, "Supervisor Xiao, with a portion of the army left to protect the three prefectures, how many men can we send to the capital?"

Xiao Chunzhu was extremely excited. He said in a trembling voice, "Reporting to my lord, we have 3,000 cavalry and 30,000 elite soldiers with rifles and bows."

Li Lin nodded: "That's enough, Secretary Zhang. You and your staff should discuss and set a time for the army to set off. It needs to be done as soon as possible, and we need to take into account the impact of the cold wave."

Jiang Jili lowered his head and shouted, "Your humble servant obeys!"

(End of this chapter)